"You are both sir's friend and mine. No one in the temple can hurt you." Li Ye looked at the sky outside Tianmen,
But the time is coming to an end.
"You need to rest first. I have to sweep the floor. I will cook porridge for you when I get back in the evening." After saying that, Li Ye stood up and walked out, closing the door gently.
Looking at Li Ye walking out of the door, scholar Chen Feng took a long breath and said softly: "Fortunately, everything was in time."
After locking the gate of his small courtyard, Li Ye walked towards the Scripture Depository Pavilion.
"Since you want to break off the engagement, I won't force you. When you come over to see me and my husband, I will comply with your wishes."
Li Ye murmured to himself as he walked.
"Good thoughts have good consequences, evil thoughts have bad consequences. I don't care what you want to do, as long as you don't hurt my family, I won't bother to argue with you, otherwise I'm not that easy to mess with." Pushing open the door of the Sutra Pavilion, Li Ye found the broom and started sweeping the floor.
I don’t know when, a few dark clouds floated in the sky above Fengyun City.
...
The next morning, it was half past time when Li Ye finished loading the four tanks of water. He greeted his senior fellow apprentices at the Zhaitang, returned to the small courtyard to wash up, and explained something to Chen Feng, leaving behind the prepared herbs. He locked the courtyard door and walked out of the temple.
"Don't drink the tea she made for you, remember that!" Chen Gang's voice came from the door.
"I'll be careful, thank you!" Li Ye frowned even more tightly.
He waved for the carriage and drove all the way to the Red Sleeve Restaurant. It was exactly noon when he got off.
Mu Mu and Xiao Bai, who were standing at the door, looked at Li Ye who jumped out of the carriage. They held each other's hands and said with a smile, "It's a holiday today. Brother will give you money."
Li Ye was happy and said with a smile: "I'll look for it after dinner and share it with you tonight."
Mu Mu kicked off her feet and lay on Li Ye's back to ask him to carry her.
Li Ye had no choice but to carry Mu Mu on his back and call Xiaobai to go upstairs.
When they got to the elegant room on the second floor, the family had already sat down, and only Li Ye was waiting.
"It's so lively today. There are actually two tables occupied and everyone has been waiting for a long time!" Li Ye said with a smile and clasped his fists as he looked at the room full of people.
"Little guy, you didn't even change your clothes during the big festival. You came here wearing monk's robes and sandals." Li Hongxiu hugged Mu Mu down.
Li Ye took a look: his parents, sister, Agui, Mu Mu, Xiaoqing, Xiaobai and his husband Li Hongxiu sat at a table, and the main staff of the restaurant sat at a table next to Tang Youyu.
"Uncle Tang, why don't you call us Uncle Hu's family today?" Li Ye frowned. Hu Ge was not here, so he had to take care of his brother's parents.
"The two of them are entertaining the drug dealers on the first floor today. You don't need to worry about them. He has to be busy with his own business." Tang Youyu said with a smile.
Ye Zhiqiu pulled Li Ye to sit down next to him, and Li Xiaoxue shouted for his brother to hug him.
Mumu sat down next to Li Ye.
"Everyone is here, let's serve the food!" the gentleman said.
Li Hongxiu opened the wine and poured it for everyone. Tang Youyu opened the wine jar and shouted loudly: "This is the most lively Mid-Autumn Festival in the past two years. Everyone should eat more. After that, if you want to join in the fun, go to Master and Mr. Yard play.”
Li Ye picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "It's been two years since I celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival with my family. I would like to propose a toast to you all."
Everyone picked up their wine glasses, and Li Hongxiu said with a smile: "The little guy has gained strength and dares to propose a toast to us. Come and have a toast."
The teacher looked at Li Hongxiu who had finished the drink in one gulp, patted her hand and said, "Ye'er is a cultivator. Logically speaking, you shouldn't disturb him today. You can enjoy yourself while he has a drink."
He had already noticed what Li Ye was thinking, and thought that he would ask him in detail after dinner.
