At this time, Uncle Ma also stood up from the recliner and looked at the little Taoist nun.
The little Taoist nun showed surprise on her face: "Ah, what a coincidence. It turns out to be you. If I had known this, why would I have searched so hard for so long?"
Uncle Ma looked at the little Taoist nun and asked in disbelief: "You are looking for me? Do you know me? Who asked you to come?"
There was some confusion and surprise in his tone. The little Taoist nun looked at Uncle Ma, nodded, then took out a box from his pocket and handed it to Uncle Ma.
"Taoist Master Ma, I asked a lot of questions before I found you. My master asked me to bring this thing down the mountain. She told me to hand it over to you personally."
Her expression was serious and serious. I was dumbfounded. I didn't know what the connection between Uncle Ma and this little Taoist nun's master was.
But judging from Uncle Ma’s usual style, I can probably guess it...
But he saw Uncle Ma looking at the box blankly, and then at the little Taoist nun. He didn't reach out to take it, but asked.
"You...what's your name?"
"My Taoist name is Shixiu."
"Then your common name...forget it, it's hard to ask. How old are you now?"
"Master Ma, this is not easy to ask. But... I am just twenty years old this year."
"Uh... Okay, that's right."
Uncle Ma rubbed his hands and took the box nervously.
There is a saying among monks that they do not ask about the three things: longevity, secularity, and cultivation.
There is also a saying that the Buddhist monk does not ask about his name, and the Taoist monk does not ask about Geng. It is indeed difficult to ask about the common name and age of a monk, but if this little Taoist nun is willing to say it, she must have something to do with Uncle Ma.
Moreover, this little Taoist nun is from Quanzhen Longmen Sect. As mentioned before, Quanzhen has many rules, unlike Uncle Ma who is so casual.
Uncle Ma lowered his head and looked at the box, but did not open it. He asked again: "Your master is... Zixu? How is she now?"
Shixiu nodded: "Yes, but my master has been in poor health recently, so she asked me to send this thing. She said that if I see you, I will thank you on her behalf."
"No need to thank you, it's a small thing, a small thing... Oh, so many years have passed in the blink of an eye..."
Uncle Ma actually got a little excited, but he never opened the box. He just held it in his hand and looked at it again and again, as if he was holding some rare treasure.
I was watching strangely, thinking to myself that Uncle Ma and this Shixiu master still had an old relationship?
Uncle Ma, who is so smart, guessed what I was thinking when he saw that I was silent. He turned around and glared at me and said, "Don't think that because you don't say anything, I don't know what you are thinking. Don't be so nasty." , things are not what you think.”
However, Shixiu couldn't understand what Uncle Ma said and asked curiously: "Taoist Master Ma, what are you talking about?"
Uncle Ma waved his hands repeatedly: "Nothing, nothing, I train apprentices, it has nothing to do with you... Well, I will accept this thing. When you come to Harbin this time, besides looking for me, do you have anything else to do?"
Shixiu said: "There was one more thing originally, but I don't need it now. There is a man named Liu Zhiping. Do you know him?"
Uncle Ma nodded: "We know each other, we are old acquaintances."
Shixiu said: "Master also told me to find you and Liu Zhiping in Harbin. I am looking for you to thank you, and I am looking for Liu Zhiping to see if he is still alive and whether retribution is coming."
Liu Zhiping is naturally the Third Master Liu.
Uncle Ma smiled: "Yes, he has met his retribution now, but I don't know if he is still alive. I don't care whether this person lives or lives."
So next, Shixiu told us that she had been asking around for the past two days and had found Liu Zhiping's home.
Liu Zhiping is still alive, but life is worse than death.
He had just been seriously ill. It was said that he was in a coma at home for many days before he woke up. Then one of his legs was almost completely lame. He had to use crutches to walk. He had to breathe for a long time even when he spoke. It was like a big stone was pressing on his body, and even his back was straight. Not straight.
Although others are still alive, they are still clinging to life and are not expected to survive more than two years.
After learning about Mr. Liu's current situation, I felt quite sad, but there must be some story between Uncle Ma, Mr. Liu, Shixiu, and her master that I didn't know about.
I couldn't help but interject: "Uncle Ma, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand? Why is there something about Liu Zhiping?"
Uncle Ma sighed and said to Shixiu, "Did your master tell you everything that happened back then?"
Shixiu shook his head: "No, Master asked me to go down the mountain and said that if I can find you and you are willing to tell me, then you can let me know. Otherwise, it is God's will."
After hearing this, Uncle Ma remained silent, walked around the ground several times, and then sighed again.
"Forget it, it doesn't matter if you say it. In fact, back then... your master was innocent."
Uncle Ma started talking. He sat on the chair, holding the box in his hand, and began to remember.
He told us that when he was at the Sihan Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain, he was originally a Taoist priest who was very good. Later, a female Taoist priest named Zixu came to the mountain.
This Taoist Priest Zixu is very beautiful, but although Zhengyi allows marriage, there are rules and regulations, so although many people are moved by her beauty, no one dares to be presumptuous.
But there happens to be a madman who is not afraid of death and insists on teasing Taoist Master Zixu.
He is not a Taoist priest, he is just a layman who lives temporarily on Longhu Mountain to practice cultivation. He is not even close to the Tianshi Mansion.
This person is Liu Zhiping.
He went to Zixu several times to express his feelings and wanted to kiss Fangze, but he always misbehaved, touched her, and even... peeped.
When Uncle Ma found out about this, he reprimanded Liu Zhiping, saying that he was a serious Kun Taoist and could not mess around even if he was getting married. Aren't you afraid of retribution for doing this?
Liu Zhiping was still a little afraid of Uncle Ma at that time, so he secretly hated him and waited for an opportunity to retaliate.
It happened that there was a Dharma transmission conference on the mountain at that time, so Liu Zhiping took the opportunity to join the Taoism, and gained some status.
But to be honest, teaching is just an introduction, equivalent to having a Taoist certificate. Only those who receive the urn can be a mage, have a priesthood, can practice in the community, and can have an ultimatum soldier.
Liu Zhiping felt that he had entered the Tao, and he couldn't help but become awesome, and began to make crooked ideas.
But Taoist Master Zixu has always been very polite and didn't give him any chance. On the contrary, he has a close relationship with Uncle Ma because... Uncle Ma is her senior brother.
So Liu Zhiping thought about it for a long time, but there was no chance to do bad things.
After a period of time, one day Taoist Master Zixu went down the mountain and accidentally picked up a newborn baby in the mountain.
In those days, too many children were thrown into the mountains, especially baby girls.
So Taoist Master Zixu felt compassion and wanted to save the child.
But she never expected that her kind act would cause a big trouble.
