Why do you want me to be the sect leader?

"Uncle Du, hold on a little longer, Ah Hong and Xiao Chen are going back to find Doctor Wei Xiao."

Dr. Wei is getting old, so it is impossible to bring him in, but his son has been studying medicine with Dr. Wei, and it is said that his medical skills are not bad, so he just left two and went back to find the doctor.

They didn't know how Uncle Du was injured, so they didn't dare to move his body rashly. Huo Jiulin held Uncle Du's left wrist with his right hand, and Uncle Du raised his right hand and patted the back of his hand.

"Little Huo..."

"Uncle Du, I'm here."

"According to, according to Ah Rong's meaning... it shouldn't be...Xiao Kekekeke..."

"Let's go back and talk about what Uncle Du has to say. You can't talk too much now."

Uncle Du shook his head, "I have to make this clear. Xiao Ke's parents hope that he can... live a stable life in this Xixi Valley... Cough, but I don't have the ability to accompany him now... "

"He shouldn't be allowed to go to the rivers and lakes and experience those... beatings and killings, but I know that kid doesn't want to stay... in the valley for the rest of his life, he wants to go out."

"Xiao Huo, my Du family... Xiao Ke is the only one left. He is still young and can't survive on his own..."

Huo Jiulin looked solemn, and said seriously: "If you wish, I will take good care of him."

"With your words, I'm relieved, our little Ke... I'll leave it to you."

"Don't worry, if he calls me brother, he will be my younger brother and my relatives. As long as I, Huo Jiulin, are alive, I will definitely protect him."

Uncle Du nodded in relief, coughing up some blood, and the three people standing beside him shook their heads silently. People are really insignificant in the face of life and death, and they can't do anything.

"We're back."

At this time, the people who went back to find the stretcher and the doctor came back, and after slowly coming down the rope, they quickly moved out of the way, and Doctor Wei stepped forward to take Uncle Du's pulse, and then checked it carefully.

"Doctor Wei, how is Uncle Du?"

Doctor Wei sighed after the inspection, and shook his head. Huo Jiulin looked at Uncle Du, feeling unspeakably sad. After getting along for more than two months, it was like a family, but now he was helpless.

"It's my fault. I should have gone up the mountain to look for it earlier."

"Old Du often goes to the mountains to collect herbs, and he knows the surrounding mountains like the palm of his hand. If there is no such landslide, nothing will happen to him, so don't blame yourself too much."

Uncle Du held Huo Jiulin's hand tightly, and seemed to want to comfort him, but now he couldn't say anything, and even breathing became difficult.

Huo Jiulin wanted to hold it back, but the strength in his hand suddenly loosened, and Uncle Du had already swallowed his last breath.

"Uncle Du...Uncle Du!"

"Old Du!"

The people's shouts echoed in the quiet forest, but the people they called to would no longer give any response. Huo Jiulin couldn't imagine how sad Du Huaike would be if he knew about it. After all, Uncle Du was his The only family member.

"Bang..."

Shen Yiqing and Xia Chen were taken aback. Looking back, they saw the empty bowl in Du Huaike's hand fell to the ground. Seeing that he seemed to be frightened too, Xia Chen walked over and patted him on the back.

"what happened?"

"The bowl broke and my hand slipped."

"It's okay if the bowl breaks, you have more than one bowl in your house."

"Uncle Xia, why haven't grandpa and big brother come back?"

"It's been so long, I think I should be back soon, let's wait..."

Before Xia Chen finished speaking, he heard footsteps. Du Huaike ran to the door happily and shouted, "Did Grandpa come back?"

Huo Jiulin was the first to walk in. Du Huaike rushed to Huo Jiulin and asked, "Big brother, where is my grandfather? Where is grandfather?"

Seeing Huo Jiulin's expression, Shen Yiqing knew that something must be wrong. He walked to the door on crutches. At this time, some people appeared behind Huo Jiulin, who seemed to be carrying a stretcher.

Du Huaike was taken aback when he saw this, looked at Uncle Du who was lying on the stretcher, and said in a daze, "Grandpa... is he injured?" He walked to the stretcher and looked.

"Grandpa? What's wrong with you, Grandpa?"

Everyone was silent, the people on the stretcher didn't react at all, their bodies were icy, Du Huaike opened his mouth, and tears fell instantly.

"Big brother, what's wrong with my grandpa? Grandpa is fine, right?"

Huo Jiulin squatted in front of Du Huaike, and said in a deep voice, "Little Duzi, I'm sorry, your grandpa..."

"Grandpa is dead?"

Huo Jiulin nodded, Du Huaike turned to look at Uncle Du, and murmured: "I killed grandpa, I killed grandpa..."

"Xiao Duzi, listen carefully. Your grandfather's death was an accident. It was because he was hit by a stone. It has nothing to do with you. It's not your fault, you know?"

"Daddy doesn't want me, mother doesn't want me, and now even grandpa wants to abandon me..."

Du Huaike cried loudly, lay down on the side of the stretcher, held Uncle Du's hand and choked up, "Grandpa, don't leave Xiao Ke, Xiao Ke doesn't eat meat, Xiao Ke won't eat meat in the future, woo woo woo... What is Grandpa doing?" I will eat whatever, Grandpa, wake up, okay?"

