"Xiaofan, the feeling here is very strange!" Wang Qian said to Shen Fan in surprise.
"Well, indeed, I heard my father tell me when I was young that this mountain is called Changqing Mountain. It seems to have been transformed by the ancestors of the Shen family. There are two completely different environments inside the mountain and outside the mountain!" Shen Fan nodded and said. .
At this time, Shen Fan had already brought Wang Qian and Zhao Qingyan into a square on the mountainside of Changqing Mountain. After getting off the car, he clearly felt a strange feeling. The fresh breath of the future that hit his face made people feel extremely comfortable. Now it was already It's late December, which is the time of winter, but I don't feel a trace of coldness in the mountains, but instead feel bursts of warmth.
"It's so beautiful here!" Zhao Qingyan praised the surrounding environment.
There are various buildings and decorations in Evergreen Mountain from the top to the foot of the mountain. There are clusters of exotic flowers and ancient trees, and most of the buildings are ancient pavilions, making it look like an ancient palace garden.
After Wang Qian looked around, she was very shocked. Such a place was actually privately owned by the Shen Fan family. In the 22nd century, the population exploded and land resources were seriously insufficient, but the Shen Fan family was able to occupy an entire mountain. , and it doesn’t seem like there’s much heat here.
It seemed that they knew that Shen Fan was coming back. Not long after, someone rushed to the square on the mountainside to greet him. A middle-aged man with an expressive face led two gray-haired old people, as well as unknown young and middle-aged men and women.
Led by the middle-aged man with a cold expression, when they arrived in front of Shen Fangen, they all bowed and saluted, and said respectfully: "Welcome Master Fan home!"
Shen Fan felt a little helpless when he saw this. The people here in his ancestral home seemed to have received a very traditional upbringing from childhood. For the Shen family members, they had to use this relatively ancient etiquette when meeting. Every time Shen Fan returned to his ancestral home, he felt a little helpless. It was always like this at home. Shen Fan once reminded him not to be so polite, but it was of no use.
"Grandpa Bai, Grandpa Lin, get up, long time no see!" Shen Fan smiled and motioned for them to get up.
"Haha, Master Fan, you are too young to be back. These two should be young ladies!" One of the two white-haired old men asked respectfully towards Shen Fan with a smile.
"Well, Wang Qian and Zhao Qingyan are both my girlfriends!" Shen Fan explained to them.
"I've seen two young ladies!"
The group of people saluted Wang Qian and Zhao Qingyan again, which made Wang Qian and Zhao Qingyan's faces blush slightly and they were a little overwhelmed.
"You're welcome!" Wang Qian finally responded with a bit of embarrassment.
"Okay, let's go worship my parents and ancestors first!"
"Yes! Master Fan!" The cold middle-aged man responded like a machine, without any emotion.
Afterwards, Shen Fan, headed by Wang Qian and Zhao Qingyan, walked towards the mountain, and the others followed behind. Maybe because they were going to the ancestral hall, no one spoke.
The Shen Family Ancestral Hall is located on the south side of the mountain top building complex. It is a very simple and solemn building. Shen Fan took Wang Qian and Zhao Qingyan to clean it before entering to worship. There are many memorial tablets placed in the ancestral hall. There are only four rows in total, indicating that this ancestral hall was not established for a long time. Wang Qian and Zhao Qingyan were very curious about this.
It was already past one o'clock after the worship, and people in the ancestral house began to prepare lunch for Shen Fan and the others, while Shen Fan was explaining everything here to Wang Qian and Zhao Qingyan.
"I am currently the only one in the Shen family where I live. Everyone here is the caretaker of the ancestral home. Maybe you can guess that our Shen family has a short history. The total history of the Shen family is less than two years. A hundred years later, when I was young, I heard my father say that the first-generation ancestor was a strange man with incredible abilities. Everything here was left behind by him. Something seemed to have happened between him and his great-grandfather, and the ancestor disappeared. , only great-grandfather is left!"
As Shen Fan recalled it, he told Wang Qian and Zhao Qingyan, and the two women listened quietly.
"After my great-grandfather became an adult, he seemed to have resented his ancestor for something, so he moved away from Evergreen Mountain and no longer lived here. However, he would often come back here to pay homage and visit. From then on, my grandfather and father all I don’t live here anymore, I will only come back sometimes!” This is why Shen Fan’s father told him since childhood not to return to his ancestral home unless necessary.
"The expressionless middle-aged man you saw just now, his name is Bai Ning. In fact, he is almost two hundred years old. He followed the first generation ancestor and was left to protect everything here! "
"Two hundred years old..."
Hearing Shen Fan's words, Zhao Qingyan and Wang Qian's eyes widened with disbelief on their faces. They are nearly two hundred years old and still look middle-aged. Anyone who knows this will be extremely shocked. At the same time, they will also be surprised by Shen Fan. This mysterious family of Fan is full of curiosity.
"It is said that it was done by our ancestors. Although Grandpa Bai can maintain this immortal appearance, he has no emotions at all, just like a robot!" Shen Fan said with a sigh, when he first knew Bai Ning's When I discovered my identity, I also felt incredible.
"In addition to Grandpa Bai, the other two old people are named Lin Feng and Lin Yun. They are a pair of brothers and the third-generation caretakers of the ancestral home trained by Grandpa Bai. The rest are the fourth-generation caretakers and some servants. , it is said that outside of the ancestral home, Grandpa Bai also formed a mysterious force. This was mentioned by my father occasionally, but I don’t know the details.”
"..."
"Master Fan, please let me have a meal with you two young ladies. If you need anything else, please tell me!"
In a pavilion on the top of the mountain, it was the place where the Shen family ate. Lin Feng served a table of sumptuous and exquisite dishes, which made people's fingers lick their fingers just looking at it.
"Thank you, Grandpa Lin Feng. These are rich enough."
"Okay, I'll go down first. If you need anything, just call me!" Lin Feng retreated immediately after seeing this, leaving Shen Fan and Zhao Qingyan to have dinner.
"I feel like you are just like the children of those ancient aristocratic families, but these dishes are really delicious. Compared to those at Yaxuan Pavilion, they are far inferior!"
"If it's delicious, eat more of it. These dishes seem to be famous ancient palace dishes collected when our ancestors were here."
"...."
After lunch, Shen Fan asked Lin Feng to take Wang Qian and Zhao Qingyan to rest, while he went to the ancestral hall to look for Bai Ning.
"Grandpa Bai, I have something to talk to you about." Shen Fan was very respectful to the old man who looked like a middle-aged man, because he had been guarding the Shen family's ancestral home for nearly two hundred years.
"What's the matter?" Bai Ning's expression was not only cold, but his voice was also very cold. Fortunately, Shen Fan was used to it.
"It's like this. Some time ago, my strength, mental power and other aspects suddenly increased tenfold, so I want to ask you, what is the reason for this?" Shen Fan then roughly described the fusion of hell in the world of gods. The story of the explosion of the heart and the game warehouse.
Bai Ning did not speak, but took Shen Fan's hand to explore. Then Bai Ning, who had been expressionless, raised his eyebrows. After putting down Shen Fan's hand, Bai Ning pointed at the center of Shen Fan's eyebrows with his deep finger. A strange energy surged towards Shen Fan. This was a strange thing happening. A star pattern appeared between Shen Fan's eyebrows. It was the inheritance mark of the Star Exorcist in the divine world, and Shen Fan's body was exuding bursts of energy. The silver luster was just like the vision he had when he swallowed the star source crystal.
"This! Isn't it something from the world of gods? How could it be..." (To be continued)