Chengtian Ba ​​Suo

I lived here when I was a child and was often played with by him. 【 】A child likes to run around, but he always happily follows me, no matter where I go, he will never fall behind.

Apart from grandpa, I have the deepest relationship with this old man in the village.But I haven't seen you for more than ten years, and suddenly I feel a little strange.Hearing him mention grandpa at this time, I didn't know how to start a conversation.

Hehe, when people get old, they like to think about the past.By the way, why did you suddenly remember to come back here, you little brat?This is... Grandpa Shi looked at the old man.

Uh, he is... I hesitated, not knowing what to say.

I am his teacher. I heard from Tianyou that his grandfather was very knowledgeable, so we came back together to pay respects to the old man.Said the old interface.

Oh...but this outfit...Grandpa Shi looked up and down the old man's clothes.

I immediately broke out in a cold sweat, because although the old Taoist was not wearing a Taoist robe, it was a green cloth robe that was very different from modern clothing.

I like ancient styles, so I dress a little strangely.The old man explained calmly.

Grandpa Shi oh again, nodded, and didn't ask any more questions.

I was afraid that he would think of other questions, so I quickly asked him: how are you doing, are you in good health?

Hahaha... Little Maotou has really grown up and knows how to care about others.Grandpa Shi laughed twice, patted himself on the chest, made a loud noise, and said: Don't forget what your grandpa called me, Old Shitou!I am stubborn.

That's good, that's good... I laughed too.

When you come back this time, you are preparing to...

Oh, it's been a long time since I've been back, so I thought about coming back to have a look.Moreover, I am now considered a city dweller, and I guess it will be difficult for me to return to the countryside in my life.So I want to see if there are any things left by my grandfather, and if I can take them back, I will take them back.

fair enough.Grandpa Shi nodded, then took out something from his pocket and stuffed it into my hand, saying: You have this thing, and I planned to give it to you earlier.But Zhengfeng took you away in such a hurry that he didn't even say hello.Your grandfather is lonely and has a strange temper. Only I can come and talk to him every day.Alas, he...I'm also angry at your father for being too inconsiderate.

What Grandpa Shi handed over was a piece of stone and iron.The shape is somewhat like a canine tooth, but thicker and sharper.

This is... I looked at him.

This is a thing I accidentally found in the early years, which can keep you safe.You know what happened in my life, and relatives are considered your family.So this thing, let me treat it as a gift for my grandson.Grandpa Shi said with a lonely expression.

Hearing him say that made me feel a little uncomfortable.The old man in front of me has an extraordinary relationship with our family. He is right. Although I have no blood relationship with him, I am closer than the real grandparents.

I've been a little busy recently, and when the work is over, you can come live with me in the city.I said.

Grandpa Shi looked at me, hehe laughed, and said: Let's talk about this later.Since you came back to pack your things, then you should be busy first. I'll get you something to eat when I go back. Let's eat here tonight.

Uh... I was a little hesitant, but there was hope in the old man's eyes.I felt sour, and quickly nodded and said: "Okay, then don't make too much, just eat whatever you want, and I will go to find you after I pack up."

Grandpa Shi smiled and patted my head, looked at the old man again, then turned and left.

Looking at his back, I remembered the scene of being led around the village by him when I was a child.After being away for too long, many things have been forgotten. It was not until I saw this old man that I remembered that there was such a relative in my hometown.

who is he?asked the old man.

I looked at the old man in surprise, the old man never asked unnecessary things, why did he suddenly remember to ask questions today.

The old man looked at me, as if waiting for an answer.

He is my grandfather's best friend since he was a child. From the time I can remember since I was born, in my impression, besides my grandfather and father, he is the person who accompanied me the most.I said.

Friend... The old man repeated it in a low voice, then looked at the thing in my hand and said: Show me that thing.

I was even more surprised, but passed the thing anyway.The old Taoist took it over and looked at it carefully, frowning slightly.

Looking at him like this, he seemed to have discovered something.I asked curiously: What's wrong?

The old Taoist looked at the thing for a while, handed it back to me, and then asked: In your memory, did any strange things happen around him?

Strange thing?I thought about it, and there was nothing particularly strange about it.

