Hanging pot to help the world, I just want to live forever

Chapter 291 No regrets in this life
Gu Dan looked at the old man who was really dying, with a little confusion in his eyes.

His memory is very good, and it is getting better and better. It is said that there is no mistake in his photographic memory.

If you know this old man, even if you have seen him in recent years, or even in the past ten years, you will not be unable to remember him.

But looking at the old man's appearance, he clearly knew him.

This is strange.

Someone remembered him, but he couldn't remember the other party?

Gu Dan became a little interested, he walked down, came to the side of the old man, and stared at that face carefully.

All over the old man's cheeks are covered with age spots and wrinkles, like a layer of dry bark, with almost no flesh and blood, even if it's just the outline, it's hard to recognize, let alone who it is through this face.

"you know me?"

Gu Dan asked curiously.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he lived in seclusion in the Xia Dynasty. Even if he healed people, he would do it secretly without seeing the person. He did good deeds without leaving his name. Without leaving any traces, how did the old man identify him?

"I know, I know!"

The old man nodded excitedly, but this small movement caused the wrinkles on his cheeks to surge like waves one after another. When his lips opened and closed, he didn't even show his teeth—all of them had fallen out. , his mouth was bare except for his tongue.

Even when he spoke with great effort, his voice was extremely hoarse and weak.

His condition is very bad. To say that the candle in the wind is more or less inaccurate, it should be described as precarious is more appropriate.

Such an old man whose head is buried in the soil, what is it that supports him to come to see Xun Ke's sermon?
Gu Dan quietly drove two green glows into his body, which was especially precious for the old man's almost completely dry body.

After the two green glows entered his body, the old man's face really looked a little ruddy, even the old and hazy eyes that were almost shrunken to a little bit widened a little, with a little more brilliance.

"you are?"

Gu Dan seemed a little hesitant.

The old man was really too old, so old that it was hard to tell anything from his face, so old that his body began to shrink, and so old that he couldn't even distinguish his voice at all.

Even with Gu Dan's memory, he couldn't find his figure from the memory.

Facts have proved that no matter how proficient Gu Dan is in the human body, no matter how exquisite his disguise technique, no matter how superb his medical skills are, they all seem quite powerless in the face of the good fortune of time.

This is no longer a gap in strength, but a complete transformation from the inside out, without the slightest blemish at all, it can only make people marvel at the horror of the years.

"Great prayer, the imperial court, I have met you."

The body seemed to have regained some vitality, but the old man's speech was still intermittent, probably he was used to this way of expression, and he hadn't adapted for a while, but the brilliance in his eyes did not weaken at all.

"You, saved me, saved... saved the people of Dayue Dayue, do you remember?"

The old man stretched out his hand excitedly, and held Gu Dan's palm.

The knuckles of the dry and slender palm no longer bear any flesh and blood, like dry old tree bark, icy cold, almost unable to feel the temperature.

But the old man's words and eyes were so hot, like the most devout believer, worshiping the gods.

Gu Dan was lost in thought.

He has saved many people in his life, and most of them don't know about it.

But there are very few people who can tell that he saved the people of Dayue.

Praying for the Emperor's Court
Gu Dan came back to his senses, he thought of a person, a person who had been forgotten to the depths of his memory, or he had never thought about it at all.

"Are you the envoy of the Great Moon?"

Gu Dan asked in surprise.

"Yes, yes!"

The Envoy of the Great Moon nodded, but tears burst out involuntarily, completely uncontrollable.

The torrent of memory is flowing in the blurred eyes.

At that time, the defeat of the Great Moon had already appeared, Yuzhou and Yangzhou were all lost, and the troops of the four countries pointed directly at Yuzhou, and after Yuzhou, it was the capital of the emperor.

Emperor Kang Jing, who was at the end of his life, chose the most humiliating way. He sent envoys to seek peace.

The unlucky guy who was sent there was him.

It's just that too many things happened at that time, so many that it was almost a mess.

Emperor Kang Jing was about to celebrate his birthday, and then Lin Xiaoyi secretly plotted against the entire Dayue royal family, and the leader of Bailian sneaked into the palace; Gu Dan caught Qing Pingzi in the place where Bailian inherited, and learned the secret of immortality; followed by the flood in Yuzhou, The Yuan River broke its embankment, and then Mo Qiu fought for his life again
One by one, they all rushed together, almost at the same time.

