Chapter Thirty-One: A Man's Death is Like a Lamp Going Out

  As Li Mudan left, I couldn't help but wonder who Grandpa's true identity was. Was he really dead? Why could I often see him as if he were still alive? And what about the person or ghost pretending to be Grandpa - what was their true identity?

  And now with this Li Mudan, I feel like I've somehow gotten myself entangled in some kind of conspiracy or incident.

  My aunt called me into the house at this time, I shook my head and stopped thinking about it, but went inside.

  After entering the house, Auntie said let's go to sleep, we've been tired for a whole night.

  Back in my room, I thought I wouldn't think about these things anymore, but they kept coming like waves, one after another, pounding against my brain, making it impossible for me to fall asleep.

  I couldn't sleep anyway, so I slowly untangled the recent events one by one like pulling out threads from a messy ball of yarn.

  At home I encountered a yellow-skinned ghost, it was a close call and I almost didn't make it. Later, my grandmother told me that if it wasn't for the longevity lock that my grandfather made for me, I might have really died that time.

  Later, I ran into Xiao Bai again, and then there was the death of Dog Egg, and then the ash fairy of Old Cui's family. All these things were what I had never encountered before, but only heard about, yet they appeared in front of me so clearly, and I even participated in them personally. As Second Master said, is it really that the world is going to be chaotic?

  Later in junior high school, I encountered a ghost hitting the wall and was saved by the Teng Long Jue given to me by my grandmother at the behest of my grandfather.

  A mysterious man disguised as a grandfather appeared and took me out, while the real grandfather was also teaching me the Tenglong Jue. Everything seemed to be revolving around me.

  Today I met another beast and almost died at his hands. If Li Mudan hadn't appeared, I wouldn't be here thinking about these issues now.

  Li Mudan obviously knew Grandpa and had a deep relationship with him. The old ghost in her mouth was probably Grandpa, which means she had known Grandpa for many years.

  Only a ghost would believe she came here just for a bottle of water, she must have appeared here because I encountered danger.

  So is she here because of her grandfather's reason or her own reason?

  These things are related to Grandpa, either directly or indirectly, so Grandpa's identity must not be simple. I don't know if Grandma, who has lived with Grandpa for so many years, knows about it?

  Yes, I'm going home, I want to find grandma and ask her clearly, what kind of person grandpa is?

  It seems that the Teng Long Jue is not an ordinary thing, since this is the case, I won't be able to sleep either, so I'll cultivate and reach the Teng Long San Bian that Li Mu Dan spoke of as soon as possible. At that time, I will naturally understand what all of this is about!

  The breath follows the heart, the eight extraordinary meridians circulate, the elixir field is stored internally, the spiritual energy is stored externally, transformed into one's own use, strengthening the tendons and bones, transforming like a dragon.

  Teng Long Jue is not only cultivating spiritual energy for one's own use, but also using spiritual energy to change one's physical constitution, increasing the strength and hardness of bones and meridians. Although similar to the current Taoist cultivation incantations, it has a bit of body-refining function.

  One night passed without incident. The next day, as Li Mudan had said, when the purple energy arrived from the east, he opened his eyes and woke up.

  And then his brother also woke up, after waking up, he kept shouting that his whole body was sore, as if he had been grinding for a night.

  The cousin sister and brother explained for a while before explaining yesterday's affairs clearly, after which the brother also couldn't care about his own pain anymore, hurriedly running to Uncle's room, looking at Uncle lying weakly in bed, drinking the ginseng and wild chicken soup that Auntie had prepared long ago.

  Only then did he let out a sigh of relief and carefully walked in front of his uncle and asked: "Dad, how are you feeling?"

  Seeing her brother wake up and being able to walk on his own, both Auntie and Uncle were relieved, but Auntie still turned back to ask with concern.

  "Son, how are you feeling? Your dad is fine, don't worry!"

  "Mom, don't worry, I've already heard from my sister, and I'm not hurt at all. I'm just worried about Dad." My cousin looked at his uncle with a concerned face.

  Deep father-son relationship, that's all!

  "After finishing the busy morning, I opened my mouth and said to my aunt: 'Auntie, I plan to go home today.'"

  Upon hearing me, Auntie looked up at me with a questioning expression and said: "What's wrong, big nephew? You've only been here for a few days, how can you think of going back already? I haven't even taken you out to have some fun yet!"

