The old man declined several times and didn't need Ye Fan to stay. He said that if he passed by this place in the future, he would just have to pay for this meal.
"Old man, I have no home right now. I don't have anywhere to go. Please let me stay. I will be of help."
"Big brother, you don't have a home?" The little girl was innocent and adorable. The tears on her face hadn't dried up yet. She looked up at him with a sympathetic expression.
In the end, the old man allowed Ye Fan to stay. He cleaned up a room in the backyard and told him that he could leave at any time.
At night, Ye Fan tossed and turned, unable to sleep. He finally got up and quietly went to the roof. He laid there and looked up at the sky. At this moment, the clouds had already dispersed. The bright moon hung high in the sky, sprinkling down moonlight like a thin mist. The sky was dotted with stars, shining like diamonds.
The affection between the old man and the little girl inadvertently touched something hidden in the deepest part of his heart. The kind faces of his parents appeared in his heart from time to time.
"How are you guys …"
Ye Fan looked up at the starry sky as if he wanted to pass through the endless starry sky to reach the other end of the starry sky and return to his parents' side. Every time he thought of his parents, his heart couldn't calm down. Suddenly missing, his aged parents must be very sad.
For his parents, losing their only son in their old age was a kind of unbearable pain. Thinking of his parents' sadness, Ye Fan felt distraught. He wished he could immediately return to their side to calm their hearts and show a smile.
However, they were separated by endless starry sky. The distance was so far. How could he go back? His heart was filled with a sense of helplessness. He could only stare blankly at the starry sky.
Every time he thought of his parents' mood, Ye Fan would be very worried. Ever since he came to this world, he had always hidden his longing for them. He didn't dare to easily touch or recall them. Every time he was touched, he couldn't calm down.
"No, I must think of a way to go back. I can't let my parents who raised me wash their faces with tears in their old age …" Ye Fan suddenly sat up and said to himself, "There must be a way. I must go back."
In the Primordial Ruins, he saw those cultivators flying in the sky and burrowing into the earth. He saw the matchless divine might of the five great characters. It made him feel the power of cultivators. Maybe one day, when he was strong enough, he would be able to cross the endless universe and return to his hometown, return to the side of his parents.
After witnessing the terror of cultivators with his own eyes, Ye Fan felt a glimmer of hope in his heart. He felt that the way home was not completely cut off. Perhaps there was still hope.
"I want to become stronger. I want to rush out of this starry sky. I want to go home and never let my parents cry again. I want them to smile in their old age …" Ye Fan's words became more and more resolute. He was building up his confidence. "I can definitely do it. I must do it. I want to return to their side!"
Sadness and worry were of no use. Ye Fan slowly adjusted his state of mind and gradually calmed down. Today, he was touched by the affection between the old man and the little girl, which made the last bit of confusion and confusion disappear completely. He found his goal and direction.
"The nine dragons pulling the coffin, crossing the Star Domain and arriving in this space, they can do it, and so can I. I want to become strong enough. Sooner or later, I will also be able to cross the void and return to my hometown. " Ye Fan's eyes became brighter and brighter. He had to become stronger. Whether it was to save Pang Bo or to return to his hometown, he needed powerful backing.
Unknowingly, he felt a trace of sleepiness and fell into a deep sleep on the room. It was not until the next morning when the old man's voice came over that he opened his eyes.
"Child, why did you go up to the room? Be careful, don't fall down."
The little girl walked out of the room with sleepy eyes. Seeing Ye Fan on the room, she immediately opened her eyes wide in shock and said: "Big brother, what are you doing?"
Facing the puzzlement of the old man and the little girl, Ye Fan felt a little awkward and said: "It was too hot last night, so I came up to the room to cool down and accidentally fell asleep."
After Ye Fan finished washing up, the old man called him to eat. There was a small bowl of white rice porridge and a plate of salted vegetables. It was very simple because their conditions were really limited. The little girl was very sensible and had already set up the bowls and chopsticks. Then, she ladled a bowl of white porridge for Ye Fan and a full bowl for her grandfather. However, when it was her turn, she only ladled a little. Originally, she used a small bowl, but it was so little that she finished in a few mouthfuls and put down the bowl and chopsticks.
"Why did you eat so little?" the old man asked her.
Although the little girl was wearing patched clothes, she was as beautiful as a delicate porcelain doll. She patted her little belly and said: "I'm full."
"Nonsense, you only ate a few mouthfuls, how can you be full?"
"I'm really full. Last night, I ate the chicken that grandpa left for me and half a steamed bun, so I'm still not hungry. "As the little girl spoke, she picked up her little bowl and prepared to wash it.
The old man pulled her back, filled her little bowl with white porridge, and said: "Good girl, you are still growing, so you need to eat more. Don't worry, we still have rice at home."
"I'm not worried, I'm really full, grandpa you have to eat more …" The little girl poured a lot of white porridge from her little bowl into the big bowl of the old man.
The old man couldn't stop her, so he didn't say anything and just sighed.