Seeing me shake my head, the old man frowned even tighter.He looked at me and asked again: Think again.

The old Taoist had never had such an abnormality. I was taken aback. After thinking about it carefully, I suddenly remembered something.

If I want to talk about this, I have to talk about it since I was a child.

Children are very curious. Most people like to pester adults to tell stories when they were young, and I am no exception.Grandpa has a weird temper. When he opened his mouth, he would either curse or say some strange words that he couldn't understand.As for his father, he was taciturn and told stories, which was too unsuitable for him.

Therefore, most of my stories are heard from Grandpa Shi.

I don't know where he knows so many things, and he always tells some very strange stories, one of which uses himself as the protagonist.

I remember that at that time, he hugged me and sat on a big rock at the entrance of the village, and slowly narrated: When your grandfather was young, this was just a small village.Your grandpa is very naughty, or children of that age are very naughty.

There was a big blue stone outside the village. According to the legend in the village, an ancient evil beast was sealed in that stone.Children in every household have been warned not to approach the stone since they were young. It can be said that they should do it.Most children have strange curiosity about inexplicable things, so your grandpa often went to the stone to inquire.

One day, two days...one month, two months...he ran there non-stop every day.But each time, apart from feeling that the stone is warm, no other abnormalities were found.When he told others about the temperature of the stone, no one believed it.How can a stone have temperature?In that era when science was not taken seriously, people could only attribute this puzzling thing to the gods or impossible.For this reason, your grandfather was beaten.But at night, he ran to the stone with a pimple again.

Forget whether it was when he was eight or nine years old, it was very dark that night.Overcast clouds, looming thunder and lightning indicate that a heavy rain is coming.In a few minutes, a heavy rain has fallen.

Your grandfather, just took a bench and sat at the door, vaguely distinguishing the direction of the stone.His little head suddenly thought: People are afraid of being drenched, so what about the stone?Will it be drenched too?What if you are sick?

Years of getting along has made him regard the stone as a life in his heart, a life that can talk.Your grandpa doesn't have many friends because his ideas are too shocking.Many times, he said in front of the villagers: There are not only people in this world, but also gods, ghosts and monsters.This frightened the simple villagers, and they all warned their children not to get close to him.Therefore, it is a silent stone that can really get along with him.

"Hey, what are you doing? It's raining so hard!" With this call, your grandpa foolishly rushed out of the house with a cloth umbrella.Behind, is the figure swaying under the light of the overcast butter lamp.

The rain was heavy, the wind was also strong, and the villages were all dirt roads.His thin body slipped and fell to the ground from time to time, and he ran straight to the stone without wiping off the mud on his face.

In the distance, he saw stones.Is that still a stone?He saw a huge beast, a beast that roared to the sky.And that roar seemed very weak, so small under the thunder.But your grandpa did hear it, and he remembered that voice very clearly, that voice of resistance full of unwillingness.

A golden lightning suddenly pierced through the clouds and struck towards the giant beast.

"Stone!" your grandpa yelled in panic, he had forgotten that thunder and lightning are the most powerful force in the world.He let go of his feet and even threw away the cloth umbrella, and ran towards that while shouting for stones.

"Crack!" It seemed to be a thoughtful sound, but it also seemed to be a loud noise.Your grandpa couldn't tell what sound was coming into his ears, he just saw the beast slowly fall down.His stone fell like that.

"Stone! My stone wow!!!" He yelled bitterly and ran forward, the slippery dirt road was no longer an obstacle, he just wanted to come to the stone as soon as possible.

"My rock! My rock! Wow! My rock!" When he came to the stone, he found that it had been broken into pieces.Kneeling down suddenly, he didn't know how to face the grief at such a young age.I can only cry bitterly, and keep crying.

Grief from the heart, tears mixed with rain, washing the stones.That light, a faint glow suddenly emanated from the stone.In the dark, your grandfather seems to have heard a helpless sigh, and someone is saying: "That's all, everything..."

In front of your grandfather, the stone slowly closed.In the increasingly bright light, a little lion-like creature appeared in front of him.Opening its eyes with difficulty, the beast lightly licked the hand that was placed on it.

"My stone!" He was surprised, and he hugged the beast tightly, never letting go.