Chapter 58 Accepting Disciples
My grandfather died,
This news was like a thunderbolt from the blue, I felt a little fainting on the spot, but fortunately, Liu Zhu and Murong supported me, and I didn't sit on the ground.
Is my performance exaggerated, no, grandpa is my only relative in this world, since I was sensible, I have been living with my grandfather, the two of us depend on each other, in a flash, more than ten years, finally I was admitted to college, and I will soon honor his old man, but I didn't expect it......
"How did my grandfather die,"
Mother Wang's face was strange: "Your grandfather told us a month ago that he would die in a month, and kept calling everyone to move out of the village as soon as possible, saying that something big would happen in the village in a month, if you don't leave the village, everyone will die, none of us believe your grandfather, your grandfather had to smoke and sigh, who knew that early this morning, we found your grandfather sitting at the entrance of the village, and he was out of breath,"
"Sitting at the entrance of the village," I was shocked in my heart, grandpa's health has always been very good, it is impossible to die suddenly, even if he is sick, why should he run to the entrance of the village, he predicted his death a month ago, so what he said a month ago, will it also come true,
Grandpa's death, the first thing I thought of was the Torture Spirit Gate, my parents' deaths were inseparable from the Torture Spirit Gate, Grandpa's death was so strange, could it be that it was also the Torture Spirit Gate.
Mother Wang sighed: "Xiaoding, Mother Wang, you know, I didn't believe in these ghosts and monsters in the past, and the Cultural Revolution has also come, but this time Mother Wang really believed your grandfather's words, this family didn't move out, however, there are still many villagers who are unwilling to move out, I advise you to go back and see better,"
"I will, Mother Wang, please rest assured," I nodded, and sent Mother Wang away, she knew that I was in a hurry to go back to the village, and she didn't say anything, just told me to be careful,
"Brother......
After sending Mother Wang away, Tongtong got out of my body, wanting to comfort me but didn't know where to say it,
The news of grandpa's death, soon Liu Ying and Xu Hongmeng also knew, everyone kept comforting me, I shook my head: "Birth, old age, sickness and death, no one can escape, don't worry, I'm fine,"
Liu Zhu and they were relieved to see me so open-minded, only Tongtong looked at me worriedly, because she was my sacrifice spirit, she could feel my mood, even if I could deceive everyone, I couldn't deceive her, she knew that my open-mindedness was all pretended,
"Let's go back with you," Murong asked,
I shook my head: "No need, this time I want to go back by myself,"
"Dude, don't carry it yourself, we're all by your side," Liu Zhu patted me on the shoulder,
In Liu Zhu's most difficult time, it was I who took him in, and now that I have encountered something, Liu Zhu is naturally extremely concerned, and I was moved in my heart, but I still rejected them: "I just want to go back alone and accompany my grandfather,"
Liu Ying and Xu Hongmeng were more emotional, it was easier to understand my mood, with the persuasion of the two of them, Murong and Liu Zhu gave up the idea of going back with me, I quickly packed my luggage, and got on the train home that afternoon,
My hometown is a very remote mountainous area, and when I get off the train, I have to take a bus for two hours, then change to a motorcycle, and finally walk for an hour, and when I reach the entrance of the village, it is already late at night.
The people in the village always go to bed very early, so when I returned to the village, no one came to receive me, I walked alone on the path, looking at the familiar earthen houses, but I felt that things had already changed.
"Brother, grandpa is very important to you," Tongtong asked.
"It's very important, he's my grandfather, but he's playing the role of a parent," I sighed, "I'm just guilty of not being able to let his old family enjoy the blessings of the old man,"
"But my brother is very successful now, you have become a spirit sacrificer, and you have protected Tongtong so many times, you are already a big hero, if grandpa knows, he will be very pleased," Tongtong said with a smile,
I smiled, "Maybe,"
The last time I saw the village, it was still in the illusion of the ghost fetus, and now I came back, I naturally felt a lot, and after a while, I walked to the door of the house, which was a dilapidated small earthen building, the door outside the courtyard was not locked, I gently pushed it open, and I saw the white cloth full of white cloth and white candles that had not been extinguished,
And the grandfather lying on the mortuary board,
"Grandson Ding Chen is not filial, in order to let his grandfather die peacefully," I choked and knelt on the ground, kowtowed to my grandfather three times, and in Tongtong's sad eyes, I slowly stood up and put three incense sticks on my grandfather.
According to the custom of our country, after death, the body should be displayed in the courtyard for three days, and then sent to cremation at an auspicious time after three days.
