Chapter 16 - The Past (Part II)
The bustling passers-by kept walking past the two siblings, and they might have looked at them curiously, but none of them noticed Lin Weiyang's crying appearance, as well as Lin Yuan's painful expression and sweaty forehead.
In the street opposite the two of them, an old man in ragged clothes was lying on the ground stretching comfortably, and it seemed that he had just woken up.
After getting up, he stepped on his torn cloth shoes and walked out into the street, rubbing his stomach with his withered and emaciated palms, thinking about where to find some food to pay homage to his temple.
While watching and walking, this homeless old man walked with his eyes facing the sky, and he didn't pay attention, and kicked Lin Yuan, who was kneeling on the ground.
I don't know if it's because he is naturally slow to react, and he kicks people for a while before he remembers to look down.
"Yo! I'm sorry for the two of you, I didn't pay attention when I walked, please forgive me, forgive me! The old man hurriedly retreated, he smiled flatteringly, clenched his fists and bowed, and compensated the two on the ground.
The atmosphere was destroyed, and the sister and brother naturally did not continue to hug, Lin Weiyang raised his eyes and glared at the old man dissatisfied, and then slowly took the younger brother out of his arms, ready to take him home.
However, as far as his eyes could see, Lin Yuan's face turned pale, as if he was enduring great pain.
This scared Lin Weiyang a lot, she hurriedly asked about the situation of her younger brother, and hurriedly touched him.
However, the pain in Lin Yuan's shoulder was really unbearable, and he could only grit his teeth and couldn't speak.
Seeing that the little brother was silent, Lin Weiyang was in a hurry, and then he remembered that there was a medical hall next to him, and hurriedly pulled the little brother's arm to get up, but he pulled his right arm, causing Lin Yuan to scream again.
Lin Weiyang was young after all, and he panicked all of a sudden, and he was stunned and at a loss.
The old man, who had never received feedback from his sister and brother, hadn't even put down his hand, he frowned at the actions of the two, then walked to Lin Yuan's side and squatted, pulling up his right arm.
His arm was raised, and Lin Yuan let out another cry of pain.
Lin Weiyang looked at this homeless man covered in stains and moved Lin Yuan, and pushed him anxiously, but he couldn't push at all.
"What are you going to do to my brother?" Since he couldn't push it away, Lin Weiyang had to beat the old man's arm with a fleshy fist.
The old man ignored Lin Weiyang, his cloudy eyes were staring at Lin Yuan's arm, and the fingers that were only the bones were running down Lin Yuan's arm little by little, and they were on his shoulder.
"Boy, bear with me!"
After the old man finished speaking, without waiting for Lin Yuan to react, he grabbed his palms and shoulders with both hands, lifted them up and pushed them suddenly!
Without thinking about it, Lin Yuan's immature voice became extremely tragic again, covering the sound of the joint reset at his shoulder, causing passers-by to look back one after another.
At this moment, a lot of beads of sweat slid down Lin Yuan's head, mixed with tears, and dripped onto his clothes.
Seeing that the little brother was in such pain, Lin Weiyang only thought that the old man had hurt the little brother, and he didn't know where the strength came from, so he rushed straight into the old man's side and knocked him to the ground.
Seeing Lin Weiyang hurriedly holding Lin Yuan in his arms, staring at him viciously like a she-wolf protecting a calf, the old man was also very interesting, he just lay on the ground, supported his head with his arms, and said with a smile: "You little girl really don't know what to do, can you ask this little guy if his shoulder still hurts?" ”
Lin Weiyang didn't listen, she was still staring at the old man in front of her, protecting Lin Yuan with her arms.
Wailing for a moment in Lin Weiyang's arms, the pain in Lin Yuan's shoulders gradually lessened, slowly disappeared, he gasped and raised his head, raised his hands high, and pinched his sister's face.
"Sister, don't be like this, smile."
The warm little hand pinched her face, Lin Weiyang's face was a lot softer, she looked down at her little brother who was still pale, and said in surprise: "Is it okay?" ”
Letting go of his right hand, Lin Yuan moved his arm under his sister's gaze.
"What happened to you?" Lin Weiyang rubbed his little brother's shoulders and asked.
Lin Yuan was speechless, he didn't know how to tell his sister.
