The days passed by as Li Ye swept the floor, practiced swordsmanship, chanted and copied scriptures, and in a blink of an eye it was the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The mountain breeze on Fangcun Mountain is getting colder and colder, so the temple hall also prepares vegetarian cakes to cope with the situation, and distributes them to the monks practicing in the temple during lunch on this day.
When Li Ye returned to his small courtyard with a few plain cakes in his hands, he saw his husband sitting at the stone table in the courtyard making tea, while Li Hongxiu led Mu Muzai to clean the other two rooms. .
"Come sit down and have a cup of tea." The gentleman looked up at Li Ye who was staying at the door and said with a smile.
Li Ye's eyes turned red and he looked at his husband and said, "I haven't seen you and my wife for almost two months. Mu Mu, come here. The room is clean. There is no need to clean it up."
"Oh, the little guy is back from practicing!" Li Hongxiu picked up the corner of his clothes and came out of the room and walked to the table to sit down.
"Brother, you are back. Mumu misses you so much!"
Mu Mu rushed out of the house, lay down behind Li Ye and shouted.
Li Ye put the plain cakes he was holding on the table, took one and handed it to his husband.
He said happily: "Sir, you are here just in time. The brothers in the temple have just made vegetarian cakes for everyone to celebrate the festival. You should try it too."
"Mumu has been hungry for a long time after walking on the mountain road for a long time. She just happened to have some vegetarian cakes to fill her stomach."
Mu Mu slipped down from behind Li Ye, sat down next to him, and reached for the plain cake on the table.
Li Hongxiu reached out and slapped her little hand and said, "Wash your hands first before eating. The basin has already been filled with water."
Mu Mu made a face, turned around and washed her hands.
She still had to listen to Li Hongxiu's words.
The gentleman carried a pot and poured tea for everyone. He looked at Li Ye and said, "Mumu is always clamoring to come to you. I thought that wherever I go is practice, so I brought her to see you. Your master wife plans to be here. Stay here for a few days and then go back to Xuantian Temple on the north slope when it snows."
After washing her hands, Mu Mu sat down next to Li Ye, and Li Ye took a piece of plain cake and handed it to her.
Looking at Mr. and Li Hongxiu, he said: "Sir, it would be best if I could live here for a few days. On weekdays, I am the only disciple who lives here. It is really quiet."
Li Hongxiu also took a piece of plain cake, put it in his mouth and took a bite.
Looking at Li Ye, he said: "I think your place is not quiet but too deserted! If Mu Mu hadn't been so noisy, I wouldn't have wanted to come here... This vegetarian cake is pretty good. Hurry up and catch up with Xuantian Guan to make it." Pie.”
"Brother, my wife also brought you a lot of cakes, all made by the senior brothers and sisters of Xuantianguan!" Mu Mu said while eating.
Li Ye looked at Mu Mu's eating appearance, sighed, got up and went into the house to get a box of peach blossom cakes given to him by Hua Tianxia, opened it carefully and placed it on the table.
Touching Mu Mu's hair, he said: "Last time, there were about ten boxes of peach blossom cakes given to me by Hua Louzhu. I didn't eat them all but kept them. During the days when you live here, you can take them yourself if you want to eat them. I'll keep them all in the house." It’s in the cupboard inside.”
"Wow, there are actually peach blossom cakes to eat, Mu Mu is in a good mood!"
Mu Mu screamed strangely, picked up a piece of cake and handed it to Li Hongxiu, then handed a piece to the husband, and then picked up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.
Looking at Mu Mu's eating appearance, Li Ye couldn't help but sigh.
Said: "Mumu, you are a girl, can you be a little bit cool? There is no one here to compete with you, why are you so anxious?"
Li Hongxiu couldn't help but laugh.
Looking at Mu Mu, he said: "I have talked to my husband about her a lot because of this. This little guy only cares about eating and not playing. He will do it again after talking about it this time. He just wants to stay with you for a few days. This discipline She will teach you her mission!”
The gentleman looked at Li Hongxiu and Mu Mu, smiled and said nothing, put down the tea cup in his hand, and put the pastry in his hand into his mouth.
He chewed slowly, and after a while, he looked at Li Ye opposite and said, "I have been practicing in Prajna Temple for two months. Have you made any progress?"
Li Ye lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then replied with a smile: "Yes, and no. Some are that the state of mind has been improved, and almost all the problems that could not be understood before have been figured out. No, the sixth level of the formless body is like a mountain, Standing there, I feel so pressured that I can’t breathe, but I can’t always get over it.”
