It would take at least ** hours to walk from the Mu family's old house to the Daming Temple normally. The speed of the funeral procession was obviously not as fast as normal walking, and it would take more than ten hours to get there.
During this period of time, the mourners changed one after another, and the 64 brothers who carried the coffin also changed several times. The only ones who remained unchanged were the two sisters Qin Hao and Mu Qianxue.
After nearly ten hours of walking from eleven or twelve o'clock at noon to ten o'clock in the evening, Mu Qianxue and Mu Qianjun finally couldn't bear it anymore, especially Mu Qianxue, who had suffered repeated blows and was very weak. To express her gratitude and other courtesy, every hour, she would turn around and bow to the people behind her.
Originally, there were cars in the farewell procession. According to Chinese customs, it was allowed for female family members to ride in cars. However, Mu Qianxue refused from the beginning. She wanted to accompany her father step by step on the last journey, even if her body was not strong enough. I can't bear this amount of exercise.
After walking for about ten minutes, Mu Qianjun couldn't hold on any longer. Qin Hao sent her to the car and turned his head to look at Mu Qianxue, who was sweating, pale and haggard, with a flash in his eyes. A hint of worry: "Xiaoxue, why don't you go up and sit for a while? It's enough after walking for such a long time."
Mu Qianxue shook her head, biting her lips that were already a little white and said: "I want to keep going, there is only the last bit left, I can never give up!"
Listening to Mu Qianxue's firm words, Qin Hao sighed helplessly and had to give up. Indeed, compared with the ten hours that have already been walked, the remaining hours of distance can only be counted as a little bit. However, for Mu Qianxue, who has almost reached the limit of his physical strength, not to mention an hour, it is ten minutes. , are extremely difficult.
Seeing Mu Qianxue's swaying body and her two calves shaking slightly with every step she took, Qin Hao couldn't help but worry. He was really afraid that Mu Qianxue might faint at any time on the road.
"How about I carry you?" After walking for about ten minutes, Qin Hao felt really sorry for Mu Qianxue and said.
Mu Qianxue still refused and insisted on leaving by herself.
Seeing Mu Qianxue's insistence, Qin Hao had no choice but to reach out and grab Mu Qianxue's little hand. He used the inner energy in his body to slowly enter the latter's body. This was the only thing he could do now. .
Feeling a warm current slowly flow into her body from Qin Hao's big hand, Mu Qianxue felt that her physical fatigue was much better and she felt more energetic, although she didn't know how Qin Hao did it. , but she still showed a grateful look and continued to move forward.
Finally, at almost midnight, the funeral procession finally arrived at Daming Temple. People drank some water and ate some bread along the way. Due to time issues and the fact that the coffin could not be grounded before the burial, it was almost completely No time to eat.
Mu Qianxue and Qin Hao only drank some water and didn't eat a bite of food. If Qin Hao's physique was not different from ordinary people, and Mu Qianxue had his inner energy to replenish the lost energy, she would probably have been unable to sustain it. Living.
It was already midnight, the sky was dark and deep, without any starlight, and the moon was shyly sitting among the clouds. However, there was another scene on the mountain behind Daming Temple, with the headlights of dozens of luxury cars and temporary structures. The searchlights turned on made the area as bright as day.
"Boom!"
A deafening thunder suddenly exploded in the sky, turning the dark night sky into dazzling white for an instant. People subconsciously raised their heads and looked at the gathering dark clouds. The wind blowing on their faces also carried a moist smell. .
Mu Qianxue raised her head and licked her chapped lips. Her pale face looked very pale under the light, and her weak eyes showed fatigue.
A drop of wet rain fell from the sky and hit Mu Qianxue's face, and then more raindrops fell, soaking everyone's clothes.
"Uh-huh!"
Qin Hao opened the umbrella handed over by Tiezhu, covered Mu Qianxue's head, and then the next moment.
"Shuashuashua..."
The sound of neatly opening umbrellas floated in the wind and rain. The sound of nearly a thousand people opening their umbrellas at the same time was so shocking. Looking down from a high altitude, it was like the ground was covered with a layer of black asphalt.
The sound of rain hitting the umbrella gradually became clearer, making it seem peaceful and lonely.
"Let's get down into the coffin." Blackness suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. Mu Qianxue, who was staring at the night sky, slowly turned around, looked at the deep pit that had been prepared in front of him, and murmured in a low voice.
Qin Hao nodded and let out a low roar: "Get off the coffin!"
After hearing Qin Hao's order, sixty-four strong men carrying the coffin walked around the grave pit and gently placed the coffin, which had not touched the ground for twelve or thirteen hours, into the grave pit that had accumulated some water due to heavy rain.
Then, the monks who had been prepared by Daming Temple sat around the tomb in the heavy rain, chanted scriptures, and performed rituals. This lasted for about half an hour, and finally bowed to the tomb. Get up.
By this time, the funeral process had come to an end, and all that was left was to fill the grave. Without saying a word, Mu Qianxue walked out from under Qin Hao's umbrella, picked up a shovel, and shoveled a shovelful of soil into the grave pit.
Qin Hao opened his mouth and wanted to ask Mu Qianxue to stop, but was stopped by the person next to him. When he turned around, he saw that it was Mu Qianjun.
Mu Qianjun shook his head at him and said softly: "Brother-in-law, don't stop my sister. My sister and I didn't fulfill our filial piety properly before our father was alive. This is the last chance. Just let us be willful for once..."
After saying that, Mu Qianjun also picked up a shovel, came to Mu Qianxue's side, and together they filled the grave with soil, letting the heavy rain wash away their bodies.
