The arms agent concubine takes the RV to raise a baby

Hua Xiyu packed her things with excitement and parked the RV in a secluded place. She confirmed again that the protective color was activated and watched the RV quickly blend into nature before she got in the car with confidence. The body of the RV is made of translucent glass, so if the sunlight is oblique, no shadow will be cast. If the sunlight is direct, the shadow will be under the body of the car and will not attract attention. She is not afraid of being discovered.

Sitting in the RV, I lit a cigarette for myself, then blew smoke rings and stared at the scenery outside the window in a daze.

She tried to calm herself down and sort out her thoughts. The time was wrong, the people were wrong, and the people riding horses were obviously wearing ancient costumes. She was sure that she had really traveled through time.

After smoking a cigarette, she still felt a little sleepy. She wanted to take a nap first to get enough rest to deal with the next things. She thought of her two children again. They should be five years old now. What do they look like? Have they always been in Shuiyue Temple?

She lay on the bed in the RV, thinking vaguely, and then fell asleep.

She slept for more than three hours. When she woke up, it was dark. She looked at her watch, then at the sky. It was evening again. She stretched and walked lazily to the water's edge. The sunlight slanted on the water. The entire lake looked like a layer of gold, shimmering and dazzling. With the impact of the waterfall, water droplets rolled over layer by layer, and the surface of the lake looked like a layer of pearls, making people squint.

The sky darkened and the weather began to turn cooler. There was a big temperature difference between day and night in the mountains. She took off her skin coat and put on a sports suit to protect herself from mosquitoes and the cold.

Going southeast from Luoshuitan, there is a stone staircase leading to Shuiyue Temple. If Shuiyue Temple is still there, then she has really returned to the Kingdom of Nanyue.

She carried her bag and walked to Shuiyue Temple.

Seeing someone coming from the southeast in the distance, she couldn't help but stop and wait for the person to come closer.

A little girl about ten years old was wearing a navy blue monk's robe, which looked awkward, ill-fitting and unattractive. Her round bald head was slumped on her neck and her face had no vivid color.

Hua Xiyu was also a little surprised and looked at her intently. She must be the little nun in Shuiyue Temple.

"Who are you? Why are you here?" The young master tilted his round head with a big question mark on his face.

"I am Hua Xiyu, and I am here to travel," Hua Xiyu answered truthfully.

The young master didn't say anything more and went to check the pond. The surface of the water was clean, without a single fallen leaf.

After checking, the young master turned around and walked down the mountain again. Hua Xiyu followed behind her, and there was someone to lead the way.

"Why are you following me?" the young master turned to ask her.

"I would like to stay in your nunnery for one night. Is that okay?" Hua Xiyu asked.

“Then you have to ask the abbot,” the young master replied.

"Young master, my name is Hua Xiyu. What's your name? How should your abbess address you?" Hua Xiyu asked eagerly. But then he felt that he was too anxious, so he explained, "I'm afraid that if I address you inappropriately, the abbess will not accept me."

"No, you are a beautiful sister, Master Shuixin will definitely take you in," the young master smiled and said, "My name is Mingyue, and I just came to Shuiyue Temple last year."

"Who are the people in your nunnery? Are you the youngest?"

"There are many beautiful sisters in our nunnery, but none of them is as pretty as Sister Xiyu," Mingyue said, and came over to hold Hua Xiyu's hand, and the two of them walked into the nunnery.

"Who are those sisters?" It's not surprising to have sisters in the nunnery, but for monks, the word "beautiful" should not be used.

Plain face, green lamps and ancient Buddhas, and a lonely look, this is her impression of people who practice cultivation.

"Master said they are all noble ladies in the capital?" Mingyue followed happily, talking "da da da" non-stop.

Shuiyue Temple is located in the southeast of Luoshuitan. A small drainage channel was dug from Luoshuitan to bring water to Shuiyue Temple. In the northwest of the temple, a large pool was built with stone slabs, which was the living water for the entire Shuiyue Temple.

Therefore, there is a stone-paved path from the southeast side that leads directly to Shuiyue Temple. It is specially used for people in the temple to check the water source. After all, it is domestic water, so they will regularly send people to clean up the scum on the surface of the pool.

As we approached the entrance of the nunnery, we could hear the chattering of a group of girls from afar. They were all colorful and dressed in ancient costumes. Two girls who looked to be 8 or 9 years old were sitting by the pillars of the porch playing a game of cat's tuck. It was obvious that they were suffering from the sequelae of polio.

