Chapter 4 is too late to say goodbye

The bright moon is like a disk, hanging high above the nine heavens.

A bluestone house on Baiyun Road in the ancient city, the lights are bright, the animal oil is burning, the room where the old man Liu Su is, the atmosphere is heavy, a man who is not confused holds a scroll of animal skin in his hand, looking at the simple decoration in the room, looking sad.

The middle-aged man's name is Shi Zhenzhong, he is Ling Yu's neighbor, he has a little knowledge of pharmacology, and he is taking care of the elderly during the time when Ling Yu went to Meijian Villa to ask for medicine.

Shi Zhenzhong looked at the animal skin scroll in his hand, and said in a low tone: "Ling Yu, I couldn't save Aunt Su's life, and I couldn't let her hold on until you came back from asking for medicine, I hope you don't blame Uncle Shi." ”

Shi Zhenzhong's expression was sad, remembering Ling Yu's words before leaving Meijian Villa, his heart was full of self-blame, the young man didn't care about the danger of his life, he only said "My life was saved by my mother-in-law, and I will save my mother-in-law at a big price" and went to Meijian Villa to ask for medicine without hesitation, but he failed to save the old man's life, and he couldn't insist on the arrival of life-saving medicine.

Although Shi Zhenzhong had no hope that Ling Yu would succeed in finding life-saving medicine, he hoped that he could help the old man persist until Ling Yu came back, and before the old man died, Ling Yu could say goodbye to the old man, but when the toxin on the old man's body broke out again, he was helpless, powerless, and tried his best to suppress the toxin that broke out on the old man's body, and failed to save the old man's life.

Step, step, step!

Suddenly, there was a deafening sound of horses' hooves, and the sound of horses' hooves outside the bluestone house interrupted Shi Zhenzhong's thoughts, he collected his thoughts, and said to himself, 'Ling Yu, you are ready', and then walked out of the old man's room.

After Ling Yu dismounted, he went straight to the Qingshi House, and when he saw Shi Zhenzhong's figure, he said excitedly: "Uncle Shi, I successfully asked for the Life-Continuation Pill, and my mother-in-law was saved." ”

Shi Zhenzhong squeezed out a smile, and before he could say anything, Ling Yu hurriedly walked into the old man's room, but there was no old man on the stone bed.

Ling Yu's heart tightened, and ominous thoughts appeared in his mind autonomously, and he was about to ask Shi Zhenzhong something, when Shi Zhenzhong's voice sounded behind him, "Aunt Su is gone, and she is walking peacefully." ”

Ling Yu couldn't react, and Mu Ne asked, "Uncle Shi, what did you say?"

"Not long after you left, Aunt Su's toxin broke out again, and the medicinal herbs used in the past could no longer be suppressed. ”

Shi Zhenzhong opened his mouth in a deep voice, bent over at Ling Yu, and said, "Ling Yu, I'm sorry, it's Uncle Shi who is useless, he couldn't save Aunt Su's life, and he couldn't buy you time!"

Ling Yu was like losing his soul, his steps were unsteady, his face was instantly pale and weak, his body was shaking, and his whole person's spiritual qi seemed to be drained.

Shi Zhenzhong handed the animal skin scroll in his hand to Ling Yu and said sadly: "This is what Aunt Su asked me to hand over to you, she read it word by word before she died, and asked me to help write it." ”

Ling Yu took the animal skin tremblingly, his eyes wet with tears.

Shi Zhenzhong patted Ling Yu on the shoulder and said in a low voice, "Aunt Su's ashes are placed in your room, and her old man wants you to give her one last ride." ”

Shi Zhenzhong finally said, 'Everyone has their own life, mourn', and walked out of the room.

