As soon as the boy woke up, he rushed to the old man's room to see if the old guy had sneaked away. Chen Hongjing walked to the old man's door, hesitated for a moment, and decisively opened the door. He saw the old man sleeping soundly on the bed holding a wine bottle.
Chen Hongjing breathed a sigh of relief. The old man must have drunk too much last night and remembered his old sweetheart. Otherwise, I would never buy wine with my own money, absolutely. Chen Hongjing walked out of the house and subconsciously wanted to lock the door to prevent the old man from going out. It would be best to break his legs so that he could take care of him for the rest of his life and not be able to go anywhere.
Chen Hongjing sighed and remembered what the old man said last night. He himself was picked up when he was two years old. When he was three years old, he remembered that his parents who picked him up were taken away. Then, when he was five years old, his younger brother, who was one year younger than him, was taken away by a fairy sect called Chayun Pavilion, which was said to be quite far from home.
Chen Hongjing picked up a stone and pointed it towards the creek. He felt that he was a broom star and could never catch happiness. When his brother was taken away, he cried for three days and three nights, wondering if the old man was so troublesome. It's annoying. A few years after I came home, everyone in my family left. He also asked the old man if he wanted to abandon him too.
The old man smiled and said no, and he also said that he was not a broom star. He was obviously a lucky star who gathered all the blessings in the world. Chen Hongjing laughed through tears, hugged the old man and said they would always be together.
Isn't the old man half a mountain man? Don’t you want to stay here and protect it for the rest of your life? Then why did he say those words last night? Did he really just say them when he was drunk? The more Chen Hongjing thought about it, the more annoyed he became. He threw another pebble into the stream and shouted, "Ah, it's so annoying."
"What's wrong? Are you worried that you didn't go to the study today because you were afraid that the master would catch you and tell your old man?" A voice suddenly rang, making Chen Hongjing jump.
Chen Hongjing slowly walked around and found that Chen Xu was also sitting next to the creek, picking up stones and gently throwing them into the creek. Chen Hongjing sat down on the spot: "Why are you here?"
Chen Xu slowly put the pebbles on the ground, turned to look at him, and said with a smile: "You can skip school and come here to relax, why can't you let me relax? Does this place belong to you? ?"
Chen Hongjing was speechless and turned around to continue throwing pebbles into the stream. After a while, he looked at Chen Xu and asked: "Do you people on the mountain live a more carefree life than us people at the bottom of the mountain? The struggle on the mountain should be much safer than the rivers and lakes below."
Chen Xu shook his head: "It depends on the individual. Some people on the mountain who have not joined the sect are called loose immortals or wild cultivators. Some loose immortal wild cultivators ignore the affairs of the mountain and prefer to wander around the rivers and lakes of the people at the foot of the mountain. These Sanxianye cultivators live a relatively carefree life, and some Sanxianye cultivators living in the mountains are no different than rats crossing the street at the foot of the mountain. As for those mountain people who have joined the sect, their lives are no different from those at the foot of the mountain, except that they are very capable. It's just a little longer, it's just a little longer. There are still quite a lot of constraints from heaven and earth."
Chen Hongjing nodded gently. Looking at Chen Xu's expression, she should belong to the ordinary people at the bottom of the mountain. She was neither very happy nor very sad.
"My godfather and godmother must have gone to become people in the mountains, and my brother was also taken away by an immortal sect. Although the time we got together with him was very short, we got along very happily at that time and had many wonderful things. Memories, but there are many that I can’t remember clearly.” Chen Hongjing said with a wry smile.
"What about you? Don't you want to be a mountain man that everyone respects?" Chen Xu asked.
Chen Hongjing shook his head and said calmly: "No, I just want to stay in the town, open four or five inns, and then stay with my old man. That's enough. If my brother comes back by then, I can stand up for him." Tell him, big brother has a future."
"I heard that the old gentleman is half a mountain man?" Chen Xu continued to ask.
Chen Hong nodded and even told Chen Xu the identity of the old man.
