"you……"
"I……"
Both of them were "stumbling" when answering questions.
There is no normal conversational rhythm anymore!
Taiyi stared into Jiaoyue's eyes very shyly and asked seriously:
"I want to say, you like me, right?"
Jiaoyue's heart welled up with a string of "Yes, yes, yes!"
But the words in his mouth were not so honest. The "yes" he was about to say turned around and turned into:
"Oh! Did your brother go to his 'Fanbu Dao Hall' today?"
"Well, yes, he has always lived there, you know!"
Taiyi's shyness was somewhat weakened by the rhythm of their regular questions and answers, which might lead them back to "the right track".
"Well, my junior sister, she has been living there for a week. Originally she said she would only stay for three days, but now it has been seven days. I keep the door open for her every night."
Jiao Yue began to direct the conversation towards Yao Qiao and the others.
"Well, then, you want me to go tell Da Ni and let the disciples go home during their day off, okay?"
Taiyi replied absently.
"Then, I'm sorry to trouble you! I'll stand for my junior sister, thank you!"
Jiaoyue also frequently tried to get her mind back on track.
"Well, actually, if you are willing, I can also open a sect for you. Are you willing?"
When Taiyi is serious, his expression is dignified, and the sincerity in his expression reveals the motive of "I will do anything for you!"
"'For me'? 'Single-door'? What is it?"
Jiaoyue began to calm down, raised her little face, blinked her eyes, and asked with a smile full of "expectation."
"Well, I think the one opened by junior brother is called 'Fan Bu Dao Hall', and he refuses to provide consultation services to ordinary people; then the one we open can be called 'Dingpan Xin Pavilion', which is available to everyone, regardless of Ordinary people, or big shots, can give them a 'fixed heart', how about it?"
"Okay, okay! Very good! It gives people a feeling of peace of mind!"
Jiao Yue clapped her hands and applauded.
"Then, does that mean you agree? Are you willing to become my teacher?"
Taiyi asked again.
"Well, I do!"
Jiaoyue pondered for a moment and thought about it. Master Muyi wouldn't be able to come back for the time being anyway. If she had one more master and learned more, the master would not blame her.
"Okay! From the day our 'Dingpan Xin Pavilion' opens, you should stop calling me 'Tai Yi'. As the new owner, my name will be changed to 'Gong Dan'."
Tai Yi said this shocking "new name" with a serious face.
"'Male egg'!? Hahahahaha... You're going to make me laugh to death, are the 'eggs' laid by the 'rooster'? 'Male egg'! Master, what kind of setting is your brain circuit like? Ha ha!"
Jiaoyue originally wanted to hold it back, but the name was so interesting that she couldn't hold it in even with all her strength. In the end, she truthfully expressed the "true evaluation" in her heart.
"No, it's 'Gong Dan', the 'Gong' of 'Grand Duke'; the 'Dan' in the early morning: it means, everything can be seen, everything is under the sun. This, I got up a long time ago Once I open the portal, I will start using this new name, 'Gong Dan', please call me 'Gong Dan'."
Taiyi carefully practiced adapting to this new name, talking to himself and talking to himself, which made Jiaoyue extremely happy.
For Taiyi, this was indeed a "long-planned plan" of the two brothers: after Da Ni had the "Fan Bu Dao Hall", it became the "Jifu"; and after Taiyi had the "Dingpan Xin Pavilion", It became "Gong Dan".
This is the name they chose when they were young, just waiting for the day when they grow up and practice alone.
"Okay, as long as you like it, I will call you Master Gongdan!"
Jiaoyue cooperated with him and let him hear someone calling him his "new name" for the first time. His heart was still a little bit startled, but he got used to it immediately and agreed readily:
"Hey! Jiaoyue, haven't you ever thought about giving yourself a new name?"
He is still very right and wrong and wants to promote this "weird habit".
"Me? Is this necessary? I think 'Jiao Yue' is very good! Jiao Jie's moonlight, I like it very much! I won't bother others with their brains! Thank you for the invitation."
Jiaoyue waved her hands and declined this "good intention" with a smile.
"By the way, where do you think it would be better to open our 'Dingpanxing Pavilion'?"
Gong Dan began to work on "site selection planning".
"I think the place where Jiushi is located is good: the environment is beautiful, with water, grass, wild ducks, fish, shrimps and crabs everywhere! I heard Yao Qiao say that the boss of Jiushi If we can’t continue, the store will be withdrawn; why not, let’s take over it, the decoration inside is also great! If we do it, the renovation cost is not high, and we can open it soon!”
The "Jiu Shi" in the beautiful moon phase is indeed a "feng shui treasure"!
"Okay, let's go take a look then?"
"good!"
The two of them did what they said and set off immediately towards "Jiushi".
After running all the way, when they arrived at "Jiu Shi", they found that the surrounding environment was completely different from what Jiao Yue was familiar with before:
The water flow stopped, exposing rough cement silt and rough rocks; there were no wild ducks, no fish, shrimps and crabs, not even the tall reeds, only a dry, withered, huddled grass nest, even the cobblestones. The moss on the ground has turned into a dark, dirty shell. It is light and crisp, forming "mold shells" that follow the shape of the stone. With just a little movement, the shell will become A large piece can be forcibly removed, with straight and irregular edges in the shape of a turtle shell, and then the yellow, white, or red surface of the original stone is revealed. After losing the moisture of water, it also becomes It was as rough as an old farmer's hands, with bumps all over his face, or many small shallow pits that had been hidden by water before. At this time, they all revealed the "desolation" caused by dryness.
As for the most conspicuous decoration of "Jiu Shi", all the red lanterns have disappeared, leaving only half of the bamboo curtain that has not been rolled down, which is also covered with dust and no one has cleaned it.
The wooden plank road in front of the main entrance is still there. Every few steps, a piece or half of it is missing or broken. If you are not careful, you may miss the step and get stuck in the mud below.
The mud under the plank road still retains a little humidity: the places that can be illuminated by the sun have long been dry and cracked; in the parts that cannot be illuminated, there is still a relatively smooth and delicate "colloid layer" on the surface, which occasionally remains. Half of the trapped shells of small shrimps, small crabs, and small clams were exposed, and the dry bones of small fishes showed a flat outline of a "fish".
