Feng Dahai stubbed out his cigarette, sighed deeply, and said slowly, "I know you have some suspicions, but someone like Liu Yong wouldn't dare to get close to your grandfather."
"Your grandfather's death is related to the blood demon in Shantang'ao, but to be precise, it didn't kill him. Your grandfather sacrificed himself."
"Sacrifice?" I frowned and pressed on, "What do you mean by sacrifice?"
"Let me put it this way: on the night of your twelfth birthday, that blood demon almost broke through the seal. Your grandfather had no choice but to sacrifice himself to strengthen the seal."
"The consequence of doing this was the loss of all his life essence. Later, he returned to the village, found me, told me the whole plan, and then left. At the time, I didn't know that he had sacrificed his life. By the next morning, it was too late. He probably wanted to go back and see you one last time, but he collapsed at the door of his house."
"Grandpa." I could no longer hold back my tears, and they streamed down my face as I sobbed. If it weren't for me, Grandpa might not have died. It was all because of me.
Feng Dahai reached out and gently patted my shoulder, comforting me, "Changming, you don't need to be too sad. Even if it weren't for you, your grandfather would have done the same. Your grandfather spent his life slaying demons and monsters, and he simply couldn't tolerate such monsters harming the human world."
"Live a good life. You are now the only bloodline of the Zuo family. Don't let your grandfather's lineage end."
"I understand." I wiped away my tears and asked softly, "What about Fifth Grandfather? Do you know anything about him?"
"Your fifth grandfather was actually your grandfather's junior brother. When the Japanese invaded, they were brothers who went to the battlefield. Only your grandfather and your fifth grandfather survived. Your grandfather probably had a premonition that something would happen to him, so he called your fifth grandfather to take care of you when things were about to end."
"Village chief, is that blood demon dead yet?" I still had doubts. If even my grandfather couldn't kill it, could my fifth grandfather and the others do it?
And what exactly is that red shadow?
"Didn't his soul come looking for you?" Feng Dahai looked at me with surprise and asked.
"You mean that red shadow?"
"Yes, that red shadow is his soul. If his soul hadn't been destroyed, we wouldn't have been able to defeat his physical body at all, and we would have certainly died tonight."
"Village Chief, are you alright?" I asked worriedly when I saw that Feng Dahai's clothes were tattered and his body was covered in blood.
"I'm fine. Your fifth grandfather blocked most of the attacks. That old guy is as fierce as ever!" Feng Dahai shook his head and sighed.
I glanced into my fifth grandfather's room. Now he's my only remaining relative, thankfully he's alright.
"Alright, I'm going back now. Your fifth grandfather should wake up tomorrow. You can help bandage his wounds and change him into a clean set of clothes."
After Feng Dahai finished speaking, he stood up, waved his hand, and slowly walked outside.
I watched Feng Dahai disappear from my sight, closed the courtyard gate, turned back to find the first-aid kit, and walked towards my fifth grandfather's room.
I carefully pushed open the door and saw my fifth grandfather fast asleep, his face pale, his clothes tattered, and his body covered in blood.
My nose suddenly stung, and tears streamed down my face again.
I raised my hand to wipe away my tears and began to treat my fifth grandfather's wounds.
By the time I finished dealing with it, it was already 2 a.m. I closed the door, got up and went back to my room, grabbed a set of clothes and took a shower.
I lay in bed, staring at the ceiling with my eyes open. Although I was very tired, I couldn't fall asleep at all, and the events of the night kept replaying in my mind.
I don't know what time it was before I finally fell asleep.
When I got up, it was already 11 a.m.
I rushed to see my fifth grandfather, but when I arrived at his room, he was no longer in bed.
"Fifth Grandfather?" I shouted, but no one responded.
Suddenly, I noticed a piece of paper on the desk in my fifth grandfather's room.
I hurriedly went over, picked it up, and read, "Changming, Fifth Grandfather has to leave for a while. See you again someday."
My initial worries vanished, and a delighted smile appeared on my face.
I cooked something simple and ate it before going to the courier station because I wanted to know if Zhang Guangyin and Huang Haitao had any connection with Deng Xiaohong and the others.
When I arrived at the courier station, it was already surrounded by police cars and barricades.
I squeezed my way forward and said I was an employee of the courier station. The policeman checked my ID and let me in.
I entered the courier station and found that everyone except Zhong Lingui and Feng Enbin was there.
After some questioning, I learned the gist of the matter. It turned out that Huang Haitao and Zhang Guangyin had been arrested. The specific reason was unknown, but I had some guesses. It must have been someone higher up who intervened.
After returning from the courier station, I thought a lot. I don't plan to continue this courier job. I want to continue my spiritual practice, then find a wife and continue the family line for my Zuo family.
However, I still have some things to do now, which is to buy some offerings and then pay my respects to my grandfather and parents.
The End.
[This book is now finished. It's not very well written, but it's my first time using the first person, and to be honest, it was quite difficult. However, I still want to thank all the readers for their support. I am deeply grateful.]
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