Ning Wanghai was lying on a deck chair, drinking tea leisurely and basking in the sun.
Next to her, Ning Ruirui was eating an apple, looking like she was hesitant to speak.
"If you have something to say, just say it. There's no need to hold it back. Did you have a quarrel with Xia Tian?"
Ning Wanghai knew his granddaughter very well. After he came back two days ago, he had been testing him intentionally or unintentionally. It was obvious that he wanted to tell him something in his heart and was afraid of hurting his feelings, so he showed his appearance like this.
Ning Ruirui smiled awkwardly: "No, I just came back to stay with you."
"I don't know what your temper is?"
Ning Wanghai shook his head slightly and said slowly: "It's nothing serious, why would you suddenly run back?
There must be something going on, and it must be decided after discussing with me, right?"
Ning Ruirui really wanted to ask her grandfather something. A few days ago, she and Xia Tian went to Huangshan, Nie Xiaoli's hometown, and while helping to deal with some things, she heard Mrs. Nie mention something about her grandfather when he was young.
She couldn't help but come back and wanted to ask her father for confirmation, but she didn't know what to say when the words came to her lips.
"Since you didn't quarrel with Xia Tian, could it be that... you are pregnant?"
Ning Wanghai didn't know what he was thinking of, he frowned slightly and said with some displeasure: "Young people just don't know how to exercise restraint, nor do they know how to take safety measures.
Sometimes you can't be greedy for temporary quickness, you need to think about the future. Fortunately, you are still young."
"Yeah, yeah."
Ning Ruirui bit the apple unconsciously, thinking about how to speak, and didn't even hear what her grandfather was saying.
Ning Wanghai looked at Ning Ruirui's expression and thought she was worried about how to deal with it, so he suggested: "As for the child, it can actually be born. If you don't want to take care of it, you can let me take care of it."
"child?"
Ning Ruirui looked at her grandfather with a confused look on her face: "What child?
Whose child?”
"Isn't it you and Xia Tian?"
Ning Wanghai was also stunned and said hesitantly: "Do you have another boyfriend?"
Ning Ruirui came back to her senses at this time, her face turned red instantly, and she said with some embarrassment: "Grandpa, what are you talking about? When did Xia Tian and I have a child? We haven't had a child yet... Well, how could we have a child?"
Baby, I’m not pregnant!”
"Not pregnant?"
Ning Wanghai was slightly disappointed, but then he breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine, but this is also your business, I have nothing to do with it."
Ning Ruirui didn't expect that just when she was distracted, her grandfather would brainstorm and come up with such an oolong, which was a little funny: "Grandpa, you are thinking too much. Xia Tian and I haven't reached that stage yet.
Woolen cloth."
"There's no quarrel, there's no pregnancy, and it seems impossible for you two to break up..." Ning Wanghai was a little confused, "Then why are you so frowning?"
Ning Ruirui hesitated for a few seconds, and finally decided to get straight to the point. There was no need for so many tests between grandfather and grandson, so she said: "In Niejia Town, there was an old lady who mentioned some of my grandfather's past. I want to verify it.
one time."
"Um?
About my past?"
Ning Wanghai smiled and said lightly: "What kind of past can I have? Now I am just an ordinary bad old man. I didn't achieve any great achievements when I was young."
Ning Ruirui said in a calm tone: "In Niejia Town, there was an old lady who said that you were known as bloody hands and a poisonous heart. Not only were you ruthless in your attacks, you also spoke unabashedly!"
When she said this, Ning Ruirui's eyes couldn't help but stare at the change in her grandfather's expression.
"hehe."
Ning Wanghai's face showed no change in expression, he just smiled, and after a while he said: "I guess who the old lady you mentioned is, she has a grudge so many years ago, and she still holds it to this day, she is really a petty woman.
.”
When Ning Ruirui heard what her grandfather said, she was stunned at first, and then her eyes widened: "Grandpa, is everything she said true?
Then what on earth are you..."
"It's not really true, it's just half-truth and half-false."
Ning Wanghai sighed, "Actually, it happened more than thirty or even forty years ago, and I've almost forgotten about it.
However, since you have found out a little bit, it’s okay to tell you. Anyway, it’s just some ridiculous things I did when I was young.”
Ning Ruirui nodded and said with embarrassment: "I feel quite ashamed to say that I really don't care enough about you, grandpa. I know almost nothing about what happened when you were young."
"There's nothing to be ashamed of."
Ning Wanghai didn't mind this at all, shook his head and sighed: "Actually, it was your grandfather and I who made a big mistake when we were young, and that's why we kept it secret.
If you hadn't asked me now, I would probably have put it in the coffin. After all, it's not a glorious thing."
"Made a big mistake?"
Ning Ruirui's curiosity was indeed aroused. In her impression, her grandfather had always been smooth and stable in dealing with people. He basically never offended anyone. It was hard to imagine that he would make any big mistakes. Could it be... when he was young?
Something went wrong between men and women?
When Ning Ruirui thought of this question, Xia Tian's face suddenly appeared in her mind, and she subconsciously asked her grandfather: "Grandpa, when you were young, you were not the same as Xia Tian."
Ning Wanghai was lost in memories, but he was angered by these words. He couldn't help but glared at his granddaughter: "What are you talking about!"
