The first ray of sunlight in the morning has not yet shone into Xiao Hei's window sill.
Feeling the furry things on his face moving, and hearing the cry of "Brother!" in his ears, Xiao Hei slowly opened his eyes.
But it was Yan'er who got into his room and jumped on the bed to call him.
Xiao Hei chuckled, touched Yan'er's head and said, "Sister, can you finally speak? You've endured hardship this time."
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Yan'er shook her head, bit his sleeve and said, "Yan'er wants to eat apricots!"
After finally waiting for his brother to come back, although he suffered a lot, when he woke up after a night, the little guy found that he could actually speak.
She never expected that when she opened her eyes, the first thing she called was not her sister, but her brother.
When Xiao Hei sat in a wheelchair and stood under the apricot tree with Yan'er, he still couldn't reach Xing'er on the tree, which made Yan'er howl again in anxiety.
Xiao Hei touched her head and said, "If you have to speak in a hurry, don't yell like that again."
"Hurry up! Yan'er wants to eat apricots!"
Yan'er didn't care so much, she jumped up and tried to climb up the tree, but Xiao Hei just caught her again.
He pinched his ears and said, "Remember, you are a girl, don't climb trees casually in the future."
After saying that, she took out the iron bow and tried to knock down the two apricots in front of her. The moment she caught the falling apricots in her hand, Yan'er giggled??????????????? ??.
"Oh, don't run away. You have to go to the kitchen to wash it before you can eat it."
Seeing Yan'er running towards Qingqing's room from afar, Xiao Hei had no choice but to shout.
But in an instant, Qingqing screamed in the dream, and the old shopkeeper who was cooking porridge in the kitchen came out, looked at him and smiled: "This is really a wish come true!"
Xiao Hei put away his iron bow, picked up two apricots on the ground, and threw one to the old shopkeeper.
He smiled and said, "While the old Taoist priests and the others haven't left yet, let's pick the apricots from this tree today."
The old shopkeeper thought for a while and replied: "That's right, today is the right day."
Qingyu walked out of the room, looked at Xiaohei under the Xiaohei tree and asked: "Xiaohei, have you finished writing the letter to your empress?"
"No rush, I'll give it to you when your junior sister comes."
Xiaohei looked at Qingqing who came out with Yan'er in his arms, handed Xing'er in her hand to her, and said, "Go wash your face first, and eat later. It's been a long time since you recited a poem to me."
Qingqing nodded, looked at Yan'er and said, "From today on, my sister will also learn to recite poems."
When the hour was about to end, Gao Yue'er knocked on the door of the shop in front.
After Qingyu opened the door, Gao Yue'er with red and swollen eyes walked in. Xiao Hei couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw it.
Asked: "Is it possible that you are reluctant to leave the imperial city... It's still too late for you to regret it now."
Gao Yue'er shook her head: "I just can't bear to leave my mother." She came over and hugged Xiao Hei gently, and Xiao Hei whispered a few words in her ear.
Finally, he stuffed something into her hand and whispered: "If you don't need it, just use it when you can overcome the calamity like Bai Ling one day."
Gao Yue'er sighed and said quietly, "I'll be waiting for you in Dazhou."
He looked up at Qingyu and the old Taoist priest and said, "Senior, the carriage outside the door is ready, we can set off."
The old Taoist priest looked at Qingyu and asked, "Disciple, are you ready?"
Qingyu nodded, looked at Xiaohei and said, "I'll be waiting for you in the Imperial City."
Xiao Hei sent the group to the door of the store, took the basket of apricots handed over by the old shopkeeper and handed it to Gao Yue'er, and then took a letter and handed it to Qingyu.
He said quietly: "Go back to your mother-in-law. She will understand our difficulties. At most, I will treat her to two glasses of wine after I go back."
The three masters and apprentices got on the carriage on the roadside and left slowly under the silent gaze of Xiao Hei and the old shopkeeper.
