Winter has come, and Ji Xiaoshu, who has lived in the south since she was born, is experiencing the cold season for the first time. Every time, she always has to run out first to feel the cold air, and only comes back shivering before putting on more clothes.
During breakfast that day, Ji Xiaoshu looked at the fallen leaves fluttering in the wind outside the window with some sadness. The trees were already bare, "Master's wife, my father has gone to the north. Will he get frozen?"
Su Liang smiled and said, "No, your father is an adult and knows to wear thicker clothes when the weather is cold."
"What about Master? When will he come back?" Ji Xiaoshu asked.
Su Liang counted time every day, so he replied without thinking, "If you hurry up, you can come back in ten and a half months." If the rescue goes smoothly and no other troubles are encountered, Gu Ling should be rushing back to Kasyapa at this time.
On the road to the city.
"Great!" Zheng'er's eyes lit up, "Before Master comes back, we will teach my sister to learn more words. Master will definitely be very happy when he sees her!"
"Sister, who am I?" Ji Xiaoshu pointed at Gu Xiaonuan and pointed at herself.
Gu Xiaonuan smiled and waved her little hands, and said in a clear voice, "Brother!"
Zheng'er looked helpless and leaned forward, "Sister, I am the eldest brother. He is the second brother."
Gu Xiaonuan poked Zheng'er's face with her white and tender little fingers and called out, "Second brother!"
Ji Xiaoshu exclaimed, "Oh my sister, you are really discerning!"
"Eat, stop making trouble." Su Liang suspected that Gu Xiaonuan did it on purpose, knowing that it would be more fun.
At the end of breakfast, Ji Xiaoshu was still thinking about Gu Ling's coming back soon, "When Master comes back, we will go to Wangxiang Mountain together to see if the tadpoles have grown into big frogs!"
"Okay." Su Liang rubbed Ji Xiaoshu's little head, "But don't forget, your master will check your homework when he comes back."
"Ah?" Ji Xiaoshu lamented, very much like Su Liang in his previous life when he realized he had forgotten a summer homework before school started, "Senior Brother, can you stop being so diligent?"
Zheng'er, who had already begun dictating the verses he learned yesterday, raised his head with a serious face, "Master said, if you don't do it, you must do it seriously. Xiaoshu, come here, let's write together."
Su Liang watched the two children writing for a while, then heard Gu Xiaonuan shouting "wai, wai, wai" in the car. This was also taught by her two brothers. If they wanted to go outside, they could say "wai", but Gu Xiaonuan only said one word.
, it sounds like a question "hy".
Su Liang put a little red hat with a fur ball on Gu Xiaonuan and wrapped her in a small blanket. Su Liang took her for a walk outside by the lake.
"Mom!" Gu Xiaonuan called Su Liang with bright eyes and pointed her little finger in the direction of the forest.
Su Liang shook his head, "It's no use calling me mother, I won't go."
Gu Xiaonuan immediately changed her mind and called out, "Dad!"
Su Liang was very happy, "You're right. If your father were at home, he would definitely be obedient to you. Just miss him!"
I miss him too... Su Liang looked at the unfrozen lake and thought of the small river in Sujiacun. During the first winter after traveling through time, Gu Ling often went fishing by the small river and brought it back to Su Liang for him to eat.
.In the blink of an eye, more than three years have passed.
Su Liang finally took Gu Xiaonuan for a walk in the forest before returning to Yuanming Pavilion.
Chengyun came after a while and said that his uncle asked him to borrow a chess set and had made an agreement with Su Liang.
Su Liang smiled, "You're here, let's have lunch before leaving."
Chengyun said he wouldn't eat, but Su Liang asked him to help take care of Gu Xiaonuan because she had something to do.
Qiu Cong accompanied Nangong Qian to the Lin family's house for a visit but had not returned yet. The two children were still doing their homework seriously. Chengyun saw that Su Liang had gone upstairs. He was the only one who could take care of Gu Xiaonuan, so he had to play with Gu Xiaonuan.
Gu Xiaonuan touched Chengyun's bald head a few times, then turned her attention to the window again, pointing with her little finger to go out.
Chengyun picked up Gu Xiaonuan and went upstairs to ask Su Liang if he could take the child out.
"Okay, put a hat on her and wrap her in a blanket." Su Liang said.
