"I can't take care of you. Just take this and live a good life in the future."
Even if the child is only four or five years old, he is still old enough to know the usefulness of silver coins.
Seeing Mu Yichang give the child money, the displaced people in the village followed suit.
Just as Mu Yichang thought, once one person benefited, countless others would follow.
She lamented people's greed and following, but as a demon cultivator, she had already shouldered a share of other people's grudges, so she neither dared nor wanted to change people's evil behavior.
Therefore, Mu Yichang gave money to those people one by one, except for the child at the beginning who did not ask for it.
Mu Yichang didn't agree to take him away, so the child followed her like a little tail.
No matter where Mu Yichang went, he would follow her.
Until Mu Yichang was about to fight the river monster, she finally couldn't help it anymore, "You can't follow me like this. The river monster is scary, aren't you afraid?"
The child said: "I'm afraid, but I'm more afraid of the people in the village."
Mu Yichang was stunned for a moment by these words and asked him, "Why?"
The child said: "They said I jumped out of the cracks in the rocks and should stay in the dirty and smelly ditch like a rock. They beat me, scolded me and said I was disgusting."
Mu Yichang stood there blankly. She originally thought that this poor child had his family destroyed by the river demon, but now she realized that he was originally a poor orphan and even suffered such torture.
She didn't know how to react, and she also knew that as a monk, she shouldn't care about these things in the mortal world.
Among mortals, there are many people who commit adultery and violate laws and behave badly. These are matters that the mortal government should manage, not the immortal sect.
Therefore, even if Mu Yichang saw what the child said with her own eyes, she could only guide him with words and could not do much.
But Mu Yichang couldn't say she wasn't sad.
The child clutched Mu Yichang's long sleeves tightly, "Sister Fairy, I beg you, please take me away."
Mu Yichang opened her mouth and hesitated: "I...I can't take you with me."
Although it was cruel, Mu Yichang could only do this.
He is a poor child, but there are many poor children in the world. She knows that she is weak and can't do anything.
The child let go of his hand in despair and murmured in a low voice, "Can't even gods save me?"
As he spoke, he stood there with his head lowered, motionless.
Mu Yichang felt very uncomfortable, very, very uncomfortable, and her eyes even felt a little sour.
But she left anyway. When fighting the river demon, Mu Yichang made a killing blow for the first time.
No matter how extreme the evil is, Mu Yichang always insists on catching them alive and never killing them.
But this time, Mu Yichang killed the river demon with one sword strike.
The blood of the river demon splashed on Mu Yichang. She raised her hand and touched her cheek, which was also stained with little blood stains.
Mu Yichang suddenly fell silent and thought, who is more hateful, these monsters or those who have disabled their kind?
She couldn't understand, but it felt like there was a thorn in her heart, and she couldn't get up or down.
On the way back, Mu Yichang heard the voices of some children in the distance.
She followed the sound and looked over, and saw that the child who insisted on leaving her was being beaten and kicked by several other children.
The children beat him and made rude remarks.
"Do you really think you can reach the sky in one step?"
"Don't pee and look at yourself, dirty and ugly. If people like you can cultivate immortality, wouldn't everyone be able to?"
These words caused laughter from the other children.
The weak child was lying on the ground, protecting his head with his hands. His tattered clothes were torn open, revealing the bruises on his arms and thighs.
Those traces are shocking.
Even after many years, Mu Yichang still shudders when she thinks of the scene at that time.
Perhaps this is why Mu Yichang changed her mind and decided to take him back to Shuanghuamen.
She watched helplessly as those children snatched away his silver.
Although he is only four or five years old, he is actually more cruel than those bandits who have committed many evil deeds.
How could such a young child have the heart to do such a cruel thing? These children are simply more hateful than monsters.
But the world doesn't think so. In their eyes, strong people who are not on their side are evil.
So demons are all evil.
Mu Yichang knows best how many years and efforts it took for her to finally change her impression of being a monster in the eyes of the world.
She felt that the child was as pitiful as herself.
