Chapter 3 Mentoring and Accidental Crossing
Lu Changfeng had nothing to love and jumped off the bridge pier.
His eyes were closed, and he was afraid to see his own terrible death. For him, there was little hope of living, and death might be a relief. He doesn't care much about this world, living will only increase his sorrow, it is better to sacrifice himself and use the flesh and mortal womb to make fish feed for the benefit of the world.
The strange thing is that time seems to have frozen, the bridge deck is only a hundred or ten meters away from the river, and it only takes a few seconds to jump from the bridge into the turbulent river water, and Lu Changfeng feels that centuries have passed. The biting river did not envelop his huge body, and he felt as if the earth had lost its gravitational pull.
After about a cup of tea, Lu Changfeng still didn't feel submerged in water. This is incredible, when I jumped down, I saw my feet leave the bridge pier, how could I not fall into the river?
For a person, the most painful thing is to wait for death, and what is more painful than waiting for death is time, every minute and second is torment. Lu Changfeng slowly opened his eyes, and he was stunned by the scene in front of him.
He found himself suspended in the air, his feet off the ground and not falling into the river. Is it because I shouldn't have died? Is God looking after me? Or do I have superpowers that I just didn't realize before?
Lu Changfeng bit his lip hard, it hurts! He was disappointed that God would not let him die, and that he would have to suffer in this world. Just when he was compassionate, a slightly old voice came from behind him, which sounded creepy, hoarse with a hint of weirdness.
"Young man, there's nothing you can't think about at a young age. Lu Changfeng didn't know whether there was a person or a ghost behind him, and he was too scared to answer.
"Look back, if I hadn't caught you, you would have fed the fish a long time ago. ”
Lu Changfeng listened to this strange voice and was scared in his heart, how dare he turn back.
It may be that the strange man noticed that Lu Changfeng was trembling, he trembled all over, and said again: "You are not afraid of death, will you be afraid of an old man buried in loess to his chin?"
Hearing what the other party said, Lu Changfeng felt that it was right! He was not afraid of death, so what if he looked at him? It doesn't matter if he is a human or a ghost.
He slowly glanced back, and behind him was just an elderly man with a thin body, his hair falling out, his gray beard, and his ragged clothes, and there was no fuss. But he was even more shocked when he saw the old man tugging at his shoulder with only one of his wizened left hands, as easily as holding a ping-pong ball, and making him levitate in mid-air, looking calm and relaxed.
No matter how you say it, he is a strong man, more than one meter and eight meters tall, weighing more than one hundred and eighty pounds, how can he be pinched by this thin elder with one hand, and his shoulders are not felt.
Lu Changfeng's mouth opened wide in shock.
"Come back, kid, the sea of bitterness is endless. The old man pulled him back to the pier.
Before Lu Changfeng could recover from the shock, he was pulled by the elder and left the bridge pier, and came to a bridge hole in a blink of an eye. If you don't look closely, you really can't tell that this is a bridge hole.
The bridge was sealed at both ends, except for a rudimentary wooden door at one end. The old man opened the wooden door and brought Lu Changfeng in.
It seems that this is the residence of the elderly, although the bridge hole is small, but it is fully equipped with all kinds of daily necessities. The rooms are simply furnished, but they are very tidy, and it is clear that the elderly have lived here for a long time.
The elder took a wooden stool for Lu Changfeng to sit down and poured him a glass of wine.
The cold wind was gusting in the bridge cave, and it seemed that the seal was not very good, but fortunately there was a bonfire. A candle swayed in the cold wind, illuminating the elder's face flickering, and Lu Changfeng instinctively became alert.
"Old man, why did you save me?" Lu Changfeng asked.
"Come on, come on, let's talk while eating. This is the dog meat I just made, and it is very fragrant. ”
"I don't eat dog meat. Lu Changfeng rejected the elder's kindness in a word.
"Why don't you eat it? This dog meat is the best in the world, young people eat more dog meat can aphrodisiac, and the body is also warm after eating it in this winter. The elder was not angry at Lu Changfeng's indifference, but was enthusiastic.
"Old man, what should I call you?" Lu Changfeng was puzzled by this person of unknown origin, and he saved himself that he didn't know what medicine was sold in the gourd.
"No one has spoken to me for years, you are the first, I am almost in the ground, you can call whatever you like. The elder said lightly.
"Then I'll call you uncle. This dog is a human companion and can help us with a lot of things, and it's a shame to eat it. Lu Changfeng defended himself for not eating dog meat.
"You young people just talk a lot of nonsense, like me, an old man named Hanako, will be bitten by a dog wherever he goes, and I will eat it if any dog dares to bite me. Besides, I eat stray dogs, and these stray dogs are not kept and taken care of, just like me. If I don't eat them, they will go crazy with puppies, and the puppies will grow into big dogs, and the big dogs will bite, so how many people will have to get the rabies vaccine......?
