I was terrified when I ate this meal. It was rare to meet at the table, and it should be a harmonious and joyful atmosphere. But no one could be heard talking at the dinner table, and Xiao Mi kept her head down. Uncle Heiying seemed to be quite unhappy with the master, and left without taking two bites. Guo Zishu had no choice but to leave.
Uncle Gu and Master were sullen, only Erpang and Xiaobai were eating happily at the table.
After eating, Xiao Mi went back to her room to take care of the sorceress. Xiao Mi said that after the condition of the sorceress stabilized, she was discharged from the hospital and recuperated at home. It's just that the body is weak, and the meals are served by a special person.
I saw the appearance of the sorceress before, and she has died soon, so I don't know what is going on now. Since I'm back now, I should go and have a look.
After talking to Master, I went to the room of the sorceress in the West Courtyard.
The witch's eyes can't see, so the room is still dark. Pushing the door open, a breath of air that made me feel uncomfortable came to my nostrils. How should I put it, it was a bit like the smell of rotten wood. But here, there should be nothing rotten, and I really don't know where this smell comes from.
The sun can't shine into the house, and the windows are closed, only a little light from the door.
Seeing me coming in, Xiao Mi yelled hastily and quickly closed the door. I didn't have time to think about it, so I hurriedly closed the door in fright.
Eyes adapted to the light of the day, once in the dark it is almost impossible to see anything. I groped my way to the table, then a hand reached up my arm and pulled me to a seat.
I don't even need to think about it, I know it's Xiao Mi.
"Xiao Mi, why don't you turn on the light?"
"Auntie doesn't like light!" Xiao Mi said.
It took me a while to get used to the darkness, and through the faint light, I could barely make out the direction of the bed. The sorceress was lying on the bed, her face was surprisingly white, even in the dark, the whiteness was very clear. I felt my body trembling, not because I was afraid, but because my body showed an instinctive reaction.
The appearance of the sorceress is the same as that of the old man who was about to die in the village. But the witch has survived until now, and I don't know how she did it.
"Is it Little Hibiscus?" the sorceress asked.
I hastily responded, "Master, it's me! Are you better?"
The sorceress coughed twice, "There's nothing wrong with my body, it's just a drag on everyone!"
I really don't know how to go on with these words, but I know the truth that it is better to die than to live.
Instead of getting rid of the pain as soon as possible, it is good to be able to struggle in this world for one more day.
I remember one time I couldn't bear it anymore and asked Master's age. Unexpectedly, Master is now over eighty years old, but Master looks like a man in his forties or fifties.
I think the witch should not be young anymore, for a person like the witch, life and death should have been seen through for a long time. Why she remembers it so much I don't understand anyway.
"Xiao Mi, Xiao Jin and I have something to say, you go out first!"
Xiao Mi nodded, stood up, tucked the quilt on the sorceress, took a look at me before going out.
After Xiao Mi closed the door, the sorceress said, "Xiaojin, you already know some things, so I won't beat around the bush. Brother said, you are almost exactly the same as my master, and Lao Gu also said the same when he came back. You come to my bedside, There is a scroll of portraits under my pillow, take it out."
I did as I said, and quickly found a picture scroll under the pillow of Goddess Dao, but it was too dark here, and I couldn't see the person on the picture clearly.
"This painting was drawn by Xiao Mi's mother. At that time, we were about the same age as you are now. Whether you are him or not, take it back and have a look! This is the relic of Xiao Mi's mother. After I die, I will give it to Xiao Mi. Mi is fine."
"Master Uncle..."
"Needless to say, I know exactly what my own body looks like. Just remember what I said."
I nodded, hummed.
"Brother came to see me this morning, do you want to save Su Muyan?"
The three words Su Muyan seem to have a huge magical power, which immediately attracted me, waiting for the witch's next words.
"I don't care what you think, this matter is not a child's play, it is related to your whole life. Even if you are really my master, I still need to remind you that you are not him now!"
"Master, I'm not the ancestor you said, I'm just me!" I emphasized with a frown.
I don't like being compared to him all the time because I'm not him at all. Hearing the sorceress say the same thing, I was inexplicably disgusted. I am not what everyone thinks I am, I am just me, and I just want to be myself.
"Yes or not is not important to me. I probably don't have the life to see the result. The child Xiao Mi has been growing up by my side. His life is hard! I didn't expect to be the closest to you now. Maybe I will ask you in the future." You! Ahem! If you treat her badly, even if I am a ghost, I will not let you go!"
"Uncle, don't say that. Although Xiao Mi doesn't say it, I know that in her heart, you are as important as her mother. For Xiao Mi, you have to live a good life."
"Hehe, I hope that as you said, I have been strict with Xiao Mi these years, and I hope she can be strong. Once I am gone, she will be alone and helpless. She must learn to face life alone. Live well ! Hehehe, I want to rest!"
