I was still dragging Ma Daoren's clothes in my hand, and I was still very surprised to see him suddenly look like this. It's like a person who has been pretending to be strong in front of outsiders for a long time, but after finally removing the disguise, a naked and true appearance. So I let go of the hand that was grabbing his clothes, and said to him, what is the situation now, you tell us everything you know about the Tao, whether it is for you or for us, isn't it all good?

Although the tone was still full of disdain, I must admit that my attitude at the time was much more relaxed. I retreated to Hu Zongren's side, stretched out my hand and pulled him, and asked him to sit with me on the edge of the bed, facing Ma Daoren, and then waited for Ma Daoren to tell us all the reason.

Ma Daoren said, when you two first talked about the Xuanyuan Society, I can understand that when you talked about me, because I am indeed a member of the Xuanyuan Society, but that was a long time ago. I quit the Xuanyuan Society even earlier than Hu Zongren and his master. Hu Zongren said, I'll just say, if you are the person who works in Xuanyuan, even if I don't know you, I should look familiar. Ma Daoren went on to say that as early as 10 years ago, I left the Xuanyuan Society, not by myself, but by being swept away.

Ma Daoren said, I was not a monk in the first place, and I have always been an insignificant little person in the Xuanyuan Society. I joined as a lay disciple, and the two young men you saw just now are my senior brother's disciples. My brother passed away in 1997 due to illness, so his disciples have always followed me, and although they call me uncle, almost all of their skills are taught by me. And it was because of that incident in 2000 that I officially became a monk.

What about 2000? Do you mean Xie Dongmei's business? Hu Zongren asked a little puzzled, because he was a Taoist priest himself, even though he was a Taoist priest in the diaspora. Maybe now if he thinks about it himself, he can't say why he chose to become a monk in the first place. When Ma Daoren heard Hu Zongren ask, his expression was sad, and he didn't answer, but just nodded. Hu Zongren continued to ask, what does Xie Dongmei's death have to do with you, didn't you say that you were the first person to see the body after her death? When he said this, Hu Zongren suddenly realized, and then said, I understand, the first time you saw the corpse was because you were next to it, and Xie Dongmei was killed in front of your eyes. Ma Daoren nodded, Hu Zongren took out the bag of photos brought by Situ from under the pillow of my hospital bed, took it out and handed it to Ma Daoren and said, So, you have known Xie Dongmei for a long time, and the person who took so many photos of her that day is you, right? You're all together.

Ma Daoren took the photo from Hu Zongren's hand, his hands trembled slightly, his eyes were full of sadness, but it seemed that there were no tears for a long time. I never interjected, and I didn't ask like Hu Zongren, but in fact, when Ma Daoren said that he became a monk in 2000, I guessed that this was the case. Ma Daoren continued, 10 years, I also tried to wash out the photos, but I didn't dare to look at it, I burned it all out, until today let you go to Qianqiu Hall for me to send Xie Dongmei away in any way, during which I was even impulsive several times, wanting to stop you in person, but I also know that if I continue to let it go, I will harm others and myself. So I endured it, after so many years of bad fate, it's time to break it completely.

Ma Daoren put Xie Dongmei's photo on my hospital bed with trembling hands, this action seemed to me to be unwilling to continue to look at it to stimulate my feelings. Xie Dongmei's photo looks about 30 years old, this photo was taken 10 years ago, that is to say, if she doesn't die, she may be about 40 years old now, so in terms of age, she is not a few years younger than Ma Daoren, so there are two more possibilities, one is that Xie Dongmei is Ma Daoren's sister, maybe a cousin or something like that, after all, it is not a surname. Or that Xie Dongmei and Ma Daoren are lovers, otherwise it would be difficult for me to convince myself that Ma Daoren would resolutely become a monk because of Xie Dongmei's death.

But who knew that the next words of the Ma Dao man surprised me, he told us that this woman named Xie Dongmei is my senior brother's wife.

I quickly put together their relationship in my mind, and I was sure that I wasn't watching a bloody family ethics drama, and then I stammered and asked Ma Daoren, that is, Xie Dongmei is your sister-in-law, right? Ma Daoren nodded, he continued, Xie Dongmei and his senior brother grew up as childhood sweethearts, and in their era, the relationship between the two was very valuable. And Taoist priests and monks and nuns are different, although there are many taboos, but many Taoist priests are not forbidden to marry, this is a misunderstanding of most people about Taoist monks, not to hype that Taoist family members can get married, but just not forbidden, to know the Tao, one of the Taoist secret techniques, but the art in the room.

Ma Daoren said that the senior brother and Xie Dongmei got married in 1995, but they have never had children. Ma Daoren himself studied with his master in 1993, and the relationship between his brothers and sisters is very good, and as a junior brother, he never dared to think about his sister-in-law. But in 1997, my brother fell ill and died. At that time, the masters of their brothers were still there, and they could be regarded as white-haired people sending black-haired people. According to their respective understandings, Ma Daoren learned "art", that is, spells and ghost hunting, while the senior brother was more learning "Li" and "Yi", mainly studying Taoist classics and I Ching Bagua. After the death of the senior brother, the master once advised Xie Dongmei to return to her hometown, and when she was in a better mood, she would start her new life. It was at this time that Ma Daoren took the initiative to take care of his sister-in-law.