Listening to the nagging of the elders, Lu Changfeng felt that it made sense, although eating dog meat was inconsistent with his own values, but if no one took care of stray dogs, then their population would surge, threatening people's safety, so he did not refute it.
"Come, this dog meat is the most fragrant in terms of dog legs, try it. The elder handed it to Lu Changfeng with wrinkled hands, this time he did not refuse, he took it with both hands, but did not move.
The elder saw that Lu Changfeng was still resistant to eating dog meat in his heart.
"Eat a bite, young man, and be a full dead ghost when you're done. After the elder finished speaking, he picked up a dog's leg and gnawed on it.
Hearing the elder's words, Lu Changfeng realized that he hadn't eaten dinner, and his stomach was hungry and thirsty, so he didn't have restraint, so he tried to take a bite.
"Well, it's so fragrant!" Lu Changfeng actually praised dog meat, and he changed his opinion on dog meat after never eating dog meat.
"I'm not lying to you! Although the dog meat is only boiled in water, it is fragrant when you add a little salt. It's strange to say, everything in this world, even if it is the best delicacy, without salt, you can't eat anything, and this salt is the best delicacy......"
The elder was chattering, while Lu Changfeng was eating the dog's leg and ignored it.
"Why do you want to jump off the bridge? Is there any knot that you can't think of, say it and always ask the flower to take your pulse, I am a miracle doctor, and I guarantee that the medicine will cure the disease. ”
Lu Changfeng didn't seem to hear the elder speak, and lowered his head and gnawed on the dog's leg.
"I know if you don't say it, I guess you are an orphan who grew up eating hundreds of meals, yes or no?"
Lu Changfeng heard the elder say this, put down the dog's legs, wiped the greasy corners of his mouth with his sleeve, and looked at the elder in surprise.
"Am I right? You are frustrated in life, disillusioned in work, lost in love, and have no hope in this world, so you will think of jumping into the river and committing suicide. ”
Lu Changfeng was stunned, this elder looked no different from the ordinary Hanako, but what he said was indeed the reason for his suicide, he felt that this elder was not an ordinary person.
"Uncle, how do you know?" Lu Changfeng wondered.
"Uncle, I have read countless people, and I can see through your mind. ”
In just a few words, Lu Changfeng admired the five-body cast, this elder is really not an ordinary person, why would he live in this bridge hole?
Lu Changfeng told the bitterness in his heart, and he was relieved. In the past few years, he has not had any confidants, some are just wine and meat friends who call him brother at the wine table, no, those are just acquaintances.
"Well, lad, you're a coward. There is hope only if you are alive. There is a local saying that it is better to die than to live, have you heard it? You can't give up on yourself at any time, only you can save yourself. There is no knot that cannot be untied, and the suffering you have experienced is a precious asset, and everything should be thought of for the good. The elder affirmed.
"How could I be a coward? I'm so much better than the average person, otherwise I wouldn't be alive now. Lu Changfeng retorted.
"I can't think of such a trivial matter, it seems that you are also a lover. Anyway, who told you to wake up Lao Zhaohua and let me save you. Good people do it to the end, send the Buddha to the West, I see that you have no nostalgia for this world, it is better to go to another world and do what you want to do. The elder said earnestly.
"Another world? What world? Western Heaven Elysium? Then you have to be nosy just now, otherwise I would have been drinking a little wine with Lord Yama. Lu Changfeng said in his heart. The elder's words became more and more strange, leaving him scratching his head.
"Uncle, how did you fall to this point if you are so powerful? In this society, you are the boss who sets up a stall, you can pinch and calculate, and you don't have to live in this bridge hole. Who are you?" Lu Changfeng was quite puzzled by the origin of the elder and had to ask.
The elder was silent, his brow furrowed, and he let out a long sigh.
"Don't mention it! The past is like smoke, and it is unbearable to look back. The fame and fortune you are pursuing now are all dung, and when you pursue everything you want, you will find that you have truly lost everything......"
The elders did not give a positive explanation of their origins.
"Okay, what are you thinking about?" asked the elder.
"Uncle, what kind of world is the other world you are talking about, and what other world will there be under this world?" Lu Changfeng said puzzled.
"You'll know when you go, you don't have to ask. The elder took a sip of his wine, thoughtful.
"It's a wonderful world, where you're going to get all the glory and riches, and you can do whatever you want, will?"
"Well, I do. ”
The elder stretched out his weak hand, and with just a slight lift, Lu Changfeng was suspended in mid-air from the stool.
An unexpected journey begins.