Chapter 73 Grandpa, Don’t Go

Chapter 73 Grandpa, Don’t Go

Chapter 73 Grandpa, Don’t Go

The wooden cart rolled towards the countryside. Hei Guo's lantern had been extinguished long ago and was taken by Chen Shi and inserted into the front of the cart. The grandfather and grandson sat in the cart, their bodies swaying with the car.

"Grandpa doesn't have many friends. These are the only ones near Qianyang Mountain."

Grandpa said, "There are two friends near Huangshi Mountain. One is a tombstone carver named Du Yiran. He does evil things in Huangshi Mountain. If you have something you can't do or someone you can't kill, you can go find him. It's not difficult to find him. Where he lives, there are tombstones everywhere. He specializes in carving tombstones for others."

Chen Shi was stunned.

Grandpa’s third friend is also an evil spirit?

Grandpa continued, "I have another friend, a beekeeper named Ah Zhuo, who lives in the area of ​​Danan Lake and keeps bees there."

Chen Shi showed a hopeful look. This beekeeper Ah Zhuo must be alive.

"He must have also fallen into evil, right?"

Grandpa was a little unsure and said, "He is a keeper of evil spirits. We haven't seen him for many years, so he may have been corrupted by the evil spirits... But Ah Zhuo is very loyal. If you have any difficulties, tell him that you are Chen Yindu's grandson, and he will definitely risk his life to help you."

He paused and said, "There are also Xiao Wangsun, Granny Sha, Jin Hongying and Li Jindou. Although the four of them are not my friends, they all owe me a big favor for this demon transformation. After I leave, if you are in trouble, they will definitely not abandon you."

Chen Shi was in a daze, looking at the young man in black in the fields in the distance, and suddenly said: "Grandpa, if my illness cannot be cured, why not let me die and go to the underworld with you. I have no other relatives in the world, and I can take care of you in the underworld."

Grandpa was silent for a long time. This grandson was so sensible that it made him feel distressed.

Chen Shi looked up and saw his grandfather wiping his tears.

"Silly child, you still have your parents."

Grandpa stretched out his rough big hand, touched his head, and said with a smile, "After I leave, your father Chen Tang will take care of you."

"I don't know him."

Chen Shi lowered his head and said, "I haven't even seen him."

Chen Tang was just a stranger to him.

Grandpa is the only relative he has in this world.

Grandpa was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Xiao Shi, don't worry. Grandpa will do everything he can to keep you alive! In this world, no one can take away my grandson, Chen Yindu, not even the King of Hell!"

A murderous rage rose in his chest. If it was the King of Hell, he would go to Hell's Palace and kill him. If it was the evil god, he would kill the evil god!
At this time, the green oil-paper umbrella gave off a burnt smell, as if it was unable to suppress his anger.

Xuanshan in black in the distance suddenly came closer, and the green umbrella stopped burning.

These days, Xuanshan has been helping him suppress his evil nature.

They returned to the village safely, and the two children, Chen Shi and Li Tianqing, were busy preparing medicine for the four injured people.

The so-called elixirs are actually divided into four types.

The first one is made by simmering different medicinal materials over low heat until all the water is gone. The remaining oily substance is rolled into pills, which is the elixir.

The second method is to grind the medicinal materials into powder, add refined honey and roll them into pills.

The third method is to use one's own true fire to activate the furnace, put different medicinal stones into it, which is called the five metals and eight stones, supplemented with medicinal materials, to refine the golden elixir. This is the external elixir.

The fourth type is to use one's own true fire as the flame, one's own true water as the quencher, the upper, middle and lower dantian as the furnace, and the qi, blood and spirit as the medicine stone to refine the golden elixir. This is the inner elixir.

Both the inner and outer elixirs are great medicines and are essential items for practicing Nascent Soul.

However, the easiest materials to obtain and refine are decoctions, because they are quick to prepare and effective.

The four sickly people are now relying on medicine to stay alive. Fortunately, it is thanks to grandpa’s excellent medical skills that they have not lost their lives.

"How can I repay you for saving my life?" Jin Hongying whispered, "I wish I had no conscience."

The other three people agreed with this.

