The Eight Winds of Rebirth

After dinner, Zhao Yuan went to bed with Gu Xiangtan after practicing sword for an hour as usual.

In the middle of the night, a green moon hangs high, and everything is silent.

Two black shadows flashed into the monastery, first glanced secretly at the sleepy attendants on both sides of the door, then pressed against the door and listened carefully for a while, as if confirming that there was no movement inside, then tiptoely pushed Opened the door and entered the room.

The curtain of the bed was hanging down, and it was faintly visible that there was a figure sleeping soundly inside. The visitor looked at each other, looked around tacitly, and checked all the baggage on the table. Although they got a lot of things, the two of them But still too little.

After exchanging glances, one of them boldly walked towards the bed, carefully lifted the curtain, but was stunned by the scene on the bed.

I thought there was only one person in the room, but I didn't want to, but there were two shadows lying on the bed, one with loose hair resting on the other's shoulder, sniffing and breathing, being hugged tightly by the other, with hands and feet entangled, and for no reason. It's a bit eye-catching, especially because the person who came here has evil intentions. After circling around the bed, he glanced at the wrist of the figure on the left, and nailed it firmly to the face of the person on the right.

Even if I have been immersed in Fengyuechang for a long time, I have never seen this kind of facial features. If one day I can get the blue eyes of such a person, it will be like this man in his arms. It's worth paying the price.

The man in black couldn't help thinking about it, and it was the person on the side who pulled him hard before he came back to his senses, then bent down and looked towards the person on the left.

Although Gu Xiangtan closed his eyes, he could still feel that someone was leaning over them. At that moment, Zhao Yuan, who was pillowed by him, was tense, as if the other party would jump up and writhe as soon as he touched him. He broke the necks of the two little thieves, but Gu Xiangtan's hand on Zhao Yuan's chest pressed down imperceptibly, signaling Zhao Yuan not to get angry and just follow the person who came.

So, when the juncture came, Zhao Yuan didn't move at all, and let the other party take Gu Xiangtan's other hand, and silently took off the bead string around his wrist, and then took the looted property. General hurriedly left the room and disappeared into the night.

Not long after, Mou Fei's soft inquiry came from outside: "Master, do you want to chase?"

Gu Xiangtan answered for Zhao Yuan: "Well, it's late at night, so don't disturb the pilgrims nearby."

Mou Fei responded in a low voice, and immediately walked away.

Only then did Gu Xiangtan get off the bed slowly, took his outer robe and put it on, and said to the somewhat cold-faced Zhao Yuan with a smile: "Why are you so stingy, such a baby can be easily touched by others. Light up."

Zhao Yuan looked at him, then sat up, grabbed Gu Xiangtan's waist and touched his chest and abdomen. After a while, she took out another string of identical purple jade beads from her inner garment, but if it was thin Look, it's obviously much more flawless and pure than the one he wore on his hand and was touched just now.

Zhao Yuan raised her eyebrows at Gu Xiangtan, as if to say: You are not generous, you are still hiding the truth.

Gu Xiangtan snorted softly, grabbed the beads and stuffed them back into his obscene clothes and put them next to him. He knew Zhao Yuan well, and the other party could always see through him, Gu Xiangtan, it was really boring.

The two of them turned two corners to the other side of the Zen courtyard. The outside looked equally quiet and serene, but as soon as they entered the courtyard, they could see two tied-up people kneeling there, while Mou Fei stood aside, holding hands Carrying the burden brought by Gu Xiangtan and Zhao Yuan.

Seeing the person coming, the two struggled from their gagged mouths, one of them was the young man named Ying'er they met during the day, and the other was actually the novice who was leading the way for Gu Xiangtan.

Gu Xiangtan stepped forward slowly, with a slight smile on his face, and motioned for Mou Fei to take the cloth from their mouths.

