Yi Dan led Yuwen Songxian and Youming in disguise, and followed behind the three Ningkun Sect women. Facing the sunset at dusk, along the boundless lotus sea, stepping on the soft and fragrant soil, I came to the one I passed by earlier and stopped behind the Zhenru Temple.

Behind the Zhenru Temple is a Zhuangzi, and the Zhuangzi and the Zhenru Temple are close to each other back to back, but they cannot be connected to each other. The outside of the Zhuangzi is blocked by a high courtyard wall, and there are no plaques hanging on the two gates. From the outside, this place looked no different from an ordinary courtyard, no wonder when Yi Dan and the three of them passed by before, they didn't notice anything unusual at all.

"Here, this is our Ningkun Sect's Baohe Village," Yuxiu said.

Yi Dan looked around and said, "Eh, isn't this the temple we passed by in the afternoon?"

"Yes, behind this treasure lotus village is Zhenru Temple, why have you been here?" asked Yuxiu.

"No, it's just that the three of us passed by a little in the afternoon. But I didn't notice that behind this temple, there was a Zhuangzi," Yi Dan said with a smile.

"Well, our Ningkun Sect doesn't want to be disturbed, so we don't have a door plaque, and ordinary people can't find it," Yuxiu explained.

"Oh, no wonder, I just said I didn't notice it," Yi Dan looked at the courtyard gate.

"Knock knock..."Yuxiu stood outside the door and knocked on the door.

"Squeak," a little girl who looked like she was eight or nine years old, poked her head out gently.

"Sister Yuxiu, you're back," the little girl shouted happily.

"Yes, Sister Xiao Yubing, we're back, what are you doing?" asked Yuxiu with a smile.

"I'm reading, Sister Yuxiu, come in?" said the little girl, holding a book in her hand.

Yuxiu and the three of them led Yi Dan and the three of them into the courtyard, although the courtyard was not very large, but it was complete. On the left side of the courtyard is a large open space, with plum blossom stakes on the ground, hanging sandbags, and arrow targets, which can be seen to be the residence of people who practice martial arts. On the right side of the courtyard is a well, and by the well there is a girl who is spinning a wheel to draw water, and next to it is a large wooden basin, next to which is another girl washing clothes, and the two of them work together tacitly. Behind them was a vine swing, which the little girl was sitting on and reading, and it was still shaking.

The little girl closed the door with a "creak" again, she held the book, stepped forward and pulled Yuxiu and asked: "Sister Yuxiu, I learned another song today, this is the one, you see" The little girl pointed to the poems in the book, and read to Yuxiu in a young and crisp voice: "'Bing Ge doesn't see Lao Laiyi, sighing that everything is wrong in the world, I have no home to find my brother and sister, where can you visit the court today. 'Sister Yuxiu, what is Lao Laiyi?' the little girl asked curiously.

"Lao Laiyi, I mean that there was an old man in his seventies, who was still wearing children's flower clothes to make his father and mother happy. Later, people compared Lao Laiyi to a child's filial piety to their parents," Yuxiu patiently explained to the little girl.

When the little girl heard this, she was very sad, and she lowered her head and stopped talking.

"What's the matter, Xiao Yubing, why don't you speak?" asked Yuxiu.

"Sister Yuxiu, when I grow up, I will definitely be filial to my father. But why did he sell me to those bad guys?" Xiao Yubing said aggrievedly.

The little girl's casual words brought Yi Dan a strong shock. Only then did she know that the fate of this little girl was so tragic.

"Xiao Yubing, you are still young, let the unhappy things in the past pass, okay? You see what delicious food we brought you back" As she spoke, Yuxiu picked up the bamboo basket in her hand, and Xiao Yubing stared at the bamboo basket: "Ah, why are there so many crabs in this bamboo basket?"

"Yes, these crabs are fat and big, how about making crab porridge for you tonight?" Yuxiu said.

Xiao Yubing took the bamboo basket in Yuxiu's hand in surprise and said happily: "Okay, I like to eat crab meat and tender lotus root porridge, thank you three senior sisters"

Yuxiu pointed at Yi Dan and said to the little girl: "Xiao Yubing, this is Sister Yi, she is our guest here, call Sister Yi quickly." ”

The little girl politely shouted to Yi Dan, "Sister Yi is good." ”

"Well, the little girl is so cute. Yi Dan smiled and nodded.

"Xiao Yubing, please help bring these crabs to the kitchen to Aunt Shunshan, and ask her to make porridge with the newly picked tender lotus root today," Yuxiu said.

