The hillside was not high, and Chen Duo quickly arrived at the entrance of the courtyard.
However, Chen Duo's attention was focused on the native dog next to his feet. It was not until the native dog barked at the Coven dog that Chen Duo suddenly realized that there was an extra person in the yard.
She looked at Ke Wen blankly, and then stood blankly at the entrance of the courtyard.
At this time, Chen Duo lost her sense of autonomy again. She didn't know how to deal with Ke Wen. She could only wait for Ke Wen to speak first, and then she would reply mechanically.
Ke Wen stared at the little girl who was only sixteen years old in front of him.
She has a slightly round face, big eyes, and a slender figure.
The pure green pupils are extremely eye-catching, and people will immediately focus on those eyes, thereby ignoring the sense of disobedience on Chen Duo's body.
Ke Wen stared at the girl in front of him, but he did not speak first.
He was inducing Chen Duo to take the initiative, and he was waiting for Chen Duo to make the choice to speak first.
The two of them were in a stalemate.
The atmosphere was very boring, so boring that the local dog next to Chen Duo's feet was tired of barking and was not in the mood to accompany the two fools in front of him, so he ran down the mountain alone.
But Ke Wen and Chen Duo still seemed to be standing in a military posture, just like statues to each other, looking at each other with calm eyes.
After nearly half an hour, Chen Duo finally made a change.
Her expression fluctuated first, and she hesitated for a long time before saying softly in a calm tone: "Hello."
"Hello."
Ke Wen smiled, and his eyes also began to change, and his encouraging look was very obvious.
Chen Duo fell silent again. She looked at Kewen hesitantly, and after a long while, she finally spoke again.
"You...are not from the village."
"Yes, I just entered the village today."
Ke Wen gave an answer, but also failed to control the topic and continued to wait for Chen Duo to speak.
Chen Duo, on the other hand, has never seen anyone like Ke Wen.
In the past, people around him would control the conversation, either asking her questions or giving her instructions.
So Chen Duo has never seen Ke Wen so inactive.
With no other choice, Chen Duo could only choose to continue speaking.
Although she didn't realize that she was making a choice, for some reason, an impulse appeared in her heart.
She wanted to continue talking to Kewen.
So, Chen Duo said according to the social style he learned in the company: "My name is Chen Duo."
"My name is Corwin Quinn."
Chen Duo's eyes brightened slightly, and she continued: "Excuse me, why are you looking for me?"
Ke Wen smiled and said: "So, do you want to be fine or do you want to be fine?"
The initiative of the topic finally fell on Ke Wen.
But Chen Duo was even more surprised because Kewen actually asked her to make a choice.
Therefore, Chen Duo's eyes widened and he immediately nodded: "Something's wrong!"
"Good choice."
Kewen smiled and raised his hand to wave to Chen Duo.
However, seeing Ke Wen's actions, Chen Duo's mood dropped again, and his widened eyes returned to their original size.
Kewen discovered this and immediately realized his mistake.
So he immediately added: "Do you want to come over and chat with me? Or do you want to go back to the house and rest?"
Chen Duo was stunned for a moment, and her dead emotions were brought up again.
She looked at Ke Wen, and then at the simple bench behind Ke Wen.
After a moment of silence, Chen Duo nodded slightly: "Let's chat."
Ke Wen smiled and leaned over to sit on the bench.
Chen Duo hesitated for a moment, then walked up to Ke Wen, and also leaned over and sat down.
Ke Wen turned his head and stared at Chen Duo beside him without making a sound.
Chen Duo sat up straight like a primary school student, with his hands on his knees and clenched into fists nervously.
After Kewen didn't speak for a long time, Chen Duo turned his head slowly and uncomfortably and met Kewen's gaze.
But she immediately averted her eyes, looked forward, and whispered in a clear voice: "Yes, what do you want to talk about?"
In Kewen's ears, he heard Chen Duo's accelerated heartbeat.
He knew that going too far was not enough, so he said, "I'll give you a choice."
Chen Duo immediately turned his head to look at Ke Wen again. Although his face was expressionless, he showed an attitude of surprise.
Kewen did not wait for Chen Duo's response this time.
He said softly: "I can help you get rid of the poison in your body, but the process may be a little scary. After that, I can let you choose two ways of life. First, I can send you to
Practice within Taoism, stay away from the troubles of the world, and become quiet and contented."
"The second option is that I can arrange an identity for you as an ordinary person, so that you can live an ordinary life like an ordinary person in an ordinary society."
"Go to school, make friends, find a job, even get married and have children, and experience life, old age, illness and death like ordinary people."
Chen Duo was stunned.
She stared blankly into Kewen's gentle eyes.
The two options kept flipping in her mind, and she was sometimes looking forward to it, sometimes fearing it.
