A mirror-like calm lake is embedded in the vast grassland. More than thirty white yurts are located on the edge of this large lake, like gems.
There is a small tribe here called "Iron Rock".
There are very few people in the Tieyan tribe. The total number of old and young is less than 150. Moreover, the rise of the tribe was unintentional. It was originally a few familiar herdsmen who went to the pastures together. Over time, they became deeply friends and reluctant to part with each other.
Leave, and then there is a tribe.
Originally there was no name. But when the children grew up and even married women from other tribes, and the tribe continued to grow, they had to have a name for others to call them.
"Iron Rock", the name given to the tribe by Chief Xiao, is said to hope that the children of the tribe will be as tough as rock and iron, without fear of cold or challenges.
The young men are also as expected by the old patriarch. They are all strong and powerful, and they are all good men on the grassland.
Patriarch Xiao is upright and fair, and his martial arts skills are the best in this grassland. But the only thing that puzzles the tribesmen is that the old patriarch is the only person in the entire tribe and even the entire grassland who does not worship Yama. This is supposed to be a pagan.
He needed to be burned at the stake. But the aggressive missionary was as docile as a lamb in front of the old patriarch. Instead of daring to blame, he was punched and kicked by the old patriarch without uttering a word.
Even the great Pope of the Yama Sect, Zhong Kui, comes to visit every year with loads of gifts, and he never stops visiting.
What surprised the clan members even more was that Pope Zhong Kui called the clan leader "Uncle Qiao". But he called the clan leader's wife, the kindest and most benevolent person in the world, "Miss". The clan leader's wife is already over eighty years old, why is she still called "Miss Qiao"?
Where is "Miss"? No one else understands.
Thinking of the clan leader's wife, everyone in the clan felt sad at the moment. Even when it was time to let the cattle and sheep go out to graze, no one went. Today, all the clan members put down everything they were doing and stayed at the clan with sad expressions.
Outside the largest yurt in the house, some people even knelt on the ground and kept praying, with tears streaming down their faces.
There are seven people in total in the yurt.
Lying on the soft bed was a decrepit old woman, with a head full of white hair and a face full of grooves. It could be vaguely seen between her brows that this woman must have been very beautiful when she was young.
"Brother Xiao, I'm sorry. I have to take the first step. You don't have to be sad. I feel very happy and satisfied that I can stay with you for decades in this life."
"A'Zhu, you can leave first. Brother, I will arrange for several children to arrive soon. How can one life be enough? We must stay together in the next life. I think he will agree."
The two people talking were holding hands, the old woman was smiling, and sitting next to her was a majestic old man, who was Xiao Feng, the old patriarch of the Iron Rock Tribe.
Time has drowned the past, but it has also drowned the vitality in the body. Even though the two people have deep inner strength, they are still stubborn against the erosion of time. Now, among the two people who have stayed together on this grassland for decades and stayed away from the troubles, one of them has to go first.
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There were five people kneeling in the yurt, a middle-aged couple, and three young men and women. They were Xiao Feng and A'Zhu's sons, daughter-in-law, and three grandchildren.
The two of them looked at each other, and A'Zhu suddenly felt that his energy was shaken, and he suddenly came back to his senses. He smiled and said: "I haven't seen my eldest brother for many years, and neither have the children. Brother Xiao, I can call him."
?"
"Okay. You can call her." The hatred in his heart was still there, but it was blurred. Xiao Feng, who was also dying, agreed with all his heart. This was his wife's last wish, how could he stop her?
A'Zhu smiled and nodded, and said slightly: "Brother, my little sister is coming. Why don't you come and meet your nephew and grandchildren?"
At this moment, A'Zhu seemed to feel that she had gone back decades ago, to the bloody "Juxian Manor". She was murmuring slightly like this back then.
As the words fell, a big cold hand was gently placed on A'Zhu's head. He seemed to be rubbing her head steadily, just like he did back then, just like a big brother doting on his naughty little sister.
