Bai Yunfei walked back to the inn in a daze and returned to his guest room. After slamming the door, there was no movement.
Two hours later, he walked out of the room again. There was no joy on his face, but his brows were slightly furrowed. He walked onto the street. He walked around aimlessly for half an hour, and then ducked into a street. The alley disappeared.
About an hour later, Bai Yunfei returned to the inn room again and stayed behind closed doors.
At around six o'clock in the afternoon, a knock on the door woke up Bai Yunfei who was sitting on the bed adjusting his breath. Xiao Ning's questioning voice came from outside the door.
He opened the door, chatted with Xiao Ning for a few words, and then followed her out.
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Because it is cloudy today, the sky is already a little dark at this time, and there are many fewer pedestrians on the street. The breeze blows on my face, giving me a hint of coolness.
Not long after, Bai Yunfei followed Xiao Ning to a restaurant on West Street. He went up to the second floor, opened the door of a private room, and saw Liu Meng sitting inside, and a four-year-old man next to her. A middle-aged man in his teens and slightly fat.
When Liu Meng saw Bai Yunfei entering the room, her face showed joy. She stood up, walked to Bai Yunfei's side, and said to the middle-aged man: "Dad, he is Yunfei, and he is a middle-level soul master." !”
After saying that, he gently took Bai Yunfei's hand, led him to sit down at the table, and said, "Yunfei, this is my father, Liu Yan."
Bai Yunfei looked at the middle-aged man opposite who was looking at him with a scrutinizing gaze, nodded slightly, and said respectfully: "Uncle Liu."
Liu Yan looked away, nodded slightly and said, "Well, it's not bad. Although his appearance is not outstanding, he looks like a calm and steady person. This is rare."
After saying such a harmless word, there was no further content. He glanced at Liu Meng beside him, and then ordered Xiao Ning beside him: "Bring up all the food. I came all the way and am a little hungry." .”
After Xiao Ning agreed to go out, the room fell into an awkward silence.
Bai Yunfei lowered his head, as if he didn't know what to say; Liu Yan also lowered his head, as if he was a little tired and resting as he said.
Liu Meng on the side seemed a little anxious. In order to ease the atmosphere, he had to ask about Liu Yan's business. Bai Yunfei couldn't understand either. He only heard them saying that the price of certain goods in which city had increased again, and which batch of goods was not delivered on time. Arrive and lose, etc.
After a while, the dishes started to be served one after another, and the topic between the two of them gradually turned to Liu Meng's mother. Liu Meng occasionally said something to Bai Yunfei, trying to get him to participate in the conversation, but Bai Yunfei didn't seem to want to. I wish I could say more, but I just responded vaguely.
"By the way, Yunfei, you seem to have never talked about your family. Where is your home? Why have I never heard you mention your parents?" Liu Meng saw that Bai Yunfei seemed a little disappointed and asked aloud. arrive.
Bai Yunfei was silent for a while and replied: "I am an orphan, and I have followed my master since I was a child."
"Oh... that's it." Liu Meng seemed to know that he was talking about Bai Yunfei's sadness, and immediately changed the subject and said, "No wonder Yunfei is so good. It turns out that he has been learning from his master since he was a child. It must be very hard, right? ? Yunfei, you are really strong."
"Humph, at the age of eighteen, he has reached the middle stage of a soul master. He is indeed more talented than ordinary soul masters, but that's about it..." Liu Yan frowned when he heard Liu Meng praise Bai Yunfei, and felt a little disapproving. said.
"Dad, how could you say that?" Liu Meng seemed a little anxious, "Yunfei has more than just the realm of soul power, he..."
"Are you going to talk about those special soul weapons of his?" Liu Yan interrupted her and frowned, "Although I am not a soul master, I have gained a lot of knowledge from my interactions with the Zhang family of the Ice Sect over the years. There is no such special weapon as you mentioned. Don't deliberately make up some unfounded so-called 'special Horcruxes' just to promote him!"
"No, Dad, Yunfei really has..."
"Even if there is, so what? It's just what his master gave him!" Liu Yan interrupted Liu Meng again,
"Stop talking... Please, don't talk..." Bai Yunfei lowered his head. Although his expression was calm, he kept begging in his heart.
"How could it be possible? It was refined by Master Yunfei. Yunfei is his apprentice, so he must be..." Liu Meng's voice sounded like a 'justification' to defend Bai Yunfei. It fell into Bai Yunfei's heart, but It turned into a thousand sharp thorns and stuck deep in his heart.
"Yunfei, actually... you can also refine such a Horcrux, right?" His right hand was held by a soft and boneless jade hand. Liu Meng looked at him expectantly and asked softly.
In silence, Bai Yunfei closed his eyes and felt a trace of warmth coming from his palms. This "warmth" should have made him feel happiness and sweetness, but after it spread into his heart, it turned into a biting cold, which made him feel uncomfortable. His heart felt cold...
Raising his head and meeting Liu Mengxi's gaze, Bai Yunfei's pupils shrank, but he did not answer her words, but asked calmly: "Meng'er, do you remember the day when you were arrested by the Long family? That time, was it you who told Long Tao Jia my name?"
"Huh? Yunfei, why do you suddenly ask this?" Liu Meng was stunned and said casually, "That day, I was caught by them. In desperation, I said your name and said you would come to save me. ...What, are you angry about this?"
Bai Yunfei smiled softly, shook his head slightly, suddenly raised his head and said to Liu Yan who was sitting opposite: "Uncle, Meng'er's birthday will be in a few days, can you let me spend her birthday with her and then take her home? "
"What?" Liu Yan seemed to be stunned by his sudden question. He glanced at Liu Meng with some doubts, thought for a while, frowned and said, "How can this be done? I promised her mother that I would take him back. ,and… "
"Hehe, hehe, hahaha..." Bai Yunfei's chuckle interrupted his words, and then the chuckle slowly changed into a mocking voice full of sarcasm.
Bai Yunfei still lowered his head, his shoulders kept shrugging, and there was a deep sadness in his laughter.
As soon as his hand was empty, the trace of tenderness was withdrawn. Liu Meng stood up, took two steps back, looked at Bai Yunfei with a complex expression, and hesitated: "You... you noticed?"
Bai Yunfei stopped laughing, raised his head, and stared at her with a half-smile: "What did I find?"
"Are you referring to the fact that I found out that this person is not your father, or that this meal was simply a trap, or that the reason why you approached me was a scam?"
Before Liu Meng could answer, Bai Yunfei said this sentence on his own, which made her expression change drastically!
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Today's chapter was very difficult to write, really very difficult, and maybe book friends were also quite unhappy with it. This is just this one time, and I will never write such a painful plot again!
I thought I could arrange it well before, but it turned out... it was a complete mess. I hope all the book friends will bear with me. The number of words in this chapter is a bit short because I wanted to work harder to revise some of the content at the end...