In a col at the foot of the snow-capped mountain, a Mengsha woman hid in a big tree by the night, but she saw that she was like a tanuki, leaning on the trunk of the tree, grasping the branches with her hands and feet, and looking up at the golden light on the top of the mountain. A moment later, the golden light flashed, and a group of lamas flew out of it, and then stood outside, in groups of three or five, whispering. Seeing this, the woman turned her head slightly and tilted her ears, as if she could hear the conversation hundreds of meters away. The lamas whispered for a moment, then said no more, and sat down on the ground together, meditating and waiting.

A gust of wind blew, and the woman's veil was lifted slightly, revealing a face that was shy of the moon, it was Zhao Tong of the Moon Shuge. Under his two pale eyebrows, a pair of eyes were round and round, and his expression was focused, revealing a look of some disappointment. When an hour passed, the golden light on the top of Xiaoxue Mountain dispersed, Zhao Tong hurriedly held his breath and concentrated, his hands and feet wrapped around the trunk of the tree, and the whole person was clinging to it like a dead leaf. After the thoughts of Ba Si Pa and Qiang Ba Mule were swept leisurely, he led the lamas down the mountain and flew away, Zhao Tong's whole body was loose, and he slipped directly from the trunk to the ground, and after a moment of respite, he lifted the veil with his hand, took out the incense towel, wiped the fine sweat on his forehead, and helped the pearl in the middle of the hair bush, before he stood up, slowly walked towards the foot of the mountain, and returned to the women's tent where the Heavenly Demon Dance was performed tonight.

After a while, there were already three or three small lamas who came to preach the decree of the Dharma, named such and such a woman, and went to the place of such and such a big lama to serve. This Zhao Tong was a servant girl under the seat of Ba Si Pa before, she was good at singing and dancing, and she was quite in the eyes of Ba Si Pa, so no one dared to name her. Zhao Tong just followed the rules, waited here for a while, and when he saw that there was no longer a master to summon him, he and a few sisters dispersed.

Zhao Tong wore a white veil and a brocade robe, walked all the way, returned to the Yueshu Pavilion in one by one, dodged a few drunken drinkers, casually greeted a few oily guys, came to the attic where he lived, and just sat down and drank a few sips of tea, he heard a light knock outside the door, "Miss Zhao, the southern rouge you want has been delivered." ”。 Zhao Tong walked quickly to the door, gently opened a crack, and after a little scrutiny, he welcomed the little guy who gave rouge in, and said in a loud voice, "Don't ask for silver first, wait for this girl to try rouge." If there is the slightest adulteration, you will not want to get a copper plate!" The handsome little man came into the room, and while looking around, he said, "My sister still can't trust me? After speaking, the fog rose all over her body, and in a blink of an eye, she turned into a slightly rickety old woman.

This old woman, in her fifties, was dressed in gray satin, her temples were white, and a hosta was obliquely inserted on her head. The old woman sighed and said, "Where is grandma going to play, this time I went south, I almost lost my old life, and I can't come back." ”

It turned out that this old woman, whose name was Mama Liu, was also an elder of the White Lotus Sect in Shandong. A few days ago, Han Shantong and Liu Futong formed an alliance in Bailuzhuang, and Mama Liu was also invited to participate. Unexpectedly, there was no secret, Bailuzhuang was besieged, Han Shantong died, and Liu Mama and others were lucky to follow Liu Futong and stand out from the encirclement. Subsequently, after consulting with Liu Futong and others, he still sneaked back to Dadu to collect intelligence in response to Liu Futong's subsequent uprising.

Zhao Tong heard that Mama Liu relied on Liu Futong's White Lotus Order and fought bloody battles before she got out, noticed Mama Liu's white face, and hurriedly asked, "Is Grandma seriously injured?" Mama Liu patted Zhao Tong's shoulder, shook her head, sat on the chair, poured a cup of tea for herself, while secretly suppressing the faint injuries in her body, and raised her head to show a smile, "It's not in the way, grandma is also a sixth-layer cultivator of mortal dust, just a few little lama Tartars, what can grandma do!"

Zhao Tong did not doubt him, so he sat aside, gently stroked his hair, and said, "Tonight, the Lamaism will hold a Dharma meeting on the top of Xiaoxue Mountain, and Pasipa and Changba Mule are all present. That Mama Liu's eyes flashed, and she hurriedly asked, "Have you found any secrets?" Zhao Tong shook his head, "This time they seem to be quite careful, not only dismissed us early, but also arranged an enchantment, hiding the top of the mountain in a crowd of golden light, and even sent the lamas below the real person out of the enchantment halfway. Tong'er's didn't dare to use the magic of thousands of miles of hidden listening, for fear of being discovered, so he just vaguely listened to what those little lamas said Mo En was dead, Huiming cultivated to the Dharma Realm, and how to resolve the catastrophe. ”

Mama Liu hurriedly said, "Tong'er, you are also doing the right thing, if you cast a spell, I am afraid that the spiritual sense will be detected as soon as it comes into contact with that golden light." After speaking, he looked up and suddenly saw a pearl the size of a dragon's eye embedded in the hair bush on the top of Zhao Tong's head, so he pointed to the pearl and asked, "Where did this thing come from?"

