For some reason, when I heard this, I couldn't help but have my eyes moistened.

Master is right, since the last time we met, I have indeed been too busy and tired. And the fact that Meng Dongxue left me also made me unable to cheer up for a while. Even when I stand in front of a mirror and look at myself, I feel a little thinner.

Master's question, which was completely out of my routine, was full of concern, but it directly hit the most vulnerable and soft part of my heart. I couldn't hold back my tears, so I smiled and asked him, what about me, you don't look at yourself, how thin you have become.

Although my appearance was a bit sudden for Master, the relationship between master and apprentice for many years could not be broken. After hearing this, he smiled a little weakly and said, "I'm getting old, and I'm slowly starting to shrink, like flowers and trees." After saying that, he probably thought his analogy was funny, so he laughed to himself, and after laughing twice, he began to cough violently.

Every cough of the Master seemed to be particularly hard and laborious. The tail note was always accompanied by a dull sound, and if Mo Langzhong was with me at the moment, he would definitely say that it was because he had coughed for too long and hurt his lungs. So I stood up and told him to rest, not to speak, and fed him a little water to drink.

Master took my hand and didn't let go, and I could see that although my arrival was abrupt, Master was still very happy. Even the aunt who knitted the sweater said that after I came, Mr. Lin's spirit looked a lot better. Master said to me that this time thanks to these neighbors, otherwise I would have died in that house, not to mention the smell of a pile of meat, and how would the house be inhabited in the future. I interrupted him and said what nonsense are you talking about, this is not good, the doctor's opinion is also very optimistic, after the operation, recuperate for a while, you can jump around again.

Master laughed, I was really afraid that he would cough violently. He sat up with his back to the pillow, and I quickly tucked both pillows on the bed into his waist so that he could sit more comfortably. After sitting down, the master suddenly sighed, and then said, my body, I know it myself, this time, the master has caught up. Even if it can be good, it will be a big loss, and it will be useless in the future.

I originally wanted to tease, saying that if it's okay, if you're useless, I'll take you out to play and go for a walk. But I didn't say it, because I was afraid of my crow's mouth, and I was right when I said it.

Seeing that the topic was about to become serious, I hurriedly interrupted and said, since you are awake, I will get you some food to eat, listen to this aunt, although you are in a bad spirit, but the amount of food is really not bad. That's good, people, you don't get sick if you can eat, and if you don't even eat a meal one day, it probably won't be very fun.

Of course, we master and apprentice understand each other, and no one will feel anything, after all, we have always been together like this from the beginning, and if we change, it will make us unaccustomed to it. But these conversations were heard by the aunt who was knitting sweaters on the side, and probably thought that we were a little funny, so she continued to knit sweaters while smiling and watching.

My aunt told me that these days, Master eats in the hospital cafeteria, and his favorite food is fried potatoes and shredded pork, which he really eats a lot these days. Stir-fried shredded pork with potatoes has always been Master's favorite dish, and I have always known that. So I took Master's bowl, went to the cafeteria to buy food, and then prepared to feed Master, but he refused, but he didn't want me to feed it, saying that if I ate it myself, I wouldn't move my hands and feet, and people would be lazy, and even if they got better in the future, they wouldn't like to use it. So I didn't continue to insist, and then asked my aunt if she wanted to eat something, and I took her to eat, and by the way, I thanked my master for taking care of me these days.

The aunt said again and again that there was no need, and said that since I came, she would go home first, and she really couldn't take care of two people, and it happened to give us time to talk to the master and apprentice. So I sent my aunt downstairs to the health station, and after thanking her again and again, I didn't go away.

At the moment, there are only two people left in the ward, me and my master, and there are some things that are difficult to say in front of outsiders, so I can say them boldly at this moment. So when Master finished eating, I went to wash the dishes and chopsticks for him, and then sat on the side, looked at his haggard appearance, and asked worriedly, what has happened to you in the past two years, since you have been in one place for more than a year, why don't you write a letter to say it? Master sighed and said, the last time I went back to the mountain village, I saw that Meng Dongxue and I were so harmonious and warm, and I began to feel that if I wanted to study with Master again, it would actually be a very cruel thing. And after he arrived in Hubei, he quickly found that Qin senior, and dealt with him for a while.

