Tang Xiaotian frowned, and his thin face showed a tired look. He had obviously traveled a lot.
He sighed deeply and said: "Some things are not as simple as you think. You were still young at that time, and your father could not say too much to you, because the more you knew, the more dangerous it would be. One day you will understand the painstaking efforts of being a father."
Tang Qingqing snorted coldly and did not respond.
Tang Xiaotian walked slowly to her side, as if he wanted to reach out and touch Tang Qingqing, but when he stretched his hand into the air and saw Tang Qingqing's cold eyes, he slowly retracted his hand.
"My father doesn't ask for your forgiveness, I just want to see you. I'll go back now. When Qingqing grows up, my father will feel relieved." At this moment, Tang Xiaotian no longer has the majesty of an ancestor, only the love and helplessness of a father.
Although Tang Qingqing's face was frosty, her eyes had already shed two lines of clear tears.
Tang Xiaotian wiped away the old tears from the corner of his eyes, turned to look at Xiao Ding, and said with a smile: "You should be Xiao Ding. There are rumors in the world that you defeated the three elders of Shaolin and outsmarted them. In just a few words, you found out the traitor behind Shaolin. Today! See, the rumors are not false, he is indeed a young hero."
Xiao Ding stood up, clasped his fists, and said with a smile: "Master Tang Dabao praised me, and the heroes praised me. I exaggerated my words. I deserve it."
Tang Xiaotian smiled and said: "You don't have to be too modest. I can't make mistakes when I look at people. If you don't see anyone outside, just call me uncle. Qingqing will follow you, and I will feel relieved. You can take good care of her for me. This child He has a bit of a stubborn temper, so you have to be more patient."
Xiao Ding smiled and said: "Uncle, don't worry, I will take good care of Qingqing."
After Tang Xiaotian said this, he looked back at Tang Qingqing and walked straight out the door. Passing by Xiao Ding, he suddenly said softly: "In addition, they want me to be the chief escort of the Eight Escort Bureau Alliance. Tomorrow It has been officially established. If you are interested, you should go and have a look early."
Xiao Ding responded: "Don't worry, uncle, we will definitely go."
Tang Xiaotian took a deep breath, nodded, and said with a smile: "That's good, that's good." After saying that, he turned around and strode away.
Xiao Ding and his group were the only guests left in the hall, and the waiter was already preparing to close the shop.
At that time, in the larger inns, the lower floors were basically run by restaurants and teahouses. Xiao Ding and the others lived in the inn upstairs, and it was inconvenient for the second brother to drive people out. Xiao Ding threw a piece of silver to the waiter and called him He closed the door and went to rest, so he didn't have to serve them, which made the second brother feel very grateful.
Xiao Ding looked at Tang Qingqing and said softly: "You must go back to Tangjiapu tomorrow."
Tang Qingqing wiped the tears on her face and asked indifferently: "Why do I have to go back? I made it very clear just now. I want to go to you, but I won't go."
Xiao Ding stared at her face and said word by word: "Because if you don't go, you may regret it for the rest of your life!"
Tang Qingqing was shocked. She knew that Xiao Ding would not joke with her at this time. Although she was anxious, she deliberately kept her tone calm: "Oh, tell me, why do I regret it?"
Ye Rongqiu and Sikong Zhaiyue also looked stunned. Even Zhou Ziheng knocked out the remaining tobacco leaves from his pipe and listened carefully.
"Because I don't think your father wants to be the chief escort of these eight escort bureaus. He is most likely under coercion." Xiao Ding said solemnly.
"Coercion? How could the people from the Eighth Escort Bureau have the guts to coerce the head of Tangjiabao?" Sikong Zhaiyue looked disbelieving.
Xiao Ding said calmly: "Of course I'm not from the Eighth Escort Bureau."
"Who could that be? In this place, except for the Nangong family who has the ability to compete with Tangjiabao, how can other gangs have the strength to dare to challenge Tang Xiaotian?" Sikong Zhaiyue asked.
"Of course it can't be anyone else." Xiao Ding sighed.
Ye Rongqiu seemed to suddenly understand. She said, "You mean the people from the Qinglong Society?"
Xiao Ding nodded, then shook his head: "Not necessarily, maybe it's someone from the Money Gang."
Tang Qingqing couldn't calm down anymore. She asked eagerly: "What's going on? Please tell me clearly."