Ye Zhiqiu hugged Li Xiaoxue and said, "Ye'er is a light drinker, so don't try to persuade him. Let's all have fun."
Li Ye stood up and hugged everyone and saluted: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I haven't been back for two years. I will give everyone a gold coin as a red envelope later. Uncle Tang, please go first, and I will ask Uncle Hu to return it to you."
For a while, the people sitting there banged their bowls and chopsticks to express their gratitude. Li Xiaoxue imitated Li Ye and shouted: "Jin...Jin."
Making everyone laugh, Mu Mu touched her little face and said, "I didn't expect that, sister, you are also a little money-crazy."
The husband took Li Hongxiu to sit down and said in her ear: "You will send the master and his family to a meeting later. I will talk to Ye'er about something here. You can come over and talk later."
Li Hongxiu, who was drinking happily, was startled, nodded, and looked at Li Ye, who was sitting opposite and eating with his head down, with strange eyes.
Before the time was up, the gentleman who had finished eating led everyone downstairs.
Li Ye, who was standing on the side of the road waiting for Agui to drive over, took Ye Zhiqiu's hand and said, "Mother, father, sister, and brothers will go home first. My husband and I have something to talk about, and we will go home for dinner in the evening."
Ye Zhiqiu took Li's hand and said, "Okay, we'll wait for you at home and come back early."
Li Hongxiu also asked someone to hitch a carriage, and the two carriages pulled everyone to Zizhuyuan.
"Let's talk upstairs." The gentleman walked towards the house.
Li Ye followed, and the two of them went to Li Hongxiu's special flower hall on the fourth floor.
"Xiaohong will ask Boss Tang for gold coins to share with everyone later. If anyone comes looking for you, please bring them to the fourth floor." Li Ye sat on the table, gently tapping the tabletop, looking at the little boy holding fruits and melon seeds. Hong said.
The gentleman waved his hand and said, "Go down and close the door."
Xiao Hong said "Yeah", turned around and walked out.
"You have something important to do with me?" the gentleman said.
Li Ye thought for a while and said, "Not only am I looking for you, but there is also someone else."
The gentleman said: "Who else? The old monk from the Great Buddha Temple?" After saying this, the gentleman prepared to boil water and make tea.
Li Ye frowned slightly and said, "Sir, the tea will be brewed later. Someone wants to come over."
"Someone brought a message to sir, saying that Chen Feng from the Central Region has something to discuss with sir."
The gentleman was startled, put down the kettle in his hand and said, "Zhongyu Chen Feng? Where are they?"
Li Ye glanced at the gate and said: "He is now in the Great Buddha Temple, the small courtyard where I live. He was injured. Ye Wuya from the Central Region and Li Mingzhu from the Dongxuan Region were injured. He said that we would meet again after meeting for some matters. Let me tell you in detail."
The gentleman was stunned and said: "Yijian Wuxue Ye Wuya, he is here too? He is also with Li Mingzhu. After tonight, I will go to the Great Buddha Temple with you tomorrow."
Li Ye nodded and continued: "According to him, Li Mingzhu wants to break off the engagement with me next year in Yuncheng. She wants to marry Yu'er to the Imperial City in the Central Region."
The husband slapped the table and said angrily: "My sister won't come when she gets married. In order to please someone in the imperial city, she will even go to the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Li Ye smiled faintly, looked at his husband and said, "Chen Feng overheard their conversation and said that she would come to Hongxiu Tower to find me this afternoon."
"If she comes later, no matter how she treats me, please don't be angry, sir, and let me handle it myself."
"Why didn't Chen Feng go directly to Zizhuyuan to find me? He knows where I live."
"He went, but he was surrounded by guards from the City Lord's Mansion. Li Mingzhu lied to City Lord Xia that Chen Feng was a fugitive from the Central Region, and asked the City Lord to help track him down." Li Ye smiled casually.
