C1269 Old Home Deep Grass and Wood(part I)

"I never thought that this little bastard would be so promising!" Old Wang looked down at the cigarette in his hand as he watched Lin Bai and the rest leave. He couldn't help but sigh.

"Old Chief's grandson will definitely not be bad. Before, we were wrong about him." Old Li chuckled, and then mysteriously moved close to Old Li's head, lowering his voice and saying, "I can see that this kid still has thoughts for Yan Ni`er. He can just help the two of them if you want, and let him talk to the old head about it, and give your grandson a position of power and glory."

"Bullshit your mother, I'm not going to do this sort of thing." Old Wang spat on the ground. "Why didn't you introduce your granddaughter to that kid and let you enjoy the limelight?!"

"Look at how promising you are, I'm just joking around. Do you really think that he would be able to see our village's girls with his own eyes?" Old Li bitterly smiled and shook his head. He took a long drag on his cigarette and slowly said, "Look at the girls around him, they are all like celestial daughters, they are used to eating white rice noodles, can they still turn back and take a bite?"

"Who can say for sure, what if that kid likes to nibble on the brushwood?" Old Wang mumbled as he glanced at Lin Bai's back, then slapped his thigh and said, "Why do you think we're so stupid? We actually forgot to tell him that the monastery is going to be demolished?"

"What are you panicking for? Since this kid is back, I don't believe that those people can tear down the Taoist temple on the mountain!" Old Li chuckled as he pointed towards the car that Lin Bai and the rest were sitting in.

"When the opportunity comes, make your kid talk to him about the temple. Remember to shut up about the other matter. Words must be kept in your stomach, don't expose anything!" Old Wang was stunned for a moment. He shook his head with a wry smile, glanced at Old Li, and slowly said, "I'm going back. I have to hurry up and pull the electric net on the wall!"

Old Li's head remained silent, but for some reason, the finger that was pinching the cigarette trembled uncontrollably. It was as if he did not notice that the cigarette butt had been burnt to the tip of his cigarette, nor did he know what he was thinking. After being silent for a while, he smiled, clasped his hands behind his back, and slowly walked towards the village. He mumbled to himself, "Let it rot in my stomach, but I still have to pull the electric net."

The cool breeze blew past the locust tree, and the branches covered in winter snow rustled in the wind. It was like the secret of the dust underground.

"The local customs and traditions here are quite simple and honest. After not seeing each other for so many years, they are actually so intimate. They are truly rare in the city." After conversing with those simple and honest villagers, Xia Xiaoqing was rather touched. She glanced at Lin Bai and snappily said: "Lin Bai, just how many wicked things have you done here in the past? I think those elders should be on guard against you as if you were a thief?"

"That's right, I also heard that old man say that he wanted to pull an electric net at home. How cautious must you be to do such a thing! " He Jia Er nodded in deep agreement.

"Sisters, all of you better keep a close eye on Lin Bai today. Don't let him slip away without a care in the world. It's not like the ladies at the foot of the mountain have been expecting his return for a day or two!" Zhang Sanmeng chuckled as he continued to fan the flames on the side.

"If he dares to go down the mountain, I will break both his legs." Ning Xiaoxiao was always valiant, so she didn't care if Grandpa Liu was by her side or not. She pointed at Lin Bai with a scissor shape and said, "Sister Xiao Qing, Little Sister Jia Er, if nothing happens during these few days, please accompany me around the village. We need to see if there are any children who look like Lin Bai. We can't be as heartless as him. We have to take good care of them. "

When Lin Bai heard this, he could only smile wryly without saying anything. He lowered his head and hurried along the mountain path, not stopping at all. As he walked deeper into the mountains, his expression became increasingly solemn.

The scenery of the mountain remained the same, the ancient trees still reached into the sky. Halfway up the mountain, one could see a small, shabby looking Taoist temple on the mountain peak. The white mottled walls, the pitch-black tiled roof, and the fact that the roof had not been repaired for a long time, made it covered with lush green weeds. The cold wind blew past and rustled incessantly. It gave off an indescribably desolate and desolate appearance.

No one would have thought that Lin Bai would actually carry the key to this shabby Taoist temple with him. When they entered the almost deserted temple and looked around, everyone became silent. A myriad of emotions surged through their hearts.

What this old Taoist temple meant to Lin Bai could be seen from the fact that he was carrying a key with him! In this semi deserted Taoist temple, Lin Bai's childhood was recorded, as well as her youth. It was also the longest period of his life accompanying someone by his side.

Even though one could tell how miserable those days were just from the simple arrangement of the monastery, one could still tell how warm it must have been from Lin Bai's gaze. However, it was impossible to return in those days …

"When Lin Bai was young, he spent most of his time on the mountain. Even though Grandmaster Tian Yuan can't be considered his master, he was more like his father. If it weren't for his care all those years ago, there probably wouldn't be the current Lin Bai. " Looking at everything in the Taoist temple, Liu Xianyun sighed with emotion.

