Chapter 4
After Liu Zhuiyi took a bath and changed, seeing that Yun Yao and Bian Zhen'er hadn't come back yet, she chatted with her grandma in the courtyard.

Grandma had a son who was an official in the city, and she got a new house, so this simple courtyard was vacant.But grandma was not used to living in the new house by herself, so she moved back to the yard with her son on her back. Grandma told Liu Zhuiyi that she was a lonely old man. Let them live as long as you want.

Liu Zhuiyi felt warm in his heart, but he still told the old man that the three of them wanted to go north together.

Grandma didn't force her to stay, and went to the street to buy vegetables with a basket, saying that she would make a delicious meal for Liu Zhuan and the others.

Liu Zhuiyi was bored alone in the yard, so she went back to her room.

Bian Zhen'er's Jiao Weiqin was lying on the couch, causing Liu Zhuiyi to stop involuntarily.

She recalled that day when Bian Zhen'er played the piano under the moon, Yun Yao told her that the song was called "Jin Se", and only those who had experienced the love between men and women could play the moving melody.

Liu Zhuiyi opened the wrapping, sat on the couch with Jiao Weiqin in his arms, and murmured, "How could the little monk have experienced love between a man and a woman?"

She sat down at the table with her Jiaoweiqin in her arms and put it down. Recalling the scene where the sisters in Ruyilou taught her to play the piano, she picked up the strings and plucked it in a decent way, but she couldn't play a good tune no matter how she played it.

Her fingers hurt from the tight strings, Liu recalled, when Bian Zhener played the piano, wouldn't her fingers hurt?While thinking this way, Liu Zhuiyi plucked the tail string vigorously, only to hear a clear "pa——" and the string suddenly broke.

Liu Zhuiyi was so frightened that she stood up from the stool. She panicked and was at a loss, trying to insert the strings back in, but the broken strings could no longer be inserted back in.

At this time, Yun Yao's laughter came from outside the house, and Liu Zhuiyi knew that both Yun Yao and Bian Zhen'er had returned.She hurriedly carried Jiao Weiqin back to its original place, then sat on the couch anxiously, blocking Jiao Weiqin.

"Liu'er, Liu'er!" Yun Yao ran into the room, saw Liu Zhuiyi sitting on the couch, hurried over and said, "Bian Zhen'er and I saw a dragon dancer outside, do you want to go watch the fun together?"

"I won't go..."

Liu Zhuiyi moved her body awkwardly, holding the edge of the bed tightly with both hands.

Bian Zhen'er noticed Liu Zhuiyi's anomaly, but Yun Yao didn't notice, sat next to Liu Zhuiyi, and continued, "Go, go, it's so beautiful."

"No matter how beautiful it is, it's not as good-looking as Chang'an City. It's up to you. I'm not feeling well, and I want to rest." Liu Zhuiyi buried his head and said.

"Not feeling well, what's wrong with you?" Yun Yao bent down and saw Liu Zhuiyi pursing his lips tightly, his eyes dodging.

Bian Zhen'er noticed that Jiao Weiqin behind him had moved, so she walked over to take it out to have a look.

Liu Zhuiyi hurriedly stood up, stood in front of Bian Zhen'er, grabbed the corner of her clothes, and said, "Little monk, I... I did something to offend you, but I didn't do it on purpose."

Bian Zhen'er probably understood something in his heart, he walked around Liu Zuiyi, and hugged Jiao Weiqin on the couch.

Fingers caressed the body of the qin slowly, and Bian Zhen'er immediately picked up a broken string. His expression changed slightly, and he turned around and asked, "Did you move my qin?"

"I didn't do it on purpose. I was just curious. I accidentally broke it..." Liu Zhuiyi's words became smaller and smaller. Behind Yun Yao.

The muscles in the corners of Bian Zhen'er's eyes trembled slightly, and he said angrily, "Careless? Miss Liu! Don't mess with other people's things. Didn't your parents teach you these principles? This Jiaoweiqin was the most beloved thing of Master during his lifetime. It's more important than your own life, why are you..."

"Bian Zhen'er, Jian Zhen'er." Yun Yao said quickly, "Amitabha, monks, don't get angry. Liu'er didn't do it on purpose, how about I help you change a violin? It's better than this one."

Bian Zhen'er wrapped the Jiaowei Qin, and said: "No matter how good the Qin is, it's not as good as this Qin! If this Qin is broken, Master will not be at peace under Nine Springs!"

Seeing the seriousness of the situation, Liu Zhuiyi's eyes turned red, and she said softly, "Little monk, I'm sorry..."

"I'm sorry, but is it useful? Can the broken strings grow again?" Bian Zhen'er pressed Liu Zhuiyi, who lowered her head in shame, not daring to look at him.

Yun Yao persuaded: "Bian Zhen'er, everyone has experienced so much along the way, isn't it worth the value of a piano? Look at you, Liu'er was told to cry by you."