Ma Daoren said that the senior brother is easy to learn, too profound, and not as profitable as academics, so the family is relatively poor, and as soon as the aftermath is done, many friends who used to call brothers and sisters have gradually stopped contacting because of the death of people. Ma Daoren felt that as a junior brother, he should take care of his deceased brother's family. In those years, under the guidance of Ma Daoren, Xie Dongmei gradually became sluggish from the beginning, crying and crying all day long, and began to slowly become cheerful. Ma Daoren paused and said that the photo you saw on the urn in Qianqiu Hall was taken when she was most unhappy, did you find out?

Hu Zongren and I both nodded, at this moment, although Hu Zongren had the scars of the Eight Pole Seal on his back and the wound on my hand that had just been stitched, he was sitting in a regular manner, like two children listening to a story.

Ma Daoren went on to say that he was very happy to see his sister-in-law cheering up day by day and feeling better day by day, but at the same time, he noticed a particularly serious problem, and he found that he had fallen in love with his sister-in-law unconsciously in the years that he had taken care of his sister-in-law.

Incest, haha! Hu Zongren laughed inappropriately, and I quickly hit him with my hand, but I forgot that I was injured, and the pain was so painful that I almost burst into tears. In the face of Hu Zongren's vulgar words, Ma Daoren just smiled slightly, he seemed to have long been accustomed to someone attacking him with such words, and this was the first time I saw a smile on his mahjong face, even if it was a flash. Ma Daoren went on to say that because he knew that this kind of emotion was not in line with the norm, although he had not done any deviant behavior towards his sister-in-law, and this kind of emotion only began after the death of his senior brother, but this kind of emotion was still not understood by most people.

I said to Ma Daoren, so you quit the Xuanyuan Club because you were told about this by those bad old men above, right? Ma Daoren nodded, saying that in fact, the words of many seniors can be regarded as bitter words, and he also understands that his predecessors are for his own good, and he does not want to be infamous for the rest of his life. Even if the senior brother has passed away, and he likes the widow while taking care of the widow, but after all, it is the wife of the senior brother, and on any road, there is a relationship between the senior brother's wife, which seems to be a big rebellion and a great taboo. I snorted and said, this is the old stubborn thinking above you, isn't this human nature, if people have no feelings, or can control their feelings, then why are they still human? I'm not talking to the Ma Dao people, but I'm talking about things, and I'm starting to feel that everything this Ma Dao people do is gradually becoming less annoying.

Ma Daoren said that there was an incense hall in the meeting, and he wanted to expel me from the Xuanyuan Society, which is actually nothing in my opinion, and my love for Xie Dongmei is only up to the point, and I am also controlling it. It's just that taking care of her has slowly become a habit, and if the habit can be easily changed, he won't cry so much. Ma Daoren said that I am very happy to be with her, even if it is only for a few short years.

When he said this, Ma Daoren's expression was very happy, but he quickly became sad again. He sighed and said, "This is God's punishment for me, taking her from me when I was most defenseless and the least bearable to lose." It was just an accident, I am a person who learns the Tao, it is easier to think about it, and my fate is predestined, so I collected Xie Dongmei's ghost, trying to resolve her grievances, so that she can leave safely in my hands, and it can be regarded as my life to take care of her, and have a happy ending, who knows that she is too resentful, regardless of the obstacles to revenge, in this way, it becomes impossible for me to clean up, if I want to rest assured, it is obviously not impossible, but if I want to beat her to the soul, I can't do it.

Ma Daoren said, so it was dragged like this, and it was 10 years.

Hu Zongren and I looked at each other, and Hu Zongren stopped talking nonsense, after all, although he and I have teachers and skills, but in the final analysis, we are both secular people, so we have no right and position to talk nonsense about the most primitive emotions in the world, such as Ma Daoren and Xie Dongmei, if we do this, what is the difference between us and those old bastards of the Xuanyuan Society?

Ma Daoren continued, and you made such a big disturbance on the rivers and lakes last year, and everyone knows you. And I also learned that this Hu Zongren was originally a member of the Xuanyuan Society, and I knew that the two of you were capable of solving my troubles for me for many years, so I used some tricks to connect the contradictions between the Xuanyuan Society and you, and grafted Mr. Huang's case on the Eight Poles Seal on your body, but you didn't notice it, so I followed this direction and made a series of guidelines, such as leaving clues for you, so that you can firmly believe that only people from the Xuanyuan Society will have such ability, Step by step, guide you to find all the fragments of Xie Dongmei's ghost, let her have a direct connection with you, and lend your hands to send her on the road.

Although it was very unpleasant to be used, Ma Daoren said sincerely, at this moment his wish has been fulfilled, and there is really no need to deceive us, for a while, Hu Zongren and I don't know how to deal with it, whether we should continue to entangle him to use us, or just forget it. Ma Daoren said, Regarding the contradiction between Hu Zongren and Xuanyuan Society, since you helped me, I will also help you. The phone I left you is Xie Dongmei's phone before her death, and I have been using it since then, and most of my business comes from this phone.

When he said that, I was upset again. I said, who is rare about your business, and if you play us up, you will use this as a reward, right? Ma Daoren said, of course, more than that, this eight-pole seal is the secret method of the Xuanyuan Society, and it is difficult for the general recruited expatriates to unravel, and coincidentally, I am the outcast of the Xuanyuan Society, and I can untie the eight-pole seal on Hu Zongren's body.