The old man declined several times, and Ye Fan didn't need to stay, saying that he would pass by here in the future and just make up for the meal.
"Old man, I'm homeless now, and I have no place to go, just let me stay, and I will help."
"Big brother, you don't have a home?" The little girl was innocent and cute, the tears on her face were not dry yet, she looked up at him, with a sympathetic look on her immature face.
In the end, the old man asked Ye Fan to stay, packed a room for him in the backyard, and told him that he could leave at any time.
At night, Ye Fan tossed and turned, and finally got up, quietly went to the roof, lay here and looked up at the sky. At this moment, the clouds have dispersed, the bright moon hangs in the sky, sprinkled the moonlight like thin smoke, and the stars in the sky are shining like diamonds.
The family affection between the old man and the little girl inadvertently touched the deepest thing in his heart, and the kind faces of his parents surfaced in his heart from time to time.
"Are you guys OK… "
Ye Fan looked up at the starry sky, as if he wanted to pass through the endless star field, reach the other end of the starry sky, and return to his parents. Whenever he thinks of his parents, his heart is hard to calm down. His sudden and unexpected disappearance must be very sad for his elderly parents.
For parents, losing their only child in their later years would be an unbearable pain. Thinking of their parents being sad, Ye Fan felt distraught, wishing to return to them immediately, so that their hearts could calm down and smile.
But separated from the endless star field, the distance is so far away, how can I go back? Filled with a sense of powerlessness in his heart, he could only stare blankly at the starry sky.
Whenever he thinks of his parents' feelings 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 and recall them lightly. 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 the parents who gave birth to me and raised me cry in their later years..." Ye Fan sat up all of a sudden, and said to himself: "There must be a way, I must go back."
Seeing those monks flying into the sky and escaping from the ground in the primitive ruins, and seeing the five great figures who are so mighty, made him feel the power of the monks. Maybe one day when he is strong enough, he can cross the endless star universe, return to his hometown, and return to his parents. beside.
Seeing the horror of the monks with his own eyes, Ye Fan felt hopeful in his heart. He felt that the way home had not been completely cut off, and there might still be hope.
"I want to become stronger, I want to rush out of this starry sky, I want to go home, I will not let my parents cry anymore, I want to make their old age full of smiles..." Ye Fan's words became more and more firm, and he was setting himself up for himself. Confidence, said: "I will definitely be able to do it, I must do it, and I will return to them!"
Sentiment and worry are 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.
"Jiulong pulls the coffin, travels through the star field, and comes to this space. They can do it, and so can I. I want 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. Brighter, he must become stronger. Whether he wants to save Pangbo or return to his hometown, he needs a strong backing.
Before he knew it, he felt sleepy and fell asleep on the room. It was not until the next morning when the old man's voice came that he opened his eyes.
"My child, why did you get on the room? Be careful and don't fall."
The little girl walked out of the room with sleepy eyes, and saw Ye Fan sitting up from the room, her eyes widened in shock, and said, "Brother, what are you doing?"
Facing 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, 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, she had already set the bowls and chopsticks, she filled a bowl of white porridge for Ye Fan, and filled a bowl full for her grandfather, but when it came to her, she only filled a little bit. Originally, she used a small bowl. As a result, it was so little that it was eaten in a few mouthfuls, and then the bowls and chopsticks were put down.
"Why do you eat so little?" the old man asked her.
Although the little girl was wearing patched clothes, she was as pretty as a delicate porcelain doll. She patted her belly and said, "I'm full."
"Nonsense, I only ate a few bites, how can I be full?"
"I'm really full. Last night, I ate the chicken nuggets left by my grandfather and half a steamed bun. I'm not hungry yet." The little girl said, picked up her small bowl, and prepared to go rinse.
The old man pulled her back, filled her small bowl with porridge, and said, "My good boy, you should eat more when you are growing up. 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 porridge from her small bowl into the old man's big bowl.
The old man couldn't stop him, didn't say anything, just sighed.
"Grandpa, will those bad guys still come today?" The little girl showed a look of fear on her red face, and said in a childish voice, "They have already robbed our restaurant, and they still come here every day to make trouble. There is no way to do business, and now we can hardly even eat, why don't they let us go?"
"It's okay, you don't have to worry, as long as grandpa is here, you won't be hungry." The old man patted her head, then added some porridge to the little girl's bowl.
Ye Fan didn't say anything at the side, and ate the simple breakfast in silence, but he couldn't calm down in his heart.