Ling Yu's hands trembled and flipped over the animal skin:

"Xiaoyu, mother-in-law is gone, don't be sad for your mother-in-law, take good care of yourself, mother-in-law can meet Xiaoyu in the last years, there are no regrets in this life, the only thing that can not be relieved is you, after I woke up, I heard Zhenzhong say that you go to Meijian Villa to ask for medicine for your mother-in-law, how can you be so stupid, for me an old woman to go to that Meijian Villa, it's not worth it, if you have any accidents, you call my mother-in-law how can I go at ease." Mother-in-law has no children and no daughters in this life, in the last stage of life, having such a 'grandson' like you is already the greatest gift from God to me, my mother-in-law knows that her time is running out, but my mother-in-law doesn't want to die so soon, I still want to see Xiaoyu return safely, my mother-in-law's only wish now is to ask God to bless my Xiaoyu to return safely!"

Two tears of blood flowed from Ling Yu's eyes.

"Xiaoyu, my mother-in-law doesn't know who you are or where you come from, and my mother-in-law doesn't ask, because my mother-in-law regarded you as my own grandson at first sight, and my mother-in-law was very happy with you for a year. Xiaoyu, you are very smart, you will definitely make a difference in the future, in the eyes of your mother-in-law, you are unique, no one in the world can compare to you, from the beginning of your mother-in-law to hand you archery, your mother-in-law knows that you will be able to get ahead in the future and bloom your own light, but unfortunately your mother-in-law is leaving, and she can't wait for that day. It's okay to go, so that Xiaoyu doesn't have to worry about it, my mother-in-law calculated the time, the ten-year assessment time of Meijian Villa is about to come, and I have been worried that you will give up the assessment of Meijian Villa because of your mother-in-law, and give up the opportunity to become a spirit refiner, now that your mother-in-law is gone, you can go to the assessment with peace of mind.

"Xiao Yu, you remember that you must go to the assessment, you must become a spirit refiner, only by becoming a spirit refiner can you live a better life, and you don't have to fight with strange beasts for life. Xiao Yu, mother-in-law is gone, you have to take good care of yourself, mother-in-law hopes that Xiao Yu will be a powerful spirit refiner next time she comes to see her mother-in-law. ”

"Mother-in-law!"

Ling Yu hugged the animal skin and cried on his knees, bent over from crying, and cried dry blood and tears, before this kind old man died, it was Ling Yu who couldn't rest assured, worried about Ling Yu's future, and his only wish was to hope that her grandson Xiaoyu was okay!

Ling Yu knelt on the ground motionless like a piece of wood for five hours, then got up and took the animal skin into his arms, which would be the most important item in his life.

Ling Yu walked into the room where he had lived for a year, held the urn on the bed in his arms, and said in a hoarse voice: "Mother-in-law, do you know, Xiao Yu is now a spirit refiner, you don't have to worry about Xiao Yu's future, Xiao Yu is better than anyone else, Xiao Yu only took half a year to become a spirit refiner, and he will definitely become a spirit refining powerhouse in the future." Mother-in-law, Xiaoyu also wants to take you to walk the land of the human world, appreciate the style of thousands of miles of rivers, Xiaoyu has been preparing, and has been working hard, Xiaoyu hopes that one day after cultivating as a Tongxuan, he will change his life for his mother-in-law against the sky and prolong her life. ”

Ling Yu's voice became more and more hoarse, and finally a little blurred, "Mother-in-law, do you know, Xiao Yu is not from this world, you are the only relative of this Xiao Yu in this world, Xiao Yu wanted to find a chance to tell you, but now that you are gone, Xiao Yu doesn't even have the only relative, you taught me archery, taught me hunting, gave me hope for the future, Xiao Yu hasn't had time to repay you..."

The voice went from hoarse to indistinct to the last wordless, and Ling Yu hugged the old man's urn so tightly.

Step on!

There was a light footstep outside the door, from far and near, Ling Yu turned a deaf ear, the owner of the footsteps was a young man about the same age as Ling Yu, tall and mighty, named Shi Feng, Shi Zhenzhong's son, and Ling Yu's first friend who came to this world.