In the end, she did not give a choice, but shook her head calmly: "It's impossible. Thank you for the choice you gave me, but... I can't handle it..."
"Are you not willing to deal with it, or are you really unable to deal with it?" Ke Wen asked.
Chen Duo was stunned again.
This time, she was silent for a longer time.
After nearly ten minutes, Chen Duo shook his head again: "Thank you for your kindness, but like Uncle Liao, why... do you think I want a normal life?"
Kewen raised his hand and gently stroked Chen Duo's head.
Chen Duo did not dodge.
Ke Wen's tone was still gentle: "What you want is to choose, to be able to choose independently, and you want Liao Zhong to agree with your choice, so that you can completely let go of the past and step into a new life."
When Chen Duo heard this, he whispered in a very low voice: "Why are you the one who understands me? Why doesn't Uncle Liao understand?"
Kewen gently patted Chen Duo's head twice: "Because all parents are like this. Age brings different experiences and life experiences. Parents hope to impose their social survival concepts on their children, for the sake of
It is to help children avoid detours and not to repeat their losses or mistakes.”
"But...I heard something."
Chen Duo argued blankly: "When the company was teaching me knowledge, someone said that an eagle cannot truly grow without going through hardships."
"So this is the generation gap..."
Ke Wen said softly: "Liao Zhong has lived for so many years. His cognitive concepts are one kind. How old are you and how much have you experienced? So your cognitive concepts are another one. And this generation gap requires
Communicate patiently.”
Chen Duo is very smart, which can be seen from the fact that she has learned so much knowledge in just a few years.
Therefore, she suddenly came to her senses and couldn't help but murmured in frustration: "So... Uncle Liao and I lacked enough patience to communicate..."
"That's it." Ke Wen nodded slightly: "But let's look at it a bit, how old are you? It's only been a few years since you got rid of the state of 'Gu Body Saint Child', which is equivalent to your knowledge of all things.
, it’s only about the same as a toddler, so why do you want to think about so many complicated things?”
"But I... lost Uncle Liao..."
Chen Duo lowered his head. The energy in his body gave people a feeling of sadness.
"Parting between life and death is what every human being has to experience."
Kewen withdrew his hand, leaned forward, put his forearms on his legs, and clasped his hands in front of him.
He looked at the mountains in the distance and said softly: "You were like a blank piece of paper before, but the company gave you wrong teachings. They were too eager to achieve success, and the knowledge they taught you was beyond the comprehension."
Something about your age."
Ke Wen turned his head and looked at Chen Duo from the ground: "So, you should return to normal growth and start everything from scratch."
"no need……"
Chen Duo shook his head slightly: "My world has returned to blankness again."
Ke Wen knew that what Chen Duo meant was that she lost Liao Zhong and became as lonely as she was during the 'Gu Body Holy Boy' period.
So he shook his head and asked: "What did Liao Zhong say to you when he was dying?"
Chen Duo did not answer.
Ke Wen had no choice but to look through his memory and said, "Chen Duo, don't give up, don't despair, that's probably what it means, right?"
When there was no response, Ke Wen didn't take it seriously and continued: "Since Liao Zhong is so important to you, why don't you care about his last words? Let's make an agreement."
Chen Duo still said nothing, but turned his head slightly to look at Ke Wen.
Seeing this, Ke Wen smiled and said: "Just like my comparison, although your physical age is already sixteen years old, your mental age is only a few years old in my opinion."
"So, choose one of the two options I gave you before, and live in that way for another ten years."
"Ten years later, your mental age should be enough. Normal people will almost have normal outlook on life when they are teenagers."
"So, at that time, how about you give yourself a final choice?"
Chen Duo stared at Kewen for a long time and then made another choice.
She shook her head slightly: "I'm fine now. I want to continue living in this village."
Of course Ke Wen would not refuse Chen Duo's choice, so he smiled and said: "Of course, but the village may have changed recently, so by then, you and I can choose again."
"What has changed?" Chen Duo was diverted: "What has changed? What will happen to the village?"
Kewen grinned.
He stood up, reached out and rubbed Chen Duo's head again, and then said with a smile: "As for this issue, I choose... not to tell you."
After speaking, Ke Wen walked directly outside the yard and waved his hand without looking back.
Chen Duo was stunned. He stared at Ke Wen's back. It wasn't until Ke Wen walked out of the courtyard that she complained depressedly: "You...are annoying."
Kewen's chuckle spread into the courtyard.
This made Chen Duo's face show emotions, and she puffed up her cheeks very cutely...
At the same time, the smile on Ke Wen's face gradually faded.
When he reached the bottom of the mountain, he stopped and looked back, taking a look at the house on the mountain.
This conversation was not a success.
Ke Wen saw that because of Liao Zhong's death, Chen Duo's suicidal mentality was very serious at this time.
Therefore, if he wants to change Chen Duo's concept, he must continue to work hard...