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It is already autumn, but it is not so refreshing.For half a month, the sky and the earth were either rainy or foggy, and the sun was not visible on a single day.The land was worse than turned over fields, and there were mud ponds and puddles everywhere, making it hard to know where to start. Xiao Jin led Daozeng's mule and walked with difficulty along the edge of Surabaya.Every time Xiao Jin took a step, it was as laborious as if he was trying to pull himself out of the soil. In addition, his whole body was soaked in rain and mud, and it was bitingly cold. If the internal energy in his body was not strong enough, he really didn't know if he could persevere.

Before reaching Pengcheng, Daozeng insisted on letting Yuankong and others leave.He said that the predestined relationship has been exhausted, and let them spread the Dharma by themselves.Yuan Kong and the others couldn't resist him, so they had to leave one by one.Xiao Jin only remembered that when Chitian was walking, Daozeng apologized and said that he didn't teach him anything.Chi Tianxing just said indifferently: "Enough is enough." This ungrateful bald donkey! Daozeng has been in a coma for two days, during which he only woke up intermittently a few times.There is no place in front of this ghost place, no shop behind the village, Xiao Jin gave Daozeng all he could eat, but he finally finished eating this morning. "Damn it!" he thought angrily, "this bullying God, just won't let me go?"

Towards evening, the rain finally stopped.Xiao Jin pulled the mule up a small hill.This small hill is actually a steep cliff next to Surabaya, which is full of exposed rocks. Although it is colder when it is soaked by rain, it is better than a mud pond.Xiao Jin tied up his mule, found a place that was slightly drier after being blown by the wind, and let Daozeng lie down. He ran to the top of the cliff and looked around. There was a vast expanse of Surabaya, the sky was connected to the river, and the cloud was pressing down on the white water.There was a dead silence all around, and no living creatures could be seen. "Grandma," Xiao Jin couldn't help scratching his head and cursing, "did the whole fuck go into the sea?"

He walked back, thinking of looking ahead to see if there was a village, he was startled suddenly, only to see Dao Zeng sitting up at some point, folding his palms together and meditating on something silently.Xiao Jin said pleasantly: "Hey, monk, so you are not dead yet!" Daozeng opened his eyes and grinned: "Yes, it's really hard for you." Xiao Jin said: "It's not hard work! It's good if you don't die. We have already passed Surabaya, and further south is Anshou County. Hehe, we are going fast, right?" Daozeng said, "It's really fast. Anshou... ...We were here five years ago. Do you remember, Xiao Jin?"

Xiao Jin pulled some grass from the edge of the cliff, fed it to the mule, and said, "Why don't you remember? Speaking of it, I was angry. What a good opportunity that time, we held our heads and cured the plague for others, and others treated you as Offering offerings like a Bodhisattva, such a big temple invites us to stay as abbots, hey, you are lucky, not only do you not agree, you don’t even want money from others. Really... just thinking about it makes my teeth itch!" Daozeng laughed and said, "You have been arguing with me for more than a month before you give up. How can you have so many calculations at such a young age?" Xiao Jin said, "Yes, I'm just a villain, how about it!" Daozeng coughed After laughing for a while, he said again: "How long have we... been away from Dongping?"

Xiao Jin said: "It's been almost a month? I don't know if Ah Qing's wooden head has arrived in Xiangcheng now." Daozeng calculated with his fingers, and said confidently: "Should have arrived early. She is very skilled in martial arts, you Don't worry." Xiao Jin said: "I'm not worried. You should be worried about yourself! Look at your face is still pale and blue...you wait here, I'll pick up some firewood to warm you up." Just now After walking two steps, he suddenly heard Dao Zeng shout: "Xiao Jin!" There was a hint of anxiety in the voice.Xiao Jin was stunned for a moment, without turning his head, he said: "What?" He heard Dao Zeng laughing behind him, "Actually, you and I are both orphans. I think so...cough cough...I think..."

Looking back, Xiao Jin saw that he was coughing up some blood again, and hurriedly stepped forward to wipe it off for him, saying: "Don't talk nonsense. What's the matter with the orphans, no one can try to bully me. I'm already very polite not to provoke them. In fact, you have been a monk for so long, and you still haven’t seen your fucking stinky skin? Aren’t everyone born the same?” Daozeng gritted his teeth suddenly and said, "I'm not a monk, I'm not!" He suddenly pushed Xiao Jin to the ground, and leaned against the stone behind him, feeling that his heart was so hot that it was about to melt, but his body was getting stronger and stronger. The colder it gets, it's almost as cold as the rocks on my back.

"I...I'm not a monk! I was just born in a monk's temple. Is it hard...cough cough...Am I destined to be a monk? I...my six senses are not clean, and I...my heart is never quiet But, how could it be a monk! Cough cough cough cough cough... I hate! I hate! Who do I hate? I... I don't hate dad, who is he? Is he related to me? No, no I don't know him! I... I hate my mother, why did you abandon me! I hate my master even more, why... why did you teach me these... these messy truths, these... these make it difficult for me to be a human being, and it is even more difficult for me to be a ghost. It’s so difficult! I... When I found out the truth when I was ten years old, why didn’t I just die! I hate... I hate it!" He almost choked up blood in his chest, and wanted to hit something violently, but between his hands and feet I couldn't find a trace of strength, even my waist was weak, and I slid down slowly against the rock.

Xiao Jin got up from the ground silently, and let him finish cursing, Fang said wearily: "Stop it. Stop it... If you really hate it, you won't live to this day." Daozeng gasped for a long time, struggling He sighed deeply, nodded and closed his eyes and stopped talking.After a while, Xiao Jin thought he had fallen asleep, and was about to turn around to find some firewood, when he suddenly heard Dao Zeng say, "Xiao Jin, gather some more. It's hard for you." Xiao Jin said impatiently: "Why are you talking so much nonsense today? If you have time to spare, why don't you take care of yourself and take care of yourself..." Suddenly his whole body trembled, his whole body was cold, and he couldn't even breathe for a while.

I only heard Dao Zeng quietly say: "Do you still remember accepting your parents, brothers, and Uncle Lin Ai? Take me too. Take me... take me to Kunlun Mountain, Xiao Jin, I... I I want...I want to be with my mother..." The sound stopped abruptly here. After a long time, a gust of hazy wind blew up the top of the cliff, bringing with it a piece of cold water vapor, which made Xiao Jin tremble all over.He turned around stiffly, and what he saw was a familiar and frozen smiling face. "Monk..." Xiao Jin murmured, "I'm not an orphan. I've never been... neither are you fucking, do you know that?"

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