Looking at the two thin figures shoveling soil into the grave pit in the night, Qin Hao sighed, moved his lips, and finally said nothing, dropped his umbrella and joined in.
With the participation of Qin Hao, the filling speed was much faster. After more than half an hour, the tomb pit was finally filled, and then there was a tombstone. There was only one name on the tombstone, plus a photo of Mu Ruidong and Min Enjing. The black and white photo, with nothing else, is exactly the same as the tombstone of Min Enjing next to it.
After doing all this, Mu Qianxue inserted the shovel into the muddy soil, leaned on it and looked up at the sky, slowly closing her eyes. Her face was covered with water drops, and she didn't know whether it was tears or rain.
After a moment of silence, Mu Qianxue suddenly dropped the shovel in his hand and turned around with a stride. Qin Hao and Mu Qianjun looked at each other with confusion in their eyes, but they still followed closely.
Not far away, the three of them came to a small building one after the other. Qin Hao watched Mu Qianxue walking up the stairs and couldn't help but frown slightly, becoming more curious about what she was going to do.
"Dang..."
Before he could think any more, a bell suddenly sounded in his ears.
Qin Hao and Mu Qianjun looked at each other again and hurried upstairs. They saw Mu Qianxue standing on the high platform of the small building, holding the Zhong Pei tightly in her hand. In front of her hung a stone that could accommodate all three of them. The wall clock that goes in, obviously, the sound of the bell comes from here.
Mu Qianxue was not disturbed by the appearance of Qin Hao and Mu Qianjun. Her face turned red and she almost used all her strength to pull Zhong Pei back hard and then hit the wall clock hard.
"Dang..."
"Dang...dang..."
The bell rings nine times, representing the nine tolls of the death knell.
Looking at the stubborn and thin figure in front of him, who would rest for a long time every time he hit the clock, Qin Hao felt extremely distressed. He wanted to ask God, why should a girl who works so hard, is so kind, and is so filial be treated like this? Why suffer so much misery
She has lived a miserable life since she was a child. Her family did not like her, her mother died young, her stepmother abused her, and her only father who loved her did not dare to express her love. She lived so lonely and aggrieved.
When you are a little older, you leave home, live independently, and study. Although you will not suffer from the glare and bullying of your family, imagine that a teenage girl who is still in middle school has to cook, wash, and live alone. Reading must be so lonely and hard.
Think about other people's children again. At that age, they are probably the treasures of their parents, grandparents, and the little emperors and princesses in the family. They hold them in their hands for fear of falling, and hold them in their mouths for fear of melting. Seeing these, she What would it feel like? How many times should she cry every night
When she entered the company, although her identity had undergone a huge change, she had a very glamorous appearance and had hundreds of millions of dollars at her fingertips. However, some people have thought that a girl who has just graduated from school, without the support or even opposition of her family, is thinking about how to deal with her uncle who is fighting for power and gain a firm foothold within the group, while also trying to survive in the group. How difficult would it be to achieve something in the intrigue and profit-seeking business world
It's not that Mu Qianxue wants to be a working machine, it's not that she doesn't want to relax, but she doesn't dare. She's afraid. She's afraid that one day she will lose everything and lose the ability to protect the people closest to her. At the same time, she has become accustomed to this. Without this kind of hard work, even if she did have talents like her mother, she would not be able to reach where she is now in a few years.
Now, just when Mu Qianxue had everything on the right track and thought it could continue like this, disaster struck again.
Her father was murdered by an adulterer, and her life experience was suddenly exposed. At this time, she was almost discouraged. Otherwise, she would not even want to fight for the Mu Group that had been holding on for so many years, and just wanted to give Mu Ruidong his last life. Procedure.
Throughout the past twenty years, she seems to have been quite happy except when her parents were still alive. After a little memory, she faced either difficulties or sufferings, one after another, one after another, without stopping. It seems that he will only give up after completely defeating her!
Compared with Mu Qianxue, Mu Qianjun is happy because she has a good sister in front of her to block everything.
When the last bell rang, Mu Qianxue let go of the pestle in her hand and slowly took two steps back. Her legs were shaking a little. She tried her best to stand still, but found that her body did not seem to be very obedient and her weak legs could not support her. , leaning back, and finally fell into a warm embrace.
Qin Hao was always paying attention to Mu Qianxue. After noticing something strange about her, he quickly stepped forward to catch Mu Qianxue, held her in his arms, and gently patted her trembling body.
"Sister!" Mu Qianjun was also startled and ran over quickly.
"I'm the only one left with you now." After looking at the two of them, Mu Qianxue buried her face in Qin Hao's arms. Her voice was a little low-pitched. If the two of them weren't by her side, it would have been completely covered by the sound of rain. .
Qin Hao could clearly feel some moisture on his shoulders. He lowered his head and kissed Mu Qianxue's earlobe and whispered: "I will always be by your side until I am no longer in this world!"
Mu Qianxue raised her head and opened her mouth to smile, but she felt that the world was spinning in front of her eyes, the whole world was dark, and she lost consciousness.
"Sister!" Mu Qianxue was startled and shouted nervously.
Qin Hao frowned slightly and put his fingers on Mu Qianxue's wrist. After a moment, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Mu Qianjun: "It's okay. It's just that my body has reached its limit, it's too tired, and what happened recently The incident caused a lot of mental pressure on her, so she fainted temporarily. It's not serious. She needs a good sleep and she will be fine after recuperating. Don't be nervous."
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