  "It's getting unbearable, big sister, I'm starting to miss home, I miss grandma, I want to go back home. Can you take me to the train station later?" I said persistently.

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  Still insisting on going back, saying he misses home. Auntie didn't say anything else, but turned her head to tell cousin: "Later you go send your brother to the train station, help him buy a good ticket, and see him off before coming back."

  Then she came down to my side and said, "Big nephew, this time you were frightened at your aunt's place. When you have time to think about your aunt in the future, come over again, and then your aunt will let you play well and wander around."

  "Alright, got it, big sister, I'll go pack up." I turned around and went back into the house to gather my belongings.

  Half an hour later, I boarded the bus back home. The big trees on both sides of the road were rapidly retreating backwards, and my heart was also filled with anticipation, I was very curious about what Grandpa's identity was!

  Arrived home after three in the afternoon, still a little excited inside.

  After entering the house, I saw my grandmother sitting on the kang, smoking a cigarette.

  "Mum, I'm back."

  "How come so fast? How's your English study going?" Grandma asked while sitting down.

  "It's nothing, I just missed home and grandma, so I came back." As she spoke, she put down the luggage and gifts, while thinking about how to talk to her grandmother about her problem.

  Grandma seemed to have noticed that my expression and actions were different from usual, put down the tobacco pouch, and asked: "Tell Grandma the truth, did something happen or were you bullied? Grandma will take charge for you!"

  After thinking for a while, I truthfully told her what had happened to me. When I mentioned Li Mudan, Grandma's expression was slightly unnatural, but she quickly returned to normal and quietly listened to me finish speaking.

  "Grandma, can you tell me what Grandpa's identity is and why that Li Mudan knows Grandpa?" I looked up at Grandma with a serious face.

  As I asked this question, grandma also didn't speak for a while, but sat there puffing on her tobacco pipe, not saying a word.

  I didn't say a word either. The old and young were silently silent like this, and at this time, just when grandma was about to speak, mom suddenly ran in from outside.

  Just then, I heard my mother rush into the house while shouting: "Mom, something's wrong, something's happened!"

  After entering the house and seeing me, my mom asked in surprise: "Son, when did you come back?"

  "What's wrong?" Grandma asked.

  "Second brother is gone!" Mom said with a sad expression on her face at this time.

  Grandma suddenly put down her crossed legs and asked again as if she hadn't heard clearly.

  "What did you say? Who left?"

  "Ah, Second Brother is gone, now Second Sister-in-law has fainted from crying. Mom, do you want to go take a look?" My mom said again to Grandma.

  I was just listening on the side, like a thunderclap on a clear day. Why did Second Master pass away as soon as I arrived home? Why?

  Grandma saw my eyes staring blankly and losing focus, so she hurried over to me and said: "Big grandson, Grandma will come back later to tell you what you want to know. Now your second uncle is gone, Grandma will go take a look first. You stay at home and don't think about anything!"

  After finishing speaking, she said to my mother: "Hurry up and help me take a look. This person was fine yesterday, how did he pass away today?"

  Two people rushed to the second master's home, while I looked at the white fox on the kang and sat down beside it with no energy, nor did I have the heart to tease the white fox, but just sat there blankly, thinking, thinking...

  But it was after Grandma went to the second master's side that my second aunt had already woken up, with tears all over her face, looking at the quietly closed eyes of the body lying on the kang, slowly cooling down, and tears kept flowing down.

  Grandma went to Erniang's side, anxiously and inquiringly asked: "Old second daughter-in-law, what's going on? Yesterday was fine, today how did she pass away? Has the examination found out the cause?"

  "Auntie, I'm so miserable! Waaahhh...” Seeing my grandmother, Erniang's emotions, which had just calmed down, suddenly surged up again like a burst dam, and she buried her face in Grandma's shoulder, wailing loudly.

  Grandma sighed, patted Erniang's back and said sorrowfully: "Erniang, things have come to this, don't be too sad. Life and death are destined, can't be forced. Let's prepare for the aftermath."

  Pulling Erniang's hand, comforting her all the way.

  Actually, Second Master died very peacefully, without experiencing any suffering, just like a candle burning to the last point, naturally and effortlessly extinguished when there was no fuel.

  When a man dies, it is like a lamp going out; all things come to an end...