“…… Dao Chief, Dao Chief...... I'm the boss of the Chen family. ”

Waiting for the evening to fall into the night, he brought candles to the grave.

The eldest of the Chen family carried two more bags of grain to the Taoist temple on the mountain.

"Dao Chief, I found a bag of beans to feed the cows in my father's house...... I'll bring it up to you...... By the way, I collected some vegetables in the field. ”

"Thank you for my father's affairs, Dao Chief, for your help in handling ......"

The boss of the Chen family shouted two more times, but he didn't hear a response,

I reached out and knocked on the door, but I still didn't hear the answer, and I didn't hear the cow moo.

“…… Dao Chief, is this wandering again? ”

The boss of the Chen family stopped his voice and paused,

Then he looked back at the two bags he was carrying, one bag contained some fresh vegetables, and the other bag did contain some soybeans.

However, he only went to the market to buy these soybeans in the afternoon.

Now that the Taoist chief is not there, the boss of the Chen family paused again, and could only carry grain and soybeans down the mountain again.

……

One step out, just a moment.

and changed the heavens and the earth.

Xu Feng then went back to the underworld from the Taoist temple in the world.

In front of him, there was still the somewhat old inn.

Looking back, Ah Meng and the old cow he brought back were there.

The two of them stood at the back door of the inn when they left.

The water of the Lechuan River outside the back door is still flowing calmly, and the flowers on the other side of the Lechuan River have withered some more dead leaves, and the flowers are accumulating the power to bloom.

Xu Feng looked at Ah Meng, and Ah Meng also raised his head and looked at Xu Feng.

Although he couldn't see Ah Meng's face clearly, but looking at the girl like this, Xu Feng was still a little embarrassed, and quickly turned his head.

"I don't know how long it's been in the inn."

"It shouldn't be long."

Xu Feng said towards the inn.

Ah Meng naturally stepped forward and gently grabbed Xu Feng's palm.

"Hmm...... The guests are still there. ”

In the inn, the old man was still sitting at the dining table,

In front of him was a cup of tea that was already a little cold.

With his head down, his rickety body was almost curled up,

Two rough hands squeezed each other.

His face was less eager than before, and more just silent.

I don't know if it's been in the inn for a long time, or if I drank tea, I seem to have figured out something.

“…… Uncle, we found your cow for you. ”

Xu Feng looked at the old man in the inn, took A Meng's hand and walked back into the inn.

The old cow followed.

“…… Mr. ”

Hearing Xu Feng's voice, the old man hurriedly stood up,

The title of Xu Feng has been changed.

Then he turned his head and looked at the old cow that was following the two of them.

Just the moment he saw the old cow, the old man's eyes turned red,

"Eh! You plagued ...... How did you get here! ”

The old man said, his eyes reddening even more.

And the old cow, from following Xu Feng and Ah Meng to the underworld, to the door of the inn,

The muddy bull's eyes kept staring at the old man and never left for a moment.

"Moo......"

I don't know if I understood the old man's words, the old cow stepped forward and mooed.

"Huh...... Oops......"

The old man sighed, shouted, and opened his hands, but said something.

The old cow came into the arms of the old man step by step,

The old man sighed again, but with red eyes, he dropped his hand and gently touched the old wrinkles on the old cow's face and some rough back.

"Moo......"

The old cow let out another cry, raised his head and leaned gently towards the old man.

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Seeing the old man and the old cow seeing each other, Xu Feng took Ah Meng to the side without disturbing.

Let the old man say what he wants to say to the old cow.

“…… Why are you here...... I hurt you, and I died before you. You old cow has suffered a lot. ”

The old man touched the old cow's back, tears accumulating in his eyes,

"If the old man is gone, you won't go back...... Go farther away, so that they don't hurt you, and they will eat your flesh and let your blood go, you old cow...... Eh, you're getting older, and it's hard for you to live alone...... Or did the old man hurt you......"

The old man babbled and said something, but the old cow couldn't speak, and he didn't know whether he understood it or not, but he just approached the old man and stroked his back.

Xu Feng, who was standing next to him, watched the old man's mood gradually calm down.

Turning around, he looked at Ah Meng, who didn't speak, but also looked at him.

Xu Feng turned his head again and spoke to the old man again.

"Uncle, you should understand something, right?"