It is because we have a conscience that we have to take responsibility. Without a conscience, we do not need to take responsibility.

Chen Shi went out to visit his godmother. As soon as he walked out of the room, he saw Xuanshan in black standing under the tree at the door.

Xuanshan is getting closer and closer to Grandpa.

Xuanshan in black nodded to him. Chen Shi felt uneasy. At this time, his grandfather came from behind and said, "Xiao Shi, I will go with you to see your godmother."

Chen Shi said yes, and the grandfather and grandson walked out of the village. When they arrived at the loess hill outside the village, they saw Xuanshan in black clothes appear again at the Yudai River not far away, still looking at them.

Chen Shi came under the old willow tree, burned incense and offered sacrifices to the stone tablet godmother, whispering: "Godmother, may my grandfather be healthy, safe, free from all diseases, and live forever."

Grandpa laughed and said, "Silly child, how can anyone be immortal?"

When Chen Shi finished his worship, he also stepped forward holding a stick of incense and silently chanted: "Brother Dao, although I don't know your origins, you are unfathomable. You must bless Xiao Shi to grow up safely."

He still remembers the first time he came to Huangtugang. He was still a child at that time, only six or seven years old.

The loess hills at that time were almost exactly the same as they are now, with no changes at all.

He climbed up the mound and the moment he touched the stone tablet, suddenly the huge tablet stood up, and the ancient temple was like the sky, surrounded by the aroma of incense.

He will never forget that scene.

But since then, he never saw that strange scene again.

Later, when Chen Shi suffered persecution, he knew that he could not deal with the green ghost hand, so he came up with the idea of ​​letting Chen Shi worship the stone tablet as his godmother.

But after so much time had passed, Chen Shi had visited his godmother countless times, but still received no response from the stone tablet, which made him a little disappointed.

This time he followed Chen Shi here to see if the stone tablet would respond.

However, after the incense stick burned out, there was still no response from the stone tablet.

"Did I see it wrongly?"

Grandpa was a little disappointed and walked down the loess slope.

In the next few days, Xiao Wangsun and the others gradually recovered from their injuries, but Li Jindou's legs could not be restored. However, the old man was quite open-minded and said with a smile: "When my injuries get better, let Tianqing put me in a basket and carry me home."

These days, Xuanshan in black has appeared more and more frequently, making Chen Shi very anxious, and he wants to drive him away with a stick.

That night, after Chen Shi finished practicing his kung fu, he went to bed. He was in a deep sleep when he suddenly saw his grandfather coming out of the darkness and shaking him.

Chen Shi opened his eyes dazedly and asked puzzledly: "Grandpa, what's the matter?"

Grandpa sat beside his bed and said with a smile: "Xiao Shi, Grandpa is leaving soon. I came here to tell you."

Chen Shi asked in confusion: "Where is Grandpa going?" "Grandpa can't delay any longer. He has to go to the underworld. I have stayed in the human world for too long. If I don't leave, I will become an evil spirit. I can't harm you."

Grandpa smiled and said, "We have to separate today. Xiao Shi, you have to take care of yourself."

He touched Chen Shi's head and stood up.

"Grandpa, please don't leave, okay?"

Chen Shi panicked and started crying, grabbing the old man's hand, "Grandpa, don't go! Grandpa, don't leave me alone! I'm scared to be alone!"

He rolled off the bed, grabbed the old man's hand tightly, and cried, "Grandpa, don't leave me! I'm scared! Grandpa, where are you going to take me? Grandpa, you are my only relative!"

The old man broke free from his hand at some point and walked into the darkness, as if there was a light shining on him.

Grandpa turned around, smiled and waved to him.

"Grandpa, don't go!"

Chen Shi ran over crying and chasing the old man. He cried very sadly. While running in the darkness, his eyes were blurred with tears and his body was shaking with tears.

"Grandpa, take me with you! Don't leave me behind! Grandpa, don't leave me behind!"

He chased after his grandfather, but the old man walked further and further away in the darkness, and gradually seemed to turn into a dot of light.

"Grandpa, don't leave me! Take me with you, don't leave me alone!"

He cried loudly, helpless like a child.

"Xiao Shi, Xiao Shi, wake up!"

