Chapter 151: A companion

Going back, it was naturally a sleepless night… But the night would not stop because I was sleepless, and people would not be fulfilled because of my thoughts.

My master taught me long ago that behind thoughts that cannot be realized and feelings that cannot be acted upon, what is needed is a peaceful heart… Don’t just look at the present, but for tonight’s trip, meeting someone like Xue, I can still have such an encounter in my life, giving me no regrets.

I should be grateful.

In the midst of all the chaotic thoughts, I don’t know when I fell asleep in a daze… and when I woke up, it was already dawn again.

The second day of my three-day life had arrived… I didn’t seem to feel anything. When I woke up, I was still in a daze in bed, because yesterday’s dream was too bizarre.

It seemed that the entanglement was very deep, but I couldn’t remember the outcome… and the longer I thought about it, the more the whole dream became blurred.

I smiled bitterly, just like a child who is annoyed. The moment I woke up, I told myself that I must remember the content of the dream at night, but the longer I woke up, the more I couldn’t remember the content of the dream, and in the end I was annoyed and forgot what the whole dream was about.

Since I couldn’t remember, I didn’t bother to think about it anymore. I turned over and got up, just as I was getting dressed… the elder Qi, who was in charge of taking care of me, pushed open the door and came in.

I looked at Elder Qiu with surprise. I had just gotten up when he knew. It was a bit… But Elder Qiu said calmly, “Master, I have been waiting for a long time. I finally heard some noise in the room. I will have someone bring the food you prepared.”

I was a little embarrassed. It turned out that someone else had been waiting for a long time. I couldn’t help but ask, “Master, what time is it now?”

“It’s almost noon… I’ve been wanting to wake you up, but I thought you were exhausted after coming out of the underground cave yesterday, and you stayed up late again… I heard the master tossing and turning for a long time, and I didn’t want to wake you up, so I let you sleep a little longer.” Elder Qiu said lightly, and he was already ordering someone to bring my food over.

I froze for a moment, and while I was grateful to Elder Qiu for taking care of me, I also stopped him… I only had three whole days of self, and my time was very tight. I inexplicably slept until noon the next day, and I was already full of guilt, so I said, “Elder Qiu, no… I’ll go to my parents’ house to eat.”

“But, Master, your body and soul need to be nurtured.” Elder Qi turned around, somewhat disapproving. After all, from his perspective, he couldn’t understand why I would want to do this. I was only asking for three days, but why was I so anxious to be with my parents and friends? Because I wasn’t the only one who was going to be participating in the war.

“Elder Qi… let’s just leave it at that.” I couldn’t explain it, so I had to be strong.

Elder Qi looked at me helplessly a few times… In the end, he could only agree with my idea. After all, although he couldn’t understand many things, he could still be forced to agree with common sense… He couldn’t control my actions in this matter. After all, I was still the head of the Snow Mountain sect.

Even though I have no intention of using my position as the head of the sect to pressure people…

Elder Qi left, and I quickly finished packing… I went to my parents’ place. Time always passes quickly in the warmth of family love, and I discovered that no matter how the environment changes, whether it’s in a small village or in the Snow Mountain clan, no matter how time passes, whether my parents and sister are young or old… they treat me like the little Chen Chengyi they knew when I was a child.

The touching thing about family is that it is always the same, because it has an eternal concern and care… It will not change because of the changes in time and environment, and family members are always warm and consistent.

So, time passes so quickly when I am with them, and everything is so nostalgic… But at night, I still have to leave. I am afraid that if I sink deeper, I will be unable to resist weakness and cry in front of my parents… Because for me, my feelings for them are the same. No matter how strong I become, my parents and family are always the strongest support for my soul. In front of this support, people will unconsciously become weak.

This is the reason why I forced myself to leave… And this time, as soon as I walked out of the street where my parents’ courtyard was located, I saw a figure leaning casually against the wall… When he saw me coming out, he suddenly straightened up and a bright smile appeared on his face.

