A few days later, Sifujin sent someone to ask me out to talk about things in the teahouse, and it was just right that I could ask about the baby's condition.

"Sister, come here, do you want to sue my child?" I asked with a little excitement.

"The child is fine, it's just ......," Sifujin said with a slurred mouth.

"If it's the fourth master, there's no need to say it...... "I don't care about anyone's affairs except for the baby."

"Sister, now it's just the two of us, I have something to say directly," Sifujin saw that I had been listening, so he said: "The child has been hidden by the fourth master, and he is not in the fourth master's mansion." ”

"Why would he do that?" I'm angry because I probably won't see him anymore. "Do you have to force me to be with him?"

"I can see my sister's thoughts, why don't we make a deal like this?" Seeing that there was something in Sifujin's words, I asked, "What deal?" ”

"The goddess has no heart, King Xiang has a dream, as long as my sister agrees to marry someone else immediately, I can send you a portrait of my little brother every year." It turns out that this is her real purpose, Sifujin, you have finally revealed your true colors.

"I said I wouldn't be with the fourth master again, why did you force me to do this." I know that as soon as I lose ground, that's how it should be.

"Although you have made up your mind, it is hard to guarantee that the fourth master will always use the child to attract you back, and I am also afraid that in case of ......" Sifujin, "The fourth master has never loved a woman so much, I am afraid that one day, I will lose the fourth master." ”

"Sifujin, you fell into the well so quickly." I smiled wryly.

"People don't do it for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed, don't blame me......" Sifujin said very firmly, as if this kind of thing was nothing at all.

"It's impossible to get married." I made a decision: "I will become a monk in Yuguan Temple, cut off the red dust, and accompany the ancient Buddha of the green lantern for the rest of my life." ”

"It's okay," Sifu Jin thought that this would not lose a good idea, "I need you to write a letter of rejection to the fourth master, if the fourth master asks, I will say that you asked me to pass it on my behalf." ”

"I understand." I asked people to take a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, in fact, why should it be so long to write a letter of determination, I just wrote: In this life, I would rather accompany the ancient Buddha with the long lamp, and I hope that I will never see you again in this life. Wangjun is self-respecting and no longer bothered.

After I finished writing, I handed the letter to Sifujin, who took it with great satisfaction, "Take care of yourself, see you again." ”

Sifujin stood up, opened the door and prepared to go out. "Fujin, don't lie to me...... The portrait ...... "I'm afraid she'll do something like this."

Sifu Jin sighed, did not speak, and left.

I packed up some things, left a letter for Eagle, and set foot alone on this snowy mountain road: I am not holding back, perhaps, I am only doing this as a historical necessity, but I will make myself strong here, and when I can, I will take my children with me.

"Brother Ying, Xiaolan, I'm leaving, don't worry about me, maybe a year, two years, five years...... I'll come back to see you, don't look for me, and live your life well. There are two letters, please transfer them to Shifujin and Xiaohai for me, I can't rest assured that Xiaohai is the most, I hope you have time to see him more.

Yingqi put down the letter, I don't know if it was the atmosphere or the heartache, the bruises on his face were very obvious, and said, "I'll go to her ......" It seemed calm, but terrifying.

Xiaolan also showed this letter to the Ninth Master, and the Ninth Master felt that he had lost the whole world: It seems that I still have no weight in your heart after all.

No matter how big the world is, Jiu Ye also wants to step on these thousands of rivers and mountains, just hoping to find Shu Qiao as soon as possible. Life is limited after all, and the missed time can never be recovered, leaving only infinite thoughts.

Shifujin, that is, after Xiao Yu'er saw the letter, he kept lying on Shiye and crying.

Xiao Hai took the letter and hid on the osmanthus wine alone, crying silently there despite the downpour.

When the fourth master saw every word and sentence I wrote, he crumpled the note tightly, and his choked voice was full of resentment: "What a good Buddha who would rather mix with green lanterns, I would like to see each other again." The fourth master turned around and placed the letter on top of the candle and burned it to ashes.

Two years later, it finally passed so quietly, I didn't plan to be a nun from the beginning, I just wanted to find a place to be clear and quiet to make myself strong.

I put a pillar of incense on the tablet of Abi'er and the fourth sister, and then went out and cleaned the dust outside with a broom, but there was an open space outside our temple, which was enough for me to sweep for a long time.

I hung a sandbag in the corner, kicked when I was bored, kicked in the whirlwind, kicked horizontally, chopped down, and when I was tired, I continued to sweep the floor.

Sweeping and sweeping, I suddenly saw a person standing on the side, I looked up, it turned out to be the ninth master, he smiled at me, and I smiled at him.

Maybe it was because I had been with the Buddha for too long, and I didn't have a very obvious reaction to even the most basic surprise.