"Okay, I'll take it to Aunt Shunshan," said the little girl, who deftly picked up the bamboo basket and walked towards the side house of the courtyard.

"Don't open the bamboo basket, be careful of the crab in your hand!" the little girl walked away, and Yuxiu was still reminding loudly.

Seeing the little girl leaving, Yuxiu turned back to Yi Dan and said, "This little girl has just come here, and she will only turn nine years old after the Mid-Autumn Festival." Very sensible, obedient, diligent and studious. All our sisters here love her. ”

"Yes, this little girl is smart and handsome, and I like it very much," Yi Dan nodded and smiled.

"It's getting dark, why don't you stay for dinner?" Yuxiu said.

"Okay, thank you Miss Yuxiu for your kindness, I'm really sorry, then the three of us will bother" Yi Dan said politely.

"Where, you are guests, please don't dislike us for being humble here, and the greetings are not good," Yuxiu said.

"Where, it's already good, I like it here," Yi Dan said.

"Then, I'll take you to meet the senior sister of the head first," Yuxiu said.

"Okay, when I came to visit the Ningkun Sect this time, I imagined that the head of the sect would thank you in person," Yi Dan said.

"Our head is called Yan Hongjue, and he is twenty-one years old this year, which is not much different from the sisters here. Yan Zhangmen is the descendant disciple of the old master, the old head passed away last year, and the position of head was passed to Yan Zhangmen. Although she is the head of our Ningkun faction, we are all commensurate with each other as sisters and have a good harmony. Yuxiu said.

"That's good, then bother Miss Yuxiu to take me to meet this Yan master."

Yuxiu took Yi Dan and the three to the main hall, only to see a woman in a white gauze shirt, kneeling on the ground with her back to the door, her hands folded, and she was paying homage to a portrait above the main wall. The portrait was of a woman in her fifties, dressed as a kind nun.

"Master, it has been a year and fifteen days since you passed away, and my disciple misses you all the time! You are so kind and kind, in the mind of your disciple, you are my mother," the woman muttered to herself as she knelt down.

"Senior Sister in Charge" Yuxiu led Yi Dan and the three of them, came to the woman's back and shouted.

When the woman turned around, she saw a pair of red phoenix eyes on her pink face, which was very good-looking. After seeing Yuxiu, the woman asked, "Senior Sister Yuxiu, have you come back from your tour of the lake?"

"Yes, senior sister in charge," Yuxiu replied.

The woman looked at Yi Dan and the three of them, and asked curiously, "May I ask who these are?"

"Senior Sister Head, I was just about to explain this matter to you" As she spoke, she first pointed at Yi Dan and said, "This girl's surname is Yi Mingdan, she said that she was in danger in Yangzhou City last night, and it was the people from our Ningkun Sect who saved her." When you came back last night, didn't you say that you had saved a girl?

The head of the door took two steps forward, walked into Yi Dan, looked at it carefully and said, "That's right, it seems to be this girl" Yi Dan also smiled and nodded at the woman.

"May I ask you, girl, why did you visit the village?" the woman asked.

Yi Dan looked at the woman, and hurriedly replied: "In Xia Yi Dan, I have come to thank Master Yan for his rescue last night, and I took the liberty to visit, and I ask for forgiveness!"

"It's not enough to raise your hands. But look at my girl, your figure should also be a person who knows martial arts. I don't know why I was in such a situation last night?" the boss asked.

"Master Yan, you don't know, I just arrived in Yangzhou yesterday and fell into the trap of the bad guys, so I have that embarrassing situation. However, fortunately, he was able to meet the head of Yan in time to rescue him, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable," Yi Dan replied.

"Innocence is more important to a woman than her life. I guess if you really lost your innocence yesterday, maybe you wouldn't have survived until now, right?" the boss speculated.

"In the following opinion, although a woman's innocence is certainly more important than anything else. However, compared with life, it still cannot be compared. Besides, with a heavy responsibility under his body, he would not dare to take his own life without permission no matter what," Yi Dan said.

After hearing this, the head nodded with a smile and said, "Well, you are really different from other women. Other women value chastity more than their own lives. But all of this is the moral shackles imposed on women by this world of male superiority and inferiority. Why should a woman guard herself like jade for a man for the rest of her life, while a man can mess with flowers and grass, have three wives and four concubines, and not guard herself for a woman for the rest of her life? Men regard women as a private item, and when they need it, they value it more than anything else, and when they don't need it, they will discard it at will, or even sell it. Such a world is inherently unfair."

