It was almost evening when our car returned to the city.
But I didn't drive back to Xiyuan Community, but went directly to Susu's home. Aunt Huang has been missing her daughter for a long time. Although I can't do anything to revive Susu, Susu's soul is in the Taiyin Pearl. I think Aunt Huang is still willing to see her daughter's soul.
Without calling in advance, I parked the car and went upstairs with the little monk Yuquan.
I knocked gently on the apartment door, and half a minute later, it was opened from the inside.
Aunt Huang appeared at the door of the apartment.
She was still the same, with a thin face, pale skin and dull eyes.
When she saw me, Aunt Huang seemed a little excited and asked me anxiously, "Tianyi, have you thought of a way to save Susu?!"
Without saying anything, I took out the Taiyin Pearl from my arms.
The moment she saw her mother, Su Su burst into tears and shouted, "Mom, I'm Su Su, I'm back!"
When Aunt Huang heard Susu's voice, her shoulders trembled, and the next moment, tears blurred her eyes.
"Susu, Susu... Is that you? Mom, I'm here! Mom is here!..."
Aunt Huang held the Taiyin Pearl in my hand.
She looked at Susu's soul in the Taiyin Pearl and choked with sobs.
I winked at Yuquan and let him in, and then I closed the door of Aunt Huang's apartment.
Aunt Huang ignored Yuquan and me. She went into the bedroom holding the Taiyin Pearl.
The bedroom door was closed, and the voices of Aunt Huang and Susu could be heard from inside. From time to time, the crying of the two people would be heard from the bedroom. The sad mood affected me.
I took out a cigarette from my arms and started smoking while sitting on the sofa.
The young monk Yuquan was probably curious, and kept looking around the living room of the apartment, full of surprise. Seeing me smoking, Yuquan asked me, "Brother Yang, what is that **** in your hand? Why is it still smoking?"
I took out a cigarette and handed it to Yuquan, saying, "This thing is called a cigarette. It's very refreshing when you put it in your mouth. How about one?"
Yuquan nodded and said expectantly, "Okay, Brother Yang, I'll have one then."
Imitating me, Yuquan held the cigarette in his mouth.
With a "click", I used a lighter to light the cigarette in his mouth.
"Suck it!"
I said it casually.
Yuquan then imitated me and took a deep puff of the cigarette, but the next moment, his expression suddenly changed. Then, he threw the cigarette on the floor and quickly stomped it out with his foot.
"Cough, cough!" He couldn't stop coughing.
"Ah, what's that smell? Why is it so bad and irritating... Brother Yang, this stuff doesn't help, look, it's choking me to tears!"
Yuquan said with some complaints.
I smiled and said, "This thing is used to choke people. But you get used to it. You are still young, so it's best not to inhale this kind of thing. It's not good for your health."
"Then you just said this thing relieves fatigue!"
Yuquan pinched his nose and said unhappily.
I smiled bitterly and said, "I was just teasing you. I just wanted to tell you that the city is different from your Xiangyun Temple. Many things look good, but sometimes they are harmful to people. You are a monk, and you have just arrived in a big city. You can't be curious about everything. You must control your mouth and your heart."
Yuquan heard what I said and muttered, "Brother Yang, you are
How come you become like my master, so long-winded! "
I glared at Yuquan and said, "I'm not being nagging. I'm doing this for your own good."
Yuquan curled his lips and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay... I get it! But you promised me that you would take me to eat good food, you can't lie to me about this."
I didn't talk to Yuquan again.
After putting out the cigarette in my hand in the ashtray, I leaned back on the sofa.
I didn't sleep, but leaned on the sofa and thought about things, thinking about my own things and Susu's things.
Su Su's body was in the bedroom, and her soul was also found, but I couldn't save her life, which made me very depressed. After all the effort, I went to the underworld, Xiangyun Temple and Yuanbao Mountain... ...
But the final result is like this, it's really hard to predict.
As for me, I now know that I have committed the "lack of fate" among the five disadvantages and three deficiencies of the Taoist profession, but I am powerless. People are sometimes so fragile and insignificant, and many things cannot go as I wish.
Maybe I was too tired these days. I leaned on the sofa and fell asleep without realizing it.
The sky outside had become completely dark.
The window curtains were not drawn, and the dim light of the street lamps outside could still be seen.
I don’t know how long I slept when suddenly someone pushed me.
I opened my eyes subconsciously and saw Aunt Huang.
I rubbed my numb neck and called out, "Auntie!"
Aunt Huang smiled at me and said, "Tianyi, you've been working hard these days. You've been running around outside for Susu's affairs. Come, Auntie made some noodles, have some."