There was also a girl wearing aqua clothes, who looked to be about 20 years old and looked very frail. She was reading a book nonchalantly and it seemed that she had a congenital heart disease. There were three girls in the yard who seemed to be autistic. There were also two girls sitting in the pavilion in a daze, and it was obvious that they had cerebral palsy.

Is this a temple? It's more like an orphanage. Hua Xiyu didn't understand the situation and was too embarrassed to ask directly. She knew a lot about their condition just by looking at their appearance.

If it were in modern times, shouldn't they go to big cities for medical treatment? Why would they run to these deep mountains and forests to practice?

No one was disturbed by each other. The girls didn't even look up at each other. They continued to do what they were supposed to do, as if the two of them were transparent.

Hua Xiyu tried hard to search for the child in the crowd, attempting to prove that she had really been there and had really given birth to two children, and that it was not just a dream or an illusion.

"Mingyue, are they your master's patients?" Hua Xiyu asked puzzledly, looking at the group of sick girls.

"They are the noble ladies in Beijing!" Mingyue answered in a bright voice without thinking.

"Mingyue, who are you talking to?" An old nun who was nearly 50 years old stood in the corridor, looking at Mingyue sharply.

"Master, this sister Hua Xiyu wants to stay overnight in our nunnery," Mingyue said as she ran to the master with a cheerful pace.

"Hua Xiyu," the old nun muttered. It was late at night and the light was dim. Hua Xiyu could not see her face clearly, but she could hear her voice clearly. This was Master Shui Xin. She would definitely not remember her wrongly.

"Sister Xiyu, this is my master," Mingyue introduced to Hua Xiyu again.

"Hello, Master." Hua Xiyu put her palms together and greeted the nun with the gesture commonly used by monks, pious and respectful. It was normal that Master Shui Xin did not recognize her. They had only met twice five years ago, when she first came and when she delivered a baby.

"I came to the mountains to play, but it's late and I can't go down the mountain, so I'd like to stay here for one night. Master, I wonder if it's convenient for you."

"Hua Xiyu" Master Shui Xin was still muttering the name. When she heard Hua Xiyu's question, she seemed to wake up suddenly and said, "Of course it's convenient. Mingyue, take this sister to the Zen room in the west courtyard. There is an empty room there."

"Thank you, Master." Hua Xiyu bowed again and was about to ask what these "noble ladies in the capital" meant when he was interrupted by Mingyue.

"Sister Xiyu, please come this way." Mingyue moved half of her body aside to make way for Xiyu and politely let her go forward.

Hua Xiyu had no choice but to follow Mingyue. She thought to herself: Don't be in a hurry. Now that I'm here, there's no need to rush. I can just wait until I find Chunliu.

The west yard is a small courtyard, obviously a backyard. People should have lived there in the past, but judging from its current condition, it has been vacant for a long time.

The yard was dilapidated and filled with fallen leaves. The facilities in the room were complete, but the smell of dust was quite strong and it was impossible to live there without cleaning.

"Sister Xiyu, please wait a moment. I will find someone to clean up."

Hua Xiyu looked at the courtyard where she once lived, trying to find any traces of her having been there, but there was nothing. All her things had been packed up and sent to Prince Xuan's Palace, leaving nothing behind.

But people leave their names behind, just as wild geese leave their voices behind. If a place has been here, there will always be traces left. She remembered that she had carved a record of the date somewhere, and shone the light of her mobile phone on it. Sure enough, on the wall next to the bed, there was a record of October 2016, 10.

Those were the dates her children were born, recorded on her watch.

Four people came soon, two of them swept the yard, and the other two cleaned the room. The fallen leaves were swept up, the dust in the house was swept away, and a new mosquito net was replaced and new sheets and bedding were laid out. The previous decadent scene instantly became brand new. Xiyu pulled out a few weeds in the yard that had not been removed in time.

The last time I came here, my mind was blank and I didn’t remember anything. I didn’t even have time to take a closer look at my surroundings because I was concentrating on having the baby. This time, my state of mind is different and my perspective on the world is completely different.

"Mingyue, thank you." She thanked Mingyue sincerely. She didn't want to call her master.

