Donor Su Is Not at Home

It's winter now. Ji Xiaoshu, who has lived in the south since birth, is experiencing the cold season for the first time. Every time, he always runs out to feel the cold air, and then comes back shivering before adding more clothes.

At breakfast that day, Ji Xiaoshu looked at the fallen leaves fluttering in the wind outside the window with some worry. The trees were already bare. "Master's wife, my father has gone to the north. Will he freeze?"

Su Liang smiled, "No, your father is an adult, and he knows to wear thicker clothes when it's cold."

"What about Master? When will he come back?" Ji Xiaoshu asked.

Su Liang calculated the time every day, so he answered without thinking, "If it's fast, he will be back in ten days or half a month." If the rescue went smoothly and there were no other troubles, Gu Ling should be on his way back to Jiaye City at this time.

"Great!" Zheng'er's eyes lit up, "Before Master comes back, we will teach my sister to learn more words. When the master sees it, he will definitely be very happy!"

"Sister, who am I?" Ji Xiaoshu pointed at himself and pointed at Gu Xiaonuan.

Gu Xiaonuan waved her hands with a smile, and said in a clear voice, "Big brother!"

Zheng'er looked helpless and leaned forward, "Sister, I am the big brother. He is the second brother."

Gu Xiaonuan poked Zheng'er's face with her white and tender little fingers and called out, "Second brother!"

Ji Xiaoshu was very proud, "Oh, sister is really discerning!"

"Eat, stop making trouble." Su Liang suspected that Gu Xiaonuan did it on purpose, knowing that it would be more fun this way.

At the end of breakfast, Ji Xiaoshu was still thinking about Gu Ling's coming back soon, "When Master comes back, we will go to Wangxiang Mountain together to see if the tadpoles have grown into big frogs!"

"Okay." Su Liang rubbed Ji Xiaoshu's little head, "But don't forget, your master will come back to check your homework."

"Ah?" Ji Xiaoshu sighed, just like Su Liang in his previous life when he found out that he had forgotten a summer homework when school was about to start, "Big Brother, can you not be so diligent?"

Zheng'er, who had already started to memorize the poems he learned yesterday, raised his head with a serious face, "Master said, either don't do it, or do it seriously. Xiaoshu, come quickly, let's write together."

Su Liang watched the two children writing for a while, and then heard Gu Xiaonuan shouting "outside, outside, outside" in the car. This was also taught by her two brothers. If you want to go outside, just say outside, but Gu Xiaonuan only said one word, which sounded like asking questions "why, why, why".

Putting a little red hat with a fur ball on Gu Xiaonuan and wrapping her in a small blanket, Su Liang carried her outside for a walk by the lake.

"Mom!" Gu Xiaonuan called Su Liang with sparkling eyes, pointing her little hand in the direction of the forest.

Su Liang shook his head, "It's no use calling mom, I won't go."

Gu Xiaonuan immediately changed her words and called, "Dad!"

Su Liang was happy, "You're right. If your dad was at home, he would definitely obey you. Just miss him!"

I miss him too... Su Liang looked at the lake that had not yet frozen and thought of the small river in Sujia Village. In the first winter after crossing over, Gu Ling often went fishing by the small river and brought it back for Su Liang to cook for him. In a blink of an eye, more than three years have passed.

In the end, Su Liang took Gu Xiaonuan for a walk in the forest before returning to Yuanming Pavilion.

After a while, Chengyun came and said that his uncle asked him to come and borrow a chess set, which he had agreed with Su Liang.

Su Liang smiled, "Since we're here, let's have lunch before we go."

Cheng Yun said he didn't want to eat, but Su Liang asked him to help take care of Gu Xiaonuan because she had something to do.

Qiu Cong had not returned from visiting the Lin family with Nangong Qian, and the two children were still doing their homework seriously. Cheng Yun saw Su Liang went upstairs, and he was the only one who could take care of Gu Xiaonuan, so he had to play with Gu Xiaonuan.

Gu Xiaonuan touched Cheng Yun's bald head a few times, and his attention turned to the window again, pointing to go out with his little hand.

Cheng Yun picked up Gu Xiaonuan and went upstairs to ask Su Liang if he could take the child out.

"Yes, put a hat on her and wrap her in a blanket." Su Liang said.

