Chapter 397: This Is My Entire Life

When arriving at grandmother's house,

the two elderly people were, with Lin Lin Yuanwang's support, watching the passersby on the road; people came and went, their gazes vacant, unaware of what they were thinking.

Every time they turned their heads to look elsewhere, their movements were incredibly slow.

Jiang Ding's nose stung.

Grandfather and grandmother, one hundred and fifteen years old this year, their bodily functions had declined significantly; they could only barely walk normally by relying on the Shen Shang De Fa attached to them every moment.

"What's wrong?"

Standing silently behind grandmother, Jiang Ding asked softly.

"Two old people want to come out and take a look."

Lin Lin Yuanwang transmitted his voice in a low tone: "They said... to look more, to look more for the last time, because they won't be able to see again later."

"I understand."

Jiang Ding's heart trembled.

He asked no more, accompanying the two elderly people in watching the main road just like that.

Cars came and went, the flow of people like a woven fabric.

There were people off work, there were children who had just finished school, there were tired middle school students and Gao Zhongsheng, there were parents accompanying each other to pick up little ones from kindergarten and take them home.

Counting the two elderly people,

in a daze, they saw a person's entire life through different stages.

Innocence, growth, maturity, aging, and then... heading toward the end.

For a long time.

"Ding Ding,"

Grandfather turned his head somewhat sluggishly, smiling and saying: "In your eyes, a hundred years should be very short, right?"

Jiang Ding shook his head.

"But this... is my entire life."

Grandfather did not want any answer, talking to himself: "My life, I accomplished nothing great; school, work, military service, marrying, having children, old age.

Among them there was joy, there was sorrow, there was regret, there was weeping; everything was there. To outsiders it looked utterly ordinary, the insignificant life of a small person."

"However, for me in between, everything was there, like an endless treasure."

"Actually, when I was young I was a big rascal, lazy and gluttonous, and my grades were poor; Little Yuan is like me in this, and it's a credit that your grandmother could see something in me back then..."

"It's fine, you have your strengths too."

Upon hearing this, grandmother showed a smile, recalled for a while, and said: "You look decent; actually, several people pursued me back then; I hesitated for a long time before finally making up my mind."

"Why?"

Lin Lin Yuanwang asked curiously.

"Grandmother, this is how I considered it."

Grandmother recalled for another moment and said: "We were born in the Immortal Sect; food and clothing were not a worry, and great wealth was very hard to come by. Those few people were relatively excellent, but at most they earned six or seven times your grandfather's salary; saying it was a lot, but they couldn't accomplish anything great."

"It's better to look good; looking at you like this for a whole life makes the mood much more comfortable; even if living conditions were a bit worse, it wouldn't matter."

"Grandmother speaks with reason."

Lin Lin Yuanwang deeply agreed: "I will find a good-looking one in the future too."

"Haha..."

"It will definitely work out!"

Grandfather laughed loudly: "Our family's aptitude might be a bit lacking, but in terms of looks, we've never feared anyone; it's been this way since my grandfather's generation."

"We look good, and demanding a good-looking partner for the female side is only natural."

"Then I'll be the same."

Jiang Ding thought for a moment and said.

"You don't need to worry."

Grandmother smiled so widely her mouth wouldn't close: "High-level cultivators, especially female high-level cultivators, are rarely unattractive; good-looking ones are easy to grab by the handful; it's the unattractive ones that are hard to find."

"That's good then..."

Jiang Ding looked as if he had breathed a sigh of relief.

"Haha..."

The four of them, grandfather and grandchildren, chatted until nightfall; the people on the street gradually thinned out, only then did they support each other and slowly walk home.

The older one gets, the more one must maintain a certain amount of exercise; otherwise, the speed of the body's collapse will far exceed imagination.

Ahead, two girls poked their heads out, peering from the edge of a building toward this side from time to time.

Once they noticed someone looking over, they immediately pulled their heads back.

