"Old man, do you regret it?"

Chen Yi asked lightly.

"Regret? When you are a soldier fighting, how can you not die? This is our fate and our mission."

The old man smiled faintly: "It's fate, we only have this little fate in this life."

"It doesn't matter, I just want to live this life well, and I will still look for her in the next life."

"At that time, there will be no war. Well, it probably won't happen. The country is so powerful, and it will become even more powerful in the future. No one will dare to bully us. By that time, I will treat her well and live happily ever after.

For a lifetime, it’s pretty good.”

The old man spoke in a slow tone, with a smile on his lips and a longing light in his eyes, as if he had seen the scene he described.

Chen Yi listened and slowly closed his eyes.

"Look at me, why am I nagging you so much? I'm getting old, so... I won't say it any more. Young man, are you hungry? I have two pig's trotters here. If you don't mind, you can eat them.

"

The old man looked embarrassed, walked to the stove, opened the lid of the pot, and took out a plate with two pig's trotters on it.

Chen Yi opened his eyes, glanced at the pig's trotters, sighed, and closed his eyes again.

With a trace of pain and a trace of relief, he slowly said: "Old man, you are right, everything will come true, so... don't wait any longer, go with peace of mind..."

The old man was stunned: "Young man, what did you say?"

Chen Yi opened his eyes again and looked at the old man with bright eyes: "Tell me, how did you die?"

"Am I dead?"

The old man's eyes were slightly dull, and he kept chanting: "I'm dead? I'm dead? I'm dead?..."

"wake up!"

Chen Yi's tongue burst with spring thunder, and the shadow of a golden lotus bloomed in an instant, appearing and disappearing.

The old man paused suddenly, and his eyes gradually regained their clarity.

"It turns out, I'm really dead."

The old man sighed, but there was no fear or reluctance on his face, but a trace of relief and joy.

His figure gradually became transparent and unreal.

"Old man, tell me, how did you die?"

Chen Yi stood up and asked hurriedly.

"How did you die?"

The old man gradually became an illusory figure, frowning slightly, as if thinking about it, and then relaxed in an instant: "By the way, I remembered..."

Then he shook his head at Chen Yi: "Young man, forget it, I'm already dead, why bother harming a child? That's it, that's fine, I'm going to see her, I can finally see her..."

The old man said, his face full of longing and joy.

Soon, the illusory figure completely disappeared.

The room seemed to have lost a layer of color.

The fire under the stove had long been extinguished, leaving only a pile of embers. I don't know how long it had been out, but the kettle sitting on it did not emit any steam.

There was a thick layer of dust on the bed and on the table.

The cup on the table is dry.

There were two pig's trotters on the plate on the table. They were untouched but already smelly.

Chen Yi remembered that he gave this to the bald dog at the powder shop that day. The dog took it back but didn't take a bite.

"Ouch~"

The bald dog lying by the stove got up, faced the empty space, and whimpered. One eye showed deep sadness, and a line of turbid tears fell down.

"well……"

Chen Yi sighed deeply.

"where you go?"

He saw the bald dog suddenly jump out and run very fast on three legs.

Chen Yi saw this and immediately chased him out.

The bald dog only had three legs left, but at this time, it ran very fast.

Chen Yi was not an ordinary person, he followed quickly.

I followed closely behind and took a look at the direction the bald dog was running in. It seemed to be... a cemetery?

Not long after, the bald dog stopped in front of a tombstone.

"Ouch~woo~"

After barking piteously at the tombstone a few times, the bald dog suddenly turned around, walked away for a distance, and then ran towards the tombstone again.

"Hello!"

Chen Yi watched from a distance, suddenly startled, screamed, and ran over as fast as he could, but it was already too late.

"Bang!"

The bald dog fell softly in front of the tombstone. On the tombstone, blood burst out, like a blood flower blooming.

"Why bother you!"

Chen Yi lowered his hands feebly, walked to the bald dog, and squatted down, feeling pitiful and angry.

It’s hopeless…

The bald dog had a lump on its head and was a blur.

"Well, if you look like this, you may suffer even more while you are alive. Go and accompany your master..."

Chen Yi shook his head and looked up at the tombstone:

Tomb of old man Li

Doesn’t anyone even know the name?

Chen Yi shook his head.

He asked the old man before, did he regret it?

On the battlefield, the old man met his wife, but lost his wife, and his legs...

Should we blame? Who should we blame?

The old man seemed to have never had such thoughts and was just living alone, silently.

Chen also couldn't understand.

My wife is dead and her legs are gone. Why don’t I complain? How can I not complain?

I can't understand why he wants to live alone,

My wife died, her legs were gone, and she lived in obscurity for most of her life alone on the edge of the forest.

He even died without even a name.

If that's the case, why do you have to live alone for so many years?

He felt that this way of living should be called Gouhuo, but he couldn't use this word for the elderly.

I can't understand his feelings for his wife.

They had obviously only met once after being introduced. There was no oath of friendship, no heart-wrenching emotions, and the total time they had spent together was less than two years.

Why didn't he marry another person instead of choosing to live alone?

Chen Yi didn't understand why there were so many.

But the old man's answer made him wake up a little bit.

The old man's thoughts may not be that complicated, but very simple and simple.

Maybe in the eyes of many people now, it is also ridiculous...

If there is an afterlife, I hope the world will be peaceful.

If there is an afterlife, may the country be peaceful and the people be safe.

If there is an afterlife, I will stay with you...

In this life, let’s do this for now.

That's all.

When the old man was alive, he lost his legs.

After death, the body is intact.

His soul has never been lacking.

…

Looking at the body of the bald dog and the tombstone, Chen Yi suddenly felt that maybe his bizarre encounters and mysterious gray curtain not only gave him the ability to protect himself, but maybe he could do more...

If he has the ability, maybe he can help the old man realize his wish,

If he had the ability, the bald dog might not have to end up in such an extreme way.

If he has the ability, he can find the murderer of the old man and bring justice...

Yes, the old man was killed.

Wisdom is as clear as a mirror and Prajna reflects back, allowing him to see things that are invisible to the naked eye.

What the old man said at the end also confirmed this point.

If he has the ability, he can also find his missing parents...

Maybe, I can stop being so salty...

Just then...

[The human heart is only dangerous, but the Taoist mind is weak. The road to enlightenment is difficult and dangerous, but only the self-nature can sustain itself.]

[Congratulations, you feel something in your heart, your true nature is true, and the first seal of the "Wonderful Mind of Nirvana" has been lifted. 】

[Nirvana’s Wonderful Heart (Seal): Nirvana’s Wonderful Heart, the Tathagata’s hidden nature. (1/12)]

[Get the number of enlightenment points from a scripture.]

[Tip: "Ksitigarbha Sutra" can save all sentient beings and subdue all evils. 】
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