I took him to my meditation room, "Ninth Master, let's drink saliva first." ”

Seeing Jiu Ye looking around, I said, "It's quite quiet here." ”

"Oh." The ninth master just replied so lightly, picked up the tea and took a sip.

"Ninth Master, you didn't sue the others that I'm here, right?" I asked.

"Don't worry, I only found out by chance, and I won't tell anyone else." The Ninth Master knows what I'm worried about.

"Yes." I nodded, not knowing what to say.

"Fourth brother and thirteenth brother, something happened...... "The ninth master thought I wanted to know what happened to them, but in fact, I already knew that history was like this.

"I see." I'm speaking very calmly.

Seeing that I didn't react much, he said, "Otherwise, if you stay with me, I won't sue anyone else's ......."

Seeing the Ninth Master like this, I smiled and said, "No need, it's good here." I still like it here......"

"Yes." Jiu Ye nodded, and knew that if I wanted to go down the mountain, I would have gone down the mountain a long time ago, so there was no compulsion, "In the future, I will often come to see you." ”

"No need," I immediately stopped, "I'm a lay disciple now, and I shouldn't have too much contact with mortal people." ”

"Then I'll come and talk to you about the Dharma." The Ninth Master didn't want to have no chance to meet.

"Ninth Master, I know you are very good to me, if you still come, I will leave immediately." I said it so firmly, I just didn't want to hurt the ninth master.

"Nope." The ninth master blurted out, knowing that I would do what I said, "In that case, I'll come once every six months, can I." ”

"Ninth Master, why bother?" I couldn't imagine that the Ninth Master could be so persistent.

"Even if it's a friend, it's okay to see each other once in half a year." What the Ninth Master said is also right.

"Once a year, then." I agreed, and I don't know why I agreed, maybe it's because I'm a lost lover at the end of the world.

"Well, this time of year, I'll come over." The ninth master was very happy, like a child. From a little strangeness and embarrassment at the beginning, he has become a friend now.

The time is slowly coming, and I will send the ninth master away. His reluctance made me feel a little guilty, like I owed him something.

When I returned to the meditation room, I took out the child's portrait and looked at it carefully.

Every year after that, Jiu Ye really came as scheduled, every time he came, I would accompany him to play chess, chat, drink tea, and he also asked me to help him paint portraits, I really don't know why he likes to let me help him paint portraits (later told me that when painting, he can't move, he can only pose well, so that he can always look at me, there is no reason. ）

And I also receive a baby's portrait every year, every time I see the baby, I will have a force to practice taekwondo, and even the swordsmanship they have practiced before, I am slowly figuring it out, although I don't understand, but there is no trick to win, if my moves do not have a fixed number of ways, maybe you can still win.

And just like that, before I knew it, another seven years had passed.

I sat in the yard with the baby's portrait and looked at it: Child, you are ten years old this year, and in another year, your appearance will not change much, and Eniang will come to you.

After I finished reading it, I looked up and looked outside from time to time, maybe I was used to the ninth master coming every year, and I actually habitually saw if he came: this year is May of the 60th year of Kangxi, and the time for great changes in the world is coming, maybe the ninth master is busy fighting against the fourth master. I knew it wasn't going to work, but I was the only one who knew.

I took out the flute that I had been hiding, and it was really fate, this beginning, it was given by the ninth master, although at the beginning, this flute was also entrusted with my lovesickness for the child, but now, it has more meaning.

"Sister." I heard a cry coming from the other side, I stopped the flute, looked up, although the young Xiaohai had grown so tall and his appearance had changed a little, but I still recognized it at a glance.

"Xiaohai." I stood up, and Xiao Hai, who had already walked to my side, burst into tears excitedly, "Sister, after ten years, you are doing well." ”

"Yes." I also held back, tears welling up in my eyes, "Do you blame my sister for leaving you?" ”

"No," Xiaohai didn't blame me at all, "My sister has already abandoned me once, but from now on, I won't let you abandon me again, because I have grown up, and wherever you go, I will follow and protect you." ”

"Yes." I was so moved by his words that I was okay not to see him, and as soon as we met, it seemed that I could no longer fail to meet him.

I took Xiaohai to my room and sat down, "There are only some vegetarian dishes here, you can eat them right." "I put steamed buns and vegetarian dishes on the table.

"Thank you, sister." Although Xiaohai said this, I think he still has something to worry about.

"Xiaohai, why did you come here?" I.

"Actually, I knew that my sister was here five years ago, and it was Brother Jiu who persuaded me not to come, and he said that he was afraid that you would be even more sad to see me." Xiao Hai's face was full of grievances.

"Actually, even if you don't come to see me, in a year, I will come down the mountain to find you." I looked apologetically at this aggrieved brother.

