There was silence at the other end of the thousand-mile message.
"Did he leave...when did he leave?"
The voice on the other side was a little hoarse and sad.
"About six days ago."
Chen Shi hesitated. He had been dizzy these days, immersed in sadness, and did not count the time. "Dad, will you come back to see grandpa off?"
The voice on the other side hesitated for a moment and said, "You are Xiao Shi, right? Don't call me dad. My son Chen Shi died ten years ago. He was cut off from the divine fetus and died. I buried him myself."
Chen Shi's mind was buzzing.
What's going on?
Wasn’t he the year before last when someone cut off the divine fetus and died?
Why did Chen Tang say that he died ten years ago?
Why eight more years?
What happened in the intervening eight years?
The voice on the other side continued: My father has gone crazy. He thought he could still revive Chen Shi, so he dug Chen Shi’s body out of the grave. He was really crazy. He did a lot of crazy things and caused a lot of trouble. The disaster he caused was more terrifying than the devil!
I later lost contact with him and he disappeared without a trace for eight years.
It was not until two years ago that he suddenly contacted me and told me that he had resurrected Chen Shi and asked me if I would go home for the New Year.
He said that the three generations of our ancestors and grandchildren can return to the way they used to be.
But I know that I can never go back. My son has been dead for eight years.
Listening to the voice, Chen Shi could imagine that the middle-aged man opposite him was shaking his head and saying: "I don't know what he resurrected. But I know that the resurrected person is definitely not my son. He summoned him from the underworld. "
"I hate him, hate him for wandering away and neglecting his family, hate him for not teaching me strong skills, hate me for not being able to protect this family. I hate why he didn't come back earlier, if he was at home, he would Chen Shi's divine fetus would not have been cut off. "
"I still wonder why he couldn't let me go, why he kept me immersed in the pain of losing his son, and why he kept torturing me. I hate him for using Chen Shi's body to do all kinds of crazy experiments. To create a monster like you..."
The middle-aged man opposite seemed to be venting, venting his dissatisfaction with his grandfather over the years, pouring out the grievances in his heart.
He was silent for a moment and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I'm a little rude. I will send someone to attend the funeral and repair his grave. You... if you want to go to the city, I will ask someone to bring you over and give you a good background. But I will not recognize you, you are not my son..."
"No, thank you Chen Tang." Chen Shi said.
The Thousand Miles Sound Symbol burns cleanly and the fire disappears.
Chen Shi's face gradually dimmed, and he murmured: "No, thank you..."
He walked out of the room blankly and sat on the threshold.
The moonlight was like a flower, shining on his shoulders.
The black pot came to his side. Chen Shi stretched out his arms and hugged Gouzi's neck, dazed.
On the day the coffin was buried, many people came to see it off. A group of foxes appeared on the hillside not far away, and they kowtowed to the coffin from a distance.
Another green sheep came to the foot of a tree not far away, stood up like a human, held three sticks of incense in its paws, and offered sacrifices from a distance.
There were a few unfamiliar faces at the funeral. When they said goodbye to the coffin, they knocked on the coffin intentionally or unintentionally, listening to the sound coming from inside. Their expressions changed slightly and they remained silent.
Jin Hongying came behind them, grabbed the back of one person's neck, and lifted that person up.
"Master Jin, we are from Xijing, and we have been ordered to do things. Don't embarrass us little people."
The man whispered.
“You’re from Xijing?”
Jin Hongying’s heart was awe-inspiring.
He snorted, put him down, and whispered: "Get out"
The people left in a hurry, whispering to each other: "The coffin is empty, there are only some clothes, how should I explain when I go back? Should I say he is dead or alive?" "
"Report it truthfully, and the superiors will make their own decisions!"
Chen Shi's ears moved, and he listened to the discussion of these people. He followed the sound and saw that those people had disappeared.
"Mother-in-law, those people just said that there was no grandfather's body in the coffin, what's the matter?"
Chen Shi asked Granny Sha.
Grandma Sha said: "It was originally a tomb without a body. Old Chen died two or three months ago, so he stayed in the world because he couldn't let you go. He was exposed to the moonlight and became confused and unconscious. He gradually lost his mind and turned into a corpse. After another battle with the evil Bodhisattva, his belief was broken and he had the tendency to become a demon. However, he practiced the water-fire refining method, which is the way to dissolve the corpse. This time, he went to the underworld in a physical body. ”
Chen Shi was stunned, and then he was ecstatic: "Grandpa is still alive?"
"Dead!"