"After Master leaves, no one in this world can compare to the preciousness of this violin." Bian Zhen'er tied Jiao Weiqin behind his back, the indifference in his voice made Liu Zhuiyi terrified.

Liu Zhuiyi sniffed, and asked worriedly: "Little monk, what do you mean by that..."

Bian Zhen'er turned his back to Liu Zhuiyi, and said, "I'm going to look for the herbs that weave the strings of the zither. You two can go on the road ahead." He said, and walked outside.

In a hurry, Liu Zhuiyi chased up and stopped Bian Zhen'er, with tears in her eyes, she said sadly: "You can't go alone, little monk, you said you wouldn't leave me alone again of!"

Bian Zhen'er really couldn't look directly at Liu Zhui's pitiful appearance, he looked away, and said calmly: "Young monk is blessed, I can no longer go on the road with Liu's benefactor."

Liu Zhuiyi's heart was ruthlessly hollowed out by the unfamiliarity of "benefactor". She opened her eyes wide and looked at Bian Zhen'er in front of her. After a long time, she wiped away the tears on her face and said loudly: "It's just a piano. As for talking to me like this? I've been with you through life and death, and I've been with you all over the world, in your heart, don't you..."

"Benefactor Liu!" Bian Zhen'er interrupted Liu Zhuiyi's words, met her gaze, and said, "Young monk has no destiny with Benefactor Liu, and is not worthy of the benefactor's love."

As soon as the words fell, Liu Zhuiyi burst into tears with anger. She stomped her feet and lost her mind and said, "Let's go! Let's go! If I, Liu Zhuiyi, stop you, I will die in the future!"

"Liu'er!" Yun Yao exclaimed, he turned to Bian Zhen'er, and said, "Bian Zhen'er, stop talking."

Bian Zhen'er's hand tightly grasped the burnt-tailed piano cloth covering his chest, he stopped looking at Liu Zhuiyi, and brushed past her cruelly.Liu Zhuiyi bit her lower lip tightly, trying her best to hold back her tears.

Bian Zhen'er walked to the door, subconsciously grasping the position of his heart with his palm.

For some reason, there was a bit of pain there.

"Liu'er, he's really gone..." Yun Yao watched as Bian Zhen'er's figure disappeared at the door.

Liu Zhuiyi said angrily: "Don't chase him! Let him go!"

"Liu'er, if you don't chase him, he will really go far away, do you really think you don't regret it?" Yun Yao looked at Liu Zhuiyi worriedly.

Liu Zhuiyi gritted his teeth, and said, "Why do you regret it or not? He is ruthless and ungrateful. I, Liu Zhuiyi, will pretend that I have never known him! If he wants to leave, he will leave, and he will die!" As he said, She entered the house angrily and closed the door.

Yun Yao stood alone in the middle of the courtyard, he didn't know whether to go after Bian Zhen'er, or go into the house to comfort Liu Zhuiyi.After thinking about it, he felt that neither of them was right, so he sighed deeply.

He felt that these two people were more difficult to serve than him, the second young master, when they became self-willed.

After a while, the grandma who went out to buy vegetables came back, and when she came back, she saw someone missing, so she asked Yun Yao why.Yun Yao tactfully concealed the matter, and then went to cook with grandma.

At dusk, Yun Yao knocked on the door of Liu Zouyi's room with a hot meal, and said softly, "Liu'er, it's time to eat."

There was no movement in the house.

Yun Yao said again: "If we don't eat, we don't have the energy to find the little monk."

"I don't want to go to him!" An angry voice came from the room.

Yun Yao smiled and said, "Okay, let's not look for him, let's go and beat him up after we've had enough food, shall we?"

After a while, footsteps sounded, Liu Zhuiyi opened the door, and yelled at Yunyao: "You are not allowed to beat up the little monk!"

"Then you go and beat him up, I won't do it." Yun Yao stretched the tray of food towards Liu Zhuiyi, and looked at her with a smile.

Looking at the delicious food, Liu Zhuiyi pursed her lips, raised her head and said, "But as I said, if I go to him again, I will die."

Yun Yao pretended to be thinking, and said, "But Liu'er said stop him from dying, and didn't say that he can't go to him, right?"

Liu Zhuiyi lowered her head, with a hint of joy at the corner of her mouth.She grabbed the food and said, "Don't get me wrong, I just seek revenge from him. Who made him treat me so fiercely? No one has ever been so fierce to me."

Yun Yao leaned against the door, the corner of his mouth curled up, and the gleam in his eyes was indescribable.Liu Zhuiyi's duplicity is very cute in his eyes, but it's a pity that he got to know Liu Zhuiyi one step later than Bizhener, and now Liu Zhuimi's heart is full of Bizhener, even if he yelled at her and left her, She still misses him.

I don't know if he, Yun Yao, will disappear one day, is there anyone in this world who can think of him like Liu Zhuiyi thinks of Bian Zhen'er.

Yun Yao sat on the side, watching Liu Zhui Yi eat, there were still tears on her long eyelashes, but she devoured the food, she didn't look like a girl at all.

