When I arrived in Shixiu County, it was almost dusk.

Shen Yun found an inn outside Dong'anji to stay. When the night was dark, he changed into his night clothes, carried the incense, candle, paper and money packages prepared in advance, turned out from the windowsill, and went to the old site of the Liujia Boxing Gym.

There is still a curfew here, and the streets are often patrolled by small squads of fairy runes.

However, this is no longer the case. According to Master Qian's words, Shen Yun is now a martial arts student, if he goes to take the martial arts test, he will take a junior martial artist, and he will take a snail with three fingers - nine out of ten. If you're lucky, an intermediate martial artist can also pass the exam.

The combat power of the immortal rune soldiers in Shixiu County is far inferior to that of the immortal rune soldiers in the provincial capital. Shen Yun didn't even pay attention to the latter now, and several times sneaked out of the martial arts hall at night and went to Ying Fuzixing's dinner in Dongcheng District. Not to mention the former?

Very smoothly, he relied on his memory to find the old site of the Liu Family Boxing Gym.

Since he went out to see the lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of that year, and left here, after a few years, Shen Yun finally came back.

The alley in my memory, peaceful and warm. When Shen Yun was desperate and helpless, he sheltered him from the wind and rain and sheltered him to the greatest extent. Now, what caught his eye was a desolate ruin under the moonlight like water.

A chill swelled up from the last tail vertebrae, instantly soaking through the body. Shen Yun couldn't help but shudder.

The Liu Family Boxing Gym and the Liu Mansion opposite both ceased to exist. It was overgrown with weeds and vines, and you couldn't even see the rotten walls.

The blacksmith shop at the entrance of the alley survived the fire. By the moonlight, Shen Yun could still clearly see that the blue brick wall against the gym was blackened by the smoke and fire, and his true colors were missing.

However, the blacksmith shop is now in ruins. The door was tattered, and the narrowest crack was no less than two fingers wide. The big iron lock guarding the door was still there, covered with rust. Shen Yun was highly suspicious that as long as he touched it with his hand, he could poke it off.

He didn't touch it, though. For through the holes and long cracks in the gate, he could see that the courtyard was full of shadows, and the desolation and decadence in it were no less than those next door. So, there is no need to go into the yard.

It seems that although the blacksmith shop survived the fire, it did not escape the aftermath of the war.

Shen Yun blew the fire fold, and with his memory, he went to find the back yard of the boxing gym. Back then, he lived in that courtyard with Grandpa Liu.

Everything was burned to the ground. Shen Yun picked up a wooden stick and poked left and right in the half-human deep barren grass. After some effort, there was a "bang", and there was something hard under the stick's poke into the dirt.

He hurriedly squatted down and peeled off the thick soil and stone ballast to inspect.

That's right, it's a section of the well in the old well in the Hou'a Miscellaneous Courtyard.

He followed the outline of the feldspar and quickly cleared out most of the well platform. So, with the well platform as a reference, the location of the entire old gym site can be determined.

Shen Yun first went to find the firewood house where he lived back then.

He looked very carefully. However, the terraced houses burned down so thoroughly that they were reduced to ashes in the fire, leaving nothing behind.

With a sigh, Shen Yun went to the direction of the main courtyard to continue searching.

I searched for about half an hour, but still found nothing.

Could it be that Grandpa Liu was buried in the fire, and even a bone no longer exists? Or maybe I came too late.

Thinking of this, Shen Yun couldn't help but choke his throat, and two lines of tears slipped down.

He also wanted to come over earlier, collect Grandpa Liu's bones, and set up a grave. However, at that time, he was too small and too weak, and his heart was too strong to be enough.

"I'm sorry, Grandpa Liu. I searched carefully, but I still found nothing. Shen Yun had no choice but to clean up all the weeds in the direction of the firewood house where Grandpa Liu lived before his death, bury the old purse that Grandpa Liu gave him in the ground, and set up a grave for him - he couldn't find the clothes that Grandpa Liu wore before his death, so he could only use this purse to reluctantly erect a mound for Grandpa Liu.

He heard from the old people that when people die, they become ghosts and live in graves. If there is no grave after death, you will be reduced to a lonely ghost and will not be at peace.

He didn't believe in these ghosts and gods for a long time. However, Grandpa Liu believed it before his death. He has no children and grandchildren in his life, so what he is most worried about is that he will not even have a grave after death, and he will have nothing to follow, and he will become a lonely ghost.

Shen Yun also erected a wooden tablet for him in front of the grave. It's funny to say that he lived in the same house with Lao Liu Tou for several months, but he never heard of his name from beginning to end. I only know that I follow Brother Fu and call him "Grandpa Liu". And the owner of the museum called him "Uncle Liu". Therefore, he can only use a Ruyi knife to engrave "Grandpa Liu's Tomb" on the wooden tablet. After thinking about it, he added a line of small words below: Shen Yunli.

After carving, he put away the Ruyi knife and said in his heart: If the hall owner or Brother Fu comes back and sees the tombstone I erected, they will know that I have been here. In this way, when they go to Zhengjiazhuang, they can find out that I am studying in Hongyun Martial Arts Hall.

Next, Shen Yun began to worship Grandpa Liu in front of the grave:

He first lit two sticks of white wax in front of the stele, and placed three small dishes in a row, which contained a small handful of pickled melon seeds, winter melon candy and braised pig ears that Grandpa Liu loved to eat during his lifetime; After all these years, the dim sum shop at the front corner of the street is gone. A new food shop has just opened in Dong'an Jili. These are bought there. I've tasted it, and the taste is still authentic. Try it, too. ”

He also said, "You have worked hard all your life, and you are reluctant to eat or wear clothes. I'll give you a lot of money to burn. You are in the underworld, don't save, buy whatever you want to eat, buy it yourself. If you don't have enough money, you can just give me a dream. I'll burn you ...... again."

As he was talking, there was a sound of footsteps outside the alley.

There are five people in total, and they are patrolling immortal rune soldiers.

The paper money brought with me was almost burned. Shen Yun watched the last few pieces of paper money turn into ashes, and then said, "Grandpa Liu, I'm leaving." If I have the opportunity to come back to see you in the future. ”

Footsteps are closer.

At the same time, a shrill voice shouted, "Over there, there's a fire over there!"

Shen Yun stepped on the sparks in the pile of paper ash unhurriedly, ran a few steps, shouted "pulling onions on dry land", raised his legs and turned into the blacksmith shop next door, and hid.

After more than a dozen breaths, a small group of immortal rune soldiers rushed into the street with torches.

"Hey, I see a fire...... the shrill voice added.

"You're dazzled!"

"Could it be a ghost...... I've heard before that people have been burned here. ”

"Bah, what nonsense! It hasn't been inhabited in years. When have people ever been burned?"

"Ahh

The five of them turned around and ran out of the street again.