Master Li squinted, his eyes seemed to pass through the firelight in the air, and he saw the past, far away, and said in a low voice: "I was only six years old when I was sold into the brothel in Peach Blossom Cave by Liu Yizhi's dog thief. It was the moon of wax, and it was freezing cold, so I curled up by the stove in my tattered and thin clothes, and spent the first night in the brothel by the heat of the charcoal fire.

"To this day, I still remember the dream I had before dawn. I dreamed of sitting in the attic of my home, with spring flowers blooming outside the window, and the sky was as blue as the sea. The swallows were building their nests in front of the eaves, the butterflies were fluttering among the flowers and trees, my mother was making a female red in the yard, and my brother was climbing on the locust tree, picking up the birds' eggs, and turning back to me and grimacing. The sun shone on his smiling face, golden and warm......

But the dream soon awoke. A man grabbed me by the hair and pulled me up, slapped me a few times, called me an unlucky bastard, soiled the stove, dragged me to the yard with a beating and scolding, and punished me for washing clothes for the gang and turtle slaves.

"The snow was falling, and the well water was cold to the bone, and after a moment of washing, the ten fingers were already frozen and unconscious. As I washed, I cried, thinking about my mother and brother, and tears flowed down my cheeks, and before I could wipe them, they formed thin ice. The man thought I was washing too slowly, and from time to time he scolded and insulted, punching and kicking. If it had been before, my brother would have pounced on me and helped me fight and bite, but now he is gone.

"That day, I was beaten at least a dozen times, and I was so dazed that I couldn't wait. Finally, when it got dark, the man dragged me into the firewood room, threw me a bowl of leftover cold rice, kicked me hard, and drove away. I shivered and ate the last grain of rice, curled up in the corner, listening to the wind howling through the crack in the door, my whole body frozen, and I felt sad and afraid that I had never felt before. It was only then that I truly understood that I was the only one left in the world.

"Since then, I've been doing laundry, lighting fires, cleaning rooms, and washing toilets every day...... For all the dirtiest and most tiring jobs. Anyone in the brothel can call me, come and go as soon as he is called, and the slightest displeasure is a slashing insult and whipping...... In just half a year, I shed tears in this life, and finally gradually stopped crying. ”

The magma was boiling, and the firelight flickered on the side of Master Li's face, the corners of her mouth smiling, and her voice carried indescribable desolation and resentment.

Xu Xuan thought that she was only six years old, her parents died, and her brother who depended on her life was rarely seen again, so she could only be bullied in a brothel alone, worried all day long, and couldn't help but feel related to her face with tears, and her chest was blocked.

Then I heard her continue: "The old bustard thought that I was too young to receive customers, and my body was as thin as a reed stick, so he couldn't do a good job, so he sold me to another brothel in Sweetwater Lane. So in the next three years, I was sold from Taohuadong to Sweet Water Lane, from Sweet Water Lane to North and South Xiejie, and from North and South Xiejie to Alum Tower.

"Alum Tower is the most lively and prosperous gold cave in Tokyo, ranking first among the 72 famous buildings. It is composed of five majestic pavilions, three stories high, staggered and enclosed, and connected to each other by covered bridges. In the alum building, there is a daily banquet, singing and dancing, even in the middle of the night, the orchestra is still played in parallel, and the lights are brilliant. The literati and scholars, eunuchs and merchants, and the three religions and nine streams in the capital...... All of them flock here to have fun.

"I was ten years old that year, with a yellow face and thin muscles, and I had never learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. The person who bought me is called 'Grandma Li, a famous bustard in the capital, full of spring breeze in front of people, ruthless and vicious behind people, and I don't know how many young prostitutes she beat to death. I had heard of her notoriety, and I was so apprehensive and frightened that I had made up my mind that if she forced me to pick up a guest, I would immediately jump from the pavilion and die a clean death.

Unexpectedly, she was kind to me, and after looking at me for a moment, she asked my grandmother to take me in a hot shower and bring me a set of well-tailored clothes. I've never put on lead powder, I've never applied rouge, and I've never worn clothes that are so soft and smooth. timidly looked at the strange self in the bronze mirror, fluttering and flickering, as if in a dream.

"Mama led me to a secluded courtyard behind the alum tower. It is the twilight of spring, the willows in front of the door are still clinging, there are a few snow-white horses, and the sunset shines on the peach blossoms on the wall, which is as gorgeous as the sun. I have never seen such a delicate and beautiful garden, turning left and right, step by step like stepping on clouds. Bypassing the strange rockeries, passing through the winding and quiet corridor, I finally came to a pavilion in the east corner of the pond.

"In front of the window there were a few bright red cherries, rolled up in green curtains, swaying in the wind. The sound of the piano is ethereal, and the incense that seems to be absent and the fragrant flowers around it, I want to be intoxicated. My grandmother left me at the door, and without saying a word, she crept away.

