Southern leaves fall, northern snow floats, it's always year after year. When I was eighteen years old, Master said, you can leave the day after tomorrow.

  I said, where am I going?

  Master said: Wherever you are happy is wherever you go. But this is not up to you.

  I said: There are many things I still don't understand.

  The master said: So you should understand now.

  I said: What about the joy?

  The master said: Go as you wish.

  I said: Really? What about Brother Shang then?

  The master said: Let him go.

  I asked Master: May I ask you some questions?

  The master said: Ask.

  I said: Why have I been here since childhood.

  The master said: In order to strengthen Shaolin.

  I said: Why make me leave again?

  The Master said: To avoid Shaolin suffering a devastating disaster.

  I said: Why?

  The master said: You will know for yourself.

  I asked: Who is my senior brother again?

  The master said: Cannot be said.

  I asked: Why didn't you teach me proper martial arts?

  Master said: You no longer need martial arts. All martial arts have routines, one set counters another, if you don't know the other person's fist, you can use our routine to defend against it. This fist versus that fist is not about whether or not you can defeat your opponent, but rather about the level of your own skill. All fist techniques are not invincible, or in other words, all fist techniques have loopholes, depending on your own speed and strength. You already possess top-notch speed and strength, and you can see everyone's movements, why do you need routines?

  I said: Well, in that case, my punches are harder to look at.

  The master said: It's always more embarrassing for the one who gets defeated.

  I said: What if I encounter an expert?

  Master said: Run away. Anyway, people can't catch you.

  I asked: Where should I go?

  The master said: You've asked before.

  I said: What am I going to do then?

  Master said: You don't even know what you want to do, how can I know what you want to do?

  I said: You arranged me for eighteen years.

  The master said: In the eighteen years, you have never actually accepted any arrangement. You just thought these exercises were harmless and beneficial, and in your heart, you knew that if you left this temple, you wouldn't live to adulthood.

  I said: I want to, but why?

  Master said: It is the current strength of Shaolin that protects you, you may not know yourself, but outsiders all know you. After you came down from the mountain, don't use your original Dharma name in daily life anymore.

  I said: What's my name?

  Master said: You think for yourself. These years I have suffered from naming.

  I said: Where am I going to sleep?

  The master said: If she is happy, she will definitely help you.

  I said: Am I considered a Shaolin person?

  Master said: What do you think?

  I said: Why should I leave the day after tomorrow? Can't I go now?

  Master said: No way. Tomorrow is the big martial arts competition in Jianghu. Our Tongguang Temple's Huijing Master will compete with Wudang to decide the world champion.

  Who will win?

  The master said: Is Shaolin unhappy with Wudang?

  I said: Yes.

  The master said: Does Wudang want all Shaolin people to die?

  I said: Yes.

  The master said: In that martial arts competition, no one can win. Whoever wins is the same, winning the game but not winning people's hearts is losing. Whoever wins loses.

  I said: Why have a martial arts competition?

  The master said: There will be that day. Shaolin is doing great in the martial arts world, but Shaolin doesn't seek profit, so everyone is dissatisfied. Roaming the rivers and lakes requires drinking wine, but nobody has money for wine.

  I said: Let's just not compare then.

  The master said: That martial arts competition is known to everyone, and the winner will dominate the world. The people of the world all knew about it, Shaolin could only be forced to participate. It can only be blamed on the publicity being too good.

  I said: Why can't we all be unconventional? You often say you want to be unconventional, but none of the Lin family has been able to achieve that.

  Master said: If we all become unworldly, then what's the point of talking about it? It's always said that being unworldly is because no one can achieve it. Shaolin will ultimately be just a sect, and as a sect, it's hard to escape mutual slaughter.

  I said: Why does everyone want to compete in martial arts?

  The master said: Because the world is too peaceful.

  I said: Isn't peace and tranquility good?

  The master said: In the world of martial arts, there are people who want to be heroes. Who let someone say that a chaotic era produces heroes? Everyone thinks that only in a chaotic era can heroes emerge. If the ancient saying was "heroes emerge in prosperous times", the world would be much more peaceful.

  I said: Why should he believe a word of someone who is not from his own dynasty?

  The master said: Because except for the emperor, they are all ordinary people, and ordinary people are all fools.

  I said: What about the Emperor?

  Master said: You're a big fool.

  I said: Oh~~~