The sky was getting dark, and the moon rose from the sky, white as jade, and flawless as jade. She quietly watched the things on the earth without speaking, like a friend, the mountain wind blew, the clouds that drifted over her, and the temple was lit with candles.

In the quiet room, Fa Zhen had already fallen asleep, and Han Yue looked at this little monk and knew that he was very tired today. Shen Futu looked at the child on the bed lovingly, blew out the oil lamp in the room, and motioned for Han Yue to go outside.

The two walked out of the door, the courtyard was very quiet, and the pilgrims went home at night, and there were three monks in the temple in addition to Fazhen and Shen Futu, and they all slept after finishing their homework. There were only two people left in the courtyard now, and Shen Futu went to the front of the hall and took two futons, and both of them sat cross-legged on the futons.

Shen Futu spoke first, "Young Master Yue, how did you recognize me?"

Han Yue pointed to Shen Futu's hand and said with a smile: "It's your hand that knocks on the wooden fish when chanting, and most monks require the right hand to knock on the wooden fish when chanting, but you use the left hand, and both the strength and the rhythm are very long." I think it's because you've been practicing martial arts for a long time and you're left-handed, plus because of your deep internal strength, so I felt that you were definitely not an ordinary monk from the moment I entered the door, until I saw your big mudra. ”

Hanyue paused for a moment and said with a smile: "I think there is only one person in this world who can use his left hand to make a big mudra and can slap people to death with one palm, but there is one thing I don't understand. ”

Shen Futu looked at Han Yue's eyes, he knew what Han Yue was going to ask, and said, "You want to know why I left here, do you?"

Han Yue didn't speak, he didn't want to ask this question, but he couldn't bear to let the little monk lose his master, he had decided to take care of this idle matter. He is already in trouble, but he still has to take care of other people's affairs early. Han Yue smiled bitterly in her heart, maybe she was a fool in the eyes of others.

Hanyue said: "I want to thank you, if it weren't for you today, I would almost die." ”

Shen Futu interrupted Han Yue's words, he looked at Han Yue gratefully, this sentence should have been what he said, because Han Yue's injuries were caused by his apprentice, but he already owed too much favor, and he was no longer willing to be like this.

Hanyue continued, "So if you need my help with something, I won't refuse. Because I'm a person who doesn't want to owe favors to anyone. ”

Shen Futu knew Han Yue's kindness, they were just two people who met in Pingshui, but they could say such things. But Shen Futu still shook his head, and his gaze turned to the sleeping Fazhen in the room: "I have only one request, Fazhen is already twelve years old this year. In two years he will be an adult, and I have been wandering with him for twelve years. I don't want to wander with him anymore. ”

Hanyue said, "Then you can stay." You can take Fazhen to buy a house in the capital and live a good life, you have been in the rivers and lakes for so many years, is it possible to save this little money"

Hanyue suddenly stopped talking. He saw a look of pain in Shen Futu's eyes, and he knew that a person would only have such a look if he had experienced great setbacks. Being in the rivers and lakes, I couldn't help myself, Han Yue suddenly thought of these eight words. Shen Futu came to this temple not to live here, but to take refuge here.

Shen Futu looked at Han Yue and nodded. "If a person makes a mistake when he is young, he will not be able to wash away his sin no matter how many years have passed. ”

Hanyue said, "What did you do wrong?"

Shen Futu said: "You can't do anything about this matter, no one can do anything about this matter." ”

Han Yue stood up suddenly, his voice was full of power, and he roared loudly: "But what I heard is that the former left-handed judge Shen Futu, he killed the bandit leader of the Black Wind Ridge, Long Batian, although he was slashed by seventeen knives, but he did nothing for the people. He went down the mountain alone in order to return the dart silver for the passing dart master, and went down the mountain with a body of blood and dart silver three days later, he never lived up to his promise in this life, and never did anything against his conscience. You say, what mistake can such a person make?"

The more Han Yue's words were spoken, the more excited he became, but when Shen Futu heard Han Yue talk about other past deeds, the pain in his eyes deepened. The night is even thicker, and in the vast night, who can know that no matter how many good things a person has done in this life, it is not as good as a wrong thing he has done.

Shen Futu said: "You don't need to say it anymore, let me ask you, do you know that there is an organization in this Jianghu, it is called Shadow." ”

Hanyue frowned, he hadn't heard of the Shadow Organization, but he wasn't afraid. Cold Moon asked, "Is it the shadow of the human shadow?"