"I felt like I had a bucket hanging in my heart, but I didn't dare to go away. After waiting for a while, I suddenly heard someone behind me chanting from afar: Green Pond. The wind curtain moves, the broken shadow dances and the sun ......, the voice is gentle and elegant, and it is indescribably pleasant.

I breathed tightly, turned my head to look, but saw a man in green clothes leading a scholar, around the rockery by the pool, walking towards here. He is about thirty years old, with long eyebrows and sideburns, three locks of green beard under his chin, looking forward to Shenfei, although he is not very handsome, but his expression is shining, and he has an indescribable unique charm.

"My heart jumped up involuntarily, my cheeks burned, and I lowered my head, not daring to look at him. He didn't see me, he still held a willow branch, gently slapped it in his left hand, and continued to read as he went: 'Come to the golden house, the old nest swallows, the earth flowers are swirling, and the front berry wall is gone. How deep is the embroidery pavilion and the phoenix? Listen to the ...... of the silk spring,

"The sound of the piano is like a flowing spring, getting louder and louder. He turned his head and smiled, and said: Say and rest, worry about the good faith, swallow before singing, and be sad about Qingqing. Knowing the new makeup, opening the Zhu household, you should wait for the ...... of the west chamber of the moon, the sound of the piano is high, climbing to the highest place, suddenly cut off, and the aftermath is lingering.

He finally saw me, nodded and smiled, and I was flustered and hurriedly turned my head away. I heard him say again, 'The soul of the most bitter dream, I will not go to Yixing tonight.' When I asked, I said that the good news was consuming, and I sent Qin Jing to exchange Han Xiang secretly. Heaven will teach people, and it doesn't matter if you see it in a flash,

"Although I can't read, I have been in brothels for four years, and I know a lot of poetry and songs, and I understand the meaning of the words. I thought to myself, I wonder who lives in this pool? Did he say these lovesick words to her? I was inexplicably a little sour and jealous. ”

Xu Xuan thought to himself, the man in Tsing Yi she was talking about must be Zhou Meicheng, who used to be the "Lifting Dasheng Mansion". Zhou Bangyan is famous, filled in a lot of nouns, and has also played a lot of good songs, and the major Goolan brothels in Lin'an are still singing to this day. He had heard this song "Merry Son" many times in the restaurant.

At this time, the scorching wind is blowing, the lava is surging, and the surroundings are getting hotter and hotter. Master Li indulged in memories and suddenly didn't realize it; He could hear it, but he couldn't feel it at all. Only Wang Wenqing curled up in pain, and let out a low roar of "Hehe" in his throat.

Master Li continued: "A soft sigh suddenly came from the pool pavilion, and said: If you really miss me like this, you won't come back after so long. The green gauze curtain slowly rolled up, and a woman in red stood by the window, staring at him with disgust and joy.

"In those years, I met many famous prostitutes in the capital who were famous for their beauty, but compared with the woman in front of me, they all became vulgar fans with no brilliance. Even I, a ten-year-old girl, was stunned by her appearance and was speechless.

"The man in Tsing Yi smiled and said: 'I have been riding fast all the way, non-stop, passing through seven post houses, changing six horses, but only drinking three bowls of water, eating two bowls of rice, sleeping for less than an hour, and even an hour of dreams are always you...... It's not easy to rush back here, only to get back to you with such a sigh, it's really heartbreaking. ,

If these words were said by others, their teeth would be sore, but from his mouth, they were so sincere and beautiful. I was young, but I could hear my heart beating, as if he were pouring out his heart to me. As he passed me, he turned his head to look at me again, smiled, and said, "Pei, is this your new handmaid?" It's very clever and pleasing to look at. ,”

Teacher? Xu Xuan's heart was shocked, and an unbelievable thought suddenly flashed through him, could it be that the woman in red she was talking about was the real Master Li?

Seeing his expression change abruptly, Master Li seemed to know what he was thinking, and smiled, as if sad and happy: "You guessed right, the real Master Li died many years ago." For decades, the 'Master Li' who turned sentient beings upside down and caused chaos in the world was me. ”

Xu Xuan was shocked and horrified, glanced at the bloody face on her hands, and said, "It turns out that the face you said caused chaos in the world is from Master Li."

Master Li laughed and said: "I said it a long time ago, if it is true, it is true and false, and there is nowhere to do nothing." The people of the world and the things of the world are originally true and false, false and true. Coming and going left and right is just a skin, why should you be obsessed? Stretching out his hand and wiping it on his face, it suddenly changed into a different face.

Xu Xuan's brain burst out, and the firelight was reflected on her face, tears were shining, cold and glamorous like frost and snow, and Chu Qinghong's appearance was very similar. But in comparison, it is much more beautiful than Chu Qinghong.

With a flick of his fingertips, Master Li threw the two faces in his hand into the gushing magma, stared at him with burning eyes, seemed to be smiling, and said softly: "Xu Guanren, now you see my true face." Tell me, have you ever seen someone more beautiful than me? For me, Zhao Guan's family abandoned the society and the country, is it worth it? ”