Chapter 132 Chapter 132 Chapter 132 (Two together...
Luo Shi really didn't know what Luo Tianen was thinking.
The paper figurines he brought could almost fill an entire truck. He had to drive back and forth just to transport them up, and burning them took a lot of time.
In the past, the Xia Kingdom had regulated the burning of paper for the deceased for fear of polluting the environment, but the more remote small cities and rural areas were not affected at all, and people could still burn paper as usual.
By now, human beings may be extinct, and no one cares about trivial matters such as burning paper.
While Luo Shizhen was burning with fever, he was mumbling to his grandmother.
"Grandma, this is a big villa with an elevator. If you don't know how to use it, there are instructions. I burned a lot of paper figurines to take care of you. If you don't understand, let these paper figurines teach you."
"Don't worry about me. I'm doing well. I've found a good job with a monthly salary of 90,000 yuan, and my colleagues are very caring towards me."
"They knew I was coming back to burn paper for you, so they bought some paper offerings so I could burn them with them. Are you okay down there? Are you cold? I turned on the air conditioner for you, so don't be reluctant to use it."
In front of his grandmother, Luo Shizhen's speech became slow again.
He patiently burned every piece of paper-made object clean, and even used a stick to pick out the parts that could not be burned.
Before burning a pot of paper money here, they have to kowtow and recite the name of their deceased relatives, asking the other party to accept the paper money.
Luo Shizhen brought a lot of paper money, and after burning one basin after another, he knelt in front of the grave and kowtowed earnestly, one after another, firmly and without any perfunctory attitude.
Some elderly people who went up the mountain to visit the graves looked at this scene and couldn't help sighing.
"This child is filial. His grandmother is also a wealthy woman in the underworld."
"Since he was little, I knew that Shi Zhen was an obedient and sensible child. Ning Hua is also a lucky child."
"Yeah, he looked a little dumb when he was little, but I didn't expect him to become so successful when he grew up."
"Ning Hua can now rest assured. I heard that Shi Zhen took care of her in the last few months before she passed away. He was very attentive."
Luo Shizhen was burning paper seriously and didn't listen to what the old people in the village were saying.
Fu Liying heard it clearly.
He looked at Grandma Luo's name on the tombstone, Liu Ninghua.
Obviously, the Ning Hua the old people were talking about was Grandma Luo.
The vague feeling that something was wrong became even deeper.
Logically speaking, Grandpa Luo and Grandma Luo's graves are together, and Luo Shizhen is their grandson. Even if the old people want to praise him, they should mention him.
But they all had a tacit understanding and were all talking about Grandma Luo.
It was as if Luo Shi really existed and had nothing to do with Grandpa Luo.
But how could that be? Even if Grandpa Luo died early, Luo Shizhen was still his grandson.
No one mentioned Luo Fu, Luo Shi’s real biological father.
Fu Liying fell into deep thought until Luo Shizhen stood up with red eyes. All the complicated thoughts in his mind were instantly swept away, and he looked at the other party nervously.
"Are you crying?"
He had never seen Luo Shizhen cry.
When he was in school, Luo Shizhen seemed like the type of person who wouldn't dare to defend himself even if he was bullied, but in fact, Fu Liying knew that most of the time he just didn't realize that he was being bullied.
Luo Shizhen is stronger than anyone else, and it seems that no matter what happens, he can deal with it calmly.
This was the first time Fu Liying saw Luo Shizhen's eyes red and his vulnerable side revealed.
He felt a pang of pain in his heart and subconsciously wanted to go forward to comfort her, but his legs felt as heavy as iron, welding him tightly to the wheelchair.
Fu Liying's eyes dimmed.
Luo Shizhen had already come to him, blinking hard and shaking his head, his eyes moist:
"No, I was intoxicated by the smoke."
Luo Shizhen doesn't cry when he thinks of his grandmother now.
He had already cried when his grandmother passed away.
He knew that grandma was really dead.
Luo Shizhen saw with his own eyes that his grandmother stopped breathing, and her body was kept in a coffin for three days before being placed in the deep underground.
Once a person dies, he will never come back. Even if he cries to heaven, grandma will not come back.
