The wind is very cold, and the temperature in the north is very low during this season, especially in the early morning. The breath you exhale is white and the trees are bare.
As the morning glow began to rise, Ye Fan came to City B. The city became more prosperous. Skyscrapers stood tall in the glow, as if they were inlaid with a layer of gold.
However, Ye Fan is full of strangeness and can no longer find the familiarity he once had. He once lived here for a long time, but now he is all a concubine.
"Where to find them?"
Ye Fan was a little worried about gain and loss, fearing that he would never see his parents again. He worked hard, almost lost his life, and narrowly escaped death before he came back. If nothing was gone, he would find it difficult to accept it.
He did not go to his residence. He could see from a long distance away that the place had been re-planned and completely changed.
Ye Fan was very nervous and uneasy, and he went to the outer suburbs. His parents didn't like the fast pace of the city, so they declined the invitation to live with them.
"It's changed here too..."
Ye Fan was startled. When he arrived at his parents' residence, the peace of the past was replaced. People came and went, and there was a constant flow of people. High-rise buildings stood tall, and the original satellite town became one with City B.
He couldn't find any trace of the past. If he hadn't trusted his intuition, he would have thought he was in the wrong place and everything had changed.
People often say that when they finally come back after being away from home for many years, things have changed. But now even things have changed. He stood silently for a long time.
Then, he came to the rooftop of a building and looked into the distance. The only thing still there was the natural lake, but it had been dug up a lot and a large park was built along it.
In the past, Ye Fan's father always liked to spend time fishing there, but now it is impossible. Some people are doing morning exercises but they can't see a familiar figure, and they can't even ask.
Ye Fan came to the lakeside and saw an old man doing Tai Chi. He stopped and stretched some muscles, like a dragon surrounding a tree or an ape embracing the moon.
"Hey, young man, you're good at it. He's even better than me, an old guy who has been practicing Tai Chi for forty years." The old boxer was surprised.
"Old man, let me ask you something, how many years has it been since this place was reorganized? Where have all the original people gone?" Ye Fan asked while practicing Tai Chi.
"Young man, you are not a local. This has been planned for more than ten years. To be honest, it is not as good as before. I miss the tranquility of the past, with fewer people and more trees and fresh air."
The old man was very talkative. He and his wife came here specifically to take care of their old age, just for peace and quiet and to be close to nature. But later on, it was no different from the city with the same high-rise buildings.
"Oh, no choice. Wasn't the villa area here also been demolished before? No one could do anything about it. If we were in trouble, the old man would have no choice. Just demolish it." The old man said with complaint.
"More than twenty years ago, there were a few old people who loved to spend time fishing here. Do you still have any impressions?" Ye Fan asked the old man while boxing slowly and talking about his experience in practicing Tai Chi.
"Isn't that true? Although I moved here later, this lake is such a good place. It's so leisurely to move a mazaar and sit on the shore for half a day. It's not like now. I can't help itching my hands.
I put the hook in the lake, and four or five people suddenly came over and told me that I would be fined 500 yuan and not allowed to fish. I said that after I caught the fish, I would put the fish down, but they said that was not possible. I couldn't help it, so I bought it.
I threw a few live fish into the fountain pool in front of me, hoping to have a good time, but I didn't feel that way, and I was fined a thousand yuan."
Ye Fan was a little dizzy. This old man was really talkative. He asked him a few questions and talked about so much at once. It was obvious that the old man was quite comfortable in his life.
"Then you can go to places like the fishing park, and don't embarrass the people in other parks. I guess people are also wary." Ye Fan said with a smile.
"My old arms and legs can't withstand the torment. It takes two hours to run back and forth. I'm just relaxing, not looking for trouble."
"Then have you ever seen such a person..." Ye Fan described his father's appearance.
"I seem to have seen such a person, but he doesn't come often, and I can see him once in a while. I heard that he is a senior fishing friend, but something happened to his family, and he is very depressed. It takes ten and a half months to rarely show up.
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Ye Fan was depressed and felt sad. All this happened because he left this world. He lost his son in his later years and gave birth to a black-haired person. Who could withstand such a blow?
"Do you know where he went?"
"He moved away before this place was planned. I heard he wanted to change the environment so as not to be sentimental about the scene."
Ye Fan sighed in his heart, it was really hard to find, but fortunately the old man told him that if some people still live in this area, he should be able to find a few old neighbors.
"I said, young man, are you wearing a Song suit or a Han suit? Where did you buy it? It looks like you're doing Tai Chi wearing it. I'll buy one tomorrow too."
Before Ye Fan left, the old man took his hand and asked him about the ancient costume he was wearing. He touched it again and again and said that the texture was really exquisite and it was high-quality silk.
"Beidou came back..." Ye Fan was confused and answered subconsciously.
"Beidou Shopping Mall? It's a bit far here. My old arms and legs are really a bit awkward to go there."
"It's a bit far..." Ye Fan almost didn't let it slip. This old man talked a lot. He quickly woke up and said goodbye to him.
Before leaving, the old man kindly reminded him that his hair was too long. He said that now is an era where individuality is shown, but older people still can't get used to it.
Ye Fan was speechless and touched his thick black hair. Fortunately, it was loose and did not get stuck, otherwise he might not have been criticized.
However, more than twenty years have passed. In this era of self-expression and openness, not many people are watching him. At most, they look at him in surprise.
Ye Fan went in and out of many communities, scanning through them with his powerful spiritual consciousness, one after another, but still did not see an old neighbor.