"Xiao Du, if your grandpa knew that you were crying so sadly, he would be sad too."

"Yeah, be good, don't cry."

"It was I who killed grandpa, and it was all my fault. If I didn't argue about eating meat, grandpa wouldn't go to the mountains to gather medicine, and he wouldn't die. Woohoo, I killed grandpa... ..."

"Little Duzi, it wasn't your fault."

"Big brother, I won't have a grandfather anymore, right?"

"You still have me, and your elder brother Shen, your uncle Xia, and so many people in the valley, you are not alone, your grandpa just went to find your parents, and they are all watching you from the sky, so you Let’s live happily ever after.”

"I miss my parents too, why didn't grandpa take me...bring me along..."

"If you go together, no one in this world will miss them. They will be very lonely in the sky. Don't you always say that your father is very powerful, so do you want to become as powerful as your father?"

"Can I?"

"Of course, we will go out together after a while, and you will stay with us in the future. Your parents and grandpa will be at ease only if you have a better life."

"Big brother……"

Du Huaike hugged Huo Jiulin, Huo Jiulin raised his hand to pat him on the back, Shen Yiqing walked over slowly, seeing the person who had dinner with him in the morning, but now lying on the stretcher coldly, felt unspeakably uncomfortable.

"Let's carry it in first."

An elder said, Huo Jiulin took Du Huaike to the side, and several people carried the stretcher into the lobby, and several elders prepared candles, paper money, etc., and then they all left after a few words. We have to resettle the old Liu's house, after all, the house has collapsed.

Du Huaike went to the stretcher and sat on the ground, Huo Jiulin went to the kitchen to find a fire pot, and then burned some paper money, Xia Chen was still there, walked to Du Huaike's side and patted him on the back.

Shen Yiqing walked to Huo Jiulin's side, Huo Jiulin got up and looked at him and said, "Uncle Du asked me to take care of Xiao Duzi before he died, and I agreed."

"It should be, it's just that with our current identities, we may need to change our appearance when we go out, otherwise this journey will definitely not be safe."

It would be fine if there were only the two of them, but after all, Xia Chen and Du Huaike were still with them, so it would be better to be on the safe side, Huo Jiulin nodded.

"Tomorrow, I'll ask Doctor Wei to see if he understands the Disguise Technique. If he doesn't understand, I can just disguise myself. Let's leave in half a month."

Although Shen Yiqing can walk a little now, she hasn't fully recovered after all. Dr. Wei means that it will take about ten more days to throw away the crutches. They don't have much time to spend here, so they will leave in half a month.

After all, the relatives and friends outside don't know that they are still alive, so it's better to go out and inform them as soon as possible.

"The medicine left by Miracle Doctor Mu is better. In fact, my leg is fine and basically recovered, so I can leave early."

"Don't worry, you have to bury Uncle Du first, and then prepare dry food and water for the road. You can't walk to the county seat in a day or two."

"Well, we haven't known Uncle Du for a long time. Now that he has an accident, I feel very sad. Thinking that my parents thought I was dead, they must be even more sad."

Huo Jiulin held his hand and comforted him, "Let them know as soon as we go out."

"it is good……"

That night, except for Du Huaike, the other three did not sleep and stayed in the lobby all the time. Du Huaike fell asleep crying, after all, he was only a child.

The elders in Guli chose a date for Uncle Du to be buried three days later. On the day of the burial, Du Huaike did not cry, but he was no longer as lively as before, and remained silent all the time.

The sudden death of his only relative was a great blow to him, and it must have taken a long time to recover. More importantly, he always felt that he had killed his grandfather.

It was already the end of April when they officially left Jixi Valley. Because they brought a patient and a child with them this time, they had to prepare enough dry food and water. Fortunately, there are many mountain springs in the mountains.

"Brother Huo, how long will it take you to come back after you leave this time?"

On the day they left, everyone in the valley came to see them off, and Xiaoyue couldn't help but ask, Huo Jiulin remembered that Aunt Yan seemed to come to match her for her, and replied seriously: "Probably not Come back again."

Xiaoyue was stunned, "Aren't you coming back? Do you think it's not good to remember Xigu?"

"Ji Xigu is very good, and we really want to settle here, but unfortunately there are still many things to be done."

"Then...then after you finish the matter..."

"Whether it can be completed is the first question, and whether it will be alive after completion is the second question. There are too many unknowns in life."

"I, actually, I like..."

"I think even if I don't come back, we are still friends, or since you call me Brother Huo, you can treat me as your brother if you don't mind."

"Friend... brother..."

Xiaoyue's eyes were a little disappointed, Huo Jiulin said to everyone: "Everyone, take care."

"Take care of yourself……"

Doctor Xiaowei took two young people out with them, one was to lead the way, and the other was just to go out to buy some needed things, and there was a caregiver on the way.

When they walked through the mountains and finally reached the official road, it was already the beginning of May. It took a total of six days to see the outside world again, thinking about everything they were about to face, and suddenly felt extremely heavy.

After all, they still cannot avoid this arena.