I was still holding Taoist Ma's clothes in my hands, and I was still very surprised to see his sudden appearance. It was like a man who had pretended to be strong in front of outsiders for a long time, but after finally taking off the disguise, he was a naked and real person.
So I let go of my hand holding his clothes and said to him, tell us everything you know about what is going on now. Isn't this good for you and us?
Although my tone was still full of disdain, I have to admit that my attitude at that time had softened a lot. I returned to Hu Zongren, stretched out my hand to pull him, and asked him to sit on the edge of the nursing bed with me, facing
Taoist Ma sat down and waited for Taoist Ma to tell us the whole story.
Ma Daoren said, when you two first talked about Xuanyuan Society, I could understand it because I was indeed a member of Xuanyuan Society, but that was a long time ago. It was the time when I quit Xuanyuan Society.
, earlier than Hu Zongren and his master. Hu Zongren said, I will say, if you are an employee of Xuanyuan Society, even if I don’t know you, you should look familiar. Ma Daoren continued
He said that as early as 10 years ago, I left Xuanyuan Club. It was not that I left on my own, but that I was kicked out.
Taoist Ma said, I was not a Taoist monk originally. I have always been an insignificant figure in the Xuanyuan Society. I joined as a lay disciple. The two young people you saw just now are my senior brothers.
Disciple. My senior brother passed away due to illness in 1997, so his disciples have been following me. Although they call me uncle, almost all their craftsmanship and skills were taught to me by me. And I am also because of the
After one incident, I officially became a monk and became a Taoist.
What happened in 2000? Are you referring to what happened to Xie Dongmei? Hu Zongren asked a little confused, because he himself is also a Taoist priest, even though he is a scattered Taoist priest. Maybe if he thinks about it now, he can't explain why he chose to become a monk in the first place.
When Taoist Ma heard Hu Zongren's question, he looked sad and did not answer, but just nodded. Hu Zongren continued to ask, what does Xie Dongmei's death have to do with you? Didn't you say that you were the first one after her death?
Did anyone see the corpse? When he said this, Hu Zongren suddenly realized, and then said, I understand, you saw the corpse first because you were right next to it, and Xie Dongmei was killed in front of your eyes.
Daoren Ma nodded. Hu Zongren took out the bag of photos that Situ had brought earlier from under the pillow of my hospital bed. He took it out and handed it to Daoren Ma and said, so to speak, you met Xie Dongmei early in the morning and gave it to her that day.
You are the one who took so many photos, right? You two are together.
Ma Taoren took the photo from Hu Zongren, his hands trembling slightly. His eyes were full of sadness, but it seemed that there were no tears. I never interrupted, nor did I ask questions like Hu Zongren did. In fact, Ma Taoren
When he said that he became a monk in 2000, I guessed that this was the case. Ma Daoren went on to say, "I have tried to develop the photos for 10 years, but I dare not look at them. I burned all the developed photos."
, until today when I asked you to go to Qianqiu Hall to send Xie Dongmei away for me no matter what method, I even had impulses several times and wanted to stop you personally, but I also know that if I continue to let it go, I will harm others.
Self. So I endured it. It was time for me to put an end to the bad relationship I had had for so many years.
Ma Daoren put Xie Dongmei's photo on my hospital bed with trembling hands. In my opinion, this action meant that I didn't want to continue looking at it to stimulate my own feelings. Xie Dongmei's photo looked about 30 years old, and this photo was from
It was taken 10 years ago, which means that if she had not died, she would probably be around 40 years old now. So from the age point of view, she is a few years younger than Ma Daoren, so there are two relatively high possibilities,
One is that Xie Dongmei is Ma Taoren's sister, maybe they are cousins and they don't have the same surname after all. Or maybe Xie Dongmei and Ma Taoren are lovers, otherwise it would be difficult for me to convince myself that Ma Taoren would resolutely become a monk because of Xie Dongmei's death.
But who knew what Taoist Ma said next would surprise me. He told us that this woman named Xie Dongmei is the wife of my senior brother.
I quickly combined their relationship in my mind. I was sure that I was not watching a bloody family ethics drama. Then I stammered and asked Ma Daoren, that is, Xie Dongmei is your sister-in-law, right? Ma Dao
The person nodded and continued, Xie Dongmei and his senior brother grew up as childhood sweethearts. In their time, the love of childhood sweethearts was very valuable. Taoist priests are different from monks and nuns. Although there are many taboos, many Taoist priests cannot help but get married.
, this is a misunderstanding that most people have about Taoist monks. It does not mean that Taoists can get married, but it is not prohibited. You must know that one of the secret arts of Taoism is the art of intercourse.
Ma Daoren said that his senior brother and Xie Dongmei got married in 1995, but they never had children. Ma Daoren himself studied with his master in 1993. The relationship between the senior brothers is very good. As a junior brother, he never dared to talk to him.
My sister-in-law had some evil thoughts. However, in 1997, my senior brother suffered from a sudden illness and passed away. At that time, their senior brothers’ masters were still there, so they could be regarded as white-haired people giving away black-haired people. The senior brothers learned different things.
According to their respective understandings, Taoist Ma learned "shu", that is, magic spells to catch ghosts, etc., while his senior brother studied more "Li" and "Yi", mainly studying Taoist classics and the Eight Diagrams of the Book of Changes. After his senior brother's death, the master once
He persuaded Xie Dongmei to go back to her hometown and start a new life after she felt better. It was at this time that Ma Daoren took the initiative to take care of his sister-in-law.