Yun Yao leaned on his arm and asked, "Liu'er, do you plan to wander in the days to come? You're not going home."

"I'm homeless, why go home?" Liu Zhuiyi said nonchalantly.

Yun Yao was stunned, slowly sat up straight, and asked, "You... have no home?"

Liu Zhuiyi chewed the food, vaguely avoided Yun Yao's question, and said, "Go and find the little monk after eating."

She deliberately didn't say anything, Yun Yao could hear it.

"Good." he said.

Yun Yao waited for Liu Zhuiyi to finish her meal, and helped her pack her luggage, while Liu Zhuiyi stood in front of the carriage by herself and kept wandering.

The grandma, the owner of the yard, walked up to her on crutches, and watched Yun Yao slowly load the luggage into the carriage.

Liu Zhuiyi walked to grandma's side, gently held grandma's hand, and said guiltily: "Grandma, I'm sorry, I wanted to bother you for a few more days, but I didn't expect to leave today."

Grandma pulled out her hand, patted the back of Liu Zhuiyi's hand, and said kindly: "It doesn't matter, you can come back when you find little monk Bian Zhen'er."

Thinking of Bian Zhen'er, Liu Zhuiyi was still angry, she muttered, "Young monk is too stingy!"

Grandma looked at Liu Zhuiyi's aggrieved face with a smile, and said with a smile: "Young girl is interested in the little monk."

Yun Yao, who had just loaded his things into the carriage, was a little startled when he heard what grandma said, and then he squatted in the driver's seat and said, "Liu Er, let's go, grandma, let's go, pay attention to your body alone .”

"Let's go, I'm an old man, I've been used to it for a long time." Grandma waved to Yun Yao.

"Goodbye, grandma." Liu Zhuiyi climbed into the carriage and said goodbye to grandma reluctantly. Grandma waited for the carriage to disappear on the street before she turned and hobbled into the house.

I had agreed with Bian Zhen'er to go north all the way, so Yun Yao and Liu Zhuiyi also went north as usual.The vegetation on both sides of the path is luxuriant, leaving at the end of spring and approaching early summer.

Macheng, Pleasure Inn.

Bian Zhen'er unloaded the burden, took out the Jiaoweiqin, and caressed the broken strings.He frowned slightly, and suddenly recalled the scene of Master Mingyang's death in his mind.

That was only three years ago, when there was a severe drought in Liaozhou, in order to protect Bian Zhen'er, Master Ming Yang left all the food and drink for Bian Zhen'er, and even tricked him into drinking and eating.

Finally, Master Mingyang failed to withstand the bad weather and became seriously ill on the way.

The 13-year-old Bian Zhen'er went everywhere to seek medical treatment behind his master's back, but during the drought, how could any doctor fearlessly risk his life to save a great monk?What's more, even if there is, there is no herbal medicine that can save people in the land of scorched gold and flowing stones.

Master Mingyang died on a dark cloudy night, and he couldn't survive his illness.

That night, Master Mingyang gave the Jiaoweiqin that was carried on his back to Bian Zhen'er in a spirited manner, and said, "Zhen'er, this is the most precious thing in Master's life. It was made by Yao Ru himself. You Keep it safe for me, Yaoru is still alive, so I don’t want to let this piano be buried with me after I die, you burn me and scatter the ashes in the world, from now on... alone, I can live happily.”

After saying this, Master fell into Bian Zhen'er's arms.

At that time, a thunderstorm suddenly flashed across the sky, followed by heavy rain.The long-suffering people rushed to the rain to rejoice, but the cries of Bian Zhen'er were drowned out by the sudden heavy rain.

That night, no one cared about the cries of a 13-year-old boy, let alone the gradually cooling bones around the boy.

The memory was extinguished, and the waiter served Bian Zhen'er a bowl of porridge and some steamed buns: "Little Master, what you ordered."

"Thank you, benefactor." Bian Zhen'er said politely.

"You're welcome." The waiter in the shop laughed twice, then turned around and went to work on his own affairs.

Bian Zhen'er put away Jiao Weiqin, and drank clear porridge with steamed buns.Liu Zhuiyi's face was suddenly reflected in the bowl of clear soup and little water. Liu Zhuiyi put his hands on his hips, turned around and stared at Bian Zhen'er, and said, "Little monk, you have no conscience! Leave me alone and leave. Never talk to you again!"

"Miss Liu..." Bian Zhen'er couldn't help muttering, and suddenly realized that it was just her own hallucination.

- you go!let's go!If I, Liu Zhuiyi, stop you, I will die in the future!
What Liu Zhuiyi said a few days ago still rings in his ears, and Lihua's rainy face is also lingering in Bian Zhen'er's heart.Bian Zhen'er suddenly became upset, he quickly put down his chopsticks, clasped his hands together, and silently recited Namo Amitabha Buddha.

How could he miss her?When I think about it, I can't help being irritable.