"You're welcome, Sister Xiyu. Master asked me to ask if dinner should be delivered to you or eaten in the dining hall with everyone else." Mingyue said with a smile, looking bright and happy. It made people feel happy too.

"I'll go and eat with everyone else." Since she was staying in this nunnery, of course she had to get to know some new friends. She wanted to know where the child had gone and what happened afterwards.

There is a long square table in the restaurant, which is a bit similar to the tables in the school cafeteria, but much bigger. It must be that many people often dine here, which shows that this temple is very popular.

There are several oil lamps hanging on the four walls of the restaurant. Oil lamps? Although I know this is ancient, it still feels a bit hard to adapt to it when I actually see it.

"Is there a power outage?" The question came out of her mouth. Although there have been power outages since she was born, the power would be restored within a few minutes or at most an hour. The house did have candles. She didn't think there was anything wrong when she came last time, because she had no concept of electricity. But now, it was like a rare thing.

Both sides of the table were already full of people, each with a plate in front of them, a bit like eating Western food. Hua Xiyu found an empty seat and sat down. More people came one after another, all women. Soon, a few little nuns came in to serve food to everyone. Each person was given two dishes, a bowl of rice, and some vegetables. Hua Xiyu felt like he was back in kindergarten, and the scene of waiting for the teacher to add more food appeared clearly in front of him.

She had been out for several days and had not eaten any vegetables during the whole time. Now that she saw the vegetables, they were exactly what she needed, and she happily prepared to eat.

At this time, the girl in green clothes who was leaning against the pillar reading a book came in and sat down in the only empty seat next to Hua Xiyu.

Hua Xiyu took a look, moved to the side to give her a little more space, extended his hand in a friendly manner, and said enthusiastically: "Hello, my name is Hua Xiyu."

The girl rolled her eyes at her and ignored her, sitting there demurely waiting for the little nun to bring her food.

Hua Xiyu was disappointed and felt very embarrassed. Mingyue looked at Hua Xiyu's embarrassment, came over with a smile and said to Hua Xiyu: "She is Zheng Yanran, the second daughter of Duke Yu in the capital." Her voice was always so clear and pleasant. She always included all the information in a simple sentence. Hua Xiyu felt that he really liked listening to her voice.

"Mingyue, stop talking nonsense," Zheng Yanran glared at Mingyue, a little angrily. Then she complained bitterly, "She is clearly an abandoned girl."

Before Hua Xiyu could react to the role of Duke Yu in the capital, he heard the green-clothed girl's low voice full of anger and rebuke.

Just as she was about to ask, Mingyue winked at her, telling her not to speak. Hua Xiyu tactfully lowered her head to eat, and after finishing two servings of simple dishes, she left the restaurant contentedly.

Before leaving, she pulled Mingyue's hand. Mingyue picked up a lantern and followed her out obediently.

"Mingyue, do you have an aunt named Liu Jing here?" I didn't see the two children and I didn't see Chunliu either. Does that mean that Chunliu took her two children to raise them somewhere else?

"Sister Xiyu, I just came here last year. When I came, there was no aunt called Liu Jing." Mingyue looked apologetic and said, "I will go and ask Master later."

"Mingyue, how old are you this year and why are you here?" Hua Xiyu retracted his gaze and looked at Mingyue. Although he couldn't see any expression on her face under the night sky, he could barely see the road through the dim light covered by a layer of paper. It was really not easy to get used to it.

"My father wanted to sell me to a fool as a child bride. My mother told me to escape to Shuiyue Temple, saying that it was a place that specifically took in desperate women. So I escaped here." Mingyue was still looking at the sky, as if talking to herself, and also answering Xiyu's question.

Hua Xiyu had nothing to say. She was thinking about her two children, who had no parents and were now worse off than Mingyue.

"Sister Xiyu, I will take you back to the west courtyard. You should go to bed early. I will call you tomorrow morning." Mingyue suddenly withdrew her gaze, and at the same time withdrew her happy mood. Her tone was no longer as cheerful as before.

"Mingyue, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." She apologized to Mingyue very embarrassedly.

When they arrived at the west courtyard, Mingyue bowed to her politely and said, "Sister, I have to go to the evening class with the master." After saying that, she ran away without waiting for Hua Xiyu's reaction.

She originally wanted to ask Master Shui Xin about the whereabouts of Chun Liu and the two children, but when Ming Yue said that they would have evening classes, she decided to wait until their evening classes were over before asking.