Grandma Sha corrected him and said, "It has been almost three months since he died. His physical lifespan has expired. He just used the method of removing corpses to make himself look like he is still alive."
"Grandpa is still alive!" Chen Shi said excitedly.
Granny Sha frowned slightly and said: "You are really dead. You don't understand the method of corpse dissolution. It is a different kind of immortality. This method emphasizes the practice of water and fire. It is the method of refining the corpse and reborn..."
"Grandpa is still alive, living in the underworld." Chen Shi smiled and cried.
Grandma Sha frowned, this kid was crazy and didn't even listen to what she said.
But as an elder, I must explain it clearly to him to avoid misunderstanding.
"Xiao Shi, do you know ghost immortals?" Ghost immortals are people who turn into ghosts after death and receive incense and sacrifices from people. The ghosts persist for a long time and live forever, so they become immortals. Because they have no physical body, they are called ghost immortals. 「
Granny Sha patiently explained: "The one who is higher than the ghost immortal is the corpse-jie-xian. The so-called corpse-jie-xian is a dead body that does not decay. It crosses the sea, has experienced the tempering of fire and water tribulations, and gains eternal life in death, so it is called the corpse-jie-xian. Although the so-called corpse-jie-xian lives forever, he needs to die once. Your grandpa really "I know, but I know he is still alive. His death is in the underworld. We can't meet each other, but he is still alive."
Grandma Sha shook her head: "This child is probably too sad and stunned."
Chen Shi became more optimistic and in better spirits. He knew that his grandfather was still alive.
The reason why grandpa left was not because he died, but because he didn’t want to harm it, he didn’t want to harm the world, and he didn’t want to become an evil spirit who only knew how to kill.
He was in high spirits. As long as his grandfather was not dead, the two of them would see each other again one day.
When you pass the examination, come to Xijing and find me. My sister will arrange for you to enter the Shenji Camp. We have agreed.”
She turned to look at Li Tianqing, leaving Chen Shi with his face flushed. Then she saw Jin Hongying rubbing Li Tianqing's shoulder, making Li Tianqing's face flushed as well.
"Chen Shi, our grandfather and grandson are leaving too!"
Li Jindou sat in the basket and said to Chen Shi: "We say goodbye this time, and I don't know when we will see each other again. But in a while, Xiao Tianqing should come over. He found that treasure ship, and the Li family will definitely send someone to check it out, and he should be allowed to lead the way."
Li Tianqing took out some old books, put them in Chen Shi's hands, and said: "These are the books I promised you. When the Li family comes, I will not disturb you, so as not to bring you danger."
He thought for a while and said: "The treasure ship is too dangerous. I'm afraid not many people who come this time will be able to go back alive."
Li Jindou hit him on the head hard and said: "Won't you tell them that the treasure ship is dangerous? Besides, the Li family has many experts, no matter how dangerous the treasure ship is, how can it be more dangerous than the kiln?"
Li Tianqing thought for a while and said, "Probably more dangerous than the kiln."
Li Jindou was startled and hesitated: "Then why don't you tell the Li family about the treasure ship. After all. We are all one family..."
"Grandpa, in order to survive, we must tell the Li family!"
Li Tianqing looked as usual and said: "No matter how dangerous we tell them, the Li family will definitely send people, and there will be heavy casualties. We can't change it."
Li Jindou sighed and said nothing more.
Li Tianqing carried him on her back and left.
"Xiao Shi, if you need anything, go to Gangzi Village to find me!"
Grandma Sha was also about to leave. She hesitated and said, "I still have to use the Sheep's Horn Heavenly Lamp for a while. I want to use it to find someone..."
Chen Shi asked: "Grandma hasn't been found yet?"
"No!"
Grandma Sha frowned deeply and was extremely worried, "I don't know where this child has gone. It's worrying to death. "
Chen Shi said goodbye to them and did not see Prince Xiao, so he couldn't help but be startled, "Has Prince Xiao already left?"
He returned home and stood alone in the empty home. He was stunned for a long time, still a little uncomfortable.
He got up again and went outside the village to see his godmother in Huangtugang.
Perhaps chatting with Zhu Xiucai will relieve his depression.
When he came to the foot of the loess hillock, he saw Xiao Wangsun standing beside the old willow tree on the hillock, seeming to be talking to Zhu Xiucai, looking quite excited.
Chen Shi was suspicious and was about to step forward when he saw Xiao Wangsun looking gloomy. He took out a cloth bag, hung it on the branch where Zhu Xiucai was hanging, and turned around to leave.
