Ning Que appeared beside the chessboard. His clothes were ragged and he was soaked. His skin was dark, and he was thin and tired. He looked like a refugee fleeing from a famine. He was extremely pitiful.
Seventh Sister Mu You's eyes turned red. She stepped forward and touched his head. The rest of the Senior Brothers also surrounded him and kept patting his head to express their complicated feelings.
They hadn't seen their beloved Youngest Brother for four years. It was natural for them to be excited when they reunited after such a long time. As for Ning Que, he had been separated from his Senior Brothers and Sisters for a thousand years. It was more than a long time. It was as if countless reincarnations had passed. He was so excited to meet them again.
He missed them very much after not seeing them for a thousand years.
Ning Que held Fourth Brother in his arms and patted his back hard. Then he did the same to Fifth Brother, Sixth Brother, Eleventh Brother, Wang Chi, and even Seventh Sister. Finally, he walked to Eldest Brother and bowed to the ground.
"Senior Brother, I'm back."
"It's good that you're back."
Eldest Brother said with a smile. His expression was still so gentle and calm, as if he wouldn't care even if the sky fell down. But somehow, his voice was slightly trembling.
Thinking of the time spent in the chessboard world and how he almost forgot his existence there, Ning Que had mixed feelings. He said, "I'll never leave again."
Beigong walked to him and asked with concern, "What on earth happened?"
Ning Que briefly described his experience in the chessboard world. He mentioned that he was cultivating Buddhism in the White Tower Temple and almost fell unconscious. Then he was woken up by two axes.
"The axe in the ocean of consciousness is Lotus's consciousness. What is the axe in the sky? If it wasn't for the axe that kept striking me, I might not have woken up. "
Ning Que said, "Everything has an answer. Now this is the thing that I haven't figured out. Who is striking me and who is saving me?"
Hearing this, everyone turned to look at Sixth Brother.
Sixth Brother stood beside the chessboard, still holding the extremely thick iron hammer in his hand.
Ning Que understood that the sound of the axe coming from the sky was the sound of the hammer falling. Each axe represented a psyche, a psyche from outside the chessboard, and that psyche was calling him back.
Only then did he know that during the years when he was trapped in the chessboard, his Senior Brother had been trying to open the chessboard. Thinking of the hard work and affection, his eyes were slightly wet, and he bowed to the Sixth Brother.
Sixth Brother helped him up and said embarrassedly, "Everyone smashed. I'm just good at wielding hammers, so I smashed a little more. Eldest Brother is the one who is really powerful."
Ning Que naturally knew this. He bowed again to his fellow disciples around the chessboard. Song Qian said that Younger Brother did not need to be so courteous, so he stopped bowing and thanked them. Instead, he hugged everyone again.
In this round of hugs, he didn't even let go of the Eldest Brother, let alone the Seventh Sister. Mu You stepped back to avoid his arms and said shyly, "I'm married."
Ning Que didn't get to hug her. He was a little unwilling and asked, "I know. So what?"
Mu You said seriously, "Men and women shouldn't touch each other. I let you hug me because I felt sorry for you. How could you keep hugging me?"
"Who cares? If you really want to find an excuse … Senior Sister, you let me hug you on behalf of Second Brother. "
Ning Que smiled and took her into his arms. He hugged her so hard that she almost couldn't breathe. When Mu You's feet touched the ground, she naturally complained.
The big white goose appeared out of nowhere and fiercely pecked at Ning Que's ankle. The pain made Ning Que break out in a cold sweat and he almost fell to the ground.
Ning Que looked at the big white goose that had retreated to the side and said with lingering fear, "This guy is really a good guard. If I were to plant some red apricots in the wall, they would definitely be eaten up by it as soon as they grow."
Mu You took out clothes and towels from the wooden box that the big white goose was dragging. She walked to Ning Que and wiped the rain off his body. She said, "Why are you all wet?"
Ning Que looked at the rain on the chessboard and said, "It should be the rain that leaked in."
Third Sister, Yu Lian, was far away in the Eastern Wilderness. Mu You was the only girl left in the back of the mountain of the Academy. She might not be the housewife, but it was reasonable for her to take care of her Brothers.
She took off Ning Que's wet clothes and put on a new one. She looked him up and down and felt it was a little loose. She couldn't help feeling sad and said, "You are so thin. What the hell is that place?"
Ning Que thought of the Styx River and said with a wry smile, "We did see a lot of ghosts there."
Mu You said, "Since it is a ghost place, why did she go there?"
Ning Que said, "She wanted to kill Buddha, but Buddha set a trap in the chessboard."
The cliff platform of the back of the mountain suddenly became very quiet. The big white goose and the birds in the forest all held their breath nervously. The fish in the lake and the stream didn't dare to get away from their tails for fear of making the sound of water. They gradually sank to the bottom of the lake and stream, looking very pitiful.
Because Ning Que mentioned her, they remembered that she was also the one who left the chessboard. They all looked at the pear tree, their bodies extremely stiff.
After the chessboard was opened, Ning Que and his Brothers and Sisters hugged and talked about the future. It had been a long time, but no one thought of her. She didn't want to be noticed, so no one could find her, not even Eldest Brother.
They all looked at Sangsang under the pear tree.
Sangsang looked at the pear tree quietly. No one knew what she was thinking.
