The old man declined several times and refused to let Ye Fan stay. He said that if he passed by here in the future, he could just pay for the meal.
"Old man, I am homeless now and have nowhere to go. Just let me stay and I will help."
"Brother, you don't have a home?" My sister-in-law was innocent and cute. The tears on her face had not dried up yet. She looked up at him with a look of sympathy on her young face.
Finally, the old man asked Ye Fan to stay, packed up a room for him in the backyard, and told him that he could leave at any time.
At night, Ye Fan was tossing and turning, and finally got up, quietly came to the roof, and lay here looking up at the sky. At this moment, the clouds had dispersed, and the bright moon was hanging in the sky, casting moonlight like thin smoke, and stars were dotted in the sky.
, shining like diamonds.
The affection between the old man and the little girl inadvertently touched something deep in his heart, and the kind faces of his parents appeared in his heart from time to time.
"Are you guys OK……"
Ye Fan looked up at the starry sky, as if he was going to cross the endless star field, reach the other side of the starry sky, and return to his parents. Whenever he thought of his parents, his heart could not calm down. His elderly parents must have been very sad when they disappeared unexpectedly.
For parents, losing their only son in old age will be an unbearable pain. Thinking of his parents being sad, Ye Fan felt upset and wished he could return to them immediately to calm their hearts and smile.
But they were separated by endless star fields, so far away, how could they go back? His heart was filled with a sense of powerlessness, and he could only look up at the stars blankly.
Whenever he thinks of his parents' mood at this moment, Ye Fan is very worried. Since he came to this world, he has always hidden his thoughts deeply and dare not touch or recall them easily. Every time he is touched, he will find it difficult to calm down.
"No, I must find a way to go back. I can't let my parents who gave birth to me and raised me shed tears in their later years..." Ye Fan suddenly sat up and said to himself: "There must be a way, I must go back."
Seeing those monks flying into the sky and escaping from the earth in the original ruins, and meeting the five great figures with incredible power, made him feel how powerful the monks were. Maybe one day when he is strong enough, he can cross the endless stars and return to his hometown and parents.
beside.
Seeing the horror of the monks with his own eyes, Ye Fan felt a sense of hope in his heart. He felt that the way home was not completely cut off, and there might still be hope.
"I want to become stronger, I want to break out of this starry sky, I want to go home, no longer make my parents sad and shed tears, I want to fill their old age with smiles..." Ye Fan's words became more and more determined, and he was thinking about himself.
Build up confidence and say: "I will definitely be able to do it, I must do it, I want to return to them!"
Sadness and worry were useless. Ye Fan slowly adjusted his mood and gradually calmed down. Today, he was touched by the affection between the old man and the little girl, and his last bit of confusion and confusion completely disappeared. He found his own love.
Goals and directions.
"Nine dragons pulled the coffin, crossed the star field, and came to this space. They can do it, and so can I. I have to become strong enough. Sooner or later, I will be able to cross the void and return to my hometown." Ye Fan's eyes became more and more intense.
The brighter he is, he must become stronger. Whether he wants to save Pang Bo or return to his hometown, he needs strong strength to back him up.
Unknowingly, he felt a little sleepy and fell into a deep sleep in the room. It wasn't until the next morning that the old man's voice came and he opened his eyes.
"My child, why did you get up to the room? Be careful and don't fall down."
The little girl walked out of the room with sleepy eyes. When she saw Ye Fan sitting up from the room, her eyes widened in shock and she said, "Brother, what are you doing?"
Faced with the doubts of the old and the young, Ye Fan felt a little embarrassed and said: "It was too hot last night. I came to the room to enjoy the cool air and accidentally fell asleep."
After Ye Fan washed up, the old man asked him to eat, a small bowl of white rice porridge and a plate of pickles. It was very simple because their conditions were really limited. The little girl was very sensible and had already set out the bowls and chopsticks, and then served a bowl of white porridge for Ye Fan.
, and filled a full bowl for her grandfather, but when it came to herself, she only filled a little bit. She originally used a small bowl, but ended up filling it with so little, she finished it in a few mouthfuls, and then put down the bowl.
chopsticks.
"Why do you eat so little?" the old man asked her.
Although the little girl was wearing patched clothes, she was as beautiful as a delicate porcelain doll. She patted her belly and said, "I'm full."
"Nonsense, I only ate a few mouthfuls, how can I feel full?"
"I'm really full. Last night, I ate the chicken nuggets and half a steamed bun that my grandpa left for me. I'm not hungry yet." The little girl said, picking up her small bowl and getting ready to eat.
rinse.
The old man pulled her back, filled her small bowl with white porridge, and said: "Good boy, you are growing taller, so you need to eat more. Don't worry, we still have food at home."
"I'm not worried. I'm really full. Grandpa, you need to eat more..." The little girl poured a lot of the white porridge from her small bowl into the old man's big bowl.
Unable to stop him, the old man said nothing and just sighed.
"Grandpa, will those bad guys come again today?" The little girl had a look of fear on her red face and said in a very childish voice: "They have already robbed our restaurant, and now they still come here every day to cause trouble. We don't even know how to do it.
