84 Chapter 84
◎Accepting a disciple!!!◎
These shocking words plunged the entire studio into silence.
[Ahhh?]
[Is it so mysterious? ]
[Doesn't that mean that without Dou Xiaoduo, the eldest lady would have died long ago?]
【Hiss... What should I do? 】
[No wonder Ms. Wu didn't want Qianyang to get involved at first.]
[Emmm, she clearly knew that Dou Xiaoduo's intellectual impairment was related to Dou Xiaorui, so doesn't that mean she tacitly accepts that Dou Xiaoduo sacrificed herself for her sister?]
At first, she was unaware of the situation and was just being kind. Later, she realized Dou Xiaoduo had problems. As a parent, what should she do? Should she terminate the adoption relationship with Dou Xiaoduo and send her daughter to her own death?
[Oh my god, what should we do? If Dou Xiaoduo recovers, will Dou Xiaorui die?]
[Who the hell can make this choice? ]
Ahhh, I can actually understand Ms. Wu's approach. Although Dou Xiaoduo is intellectually impaired, she's at least in good health and well-off. If the adoption relationship is terminated, Dou Xiaorui will most likely die.
Hearing her answer, Dou Xiaorui was stunned for a moment.
Because Dou Xiaoduo was born with brothers and sisters, she survived.
Because she survived, Dou Xiaoduo's intelligence was damaged.
She was just using things that originally belonged to Dou Xiaoduo to prolong her own life.
Dou Xiaorui and her mother have different ideas. Dou Xiaoduo's carefree life is actually confined to a small area. Someone is watching her all the time. She even needs others to accompany and help her when taking a bath or going to the toilet. She can never live independently and can never be treated as an independent person.
On the Internet, they feel sympathy and pity for Dou Xiaoduo, but in reality, no matter where Dou Xiaoduo appears, she will be treated as an outsider and be looked down upon and despised.
Dou Xiaorui doesn't think that sympathy and pity are any better than contempt and disdain. In the eyes of others, Dou Xiaoduo is not an incomplete person.
She would die without Dou Xiaoduo.
However, without her and the Dou family, Dou Xiaoduo might be adopted by someone else, and she would read, study, make friends, and even fall in love like an ordinary person.
"Then let's terminate the adoption relationship." Dou Xiaorui said.
Ms. Wu's eyes suddenly turned red. "Do you really think so?"
Dou Xiaorui nodded, "Yeah."
Ms. Wu looked at her, tears rolling down her cheeks. How could she not understand her daughter's character? It was because of this that she didn't want Master Qianyang to tell the truth.
Dou Xiaorui is her biological daughter after all. Even though she knows the reason for Dou Xiaoduo's problems and is filled with guilt, she just wants to take care of her for the rest of her life and give her the best life to make up for it.
Ms. Wu's eyes were red as she looked at Qianyang, "Master Qianyang, besides canceling the adoption, is there any other solution?"
"Or, or can you save Dou Xiaoduo? I can't... I can't let her..."
[Alas, I can understand Ms. Wu's mood and behavior.]
How can I make this decision? On one hand, my adopted daughter's recovery is at stake, and on the other hand, my biological daughter's life is at stake.
The decision wasn't difficult. The Dou family had provided Dou Xiaoduo with a comfortable life for nearly twenty years, and they could still take care of her in the future. At least she was still alive.
[I think so too. I can only say that the young lady is a good person. If it were me, I would make this decision.]
Dou Xiaorui isn't low in EQ, she's just used to being straightforward. She paid her salary, so whatever she did was natural. She was supposed to be dead, so letting Dou Xiaoduo return to normal was natural.
God, I would have loved my daughter to be alive.
[This Chinese mother is quite kind. She didn't ask Dou Xiaoduo to protect her sister from disaster.]
[Yes, some rich people don’t care about the lives of ordinary people.]
I think I will fall in love with Ms. Dou Xiaorui. She is a good person and a good sister.
[Ms. Qianyang, I hope you can help them.]
Qian Yang shook his head and said, "No one can change what is destined."
Ms. Wu closed her eyes and sobbed softly.
Presumably, she had sought help from other people over the years, and the results she obtained were not much different from what Qianyang said.
Dou Xiaorui said, "There's no need to change what's destined."
“Bang—”
Suddenly, the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground was heard in the live broadcast room.