"I haven't heard from Yu'er for a long time. I didn't wait for her person, but I waited until her mother came to break off the engagement."
"Do you want to tell your parents about this? I'll ask Hong Xiu to talk to her sister." The husband was very angry.
"Don't let my mother worry about it. I'll handle this matter myself, and don't cause trouble to my wife. Let's just sit here and see what tricks the two of them want to play."
Li Ye smiled. After speaking, he waved his hand and an object like a Bagua plate appeared in his hand and handed it to the gentleman.
The husband took a look and was shocked and speechless. After a long while, he said: "This is the Wuji Formation Disk. Where did you get this thing from, Ye'er?"
"Is this a formation disk? I almost threw it away. This is something left to me by the old monk Poxu on Tianshan Mountain. Since you know it, sir, I will use it."
"It has been quiet for many years, but the wind is coming again in Fengyun City. If you give me the right formation, I will activate the formation in Zizhuyuan tonight. No one except family members can enter from now on! If you have anything to say, come to the restaurant."
"I want to set up some formations in Zizhuyuan so that we can go to Fangcun Mountain with confidence next year." The gentleman said, knocking on the table.
Li Ye smiled and said: "That's good. From now on, Zizhuyuan will be the place where our two families live and practice. No one is allowed in. To prevent things like Chen Feng from happening today."
The gentleman frowned and said: "We are indeed setting it up well, and we must be on guard against others. Li Mingzhu seems to be a kind and virtuous person, but she didn't expect that she would become so powerful after becoming so powerful."
"There is no pity. I am lucky to gain, but I will lose my life. As long as she does not target my family, I can agree to her request as she wishes."
Li Ye thought of the young lady on Phoenix Mountain and wondered, will you abandon me like Dongfang Yu'er?
The teacher patted Li Ye on the shoulder and said, "Are these nothing? Your life has just begun and it will be a long road. Don't let these unworthy people contaminate your Taoist heart."
"You still can't fully understand what is good and evil, what is merit and sin? This has nothing to do with your practice, it is only about their own interests. What is good for them is good, what is not good That is evil."
"You will encounter more such things in the future. You must have a wise mind and learn to face and deal with them."
The husband let out a long sigh, not knowing whether it was for Li Mingzhu, Li Ye, or himself.
"If Li Mingzhu and I turn against each other in the future, will it affect the relationship between my husband and his wife?" Li Ye looked at his husband worriedly.
"Hongxiu is a person who can clearly distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil. I will reason with her. She has seen your matter from the beginning. She knows this better than anyone else; the relationship between cause and effect." The gentleman said sadly. .
"If that's the case, then I'm relieved."
Li Ye breathed a sigh of relief and looked at his husband and smiled.
"The old monk from the Great Buddha Temple also wants to see you. You can go over there tomorrow and meet him."
The teacher nodded and said, "You have been practicing in the temple for more than a month. Have you gained anything?"
"I'm carrying water much faster, chopping firewood a little faster, sweeping the floor a little cleaner than before, and copying scriptures when I have nothing to do, that's all." Li Ye said with a faint smile.
The husband lowered his head and thought for a while before replying: "You went there to cultivate your mind. Cultivation of your mind is a long process and there is no need to rush it. You must know that sweeping the floor and chopping firewood are all practices."
"I understand this, otherwise I wouldn't have stayed quietly for more than a month. It's nice and quiet there, and no one comes to disturb my practice. I like it very much."
Li Ye looked at the sky outside the building and said.
The master looked at him quietly without saying a word. Unknowingly, his disciple had grown up.
While the master and apprentice were talking, several footsteps came from downstairs, and Xiaohong was heard shouting in the corridor: "Sir, there is a guest downstairs looking for you."
"Invite the guests to come up." The gentleman opened the door and replied to Xiaohong downstairs.
"Madam and Sir, please go up to the fourth floor. Mr. and Young Master are waiting for you above." Xiao Hong's voice was neither high nor low, which was exactly what Li Ye liked.