Compared with these big events, a Mere Messenger of the Great Moon is naturally not worth mentioning, and was soon completely forgotten by Gu Dan. At that time, he had a lot of things to do, so how could he care about him? ?
What's more, the two can only be regarded as meeting by chance, and they are not people on the same path at all. Gu Dan and him are not even acquainted at all, it is just a coincidence that saved his life.

"It is you."

Gu Dan remembered.

If it is the envoy of the Great Moon, there is really nothing wrong with knowing him.

After all, this person has seen him tidy up Daqi with his own eyes, so it's no wonder that he can still remember him now, but he can't see the original appearance of the other party.

"Xia Dynasty. Everyone in the Xia Dynasty must thank you."

The Envoy of the Great Moon held his hand tightly, the power bursting out from that shriveled body seemed to be afraid that it would disappear as soon as he let go of his hand.

Being so grateful, Gu Dan didn't show much joy on his face, he just sighed lightly and said, "I'm late."

If he can be promoted to grand master earlier
If he can know in advance that the Allied Forces of the Four Nations have arrived in Yuzhou
If he can get rid of the Otsuki royal family first
No if.

What has happened can be recalled a thousand or ten thousand times until the optimal solution is recalled.

But at that time, everything was unknown, and no one could predict what would happen in the future.

Gu Dan doesn't regard the things he did as credit.

He's just sorry.

I regret that one of my best friends is still sleeping, and I regret that I once offered a helping hand to another friend who never sought him out.

Years will prove something, but when it proves, everything is in the past.

"Not too late. Not too late"

The Envoy of the Great Moon shook his head again and again, he was crying and laughing, his emotions seemed extremely agitated.

An old man who is so old should not be so emotional, but he can't restrain himself at all.

When he first went to Daqi, he was already prepared to be infamous forever.

Seize land for peace, cede land for peace!

The person who made this decision will bear a thousand years of infamy, so why not the envoy who went to negotiate peace?

No matter whether it is successful or not, if this matter gets out, it will definitely be infamous for thousands of years!

Why doesn't he know?

But since Emperor Kang Jing had already made a decision at that time, someone was destined to go.

That unlucky guy is him.

And he has no way out, his wife and children are in Yuzhou, and the fighting doesn't stop, his own family will be the next to suffer.

In Daqi Imperial Court, he suffered unprecedented humiliation.

If the ridicule and humiliation of praying to the emperor and his ministers in the court hall can be tolerated, then it would be a real shame and shame to be thrown directly into the stable by the eunuch!

A country's envoys, as long as they have a little bit of backbone, they should draw their swords and kill themselves, or simply kill the eunuch to prove their iron-blooded loyalty.

But he didn't.

He has work to do.

Even if he wants to cede the guilt of Yuzhou and Yangzhou, he doesn't want to take the blame at all, but there are not only two states in Dayue, but there are countless people behind him, as well as his family.

It is a pleasure to die, but what about the living?
So, like a beast, he lived in the stable.

For five full days, he and his horse went to grab beans and drink water, and almost became a walking corpse. What kind of strength was supporting him, even he himself couldn't tell.

He even had the idea of ​​dying in such a muddle, that he no longer had to bear that mountain-like weight.

This should have been a complete tragedy.

But a miracle happened after all.

The name of that miracle, to him, is Gu Dan.

He deeply remembers that day!
His wife and children, his family members had died in the Yuzhou flood, and when he returned to Dayue, or Xia Dynasty, he was alone.

But he held on and refused to die.

He has endured such humiliation, such tragedy, and he wants to witness with his own eyes that this country has become stronger, and no outsider will dare to bully him again.

No matter whether this country is called Dayue or Xia Dynasty, this old man from the previous era still refuses to close his eyes.

He is like a wandering lonely ghost, even if no one remembers him, or even forgets the previous suffering, he will always remember it in his heart.

After 60 years, when I saw Gu Dan again, he could no longer control his emotions, and he didn't need to.

After all, the person in front of him was the one who rescued him from the most embarrassing and miserable situation.

Gu Dan patted the back of his hand lightly. Two people from the previous era met here, so there was no need for too many words.

