half year later
"Zhengnan, don't run so fast."
A doll still wearing crotch pants, dangling two fleshy short legs, skipped through the flowers, and rushed towards the person who was tending the flowers.
Xie Bian hugged Zhong Zhengnan, and the big and small giggled at the same time.
"Master." Zhong Zhengnan called out sharply, "It's so hot."
"You run around like this, sweating all over, it's no wonder you're not hot." Xie Bian clamped him between his arms, wiped off the dirt in his hands, picked him up, turned around and entered the room, and poured water on him. glass of water.
The child took the water and gulped it down.
"Slow down, don't choke, you child, no matter what you do, you are frizzy, and..." Xie Bian couldn't help laughing as the words came to his lips. This child is the reincarnation of the master, and his temperament is similar to that of the master. Not surprising.
"Have another glass." The child wiped his mouth and handed it to Xie Bian.
Seeing his small appearance, Xie Bian couldn't help but want to laugh again, why is it so similar to the master's gluttony at the time, when the master was young, he was so heroic that he could drink water out of wine
At this time, the courtyard door was pushed open with a creak, and Fan Wuxi walked in carrying a piece of pork, two catties of liquor, and a basket of vegetables: "Brother, I'm back."
"Have you bought everything I asked you to buy?"
"All bought."
Xie Bian took it over and checked it: "This Fengdu's Xiaoyao Niang is Master's favorite drink, and I will cook some of Master's favorite dishes."
At this time, they were in the Orchid Garden in Fengdu.
After sealing the Tianji Talisman, they began to clean up the ghosts inside and outside Fengdu, and brought back many people who had left their homes in a few months. These days, the people in the city are rebuilding their homes in full swing.
The orchid garden that was destroyed by half was also full of orchids of various colors. He thought that he hadn't rebuilt the orchid garden in Wuji Palace in his previous life, because even though he was already the emperor at that time, it would be easy for him to plant orchids all over Daming City. But he was already disheartened by then. Now that he has rebuilt Fengdu's Orchid Garden with his own hands, it not only fulfills a wish, but also makes him realize that his natural mind, which has been frozen for a long time, is recovering bit by bit.
Today is Zhong Kui's death day. They plan to take Zhong Zhengnan on the road after worshiping Zhong Kui. Feng has returned to stability, and there is the Underworld sitting in town.
Fan Wuxi rubbed Zhong Zhengnan's head: "I'm not here, have you listened to Master?"
"Listen, did Master Uncle bring me a sugar man?"
"Do you still want to eat candy every day?" Fan Wushi took out a small ball from his Qiankun bag, "Go and play."
The child hugged the little ball and ran out excitedly.
Xie Bian was still thinking about cooking a few dishes, when suddenly his waist tightened, and Fan Wuxi embraced him from behind.
"Don't make trouble." Xie Bian was a little nervous, and turned to look for Zhong Zhengnan, afraid that the child would see something, but Fan Wuxi was used to being reckless, and it might not be the first time he saw it.
"Just playing outside, don't worry about him." Fan Wushi pressed his hot lips against Xie Bian's neck, "I haven't seen my brother for an hour, so I just thought, what should I do?"
"Nonsense again."
"It's not nonsense. Look at us, we have to cultivate every day, we have to take care of our children, we have to get rid of evil spirits, and we have to grow flowers. There is really too little time left for us to be alone." Fan Wuxi pressed his forehead to explain Bian's cheek, said dissatisfied.
"This is nonsense, we are together every day." Xie Bian patted his hand, "Okay, okay, let me go, that Dongpo pork will be stewed for a long time."
Fan Wuxi approached Xie Bian's face, and said coquettishly, "Brother, kiss me."
Xie Bian smiled secretly, and sipped on Fan Wushi's lips.
"Brother, tell me what I did during the hour I was away. I don't want to miss it at all."
"I moved a few flowers and fertilized them. We'll leave in a few days. Aunt Liu will take care of the orchid garden. I'm still a little worried."