But the words that Grandma Luo told Luo Shizhen before she died made him remember them in his heart.
He believed that his grandmother had just moved to a new place.
When he dies one day, he will be able to see his grandmother again, but in the process of burning paper, Luo Shizhen did have new insights.
"Fu Liying, thank you for these paper offerings. My grandma will definitely like them."
The young man in the wheelchair had regained his composure and shook his head with a smile:
"As I should. When grandma was alive, she took good care of me."
He seemed to say casually: "If you want to come and burn paper next time, we can come together. I miss grandma too."
Sure enough, when Luo Shizhen heard him mention that he missed his grandma, he looked at him with much more affectionate eyes.
"Thank you, I will definitely call you when the time comes."
The two of them went down the mountain, Luo Shizhen naturally pushed the wheelchair, and Fu Liying felt unprecedented joy in his heart.
He could feel that after sending paper-made items to Grandma Luo, Luo Shizhen no longer felt distant from him as he did when he just returned.
He even started chatting with Fu Liying.
"When will you return to country x?"
Fu Liying was silent.
"Shi Zhen, do you want me to go to Country X?"
Luo Shizhen was puzzled: "Aren't you the supreme leader of Country X? You can't stay in Country Xia forever, right?"
Fu Liying said slowly: "Of course, I can stay in Xia Country as long as I want."
"Oh, I see."
Luo Shizhen nodded: "Your car is over there, right? I'll take you there."
Fu Liying sensed something was wrong: "You won't go with me?"
"I haven't been back to my hometown for a long time. I still have a few days of vacation, and I want to stay at home for a few days."
In fact, he hadn't talked to his grandma for a long time, and he wanted to go up the mountain and talk to her every day.
Fu Liying immediately said, "I'll go with you."
"No thanks." Luo Shizhen refused very straightforwardly: "It's enough that you can visit grandma's grave. You won't be used to living in our hometown."
He and Fu Liying did get along pretty well, but there was some unpleasantness after all, and Fu Liying later went abroad for a few years.
Although Luo Shizhen was very grateful that he cared about his grandmother, he still subconsciously didn't want Fu Liying to live with him.
Moreover, there was only one bed in the dilapidated house in my hometown because no one had lived there for a long time.
Luo Shi really didn't want to sleep in the same bed with Fu Liying.
It's like an instinct.
After all, when they were in school, Fu Liying once used the excuse that "it was raining and it was inconvenient to go home" to stay in his dormitory.
The bed is not small, although it is a bit narrow, but it is definitely enough for two young people to sleep.
But Fu Liying was just like Zhang Chuan, he had to squeeze in with others when he slept. Even when there was an empty seat, he insisted on getting close to Luo Shizhen, causing him to dream that he was being strangled by a python.
So when it comes to sleeping with others, Luo Shi really has a shadow.
Fu Liying hesitated slightly.
He was very good at discerning the true meaning behind Luo Shi's words. When this tone appeared, basically nothing he said would be of any use.
But he still didn't give up.
"I'm worried about you staying here alone. Purifiers are a thorn in the side of the weirdos. If a weirdo sets its sights on you, I can still help."
Luo Shizhen smiled and raised his left hand.
"Don't worry, Teacher Sui is here."
Fu Liying looked at his left hand, which seemed empty.
But after Luo Shizhen said this, the mental power of the manipulator faintly emerged, like a wandering snake, wrapping around the wrist of the young purifier.
Sui An.
He knew the man, but had never met him.
The manipulator, the inspector, and also Shi Zhen's watcher.
If Chen and Yan are level ten threats, then Sui An is level twelve.
Because Chen and Yan are already dead, there is nothing to be afraid of.
But Sui An was still alive and well, and could even easily leave his mental power on Shi Zhen without being rejected by him.
He forced himself to calm down and smiled.
"I heard that Inspector Sui was in a strange realm and was affected by some pollution. He still can't appear in public. If it's just him, I'm still a little worried. Shi Zhen, please let me stay."
Luo Shizhen refused without hesitation.
"Really, there's no need. Teacher Sui is very good."
The young man's face was full of trust in the secretive Inspector. When he mentioned the other party, he himself might not have noticed that his dark eyes were even brighter than before.