Qingqing, who was pushing her brother, shouted dissatisfied: "Sister ran away before she even took me shopping."
Xiao Hei laughed: "I bought you new clothes, shoes, and snacks... take a walk, and I'll give them to you now."
The old shopkeeper followed up and closed the door, thinking that Xiao Hei had deceived the princess of Beiqi away with a wave of his hand.
It is estimated that within two days, the entire imperial city will be in a state of panic again.
Only Xiao Yan'er and Qing Qing were the happiest. Qing Qing tried on the skirt and boots and they were just right. Yan'er collected all the snacks her brother gave her and she wanted to eat them slowly.
Bai Ling, who got up late, yawned, looked at Xiao Hei and asked, "Have those three guys left? It was so noisy early in the morning that I didn't sleep well."
Xiao Hei nodded, looked at her and said, "Next, you will be responsible for taking Yan'er to practice, and leave it to the old shopkeeper."
Bai Ling didn't understand and asked in confusion: "What about you?"
Xiao Hei took a breath, looked at the few remaining apricots on the top of the apricot tree in the yard and smiled bitterly: "In a few days, I may fall asleep."
Bai Ling smiled thoughtfully: "So, you have also overcome the tribulation?"
"have no idea!"
Xiao Hei looked up at the sky and murmured to himself: "Everything depends on what he wants."
Spring has come and gone. Unexpectedly, when I went out with Qingyu, there were three more people when I came back. If my brother knew about this, he would probably scold me.
"If I fall asleep and you have something to do, just go to the old shopkeeper. Don't make up your own mind, and don't sneak out alone."
Afraid that Bai Ling would cause trouble, Xiao Hei looked at her and said seriously: "You three sisters, don't leave this courtyard until I wake up."
Bai Ling said solemnly: "Don't worry, I will take care of your sister for you."
Xiao Hei sighed and said: "If you stay here with me for two years with peace of mind, when my brother comes back, you will not miss the opportunity."
Xiao Hei was afraid that something might happen to his two sisters while he was sleeping, so he had to remind Bai Ling not to sneak out.
While she was talking, Qingqing had already started teaching Yan'er how to read.
A childish voice came from the yard: "When people are born, their nature is good. Their natures are similar, but their habits are far apart."
Then a more childish, slightly jerky voice sounded: "In the beginning, human nature is inherently good..."
"The beginning of man, the beginning of man."
Xiao Hei looked up at the sky and grinned: "Senior, you won't scold Xiao Hei for not studying enough now, will you?"
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It was not until the third day after the princess left the Imperial City with the old Taoist priest that the empress dowager discovered the letter left by her daughter and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
He leaned on the table and murmured to himself: "If I had known this, why would I have forced you to go to Turks to get married, my son?"
After Emperor Gao Wei learned that his sister had run away from home, he was so angry that he almost tore up the letter left by Gao Yuexia.
Looking at the Imperial Master in front of him, he said: "National Master, look at her. Instead of being a good princess, she actually wants to become a disciple and join the mountain."
The Imperial Master sighed and said leisurely: "It is difficult for her to see through the glory and wealth in this world. Even if she marries a Turk and becomes a princess, how many years of youth can she have?"
Even the current National Preceptor regrets coveting the position of National Preceptor.
Otherwise, given his cultivation and opportunities, he would have crossed that threshold long ago. In this case, why worry about not being able to learn the Dao?
Thinking about it carefully, I think the young princess had understood clearly and abandoned the wealth of the imperial city long ago.
Sighing secretly in his heart, he also scolded the emperor in his heart for being a pig-brained person.
Even if you want to get married, you don't have to force your own sister to get married. If you just point out a prince's daughter and make her a princess, can you get married?
After thinking about it, I realized that after I became blind, I could see everything in this world a little more clearly.
The emperor looked at the eunuch beside him and said angrily: "Wei Ling has sealed the four city gates and searched the imperial city to see who dares to seize the princess privately!"
