l areas celebrate it on the 14th. This is because in some places people observe a vegetarian diet on the 15th day and therefore celebrate one day earlier.We first went to look for Master Yixiangyang,...To this day, the most vivid memory I have is from being in that cellar.
Here, I first felt Jiang Qiyun, and here I also experienced the fear of death.
Later on, I saw the inner tomb here. There was my great-grandmother's soul and her coffin, as well as my great-grandfather's savings from his early years, and some unidentified bones.
The Mu family's large house can be almost divided into two worlds, the front and the back.
The front yard was much like that of an ordinary house, while the back yard was like a world apart, a place of quiet repose.
The legendary life of Grandpa, licking blood from the blade, panning for gold in the dust, gathering his loyal comrades in the mountains, living a life of chivalry and vengeance. Yet he also bravely retreated against the current, washing his hands clean, retreating to the mountains, protecting himself with wisdom.
He was a true gamer, someone who gambled his life and won again and again.
The Mu family now has hundreds of people in the main and branch families. They still deeply respect this elderly man in his nineties, even my grandfather's generation, who are all over sixty, dare not disobey their father.
This backyard is off-limits, and no family members are allowed to step foot in it.
My brother and I are kind of tacitly accepted because we already know the secret of our great-grandfather, and he hasn't deliberately hidden it from us.
He knew he was getting old, and some things needed to be handed over. His brother was smart and quick-witted, with the same style as when he was younger. He valued his brother highly, plus I had entanglements with the Underworld God.
"Hee hee... Does You Nan hurt, huh" I suddenly heard Yu Gui's laughter.
I hurried across the threshold, bypassed the main house in the backyard, and arrived at the vast courtyard.
Although there are walls here, the cellar is actually the entrance to a hidden passage in the hills behind. The terrain isn't very flat, so Grandpa cleverly used the natural contours to create a landscape that appears normal to outsiders. Only trusted members of our family know the truth about this secret entrance.
I didn't expect Yu Gui and You Nan to run here to play. Jiang Qiyun watched the two children playing by themselves like a shepherd, not too close or too far away.
Compared to our small apartment building, this place is very close to nature. The courtyard has landscaping with hills, fish ponds, and flower beds.
But the middle section was bare, with only some sparse green grass on top—perhaps there wasn't much else growing because of the empty tombs underground.
Thick earth bears the weight, this below is a hollowed-out half of a hill, and there's an unceasing chill that seeps up.
The flowerbeds on all four sides of the courtyard exuded a sense of quiet solemnity. Even the water in the fish pond seemed to have a chill, and the fish within appeared aloof, calmly and quietly lurking beneath the surface.
Even though this was such a gloomy place, Gui and Younan adapted without any discomfort and even played happily.
At ran too fast and almost fell, Younan pulled her back, as a result At didn't fall, he did. At then laughed and pulled her brother up.
She was blowing on Younan's face while smiling and saying, "Oh, little brother, you are so silly~~"
Younan didn't explain. He clapped his hands, as if he only cared that Yu Gui fell. He was too lazy to explain that he had tripped for Yu Gui.
This little guy, at such a young age, is so profound. Jiang Qiyun's spirit really had an impact on him.
I saw them playing, so I slowly walked over to Jiang Qiyun's side.
He leaned against the corridor, faintly watching the interplay of sunlight and shadow in the courtyard.
"That... this place isn't really suitable for kids to play in." I reminded him.
Jiang Qiyun's lips curled into a slight smile, he glanced at me, and said in a faint voice: "It is not very suitable for ordinary children to play. They are the sons of the gods of the underworld. Yin and yang do not have much limit to them, without hindrance."
"No problem... watching the two kids playing in the backyard, even those dormant flowers seemed to be imbued with life."
Even this house seemed to have "come alive."d way of life.Thinking about it, if technology was advanced here too, what would the shamans ruleWith the advent of technology, people begin to forget about faith. Only a few can maintain a pure heart...