When the three of them arrived at Guo Qingquan's house, it was already halfway through the hour, and Lu De found that there were actually no more people in the entire Guojia Village, and many houses had been razed to the ground, leaving only some ruins and broken tiles.

Lu De gently knocked on the door of Guo Qingquan's house, and then looked around, and suddenly there was a muffled sound behind the door.

"Who?"

"Is it Brother Guo Xian?"

"Who are you?"

"It's me, Rudde. ”

The door opened, and he was greeted by a middle-aged man with a thin body, wearing a coarse linen gown with a large open neckline, and the appearance of a farmer.

"Come on in!"

Guo Qingquan led the three of them into the house and then closed the door from the inside, and the room was suddenly dark.

"Come in with me," Guo Qingquan called softly, and the three of them followed him into the inner room in the dark. At this time, Guo Qingquan took out the fire fold and set up an oil lamp, and there was a glimmer of light in the house.

Guo Qingquan shook out the fire and said, "I thought you weren't coming." ”

"I've seen you Uncle Guo soon. ”

Lu De hurriedly asked his son Youling to make a move, but Youling hadn't gotten used to the strange atmosphere for a while, so she had to bow to Guo Qingquan tremblingly, and then said, "Uncle Guo, my nephew has asked you for peace." ”

"Okay," Guo Qingquan nodded, and then asked, "Brother Lu De, what are your plans this time?"

Lu De glanced at Mrs. Lu, who understood and took her son Youling to the outhouse.

"Brother Qingquan, have you just been out?"

Lu Dezhi opened his wife and son, and he didn't know how to speak, just by the light, he found that Guo Qingquan in front of him was wearing all his clothes and shoes in addition to his increasingly thin body, which was not at all like what he looked like after falling asleep late at night, and what was even more strange was that Lu De found that his rugged face seemed to be mixed with some tears.

"I didn't ...... No, why would you suddenly ask that?"

Lu De waved his hand, he suddenly remembered that time was pressing, so he didn't have the time to delve into these things.

"Brother Qingquan, I want to ask where Ruolin is?"

"I'm sleeping in my house. ”

"If the foolish brother remembers correctly, the virtuous nephew was only born half a month earlier than my family's Youling, is that so?"

"That's right," Guo Qingquan stared at Lu De suspiciously, "Brother, did you hear something outside?"

This time it was Lu De's turn to be puzzled, and he quickly explained: "What did you hear? Later, when I thought about it, everyone had already come, and I had to give up this old face no matter what.

He suddenly sank on his knees and knelt in front of Guo Qingquan at once.

Guo Qingquan was greatly stunned, and hurriedly went to support Lu De, while reading in his mouth: "Brother, what are you doing here? Get up quickly!"

"Brother Qingquan, I won't tell you, the day after tomorrow Yundu held a sacrifice ceremony, the dog Youling was selected to sacrifice his life, I'm afraid I won't be able to pass this level. ”

Lu De kept kneeling, unwilling to get up no matter how Guo Qingquan pulled. Guo Qingquan persuaded him: "Since the person has come, you have the right to let me live here, I will naturally treat him like my own son, brother, relax and get up quickly." ”

"If it was really so easy, it would be much easier, some time ago, Xiaowei had already brought someone to my house to verify Youling's identity, and the text also made it clear that if the day after tomorrow sacrifice ceremony failed to send the child to that on time, it would be full of punishment. ”

"And what is the purpose of your trip......?"

"You know the situation of Youling, since he was a child, he has been frail and sickly, and after he was ten years old, he began to have nightmares every day, I don't know how many times I escaped death, and I relied on me and his mother to take care of this life, and now I go to participate in the sacrifice, which is tantamount to watching him die, I can't bear to be a father......"

Lu De's tears overflowed as he spoke, Guo Qingquan and Lu De had known each other in the Battle of Yeyue City for twenty years, except after experiencing the devastated war, Guo Qingquan had not seen Lu De so moved, he stepped forward to help Lu De up, and found that he was trembling all over, and his whole body was paralyzed like a puddle of mud.