When he looked at Fu Liying, he seemed much more restrained:
"Besides, you're not feeling well. Aren't you coughing the whole time? It's too cold in the mountains, and there's a shortage of medicine. You should go back to the county town."
Fu Liying realized that he had made a mistake.
He knew that Luo Shizhen sympathized with the weak, and had always intentionally or unintentionally shown weakness in front of him.
This really worked, and Luo Shizhen had been taking care of him subconsciously.
When they came to visit Grandma Luo's grave, she took the initiative to help push his wheelchair and cover him with a blanket. When she drank water, she would also pass it to Fu Liying.
Fu Liying enjoyed his care.
But now, when Luo Shi really needed someone to accompany and protect him, he was the first one to be excluded because he was "weak" and "always sick".
Luo Shizhen trusts Sui An, but does not trust Fu Liying.
Fu Liying left unwillingly.
After he left, Luo Shizhen walked slowly towards the old house, muttering to himself as he walked.
He was not talking to himself, but talking to Sui An.
Luo Shizhen knew that Teacher Sui's spiritual power was in him, and Teacher Sui could hear everything he said.
"Teacher Sui, are you seriously affected by the pollution? Where are you now? Are you hungry or thirsty? Why don't you come to my house for some water and something to eat?"
"It's okay if you're mutant. I often treat mutants, so I'm not afraid at all. Although your level is much higher than mine, I should be able to help you purify it, right?"
"If you're worried about scaring others, you can sneak in when I get home. It's cold in the mountains at night, so don't sleep outside. Just sleep at my house."
No matter what Luo Shizhen said, the silk thread on his wrist just flowed slowly.
Luo Shizhen knew that this was Teacher Sui’s response.
Teacher Sui still doesn't want to appear in front of people.
Yong Zhou said that Teacher Sui has always been like this.
After being affected by pollution, many high-level awakeners choose to go to Eternal Day for treatment, while others choose to vent through combat.
Only Teacher Sui would hide every time, and only appear naturally as if nothing had happened after the pollution had subsided.
It's like a strong injured beast that will look for a safe place to live and lick its wounds quietly.
Luo Shizhen's fingers gently brushed across Teacher Sui's mental power. Although he was very worried about him, he felt at ease because Sui An's mental power was always there.
He walked alone towards the old house.
The Luo family's old house is very dilapidated and old. I heard that it was built by my grandfather's father's generation. Every year, my grandmother brings him back to worship their ancestors and stays in the old house for a few days.
He was thinking about how to clean the dust from the old house, and how to borrow a few quilts from the village chief. The roof might be broken and needed to be repaired.
Luo Shizhen had a clear plan, but when he got close to the old house, he was stunned.
The old house, which had always been shabby but had everything neatly tidied up, was now filled with junk and there was no place for anyone to step.
"What's going on? Second Master, who put something in my house?"
Luo Shizhen immediately asked the second master who was passing by.
The second grandfather was old, carrying a hoe, and said in surprise:
"It's Shi Zhen, didn't you give the house to your fifth uncle? His family used this as a firewood shed, and they said they would renovate it soon and use it as a wedding house for your cousin."
Luo Shi was really confused: "I didn't, even my fifth uncle didn't ask me."
When Erye heard this, he immediately became excited.
Luo Shizhen is a child who is quite liked by the elders. He is well-behaved, sensible and filial. The most important thing is that this child has been stupid since he was young. When the elders look at him, they can't help but feel more pity for him.
The most important thing is that life in the village is boring and a bit turbulent, and everyone wants to come forward to watch the fun.
Seeing his bewildered look, the Second Master immediately made the decision:
"That kid is just bluffing. We all thought you agreed to it. Shi Zhen, don't panic. Come on, call your uncle, and we'll get your house back for you!"
Luo Shizhen was extremely confused and arrived at his fifth uncle's house in a daze.
In fact, he had no room to play at all. The second uncle first took him to the uncle's house, and then found the village party secretary. Whenever he met someone along the way, he would tell them the whole story with righteous indignation. In the end, even Grandma Tian Wu, who had just come out to bask in the sun, followed him with a cane.
