Master Qubai's eyes focused on the bronze candlestick in the room, and her eyes were shining with sparks. Her memory was also pulled back to a long, long time ago.
Xia Houshu looked at her quietly, describing her appearance with his eyes, and could not bear to disturb the tranquility of this moment. She still remembered that her mother often came to see her when she was young, but every time she came in a hurry and went back in a hurry.
As a result, she always felt depressed for a long time. She couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep well. When she finally fell asleep, she was always woken up by nightmares. Every time she woke up, she would see her master sitting quietly on the edge of the bed, speaking softly.
Look at herself. Then she can continue to sleep with confidence.
Time passed slowly, and I don’t know how long it took. It was so long that Xia Houshu almost forgot his doubts just now. Master Qu Bai suddenly said: "When my entire clan was destroyed, it was Qiu Lang who took me to escape. Later she
In order to protect me, I was seriously injured and ended up dying in a foreign country. And I wasted so many years and still could not bring his bones back to my hometown. Now, I can only go down to find him and explain to him personally."
Xia Houshu had heard about this past incident of Master Qubai, but after all, it was the past of his elders, and Master Qubai was still the abbot of Boyunguan, so it was not easy for him to judge, so he had to listen quietly.
Master Qubai sighed and added: "I remember that when my master accepted me, he asked me to swear that I would never be attached to the world of mortals in this life. I agreed to her at that time, thinking that in that way I could forget the past and start over.
Later, when your second senior uncle fell in love with a girl and wanted to go down the mountain to get married, my master called me in front of my ancestor and repeated my original vows, fearing that I would follow in the footsteps of his second senior brother. At that time, I really
I thought I could do it. But in fact, I have cultivated the Tao for half my life, but I have only cultivated my body and never cultivated my heart."
"Then what does it matter?" Xia Houshu said, "Whether you are the daughter of the Jiang family, Master Qubai, or the abbot of Boyunguan, in our hearts, you will always be our master. I don't know
What is 'Tao', but I know that if a person does not have seven emotions and six desires, he is a monster. Even the master back then had his own selfish thoughts. There were three disciples, but she preferred the master uncle. This is love. She knew that the master
Uncle is unwilling to take over Boyunguan, but he still tries his best to make him submit. This is desire. Master, you can't forget your old friend precisely because you are a kind and righteous person. And because of your kindness and righteousness, Boyunguan
Only then can we provide a place for so many people who have lost their relatives."
Master Qubai was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then said with a smile: "You have such a mouth, it's a good thing you met me. If you were my master's apprentice, I'm afraid you'd make her faint from anger. I'm afraid the whole Boyun Temple
, only you dare to speak like this."
Xia Houshu said with a smile: "That's because I haven't been able to receive teachings from Master in the past few years, so I have become unruly, so Master, you have to take good care of me."
Mrs. Qubai also laughed and said: "Now that you have parents to discipline you, how can it be my turn? As for teaching, I'm afraid your mother has given more than me. Shu'er, you are a child who has been teased by fate.
You have suffered so much at a young age. But compared to other senior sisters, you are lucky. So, you don’t have to worry so much, and you don’t have to care about other people’s opinions. You can be happy."
Xia Houshu felt that as she grew older, the only person who really understood her, apart from Xia Houyi and Yun Xi, was Master Qu Bai. Even after so many years, she could still understand her worries and concerns.
Master Qubai held Xiahou Shu's hand and said, "Shun'er, I asked you to come here today. There is one more thing you need to do, so I can only ask you to do it."
Only then did Xia Houshu realize that this was the real reason why Master Qu Bai turned away the others. He nodded without hesitation and said, "Master, no matter what you say, I will definitely help you do it."
Master Qu Bai knew that she had found the right person. Her face gradually relaxed and her eyes shone brightly. Then she pointed to a cabinet not far away and said, "Go and open that cabinet. There is a white
Porcelain bottle, help me take it out."
Xia Houshu quickly got up and opened the cabinet. As expected, there was a white vase inside. She took it out and handed it to Master Qu Bai. She couldn't help but wonder: "Master, what is in this?"
When I was young, there were many children in Boyun Temple, and they often had tantrums and fights. If anyone was wronged, Master Qu Bai would quietly take her to the quiet room and use sweets to coax her.
Could it be that Master thought she was unhappy and wanted to give her some candies?
Master Qubai gently touched the white porcelain bottle at hand, with a gentle and sad expression. She raised her head and glanced at Xia Houshu, and said: "Qiu Lang was seriously injured and died while trying to save me. It is not convenient for me as a woman to take him with me."
His body fled, so he had to be cremated. Here are his ashes."
Xia Houshu was stunned. So, what did Master want to do when he suddenly found Mr. Qiu's ashes?
Mrs. Qubai saw her surprise and said: "Our Jiang family is originally a wealthy family in Qiang City, while the Qiu family is a merchant family and often does business with Beiyuan. Back then, my grandfather had a good relationship with General Tang who was stationed in Qiang City.
