Lu Tingfang looked at the child in his arms and was silent for a long time, and suddenly pushed him away violently. Lu Xin, who was only nine years old, fell to the ground instantly, his strength was too small, so small that he couldn't even catch a person.

"Brother?"

There were a lot of stones on the ground, which made Lu Xin hurt. But he didn't shout, his eyes were red and swollen, and he stared at Lu Tingfang without blinking. He was scared, never so scared as he was at this moment...... He hopes that the person in front of him can stay and continue to accompany him. But the boy stopped looking at him, and turned away resolutely.

"Xiao Xin, I told you. Since I'm here, I must make a name for myself in this world. To make meritorious contributions and strive for hegemony in the world, the arrangement of fate will not be in vain. As you can see, the world is not what we originally imagined. It's vast, it's mysterious, it's strange and terrifying. The master is right, this is going to Chang'an, the situation is changing, and the future is uncertain. Bringing you with you will only hurt you. ”

"But, I don't want to live alone. I can't live, I'm going to die, brother! ”

Lu Xin screamed and got up, the skin on his hands was worn out, and blood was dripping. But he didn't feel the pain, he just wanted to grab Lu Tingfang. But the man in white has already left, and Lu Tingfang is also gone. The master and apprentice seemed to melt into the wind, walking like flying, and in a blink of an eye, they reached the end of their sight.

"Go back, child, live your life in peace, this is your life, and it is not your blessing......"

"Xiao Xin, listen to my brother, go back. And Grandpa Tu is here, he will take care of you. When my brother is successful in his cultivation, he will definitely come back to you. Definitely. ”

"Brother, Brother Tingfang! Slow down, I can't catch up, slow down, woo woo woo ......"

Lu Xin chased desperately, the mud road was bumpy, he fell and got up, got up and fell again. I don't know how many times I repeated, I don't know how long I chased after it, but the child finally exhausted the last of his strength and never got up from the ground again.

The earth is hard and the wind is cold. Lu Xin opened his eyes and could only see the blue sky. There are no clouds, no birds, like an endless sea, with no end in sight, no direction in sight. Everything was so strange, so cold that you couldn't feel a trace of temperature.

Lu Xin felt that his head hurt very much, and the words of the man in white kept echoing in his ears: "This is your life, this is your life......"

"Brother, I don't want such a fate, I don't want to live a lonely life. I want to go home, grandpa is waiting for us, my parents are waiting for us......"

In a trance, Lu Xin's eyes gradually blurred, and he fell asleep deeply.

When I got home, it was already evening. As the sun sets, the mountains dim. Lu Xin stood at the door and didn't dare to go in, he hadn't figured out how to explain his cousin's departure to Grandpa Tu. I don't know how I should live next.

"Xiao Xin? You're finally back, where's your brother? Come in, come in...... Something big happened, why are you still standing stupidly? ”

There was a sudden shout in his ears, and Lu Xin came back to his senses and found that it was not Grandpa Tu who called him, but Aunt Li who lived at the other end of the mountain. It was a kind middle-aged woman, but her face was ugly, and her tone was very anxious.

"It turned out to be Aunt Li, why did you have time to come over today......"

Lu Xin forced out a smile, he didn't want others to see his cowardice. But Aunt Li didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and grabbed him and walked into the house. The woman's strength was so great that Lu Xin could feel her wrists twitching. Immediately afterward, the wounds all over my body were aching.

"Aunt Li, I'm in so much pain, let go, let go."

"Xiao Xin, your grandfather Tu fell off the roof at noon and was seriously injured, and Lang Zhong said that it could not be cured. You slaughter grandpa, he's dying, and he can't live......"

The woman didn't seem to hear what Lu Xin said at all, and after pulling him to the head of the bed, she cried vigorously. But Lu Xin heard her words, and in an instant, it was just like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and his head buzzed.

"Dead ...... Dying? ”

Lu Xin slowly lowered his head and found that the old man's face was unusually pale, his lips were chapped, and even the sound of breathing was almost gone. His nose was sore, and he wanted to cry, but there were no tears in his eyes, and they had long since dried up.

"Grandpa Tu, get up, don't scare me, don't leave me...... If even you are gone, I, I ......"

The successive blows overwhelmed the young Lu Xin, and at this time, he knelt beside the bed, and he couldn't even speak clearly.

"It was always raining some time ago, isn't the bedside of your two brothers leaking, and your grandfather Tu wants to make up for it. However, the roof was too slippery, and if I was not careful, I would ......."

"No, no, Grandpa Tu won't die. How could someone else fall down if he was so good, you must be lying to me! ”

"Small, small, small ......"

At this time, the old man slowly opened his eyes. His pupils were dim, and his voice was completely inaudible. Lu Xin hurriedly grabbed his hand and leaned his ear over.

"Don't be afraid, listen, listen to grandpa...... I, I'm fast, I'm dying...... You must, you must live well. ”

"Grandpa Tu, don't say it! Don't talk, take a good rest, I'll go find you Langzhong, you will definitely get better! ”

"Xiao Xin, you, don't, don't move. Listen, I, speak...... The jade pendant that grandpa gave you can protect you, don't lose it. Also...... Don't give it, Ren, anyone sees it, remember? ”

"I remembered, I remembered grandpa, woo woo woo ......"

