The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 723 Zhuge Qixing and Grandpa

Time flies.

In the quiet and peaceful mountain village, little Zhang Jiuyang came back again and again.

He grew taller and stronger, while grandpa grew older, and even his hearty laughter would sometimes stop abruptly and turn into a cough.

Zhang Jiuyang stayed here quietly, looking at the scenes he had experienced.

He is now certain that his grandfather really cannot see him.

The only bright light seemed to be extinguished.

Sometimes he would think that if he really died one day, being able to stay by his grandfather's side and look at him a few more times would be a kind of comfort.

After all, in his previous life, he spent most of his time in school, and spent less and less time with his grandfather, so much so that he regretted it in the end.

As a lonely soul, he only now realized the reluctance and worry in his grandfather's eyes every time he left with his schoolbag.

Every time he left, grandpa was the only one left in the yard.

The laughter stopped, and Grandpa rarely spoke. He just quietly collected herbs, boiled medicine, went out to see patients, and read medical books with reading glasses...

Sometimes, my grandfather would sigh alone and look at the old locust tree in the yard for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Only when the weekend is approaching, the day before he is about to come back, grandpa's face will be radiant with energy. He will take care of his hair and beard, help him hang up his bedding, and walk for an hour to the market to prepare his favorite ingredients.

Apart from his superb medical skills and the Zhongli Eight-Section Brocade, Zhang Jiuyang could hardly see any trace of a Taoist priest in him. He was just an ordinary, lonely old man who loved his grandson.

until that day.

"Hello, audience friends. According to the predictions of astronomical experts, on May 2000, 5, an extremely rare conjunction of nine planets will occur. At that time, Mercury, Venus, Mars..."

A sound was playing on my grandfather's old radio.

Zhang Jiuyang was once again on the verge of collapse, and just when he was about to give up, he suddenly heard these words.

In an instant, he sat up, and there seemed to be a raging fire burning in his eyes, which stabilized his soul that was about to collapse.

Nine stars in a row!

He suddenly remembered that when he was a child, he had heard people discussing the Nine Planets in Conjunction at school. His geography teacher had even mentioned it specifically, but he didn't take it seriously at the time.

May 5th, isn’t that tomorrow?

Thinking of this, Zhang Jiuyang was extremely excited. The so-called nine stars in a row were the nine stars in Guansuo recorded in the "Yi Si Zhan·Xingguan Fenye Chapter".

At this time, the gates of heaven will open, and you will be able to escape the three realms and reach all directions.

Maybe he could take this opportunity to go back?
With this thought in mind, Zhang Jiuyang burst out with powerful mental strength, endured the torture of wind and sun, and finally waited until the next night.

This night, the stars are shining and the night sky is bright.

Grandpa didn't go to bed early. He sat on the ground, looked up at the stars, and drew some mysterious patterns on the ground with one hand.

Zhang Jiuyang's eyes focused, and he immediately recognized that it was the star hub disk used in stargazing.

The outer layer is engraved with the distances of the twenty-eight constellations, and the inner layer marks the twelve divisions of the sky.

Zi and Wu determine the pole, and the four symbols lock the palace.

This seems to be a method of stargazing recorded in the Zhoubi Suanjing and Kaiyuan Zhanjing, which also contains traces of Taoism.

Zhang Jiuyang's heart moved. His grandfather was indeed not a simple person. He was calculating the specific time when the Nine Stars would appear in a conjunction and the best direction for stargazing.

It seems that even though grandpa is prepared to hide his identity in the mountains, he is still very interested in this once-in-a-millennium spectacle.

Come to think of it, any Taoist who knows the art of stargazing would never miss such a wonderful sight.

Finally, at midnight, nine distant stars seemed to be connected into a line, and the next moment, an invisible door seemed to open in the starry sky.

Only those with extremely outstanding spiritual perception can have a hint of that portal.

For example, my grandfather let out a light exclamation and looked towards the direction of the door, but his eyes were full of confusion.

I feel it, but I can't see it.

In Zhang Jiuyang's eyes, the portal was as clear as a fire, like a lighthouse in the dark night sky, dazzling.

Without any hesitation, he took a lingering look at his grandfather, then gritted his teeth and flew into the air. The higher he flew, the colder his soul felt. Frost gradually covered his skin, making him shiver and almost turned into an ice sculpture.

But his gaze was extremely hot.

Faster, faster!!!

Without the restraint of the formation, this celestial phenomenon was fleeting and he didn't have much time left.

However, it backfired.

Just when he reached half his altitude, the star gate began to close.

It's too late.

Zhang Jiuyang's eyes were bloodshot, and the hope in his eyes gradually dimmed, but the next moment, a glimmer of light flew out from the star gate and fell from the sky.

Like a shooting star across the night.

Among them, Zhang Jiuyang vaguely saw a somewhat familiar figure.

He wears a feather fan and a blue silk scarf, and has an elegant demeanor, a clear temperament, and is as independent as a solitary pine.

This is... Zhuge Qixing?
Zhang Jiuyang was shocked, and then he saw the light land on the familiar village and sink into his grandfather's body.

Pfft!
Grandpa fainted.

……

In the house, Grandpa's breathing gradually became even, and a faint jade-like light flowed on his skin, making his originally weathered and old face look much younger.

Zhang Jiuyang stood quietly by the side.

The Star Gate was closed and he ultimately failed.

However, that stunning face that flashed across his face still made him feel uneasy for a long time.

The nine stars in a line can not only travel through other realms, but even time seems to be disrupted.

What he was seeing now was the scene that Zhuge Qixing had just traveled through? It seemed that the other party had also traveled through time and entered Grandpa's body.

Zhang Jiuyang suddenly remembered something.

When he was a child, he remembered that there was a period of time when his grandfather suddenly seemed to have become a different person. Although he was still very kind to him, he would often go out traveling.

Sometimes when Zhang Jiuyang came back, he couldn’t see his grandfather.

Although he felt a little disappointed at the time, he thought it was good for his grandfather to go out and have more fun.

Later, he saw his grandfather less and less often. When he saw him occasionally, his grandfather was in good health and had a rosy face, but there seemed to be some invisible distance between them.

At that time, he thought that he had grown up and there was a generation gap between him and his grandfather, but now it seems...

Thinking of this, he looked at his grandfather with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.

Not long after, grandpa's eyelids trembled and he slowly opened his eyes.

"Whoever wakes up from a big dream first will know it in my life."

Grandpa slowly stood up. Although his appearance remained the same, his whole temperament was completely different, especially his deep and bright eyes, which seemed to contain the wisdom of heaven and earth and the mysteries of the sun and the moon.

That person is definitely not grandpa!
"Zhuge Seven Stars!"

Zhang Jiuyang clenched his fists and shouted, with a hint of cruelty in his eyes.

And in this world, finally someone else heard his voice.

'Grandpa' slowly turned around, his calm eyes slightly disturbed, not by surprise, but rather by emotion.

"Zhang Jiuyang..."

He smiled and said, "We finally meet."

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(End of this chapter)