C2 Dying entrust an orphan to life (1/2)
Anwu Continent was the weakest of the ten. On this day, the originally ordinary sky suddenly split open. A ray of golden light shot towards the peak of the mountain. The entire mountain peak began to shake with a loud rumble. Soon after, heavy rain began to fall from the clear sky.
”Strange, why did the sky suddenly change? Also, the thunderous roar just now, could it be that there was a thunderclap? ” At this moment, the hempen-clothed old man who was carrying a bamboo basket on his back and engrossed in digging for medicinal herbs saw the torrential downpour. He hurriedly opened his oil-paper umbrella, tidied up the medicinal plants, and hastily walked down the mountain.
”Eh? Whose child is this? ” When the old man reached the foot of the mountain, he saw a baby lying on the ground. In his bare body, there was only a jade pendant in his hand. At the moment, not a single drop of rain had touched him.
”Strange, first there was thunder, then there was rain, and this time I saw a baby. Could it be that this is a child given to me by the heavens? However, this child is actually able to isolate the rain outside. I believe that his origins are definitely not simple. ” The old man looked at the quiet baby and suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed.
”Maybe someone else left it here and will be back soon.” The old man mumbled to himself and then bent down to pick up the baby. Strangely, just as the old man picked him up, the baby slightly opened his eyes and smiled at the old man.
What a cute child. Seeing this, the old man instantly felt as if his heart was melting.
The rain got heavier and heavier, and the old man's oil-paper umbrella was barely holding up. Looking at the infant in his arms, the old man felt reluctant.
The heavy rain gradually weakened. As the heavy rain stopped, a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky. The child in the old man's arms fell asleep once more.
Night gradually approached. The old man, who had been standing guard for more than four hours, felt his body growing weak. Glancing into the distance once more, the elder gritted his teeth and continued walking down the mountain toward the village with the baby in his arms.
The old man didn't know that as he left, a treasured sword full of spirit energy broke out from the ground where the baby had appeared. After which, he looked at the disappearing back of the old man in a human-like manner before breaking through the void and disappearing.
Ten years later, the smile on the old man's face grew wider as he looked at the little fellow who could already climb mountains. However, the wrinkles on the old man's face became more and more concentrated.
”Yi Er, come here.” After a moment, the old man called out.
”Grandfather, what are we going to pick today?” When the youth heard this, he immediately ran to the old man's side and asked. This youth was the infant that the old man had picked up at the foot of the mountain ten years ago. During the month when he had just picked up the baby, the old man had carried it to the foot of the mountain every day to wait, but no one had come. Therefore, the old man named Lin Yi after the word on the jade in the baby's hand.
”Yi Er, we are not going up the mountain today. Grandfather, I'll tell you a story. ” The old man chuckled as he held Lin Yi's hand. After being silent for a moment, he recounted everything that had happened to him after he picked up Lin Yi.
”Yi Er, do you understand?” With that said, the old man patted on the back of Lin Yi's hand and asked the big eyed Lin Yi.
”Grandfather, is Yi Er the baby?” After listening to the old man, Lin Yi's eyes flashed with a trace of sadness.
”Child, Grandfather's days are numbered. Since you can still move, it's time to tell you these secrets. Oh right, there's also this jade pendant. Grandpa picked it up from your hands when I picked you up. This jade pendant might be able to help you find your family. ” The old man nodded his head, and then, with a tremble, he retrieved a jade pendant in his hand and handed it over to Lin Yi.
”Grandfather, you're still young, nothing will happen to you.” Hearing that, Lin Yi immediately held onto the old man's rough and thick hands tightly. Furthermore, Lin Yi knew that the old man's health was not very good these days. Today, Japan wanted to go up the mountain to pick some medicinal herbs to nourish the old man's body. They didn't expect to receive such news. As for the jade pendant the old man handed over, Lin Yi didn't even take a glance at it.
”Heh heh, foolish child. We mortals have lived a life of not more than a hundred years. Being able to have you by my side in my old age is already a great blessing. You have to keep this jade pendant close to your body. If grandpa really can't do it anymore, then when you grow up, you must go and find your parents. Yi Er, did you remember? ” The old man smiled in relief, then returned the jade to Lin Yi's hands.
”Yi Er will remember.” Lin Yi nodded his head, and then kept the jade.