"Brother, you saved my life, I have always wanted to find an opportunity to repay you, if you don't mind moving your family to me, I don't believe that your minions of Yundu can be all over our Rizhao country. ”

"It's useless, I fought with a patrol officer of the Jiali Temple the day before yesterday, and I found out that the strength of the Jiali Temple is unfathomable, but if they want to cross the border to execute a person, there is no difficulty. ”

"Is it just a patrolman?"

Lu De nodded, although Guo Qingquan is just a farmer, but he is on the border between the two countries, and he has a general understanding of the strength of the person who cultivates the relationship for many years.

"If that's the case, I don't know what to do?"

"Brother Qingquan, I have a reluctant request, I hope you can fulfill me. ”

"Brother, just say it. ”

"I would like to have Worin replace Inuko Youngling to attend the rite ceremony at Karei Temple. ”

After Lu De finished speaking, his heart was like a stone blocked in his chest, he looked at Guo Qingquan in front of him in a daze, and his eyes showed the desire to survive before falling into the valley.

And Guo Qingquan also looked at him with the same eyes, and his expression clearly revealed surprise and shock.

The two looked at each other for a long time and didn't speak, Lu De understood that his words were already a knife in Guo Qingquan's heart, so he had to add: "Brother Qingquan, I know that Ruolin's body has always been very good, even if he sacrifices thirty years of life, he can at least be happy under your knees for many years, and this is also an opportunity to ascend to the sky in one step, he no longer needs to be an ordinary farmer like you, but has the opportunity to set foot in the road of seeking immortals, if he can cultivate in the future." Isn't it the best of both worlds to have the divine power of Si Tian and prolong life?"

Guo Qingquan said coldly: "How can human life be a simple birth, old age, sickness and death, who would have expected that there would be any flying disasters in the next step?"

"Brother Qingquan, I know you're worried about Ruolin, but why don't I feel sorry for my son, you at least have a glimmer of hope, but what about me?" I can only watch him die," Lu De prostrated at Guo Qingquan's feet again, his voice obviously choked, "I hope you can do it, brother." ”

Guo Qingquan took out his cigarette pouch but didn't light it, he took two puffs and said, "It's just that this thing is not easy to handle, right?"

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything, as long as Ruolin is asked to go back with me tonight, I've already negotiated with that Inspector Si Tian, and things shouldn't be difficult to operate. ”

"Okay, the so-called winning favor should be repaid, and I will repay you with my son's life. ”

Lu De stood up and made a big salute to Guo Qingquan, Guo Qingquan turned his back and refused to return the salute, it seems that in his heart, the account of the two families has been cleared.

Lu De thanked Guo Qingquan again and again, Guo Qingquan asked them to wait in the outer hall, and he went to Guo Ruolin's bedroom, and after a while, he walked out with a child in his arms.

"The child is already asleep, I'm afraid he will cry, you can quickly take him away," Guo Qingquan handed the child in his hand to Lu De, Lu De was ecstatic, and hurriedly took the child, the child snorted evenly, and seemed to sleep very deeply, but from the point of view of the figure, it was almost the same as Youling.

"I haven't seen you for three years, and Ruolin is almost unrecognizable. ”

Lu De sighed sincerely, and was afraid of waking up the child, so he had to thank Guo Qingquan again, and then put the child in Mrs. Lu's arms. Lu Youling on the side watched Guo Ruolin being taken away by her father, and felt uneasy.

"Daddy, why did you take Ruolin away?"

"Youling, you have to be obedient, I and your Uncle Guo are like brothers, you should respect Uncle Guo as a father when you live here, and you must not be naughty. ”

"The child understands, but the father and mother are not around, and Ruolin is not here, the child doesn't want to live here for too long, you have to come back early to pick up the child. ”

Mrs. Lu had tears in her eyes, "Youling, my father and mother will definitely come to pick you up after a while." ”

Lu De handed Lu Youling into Guo Qingquan's hands, he looked at Guo Qingquan in front of him with gratitude, and then clasped his fists with both hands and bowed in resignation.

Lu Youling couldn't help crying when she saw that her father and mother were going to leave him, Guo Qingquan covered his mouth and motioned for Lu De and his wife to leave quickly. Mrs. Lu couldn't bear it in her heart, but most of the hour had passed, and she knew in her heart that if she returned to Yundu during the day, she would definitely be very swaggering, so she couldn't help herself and didn't look back at her child.

