Take your childhood sweetheart to cultivate immortality

"Mountain God bless you!" The old woman prayed devoutly. The old woman's name was Ermei. Her ancestors lived in Qingxi Village. Her real name was Li Ermei. She was the second daughter in the family. She was quite famous in the village because she was hardworking and good at farming. When she reached the age for marriage, she was married to the son of the Liu family, whose family only had two acres of thin land. The Liu family had only one son. After Ermei got married, the villagers called her Liu's. Because of the simple family background, her parents-in-law treated her well, and her husband had no bad habits, so her life was quite happy. Over the past forty years, she gave birth to a son and three daughters. Her daughters all married in other villages and towns, and would only come back to visit during the holidays. Her son went to the war and was drafted a few years ago, and there was no news of him. There were only two old people at home. The old Liu's wife went to the mountains to chop firewood a few days ago, and she rolled down the mountain because she didn't stand firmly. Fortunately, a young man in the village saw her and carried her back. She had invited many doctors to see her, but they all said that she was dying. There was no other way, so she could only come to the mountain god temple to worship. Please bless me, Buddha.

The Mountain God Temple, several nearby villages all called it that, and later people just thought that the mountain god was enshrined there. Since they were all villagers and could hardly read, no one investigated further because it was quite far from Qingxi Village and took half a day to walk. It was also on the mountain and the mountain road was difficult to travel. Few people from the village came here, and over the years it gradually fell into disrepair. In the end, even the incense disappeared, leaving only a temple, and no one knew when it would collapse.

The reason why Old Liu came here was because she had already prayed to all the Bodhisattvas nearby, so she came here to try. Maybe, the Bodhisattva would see her piety and make the old man better. Her son was no longer around, and she could not protect the old man. The old woman did not want to live anymore. She thought so in her heart and kept repeating it.

"Mountain God, bless me! May my old man be safe and sound."

"Wear..."

Hearing a sighing sound, the Liu family was frightened. Could it be the Bodhisattva appearing? They quickly bent down and worshiped again and again, praying loudly.

"Mountain God, please bless my old man and keep him safe and sound. Even if you ask me to shorten his life by ten years, that's fine with you." Old Lady Liu cried with tears in her eyes.

"What should we do now? Should we go out?" Liu Wenwen turned to look at Shen Runze and asked in a low voice.

"Don't move, shh..." Shen Runze pointed his index finger and said, "Watch me."

"Everything in the world is a vain pursuit. When you act as a human and do things, it's all based on your own thoughts. I am the boy sitting under the mountain god. Seeing that you, an old woman, are so pious, I and the girl have transformed into mortals to accompany you on this trip. I am a god who has transformed into a mortal. After becoming a mortal, I no longer have the abilities of a god. I can only give you a few pointers. Are you willing?" Shen Runze said nonsense in a serious tone, secretly gestured to Liu Wenwen to come up.

Although Liu Wenwen was shocked, she also knew that this was not the time to be stage fright, so she quickly climbed onto the Buddha statue platform like Shen Runze, made an Amitabha gesture, and said to the old woman, "Are you willing?"

The Liu family was stunned. They stared at the boy and girl with red lips and white teeth, who looked like dolls in New Year paintings. They wondered if there really were immortals. Their thoughts turned over in a thousand directions. They quickly said, "Immortal, I am willing to do this," and bowed down.

Liu Wenwen and Shen Runze exchanged a glance and imitated the bluffing moves from TV dramas. Seeing the woman still kneeling on the ground, unable to get up, they were at a loss as to what to do next. Finally, Shen Runze came up with an idea. Shen Runze stepped down from the altar.

"Auntie, please get up." Shen Runze got down from the Buddha statue altar and hurried over to help the old woman up.

When the woman heard the voice, she raised her head out of inertia and looked at the boy in front of her who looked like a New Year picture, except that his clothes were a little strange. She had never seen him before. She hesitated and said subconsciously, "Old woman, I dare not, old woman, I dare not," while pushing away with her hands and replied weakly.

"Auntie, please stand up. The young girl and I were inspired by you to become mortals. We are no longer immortals. You don't have to be afraid. I'm afraid we will have to rely on you for support in the future." Shen Runze said as he imitated the gesture of greeting in TV dramas and bowed.

Upon hearing this, Old Liu straightened up doubtfully, looked at the boy and girl, and imitated Shen Runze to bow. A flattering smile appeared on his wrinkled face, and he whispered, "I dare not, I dare not. It is a great blessing for me to be able to serve the boy and girl. However, my family is poor, and I am afraid that I will be wronging the boy and girl."

"No, no, may I ask your name, ma'am? We are new here and don't know much about this place. I hope you can answer our questions." Shen Runze said nonsense in a serious tone.

"You are too kind, fairy boy. I don't know much about that old woman. I only know that Qingxi Village is not far ahead. There are about a hundred families in the village. My home is next to the elm tree at the west entrance of the village. It's the Old Liu family. I have never been far away in my life. Usually I am either busy with chores in the village or weeding and farming in the fields. As for what the fairy boy said about solving doubts, I am not very clear about it. I beg the fairy boy to forgive me." The Old Liu family raised her hand with a bitter face to apologize, and looked at Shen Runze cautiously and glanced at Liu Wenwen.

"Auntie, you don't have to be like this. It's my fault for not thinking it through." Shen Runze waved his hand and didn't ask any more questions.

Liu Wenwen walked over quickly and said, "Yes, Auntie, we are already mortals without magical powers. We will follow you to make a living. Please don't keep talking about fairy children. This will expose our identities and will be detrimental to our practice. I also hope that you can help us hide something from us. Don't even tell those close to us, otherwise, I'm afraid it will lead to murderous temptation." Liu Wenwen threatened, frightening the old woman who quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore."

Liu Wenwen hurriedly helped the person up and said, "Auntie, you forgot again. Let's talk while we walk."

Old Liu nodded repeatedly, sighing in his heart: No wonder they are fairy children and fairies. Not only are they pedantic at such a young age, but their demeanor and appearance are beyond the reach of even the descendants of phoenixes and dragons. We must serve these two fairies well and not let them look down on us. Even these two fairies are wearing clothes made of fabrics I have never seen before, and they feel very soft, softer than silk that costs several taels of silver per piece. They must be fairies, there is no doubt about it. Thinking so in his heart, he became more respectful on the surface. Taking Liu Wenwen with him, Shen Runze slowly walked out of the ruined temple and walked towards the village.