The old man on the side laughed out loud, pointed to Lin Yuan's shoulder and said: "The age is too young, the bones have not yet fully developed, and they have been dislocated by external force. ”
There is a saying that the speaker has no intention of listening, and when these words came into Lin Weiyang's ears, she recalled what she had done to her little brother just now, and her face instantly fell, and she was about to cry when she saw it.
The young Lin Yuan also couldn't see his sister crying, he took advantage of the opportunity, rolled out of Lin Weiyang's arms, jumped a few times, and learned from the appearance of the adults in the family after cultivating, and said: "Sister, I'm really fine, I don't believe you." ”
Lin Yuan played with his arm comically in front of his sister, saying that it was impossible not to hurt at all, but he still endured the slight discomfort, wanting to reduce the guilt in Lin Weiyang's heart a little.
Knowing Lin Yuan's intentions, Lin Weiyang held back her tears, she stood up silently, took Lin Yuan's hand and walked to the old man, and bowed.
Seeing his sister bending over, Lin Yuan did the same.
After the two of them straightened up, Lin Weiyang said with a straight face: "Thank you for making a move, I have offended a lot, please don't mind." ”
The old man looked at the two sisters and brothers with a light smile, he sat up cross-legged, rubbed his buttocks, and said with a painful look: "Hiss~ This collision, the flesh on the buttocks has fallen a little ......"
Both of them are little dolls who are not deeply involved in the world, and they naturally can't react to such a vague hint.
Looking at the sluggish expressions of the two, the old man sighed weakly and said, "No need to apologize, I'm hungry, do you have anything to eat?" ”
The two of them were sluggish......
Later, Lin Weiyang still took Lin Yuan into the medical hall to check, and after the doctor said that there was no problem, they took this "benefactor" to find a small restaurant and ordered some rich dishes to repay him for his kindness.
After he gobbled it up, Lin Yuan handed the money bag to his sister and asked her to pay for it, while he dragged this "benefactor" who was still gnawing chicken legs outside, and in the light of dusk, Lin Yuan asked, "Your Excellency is a doctor?" ”
Biting a piece of chicken leg, the sloppy old man glanced at Lin Yuan unexpectedly, and said with a smile: "How do you say this?" ”
Lin Yuan's immature face showed a look of surprise, and he said, "When you were eating just now, were you exploring Sister Weiyang's spiritual vein?" ”
Stopping the action of chewing, the old man swallowed it in one gulp, and he asked in disbelief: "You should only be three or four years old this year, can it be that you can already sense the fluctuations of Lingqi?" ”
As the old man spoke, he secretly ran the Lingqi in his body for a week.
Who knows, Lin Yuan's innocent eyes widened, and he drew a strange trajectory in the air with his hand.
The old man believed it, the little doll in front of him, the trajectory drawn by his fingers, was exactly the way his Lingqi operated!
Excitedly biting the chicken leg, the old man directly grabbed Lin Yuan's wrist with his oily hand, and touched it inch by inch along his arm with both hands.
Xu is old man was too excited, and Lin Yuan's arm hurt when he pinched it, but after all, he had a request for help, so he endured it.
Until he stopped, Lin Yuan's sleeves already had a row of black handprints.
The old man took down the chicken leg full of saliva and looked at the doll with surprise on his face.
"The best peerless spiritual veins and root bones...... You actually told me to meet it! The old man said a little crazy.
Lin Yuan didn't understand what he meant, and rubbed his aching arm.
The old man quickly disposed of the chicken leg in his hand, and did not forget to throw the bone to the yellow dog in the distance.
After doing all this, a lot of mist suddenly appeared around the old man's body and wrapped him.
disappeared in it for a short time, and when the old man appeared in front of Lin Yuan again, he was no longer as sloppy as Fang Cai. The stains on his whole body disappeared, and the original fluffy hair seemed to be washed, and it was softly draped over the back of his head, and even his tattered clothes were clean, and of course, the holes were still there.
The old man waved his hand to disperse the mist, and his whole body exuded a solemn aura, looking at Lin Yuan kindly.
Seeing this trick-like process, the corners of Lin Yuan's mouth trembled, it seemed that he guessed correctly, this person is really not simple.
The old man thought that he had scared the doll with his own hand, he squatted down and looked at Lin Yuan at eye level, and said with a smile:
"Little doll, would you like to learn medicine from me?"
Perhaps in order to attract Lin Yuan, the old man's fingers drew a circle, and a thin golden needle floated out of the old man's arms and danced in front of Lin Yuan's eyes.