I moved a chair and sat quietly next to my grandfather, Tongtong also flew out of my body, leaned on me, and comforted me with actions,
"I remember when I was a child, my grandfather was kind, but he always didn't let me go swimming, he said that there were water ghosts in the small river outside our village," I laughed and said to myself, "but I don't believe it, I have to swim in the river with my friends every day to be willing, what about grandpa, he often guards the side of the road, and when he sees me in the water, he throws me with a stone and drives me out of the water, I hate grandpa to death at that time, and now ...... But there is no such opportunity,"
The memories and grandfather's bits and pieces turned out to be so beautiful, Tongtong listened quietly, and laughed like silver bells from time to time,
With Tongtong by my side, my mood was much more relaxed, and just as I was about to tell the next story, the gate outside the hospital was pushed open by a gust of cold wind.
Perhaps because of the many times I got into trouble, I became particularly sensitive to these details, and immediately stood up, looked warily outside the hospital, and shouted, "Who,,"
I saw a man in a black robe standing outside the courtyard gate, he lowered his head, I couldn't see his face clearly, I didn't continue to ask questions, but he walked in by himself, and under my vigilant eyes, he put a stick of incense on my grandfather,
"Lao Ding, your temper has not changed after so many years," the voice of the black-robed man was also a little choked, but I felt very familiar to me,
He touched his grandfather's spiritual position, and then took off his hat, and I suddenly shouted out in surprise: "Senior Lin Xuan,"
"Your name is Ding Chen," Senior Lin Xuan smiled and looked me up and down, "Yes, it's already at the level of discouragement, you really inherited the ability of the Ding family,"
Tongtong looked at Lin Xuan's predecessor in surprise, it was the old man in front of him who turned her into my sacrifice spirit: "You ......"
Senior Lin Xuan said to Tongtong: "Do you regret what I did now?"
Tongtong hesitated for a moment and replied: "I don't regret it, but I feel lucky, following my brother is the luckiest thing in Tongtong's life,"
I listened, and couldn't help pinching Tongtong's little face dotingly,
Senior Lin Xuan nodded: "The two of you are the two most suitable people in the world, a living spirit body, an evil spirit body, and a pair of spirit sacrificers with such a combination...... Alas, don't mention it,"
I felt that Lin Xuan's predecessor seemed to know a lot of things, and I couldn't help but ask: "Senior, the matter between me and Tongtong, could it be that you arranged it?"
Senior Lin Xuan nodded, and shook his head again: "This is all providence, I just did God a favor,"
Lin Xuan's predecessors always leave a line when they speak, and Tongtong and I are a little confused.
"Senpai, you and my grandfather ......" I asked again,
Senior Lin Xuan glanced at my grandfather's spiritual position and sighed: "The two of us have known each other for a long time, he left too suddenly this time, and he didn't tell me, otherwise I can save him, maybe he didn't want to stay in the world for a long time, but this time he wanted to die a little bit,"
"Die a well-deserved death,"
Senior Lin Xuan looked around, and I quickly poured him a cup of tea, but he refused: "The tea is free, I'm going to leave in a while, and I deserve to die as I said...... Someone will tell you soon,"
Senior Lin Xuan pinched his fingers again, and his face changed: "They are coming, I will leave first, by the way, this is for you, from now on, you will be my second apprentice,"
Before I could react, Lin Xuan's predecessor stuffed a token to me, and then jumped and disappeared into the courtyard, at the same time, there were many footsteps outside the courtyard, and when I saw the person clearly, I was so surprised that I couldn't close my mouth,
"Ding Chen,"
"Lingqing, Qin Xue, Senior Brother Yu,"
I looked at the three of them in shock, and Tongtong also shouted: "Why are you ......?"
Lingqing said: "Let's solve a little thing, why are you here,"
I said speechlessly, "This is my home,"
It turns out that the "they" that Lin Xuan's predecessors said are Lingqing them, no wonder he hides so fast,
Eh, wait, Lin Xuan's predecessor just seemed to say that I was his second apprentice, what is the situation, why was I accepted as an apprentice so easily, and I didn't even have an apprenticeship ceremony?
Lingqing suddenly found the token in my hand, his face suddenly changed, he rushed to me, grabbed the token and looked: "He has been here,"
I didn't dare to hide it from her: "Just left,"
"Why don't you keep him," Lingqing said angrily,
"Eldest sister, Senior Lin Xuan wants to leave, what can I do to keep him," I said innocently,
Qin Xue and Senior Brother Yu also stepped forward and persuaded: "Don't blame Ding Chen, he is also weak,"
Ling Qing snorted coldly and was not ready to pay attention to me, but suddenly found that the layout of my house was a little strange, and couldn't help asking, "What are you?"
"My grandfather died last night, and I just came back and was keeping a wake for him," I said with a stiff smile.
Lingqing's faces changed suddenly, and they quickly apologized to me, and I waved my hand: "It's nothing,"
Lingqing gave his grandfather a pillar of incense very seriously: "The great kindness of the seniors is beyond the reach of the younger generations,"