He never felt this way when he was with Master or when he was away from Master.Could it be... Impossible!impossible!Bian Zhen'er thought of this, and the speed of silent recitation became faster and faster.

Suddenly, an ear-piercing scream fell into his ears, Bian Zhen'er raised his eyes, followed the sound, and saw a disheveled woman falling from the stairs on the second floor of the inn. There were few guests, and on the stairs behind the woman, a few rough men ran down who were cursing.

"Stinky bitch! If you dare to run, let me see if I don't break your leg!" They cursed, and they came down and roughly grabbed the woman's hand and dragged her upstairs.

Seeing this, the waiter went up to dissuade him, but was slapped to the ground by one of the men.

"No, please, let me go, let me go, okay?" The woman cried and begged the man who pulled her, staring at the wooden ladder with both feet, refusing to follow them upstairs.

"Let you go? If I let you go, who will pay for your father's money! Come with me!" The man roughly tugged at the woman.

Bian Zhen'er watched, his fingers scratched out nail prints on the table.Does he care?If you really want to take care of it, you may meet another Liu Zhuiyi again, if you don't, this girl will definitely be ruined by a man.

"Help me... everyone help me..." The woman cried helplessly and was slowly dragged upstairs by the big man.

No one in the room extended a helping hand, Bian Zhen'er had a tangled brow, seeing the woman being dragged upstairs, Bian Zhen'er finally stepped forward: "Wait a minute!"

Hearing someone obstructing him, the big man turned his head and stared at Bian Zhen'er fiercely, the woman saw Bian Zhen'er making a sound, and looked at him expectantly with teary eyes.

Everyone thought that Bian Zhener would be a superhuman being who could save this woman's life.Unexpectedly, Bian Zhen'er walked to the stairs and said calmly, "Amitabha, benefactor, let this girl go."

The big man seemed to have heard a big joke, and his subordinates laughed along with him.He threw away the woman's hand, put his hands on his hips, and said in a rough voice: "Little monk, you let me let this girl go, do you have the money to buy her? Let me tell you, I paid a lot of money to buy her back." Be a wife!"

Bian Zhen'er was not afraid of waves and said: "This girl is not willing, the benefactor is buying and selling by force, which is against the law."

The woman lying on the ground tremblingly hugged Bian Zhen'er's ankle, stumbled up and hid behind him, her voice was full of panic: "Little Master, no! No! He didn't buy me with money, he killed me. My family, take me away, if I refuse, he will beat me!"

"What nonsense are you bastard?" Seeing the girl betraying him, the big man panicked, raised his hand and slapped it, Bian Zhen'er tilted his head slightly, pointed like a phantom, and flicked towards the big man's wrist, the big man was startled by Bian Zhen With all his strength, he couldn't help taking a step back.

Look at this young monk, although he is young, but there is no fear in his eyes, if he doesn't know his background, he may be difficult to deal with.The big man changed his method and shouted: "I said that you, a monk, should ignore what you shouldn't care about, and you should interfere with what you shouldn't. I see that you are ragged, alone, and so desolate. Could it be that you made some mistakes and were expelled from Buddhism?" ? Oh——you’re not close to a woman, are you? Seeing you defending this bitch so much, isn’t the little master tempted?”

Bian Zhen'er's expression changed slightly, but he remained silent in anger.

"Brother, I think this little monk is really moved by his love. Seeing that his sister-in-law is beautiful and lovely, he rescued her and took it for himself!"

Bian Zhen'er raised his voice, and said: "You guys are deceiving the common people here, and you have no ability to dissuade them. Just now, the almsgiver's cruel behavior and dirty words were seen by everyone. This girl kept calling for help. If the little monk If you don’t help, wouldn’t you let you harm others? The monks are merciful, and the little monks don’t feel ashamed of their consciences for everything they do. How can they be tempted?”

"Hey, are you talking now?" A murmur of dissatisfaction sounded from the crowd.

None of the people present heard this murmur, but applauded for Bian Zhen'er's words.

The big man looked left and right, couldn't stand the group's ridicule, and waved his hands: "I don't care! This girl is my wife, and I will take her to consummate the house today. Don't meddle in your own business, little monk, you can't even pay for the food." Come on, if you want to take this girl away, you must either kill me or use money to kill me! Otherwise..."

Suddenly, before the big man finished speaking, he saw a piece of silver flying towards the center of his forehead.The big man was beaten back a few steps and fell to the ground.

"Who beat me?" The big man sat still while cursing, and only then did he see clearly the silver ingot that fell to the ground with a "boom" and kept spinning in circles.

"Grandpa rewarded you with an ingot of silver, but he didn't kill you. The next ingot will not be so gentle." A familiar boy's voice came from downstairs, and Bian Zhen'er turned his head in surprise, and saw Yun Yao slanted Sitting on the table, holding a silver ingot to play with.

His heart tightened, and he quickly looked into the crowd, but he didn't see Liu Zhuiyi.