"Senior sister, you're right, such a world is indeed very unfair. But there are many women in this world who like to cater to men's preferences, and are willing to be pretentious to win men's favor and satisfy men's possessiveness. And his own life has become a gorgeous but useless ornament. When men are tired of playing with the old, of course, they will discard and replace them with new ones," said Yuxiu on the side.

"Miss Yuxiu is right, we women should still respect ourselves. Don't be lazy and indulgent. Otherwise, he will always be just a man's plaything and foil, and he will never be able to straighten his waist. Yi Dan said.

"You're right, the women of my Ningkun faction are all women who can still live well without relying on men. The boss said.

"I have heard some of the deeds of your faction, so I admired it and came to pay a visit. Yi Dan said.

After the head looked at Youming and Yuwen Songxian, he asked with curious eyes, "Excuse me, who are these two?"

"I'm sorry Master Yan! You have been looking at it for so long, I forgot to introduce it" Yi Dan pointed at Youming and said: "This is my junior sister named Xiaoyu." However, she was born speechless and couldn't speak, but her ears could hear it," Yi Dan turned his head and smiled and said to Youming: "Senior sister, hurry up and salute Master Yan." ”

Youming bowed to the head of the house, got up and smiled all the time. The head of the Yan family stared at Youming for a few moments, then smiled and nodded.

Yi Dan pointed at Yu Wensong again and said, "This is my sister-in-law, who was just kicked out of the house by my eldest brother." She didn't worry about us, so she came with us too."

Yu Wensong pinched his throat first, and said to the master: "I've seen the head of Yan"

The head of the sect listened to Yuwen Songxian's voice and felt very strange. But after all, when we meet for the first time, it is inconvenient to ask in detail. also nodded with a smile and said: "Oh, you're welcome, since they are all women who are hard-working in the world, everyone knows each other is fate"

"Yes, it's all fate, all the hard-working women in the world are family" Saying, Yi Dan winked at Yuwen Song first: "Is it sister-in-law?"

"Oh, yes, yes, family, family," Yu Wensong said in a holding voice.

"In Xia Yan Hongjue, twenty-one years old this year, is the head of this Ning Kun faction, may I ask Miss Yi, how old are you?" asked the head of the sect.

"I'm twenty years old this year, one year younger than Master Yan," Yi Dan replied with a smile.

"Since we are also destined, and you are also one year younger than me, if you don't dislike it, please call me Sister Yan" Yan Hongjue said.

"That's good, Sister Yan. I'm really glad to meet you," Yi Dan said happily.

"I don't know what school you are teaching from, Miss Yi?" asked Yan Hongjue.

"My master was originally a disciple of the Dangshan Shangxiu Sect, but later left the Shangxiu Sect. Therefore, my teacher should still be counted as a cultivator. But I also have some other sect skills," Yi Dan said.

"I didn't expect Miss Yi that you are a high-ranking disciple of the Dangshan Cultivation Sect, disrespectful! Disrespectful!" Yan Hongjie said respectfully.

"Where, where. Sister Yan, you are the heroine among women. I didn't expect you to become the head of this Ningkun faction at such a young age, you are really young and promising," Yi Dan praised.

"I'm ashamed, I just became the head of the Ningkun Sect not long ago. The old master is my master, but she just passed away last year."

Yi Dan followed Yan Hongjue's eyes and looked at the wall: "May I ask if this wall is the portrait of the Lingshi?"

"That's right, this is the portrait of the teacher" Yan Hongjue also followed Yi Dan's eyes and looked at the portrait again.

"I beg your pardon for saying that the portrait of Master Ling looks like a Buddhist master, right?" Yi Dan asked curiously.

"That's right. Our Ningkun faction has been in this treasure for more than 100 years. Successive heads of families will become nuns until the end. And it's just behind Baohezhuang that Zhenru Temple is cultivating," Yan Hongjue said.

"Oh, is it? Sister Yan, please excuse me for taking the liberty of asking again. Why did the successive heads of this Ningkun Sect eventually become monks? What is the relationship between this Baohe Village and the Zhenru Temple behind it?" Yi Dan plucked up the courage to ask.

At this time, Yan Hong absolutely Yuxiu said: "Yuxiu, the guest has been here for so long, and he hasn't drunk saliva yet." Please go and bring me a pot of tea," Yuxiu agreed.

