After a moment's hesitation, Grandma left us, leaving me to persuade my siblings.

Because my sister and brother are more obedient to my words.

I took Xiao Pu and Xiao Ling's hands and said, "Xiao Pu, listen to me, it's not that your father doesn't care about you, on the contrary, he cares about the two of you very much, but adults have a lot of time when they have to do something." You are also sensible, you have to learn to understand him. My brother went out this time and helped your grandmother avenge it, but I was not happy at all, because there was a person like your father who died, and your father, like him, was dedicating himself to many people, maybe he chose to sacrifice the time he spent with you. Still, my brother thinks he's great. So, don't hate him, he's doing what he has to do, this is called giving up the small family for everyone, just like those military uncles on TV, understand? ”

After speaking, I looked at Xiao Pu quietly, I didn't know if what I said, whether she could understand it. Xiao Pu also looked at me, pursed his lips, and was silent for a long time.

The wind blows silently across the water, creating thin ripples.

Xiao Pu finally nodded and expressed his willingness to follow me back.

I touched her head with great relief.

When I appeared in front of Uncle Xiao with Xiao Pu and Xiao Ling, Uncle Xiao was a little surprised, but he quickly came back to his senses and squatted down.

I gently pushed Xiao Pu, and she walked up obediently, and Uncle Xiao hugged the two tightly into his arms.

At that moment, the man burst into tears.

Uncle Xiao took a long vacation this time and stayed at home, planning to spend the New Year all the way before leaving, so he planned to stay in the village for most of the year. Song Lingcheng also knew his situation very well, so he quickly approved his long vacation, and I heard that it was still paid.

In the following days, Uncle Xiao took Xiao Pu to school every day, but because he was a big man who couldn't cook, he ate the main meal at my house every day.

Fortunately, grandma likes to be lively, and she is an idle lord, there are many people in the family, but she is happy, and she likes her sisters and brothers very much, she is busy, and there is no word of complaint on her lips.

Shen Jianguo's third uncle, after we came back from Shimen Mountain, has recovered, and then spent a month in the hospital and basically recovered. Because of this action, Shen Jianguo has also become a frequent visitor to my house.

I heard Shen Jianguo say that Shimen Mountain was closed because of this, and people from the Sect Affairs Bureau were stationed in it, and I heard that they were doing some research.

I think the old demons have been burned to ashes, so what is there to study, maybe the thirteen stone pillars?

And those missing people, basically all of them have been found, except for some of them who are not missing because of the wolf demon incident, and this matter is also in the newspaper, of course, the report is basically a positive thing, what has been missing for many years The man has revisited his relatives with the help of many people, and other headlines are not uncommon.

On the contrary, Wang Bin's death seems to have disappeared, and only those of us who witnessed it still remember.

At the school, when the start of the school year was uncertain, I took the time to take a look at the fact that several drill rigs were busy in it, dismantling the building.

I saw a few bouquets of flowers on the ground in front of the building, which were supposed to be the families of the deceased students.

Seeing such a scene, I thought of Cheng Xuan again, and after thinking about it for a long time, I contacted Cheng Xuan's family through the school teacher, saying that I wanted to go to Cheng Xuan's grave to pay respects.

This is the first time I have met Cheng Xuan's parents, her father is a merchant, a little fat, but his temples are gray, and there are a lot of wrinkles on his forehead, compared to his parents who are also in business, he is nearly ten years old. And her mother, who also followed her father in business, looked thin and disheveled.

The faces of the two people were full of decadence and sorrow, Cheng Xuan was their only daughter, and the only sustenance in this life, but the creation made people, and the death of her daughter was so sudden, completely crushing the second elder who had struggled all his life.

When I saw them, my heart began to ache again.

Cheng Xuan's tomb is located in the cemetery in the city, among the rows of tombstones, we came to Cheng Xuan's small tombstone, in such a crowded place, Cheng Xuan's tombstone seems so small.

In an off-white photo, Cheng Xuan has a green smile and shows a canine tooth, which is very bright.

Cheng Xuan's parents stood far away, this is the place where they hurt the most, they didn't want to cry in front of me as an outsider, so they just looked at me from a distance, but the tears never rolled down uncontrollably.

I knelt on the ground, put the prepared flowers in front of Cheng Xuan's tombstone, and then took out a stack of paper money, lit it one by one, and let the ashes drift in the air under the mountain wind.

I was silent the whole time, silently staring at the gray and white photograph on the tombstone, letting the wind blow my mourning.

The girl lying under the tombstone touched my ignorant heart, almost opened the door of my heart, and exchanged her fragile and small life for me today.

As the sun sets, the warmth shines on my face, but it can't shine through my cold heart.

I didn't know how long it was, I stood up, pondered for a long time, and said to the picture on the tombstone: "I will never forget you in my life." ”

For more than a month, we didn't wait for the school to open, but we waited for another shocking news.

The newspaper reported that the vice principal of our school had been arrested, and the police suspected that he was involved in a rape case two years ago, and the victim of this rape case was the same female teacher who committed suicide by jumping off the building two years ago, and later the female ghost in red.

