Chapter 20 – Still Want to Eat? (1)
Grandpa didn't want to go with him. This Old Blindman terrified him now, but it was still the same question. Did Grandpa have any other choice? The beautiful naked corpse was still on his back. His two fingers were still in her mouth. If he didn't go with Old Blindman, he probably wouldn't be able to survive.
He picked up the black cloth that Old Blindman had used in the beginning and wrapped it around the naked corpse. Then, he used a strange posture to carry the corpse and left Shilipu with Old Blindman.
Why was it a strange posture? Well, the corpse's head rested against his shoulder and she was still biting his two fingers. How could this posture not be strange?
After leaving Shilipu, Old Blindman became a mystical elder. He was dressed in rags, but he had an endless supply of money. When they passed by a city, he even bought Grandpa tasty food that he'd never seen before.
Grandpa had wandered and been bullied since childhood. To be honest, no one treated him better than Old Blindman. After interacting like this, Old Blindman gave Grandpa a warm feeling again. He wanted to have a better relationship with Old Blindman too. Even so, what happened at the old well that night was still like a gray cloud that wouldn't leave him alone. The more it haunted him, the more Grandpa wanted to find out what exactly Old Blindman was doing.
What if Old Blindman had some unspeakable troubles?
"You promised that if I did those two things for you, not only will you let me follow you, you'll also tell me the reasons," Grandpa said one day as they rested from traveling. "I did it all."
"The one I carried was my daughter," Old Blindman said while smoking. "When I was young, I was obsessed with metaphysics and wanted to become an Immortal. I finally had some fame in the Jiangnan area, but I forgot about being human. I felt that money, wealth, and women were all things from the mortal world.
"One day, my rival came knocking. I went blind, but the woman that I never even looked at properly gave up her life to save me. At that moment, it suddenly dawned on me. If I go to the extremes and really sever all connections to the mortal world, it'll be meaningless even if I become an Immortal. After that, I carried them for thousands of miles, trying to bring them back to life."
Grandpa suddenly felt a bitter taste. He thought of how Old Blindman had looked at the woman with such gentle eyes. He could sense the love Old Blindman felt for her. At this moment, he kind of forgave everything Old Blindman had done to him, even thinking that he was pitiful. Old Blindman didn't seem to be so calculative and heartless anymore.
"So, if I put her in the coffin, she'll be able to come back to life?" Grandpa asked. "How did you know there's a weird coffin in the well?"
"I asked around the entire journey for a way to bring others back to life. Finally, I heard from a friend that a legendary man once made an upturned coffin for his daughter. You were too busy being scared. You didn't notice that the coffin was completely covered in strange runes. Use a coffin like this and add a warm jade from extremely cold earth. Place the jade into the mouth of the corpse and bury it in the land where a dragon was born and the person can be resurrected.
"After I heard this, I hurried over. I discovered that Shilipu's well is where a dragon can be born, according to fengshui. The eel was a Moongazing Eel born from the coffin. If it ingested some Dragon Qi, it'll be mature, so the legend must be true. That's why I started the plan. You're correct. I didn't go to save the villagers from the drought. I had a selfish reason."
"So, I'm carrying the legendary man's daughter?" Grandpa pointed at the naked corpse on his back.
Old Blindman exhaled smoke and nodded.
Gulping, Grandpa asked Old Blindman, "Then, will the legendary man take revenge because we dug his daughter out?"
"Yes." Old Blindman nodded.
��Then, can you defeat him?"
"No," Old Blindman said, laughing.
"You're still laughing? You know he's a legendary man and he'll take revenge and you can't defeat him. How can you still dare to do this? In my village, digging up other people's graves is a horrible taboo. Aren't you scared?"
"Yes." Old Blindman was still smiling.
"You're scared and you still do it? And you make me carry this female corpse?! You aren't scared of the legendary man finding out? I think you should find a way to open this girl's mouth and find a place to bury her."
"Destroy the corpse and evidence?" Old Blindman asked, chuckling.