The cold wind was howling and the snow was flying. The tavern was located on the corner of the street, very shabby, and there were not many customers.
After not seeing each other for several years, Old Man Jiang has aged a bit, his hair has completely turned white, and there are a lot of wrinkles on his face.
The tables and chairs were already very clean, but he was still wiping them slowly. His cloudy old eyes seemed to be filled with nostalgia and memories, and his expression was a little dazed.
The clothes on his body are old and patched, and his hands are full of calluses. His movements are very slow, his back is bent, and his white hair is sparse.
When Ye Fan saw this scene, he felt sad. Why is this happening? Why is life so difficult when the Jiang family brought their grandfather and grandson to the Northern Territory?
This lonely old man lost his son in his later years and took care of little Tingting alone. He thought they would change their living conditions when they came to the Jiang family, but they didn't expect it to be like this.
He walked into the tavern and was greeted by a freezing cold wind. The old man's thin body suddenly trembled and he slowly turned around.
Ye Fan quickly closed the door to block the cold wind, with a smile on his face and said, "Do you have anything to eat, old man?"
Old Uncle Jiang seemed very happy when he saw the guests coming. The wrinkles on his face melted away a little. He wiped his hands and brought the tea.
"What do you want to eat, brother?"
"Just come here, don't be too particular." Ye Fan didn't want him to work hard. He was still running a tavern at such an old age, which made him unbearable.
"Okay, wait a moment." Old Man Jiang turned around and walked away.
Ye Fan quietly looked at the tavern. It was very small, with just a few tables, but it was very clean. It was almost the same as the previous tavern, and the layout and furnishings were very similar.
Still no attention was paid to the waiter, but the old man was running the business by himself. In this freezing winter, there were almost no customers.
Ye Fan scanned every corner and found that the old man seemed to live alone here. He did not find anything about Xiao Tingting, such as small clothes.
After a while, the old man brought some hot food. It was not a delicacy, but it could arouse people's appetite.
Ye Fan ate a large bowl of noodles, a few pancakes, and even finished all the dishes.
"Brother, you have such a good appetite. I could eat so much when I was young..." Mr. Jiang smiled kindly and asked him if he was full.
"I'm full, it's too good for my taste." Ye Fan said with a smile.
Old man Jiang put away the dishes and poured tea for him again. His face was full of smiles and he was truly happy to have guests here.
"Uncle, do you live here alone?" Ye Fan began to ask.
"Yes." The old man began to wipe the table again.
"My uncle's desk is already very clean. You can see it's shiny. If you wipe it again, it can be used as a mirror."
"As we get older, we have nothing to do, so we can't help but want to wipe it." Old Man Jiang put down the rag, shook his head and sat down.
"Don't you have any relatives?" Ye Fan asked carefully, for fear of making the old man sad.
"Yes, there is also a granddaughter."
Although the old man was smiling, Ye Fan saw a hidden worry in his eyes, as if there was some sadness.
What's going on? What happened to Tingting? Ye Fan is confused.
"Doesn't she live with you?"
"No, she is practicing with others, but this child is very filial and will come back to see me every half a month." The old man was very pleased.
But Ye Fan became even more suspicious, because the old man definitely had a hidden worry that could not be resolved.
Ye Fan thought for a while, walked out of the tavern, and walked around the town, sensing everything around him with his Yuantian sense.
He didn't find any monks, no members of the Jiang family here, just ordinary people. Soon, he returned to the tavern.
"Come, little brother, have another bowl of tea." Old Man Jiang greeted him without asking why he left and returned.
"Old man, do you still remember me?" Ye Fan's bones crackled and he returned to his original appearance. He needed to ask what happened, and he really couldn't worry about his grandfather and grandson.
"The child is you..." Old Uncle Jiang's cloudy old eyes opened wide, a little surprised.
Several years have passed, and Ye Fan's appearance has undergone some changes. He is now fifteen or sixteen years old, but the old man still recognized him quickly.
"My child..." The old man was very excited.
"Uncle Jiang, please sit down and speak slowly if you have something to say." Ye Fan supported him and sat on the chair in front of the stove.
"I heard from Tingting that you caused a big disturbance and many people are trying to arrest you." Mr. Jiang was very worried.
Ye Fan smiled and said: "I am living very well, you don't have to worry, no one can catch me."
"Every time Tingting comes back, she says she must practice well so that she can save you in the future. I am also very worried about you."
Ye Fan was very touched. Xiao Tingting was only four or five years old when they separated. He thought that in the past few years, she might not be able to remember him at such a young age. He did not expect that this sensible child would actually remember him and want to
to rescue him.
The Ancient Holy Body caused endless troubles in the Northern Territory, and it was reported to the Jiang family that it contained a holy object, and even Xiao Tingting heard about it.
Old Uncle Jiang held Ye Fan with his calloused hands, asked him to sit next to him, looked at him carefully, and said, "It's okay, it's fine. It's fine."
"What happened to me, old man? Why don't you live in Jiang's house?"
"There are all monks there, but I am an ordinary person. The place where I live is suspended in the sky. I am not used to it."
"I'm afraid there are other things?" Ye Fan asked.
The old man nodded and said, "I don't want to listen to those rumors. I can live on my own."
Ye Fan suddenly became angry and said, "You are so old, and they have the nerve to let you out?"
He already understood that the Jiang family couldn't treat Old Man Jiang's father, Jiang Zhe, and caused a generation of geniuses to go away and die with hatred. Now, how could they treat Old Man Jiang like this?
"No, it's me who insists on coming out and doesn't want to live there. Those people are all immortals to me. I, a mortal, feel really uncomfortable living in a palace on the clouds. I don't even have anyone to chat with."
