Chapter 2
I was startled, thinking I had drunk too much. I shook my head, and the man disappeared again. It seemed I really shouldn't drink. I got drunk after just one drink.
When I got home, I threw them both into the guest room, exhausted and out of breath.
After washing up, I lay on the bed and thought about my experiences over the years.
My friends, including my elders, refuse to talk about my past. I can't remember anything from ten years ago.
My home is in Tianshi Mansion. I go back to see them every month. I don’t know how they are doing now.
As I was thinking, I fell asleep.
I woke up on the stone platform and was surrounded by darkness.
"Bang!" Torches lit up all around. I looked around and saw a large altar. To the left of the altar was a massive wall. I was drawn to it and walked towards it step by step.
What caught my eye was a huge mural depicting two groups of men engaged in a fierce battle. Written on the edge were ancient characters I didn't recognize.
After I finished watching, the entire stone wall began to peel off and finally collapsed with a loud bang. A door was revealed behind the stone wall. Intense curiosity made me put my hand on the door and push hard. A dazzling light came from inside.
Then I woke up.
Zhang Song and Mao Jianming woke up early. When they saw me coming out of the bedroom, they said with a smile, "You're this drunk just from one drink?"
I ignored them and sat opposite them and ate the breakfast prepared for me.
"Let's go to Tianshi Mansion today. I miss them so much." I said while eating.
"It's fine with both of us. We have nothing to do now anyway," said Zhang Song.
"Okay, let's go after we finish eating."
After dinner, we drove to Tianshi Temple. The two-hour drive passed by with plenty of chatting and laughing. Looking out the window at the scenery felt like home. As we neared Longhu Mountain, the car couldn't go any further, so we got out and walked up the mountain.
Inside the Tianshi Mansion, melodious music echoed throughout the courtyard. The familiar plants and trees instantly calmed my heart.
"Senior Sister, you're back." Qingyun ran over and said happily.
"Yes, where are Master and the others?" I was delighted when I saw Qingyun.
"Come with me." Qingyun said.
The three of us followed Qingyun, walked through the main hall and headed towards the inner hall.
Qingyun knocked on the door and said, "Grandmaster, Senior Sister is back."
"Let her go to the Sanqing Temple and recite the Huangting Sutra a hundred times in front of the Sanqing Patriarch before coming to see me!" Master Zhang's angry voice came from the room.
After hearing this, I was completely stunned. I opened the door and said, "Master, it's me!"
Hearing my voice, Master Zhang opened his eyes and said, "Why did you come back so suddenly?"
He stopped meditating and stood up.
"What's going on? Is sister Erma being naughty again?" I asked.
"Alas," Master Zhang sighed, "the older that girl gets, the more rebellious she becomes. She even ran off down the mountain a few days ago."
"With her lively personality, it would be strange if she could endure the loneliness of the Tianshi Mansion." Thinking of Erma always chattering around people, now that she is not here, I feel like something is missing.
"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have accepted her. She's too wild!" Master Zhang said with a tone of disappointment.
"I see you're not speaking from the heart."
After I said this, Master Zhang showed a complacent smile on his face and laughed heartily.
At this time, Mao Jianming and Zhang Song came in from outside. Zhang Song and Mao Jianming bowed to Master Zhang. Zhang Song stepped forward and said, "Master, do you remember the incident at Xiagou Reservoir? I was one of those two children."
"You've grown up so much. It's been more than ten years in a flash." Master Zhang sighed.
Then he looked at me again, pulled Zhang Song and Mao Jianming away, and said to me, "Little sister, please go out first. I have something to talk to them about."
"What can't you say in front of me?" I said puzzledly.
"Go away." He waved his hand to signal me to go out first.
I walked out of the room feeling a little depressed, and he closed the door and locked it.
Don’t think you can stop me like this. I put my ear to the crack of the door and tried to listen to the sound inside.
I vaguely heard Master Zhang muttering something to them not to mention the past to me, otherwise something bad would happen.
This is unfair to me. I don't know why they don't let me know about the past.
After a while, the door opened, and Master Zhang said calmly, "Let's go, you're back. I'll go inform them that you can stay two more days this time."
Qingyun's legs were faster than Master Zhang's. Without Master Zhang saying anything, he was already running around the Tianshi Mansion, spreading the news of my return. I'm a bit of a celebrity here. Although I'm not a local, everyone respects me. Those older than me call me "little sister," and those younger than me call me "senior sister."
The first one to rush over was Erma, but when she saw Master Zhang next to me, she immediately turned and ran.
"Stop!" Master Zhang roared.
Erma immediately stopped and walked over with a reluctant look on her face. As she approached, she blinked at me and looked at the two strangers beside me curiously.
"You're so funny! Why would I accept a wicked disciple like you? Go and copy the Huangting Sutra a hundred times before you come back to me!" Master Zhang said angrily.
Erma's face suddenly fell, and she said painfully, "Yes!"
"Oh, what are you copying? I'm back today, why don't you spend some time with me?" I said, holding her arm.
When she heard what I said, her face lit up with joy, she hugged my arm tightly, and said intimately: "Senior sister is still the best."
Seeing us like this, Master Zhang said, "Just spoil her. She's in her twenties now, but she's even more disobedient than when she was a child."
"Master!" Erma said unwillingly.
Master Zhang shook his head and said, "I can't control it anymore. I can't control it anymore."
Erma immediately ran to Master Zhang, patted his shoulders and said, "Master is the best."
We were all amused by her action.
Master Zhang and I were fine with our laughter, and Zhang Song and Mao Jianming were also chuckling on the side. This made Erma blush, and she shyly turned her head away.
"You're still shy." I teased her.
"Sister, I'm not going to pay attention to you anymore." She said in a disgusted tone.
"Hahaha." I laughed.
While we were talking, they all came out.
Li Danyang, Zhao Danxi, Liu Danchen and Qingyun.
When the four of them met Master Zhang, they bowed to him and said, "Master!"
"My younger sister is back today, you two can catch up on the past."
When Erma saw Li Danyang, she said happily, "Brother, look what I brought back for you?"
She took out two pieces of red date cake from her sleeve.
"Don't think I won't punish you just because you gave this to me." Li Danyang said sternly.
Erma smiled and didn't take it seriously.
"Little sister, who are these two?" Liu Danchen asked.
"By the way, let me introduce these two to you. They are my friends. His name is Mao Jianming and his name is Zhang Song." I pointed at them respectively.
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