Although there were no tears in his eyes, Lu Xin still cried. Crying very quietly, it was a heart-rending emotion. Others can't hear it, they can't touch it, and they can't empathize with it.

In one day, I experienced the life and death separation of others. Lu Xin, who is still young, is already helpless.

The old man closed his eyes after saying the last word, and walked peacefully. But his hand was still tightly gripping Lu Xin, so he should not be at ease. The child knelt beside the bed like that until night fell and it was completely dark, and he did not raise his head. Half an hour passed, and an hour passed. Lu Xin's mind always recalled the old man's kindness to him. Weave and dress him, cook and bathe for him, and go up the mountain to collect medicine for him. For him, he killed the only old hen in the family that was used to lay eggs. Even, even the heirloom jade pendant let him hang around his neck.

In just half a month, the old man has given him everything he can give!

Lu Xin can't forget those memories, because those are the warmth he experienced for the first time when he grew up. It's something that even his biological parents and grandfather haven't done for him.

"Xiao Xin, you have been kneeling for an hour, you are filial enough, get up. The ground is damp, you are still young, if you kneel like this again, your body will collapse. ”

Aunt Li saw that Lu Xin hadn't gotten up, and she was so distressed that she burst into tears. After speaking, he wanted to help the child up, but was blocked by the child's hand.

"Let me kneel a little longer, grandpa is dead, and I have no chance to repay him. That's all I can do now...... Aunt Li, do you know, I have not been sensible since I was a child, and everyone says that I have no heart and no lungs. But if I have a heart, I will also hurt. I'm not a person who doesn't know how to be grateful, I have a conscience, and I want Grandpa Tu to live a good life...... But why didn't God give me a chance, didn't give me time to grow up, and why...... Woowoo woo ......"

"Xiao Xin, don't be like this, get up first. It's still cold, ask your aunt to dress your grandfather. After the first seven days, my aunt will go to the temple to find a master and cremate your grandfather. ”

"Cremation?"

Hearing the word cremation, Lu Xin finally raised his head. He didn't understand, Grandpa Tu had worked hard all his life, couldn't he even keep a whole corpse after he died?

"Alas, in the past few years, there have been wars for many years, and all the men in the family have died. Sometimes, they are so poor that they don't have any rice to cook. How can a family like us afford a coffin? If you have money, let alone your grandfather, even I have reached the age when I should buy it. Xiao Xin, it is already the best way to invite the master in the temple to cremate. ”

"No, I can't leave my grandfather's bones gone. He told me that his greatest wish in this life is to have someone to send him to his death after death. I can't repay him in life, but after I die, I must let him go in peace! ”

Lu Xin seemed to have grown up overnight, and his tone was calm and resolute. As soon as he finished speaking, the man ran out of the house. Aunt Li couldn't stop it, so she had to sigh and began to rummage through the house for clean clothes.

The night was cold and windy. In the dark, Lu Xin ran to the town in one go. He knew that a rich man might still be here. He wanted to try his luck, even if it was to beg someone else.

Xiaoxi Town is famous for the City God Temple, and there are many pilgrims from all over the world. Over time, a group of businessmen appeared to set up industries here. The busiest street in town, where you can eat, drink and be merry. And the best inn is called Zhumengzhai, Lu Xin knows there, he followed Lu Tingfang once. If Xu Yuanwai from Yuezhou Mansion is still in Xiaoxi Town, he will definitely live in Zhumengzhai.

When Lu Xin arrived at the inn, it was already late at night. But there are still lights in Zhumengzhai, and there are even soldiers from the county government guarding the door. Lu Xin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, it seemed that Xu Yuanwai's family should be inside.

"I want to see Xu Sanjin and Xu Yuan, a few adults, can you help me go in and say something?"

Lu Xin's local dialect was not fully learned, and Qin Yin, the official language of the Tang Dynasty, could only understand some of it, and he was very nervous when he talked to the officers and soldiers for the first time. Several officials looked down at him, and saw that it was a child, and there was no expression on his face.

"The county order is inside and discussing with Xu Yuan, and the idle people must not be disturbed, and leave quickly."

"I'm not leaving, I have something to find Xu Yuanwai!"

"Huh? Little beggar, what did you just say? Not leaving? ”

Lu Xin fell down many times during the day, his clothes were dirty and tattered, and his face was full of mud, and anyone who saw him would think he was a beggar. A few officials were afraid of being blamed by their superiors, how could they let such a child in? Seeing that Lu Xin refused to leave, one of them directly pulled out the knife in his waist.

"I'm not a beggar, let me in, let me in......"

"Hmph, where did you come from, little brute? Toast without eating, eat and drink, and look for death! ”

The official who drew the knife sneered again and again, and was about to swing the knife to cut it down as he spoke. At this moment, the door of the inn was pushed open, and a middle-aged man walked out.

"What's so noisy in the middle of the night?"

When the officials saw the comer, they turned around and saluted. Lu Xin also looked up, it turned out to be the county lieutenant he had seen in the City God Temple during the day, and he still remembered it very clearly.

"Back to the county lieutenant, the little beggar suddenly ran over and said that he wanted to see Xu Yuanwai. The county magistrate has instructed that if there are idle people and other people who break in, they will be killed, so their subordinates ......"

"Hmph, it's just a child, if you say kill, you will kill, so what happened to our county government?"

The county lieutenant snorted coldly, and then walked down the steps. When he saw Lu Xin's appearance, he frowned slightly.