Guangshan Temple has its own rules for the death of monks, and the remains of the gray-clothed old monks and the secret medicine and charcoal urn are filled in and burned by the reserved holes after seven days.

After the urn was opened, the monks in the temple actually picked out eighteen relics with green hearts in the urn, the big ones were like adult thumbs, and the small ones were like rice grains. Then the Buddha bell rang, and the believers of Guangshan Temple ran around to tell each other, and Jixi County seemed to be boiling. It is a story of a hundred years ago that the monk who married the relics on the top of Guangshan Temple.

Whether it is an ethereal miracle or a worldly bustle, it has nothing to do with the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhou family who have packed their bags. Zhou Xianwan declined the invitation of the temple host to stay in person to participate in the puja, and returned to Yangjingdu with everyone.

Yang Jingdu came up to bid farewell to the distant guests, but two monks, one tall and one short. A middle-aged monk in his forties with a pair of thick and drooping eyebrows is named Xianxiu, who is the master of the little monk Wuyuan who follows him.

Zhou Xian regretfully rested his withered old hand on Wuyuan's shoulder, and his eyes were full of embarrassment. Regarding the identity of his grandson of the Zhou family, Wuyuan's response was that he naturally believed what the ancestor said, but he was already a Buddhist, and he had no intention of dyeing the mortal dust again.

"If there is something in the future, you can come to Sister A!" , Man Yun bit his lip, tore off a piece of jade jue that was close to his body and stuffed it into Wuyuan's hand. The flawless white jade is engraved with the moire secret mark commonly used on Man Yun's private belongings.

The little monk raised his hand in embarrassment and pushed it down, and said softly: "The donor is kind, and the understanding of the fate is ......."

"Wuyuan, you can accept it!" , Hyun-so said softly and touched the little apprentice's bare head. Hyun-so, like his master, is an adult monk, and he understands the world better than a child. The shallow worry of the little girl in front of him, he could see it clearly.

Zhou Manyun gratefully saluted Hyun-so, who seemed to be able to smile like he would never be able to raise his eyebrows.

Goen chose to stay at Gwangzenji Temple. Grandpa said that he was a Buddha, but Man Yun would think of his previous life when he read scriptures and recited Buddha with Gao's family nunnery. The child's heart is pure and closer to the true meaning of the scriptures, but when he was young, he did not see the purity of the floating world because of his parents. It's lucky to be able to keep it all the time when you grow up, but if it collapses, the consequences are immeasurable.

It is not necessarily a bad thing for the little monk in front of him to be a simple Buddhist disciple, but Man Yun wants to leave his cousin Qi Ge'er one more way to survive in the world.

"The little monk will pray for the benefactor in the temple to pray for the good faith and pious ......", the passenger ship slowly left the shore, Wu Yuan stood on the shore with his hands folded, muttering in his mouth, covering the faint panic in his heart. He didn't know how to face these worldly relatives like a child. You can only deal with it in the way you know best.

"Forget it!" , Zhou Xian, who was standing on the armor, let out a long sigh and walked towards the cabin with the help of Man Yun.

In the fifteenth year of Yongde, where the news from the north and the south could not be reached, the deceased old mother, Mrs. Meng, fearing that the imprisoned children and grandchildren might implicate the family, chose the youngest Qi Ge'er in advance to secretly take care of the orphan, and made an appointment with Zhou Gu in the temple to wait for Zhou Xian or send someone to Zhou Gu in person. The monks in Guangshan Temple kept their promises, and Zhou Gu, who sent Qi Ge'er to Xinzhou, died inexplicably in Runzhou, north of Huocheng, creating people and being helpless.

The curtain of the cabin was raised. Zhou Xian and Man Yun saw Xu Ne and Xu Yu kneeling in the middle of the cabin.

"Minxing? Are you going to leave too? Zhou Xian's eyes were even more desolate, and his body was gently trembling as he was supported by Man Yun on the chair.

Xu Ne was silent, and only took Xu Yu to slam his head on the wooden board with three sturdy bangs.

Think about everything in the connection. Maybe as early as when he used the golden crow to warm Du Shi, Zhou Xian, who had helped Song Zhe fake his death and mourn, had already guessed some inside information, maybe there was mutual temptation and concealment between the righteous father and son. But the friendship that has been together for a few years is not fake.

This time he was leaving, and Xu Ne didn't know what to say.

"At noon, the boat arrived in Hengchun. You two get off the boat. There is no need to take a detour to fool the old man into going to Jeonju, just go where you want to go. ”。 Two lines of turbid tears slid down Zhou Xian's cheeks, and he shook Xu Ne's hand hard and said, "Minxing, as long as you are all good!" ”

One parting and then another, it will always make people feel sad, not to mention that Zhou Xian is already an old man in ancient times. Therefore, when the boat was anchored in Hengchun, the old man hummed and lay on the bunk, facing the wall, and no longer paid attention to the Xu father and son who quietly left the ship.

Only Man Yun sent Master and Senior Brother ashore.

After listening to the chatter of the two big men, they repeatedly explained the nagging of taking care of this and taking care of that. Zhou Manyun pursed his lips and smiled, and explained to Xu Ne with a small face: "Master is in trouble and retreats to raise you with Yun'er, don't be a coward who kills himself." ”

"Good!" , Xu Ne was slightly stunned, and couldn't help laughing, dispelling the frost on his face.

"Words count, high-five as an oath!" , a young and delicate little hand stood up unrelentingly.

After a crisp sound of the two palms striking, Man Yun's small hand pulled back to the back of Xu Yu's hand that suddenly came over, and snorted coldly, "You also live honestly!" ”

As soon as Xu Yu responded, the man cloud in front of him took a leap to the shore, untied the cable, returned to the boat, and acted in one go, as if he did not give the two men on the shore a chance to regret it.