The big man picked up Baiyin, got up and was about to swear, when he saw Yun Yao sitting up, pointing his toes, flying up the stairs, and landed lightly beside Bian Zhen'er, saying, "Monk, last time you beat my martial artist to death with just one hand." I won't pursue the slave matter, as long as you can help me teach this ignorant guy a lesson." Yun Yao pointed at the big man, frowning.

When the big man heard that Bian Zhen'er once beat a warrior to death with one hand, he immediately trembled in fright, and then he pretended to be calm and said: "Just now you said that compassion is in the heart, hmph, who are you scaring?"

Yun Yao pretended to be thinking, and said: "But grandpa is not a monk." After that, he moved quickly and kicked the big man in the chest, and the big man's body was thrown far away, smashing the window pane of the guest room on the second floor .

"Brother!" The big man's men hurried over to help him up, and asked at a loss, "Brother, are you okay? What should we do?"

The big man looked at the two faces protecting the woman, knowing that she was not easy to mess with, so he resentfully told his subordinates to pick up the money and slip away.Seeing that the big man had left, Bian Zhen'er turned to look at the frightened woman, and was about to say something, only to find that the woman was not fully clothed, so he turned back quickly.

Seeing this, Yun Yao took off his outer shirt and wrapped it around the woman.

The woman tugged at her shirt and said in a low voice: "The little girl thanked the little master and the young master for saving her, and the little girl has nothing to repay."

"Girl, you are welcome. The two of us just draw our swords to help each other when we see injustice." Yun Yao waved his hands generously, and then said to Bian Zhen'er, "Bian Zhen'er, are you planning to go alone? Come out with me."

Bian Zhen'er looked left and right, but he didn't see Liu Huiyi, feeling inexplicably disturbed, he said, "Master Yun, let the monk go alone."

"If you say such things again, Liu'er will be sad." Yun Yao frowned, "If Liu'er hadn't asked me to help you, I wouldn't have come to help you. It's just a broken string. At worst, we can find a solution together. You walk alone like this, what do you think of the two of us? Bian Zhener, you are too wrong!"

Bian Zhen'er had nothing to say, he was also annoyed by his impulsiveness, but he couldn't do it if he asked him to go back to see Liu Zhuiyi.He said such harsh words to Liu Zhui Yi, Liu Zhui Yi will never forgive him.

Suddenly, there was a sound of horseshoes, and a bright female voice shouted at the door: "Xiaoer, help me lead the horse to the stable so that it can be fed, and then help me carry the luggage on the carriage upstairs and open two rooms."

"Okay, girl." Before the waiter could react, he hurriedly followed what she said.

Bian Zhen'er saw Liu Zhuiyi walking into the inn, looked up at him, pretended not to know him, and walked upstairs on his own.When she came to Yun Yao's side, she turned her head and said fiercely: "What are you still doing here? Go back to the room." After finishing speaking, she walked forward again and followed Xiaoer into her room.

Yun Yao glanced at Liu Zhuiyi's back, and said, "Liu'er was so angry that she didn't eat a bite of food, I told her to turn around and go back to Chang'an City, she hid in her room and cried all afternoon, and told me to find the little monk .We found you here after days of walking along the northern line."

"Yunyao!" Liu Zhuiyi yelled Yunyao's name at the door, but glared at Bian Zhen'er resentfully.

Bian Zhen'er didn't dare to look at Liu Zhui Yi, his gaze slightly dodged.

Liu Zhuiyi turned his gaze to the woman next to Bian Zhen'er. When the woman saw Liu Zhuiyi's fierce gaze, she immediately hid behind Bian Zhen'er in fright, holding his clothes tightly with one hand.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, the peach blossoms are so gorgeous, hum!" Liu Zhuiyi murmured and slammed the door shut.

Bian Zhen'er hesitated to speak several times, and finally swallowed the words down his throat.

Yun Yao sighed, and said: "You little monk is stupid, who treats you well and who treats you badly, can't you see?"

Bian Zhen'er lowered her eyes and said, "Master Yun, I'm so impulsive, I'm sorry for Miss Liu. For many days, I know how well Miss Liu treats me, but what I said that day hurt her, I don't know how to deal with it. , the little monk is dull and can't speak, I'm afraid it will make Miss Liu even more angry."

Although Liu Zhuiyi closed the door, she leaned against the door, and she could clearly hear what the people outside said.When Bian Zhen'er said these words, Liu Zhuiyi pursed her lips, slightly delighted.

"Liu'er is not angry with you." Yun Yao said, "Bian Zhen'er, you stay. Let's go to the rivers and lakes together!" When he said this, the woman behind Bian Zhen'er glanced at him.

Yun Yao couldn't help asking: "You girl, why are you hiding behind Bian Zhen'er and refusing to go home?"

Bian Zhen'er slightly turned his head to look at the woman, and said softly: "Girl, the villain has left, you..."

"Don't drive me away..." The woman shrank behind Bian Zhen'er in fear, begging in a low voice.

Bian Zhen'er suddenly remembered that this girl said just now that her parents had been killed, and she might be homeless: "Apart from your parents, don't you have any relatives?"