Ms. Wu and Dou Xiaorui looked up at the same time, tears still lingering on their faces.
"Xiaoduo, why are you here?" Ms. Wu said in a panic.
"You, you don't want me anymore?" Dou Xiaoduo choked.
Dou Xiaoduo was holding a stuffed toy in her arms, and there was a tablet with a broken screen at her feet.
She hugged the stuffed toy tightly, frowning in grievance, her eyes filled with tears, and when she blinked slightly, the tears fell.
Ms. Wu hurriedly asked, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Sister, don't you want me anymore?" Dou Xiaoduo did not feel comforted. She grabbed the toy and looked at her sister not far away.
Dou Xiaorui frowned at her, "Why are you looking at the tablet again? Don't you want your eyes anymore?"
Dou Xiaoduo looked at her in disbelief and burst into tears.
"Dou Xiaorui, do you think the decision you made is correct?" Qian Yang suddenly asked.
Dou Xiaorui was stunned for a moment. "Isn't it right to follow the course of fate?"
"Then how can you be sure that you're not following the course of fate?" Qian Yang looked at her. "If Dou Xiaoduo hadn't been adopted by the Dou family, she would be left without a father or mother, so how could she have any brothers or sisters? And how many parents, even those with their own children, would adopt her or treat her well?"
"Most of our fate cannot be changed, but we face countless choices throughout our lives. Not every choice is destined, and this path is full of uncertainties. However, fate does not completely eliminate this possibility. Every decision you make, even if it may not affect the final outcome, will definitely make the process different."
"When countless possibilities collide, a 'chemical reaction' is likely to occur. The current situation between you and Dou Xiaoduo is also a reaction after this collision."
Dou Xiaorui looked solemn, as if she was thinking about what Qian Yang said.
【Hmm... So profound.】
I seem to have a vague understanding. For example, a person might die today, but they won't just sit there and wait for death. So they'll get up, wash, eat, and go to work. During this process, if they choose to go out to eat, or eat first before going out, the way they die will be different.
[Yes, even if he stood still and waited for death, it was also a choice, and the process of death would naturally be different.]
Even if Ms. Wu hadn't adopted Dou Xiaoduo, she might have adopted someone else.
If Dou Xiaoduo had not been adopted by the Dou family, she might have suffered intellectual impairment due to being abandoned and not treated well.
I think Dou Xiaorui overlooked one point. If she died and Dou Xiaoduo returned to normal, how would her parents and Dou Xiaoduo cope with the situation after her death?
[No, I have no brains, I don’t understand at all.]
In short, every choice brings some uncertainty, and when many uncertainties collide, they can produce unexpected reactions, just like bugs caused by system conflicts.
[Wow! This is so strange! I suddenly want to become a monk.]
Dou Xiaorui's train of thought could completely understand what Qianyang wanted to express.
Everyone’s choices are different, so when too many different choices collide with each other, it is possible to change one’s destiny.
"But Dou Xiaoduo had no choice." Dou Xiaorui said.
"Not necessarily." Qianyang said.
"What do you mean?" Dou Xiaorui asked puzzledly.
"Ask Dou Xiaoduo to come over." Qian Yang said.
Ms. Wu heard their conversation and brought Dou Xiaoduo to the camera.
Dou Xiaoduo's eyes were red from crying, and her nose and cheeks were also red.
"Wu...my sister doesn't want me anymore..." Dou Xiaoduo cried so hard that her shoulders twitched, and she was extremely sad.
"Don't cry." Dou Xiaorui said.
Dou Xiaoduo immediately fell silent, curled her lips, and tears fell like beads from a broken string.
She hugged the stuffed toy tightly, choking and asking, "Sister... Sister... Do you hate me?"
Dou Xiaorui said: "No."
"Wow... I don't believe it..."
Dou Xiaorui felt helpless. She took the tissue handed to her by her assistant and wiped her tears. "Okay, I don't hate you."
"Really, I won't hate you."
[Damn it, I also want a sister this cute.]
[Wow, my sister was so cute when she was little, but she changed when she grew up. I feel so bad.]
[Hehe, my sister used to let me braid her hair every day, but now she has a head full of colorful hair and won't let me touch it.]
[This is hilarious! Seeing this reminded me of my sister who just started high school. I checked her Moments and she's blocked me.]
[Damn it, give my cute and well-behaved sister back to me! ]
[Yes, when you reach a certain age, your sister isn't that cute anymore.]