The old man's surname is Jiang, which is a very ancient surname, and it has a lot of background when traced back. However, the old man is very ordinary, just one of the many living beings, and life is very difficult now. A sensible and beautiful little girl named Tingting, her parents passed away two years ago, leaving her to live with the old man.
Ye Fan didn't say much. After breakfast and dinner, he said to the old man, "I'm going out for a walk, old man."
"You are not familiar with the place here, so be careful." The old man warned.
This town can be said to be big or small, with more than a thousand households and close to five thousand people. At the most prosperous intersection, there are several restaurants, inns, grocery stores, etc., mostly concentrated there, and most of the other places are residential areas.
Ye Fan walked around the small town, and then walked out of the town. There are many fields next to the small town, and further away, there are mountains and forests. Every day, hunters go to the mountains to hunt.
Ye Fan walked into the forest, and the more he walked in, the more surprised he was. Standing on a high mountain and looking far away, he found that the mountains in the distance were undulating, continuous, misty, and the original old forest seemed to have no end.
"Roar… "
In the depths of the mountain forest, there were bursts of roaring sounds. Ye Fan was not worried, but showed joy. The small town can indeed allow him to practice meditation. Not only is it peaceful, but it is also close to the mountains. There must be strange beasts and elixir. need something.
Ye Fan walked around the mountain for less than half a day, but he didn't go too far. In the future, he would have plenty of time, so he was not in a hurry. He only went out around noon. On the way, he found some hunters and some herbal pickers.
"Ordinary people's lives are really not easy..." Ye Fan sighed a little. He found several hunters carrying some prey and carrying a bloody corpse towards the town. It must have been killed by a large beast during hunting. culled.
In the distance, a few roe deer were drinking water in the mountain stream. Ye Fan walked around without a sound, and then threw a rock in his hand violently. With a "bang", a roe deer fell into the stream. Afterwards, he shot another roe 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 a roe deer, and they all showed surprise. Ye Fan didn't care. He would live in this small town for a long time, and these were unavoidable.
Around noon, Ye Fan returned to the town, sold the roe deer to a butcher, then bought some rice noodles, and took the roe deer to Uncle Jiang's small restaurant.
From a distance, I saw a lot of people surrounded there, and 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 fell loose, and there was a lot of blood on his face. He sat on the ground weakly, and his patched clothes were covered with a lot of dust. Xiao Tingting wept sadly, wiped the blood on the old man's face with her little sleeve, and cried to the few people who spoke harshly in front of her, "You are bad people, you robbed Grandpa's restaurant, now we don't have any After the meal, don’t let us go..."
A yellow-faced middle-aged man squatted down, tapped Xiao Tingting's forehead forcefully, causing her to fall to the ground, and said, "What do you know, you girl!"
"What's the matter with me, don't treat the child like this..." Uncle Jiang held Tingting behind him, wiped the blood off his face, and said, "What do you guys want?"
"We don't want to do anything. When you come here to eat, you actually say that there is no food. What do you do for opening a restaurant? If that's the case, just close it."
"Bad guys, you come here every day for free, how can we have money to support you..." Xiao Tingting cried behind Old Man Jiang.
Many people in the onlookers couldn't stand it anymore, but they didn't dare to go forward, so they could only persuade Old Man Jiang, saying: "Old Jiang, just close this small shop and take your granddaughter out of here."
"That's right, there are people who cultivate immortals in their family, how can we mortals provoke them, you should hurry up and leave."
"Although you are far away from home, it is better to leave."
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"What are you talking about?" The yellow-faced middle-aged man stood up, glanced at the people around him, and those voices suddenly fell silent.
Ye Fan was furious, but he didn't make a move immediately. There were immortal cultivators in the opponent's family, and he was afraid that if they bumped into each other violently, they would kill the grandparent and grandson instead. Of course, he will never let these people go. If he doesn't act now, it doesn't mean he can't settle the score afterwards.
At this time, the yellow-faced middle-aged man left with a few other people in a big way, and the onlookers stepped forward one after another to persuade Old Man Jiang, while Xiao Tingting cried sadly.
After a long time, the crowd gradually dispersed, Xiao Tingting's eyes were red, she helped the old man to stand up, and walked towards the small restaurant.
Seeing such a kind old man in his dying years being bullied like this, and seeing Xiao Tingting covered in patches crying so sadly, Ye Fan felt outraged. He looked at the few people who disappeared at the end of the street, and squeezed them tightly. fist.