"Got it, got it...... Where am I lost here, I'm done walking the road to the underworld, it's time to take the road to the underworld. I'm old, and I should die. ”

"It's that I'm dead, and I'm killing this old fellow. My children originally told me to sell it and take me to live with me...... Now I'm damned...... This old cow has hurt me. ”

The old man touched the old cow's back, and there was some sadness in his cloudy eyes.

"It seems that you understand something, uncle, but there is one thing you have thought about wrong. Uncle, your old friend, this old cow is not dead, and he has not suffered any crimes. Although your children have no place to raise them, if you really want to kill this old cow, you can't decide to do it. ”

Xu Feng took the conversation again and said to the old man,

"I know that uncle, you can't let go of this old cow, I'm afraid that as soon as I die, this old cow will also be killed, and I'm afraid that this old cow will die and suffer. I'll bring you this old cow. ”

As he spoke, Xu Feng paused and added,

"This old cow may just miss you a little. I said bring it to you, and it followed. ”

"Thank you...... Thank you sir. ”

The old man listened, bowed his head to Xu Feng and thanked him again and again,

With some tears in his eyes, he looked at the old cow next to him,

"You old cow......"

The old man sighed, but he couldn't say any more.

Lao Niu just stayed by the old man's side, silent.

"Hmm...... Now that this old cow has come to my uncle, you should rest assured, uncle. ”

Xu Feng looked at the old man with red eyes, and the old cow leaning on the old man's side,

Some don't know what to do next.

The old man's obsession, this cow has been brought back.

According to what I said before, the next thing to do is to take some obsession and integrate it into Meng Po soup.

After resolving the old man's obsession, the old man should hit the road.

It's just that this is the first guest Xu Feng received...... What to do, Xu Feng was really a little confused.

Xu Feng turned his head and looked at Ah Meng, the old employee of the inn.

"Xu Feng, you can chat with the guests for a while, and I'll prepare Meng Po soup."

Ah Meng said a word to Xu Feng and walked towards the cow.

Xu Feng breathed a sigh of relief,

looked at Ah Meng again, turned his head and looked at the old man again,

"Relieved...... Rest assured...... I'm not afraid of the cow dying, it's getting older, and when the time comes, there will always be a time to die, and I'm afraid that he will die and suffer. ”

Looking at the old cow with a little wistful eyes, the old man replied to Xu Feng's words earlier.

"Now that he has not suffered, I can still see him now, and I will be relieved."

The old man exhaled again.

"Uncle, sit down first."

"Uncle also knows that this is no longer the world, and when he comes here, it will be the end."

"Further down, the uncle needs to drink Meng Po soup and walk across the Nai He Bridge. It's no longer a matter of this life. ”

Xu Feng beckoned the old man to sit down, and the old man looked at the old cow beside him, and sat down at the previous table with Xu Feng.

Listening to Xu Feng's words, the old man nodded,

"What about this cow......"

The old man still couldn't let go of the cow.

"It's not dead...... Only...... Well, just stay here. ”

Xu Feng remembered the cow head that brought him to the underworld.

"Then it's a good place to go......"

The old man listened to Xu Feng's words and breathed a sigh of relief.

If the old man is obsessed with coming here,

At this point, the obsession should have disappeared, right?

Do you still use Meng Po soup with obsession added to it?

Xu Feng turned his head and looked at Ah Meng next to him,

When Ah Meng arrived at Lao Niu's side, there was no outrageous scene as Xu Feng imagined.

Ah Meng just stretched out his hand and brushed it on the old cow's back, and some hair fell on the old cow's body.

Pinching the handful of hair, Amon walked back again.

Lifted the lid of the pot of hot tea that had been brought up on the table, and threw the handful of hair into it.

Ah Meng's natural movement looked at Xu Feng's eyebrows jumping...... Sure enough, where does this inn come from to entertain people, it has nothing to do with Meng Po Tang.

The handful of hair fell into the teapot, and in an instant it was like snow melting in warm water, and then it melted away without a trace.

The tea in the pot is still the same, with clear water and a few petals and leaves.

It's just that the water, which had been cold before, warmed up again, lingering with wisps of heat.

"Okay......"

Amon whispered, then lifted the teapot,

Into the two teacups, each poured out a cup of Meng Po soup, and the hot soup in the pot was just enough.

A cup of soup was placed in front of the old man, and a cup of soup was placed in front of Xu Feng.