Gu Dan was just a little surprised, what kind of power is still supporting the old man, supporting him to refuse to close his eyes, even if he is carried by someone.

At this level of aging, there is no 'decency' at all. I am afraid that even eating is a big problem. Everything in the world belongs to the appearance of an old man. You can find some clues from him, and there is even a sense of Faint smell.

When people get old, they can't help themselves, most of them are like this.

But his clothes are clean and not sloppy, and there is no such thing as death in his eyes. Gu Dan can see the desire for life in it, and this desire is far beyond Wang Mang and others.

The willpower to survive was vividly reflected in this envoy of the Great Moon.

"Xun Ke, I know. I wanted to come over to see him and ask him to thank him. I never thought I would meet you!"

The Envoy of the Great Moon sensed the vitality of his body, and finally spoke a little more freely, "I have never thanked you in person before, and I have always regretted this matter."

He held Gu Dan's hand. Although he looked older than Gu Dan by decades, he used genuine honorifics, which made the two servants behind him look surprised.

"I found that many grandmasters have left, and I thought you had left too. After all, you are stronger than them all, much stronger. I never thought, I never thought that I would be able to see you again before I die! I have no regrets in this life! "

The Envoy of the Great Moon laughed out, very happy.

Because of his own experience, he pays special attention to Grandmaster's movements.

In the Xia Dynasty, as we all know, Wang Mang has always treated the Grandmaster like a cow and horse, and he is not polite at all. Who made the Xia Dynasty really have a stronger existence than the Grandmaster?

So in the Xia Dynasty, it was not difficult to inquire about the master's movements.

But more than [-] years ago, many masters suddenly disappeared together.

However, Qin Lisheng and Xun Ke were still active in the territory of the Xia Dynasty. One was a Mohist giant and the other was a Confucian leader, which was enough to attract the attention of most ordinary people. Just hide away.

Anyway, after decades or hundreds of years, that is the real style of the master, and it is abnormal here in Xia Dynasty.

But the envoy of the Great Moon has profound experience after all, and he combined various news from the surrounding countries, which is enough to be sure of one thing.

That is, most of the masters have left.

There are only a handful of them who can be sure to stay, except for the outliers like Xun Ke and Qin Lisheng, they are all old masters who are dying.

Although he didn't know exactly what happened, he was able to glimpse a trace of the waves, and he could only regret in his heart, fearing that he would never miss the opportunity to thank him.

Fortunately, Huangtian paid off.

Before he was about to step into the grave, thinking that he could not find the right owner, it would be a choice to thank Xun Ke for conveying it on his behalf, but he met Gu Dan here!

Isn't this a blessing?

Only by being able to thank you face to face can you express your heart and gratitude!
"I'm just an ordinary person."

Gu Dan smiled, and helped him to the seat that the officials had just brought over, "Since you're here, let's take a look, to see the new world."

"well."

The old man nodded repeatedly and smiled.

He has been looking forward to it all his life, and he has lived his whole life, isn't it just to see more of this prosperous world?
Even just to take another look, he was reluctant to die.

On the podium, Xun Ke was still there.

It's just that during the two of them talking, Xun Ke has already said what he should say.

At this time, not only Xun Ke was standing on the podium, but also a young man who looked about twenty years old, dressed in a short brown woven coarse linen clothes, with dark skin and a firm face.

At first glance, he looks more like a Mohist than a Confucian scholar.

But when he faced Xun Ke, he was very courteous, and he didn't have the attitude of a Mohist looking down on Confucian scholars. Instead, he said very politely: "My name is Shang, and I come from a humble background. I am honored to ask you for advice. Really happy."

In this era, it is extremely rare to have a single-character first name without a surname. Unless you are an orphan, or a person who has committed a heinous crime and has his surname removed, he must be ashamed of a single-character name.

Moreover, the word 'shang' is not pleasing in this era, at least on the surface.

But when he mentioned his name, he was very serious, without any hesitation.

"Please say."

Xun Ke said.

"Since you want to respect etiquette and law, why do you put etiquette first and law last?"

Shang said unambiguously: "Li is a utensil, and utensils can be discarded; the law is majesty, and majesty cannot be offended. How can etiquette be based on the law? There is no reason to measure rules with utensils!

I really couldn't figure it out, so I asked Mr. Xun to explain it to me. "

(End of this chapter)