C16 The Ends of the Earth

"Grandpa Xu, my parents haven't been with me since I was a child, and I've never seen them. I grew up with my grandmother, and now she's with me. I'm alone, so I'll take you as my godgrandfather. Is that alright? " Chen Tianming said sincerely.

"Alright, alright. From today onwards, Tianming, you are my godson. We are a family." Xu Zuyuan wiped away the tears at the corner of his eyes.

"Little Fang, make some good dishes. Today,i,old Xu, also have a grandson. I want to have a good meal with my grandson." Xu Zuyuan shouted towards the direction of the room.

Chen Tianming saw how happy Xu Zuyuan was, so he didn't urge Xu Zuyuan to read his ancient characters. Chen Tianming was also very happy that this "old" friend had become his grandfather. After all, he had never seen his grandfather in his life. Now that he had a grandfather, it was all because of the fate he had accumulated in his previous life.

"Tianming, you must stay here for the night. The matter of deciphering the characters will be left to grandfather. It will be noon soon. Let's eat together later." Xu Zuyuan said with a smile.

"Okay, hey. It's my fortune to have an expert like you as my grandfather. Grandpa, you can have dinner here today. I can't stay here anymore. I booked a room at the Great Eastern Sea Resort. The money will only be paid up to today. If I don't go back to pay up tonight, the people inside must have thrown away my things and other things. However, there's one thing that's very important inside. It's my grandmother's urn." Chen Tianming smiled and rejected Xu Zuyuan's good intentions.

Knowing that Chen Tianming could not stay with him at night, Xu Zuyuan was slightly disappointed. But soon he understood. After all,grandma Chen Tianming's urn was still very important. Worship and filial piety were the top priority. When couldn't he stay with Xu Zuyuan? Xu Zuyuan immediately said, "Tianming, you should go back after lunch today. Tomorrow, bring all your luggage to my place. Don't stay in a vacation village. Stay with grandpa for two days. "

Chen Tianming could not bear to ignore Xu Zuyuan's good intentions. He still felt very close to his new sworn grandfather. "Alright, don't worry, grandfather. I will move the things over tomorrow and accompany you well."

Xu Zuyuan was very happy when he heard that. He laughed from time to time.

It was still early, and there was still some time before lunch. Xu Zuyuan used this time to tell Chen Tianming what the two words were, but Xu Zuyuan did not say what it meant.

It turned out that the word "Yun Meng" was translated into Yun Meng. Chen Tianming only knew the meaning of the word, but he didn't know what Yun Meng meant.

Of course, Xu Zuyuan didn't know how important this word was to Chen Tianming.

Soon, it was time for dinner. Chen Tianming knew that the word "Yun Meng" was the word Yun Meng. He wasn't in a hurry to understand the meaning of Yun Meng. He knew that Xu Zuyuan would explain it to him later.

They had a sumptuous lunch. Both of them had a good time eating. The girl called Xiao Fang was very good at cooking. Chen Tianming was a little overfed. An old man and a young man were chatting and laughing on the table. Time passed very quickly too.

"Grandfather,i'll be going back first. I'll move the things here tomorrow night to stay with you for a few days." Chen Tianming said to Xu Zuyuan before he left.

"Okay. Grandpa will wait for you to come. Don't be too late." Xu Zuyuan sent Chen Tianming to the door and said with a smile.

Chen Tianming smiled and waved goodbye to Xu Zuyuan. He stopped a taxi and went back to the resort in the Great Eastern Sea.

After returning to the room of the Resort, Chen Tianming packed his luggage and prepared to move to Xu Zuyuan's house tomorrow. He then went downstairs to pay the accommodation fee for the day.

It was still early. It was only slightly past two o'clock in the afternoon. Chen Tianming brought his grandmother's urn out to explore the famous tourist attractions in Sanya. In Sanya, other than a seaside bath like the Dragon Bay, the most famous one was "the ends of the earth" more than 20 kilometers away from the city.

After casually calling a taxi and explaining the direction, Chen Tianming went all the way to the "ends of the earth" tourist area.

The "End of the World" that had been traced back to more than a thousand years. The Imperial Court exiled the traitors and rebels. Back then,jade Island was sparsely populated and desolate. When one reached this desolate and remote mountain, one would feel as if they were walking to the ends of the earth and finding it difficult to return.

Today, the 'ends of the earth' still had a mythical color. Legend had it that the 'ends of the earth' and the 'corners of the sea', these two big stones, also had their origins. Legend has it that a pair of passionate lovers came from two families that had grudges with each other. Their love was opposed by their own clansmen. Thus, they were forced to escape to this place. Both of them jumped into the sea and turned into two huge rocks. They would always face each other. In memory of their unwavering love, the descendants carved the words "Tianya" and "Cape. Later on, men and women would often use "the ends of the earth will always be with each other" to express their feelings.

At this time, Chen Tianming had already entered the scenic area. There was a clear blue sky and clear blue water. The smoke was vast and the sails were clear. Coconut trees were fluttering in the breeze and strange stones were everywhere. It made Chen Tianming feel that the world was huge. It was as if he had really arrived at the end of the sky and the corner of a sea.

Looking at the two huge stones in front of him, Chen Tianming felt that he was tiny.

"Ten thousand miles away, not a thousand miles. Where do you know in Yazhou? Living through the gates of hell." Looking at the endless sea, Chen Tianming read it with deep emotion. This was also the only ancient poem he knew that described "the ends of the earth."

Chen Tianming took off his shoes and socks, stepped on the sea water, and came to a rock not far away from the beach, and climbed up. Standing on the rock, Chen Tianming looked further away. He closed his eyes, opened his arms, and listened to the sound of the sea water hitting the rock. Chen Tianming felt like he had lost his way on the sea like a lone sail.

It was quiet. This rock was further away from the tourists on the beach, so he could not hear the noise.

Chen Tianming sat on the rock and took out his grandmother's ashes box from his bag. He put it beside him and quietly enjoyed the rare silence with his grandmother.

The sun was setting, and the sun dyed the clouds in the horizon red. The place where the sky and the sea met seemed to be on fire. The beautiful scenery made Chen Tianming deeply intoxicated.

Chen Tianming suddenly stood up with a serious expression. As if he had made a major decision, Chen Tianming faced the boundless sea and called out loudly, "Grandma, This is the end of the world. Tianming has brought you here. He crossed over here. This is the new beginning, crossing over from here. There would be no more worries. If you cross over here, you'll be able to return to Grandpa's side even faster. "

Chen Tianming lowered his body and picked up the urn under his feet. He opened the lid and took out a handful of ashes and scattered them into the sea.

"Grandma, you can go. Grandpa is right in front of you. If you walk from here, you will be able to be with Grandpa faster." Tears of sadness flowed down Chen Tianming's cheeks and floated to the sea along with his grandma's ashes.

The waves kept washing over, and soon, not a single trace of his grandmother was left behind. Perhaps this was his grandmother's best home...

"Grandma, you have a good journey. You and Grandpa will be very happy together. Tianming will also pray for you." Chen Tianming knelt on the rock and kowtowed three times. When he looked up, his forehead was already red.

However, Chen Tianming didn't seem to notice anything. He just kneeled there and respectfully sent himself off. Grandma, who had been relying on each other for twenty years, gradually left.

The red sun gradually set in the west, bringing with it a trace of sadness and the last piece of sunset.