No one knows the original name of Master Xiangyun. They only know that the name contains the word "cloud". Before he became a monk, the islanders called him Ayun or Uncle Yun.
One summer about ten years ago, when Ayun first came to Cheung Chau Island, he was alone. He didn't even bring his luggage. He only had some cash and an ID card with him, and he was taciturn.
At that time, he found an abandoned house on the beach and lived there. Although the islanders didn't know him, they just thought he was a tourist on the island at first.
As time went by, the islanders were also curious about his identity, but except for occasionally going into the city to buy some food, they just stared at the vast sea all day long.
Since his arms were covered with tattoos, the simple islanders did not dare to approach him rashly.
After staying on the island for more than three months, Ayun did not cause any trouble. The islanders gradually got used to his presence, and many people hired him to do odd jobs during the fishing season.
Although he is still as taciturn and never smiles as when he first came here, he works extremely hard, so no one digs into his identity.
What really made the islanders accept him was when a child was rushing to the beach one morning and was swept away by a sudden big wave.
It happened that Brother Yun, who had just gone to the sea and got off work, passed by and immediately rushed to the sea desperately. After rescuing the child, he himself was dying.
Everyone also gradually developed a good impression of this middle-aged brother of unknown origin. From being alienated at the beginning, everyone affectionately called him Ayun. Many families on the island also helped him with their lives, and his life was pretty good. Stablize.
But not long after the peaceful days, the woman named Aqin found the island. The moment she saw Ayun, tears burst out of her eyes.
"Why didn't you come to me after you came out!" Aqin rushed over and hugged Ayun.
"I don't want to see you." Ayun pushed her away coldly.
It turns out that twenty years ago, Ah Qin and Ah Yun were lovers, while Ah Yun was just a gangster in society.
Ah Yun was a hot-blooded man at that time. He took the blame for his boss out of loyalty. Unexpectedly, he thought it was a trivial matter, but it ended up costing his life. He was convicted of manslaughter and spent a full eight years and three months in prison.
Due to his good behavior in prison, Ayun had his sentence commuted and was released from prison in his seventh year, leaving his youth behind in prison.
Although things changed after he was released, Ayun, who had already changed his mind, was firm in his confidence. The first thing he did after being released from prison was to find Aqin and live a good life.
But I didn't expect that Ah Qin had already become the wife of the old boss, living in a luxurious villa with many servants around, and she also had a six-year-old child.
At this moment, Ayun understood why Aqin had never visited him in the past seven years. After being unwilling and angry, and not wanting to destroy his current happiness, he sadly left the city and came to live on this remote island.
When they met again, Aqin eagerly explained the past. When Ayun was arrested, the boss drugged her and forced her to do so.
Just when she was about to die, she unexpectedly became pregnant, and since Ayun was no longer around and had no one to rely on, she had no choice but to follow him.
But in the past seven years, her husband not only never let her go out alone, but even the letters sent by Ayun were intercepted by the boss one by one.
After Ah Yun heard this, although he felt sorry for what happened to Ah Qin, seeing that Ah Qin was dressed luxuriously and living a life like a master was something he, a man who had been in prison, could not give.
No matter how Aqin begged, Ayun had no intention of renewing their relationship and asked her to go back and live a good life with her boss.
After being rejected again and again by Ah Yun, the sad Ah Qin had to accept her fate. Although the boss was not kind to her, the child was still young, so she had to come to the island from time to time to take a look at Ah Yun from a distance.
One day, Aqin, who was covered in scars, came to the island. Ayun, who had always been cold to her, hurriedly asked her what happened.
It turns out that the boss found out about Ah Qin and came to see Ah Yun. In addition, the child was born prematurely. The boss suspected that the child was not his. He also believed that Ah Qin and he were in a relationship again. Not only was Ah Qin so violent that Ah Yun was covered in injuries, but also... In anger, he accidentally threw the child into a vegetative state.
At this time, the boss had led his men to chase him to Cheung Chau Island. When he found that the two were in the same room again, he immediately became angry. Not only did he domestically abuse Ah Qin again, he also asked his younger brother to beat Ah Yun to serious injuries.
The angry Ayun ignored Aqin's dissuasion, angrily broke away from his younger brother, grabbed a knife and slashed at the boss.
Although the boss blocked the attack in time and was not injured, the palm of his left hand was cut by Ah Yun, and his little finger and ring finger were chopped off.
Just as the boss was about to kill Ah Yun to vent his anger, he was interrupted by a phone call from his subordinate who stayed in the hospital. The comatose child woke up, and the genetic test report came out. The child was indeed his biological child.
After Ah Qin begged and repeatedly promised not to meet Ah Yun, the unjust boss let Ah Yun go and left with his severed finger and Ah Qin.
Ah Yun, who was desperate, didn't want to affect Ah Qin's life anymore, so he walked to the beach and jumped to marry himself.
Unexpectedly, he was saved by the old abbot of the temple. Under his influence, he devoted himself to Buddhism and became a monk in the temple after shaving off three thousand worries.
In the following ten years, the temple also received anonymous donations from the public on September 16th every year - Master Xiangyun's ordination day.
Three years ago, the old abbot passed away, and Master Xiangyun took over the temple until now.
Not long after Typhoon Luoshen hit, Ah Qin came to Changzhou Island again after thirteen years.
At that time, the beautiful woman was nearly fifty years old, and her husband and son had also disappeared. She was seeking death and just wanted to see her beloved one more time before she died.
Although Master Xiangyun learned about the woman's current situation, he had already severed his love and only advised her to live a good life.
At that time, the temple had already taken in nearly ten children, and Master Xiangyun, who had never taken care of children, was also in a hurry.
Originally, Ah Qin wanted to stay and help take care of the children, but after being rejected by Master Xiangyun, she stayed outside despite the typhoon desperately searching for supplies and raising the children.
A month ago, there was no news about Ah Qin, and Master Xiangyun's physical condition also deteriorated rapidly.
"What a trick of fate!" The straw hat fisherman smoked three cigarettes from Chen Yuanyuan. After telling the story, he reluctantly looked at the cigarette butts on the ground.
"I gave you this pack of cigarettes. Can I ask you to do something?" Chen Yuanyuan handed the remaining cigarettes to the straw hat fisherman.
"What's the matter?" The straw hat fisherman looked sleepily at the cigarette in Chen Yuanyuan's hand, but he was afraid that he was not capable enough and did not dare to take it rashly.
"Find out for me who the boss is." Chen Yuanyuan said.
Seeing that nothing could be done, the straw hat fisherman put away his cigarette and thanked Chen Yuanyuan repeatedly.
Shen Yichen saw that Chen Yuanyuan had not come back for a while, so he went out to check.
"Let's talk inside first." After Chen Yuanyuan took Shen Yichen into the room, she recounted Master Xiangyun's past.
(End of chapter)