"Those bullies killed Xun Yan's parents, and Xun Yan has nowhere to go, little master, can you take Xun Yan away?" The woman began to sob as she spoke, her appearance was really pitiful.

Yun Yao looked at the embarrassed woman with pear blossoms and rain, shrugged and looked at Jian Zhen'er who was asking for help, as if he was watching a show and refused to help.

Bian Zhen'er didn't know what to say, and said, "Miss Xunyan, the little monk makes his home all over the world, and bumps along the way, I'm afraid the girl won't be able to bear the crime."

"I'm not afraid of suffering." The woman let go of her hand, stared at Bian Zhen'er, and said sincerely, "Little Master, I have nothing to repay you for saving Xun Yan today. But please let Xun Yan follow and serve Little Master .”

"He's a monk, why would he need a girl to take care of him?" Liu Zhuiyi opened the door and walked out of the room.Xun Yan was naked, her long hair was messily coiled on the top of her head, and she had a very beautiful and bright face covered with tears.

Xun Yan looked worried, and said, "I...I know, but this is the only way Xun Yan can think of to repay his kindness."

"Little monk, are you willing to take her?" Liu Zhuiyi cast his eyes on Bian Zhen'er, and put the power of decision on him. Bian Zhen'er didn't know how to make a decision for a while, and said, "I...I don't know."

"What is there to be hesitant about, a dignified man? If you wear it, you should take it, if you don't, you don't." Liu Zhuiyi stared at Bian Zhen'er.

Bian Zhen'er cast a hasty glance at Liu Zhuan and said, "I'm afraid you'll be angry again, and I'm afraid I'll make you unhappy."

Liu Zhuiyi's calm expression was covered with an indescribable smile. She cleared her throat, walked up to Xun Yan, and asked, "Your name is Xun Yan? What do you know? Look, the little monk can play the piano. It won’t be boring all the way, Master Yun Er has a thick skin and can make money, as for me, I can grill fish and do a little medical skills. What about you? What do you know, we can’t take a burden on the road, right?”

Xun Yan cautiously looked into Shang Liu's eyes, and said, "I can cook as a female worker, and I can also make incense. I don't know... I don't know if these count."

"You know how to cook?" Liu Zhuiyi approached her and asked, "Then the food you cook is not very delicious?"

Xun Yan looked ashamed, and said: "I know some home-cooked dishes, and I cook them for my parents on weekdays." Speaking of this, Xun Yan's eyes became wet again.

"As long as you set up a pot, can you cook delicious dishes?" Liu Zhuiyi asked with his head tilted and his hands behind his back.

Xun Yan was a little overwhelmed by the question, she looked up at Bian Zhen'er, and replied, "Yes."

"Then you can go on the road with us." Liu Zhuiyi straightened up, turned around slightly, stretched his hand back towards Xun Yan, Xun Yan looked at her without knowing it, and blinked.

"Take you to change clothes." Liu Zhuiyi said softly.

Xun Yan stretched out her hand cautiously, her voice was as thin as a mosquito: "Thank you, sister."

Liu Zhuiyi brought Xun Yan into her room, asked Xiao Er to boil some hot water, and then picked out her best clothes for her.

Bian Zhen'er followed Yun Yao into another room, Yun Yao watched Bian Zhen'er see Qin Siren, sat down and poured him a cup of tea, and asked, "What herbs are used to weave these strings?"

"I don't know. Master didn't tell me. He only said it was herbal medicine. I have tried many times along the way, but all failed." Bian Zhen'er sighed, and wrapped Jiao Weiqin Haosheng again.

"Don't worry, we will find a solution for you." Yun Yao comforted and said.

Bian Zhen'er looked ashamed and said, "Master Yun, I'm sorry for you."

"Say something polite, you are the person Liu'er cares about, and you are my friend of Yun Yao." Yun Yao said generously after taking a sip of tea.

Bian Zhen'er glanced back at the door and window of the room, and said, "I should make amends to Miss Liu, right?"

"She doesn't blame you now. If you are willing to apologize for that day, she will be happier." Yun Yao said.

Bian Zhen'er nodded and said, "I should apologize."

The uneasiness in his heart was stifled all the way, for some reason, it made Liu Zhuiyi sad that he would feel restless when eating and drinking.

Xun Yan on the other side finished bathing, put on Liu Zouyi's clothes and came out from behind the screen.

Liu Zhuiyi was sitting at the table, playing with the tea in the teapot, when he saw Xun Yan coming out, the tea that had just been poured into the cup was poured on the table.

That little girl was even more beautiful than she thought.

"You skinny and tender, are you sure you can cook?" Liu Zhuiyi stood up, looked at Xun Yan's hand, and questioned.

Xun Yan was a little cautious, and said, "Yes."

Liu Zhuiyi frowned, approached Xun Yan, and said: "The appearance is much better than the sisters in Yilou. Let me tell you, you can follow us, but don't think of the little monk. You are so good-looking, little sister." If the monk takes a few more glances, he might like you." As he spoke, Liu Zhuiyi couldn't help complaining.