When they saw Sangsang clearly, they became more and more uneasy. Her left hand was behind her back, and her right hand was hanging by her side. Her fingers were slightly bent … and she was holding an indigo dog.
It was common for a young lady to have a pet, but no one would hold the pet in her hand like a sword instead of holding it in her arms.
The indigo dog closed its eyes tightly in her hand, as if it was pretending to be dead.
It was dead silent by the lake. The pear tree was blown by the mountain breeze, and dozens of water drops fell.
Eldest Brother looked at her quietly and then reached for the wooden stick at his waist.
Fourth Brother Fan Yue walked to the iron-making house by the stream, where the River and Mountain Sandbox was.
Fifth Brother Song Qian and Eighth Brother reached out to grab the black and white chess pieces, their fingers trembling.
Sixth Brother held the iron hammer tightly, and his muscles were like mountain rocks.
An embroidery needle appeared between Mu You's fingers, and the tactical array of the Cloud Gate on the mountain road moved slightly.
Beigong sat cross-legged with the zither across his chest.
Ximen stood behind him with the vertical flute between his lips.
In a few seconds, everyone was ready to fight, and they used their strongest means. Because Sangsang under the pear tree was Haotian, the most powerful and unavoidable enemy of the Academy.
Wang Chi was very distressed. He was good at debating, flowers and plants, and poisons, but none of them could defeat Haotian. Haotian wouldn't reason with him, so how could she be poisoned to death?
He looked left and right, and finally his eyes fell on the little white flower in Sangsang's hair, which was slightly trembling in the wind. He said in a trembling voice, "This flower … is very beautiful. Where did you pick it?"
"It's okay, it's okay. She's still my wife."
Looking at the tense situation, Ning Que said hurriedly. But Sangsang ignored him, so it was hard to believe that she was really okay, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
It was dead silent under the pear tree, and only the mountain wind passed through the holes of the flute and the strings of the zither could be heard.
After a long time, Sangsang finally stopped looking at the pear tree, and turned to the crowd. She said emotionlessly, "Because of Ning Que, I won't kill you today."
Hearing this, Ning Que was finally relieved, and his legs felt a little weak. Sangsang had been rid of the three poisons of greed, anger and obsession, and the power of heaven had come again. No matter how powerful Eldest Brother and the Academy were in the human world, they couldn't be her opponent. Their lives were in her hands.
"See, I said it's okay."
He patted his chest and said proudly, "I have face."
Beigong felt very embarrassed, and said, "You've lost the face of the Academy."
Ning Que explained seriously, "Live first, and then we'll talk about face."
Sangsang reached out her hand, and the chessboard fell into her hand.
She looked at the people of the Academy and said, "I want this."
Although she didn't use a question, it was actually a question. The crowd was a little surprised, and then they shook their heads. Although the Academy liked to do things against heaven, no one really wanted to fight with Haotian.
It was Beigong who showed a different spirit. He suppressed the nervousness in his heart, and his trembling fingers plucked the strings of the zither, making a tinkling sound.
He said, "I say … even if this chessboard is the property of the couple, at least half of it belongs to my Youngest Brother, right? What do you want to do? Don't you have to get his consent first? "
Ning Que was speechless.
He knew why Sangsang wanted the chessboard. She was trapped in the chessboard by Buddha for a thousand years, and almost lost her nature. Even he felt angry and depressed, not to mention the proud Haotian.
Sangsang wouldn't let it go like this. She didn't destroy the world in the chessboard, and she didn't kill Buddha, who was still unknown. She must do something to get peace.
But the chessboard was extraordinary, and even Haotian couldn't break it in a short time. So what was she going to do with the chessboard? Where would her wrath fall?
Sangsang picked up the chessboard and waved her arm. The flowers on her sleeves bloomed, and a gentle breeze blew. The array intent above the cliff yard was torn open, and the chessboard flew out of the crack. It flew into the sky and turned into a small black spot. Then it turned into a streamer and fell to the far west.
In the depths of the Western Wilderness, the war in the underground world of the giant sinkhole was still going on. Tens of thousands of rebellious serfs fought bravely in the encirclement of countless enemies. Countless Lights of Buddha and blood kept splashing.
Suddenly, a shrill cry sounded in the sky. The serfs with crude weapons and the soldier monks with iron rods looked at the sky in astonishment. The battlefield became quiet.
A straight line appeared in the sky, coming from the far east. It tore the clouds and the air apart and went straight to the Mahavira Hall of the Xuankong Temple on the top of the Prajna Peak.
With a loud bang, the Mahavira Hall, which had been half-collapsed by the spring thunder a few days ago, disappeared in an instant, turning into a cloud of dust composed of countless particles!
The Giant Peak trembled. Countless yellow temples collapsed, countless Buddha statues were broken, and countless monks vomited blood and died. The terrible vibration spread to the Field. Countless war-horses neighed in fear and knelt down.
The Mahavira Hall was completely destroyed, and only the flat cliff yard was left on the peak. A dark hole appeared in the cliff, and the rocks were eroded by the high temperature into quicksand. Countless dust and sparks sprayed out of the hole, almost touching the clouds.
The Xuankong Temple suffered a disaster because Sangsang threw the chessboard back from the back of the mountain of the Academy. She used the chessboard of Buddha to blow a deep hole in the remains of Buddha.
The chessboard went through the whole mountain and continued to go to the bottom of the Field. It penetrated hard rocks and hot rivers, and did not stop. It went to the terrible magma layer.
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