"Okay, Uncle Martial, then you should have a good rest! Xiao Jin won't bother you!" I got up and came out of the witch's room. The sun was shining outside, but there was not much warmth.
I took the scroll back to my room, opened it, took a deep breath, and looked at the person on it.
Like, too much like, almost exactly the same. But no matter how it looks, it's not me. I feel strange to this face, the black Taoist robe of the person in the painting is the one on the master. But it was new back then than it is now.
There was an unresolved melancholy between his brows and eyes that made his entire expression very tangled. It seems to be a smile, but it's not a smile. I hold the blood soul jade on my chest, I know Su Muyan must be able to see it too. I don't know what kind of relationship there is between them, I can't feel it and I don't want to feel it.
At this moment Er Fat knock interrupted my thoughts.
Er Fatty opened the door and came in, and said with a sad face, "Xiao Jin, I will go to his antique shop with Mr. Gu in a while, and I may not be back until later!"
As Er Fatty said, his eyes drifted to the painting in my hand, "Hey, Xiaojin, is this you? Hehe, let alone, you look so dressed like that?"
"What's going on?"
"Taoist priest! This Taoist robe is also very beautiful. I will wear it later, isn't it also very beautiful!"
I stared at the portrait and shook my head, "Unfortunately, it's not me, it's my master!"
"No way!" Er Pang grabbed the scroll in my hand and looked at it carefully for a long time, "Are you sure it's not you? How could it be so similar, no, it's exactly the same! Eyes, nose, mouth! If you Cut your hair shorter, tsk tsk, you stand in front of me together, I really can't tell the difference!"
I snatched back the scroll and put it away quickly, "Uncle Gu is waiting for you, why don't you hurry up!"
Er Fatty looked dissatisfied, "Although the revolution was successful, the friendship in battle is gone forever."
As soon as I raised my hand to his head, he flew out of my room.
In the afternoon I was resting in my room, and Xiao Mi said that he would take me to Beijing for a stroll the next day, so I was naturally very happy. My bones are almost falling apart after sitting on the train these days. In the words of Er Fatty, I am the body of a lady and the life of a worker. squeamish!
Master also went out in the afternoon, saying he was looking for Uncle Heiying. In the entire courtyard, only Xiao Mi and I were left, as well as the sorceress lying in the room.
No one bothered me, and I slept through the afternoon nap until the evening. After waking up, Master and Erpang didn't come back, so I sat in the living room with Xiaobai in my arms and chatted with Xiaomi.
Xiao Mi took my arm and said coquettishly as before, "Senior sister, do you miss me after you have been away for so many days?"
"Think about it!"
Xiaobai also leaned in front of me and snorted, and got into my arms. I smiled and patted its head, "Yes, yes, and you, I miss you too!"
"You bastard, you know how to please Senior Sister. I haven't told Senior Sister about the good deeds you have done!" Xiao Mi pretended to be angry, but her hand still touched Xiao Bai lightly unconsciously.
"By the way, senior sister, what did my aunt tell you at noon?"
I was afraid that Xiao Mi would think too much, so I tried my best to avoid mentioning the entrustment of the sorceress, and said, "I didn't say anything, just asked me something about going home. Then I gave me a portrait of the master and asked me to keep it. on."
Xiao Mi seemed a little disappointed, "Didn't Auntie say anything else?"
"Others? I didn't say anything else! Sister, what do you want my uncle to say to me?"
Unexpectedly, when I asked, Xiao Mi's face immediately turned red, "It's nothing, it's nothing! Sister, you won't be able to take it for a long time before leaving this time, right?"
"Probably not! It's not up to me to decide where to go. After all, I will go wherever the master goes. But this time when I go home, I have encountered a lot of troubles. Fortunately, you didn't go with me. If you What happened, I really don’t know how to explain it to my uncle!” Thinking about it now, I still have lingering fears, it’s because I was firm and didn’t let Xiao Mi go home with me!
"I heard from Uncle Gu, what exactly does that organization want to do? Why does it keep targeting you, Senior Sister?"
I shook my head, "I don't know, but according to Master, there are traitors in the department, otherwise our every move will not be known so clearly by others."
"The people in this organization are really powerful!" Xiao Mi couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
But no matter how powerful this organization is, it will always have its weaknesses. I have always believed in one sentence, evil cannot prevail over good! If you do too many bad things, even if people can't accept you, God will not let you go.
What's more, people from this organization even hurt Su Muyan, I will never let them go easily. Right now, these are all things to talk about. What I am worried about now is Su Muyan. I don’t know what the master’s method is. Even the witch said that it is related to my life.
However, even if it means reducing her life, I am still willing to save her!