Zhai Zhu

My grandfather is very eccentric, performing daily rituals of offering incense to himself, standing in front of his own spirit tablet and eating candles.
Villagers are fearful of my grandfather.
I am fearful of him too.
Later, I discovered that what they were afraid of was not my grandfather, but me.
Even grandfather is afraid of me.
...
My name is Chen Shi.
The Chen of honesty, the Shi of sincerity.

Above the Great Dao

The other end of the Thousand-Mile Communication Talisman fell into silence.


"He's gone, hasn't he... When did he leave?" The voice on the other side sounded a bit husky and sorrowful.


Chen Shi hesitated for a moment. He had been dazed and immersed in grief these days and had not kept track of time, "Dad, will you come back for Grandpa's funeral?"


The voice on the other side hesitated for a moment, then said, "You are... Little Ten, right? Don't call me dad. My son, Chen Shi, died ten years ago. He was killed after his Divine Embryo was cut out, and I personally buried him..."


Didn't he die the year before last after his Divine Embryo was cut out?


Why is Chen Tang saying he died ten years ago?


Why is there an additional eight years?


What happened during those eight years?


Chapter 72: Live As A Remarkable Person