Chapter 24 When is the Mandate of Heaven
Master has said that if you meet a carpenter, you will be informed of your destiny.
Now the senator is hesitating in front of the door. Could this be his destiny?
But fortunately, we are only halfway through the door, so we only need to ask him how long he has left in his life.
"Sir, it's cold outside. Inside, Carpenter Hua is making a wooden bed for you all night long, so why don't you disturb me? Otherwise it will be difficult for Master to explain."
He didn't know why he was entangled at this time. When he saw Ma Si's nervous look, he was afraid that if he was blamed in the future, Ma Si would be wronged again.
So, just as he was about to lift up his extended foot, he saw the carpenter coming forward and stabilizing Yuan Sengdao.
The elder could no longer resist the depression in his heart, so he asked: "How long can the carpenter's bones last?"
This statement caught Carpenter Hua off guard. How could anyone ask this?
He looked the elder up and down, and then replied: "Seeing as the old gentleman is a cultivator, how can he not know the destiny? How can I, a carpenter, estimate it?"
These respectful words sounded comfortable, but the answer was not there yet, and the elder was still unwilling to give in. "Carpenter, please don't be too humble. How long do you think I can live?"
After asking again and again, even Ma Si felt strange, because the Yuan Sengdao he knew was always talkative and powerful, so why did he seem to be a talkative today.
"Forget it, veteran. I'm a carpenter. It's hard for anyone to answer your question."
Although Ma Si tried to smooth things over, it seemed that the elder still had no intention of giving in, so he asked the original question again.
The carpenter was really in a dilemma. He looked at the elder's body and bones, shook his head and replied reluctantly: "Of course I hope you can live a long life, sir, but life, old age, illness and death are all determined by destiny. If you don't mind, just go there."
I talked in the room, it’s so cold outside, if the illness gets worse and the master is blamed, I can’t afford it!”
Since the old carpenter has repeatedly given in, the elder is no longer in trouble. Perhaps his destiny is not to meet this carpenter with the surname Hua.
"Let's go, veteran, why don't you take a rest in the carpenter's room? You old man is still so stubborn."
After hearing the carpenter's voluntary invitation, Ma Si added another sentence.
Yuan Sengdao thought for a moment, then saw the carpenter's enthusiastic invitation, and he could just see how enthusiastic the master was and how well the carpenter had done.
With that said, he entered the house with Ma Si and the carpenter.
The smell of new wood could still be faintly smelled in the house. The elder frowned and said, "If I guessed correctly, the aroma of this wood should be pine, right?"
"Exactly, the old gentleman is really well-informed, he can smell it all."
At the same time, when he said these words, Yuan Sengdao always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it. So he suddenly had the idea he had when he was outside the door, and secretly said: "I heard that after death, people go to Naihe Bridge and the Hall of the King of Hell.
I'm reporting here, but I don't know if it's true or not. Is it true that the destiny of heaven belongs to the king of hell?"
At this time, the two people in the same room heard it very clearly. Carpenter Na Hua replied: "Isn't that right? There is a saying that if the King of Hell tells you to die at the third watch, you will not live until the fifth watch!"
The words were like enlightenment. Yuan Sengdao suddenly felt cold and anxious all over his body. Then he quietly grabbed Ma Si and gave him a stern look.
Ma Si also felt the sudden change. He seemed to understand Yuan Seng Dao's will and nodded secretly.
A thin barrier in the room divided the room into two parts. After the veteran stood firm, he kept looking at the workshop hidden behind.
It was probably because the carpenter saw what the elder meant and moved the baffle forward in embarrassment.
With just this small movement, the elder immediately felt that there was something invisible in it.
But the senator was wrong. The carpenter's move only led the senator to look at the invisible things.
Sure enough, Yuan Sengdao became curious about the workshop inside. He pointed there and asked Hua Yi: "Master carpenter, can you let me see your craftsmanship?"
The carpenter pretended to be surprised and said hesitantly: "This...this, Master also told Xiao Xiao to inform him first when the finished product comes out. If you insist on taking a look, old sir, it's okay."
He said and lifted the flap.
In half of the huge space, there was only a thick pine board lying flat on top of the horse-like woodwork, with seven stars carved on it, and the brown paint was only half-colored.
When he suddenly saw such an object, the elder's face changed drastically. His chest suddenly felt tight, and his blood rushed to his heart. Ma Si hurriedly supported him.
Fortunately, the elder's luck smoothed the energy and blood all over his body, and then he staggered two steps back, suppressing a smile and said to the carpenter: "Master is really thoughtful and thoughtful. I am very lucky in my lifetime!"
Seeing that Yuan Sengdao was dying, the carpenter secretly rejoiced and clasped his fists in his heart and said, "I have left all the arrangements for the wooden bed to Master. Now that you have seen Master and us, you have fulfilled your filial piety!"
Ma Si didn't know why. He only knew that the veteran was dying at this time and his whole body was gradually becoming stiff. He hurriedly said goodbye to Hua Yi and helped Yuan Hui back to the bed.
As soon as his foot crossed the threshold, Yuan Sengdao spurted out a mouthful of blood. He could be heard breathing rapidly, and shouted to Ma Si with a stiff tongue: "I...don't forget the things I entrusted..."
"Don't dare to forget, don't dare to forget!"
Ma Si agreed repeatedly, and then quickly carried the elder to the bed.
Not long after he was supported on the kang, his pulse gradually stabilized a lot, but Ma Si didn't know what to do at this moment. Renyi Hall was at least two or three miles away from here, and it was not easy to see the leader in the middle of the night. If it was dawn
, I don’t know if the veteran can survive it.
Under the dilemma, he couldn't let his mother-in-law think too much, so he hurriedly rummaged through the boxes and cabinets to take out the remaining medicine and boiled it. When he was about to put on a cotton coat and go to Renyi Hall to report the disaster, he heard the elder at the kang head shouting something.
"What did you say, Senator?"
Ma Si had no time to put on one of his sleeves when the senator suddenly grabbed his lapel.
Ma Si approached the elder and heard him keep saying, "Big boss, Yuan Ya is coming, wait for me."
It was fine in the middle of the night, but how could it be like this when he came back from the carpenter's room? Ma Si felt it was incredible, "Senior, I'm going to call the leader. I'm going to call the leader right now!"
I saw the elder suddenly half-opened his eyes, two tears fell from the corners of his eyes, and he smiled bitterly and said: "Pine... pine wood... bed, this is the first time I've ever heard of it!"
Since ancient times, most pine wood has been used as wood for coffins. Now when the elder said this, Ma Si's eyes turned red with anger and he burst into tears. "Senator, Ma Si should have advised you to go back to your room just now, and shouldn't have let you go to the carpenter's room."
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"No... I don't blame you..., it's destiny! I just hate the sky... The sky has no eyes! I have one more important thing for you to pass on... to the leader..."
At this time, Yuan Sengdao's voice became even weaker. Ma Si wiped away the tears on his cheeks and whispered in his ear: "Senior, please speak!"
"What?"
Chapter completed!