Qiao Xuan quickly turned the corner and looked to the east. The old people were already sitting in the front street, bathing in the beautiful spring light, chatting about all sorts of things.
Qiao Xuan quickly ran over and squatted beside an old man with more white hair and beard than black hair. He grabbed the old man's right arm and begged,""Seventh Grandpa, tell me more about the story of the gods!”
The old man quickly waved his hand and said," Little Xuan, I've told you everything I have. If you want to hear the fairy tales, you'll have to find your Grandpa Fossil."”
Qiao Xuan replied with an "oh" and quickly let go of his hands. He moved to the rocking recliner and called out respectfully,""Grandpa Fossil, are you asleep?”
The old man on the recliner had traveled extensively when he was young and had seen a lot. Later on, he returned to his hometown and enjoyed his old age in a quiet village. In recent years, he had become more and more senile. Moreover, last month, his family had celebrated his 116th birthday in a grand manner. Qiao Xuan had also gone over to celebrate for a few days.
At the longevity banquet, the villagers said some auspicious flattery and even respectfully called the old man a living fossil. The children also casually called him Grandpa Fossil.
When the old man heard the familiar voice, he stopped the rocking chair and slowly opened his eyes."Little Xuan, do you want to hear another story?”Seeing Qiao Xuan nod expectantly, she continued,""I don't have any more stories to tell. How about I tell you about Suoyun Cliff on Yaning Mountain?”
"What's there to say! Everyone had seen it their entire lives, and their eyes were dazzled!”The other elders started to shout impatiently.
The old man on the recliner coughed lightly and shouted,"Don't argue! When this happened, none of you were born yet. I have never mentioned it to anyone. Today, I have something to tell everyone.”
When the people around heard this, they all fell silent and gathered around. Qiao Xuan was even more expectant.
After the old man saw that everyone was seated, he continued," It's been a hundred years. At that time, I was two years older than Xuan Wazi. It was also a beautiful spring day. I was chopping wood on the mountainside when I suddenly saw a light flashing in the distant south. When I looked carefully again, the light had already passed through the top of my head. When I turned around and looked again, I saw that it had already disappeared into the clouds of Suoyun Cliff.”
"Grandpa Fossil, what is that light? Did you catch up with them?" When Qiao Xuan heard this, he quickly interrupted and asked excitedly.
The old man looked at the curious Qiao Xuan and smiled.""At that time, I was also curious, so I boldly chased after him. After climbing up Suoyun Cliff, I didn't see any strange figures. I ran towards Suoyun Cave…Guess what?”At this point, he stopped talking and kept everyone in suspense.
"Did you find some treasure?" the other elders shouted.”
"Did you see a god?" Qiao Xuan asked.”
The old man smiled bitterly and said,"What treasure did you find? I almost died." Just as I reached the cave entrance, I seemed to have bumped into something and was immediately sent flying. I fell heavily to the ground, and my chest and back were in pain. I spat out a large mouthful of blood and fainted.”
"Grandpa Fossil, what did you hit? Was he a god? Are you alright?" Qiao Xuan asked worriedly.
"I'm sure I'm fine. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to tell stories now." After I woke up on the cliff, I climbed up and looked at the sky. I was unconscious for about two hours. Then, I carefully approached the cave entrance…Guess what I touched?”
How could everyone have guessed it? They all asked the old man to hurry up and stop hanging everyone's appetite.
Qiao Xuan's face was filled with hope.
The old man cleared his throat and continued," I didn't touch anything. There was nothing at the entrance of the cave. Then, I mustered up my courage and carefully entered the cave. After searching carefully a few times, I didn't find anything, so I jumped down the mountain.”After saying this, he began to sway the recliner again, leisurely.
After the old man finished his story, everyone felt that the story was boring and shouted,"What kind of story is this! It was so ordinary and boring.”
"What did I hit?" the old man asked gloomily. How did I get injured? And how did my injuries heal? Don't you find it strange? Besides Xuan Wazi, aren't you all interested in that light?”
Everyone replied," Your story is not good. You might have seen wrongly and thought that there was a flash of light. You didn't look at the hole and crashed into the stone wall. Also, your injury might be a small one. You'll be fine after a nap."”
The old man smiled helplessly when he saw everyone's misinterpretation."I'm telling the truth. I'm not making it up. If you don't believe me, then do you believe me, Little Xuan?”
When Qiao Xuan heard the question, he hurriedly nodded and urged,""Grandpa Fossil, I believe in you! Please continue!"
The old man looked around at everyone and said unhappily,"You guys are not as innocent as this child! Do you know why I was able to wander for so long? In addition, during my years of wandering, I really found out that it was a god who cast a divine spell at the cave entrance to prevent outsiders from invading. I rashly bumped into it and was shocked into that miserable state.”
When everyone heard this, they said,"So that's how you were injured! To be injured by a divine art, you're also a great fortune.”
"Injured? Bah! It's a bullet wound, okay?" The old man shouted excitedly. Seeing that everyone was puzzled, he shouted again,"If you're really hit by a divine spell, there might not even be anything left.”Excitement and fear were expressed in words.
Everyone had never heard of such a strange thing before, and they all whispered,"This is too exaggerated."”
The old man waited for his mood to calm down and pressed his right hand to stop the discussion. He then said,"When I woke up on the cliff, I felt full of energy and my strength increased greatly. If I was still seriously injured and waiting to die, I wouldn't have been able to get up and jump down the mountain.”Before he finished speaking, his eyes were filled with infatuation, as if he was reminiscing about the past.
When everyone saw the old man like this, they quickly pushed the reclining chair gently, allowing him to continue speaking. In the future, they would find a place where there was no one else and slowly recall the past.
