The two monks seemed to be shocked. They looked at each other and lowered their heads at the same time.

I looked at them quietly. After a while, they did not answer me. They just put their hands together and kept reciting the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, Amitabha..."

I thought about it and said, "I understand."

They both looked up at me, looking a little frightened, and I nodded gently: "Thank you two. Goodbye."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the Zen temple.

Almost a lot of people outside were waiting outside the door. When Pei Yuanxiu and the others saw me coming out, they hurriedly rushed up. He asked with concern: "Qingying, how about it?"

I glanced at him, then looked at Pei Yuanfeng and others around him, and Li'er also stood there, looking at me with a pair of black and white eyes as big as a deer. I paused for a moment and said calmly: "Master Zhengjue of Tianmu Temple, that is, my second uncle, has passed away. His affairs behind him will be handled according to the rules of Tianmu Temple, and we don't have to interfere. But--"

I turned to look at Tang Ting and said, "You must immediately upload the news to Chengdu and tell Yan Qingchen about this."

Tang Ting immediately said: "Yes!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

At this time, Li'er walked over from the side and hugged me carefully, as if she felt very tired. In addition to warmth, her hug also had a little support. I looked down at her. Although the haze in my heart could not be dissipated, the warmth still hit my heart.

I gently stroked her hair and smiled slightly.

Pei Yuanfeng stood by in silence, as if he had been dealing with the Yan family affairs, but he didn't know much about it. At this time, he thought about it and said, "Is it okay to just send the message back?"

I looked up at him, but didn't say anything. After hesitating for a while, I slowly said, "Maybe, we have to notify someone else."

"who?"

I just opened my mouth, but before I could speak, I heard a sudden sound of horse hooves in front of me.

We were all shocked and looked incredibly at the place where the sound came.

Someone is coming on horseback?

Tianmu Temple is located on the top of the mountain, and it is a pure Buddhist place. No one can ride a horse. At this moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly broke the solemnity of the night and the dull atmosphere of the people around. Almost immediately, I heard shocking calls from the crowd in front of me, and the long neigh of the horse.

When the horse finally broke through the obstacles and ran over and stopped in front of us, we were all stunned.

Liu Qinghan held the reins in his hand and looked at us pale.

"you--"

He was also panting, as if he was not riding a horse, but a group of thousands of troops. He looked at me, then looked at the people around him, and took a breath after a while: "What happened?"

“…”

"I heard the bell, are you all okay?"

Everyone seemed to be shocked by his sudden appearance on horseback. Even I didn't speak, but walked forward with my Li'er in his arms and said softly: "Uncle San, my mother's second uncle has passed away."

"Ah?" When he heard this, he opened his eyes wide in surprise and looked at me. I nodded silently.

“…”

After a moment of silence, he breathed a sigh of relief.

But immediately, he felt that it seemed a bit inappropriate for him to do so, so he quickly turned over and got off the horse and said, "I don't know that there is an elder in the Yan family here. I just heard the bell and felt strange, afraid something happened to you."

I glanced at him, and the lights were brightly lit up his slightly red cheeks and a fine bead of sweat on his forehead. Behind him, two monks walked out of the crowd that was disturbed by him and said seriously: "This donor, Tianmu Temple cannot be ridiculed!"

When Liu Qinghan heard this, he hurriedly folded his hands together and said, "Sorry, I was worried that something happened to them just now, so - please forgive me, both masters."

What else did the two monks want to say? When they looked up, they saw the fearless monk standing beside me, like a mountain. They paused. The fearless monk also stared at Liu Qinghan for a while, and then said reluctantly, "Take the horse away for him. Today is because of uncle's affairs, I won't bother you anymore, hum!"

The horse was taken away, but his troubles made the atmosphere a little stiff.

Pei Yuanfeng seemed to be very quiet today. He stood quietly next to him for a while before he said to Liu Qinghan: "Where is Mr. Liu coming from?"

"Under the mountain."

"You went down the mountain?"

"Well, Feng Xi is also at the foot of the mountain. He was afraid that they would not get used to the people we brought, so he went down to take a look. I went there too."

"That's how..."

Pei Yuanfeng nodded, probably understanding why he rode up the mountain on his horse.

Wei Zhengbang next to him sneered softly.

I was standing next to me without saying anything. At this time, I saw the two monks leading the unobedient horse from afar. The horse kept waving its head and making a long neigh, causing chaos over there. I turned around and looked at Liu Qinghan and said lightly: "Mr. Liu's horse is riding well."

He glanced at me.

"You can ride a horse with such a steep mountain, and the equestrian is really good."