[Luckily, my sister is only two years old. I love her to bits.]
"Dou Xiaoduo, do you still remember your childhood?" Qian Yang asked.
Dou Xiaoduo heard her voice and sniffed, "What?"
"Things you remember."
"What I remember?" Dou Xiaoduo tilted her head. After all, she was just a child at heart, and her attention was immediately diverted.
"Well! I remember my sister went to school and my mom took me with her to pick her up every day!"
"One day, my sister was bullied terribly! The kids poured water on her and threw chalk at her. She ignored them, but I was so angry."
When she talks about these things, she still remembers them vividly.
"I like my sister telling me stories. Sometimes when I do something wrong, she tells me. If I don't understand something, Grandma Meng will teach me in my dreams. All I have to do is get some sleep and I'll be fine!"
Dou Xiaorui looked a little embarrassed, "There's no need to talk about these things."
"Really!" Dou Xiaoduo said with her eyes wide open and sparkling.
"I really saw Grandma Meng!"
"When? What did she say to you?" Qian Yang asked.
Dou Xiaoduo said proudly: "I remember it, I remember it very clearly!"
"She came to me in my dream, touched my head, and asked me, 'Can you always protect your sister?'"
"Of course I have to protect my sister all the time. I am Xiaoduo and my sister is Xiaorui. I must protect my sister!"
"Grandma Meng likes me very much. She always praises me and says I am a good child."
Oh my god...
[Does the Dream Granny really exist? ]
[It is said that the Dream Granny will teach newborn babies things they cannot do in their dreams.]
[Yes, yes, I know. If they learn how to be praised by Granny Meng, they will laugh. If they don’t learn how to be criticized by Granny Meng, they will cry.]
[Wow, is this really that amazing? I've always been curious about why babies have such strong learning abilities. I still haven't learned English, but kids overseas can speak it the moment they're born!]
[The one above is a bit crooked. ]
[So, Xiaoduo also had a choice? ]
"Xiaoduo..." Ms. Wu covered her lips, her voice hoarse.
Dou Xiaoduo said, "Grandma Meng said she won't teach me anymore. So, I'm different from other kids. I can't learn what they can. I don't like learning things. I just want to protect my sister... Although, if I cling too much to my sister, she'll get a little annoyed."
Dou Xiaoduo muttered, "I miss my sister. I can watch her TV series. Anyway, anyway..."
She turned to look at Dou Xiaorui, "Sister, I won't bother you. It's okay if you come to see me occasionally."
"If my sister doesn't want me anymore, I will be heartbroken. I will really die!" Dou Xiaoduo said seriously.
Dou Xiaorui's eyes were red, and she reached out to stroke her cheek, "Dou Xiaoduo, you will never grow up."
"Really? I'm almost as tall as my sister! Oh! No, my sister is wearing high heels!"
Dou Xiaorui said, "You won't be able to walk in high heels, idiot."
"I'm the younger sister, so I'm not taller than you! Okay, sister, you can cheat." Dou Xiaoduo sighed.
"Hey, I still like you even if you cheat."
Dou Xiaorui's eyes were red, and a smile appeared on her face. "You like me when you are eight years old, but that's because you are too young. If you..."
Dou Xiaoduo said seriously: "The Dou Xiaoduo who doesn't like my sister is not Dou Xiaoduo at all."
Ms. Wu couldn't hold back the sobs in her throat and burst into tears.
Dou Xiaoduo turned her head and looked at Ms. Wu confused and sadly, "Mom, don't cry, Xiaoduo likes you too!"
"Dad... Dad... Although Dad is very busy at work and always has no time to spend with me, I still like him very much!"
Ms. Wu held her in her arms with tears in her eyes, "Xiaoduo... my dear child..."
【Ahhh, what a good little Duo! 】
【Xiaoduo will always love her sister! 】
[Wow, so this is Xiaoduo's choice. She wants to protect her sister.]
[If her sister died, even if she recovered, she would be so sad that she would want to die, right?]
【I want a younger sister too. 】
[Looking at my idiot brother, I feel so sad.]
[(Sneer) Seeing them reminded me of my younger brother who had just come home from school. Tears welled up in my eyes as I called out to him, "Brother, are you sick?"]
[Yes, only those who have brothers and sisters know how good Dou Xiaorui is.]