As soon as he was able to speak, the novice immediately sued for forgiveness: "My lord, please forgive me. The younger one has a poor family, his parents are seriously ill, and he has younger brothers and sisters to take care of. That's why he became greedy for a while. Please forgive me." Little one this time."

Gu Xiangtan asked, "When did you become a monk?"

The monk was stunned: "The 17th year of Zongzheng..."

"Your family has been out for four or five years, and you still miss the mundane world. You are so self-cultivated. You can see the precepts of Chantuo Temple." After hearing this, Su Xi sneered, "And Or if your abbot asks, you can plant it on the rest of the pilgrims, or you can use your words to deceive, anyway, the believers are devout, how can you imagine that the people in the Buddhist temple will behave like this."

All the sophistry that the novice monk wanted to say was snatched away by Su Xi, so he could only froze for a while, and looked at Yinger on the side beggingly.

Ying'er is obviously more stable than this novice. Although her face is pale at the moment, she can barely turn her head, and the next moment she burst into tears: "My lords, we are originally from the capital. A few years ago Because of the war, I came here, and I was coerced by that bitter person in the courtyard, and helped him steal the things of the guests, while he found some wealthy people in the front yard to blackmail and deceive. If you want to blame me, we are speechless Yes, I just think that my lord will report the bitterness to the government together, so that we can be freed from this hard prison."

Listening to Yinger's words, Gu Xiangtan did have a Beijing accent, so he asked, "Where's your family?"

Ying'er paused, but the sorrow in her eyes at this moment did not seem fake, and there was even a hint of grief and sorrow: "I was killed in Beijing..."

Is it not a disease, nor a disaster, but death?

Gu Xiangtan was touched by his expression at that moment, and he didn't know what to think of, so he stopped and said nothing.

At the same time, seeing Gu Xiangtan's face softened, the novice thought that he was showing mercy, so he couldn't help telling the two people's experiences like beans to win some sympathy.

"The grown-ups don't know. We have gone through untold hardships and wandering on this journey. Ying'er was even sold into a theater troupe. She finally escaped and came to Zhaoyang. She was bullied every day by that hard-working girl. Talking about disasters and wars, just the pursuit in Beijing almost killed us, it’s really unfair to say that, Ying’er’s own brother also made contributions in the war, but in the end he got nothing.”

This sentence finally caught Zhao Yuan's attention: "What skill?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Ying'er looked straight at him. He was really confused by this man's appearance. If it wasn't for him, how could he not have such eyesight after all these years? Big Fat Fish may not dare to attack easily, but now he is asking for trouble after all, and has fallen to the end in front of him.

Ying'er secretly looked at Zhao Yuan in a daze, and the novice at the side could only reply for him: "It's a great achievement, a great achievement, Yinger's brother poked the traitor's eyes blind."

Gu Xiangtan originally just listened casually, but when he said this, he and Zhao Yuan were startled.

"Which traitor?"

"Which one else is..."

Shami was about to speak, but was interrupted by Yinger.

"It's just an old story, so don't mention it. If your lord doesn't want to let us go, you can hand us over to the government. There is no need to ask any more questions." Just now, he clearly wanted to prevaricate, but at this moment, he didn't know where he was hurting. Suddenly, Ying'er's expression changed drastically, her face was full of misery and resentment, she would rather go to jail than say more.

But he is willing to seek death, which does not mean that his companions are willing, but the novice still doesn't hesitate to stop him, saying: "Who else is the traitor? It's the three kings who can be punished by everyone!! At that time, Ying'er's brother was singing in the opera troupe. , was forcibly robbed into the mansion to serve the third son, Ying'er's elder brother resisted to death, and in the end stabbed the thief... However, he not only lost his life, but also implicated us because of it."

What he said was sincere, but it sounded strange to Gu Xiangtan and Zhao Yuan.