But Bian Zhen'er is not Yun Yao, how could he fall in love with a woman just because of her appearance?

Suddenly, the door was opened and Yun Yao walked in.

"Yeah, Miss Xun Yan..." Yun Yao saw the shy Xun Yan, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Liu Zhuiyi, "You look good-looking."

Liu Zhuiyi rolled his eyes at him, walked over with his arms folded, and said, "Superficial!"

When Yun Yao saw a beautiful girl, his nature was completely exposed.He walked up to Xun Yan and introduced himself: "Miss Xun Yan, my surname is Yun and my name is Yao. You can call me Yun Yao or you can call me Yun Er Young Master. Miss, you will follow us from now on. I, Yun Yao, promise..."

"With a bad face, you look like brown sugar when you see a good-looking person." Liu Zhuiyi muttered and walked out the door, she didn't want to stay there and be a third person.

As soon as he walked out of the room, Liu Zhuiyi ran into Bian Zhen'er who was coming towards him.

The two looked at each other for a while, Bian Zhen'er stretched out his hand slightly, and just about to stop Liu Zhuiyi, Liu Zhuiyi turned his head away arrogantly, let out a "hum", and walked in another direction.

At this time, the night outside the house was dark, only a full moon hung in the night sky, and there was a white gleam around it.

Liu Zhuiyi climbed to the roof of the inn, lay on the tiles and watched the moonlight.

After a while, footsteps were heard behind him, Liu Zhuiyi sat up and looked back, seeing that it was Jian Zhener, he said angrily, "What are you doing here?"

Bian Zhen'er sat down beside Liu Zhuiyi, and said, "Young monk... I am here to apologize to Miss Liu."

"Aren't you sorry? What's wrong with you!" Liu Zhuiyi's tone was still bad.

Bian Zhen'er shyly said, "I shouldn't have gotten angry with Miss Liu that day. Afterwards, the little monk blamed himself very much."

"Then you blame yourself for not coming back to us." Liu Zhuiyi muttered, his eyes turned red.

Bian Zhen'er nuzzled her lips, not knowing where to start.

How could he tell Liu Zhui Yi what was going on in his heart even if he couldn't make sense of it?

Liu Zhuiyi hugged her knees, and the night breeze gently brushed her long hair and clothes. She shed her ferocious appearance and whispered, "Little monk..."

Bian Zhen'er turned her head slightly, looking at Liu Zhuiyi's profile.

Liu Zhuiyi buried his head deeper, and said: "I know that I am self-willed and have a bad temper. It was actually my fault that day. I had a good face, and I became stubborn when you were fierce. I'm sorry little monk... Don't do this again, okay?" As soon as the words fell, Liu Zhuiyi buried his head even deeper.

Bian Zhen'er was moved, and slowly raised his hand, which inadvertently landed on Liu Zhuiyi's back.Liu Zhuiyi's pupils gradually dilated, and the warmth of Bian Zhen'er's palm was spreading to her back through the thin clothes.

Bian Zhen'er withdrew her hand and murmured: "Miss Liu, do you want to hear the story of Jiao Weiqin and my master?"

Liu Zhuiyi tilted her head and said softly, "You talk, I'll listen."

Bian Zhen'er raised his head slightly, the afterglow of moonlight fell into his eyes, bottomless.

"As long as I can remember, I have followed Master. Master is a monk who has returned to lay life. He carries a piano on his back and thinks of someone in his heart..."

Bian Zhen'er's memory stopped at 13 years ago.

In that year, Bian Zhen'er was not called Bian Zhen'er, and Master Ming Yang had just passed his thirties.

In a burned village, three-year-old Bian Zhener sat on the ruins, his chubby face was smeared with black ashes, he stared at Master Mingyang who came here with his big eyes like copper bells.

Master Mingyang walked over, stretched out his fingers and gently wiped away the ashes on his face, and asked, "My child, why are you here alone? Where are the family members?"

Little Bian Zhen'er was not afraid of strangers at all, pointing to the ruined wall behind him, he said in a clear voice: "Below!"

Master Mingyang looked at the village submerged under the ruins, picked up Bian Zhen'er, and asked, "Is everyone in the family down there? How long has it been?"

Bian Zhen'er put his hands on Master Ming Yang's shoulders, sniffed his nose, and said seriously: "The sun rises three times, and the stars come out three times."

Master Mingyang felt distressed, and said, "Are you afraid?"

Bian Zhener shook his head and said, "Mother told me not to be afraid, so I am not afraid." After speaking, Bian Zhener opened her round eyes again and asked cautiously, "Do you have anything to eat? I am Hungry."

Master Mingyang gave all the dry food and water on his body to Bian Zhen'er, and Bian Zhen'er devoured it hungrily.

After eating, Bian Zhen'er patted his belly and said contentedly, "I'm so full!"

