I thought my master should have wanted to laugh at the time, but he just lost his temper with me, and he was too embarrassed to laugh, so he could only endure it.

Later, it was my Senior Brother Zhuang who stood up and said that he had prepared a meal, and Grandpa Li and they were all hungry after a day's journey, and asked me if Master was eating now?

My master also pushed the boat down the river, called Grandpa Li and them to dinner, and said to me at the door before leaving: "You kneel here, when will you find your heart, when will you get up." ”

My master said this very vaguely, but what he meant was that when he allowed me to get up, I could get up. My master also knows that I still can't understand the meaning of the word "heart".

But one thing I know is that no matter what my intentions are, stealing things will never happen again.

From stealing the watermelon from Widow Liu's house a few years ago to that time, it should be the last time I committed the "stealing" ring.

It wasn't until Master walked away that Senior Brother Zhuang came to me, stuffed a small brown bottle into my hand, and sighed helplessly: "Alas, you! Reflect on it. ”

I glanced at the things in my hand, and realized that Senior Brother Zhuang came to save me on purpose, it was a bottle of bone-setting wine, and he was also afraid that my master would break me, so he prepared in advance.

After Senior Brother Zhuang gave me the things, he left, and I knelt honestly in front of the portrait of Master Zu.

When Xian'er saw that I was beaten, she seemed to be a little relieved, and asked me in a low voice, "Does it hurt?" ”

I was still angry with her and didn't want to pay attention to her, and she wasn't too embarrassed to talk anymore.

To be honest, I was really complaining in my heart at that time, complaining that Xian'er instigated me to steal money, if it weren't for her, I would never have stolen Master's money.

But what if it's someone else's money, if it's Senior Brother Zhuang's money, or if it's Senior Brother Feng's money, will I take it privately? This kind of thing is really hard to say, after all, I also know that even if I steal the money, Senior Brother Zhuang and Senior Brother Feng mean that I have two sentences, and I will never be as angry as Master.

Although our profession is hidden for ordinary people, we can walk outside, and there are always all kinds of temptations around us, some of which may be harmless, but some of which are the ultimate evil.

I know that might be a bit of a stretch to say that, but that's just the way it is.

I still can't tell whether the "Tao" in Master's mouth is my true intention, but some things I have experienced over the years have made me understand that for those who guard the main gate, losing their original heart is a catastrophe! My fellow disciple, Zhao Zongdian, is the best example.

I knelt for hours, I felt like my knees were almost unconscious, and I looked out the window, the sun had already set in the west, it was dark outside, and the stars and moon were all out of sight. My heart was empty, and my stomach was so hungry that my master hadn't been here since the afternoon. Later, I was in a daze at the portrait of my grandfather, and I don't know how long it was, I heard the door behind me being pushed open.

At first, I thought it was my master, but the next footsteps I heard were not my master's, the sound was very soft, like a cat. I turned my head to look, and I saw Liang Houzai sneaking in, looking out of the door vigilantly as he walked.

When he entered the house, he carefully closed the door again, as if he were afraid to make a little noise. I noticed that in his left hand, he was also carrying a small plastic bag with a bun inside.

As soon as I saw those buns, I felt even hungrier.

He ran up to me and handed me the buns: "I bought them when I was on the train, and now it's a little cold." ”

These buns are really for me! I was also hungry, so I said thank you as I took the plastic bag and devoured it.

Liang Houzai squatted next to him, watching me eat, I was a little embarrassed by him, so I took out a bun and gave it to him: "Do you eat?" ”

"I've eaten," he shook his head and asked me again, "Are you Grandpa Chai's apprentice?" ”

I wanted to speak, but my mouth was so full that I could only nod.

He seemed curious about me, and after a while, he said, "What's your name?" My name is Liang Houzai. ”

I swallowed the bun in my mouth vigorously before I said to him, "Zuo Youdao, originally called Zuo Kang, was renamed by my master. ”

Liang Houzai let out an "oh" and didn't speak again.

Sometimes I think about it, fate is really a very magical thing, my friendship with Lao Liang, it started with this bag of buns, the thing is very small, but it has drawn a very heavy stroke in the depths of my memory, so that now I still remember the way he looked at me at that time, those eyes were full of deep curiosity, but his expression was indescribably restrained and nervous.

Liang Houzai and Liu Shangang are completely people of two worlds, he does not like to talk, and he is not good at interacting with people, except for his master, I am the first stranger he comes into contact with.

After I finished eating the buns, Liang Houzai put away the plastic bag and gave me a paper towel to wipe my hands and mouth. I was also afraid that my master would see out.