Chengyun found Gu Xiaonuan's hat and put it on her, then wrapped her in a small blanket and carried her outside. Gu Xiaonuan walked wherever Gu Xiaonuan pointed, and ended up walking to the gate.
Gu Xiaonuan pointed outside, Chengyun looked serious, "No." In order to prevent Gu Xiaonuan from crying, Chengyun hugged her and flew up, returning to Yuanming Pavilion as quickly as possible. When he arrived, he found her smiling
I was so happy that I wanted to continue playing with Feifei, and I had long forgotten about thinking about going out.
Chengyun took Gu Xiaonuan to play around the house several times, and it was noon.
Su Liang prepared a vegetarian meal for Cheng Yun, but when he ate with everyone else, there was meat on the table.
Cheng Yun looked troubled, but Su Liang was very calm, "Look, we all have something to eat, so there is no need to cover our ears."
Chengyun frowned, it seemed reasonable... so he was pulled by the two children to sit down.
"Chengyun, do you want to try to return to secular life for a year and a half?" Su Liang asked. She did think about persuading Chengyun to return to secular life, and Pucheng recently asked her to help persuade. So today Chengyun came to borrow chess.
, Su Liang stayed as a guest.
Zheng'er immediately agreed, "I think it's okay. Uncle Chengyun, try it. If it doesn't work, go back to Buddhism."
Ji Xiaoshu nodded, "Yes! Uncle Chengyun, don't you dare? Are you afraid that you will be too happy after returning to secular life?"
Chengyun shook his head, "It's not that I don't dare, it's just that the young monk doesn't have such a wish."
Su Liang smiled and said, "You have never experienced the mortal world, can you really understand Buddhism?"
Chengyun was stunned, "Little monk...little monk is still far from fully understanding Buddhism..."
Zheng'er's face was serious, "Uncle Chengyun doesn't know how many sentient beings are suffering, so how can he save them all?"
Ji Xiaoshu was shocked, "Elder brother, who did you learn this from? It sounds like you have experienced many vicissitudes of life!"
Zheng'er shook his head, "I didn't learn from anyone, I just said it casually."
"Senior Brother, you have the potential to become a great monk!" Ji Xiaoshu gave a thumbs up.
Chengyun couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Zheng'er is very close to Buddha."
Su Liang asked, "Then do you want to take him into Buddhism?"
Chengyun was slightly startled, "Of course not... He has parents and brothers, how can he give up?"
Ji Xiaoshu, who reacted quickly, immediately asked, "Uncle Chengyun also has us, why are you so cruel to give up?"
"You...you..." Chengyun was a little confused, "I...little monk...you are not..."
"Aren't we Uncle Chengyun's favorite people?" Ji Xiaoshu brought her little face close to Chengyun's face.
Chengyun shook his head quickly, "No...yes, you are the most...sigh, little monk, I don't know what to say."
"Uncle Chengyun, we need you." Zheng'er took Chengyun's hand, "You can teach us martial arts and help take care of my sister."
"Young monks can do these now without returning to secular life." Chengyun shook his head.
"That's different." Ji Xiaoshu shook his head, "You have to live in our house! My master is not at home, and there are bad people who want to bully my master. We need someone to protect us now! Uncle Chengyun, don't leave today! Otherwise I will
What should I do if something happens to my mistress? Don’t you care about my mistress and sister, or our safety?"
Ji Xiaoshu said "moral kidnapping" so confidently that Cheng Yun was stunned.
Zheng'er shook Chengyun's arm, "Uncle Chengyun, just stay. We really need you. At least, you have to live in our house until my master comes back. When my master comes back, if you still want to
If you leave, we will definitely not stop you."
"Yes!" Ji Xiaoshu said that he and Zheng'er were both confident of "capturing" Chengyun before Gu Ling came back.
Cheng Yun looked at Su Liang, "Donor Su, are Zheng'er and Xiao Shu joking?"
Su Liang shook his head, "That's not true, to be honest. Recently, a group of people have been causing trouble for us. Gu Ling went out because those people arrested three of my masters. He went to save people, but I don't know what the result will be. In fact, I have been
I'm worried that someone will come to harm me. I really lack experts like you around me, and I don't worry about outsiders. It would be great if you could live here temporarily and it would be a great help to me. As for returning to secular life,
You can think about it slowly."
