I looked at the third grandmother with some shock and asked, "Then you first felt the edification just like in a dream?" ”

The third grandmother shook her head and said, "Actually." When those strange people came, I was not dead, and the divine water sprinkled on my body did not bring me back from the dead, but made me recover. So, my heart has always been clear, and I know that we are human. I also remember the benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith that I have lived in elementary school. ”

All three of us nodded.

The third grandmother said: "Those strange people did not allow us to leave, trapped us in the village, and watched us like beasts all day long, only looking for food and giving birth. I don't know how many years have passed, but some of my fellow villagers are old. Some died. However, whether they are old or dead, there is only one result, which is to be eaten by the younger and stronger people. I was the only exception, and I found myself never getting old. ”

Mr. Lu said: "It must be because of the divine water. ”

The third grandmother nodded: "Actually, in that hellish world, who is in the mood to care if they are old or not?" When I open my eyes every day, all I think about is how to live. It wasn't until one day that I suddenly remembered that after all these years, I was still young. Even babies from decades ago have become grandfathers. But I'm still in my twenties. At the time, I didn't know it was because of the water. ”

The third grandmother continued: "Later, you also saw it. My child died, and I was sad for a long time. One night, I knelt down and cried to the moon in the sky, and I said, is there really a God in the world? Are there really immortals? My folks eat fasting and pray for Buddha, why did it become like this? ”

Then I heard a voice in my ear saying, "Of course there are gods and spirits in the world." The gods do not save your fellow villagers, because they are not enlightened, and since you have been enlightened, I will protect you from harm and enjoy a thousand years of life. ”

We looked at the third grandmother in amazement. The words came out of her mouth naturally. But we couldn't believe it. Xue Qian asked, "What do you mean?" Did the gods talk to you? ”

The third grandmother smiled and said, "I don't know if he is an immortal." Perhaps. He never showed up, just talked to me in my ear. He told me a lot of things. No one except me knows about his existence, even those weirdos. ”

Mr. Lu asked, "What does he want you to say?" ”

The third grandmother said: "He is an immortal outside the Nine Heavens. Light yì will not come to the mortal world. But not long ago, a few people sneaked to the fairy world. stole a lot of things from the fairy world, including this divine water. ”

When the third grandmother said this, she paused again and added: "The immortals did not say it explicitly, it was people who stole into the fairy world. But I couldn't understand it, so I thought of them as human beings. ”

All three of us nodded and asked, "And then?" ”

The third grandmother said: "The gods sue me." These people came to our village with the divine water, intending to try the effect of the divine water, which is why this scene has happened. Turned our whole village into hell. ”

"And I began to ask the god to save us. The fairy said that when the villagers had wisdom, he would naturally take action. And in order for the gods to save us, I began to spread moral education in the village. Because of the secret help of that god, the villagers can't hurt me. ”

"In the process, the weirdos who had been watching us seemed to be amazed. I can't seem to understand why I suddenly have a mind. All this time, they only forbade us to leave the village, and did not interfere in our affairs, and although they were surprised, they did not interrupt me. So I was able to slowly influence the villagers. ”

"I don't know how many more years or generations have passed. The villagers were finally taught by me, and they called me the third grandmother and worshipped me as a living immortal. And I also found that I was no longer in my twenties, but in my thirties. It seems that I just age much slower than normal, and I am not really immortal. ”

Mr. Lu said, "That's how your name came from. You spread enlightenment in the village, you have great merit, and you should be worshiped by them. ”

The third grandmother smiled and said, "That day, the villagers built the third grandmother temple for me. The day the temple was inaugurated. The weirdos seemed to feel bored and planned to leave. The villagers didn't know about the existence of these weirdos, but I knew very well, so I quietly followed. Ten miles from the village. They were stopped by the god. ”

"The fairy still hasn't appeared, but invisibly let those weirdos not escape. It can be seen that the skills of the gods are really unfathomable, and we mortals only have envy. ”

"The immortal didn't kill them right away. Rather, they are asked to hand over what they have stolen. But these weirdos kept begging for mercy. Judging by what they mean, it seems that they have lost those things. So the gods punished them and made them formless and insubstantial, and they lived in the netherworld forever. ”

The three of us shouted in amazement, "People of Hades." ”

I was a little shocked in my heart: "It turns out that people in the underworld have not existed since ancient times. Instead, he was punished by the gods in the netherworld. ”

When the third grandmother heard us call out this name, she didn't have a surprised expression on her face, but looked at us with a smile and said, "You have already guessed? In fact, it took me a long time before I realized that there were people in the underworld in the world, and it took a long time before I realized that they should be strange people who were punished by the gods into the netherworld. ”

When the third grandmother said this, she slowly stretched her arms, and then pulled her legs out. She was sitting cross-legged, and as she moved, I could hear her joints crackle.

I couldn't help but grin, for fear that she would break the bone.

And the third grandmother smiled at us and said, "I've been sitting here for many years, and if I don't move around, I'm afraid I'll never have a chance." ”

The three of us reached out and wanted to help her. But she waved her hand and refused. She slowly stood up, and walked cautiously in the hut with small steps.

She pushed open the door of the hut, looked at the night outside, and sighed, "I haven't seen the moon in a long time." ”

She didn't linger long outside the door, and then walked back again. Then bend down and move your futon out of the way. She pointed to the soil under the futon and said, "Please help me dig it up." ”

We guessed that there might be something buried underneath, so we began digging with our bare hands. After a while, we dug up a stone box.

The third grandmother looked at the stone box, and the look in her eyes was a little strange, as if she had seen an old friend who had not seen her for many years. She reached out and stroked the top of the stone box for a moment, then said, "Open it." ”

I lifted it slightly, and the crate was opened. There is a jade gourd inside, and the mouth of the gourd is sealed with wood with a peculiar fragrance.

The third grandmother carefully took out the jade gourd and handed it over to Mr. Lu. She trembled and said, "This is the divine water, left by those few weirdos." I've kept it for so many years. The gods told me that when I was about to die, someone would come and take it, and now you are finally here. "The Empty House:.

When the third grandmother said this, she smiled again: "I asked the gods back then. Who are these three people? How can I tell them? The gods told me that there were three people, one who felt that he was a Taoist, one who felt that he was a mortal, and one who did not know who he was. Aren't you three talking about? ”

When the three of us heard this, we looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

Mr. Lu looked at the jade gourd in his hand, and his voice trembled a little: "Why do you want us to take it?" How to use this divine water? ”

The third grandmother shook her head: "This is ordered by the gods, I don't know." That immortal never appeared again. ”

Xue Qian suddenly said: "I understand, Daoist Ma wants to get this jade gourd." ”

The third grandmother looked at Xue Qian suspiciously: "Daoist Ma, who is he?" ”