The teacher nodded and said calmly: "If this technique is easy to practice, no one in Prajna Temple will spend their whole life practicing hard! Fortunately, you have already reached the sixth level of practice. As long as you practice with water grinding, you may be able to practice it. success."
"I have reached perfection in my practice. It is estimated that I will be able to practice it to perfection in the winter or next spring at the latest. Then I can ask Senior Brother Minghui for the seventh-level skills."
Li Ye took out his handkerchief and gently wiped away the cake stuck to the corner of Mumu's mouth.
"So soon? It seems that you don't have to stay in Prajna Temple for ten years. It's okay. I'll take you to make swords next spring. It's almost time to make an epee for you. There happens to be an opportunity on the mountain... ....”
The gentleman thought for a moment and said.
"Mu Mu also wants to forge a sword, and Master Wife also wants a long sword." Mu Mu leaned next to Li Ye and looked at her husband and said.
Li Hongxiu glared at her and said, "Why are you joining in the fun, little brat? Don't you have a powerful sword yourself? I don't have to worry about my sword. It's great if I have the chance. If I don't have the chance, don't force it."
Li Hongxiu didn't want to cause trouble to her man.
"Is there a swordsmith on Fangcun Mountain?" Li Ye looked at the gentleman with some surprise.
"Fangcun Mountain is a magical place. You will slowly discover it in the future. Now you just need to practice hard and don't think about anything else."
The gentleman pointed to the tea stove where the fire was dwindling and said calmly.
Li Ye was stunned, and quickly went to the woodshed in the kitchen to find some charcoal, and added two pieces to the stove.
Looking at the fire that was getting stronger, he smiled and said, "As long as Mr. and Mistress are here, I won't be in a hurry."
Mu Mu's little hand that was reaching for the peach blossom cake on the table stopped for a moment, turned to look at Li Ye and said, "The most important thing is that Mu Mu is also here, brother, don't forget it!"
Mu Mu frowned and looked up at Li Ye, with a look of dissatisfaction in her eyes.
Li Ye was stunned, then smiled and patted her shoulder and said: "Mumu is my treasure. I promised Master Bai on Tianshan Mountain to take good care of you. Unless you don't want your brother anymore, follow Xiaoqing back to you Go to mother's side..."
He was right, he had always loved Mumu since he met her on Tianshan Mountain.
Even though we were separated for a year, there was nothing we could do about it.
However, neither of them thought about one thing. Is this relationship between brothers and sisters, or is there an unclear feeling between men and women?
Until many years later, when Mu Mu asked about Li Ye, Li Ye still had an expression that I didn't know at the time.
Li Hongxiu looked at the expressions of the two of them and didn't take them seriously.
He just looked at Li Ye and said: "I went to the Buddhist capital with Mu Mu a few days ago and bought a lot of oil and rice. I put them all in the room I packed. It will be enough for you to eat for a long time. ”
Li Ye looked at her and nodded.
"It's just that you have to abide by the precepts when practicing in the temple. Don't prepare dried meat for you. Fortunately, I brought some with me. I will cook some meat porridge to satisfy your craving in the evening."
The gentleman frowned slightly as he listened to Li Hongxiu's nagging.
Li Ye looked at his husband's appearance and smiled with him.
He replied softly: "The old monk at the Great Buddha Temple said that following all living beings is also a kind of practice, but eating meat and vegetables must have bodhicitta in mind."
Mu Mu and Li Hongxiu didn't understand the meaning of Li Ye's words. They just stared at him and their husband without speaking.
The gentleman was stunned for a moment, and then a happy smile appeared on his face.
He picked up the purple clay pot and poured a cup of hot tea for Li Ye, and said with a smile: "Monk Kuchan is right, but my master's practice in Buddhism is not as good as yours."
Mu Mu looked at her husband and laughed, and also pouted and shouted: "Mu Mu and my wife have to eat meat. My brother can eat less while practicing in the temple."
Li Hongxiu rolled her eyes at Mu Mu and said, "You are a little money addict and a foodie, and you also like to snooze! I really don't know how you achieved your state of cultivation."
The teacher glanced at Li Hongxiu and said calmly: "Don't compare Mumu with the children in the Five Realms. There is no comparison." After that, he also gave her and Mumu hot tea.
Li Ye understood Mu Mu's physical origin, but he didn't say it here. He just reached out and touched Mu Mu's black hair and said, "The more powerful Mu Mu is, the more relieved my brother will be."