When Xiao Gu Liushang was dying, the last thing he saw was a pair of Mu Yichang's embroidered shoes.
Mu Yichang picked up the unconscious child.
When she was about to go back to Shuanghua Gate, just as she thought, many children were tugging at her clothes and wanted to follow her to Shuanghua Gate.
Many of them were instigated by their own parents.
He even didn't shy away from her at all and whispered to her.
Mu Yichang has very good ears and can clearly hear what they are saying.
"Even that stinky beggar can go to Shuanghua Gate, and my children have to go too."
"That's right, my kid is much better than that beggar."
"If that little beggar gains power, he won't take revenge on us in the future, right?"
"We are just educating him for his father and mother who died long ago. Does he still want to repay kindness with enmity?"
When those words fell in Mu Yichang's ears, she felt even more heartbroken.
She lowered her eyes and looked at the child who had fainted, and couldn't help but feel sad for what he had experienced before.
Someone said to her, "Palace Master Mu, look at this child of mine. He has a good foundation. Please take him with you."
"The one I have is the best. The Taoist priest also said that this child has a rare bone that is rare to see in a hundred years."
Mu Yichang's eyes swept around the two children without spiritual veins, and then shook her head.
Some shrews even shouted at Mu Yichang, "The palace master looks down on us children. No matter how bad our children are, can they be worse than a little beggar?"
Mu Yichang tightened her lips and looked a little unhappy.
The shrew finally regained some of her senses after being pulled by a few people.
Mu Yichang was originally worried about how to reject them. At this moment, she didn't want to say or do anything. She just wanted to leave this place without looking back and never come back again.
Someone tried to smooth things over and said, "Palace Master Mu, we don't mean that either. We just respect you, admire you, and hope that our children can become Palace Master's disciples."
Mu Yichang said coldly: "I don't accept disciples."
After that, she turned around and left without saying another word, holding the child in her arms.
Someone called her from behind, someone cursed her.
Mu Yichang, who had always cared about her image, listened to those unpleasant words and suddenly felt... it might not be bad to be a little indifferent sometimes, at least she could feel more comfortable.
Returning to the deserted Shuiyue Palace, Mu Yichang lowered her eyes and glanced at the sleeping child in her arms.
She suddenly felt that she was a little too impulsive.
I have always been alone in my palace, now I want to live with another person?
Mu Yichang looked at the child, feeling a little uneasy.
Gu Liushang was seriously injured and slept for two whole days before he woke up.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the light cyan gauze curtain in front of the bed. It was very beautiful and something he had never seen before.
Little Gu Liushang raised his hand to touch the curtain, but he was worried that his dirty little hands would stain the beautiful curtain.
Until his eyes fell on the back of his clean hands, he was stunned, looked at his hands over and over, and then touched his face in disbelief.
Is he dreaming?
There was a creak and a muffled sound from the door.
Xiao Gu looked over following the sound and saw a woman in white gauze clothes walking in.
The girl was extremely beautiful, as if she had stepped out of a painting, like a fairy.
He was stunned for a moment, then later he remembered that she was actually a fairy.
"Sister Fairy." He called her softly.
Mu Yichang smiled gently at him and said, "Are you awake? Is there any pain?"
The child was silent for a moment, rubbed his belly and said, "I'm hungry."
Mu Yichang was stunned for a moment, and then she remembered that she was only focusing on giving medicine to Gu Liushang, and she had forgotten for a moment that he was a mortal and a growing child, so he should eat.
But there was no kitchen in Shuiyue Palace, no cook, and no food for the child.
With no other choice, Mu Yichang could only ask him, "Can you get up?"
Xiao Gu had been lying there for two days, and his body was a little sore, but he didn't want to cause trouble to Mu Yichang, so he endured the weakness and sat up.
He nodded his head, "Okay, sister."
Mu Yichang hummed and stretched out a hand to him.
Xiao Gu Liushang looked at the hand lying in front of his eyes and hesitated for a long time. After remembering that his hands were clean now, he handed his hand over and carefully placed it in Mu Yichang's palm.