Cheng Yun found Gu Xiaonuan's hat and put it on her, and wrapped her in a small blanket, and carried her out. He went wherever Gu Xiaonuan pointed, and finally walked to the gate.

Gu Xiaonuan pointed outside, Chengyun looked serious, "No." In order to prevent Gu Xiaonuan from crying, Chengyun held her and flew up, and returned to Yuanming Pavilion as quickly as possible. When he got there, he found that she was laughing happily and wanted to continue playing Feifei. She had long forgotten about going out.

Chengyun took Gu Xiaonuan to play several rounds in the mansion, and it was noon.

Su Liang prepared vegetarian food for Chengyun, but when he ate with everyone, there was meat on the table.

Chengyun looked embarrassed, Su Liang was very calm, "Look or not, we all have to eat, there is no need to cover up the truth."

Chengyun frowned, it seemed to make sense... so he was pulled by the two children to sit down.

"Chengyun, do you want to try to return to secular life for a year or two?" Su Liang mentioned. She did think about persuading Chengyun to return to secular life, and Pucheng recently asked her to help persuade him. Therefore, when Chengyun came to borrow chess today, Su Liang kept him as a guest.

Zheng'er immediately agreed, "I think it's possible. Uncle Chengyun, you try it, and if it doesn't work, you can return to Buddhism."

Ji Xiaoshu nodded, "Yes! Uncle Chengyun, are you afraid? Are you afraid that you will be too happy after returning to the secular world?"

Chengyun shook his head, "It's not that I don't dare, but I don't have this wish."

Su Liang smiled, "You haven't experienced the world, can you really understand Buddhism?"

Chengyun was stunned, "I... I am still far from understanding Buddhism..."

Zheng'er's face was serious, "Uncle Chengyun doesn't know why sentient beings suffer, how can he save sentient beings?"

Ji Xiaoshu was shocked, "Elder brother, who did you learn this from? It sounds like you have experienced many vicissitudes of life!"

Zheng'er shook his head, "I didn't learn from anyone, I just said it casually."

"Senior Brother, you have the potential to become an eminent monk!" Ji Xiaoshu gave a thumbs up.

Chengyun couldn't help laughing, "Zheng'er is very close to Buddha."

Su Liang asked, "Then do you want to take him into Buddhism?"

Chengyun was slightly startled, "Of course not... He has parents and brothers, how can he give up?"

Ji Xiaoshu, who reacted quickly, immediately asked, "Uncle Chengyun also has us, why are you so cruel to give up?"

"You...you..." Chengyun was a little confused, "I...little monk...you are not..."

"Aren't we Uncle Chengyun's favorite people?" Ji Xiaoshu brought her little face close to Chengyun's face.

Chengyun shook his head quickly, "No...yes, you are the most...sigh, little monk, I don't know what to say."

"Uncle Chengyun, we need you." Zheng'er took Chengyun's hand, "You can teach us martial arts and help take care of my sister."

"Young monks can do these now without returning to secular life." Cheng Yun shook his head.

"That's different." Ji Xiaoshu shook his head, "You have to live in our house! My master is not at home, and bad people are coming to bully my master. We need someone to protect us now! Uncle Chengyun, don't leave today! Otherwise I What should I do if something happens to my mistress? Don’t you care about my mistress and my sister, or our safety?”

Ji Xiaoshu said "moral kidnapping" so confidently that Cheng Yun was stunned.

Zheng'er shook Chengyun's arm, "Uncle Chengyun, just stay. We really need you. At least, you have to live in our house until my master comes back. When my master comes back, if you still want If you leave, we will definitely not stop you.”

"Yes!" Ji Xiaoshu said that he and Zheng'er were both confident of "capturing" Chengyun before Gu Ling came back.

Cheng Yun looked at Su Liang, "Donor Su, are Zheng'er and Xiao Shu joking?"

Su Liang shook his head, "That's not true, to be honest. Recently, a group of people have been causing trouble for us. Gu Ling went out because those people arrested three of my masters. He went to save people, but I don't know what the result will be. In fact, I have been I'm worried that someone will come to harm me. I really lack experts like you, and I don't worry about outsiders. It would be great if you could live here temporarily, and it would also help me a lot. As for returning to secular life, You can think about it later.”

