Chapter 414 An Excellent Mindset

When Master said he had a terminal illness, I went cold all over. Although this wasn't happening to me personally, Master was like a father to me. The despair I felt was like a knife twisting in my heart. It was excruciating. Listening to Master's calm words, my eyes actually welled up. Thinking back on my past experiences and encounters, Master's illness had actually shown signs earlier. Master was a heavy smoker, with a cigarette always in hand, which was likely the root cause. He probably contracted this illness before I even became his disciple. Furthermore, during his fight with the Qing Dynasty female zombie in the suburban construction site last time, Master coughed violently and even spat up blood. It was clearly very serious. Otherwise, Master wouldn't have gone out for a day or two every month. He just kept it from me. Perhaps, my successful apprenticeship with Master was also related to his physical condition. Master possessed immense skill, yet before me, he had no other disciples. Coincidentally, I came to him seeking help. Coupled with him seeing my unique fate – born in a Yin year, Yin month, Yin day, and Yin hour – though naturally attracting evil, I was also extremely suited for cultivation. Perhaps it was precisely for this reason that Master took me as his disciple... But no matter what, Master is Master. Once a teacher, forever a father. No matter how long Master has left, I will be with him and care for him. Seeing my silence, Master took another puff of his cigarette, "It's nothing. I'm a bit hungry. I'll go grill some skewers. After eating, we should be able to go out." Hearing Master say this, still smoking, I doubted whether he truly knew he had lung cancer. "Master, you're still smoking?" I asked awkwardly. Master rolled his eyes, "Nonsense. A puff of smoke to calm my nerves. Only you young people take life and death too seriously. Hurry up and grill more meat." Hearing Master's words, I couldn't hold back my laughter. Perhaps it's true what they say: destiny is determined. I nodded and went outside. I grilled quite a few meat skewers. When I returned to the shop, I saw Master sitting at the computer desk, shouting into the microphone. "Fire Meteor, what are you doing? A little snake ate you." "A flower, surround him. If you don't know how to play, why not join the team fight?" "..." I was actually quite worried about Master. But seeing Master's state of mind, I felt that worrying was truly unnecessary. "Master, I've bought it back," I said. Master grunted, "Put it aside, I'll come later." I sat on the sofa and ate some first. A while later, Master walked over, grumbling. He was smoking and eating barbecue. By the time we finished the barbecue, it was already 10:30 PM. This was also the time for us to depart. Yunxia Gu had already called to tell us to come out. Although it was just a handover, Master still told me to bring talismans and a peach wood sword. He said it's better to be safe than sorry. Bring these items for emergencies. Even if they aren't used, they can save face. Following Master's instructions, I slung the peach wood sword and other items onto my back. Xiao Mei was sleeping, so I didn't bring her this time. The rat demon had already been taken away by Yunxia Gu. So, after preparing the peach wood sword and some talismans, we left the shop directly. When we got outside, Uncle Master, Yunxia Gu, Xiao Mo, and Xia Qiuxi were already at the station entrance. Seeing my Master, Uncle Master immediately started to bicker with him. My Master was just as unceremonious. As a result, the two old fellows started to "chirp and chatter" again. Finally, Yunxia Gu intervened and subdued them. Old Mo had already called for a car. So, after waiting for about five to six minutes, two cars arrived. Without hesitation, we got into the cars and headed towards the Nanshan Mausoleum. In the car, Old Mo was quite excited. He quietly said to me, "Brother Qin, you have no idea how I've spent these past few days. Besides practicing driving at the driving range, I've been cultivating intensely the rest of the time. Guess what? I broke through. My cultivation is now the same as yours, at the peak of Qi Absorption. Heh heh heh, not bad, right?" Hearing this, I just smiled faintly. I even wondered if I should tell him that I had already opened my Soul Palace and reached the Soul Palace realm. But in the end, I decided not to say anything for now. Let this kid be happy for a couple of days. After all, he's been learning to drive recently, and I didn't want to upset him... Besides, Master doesn't even know yet that I've reached the Soul Palace realm. In our car, there were only the three of us juniors. Xia Qiuxi and I didn't say much. Only Old Mo kept chattering incessantly. Most of it was complaining about his driving instructor being a pervert, and about the beautiful female students at their driving range. As we listened, we arrived at our destination. Opening the car doors, we found ourselves at the main entrance of the Nanshan Mausoleum. That familiar white archway, and the layers upon layers of white tombstones that stretched as far as the eye could see, always gave off a feeling of oppression and gloom...