A similar situation is happening in villages around Kitahara Castle.

In a mountain covered by wind and snow, several old people walked slowly up the mountain.

At a glance, they are all neatly dressed, wrapping their thin bodies completely, but if you look closely, you will find that the clothes on their bodies are not good materials, there are many traces of sewing, threads and friction and fading marks indicate that this clothing has long been over the years, in addition to covering the body, the effect of heat preservation and wind resistance is not good.

They looked numb and calm, knowing very well where their goals were.

There were those who were weak and could not walk first, so they were supported by their companions to continue walking, even if they were slow, but never stopped.

There was a sound of footsteps behind him, but for these old people who had been walking for a while and their senses were frozen by the cold, they did not notice it immediately.

Until the people behind finally caught up with them and shouted, "Grandpa! Grandpa!"

The old man looked back blankly, and the man had already rushed to them, grabbed the wrist of one of them, and held the old man's frozen hand tightly in his own youthful and self-warming palm.

"Grandpa!"

The thin old man who was called grandpa by the young man trembled his lips, "Xiangzi, what's wrong with you, why are you here?"

Xiangzi burst into tears, and was wiped away by him before he fell, and said angrily: "If I don't come, I will never see grandpa again, I said it, I said that I can afford it, I can get by, why don't you listen to grandpa!"

Grandpa didn't speak, and there was a calm in his eyes that were pressed down by the thick folded eyelids.

I can't afford it, I can't get by.

Those of them who have lived to this age can feel that there will be a cold snap this year.

When the time comes, the food at home, the insulated firewood and clothes will definitely not be enough.

Their old bones need more calories.

Instead of wasting resources on their old bones, it is better to leave them to the children and give them more hope to live.

This is the usual practice of the old people in the village when they encounter cold snaps.

They have a natural cave on the top of this mountain, the location is hidden and special and will not be patronized by wild beasts, and it is called the Eternal Sleeping Cave by the old people in the village. Every year, there are old people who feel that they can't get by, and they will go to the long sleep cave by themselves, and sleep quietly in the cave.

This time, Grandpa Xiangzi and the other old people around him went to the sleeping cave together.

They didn't wear any good clothes, just enough to cover their bodies, and everyone walked together with peace of mind and calm. Because they were accompanied by someone on the way to their long sleep, and their long sleep also gave hope to future generations of Changchun.

"Shoko, don't be sad." Grandpa's hand was warmed by Xiangzi, and when he had the strength to move, he touched Xiangzi's head and said calmly: "Grandpa is this age, enough is enough, go with peace of mind."

Shoko shook her head, "Grandpa, listen to me......

Grandpa didn't listen, it was nothing more than that the child should be strong, and filial piety said that he could take care of him in the past winter.

But this child has never seen the horror of the real cold snap since he grew up, which is not comparable to ordinary cold days in the north.

"Shoko, go back." Grandpa said, "We have to walk this road ourselves, you can't send it."

Letting a child send them on the road is not good for the child's psychology, and it is not good for them, the elderly who consciously enter the ground, and it will arouse their unbearable and longing for their relatives.

….

The other old people around him had already acted again, and only one of the old people who was closest to Grandpa Xiangzi was waiting in place, planning to support Grandpa Xiangzi after speaking.

"Grandpa, listen to me after I finish speaking, don't go, don't go! The city sent people, they are fairy-like people, they brought supplies for the winter to every family, we will definitely be fine this year, and we will definitely be better in the future!" Seeing this situation, Xiangzi couldn't care about his emotions anymore, and hurriedly finished speaking, almost without breathing.

These words made the other old people who had left stop, but they only stopped, and the numbness in their eyes begging for death did not change much.

Grandpa Xiangzi was also stunned when he heard this, and then nodded, "Okay, okay, that's good, so we can rest assured."

now."

Xiangzi's eyes widened, never expecting that his words not only did not make his grandfather recover his spirits, but made them feel more at ease to run to death.

At this moment, Xiangzi regretted why he went up the mountain alone to find his grandfather without notifying the others, which made his words not carry enough weight alone.

"No, Grandpa, you didn't understand, it's not ordinary supplies, those adults are...... By the way, it's a night envoy, it's a divine envoy, they can take things out of thin air, their power is infinite, they can dispel the cold, the materials they give are not ordinary disaster relief, not porridge and little water, grandpa, we can all live, we can definitely live, not only young children this year, but also the elderly!"

Shoko spoke feverishly, his eyes glittering with a burning light.

In my memory, not long ago, those oracles dressed in black and wearing red spikes on their waists, each of them was a teenager but had extraordinary momentum, and their gestures were immortal means.

When he heard what they said, he was crazy with joy, and hurried back to tell his grandfather, who had recently been bedridden, but he did not find his grandfather in the house.

Later, he looked at the house and found that there was a missing bun at home, and his grandfather's old clothes were thicker, and the blanket that was covered on his grandfather to keep him warm these days was left at home, and Xiangzi thought of a possibility.

His brain exploded, and he rushed to the direction of the sleeping cave without thinking about it, and finally caught up with his grandfather and them, but now the grandfathers didn't believe what he said at all, and looked at his eyes so lovingly, as if to say: I know your filial piety, and you can even make up this kind of nonsense for us to go back.

Xiangzi was really anxious, and he couldn't wait to carry his grandfather directly on his back and take it back.

But what about the others?

Watching other familiar old people in the village die?

Why don't you carry your grandfather back first, and then call someone to come up and bring people?

The wind and snow are getting heavier.

Shoko knew she couldn't drag it out.

He felt sorry for other old people, but more importantly, his grandfather.

Just as Shoko was doing what she wanted, a voice came from ahead.

A group of people appeared in their field of vision.

"Found it!"

"It's Shoko, this kid is really clever, faster than us."

"Grandpa, grandpa!"

"Milk! It's home, it's time to go home."

The shouts of the relatives reached the ears of the old man who was about to go to the scene.

The numb old people finally lost their temper.

The reason why they want to go up the mountain quietly is that they don't want to face the separation of their relatives, they don't want their relatives to be sad and sad, and they don't want to hesitate to die.

….

"Carry people on their backs." The voice was calm and steady, and the young people of the village did not hesitate to do so.

The old people turned their gaze to the person who spoke, and then there was a trance.

The young man in black clothes and red spikes is not amazing, but he gives people the feeling of Mount Tai.

In the cold mountains, he was lightly dressed and tall.

In the face of these elderly people who would rather die by themselves than give hope to their children, Ye Jing, the leader of the night tour team in charge of this village, smiled and said softly with a respectful attitude towards the elderly: "Please return home, the night tour is about to break the cold and the night is coming, it should be a happy day for the family."

Before the old people could react, they had already been carried on their backs by the young people of the village.

Some of them still don't want to go back and cause trouble to their families, or they are lonely old people who have no family and feel that there is no point in going back.

However, the lonely old man who felt meaningless was also carried by a village boy.

The old man was stunned, "You...... You ......."

The boy turned his head and said, "You don't know me, I remember you, you fed me a few mouthfuls of food."

The old man's lips twitched, in fact he remembered, he remembered.

Then there was an exclamation.

The old man looked.

Ye Jing took out the warm blanket and hand stove from the Ruyi sac, and asked people to put on these old people who were weak and frozen.

This time, the old people understood what Shoko said

What does it mean to be a divine messenger and an immortal means?

Warmth came from the back, from the hands, from the young backs that were clinging to the chest, and warmly wrapped the old people who were ready to die.

They were in a trance, as if they had never been so warm in their lives as they were at this moment.

(End of chapter)

Gan Da