It is obvious who is standing between the fifth uncle, who has never had a good reputation in the village, and Luo Shizhen, who has always been obedient and sensible and just pulled a cart of paper items to burn for grandma.
Everyone was willing to seize the opportunity to openly curse Luo Shizhen's fifth uncle.
Luo Shizhen was caught in the middle. He was not very good at dealing with this kind of situation, so he just watched everyone knock on the door. His fifth uncle came out, and then the oldest grandparents and the village party secretary came forward and told them what had happened.
"This house belongs to Shi Zhen. He's just a kid and doesn't know what to do. Are you any more ignorant? Move your things out now. Don't take advantage of his youth. We're all watching!"
My fifth uncle is a thin man, not very strong, and his family is poor. He has never had a good reputation in the village. He doesn't do anything bad, but he likes to take advantage of others.
In the past, he often ordered Luo Shizhen to help him plow the fields. Now, seeing so many people coming to denounce him, his guilty conscience and shortness of breath were written directly on his face.
But the family is poor, and his son is getting married and can't live in his own house anymore. If he is asked to return the house at this time, he will definitely not be willing to do so.
"That's the house my sister left behind. I'm her only brother, and Shi Zhen lives in the city and won't be back. What's wrong with letting me use the house?"
As Fifth Uncle spoke, he went to see Luo Shizhen:
"Shi Zhen, your cousin has no place to live when he gets married, so you can lend your house to him. When you return to the village, you can live with your uncle. Can you bear to see your cousin unable to get married because he has no house?"
In his impression, Luo Shi was the easiest to fool. This kid had been stupid since he was young and believed whatever he was told.
I once told him that he could plow the fields better than an ox. Luo Shizhen thought it was a compliment and happily helped me plow the fields.
But my fifth uncle didn’t realize one thing: people grow up.
Luo Shizhen pursed his lips and said, "No, this is the house my grandma left me. I don't want to give it to my cousin."
Before my grandmother passed away, she repeatedly told me that this house must be preserved.
Although it is in the countryside and is very dilapidated, it is the only way out that Grandma Luo left for her grandson.
If Luo Shi really couldn't make it outside, he could still come back to the village. He was strong, could farm, and had a house to live in, so he would never starve to death.
Luo Shizhen's eyes became more determined: "Fifth Uncle, please move your things away. I don't want to borrow the house."
Fifth uncle was stunned. He didn't expect that the little fool would become so tough.
"Shi Zhen, how can you be so cruel? He's your cousin. He used to play with you when you were little!"
Luo Shizhen muttered, "Grandma also played with you when you were little. How could you occupy Grandma's house?"
The fifth uncle was embarrassed and shouted, "That's my biological sister. It's only natural that he leaves the house to me!"
"Have some shame, Lao Wu!"
An old lady leaned on a cane and said with disdain: "You are just Ning Hua's younger brother. Ning Hua's grandson is here. It is not your turn to take over this house."
The fifth uncle blurted out, "Why isn't it my turn? My sister and I are biological children! What about him? He was just picked up by my sister! We have no blood relationship at all! Why should my sister's house be given to him?!"
Luo Shi was really confused.
He, he was picked up by grandma?
"You're talking nonsense! I was born to my parents! My mom had a difficult labor when she gave birth to me. My grandma told me that herself!"
Fifth uncle chuckled: "That was my sister trying to fool you. You were only eighteen when your father died, so how could he have a wife? Your grandfather and your father died at the same time, and my sister couldn't stand the shock and went crazy for several years."
"You think you're her grandson? She was crazy before, treating a rock like a child, holding it close to her every day. Later, she picked you up. If you don't believe me, ask your second uncle, ask your eldest uncle. The whole village knows you were picked up, but you're just stupid. You still think you're her biological child! Why don't you think about this? If you really had a mother, why wasn't her grave buried with your father's?"
Luo Shizhen cried.
Before he even had time to react, tears welled up in his eyes and his whole body trembled.
"You're talking nonsense! I'm grandma's biological child! I wasn't picked up!"
He wanted to look at the elders around him, hoping to get their support, but he only saw people avoiding his gaze.
Luo Shi really couldn’t understand it before, but now, he can see what these evasive looks mean.
