In the afternoon, at the old house of the Gu family, by the fish pond in the backyard.
It’s still the same two people, and the same two fishing rods.
The summer cicadas were chirping louder than the previous two days, and the sun was much hotter, baking the leaves in the vegetable patch so that they were wilting.
Gu Litong, wearing a straw hat, spoke first with a smile: "How is it, did you get the answer you wanted?"
Gu Jinzhi held the fishing rod, motionless and silent.
The smile on Gu Litong's face faded a little, and his brows furrowed. His tone became a little heavier: "Why, the Sky Mirror can't do anything?"
Gu Jinzhi shook his head and remained silent.
Gu Litong was really anxious now. He leaned forward and asked, "How did it answer..."
Halfway through his words, he was stunned and his heart skipped a beat.
"No...I'm really asking you to divorce that girl Jiang Xue and marry a girl from the Yun family?"
After the old man finished speaking, he felt ridiculous and frightened, fearing that his words would come true.
Seeing my grandson like this, I know he is trapped.
If Guantianjing really dared to say that, what would be the difference between that and cutting flesh out of his heart?
When Gu Jinzhi heard his grandfather's speculation, the corners of his mouth, which had been tense all the time, finally relaxed a little. He said helplessly and amusedly:
"It's not what you think."
"It's just... this answer is a bit strange."
Gu Litong's curiosity was immediately piqued: "What does it say?"
Gu Jinzhi pursed his lips, as if trying to organize his words.
In the end, I chose to repeat it verbatim.
“It says, wait for the flowers to bloom, and the fragrance will come naturally.”
“Wait for the flowers to bloom, and the fragrance will come naturally?”
Gu Litong hummed these eight words in his mouth, feeling somewhat enlightened yet also somewhat confused.
He thought about it and tried to guess: "It means... that you don't have to do anything but wait?"
Gu Jinzhi still shook his head, with a solemn look on his face.
Gu Litong sighed, knowing that he would get nothing out of asking any more questions, so he simply stopped dwelling on the mystery of the Sky Mirror and changed the subject to a lighter one.
"I asked the housekeeper at the old house to take people to deliver all the things to the Jiang family."
He said with a hint of pride, "Your grandmother's wedding dress is also among them."
"Your wife is probably trying it on right now... She's a young girl, and she's sure to be stunning in it."
As Gu Jinzhi listened, the lines on his expressionless face softened a lot.
He was silent for a moment, then tilted his head. "Thank you, Grandpa."
"Hey, you're still being polite to me!"
Gu Litong waved his hand and then chuckled, revealing his old fox tail. "If you really want to thank me, let your wife have a baby before you go to Western Xinjiang."
"Let me, an old man, have some fun too."
boom--
A surge of heat rushed straight to the top of Gu Jinzhi's head.
His cheeks instantly burned, and even his ears were red enough to bleed. His mind uncontrollably flashed through the celestial mirror, reflecting every detail of the past three years.
The more he recalled, the more his heart churned, and the strong emotions almost overwhelmed him.
However, gradually, he forced himself to suppress this emotion.
He can't yet.
Before he could rebuild his foundation, before he could return alive from the battlefields of the Western Frontier, before he could truly give her a definite future...
He can't be that selfish yet.
Use a child who may be without a father, tie her down, and let her bear things that she shouldn't have to bear?
He, Gu Jinzhi, doesn't want to be that kind of man.
Gu Litong looked at his grandson's silent expression, and there was nothing he didn't understand.
The old man sighed deeply in his heart and stopped forcing him. Peace returned to the fish pond.
This time, both the grandfather and grandson had a good harvest. Gu Jinzhi's fish basket was full, and Gu Litong's fish basket was also half full.
When it was time to put away the fishing rod, Gu Jinzhi suddenly spoke.
"grandfather."
His voice was not loud, but firm.
"After the wedding, I want to join the Investigation Bureau's emergency response team and train for half a month."
Gu Litong paused while packing his things, then nodded approvingly.
"That's a good idea."
He said in a deep voice, "Relying solely on practicing by yourself, or sparring with others, is indeed not as practical as fighting those things with real swords and guns."
The emergency response team of the Rift Investigation Bureau is completely different from the garrison teams at various fixed rifts.
The intersection of the abyss and the real world does not always appear in the form of a stable "rift".
Sometimes, a temporary, unstable hole would appear in the spatial barrier without warning.
At that time, what rushes out from inside will no longer be the "native monsters" twisted from the contents in the stable cracks.
But it is a real monster from the other side of the abyss.
They are more twisted, more brutal, and more powerful.
This is what the Western Xinjiang Death Line faces all year round.
It was a very wise choice for Gu Jinzhi to want to adapt in advance.
"Okay," Gu Litong agreed straightforwardly, "I'll arrange this for you."
After saying that, he added, "Experience is a good thing, but don't neglect the bride."
Gu Jinzhi didn't say anything, just nodded.
The communication between the grandfather and grandson has always been simple. With just a few words, they set the plan for the next half month.
The two men each carried a fish basket and a fishing rod, and walked towards the main house, one in front and one behind.
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