"Don't go down the mountain now." Xiaohai reacted very quickly.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because...... Because Brother Jiu was seriously ill and his life was hanging by a thread, Brother Jiu kept shouting his sister's name in his mouth. Xiao Hai seemed to have a hard time saying this.

The Ninth Master is sick? Hanging by a thread? Hearing this, I don't know why I was suddenly scared, I didn't insist on staying, the reason why I insisted for ten years was because of the ninth master, and suddenly I didn't insist anymore, because, the person in front of me is more important.

Xiaohai and I came to the Ninth Master's Mansion, and the Nine Masters' house was served by some masked maids and subordinates.

I hurriedly walked in to see how sick the ninth master was, "Sister, don't go in." Xiao Hai took my hand.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." I said I wanted to go in immediately.

"Sister, wait a minute." Xiao Hai took two pieces of cloth from the tray of the palace maid next to him, "Put this around your face." ”

I didn't refuse, and covered my mouth and nose with a cloth.

I walked in and saw the Ninth Master lying there like this, looking haggard. "Shu Qiao, Shu Qiao......"

I walked over and saw that the Ninth Master kept calling out my name, "The Ninth Master, I'm here." ”

Jiu Ye opened his eyes in a daze, and saw me staying by his side, and was a little happy: "I'm sorry, I missed the appointment this year......"

"It's okay, if you don't come, I can come, how about it? Isn't it uncomfortable? "I could tell how painful it was when I looked at his lips.

"It's nice to see you one last time." The Ninth Master kept staring at me.

"Young Master, we're going to feed the Ninth Master medicine." A palace maid walked over.

"I'll do it." I took the medicine from the maid's tray and scooped it up to cool down.

"Don't stay here, go back quickly......" The Ninth Master found that this was not a dream, but that I had really arrived, and he couldn't help but be a little afraid that I would be infected.

"If you don't recover, how can I go back......" I thought he was afraid that I would be tired. Come. ”

I handed the spoon to his mouth, but the ninth master's lips were closed. "Open your mouth ......"

The Ninth Master turned his head away, "Xiaohai, take your sister away." ”

"I'll leave after you drink the medicine." I.

"Sister, you can go out with me......" Xiao Hai said beside him. Brother Jiu is very uncomfortable now, you better let the maid feed him medicine. ”

"Okay." I put the medicine in the maid's tray, and after walking a few steps, I was still a little uneasy, and when I turned around, I saw that the ninth master was really already drinking the medicine.

Xiaohai led me to a room, "Where is this?" ”

"This is Brother Jiu's study." Xiaohai opened the door, I followed and walked in, turned my head to see that the shelves on the right were all full of my portraits, I was a little stunned, how did he do this?

Seeing that I had been looking at the portraits, I couldn't help but say, "In this room, only me and Brother Jiu can enter, and these seven portraits are all painted after seeing you every time." Every time I watched him draw, I listened to him talk about his sister. Brother Jiu always talks with happiness on his face, and this kind of smile can only be found every time he meets his sister. ”

I silently wept and said, "How did he get sick?" ”

"In the process of tracing the murderous path, I unfortunately encountered an infectious agent." Xiaohai.

I wiped my tears and asked, "Why are you so familiar with the Nine Masters Mansion?" ”

"Sister doesn't know, since you left, I was lonely in the Fourth Master's Mansion, and no one paid attention to me, so I secretly ran out to find you alone, and almost starved to death on the street, but fortunately, Brother Jiu saved me, and I have been by Brother Jiu's side." Xiaohai.

I feel really indebted to Xiaohai a lot, "I'm sorry, I brought you here, but I didn't take good care of you." ”

"Sister, don't say that, although I don't know why you left in the first place, but I believe you always have a reason." Seeing that Xiaohai was always so tolerant, I nodded.

"By the way, do you know where Big Brother Eagle is?" I asked.

"Yes, but sister, what do you see him doing." Xiaohai didn't seem to like me going to see him, but I just thought he was curious: "Old friend, we always have to see each other." ”

"Sister, you don't know, now he is the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and he is from the fourth prince's side." Xiao Hai talked outside the words, how did he feel a little more momentum.

"It doesn't matter who they are, you don't want to be anyone." Although I know that Xiaohai should be the person next to the ninth master now, I still hope that he won't get too stiff with the fourth master, otherwise in a few years, the fourth master will take the throne, but he will suffer.

"Sister, you don't have to worry, I have my own measure." Xiaohai is full of confidence. "Are you going to see him, then?"

"Yes." I nodded.

"Then I'll send someone to send you there." Xiaohai.

"Okay." I went to change my outfit and changed my monastic clothes into the clothes of the usual girl's house, I was afraid that I would be seen, especially Sifujin, so I wore a cape, still with a brim, and I also brought a mask just in case. (To be continued.) )