Zhao Tong saw that Mama Liu was asking about the pearl, so he hurriedly took off the pearl on his head and replied, "This is the reward given by Tong'er to perform the Heavenly Demon Dance tonight, and the old national teacher of Ba Si Pa will reward you casually." Mama Liu looked at Zhao Tong, then at the glimmering pearl in the palm of his hand, thought for a while, and said, "Tong'er, as the servant girl of Ba Si Pa before, you are quite into his eyes, this time Ba Si Pa broke through, you can think of more respects." On the one hand, they can take advantage of their power and be protected by them, so that they can act conveniently and suffer less trouble; on the other hand, they can also find opportunities to contact other lamas and notice some clues and even confidential information. ”

Zhao Tong heard Mama Liu say this, lowered his head and bowed his head in response, but what happened on the night when Wuxu came to the Moon Pavilion came to his mind before, and Wuxu's move to lift the veil when he saw the pearl on his head tonight.

That Mama Liu observed the words and looks, saw that Zhao Tong seemed to be thoughtful, waited for a while, and asked, "Tong'er, have you known anyone in the past few days?" Zhao Tong was slightly shocked in his heart, and said coquettishly, "Tong'er hides in the Yueshu Pavilion every day, and has never shown up in the drinkers, where do you know anyone." Grandma thought too much. ”

Mama Liu smiled and said meaningfully, "Look at the size and color of this pearl, it is also an excellent top grade among the Yuan Court tributes." Only a revered person like Phags-pa can give it away. is also worthy of my family. After that, Zhao Tong, who wanted to be coquettish, pulled Zhao Tong and said, "Tong'er is also a big girl in her early twenties, when Elder Liu succeeds in the uprising in the south, grandma will escort you to the rebels and help you find a man from the Han family who stands up to the sky." Zhao Tong's face was flushed, and he whispered like a mosquito, "Grandma is not allowed to talk nonsense." ”

"Grandma, why is she talking nonsense? I think back then, when Grandma and your grandfather spent candles in the cave room, they had just turned fourteen years old. At that time, I was younger than you, still a little girl, with two pigtails, and I liked to be coquettish more than you. As she spoke, Mama Liu seemed to recall her youth, and her face flushed. Suddenly, he held Zhao Tong's hand tightly with both hands, and said sharply, "Unfortunately, not long after, two lamas and a team of Yuan troops ran to the village, saying that they wanted to track down the White Lotus rebels. But they hunted chickens and ducks, looted property, and humiliated your mother who had just given birth to you, and as a result, your father, as well as your own grandfather and grandmother, were murdered in order to protect your mother. The elder of the White Lotus who was hiding in my house next door to recuperate from his injuries really couldn't stand it, so he climbed over the wall and fought desperately with the gang of thieves, your grandmother and the man in my family, seventeen or eighteen years old, hid me, picked up the axe, and rushed over. When there was no movement, I climbed out of the cellar and went to your house to see that my family and the gang of Yuan dogs were all lying in a pool of blood, the wounded Elder Bailian also died of exhaustion, and your own mother was also overly surprised and sad, and soon left. ”

Although it is not the first time that Zhao Tong has heard Mama Liu tell these tragic pasts, every time she listens to it, she bursts into tears. At this moment, she was no exception, hugging Mama Liu tightly and crying.

Mama Liu opened her eyes, raised her willow eyebrows, stroked Zhao Tong's back, and said, "Tong'er, don't cry, don't cry." Grandma hadn't cried since that day. Say, gently helped Zhao Tong up again, and carefully wiped away the tears on his face.

Zhao Tong came to his senses after a while, sat back in the chair, and suddenly saw another trace of blood on Mama Liu's mouth, and said in exclamation, "Grandma, are you vomiting blood?!" Mama Liu noticed that her heart was fluctuating, and she did not suppress the internal injury, so that between speaking, blood gushed out, and immediately took the handkerchief handed by Zhao Tong, gently wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with her hand, and said, "This time in Bailuzhuang, grandma, I accidentally hit the dog prince Balzoda with a blow to the heart, because of the lack of medicinal materials, so it was dragged until now." Tomorrow, grandma will go to the major pharmacies to inquire again. Zhao Tong hurriedly asked, "What kind of medicinal materials do you need?" Mama Liu didn't say anything, and told Zhao Tong that she didn't need to be careful, and then said a few words to Zhao Tong, and then left by herself.

Zhao Tong sent Mama Liu away in the night with a worried face, looking at the round pearl in his hand, and thinking of Mama Liu's words, his heart was in a trance. After standing for a moment, he put the pearl into the sachet, then walked to the closet, took out the Buddhist scripture with the letterhead, took out the letterhead, looked at it quietly, and handed it to the incense burner, which was burned to ashes.

As the so-called mountain suburbs hide their bodies, it turns out that Tong'er is unusual.

The moon in the sea is bright and the pearls are in tears, and the poetry of the plain paper is in the night.