"Uncle!" Gu Xiaonuan raised her little hand and smiled at Chengyun.

Chengyun was struck instantly and could no longer say any words of rejection, "In this case, the young monk will disturb you. You will only stay here until the donor comes home, and don't mention the matter of returning to secular life again."

Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu said yes, yes, and exchanged tacit glances. A new mission began: to impress Uncle Chengyun and let him return to secular life.

Chengyun said that he would first go back to Huguo Temple to tell his uncle Pucheng, and then pack his luggage. Su Liang asked Qi Yan to accompany Chengyun, but Chengyun declined politely, "Don't worry, Donor Su, since the monk has agreed, he will not break his promise."

Su Liang nodded, "Okay, then you can go on your own."

Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu each took one of Chengyun's hands and sent him to the gate, waving to him, "Uncle Chengyun, come home quickly, we are waiting for you!"

The picture was very touching, and Chengyun felt warm in his heart. He told the two children to go back quickly and not freeze outside, saying that he would come over soon after packing his luggage at the temple.

After Cheng Yun left, Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu ran back to Yuanming Pavilion.

"Elder brother, let's make a bet to see how many days Uncle Chengyun can agree to return to secular life. I guess three days!" Ji Xiaoshu said.

Zheng'er shook his head, "I don't think three days is enough. Uncle Chengyun is still very determined. It's hard to persuade him. It will take at least five days."

"Then who wins if it lasts four days?" Ji Xiaoshu asked.

Zheng'er thought for a while and said, "You win within three days, and I win if it exceeds three days."

"That's not fair. I win in three days, and you win in five days. As long as it's not these two times, no one wins!" Ji Xiaoshu is very shrewd.

"Okay!" Zheng'er agreed.

The two of them returned to Yuanming Pavilion and told Su Liang about their bet, and they both thought about the bet.

Su Liang smiled and said, "Then I'll bet for four days."

"How many days will my sister be gambling?" Zheng'er asked Gu Xiaonuan with a smile.

Gu Xiaonuan stretched out his two small hands and shook them.

Zheng'er nodded, "My sister bets for ten days. I guess my sister will win. Maybe the master will be back by then."

…

When Qiu Cong brought Nangong Qian back, he heard the two little guys say that Chengyun was going to move in with them.

Qiu Cong couldn't laugh or cry, "Where does Master live?"

"Master, please go live with Aunt Qian." Ji Xiaoshu said, "What if some bad guys come to arrest Aunt Qian?"

Qiu Cong has been living in Yuanming Pavilion and is really worried about Nangong Qian. Now that Su Liang had invited Chengyun over, he thought it would be better, so he moved his things to Nangong Qian's place, and then returned to Yuanming Pavilion, saying that he would wait for Chengyun to come over and try his martial arts. .

When Chengyun came back with the baggage, he also took back the chess piece that Su Liang had lent to Pucheng, and said helplessly, "When I returned to Huguo Temple, my uncle had already left."

Su Liang was not surprised. She didn't make an appointment with Pucheng to borrow the chess piece. It seemed that Pucheng planned to keep Chengyun and left without saying goodbye. He was also very determined to let Chengyun return to secular life. In view of Pucheng's tendency to travel around and have no fixed residence, it is only natural that he would do such a thing.

Qiu Cong proposed to see Cheng Yun's strength. Cheng Yun didn't like fighting, but it was difficult to refuse Qiu Cong, an elder, so the two went outside.

"You guys just watch inside, don't come out, it's cold outside." Qiu Cong said.

So Su Liang took the three kids and Nangong Qian to sit by the window to watch the fight.

Qiu Cong used the Hanyue sword technique, and Cheng Yun asked Su Liang for a long stick. Su Liang also learned the stick technique, which was taught by Gu Ling, but it was only for the martial arts examination at that time, and it has been a long time since he used it.

Su Liang actually didn't know Cheng Yun's true strength. He had seen Cheng Yun fight before, but he definitely didn't use his full strength. And in terms of his temperament, he wouldn't use too powerful moves because he didn't want to hurt people.

But this fight was still very exciting.