After a while, Yuxiu brought a pot of tea and beckoned everyone to sit down and pour tea. Yan Hongjie took a sip of the teacup and continued: "The temple behind our Baohe Village is called Zhenru Temple. Its story is closely related to the name of this Baoying county. Baoying County was called Anyi County before the year of Baoying in the Tang Dynasty. After the Anshi Rebellion was pacified, there was a nun named Zhenru in Anyi County, who accidentally got eight treasures that meant smooth wind and rain, Guotai and Min'an, and dedicated them to the Tang Emperor, Emperor Dayue, hoping that 'Shengbao Yingzhen' would be true from then on, so he changed the year name to 'Baoying', and also changed Anyi County to Baoying County"

"It's like a treasure story, I've heard it before. What happened later?" Yi Dan continued.

Later, the Tang Dynasty Sect repaired this Zhenru Temple to thank the master of the Zhenru nun who offered the treasure. The master used the incense money donated by the temple pilgrims to buy lotus roots in the surrounding small lakes. The money from the sale of lotus root was distributed to the poor people in the surrounding area. After Master Zhenru passed away, one of her female disciples, Master Shanyuan, inherited her mantle and continued to practice and save suffering. Every year, after the lotus root is harvested, it will be transported to Yangzhou through this Grand Canal and sold at a good price. The master of good fortune came and went in Yangzhou, and he became familiar with the situation in Yangzhou. Yangzhou City because of the Grand Canal brought a lot of green buildings, Master Shanyuan found that many women were forced to sell themselves in the green buildings. Many of them are called the heavens and the earth, jumping off buildings and throwing themselves into rivers, which often happens, and their fate is miserable and miserable. Once, Master Shanyuan took a boatload of lotus lotus root to Yangzhou again, and on the bank of the Grand Canal, he encountered a gang of gangsters chasing a woman. Seeing that the woman was about to be captured by the gang, she jumped into the Grand Canal. Later, he was rescued by Master Shanyuan, hid in the boat, brought back Baoying, and placed in Zhenru Temple. But because the woman escaped from the green building, she felt humble and did not dare to live in the temple, for fear of tarnishing the holiness of the Buddha. So she did it herself, built a thatched hut behind Zhenru Temple, and planted lotus roots for the temple since then. Later, by chance, I met a Taoist aunt from Kunlun Mountain. That Daogu taught her the three-way palm technique, as well as the light skill of being able to walk on lotus leaves. With these few collars, she infiltrated Yangzhou City and rescued several women who were forced to sell themselves. Later, more and more women were rescued, and she founded the "Ningkun School" behind this Zhenru Temple. 'Heaven and earth, men and women', the meaning of the Ningkun faction, is the powerful force of women in the world who are united and will definitely be able to change their fate. She vows to save the suffering women of the world. She is the ancestor and mother-in-law of our Ningkun faction - the great righteousness and condensation, the best woman Kun. ”

Yi Dan, You Ming and Yuwen Songxian sat aside, quietly listening to the head Yan Hongjue, telling the story of the Ning Kun faction. Hearing this, Yi Dan interrupted and asked, "I have long heard that your sect has always been chivalrous and righteous to save women from fire and water. It turns out that the grandmother of your sect left this tradition. I really admire it in the next," Yi Dan praised sincerely.

"Hey, but the grandmother's mother-in-law couldn't change it until she died, and the tragic fate of women in the world was so she finally became a nun. However, we Ningkun Sect's efforts to save the suffering women in the world still have to be done. The position of the head of the Ningkun Sect has been passed down to me, and it is already the eighth generation. This is the general story of our Ningkun Sect" Yan Hongjue looked at the portrait of her master and let out a long breath, revealing the heavy sadness that should not be a woman of her age.

"I didn't expect that the Ningkun Sect had so many legendary and touching stories. There is also a generational mission to save suffering. Under the sincere admiration," Yi Dan said admiringly.

At this time, the little girl, Xiao Yubing, ran into the house and asked Yan Hongjue, "Senior Sister in charge, what are you talking about?"

Yan Hongjue hugged Xiao Yubing in her arms, and Yan Hongjue continued to say to Yi Dan: "Where, our strength is still very weak, and there are still too many women suffering in the world, too many. If one is saved, another will appear, and it will never be saved. Therefore, the heads of the past generations, because they couldn't save all the suffering women, finally went to the Zhenru Temple behind them and cut their hair to become nuns."

"I understand, no wonder Sister Yan, the portrait of your master is dressed as a nun's master," Yi Dan suddenly realized.