Against the backdrop of dusk, this golden needle looks incomparably bright.
Lin Yuan's eyes moved with the golden light for a moment, and just when the old man thought that Lin Yuan would be tempted and ready to accept it, the little doll actually looked at him directly and said:
"So, you didn't find out my sister's problem, did you?"
Such a skeptical look, such a clumsy agitation.
This old man knew that Lin Yuan did it on purpose, but he was on a par with Lin Yuan.
With his hands behind his back, the old man said, "Hey! You kid, your sister is not sick, but her right hand and forearm are born with a shortage of spiritual veins. ”
Knowing Lin Weiyang's situation, Lin Yuan hurriedly asked, "Is there a way for that gentleman to be cured?" ”
He was so suspicious of him before, but now he is starting to behave obediently, the old man secretly admires Lin Yuan in his heart, he is so sleek at a young age.
The old man sighed and shook his head, he withdrew the golden needle in the air, and said, "If your sister is your age, I am still sure that I can cure her, but ......"
Lin Yuan saw that the old man hesitated, and his heartbeat accelerated a lot.
stepped forward and grabbed the old man's sleeve, Lin Yuan hurriedly said: "As long as you can cure her, I will learn medical skills from you!" ”
The old man was still silent, he lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking, and after a long time, he looked at Lin Yuan's serious eyes and said, "Heal...... There is absolutely no such possibility, the spiritual vein has been formed, and it will definitely not grow another section on its own, and there is no kind of miracle medicine that can make the spiritual vein grow in the world today. ”
"That means ......" Lin Yuan turned his head to look at his sister who was standing in front of the counter to pay the bill, he felt that his body was a little weak, and the hand holding the old man's sleeve also slipped down.
Lin Yuan's sad appearance, the old man saw it in his eyes, he put his hand on the top of Lin Yuan's head with some distress, and comforted: "You have done your best, this situation is completely the destiny of heaven, admit it." ”
Lin Yuan was silent, he just stared at his sister's face, and showed a smiling face in the sunset.
"Old man......" Lin Yuan called the old man.
"I'm here." He answered.
"You just said that spiritual veins can't grow on their own, right?" Lin Yuan looked up at the old man.
At this time, an indescribable feeling rose inexplicably in the old man's heart, he swallowed a breath and asked, "What do you want to say?" ”
Lin Yuan looked at Lin Weiyang again and said with a smile: "Fuck it, I'm ...... Unbelief! ”
The sun has set on the horizon, and night has fallen.
Time turned, and it was already the second half of the night.
At the back door of the Lin family, the old man kept pacing with a worried face, he didn't know whether he should come or not.
"Crunch."
As the door was pushed open, a cute child poked his head out, and he waved at the old man outside the door, signaling him to come in.
The old man didn't go in, he stood under the moonlight and said to Lin Yuan, "You...... Really thought about it? ”
Lin Yuan's face had a hint of complexity, he immediately nodded in response, and said, "Think about it, don't regret it!" ”
After all, the old man couldn't bear it, and he said again: "Is it worth taking out your spiritual veins and giving them to your sister?" ”
Lin Yuan didn't hesitate, he replied, "It's worth it!" I can't watch my sister unhappy! ”
The old man seemed to be laughed at angrily, walked up to Lin Yuan and bent down, and the tips of the noses of the two of them were about to touch together.
"Just for this? If you give her your spiritual vein, what will you do in the future? The old man roared quietly.
Lin Yuan was not frightened, with a rather light smile on his immature face, he said:
"If you don't have any worries in this life, what are you like? What about becoming an immortal? It's better to do what you want to do in a limited time, and then you can feel comfortable and happy, isn't it? ”
The old man was dumbfounded.
He couldn't believe it was a three- or four-year-old child.
Slowly squatting in front of Lin Yuan, the old man asked, "You, who are you?" ”
Lin Yuan still smiled and replied, "I am Lin Yuan, Lin Weiyang's favorite brother, Lin Yuan." ”
Before the words fell, Lin Yuan pulled the old man into the Lin family and walked towards his room.
Passing through the paths, neither of them spoke, but the old man kept staring at Lin Yuan's back, thinking about something.
When he arrived at Lin Yuan's room, the lamp was still on, and in Lin Yuan's bed, Lin Weiyang was already asleep.
During Lin Yuan's closing, the old man shook his hand casually, and a golden light flashed and disappeared on Lin Weiyang's forehead.
