Chapter 24: Bad News
After reading the task information, Ye Yun picked out a relatively satisfactory task from it.
"Level 2 mission, collect ten red jade flowers, and the mission rewards 6,000 taels of gold. The mission period is three months."
Red jade flowers are a relatively common secondary low-grade spiritual medicine. They usually grow next to powerful monster nests and grow up under the qi and blood of monsters. They are one of the main materials for refining beauty pills.
There are traces of red jade flowers in the Heishui Mountains not far from Ziji Sect. However, unlike the outer periphery of Ye Yun last time, red jade flowers grow in the inner periphery of the Heishui Mountains.
It has been almost five months since I returned from the Hei Shui Mountains. I just took this opportunity to learn about martial arts during this period.
After trying to pass, Ye Yun came to the counter next to handle the registration and said to the senior brother who was in charge of the registration: "This senior brother, the junior brother wants to take over the task of picking red jade flowers, please ask the senior brother to register."
"Junior brother, give me your identity token."
When asked, Ye Yun handed over his identity token, he saw the senior brother taking the identity token and writing Ye Yun’s identity information on the notebook.
"Junior brother, you have registered. You only need to hand over ten red jade flowers within three months to complete the task." After saying that, the senior brother returned the identity token to Ye Yun.
After thanking his senior brother, Ye Yun turned around and left the mission hall.
After leaving the mission hall, Ye Yun walked down to Ziji Sect Mountain, and he was about to go down the mountain to visit his grandfather.
After leaving the mountain gate, his longing became more and more anxious, so he accelerated his pace and rushed towards the village at the foot of the mountain.
I rushed all the way, and I felt the village in less than ten minutes.
Ye Yun walked into the village and walked towards the east end of the village. For some reason, he felt a little uneasy.
When I came to the familiar yard, my grandfather should have rested in the yard at the usual time. I don’t know why I was not here today, and the door in the room was also closed.
Ye Yun pushed open the door and came to the yard. When he was about to push open the door in the house, he heard an old and weak voice coming from inside.
"Ahem, who is it? Is Aunt Zhang next door?"
Hearing grandpa's weak voice, Ye Yun's uneasiness became stronger and stronger.
He walked up and pushed open the door of the room. As soon as he entered the room, he could smell a strong smell of medicine, and grandpa was lying weakly on the bed.
"Grandpa, what's wrong with you?" Looking at the grandpa in front of you, Ye Yun couldn't believe it was true.
Grandpa heard Ye Yun's voice and looked over slowly, and saw Ye Yun standing at the door.
"Xiaoyun, is it you? Child, why are you back?" Grandpa said hesitantly.
"Grandpa is me, what's wrong with you? Didn't you be fine when I left last time?" Ye Yun asked anxiously as he looked at his weak look.
"Grandpa is fine. It's just that the old injury left when he was young has relapsed. It's already taken medicine and it won't take long to recover. Don't worry, cough cough," Seeing that his grandpa coughed again, Ye Yun hurried forward and helped his grandpa up.
"Grandpa, stop talking, I'll take you to the sect and ask the elders to help you with your illness," Ye Yun said, just as he was about to carry his grandfather hard, but his grandfather stopped him, and then shook his head and said to him: "There's no need for a child. Grandpa knows his body. Don't bother the sect anymore. You haven't told Grandpa why you are back yet?"
"Grandpa, I came back this time to tell you that I have broken through the Qi training realm and become an inner disciple," Ye Yun said with tears in his eyes.
"Okay, okay, grandpa has only two regrets in his lifetime. One is that he has not been able to break through to the Qi training realm, and the other is that he has not become an inner disciple. Now you have done it. Grandpa is proud of you, and now he will be in peace even if he dies." Grandpa said excitedly when he heard the news.
Seeing his once strong grandfather becoming like this now, Ye Yun was filled with regret. If he could come back to see his grandfather frequently, he would have received treatment as soon as possible, perhaps he would not be like now.
"Grandpa, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. If I could come back to see you frequently, you wouldn't..."
Before Ye Yun could finish speaking, grandpa interrupted him.
"Nonsense, can you stop this life, old age, sickness and death? Grandpa is like this now, and it has nothing to do with you. Child, don't blame yourself. The most proud thing grandpa in his life is to raise you to adulthood."
Hearing grandpa's words, Ye Yun's tears finally couldn't help falling.
"Child, grandpa can no longer accompany you in the future. You must take good care of yourself. The road to martial arts is difficult, so you must be careful. Remember that the most sinister thing in this world is the heart of people. Remember to be careful of others." Grandpa and Ye Yun warned.
"I remember, grandpa, don't do this. I'll buy you a spiritual pill. I think there will always be elixirs that can cure you." Ye Yun said excitedly.
After saying that, Ye Yun got up and was about to go to Qingyang Town to buy elixirs. At this time, grandpa grabbed his hand and said to him: "Child, don't waste your time. Help grandpa get up and go to the yard. When you were young, you always like to watch the moon in the yard. Today, you should also watch the moon with grandpa."
Looking at grandpa's firm eyes, Ye Yun wanted to say something, but when he said something, he couldn't say it. He had to carefully support grandpa and slowly come to the yard.
A bright moon that is everlasting, hanging high in the sky, and silver moonlight scattered in the yard. The grandfather and grandson watched quietly, neither of them spoke, as if they were trapped in some kind of memory.
After a long time, Grandpa turned his head to look at Ye Yun and smiled and said, "Child, Grandpa is leaving. Grandpa has been practicing martial arts for the rest of his life and has been in the body tempering realm for the rest of his life. He can't give you anything, but can only give you a word. No matter what, just do your best, don't leave any regrets for yourself."
After saying that, grandpa slowly closed his eyes and gradually lost his breath.
Ye Yun gently hugged his grandfather's body, and a huge sadness surged from the bottom of his heart, but he did not cry, but just silently hugged his grandfather's body and said nothing.
Three days later, Ye Yun buried his grandfather on the mountain where his grandfather picked him up.
In front of grandpa's grave, Ye Yun kowtowed three times to grandpa, and then said, "Grandpa, don't worry, I remember everything you said. I promise you that I will definitely walk to the top of martial arts step by step with your expectations."
After saying that, Ye Yun turned around and walked towards the Heishui Mountains without looking back.
Ye Yun unexpectedly expected his grandfather's death. However, he would not be depressed because he would definitely do what he promised his grandfather.
It was almost evening when Ye Yun rushed to a place not far from the Heishui Mountains, but he did not enter the Heishui Mountains directly, but rushed towards Qingyang Town, where he wanted to replenish some elixirs.
Chapter completed!