"Amitabha... Tianyi, it's not that I won't tell you where the Bodhi tree is, I just don't know. But, many things are in one's destiny, and you need to work hard to accomplish them. Others can't help you to a large extent."
Master Xiangyun is the best at talking about profound things. I listened to him for a long time and felt like my ears were callused.
After chatting with Master Xiangyun for a while, we returned to the Jade Emperor Temple.
When I entered the Jade Emperor Hall, I found that the young monk Yuquan was shaving the head of Tianqi's grandmother "Yuling". However, the hair that Yuquan shaved for Yuling was really ugly, as if it was bitten by a dog. On the contrary, Yuling closed her eyes and looked very natural.
Hearing the voice and seeing us enter the Jade Emperor Hall, Yuquan turned to Master Xiangyun and said embarrassedly: "Master, it was not me who asked to shave Yuling's head, you asked me to do it. I don't know how to do such a job, but you asked me to..."
Master Xiangyun glared at Yuquan, and then said to the two of us, "Okay, Yuquan, Tianyi, you two are tired after a day, go to the side room and rest. Leave this to me."
Hearing that he could rest now, Yuquan felt relieved. He quickly put the razor in his hand on the yellow cushion and bowed, saying, "Master, I will go and rest first."
Afterwards, Yuquan and I left the Jade Emperor Temple.
There are several side rooms in the Jade Emperor Hall, and Yuquan went to one of them.
I went to the room where I stayed last night.
As soon as I entered the room, the Taiyin Pearl in my chest felt hot, and Susu's voice came from inside, "Tianyi, I want to talk to you."
After thinking for a while, I said to Susu, "Susu, it's too late today. If there is anything, let's talk about it tomorrow. Don't think about anything now. It's most important to have a good rest and take good care of your soul and body."
When I said these words, I felt a wave of sadness in my heart.
What I didn't expect was that Susu in the Taiyin Pearl started to cry. I couldn't stand seeing women cry. I quickly took the Taiyin Pearl out of my arms.
Although Su Su was only a spirit, she looked very pitiful. Her spirit was wiping tears from her eyes inside the Taiyin Pearl.
Seeing me, she sobbed and said, "Tianyi, you... do you want to avoid me forever? I heard what you said to Master Xiangyun before. Even if you find your Seven-Aperture Heart and my soul, it will be impossible for me to change back to my original self."
"Tianyi, I know you are in a difficult situation right now. But, I... I don't want you to worry about me anymore. Since I can't turn into a human, I will stay in the Taiyin Pearl and stay by your side. I just want to follow you and watch you, even if I don't have a body."
After listening to Susu's words, I was moved and my eyes became wet.
A woman can give up her body for me and only want to be by my side. How deeply does she love me? Am I really going to watch Su Su like this forever? Then am I, Yang Tianyi, a failure as a Taoist priest and a boyfriend
No, I can't let Susu be like this.
This is what I firmly believe in.
I tried my best to control my emotions and not cry.
I sat on the chair, holding the Taiyin Pearl in both hands, and said to Susu: "Susu, don't worry, I will find a way to save you. I will make you return to your original self."
But Su Su said with some excitement:
"Tianyi, I don't want to go back to my old self. You know that after I broke up with you, I had already developed cancer. Even if my soul returned to my body and I became my old self again, I would still have to face the disease."
"In the end, Tianyi, I will die. Besides, my life span is not long, as Master Xiangyun has just said. If you insist on resurrecting me, I can't accompany you for long. Really, Tianyi, don't work so hard, just let me accompany you like this."
"Actually, without a physical body, I feel pretty good right now. I'm pretty happy. What do you think?"
Finally, I couldn't hold it back and I cried in front of Susu.
But even if Susu is like this now, how long can she stay with me? She is a soul. If she stays in the Taiyin Pearl for a long time without the nourishment of a physical body, she will eventually break apart.
What should I do? What should I do? I felt extremely upset.
But I really have no way to save Susu.
When I go to bed at night, I sleep with Taiyin Pearl in my arms.
That night, I didn't have any dreams and slept very soundly.
When I woke up in the morning, the first thing I saw was Su Su in the Taiyin Pearl. Her eyes stared at me quietly, and I saw deep affection and attachment in her eyes.
I slowly sat up from the bed, smiled and looked at Susu in the Taiyin Pearl, and asked her softly, "What's wrong with you, Susu, didn't you get enough rest last night?"
Susu looked very serious. She said to me, "Tianyi, I have thought about this for a long time. I can't drag you down any longer. For you, I want to go to the underworld."
Didn’t we agree on it yesterday? Why did she change her mind now
What I didn’t know was that Susu’s soul didn’t rest at all last night.
She thought about it all night, thinking about every little thing about us, our past, and the things that happened later. It is said that true friendship is revealed in times of adversity. I think that for Susu and me, the feelings between us may not be so passionate, but they are the most sincere and real.
