Chapter 22: The Death of the Father
In the center of the inner hall of the ancestral hall, behind the dazzling laying table, there is a black coffin, exuding an oppressive atmosphere.
Tang Chen glanced at the coffin blankly, and then looked at the fourth uncle.
The fourth uncle looked sad, slowly walked to the table, took three incense, lit it on the candle flame tremblingly, and then inserted it into the incense case, and then said with a crying voice: "Second brother, I brought Chen'er to see you......"
Before he finished speaking, the fourth uncle could barely cry, he tried to endure it, his lips trembled uncontrollably, and he squeezed out another sentence: "Kowtow to your father......"
"Woo......" The fourth uncle couldn't hold back after all, cried bitterly, and hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand, whimpered silently, and burst into tears.
The last glimmer of hope in Tang Chen's heart, as the fourth uncle's cry was shattered, he felt that his heart hurt fiercely, as if at this moment, his heart was torn apart, and at the same time, there was one most important thing that passed away from his heart forever, and his heart was empty.
He knelt silently and kowtowed slowly but very respectfully.
One knock.
Two knocks.
Three knocks.
Every time he knocked, his heart hurt a little more, and he bit his lip and couldn't make a sound, and the bitter tears seeped into the corners of his mouth, the smell was like poison, making his throat hard and tight, as if someone had choked his neck.
"Father......!
Tang Chen wanted to call out, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the sourness in his heart turned into a heart-rending wail like a flood bursting the embankment, and he couldn't help but cry.
Alas, men don't flick when they have tears, but it's not time to be sad.
He cried uncontrollably, and endless regret welled up in his heart......
"Father, do you know that my soul star has mutated......"
"Father, do you know, I already have the strength of a sixth-order star warrior......"
"Father, do you know, I'm not even afraid of a second-order star general now......"
"Father, do you know that I don't need you to get the fruit for me anymore......"
"Father, I haven't told you this yet, why are you ......?"
Thinking of this, Tang Chen's heart hurt even more, and he cried even more sadly.
The fourth uncle stood at the table, silently wiping his tears, he didn't come to comfort Tang Chen, he knew that the man at this time didn't need to be comforted, he just needed to cry.
It wasn't until an hour later, when Tang Chen was tired of crying, his tears dried up, and his voice became hoarse, that he gradually stopped crying.
"Come and see your father for the last time. The fourth uncle sighed.
Tang Chen got up with difficulty, walked to the coffin with heavy steps, and looked at the kind and strange person lying inside.
The man's face was pale and lifeless, and there were several deep and long scratches on his cheeks and forehead, the blood had long since been washed away, leaving only deep wounds that could be seen in the bones, and one eye socket was completely empty, leaving only terrifying eye holes, which were shocking!
Tang Chen couldn't help but turn his head, and his heart, which had just calmed down, hurt again.
The fourth uncle didn't let him look at it more, and reached out and pulled up the white cloth covering the chest of the corpse, hiding his entire head inside.
"Come with me, I have something to give you. ”
The fourth uncle greeted and walked aside, and Tang Chen silently followed.
Then, the fourth uncle took out a ring, handed it to Tang Chen, and said, "This is your father's star ring, which is all the things your father left you." I've helped you erase the soul mark from the Star Ring, and you only need to inject star power to access the contents inside. ”
Tang Chen took the star ring and put it directly on the index finger of his right hand, as for the contents inside, he had no intention of checking it at this time.
Then, the fourth uncle took out a roll of animal skins from his arms, handed it to Tang Chen, glanced at him with a complicated expression, and said, "This is your father's most cherished thing, so I'll give it to you." ”
Tang Chen took the animal skin, and couldn't help but be a little curious in his heart, this thing didn't look like a precious thing, it wasn't a precious thing but it was so treasured, it could only be his father's letter, thinking of this, he hurriedly opened the animal skin scroll.
What caught his eye was a map, with Tang Chen's knowledge, he couldn't see where the map was, but some hand-drawn wishful marks on it made him understand at a glance that this was a map of the distribution of wishful fruits, with four markers, and a small red cross drawn respectively, these places must have been explored by his father.
Looking at this picture, Tang Chen's heart was full of emotion, and he really understood at this time that the reason why his father had been running around all these years was actually to help him find the wishful fruit.
He felt even more unspeakably uncomfortable in his heart, his father worked tirelessly day and night, fearlessly looking for the wishful fruit, and even died for it, but who knew that now he can't use the wishful fruit at all, this is really a creation and a trick!
"Alas, you may not need this picture, but it is your father's hard work, and it is the most important thing in his life, so you can keep it and think about it. The fourth uncle sighed, his tone full of helplessness.
Tang Chen nodded gloomily and put away the animal skin roll close to his body.
Next, the fourth uncle told Tang Chen about his father's death, and mentioned that his father repeatedly said before his death, "I can't rest assured that Chen'er is the most", which made Tang Chen cry again.
In the end, the fourth uncle urged him to go home to visit his mother quickly, and he left the ancestral shrine in a hurry.
On the way home, he repeatedly warned himself that he must be strong, not let his mother see him crying, and not let his mother see that he is vulnerable.
When he returned home and saw his mother, he was surprised by his mother's appearance, although she looked obviously crying, and her eyebrows were very sad, but at this time she was solemn, and there was no one who had no gods.
Tang Chen didn't notice that the moment he entered the house, his mother's eyes trembled violently, and her eyes instantly turned red, and she endured it very hard to keep herself from losing her temper.
Chen's mother took his hand, sat down at the table, and asked earnestly, "Have you been to see your father?"
Tang Chen nodded silently.
"Your father's greatest wish before his death was to help you get the wishful fruit and improve your qualifications, and now although he is dead, he has died after all, he has fought hard, and he will not have too many regrets......"
Tang Chen pursed his lips vigorously and nodded heavily, but tears rolled in his eyes.
Chen's mother took a deep breath, touched Tang Chen's head, and then said: "Chen'er, don't be sad, people can't be resurrected after death, we who are alive must live well, so that your father can go with peace of mind." ”
Hearing this, for some reason, Tang Chen couldn't help but feel excited, and seemed to grasp something in his mind, so he hurriedly asked, "Mother, what did you say?"
Seeing Tang Chen's dejected appearance, Chen's mother couldn't help but feel a pain in her heart, and replied: "Child, look away, don't be sad......"
"No, not that. Also, what else did you say?" Tang Chen shook his head, frowning and thinking hard, trying to grasp the fleeting thing.
Chen's mother sighed and replied, "I said, people can't be resurrected after death, we ......"
"Yes, yes, that's it, people can't be resurrected when they die! Is it true that people can't be resurrected when they die? No, people can be resurrected when they die......
Tang Chen muttered to himself like a demon, then got up abruptly and rushed towards the outside of the house, no matter how desperately Chen's mother called behind him, he didn't look back.