The Imperial Master was startled when he heard this, and thought to himself, if I were her, I would be hundreds of miles away from the imperial city.
In just one day, news spread throughout the imperial city that the princess had left home to cultivate immortality.
The entire imperial city fell into panic. The Imperial Army searched house to house, not even No. 17 was spared.
After setting up a magic circle, the old shopkeeper was the only one left in No. 17, and even Bai Ling was shrouded in the hidden formation by Xiao Hei.
Qingqing covered her sister's mouth to stop her from shouting, and watched quietly as the imperial army entered and exited. Within a few breaths, the old shopkeeper closed the door.
Looking at the imperial guards leaving in a hurry, Xiao Hei thought for a moment and looked at the old shopkeeper and said: "We are not short of money now. If I don't wake up, I won't open the door for business."
After speaking, he took two more money bags and placed them on the table.
The old shopkeeper nodded: "There are people buying and cooking here, so it doesn't matter whether we open the door for business or not."
Xiao Mo touched Zhan Yan'er's head and said, "In a few days, my brother may have to sleep until autumn or even winter. When I'm not around, you can play with your two sisters. Don't run out."
Yan'er thought for a while, looked up at him and asked, "Brother just came back, do you want to sleep again?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hei couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Look, my legs are broken, so I can't take you out to play. I'll take you shopping when I wake up."
Only then did Yan'er remember her brother's difficulties.
He smiled and said, "Fortunately, Sister Qingyu took us to play twice."
Xiao Hei thought for a while, looked at Qingqing who was writing with a pen and said: "Sister, if my brother doesn't wake up, you should go to school and study, you know?"
Qingqing raised her head, looked at the old shopkeeper who was making tea and asked: "Brother is not here, grandpa, will you take Qingqing to school?"
The old shopkeeper smiled: "That's necessary!"
That night, Xiao Hei lay on the bed, looking at the gleam of moonlight in front of the window, feeling filled with emotions.
He felt that the things that happened after he left his brother had more impact on him than what he encountered after he reunited with his brother from the Shenlong Continent.
It seemed like he had grown up overnight, from the younger brother who didn't have to use his brain for anything.
He has become an older brother who has to worry about the two younger sisters in front of him all the time.
Xiao Hei, who grew up overnight, couldn't help but sigh softly and said to himself: "Is this the only way Xiao Hei can grow up?"
There are spring flowers, summer flowers and autumn flowers. How many flowers have fallen in the dream?
Xiao Hei did not wake up from his deep sleep that night. Yan'er got up early and went to play with her brother, only to find that there was a golden cocoon on her brother's bed.
Yan'er, who had never seen a silkworm cocoon before, let out a scream and called her sister. The two sisters stared at the silkworm cocoon on the bed in a daze.
I woke up the old shopkeeper and Bai Ling, but they were separated by a door and couldn't get in no matter what.
In desperation, Yan'er ran out the door, looked at the old shopkeeper and asked: "Grandpa, my brother has turned into a golden egg, what should I do?"
The old shopkeeper released his consciousness and silently watched everything in the room. Thinking about the master's arrangements, he couldn't help but smile knowingly.
He said to Qingqing who was in a daze in the room: "Qingqing, come out, your brother will have to sleep for not only half a year, but a year."
Bai Ling pointed at Qingqing who came out of the house and asked, "These two little guys can go in, why can't senior and I?"
The old shopkeeper laughed, pointed to the sky and said, "I don't know either, just ask him."
The old monk above the Nine Heavens sighed and said leisurely: "That wild boy has grown up and knows how to think about others."
The old Taoist priest shook his head and said seriously: "Don't forget, he just talked nonsense and let the white fox break through."
The old monk thought for a while, patted the stone table in front of him and said, "This should be the result of his brother's words and deeds. What about your disciple who is cultivating Buddhism in the abyss?"
The old Taoist priest replied casually: "Then you have to ask Ksitigarbha."