Mu Mu liked it best when Li Ye praised her. Before he could finish his words, she took his hand and said, "Yes, yes, wait until Xiaoqing comes back, then divide the spirit fruit between brother and the master's wife, maybe the master's wife's The level can be improved further."
Li Hongxiu looked at Mu Mu's cute look, then looked at her man, and immediately changed into a sad face.
Said: "I won't be able to break through this realm in ten or eight years! Just like your brother, I have to practice hard..."
Li Ye was stunned, glanced at his husband, then turned to look at Li Hongxiu and touched his head.
He said: "Master, why are you involving me again? My cultivation has been banned by Mr. Jean and the old monk. You know this."
Li Hongxiu sighed, looked at Li Ye, shook his head, and said: "My current experience is not much different from yours. The only difference is that I still have practice, but to break through that threshold, in the words of your husband Ten or eight years of hard training is just a dream."
The gentleman looked at Li Hongxiu's frowning face and couldn't help but laugh.
Knocking on the table, he said: "Ask Tang Qiuyu and ask her how many years she has been stuck in the ninth level of the Nascent Soul. Ask Xu Jingyun, you know her too. Which of these two people has not practiced hard for more than ten or twenty years?" Is there any chance of breaking through the realm to the point of being distracted? Once you are distracted, the gods and immortals will be separated forever, do you think it’s just cabbage?”
Li Ye nodded after listening to his husband's words. He looked at Li Hongxiu and said, "Master, don't be anxious. There is a gentleman watching you. He is more anxious than you."
When Li Hongxiu heard what Li Ye said, he thought of many things.
I didn't know why the man who fell in love with him could stay in the Five Realms before, but now it is indeed because of him.
Blushing at that moment, she looked at her husband and said, "I know, just take Mumu to practice seriously from now on."
Mu Mu said with squinting eyes: "In a few years, Mu Mu will have the level of cultivation that Master Niang has now, surpass my brother, and surpass the level of Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai..."
Li Ye drank all the tea in the cup in one gulp and said with a smile: "My Mumu is the most powerful."
Looking at the three people, Li Ye felt filled with emotion. He suddenly thought of Fengyun City's parents and sister, and felt a little uncomfortable.
He looked at his husband and asked: "Sir, what if I never reach the last level? Do I want to be like senior brother Minghui? Keep practicing in Prajna Temple?"
He had thought about this matter a few days ago, but he couldn't discuss it with Minghui. When he saw his husband coming, he asked his doubts.
Perhaps hearing the confusion in Li Ye's tone, there was an imperceptible smile in the gentleman's eyes. He did not reply to the question, but slowly put down the tea cup in his hand.
The teacher looked at Li Ye and said quietly: "You'd better forget when you came to Prajna Temple to practice. Don't think about when you can leave here. Just practice hard."
When Li Ye heard this, he fell silent.
Mr. Youyou said: "How much effort did Monk Poxu spend back then? How much time and energy did you spend now? How much effort have you spent now? How much time and energy have you spent?"
He looked into Li Ye's eyes and said with a smile: "If you have forgotten all the Buddhist scriptures you have read, there happens to be a scripture library in Prajna Temple. You can go in and read and start picking up scriptures."
Li Ye was stunned, looked at him and asked, "Wouldn't the speed of practice be slower in this way?"
"So what? Even if you were to practice this technique to perfection tomorrow, where would you go?"
The husband looked at him quietly, trying to get the answer from his eyes.
Li Ye frowned slightly and said, "After you have perfected your practice, you will naturally go to the world that Mr. has been to before. Didn't the old wolf, the ape, and Mu Mu's master go somewhere?"
The husband shook his head and said, "You left alone. What will happen to your parents, sister, and Mumu? Have you ever thought about this problem?"
"I need to think about this issue carefully." Li Ye looked at Mr. and replied softly.
The teacher nodded and said with a smile: "Sometimes, practicing is not for yourself. If so, you will be alone in the end of your practice. Is that the result you want?"
Li Ye looked at him and shook his head, stretched out his hand to pull Mu Mu to sit next to him, and softly replied: "Of course not."
Li Hongxiu glared at the two of them and said with a smile: "These are all things far away from each other, but you master and apprentice are just messing around right now. By the way, little guy, don't sneak away before the master's wife leaves."
Li Ye was stunned, looked at her and said, "Master, what state are you in? How can I compare with you?"
Mu Mu held his hand and smiled: "Brother is not allowed to leave before Mu Mu! Mu Mu will be with brother."
Li Ye touched her head and smiled: "Brother must be waiting for Mu Mu."
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