Chen Xu asked with a smile: "In that case, your family has become a mountain person. Do you really don't want to become a mountain person? Your life span will be much longer than that of ordinary people, and you will have more days together in the future." "
Chen Hongjing shook his head again: "Even if you have the ability, you don't have the courage. If you become a mountain person, there will always be people who will covet your magic weapon. You don't know how you will die in the next second."
Chen Xu stopped urging and quickly changed the subject: "I just heard you say that you want to open an inn in the future. Do you have any special skills? I wonder if I have a chance to try it?"
Chen Hongjing stood up, patted the dirt on his hands, and said with a smile: "It's better to hit the sun than to choose another day, so let's do it now."
Chen Hongjing said that he would prepare the tools first, and then asked Chen Xu to catch a chicken. As a result, before Chen Hongjing was ready, Chen Xu disappeared with a whoosh, and then came back with two chickens in his hand. Chen Hongjing could only give him a thumbs up.
Over the small houses on the mountainside, a dark cloud gradually came down. However, the people in the town seemed indifferent to the scenery on the other side of the mountain and were still minding their own business. Of course this was indifferent. After all, Old Man Chen had set up a barrier.
Old Man Chen was feeding the chickens at this time. In the black clouds, a few flashes of lightning flashed, and three figures landed from the thunderclouds. The three of them were wearing black and white clothes and black and white hats. The word "you" was engraved on the left breasts of the hats and clothes. They had a dark purple jade pendant wrapped around their waists, and three swords without scabbards. The long knife also hangs on the waist. Since there is no scabbard, the long knife makes people feel shuddering.
Among the three, the man standing in the middle walked up to Mr. Chen, raised his hands and said, "Mr. Chen, does this chicken seem to be fat?"
"Well, I don't think it's fat, and it doesn't have much meat. I guess I'll kill it now. It won't be enough to eat, and it won't be worth much." Old Man Chen continued to scatter a handful of rice and said.
"Hey, Mr. Chen, this is wrong. Although this chicken cannot be fattened, the key point is that it is still a chicken. The essence is concentrated in one body. It has no meat, so it does not prevent it from being used to make soup. Then The value is probably better than other methods." The man took off his hat and used it as a fan. The man turned out to be a handsome man, with a fairer complexion than the woman.
"The key is that this chicken has feelings after being raised for so long, but you can't just kill it. If it doesn't want to, I can still let it go and let it live the life it wants." The old man turned his head and looked at the handsome man with a smile.
The two people in the distance disappeared in an instant, and then came to the old man's side in an instant, with two long knives hanging on the left and right of the old man's neck.
The handsome man smiled, raised his palm and smashed it directly into their faces, yelling: "You two losers, didn't you see that I was chatting with Mr. Chen? Do you know what chatting is? Do you know? Who is Mr. Chen in front of you! It's Chen Moyuan!"
"Why did you suddenly pull out the knife? Doesn't it mean we didn't die fast enough?" The handsome man looked at the two people who had fallen to the ground, and the anger in his heart inexplicably increased, and he kicked them hard in the abdomen.
"A dog lying down looks better than you two doing now. Get out of my sight. Don't be embarrassed. The next second, you let me see you two. You two are holding each other's heads to see me. What are you looking at? , why don't you get out?" The handsome man raised his right foot again, and the two of them disappeared from sight in an instant.
The handsome man patted his right foot that he had just raised, put it down gently, and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, I'm so sorry for making you laugh. After talking about daily life for so long, we won't talk about this chicken anymore. Let’s talk about the past.”
"Oh? I wonder what past events General Panling wants to talk about with this old man like me?"
"Then there's something to say." The handsome man whom Old Man Chen called General Panling snapped his fingers, and two black holes appeared in the sky, and two heads rolled out of the black holes. Pan Leng suddenly sat on any head and said with a smile: "I wonder where Mr. Chen put that thing?"
