The fifth time, the disaster
On this day, Baiguanzhuang is destined not to be peaceful, and only a lonely Shangguan Qianye is left under the night, holding Shangguan Ding, who has just turned 100 days. Shangguan Qianye was already stunned by what was happening in front of him at this time, and looking at the blood all over the ground, he didn't know what he should do.
He ran out with the child in his arms, and ran back to his home in one breath, and when he entered the door, he realized that he was no longer greeted by the love of his parents in the past, but only the same desolation as Shangguan Ding's family.
Shangguan Qianye put down the child, hugged his parents and cried and cried, until he was already surrounded by people in the village, and everyone was talking nonsense. Shangguan Qianye didn't know what they were talking about, he cried for a long time, he picked up the child again, and went straight to Mei Feiyan's house, in his heart Mei Feiyan was the person he wanted to find the most at this time, he hoped that Mei Feiyan had fled back home and was waiting for him.
And when he got there, he was left with endless disappointment. After a night of panic, the whole Zhuangzi quieted down, the official officials came, everyone was busy, only Shangguan Qianye was holding Shangguan Ding, who was only a hundred days old, in the corner, not knowing what to do next, and not knowing where to go.
When the officials left, another bad news came, the people in the village said that the two boys were a disaster and did not want them to live in the village anymore. In this way, those ignorant and good people drove the two ignorant children out of Baiguanzhuang.
Shangguan Qianye hugged Shangguan Ding and didn't know where to go, Shangguan Ding cried vigorously, maybe he was hungry. Shangguan Qianye had no choice but to beg while walking, fortunately, there were kind-hearted people who took pity on these two young children, every time they went to a village and a village, some people would leave the two of them to live for a few days, and some people sent cow and goat milk to Shangguan Ding, so the two children spent five years unconsciously.
Fifteen-year-old Shangguan Qianye is no longer able to get the pity of many people, because in the eyes of everyone, he is already a little man who can be self-reliant. In desperation, Shangguan Qianye had no choice but to find a job that could feed the two brothers.
On this day, fifteen-year-old Shangguan Qianye came to Ningyuan Prefecture with five-year-old Shangguan Ding, Shangguan Qianye's father often taught him to read and write when he was young, so he knew the name of the city tower.
When the two brothers entered the city, Shangguan Qianye went to various shops to ask if there was any work he could do, but most of the shopkeepers saw that he was still with children, so they all refused. Later, I finally found a hotel, the boss's surname is Li, is a famous bully in Beiguan in the city, Boss Li saw two children come to look for work, and when he heard the accent was not local, he said: "You can do it in my place, but you can only let you have enough food, but there is no salary." ”
Shangguan Qianye hurriedly said: "Thank you, we don't dare to ask for wages, as long as we are allowed to eat." And so the two of them stayed.
Because Shangguan Qianye was diligent, Boss Li was happy, so he quit the two handymen, so that Shangguan Qianye's work was even more tiring. Boss Li arranged for the little brothers to sleep in the stable in the backyard, and they also ate some leftover meals from the guests.
Shangguan Qianye didn't say anything, as long as he could eat enough, he could do anything. But the most unbearable thing is the boss's beating and scolding, a little unsatisfactory, then punching and kicking, Shangguan Qianye's old injuries have not healed and new injuries have risen, whenever it is night, he will hold Shangguan Ding and cry secretly, Shangguan Ding sometimes said to Shangguan Qianye: "Brother, don't blame the boss for beating you, your work is too slow." Shangguan Qianye knew that he was still young and ignorant, so he didn't bother with him.