Dou Xiaorui brought her assistant to the next room.
She probably understood what Qianyang meant.
Now that you understand, there is no need to say more.
"Is it possible for Dou Xiaoduo to recover?" Dou Xiaorui asked.
Qian Yang didn't say it directly, "You are a person who deserves to die. You should do more good deeds."
Dou Xiaorui nodded, "I understand."
Dou Xiaorui is a straightforward person. She thanked him and said that she would transfer the reward to Qianyang Card, then she took the initiative to end the connection.
"Has she... figured it out?" Xiao Shui said in surprise.
Qian Yang said: "She is a smart person, she should know what to do."
"Oh." Xiaoshui nodded, "Oh, I hope Xiaoduo has a chance to recover."
"I hope so."
"By the way, Master Qianyang, there's something I don't understand." Xiao Shuidao.
Qianyang asked, "What?"
"Since fate cannot be changed, then can it be said that the fate of those people you helped before was changed because of you?"
Qian Yang said, "It's different. You could say that fate led me down the mountain and into the live streaming industry, which is why they saw me and turned to me for help. In reality, the key point is still their choice."
"Dou Xiaoduo's intellectual impairment was her own choice. She didn't ask me for help, so I can't change her fate."
Xiao Shui nodded, seeming to understand, "What if she asks you for help?"
Qianyang was silent for a moment, "She won't."
[It's hard to say. Dou Xiaoduo asked Qianyang for help. Does that mean Qianyang will help her kill Dou Xiaorui?]
How does it compare to Xiaojia's situation?
[It's different. Xiaojia is a victim. It's not his own choice.]
【There is no perpetrator in this matter, so there is no way to deal with it.】
[So there's no way to change her fate? ]
So what does it mean to ask Dou Xiaorui to do more good deeds?
【Based on my understanding of Qianyang, there should be a way to break the impasse.】
So what is she hinting at? Can Dou Xiaorui understand?
Seeing the barrage, Xiaoshui looked at Qianyang with some curiosity.
Qianyang also looked at her.
Xiao Shui laughed awkwardly, "Well, now that the call is over, let's get to the point of today!"
The second episode of "Approaching Metaphysics" ended, and Qianyang got a few days of rest.
Qianyang woke up from his sleep and the sun was already high in the sky.
When we arrived at the villa hall, we saw several apprentices and a dog sitting upright on the sofa.
"Good morning, Master!"
“Woof woof woof!”
Qianyang rubbed his eyes and found a place to sit down.
Yang Mao immediately came to her with a cup of tea at just the right temperature.
"Master, please have some tea!"
Qian Yang was stunned for a moment, then looked at the others. He finally realized something was wrong and asked, "What are you doing?"
Yang Mao winked and said, "Master, do you feel that there is something different at home?"
Qianyang looked around, "Are there some more ornaments?"
“That’s right!”
Qianyang looked around the living room carefully. There were a few antique vases and some old items. If any one of them was sold at an antique market, it would probably cost several million or even tens of millions.
Qianyang was immediately interested when he saw that some of the objects had very detailed patterns.
"Where did these things come from?" Qian Yang asked.
"They were all sent by Miss Dou." Yang Mao said.
"Her?" Qian Yang raised his eyebrows. "Why?"
"I heard that you really like collecting, so I sent you all the treasures in my home." Yang Mao paused, "That's what he said."
Qianyang pursed her lips. She did like collecting, but most of them were worthless things.
"Master, they brought us here and left. We don't know what to do. We'll just have to wait for you to wake up."
Qian Yang nodded and asked, "Did you say anything?"
Yang Mao said, "I contacted Miss Dou's assistant afterwards, and she said you would understand what she meant."
"Woof!"
At this time, Shunyi called out.
Qianyang looked back and saw the big guy raised his head with a jade bell hanging around his neck.
Yang Mao explained, "Miss Dou said this bell was specially given to Shunyi. He really liked it, so I put it on him."
Qianyang nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Then these things..."
"Leave it there. Contact Song Yunli and find a way to send it back to Taihang City."
"Ah? Ok, alright."
Qianyang thought to herself that after a year since she came down the mountain, the local government no longer allowed outsiders to go up the mountain, which meant that her plan to rebuild the Taoist temple had not yet been implemented.
Most of her previous collections had been destroyed long ago. She would put them back after the Taoist temple was rebuilt.