At such a young age, he doesn't understand the pain of losing a loved one. The only thing he remembers is that his mother protected him to a safe place before she died. If she told him not to be afraid, he really wasn't afraid at all.

Master Mingyang smiled dotingly, stood up and wanted to look around, but Bian Zhen'er mistook him for leaving, quickly grabbed his trouser legs, and begged: "Don't go, don't go, you don't go."

Master Ming Yang rubbed Bian Zhen'er's head and said, "I won't leave."

That day, Master Mingyang really didn't leave. When he went on the road again, he was holding a little boy by his side.

The child asked: "Daddy, Daddy, may I call you Daddy?"

"A poor monk cannot be your father."

"Then what do I call you?"

Master Mingyang thought for a long time, and led Xiao Bianzhen'er further and further away under the setting sun.

He said, "Master."

From then on, they became masters and apprentices.

Master Mingyang gave Bian Zhen'er this dharma title, asking him to remember the truth and goodness in the world, and to distinguish right from wrong and evil from evil.He followed his master's words and deeds, and gradually became like a little monk.

But he is not a Buddhist after all.

Master Mingyang has always carried a Jiaoweiqin on his back, and would take it out to play a piece called "Jinse" on the [-]th of every month.Master Mingyang told Bian Zhen'er that he likes a woman.

This woman has a gentle name called Invitation Ru.

In fact, Yaoru is not gentle, she is cunning and cheerful, but she is not unfamiliar with the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting that gentle girls know, she can do everything.

On the [-]th day of every month, my father would send you to Mount Wutai to fast for five days to pray for his sick stepmother.Inviting Ru to disagree with her stepmother, she is always reluctant to do so.

Until I met Ming Yang.

At that time, Ming Yang was just a young monk holding a lamp on Mount Wutai, and during the days when she was invited to eat vegetarian food, it was Ming Yang who held the lamp for her.After coming and going, Yao Ru found that the shy Ming Yang was very funny, so he liked to tease him, asking: "Little monk Ming Yang, do you think I am beautiful?"

The 17-year-old Ming Yang would always hide his face under the candlelight, and said shyly, "The benefactor...the benefactor is good-looking."

"Then am I the prettiest girl you've ever seen?"

Invite Ru to ask again.

Ming Yang's face turned even redder, and he said, "It's pretty...the most beautiful."

Yao Ru likes this kind of answer, and even more like Ming Yang who answered her like this.

"Then let me let you take a closer look, okay?" Yao Ru teased Ming Yang, Ming Yang's cheeks were as red as a delicate girl, and blood was about to overflow.

Ming Yang sneaked a glance at Yaoru, and said, "I'm afraid, I'm afraid to look at the girl more, because it's disrespectful to the girl."

But the little monk was afraid of missing a glance at the girl, so he didn't like it all.

"Then you don't look at me more or less!" Looking at Ming Yang's buried head, Zhao Ru laughed like an oriole.

From then on, Yaoru simply lived on Mount Wutai and did not go back.

During the six months they had known each other, Invitation Ru gave Ming Yang a jiaowei qin, and on the highest rock of Mount Wutai, Invitation Ru taught Ming Yang to play a piece called "Jinse" by hand.

When Ming Yang learned the piece, Yao Ru asked him to play it to her, and then, Yao Ru sat on the side and sang.

Sing: "Jinse has fifty strings for no reason, one string and one column thinks about the Chinese New Year, Zhuang Shengxiao dreams of butterflies, Wangdichun's heart entrusts cuckoos... This feeling can be regarded as a memory, but it was already at a loss at that time."

Later, when the father and the abbot on Wutai Mountain found out about this, they tied Yaoru back and locked her in her boudoir, planning to marry off this corrupted woman.The other was whipped by the abbot for a day and a night, thrown into the firewood room, and carried water up from the foot of Mount Wutai every day.

So, they never saw each other again.

Yaoru begged her father to let her go every day, but her father refused. She shed tears every night, thinking of the little monk on Mount Wutai.

Every time Ming Yang lay exhausted in the firewood room, he would always light a blue lantern and put it beside him.Because he felt that when the blue lantern was lit, it seemed that Yaoru was by his side.

Later, when Ming Yang heard that Yao Ru was going to get married, he knelt in front of the Buddha for three days and three nights and begged to return to secular life.On the day of the wedding, Ming Yang rushed to the scene to take away Yuan Ru, but was beaten half to death by Yuan Yuan's father.

Yao Ru begged her father to let Ming Yang go, she would never disobey her father in the future.

The father let Ming Yang go, and Ming Yang stood at the door and watched with his own eyes that Yao Ru married someone else and became someone else's first wife.

He kept calling Yaoru's name by the door, but Yaoru didn't answer him.

Under the red luan, invitations are like tearful eyes.

Apart from Hong Luan, Ming Yang's heart was ashamed.

On the day of inviting Ru to get married, Ming Yang carried the Jiao Weiqin on his back, and embarked on the road of no return for the rest of his life alone.

He never saw Invite Ru again.

(End of this chapter)

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