If Zhao Jie hadn't been blind back then, the three kings would not have forced the palace in such a hurry. Even though Gu Xiangtan and Zhao Yuan had already made arrangements, they were still far behind. In the end, Yu Guojun and General Cao were replaced. However, ordinary people don't think so deeply about the result, they only think that the person who killed the traitor is meritorious, and even Gu Xiangtan and Zhao Yuan don't know who the actor who did it is. How did Ying'er find out what his brother had done after his death?

"The war is raging, can someone help you escape from the capital?" Gu Xiangtan asked.

Ying'er didn't want to mention his elder brother, but when he mentioned this benefactor, he obviously relaxed his straight waist.

"Yes, I've always wanted to find him again, but...he left us after sending us to Lin County, I didn't even know his name..."

Gu Xiangtan and Zhao Yuan looked at each other, and they both guessed who this person was, but they didn't expect that the other party not only plotted against them that night at Shimen Temple, but actually started planning slowly long before, Gu Xiangtan felt that he really made a mistake at that time.

It's just that since everything has disappeared, that person is no longer in the secular world. Gu Xiangtan doesn't want to pursue it anymore, he turned his eyes and said: "What a coincidence, I happened to know a few soldiers in Beijing. At that time, I heard that the ashes of the people in the mansion who died unjustly were collected, the famous ones were engraved with their names, and the unnamed ones were buried together. The people are innocent, and the new emperor is also merciful. If you really love your relatives, maybe..."

Yinger's eyes widened, as if she didn't believe it, but she hurriedly knelt down in front of Gu Xiangtan with flat eyebrows: "My lord, my lord, I want to get back my brother's ashes, please do me a favor. If this is really the case, Ying’er must be a cow and a horse to thank you!!” His words were sincere and heartfelt, without the tactful sophistication just now, which made people moved.

Gu Xiangtan said: "It's just that it's been a long time, and people are all buried together again. I don't know if they can tell the difference."

"It's okay, it's okay, as long as there is a chance, Ying'er thanked my lord, thanked my lord!" Ying'er touched her forehead to the ground and kowtowed non-stop.

Gu Xiangtan asked Su Xi to stop him, seeing the young man's eyes turned red with excitement, he paused before saying, "However, I also want to ask Mr. Ying'er for something..."

Ying'er is a clever person, she knew what Gu Xiangtan meant in an instant, after thinking about it, she finally gritted her teeth and nodded.

……

Coming out of the small courtyard, Gu Xiangtan walked ahead with his hands behind his back, and Zhao Yuan silently followed behind him.

Gu Xiangtan looked at Liu Tinghua on the steps along the road, suddenly stopped and turned his head, and asked, "Do you think it's not good for me to lie to him?"

That young actor killed Zhao Jie back then, and the Three Kings would never let him go. How could the body be left behind? After the Full Moon Rebellion, the soldiers in Beijing would collect it. It was devoured by wild dogs and cats.

Zhao Yuan shook her head without even thinking about it, and made peace with him in other people's affairs, but he still said: "He steals and deceives, and he will pay back when he comes." The people who have been hurt by this Yinger must not only be them today, He has hands and feet, and Kuyu didn't tie him up, let alone persecution, many of the pilgrims who came to stay in the courtyard in the past fell seriously ill and suffered catastrophe, presumably Yinger and Kuyu would not show mercy, Gu Xiangtan's actions this time can be regarded as his retribution.

But Gu Xiangtan sighed: "He is a smart man, but he believed me easily. In fact, it doesn't matter whether it is true or not... but he is just looking for comfort in his heart. The bitterness of passing away is always The hardest shackles are the easiest to lock the living." Gu Xiangtan felt the same way.

Zhao Yuan didn't say anything else, but carefully took Gu Xiangtan's hand and led him to the Buddhist monastery.

"Now that you've solved it, you don't have to think about it anymore."

Gu Xiangtan's heart warmed up, looking at the back of the other party, he couldn't help but smile.

Yes, I am not that Yinger, his shackles have been untied, and he has Yuanqing...