Until one day, Boss Li had something unpleasant, drank more wine, and beat Shangguan Qianye for no reason.Shangguan Qianye was very angry, and secretly took a short knife from the kitchen and put it on his body, and when the little brothers slept in the stable at night, Shangguan Ding said to Shangguan Qianye: "Brother, why are you so stupid, I saw him when he beat you, why can't you hide from him when he moves so slowly?" Shangguan Qianye didn't continue, just said to himself: "If he wants to beat me again, I will kill him." ”
While the little brothers were talking, Boss Li came out dangling, came to the front of the little brothers, unbuttoned his pants and urinated on the two children. Shangguan Qianye couldn't stand it anymore, and jumped up with a knife in both hands and stabbed at Boss Li. Because he had drunk wine, he had been stabbed to the ground before he could react, Shangguan Qianye was still angry, and rode on the dead man and stabbed him with a knife, stabbing him dozens of times, Shangguan Ding, who was only five years old, looked at him and said, "Brother, can you move faster." ”
Shangguan Qianye didn't hear him say anything, until he didn't even have the strength to do so, so he fell to the ground and rested for a while. Then he picked up Shangguan Ding, opened the back door, ran on the street, and ran out of the north gate of Ningyuan City. When he went out, Shangguan Qianye's tears fell again, and he thought to himself: "I can find a place to eat, but now that I have killed someone, where are I going to go in the future?"
I was thinking about it, when an old man came up to me, and saw a boy crying with a child outside the city gate, so he kindly walked over and asked, "Child, why are you crying here?"
Shangguan Qianye said: "The two of us were deceived and lived here, with no relatives and no money, and now I don't know where to go." The old man said, "Pitiful, then, I will show you a place to go, do you see the mountain?" Shangguan Qianye looked in the direction of the old man's finger, and then said to the old man, "Old man, is there anyone on that mountain?"
The old man said: "There are no people, but there is a temple, which is the Chaoyang Temple inscribed by the jade pen of Qianlong today." There is an old man living in the temple, he is a very nice person, you can go and stay there for a few days, and it is not too late for you to leave when you have news of your family. ”
In this way, Shangguan Qianye listened to the old man's words and took Shangguan Ding to the mountain that the old man pointed to. In fact, Shangguan Qianye has been coming to Ningyuan Prefecture for some time, and he also knows about this mountain.
This mountain is called the first mountain, it is a lonely mountain, there are no other peaks connected around, in the northeast of Ningyuan City, stand by the sea, although the mountain is far from being steeper than the five mountains, but it stands alone on this flat river, it is also very magnificent, there is more sea as a companion, and it also adds a few points of aura. But Shangguan Qianye really didn't know that there was a temple on the first mountain.
When the two came to the foot of the mountain, they had no choice but to sleep under a pine tree because it was too late at night to find their way. The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, the little brothers went up the mountain to find the temple, and finally at noon, they found a temple, Shangguan Qianye fixed his eyes on it, and sure enough, there were three big characters written on it.
The two were overjoyed and rushed into the temple. It is a small temple, but it is very elegant in the jungle. When the two came to the main hall, they saw a person sitting facing the Buddha statue with hair on his head, not a monk, but an old man from behind. The two Shangguan brothers knelt down and bowed: "Presumably you are the old layman, my brothers have nowhere to go today, I want you to take us here." ”
The old man didn't turn around to look, but just said, "Why did you two come here?" Shangguan Qianye said: "The two of us were lost and separated from our relatives, so we had nowhere to go, so we came here to ask the old monk to take them in for a few days. The old man said, "Why is it a lie at a young age?" Shangguan Qianye said: "Old layman, I'm telling the truth. ”
The old man said: "You killed the boss with your own hands in the Li Hotel last night, when I don't know?" Shangguan Qianye was shocked when he heard this, he really didn't know why the old man knew about it, it must have been difficult to hide, so he said: "Old layman, that person was originally a wicked person, I killed him in desperation, my brother is young, if I am taken, he will be left unattended, beg the old man not to send me to the official." ”
The old man said: "It's good to tell the truth, that person is indeed a wicked person, you killed it well!" Brother Shangguan looked happy after hearing this. The old man said: "The two children are indeed a little pitiful without being taken care of, and you two will live in the temple temporarily from today, but you must not go down the mountain at will, this place is very close to the state city, if you two go down the mountain, it will definitely attract people from the government and ruin the reputation of this hospital." After hearing this, the two hurriedly thanked them.
