Chapter 147: Chapter 145: Really Saw Grandpa

[Different from childhood] really did see his grandfather, even if it was just for a fleeting moment.

It’s just that his grandfather wasn’t training like the other souls or... people. He seemed to be off to the side, cooking?

In front of his grandfather was a Da Guo.

If he wasn’t mistaken, that was indeed the case.

[Different from childhood] recalled that when his grandfather was alive, he had also loved to cook. For every holiday and festival, his grandfather would prepare all the food. As a child, he loved eating his grandfather’s cooking.

His grandmother had once told him that she had agreed to marry his grandfather precisely because his cooking was so delicious.

And it seemed his grandfather’s ancestors had also been involved with cooking.

’I can’t believe he’s still a cook down there,’ he thought.

[Different from childhood] was now certain. This place was definitely the world "down below"—another world that none of us knew existed, commonly known as the underworld. Some also called it the Ghost World. Anyway, it had many names.

’Who would’ve thought Doctor Wen’s live stream could actually connect to this place?’

This time, [Different from childhood] didn’t continue typing these things in the stream chat. Now that he was sure, there were some things he couldn’t say anymore.

"Xiao Lu, why aren’t you sleeping? What are you shouting about in your room so late at night?"

His mother’s voice came from outside the door. Seemingly noticing the faint light from his room, she knocked directly on the door.

"Mom, you... come in!"

After Xiao Lu’s mother entered, she saw her son staring at the computer. At first, she thought he was studying, but when she saw the screen, she looked at him, a little angry. "You have work tomorrow, and you’re staying up all night watching someone’s live stream? You just found this new job, are you planning on quitting already?"

"Mom," Xiao Lu said, looking at his mother with a complicated expression, "I think I just saw Grandpa."

Xiao Lu’s mother froze. She turned on the room’s light and looked at her son with concern. "Xiao Lu, are you under too much stress? It’s okay. Finding a job right after graduation is tough. Even if you don’t like this one, we can find another, alright? Don’t scare me like this."

Xiao Lu looked at his mother very seriously. "Mom, I’m not lying to you. I really saw Grandpa. It was in that live stream just now. I saw him twice, and the second time, he was cooking."

Xiao Lu’s mother reached out and felt her son’s forehead. His temperature was normal.

’But why is he spouting such nonsense?’

Just then, Xiao Lu’s father also walked in from the doorway. Xiao Lu’s mother, looking distressed, grabbed her husband’s hand. "Old Zhan, I think something’s wrong with our son. Let’s take him to the hospital right away."

The man looked at his son with a serious expression. "Are you sure you’re not joking with your mother? Don’t worry, we won’t scold you. You’re an adult; it’s normal to play games, watch streams, and stay up late. But we hope you can take care of your body, okay?"

"Dad, I know staying up late is bad for my health, but I’m really not lying to you. In your eyes, is your son this untrustworthy?"

"You really saw Grandpa?"

His son nodded.

"Where did you see him?"

"Here." His son pointed at the computer, and so the family of three watched Wen Ying’s live stream together.

"What is this place? Why does it look so creepy? Is this streamer trying to scare people in the middle of the night?"

"Honey, don’t be afraid. I’ll protect you!"

Even in this situation, their son was forced to witness their public display of affection.

*

At this moment, Old Sir Zhang was holding four pistols, his aura significantly more powerful.

’I can’t believe they’re pistols!’

Back when he was "up there," he never had the chance to see such things. ’Did my son somehow know about my unfulfilled wish?’

Old Sir Zhang caressed the pistol, intending to test its power.

BANG!

A jet of fire shot out of the pistol, soaring into the sky. The range... seemed a little beyond imagination!

A wave of heat surged forth, flying out like a fiery dragon!

It even sent swaths of weaker soul bodies flying away with a WHOOSH!

After the flame vanished from everyone’s sight, it pierced through an unknown thatched hut hundreds of miles away.

Mr. Zhang didn’t know this at the time. He only sensed the gun’s power. It wasn’t an ordinary pistol; the flames were mixed with the energy of this place!

’Where on earth did my son get something so powerful?’

The old man’s heart pounded with excitement. Looking at the three remaining pistols, he felt a confidence he had never known before. ’This world will eventually be mine!’

Just as the atmosphere reached a fever pitch, lightning suddenly flashed and thunder rumbled as a golden light streaked across the sky.

All the soul bodies assumed the favor of this world had been bestowed upon President Zhang, but then another flash of golden light appeared.

The golden radiance, like a magnificent sunset stretching for miles, illuminated the entire subterranean world.

The scene, as bright as day, occurred once more. [Different from childhood] took this opportunity to point at a spot on the live stream’s screen. "Mom, Dad, look! This... person, isn’t that Grandpa?"

[Different from childhood]’s parents looked where their son was pointing. A person was standing in front of a massive iron pot—it had to be an iron pot, right? It looked just like the large iron woks the older generations used for big family gatherings.

A person was standing in front of the large iron pot, and one look at that face left both of them stunned.

This was his father, the man who had raised him for decades. This was her father-in-law, who had been very good to her when he was alive, even taking her side and scolding his own son when they argued.

With a father like that, the family’s relationship was naturally very harmonious.

But now, seeing this face, this familiar face, they felt not just excitement, but a sense that this whole thing was... bizarre.

Yes, bizarre!

This was a new era of rapid scientific development! 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

This was an age where humanity could land on the moon!

This was an age of space exploration, definitely not an age of long-abandoned feudal superstitions!

So, seeing that familiar face here filled them with shock, disbelief, and doubt. Could it be an old man who just happened to look exactly like their father?

The husband had a mind to wake up his own mother to have a look, but his wife stopped him.

They didn’t even know if it was really him yet; waking the old woman up in the middle of the night was out of the question.

Besides, if it really was their father, wouldn’t her mother-in-law be heartbroken?

When her father-in-law was alive, the two of them had been a loving couple. Back when he passed away, her mother-in-law had grieved for months before she recovered.

So even if this really was him, they couldn’t let his wife know.

Hearing his wife’s reasoning, the man nodded. He admitted he hadn’t been thorough enough in his thinking.

His mother couldn’t know about this.

The man looked at his son. "You absolutely cannot tell your grandmother about this, understand?"

[Different from childhood] nodded. "Don’t worry, Mom, Dad. I know. You’re afraid Grandma’s health couldn’t take it—that she couldn’t bear the hope, only to be hit with disappointment and despair."

"Alright, stop showing off your insight," his father said. "Just tell us exactly what’s going on here."

And so, late at night, in the dead of night—