I was shocked when I heard Susu's words.
I immediately frowned and said loudly, "No, no... I won't let you leave me. Even if I can't turn you back to the healthy you you once were, even if I can't let you integrate into my body, I still want to keep your soul by my side."
"SuSu, promise me that you won't leave me, okay? We should be together, really."
But Susu shook her head and said to me: "Tianyi, don't deceive yourself. This is unfair to both you and me. It's not that I don't love you, it's because I love you that I want to consider you. I don't want to be a selfish person, I just want to be the person in your heart."
"Tianyi, you should have a brand new life of your own, find a new girlfriend, start a new family, and have a bunch of lovely children. That's the life you should have, and I can't give you any of these."
I retorted hastily, "No, Susu, you're wrong. I only want to be with you. I don't want to be with other women. Also, you may not know that I'm a Taoist priest now, which means I have the 'lack of life' among the 'five disadvantages and three deficiencies'. That is to say, I won't live long."
"Susu, really, you think too much. In my eyes, nothing can compare to you."
In the end, Susu agreed to stay with me, which made me very happy.
Morning.
When I went to the Jade Emperor Temple, I happened to meet the bald Tianqi Grandma "Yu Ling" face to face.
I think her bald head is pretty good.
I laughed. But in the Jade Emperor Temple, I still had to be dignified, so I tightened my mouth.
On the contrary, Tianqi's grandmother Yu Ling had a calm expression on her face.
She bowed to me and called me, "Donor Yang!"
I quickly clasped my fists and asked, "Grandma Tianqi, are you really willing to stay in Xiangyun Temple?"
Who knew that Grandma Tianqi looked up and said to me: "From now on, Mr. Yang, please don't call me Grandma Tianqi anymore. Just call me Yuling. Tianqi, this name has nothing to do with me anymore. From now on, I will be a Buddhist disciple who devotes himself to practicing Taoism and benefiting the people."
As I stared in astonishment, Tianqi Grandma Yuling left my side.
We eat breakfast in the kitchen behind the Jade Emperor Temple.
But I didn't see Master Xiangyun.
The young monk Yuquan looked a little unnatural as he drank his porridge by himself.
"Yuquan, you don't look well, are you okay?"
I asked with concern.
Yuquan looked up at me and said softly, "Brother Yang, I'm fine."
"Um!"
I nodded and asked, "By the way, Yuquan, where is your master, Master Xiangyun? Why can't I see his soul?"
Who would have thought that as soon as I finished saying this, the little monk Yuquan cried out “Oh my God” and burst into tears.
"Um...Yuquan, what's wrong with you?"
Yuquan looked at me with tears in her eyes and said in a sobbing voice, "Brother Yang, my master is gone. He left last night and went to report to the underworld. Woohoo... This time, he is really dead. I will never see him again."
I was a little stunned. I didn't expect that Master Xiangyun would leave Xiangyun Temple so quickly.
I thought about it and tried to comfort Yuquan, "Yuquan, your master has just reached the end of his life span. His Buddhist teachings are so profound that even if he enters the underworld, he may not be reincarnated directly. Who knows, the underworld may arrange a good position for him."
"Yes, Brother Yang, you have been to the underworld, you know what is going on there, tell me about it. I also want to go to the underworld when I have the chance to see if my master is there."
I was quite confused by Yuquan, so I told him everything I knew about the underworld.
After hearing me say that as long as one accumulates 10,000 points of Yin De, one can become a ghost official in the underworld, Yuquan excitedly grabbed my hand and said to me, "Brother Yang, my master has done almost no evil deeds in his life, so he has more than 10,000 points of Yin De."
"Haha... With 10,000 points, one can become a ghost official in the underworld. If that's the case, my master will definitely be able to stay in the underworld."
Yuquan became more and more excited as he talked, and finally he suddenly became cheerful and ate half of the porridge by himself. Tianqi's grandmother Yuling and I, who came later, were both stunned.
After dinner, I said goodbye to Yuquan and Yuling and told them that I was also leaving Xiangyun Temple.
After all, I am a Taoist priest, and I still have a lot of things to accomplish.
Yuling has learned very quickly from Master Xiangyun, and now she always says "Amitabha".
On the contrary, Yuquan grabbed my arm and refused to let go. He insisted on going down the mountain with me and going to the city, calling it "traveling around". In fact, he just wanted to eat and drink for free. Now the soul of Master Xiangyun has gone to the underworld and is not there. Yuquan is older than Yuling, so no one cares about the little monk Yuquan.
In the end, Yuling had no choice but to agree to let Yuquan go to the city with me.
Soon, after a simple packing, Yuquan and I went down Xiangyun Mountain.
At this point, the dispute between the Huang family and the civet cat clan has finally come to an end.
(to be continued)
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