Qian Yang has also been thinking about one thing these days. She has not yet found the next heir of the Qian family. As the eldest brother, Yang Mao is naturally not talented enough to take on this important task. Qin Shuyi's situation is rather special and she is also not suitable.
Sang Chen has good talents and personality, but he is not competitive and has a gentle nature, which may make him easy to be bullied in the future, so he is not very suitable.
As for Yang Wei, she cannot be considered Qian Yang's true disciple, and her heavy academic workload means she is not considered.
Therefore, Qianyang needs to find the next heir before the Taoist temple is rebuilt.
After that, Qianyang would no longer show up at the foot of the mountain.
There happened to be six episodes left of "Approaching Metaphysics", and she planned to find a suitable successor during this period, and then call all believers to rebuild the Qianjia Taoist Temple.
Although Qianyang is young now, the next heir may not be like her and can be trained in a few years, so she hopes to find an heir as soon as possible.
How about recruiting in the live broadcast room? It just so happens that the Qian family doesn't have many disciples, so we can recruit more.
Thinking of this, Qianyang asked Yang Mao to bring the phone over, entered the Qingning Live APP, and started the live broadcast.
Wow! Good morning!
【I thought you were going to rest today! 】
What's going on? What's going on?
【Hey, I look forward to meeting you every day. 】
[This is so cool! I can't live without you, Qianyang baby.]
Qian Yang said: "It's nothing serious, I just remembered that after Sang Chen, I haven't accepted any disciples for a long time."
【Um? ? ? 】
【Why did you suddenly think of accepting a disciple? 】
[Big Brother, Second Sister, Little Brother, and Little Sister are not counted, so there are only three disciples.]
I can, I can!
[As long as I can be Qianyang's apprentice, I'll be willing to eat and drink the finest food!]
【You’re eating and taking it at the same time! 】
"The apprentices have also refreshed. In addition to the three mentioned in the barrage, there is also a little apprentice sister."
Yang Mao: “???”
Sang Chen: “???”
Qin Shuyi: “???”
Shunyi: “Woof???”
【???】
[Hahahahaha, I actually heard doubt in a dog's barking.]
[Who is this Junior Sister? Why hasn't anyone appeared around Qianyang recently?]
[Who? Who took my spot?]
So who is it?
"I haven't officially become your disciple yet. You'll know in a few days."
Yang Mao and others: "..."
We seem to already know it.
Qian Yang continued, "That's not the point right now. If you're interested in becoming my disciple, please post your requirements in the comments section. I'll have my disciples screen you later."
【(winks) Anyone can do it? 】
A girl who couldn't even open her Yin Eyes silently shed tears.
"Opening the Yin Eye is relatively basic, so let's use it as one of the screening criteria. If you can't do it, you can give up."
【Who wants to take in a disciple?! 】
[What the hell? Master Qianyang, are you accepting a disciple?]
[I'm here, I'm here! All 123 of our disciples are here!]
【Master Qianyang, please love me! 】
[Why are all the disciples from smaller sects here? Don't they consider their own qualifications and think they're worthy of being Master Qianyang's apprentice?]
[Indeed, Master Qianyang's disciples must be exceptional. How can anyone be one?]
[In that case, how about a competition? ]
[Sure, can you guys agree on an address? Whoever wins will have the chance to become Master Qianyang's disciple!]
[Let’s make it clear first: you are not allowed to cheat if you lose.]
[Participating sects can register with me first. If there are too many people, we can use multiple rounds to win.]
[Some idiots, stop jumping around here. I'm a longtime fan of Master Qianyang and have never once slandered her. I've beaten 99% of the people in the country.]
…
[Goodness, are Xuanmen disciples really that good at arguing?]
How is this different from the entrance exams in martial arts dramas?
How do we learn from each other? How do we fight? Where is morality? Where is conscience? Where is the address?
Please, can I watch it live?
[Ahhh! Live streaming is also possible!]
In the blink of an eye, the grand occasion of Qianyang’s live broadcast room appeared on the hot search on Weibo.
Qianyang was speechless. She was still too naive.
"Forget it, I won't accept it." Qianyang said.
【???】
[Master Qianyang’s tonic!!!]
"I'm afraid of being arrested."
The more I look at this thing, the more it looks like an illegal organization.
【Author’s words】
Thanks for your support, mua [laughing]
It will probably be finished next month.
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