The closing banquet went smoothly.
After the wedding banquet, Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou took a short vacation for themselves. They went to climb mountains, see the sea, and buy flowers together. The Promise will be together in the next life.
The mountain is a very spiritual mountain nearby.
There is a temple on the mountain where you can pray for marriage or peace.
Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou already have a "marriage". They both seek peace, but they seek it for each other.
Neither Chu Ci nor Ye Qingzhou believe in ghosts and gods, but for each other, they are willing to follow the local customs and devoutly seek a "peace charm" for each other.
The moment the peace charm was in hand, Chu Ci suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart. "Ye Qingzhou?"
He whispered his name.
"... Huh?"
Ye Qingzhou lowered his eyes and looked at him.
This period of time is not a holiday, nor is it the peak tourist season. Not many people come to this temple to seek peace or marriage. Chu Ci rubbed the peace charm in his palm with his fingers and said warmly, "Do you believe in the afterlife?"
Ye Qingzhou did not answer this question directly, but asked with a smile, "Do you believe it?"
This puts the question again to Chu Ci.
Although Ye Qingzhou didn't finish what he said, the two of them had been together day and night for so long, and he instantly understood what Ye Qingzhou wanted to express - if you believe it, then I believe it; if you don't believe it, then I don't believe it either.
In other words, Ye Qingzhou believes Chu Ci.
"You..."
Chu Ci burst into laughter.
The longer he falls in love with Ye Qingzhou, the more he discovers the charm of Ye Qingzhou. No matter what happens, Ye Qingzhou will believe in Chu Ci without hesitation.
Chu Ci looked at the well-behaved Ye Qingzhou and couldn't say anything to blame. He pointed at a tree in front of him. "Then the Two of Us go hang a concentric lock?"
When seeking marriage, you can not only seek for a marriage that you have not yet had, but also for a marriage that you have already had. The former is to seek a lover, while the latter is to seek a long-lasting marriage.
It is said that hanging the concentric lock with two people's names on the marriage tree in front will allow the two to meet in the next life.
That's why Chu Ci suddenly asked Ye Qingzhou, "Do you believe in the afterlife?", but he didn't expect to throw the question to him again. Chu Ci thought about it, so he might as well hang a concentric lock, so as to get a good fortune.
"Okay."
Ye Qingzhou followed Chu Ci obediently.
Most of the time when he is around Chu Ci, he has this cute attitude. If Chu Ci says one, he will never say two; if Chu Ci says go east, he will never say go west.
During the period when Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci were in love, there were very few quarrels. Ye Qingzhou was completely obedient to Chu Ci. Only on rare occasions when the two were intimate did Ye Qingzhou pretend not to hear what Chu Ci said.
There is a monk standing in front of the marriage tree.
There was red paper and pen placed in front of him. The red paper was cut into small strips of paper one after another. There was a round hole on it, so that people who came to the temple could put the red paper with their names on it into the concentric locks. There were concentric locks one after another next to the paper and pen.
This temple is famous for its miraculous effects, so the marriage tree is almost covered with concentric locks. The breeze blows through the treetops, and the concentric locks draw a beautiful arc in the air.
"Hello."
Chu Ci politely greeted the monk, "I want to hang a concentric lock with my lover, is that okay?"
He used the title "lover".
This was the first time Ye Qingzhou heard Chu Ci call him "lover". His eyebrows instantly relaxed, and the corners of the handsome-faced boy's lips subconsciously raised upwards. Anyone could see his good mood at the moment.
The monk glanced at Chu Ci, then at the smiling Ye Qingzhou behind him, and nodded gently. "Okay."
He has been standing under this marriage tree for more than ten years and has seen all kinds of couples. Gender is not a factor that restricts love. Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci are not the first same-sex couple the monk has seen, so the monk's attitude is very natural.
"Thank you."
Chu Ci thanked him politely.
He carefully wrote the names "Ye Qingzhou" and "Chu Ci" on the two red papers, then took a concentric lock next to it and motioned to Ye Qingzhou to hang the two red papers.
Perhaps because this was the paper that represented their marriage, Ye Qingzhou was extremely careful in his movements. He subconsciously held his breath and then put the two red cards through.
The whole process went smoothly without any accidents.
Ye Qingzhou then breathed a sigh of relief.
Chu Ci looked at Ye Qingzhou's nervous look and couldn't help but laugh, "As for that? The Two of Us's marriage was not achieved by relying on these two red pieces of paper. What's more, the term 'past and present life' has no scientific basis. It is just the comfort that the world gives to itself..."
What he originally wanted to express was that "man can conquer nature". Even if this card was broken in an accident, the relationship between him and Ye Qingzhou would not be cut off because of these two cards.
But the monk next to him couldn't help but retorted.
"Donor, this is wrong."
The monk was very close to Chu Ci. He listened to all Chu Ci's words and retorted in a low voice, "The fate between people is determined. You don't have to believe in 'past and present life', but you'd better be in awe of it..."
Having said this, the monk paused for a few seconds, his eyes stayed on Ye Qingzhou for a few seconds, and explained in a warm voice, "Just like you and the young master behind you, you two have a love that lasts more than this life."
"Oh?"
Chu Ci became interested and raised his eyebrows slightly. "You mean, we will continue to meet each other in the next life?"
When talking about this, Chu Ci still had a "sceptical" attitude, but everyone loves to hear auspicious words. If the monk said that he and Ye Qingzhou would meet again in the next life, he would only smile and thank the other person for his blessings, and would not take this matter to heart.
What surprised Chu Ci was that the monk stared at Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci for a few seconds, then slowly shook his head. "Not only in the next life, you two have known each other in the previous life, but at that time you had not developed to the point of 'love'..."
The monk looked into Chu Ci's eyes and explained seriously, "You have been destined for at least three lives, and this is the second one."
Chu Ci didn't expect to hear such an answer. His mind was in a daze for a few seconds. He was about to continue asking, but his finger was held by Ye Qingzhou next to him. "Let's hang the concentric lock."
There was a hint of inaudible prayer in his voice.
"... Okay."
Chu Ci could only suppress the doubts in his heart, and walked towards the marriage tree with Ye Qingzhou.