"We come back often." Fan Wuxi still kissed Bian's face tiredly, "Big brother smells so good, I really wanted to, every time I stay in the garden for a while, it will be even more fragrant."
"You smoke your quilt and bathe with the same things as me, and the smell on your body is almost the same as mine."
"That's different. Eldest brother smells so good. I've liked it the most since I was a child." Fan Wuxi said with a low smile, "You blame me for biting you. It's not because elder brother smells so good that I want to eat it every bite."
"Okay, don't talk about this..." Xie Bian's face was hot. He couldn't bear Fan Wushi's nonsense all day long. If he took off his clothes, it would be even more absurd. He pinched Fan Wushi "Let go, I'm going to cook."
Only then did Fan Wuzhen reluctantly let go: "I'll help Big Brother."
"Okay, clean up the meat."
In the past in the Wuji Palace, when Xie Bian was cooking, Xiao Jiu also liked to surround the pot, no, actually he circled around the eldest brother, and every time he said that he would fight, it was to steal food. Now that Xiao Jiu has grown up, he steals food. It was meant to be eaten stealthily, and the work was real work. The two of them washed their hands together and made soup. The sweetness in it was not only the food, but also the deep love soaked in the smoke and fire of the world—
They brought hot food and wine, carried Zhong Zhengnan in their arms, and went to worship Zhong Kui.
Zhong Kui's tomb was always clean and tidy, and a monk who had received Zhong Kui's favor volunteered to be the gravekeeper. Tens of thousands of people have come to worship the Tianshi ancestral hall a few miles away from morning to night. This real resting place is kept from outsiders.
Xie Bian arranged the food and wine, burned incense, and knelt down with Fan Wuxi and Zhong Zhengnan.
"Zhengnan, this is the master, the master of the master. Every year in the future, the master will bring you to pay homage to the master. If one day the master is too old to walk, you will also take the place of the master. Come on, do you remember?"
Zhong Zhengnan still couldn't read the words on the tombstone, and he didn't even understand who was lying here, so he just nodded obediently: "I remember it."
Xie Bian kowtowed deeply: "Master, my apprentice has come to see you."
Fan Wuxi also kowtowed and said: "A teacher for a day, a teacher for a lifetime, master, the disciple's sins should be redeemed with the rest of his life, the master can learn from the sky."
Xie Bi'an poured three glasses of wine, drank it with Zhong Kui, and told all the things that happened in the past one by one. When he talked about the sad part, he couldn't help crying. He really misses his master. Throughout his two lives, only Zhong Kui treated him sincerely from the beginning to the end, unconditionally only for his own good. Zhong Kui was also a master and a father to him, and filled the huge gap in his previous life. , and gave him the ability and the belief to persevere in this life.
Seeing this, Zhong Zhengnan stretched out his small hand to wipe away Bian's tears, and comforted him in a tender voice: "Master, don't cry."
Xie Bian's heart was greatly touched. He embraced the child in his arms, and immediately felt a burst of strength. He said softly, "Master, I hope this disciple did not disappoint you."
Fan Wuxi said softly: "Brother is the best apprentice in the world, Master must be proud of you."
Xie Bian looked at the tombstone standing quietly in front of him, and the well-behaved child nestled in his arms, and felt infinite softness and infinite firmness in his heart. He smiled and said: "Master, this disciple should spend his whole life to cast down evil spirits, Protect the common people and protect the stability and peace of the world of humans and ghosts, just like what you do." He looked at Fan Wuxi, "The younger brother will also help me."
Fan Wuxi took his hand: "Yes."
Xie Bian said solemnly and firmly: "When Zhengnan grows up, he will pass on this mission from generation to generation. In the future, the world will still worship and enshrine the Celestial Master Zhong Kui."
From now on, there will be no more emperors and devils in the world, and those dark and terrifying stories, or beautiful and legendary stories, will gradually be obliterated in the time. , to save evil ghosts and ghosts, make life and death distinct, respect each other without disturbing each other, make good and evil have rewards, and everyone is in awe of karma.
The story has an end, and life is long.
—End of the book—
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