Chapter 325 Wait for me to catch her back

Gu Nan didn't hesitate, turned around and left.

Junyi looked at Gu Nan's receding back and no longer had the courage to chase him.

The power of the heavenly thunder grew stronger and stronger, and the terrifying purple thunder fell one after another, becoming thicker and faster.

In the end, the heaven and earth shook, all things fell silent, and the dazzling lightning illuminated the world in a blanket of snow-white.

Everything is settled.

There was no auspicious light descending, no clouds rising and falling, the dark clouds dispersed, leaving only a clear autumn sky, peaceful and tranquil, as if the previous change of color of the sky and earth was an illusion.

Gu Nan wanted to die.

Now she has got what she wanted.

The moment it broke away, the system couldn't help but stick its head out and took a last look at Junyi.

Gu Nan has met three male protagonists. She spent the longest time with Chunyi, but her relationship with him was the worst. They were at loggerheads at first, then became inseparable, got along well for a few days, and then started to quarrel with each other again, almost becoming enemies.

She scolded Junyi so harshly, even harsher than she scolded it, but Junyi was not angry at all and was extremely obedient.

Even though Gu Nan was scared to death, he didn't dare to move at all and just stood there watching from afar.

What can you see from so far away?

This dense forest was filled with towering ancient trees and lush branches and leaves, but from his angle he could clearly see nothing.

But he was still watching, and very calmly, without crying out loudly, without wailing to the sky, only a pair of dead eyes, like the cold ashes in an old stove.

As Gu Nan left, his vitality was also exhausted.

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"A letter to you." Jiang Wanying handed the letter sent back by Gu Nan to Niu Niu at the gate of Fayuan Temple.

"Thank you, Sister Jiang." Niu Niu said.

Jiang Wanying bent down and touched her head, smiling, "You're welcome."

"Thank you, sister." Lizhi also said.

She is already two years old and is Niu Niu's little follower. When she runs, her short legs make a thump-thump sound, like a bouncing glutinous rice dumpling. She is cute and sweet-mouthed, and many novice monks in the temple like to tease her.

Jiang Wanying also liked to tease her, but she was weak before, and she would feel hot and frightened when Jiang Wanying got close to her. Now that she is stronger, Jiang Wanying can occasionally do it.

She pinched Lizhi's cheek and said exaggeratedly: "Oh, our Lizhi's face is so soft, sister really wants to take a bite."

Lizhi Dundun ran to hide behind Niuniu, shaking his head, "No bite, no bite."

Jiang Wanying smiled and stopped teasing her. She chatted with Niuniu, "Chinese New Year is coming soon. I wonder if she can come back to spend the New Year with us this year."

A month ago, she received a letter from Gu Nan, in which she said that she was going to marry Chunyi in Shishan Village and would not be back for the time being. Jiang Wanying was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and scolded her for two whole nights.

Perhaps she was really happy, as Gu Nan had received many letters this month, and Jiang Wanying would go up the mountain to deliver one every few days.

"He should be back soon." Niu Niu said expectantly.

She would be six that summer, and Master Hui Wufa told her that since she had learned to read and write, she should have a good name, and asked her to think about it carefully. She didn't think about it, and wanted to wait for Gu Nan to come back and give her one.

Niu Niu opened the letter and couldn't wait to read it.

Lizhi stood on tiptoe and stretched her head out to take a look curiously, "Sister, Lizhi, look."

"Wait a minute, I'll read it to you after I finish reading it."

Jiang Wanying curled her lips when she saw Niu Niu in such a hurry.

She didn't have much expectation for Gu Nan's letter. In the previous letters, Gu Nan only talked about trivial matters in his family, and only said a few words at the end that he missed her. It was boring.

But she still sat on the steps and opened the letter Gu Nan wrote to her.

A thin letter had been bumping around on the road for three months and had become wrinkled. There were water marks on the envelope, and it was stained with dust and looked dirty.

The letter paper was unfolded, with only two simple lines of words.

Jiang Wanying was immediately furious and cursed in her heart: The letters are getting shorter and shorter, and you value women over friendship.

After cursing, read it word by word.

Sister Wanying:

Seeing my letter is like meeting you. I am leaving and will not return. Do not be sad, do not miss me.

Just gone?

Jiang Wanying read the letter over and over again, but couldn't find a single word.

It's really gone. Could it be that Gu Nan sent it back by mistake?

She actually said she wouldn’t be coming back. Where is she going?

Is it possible that I have to spend my whole life with Junyi in this small mountain village?

Jiang Wanying was furious. She took out the envelope and memorized the address. She gritted her teeth and said that if she didn't come back, she would go and bring her back.

Jiang Wanying stuffed the letter into her arms, walked over to Niuniu and glanced at the letter. There weren't many words on it. She asked, "What did she say to you?"

Niuniu handed the letter to Jiang Wanying, "Sister Jiang, Sister Jiang said she won't be coming back. Is that true?"

Jiang Wanying frowned, took it and read it. The general content was to ask Niuniu to study hard, to help Lizhi, and to go to Master Huiwufa and Jiang Wanying if she encountered any problems. The last sentence was exactly the same as the one written to her.

Jiang Wanying finally realized something was wrong. Even if Gu Nan had to stay in the small mountain village for the rest of his life, he could still write to them. Why should he ask them not to be sad or miss him?

Where is she going? Is it dangerous?

Jiang Wanying's heart sank. She returned the letter to Niuniu and said, "Go back. It's okay."

She turned around and was about to go down the mountain, but Niuniu grabbed her clothes. She looked back and saw Niuniu's eyes red with helplessness, "Sister Jiang, are you leaving too?"

Jiang Wanying exhaled, smiled soothingly at Niuniu, patted her head, and coaxed her, "I'm not leaving, but your sister Anan is out playing outside. I'm going to catch her back. You and Lizhi wait for us at Fayuan Temple."

Niuniu shook her head and clung to Jiang Wanying, refusing to let go. She had an uncanny intuition that Gu Nan really wasn't coming back, and that Jiang Wanying's search for her would be fruitless.

"Be good, wait for her to come back, I want her to buy you ten cans of candy." After saying that, Jiang Wanying forcefully brushed her hand away and quickly went down the mountain.

Lizhi drooled at the mention of sugar, tilted her head back and looked at Niuniu eagerly, "Sister, sugar, eat sugar."

With a younger sister to take care of, Niuniu suppressed her tears and took her back to the temple, "There's no candy. Let's go back and read."

Lizhi turned into a yes-man again, "Read a book, read a book."

"Yes, read. When you are older, come and practice calligraphy with me. I will teach you. You like to see my big characters the most."

"Words, words." Lizhi opened her hands, "Big words."

Niu Niu looked at Lizhi's clueless look and felt a lump in her throat for no reason.

In a flash, half a month passed.

Niuniu was practicing calligraphy beside a sand table when she suddenly heard hurried footsteps. A novice monk, not much older than her, ran in and said excitedly, "Master Chunyi is back!"

Niu Niu stood up suddenly, threw down the branch and ran towards the front hall.

She asked as she ran, and finally saw Junyi at the door of the monk's room.

She hurriedly stopped and asked him, "Master Chunyi, where is my sister?"

She tilted her head back, looking at the overly tall monk. He lowered his eyes, looking back at her. Compared to her memory, he was thinner and darker, and seemed less serious than before. His gaze towards her was empty and lonely.

He remained silent, as if he had not heard her.

Niuniu had to ask again: "Is my sister back?"

This time he finally responded, opened his lips, and said calmly, "Dead."