Lu De and his wife took Guo Ruolin and quickly returned to the carriage, and then hurried back, and rushed back to their home in the west of Yundu City at dawn.

The husband and wife didn't care about breathing, so they took advantage of the dawn to act separately. Lu De rushed to the pawnshop in the city with the fine soft of the family to exchange for some money in the future, while Mrs. Lu took care of Guo Ruolin at home to prevent him from crying after waking up and seeing strange people and environments.

At noon, Lu De returned home with a wooden box, which was filled with silver coins exchanged for soft jewelry. After a busy night and a morning, he now feels more tired than marching and fighting, and he is a little weak in walking.

As soon as she entered the house, Mrs. Lu dragged Lu to the inner room.

"Brother De, it's not good. ”

"What's wrong with ma'am?"

"This Guo ...... Guo Ruolin seems to be a little ......"

"Something?"

"I can't tell clearly, when he wakes up in the morning I thought he would make a big noise, so I was ready to coax him alive, who knew that he was surprisingly quiet, I asked him many questions, he shook his head and said he didn't know, just repeated his own name is Guo Ruolin, and then asked him about other conditions in the family but I didn't know at all, I suspected that there was something wrong with his head. ”

Mrs. Lu gestured her head as she spoke, and Lu De hurriedly said, "Take me to see it." ”

At this time, Guo Ruolin was really looking out of the window with a dull gaze, and he didn't notice that Lu De and his wife walked in, Lu De coughed deliberately, Guo Ruolin slowly turned around and glanced at the two of them, and then returned to the original wooden state.

Lu De noticed that the child in front of him was not quite the same as three years ago, just like his son Youling, no wonder people often say that children are the same every day, he stepped forward with concern and stroked Guo Ruolin's forehead, and then said in a kind tone: "Ruolin, do you still recognize Uncle Lu?"

Guo Ruolin still chose to remain silent, and Lu De asked him again: "Do you remember my son Youling? He is now a guest at your house." ”

Guo Ruolin still didn't say a word, but there seemed to be words in his mouth, Lu De listened attentively, and it turned out that he was muttering his name.

"I'm Guo Ruolin, I'm Guo Ruolin, I'm Guo Ruolin......"

Lu De straightened up and sighed, and then beckoned Mrs. Lu to the side to talk.

Mrs. Lu asked nervously: "I don't know what's wrong with this child, I haven't heard Guo Qingquan say that this child has a problem with his head before, how is this good?"

"Isn't that better, I'm worried that he won't cooperate well, so we have to teach his son every word and deed, and now it's a lot easier. ”

"It's a stupid boy who sent it, won't the temple suspect it?"

"As long as someone sends it, it doesn't matter if it's sober, or it's confused, as long as there is a child to send to the top, it shouldn't be a big problem, but it's going to be a pain for this child, Guo Qingquan is really thin, his wife is dead, and his son has become like this, alas, I can only repay their kindness in the next life as a cow and a horse." ”

"Brother De, I'm still worried about a problem, this kid keeps saying that his name is Guo Ruolin, and nothing will happen to him. ”

Lu De's heart sank, what Mrs. Lu said was indeed a troublesome matter, although it can take care of everything, but it is better not to breed other incidents, he had an idea, turned back to the house, and faced Guo Ruolin with a sluggish expression, Lu De took out the prepared candy.

"Guo Ruolin, your Aunt Lu and I know your name, but I always feel that it is not kind enough to call you like this, otherwise what do you think about calling you Ah Lin in the future?"

Guo Ruolin's eyes saw the candy in front of him, and his eyes suddenly brightened, it seemed that the child couldn't resist the temptation of candy after all.

Lu De saw that the time was ripe and asked, "If you tell Uncle Lu what your name is, these candies will be yours." ”

"My name is Ah Lin, my name is Ah Lin......"

Guo Ruolin ate the candy in front of him in one go, Lu De's hanging heart relaxed, his son was originally called 'Youling,' and he called them by the nickname 'Ah Lin', I believe that no one will doubt it.