Qiu Cong didn't hold back, and Cheng Yun's strength was unexpectedly high, probably about the same as Qiu Jing, and not much worse than Gu Ling. You know, it was the first time he used a stick in his hand. Although his moves didn't look sharp, he never lost and reacted very quickly. Although he stopped at the right time, it can be seen that his strength and accuracy were very strong.

At the end of the competition, Qiu Cong won, but he said, "You little monk don't have any ruthlessness, otherwise you can have 30% more strength!"

In other words, if Chengyun was not a kind-hearted little monk, he could have exerted stronger skills in terms of his actual skills.

In terms of the age difference, Qiu Cong didn't win. Chengyun was only in his early twenties, and he was definitely a martial arts genius.

Su Liang prepared hot tea for them. Chengyun drank a cup of tea, and then heard Su Liang ask, "I am a little confused. Since you are devoted to Buddhism, why can you practice such a high level of martial arts?" To some extent, the two are somewhat contradictory.

Chengyun said that Pucheng attached great importance to his martial arts since he was a child and taught him very strictly.

Chengyun was not used to living in the same room with two children and Su Liang next door, but he came here to protect Su Liang and the children, so of course he couldn't be too far away. In addition, he really liked children, so he accepted it.

...

It was late at night.

Chengyun listened to the even breathing of the two children, and he hadn't slept yet. First, he couldn't sleep in the new environment because the bed was too soft. Second, he didn't plan to sleep. Su Liang said that he was asked to help look after the house, and he was afraid that he would fall asleep and not know if bad guys came.

What if bad guys sneaked into the next room and he didn't hear it... Chengyun thought about it and felt that it was not safe to lie on the bed, so he quietly got up and went out and sat in the small hall between the two rooms.

In the past, when there were only Su Liang and Gu Ling, they always sat in this position to eat, with tables and chairs, and windows to see outside.

Chengyun pushed the window open, and the cool breeze blew in. He sat facing the window without turning on the light.

The moonlight was bright, and Chengyun could see the dark lake and pavilion outside, but Yuanming Pavilion could not be spotted from outside.

An hour later, Chengyun felt a little sleepy. He rubbed his forehead, rubbed his face, and continued to stare outside, silently saying that he had to help Gu Shizhu protect his family before he came back. These were his favorite people.

When a dark shadow appeared at the edge of the woods, Chengyun found it, his expression froze, and he immediately returned to his room, pulled Zhenger and Ji Xiaoshu up, and whispered in their ears, "There are bad guys coming!"

Zhenger and Ji Xiaoshu woke up instantly, and rushed out of the room and went downstairs in a well-trained manner. There was a maze-like secret room under Yuanming Pavilion. Gu Ling had taught them long ago that if something happened, don't worry about anything else, just run to the maze and hide.

Chengyun rushed over and knocked on Su Liang's door three times, one heavy and two light.

Su Liang sat up instantly, without wearing outer clothes, shoes or socks, picked up Gu Xiaonuan who was sleeping beside him, got out of bed, opened a piece of floor, and jumped down. The entrance to the secret room was right below her room.

Everything happened in an instant. Cheng Yun followed the procedure Su Liang told him to do if there was anything unusual.

Cheng Yun entered Su Liang's room, and just as he restored the floor to its original state, he heard the window moving. When he went back to the room to call the two children, he took the long stick he used during the day in his hand. Now he held the stick tightly and waited for someone to come.

The window opened, and the bright white moonlight flowed in. Cheng Yun's bald head was very eye-catching in the dim room.

There were two people who came, both wearing masks. When they saw the situation in the room, they paused for a moment and looked at each other.

Then, Cheng Yun heard the cry of a child, coming from one of them.

"Let Su Liang come out, otherwise we will strangle Lin Jingyun to death." The other person spoke in a low and calm voice.

Lin Jingyun? Chengyun knew that he had held the child when he came to the Su Mansion last time. He was Lin Shuzhi's eldest grandson, a very well-behaved child, and also Gu Ling's third apprentice. Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu both called him the third apprentice brother.

Chengyun didn't expect that the bad guy Su Liang said wanted to harm her was so shameless and vicious. He grabbed a child from the Lin family to threaten Su Liang. It was extremely hateful!

Chengyun's eyes were solemn, and he raised the stick in his hand, "Donor Su is not at home. Put the child down. What do you want to do to Su Liang? Come to me!"