Seeing this, even Grandpa Tai couldn't help but sigh, as the so-called is not that the time has not come, no one can escape the evil consequences, this is karma.

Perhaps, this is the root of all evil.

On that day, just after the rainy season, the weather turned hot, and it was early in the morning.

I was doing my morning class as usual, sweating profusely and steaming all over, when I heard a shout from far away in the village: "O apprentice! Your master, I'm back! Hurry up and come out to greet Lao Tzu! ”

Suddenly, the dogs of the whole village began to bark, startling countless crows.

How could I not hear this voice, it's not my cheap master!

However, the moment I heard his voice, I instantly experienced the feeling that Xiao Pu had when he saw Uncle Xiao, and there was a kind of hatred of being abandoned!

There was no scene that Master expected, and I would run out with joy, hug him and cry "Master, you are finally here."

Instead, I got angry and turned around and went into the house.

Grandpa, who was reading the newspaper, heard Master's call, looked at me, and said, "Ah Yi, this voice sounds like your Master!" Why don't you go and greet it? ”

"Leave him alone, he has legs of his own and will walk in." I took a bun and nibbled on it.

Grandma couldn't help but nod my forehead and said, "This kid, have you taken gunpowder?" ”

With that, she went out to meet Master.

I only heard a voice outside the door gradually approaching me: "This kid, Lao Tzu has been gone for so long and even gave me a face, what a long skill." ”

As soon as I looked up, I saw Master stepping in and staring at me with wide eyes, and he was followed by my godfather, a beautiful big sister, and a boy of the same grade as me.

The master was just about to speak, but I grabbed the conversation and said, "You cheap master still knows to come to me!" Keeping me in stock, I thought you wanted me to fend for myself! ”

The master was stunned for a long time and didn't react.

I rolled my eyes and took a bite of the bun indignantly, and I didn't know what my grandmother stuffed into the bun, it was all vegetable stalks and stuffed teeth. I was stunned and pulled out a half-finger-long shredded vegetable from between my teeth in front of Master.

Seeing this, the master rushed up in stride, grabbed my ear, and said, "You kid, I haven't seen my ability for two years!" Dare to show Master my face! Why, do you want me to beat you up and find a familiar feeling? ”

"It hurts, it hurts! Let go! I was annoyed, pulled away Master's hand, and yelled at him, "Cheng Xuan is dead!" Grandma Shen is dead! Wang Bin is also dead! If you were, none of this would have happened! ”

I threw the bun in my hand, turned around and ran upstairs, leaving a room full of people looking at each other.

Master, he didn't know how helpless and confused I was in the face of so many events alone, I felt so weak and powerless, I couldn't change their fate at all, I could only watch them leave in front of my eyes, I wanted to become stronger, but there was no one to lead the way for me, no matter how hard I tried, I was just standing still.

I'm guilty, I'm resentful, I'm confused.

The moment I met Master, all my emotions burst out in an instant. He could have been my support, but he chose to leave.

I sat on my bed, clasping my arms tightly, tears rolling down my face.

The little fox, which had been curled up on the quilt, opened its eyes, came to me, came in from the side, raised its head, looked at me with a pair of big black pearl eyes, and then stretched out its pink tongue to lick my tears.

Someone walked up the stairs and quietly pushed open the door to my room, and I looked up to see a godfather in a Taoist robe appear in front of me.

The moment he saw the little fox, his eyebrows jumped slightly, but then he turned his gaze to me.

Grandpa Godfather came to me, sat down, touched my head gently, and whispered: "Yunyi, Grandpa Godfather doesn't know what you've experienced in the past few years, but you can't blame your master, he can't come to see you, there are also his reasons, and you don't know what he's been through in the past two years." ”

I actually knew in my heart that it was wrong to put all the blame on Master, but I couldn't contain my emotions at all.

I cried and said, "I watched them die in front of my eyes, I felt really useless, I only relied on a book to protect me, I tried very hard to become strong, but I could never do it." If Master had been there at that time, he would have been able to protect them! ”

"Yunyi, sometimes fate is like this, each of us can't escape our fate, so you have to learn to bear this pain, even if it is your master and godfather, it is difficult for me to protect everyone around me, at that time, you just need to ask yourself, do your best, do your best, then don't put all the responsibility on yourself, because you can't change it. The avenue is ruthless, heaven and earth are unrighteous, and the cold and warm in this world are inherently like this. Grandpa patted me gently on the back and enlightened me bitterly.

After venting my emotions, I felt that the depression in my heart was much better, and gently stroked the soft fluff of the little fox, and the faint fragrance of flowers on its body made my mood slowly improve.

After a long time, I asked, "Then what should I do now?" ”

"Go and apologize to your master, it's not a big deal." Grandpa said with his beard wrinkled.

"But I don't feel like I can save face." To be honest, it's embarrassing to apologize.

"What can't be erased, a word of things, why don't I tell your master for you first?" As soon as Grandpa Godfather said it, he stood up and came to the patio, and shouted loudly below, "Old Sun, your apprentice asked you to apologize to him!" ”