"Uncle!" Gu Xiaonuan raised her little hand and smiled at Chengyun.
Chengyun was struck instantly and could no longer say any words of rejection, "In this case, the young monk will disturb you. He will only stay until the donor comes home, and don't mention the matter of returning to secular life again."
Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu said yes, yes, and exchanged a tacit look. A new mission began: to impress Uncle Chengyun and let him return to secular life.
Chengyun said that he would go back to Huguo Temple to tell his uncle Pucheng first, and then pack his luggage. Su Liang asked Qi Yan to accompany Chengyun, but Chengyun declined politely, "Don't worry, Donor Su, since the young monk has agreed, he won't
Break your promise."
Su Liang nodded, "That's fine, then you can go by yourself."
Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu each took one of Chengyun's hands and walked him to the gate, waving to him, "Uncle Chengyun, come home quickly, we are waiting for you!"
The picture was very touching, and Chengyun felt warm in his heart. He told the two children to go back quickly and not freeze outside, saying that he would come back soon after packing his luggage at the temple.
After Cheng Yun left, Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu ran back to Yuanming Pavilion.
"Elder brother, let's make a bet to see how many days Uncle Chengyun can agree to return to secular life. I guess three days!" Ji Xiaoshu said.
Zheng'er shook his head, "I don't think three days is enough. Uncle Chengyun is still very firm. It's hard to persuade him. It will take at least five days."
"Then who wins if it lasts four days?" Ji Xiaoshu asked.
Zheng'er thought for a while and said, "You win within three days, and I win if it exceeds three days."
"That's not fair. I win in three days, and you win in five days. As long as it's not these two times, no one wins!" Ji Xiaoshu is very shrewd.
"Okay!" Zheng'er agreed.
The two of them returned to Yuanming Pavilion, told Su Liang about their bet, and both had decided on the bet.
Su Liang smiled and said, "Then I'll bet for four days."
"How many days will my sister be gambling?" Zheng'er asked Gu Xiaonuan with a smile.
Gu Xiaonuan stretched out her two small hands and shook them.
Zheng'er nodded, "My sister will bet for ten days, I guess she will win. Maybe the master will be back by then."
…
When Qiu Cong brought Nangong Qian back, he heard the two little guys say that Chengyun was going to move in with them.
Qiu Cong couldn't laugh or cry, "Where does Master live?"
"Master, let's go live with Aunt Qian." Ji Xiaoshu said, "What if some bad guys come to arrest Aunt Qian?"
Qiu Cong had been living in Yuanming Pavilion and was really worried about Nangong Qian. Now that Su Liang had invited Chengyun over, he felt it was better, so he moved his things to Nangong Qian's place and returned to Yuanming Pavilion.
, he said that he would like to wait for Cheng Yun to come over and try his martial arts.
When Chengyun came back with the baggage, he also took back the chess piece that Su Liang had lent to Pucheng. He said helplessly, "When I returned to Huguo Temple, my uncle had already left."
Su Liang was not surprised. She did not make an appointment with Pucheng to borrow the chess piece. It seemed that Pucheng planned to leave Chengyun behind and left without saying goodbye. She was also very determined to let Chengyun return to secular life. In view of the fact that Pucheng has been everywhere
With his wandering temperament and no fixed abode, it is only natural that he would do such a thing.
Qiu Cong asked to see Cheng Yun's strength. Cheng Yun didn't like fighting, but he couldn't refuse Qiu Cong, an elder, so the two went outside.
So, Su Liang took her three children and Nangong Qian to sit by the window and watch the battle.
For Qiu Cong's Hanyue Sword Technique, Cheng Yun asked Su Liang for a long stick. Su Liang also learned the stick technique, and Gu Ling taught it. At that time, it was just for martial arts, and it had not been used for a long time.
Su Liang actually didn't know much about Cheng Yun's true strength. He had seen Cheng Yun take action before, but he definitely didn't use all his strength. And considering his temperament, he wouldn't use too powerful moves because he didn't want to hurt anyone.
However, this competition is still very exciting.
