It was already close to noon and the small restaurant was deserted. There were no customers at all and only Little Ting Ting's sobbing could be heard.
Ye Fan pushed open the door and walked in while dragging the deer and carrying the rice noodles.
Little Ting Ting's eyes were red and she was using a hot towel to carefully wipe the old man's wound. Her heart ached and she cried while wiping.
There were bruises on the old man's wrinkled face. Blood flowed from his mouth and nose, and even his white hair was stained with blood.
"How could these bastards have the heart to do this …" Ye Fan felt a wave of pain in his heart. A kind-hearted old man with one foot in the grave suffered such a vicious attack. It was truly infuriating. Little Ting Ting was so cute and sensible. She was only five or six years old, but she was also poked on the forehead and fell to the ground. At this moment, her face was filled with sad tears. It was truly heart-wrenching and pitiful.
"Big brother …" Seeing Ye Fan return, Little Ting Ting's tears rolled down again and she began to cry loudly.
"Good Ting Ting, don't cry. Grandpa is fine." The old man hurriedly comforted Ting Ting and used his calloused hands to wipe away her tears. Then, he looked at Ye Fan in shock and said: "This deer and the rice noodles …"
"I caught the deer in the forest and the rice noodles were exchanged for with a deer." Ye Fan put down these things and took out a small jade bottle. He pulled out the stopper and poured out a bit of Hundred Grass Liquid. Then, he smeared it on the old man's wound.
"You only ate a meal from us, you don't need to be like this …" The old man was not good with words. He was very grateful but couldn't say anything.
"Uncle, you don't need to say anything. A meal is indeed nothing, but the thought and friendship is very important." Speaking to this point, Ye Fan squatted down and helped Ting Ting wipe away the tears on her face and said: "Ting Ting, don't cry. I will stay here in the future and won't let you feel wronged."
"Big brother … …" Little Ting Ting's eyes turned red again. Her long eyelashes trembled and tears fell down. She looked down at her patched shoes and said in a small voice, "But … … those bad people will come again and bully us."
"Don't be afraid, big brother won't let those bad guys bully Tingting anymore." Ye Fan patted her head in pity. Such a cute and sensible little girl was bullied and humiliated like this. It was really hard for him to calm down.
"Child, don't act recklessly." The old man, who was weather-beaten, could feel Ye Fan's anger. He was afraid that this young man would cause a disaster due to his impulsiveness and get himself involved, so he said, "We can't afford to offend them. There are cultivators in the Li Clan. They are not people that we mortals can afford to offend."
The old man let out a long sigh and said, "I'm already so old, and I really don't want to leave my hometown. After all, I've lived here for dozens of years, and the older one gets, the more nostalgic they become. I have an unforgettable feeling for this place. But now, I have no choice but to leave. For Tingting's sake, I've decided to give up everything here. Even if I have to beg for food and leave my hometown, I won't stay here any longer. "
"Grandpa …" Two streams of tears appeared on Xiao Ting Ting's face.
"Good girl, Tingting, don't cry. Uncle, don't say things like leaving your hometown first. " After comforting Xiao Ting Ting, Ye Fan said to the old man, "Don't worry, I won't cause any trouble. First, close this shop and I'll think of a plan. If I really can't think of anything, I'll leave with you."
Ye Fan deeply knew that mortals have many unfortunate things. The most painful thing was losing one's son and leaving one's hometown. The old man had already lost his son, and now he was being forced to leave this small town. It was easy to imagine the pain in his heart. He really didn't want to see this pair of grandfather and granddaughter suffer misfortune.
"Tell me in detail, what kind of background does the Li Clan have?"
"Child, what are you going to do? We will pack our things and leave here tomorrow. We will never return. Right now, don't provoke them. "
"I'm not an impulsive person, don't worry."
In the end, under Ye Fan's constant questioning, the old man finally told him some things.
The Li Clan was one of the largest clans in this town. Apparently, three or four people in the clan were cultivating outside. Cultivators were very mysterious to ordinary people. They couldn't be seen normally, so the people in the town were very afraid of the Li Clan.