"Having lived such a miserable life in this life, do you regret it?"
"My little sister has no regrets. I will follow Brother Xiao in the next life, and I am willing to endure hardships."
Xue Wusuan is here. In fact, he has been here a long time ago. Life and death are in his hands. How could he not know A'Zhu's lifespan clearly? He just didn't show up.
"Brother, you are really a god. No wonder you haven't changed at all. Meet your nephews and grandchildren. They will still need your blessing in the future."
The juniors had already knelt down and were unable to get up. They never thought that their elders would be the only true god in the world, His Majesty Yama!
"Get up." Xue Wusuan raised his hand and helped the kneeling master up. Then he explained a few words one by one. He could naturally call out the names of these A'Zhu's children and grandchildren.
Finally, feeling that A'Zhu had fulfilled his wish and his breath began to flow like a gossamer, Xue Wusuan stood up, stood aside and watched A'Zhu slowly lose his breath in Xiao Feng's arms.
Matters of life and death are indescribable grief to a living person. But to Xue Wusuan, it is a trivial matter.
He said to the dead soul of A'Zhu who was wandering curiously in the yurt: "Let's go, this life is over, you have nothing to do with them anymore. Now go down with the elder brother. Let's talk about how you want to live."
A'Zhu looked reluctantly in the yurt for a long time. She looked at her husband, her children, and her grandchildren. Finally, she turned back three times and followed Xue Wusuan as she sank into the ground.
With Wudao Yama personally guiding him, there was no need to walk slowly on the Huangquan Road. In a flash, A'Zhu followed Xue Wusuan to the underworld of Wudao Underworld. He was suspended in the air, overlooking the entire underworld.
"Little sister, this world is the underworld of Wu Dao. It is also the foundation of everything for me and my brother. It is also the place where the souls of the world return. Come on, brother will take you for a walk."
I saw the Passage of Reincarnation, the Road to the Underworld, the Evil Mirror Platform and the Roulette Wheel of Six Paths, then went to hell, and finally arrived at the Temple of Hell. After walking around, A'Zhu was shocked beyond words. It turned out that his eldest brother really controls the lives of all living beings.
and death.
"Little sister, now you have seen it all. Big Brother's Hell is the greatest existence in the world. Would you like to live with Big Brother in the Palace of Yama and watch the human world?"
Staying, A'Zhu understands, this is a great opportunity. It is the dream that countless followers of the Yama Sect pursue throughout their lives. Eternal life is only the most basic treatment here, and being ranked in the Yin Class is also easy for her. But these
But it's not what A'Zhu wants.
"Brother, I want to enter that reincarnation."
"Why? You haven't had enough of the sufferings of life?"
"Pain? How can there be sweetness without bitterness? Big brother, little sister, please, can you let me stay with Brother Xiao in the next life?"
Xue Wusuan was surprised. He didn't expect A'Zhu's love to be so deep. He said in a deep voice: "Have you thought about it clearly? Brother will not give people opportunities again and again."
"Little sister knows, I just ask big brother for permission!" A'Zhu said and knelt down.
"Are you willing to no longer be a human being in the next life?"
"Flowers, trees, birds and animals, as long as I can be with Brother Xiao, A'Zhu will have no regrets!"
"Then he will be the oak tree, and you will be the kapok, living together but unable to speak. Are you willing to do this?"
"My little sister is willing!"
Xue Wusuan was so angry that he curled his lips and said, "Okay! As long as you two live together as a tree for the rest of your life and can still be faithful to each other until death, my eldest brother will promise you ten lives of love, so what's the problem!"
I don't know how long it took, Xiao Feng also arrived. When asked about this, he laughed and said in a loud voice: "Thank you, Yan Jun, for completeness." Then he happily stepped into the six-path roulette. A moment later, in the world of wind and cloud, a newly sprouted oak sapling appeared
It broke out of the ground, and next to it was a kapok plant that had just unfolded its buds and leaves.