Chapter 71: Wedding
Lu Fei didn't notice when Jia Lan left. He was really busy taking care of his grandmother's food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Fortunately, the doctor invited that day had excellent medical skills. After taking a few doses of medicine, although Lu Yu was still weak, he was finally able to get out of bed and walk.
The tension in Lu Fei's heart finally relaxed, and he quickly called the doctor over to ask about his grandmother's condition.
"It's definitely getting better." The doctor's expression was still not good, but he did not continue to explain in front of Lu Yu. He just said: "Take a few more doses of medicine and see."
Then, when Lu Fei followed the doctor to get medicine, the doctor suddenly said to him: "Your grandmother is very old. To be honest, the medicine I prescribed is just to keep her alive. But there may be a cure somewhere."
"Where is it?" Lu Fei asked excitedly.
"Temple," the doctor said, stroking his gray beard. "If you were a monk and could receive divine mercy, perhaps you could save your grandmother."
Lu Fei now doesn't want to set foot in that place from the bottom of his heart. He has some unspeakable dissatisfaction with the so-called god.
But if the gods could really save his grandmother, it would be fine for him to continue worshipping them.
Lu Fei made up his mind, prepared today's medicine for his grandmother, and then headed to the temple in the center of Luming City in an anxious mood.
Perhaps because he was too anxious, he walked quickly and silently, and pushed open the closed door of the temple.
Everything in the temple was the same as before, even Wu Xi was standing in the same place. However, he seemed to have picked up some dirt from somewhere and was looking at it carefully, so much so that he was startled by the sound of Lu Fei pushing the door.
The tiny bit of soil in his hand seemed to have been frightened and fell to the ground. He uttered a "tsk" sound and stared at the ground. Then, with a hint of subtle dissatisfaction, he looked at the newcomer and said, "Who is it? How dare you offend the gods like this?"
Only then did Lu Fei realize that he had forgotten the temple rules that Wu Xi had told him before.
But his grandmother's condition was so urgent that he could not care less. He said directly, "I want a way to save my grandmother."
After Lu Fei finished speaking, he went through a smooth worship process, kneeling on the cushion in front of the statue, closing his eyes and clasping his hands together.
"You, you, you!" Wu Xi was furious and surprised when he saw it was him. He asked in confusion, "You're not dead. How did the people of Dongchang dispel the natural disaster?"
Lu Fei opened his eyes instantly.
He thought that since Wu Xi could say such words, it meant that as a priest, he had already known the solution to the natural disaster. Then why didn't he make it clear at the first time, but had to use ambiguous statements?
Furthermore, so much time had passed, had Wuxi never left the temple? How could he not know what was happening outside?
Lu Fei was full of doubts.
Although he opened his eyes, he was still facing the statue and did not notice Wu Xi's naked gaze behind him.
That gaze seemed to want to see through his body and his soul.
I don’t know what Wu Xi saw, but a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
At the same time, a golden ball of light appeared on the altar in front of the statue. The light dissipated, revealing a piece of paper symbolizing the oracle.
Before Lu Fei opened it to check, he heard Wu Xi sighing and talking.
"Cultivators today," he said, shaking his head as if holding back something, then added, "Fortunately, the gods are merciful and magnanimous, still willing to favor you. You must be grateful."
Lu Fei thought to himself: Although he had some doubts about this so-called god, if he could really cure his grandmother, it would not be impossible for him to become a wholehearted believer.
He thought about it and opened the note. There were only two big words on it.
"Bringing happiness"
When Lu Fei saw it, he was stunned for a moment, and then asked Wu Xi: "What does this mean?"
Wu Xi chuckled and said calmly, "Do I even need to explain this term to you? If an elder is seriously ill, a happy event can cure the disease."
Of course, Lu Fei understood the meaning of a happy event, but where could he find one?
"Since it's your grandmother, it would be best if it were your wedding," Wu Xi said with a faint smile, as if he saw through everything, "You should think about whether you have someone you like."
The person he loves. As soon as he heard these four words, the figure of Jian An Ning in fluttering clothes appeared in Lu Fei's mind.
So does this "rushing happiness" mean that if he and Aning get married, Grandmother will get better? Calculating it this way, for him, it can be said to be the best of both worlds.
But besides being happy, Lu Fei thought of another very serious problem, that is, does Jian An Ning like him?
Although they had been together almost all the time in Luming City, what about before coming to Luming City? What if Jian Anning already had someone she liked? What if Jian Anning didn't like him?
In this case, wouldn't this happy event become a forced one?
Wu Xi watched with his own eyes as the expression on Lu Fei's face changed like a chameleon, sometimes happy, sometimes sad.
