Some people ask what fate is, and there are many kinds of answers to this question, but more of them are people who don't believe in it on the surface and secretly pray to God and worship Buddha.

A few years later, someone also asked Xie Budong the same question, what is his fate.

Xie Budong, who had already reached the peak, lit a cigarette, looked up at the sky at a forty-five degree angle, slowly spit out a smoke ring, and replied indifferently, "Fate is a miscellaneous, a miscellaneous crumb who likes to play with other people's lives and is self-righteous." ”

If you talk about fate, you have to talk about the autumn of that year, on the eve of the National Day holiday, Xie Budong received a phone call, it was the third brother calling, his tone was very urgent and short, and the central idea was one thing, Ma Tao was going to fail.

What kind of person is Ma Tao, that is the underground king of Anning City, Taidong Province, in fact, it is a little inappropriate to say that it is underground, and all aspects of the official are also very open, as the richest man in Anning, he once cultivated the two strongest forces in the underworld, and destroyed this underground kingdom with his own hands in his old age, and gave the society a peaceful and clear world.

It is said that he was a soldier in his early years and participated in the handling of some special events, but there is no resume file of his youth in any system, he is mysterious, and he can call Xu Changlong, the former head of the Anji Demon Hunter, a brother and brother, and he also asked the Sword Master to personally call him to give orders, and he also showed strong energy during the spread of the Wanshou Sect, and protected the safety of Anning City by himself.

However, even such a strong person is finally dying, no amount of money can buy health, the combat life of his youth has destroyed his physical functions too much, from the onset of illness to critical illness in only five days, and now he relies on a lot of money and equipment to maintain his life.

Xie Budong was also very sad after getting the news, he had to go, on the one hand, this was the adoptive father of his brother Lin Xiaoshan, and he also single-handedly promoted the marriage of the two people. On the other hand, his aunt's family in Anning has been taken care of by him for many years, his uncle Liu Xiaoming was an ordinary worker, and he was forced to be laid off because of some things, it was Ma Tao who arranged a decent job for his uncle, although the income was not much, but it was more than enough to support the family, and the salary was many times stronger than the previous job, and the heart was also secretly protected by him, and it was rain or shine for a year.

In fact, Xie Budong also knew that Ma Tao did not give money directly, just to take care of his own face, and this arrangement could greatly improve the life of his aunt's family, and would not make them feel uneasy, so Xie Budong had to go this time.

Just in time for the National Day holiday, he was ready to set off after packing his luggage, this time it was different from the past, visiting the patient was not a battle, so he also brought Xu Yi and Xu Wenbin.

The relationship between Xie Budong and Xu Yi is getting better and better, and now it has reached the point where they can't wait to be separated for a second, so naturally they set off together.

As for bringing Xu Wenbin's light bulb, the purpose is to have a driver, bodyguard and coolie, Xu Wenbin also knows his position, but he happily agreed, after all, he has a very good relationship with Lin Xiaoshan, and he has no one to play with as soon as Xie Budong leaves.

Due to Xie Budong's motion sickness, he still chose to take a plane to Anji, and then transfer to Anning, but there is a little bad thing about this, that is, it is inevitable that his whereabouts will be leaked, so that Zhang An, who is Anning, can get the news.

Although the Zhang family has not been looking for trouble for more than a year, who knows if there will be any accidents when they get to other people's sites, after all, the current Xie Budong is not the same as he was back then, and he has no ability to protect himself at all, so he specially called Yu Yuechuan to consult on this issue, and only dared to act after getting a safe answer.

The three of them set off from Yancheng and arrived at Anji, and the beggars had been waiting for a long time.

"Mr. Xie, the general manager has arranged for me to be responsible for your safety and travel, and you can ask if you need anything. The person who came to receive him was a young man in his twenties, his swarthy face looked extraordinarily energetic, he claimed to be called Huazi, he didn't say much about himself, but told the story of Xie Budong along the way.

"Your deeds have been spread all over the gang, what broke into Wanluo Island alone, solved the case of the missing baby, bravely fought Hong Liang and made sacrifices for the disciples of our gang in Binhai, for your gang leader, the whole gang is sincerely admired and grateful. Huazi talked endlessly along the way, and during the nearly two-hour journey from Anji to Anning, his mouth was hardly idle, and he knew better than himself about Xie Budong's deeds, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

This ability to speak made Xie Budong involuntarily think of his heart, he hadn't seen the little girl for almost two years, and he didn't know how old he was now.