"So what's going on?"
Ning Ruirui also felt a little embarrassed.
Ning Wanghai sighed and said: "Hey, I don't know where to start."
"Tell me first, what's the reason for your nickname of bloody hands and poisonous heart?"
Ning Ruirui couldn't help but ask.
"That's not my nickname, that woman deliberately distorted it."
Ning Wanghai smiled bitterly, shook his head, and then explained: "My original nickname was Snow Hands Alone, because I am actually a disciple of the Snow Mountain Sect, and my best martial art is Ice Soul Snow Hands, and I like to be alone, so I have this
nickname."
Ning Ruirui immediately heard a word that interested her: "Snow Mountain Sect?"
"Yes, it's the Snow Mountain Sect."
Ning Wanghai smiled, and then pointed at Ning Ruirui: "I told you before, you wouldn't believe it, but it's different now. Now that you know Xia Tian, you should be used to it soon."
Ning Ruirui was indeed a little shocked, but she quickly calmed down.
A few months ago, she was still an ordinary person. Although she challenged her limits everywhere and enjoyed the pleasure that surpassed ordinary people, she never thought that there really were immortal cultivators in this world.
Until she met Xia Tian on the top of the snow-capped mountains, and then opened the door to a new world.
However, she never expected that her grandfather was actually an immortal cultivator and a disciple of a famous family. However, after so many years, their family did not discover it, and even Xia Tian did not see it. Could it be that her grandfather's realm was so high that it was unbelievable?
"You don't have to think too much."
Ning Wanghai smiled faintly, "I am not an immortal cultivator, I am just young and frivolous. I want to learn some peerless martial arts, and then travel around the world and become a great hero.
But I don’t have any spiritual roots. Even if I join the Snow Mountain Sect, I will only be a disciple of the Wuzong and cannot become an immortal.
At that time, I was even given a name by the headmaster, Ning Wanxiu."
Ning Ruirui felt a little regretful at this time, and said lightly: "Then why didn't you join the Snow Mountain Sect?
Was that when you made a big mistake?"
"right."
Ning Wanghai recalled it, showing a trace of regret: "At that time, the master was in a state of life and death, and all matters were handed over to the deputy master and the Law Enforcement Hall.
At that time, the Snow Mountain Sect had three major spiritual springs, which were considered the top among all sects.
However, the Law Enforcement Hall kept deducting the monthly supply of elixirs and spiritual energy from all its disciples, and all the disciples in the sect were dissatisfied.
In addition, there was a very important competition at that time, and the disciples in the sect lost the competition due to lack of spiritual energy, and the reputation of the Snow Mountain Sect also plummeted."
Ning Ruirui listened with some rapt attention and did not disturb her grandfather's narration.
"Afterwards, there were rumors that the deputy leader was actually an undercover agent of other sects lurking in the Snow Mountain Sect, and that the deputy leader secretly sold the spiritual energy in the three spiritual springs to other sects.
I have secretly investigated and found that two of the spiritual springs are indeed close to drying up, and the spiritual energy of the remaining one has obviously been contaminated, making it completely unusable."
While narrating the past, Ning Wanghai fell into the emotions of that year and said with regret: "I was young and energetic at the time and couldn't stand the instigation of others, so I went to the deputy head to argue..."
Speaking of this, Ning Wanghai suddenly stopped.
Ning Ruirui couldn't help but ask: "What happened next?"
"later?"
Ning Wanghai couldn't help but reveal a wry smile, "I entered the deputy head's room alone, and he was already dead at that time.
Before I could recover, people from the Law Enforcement Hall arrived just in time and arrested me on the spot."
Ning Ruirui was stunned and quickly realized: "Grandpa, have you fallen into someone else's trap?"
"You guessed it right. In fact, the plan was very simple, but I was fooled back then."
Ning Wanghai had a self-deprecating look on his face and shook his head.
"Does grandpa know who framed you?"
Ning Ruirui couldn't help but ask: "Is it because of this incident that you were expelled from the Snow Mountain Sect?"
Ning Wanghai shook his head: "It should have been like this, but someone suddenly came out to accuse him and said that he killed the deputy leader. Based on his confession, the Law Enforcement Hall arrested many disciples.
Although I got rid of the suspicion, I can no longer tolerate the Snow Mountain Sect. I left on my own, but I gave my name back to the Snow Mountain Sect."
"That's it, what happened next?"
Ning Ruirui looked at her grandfather with emotion, not expecting that he had such an ups and downs in his youth.
Ning Wanghai chuckled and said lightly: "In the beginning, I relied on my slight martial arts skills to cause trouble everywhere, so I got the nickname "Bloody Hands and Poisonous Heart". Later, I met a master and lost miserably, and then I realized
There are people outside the world, and there are mountains outside the mountains. So I stopped wandering around in the world, returned to Guicheng, married a wife and had children...we have been together until now."
Ning Ruirui couldn't help but admire her grandfather's words as she could guess the dangers involved.
"Hey, it happened so many years ago, I didn't expect to tell you today."
Ning Wanghai sighed for a moment, and then became worried: "However, I have a hunch that people and things from back then may come to visit me."
Ning Ruirui didn't understand what it meant.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and someone shouted:
"May I ask if this is Mr. Ning Wanxiuning's home?"