Ma Daoren said that his senior brother's study of Yili was too esoteric and not as profitable as academics, so his family was relatively poor. In addition, once the funeral arrangements were settled, many friends who used to be brothers gradually stopped contacting him because of the person's death. Ma Daoren said
People feel that as a junior brother, they should shoulder the responsibility of taking care of the family members of their deceased brother. In those years, under the guidance of Ma Daoren, Xie Dongmei gradually changed from being depressed at the beginning, crying all day long, to slowly becoming cheerful. Ma Daoren paused
After a while, he said that the photo on the urn you saw in Qianqiu Hall was taken when she was most unhappy. Did you find out?
Hu Zongren and I both nodded. At this moment, although Hu Zongren had scars from the Baji Seal on his back, and I still had wounds on my hands that had just been stitched, we were sitting in a dignified manner, like two people listening to a story.
kid.
Ma Daoren went on to say that he was very happy to see his sister-in-law cheering up and being in a better mood day by day. However, at the same time, he noticed a particularly serious problem. He found that during the past few years when he had taken care of his sister-in-law,
, I have fallen in love with my sister-in-law unconsciously.
Incest, hahaha! Hu Zongren laughed inappropriately. I quickly hit him with my hand, but I forgot that I was injured. The pain was so painful that I almost burst into tears. Faced with Hu Zongren’s vulgar words, Ma Dao
The man just smiled slightly, as if he had long been accustomed to people using such words to attack him, and this was the first time I saw a smile on his mahjong face, even if it was fleeting. Ma Daoren went on to say, because he
I know that this kind of emotion is not in line with normal ethics. Although I have never done any deviant behavior towards my sister-in-law, and this kind of feeling only started after my senior brother died, this kind of emotion is still not met by most people.
understand.
I said to Taoist Ma, so you quit the Xuanyuan Society because those bad old men above found out about it, right? Taoist Ma nodded and said that in fact, the words of many seniors were sincere, and he also understood that the seniors were doing it for his own good.
I hope that I will be infamy for the rest of my life. Even if my senior brother has passed away and I fell in love with the widow while taking care of her, she is her senior brother's wife after all. In any way, I have feelings for my senior brother's wife. It seems that
All the things mentioned above are treasonous and a huge taboo. I sighed and said, this is the old stubborn thinking of you above. Isn’t this human nature? If people have no emotions, or can control their emotions, then what are they doing?
Are you still treating me like a human being? I am not helping Taoist Ma to speak for me, but discussing the matter as it stands, and I begin to feel that everything this Taoist Ma does is gradually becoming less annoying.
Ma Daoren said that the incense hall was opened in the meeting and they wanted to expel me from Xuanyuan Hui. In my opinion, it was nothing. My love for Xie Dongmei was only limited, and I was trying to control it. I just felt that I cared about it.
She has gradually become a habit. If the habit can be easily broken, he will not cry so much. Ma Daoren said, I am very happy with her, even if it is only a few years.
When he said this, Ma Daoren's expression was very happy, but soon he became sad again. He sighed and said, this is God's punishment for me. When I was least prepared and couldn't bear to lose, he took it from me.
Taking her away. It was just an accident. I am a Taoist and can think more easily. Destiny has its own destiny, so I collected Xie Dongmei’s ghosts in an attempt to resolve her resentment so that she could be safe in my hands.
Leaving her can be regarded as a happy ending for me to take care of her all my life. Who knew that she was too resentful and wanted to take revenge regardless of the obstacles. As a result, I couldn't handle it. If I want to live in peace of mind, it is obviously not impossible.
But if I were to beat her so hard that she would be knocked out of her wits, I couldn't do it.
Ma Taoren said, so we just dragged it on for 10 years.
Hu Zongren and I looked at each other, and Hu Zongren stopped talking nonsense. After all, although he and I have masters and skills, in the end we are both worldly people, so we have the most primitive emotions in the world for Taoist Ma and Xie Dongmei.
We have no right or position to make irresponsible remarks. If we do this, what is the difference between us and those old bastards from Xuanyuan Club?
Ma Daoren went on to say, and you made such a big fuss in the world last year, everyone knew you. And I also learned that Hu Zongren was originally a member of the Xuanyuan Society. I know that you two are capable of replacing me.
To solve the troubles I have had for many years, I used some tricks to connect the conflicts between Xuanyuan Society and you, and grafted Teacher Huang’s case onto the Baji Seal on your body, but you never noticed it, so I just went along with it.
Following this direction, we have made a series of guidelines, such as leaving clues for you, so that you can firmly believe that only people from the Xuanyuan Society have such abilities, and guiding you step by step to find all the fragments of Xie Dongmei's ghost, so that she can have a relationship with you.
Direct connection, lend your hand and send her on her way.
Although it was very unpleasant to be used, Ma Daoren said it sincerely. At this moment, he had fulfilled his wish, and there was really no need to deceive us. For a moment, Hu Zongren and I didn't know how to deal with it. Should we continue to struggle with him using us, or should we just leave it like this?
Forget it. Ma Daoren said, regarding the conflict between Hu Zongren and Xuanyuan Hui, since you helped me, I will also help you. The phone I left you was Xie Dongmei’s phone during her lifetime, and it has been mine ever since.
It's in use. Most of my business comes from this phone. Now I'm giving it to you two as an apology and compensation.
When he said this, I was unhappy again. I said who cares about your business? Just treat us badly and use this as reward, right? Taoist Ma said, of course it's more than that. This Baji Seal is from the Xuanyuan Society.
The secret method passed down from within is usually very difficult for outsiders who fall into the trap to solve it, but coincidentally, I am an abandoned disciple of the Xuanyuan Society, and I can solve the Baji Seal on Hu Zongren's body.