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The old housekeeper moved three chairs over for us to sit down. The old man kindly said to his senior brother, ”Young man, do you know me?”

The Senior Martial Brother leisurely sipped some tea and smiled, ”I don't know.” The old man said, ”Then why do you say it's an old acquaintance of mine, and that I'm not well?” The Senior Martial Brother said, ”Old mister's surname is Gu, right?” The old man said, ”Yes.” The Senior Martial Brother said, ”Old mister's name is Gu Junshan, right?” The old man said, ”Yes, but how do you know about me?”

The Senior Martial Brother said, ”My name is Ju Yi and I once had the privilege of meeting the old mister. My master Guan Long Lin brought me to attend Old Master He Pengju's birthday banquet and recommended you to me. Thinking about it, that was ten years ago.” After a while, he said, ”I remember you saying that, after all, he is old and his mind is not as sharp as yours. You are Guan Lao Da's disciple, I remember that Guan Lao Da brought two disciples with him for the birthday feast. One of them is you, and the other one is him, but...” Gu Junshan looked at me with a puzzled expression on his face.

Old Mr. Gu,” the senior said, ”this is my martial uncle's disciple. You're talking about Jue.” Gu Junshan patted his head and said, ”So that's how it is. Speaking of him, I have some friendship with your master. He's a capable man with a gentle personality. It's a pity that I'm a common man, and have no fate to befriend him.

The Senior Martial Brother said, ”Old mister is too courteous.” Gu Junshan asked, ”How is your master recently?” The first senior brother said, ”The master is in good health, but he can't relax even when he's old. He's always busy.” Gu Junshan said, ”What is he busy with? Forget it, I'm not the one asking. Nephew Zu, how do you know that there's something wrong with my body?”

The First Senior Brother said, ”The three of us saw that blessed mage come to the manor, and he noticed your expression was bad, so we came in to take a look. Old Man Gu, if you trust me, let me take a look?” Gu Junshan's face lit up, ”Well, of course I trust Brother Guan's disciple.”

It's alright, Old Man Gu. You do have a small problem, but it's not a serious problem.” Hearing this, a look of joy appeared on Gu Junshan's face, but his expression soon became downcast and he said, ”Eldest nephew, I naturally believe what you said, but my body has been getting worse day by day lately. It doesn't seem like a small ailment.

The first senior brother asked, ”What's wrong?” ”It's been about a month,” said Gu Junshan. ”I went out to play that day, but I didn't feel anything was wrong, and when I came back, it was pretty good, too. That night, something was wrong, first I had nightmares, then I broke out in a cold sweat, and then I woke up in the middle of the night, and from then on it was bad. I was restless every day, I couldn't eat or drink, and I didn't know what was wrong with me, I couldn't sleep at night, and then I had nightmares.”

After thinking for a moment, he said, ”During that day, did you encounter anyone or something?” Gu Junshan tried hard to recall, ”I don't think I met anyone. Oh right, I met a kid who sold turtles. I thought that turtle was very pleasing to the eye, so I bought one. It's still in the backyard right?”

I've only heard of a little boy selling newspapers. Think about it, a little boy carrying a huge bastard would ask anyone he saw on the way, ”I'll buy a bastard, it'll be fun to watch him do it.” This scene was not very beautiful.

Gu Junshan said, ”It's said that the White Crane Turtle is a spiritual being that can prolong its life. Although I don't really believe it, at an age when I'm old, I have some ideas in this area, and seeing that child's turtle moving around in the basin with his head looking towards my direction, it's more or less intelligent, I liked it back then, so I bought it. It's not expensive, it's only 2,000 yuan, and it's nothing to raise it at home.

Who asked you how to raise a bastard, you're really too old and muddleheaded. Spending so much money to buy a bastard, and you're still saying it's not expensive? How good would that be if you gave me that money?

The senior brother laughed and said, ”Mr. Gu, you may only think of it as a pet, but this pet is quite a few people, so what happened next?”

Gu Junshan said, ”This tortoise brought me back a few days ago, so I was in bad shape. I didn't go to the backyard often, and I couldn't see it, so I thought it had nothing to do with the tortoise, but then my body got heavier and heavier, and I even struggled to walk, so I invited a doctor to my house to treat me, and the doctor just told me that I was not well rested, and my mind was a little weak, and I just prescribed some tranquil and calming soup, and I was able to sleep peacefully at night. But one night, I dreamt so much that I was chased by a person, and as I laughed, I woke up.”

At this point, he seemed to have fallen into a terrifying memory. His face was gloomy and his mind was in a trance. Gu Junshan said, ”Later... ”Then I don't know, I can't tell if it was a dream or a real one, and ever since then I've been dreaming about that guy with the long neck, and it's no good taking any medicine.

The man with the long neck was terrifying just thinking about it, and I couldn't help but shiver. My senior sister said disapprovingly, ”Mr. Gu, you're old and timid, right? If I ask you to put a kitchen knife under your pillow next time, who cares if he has a long neck or not, it would be a good idea to stab him with it.”