He sneered and pushed Lu Fei out of the temple, saying, "Now that you have received the oracle, don't stay in the temple."
Then, he closed the temple door tightly, leaned over or even squatted on the ground, looking for traces of soil that had fallen on the ground.
Lu Fei was quite dissatisfied with Wu Xi's way of expelling guests, but his mind was currently preoccupied with more important things, so he had no time to argue with Wu Xi.
In his mind, he rehearsed the consequences of whether Jane An Ning agreed or disagreed, and his mood kept cycling between joy and sadness.
He didn't even notice that he had already walked to the door of his house and almost bumped into the wall.
It was Jian An Ning, who was about to go out to buy medicine, who saw him and pulled him over, preventing him from actually hitting the wall.
"What's wrong with you?" Jian An Ning looked at him with confusion.
Under Jian An Ning's gaze, Lu Fei's face turned red, but for some reason she couldn't speak.
"You're not sick, are you?" Jian An Ning said as she stroked Lu Fei's face.
She did feel the scorching heat on her hand, but Lu Fei dodged as if she had been electrocuted, leaving Jian An Ning completely confused.
Lu Fei mustered up her courage in her heart, gritted her teeth, stamped her feet, and said, "There's just something I might need your help with. I'll tell you later."
Jian An Ning tilted her head, not understanding what Lu Fei was up to.
So she just mentioned what she had noticed and said, "If you are sick, remember to see a doctor and take medicine. I'm on my way to the pharmacy. I can bring you any medicine you need."
Lu Fei refused repeatedly.
As she spoke, Jian Anning suddenly remembered something and added, "Oh, Su Jiang is missing."
She pursed her lips, hesitated for a long time, and finally expressed her bad premonition due to Su Jiang's disappearance, and said: "I always have a bad premonition, please be careful."
How could Lu Fei be in the mood to listen to this at this moment? He agreed with all his heart, but in reality, he only regained some of his composure after Jian An Ning had already walked away.
Then, a new question arose in his mind.
What did Aning say before?
Lu Fei patted his head, trying to sort out his thoughts. He thought that since he had already told Aning part of it, he would express his feelings completely later.
He made up his mind, so he walked into the thatched cottage in the yard to see how Lu Yu was doing.
Lu Yu's face was pale, and even his movements were not as agile as before, but when Lu Fei came back, he went to greet him without even having time to put on his shoes.
Lu Fei quickly took a few steps, helped Lu Yu back to the bed, and said, "Grandma, I'm here, you don't have to worry."
"No," Lu Yu needed to take a deep breath to speak a word now. She tightly grasped Lu Fei's arm and continued, "I don't think I will have much time left."
"Grandma, don't talk nonsense!" Lu Fei's emotions suddenly became excited, and she said, "I went to the temple, and the oracle gave me the revelation that you can be cured!"
But Lu Yu just shook his head and said, "Grandma has never been willing to admit defeat in her life. Unfortunately, for various reasons, she missed the trial when she was young. Fortunately, you fought for her. Grandma has no regrets in this regard in her life."
"Grandma!" Lu Fei held her grandmother's hand tightly.
He had vaguely heard about his grandmother's youth, but there were various versions, some even saying that his grandmother was the eldest daughter of the Lu family's main branch. He didn't know which one was true, and his grandmother had never mentioned it, so he took the initiative to ask her but she didn't answer.
"It's a pity that your parents passed away early. We've been relying on each other for so many years," Lu Yu said, coughing uncontrollably twice. Lu Fei was terrified, but she continued, "If only grandma could live to see you get married."
As Lu Yu spoke, he took off a white jade bracelet from his wrist and gave it to Lu Fei, saying, "The path of a cultivator is not easy to walk. If you meet a girl you like on this path, give this to her. This is something that has been passed down in our family for many generations. It may not be valuable, but it can be considered a token of our loyalty."
Lu Fei took the jade bracelet tremblingly, and her heart began to panic. The reason was that Lu Yu's words sounded too much like instructions for his funeral.
"Grandma, please listen to me," Lu Fei replied seriously, "I went to the temple to ask for an oracle, and the oracle said that if there is a happy event, you will get better."
"Really?" Lu Yu didn't really believe it. She already felt that her time was running out, but she couldn't bear to see her grandson look frustrated and disappointed, so she said, "Then I'll leave everything to you."
Lu Fei nodded in agreement, and his heart, which was originally still a little hesitant, became as hard as steel.
After he had taken care of all of Lu Yu's affairs, he happened to meet Jian An Ning who had returned.
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