A fair price (2)

A strange feeling spread in the hearts of Yang Yin and Li Sixian, and the two of them glanced at each other and didn't say much. Chen Po, www.biquge.info the pen "Fun" Pavilion, seemed to be completely unaware of the movements of the other two people in the room, and continued to tell her story.

"When the wind blows, you see, the candle flame keeps shaking, and people start to get sick, so birth, old age, sickness and death are very normal natural phenomena for human beings." At this time, the candle oil slowly slipped off the top part of the candle, "When a candle burns out, the person's life has come to an end." Death told the farmer's son that when the child was treating the sick, the Grim Reaper would appear, and if he had a candle in his hand that was about to burn out, it meant that the man's life was coming to an end, and the child had to tell the mortal that the sick man was dying; Otherwise, the child can revive the patient. ”

"The farmer's son, relying on his adoptive father's death, soon became a well-known miracle doctor. Finally, one day, the emperor fell ill, and the palace sent someone to ask the peasant's son to treat the emperor. The boy came to the palace, and he was fascinated by the splendor of the palace, whether it was the rare treasures piled up in the corner or the gorgeous robes worn by the female officials, all of them attracted the child's mind. Therefore, when he saw the emperor lying on the hospital bed, he only thought about curing the emperor quickly! ”

"But it's a pity, this time, the candle in the hand of his adoptive father of death was about to burn out, and the peasant's child drove away all the palace people, he picked up a candle burning next to the dragon's bed, and pointed the wick of this candle at the one in the hand of the god of death, and then put it in the hand of the god of death, and soon, the original candle in the hand of the god of death was extinguished, but the candle lit behind it burned vigorously."

The Emperor soon woke up, and felt better than before, and praised the child. When the farmer's child returned to his adoptive father's house, the Grim Reaper asked him, 'Why don't you do what I want?' The life of this emperor should have expired! The underworld must take back his soul! The peasant child replied: 'He is the head of a country, and without him the country would be in chaos.' ’”

"Death looked at his adopted son for a long time, and finally looked up to the sky and laughed, 'Are you really just thinking about this country?' Death looked at the child's eyes, the child did not dodge, although he was indeed a little scared in his heart, in fact, he was fascinated by the prosperity of the palace, he also wanted to live that kind of life of fine clothes and food, if he couldn't save the emperor this time, he would never be able to enter the palace again. ”

"'Remember, child, no one in this world can deceive the gods, not even the children of the gods.' Death looked at the farmer's son and said, 'There's no next time,' he said. The farmer's child said that he knew, and the matter was settled. After that, the peasant's child was summoned by the emperor and named the imperial doctor, and enjoyed all the glory and wealth in the palace, of course, after that, he also did his best to comply with his adoptive father's wishes, although this also made a concubine and an important minister die, but for the emperor, he thought that the divine doctor was more objective and fair, and a doctor with good hands and benevolence. ”

Then there was a tragedy for the whole country, the little princess whom the emperor loved the most fell ill, and the peasant's child, or perhaps by this time he should have been called the imperial doctor. For the first time, the imperial physician saw the face of the little princess, a girl with a peerless beauty, who had perfectly inherited the queen's beautiful face, and even more beautiful. The emperor and empress were at a loss for their daughter's illness, and they pinned all their hopes on the imperial doctor. ”

The royal physician went into the princess's boudoir, and like all men, he was overwhelmed by the princess's peerless beauty. Then he saw his adoptive father, the candle in the hand of the Grim Reaper was obviously about to burn out, and the Imperial Physician couldn't believe that such a beautiful man was about to die immediately. He saw his adoptive father's expression, and Death's face was now as serious and calm as ever. ”

The imperial doctor's heart was in a fierce struggle, he thought that he could no longer go against his adoptive father's will, but he wanted to save the princess's life, and even began to whimsical, thinking that if he saved the princess this time, maybe the emperor would marry the princess to him, and let him live a luxurious life of climbing dragons and phoenixes. In the end, emotions prevailed, and the old trick of the imperial doctor was repeated, and the candle was re-lit as he had done last time, and the candle in the hand of the god of death became a long one again, and the princess came back to life. ”

Everyone cheered for the peasants' children, including the emperor and the princess, who was going to marry the princess to the imperial doctor, as the imperial physician had expected. On this day, the imperial doctor got drunk, and he staggered back home, where his adoptive father was already waiting for him. ”

"'You're coming back so late.'" Death spoke, sniffing at the Imperial Doctor's clothes, and said, 'It smells of wine.' The Imperial Doctor's mind suddenly cleared up, and he fell to his knees and prostrated himself like a slave to the Grim Reaper, saying, 'Sorry, adoptive father, I know I shouldn't, but I did it anyway, and I can only beg your forgiveness for this.' ’”

"Death patted his adopted son on the shoulder and said, 'Well, you are also my child, and if I treat you and others equally, what is the point of adopting you back then?' When the adopted son heard this, he thought that death had forgiven him, so he got up from the ground. The Grim Reaper said, 'However, before you become a colt, you should go to a place with me, and as an adoptive father, I would like to give you a wedding gift.' ’”

"The peasant's child followed his adoptive father of death to a strange place, where a room full of candles like stars was placed. The Grim Reaper took his adopted son by the hand and said, 'Find the candle that represents your life, I want to give you an extended life as your wedding gift.' The peasant boy was delighted to hear this, and he began to look for his own candle, but he did not find it for a long time, and as time passed slowly, he found nothing. ”

When he turned back to ask his adoptive father where his life candle was, Death was no longer in the room. The farmer's son walked out, but he was surprised to find that what he saw had completely changed, and the world was no longer what he knew. He came to the palace, where he was received by the emperor, but the emperor was not the emperor whom the imperial physician knew. The emperor told the peasant children that the emperor he was talking about was the great-great-great-grandfather of the current emperor, who had died very young, and that the little princess, the emperor said that he had also heard about it, because of the sudden disappearance of her fiancΓ©, the princess was depressed, and died soon after. ”