"Yes, my master is a kind and kind person, just like my mother. I lost my mother when I was a child, and my father gambled and drank, and finally sold me to a large family and became a child bride. I was five years old. Later, because of the family's downfall, they sold me to the Qinglou in Yangzhou, when I was only nine years old. As old as she is now," she said, looking at the little Yubing girl she was holding in her arms.

Xiao Yubing raised her head, a pair of immature and innocent eyes, staring at her intently. Yan Hongjue looked at Xiao Yubing, smiled slightly, and then raised her head and said to Yi Dan: "So, when I saw this little girl for the first time, I felt very kind. It was like seeing my own childhood. Xiao Yubing's fate is as bleak as mine, after her mother died, her father wanted to marry again, but he didn't have the money. Suspected of dragging Xiao Yubing down, he sold her to the Qinglou. You say, how could that bastard be so unconscionable? Xiao Yubing is only eight years old, and her body is not yet healthy, so it is really too much to be devastated like this. But fortunately, as soon as Xiao Yubing was sold to the Qinglou, I found out and rescued her. So she was just scared."

"Xiao Yubing met Sister Yan, which can be regarded as a blessing in her misfortune. I believe that she will definitely be able to grow up healthy and happy in the future and be a chivalrous woman with a mission. Is that it?" Yi Dan said, smiling at the little girl.

Although Xiao Yubing didn't understand the deep meaning of Yi Dan's words, she still smiled and nodded lightly.

Yan Hongjue continued: "And I'm not so lucky. At that time, I was sold at the age of eight, and I was devastated. I am no longer a complete woman, and I will never be able to have children in this life. Hmph, but that's okay, I don't care about that anymore, because I'll never think about it again. I swore that I must save the suffering women in the world and kill all the bastard men in the world who are unkind and unrighteous and abandon from the beginning to the end" Speaking of this, Yan Hong's eyes showed a trace of firm desperation. Yi Dan seemed to understand the meaning of Yan Hongjue's name, which turned out to have the meaning of love.

"I'm sorry!Sister Yan, I didn't mean to mention your sadness, please forgive me for my mistakes!" Yi Dan was deeply apologetic.

"It's okay, my tears have long since dried up, and now all that remains is strength and faith. I treat you as sisters, so I told you all these unbearable pasts, and please don't laugh at me," Yan Hongjue said.

"Sister Yan, what are you talking about, you are so beautiful, kind, and chivalrous. In my mind, you are the most beautiful and pure person, how can we make fun of you. Yi Dan said with a smile.

"Thank you, Miss Yi, for looking up to me so much, I'm ashamed that you say me so well," Yan Hongjue said.

"Sister Yan, what I say is true," Yi Dan said.

Yan Hongjue smiled, and asked Xiao Yubing again, "Xiao Yubing, did you practice today?"

"Yes, senior sister in charge. I practiced the plum blossom pile today and broke my leg. Senior Sister Yuhe said, let me cultivate my body first, and then practice in a few days," Xiao Yubing said.

"To practice martial arts is not to be afraid of hardship and tiredness. When you grow up, you will be able to act chivalrous and kill all the ruthless men in the world, do you understand?" Yan Hongjie admonished.

"Well, I understand. I will definitely practice hard, please rest assured," Xiao Yubing said.

"Okay, what a good girl," Yan Hong praised.

"Oh, by the way, Sister Yan, I heard rumors from the rivers and lakes that the Ningkun Sect does not allow any men to trespass, is that the case?" Yi Dan asked after a while.

"This is not a rumor, but a fact, and it is also a rule set by our grandmother. If a man dares to break into this treasure lotus village, he will kill him directly regardless of the reason," Yan Hongjue said decisively.

When Yi Dan saw Yan Hongjue's attitude, he categorically didn't dare to mention to her that Youming and Yuwen Song were men first. Yi Dan was also thinking in his heart, hoping to explain the purpose of this trip to Yan Hongjue as soon as possible, and then quickly leave with the two of them, otherwise it would take too long and he would be exposed.

Yi Dan looked at Yuwen Songxian, but he didn't expect Yuwen Songxian, who was disguised as a 'sister-in-law' at this time, to cry like a tearful person, wiping a handkerchief and wiping the tears on his face.

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you, what are you crying about?" Yi Dan asked.

"I, oh, people are moved," Yu Wensong said with a pinched throat.

Yi Dan stared at Yuwen Songxian, smiling and not saying a word.