"How is Tingting? Is there something wrong?" Ye Fan always felt that there was something hidden.
"My poor granddaughter may not live to be twenty years old." Muddy tears flowed down Old Man Jiang's face.
Ye Fan was suddenly shocked and said: "What happened?"
"What kind of lunar body is Tingting? They said she would die young..." Old Man Jiang burst into tears.
When she first entered the Jiang family, Tingting's practice progressed rapidly, putting many geniuses to shame, and her talent shocked a group of old antiques.
Unfortunately, it was not long before the retired Jiang family member found out that she had a Taiyin body, which was rare in the world. In terms of physique, she was super powerful.
However, such people do not live long, and most of them die young. Since ancient times, except for one or two people who are famous in the history of cultivation, no one else has lived past the age of twenty.
After being diagnosed with this kind of constitution, Old Man Jiang heard a lot of rumors. He was a mortal, and the Jiang family were all monks. They could fly to the sky and escape to the earth. He was very lonely here and didn't want to hear those words, so he strongly requested to move.
come out.
Through Uncle Jiang's narration, Ye Fan was keenly aware that the Jiang family was very complicated and seemed to have two factions.
Uncle Jiang and Xiao Tingting are descendants of the lineage of the God King Jiang Taixu. This lineage has few people, but they are very powerful and take good care of Xiao Tingting and the others.
People from the other lineage behave very coldly, and most of the gossip comes from them.
"Then you can't live in such a shabby tavern!" Ye Fan was very dissatisfied.
"Someone close to Tingting built me a mansion in a large city where mortals live, but I can't get used to it. As I get older, I always feel nostalgic. I like the tavern in the small town in the Southern Territory, so I came here.
here."
"Tingting, he..."
"Tingting herself is very optimistic, but I..." The old man's eyes became cloudy again.
Little Tingting's cultivation has advanced rapidly. In less than five years, she has become a young monk in the other side of the world. You must know that she is still less than nine years old.
Many older members of the Jiang family were shocked. The Taiyin body's cultivation speed was so amazing, but it was a pity that they would die young. This really made them feel regretful.
Ye Fan was also surprised. This was almost a level achieved every year, which reminded him of Xia Jiuyou, who was already a four-pole expert at the age of thirteen or fourteen. Little Tingting's cultivation speed was definitely comparable to that.
The old monks who were close to Xiao Tingting tried all kinds of methods, read through ancient books, and prepared various elixirs, but to no avail, and were finally at their wits' end.
"Is there really nothing we can do?" Ye Fan felt very worried when he thought that cute little Tingting didn't have long to live.
"I heard them say that we must find the Earthly Life Fruit to avoid premature death of the Taiyin body." The worry between Old Uncle Jiang's brows was so thick that he couldn't get rid of it.
Ye Fan's heart skipped a beat. After the Human Yuan Fruit matures, it becomes the Earthly Life Fruit. It is comparable to the ancient magic medicine and is a peerless rarity.
It's a pity that both the ancient magic medicine and the earth's life fruit have almost disappeared. The old Holy Lord and the old Emperor, who are dying in their later years, have traveled across the wilderness to find them, but they can't find them.
If they can be found, they can be reborn, and their value is immeasurable! Unfortunately, no one has ever found them.
"Don't worry, old man, I can find the Earth Fruit, and little Tingting will be fine."
"Can you find the child?" Old Uncle Jiang opened his eyes wide, then shook his head and said, "You don't need to comfort me, I have already accepted this reality."
"I once cut the Human Yuan Fruit from a stone. When it matures, it becomes the Earthly Life Fruit. I think I can cut this kind of magical fruit in the future."
"Really?" Old Man Jiang was surprised and said, "They said that unless Master Yuantian is resurrected, there is only a glimmer of hope to find the Earthly Fruit."
Ye Fan immediately laughed and said: "The reason why I say this is because I have received the inheritance of Master Yuantian. Little Tingting's affairs are on my shoulders. Even if I can't cut out the Earthly Life Fruit, I will find a way to help her."
Found an ancient magical medicine."
"Really...really?" Old Man Jiang choked with excitement. He held Ye Fan with his rough old hands and asked again and again.
"Really, don't worry!" Ye Fan responded affirmatively.
"In a few days, it will be time for Tingting to come back to see me. My child, please meet Tingting."
Ye Fan smiled and said: "Of course I want to see her. It will be almost five years and I don't even know what the little girl looks like anymore."
The cold wind was biting and the snow was falling. Ye Fan had been paying attention to various news these days. He hoped that the God King Jiang Taixu could come out of Zishan alive.
But he was a little worried. Even if King Jiang Shen was still alive, he probably wouldn't have long to live, and it might not be enough to scare the saints.
"It would be nice if there were a few Earth Fruits." He shook his head, this was too unrealistic.
"If we can cut out a complete magical medicine in the divine city, it can also solve the problem." He really hoped that the divine king Jiang Taixu was fine and could live longer, so that little Tingting would be protected and no one would dare to provoke her.
"It's a pity that the old emperors of the Immortal God Dynasty, who have hundreds of millions of miles of land, can't get the ancient magic medicine."
Four days later, a pretty little girl braved the wind and snow and landed in this small town, jumping into the tavern.
"grandfather……"
"Tingting!" Mr. Jiang quickly greeted her.
"Grandpa, you don't have to worry about me all the time." The little girl is dressed in white, whiter than ice and snow. She is like a porcelain doll, very beautiful and cute, with a happy smile on her face.
Uncle Jiang touched her head dotingly and said, "How have you been in the past half month?"
"It's very good. Tingting is very happy. My ancestor gave special permission and let me read the first half of "Hengyu Jing"."