"The little girl is free and easy!" , Xu Yu pursed his lips dissatisfiedly, and raised his sleeves to cover his red eyes.

After leaving the riverbank one after another, Xu Necai asked softly: "Xu Yu, are you not afraid of regretting it in the future?" ”

"Regret! I'll regret it now...... But what can I do with such an outrageous dad as you? If you don't have a woman willing to marry you, you will marry a disciple in the future, if I don't stay by your side, who cares if you live or die? Xu Yu's broken mouth was as good as ever, endless.

The passenger boat with a light turn stopped leisurely on the vast water, and looked at the two familiar backs gradually moving away and disappearing. Man Yun withdrew his slender hand supporting the wall of the ship, and raised his voice to call to the boss of the ship at the helm: "Let's go back to Huocheng!" ”

The sound of paddle hitting the surface of the water, and the boat, which weighed two people less than it had come, sailed upriver along the way it came.

"The living are passers-by, and the dead are returnees. Heaven and earth are a reverse, and the same sorrow is ...... eternal dust", the girl's childish and soft singing voice floated on the water, but after a while, the sound of crutches hitting the harmony sounded in the cabin, and the old man's old and hoarse voice also sounded.

Who has gone, and who has come? The light boat that broke the waves and hit the water sailed briskly forward.

Because of the aftermath of the old monk of Guangshan Temple, the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhou family have spent a few more days than expected, and then sent the Xu family and the grandfathers who went away, and they wanted to rush back to Huocheng like an arrow.

At the gate of Xiao Zhou's Mansion in Huocheng Xinan, Zhou Ke was also facing a team of departing cavalry and bowed his hand, humbly saying sorry, "My grandfather is out, and my son is honest and I don't know when I ......will return."

The scene was said like this, looking at Zhang Shaoxiong with a black face in front of him, Zhou Ke secretly complained bitterly, hoping that Grandpa would come back later, even if he arrived at Taohuadu, he could be stopped by Zhou Chen who was waiting there. Zhou Ke understands that his grandfather Zhou Xian is very disgusted with Zhang Shaoxiong, even if the surname Zhang has now stabilized the military and political power in Hezhou, but when he sees him according to his grandfather's temper, it is estimated that he will still treat him with disdain.

Zhang Shaoxiong, who was sitting on the horse, was condescending, glanced at Zhou Ke standing in front of the horse arrogantly, suddenly laughed, and whipped the horse hard.

Before he could react, Zhou Ke was jerked by a brown servant standing behind him, narrowly avoiding the passing horses. swallowed his saliva and stood up with the support of the servant, Zhou Ke's pale face showed fear and panic.

The horses led by Zhang Shaoxiong quickly swept through several streets and alleys on the south bank of Fangxi in Huocheng, and the horse's hooves stepped on the south end of the Wende Bridge, and then gradually slowed down.

"What's that place, Xue Er?" Zhang Shaoxiong raised his horsewhip and pointed to a large open space visible on the opposite bank.

Xue Jinyi, who had lived in the eldest brother Xue Jinjun's house for a few days before, and had also seen Huo Cheng carefully, squinted his eyes, and said with a smile on his chubby face: "My lord, that is in front of the Zhou Mansion in Xibei." The Zhou family made a stone tablet on the river embankment over there, and they insisted on not letting the people of Huocheng stay there, and all the cars and horses passing by had to be stopped. ”

Zhang Shaoxiong snorted coldly and said, "The Zhou family is too domineering!" ”

The chorus around him immediately rang out.

"Hezhou is under the rule of adults, and wait for the villain to smash the monument!" , there is a rough man with a face full of meat has rolled up his sleeves and urged the horse to move.

A horsewhip stopped in front of a few people, Zhang Shaoxiong's big eyes were horizontal, and those shouts immediately disappeared.

"In the first month, the two sergeants in the army who were spying on the bandits were in distress in Huocheng. Speaking of which, this small place is not peaceful, and those who come and go without a trace must have something to do with the local area. A certain person was ordered by the emperor to govern Hezhou, and he should appease the people and put an end to banditry. The good people in the local area must be appeased, but if it is a powerful street fighter who oppresses the people, it should be suppressed or suppressed......"

Zhang Shaoxiong, who was holding the whip and pointing around, sighed while speaking, with a dignified and imposing attitude.

A group of young students who came from the other side of the Wende Bridge passed by the cavalry, heard some sonorous tailings, and couldn't help but look sideways. A few older people recognized that the team was dressed in official clothes, and respectfully saluted Zhang Shaoxiong before slowly leaving. Other boys, who had not yet tied their hair, did not care at all, and crossed the bridge with laughter and noise, carrying all kinds of bookbags on their backs, and slapping on the small body board to make a fluttering sound.

Zhang Shaoxiong sat firmly on the back of the horse and bowed his head gently, showing that he was very appreciative of the etiquette of the students.

"I recognize the students of Chuanfang Academy." Zhang Shaoxiong pulled the horse close to Xue Jinyi, pointed at the few children who ran far away, and asked, "What's going on with those little cubs?" ”

"My lord, those are all enlightened students in the Zhou clan studies. Huocheng Zhou's family prides itself on being a scholarly family, saying that from a young age, they must require children to be thrifty and compassionate to the people, and no matter whether the clan is rich or poor, children are not allowed to wear fancy clothes and horses. But in fact, it is also a small place, and it is convenient to walk back and forth, so Zhou dares to do this, and it is just the boasting of a group of frogs at the bottom of the well. ”

After saying that, Xue Jinyi peeked at Zhang Shaoxiong's changing face, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, glad that he had guessed the adult's mind correctly.

"Those little cubs lack etiquette, should we discipline their parents?" (To be continued......)