"In that case, our Liu family owes that master." Old Master Liu slowly nodded his head. He glanced at Lin Bai's back and said slowly, "Wait for a chance to renovate this temple. It'll be a consolation to his spirit in heaven."

Liu Ziyun slowly nodded her head. In fact, this was also the first time she came to this Taoist temple. Earlier in the year, when Lin Bai was studying in the mountains, in order to prevent Lin Bai from becoming impatient and practicing the Phantom Arts, as well as to prevent Liu Yunyun from being infected by karma, Li Tian Yuan had ordered her to be grounded. She only let Lin Bai go home to visit her during New Year's Eve.

Now, looking at every blade of grass and tree in this old Taoist temple, it was as if she had seen twenty years ago, a benevolent old Daoist holding onto a jade sculpted little child, hand in hand, teaching him how to read and write, teaching him how to conduct himself.

Under this unnamed mood, the group of people remained silent as they aimlessly wandered around the old Taoist temple. They wanted to find traces of Lin Bai's past life, the childhood and youth that they had missed out on in Lin Bai's body.

However, at this time, low sobbing sounds suddenly came from within the temple. The sound mixed with the incessant howling of the mountain wind was like the low whimpers of a wild beast, bringing with it an indescribably desolate and sorrowful feeling, making one's heart hurt just by listening to it. Just how miserable was the pain of parting that caused this young man, who had not changed his expression even in front of the heavenly might, to turn into this appearance?!

He placed his hand on the mottled limestone ground in front of the Daoist monastery. Two streams of clear tears rolled down his face, and his facial expression was incomparably sinister. His eyes were bloodshot, and blood dripped from the corners of his mouth.

The crying attracted everyone's attention. Everyone slowly walked towards Lin Bai. However, only Zhang Sanmeng's eyes were filled with tears. He did not move in the slightest as he knew why Lin Bai was crying. It was because Li Tian Yuan had told him that story.

When Lin Bai was fourteen years old, he was at his most rebellious. Even Lin Bai was no exception. Although he still respected Li Tian Yuan in his heart, he didn't know why, but there was always a resistance in his heart. Furthermore, Lin Bai at that time loved to stir up trouble. He even sneaked down the mountain with Li Tian Yuan on his back, roaming the Wonder Gate.

Although Li Tian Yuan was extremely well-trained, Lin Bai was still young at the time and his foundation was not stable. If you walk too much in the night, there will always be times when you fail. That time, Lin Bai had provoked a Gu seedling in western Yunnan, and the other party had placed an evil Gu on his body, nibbling away at his flesh essence.

Furthermore, the fault lay not with the young master, but with Lin Bai. After the Gu seedlings captured Lin Bai and tortured him with the Evil Gu for seven days, they carried him up the mountain and left him in front of the mountain gate. At that time, the situation for Lin Bai could be said to be unprecedented in the world. The Qi and blood in his body were almost completely devoured, and in order to make up for the vitality of Lin Bai, Li Tian Yuan had prayed to the gods to pay respects.

After the Gu poison had been dispelled, the ups and downs finally calmed Lin Bai down. After he recovered, he went to Li Tian Yuan and wanted to have Li Tian Yuan punish him, but Li Tian Yuan didn't do anything. He only punished Lin Bai to kneel on the stone floor in front of the room for the entire night.

One must know that at that time, in order to cure Lin Bai's illness, Li Tianyuan had used up all of his face that he could. He even lowered his face and pretended to be a grandson. Such a punishment was a bit too light. At that time, when Zhang Sanming heard about this, he also didn't understand the reason why Wang Lin asked.

However, Li Tianyuan only smiled and said one sentence: If a child makes a mistake, Daofather Three Purities will forgive it! Furthermore, Lin Bai was his disciple. As long as he could save this disciple's life, let alone saving face, even if Lin Bai didn't care about his life, what would it matter?!

When he thought of this, Zhang SanKuang's eyes also started to feel hot, and tears began to roll down his cheeks uncontrollably.

As he wept, Chen Baian and Lu Yanzhao were reminiscing the past as well. Due to this emotion, the entire arena was momentarily enveloped by the sound of sobbing.

"Dad, why are you crying? It's the small scene business that is making you unhappy." After seeing this scene, Lin Zhen and Lin Sanjiu, who were being carried by the girls, did not understand why their father would cry so bitterly. They blinked their large eyes and asked in a childish voice.

"Father is missing teacher." Lin Bai rubbed his eyes. He didn't want to be so sad in the beginning. After swallowing his tears, he looked at Zhang Sanming with a smile, "Senior Brother, don't cry anymore. Haven't we come back already?"

Although his tears had yet to fall, Lin Bai's heart was more sorrowful than anyone else's! He had lived all these years, and he had done many happy and regretful things. However, he thought he was the happiest in the past few years on the mountain with Li Tianyuan. What he regretted the most was not going down the mountain with Li Tianyuan and instead, he didn't stay with him for too long to finish the last part of his life …

However, life was like this. The Heavenly Dao was unpredictable. No one knew what would happen in the next second. People could only live in the present! So, you can only cherish what you have now, because what you have now is probably what you will miss for the rest of your life!