The Path to Immortality of Silly Pillar in the Courtyard

"Why rush around? To dream of the Duke of Zhou in this world is the greatest joy for us Jianghu people, haha..." Qu Yang finished speaking and lay down, soon starting to snore.

"Grandpa..." Qu Feiyan called softly, then shook her head helplessly.

"You...you shouldn't make fun of my grandfather. He often drinks wine and plays the flute alone in the mountains, and sleeps when he gets tired."

Qu Feiyan explained to He Yuzhu.

"Hehe... It's alright, the old man is a man of strong character, not bothered by trifles, and has a bold and unrestrained spirit!"

He Yuzhu said with a smile, knowing that Qu Yang was not really asleep; the old man was very alert!

"Hehe... I don't think you're that much older than me, but you talk so maturely, it's interesting."

"Hehe..." He Yuzhu laughed speechlessly. His body was young, but his soul was that of an old man.

"I can't sleep," Qu Feiyan muttered to herself, hugging her knees.

"How about I go with you to catch crabs?" He Yuzhu asked tentatively, feeling the atmosphere was a little awkward.

"Catch crabs? It's already dark, the crabs are all asleep." Qu Feiyan shook her head, then suddenly realized something and cursed herself for being such an idiot.

"Hehe...you don't understand, crabs only come out to forage at night."

"Oh, really? Take me to catch crabs!" she said with a look of surprise and delight. This time, she gave herself a thumbs up for her emotional intelligence.

A beam of light shot straight into the sky, and then He Yuzhu held a powerful flashlight in his hand.

"Ah..." Qu Feiyan exclaimed in surprise, staring in shock at the bright light and asking, "What kind of sorcery is this?"

Qu Yang, who was lying on the beach pretending to be asleep, also slightly opened one eye, and his expression was quite shocked.

"Hehe... This is lightning. Let's go, we'll use it to catch crabs."

"Wow... Lightning, do you know magic?" Qu Feiyan asked, looking at the bright light with the curiosity of a child.

He Yuzhu handed the flashlight directly to Qu Feiyan, saying, "You can keep it; it's just a tool."

Qu Feiyan took the flashlight and held it in her hand, then shone it around randomly. Suddenly, the light shone on her grandfather's face, and the old man instinctively covered his eyes with his hand.

"Hehe...Grandpa, you're pretending to be asleep." Qu Feiyan giggled.

However, the old man showed no intention of getting up; if he was going to pretend, he would pretend to the end.

"Let's go, or the crabs will really go to sleep," He Yuzhu urged with a smile.

"Mmm." Qu Feiyan excitedly took the flashlight and ran to the riverbank. The bright light shone into the clear river water, making it crystal clear, and the small fish and shrimp could be seen clearly.

"Ah..." Qu Feiyan exclaimed, "Come quick, come quick, so many little fish and shrimp, oh... there are crabs..."

He Zhuzhu now had a plastic bucket in his hand, and the two began their crab-collecting adventure.

In less than half an hour, He Yuzhu had collected half a bucket of crabs. There were too many crabs in this era. There was no pollution and no one came to catch them. It could be said that they were rampant.

"That's enough, that's enough," He Yuzhu said, looking at the nearly full bucket.

"Hehe... We picked so many! That's great!" Qu Feiyan exclaimed with delight, but soon her expression changed. "Can we finish eating all of this?"

He Yuzhu shook his head, "We can't finish it, we simply can't finish it!"

"What should we do then?"

"Release them."

"Release animals? What does that mean?" Qu Feiyan asked, puzzled.

"It's when you see cute little animals and don't want to hurt them, so you give them their freedom."

"But crabs aren't cute, they're quite fierce!"

"Then you can eat them all." He Yuzhu put the bucket on the ground.

"Oh, this bucket is so strange, where did you hide it?" Qu Feiyan only remembered to ask this question at this moment.

"Have you forgotten what Grandpa said?" He Yuzhu said with a smile.

"You... Hmph, you're taking advantage of me, watch out or I'll beat you up..."

Qu Feiyan said fiercely.

Instead of arguing with Qu Feiyan, He Yuzhu knocked the bucket over, and the crab army fled in all directions...

"Sigh...isn't this all for nothing?" Qu Feiyan sighed, watching the crabs run into the water.

"Little heroine, do you understand happiness? Catching crabs doesn't necessarily mean you have to eat them!"

Qu Feiyan understood what was happening, her face flushed red, and she cursed herself for being such a fool again.

Qu Feiyan sat down on the beach, then handed the flashlight to He Yuzhu and said, "Don't let it light up, the moon is out."

He Yuzhu sat down, turned off the flashlight, and handed it to Qu Feiyan, saying, "This is for you."

"Really?" Qu Feiyan accepted it with delight. In her mind, this glowing thing was definitely a treasure. What did he mean by giving it to her?

"Really, this is for the little heroine. You can use it for lighting at night."

"Thank you. My name is Qu Feiyan, not some little heroine."

"Qu Feiyan! What a beautiful name." He Yuzhu praised, recalling the girl's tragic fate, how she was murdered in her early teens.

"I still don't know your name," Qu Feiyan asked softly. She didn't dare to look at the person next to her; no one knew what she was thinking.

"You can call me Brother Zhu."

Upon hearing this, Qu Feiyan looked up at the person in front of her in surprise, "Your surname is Zhu, and your name is Zhuzi?"

"Haha..." He Yuzhu laughed, "Just pretend my surname is Zhu, haha..."

"What are you laughing at? You big bad guy..." Qu Feiyan playfully punched He Yuzhu's arm with her little fist.

Fifty meters away, Qu Yang lay in the moonlight, a smile on his face. He could hear the joy in his granddaughter's voice, and he understood that this girl might be...

But then he frowned. The boy was strange in every way. He couldn't figure out his origins. Where did he get these unusual things from? Was he really from overseas?

"I'm sleepy..." Qu Feiyan said softly from a distance.

Qu Yang turned his head and looked over. In the moonlight, he saw the boy suddenly take out a... blanket.

As the first rays of sunlight rise from the eastern mountains, countless birds chirp and sing.

He Yuzhu then took out some food and gave it to Qu Feiyan for breakfast.

"Hey bro, we're leaving now, are you coming with us?" Qu Yang asked He Yuzhu.

Qu Feiyan grabbed He Yuzhu's arm and said, "Brother Zhu, we're also going to Hengshan Sect, can we go together?"

He Yuzhu nodded, "Okay, it'll be good to have someone to keep me company." He thought to himself, "Girl, if I don't come with you, your life will be in danger."

"Hehe... Let's go." Qu Feiyan laughed as she picked up her bag.

"Sigh..." Qu Yang sighed inwardly as he looked at his granddaughter's happy expression.

With Qu Yang leading the way, the three set off, and He Yuzhu was no longer worried about not being able to reach the Hengshan Sect.

There is a narrow path in a primeval forest, winding and twisting with several forks, and dense hoofprints and wheel tracks on the path.

"Once you leave this forest, it's another fifty li along the mountain path to Hengyang City," Qu Yang answered He Yuzhu's question on the way.

"Oh." He Yuzhu nodded, realizing that it was so close to Hengyang City.

"Brother Zhu, you have to treat me to something delicious when we get to Hengyang City," Qu Feiyan said with a smile.

"No problem! You can eat whatever you want."

"Hehe... I want to eat mushroom stew with tofu." Qu Feiyan said happily, talking about her favorite dish.

"Girl, all you know is how to eat," Qu Yang scolded his granddaughter, but his face was full of doting smiles.