It is dark and vast.

Mu Beiting has been in this endless darkness for a long time, he doesn't know where he is, and he doesn't know where he is going, he just walks aimlessly forward, his heart seems to be extremely wandering, and he doesn't know where to be safe.

Suddenly, not far in front of him, a ball of light suddenly lit up, and it became brighter and brighter, and when it was as bright as day, the outline of a figure slowly appeared in the light and shadow, and gradually, this figure became clearer and more real.

Mu Beiting looked at this familiar figure, his heart instantly beat wildly, and he was so excited that he almost wanted to exclaim. This figure is his wife Xun Daier, whom he loves deeply and misses all the time.

At this time, Xun Daier was looking at him with a smile, her smile was as gentle as ever, and he immediately grinned back, walking briskly under his feet, wanting to hug his wife tightly in his arms and never be separated again. Unexpectedly, as soon as his outstretched fingers touched his wife, his wife's body cracked into pieces in an instant, slowly drifting away.

He was terrified, and hurriedly reached out to grasp the scattered fragments, but the more he gripped them, the more they split violently, and by the end of the day, there was not a single intact fragment in the air, and all of them dissipated into nothingness. At this point, he finally woke up from this long nightmare.

He opened his eyes suddenly, only to find himself lying on a bed, and the sun was shining outside the window, and the sound of birds and birds was constantly chirping, as if it were early in the morning.

He closed his eyes again, and subconsciously reached out to touch his sweaty forehead, and then began to look around, only to see Master Tongze sitting on a chair next to him with his eyes closed, with a rosary in his hand, and a word in his mouth.

He licked his chapped lips and whispered, "Master..."

Master Tongze immediately opened his eyes, hurriedly leaned forward, and asked, "Beiting, are you awake, how do you feel?"

Mu Beiting said: "It's okay... I... Where am I?"

Master Tongze said: "This is the monk's house of Lingyin Temple, the day before yesterday, your internal force on the 'Wufeng Cliff' was excessively depleted, and then fainted, and now two days and one night have passed. ”

Mu Beiting sat up suddenly, grabbed Master Tongze's shoulders with both hands, and asked urgently, "Where is Dai'er?"

The brilliance in Master Tongze's eyes dimmed instantly, and he said softly: "In the back hall, the host is reciting the Sutra of Transcendence for her. ”

Mu Beiting sat back on the bed in a dejected manner, but in an instant, he turned over and got out of bed, and wanted to rush out of the house, but Master Tongze hurriedly stopped him and said, "The Dharma is solemn, Beiting must not rush rashly." ”

Mu Beiting's figure paused for a moment, and he nodded: "Master don't worry, I will only wait outside." ”

The Buddhist hall was not far from the monk's house, and the two of them walked quickly, but they arrived in a few moments. At this time, there was a group of monks sitting around in the hall, and in the center was the presiding officer Yuan Hui, who was leading everyone to recite the Sutra of Transcendence.

Mu Beiting stood outside the door and looked in, but he didn't see the coffin platform, so he asked Master Tongze next to him in a low voice, "Master, where is Dai'er?"

Master Tong Ze said: "Madame's coffin was parked in the back hall, you fainted and didn't wake up before, so Lao Qu took matters into his own hands and asked Lu Yuanhuai for a 'jade muscle grass' to put in his wife's mouth, so as to keep her body from rotting for half a month, and then put her in the coffin of golden silk nanmu and brought her here, and after a while, you can go and see it." ”

Mu Beiting nodded slowly, slowly knelt on the ground, and asked, "Master, what happened after I fainted that day? Why did I go to Lingyin Temple?"

Master Tongze also sat cross-legged beside Mu Beiting, and sighed: "When Lao Qu took the corpses of the He brothers to the foot of the mountain that day, I saw that many people had died of poison, and the corpses were lying all over the place at the foot of the mountain, and the scene was really tragic, but when I was waiting to collect the bodies of the dead, I suddenly heard your sorrowful voice, and the old man rushed up the mountain, and when I reached the halfway point, I saw that you had fainted and fallen to the ground, and Mrs. Xun beside you had also choked..."

When Mu Beiting heard this, he suddenly recalled the memory of that day, and suddenly tears fell like rain, and he couldn't stop sobbing.