Master said that although this Qin senior's person is a little eccentric, he is not a bad person. You may see me today and think I'm a lot older, my hair is all gray, and my body is not as good as before, right? I didn't answer, just nodded silently, because who could not see something so obvious. Master asked again, "Aren't you surprised, why can I be like this in two years, not to mention that we are metaphysical people, and our lives can withstand the toss compared to others?" I still didn't answer, but still nodded.

Master said, I was thinking when I was eating just now, I deliberately didn't tell anyone my new address, and since you found it, it must be the only person who knows the address to tell you, that is Senior Qin. And since you have found Senior Qin, it means that you must have looked for Mo Langzhong before you came, right? Master said that the score was not bad, which means that although he is not in good health, his wisdom is still there, but Master did not expect one thing, that is, Meng Dongxue and I have been completely separated and may never see each other again.

Master really likes Meng Dongxue, a child, so in order to avoid him feeling sorry, I didn't tell him the truth. I told Master, you haven't heard from you for so long, and I can't help but go to Mo Langzhong for help. Master smiled and said, But what I didn't expect was why Senior Qin would tell you my new address so easily? Could it be that you are also involved in the secrets between us?

Secret? What secret? I didn't ask, but Master clearly read it from my stunned expression. So he smiled and said, it seems that he still hasn't told you this secret, no wonder, you are my apprentice, not his apprentice, it is normal for him to not trust you. So I couldn't help but ask, what kind of secret is it, and it is so mysterious.

After hearing this, Master untied the opening of his hospital gown and showed me his chest, which surprised me. On the left side of the master's chest, there is a cross shape, which does not look like the Chinese character "ten", but more like a capital "X", about the length of a palm, and the sides are full of centipede-like scars. Then Master said to me that this is how I went to find out the secret.

I know the centipede-like foot-like thing, it's the scar after the stitches are removed. But the cross scar, reflecting a dark red color on Master's skin, was still a raised appearance, and it looked particularly terrifying. So I was surprised and asked, what the hell is wrong with you? When did you get hurt? Master said, don't mention it, in the final analysis, it's all because I was careless, I didn't expect it, and I was caught off guard. At that time, a large hole was broken in the chest, and two ribs were broken, and the lungs were injured for this.

I was a little shocked to hear it, it turned out that Master's cough was caused by this. The master said that the injury at that time was very serious, and he couldn't be sent to the hospital at all, so he asked the old Qin seniors to help with the bones, and then sewed them, but after all, it was disemboweled, and the vitality was injured, and the body collapsed all of a sudden. You have also seen this Qin senior, his personality is more peculiar, he has a physical disability, and his personality is distorted because of this, presumably when you see him, it will be difficult for you to do it all at once.

I nodded yes, and this madman wanted me to prove that I was your apprentice, and I spent the night in the morgue with five dead bodies. After saying that, I raised my sleeves and smelled it, and said, I still have the smell of disinfectant on my clothes. But I don't have a problem with you saying that he has a strange personality, but where does this start with a disability, before he came, Mo Langzhong also said that he had a disability, or a disability on his face, but I didn't find anything wrong?

Master was also stunned for a moment, and then asked me, are you talking about that tall and bald Qin senior, right? I said yes! Master also said that he also raised a white and yellow python, called Ganmu, right? I said yes! Aren't we talking about the same Qin senior? Master said, "Didn't you notice his big beard?"

I said of course I had noticed, and this kind of thick beard volume was really rare. Master shook his head and said, "You stinky boy, I have taught you a long time ago to know how to observe, and don't let go of any strange places." When you saw him before, didn't you notice that he was hiding something in his beard?

The more I listened, the more confused I became, could there be anything else to hide in this beard besides fleas and acne? Master probably lost patience with my understanding, so he stretched out his left hand and pointed to his left cheek and said, "His beard is very luxuriant, right, do you know why?" I shook my head, and Master said that because his disability was in this position, when his mother gave birth to him, she was pregnant with twins, but Qin Lao's fetus was relatively strong, so he gradually absorbed his other fetus in his belly.

Master said that the absorption was not very complete, and his cheeks had a pair of eyes and a small mouth, and that mouth could still speak alone.

I opened my mouth wide and was completely stupid.