Old Chen glanced at the head sitting on the ground with Pan Ling, his face remained as usual, and he said calmly: "I'm old, and I've forgotten many things. I don't know what the general is referring to? Is it the broom in my broken house? Or is it? Where are the authentic works of famous people that I have treasured under the bed? The general will search for them at will, and if they can be found, what if I pack them myself and give them to the general? "
Pan Leng also asked questions and answered questions. He raised his right foot again and stepped on the other head. He said melancholy: "I didn't want to bother Mr. Chen. After all, we are not from the same world, but some people are imprisoned in evil." After so many years, Yuan Ta still didn't mention a word and was very harsh. With no choice but to cut off their heads, destroy their souls, and torture their souls, they still didn't mention it. Why do you think someone can be so harsh? To such an extent, even if you try hard to qualify for eternity, you won’t even talk about it.”
"What a pity, after all, they are not from our side. People die, but the things left on their bodies are not dead. After some clues, I finally came here to meet you, Mr. Chen. But, I didn't expect that , this incident actually started the encounter between us. Do you think so?" Pan Ling bent down, his head facing the sitting head.
"I don't even know what you are talking about, General. Anyway, you can search my shabby house. As I said, if there is something that the General wants, I will pack it myself and offer it to the General with both hands. If If not, please ask the general to leave immediately."
Pan Leng looked up at the black cloud above and said inexplicably: "Mr. Chen, your grandson is very filial. I also want to have such a filial child. Unfortunately, I haven't even gotten married yet, and my son is No, where can I find such a good grandson?"
Chen Hongjing looked at Chen Xu who was sitting across from him. He saw that she was polite in class and smiled quietly. He didn't expect that she would be so disregarding her image when eating. She rolled up her sleeves, picked up the chicken drumstick and bit into it. The corners of his mouth were covered with sauce. Chen Hongjing suddenly smiled. Yes, he was destined to be a chef. If he could eat such delicious food, his image didn't matter.
Chen Hongjing raised the chicken drumstick in his hand and was about to take a big bite when his heart suddenly tightened and he looked in the direction of his home, always feeling that something bad would happen. After watching it for a few seconds, he dropped the chicken legs in his hands and ran towards home, feeling a sense of loneliness.
A Fang was keeping accounts in the shop, tapping the abacus with his right hand. A person walked in from outside the door. Al Fang didn't even raise his head and shouted directly: "Welcome, pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the left hand side, small toys on the right hand side, and books at the back. Please take your time to choose."
"Sorry, I'm here to see the shopkeeper."
A Fang raised his head and looked at the visitor, who was an elderly scholar in black shirt. A Fang put down the brush in his hand and asked, "I am the shopkeeper. I don't know what the customers want from me."
The scholar in black shirt smiled and said, "Can we go inside and talk in detail?"
Chen Hongjing walked all the way to the small house on the mountainside without stopping for a moment. He felt that as long as he stopped, he would regret it for the rest of his life. Chen Hongjing looked at the house in front of him. There was no change, but he couldn't take another step forward. It wasn't that he couldn't, but he just didn't dare to do it out of instinct.
"Tsk, tsk, bastard, you came back so early today. I saw that you didn't go to the study room for class today. Old man, I'll leave for a while. If you have anything, you can solve it yourself. From now on, take care of yourself, no matter you It doesn't matter whether you go to the study or open a shop. If I come back and find that you are worse than a dog, I will break your dog legs directly." Standing next to the old man was a very good-looking man, this man , Chen Hongjing did not dare to take a step closer.
"Where are you going? If I had known that night, I would have broken your legs and made you unable to move for the rest of your life, and I would have to support you for the rest of your life. Where are you going to die, this old man? How long will you have to go?" Chen Hongjing shed tears as he talked. The thing he feared most happened.
"Kid, don't worry, your grandpa will be gone for a while, it could be thirty years or seventy years at the earliest. When your grandson is born, your grandpa will be back." This time, the old man didn't speak. The handsome man spoke.
After saying that, the black cloud slowly descended, and the handsome man walked into the black cloud, leaving only the old man and his grandson looking at each other.
The old man smiled and said: "If you don't understand anything, ask Master, even if you don't go to the study for class. Remember, the key in life is to learn, think and act. If you leave, if you miss your brother, go find him." After that, the old man Also walked into the dark clouds.
Chen Hongjing sat on the ground, and just like that, slowly watching the black clouds dissipate, he felt weak all over, and regret arose in his heart again. A wave of dizziness hit his head, and Chen Hongjing fainted...