"Think carefully about what Lord Tang Dabao said when he left just now. Why did he say that?" Xiao Ding said.
"Did he say that they want me to be the chief escort of the Eight Escort Bureau Alliance? It will be officially established tomorrow. If you are interested, go and have a look early." Xiao Ding was afraid that they would not remember it, so he repeated what Tang Xiaotian said just now. Said it again.
"Yes, what he said is true. What's so strange about this?" Sikong Zhaiyue was puzzled.
"They wanted me, why didn't he say they invited me? And why did he say they, but not the Eighth Escort Bureau, invited me to be the chief escort?" Xiao Ding explained.
Sikong Zhaiyue shook his head and said with a smile: "You are a bit presumptuous. It is just a simple sentence. Maybe he just said it casually. Maybe he just invited us to come and sit down tomorrow."
Xiao Ding shook his head and said: "If it was just a simple invitation, why didn't he say it before leaving, but said it alone when he left? I just think the expression he looked at me when he said this was a little strange, and then I thought of Qing Qing The things I just mentioned made me feel that this matter might not be simple."
Ye Rongqiu said: "Anyway, we have to go there tomorrow, so just pay attention then."
Tang Qingqing had fallen into deep thought, and she suddenly remembered that night at Songyang Academy...
Tang Qingqing caressed Xiao Ding's face with compassion, and tried her best to smile: "I left Tangjiapu when I was fifteen years old to travel in the world. It has been four years since I went back. I can only protect myself by myself. , I can only survive if others are afraid of me." There was a kind of pain in her eyes: "Actually, I also know that others are just afraid of the poison of our Tang family."
"Tang Xiaoyun is your father?"
"Um."
"Then he must have sent people everywhere to look for you in the past few years. Don't you want to go back and have a look at all?"
Tang Qingqing's eyes flashed with pain again: "If you don't go, I am not the only daughter in the Tang family!"
Xiao Ding sighed secretly, already understanding in his heart that although Tang Qingqing was a world-famous daughter of the Tang family, she was not living a happy life. The status that everyone envied may actually be a shackles for her.
We are both fallen people from the end of the world, and both of us had an unhappy childhood.
The cold wind outside the window was shrill and shrill, and the candle shadows inside the house were dim.
That night was too long...
After the sadness reaches the extreme, it often becomes very calm, and it will only appear from time to time in your future days.
Maybe it’s when you suddenly think of someone, maybe when you see an unforgettable scenery, or maybe when you suddenly hear a familiar name from someone else’s mouth, every time it appears, you will feel It's like being pricked by a needle, faint but lasting.
Tang Qingqing has become very calm, as calm as this long night.
The lamp oil on the wall had burned out, and the wick jumped for the last time before suddenly going out. In the endless darkness, Tang Qingqing didn't even blink.
Because she knows that after darkness, dawn will come.
She had even thought about it. If Xiao Ding died like this after dawn, she would bury him in these mountains, under the white snow. As for herself, just stay here with Xiao Ding and grow old slowly.
She had long been tired of this world, but she suddenly met Xiao Ding. It was Xiao Ding's appearance that made her cold emotions become warm, and she once again felt that this world was worth remembering. But now, this person is about to leave, leaving her. Life will never happen again.
There were no tears on Tang Qingqing's face, and all the tears had turned into blood and flowed in her heart.
She hugged Xiao Ding tightly like this, waiting for the arrival of dawn.
"It's almost dawn..." Xiao Ding's voice was as thin as a gossamer.
Tang Qingqing said softly: "Well, it's daybreak. We can leave here right away. As long as we go to Shaolin Temple, you will be saved. Shaolin's Great Return Pill will definitely be able to stabilize the poison in your body, and I will definitely have a way. Whoever finds the antidote, don’t forget that I am Miss Tang from Tangjiabao.”
…
Tang Qingqing woke up from her memories, and she suddenly understood one thing. She had never forgotten that she was from Tangjiabao in these years. Every time she was in danger of life and death, she would subconsciously talk about being the eldest daughter of the Tang family. Tangjiabao is the sustenance of her heart. Although she travels alone in the world, she does not bring trouble to Tangjiabao. Instead, she always thinks about Tangjiabao.
The reason why she didn't want to call Tang Xiaotian daddy anymore was because she couldn't get over the shadow of the past. Now hearing Xiao Ding say that her father was in danger, it once again aroused her inner nature.
After all, the love between father and daughter is thicker than water.
