Chapter 42: The Way of Filial Piety
System: "Ding! Fourteen players have been detected entering the [Heart of Seven Questions] normal dungeon in the Snow Temple in one area and one server, do you want to team up? Or whether to team up with some players! β
The voice of the system sounded in everyone's head, and at the same time, the names of thirteen people appeared below, officially Lin Qi's team.
"Team up!"
"Ding! to select all party statuses! After the consent of the other party, the team will be officially successful! β
In less than a minute, the fourteen people who had just dispersed and disappeared had turned into a dungeon team.
Although they are in a state of teaming, they can't see each other, let alone communicate with each other. Everyone is still where they are.
"All of them have teamed up successfully!"
Importing information
"Second question: What is filial piety?"
As system issues arise, the scene changes.
An old man was lying on a crumbling bed, the bottom of which was covered by a few uneven stones, and a sparse layer of grain stalks on the bed board. Covered with an off-white quilt cover, it seems that it must have been sewn many times.
The house is dilapidated, and when you look up at the roof, you can even see several large holes. There were only a few strips of paper left in the papier-mΓ’chΓ© windows, and the wind was raging outside.
A scrawny child who couldn't see clearly was kneeling at the head of the bed, holding a bowl of black soup in his hand to feed the old man lying on the bed, and wiping the corners of the old man's mouth from time to time.
Lin Qi somehow, as soon as he saw this kind of scene, his eyes instantly burst into water.
"Do you want to participate in this level?"
Of course, it's all in the dungeon, can you still choose not to participate?
It seemed to know Lin Qi's inner thoughts, and the system continued.
If you choose not to participate, the dungeon points will be the points of the first level, and you will receive the reward immediately, and you will withdraw from the dungeon, and there will be no second chance to participate! If you choose to participate, you will proceed! β
Wow, the system turned out to be user-friendly, and it also asked players for their opinions to determine whether to proceed.
However, Lin Qi definitely chose to continue to participate!
"Continue to participate in success! Loading plot! β
"The plot is loaded, please work hard to clear the level!"
A series of system prompts, Lin Qi's eyes flashed with white light, and when he opened his eyes again, he found that he was holding a bowl, holding a spoon with a missing mouth in his other hand, kneeling on the ground, and in front of him was the old man he had just seen.
Lin Qi looked at his two hands and moved, I'll go, this is simply through mythology!
I became that kid!
"Background summary: As the only grandson of Zhang Laosan, you need to do your best to take care of his daily life, all kinds of trivial chores at home, your name is Zhang Xiaobao, you are ten years old, your gender is male, and your consciousness is ignorant!"
"Please take care of Zhang Laosan for 20 days in this scenario, and find out the suspect who caused the head injury to the body!"
"Please find the suspect within the allotted time and fill in his name on the form below!"
"Filial piety question, limited time: 20th, the timer begins!"
"What?" Lin Qi accidentally showed his shock, but this voice... Hoarse, harsh and uncomfortable to hear.
The old man on the bed looked at his grandson kneeling next to him, and cracked the corners of his mouth, "Xiaobao, go and rest!" I'm tired of the day! β
Speaking weakly, he raised his hand, as if he wanted to touch the grandson in front of him.
Lin Qi reacted, hurriedly put the bowl and spoon in his hand on the ground, and then held the hand that had been lifted for less than three centimeters for a long time, "Grandpa, don't worry, I'm not tired!" β
Hearing this, the old man on the bed sighed softly, closed his eyes, and motioned for Lin Qi to go out.
After serving the bowl and leaving, when he came to the outside of the house, Lin Qi saw the true appearance of the dilapidated house.
There are two wooden houses in total, except for the one where the old man sleeps, which is the kitchen, and this body is the kitchen where he sleeps.
There was a small courtyard in front of the two houses, and there was a well in the yard, which, according to the vague memory in their minds, should be the source of water for the two of them. There was nothing else superfluous, not a single weed, and it seemed that the child was cleaning the yard from time to time.
There were several holes in the roofs of the two rooms, and Lin Qi didn't pay attention to them, and he was almost blown by the wind. After stabilizing himself, he immediately walked into the next room.
Closing the rickety wooden door, he let out an old man-like sigh "squeak", long and piercing.
The kitchen has a black stove and a tall wooden cupboard next to it, which can be seen to be the newest and most complete item in the house, and it is also a double door, with a total of two floors. After Lin Qi opened it, he saw several plates and chopsticks, neatly stacked there.
All that remained was a thin quilt on the pyre, on which it seemed that the child had been sleeping.
However, Lin Qi raised his hand and touched his neck, why did the child's voice become so hoarse, his throat was a little painful, and he could feel the strong smell of rust when he said that sentence just now.
Lifting up the washed white clothes on his body, there were countless bruises and purple scars on his body, it seems that this child not only hurt his brain, but also was often abused and beaten.
Who would bully a helpless kid all the time? Peers? It is very likely that children have not yet formed the right values, and it is easy to bully others because of so-called fun.
However, Lin Qi covered his head and thought about it carefully, in this child's vague memory, there seemed to be a very tall figure, could this be the person who really injured him?
Thinking a little too much, my head began to buzz and hurt. Pulling the quilt on his body, the dead branches under him were a little awkward, but in the end he couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep.
"Nineteen days countdown!"
On the second day, before dawn, the body had already woken up habitually.
The quilt was folded and placed on top of the pyre, and then he went out with a wooden bucket tied with a long thick rope, and came to the courtyard to start drawing water.
The first time he used such a primitive method, even if Lin Qi relied on muscle memory, he was still a little unstable, and it took him half a day to get less than a quarter of a bucket of water.
"At least there's water!" , Lin Qi sighed, washed his face roughly, and then saw the appearance of this body, his face was pale, and his ordinary facial features were not amazing, but there was a red mole between his eyebrows.
Lin Qi thought it was some kind of paint at first, so he wiped it with his hands several times, and wiped the surrounding skin red before he realized that it was there.
This red will directly turn the plain face into a little charming, no wonder this kid has been making his face dirty.
Lin Qi fetched a bucket of water again, awkwardly mentioned the kitchen, and began to prepare to cook medicine for his grandfather, and by the way, he touched some firewood ash with his hand and smeared it on his face to cover the redness.
Opening the vat of rice, the brown rice inside had bottomed out, Lin Qi filled a small half bowl with a bowl, washed it and put it in the pot to start cooking porridge.
With his previous experience in the subclass, Lin Qi put the firewood in the stove, then put some small dead leaves at the bottom of the middle, and took the flint placed on the stove to prepare for the fire.