We can’t do business, and now we can hardly even eat, why don’t they let us go?”
"It's okay, don't worry, as long as grandpa is here, you won't be hungry." The old man touched her head, and then added some white porridge to the little girl's bowl.
Ye Fan said nothing and ate the simple breakfast in silence, but his heart could not calm down.
The old man's surname is Jiang, which is a very old surname. It has a lot of origins when looking back. However, the old man is very ordinary, just one of the many living beings. Nowadays, life is very difficult. The sensible and beautiful little girl is called Tingting. Her parents
He passed away two years ago, leaving her and the old man to depend on each other.
Ye Fan didn't say much. After breakfast and dinner, he said to the old man: "Old man, I'm going out for a walk."
"You are not familiar with the place here, so be careful." the old man warned.
This town can be considered large or small, with more than a thousand households and nearly 5,000 people. At the most prosperous intersection, there are several restaurants, inns, grocery stores, etc. Most of them are concentrated there, and there are many other places.
It's a residential area.
Ye Fan walked around the town, and then walked outside the town. Many fields were close to the town, and further away there were mountains and forests. Hunters went into the mountains to hunt every day.
Ye Fan walked into the forest, and the further he walked, the more surprised he became. He stood on a high mountain and looked out into the distance. He found that the mountains in the distance were undulating, endless, misty, and the primitive old forest seemed to have no end.
"Roar……"
Deep in the forest, there were roaring sounds. Ye Fan was not worried, but looked happy. The town could indeed allow him to practice quietly. It was not only peaceful, but also close to the mountains. There must be exotic beasts and elixirs. These were all things he was very fond of.
Something needed.
Ye Fan wandered around the mountains for a long time, but he didn't go very far. He had plenty of time in the future, so he was not in a hurry. He went out near noon and found some hunters and some herb collectors on the road.
"Life is really not easy for ordinary people..." Ye Fan sighed. He found that several hunters were carrying some prey and a bloody corpse as they walked towards the town. They must have been killed by a large monster during hunting.
Killed by wild beasts.
In the distance, several roe deer were drinking water from a mountain stream. Ye Fan walked around silently, then threw a rock in his hand violently, and with a "bang" sound, he knocked a roe deer down in the stream. Then, he
He shot another deer in the forest and then walked back.
On the way, some hunters saw an eleven or twelve-year-old boy dragging a roe deer and another roe deer. They all looked surprised. Ye Fan didn't care. He wanted to live in this town for a long time, so these things were unavoidable.
Near noon, Ye Fan returned to the town, sold the roe deer to a butcher, then bought some rice and noodles, and took the roe deer to Old Man Jiang's small restaurant.
From a distance, he saw a lot of people gathered there. Tingting's helpless cries came through the crowd. Ye Fan's heart suddenly "thumped" and he rushed over quickly.
The old man's gray hair was down, and there was a lot of blood on his face. He sat helplessly on the ground, and his patched clothes were stained with a lot of dust. Little Tingting cried sadly and wiped the old man's face with her small sleeves.
With blood stains on his face, he cried to the few people in front of him who were saying evil things: "You are bad guys. You robbed grandpa's restaurant. Now we don't have anything to eat. Why don't you let us go..."
A yellow-faced middle-aged man knelt down and tapped Little Tingting's forehead hard, causing her to fall to the ground and said: "What do you know, little girl?"
"Come to me if you have anything to do, don't do this to your child..." Mr. Jiang protected Tingting behind him, wiped the blood on his face, and said, "What do you want?"
"We don't want to do anything. We come here to eat, and you actually say there is no food. What do you do with a restaurant? In this case, just close it."
"Bad guys, you come here every day to eat for free, how can we have the money to support you..." Little Tingting cried behind Old Man Jiang.
Many people in the crowd of onlookers couldn't stand it, but they didn't dare to come forward. They had no choice but to persuade Mr. Jiang, "Mr. Jiang, please close this shop and take your granddaughter out of here."
"Yes, there is someone who cultivates immortality in his family. We mortals can't afford to offend him. You'd better leave as soon as possible."
"Even though I have to leave my hometown, it is still better to leave."
…
"What are you talking about?" The yellow-faced middle-aged man stood up and glanced at the people around him. Those voices suddenly fell silent.
Ye Fan was furious, but he did not take action immediately. There were people in the other family's family who were cultivators of immortality. He was afraid that if he collided hard, he would harm the grandfather and grandson. Of course, he would never let these people go. If he didn't take action now,
Doesn't mean you can't settle accounts afterwards.
At this time, the yellow-faced middle-aged man and a few others left in a swaggering manner. Onlookers came forward one after another to persuade Old Man Jiang, with little Tingting's sad crying mixed in the process.
It wasn't until a long time passed that everyone gradually dispersed. Little Tingting, her eyes red, helped the old man stand up and walked towards the small restaurant.
Seeing such a kind old man in his dying years being bullied in this way, and seeing the patched-up little Tingting crying so sadly, Ye Fan felt out of anger. He looked at the few people disappearing at the end of the street and tightened his grip.