"Grandpa, will those bad people come today?" The little girl's blushing face revealed a trace of fear, and her voice was very tender as she said, "They have already taken our restaurant, and now they come here every day to cause trouble. We can't do business at all, and now we can't even eat. Why won'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 touched her head, and then added some white porridge to the little girl's bowl.
Ye Fan didn't say anything, and silently finished this simple breakfast, but his heart couldn't calm down.
The old man's surname was Jiang, which was a very old surname, and if traced back, it would be very big, but the old man was very ordinary, just one of the many living beings, and now his life was very difficult. The sensible and beautiful little girl was called Tingting, her parents passed away two years ago, leaving her and the old man to depend on each other.
Ye Fan didn't say much, and after eating breakfast, he said to the old man: "Uncle, I'm going out for a walk."
"You are unfamiliar with this place, so be careful." The old man warned.
This town couldn't be said to be big, but it couldn't be small either. There were more than a thousand families, and close to five thousand people. At the most prosperous crossroads, there were a few restaurants and inns, and most of the grocery stores were also concentrated there, and the other places were mostly residential areas.
Ye Fan walked around the town, and then walked out of the town. Many fields were close to the town, and in the distance was a mountain forest, where hunters went hunting every day.
Ye Fan walked into the mountain forest, and the deeper he went, the more surprised he was. Standing on a high mountain, he looked into the distance, and found that the mountains in the distance were undulating, the fog was hazy, and the primitive old forest seemed to have no end.
"Roar … …"
Waves of roars came from the depths of the mountain forest, but Ye Fan didn't worry, and instead revealed a happy expression. This town could indeed let him cultivate in peace, not only was it peaceful, but it was also close to the mountains, and there were definitely strange beasts and spirit herbs, which were all things he needed.
Ye Fan walked around the mountain for less than half a day, but he didn't go too far. He had plenty of time in the future, so there was no need to rush. When it was close to noon, he began to walk out, and along the way, he met some hunters and some herb gatherers.
"The life of ordinary people is really not easy … …" Ye Fan sighed, he found that a few hunters were carrying some game, and at the same time, a bloody corpse, and walking towards the town, it must have been killed by a large beast while hunting.
In the distance, a few roe deer were drinking in the mountain stream, and Ye Fan silently went around them, and then threw a mountain rock in his hand, and with a bang, a roe deer was smashed into the stream. After that, he hunted another roe deer in the mountain forest, and only then did he walk back.
On the way, some hunters saw an eleven or twelve year old youth dragging a roe deer and a roe deer, and all of them revealed a surprised expression. Ye Fan didn't mind, he was going to live in this town for a long time, and these things were unavoidable.
When it was close to noon, Ye Fan returned to the town, and sold the roe deer to a butcher, then went to buy some rice and noodles, and brought the roe deer to Uncle Jiang's small restaurant.
From afar, he could see that there were many people surrounding the restaurant, and Ting Ting's helpless cries came through the crowd. Ye Fan's heart immediately thumped, and he quickly rushed over.
The old man's white hair was scattered, and there were many bloodstains on his face. He sat on the ground powerlessly, and his patched clothes were stained with a lot of dust. Little Ting Ting cried sadly, and used her small sleeves to wipe the bloodstains on the old man's face. She cried at the people in front of her who were speaking viciously: "You are bad people, you robbed grandpa's restaurant, and now we don't even have food to eat, and you still won't let us go …"
A middle-aged man with a yellow face squatted down, and forcefully poked Little Ting Ting's forehead, causing her to fall to the ground, and said: "What do you know, little brat!"
"If you have something to say, then come at me, don't treat a child like this …" Uncle Jiang protected Ting Ting behind him, and wiped the bloodstains on his face: "What do you want?"
"We don't want anything, we just came here to eat, and you actually said that there's no food? What do you open a restaurant for? If that's the case, then just directly close it. "
"Bad people, you come every day to eat for free, where do we have the money to feed you …" Little Ting Ting cried behind Uncle Jiang.
There were many people in the crowd who couldn't stand it anymore, but they didn't dare to come forward, and could only persuade Uncle Jiang: "Elder Jiang, just close this small restaurant, and leave with your granddaughter."
"That's right, there are cultivators in their family, how can we mortals afford to offend them? You two should quickly leave."
"Even though we have to leave our homes, it's still better to leave."
…
"What are you guys talking about?" The middle-aged man with a yellow face stood up, and his gaze swept across the surrounding people. Those voices immediately became silent.
Ye Fan's anger surged, but he didn't immediately make a move. There were cultivators in their family, and he was afraid that if he acted rashly, he would harm the grandfather and granddaughter instead. Of course, he definitely wouldn't let these people go. Not making a move now didn't mean that he wouldn't make a move later.
At this time, the middle-aged man and a few others swaggered away. The surrounding people all came forward to persuade Uncle Jiang, and among them, Little Ting Ting's heartbroken sobs could be heard.
Only after a long time did the crowd gradually disperse. Little Ting Ting's eyes were red as she helped the old man up, and they walked towards the small restaurant.
Seeing such a kind old man in his twilight years being bullied like this, and seeing Little Ting Ting, who was covered in patches, crying so sadly, Ye Fan felt extremely angry. He looked in the direction where the people left and clenched his fists tightly.
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