“…”

He didn't say anything. After looking at me for a while, he suddenly felt something and frowned slightly.

But I didn't say anything, but turned around and said to Pei Yuanfeng and the others: "Tonight, the old monks in the temple may have some internal affairs and need to set up a mourning hall. Let's not cause trouble for them here. Let's go back and rest."

"And you?"

"I'll go back too," I said lightly, and looked back at the closed door of the Zen temple, frowned slightly: "Next, I may be tired."

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It was naturally a sleepless night.

I opened my eyes wide and looked at the tent above my head. Until the morning light penetrated outside the window swept the dimness in the room. Pei Yuanxiu turned over and turned to look at me: "Don't you sleep?"

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“Is it because of sadness?”

I turned my head to look at him and shook my head gently: "In fact, he and I haven't seen each other for more than ten years. Even more than ten years ago, we didn't have much deep feelings. His passing away was a relief, and I'm not sad."

Pei Yuanxiu looked at me for a while, reached out and gently stroked my cheek.

He was silent for a moment and said, "By the way, you have never heard of your second uncle?"

"Well, no one in the Yan family mentioned his affairs."

"Why?"

"I suddenly want to become a monk, of course it's not because something good happened."

"Um..." He nodded softly and did not ask any more questions.

I think he probably remembered the empress dowager who lived in seclusion in Linshui Pagoda in the imperial city.

In fact, after marrying him for so long, I have never talked to him about the matter in the imperial city that year, and even the things between us have been very little. I don’t know how much he knows about the Empress Dowager, the Supreme Emperor, the Empress Zhaolie, and the past that has been buried in the ashes of time, and the eldest son of the emperor who only has a name in the imperial edict.

We have never talked about these things.

First, I think it is already a dusty past. Since Pei Yuanxiu has left the imperial city and is not a real prince of the Tian family, there is no need to worry about it; second, I also feel in my heart that the fewer people know about these things, the better.

We lay in bed for a while and waited until it was later before we all got up.

As soon as I left, the Tianmu Temple had changed a lot.

Under all the porch eaves, black and white sacrificial curtains were hung, red pillars and high walls were also wrapped in white cloth, and the entire Tianmu Temple became a black and white world.

The mourning hall has also been set up. On the altar in front, a eternal light is placed in the center. The candlelight is burning quietly, like a solidified flame; the eternal light is surrounded by offerings, all of which are dishes, fruits and vegetables, and the fragrance candles are on both sides of the hot fire.

And the body of Zhengjue is placed behind the altar.

He should have been placed in the coffin, but because he sat in a cross-legged position of a lotus, he did not have to change his state during his lifetime.

Through the banners that were constantly blown by the wind, I saw him sitting quietly cross-legged, just like when I saw him that night.

For a moment, I couldn't tell whether he had passed away or meditated.

Almost all the monks from Tianmu Temple are here, sitting on both sides of the open small courtyard in front of the mourning hall, chanting the mantra of rebirth in a low voice.

Each of us went over and gave a tribute.

Monk Wuwei was originally among the people who were chanting the mantra of rebirth. At this time, he also stood up and walked to me: "Miss, you are here."

"Yeah." I nodded, looked at the arrangement of the mourning hall around me again, and asked, "How did you arrange the funeral of the Second Uncle?"

"Watch the soul for three days, then the uncle of the master will be cremated and worshiped for seven days. Please enter Tallinn."

Cremation in three days?

I frowned slightly. Now Yan Qingchen and the others should have received the message, but I don’t know if I can rush to Tianmu Temple before cremation.

In the next time, we worshipped in front of the spirit every day. Even Li'er became well-behaved and did not run around anymore. Instead, he obediently listened to me and added sesame oil to the eternal lamp on time every day. When he saw that I was tired of keeping the spirit, he would bring me a cup of hot tea, and gently pinch my shoulders and legs.

With her here, although she is a guard, I am not too sad.

However, the heavy feeling in my heart is inevitable.

The sudden death of the second uncle disrupted many of our plans. The matter of zodiac was only temporarily put on hold and could not rush back to Chengdu immediately. Even if he had to settle the clues in what he said to me, there was no time at all.

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In a blink of an eye, it was the evening of the third day.

The monks in the temple have already started to prepare inside and out. When dusk is approaching, the originally quiet Talin on the top of the mountain has sounded, and I know that it is time for cremation.

After the hour of Hai, several strong monks walked in.

Just as they were holding clear water in their hands and trying to cleanse Zhengjue, I heard a strange noise coming from the gate of Tianmu Temple not far behind us.
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