The king of Beiyuan secretly sent someone to arrest my father and forced my grandfather to steal the Qiang City defense map for them. My grandfather did not agree, so they killed my father and went after Qiu. At that time, Qiu Lang's second uncle was not allowed to
It was concealed that the power of the family was in the hands of Dafang, who actually made a secret conspiracy with Beiyuan, causing chaos in Qiang City and the displacement of the people. And our Jiang family was also slaughtered for offending the king of Beiyuan. If I hadn't gone out with Qiu Lang at that time
I am afraid that I will not be able to escape the disaster when buying jewelry for wedding. And because Qiu Lang's second uncle had the King of Beiyuan as his backer, he did not hesitate to kill his father and brother, and seized the power of the Qiu family. In order to take refuge, Qiu Lang had to
He took me south with the fleeing people. Who would have thought that Uncle Qiu would kill everyone and send people to chase us all the way. Before Qiu Lang died, he told me that his biggest regret was that he could not protect his parents and brothers. I hope that I
Live well and return to your hometown with his bones in the future."
Xia Houshu probably understood what she meant and said, "So what Master wants me to do is to send Mr. Qiu's ashes back to Qiang City?"
Master Qubai nodded and said: "I don't have much time now, and the only thing I can't let go of is the promise I made to Qiu Lang. I have already told Miaoru that after I leave, my bones will be cremated and shared with Qiu Lang.
Put his ashes together and give them to you to send to Qiang City."
"Senior Sister, did you agree?" Xia Houshu was very confused. Although Master Qubai was terminally ill, she was not suffering from a serious disease, so there was no reason for the people in Boyunguan to cremate her body, let alone put her body after cremation.
Give the ashes to her.
Mrs. Qu Bai saw her concerns and said: "Your senior sister usually looks like a weak person, but she is actually a very thoughtful person. She has never failed to do anything she promised me. This matter is
, she knows what to do.”
Xia Houshu couldn't bear to refuse Master Qu Bai's request and said: "As long as Senior Sister is willing to cooperate, I will definitely fulfill my mission."
"I knew I had seen the right person." Mrs. Qu Bai seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief, "Now that my wish has been fulfilled, you can go back too."
Xia Houshu responded, then lifted Master Bai to cover him with the quilt, and then slowly withdrew.
Autumn in the mountains is cooler and quieter than in the capital, and even the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves is extremely loud.
Not long after Xia Houshu left the quiet room, she heard the sound of bells ringing from there, followed by a burst of crying. She knew that Master Qu Bai had gone, and the kind old man who had entrusted her with her last wish just now would be gone forever.
She left this world and went to another world to renew her relationship with her young man.
And the bond between her and Boyunguan also ended.
The sisters and sisters of Boyunguan will never give her face again in the future.
Xia Houshu stood there stunned for a long time. It wasn't until Yunxi and Yuhu hurried over to tell Master Qu Bai that Tai had become an immortal that she came to her senses, then squatted on the ground and burst into tears.
Yun Xi patted her on the shoulder and comforted her: "Girl, don't be sad. She has been lingering on the sick bed for many days. Now that she has become an immortal, she is relieved."
The night breeze blew softly, like dew soaking into the skin. Xia Houshu didn't reply, just squatted there and cried. It wasn't until she heard the crying in the quiet room getting louder that she slowly stood up, but because of squatting
After sitting there for too long, my legs and feet were already numb and I fell straight to the ground.
Yunxi and Yuhu were shocked and quickly helped her up.
"Quick! Take me to the quiet room!" Xia Houshu shouted. She had missed too much and didn't want to miss the last moment of her master.
Yunxi and Yuhu understood what she meant, and hurriedly knelt down and rubbed her legs quickly. After her numbness was slightly relieved, they almost dragged her to the quiet room.
Outside the quiet room, a row of little Taoist nuns were kneeling, all of them were disciples of several older senior sisters. Master Qu Bai's twelve disciples and Miao Chen were kneeling in the room, crying together.
The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop; the child wants to be nourished but the wind does not wait.
Xia Houshu knelt down numbly behind him. Looking at the man on the bed who would never wake up, he couldn't help crying again. Why didn't God even give her a chance to make amends?
Miaoli, who was next to her, glanced at her in surprise, then turned her head disdainfully. Several other senior sisters who were closer also ignored her.
Miao Fei turned around and took a look, suddenly stood up, rushed to Xia Houshu, pointed at her and said loudly: "What on earth did you say to Master?"
Xia Houshu was stunned for a moment and said in confusion: "Second Senior Sister, what are you talking about?"
Miao Fei said angrily: "Master said he wanted to see you alone in the afternoon, so he sent away everyone around him. She was obviously fine when we left, but why did she become like this after meeting you once? You must have said something to stimulate her.
words!"
Xia Houshu looked at the people around him and tried to calm down. He said, "Second Senior Sister, I know you are sad that the master is gone, but you can't wrongly accuse people for no reason, right? The master is so seriously ill.
She came to me and she did have something to tell her, but I didn’t say anything random, let alone make her angry, so how could I be the one irritating her?”
"Since you said no, then tell me, what did Master tell you?" Miao Fei said.
"She..." Xia Houshu was about to say, but he immediately remembered Master Qu Bai's last wish, so he had to say, "Master, she just felt that she hadn't seen me for too many years and just wanted to chat with me."
"Do you think I will believe it?" Miao Fei still glared at each other.
"Believe it or not, what I said is true." Xia Houshu said.
Miao Fei couldn't stand her look the most, so he was so angry that he immediately drew his sword. Fortunately, Miao Ru had quick eyes and quick hands, and he caught her sword just as she was about to place the blade on Xia Houshu's neck.
"What are you doing?" Miaoru said loudly and uncharacteristically, "Master, her body is still cold, are you going to start fighting among yourself?"