Chapter 322: 175 God-level Green Tea (First Update)_2
The old priest actually understood his meaning. When a person is younger, there is more time remaining. His life’s learnings couldn’t be drilled down in ten or twenty years.
“Come in.” the old priest called out to the entrance.
Xiao Liulang walked in.
The old priest’s gaze fell on Xiao Liulang’s face, and he instantly froze.
Xiao Liulang had attended the old priest’s classes when he was a child. The old priest certainly recognized him.
But the next sentence from the old priest almost choked him, “Am I dead? Why are you dead too? It’s over, there’s no one to inherit my place!”
It took a lot of effort from the old priest to convince the old man that the young man before him is not dead.
As for why he doesn’t die, the old priest didn’t say, the old man did not ask.
To live to this age, knowing fate, some things are clear in the heart but can’t be scrutinized.
This was true for the old man, as well as for the old priest.
The old priest asked, “Are you satisfied with this successor?”
“Satisfied, satisfied.” The old man laughed with joy.
He also liked this child back then. It’s just that the old priest had the upper hand by proximity, or else he would have taken him as his own disciple long ago.
His greatest regret in life was probably that he could not get a disciple who was fully satisfactory.
Due to the rush of events, everything was simplified. Under the leadership of the old priest, Xiao Liulang performed a simple ceremony of acknowledgement.
The old man was paralyzed from the neck downwards and had difficulty eating. The old priest symbolically let him touch the rim of the cup, as though drinking a ceremonial tea.
From then on, Xiao Liulang is his successor.
The old man ordered his wife to bring his lifetime collection of literature and move them all onto the old priest’s cart.
The old priest looked at the empty study, feeling a bit awkward, “Eh… Sister-in-law, don’t you want to keep some for yourselves?”
However, the old man’s wife waved her hand, “Just take them away. Please, I beg you, I’ve been burdened by these damned things all my life, don’t bother me anymore!”
The old priest complied, “Fine, I will come to visit you another time sister.”
Xiao Liulang also respectfully bowed to the old man’s wife.
That night, the old man left.
Perhaps because he had fulfilled his wishes, he passed away peacefully.
This event was a great shock to the old priest, he suddenly realized that he too was halfway into the grave.
In fact, if it were not for the young benefactor, he would have died that time on the mountain.
Why did God intend him to live?
The old priest gazed at the starry sky in the courtyard, contemplating life.
An old lady came over to rob him, but before she could speak, the old priest casually handed over his pouch of money.
The old lady asked curiously, “Did you take the wrong medicine?”
Without looking at her, the old priest continued to gaze at the endless starry sky, “Zhuang Jinse, what are we living for in this life? You can’t take anything with you from birth to death.”
Such a familiar name.
The old lady also raised her head to look at the starry sky.
Beyond the stars, there seemed to be some distant memories calling her across the years.
Her mood suddenly became heavy, and she became melancholic.
Counting the money in the pouch, she felt even more melancholic. “Huo! Do you think you can pay less for your private house by being mysterious here? There are only a few copper plates here, enough for a few rounds of cards! How much more are you hiding? Give it all to me!”
Old priest: Can’t I even get away with this???
The old lady, who had just robbed a little money, happily went back next door.
The old priest’s intention to numb the old lady was indeed true, and so were his sighs about life.
He was really worried.
He feared that one day he would follow the example of the old man.
The old man’s longing for this world was his cause.
Having such a highly competent heir to his cause, the old man died without regrets.
But he was different.
He had people he couldn’t let go of.
He used to think that when that person died, he would have no attachment to this world.
But now, his Ahen is still alive, and he doesn’t dare to fall ill, or die.
He didn’t feel at ease leaving him alone in this world, facing everything on his own.
“Ahen, what else can I do for you?”
After the 15th of the first lunar month, after the Lantern Festival, the Guozijian and various large academies in the Capital City opened one after another. Official Government Offices and the Court also opened.
After a good New Year, the first day of court is usually more peaceful. The articles written by the civil and military officials are more mild and meaningful, just to have a good start.
They can’t make the court dark and gloomy right after the New Year, it’s not auspicious.
In Zheng Residence, Zheng Siye also prepared to go out.