Qiu Cong had no reservations, and Cheng Yun's strength was actually higher than Su Liang expected. He was probably about the same as Qiu Jing, not much worse than Gu Ling. You know, this was the first time he used a stick in his hand. It looked like
The moves are obviously not powerful, but they never fail, and the reaction is extremely fast. Although it stops at the click of a button, it can be seen that the strength and accuracy are very strong.
At the end of the competition, Qiu Cong won, but he said, "You little monk has no ruthlessness, otherwise you would have gained three more successes!"
In other words, if Chengyun was not a kind-hearted and soft-hearted young monk, his actual skills would be much stronger.
As far as the age difference is concerned, Qiu Cong is not the winner. Cheng Yun is only in his early twenties and can definitely be regarded as a martial arts prodigy.
Su Liang prepared hot tea for them. Chengyun drank a cup of tea and heard Su Liang ask, "I'm a little confused. Why can you practice such strong martial arts since you devote yourself to Buddhism?" To a certain extent, this is
There is some conflict between the two.
Chengyun said that Pucheng had attached great importance to his martial arts practice since he was a child and taught him very strictly.
Chengyun was not used to living in the same room with two children and having Su Liang next door, but he came here to protect Su Liang and the children. Of course, he couldn't stay too far away. In addition, he
I really like children, so I accepted it.
…
It's quiet at night.
Chengyun listened to the even breathing of the two children. He hadn't slept yet. Firstly, he couldn't sleep in the new environment and the bed was too soft. Secondly, he didn't plan to sleep either. Su Liang had already asked him to help.
The housekeeper is afraid that if he falls asleep, he won't know when bad guys come.
What if the bad guy sneaked into the next room and he didn't hear it... Chengyun thought about it and felt that it was not safe to lie on the bed, so he quietly got up and went out, sitting in the small hall between the two rooms.
In the past, when there were only Su Liang and Gu Ling, they always sat in this position to eat. There were tables and chairs and windows to see outside.
Chengyun opened the window and the cool breeze blew in. He sat facing the window without lighting a lamp.
The moonlight was bright and clear, and Chengyun could see the dark lake and pavilion outside, but he could not be found in Yuanming Pavilion from the outside.
An hour later, Cheng Yun felt a little sleepy. He rubbed his forehead and then his face, and continued to stare outside, thinking silently in his heart that he had to help protect his family before Benefactor Gu came back. These were the last things he needed.
the person I like.
When a black shadow appeared at the edge of the woods, Chengyun noticed it. His expression condensed, and he immediately returned to his room, pulled Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu up, and whispered in their ears, "Someone is coming!"
Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu woke up instantly and rushed out of the room and went downstairs in a well-trained manner. There was a maze-like secret room under the Yuanming Pavilion. Gu Ling had already taught them that if something happened, don't worry about anything else and run to the maze to hide as soon as possible.
stand up.
Chengyun rushed over and knocked on Su Liang's door three more times, once hard and twice softly.
Su Liang sat up in an instant without wearing any coat, shoes or socks. She picked up the sleeping Gu Xiaonuan next to her and got out of bed. She opened a piece on the floor and jumped down. The entrance to the secret room was directly below her room.
Everything happened in an instant. Chengyun completely followed the procedures Su Liang told him on what to do if anything unusual happened.
Chengyun entered Su Liang's room. As soon as he restored the floor to its original state, he heard the window moving. When he returned to the room to call the two children, he took the long stick he had used during the day in his hand, and now he held the stick tightly.
Wait for someone to come.
The window was opened, and the bright moonlight streamed in. Chengyun's bald head was very bright in the dim room.
There were two people coming, both wearing masks. When they saw the situation in the room, they paused for a moment and looked at each other.
Then, Chengyun heard the cry of a child, coming from the arms of one of them.
"Let Su Liang come out, or we will strangle Lin Jingyun to death." Another person spoke, his voice low and calm.
Lin Jingyun? Chengyun knew that the last time he came to the Su Mansion, he hugged him. He was Lin Shuzhi's eldest grandson, a very well-behaved child, and Gu Ling's third apprentice. Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu both called him their third junior apprentice.
Chengyun didn't expect that the bad guy Su Liang said was going to harm her was so shameless and vicious. He grabbed a child from the Lin family and threatened Su Liang. It was so disgusting!
Chengyun's eyes were solemn and he raised the stick in his hand, "Donor Su is not at home. Put the child down. What do you want to do to Su Liang? Come to me!"