Chapter 68: Strange Old Man
As Su Yue was running all the way, he suddenly remembered that the King of Medicine in his previous life fell off a cliff because he was collecting elixirs, so the location of the elixirs must be extremely dangerous.
Thinking of this, Su Yue turned around and bought a bundle of hemp rope at the market.
Because it was raining, there was basically no one on this country road, which allowed Su Yue to reach the foot of Yuanyin Temple at the fastest speed.
He walked around the foot of the mountain and followed the footsteps of his previous life before he found the place where the Medicine King fell.
There was only dead grass there at this time, and drops of water were dripping from time to time.
Su Yue raised his head and looked at the cliff which was about ten meters high. He began to murmur in his heart. In his previous life, he really didn't pay attention to the height of the cliff. Now that he thought about it, it was really a blessing from his ancestors that the Medicine King didn't fall to death.
The cliff was very high and due to the continuous rain, it was very slippery. Su Yue tried several times, but each time he slipped off the cliff after climbing only a few steps.
At this time, Su Yue was covered in mud, but she didn't feel the slightest bit of cold despite her soaked clothes. Instead, she had a thin layer of sweat on her head due to the intense movement.
As the last attempt failed, Su Yue looked up and saw a green-leaf tree right above her. It was very abrupt in this severe winter. She secretly took note of it and chose to take a detour.
He also tore off a piece of red cloth from his clothes and placed it where the Medicine King had been lying before. This way, even if he remembered the location slightly wrong, he would not be able to find the wrong place when he saw the location of the red cloth under the cliff.
Although taking a detour up the mountain would waste a lot of time, there was no other way at the moment.
So Su Yue followed a small path and glanced at the location of the red cloth. It was not too far away, so he felt relieved. Then he carried the rope and slid up step by step.
The mud was slippery, and Su Yue had just fallen several times, so her clothes were wet and very heavy. It was extremely difficult for her to walk. If she hadn't had faith in her heart, she would have given up long ago.
As Su Yue walked, she recalled the time when she saved the Medicine King in her previous life and accidentally saw the elixir in his arms.
The whole plant was blood red, and even had a strange fragrance. This difference from ordinary medicinal herbs made Su Yue remember it at first sight.
'Huahua...' Suddenly, there was a sound of flowing water in front, as if the water was flowing very quickly. Su Yue's face changed, and his heart skipped a beat. He hoped that there would be no way out, so he hurried forward.
When Su Yue got closer, what he saw was not the stream, but an old man in gray sitting on a rock beside the stream.
The old man faced sideways to Su Yue, with his head lowered. His expression could not be seen clearly, but he did not move at all, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Su Yue took a quick glance and didn't want to delve into it any further. After all, she had important things to do now.
Following the path, she got closer and closer to the old man. As she got closer, she realized why the old man was in a daze. In front of the old man was clearly a path that was cut off by the stream.
It seems that the old man also wanted to go up the mountain, but because the road was washed away, he didn’t know what to do, so he sat here.
"Who is it?" The old man seemed to hear Su Yue's footsteps and turned his head.
Su Yue met the old man's eyes and was stunned. The man's eyes were dull and he was most likely blind.
It was deep in the mountains and forests, and there was a drizzle. The old man was blind, so Su Yue really couldn't guess why he came here.
"I'm just a passerby going up the mountain, old man, you don't have to pay attention to me." Su Yue replied.
"Oh, it's a girl!" This time Su Yue guessed half right. The old woman was not completely blind, but just almost blind.
The old man heard Su Yue's voice, and vaguely saw a thin figure approaching, with yellow hair that was very conspicuous.
Su Yue did not reply any further. After all, the most urgent matter now was how to cross the stream. She had no interest in getting to know this strange old man.
The width of the stream was not wide, but the water flow was quite fast. She looked around and suddenly her eyes lit up. Not far from her there was a dead tree that had fallen for who knows how long. The tree was very thick and just lay across the stream.
So she ran forward and was about to pass over the tree.
"Ah!" The old man's cry suddenly came, Su Yue subconsciously turned his head to look, the old man actually tried to wade across the stream by force. Unfortunately, the impact of the stream water was so strong that it knocked the old man over. The situation was very urgent at this time.
Su Yue did not hesitate and ran back directly. He saw the old man holding on to a few weeds on the shore tightly, but these weeds could not withstand an adult and several of them had already broken.
"Grandpa, hold on!" Su Yue was extremely anxious. In this situation, if she tried to grab over with her small body, she would probably be taken away.
Suddenly, Su Yue touched the hemp rope he brought with him, and an idea came to his mind. He pressed down a few small branches not far away and let the old man hold on to them, so that he could hold on for a while longer.
Afterwards, Su Yue ran to the nearest big tree as quickly as possible, tied a knot neatly, handed the other end of the rope to the old man, and then held on to the old man desperately.
The two men struggled for most of the day before the old man climbed up and sat on the big rock again, breathing heavily.
Su Yue was also exhausted and could not walk anymore, so she slumped down beside the old man, breathing heavily.
"Little girl, thank you for this time. If you were not here today, I would have died here." The old man said gratefully while wringing his clothes.
"Grandpa, you are too polite. Your eyesight is not good. Why did you come to this place? It has been raining for days. It is not safe here."
Su Yue saw that he didn't say anything, but the old man could still accurately grasp his position, so he knew that the old man was not completely blind.
"It's precisely because my eyesight is poor that I want to go up and take a look before I go blind." A trace of loneliness flashed across the old man's face. Su Yue thought that there must be something important on the mountain.
"Alas, a doctor cannot treat himself. I have been practicing medicine for decades, but in the end I ended up in this situation." The old man spoke to himself, not caring at all whether Su Yue answered or not.
Su Yue's expression changed as he listened. It seemed that this old man knew medical skills.
Then he looked at the wrinkled face of the old man and asked curiously: "What are you doing up the mountain? Is there something important?"
When the old man heard Su Yue's question, he raised his head slightly and looked towards the mountain, looking desolate: "I wanted to take a look at the token of love between me and my wife before I go blind, but I guess I will never see it again."
"Madam?" Su Yue didn't expect that this old man was still so infatuated at this age. It was rare in the world.
"My wife has passed away for more than ten years. I come here every year to look at the token of love. It's a pity. If my wife could hold on for another ten years, her illness could have been cured." When the old man said this, his eyes dimmed.
"Grandpa, why do you say that?"
Su Yue was puzzled. Why could he be saved if he lived a dozen more years?
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