The beggar gang arranged a modified Toyota business, according to Huazi, it was specially arranged by the gang leader, and there was one in each city's rudder, which was prepared for Xie Budong. Liu Zhenglong knew that he was motion sickness, so this business car modified the smooth performance to the extreme, and after more than 200 kilometers of this road, even Xie Budong, a motion sickness enthusiast, did not feel too much discomfort.

After arriving in Anning, the car went straight to the top local hospital, this private hospital was originally Ma Tao's industry, this time he was seriously ill and invited many famous doctors from all over the world, and many life-sustaining equipment was also flown in from abroad.

When I entered the hospital, I met my aunt's family waiting, and as soon as I saw Xie Budong, I cried out with a wow, hugged Xie Budong and said vaguely, "Brother, Uncle Ma is going to die, you can go and have a look." ”

Xie Budong rubbed her hair dotingly, Ma Tao often visited Xinxin for such a long time, and brought her snacks and gifts every time, so Xinxin really regarded this Uncle Ma as a relative.

My aunt and uncle are also full of sadness, they are all ordinary people, although it is because of Xie Budong that Ma Tao takes such good care of them, but the sincerity and care shown by Ma Tao is by no means pretended, they know all these in their hearts.

Liu Xiaoming walked over and opened his heart, and gently patted Xie Budong's shoulder, "Go and have a look, I'll wait for you." ”

Xie Budong nodded, raised his head and saw Lin Xiaoshan with a solemn face, everything was silent under his eyes, Lin Xiaoshan turned around and walked towards the elevator, and Xie Budong followed closely behind.

"What a disease. "Lung cancer, advanced. ”

"Is there any salvation?"

"Yes, but the old man wouldn't let me. ”

In a few simple conversations, Xie Budong roughly understood Ma Tao's intentions, in fact, with his financial resources and power, even if he wants to persist in the terminal stage of cancer, it is still completely fine to hold on for a few years, although cancer is a terminal disease for ordinary people, but for Ma Tao, who can come into contact with another world, there may not be no solution. But Lin Xiaoshan said that if the old man didn't let him, it meant that it was his own will, so there was no way to save it.

The elevator stopped on the 29th floor, which is the top floor of the building, and the entire floor is Ma Tao's private ward, and the space of more than 3,000 square meters is divided into several departments, and the medical staff shuttles back and forth nervously and orderly.

Coming to the door of the ward, someone opened the door after the ceremony, and the first thing that caught his eye was a huge floor-to-ceiling window, from which he could overlook the entire Anning City, and in front of the window stood a thin back, it was Ma Tao.

Xie Budong was very surprised, didn't he say that everyone was critically ill, it stands to reason that he should be lying on the bed to describe the withered, and his body was full of tubes and he was dying, how could he still stand up.

Ma Tao turned around when he heard the voice, he was not tall, he was already quite thin, and now he looks even thinner, but the mental state on his face is very good, and he can't see that he is terminally ill and may die at any time.

"Mr. Xie, you're here, I'm waiting for you. Ma Tao had a smile on his face, but the casual frown was not difficult to make people see that he was enduring great pain.

"Don't, just call me Xiaodong, my third brother and I are brothers, he is my brother, and you are my father-in-law. Although the scene of the two people knowing each other is more embarrassing, Xie Budong now respects him from the bottom of his heart, to say that whether a person is worthy of respect is not how much power you have or how strong your skills are, but whether you have something that can make others feel admired.

Ma Tao has won Xie Budong's respect very well in both character and personality, just because he has to maintain his demeanor despite severe pain, Xie Budong thinks that he will never be able to do it, if he is replaced by a crying father who is afraid of lying in bed in pain and calling his mother.

Ma Tao smiled slightly, "Then I'm welcome, to be honest, I should have died three days ago, but some things have not been done, so it has been delayed for a few days, today is the limit, if it weren't for you to come, I would have left this morning." ”

Xie Budong was not surprised, it is not particularly difficult for people like them to communicate with ghosts, especially to rich people like Ma Tao, as the saying goes, "money can make ghosts grind", this is really not a metaphor, the underworld also needs development, and it also needs funds, and it is also possible to spend money to buy a few days of Yangshou without violating the principle, of course, this amount of money is not a small amount.

The only thing that Xie Budong couldn't figure out was that Ma Tao wanted to see what he was doing, his own affairs were not deliberately kept secret, compared to him, he should also know that he had lost all his martial arts, in this case, did he need to help himself.

"Xiaodong, I'm waiting for you to come over today, just because I have one thing to trust. ”