C11 (1/2)

I knelt in front of my father's grave and thought about it. I imagined my future loneliness, and I felt like a child who couldn't find its mother. Tears silently streamed down my face, and sadness filled my heart.

Yi Yun wasn't in a hurry to get my answer. As usual, he calmly waited by my side.

After an unknown amount of time, Yi Yun finally said, ”Let's go. A dead person cannot be revived. If your father saw you like this, he wouldn't be happy either.”

At this moment, the sky had gradually turned dark and the sunset glow was like flames in the sky. I propped myself up from the ground. For a moment, I didn't know where I was heading to.

The village was already surrounded by smoke. It was a very lonely place.

It's a pity that my father is no longer here. There is no one in this village that I need to worry about anymore.

From afar, I could see Grandpa Chen pacing back and forth with a walking stick. His expression was a little bleak as he looked at me with his cloudy eyes. A bitter smile appeared on his withered tree-bark face.

”Fan Youzi, I heard from someone that you sent your father away, so I came to take a look.” Grandpa Chen wasn't too surprised as he hoarsely said.

I lightly nodded my head. My heart was moved, but I really didn't want to say anything more.

Grandpa Chen looked back at Yi Yun and asked, ”Is this a friend from your city?” It seems to me as if you guys have yet to have a drink this day. Why don't you go over to my place and have a meal first? ”

Before I could say anything, Yi Yun nodded his head and said, ”Then I'll be troubling you.”

But just as we were talking, there was a loud noise from the next room, and suddenly a large crowd of people came rushing in. I looked around and saw the foolish son of the neighbor running out with a face full of blood, and with a strange smile on his face, he went out into the woods like a gust of wind and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

”Quick, stop him!” Several brave men shouted as they chased into the forest.

I was about to go take a look when Yi Yun stopped me. ”Not for now, this is a little troublesome.”

I was stunned. Looking at his signature faint smile, I didn't understand what he meant for a moment. Thus, I numbly nodded my head.

At the same time, Grandpa Chen also had a dejected face. He looked at me indifferently. There wasn't the slightest bit of surprise in his murky eyes. Instead, he lightly sighed and didn't say anything as he pulled me towards his house.

We had not gone far when we heard a heart-wrenching cry behind us. It was especially desolate, and we did not know what had happened.

Grandpa Chen is the Spirit Master of our village, he has no children and has always been a mysterious man. In the entire village, other than being on good terms with my grandfather, he rarely comes into contact with other people.

The moment I stepped into Grandpa Chen's house, I couldn't help but shiver. I felt that the atmosphere in his house was very gloomy, even colder than outside. It was as if he was in an icehouse.

Grandpa Chen looked at me and faintly smiled. He casually took out a jacket and put it on me before softly saying, ”Fan Youzi, this is the second time in your life that you've come to my house.”

I nodded with an embarrassed smile but didn't say anything.

I remember when I was young, my friends in the village said that Grandpa Chen was a monster that ate humans, especially when he liked the flesh of children. So, even now, I still have this shadow in my heart, how would I dare to come to his house.

Grandpa Chen's house was very simple and crude, with a faint musty smell. The dim yellow incandescent lamp was like his eyes, illuminating everything in his house until it was blurry, giving people a strange feeling.

In the narrow hallway, I glanced into the red light of the room to the side and saw a man in black sitting with his head down, eating. He didn't even look up as we passed.

I couldn't help but be curious as I was wondering why there was a guest at Grandpa Chen's house. Just as I wanted to take a look, I saw Yi Yun blocking my way, gently shaking his head.

”Fan Youzi, this place is open, let's eat here.” Grandpa Chen chuckled and pointed to an old wooden table in the middle of the backyard.

I looked carefully and saw that there were a few side dishes on the table. Although it was light, it was still something that Grandpa Chen wanted. Unable to reject it, I nodded and sat down.

”This old man's coarse tea is not worthy of respect, please do not take offense, mister.” Grandpa Chen's face was like the spring wind as he sized up Yi Yun and invited him to sit down with a smile.

”Not at all, this old mister is too polite.” Yi Yun did not show any emotion on his face as he politely sat down.

Although my stomach did feel a little hungry, I lost my appetite as soon as I thought of my father. I sat at the table in a daze.