But just as Liang Houzai got up to leave, my master's voice sounded outside the door: "There is a way, come out." ”

I was only concerned about eating just now, and I didn't pay attention to the footsteps outside the door, and my master's sudden voice startled me and Liang Houzai.

At this time, my master had already pushed the door open, and behind my master, he was still following Grandpa Li.

When they saw Liang Houzai, they were stunned for a moment, and then my master's eyes fell on Liang Houzai's hand, and Liang Houzai was still holding the oily plastic bag in his hand at that time.

My master snorted from his nose: "Hmph, two bear children! Come over here. ”

Grandpa Li didn't say anything, and left with my master one after the other. I knelt down so numb that Liang Houzai helped me up and followed.

Master led us into the basement of the hotel.

The long stone steps still give people a very eerie feeling, but I've been here once, and I'm not too afraid, but I'm looking forward to seeing the black water coffin, and if I'm lucky, maybe I'll be able to see the first ancestor again.

But Liang Houzai beside me was very nervous, from the moment he walked into the basement stairs, he grabbed my arm tightly, he was small, but his strength was great, and his grip on my arm felt numb.

It didn't seem that Grandpa Li was here for the first time, he walked lightly on the stone steps, and he looked completely breezy and calm.

As Grandpa Li walked, I noticed that he still had a camera around his neck, dangling with the swing of his body.

When I came to the iron door covered with spirit runes, my master turned around, pointed to the camera on Grandpa Li's chest and said, "Don't bring this thing in later, it's disrespectful to your ancestors." ”

Grandpa Li held the camera in both hands, as if my master was going to grab it from him, and said to my master, "Isn't it just a camera, why is it disrespectful?" Okay, okay, you're busy with yours, just leave me alone. ”

My master shook his head helplessly, beckoned to me again, and motioned for me to come over.

Actually, this time Master brought us here, and there was nothing else to do, just to clean the coffin of the black water corpse coffin and clean up the incense ashes left by me when I burned incense last time.

When I entered the coffin, I saw Grandpa Li and Liang Houzai replacing the spirit talisman on the iron door.

While putting away the incense ashes on the ground, my master said to me, "Houzai will live with us in the future, and you have time to ask him about the Chenzhou Fu." They are in the attainments of Chenzhou Fu, but they are experts among experts. ”

Didn't my master say that he couldn't make a little noise after entering the coffin, why did he take the initiative to speak?

I was thinking, is it just that I can't keep quiet, Master can be an exception? In addition, Master showed that angry look in front of me not long ago, and I still had a shadow in my heart, and I didn't dare to respond.

After a while, Master said to me again, "Now that the time has passed, you can speak now if you want to speak." The Qi field of the black water corpse coffin was the strongest in the Mao period, I didn't let you speak at the time, because I was afraid that you would be invaded by this Qi field, and now it seems that the worry at that time was superfluous. ”

Actually, I didn't have anything to say, but Master seemed to be expecting me to say something, and after thinking about it, I could only say, "I will never steal again." ”

Master looked up at me and shook his head: "In my heart, is it so simple as not stealing things?" Forget it, you can't understand the deep meaning of your heart now, and when you see more and encounter more things in the future, you will naturally be able to understand it slowly. You did such a thing today, and I also reflected on it, I have indeed been a little anxious about your teaching in the past two years, and I have not let you understand many things on the roots. ”

While speaking, the master put the incense ash into a small black box, stood up and continued: "But don't blame me, planting a coffin for the second time is originally very dangerous, I have taught you so much over the years, and I originally wanted to stabilize your Yang God." Only when the body is strong and the mind is calm, can the yang god be strong enough. ”

Master didn't face me when he spoke, his gaze stayed on the black water corpse coffin.

At this moment, the black water corpse coffin no longer has the vitality that I planted when I planted the coffin, and even the black water above it has stopped surging and is no longer surging. It seemed to be asleep, and there was no response even though my master was talking beside him.

Master handed me the box containing the incense ashes and asked me to put it in my luggage and keep it in the future.

When I walked out of the coffin, Grandpa Li suddenly raised his camera and shouted at my master, "Lao Chai, laugh." ”

At the moment when my master turned around, Grandpa Li pressed the shutter of the camera, and when he heard a "click", the flash instantly lit up.

In my master's opinion, taking pictures will take away people's souls, and he never took pictures, and he didn't let me take pictures. Sometimes, when the school issued a student ID, Master would take me to the photo studio because he had no choice, and every time I sat in front of the light and the photographer pressed the shutter, the expression on my Master's face was extremely irritated.