The young monk Yuquan next to him didn't care about that. In front of him was a big bowl of noodles with a fried egg on top. "Tulu tulu!" Yuquan ate the noodles very loudly and unceremoniously.
I looked at Aunt Huang and said, "Okay, Auntie, thank you."
Aunt Huang smiled and said, "It's okay, it's just cooking, Auntie is not tired."
I looked at the time and it was already past ten o'clock in the evening. It seemed that I had slept for several hours.
Then I picked up the bowl and started eating noodles.
There were actually two poached eggs in my bowl, which was quite a lot.
Aunt Huang sat on the sofa next to me. She looked at me and said, "Tianyi, Susu has just told me everything that happened to her and what happened afterwards. I have figured it out now. These things should not be blamed on those cat demons or anyone else. It's all because of our Susu's bad luck."
"I didn't expect Susu to have a Xuanyin body. I was wondering why the master named 'Xiangyun' called your uncle Huang aside and talked to him behind my back when Susu was born. It turns out that all this was caused by Susu's physique. If it weren't for that master Xiangyun, Susu would have died long ago, and she wouldn't have been with me for so many years."
The young monk Yuquan chewed his noodles and interrupted with a smile: "That auntie, Master Xiangyun, is my master! I am his apprentice, my name is Yuquan."
I glared at Yuquan and said unhappily, "Children should not interrupt when adults are talking. I can't even stop you from talking while we're eating. If you interrupt again, you won't be able to eat your noodles."
When the young monk Yuquan heard what I said, he quickly held the bowl of noodles with both hands and stopped talking.
Aunt Huang said quickly: "It's okay, it's okay, I don't mind."
I turned my head and looked at Aunt Huang and said, "Aunt, please continue."
Aunt Huang smiled and took
Then he said: "So, I have figured it out. Even if Su Su cannot be resurrected, it is her own fate. I only hope that you can help Auntie take good care of her soul. Otherwise, I have no other request."
I put down my bowl and chopsticks and said to Aunt Huang seriously, "Aunt, don't worry. I will definitely protect Susu. As long as I, Yang Tianyi, am still in the world of the living, I will never leave Susu. Even if she is only a soul left, I will have no regrets."
Aunt Huang might have been moved by my words, and tears welled up in her eyes again.
After a while, Aunt Huang looked at me, then looked at the little monk Yuquan, and said with a smile: "Look at me, you are busy talking, and your noodles are almost gone. There is still a lot in the kitchen, Auntie, I will go and bring it to you."
After wiping her tears, Aunt Huang quickly went into the kitchen.
At this moment, the bedroom door suddenly cracked open.
Immediately afterwards, the Taiyin Pearl slowly flew out of the bedroom.
Su Su controlled the Tai Yin Pearl and flew to my side. A smile was on her face.
I was surprised and asked, "Hey, Susu, why does your soul look a lot stronger?"
Su Su said with a smile: "That's because I absorbed all the remaining energy in my body into my soul. Now, my body is completely dry. Even with the Snow Condensation Pearl, my corpse cannot be saved."
I was stunned for a moment and immediately frowned.
I said angrily, "Susu, how could you do this? Don't you really want to be resurrected as a human? You have absorbed all the energy in your body, and you have cut off your own escape route. Even if I find a way to revive you in the future, you will not be able to be resurrected without your body."
Who would have thought that Su Su would say with a smile: "Tian Yi, I knew you still wanted to save me. I did this because I didn't want you to worry about me anymore. You are 'dead' and you don't have more than two years left. I hope you can think more about yourself instead of thinking about me all the time."
I didn't get angry anymore. After all, I knew that Susu did this out of concern for me and for my own good.
At this time, Aunt Huang came out from the kitchen carrying a small pot of noodles.
Susu looked at me and said, "Tianyi, eat some noodles and try my mother's cooking."
I ate three bowls of noodles and couldn't eat any more. But the little monk Yuquan ate up half the remaining noodles. He also drank two bottles of yogurt.
After eating and drinking, I sent Yuquan to an empty room to sleep. Then, I held the Taiyin Pearl in my hands, and sat with Aunt Huang and Susu to chat.
Just now, I went into the bedroom to take a look.
Indeed, just as Su Su said, the essence in her body had been sucked away by her soul. Her body was no longer alive and looked much shriveled. Her eye sockets were sunken. The face that had previously had a human color had now turned dark yellow.
Su Su's body was no different from that of a dead person. Fortunately, she still had the Snow Pearl in her mouth, otherwise her body would have rotted and deteriorated.
Sitting on the sofa, after chatting for a while, at Aunt Huang's suggestion, we planned to hold a simple funeral for Susu tomorrow and dispose of her body. After all, it is a terrible thing to leave a corpse in the apartment. Even a human body should have its own place to go.
(to be continued)
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