Shen Futu nodded, "Everyone has a shadow, but people often can't see their own shadow, they are a huge organization, you don't know when the people around you will become their shadows." If they try to find you, you won't be able to hide from you anyway. ”

Hanyue said, "Why are they looking for you?"

Shen Futu said: "That's because I killed a shadow. ”

Hanyue said, "So they're going to kill you." ”

Shen Futu said: "Yes, I have been hiding here for three years, maybe it is really the Buddha who is protecting me and giving me a peaceful life for these three years." All I can ask now is for you to take care of Fa Zhen for me, he has wandered with me too many places. He needs a safe place, and this is my last wish in my life. ”

Han Yue heard the will to die in Shen Futu's voice, he looked at Shen Futu with wide eyes, and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Shen Futu looked at the moon in the sky and muttered into the air: "The mistakes made by a person when he was young have to be borne by himself no matter what. I won't let anyone meddle in this matter, I already understand your kindness, in fact, I should thank you today, because you gave me the courage to face it. ”

Shen Futu stood up, and at this moment he became the left-handed judge with blood in his heart again, his eyes full of bravery and passion.

Hanyue knew that once a person had such a look, then no one could persuade him to come back what he was going to do. At this moment, he suddenly wanted to drink, although he and the person in front of him had only known each other for a day, he was willing to make this friend, and his eyes were full of respect.

"I promise you that I will never let Fazhen suffer any harm. ”

"Okay, I'm leaving. Tell Fa Zhen and say that I have gone to march in the distance. ”

Shen Futu turned around suddenly, and under the moonlight, his expression was solemn, because he was going to do something great. Han Yue looked at his distant figure, and suddenly felt a little remorseful, if it weren't for his arrival today, the two of them could have continued to live here.

But Gao Zhuqing's death will definitely attract the attention of the shadow, and when the time comes, the two of them will continue to hide in Tibet.

"I'm sorry. "Hanyue Road.

Shen Futu shook his head with his back to Han Yue, and laughed loudly: "All this has nothing to do with you, you know why Gao Zhuqing came to this place, they have already discovered me, Gao Zhuqing is here to spy on me." Even if he doesn't die today, the shadow people will come to me in two days. ”

"You must come back alive!"

Han Yue looked at Shen Futu's distant back and said softly. He knew that this was an extravagant hope, but there were still people waiting for him here, and you must come back alive for the sake of Fazhen.

He was the only one left in the courtyard now, and this night, the cold moon suddenly felt so long.

When the sky was just dawning, Fa Zhen woke up from his sleep, and last night he had another good dream, he dreamed that his master and himself would never have to hide in the future. But when he woke up, there was only one person in the room, it was the big brother from yesterday, and he was peeling apples.

Hanyue saw Fazhen wake up, handed him an apple, and said with a smile: "Fazhen, you woke up." ”

Fa Zhen took the apple, a bad premonition came to him, he jumped out of bed, didn't even bother to put on his shoes, and rushed out the door, Han Yue stopped him and carried him back to the bed. He hadn't slept all night, but when he thought about how to explain Shen Futu's whereabouts to Fa Zhen, he felt a headache.

"Big brother, where is my master?" Fa Zhen's voice was trembling, he already had a faint premonition of uneasiness, he was still holding back, he didn't want people to see his weakness.

Han Yue tried to calm her mentality, and said very relaxedly: "Fa Zhen, your master has gone out to understand the Dharma. He asked me to take care of you for a while first. ”

When Fa Zhen heard that his master had left, he thought of yesterday's incident again, and hurriedly said, "Big brother, will my master come back?"

Han Yue gave Fa Zhen a reassuring smile and said, "Of course he will, he is just going out to travel, and he will naturally come back when he realizes the true meaning of Buddhism, but you can only be with me until he comes back." ”

Fa Zhen believed that it was true, and he stopped crying, but he was still puzzled in his heart, "But Master, why didn't he call me, didn't he like Fa Zhen?"

Han Yue said: "How can it be, it's just that going out to travel will be very hard, so he doesn't want to really suffer with him." ”

Fa Zhen bit his pale lip and said, "Fa Zhen is not afraid of suffering, nor is he afraid of being tired, no matter how hard and tired he is, as long as he can be with Master, Fa Zhen will feel very happy." ”

Han Yue was silent for a long time, the child in front of him will eventually grow up one day, he doesn't know if this child will hate himself if one day he knows the truth of the matter, but he will definitely keep his promise to protect the safety of this child's life.

"Fazhen, let's go. ”

"Where to go?"

"Go to a nice place. (To be continued......)