The old man came back to his senses and smiled." When people get old, they love to reminisce about the past. Don't rush me, I'll continue. When I woke up, I really thought it was an illusion, but the blood on my chest and the sweet smell of the pill in my mouth reminded me that it really happened. It must have been a god who cured me with a pill.”When he said this, he stopped and his old face showed annoyance.
"What's wrong with you?" Everyone asked. Are you feeling unwell?"
The old man sighed bitterly and said in pain,""If I hadn't fainted, I would have begged the gods to take me in as a disciple so that I wouldn't have died of old age in the forest.”As he said this, his expression was bitter and his sense of loss increased greatly.
Seeing him so sad, everyone quickly tried to persuade him. Seeing the old man's expression calm down a little, they all said with envy and jealousy,"You have to be open-minded. Now that you have many children and grandchildren, you still want to live forever. Are you going to kill us with envy?”
The old man cupped his hands and shook his head. He laughed and said,"I don't know how lucky I am. Actually, I've already thought it through. If I have a great fortune, the gods won't just heal me. They will definitely wait for me to wake up. I think Xuan Wazi has good fortune. If you encounter fate, don't miss it.”
Qiao Xuan saw Grandpa Petrified talking about him and quickly replied gloomily,""Grandpa Petrified, my father wants to send me to the town to study and won't let me practice martial arts.
When everyone heard this, they all laughed and scolded,""You fool! It was already a great fortune to be able to study. You can't listen to our nonsense and change your nature. You have to know that all things are inferior, only reading is superior. Moreover, our country's ruler values scholars, so why do you practice martial arts? You have to make up your mind to study hard. Not only can you bring honor to your ancestors, but you can also bring glory to Qiao Zhuang!”
Qiao Xuan looked at everyone's expectant gazes and didn't know how to respond. With a solemn expression, he asked,""Grandpa Fossil, what do you think I should choose?”
The old man on the recliner pointed at Qiao Xuan's heart and replied solemnly,""Child, I can't answer you, but as long as you have a clear conscience, that's the best choice.”
"I have a clear conscience!" Qiao Xuan muttered. These four words were like a gust of wind, rushing into his mind from his ears and then from his mind into his heart. The fog dissipated with a whoosh, and it was like a seed taking root in his heart. Qiao Xuan was even more determined now. The decision he had made during breakfast had all the darkness in his heart gone, and his mind became light. He couldn't help but look up at the sky and let out a long breath. Suddenly, he jumped up.
Everyone was shocked. Qiao Xuan's eyes widened as he pointed to the south and shouted,""Light, sigh! Look, there's a flash of light."
Everyone quickly looked south, only to see white clouds in the distance.
The old man on the recliner also sat up and looked around. He saw the white clouds and shook his head helplessly."I'm getting old! I can't see!" Then, she lay back down silently.
The crowd did not see any flash of light, so they started to shout,"It's fine if we can't see clearly because we're old. Xuan Wazi, you're so young. Are you seeing things too?”
The crowd did not hear Qiao Xuan's reply and turned around to speak again. They saw that Qiao Xuan had already run to the back of the village and shouted,""Little Xuan, where are you going?"
Qiao Xuan had no time to care about them. Just now, the light in the distance had come from afar. When everyone raised their heads to look south, they had already flashed past the sky. Qiao Xuan immediately thought of Suoyun Cliff and turned to run towards Yaning Mountain.
In late spring, the beautiful and lively Yaning Mountain was full of colors. The tall and straight green trees with luxuriant branches and leaves seemed to be rising with the mountain. The lush tree heads swayed with the wind like jade. Under the shade of the trees, weeds of different heights grew around the trees. There were colorful flowers mixed in the grass, which could not be swayed by the mountain wind.
Insects chirped in the grass, bees stopped on the flowers, rabbits ran in the forest, pheasants flew on the trees, full of vitality and prosperity! However, Qiao Xuan was not in the mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery. He ran up the mountain road, not only ignoring the bruises on his hands and legs, but when he encountered steep places, he would sometimes grab the rattan and swing, sometimes step on the stone beam and cross the stream, and even tear his clothes and clothes, ignoring them. He rushed towards Suoyun Cliff wholeheartedly.
Qiao Xuan only used half an hour to reach Suoyun Cliff. He bent down and stopped in front of Suoyun Cliff. His body was trembling and sweating, his clothes were wet, his heart was beating violently, and he was panting. The mountain wind blew, and he felt the cold air at the top of the mountain. He quickly turned to take a break from the wind. He saw the ancient cypresses in front of the cliff towering into the sky, and the green pines on the cliff shone in the sun. He immediately felt refreshed.
Qiao Xuan waited for his breath to calm down before climbing up the cliff. Seeing that there was no one around, he ran to Suoyun Cave. Suddenly remembering the story of Grandpa Fossil, he hurriedly retreated thirty feet, bent down to pick up the stone, and threw it at the entrance of the cave.
Suddenly, a green-clothed man rushed out of the cave entrance. He flashed past the stones in an instant and suddenly soared into the sky. A white shadow followed closely behind him. With a swoosh, they all darted into the clouds and disappeared without a trace.
When the stone passed through the hole and fell into the hole, Qiao Xuan only reacted when he heard a " plop ". He looked up at the sky and saw that there was nothing but clouds. Qiao Xuan thought that his eyes were playing tricks on him and looked at the hole again. He saw that the stone was fine, but the hole seemed to be flashing red.
Qiao Xuan was on tenterhooks as he slowly tried to enter the cave. He was immediately stunned and stared at the green-red stone wall in front of him. Qiao Xuan did not dare to go forward for a long time.
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