One person, a bit taller, with long straight black hair, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, radiated an air of intellect and erudition all over.

The other person, a bit shorter, had a head of silver hair and delicate, cute features.

"Ding Ding, looking for you?"

Grandmother said somewhat uncertainly.

Her memory had become blurred; she often forgot things from even a few years ago completely and needed someone to remind her to recall a little.

"Yes."

Jiang Ding nodded and waved his hand: "You two, long time no see."

"Ah!"

An Siyan and Jin Jin Lingfeng were startled; after hesitating for a moment, they approached somewhat guiltily: "Ten years no see; we thought you had problems again, so we came to take a look."

"Thank you very much."

Jiang Ding sincerely thanked them: "My condition is perfectly normal now."

"That is good."

Jin Jin Lingfeng let out a sigh of relief, revealing a sweet smile: "Hello, Grandpa Lin, hello, Grandma Lin, hello, Brother Lin Yuanwang."

"Hello."

Lin Lin Yuanwang returned the greeting, somewhat nervously.

"Could you just say 'hello'? You are being far too polite."

An Siyan pretended to be displeased.

"Hello, my apologies."

Lin Lin Yuanwang, feeling a bit embarrassed, corrected his words.

"That is right."

An Siyan said, satisfied.

Together with Jin Jin Lingfeng, she stayed by the side of the two elders; with her extremely high emotional intelligence, she had both of them laughing heartily in no time.

Jiang Ding, infected by this cheerful atmosphere, felt some of the gloom in his heart lift.

Back at home,

Lin Lin Wanqiu, Aunt and Uncle, along with Jiang Yuan and her two children had returned; in the living room, they were shouting, running around, playing and fighting, making a loud racket.

For young people, this might feel noisy and annoying.

But for the elderly, this sounds more beautiful than any music; even if the pension is spent to the last bit, they are happy.

"Great-grandpa! Great-grandma!"

The two little ones, seeing the elders, cheered and threw themselves forward, each hugging one old person's thigh and pressing against them.

"Good grandchildren!"

Old Master Lin Gang, overjoyed, kissed each one and led the two toward the sofa.

"Hello, silver-haired sister, hello, glasses sister."

The two little ones were extremely polite, greeting everyone they saw with a milky voice.

"Hello to you too!"

An Siyan and Jin Jin Lingfeng saw little stars sparkle in their eyes.

Strangely, the two little ones never once looked at the young man in green robes who walked past them; as if facing empty air, they saw nothing.

An Siyan and the other exchanged a glance, both bodies shuddering; in an instant, they returned to normal and continued chatting and laughing.

For dinner, Jiang Ding cooked again.

After asking Jin Jin Lingfeng and the other about their tastes, the Great Clarity Flying Sword flew into the kitchen, busy and bustling, processing various spiritual materials that occasionally flew in from afar; the flying sword occasionally came to the living room to receive a Foundation Establishment Heart Fire, then returned to the kitchen.

Soon, a rich aroma wafted over.

"This... this is your flying sword?!!"

Jin Jin Lingfeng stood there, dumbfounded.

She vaguely remembered the scene of this azure-blue flying sword cutting through the battlefield, beheading thousands of Brother Xuanwu Sky Palace cultivators, with blood sprinkling down in the wind.

Compared to the scene before her eyes, it immediately felt extremely incongruous.

"It is not a temporary cameo."

"At least it is at the level of a Jin Dan Jing chef."

An Siyan's nostrils flared; after a moment, she made her judgment, feeling somewhat like swallowing saliva.

"Just some amateur hobbies."

Jiang Ding nodded lightly: "If you were willing to devote some of your focus, you could achieve this as well."

After dinner, waiting until Grandpa and Grandma were overcome with sleepiness and fell into a deep slumber,

Jiang Ding and the others slipped away quietly.

Lin Lin Wanqiu and Jiang Yuan and the others went one way,

while the three of them went another, flying silently through the sky.

(End of this chapter)