Shi Feng came to Ling Yu and saw Ling Yu with red eyes and a bloody face, and said in shock: "Ling Yu, you..."

Shi Feng took a deep breath, suppressed the emotions tumbling in his heart, patted Ling Yu's shoulder, and comforted: "Ling Yu, don't be too sad, you have done your best." ”

Ling Yu was silent.

"Let's send my mother-in-law for the last time. ”

Shi Feng spoke again and said sadly: "Let my mother-in-law be buried in the ground, and let her go." ”

Ling Yu finally raised his head and said in a low voice, "Shi Feng, help me prepare." ”

Shi Feng nodded, turned around and left, preparing animal oil and animal meat.

Ling Yu buried the old man in the back of the bluestone house, lit seven animal oil lamps, and knelt down.

After Shi Feng bowed three times, he said to Ling Yu: "Life always has to go on, I hope you can come out soon." ”

Ling Yu looked at the tombstone and said softly, "I want to guard my mother-in-law's spirit." ”

"I'll bring you food during this time. Shi Feng nodded and turned to leave.

Shi Feng's house was next to the Qingshi House, and as soon as Shi Feng returned home, Shi Zhenzhong asked out loud, "What happened to Ling boy." ”

Shi Feng said word by word: "I have dried up my blood and tears." ”

Shi Zhen's heart was shocked, his hands shook involuntarily, and he felt deeply remorseful: "It's all my fault, I hurt Aunt Su, if I can persist until Ling Yu comes back, Aunt Su's life will be saved, I thought that Ling Yu's success rate in seeking medicine is very small, if this is the case, I will feel better, and Ling Yu will be easy to accept." ”

"Father, you can't be blamed for this, we all tried our best, and we can only blame life for being too cruel. Shi Feng shook his head, not agreeing with Shi Zhenzhong's words,

"Yes, life is too cruel to be unsalvageable after all. Shi Zhenzhong sighed, his tone slightly deep.

"I didn't expect Ling Yu to have such a good relationship with his mother-in-law, he has only been here for a year, and his feelings are deeper than that of me, a person whose mother-in-law has grown up. Shi Feng smiled bitterly, his tone a little emotional.

"Aunt Su saved Ling Xiaozi's life, and she took care of her wholeheartedly for three months, this is not just a life-saving grace, we all know Ling Xiaozi's personality, he can't accept the fact that Aunt Su is leaving, it's just reasonable. ”

Shi Zhenzhong's expression was solemn, and he was also a little moved, for the relationship between Ling Yu and the old man Liu Su.

Shi Zhenzhong suddenly remembered something, and reminded: "By the way, Shi Feng, it is getting closer and closer to the centennial freshman assessment time of Meijian Villa, and it should be in this month, there will be disciples of Meijian Villa to come to us to issue a notice of the specific assessment time." You find an opportunity to tell Ling Yu and let him get ready, Aunt Su instructed me before she died, I must remind Ling Yu to participate in the assessment, I hope we can help Ling Yu adjust his emotions and get out of Aunt Su's matter as soon as possible. You are also prepared, this is your chance to become a spirit refiner, take advantage of this opportunity. ”

Shi Feng snorted and said softly, "Father, don't worry, I will tell Ling Yu after seven days of guarding the spirit." ”

"In the past few days, you can send Ling Yu some food and light a beast oil lamp for Aunt Su. I'm tired, so I'm going to rest first. ”

Shi Zhenzhong turned to leave, his steps a little heavy.

Shi Feng looked at the back that seemed to have suddenly become old, knowing that his father was full of guilt about the old man's death, and wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to say it.

In the end, Shi Feng said to himself: "Father, why do you blame yourself too much, I don't think Ling Yu will blame you, he knows that you have really done your best." ”

Shi Feng sighed and went to rest, this kind of thing needs time to slowly fade.