Fifth uncle felt a little guilty. He knew that what he did was a bad thing. His sister had told him before that Shi Zhen was a stubborn person and that he must keep this matter secret and not let Shi Zhen know that he was not her biological son.
But, but his son is getting married and needs a house.
He calmed his heart and coughed dryly: "Now you know that you have nothing to do with my sister. That house should be given to me, your biological brother."
"If you ask me, you should be content. If my sister hadn't picked you up, you would have starved to death in the mountains. You're an orphan, but you were supported to go to high school. You're raised to be fair and clean, and strong as a bull. You..."
He said nothing.
Because Luo Shizhen was already crying, he rushed over like a strong bull and knocked him to the ground.
"You're talking nonsense! I'm grandma's biological child! I wasn't picked up!"
The moment my fifth uncle was knocked over, his head was buzzing and he thought, he is really as strong as a bull.
Even being gored by a bull wouldn't be that powerful.
Only now did he realize that the boy who was always silly and foolish had grown up and was no longer as easy to fool as he was when he was little.
Luo Shi is really an adult, a strong young man with great strength.
If a fight really breaks out, he won't be able to win.
When the thin man looked at Luo Shizhen, there was unconscious fear in his eyes, and his attitude was not as arrogant as before.
He didn't dare to speak, for fear that Luo Shizhen would beat him up.
Luo Shizhen did not rush up to hit anyone. His mind was in a mess. After knocking the person over instinctively, he subconsciously felt a little ashamed.
It is not good to hit people, he shouldn't hit people.
But he wanted to fight again.
Grandma never taught him what to do when encountering such a situation. The teachers at the Awakening School taught them how to deal with weirdness and how to fight against weirdness, but they never taught them how to deal with humans.
The mental power on his wrist flowed faster. On a tree in the nearby forest, Sui An frowned slightly and prepared to fly down.
He suddenly stopped, and with his good eyesight he could see that Luo Shizhen took out his cell phone with trembling hands.
Called 110.
Luo Shizhen himself didn't know that his cell phone number had already been entered into the system.
The police arrived almost instantly and quickly took my fifth uncle away.
Logically, Luo Shizhen should have gone to the police station with them, but he was not asked to do so. He was an awakened person, and Yong Zhou had already intervened at the same time he called the police.
Yong Zhou is known as the strongest logistics force, but it is not just talk.
Next, if nothing unexpected happens, Luo Shizhen won’t have to worry about anything. Yong Zhou will send a lawyer to resolve the issue and give him a perfect answer.
It was Luo Shizhen's first time to call the police, and he thought the process was normal. After reporting that his fifth uncle was taken away, he refused the elders' offer of help and returned to the old house alone.
One by one, he moved out the messy things that occupied his grandmother's and his own home.
He was strong and worked efficiently, but there were too many debris and he was busy all day, and then he had to fetch water to clean them.
The small, shabby house is filled with Luo Shizhen’s childhood memories.
There is a chip on the table. It was caused by him biting it when he was hungry as a child and didn't know what was going on.
There is also a gap on the side of this bed, which was caused by him biting it when he was hungry in a dream when he was a child.
The gap on the beam was even more conspicuous. I don’t know how he climbed up there when he was a kid, but he almost gnawed the beam off.
And this floor tile also has a gap...
Every time grandma saw him, she would quickly pick him up, pat his back gently, and let him eat dried sweet potatoes in her arms.
——"Shi Zhen... We don't eat these things. Dried sweet potatoes are delicious. Let's eat dried sweet potatoes. Grandma dried a lot for you..."
Luo Shizhen was wiping the chipped floor tiles, and as he was wiping, a tear fell into the gap.
How could he not be his biological son?
He is grandma's grandson, that's him.
"Teacher Sui..."
He asked aggrievedly: "Can you, use your mental power to pat me?"
After waiting for a while, the spiritual power slowly flowing on his wrist did not respond, and Luo Shizhen wiped away his tears:
"Teacher Sui, are you not here?"
A sigh seemed to be heard by his ears, and he was pulled into a slightly cold embrace.
Sui An embraced the sobbing young Purifier and gently stroked his head with his slender fingers.
"I am here."
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