“Brother…” he called out to me. I walked over and hugged him tightly, and habitually touched his bald head. Although it was a bit difficult, how could this habit of many years be easily changed?

This figure is Huigen.

After going through a rough adolescence, this kid… has become more and more outstanding at this age. His appearance has gradually become more and more handsome, and the whole person has a kind of inner feeling… and the appearance of the little round egg when he was a child has gradually become more and more blurred, and even the round eyes have become slender and handsome.

His smile just now was very bright. If he weren’t a monk, this kid would attract young girls.

At the moment, I was walking with him on the streets of the snowy mountain, and he was still talking non-stop like he did when he was a child: “Brother, I heard that you are amazing… you really came out of that underground cave. My elder said that the last thing you encountered was a dragon! Brother, you are omnipotent… you have always been my idol, really.”

I laughed. Even though in other people’s eyes, Huigen’s character may have changed, whether it has matured or become decisive, in my eyes, the essence of his character has never changed. Even his speech, with its Shaanxi flavor, has not changed. I patted his shoulder and asked with a smile, “Am I your idol? What about Master Huigen?”

“Master? He’s no good… He’s disrespectful for his age, and at this age he’s still fighting me for eggs.” When Huigen said this, his face suddenly fell, and he looked a little aggrieved.

But I saw an illusion in front of my eyes… It was as if I saw the little Hui Gen when he was a child, the little one who always wanted to be held by me and cling to my little round egg… He loved eggs and even more so cakes, and finally cried to me, “Brother, I’m never eating cake again.”

Now, it is obviously unrealistic for me to pick him up again. But those years, when he almost relied on me as his only support, will never be erased. I know that I am also living in Hui Gen’er’s memories. Maybe many years later, he will still remember the peace of mind I had when I held him.

Thinking about this, my mood suddenly brightened up a lot… I couldn’t help laughing out loud when I thought about him and Hui still fighting over the eggs… Hui Gen’er was beside me, scratching his bald head a little embarrassed and saying, “What’s so funny?”

I touched his bald head and didn’t answer, just asking, “Why were you waiting for me there?”

“Not just me, everyone came… Brother Chengqing, Brother Chengxin… they all came! But you weren’t there, and one of the elders told us that you had gone to your parents’ place… We waited, but I missed you, and you had been in the underground cave for a few days… I also wanted to ask you about the underground cave, but I couldn’t wait, so I said I would come to pick you up… Sun Qiang heard about it and wanted to come along, and he insisted on saying that I was your second brother… I refused, saying that only one person could come to pick you up, and then we made a bet. I won, and I came. At the end of his story, Huigen was even more smug, smiling and showing off his two rows of white teeth. His eyes also narrowed.

I was speechless. In fact, I found that both Huigen and Qiangzi had some childishness… Huigen has always been like this, and Qiangzi may have been influenced by the fact that he has been in seclusion in the village for too long, or by something else.

I didn’t think about it anymore, I just hugged Hui Gen’er tightly. I don’t know why, but I felt a strange sense of relief when I heard that everyone had come.

“Aren’t you in seclusion? Why are you thinking of coming to see me?” But I still asked a follow-up question… I only have three days to live. This secret, I’m afraid, is only known to me. They are in seclusion and have time at night. There was originally plenty of time to get together, but suddenly they all came to see me. I couldn’t help but ask.

“Sister Yueyue heard that you were going to relax for three days, so she asked everyone to come together… We wanted to come yesterday, but you don’t know how worried we were about you… We were so excited when we heard that you had come out of the underground cave, and even my elders thought it was incredible that you had created a miracle.” Huigen became more and more excited as she spoke, dancing and gesturing.

I smiled quietly… but in my heart I wondered, was this the mercy of heaven? Or was it destined that I was about to disappear from this world, and that I was given a chance to make up for it, so that I could spend the last three days of my life with one important person after another?

So that I can have no regrets at the end?

Thinking this way, I and Huigen had already walked to the courtyard where I was staying… Opening the courtyard gate, I saw a courtyard full of people.