Taoist temple in the mountains

Chapter 47, wait for me to come back

"Xiao Daoist, your expression is terrible. Why, old man Lin, am I in a bad situation?" Old man Lin smiled slightly, without any panic at all.

Li Yun nodded honestly, not knowing how to say it.

Shrouded in smog and full of death, it is 90.00% certain that the old man Lin in front of him has reached the end of his life. Compared with the black disaster and bad luck, the gray luck represents death.

It was exactly the same as the luck scar that Lin Xiaoya saw on her body that time.

Although luck is not destiny, but if there are no accidents, this black luck is his final destiny.

After deliberating for a moment, Li Yun sighed.

"Heavenly Rescue the Miserable, Old Man Lin, eat whatever you want. There may be no chance in the future."

"Hehe, Master Xiaodao, you are really upright." After hearing this, old man Lin didn't feel flustered in the slightest, but said lightly, "Yes, old man Lin, I'm about to die. Lung cancer is in the advanced stage. Maybe the gods can save it. .”

When telling about his illness, old man Lin didn't hold back any taboos, and his attitude towards death was not afraid, but more of a kind of calmness and pity.

Old man Lin closed the book, then opened the door, looked up at the sky, and muttered to himself: "After all, I still haven't fulfilled my wish."

"Heavenly Rescue the Miserable, Old Man Lin, what wish do you have, if it is within the reach of the poor, maybe you can do it for me." Li Yun sighed, and tilted his head a little bit unbearably.

Although he is not very familiar with old man Lin, he is also of the same generation as Xuan Daozi, and he also ate meals at his house when he was a child, so it can be regarded as some friendship.

"Haha, Master Daoist, you can't help me. Although you seem to have some skills and know that my life is not long, I know that you can't help me with this matter." Old man Lin waved his hand with a serious expression on his face. Shaking his head indifferently.

"But Taoist Master, if you are really bored, can you listen to my little old man's nagging?" Old man Lin smiled slightly, but he didn't force it.

Li Yun nodded silently.

Old man Lin is one of the widowed and lonely left-behind old people in the village. In the early years, his wife only left a note and disappeared, and there was no child at home. I heard that he had never left the village in his life. No other activity, nothing to do except read a book repeatedly.

It is said to be waiting for something.
"Aha, no one in the village is willing to listen to my story yet. Whether they are too impetuous or I am too irritable, who knows." Old man Lin stood up slowly, his stooped body full of stories.

He just stood up silently, looked at the sky outside, his eyes traveled through time and space, and returned to the past.

"Xiao Daoist, tell me, how is my life?" Old man Lin didn't start talking, but asked first.

Li Yun paused, and then said lightly: "It seems to be free and unrestrained, with no worries, but it is widowed and lonely, with regrets in my heart, and I can't let go."

"Yes, the men in the village think that I have no possessions and no worries. When I come here, I am light, and it is easy to go. However, is this really the case? Hehe" old man Lin stroked his hands quietly. With a warm smile on her face, she said: "It is my concern. When she left me, only this book remained. In order to read this book, I am illiterate but It took a lot of effort."

Li Yun naturally knew that the 'she' referred to the wife who left old man Lin alone and disappeared without a trace.

Without any warning, leaving only a few words of paper and a book, he left the village without a trace.

"Are you still waiting for her? Waiting for her to come back one day?" Li Yun said.

"Yeah, I'm still waiting for her, I've been waiting, from the past to the present, I've never left the village, my body is waiting, my heart is also waiting, but from the past to the present, until I'm about to die, I haven't waited However, I will still wait, from the past, to the present, to the future, until I die." Old man Lin said lightly, although his tone was a little sad, but more optimistic.

That year, Mr. Lin was 6 years old and the girl was 6 years old. They lived next to each other, played together, got acquainted, and became childhood sweethearts.

That year, the old man Lin was 18 years old, and the girl was 18 years old. The two went from childhood sweethearts to getting married, let nature take its course, and that night, both of them reached the pinnacle of happiness.

That year, the old man Lin was 20 years old, and the girl was 20 years old. The girl disappeared and did not take anything with her. Only her own people left behind, leaving behind a book and a note.

Now, old man Lin is 65 years old and has been waiting for 45 years in this small village.
However, old man Lin firmly believes in himself and can always wait for the person he wants to wait for. For this reason, even if he waits until he dies

Because, the note she left back then said
'wait me back. '

The simple four words made old man Lin wait for 45 years. During these 45 years, rain or shine, he still guarded this small shop, silently waiting for the person who might not come.

"It's a pity. With my current body, I can't wait for her to come back. Even if she comes back, she can't help laughing and regretting that I am no longer the handsome young man I was." Old man Lin said His eyes gradually blurred, and then he began to cough. After coughing violently, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Looking at the mouthful of blood on the ground, old man Lin also laughed at himself. Given his physical condition, he might not be able to wait for long.

Old man Lin sighed quietly.

"I'm going to die if I can't wait to come back, maybe she died too?"

At this moment, the system in Li Yun's mind began to speak.

"Ding, congratulations to the host, trigger a side mission."

"Task trigger: Someone who may or may never be able to wait."

"Reward: Rewards are given according to the completion of the task."

"Failure penalty: none."

No completion conditions are given, only a task name, and rewards are also given according to the degree of completion.
Li Yun pondered and said, it seems that this reward depends entirely on old man Lin.

"Old man Lin, at this point, Pindao may be able to help you." Li Yun said.

"Oh? Daoist, are you willing to help me? I don't have any rewards to pay you." Old man Lin shook his head, waiting for this kind of thing only he can do.

Moreover, he has nothing to pay for, and even the seeds of the entire rural cooperative are not worth much.

"One bag of seeds is enough."

Li Yun smiled slightly.

A bag of seeds is enough——

(End of this chapter)