When Lin Yuan turned around, the old man looked at Lin Yuan with a serious face and asked, "Are you sure you don't regret it?" With your spiritual veins and root bones, if you are cultivated by a good student, you may really be able to set foot in the fairyland! ”
Lin Yuan shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't regret it, as long as you can use my spiritual vein to cure Sister Weiyang, become an immortal?" I don't care. ”
The old man closed his eyes in despair, he took a long breath and calmed down for a moment.
When he opened his eyes again, he put on an extremely majestic expression.
Lin Yuan didn't know why, the old man's appearance made him a little breathless.
"Get on your knees!" The old man said.
With a "poof", Lin Yuan landed on his knees, not that he wanted to kneel, but that he knelt down inexplicably.
"Kowtow, three rings!" The old man continued.
Lin Yuan did so.
"Tea ceremony!" The old man sat at the only table.
Lin Yuan got up, although there was no tea in the room, Lin Yuan still poured a cup of cold water and served it with both hands!
After the old man finished drinking, his eyes were full of pity and helplessness, he took out a golden needle from his arms, and pierced it on Lin Yuan's right arm with lightning speed.
Lin Yuan's arm was unconscious.
The old man said, "I regret it now...... It's still too late. ”
Lin Yuan shook his head again.
With a breath of turbidity, the old man crossed his fingers in front of Lin Yuan's eyes, and sighed lightly: "Evil, ......"
Lin Yuan's eyes gradually became dark, but he was still awake.
Then, he felt his body become lighter, as if floating in the air.
"Get some sleep, it's over...... I call you to get up. The old man's voice sounded.
Lin Yuan, really asleep......
I don't know how long later, a heart-piercing pain came from above his arm, and Lin Yuan couldn't help but cry out.
He opened his eyes and saw the old man standing beside him, his face full of the word unbearable.
Lin Yuan gritted his teeth to endure the severe pain, he turned his head to look at the bed, Lin Weiyang's right arm was still exposed outside the quilt, and there were a lot of white strips of cloth wrapped around his forearm.
Lin Yuan didn't even notice that the same was true on his arm.
Looking at the old man anxiously, Lin Yuan wanted to know the result.
The old man understood, and he said, "Don't worry, no one in this world can do this except me." ”
After speaking, the old man pointed to the bottles and cans on a table and said, "The blood of both of you has stopped, but if you want to recover, you will honestly finish these medicines, and I will write down the method of taking them on paper." ”
After handing Lin Yuan a piece of paper, the old man threw a small package to Lin Yuan.
"Inside this package is the seeds of the immortal tree, and the efficacy and use methods are also written in it, and when the time is right, it will be planted and wait for the fruit."
After the old man finished speaking, Lin Yuan's body was tossed by a soft energy in the air, and he stood firmly on the ground.
Slowly walked to the door, the old man looked at the sunlight through the window paper, and he continued: "Your sister, it will probably be a while before you wake up, you should think about it first, how to explain it to her." ”
The old man opened the door, he didn't rush out, just looked at the sky, stunned.
At this time, Lin Yuan walked to his side and was about to open his mouth to thank him, when he was interrupted by the old man's words.
"Little one, do you know why I'm helping you?" He asked.
Lin Yuan replied truthfully: "I don't know ......"
Hanging his head obliquely, the old man smiled: "Because, you are very much like a person, a madman, my best friend." ”
He couldn't hear whether it was good or bad, so Lin Yuan thought he was praising himself.
"Boy, I'm ready to go, continue to travel the world, take care of yourself, and when I come back, I will try to cure you as well."
Glancing at the strip of white cloth on his arm, Lin Yuan smiled and said, "No need, this, I know it's difficult, you don't have to ......"
Without giving Lin Yuan a chance to continue, the old man hit Lin Yuan on the head at once and scolded: "If you can't cure your apprentice, where can I put my face as a master?" ”
Lin Yuan covered his head and asked, "When did I become your apprentice?" ”
Raising his head with a wicked smile, the old man stepped out of the threshold in one step, and his figure dissipated outside the door in an instant.
"My head is also kowtowed, and I have drunk the apprentice tea, you can't escape! Remember, wait for the master to find a way to come back! ”
This sentence fell into Lin Yuan's ears lightly.
He also stepped out of the door and slammed himself in the direction of the rising sun.
Lin Yuan didn't get up, he whispered full of guilt, "I'm sorry, master......"