"Xu Feng, you drink it too."

Xu Feng turned his head and looked at Ah Meng, a little puzzled.

"This is also Xu Feng's cultivation...... Drinking it can increase your cultivation...... Because you're an innkeeper. ”

Ah Meng whispered, and the words seemed to be heard only by Xu Feng.

Looking at Ah Meng again, Xu Feng looked down at the tea in the cup in front of him again...... That's how the innkeeper practiced?

Holding the teacup, Xu Feng looked at the old man again.

The old man, who was already a little more relaxed, just looked at the old cow and stroked it gently.

"Uncle, when the time comes, I'll have a drink with you."

Xu Feng raised his cup and said to the old man.

The old man touched the old cow's rough, wrinkled face again, and said to the old cow first,

"Old cow, old cow...... I'm going to live here from now on...... You'll have a good place to go in the future. ”

"Learn to be smart, and do whatever the boss tells you to do. Listen to others. ”

"My life is coming to an end, I will walk the road ahead by myself, so don't follow me."

"Moo......"

The old cow mooed again, and the old man turned around, nodded again, and responded to Xu Feng's words.

"Good, good...... This is Meng Po soup...... I don't know what kind of flavor it is. ”

The old man stretched out his hands and picked up Meng Po soup.

Xu Feng took the cup in his hand and motioned to the old man,

I took a sip first.

This cup of Meng Po soup was stimulated by a strong taste, which made Xu Feng frown.

Bitter...... It's too bitter.

It's just that some obsessive things are added, the cow hair, this Meng Po soup has completely changed the taste,

The fragrance of the past was tasteless, and now it is indescribably bitter,

The Meng Po soup that flowed into the stomach seemed to be bitter from the mouth to the bottom of the heart.

Opposite Xu Feng, the old man paused,

also picked up the teacup, after the entrance of Meng Po soup,

The old man frowned first, and the wrinkles on his face became more.

But immediately after, the brow stretched,

The old man's eyes were in a trance, but he laughed instead.

"Uncle, what does it smell like?"

"It's bitter, it's bitter...... It turns out that Meng Po soup tastes like this...... It's so bitter, so bitter that I want to shed tears. ”

The old man said bitterly, but his face was smiling,

"But in the end, it seems to be a little sweet......"

Xu Feng listened to the old man's words and drank half a cup of the remaining Meng Po soup.

Well...... After another period of bitterness to the edge of my heart, it is indeed a little sweet.

However, Ah Meng said that cultivation is growth, but Xu Feng doesn't feel anything.

It's just that after drinking this Meng Po soup, I have some inexplicable feelings, some sadness in my heart, and some distress, and in the end, I am a little relieved, and I don't know where it came from.

Raising his head again, Xu Feng glanced at the look on the old man's face,

It seems to know where it came from.

This is probably the perception of the old man's life, and it is the feeling that the old cow and the old man have integrated into the Meng Po soup.

Xu Feng drank a cup with the old man, and also felt something.

No wonder Amon said that this was also his practice.

"It's a little sweet."

Xu Feng put down the teacup and answered the old man.

"Hmmm......"

The old man responded, raised his head, his eyes were in a trance, as if he was recalling a long memory,

Then he turned his head and looked at the old cow who was still guarding his side,

"Old cow, old cow...... I've suffered you in this life. ”

"It's you who plow, it's you who pulls the goods. People say that the cattle in the family are debts in the previous life, and they will pay them in this life. But if you want me to say, the things of the previous life are all from the previous life. In this life, it's the old man I owe you. ”

"I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for you...... Suffer with me, old cow. ”

"When you were still so old, I brought you back, at that time, my daughter-in-law was still there, and the eldest and second were only so tall."

"Later, my daughter-in-law died in childbirth, and you grew up...... I'll take you everywhere and plough and pull goods, so that I can raise those rabbits and cubs. ”

"I said our family depends on you......"

"Later, I was too old to work, and you were too old to have much strength. My son and daughter-in-law said I sold you and took me over to enjoy the blessings. ”

"How dare I do this, if it weren't for your old cow, our family would have starved to death......"

Listening to the old man's chatter, and then talking to the old cow,

With those feelings in his heart, Xu Feng seemed to understand better.

The old cow is the old man's obsession, and these things are also the old man's obsession.

The old man has been with the old cow for half his life, and the old man can't let go of the cow, and he can't let go of this half of his life.

