Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Dusk.
In the police car, a long-haired old man with snowy hair stroked his white beard and looked at the scenery outside the car leisurely.
His name was Su Ze, and his current age was unknown.
That his age was unknown did not mean that he had forgotten his own age.
It meant that he had been cultivating in another world. The flow of time between the two worlds was different after all, so he didn’t know what sort of calculation to use to determine his age now.
However, the last time he had seen the world and its people worry dates back to the time of the Republic of China.
He did not expect that a hundred years had already passed. Now, while the world around them has remained the same, the people inhabiting it have long since changed.
“Hello, old sir. Have you been living like this these past few years?” The police officer asked with concern and incredulity.
“On a small island,” Su Ze said. “When I would get hungry, I would eat coconuts and catch some fish. It was too chaotic before, and at that time I was ignorant. After I got separated from my family, I didn’t know what to do and could only just make ends meet on that island. But later, the sea rose and blocked my way, so I had no choice but to scrape along here.”
Su Ze casually made up a reason.
He couldn’t just say that he was a cultivator.
“I see. The water over here in Haizhou does indeed rise from time to time.” The police officer nodded.
But in reality, Su Ze had come running over from a different world.
If he did come, who in the entire world would be able to find traces of him?
As for why he had come from a foreign world to this present one, it was because he had failed to pass the tribulation, stopping at the Gold Core stage.
For cultivators, they walked against Heaven. To fight against Heaven and Earth, one had to bear their wrath, and that was what it was to fail to transcend the tribulation. The fear of failure and the fear of Heaven and Earth would definitely appear in one’s heart.
It also meant that this path had been cut off.
Fortunately, Su Ze had survived and did not die.
But the problem came again. He did not die, but his path of cultivation was cut off. How was he going to arrange the rest of his life?
There was a long period of confusion that followed.
He didn’t know how to proceed with the rest of his life.
Was he going to die alone in another world?
Or was he going to just struggle at death’s door there?
He didn’t want to do either. He thought about it for many days.
Finally, he made up his mind to return to Earth and use the rest of his life to make good with his descendants.
But he had been out campaigning everywhere under the sun his entire life without giving up. He didn’t have it in him to go out and look for his descendants.
This was because his cultivation method was the severance of emotions. He wanted to break free from all the desires and fetters of the world.
However, in the end, he still could not forget his family and chose to look for his descendants.
As soon as he returned to Earth, he saw that some policemen doing census work.
He then teleported to a nearby area in a flash, wanting to rely on them to find his descendants.
The police relied on the information he provided and found some of his background information.
In the end, they arrived at an apartment building.
The person who opened the door for them was a beautiful and lively young girl. She was around 20 years old, and her face was pure and cheery. It seemed she had just graduated from university.
But now, she was a little stunned.
She did not know what a group of police officers and a white-haired old man were doing at her door.
“Miss Su Yingxue, right?”
The police officer took out his work card and said, “I’m sorry to disturb you so late at night. Here’s the situation—we were conducting a census survey and found an elderly man who has lived in seclusion. The problem now is that he’s been classified as a missing person, and, according to private data, you are his descendent. You need to take care of him.”
Su Ze looked at his descendant and saw her beautiful and innocent demeanor. He was very gratified in his heart.
“No, officer, let me have a look. Do you mean to say that this is my elder?”
Su Yingxue was full of disbelief. The kind of plot point from a TV drama had actually happened to her.
“Yes.”
The police officer spoke succinctly and nodded.
Su Ze smiled amiably and said, “Speaking with regards to time, I’m your great-grandfather, or your grandfather’s father. It’s normal that you don’t know me.”
Su Yingxue felt like her mind was a mess.
If this white-haired old man said that he was her grandfather, that would have been passable. But from the very get-go to say that he was her great-grandfather? How could she believe that?
“No, how can you prove it? My grandfather died a long time ago, and I don’t know where my parents went either. If he really is my great-grandfather, then we would be separated by three generations; our DNA ought to be pretty different. You can’t just go around saying things.”
Su Yingxue wasn’t stupid. If this were true, it would obviously be good. If it was fake however, then, as a young virgin girl, just thinking about what could happen was scary.
“Old sir, you speak for yourself.”
The police officer nodded, indicating that he understood.
Seeing this, Su Ze took a step forward and took out a black and white photo from his pocket.
“This is a family photo of me, my sons, and daughters. His name is Su Mu. His birthday is in March, 1934. My name is Su Ze. Do you have the family tree of your grandfather and others? If you do, then things would be confirmed very quickly. My name should be on there.”
Su Yingxue was dumbfounded. Of course she had her family tree, but she had never read it carefully since she wasn’t interested in the matters of her older generation at all.
Moreover, she was not sure about her grandfather’s birthday.
The problem now was that this person did not remember his own bearings, but he knew his son’s birthday. How could anyone be convinced.
Although the name Su Mu he mentioned was correct, this could not confirm that he was her great-grandfather.
Most importantly, if he said that his son was born in 1934, then that would make him at least a hundred years old. A hundred-year-old that looked like he was in his seventies. How could anyone be convinced.
“Old sir, how old are you?” Su Yingxue asked in surprise while staring into his eyes.
“About a hundred. I don’t know about the details.” Su Ze was a little embarrassed. “After all, I’m old and useless. I make mistakes every day.”
Su Yingxue was speechless. The person in front of her couldn’t remember stuff about himself, but he remembered his son’s birthday. It was too strange.
She shook her head and complained exasperatedly, “Officers, you’re too careless. If he were my great-grandfather, he would be lying in bed right now. Judging this man’s strong physique, he could even run while carrying a bag of rice.”