I don't know if it's because he has been homeless for many years, but this child's skin is a little dull.
Especially when it is intertwined with Mu Yichang's white hands, it is even more obvious.
Xiao Gu Liushang looked at his dark hands. Even if there was no dust, he still felt a little dirty.
Just as he was about to take his hand back, Mu Yichang had already grasped his wrist and pulled him to his feet.
Xiao Gu's face suddenly turned red. Mu Yichang touched his forehead and asked, "Your face is so red. Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
The child shook his head quickly and said: "No, it's just...my hands look dirty. I'm afraid...Sister Fairy thinks I'm dirty."
Mu Yichang smiled helplessly, "No, you are very clean."
The child lowered his eyes and said softly: "But that's what everyone says. I'm ugly, dirty, and... annoying."
Mu Yichang was stunned for a moment, then raised her hand and touched the child's head, comforting her: "You are beautiful."
Xiao Gu Liushang raised his eyes to look at her blankly, his expression full of disbelief.
No one has ever called him beautiful, even he himself thinks he is terribly ugly.
But the fairy sister in front of him, the extremely beautiful fairy sister, actually called him beautiful.
Mu Yichang smiled softly and said: "Your eyes are very beautiful. When you grow up, you will definitely be a very handsome person. Don't easily believe others' disparagement of you. If you think you are good enough, that's enough." .”
The child looked at her as if he understood, but she just touched his head gently and said, "It doesn't matter, you will understand in the future. Come on, I will take you down the mountain to eat."
Xiao Gu Liushang nodded heavily and followed her with shaky steps.
Fairy sister’s hands are really beautiful.
His eyes fell on Mu Yichang's slender white fingers. He had never seen such beautiful hands, and he had never seen such a beautiful sister.
When the two of them arrived at the foot of the mountain, Mu Yichang held Xiao Gu Liushang's hand and walked on the street.
The streets of Fairy City are as lively as ever, with small vendors everywhere.
Mu Yichang asked him, "What do you want to eat?"
The child looked at the dazzling array of food and remained silent.
He didn't know what he wanted to eat, because he had eaten nothing except wild fruits from the mountains and sour food that the villagers probably gave him mercifully after a beating and kicking.
Xiao Gu pursed his lips, not knowing what to choose, and even embarrassed to say what he wanted.
The two of them walked around in a big circle, but the child still didn't make a choice, and Mu Yichang finally realized the problem.
So, she observed carefully and bought everything the child looked at.
Mu Yichang handed a piece of sugar cake to Xiao Gu Liushang and said, "Eat some first, and we'll eat the rest when we get home."
Her voice was gentle and delicate, like the spring breeze blowing through Xiao Gu's heart.
From then on I fell in love with it out of hand.
Gu Liushang woke up from his sleep, and when he opened his eyes, he saw his master's sleeping face.
He actually dreamed about the time when he and his master met for the first time.
He couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips, and looked up, landing on the bright red wedding tent.
Just like in a dream, I actually got married to my master.
Gu Liushang hugged Mu Yichang's waist tightly, as if he was really afraid that this was just a dream. After waking up from the dream, everything would disappear and the master would no longer be his.
Probably because his movements were too large, Mu Yichang's eyebrows moved slightly and she woke up.
"Are you awake?" Mu Yichang asked him in a sleepy voice.
The young man nodded, a little apologetically, "On such an important day yesterday, I got drunk. Master, please don't be angry with me."
Mu Yichang was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "It doesn't matter."
Gu Liushang saw his master laughing, and he couldn't help but laugh too.
He leaned forward and nestled in the crook of Mu Yichang's neck, "Master, why do I feel so unreal?"
Mu Yichang stroked the back of his neck and said, "How else can it be considered real?"
She originally just asked casually, but she didn't expect that the man suddenly raised his head and looked at her expectantly.
Mu Yichang: "..."
Why do you feel like you shot yourself in the foot?
She sighed helplessly, but could not refuse the man's eager gaze.