At this time, another person walked in from outside the temple, and the man didn't look much when he saw the two children kneeling here, but just came to the old man's back and said with a deep bow: "Master, the apprentice is back." The old man said, "How is the matter?"
The man said: "The matter has been done, I have already disposed of the body of the hotel owner, no one will know that he was killed, everyone just said that he was missing." ”
Speaking of this, Shangguan Qianye had already realized that he was talking about his own business, but he didn't expect this person to help him take care of the aftermath, and he really didn't know how to thank others, so he raised his head and looked at the person. Suddenly I felt a little familiar, but I couldn't remember which one it was for a while, Shangguan Ding also raised his head and looked at it innocently.
At this time, the old man said again: "I didn't ask about the two of them, but about the matter of the Proud Sword Gate, how did you find out?" The man said: "Recently, Cao Rang, the left protector of the Proud Sword Gate, took Lang Bei's two disciples to secretly worship Wudang, but because Wudang was very strictly guarded, the three of them failed to succeed. ”
The old man then asked: "Except for Wudang over the years, has the sword spectrum of each sword sect been almost collected by Chang Jiuren?" The man said: "Exactly, after the Changjian Zhuang sword spectrum in Changxingling was stolen five years ago, there were several portal sword books such as the Bijian Sect and the Huajian Sect that were stolen by them. Now Chang Jiuren has taken a fancy to Wudang again, but how can the long-bearded Daoist of Wudang Mountain be able to afford to be provoked by the Proud Sword Sect?"
The old man said: "It seems that Chang Jiuren wants to be the supreme of the sword sect, hey, what is the use of even if it is the supreme? I want to ...... that day" "Wan Daxia!" The old man was about to continue, when Shangguan Qianye suddenly shouted like this, startling the three people present.
Shangguan Ding looked at Shangguan Qianye with a very surprised gaze and asked, "Brother, do you know him?" The man also turned to look at the kneeling child beside him, and he was really puzzled in his heart. At this time, Shangguan Qianye asked again: "Are you Wan Daxia?" The man said: "Yes, my surname is Wan, and my name is prestigious." Jianghu people are called loyal and righteous heroes. ”
When Shangguan Qianye heard this, he hurriedly pulled Shangguan Ding, and then said, "Quickly kowtow to the benefactor." After speaking, he kept kowtowing to the ground like a chicken eating rice. Shangguan Ding doesn't know what's wrong, anyway, my brother let himself kowtow, so let's kowtow. Wan Weiwang hurriedly stepped forward to help the two children and asked, "Aren't you the children in the Li family's shop, why do you recognize me?"
Shangguan Qianye said: "Have you forgotten what happened to Baiguanzhuang five years ago? That night you beat away two wicked people and saved us, my name is Shangguan Qianye, he is Shangguan Ding, who has just turned 100 days at that time." As he spoke, he pointed to Shangguan Ding beside him.
Wan Weiwang never thought that these two children would fall here, at this time the old man laughed a few times, and then turned his back to the three of them: "It's really providence, the grievances have not been washed away, and they will eventually meet the debt collector." ”
Wan Weiwang leaned down, looked at the two children carefully, and then asked Shangguan Qianye, why did you come here, Shangguan Qianye told how he was expelled from the village, how he asked for food to support Shangguan Ding, and how he found the Li family shop that was humiliated and murdered.
Wan Weiwang also had tears in his eyes when he heard this, and after Shangguan Qianye finished speaking, Wan Weiwang touched the heads of the two of them and said, "Poor two children, I have suffered you in the past five years. Five-year-old Shangguan Ding kept watching their conversation stupidly, as if everything he said was fresh and had nothing to do with himself.