Hearing Grandma Sha's voice in his ears, Chen Shi opened his eyes and found himself lying on the bed. He did not walk into the darkness. Grandma Sha was standing beside the bed, pushing his arm.

Chen Shi was in a daze. The quilt was cold and wet with his tears.

Is it a dream?

Chen Shi suddenly felt relaxed, fortunately it was just a dream.

He has been too worried about his grandfather these days. The appearance of Xuanshan in black always gives him a bad feeling.

"Mother-in-law, what's the matter?" Chen Shi asked.

Granny Sha hesitated for a moment and said, "Xiao Shi, you have to calm down. Your grandpa... is gone. He just left. Don't cry, child. It's okay, child, it's okay, it's okay... Child, come and see your grandpa off. The sky in the underworld is too dark. You hold this lamp and light the way for your grandpa... Child, light it, light the way so that he can pass more smoothly."

Chen Shi held a sheep-horn sky-spiritual lamp, the dim light penetrated the world of the living and illuminated the underworld.

Grandma Sha was shaking the King Wen drum. The drum made a rustling sound accompanied by a thudding sound. A vicissitudes of life song came out of her mouth and was transmitted to the underworld.

"Shine it, shine it, illuminate the netherworld. Old and dead souls, walk slowly, relatives light the lamps to illuminate the way ahead, be careful not to stumble and fall;"

Chen Shi illuminated the darkness, the light dispelled the thick fog, and scared away the monsters hidden in the fog.

The old man walking in the fog seemed to see the light, turned around to look at him and smiled.

"Take a look, take a look, and light up the Forgotten River. Beware of the old and dead souls, there is Mengpo soup on the Naihe Bridge. If you drink it, you will forget your family. "

Chen Shi held the light and watched the old man walk away under the light.

"Take a look, take a look, light up the Wangxiang Terrace. The old and dead souls, please turn back quickly, look at your hometown from the Wangxiang Terrace, and your children and grandchildren should not forget their love for you."

"Cut open the earth to sentence hell, cut open hell to redeem the true soul!"

"Gold can buy a thousand years of life, and a thread can redeem a ten-thousand-year soul!"

"One soul returns, two souls return!"

"The three souls and seven spirits will return together!"

"I will come back from Yindu in the same year. I will come back to see my children and grandchildren!"

……

The sheep-horn sky-spiritual lamp continued to shine forward, shining farther and farther, and the old man walked farther and farther, gradually entering the depths of the underworld.

Walk slower, walk slower.

Grandpa, please walk slower.

The lights can't catch up with you.

He held the lamp and shone it for a long time, until he could no longer see the old man.

He didn't know when the day would come, nor did he know when Prince Xiao, Grandma Sha and the others would finish cleaning up the mourning hall. He was in a daze, as if he had lost his soul, and he held on to the sheep-horn sky lamp tightly and refused to let go.

They dressed him in coarse linen clothes and a white hat, and arranged for him to keep vigil in front of the coffin all night long.

Granny Sha and Li Tianqing urged him to eat, but he didn't want to eat at all.

Hei Guo came and lay down beside him. After a long time, he hugged Hei Guo and cried out loud.

"Just cry, it'll be fine, just cry, it'll be fine!"

Granny Sha breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "It will be okay if you cry it out!"

Chen Shi is holding the dog.

Black pot, from now on it's just you and me, relying on each other.

Many people came to pay their respects to Grandpa in the past few days, most of them were villagers from the surrounding area, as well as Grandpa’s friends and strangers that Chen Shi did not know.

At night, Chen Shi stood up shakily. He had not eaten or slept well in the past few days, which made him extremely weak.

He hobbled to his grandfather's room and took out the Thousand Mile Sound Symbol drawn by his grandfather from the drawer.

The talisman burned in the air, the flame was faint and mysterious.

After a while, a middle-aged man's voice came from the flames: "Dad, I told you, I won't go back this year. I'm very busy, really busy..."

Chen Shi's mouth twitched, and he mustered up his courage and finally spoke up to interrupt the man opposite him from complaining.

"You, are you my father Chen Tang? I am Chen Shi. Grandpa is gone."

(End of this chapter)