He said: "It's Xiao Shi. Master Chen has been buried, and I'm going to leave. Do you have money? Lend me some silver."
When Li Jindou, Jin Hongying and others left, he gave them money so that they would not have any money on the way.
Xiao Wangsun thanked him, accepted the money, and said with a smile: "Now you can hire a carriage."
He has been accustomed to luxury since he was a child, and has long been unaccustomed to walking. Without a carriage, he would rather not go out.
Chen Shi handed over another volume. Xiao Wangsun opened it and read it, slightly stunned.
The handwriting on the book is immature and is written by a child. It is copied word for word, without any connected characters.
But the book was heavy in his hands.
Because this book is exactly "Water and Fire Refining Technique".
Chen Yindu risked his life to break into King Zhen's tomb and brought out the corpse-dissolving immortal technique.
"My grandfather asked me to give it to you before he died."
Chen Shi said with a smile.
Him Xiao Wangsun accepted the "Water and Fire Refining Technique", took a deep look at him, and said: "Master Chen will not take the initiative to leave this skill to me, he will leave it to Grandma Sha. He thinks that I am young and do not need it, and if I have this skill, I will do evil. However, Thank you anyway, Xiao Shi. "
Chen Shi asked: "Senior Xiao is not going to explore the tomb of the true king?"
Prince Xiao shook his head and said: A place where porcelain was burned for the true king is so dangerous, let alone the true king's tomb? Not going, hey, how about Wang Sunfu? In the face of this world, are you still hanging on the tree with all your thoughts despairing? Even if I can open the tomb of the true king and take out the map of the mountains and rivers of the fifty provinces, I will accomplish nothing in the future. How can I not hang myself on the southeast branch?
He laughed and walked away.
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He waved his hands vigorously and did not look back.
Chen Shi watched him go away.
After Xiao Wangsun disappeared from sight, Chen Shi withdrew his gaze, walked to the old willow tree, and offered incense to the godmother of the stone tablet.
During the funeral, he had been immersed in grief and did not leave the village to see the godmother of the stone tablet.
Zhu Xiucai said lazily: "Xiao Shi, that fool just left something on my branch, and I gave it to you!" "
Chen Shi also saw Xiao Wangsun hanging a cloth bag at the place where Zhu Xiucai was hanged. He was surprised. He took off the cloth bag and opened it. He saw a square jade seal lying quietly in the cloth bag.
"What is this?"
Chen Shi took it out and looked at it in the sunlight.
The jade seal is engraved with some reversed characters in seal script.
He recognized each word, and whispered: "Fengtian treasure seal, forever guarding the Western Wasteland"
There are two jade-carved buttons on the seal, one dragon and one tiger, for easy grasping.
“What is this?”
Chen Shi was confused.
"It's just a broken seal that the family has fallen into, Xiao Shi, you can just take it. If you have no money, you can still pawn it and sell it for a few taels of silver."
Zhu Xiucai urged, "Is there any incense left? Give me a few sticks of incense quickly, my addiction is getting bigger and bigger."
Chen Shi put the jade seal into his sleeve pocket, took out a few sticks of incense and lit it.
Zhu Xiucai took a long breath of incense and saw that Chen Shi had brought some books. He said happily: "You have a new book? Is it still a book by the Master? I have studied the Master the most. Come on, I will give it to you." Tell me about it."
In Qiaowan Town, Xiao Wangsun hired a carriage and was driving across the stone bridge across the river to Buffalo County. Suddenly the car suddenly sank, and Jin Hongying's sneer came from outside.
"Old thief Xiao, please hand over the Xiwang Jade Seal quickly. I will spare your life today, girl. If you are nagging me again, I will send you on your way."
Xiao Wangsun sighed, suddenly rushed out of the carriage, and ran away.
Jin Hongying chased after him and shouted: "If you don't hand over the Xiwang Jade Seal, I will chase you to the ends of the earth, but I won't let you go."
The underworld!
After crossing the Naihe Bridge in the Forgotten River, the underworld becomes vast, dark, and full of dangers.
Chen Yin was not afraid at all.
His body is in the underworld, and his strength is at its peak. Even if the underworld is full of evil spirits and demons, he still runs rampant.
He went deep into the underworld, trying to find the secrets of the underworld.
Looking for the being who left ghost fingerprints on Chen Shi's chest.
"You will be a hero in life, and you will be a hero in death. Xiao Shi, my grandpa is in the underworld first, laying down a great empire for you, and he will succeed you to the throne after your death."
End of this chapter.