Half a day passed, and he had gained nothing. He was far more exhausted than a life-and-death battle. This was because he was tired, worried about gains and losses, and feared it would be a tragedy.
He leaned back on a bench by the roadside, exhausted both physically and mentally. He stared blankly at the sky, unable to wait any longer. He wanted to rely on his supernatural powers to enter the relevant departments and retrieve files.
"Uncle, uncle, where did you buy this ancient costume?" A little boy of four or five years old, blinking his dark eyes and not afraid of strangers at all, ran up to him and asked.
"Brought back from Spoon Star." Ye Fan said nonsense seriously.
"Liar!" The little guy was very angry. He wrinkled his nose and blinked his eyes, but he was still hopeful and said, "Can you tell me? I also want my mother to buy it."
"Jingxuan, what are you doing?" A young woman came not far away, called the little boy away, and led him to a car.
The little guy was very stubborn and said nonchalantly: "Mom, I like that kind of clothes, so why don't you go home first?"
"It's so old-fashioned. Even the non-mainstream clothes from more than 20 years ago look better than this." The young woman hugged the little boy into the car and drove away quickly.
Ye Fan was dumbfounded. At that time, their generation was called the Beat Generation by some experts, and some people born after the 1990s were called non-mainstream. Now that I think about it, they will be born 10 years later, 20 years later, or even 30 years later.
It’s time for all children to “rise up”.
"Hey, that woman just now looks familiar. Who does she look like?" Ye Fan was suddenly startled. He tried to recall and felt that she looked like the same person.
Suddenly, he stood up quickly, disappeared, shrank to the ground, and chased after him.
On today's earth, Taoism has been suppressed, and his cultivation seems to have lost a lot, and is far from what it used to be. But after all, Ye Fan is about to kill Taoism, and he is still very powerful.
After leaving the commercial street, he followed the car into a community with a fairly good environment. The young woman took the boy down.
"Mom, I'm not happy anymore. If you don't help me buy costumes, I won't let you go." The little boy pouted.
"Good boy, what will you look like in that kind of clothes? It's ugly." The young woman coaxed him to go upstairs.
"Are you Uncle Liu's daughter Liu Qian?" Ye Fan stepped forward.
"Wow, uncle, you live here too? Mom, I want this ancient costume." the little boy shouted.
"Who...are you?" The young woman was very alert. A strange man followed, which made her a little uneasy.
Ye Fan immediately confirmed that this was Liu Qian, the daughter of his old neighbor Uncle Liu, who still looked vaguely like a child. When he left, this little girl was only six or seven years old, but now she has grown up, much like Aunt Liu back then.
Back then, the old couple had a daughter in their later years, and they were extremely precious. When he left, the little girl was still jumping around and very lively. But now she has become a mother.
Ye Fan didn't bother too much. He didn't look like a "simple" young man dressed like this, so he left consciously.
Soon after, he cut off his long hair, went to shopping malls, put on modern clothes, and finally seemed to integrate into the world.
He was used to wearing Beidou's armor, but now that he was wearing his old clothes, he felt a little uncomfortable. He felt that his hands and feet were tied up and he was not suitable for fighting.
When he returned to the community, there was no accident. Not long after, he saw an old man out for a walk. It turned out to be Uncle Liu. He was nearly eighty years old. He was much older than before, but his body was still strong.
Ye Fan changed his appearance slightly, otherwise it would be too shocking and would scare the old man. He naturally met him in the community and started chatting.
"The old neighbors have all dispersed, and there are not many left at this age..." Uncle Liu said with emotion that he had passed away.
More than ten years ago, Ye Fan's parents moved away from here, but they did not leave the city, they were just in another district.
"Do you still have contact?"
"No, I suddenly couldn't contact you ten years ago."
Ye Fan's heart sank, and his body couldn't help but tremble, but he finally calmed down. He was mentally prepared, and after all, he hadn't really seen the final result yet.
"Oh, back then, I had to believe that there were gods in this world."
"What do you want to say?"
"Of course it's Taishan. Although the people above kept it secret, after all, many people saw it with their own eyes. Poor Lao Ye's son, such a good young man, just disappeared, but he might have become an immortal and the nine dragons took them away.
Already."
The old man was getting older and talked nonchalantly about many things from that year. Ye Fan was silent and had mixed feelings in his heart.
Finally, he left here and came to B Shikou District, where he found his new address after his parents moved away. This is a suburb with a very good environment, mountains and rivers.
In the past, this place was very desolate, but now many people escape from the city and choose this place to retire.
Ahead, there is another old courtyard house from the last century, which is ancient but very charming. It is surrounded by a large area of woodland and an artificial lake.
No matter how you look at it, it looks very similar to where you lived in the past. I think my parents wanted to change to a new environment, so they are still a little nostalgic.
Ye Fan found his address, fell from the sky, and landed in a courtyard, shouting: "Mom, Dad, I'm back!"
However, there was silence, no one responded to him at all, Ye Fan trembled, looking at the locked door, his whole body felt cold.
He entered the room. It looked like it had been unoccupied for a long time and was covered with dust. This made him even more frightened.
After searching carefully, he found that there was a lack of popularity here, and no one had cleaned or come in for a long time. Finally, he found a notebook in the bedroom, opened it at random, and saw a sentence that made him worried.
"I saw Xiaofan again in a trance and saw him come back, but when I woke up, I found nothing but some cold tears on my face!"
"Mom, Dad!" Ye Fan shouted, tears welling up in his eyes.