In other words, Lao Niu is not only an old friend and relatives of the old man, but also himself sometimes.

"When the old man wants to ride you, I tell him that you are the bread and butter of the family, and if you are tired of me, you can't be tired of you."

"I'm always thinking about giving you more rest, you're too tired, too tired...... But it's still hard for you in this life......"

"It's too bitter in this life, I hope it's not so bitter in the next life."

The old man said, and stood up from the dining table with his eyes fluttering,

Bent over his waist, rubbing the rough fur of the old cow,

“…… All right...... Gone, gone. ”

As the old man spoke, he looked at Xu Feng and wanted Xu Feng to show him the way.

"Uncle, go out of the back door of this inn, go further, cross the bridge, and you will arrive at the place."

"What a bridge?"

"Hmmm......"

After watching the old man drink Meng Po soup, he didn't forget the things of this life,

On the contrary, it seemed that the memories in his mind were churning, and Xu Feng was a little puzzled.

But seeing that Ah Meng didn't say anything, it should be no problem to think about it.

He also stood up and pointed out the way to the inn for the old man.

"Good...... Thank you sir. Then I'm gone. ”

The old man walked towards the back door of the inn step by step,

But the old cow didn't listen to the old man's words and stayed where he was, so he followed step by step.

“…… Okay, old cow, old cow, don't follow, that's it. ”

"If you can't give up on me, wait for me to live here again in my next life, you can wait for me here."

With all his strength, the old man pushed the old cow approaching him, then turned around and continued to walk forward.

"Moo......"

The old cow mooed again, his voice a little low and sad.

I don't know if I understood the old man's words, so I didn't follow anymore.

Just stood in place, blinking a little cloudy bull's eye from time to time, and staring closely at the old man who was gradually moving away.

"Moo......"

The old cow barked again.

The old man seemed to hear it, and he didn't look back, paused, and walked out of the inn.

He glanced at the bank of the Lethe River next to him, and his eyes were in a trance again,

He walked alongside each other and stepped on the Nai He Bridge.

However, on the bridge, the figure of the old man gradually drifted away,

Gradually invisible.

The old cow was still looking in that direction, and tears rolled out of the old cow's eyes.

"Moo......"

The old cow moaned in a low voice, and walked towards the place where his master had left, unwilling to leave for a long time.

“…… All right, old cow. Your master has a new way to go. ”

"Just stay here. Perhaps, in the next life, your master will be able to talk again. ”

Xu Feng stepped forward and patted the old cow.

The old cow stood in place, bowed his head, and was silent.

Xu Feng looked at the back door of the inn again, and there was no longer a figure in sight.

Looking back again, looking at the old cow standing here, I had a little headache.

“…… Ameng, what should I do with this cow? ”

"Xu Feng, you can do what you say."

Ah Meng responded softly.

“…… I heard that the head of the cow in the underworld is also a cow. Can you make this cow a little bit lighter, or whatever, make it a cow head and arrange a job? ”

Xu Feng said with a little headache.

This is the reception of the first guest, the inn has one more cow, a few more times, what more things do you have in this inn?

However, this is also because the inn receives guests, which is considered a business matter, and the prefecture can solve it.

"Hmm."

Ah Meng responded, Xu Feng pondered again,

"I'm going to find the old bag and ask? Meng, do you know the way to Lao Bao? ”

"Go out the front door, you can go wherever you want to go to the underworld."

The front door of the inn leads to the underworld, and the back door of the inn leads to the world?

Listening to Ah Meng's words, Xu Feng raised his head again and looked at Ah Meng.

"Xu Feng, if you are tired, you can go upstairs to rest for a while before you do this."

Ah Meng said to Xu Feng again.

"Hmmm......"

Xu Feng was a little tired.

From being brought down by the bull and horse noodles, I have experienced a lot of things until now.

He didn't seem to need to sleep, but he was a little tired.

"Good...... Is there a place to rest upstairs? ”

"Hmm."

"Then I'll go upstairs and rest...... But there's one more thing. ”

Before going upstairs to rest, Xu Feng still had something important to say,

"That's it...... Can I see your face clearly, Ameng? ”

"I always feel like you can't see your face clearly...... Of course, if not, when I didn't say it. ”

I couldn't see Ah Meng's face clearly, like a fog, although it didn't affect the communication, it still felt weird.