He sighed that his divine power is getting lower and lower. Before he completely disappeared, Lin Xuan found a piece of cloth covering Shui Sheng and returned to the statue in great fatigue.

When Shui Sheng woke up the next day, he found that Lin Xuan, who was drinking with him, had long disappeared.

But a piece of paper was left on the table, pressed under an empty wine glass.

Shui Sheng took out the paper and took a look, leaving a line of words on it.

After reading this line, Shui Sheng shook his head with a wry smile. His elder brother actually remembered to go out for a long trip and said he would see you today next year.

"See you today next year."

Shui Sheng murmured to himself, picked up a jar of unopened wine on the table and dug a hole under the peach tree in the Land Temple.

When we meet our friends today, we will dig it out and drink it all.

This year, the water student who returned to his hometown failed to open a martial arts school.

He is very skilled and is still far from the word "hero" and cannot withstand others' kicks.

Fortunately, my father-in-law extended a helping hand and was willing to use some money to fund him to open an inn.

For the sake of his wife and children, Shui Sheng had to give up his childhood dream and choose to make his family live a better life.

The inn is open in the hometown of my wife and children.

Because of the good location and my father-in-law knows many friends.

The inn business is pretty good.

The golfer who once traveled around the world turned into a smooth inn owner.

With his hard work every day, the family is getting better and better, and the family has changed from one child to three.

The only thing that remains unchanged is that the two still reunite every year.

Every time I am very drunk.

Every time I woke up, Shui Sheng found that his elder brother had left without saying goodbye as usual.

He was already accustomed to it and did not think about anything, but spent some money to repair the land temple.

To him, this seems to be the first home in his life.

Because the Land Temple was repaired, many people recognized Shuisheng.

I saw that the beggar who often steals offerings in the Land Temple back then is now decent.

Instead, many people started to come to the Land Temple to burn incense.

These insignificant incenses are for Lin Xuan, the land master who has almost no one worships.

It's very important.

As the glasses collided year after year, Aquarius began to gain weight, and his once firm face became kind and smooth.

Lin Xuan also had to make himself look older.

The only thing that remains unchanged is the friendship between the two old friends. Every year when they meet, they always talk about the past.

For old friends, the time they spend with each other is the most mellow jar of wine in the world.

When the two met for the last time.

Shui Sheng is already old and the one who comes with him is his ten-year-old grandson.

Nowadays, the Shuisheng family is considered a wealthy family. After opening an inn to make money, they actually made a lot of money.

Because of the poor health, Shui Sheng even needs the support of his grandson when walking.

Lin Xuan is already the image of a white-haired old man.

"Grandpa, grandma said you won't be allowed to drink too much."

I saw a jar of wine on the table.

The little grandson quickly reminded.

"Don't worry, Grandpa Lin and I only have a small drink."

Shuisheng smiled and touched his grandson's head, looking at Lin Xuan and said, "This child is now helping his grandmother stare at me every day."

"It's pretty good, come and have a snack."

Lin Xuan touched a piece of coarse snack and handed it to the child.

The two of them no longer drank as much as before, but kept holding their cups and lit them all, and often chatting.

Wait for a drink to finish.

Shui Sheng hesitated for a moment and asked.

"Brother, I have a question to ask you."

"explain."

"A few years ago, I went to the mountain to burn incense and chatted with an old Taoist priest. The old Taoist priest said that gods are different from us mortals. They eat incense. If there is no incense, gods will starve to death. You are knowledgeable. This is not a lie, right?"

Lin Xuan had already expected that after getting along for so many years, it would be wrong if Shui Sheng couldn't see anything.

He nodded then.

"If this is true, I understand. Then I will mention my grandson more in the future."

Shui Sheng grinned and asked his grandson to help him slowly leave the Land Temple.

After walking out for a while, Shui Sheng stopped and looked back at Tudi Temple from afar, his eyes full of reluctance.

This year during the winter solstice.

The aquatic lamps were gone and they left peacefully surrounded by their family.

The last sentence he left was to remind his grandson to remember his agreement.

Every year I go to see the god who has accompanied me throughout my life.

In the fourth month after Shuisheng left, it was the day when the two met once a year.

This time, the one who was born on behalf of Shui was his young grandson Yanwen.

Lin Xuan, who was waiting in the Land Temple, was not surprised to see Yanwen coming alone.

After Shui Sheng left, the soul came to the Land Temple.

The two met for the last time, but couldn't have another drink.

"Grandpa Lin, grandpa asked me to come over and say hello to you, and then ask you for some books and learning."

Yanwen walked up to Lin Xuan with a book of sages and asked for advice.

Looking at Yanwen's tender face.

In a trance, Lin Xuan seemed to see the ragged little beggar walking into the land temple hungryly to survive to steal a bite of offerings.

This made him feel a little disappointed.

Fortunately, Shuisheng is gone, but he leaves his descendants to accompany him.

Lin Xuan then guided Yanwen's knowledge.

After finishing his studies, Yanwen cleaned the Land Temple again, arranged the offerings he brought and respectfully burned a stick of incense, and then left the Land Temple.

With the departure of aquatic life.

His descendants separated their families.

Without the support of the water, there were not many pilgrims in the Land Temple, and the Land Temple began to return to its previous bleak situation.

Fortunately, Yanwen would come to burn incense every once in a while and occasionally bring some friends over.

Lin Xuan and him will meet each other every year.

Just like when I was with Shuisheng, I watched the child grow up little by little, and met a girl I like to marry and have children to start a family.

But his golden body was getting more and more worn.

The divine power is getting weaker and weaker.

Some memories of the past have also begun to become blurred.

By the time Yanwen was middle-aged, it would take him about three years to accumulate divine power before both sides could meet.

After talking to Yanwen, Lin Xuan learned that the world was in chaos and the rebels were about to come.

He wanted to take his wife, children and family to take refuge in a safer Kyoto.

After saying this, Yanwen sighed and looked a little guilty.

It's going to violate the agreement with my grandfather.

"Safety is important. Let's leave early, and change will occur later."

Lin Xuan smiled and urged Yanwen to set off soon.

Yanwen sighed, and after raising an incense stick in the Land Temple, he hurriedly left.
To be continued...