Master Tong Ze felt the same way, and immediately stretched out his right hand to caress his back, comforting: "The cycle of life and death, each has a life, please mourn by the way, not to mention that the residual poison in your body has not been purified, don't damage your body because of grief again." ”

Mu Beiting stretched out his hand to wipe away his tears, shook his head and said, "Master, you go on." ”

Master Tong Ze continued: "Later, the old man took you and your wife down the mountain, and they happened to meet the carriage sent by the Lin family, so everyone got on the car and went back to the Lin Mansion. After arriving at the Lin Mansion, Senior Yi sent people to report to the family members who betrayed the heroes in this battle, and Lu Yuanhuai also rushed to the Lin Mansion that night and detoxified the medicine for everyone. As for Beiting and his wife, it was the old man who brought them back to the temple on his own initiative, just because Zong Yan was not in the mansion at that time, if you woke up in the Lin Mansion and turned around, then you, as a brother, would inevitably be bothered by trivial matters. The death of a loved one has made you grief-stricken, and the old man really can't bear to let other trivial matters drain your mind, and besides, if your wife is dead, you should recite the sutra for her in time and send her on this last journey. ”

Mu Beiting was grateful to Master Tongze for his good intentions, and choked up: "The master is thoughtful and has handled it properly. This time, everyone went to rescue Zong Yan's wife and children, but they didn't want to encounter calculations, so that the casualties were so heavy, and I had to ask the master to take care of the aftermath in the future, I was exhausted, and I had no energy to share Zong Yan's worries. ”

Master Tongze said: "Beiting rest assured, the old man has discussed with Senior Yi before, just wait for you to wake up, and the old man will set off for the Lin Mansion in a few days." ”

Mu Beiting nodded slightly, and then asked, "Master, where is my child now?"

Master Tongze said: "Xun'er is also in the monk's house in the temple, and now he is being taken care of by the monks in the temple, Beiting don't worry." After a pause, he said: "By the way, the dose of antidote you took that day was insufficient, and there was still residual poison in your body, but at that time you were unconscious, and it was inconvenient to feed the antidote. As he spoke, he took out a small gray-glazed bottle with a thin neck from his sleeve and handed it over.

Mu Beiting slowly stretched out his hand to take the porcelain bottle, spread it in the palm of his hand and looked at it for a long time, then took off the stopper, and poured all the medicinal liquid in the bottle on the ground.

Master Tong Ze exclaimed, "Why is this Beiting?" At the same time, he reached out and snatched the medicine bottle in Mu Beiting's hand, but unfortunately when he got the medicine bottle, the bottle was already empty.

Mu Beiting's face was not wavering, a pair of eyes were dull, and he didn't match Master Tongze's words, he just said to himself: "Dai'er likes flowers very much, all kinds of flowers are liked, in the past" Yu Yuan Valley ", she planted a lot of flowers, and when the flowers bloomed, that is, when she was the happiest, in those days, she smiled so beautifully every day. But when the flowers are gone, she will gradually become depressed with the fading petals, which is my least favorite season... I had made a secret promise in my heart that I would take her to a place where flowers would not fall in the future, so that she would always smile... But I finally lost my word..."

Master Tongze saw that his expression was extremely sad, and hurriedly comforted: "The dead have passed away, and the living should be cherished, Beiting must not ...", but before he could finish speaking, Mu Beiting had already shook his head and interrupted: "I know the master's intentions, but I no longer need this kung fu for the rest of my life, and it is the same whether I take this antidote or not." ”

Master Tongze's heart froze, and he asked anxiously, "What do you mean by Beiting's words?"

Mu Beiting suddenly raised his eyes to look at the heavenly dome behind the temple, his eyes flickered, and after a long time, he sighed faintly: "I have only two wishes in this life, one is to raise Xun'er as an adult, marry a wife for him, and let him live an ordinary life; Speaking of this, he moved his eyes to the Buddha hall and continued: "As long as the Dharma is completed here, I will take Dai'er and Xun'er to the rivers and lakes, and I will never ask about the world affairs of the rivers and lakes again." ”

Master Tong Ze was silent for a long time, knowing that he had made up his mind, and even if he persuaded him again, it would be useless, so he had to pat him on the back again to show his understanding.