Ye Fan felt that the old man didn't say some things. For example, the Jiang Clan used to be very well, they had a restaurant in the town, and why his son suddenly passed away. He didn't say any of these things.
"Tingting, warm the towel with hot water for grandpa." After sending Tingting away, the old man said, "Little brother, I know you're not an ordinary child. You were able to catch a deer at such a young age, so you probably know some cultivation. But I still advise you not to provoke the Li Clan … "
The old man continued. His son and daughter-in-law were actually also cultivators. A few years ago, they were highly regarded by a certain sect. Even the Li Clan in the town was on good terms with them and didn't want to offend them.
"Mist Grotto …" Ye Fan was very surprised. The sect the old man's son was in was actually one of the six grotto-heavens in the Yan Kingdom. It was only two hundred miles away from the town.
A few people from the Li Clan also cultivated in the Mist Grotto. One of them entered the sect at almost the same time as the old man's son, but his achievements were far behind.
"The Li Clan's child had bad intentions and behaved improperly. He did an evil thing and my child was too upright, so he couldn't help but act. In the end, he made a great enemy …"
Tingting's father's talent was extraordinary. He was especially valued in the Mist Grotto, so he wasn't afraid of the Li Clan disciple who entered the sect at the same time as him. But the weather was unpredictable, and people had good fortune and misfortune. Two years ago, when Tingting's parents left the mountain to gather spirit herbs, they unfortunately died tragically under the claws of lightning birds.
After Tingting's parents died, the Li Clan no longer had any scruples. They first took away the old man's restaurant, and then took away his inn. They forced the poor grandfather and grandson to this state, but they still weren't willing to let them go.
At this time, Xiao Ting Ting came back after washing the towel. She looked like a porcelain doll, but she said something that didn't match her age. "Why is it that the good are always bullied in this world, while the bad live to a hundred years old …"
Hearing her young words and seeing her wronged expression, Ye Fan and the old man looked at each other silently, not knowing how to comfort her.
"There are still many good people in this world. Tingting only sees one side, everything will be better in the future …" Ye Fan didn't want her little heart to develop negative emotions too early.
"Yes, your big brother is a good person. By helping us like this, he and Tingting will both live long." The old man revealed a kind smile and said: "Today, I will stew the deer meat for Tingting to eat."
The old man followed Ye Fan's suggestion and closed the small restaurant. At noon, the three of them ate a sumptuous meal. Tingting's little face was flushed and she finally smiled again.
In the afternoon, Ye Fan wandered around the small town and found out the Li Clan's properties, as well as the location of the old man's restaurant and inn. Then, he indirectly learned a lot from other people.
He didn't want to act rashly, afraid that he would implicate the old man and little Tingting. It would be the saddest thing to harm others instead of helping them.
"There are many people from the Li Clan cultivating in the Mist Grotto …" Ye Fan didn't feel confident. After all, he had just started cultivating. And this wasn't the most troublesome thing. The most troublesome thing was that there was someone from the Li Clan cultivating in a super immortal sect outside of Yan Country. He seemed to have extraordinary achievements.
"The Li Clan is really hard to deal with. It seems that I have to think of another way." This made Ye Fan even more determined to cultivate. He had to become stronger or else his hands and feet would be tied. Even if he wanted to help Uncle Jiang and the pitiful little Tingting, it would be difficult to do so.
"No matter what, I can't let those bastards who attacked today go." Ye Fan didn't rush into action. Impulsiveness would only ruin things. He calmly returned to the small restaurant and began to meditate after entering his room. After getting the Golden Page Book and the mysterious green copper, he hadn't properly examined them. Now he decided to start with the Golden Page Book first.
He used the Dao Scripture and began to look inside. The yellow bean-sized golden sea of bitterness was like a divine moon in the darkness. The simple and imposing green copper was in the center of the golden sea of bitterness. It was motionless, as steady as a rock, and silent.
The Golden Page Book was pushed to the edge of the sea of bitterness. Brilliant light flowed and flashed with bursts of divine brilliance. The densely packed small characters on it were like stars, radiating golden light, sacred and ethereal. The Golden Page Book seemed to want to return to the center of the sea of bitterness. However, no matter how dazzling it was, it couldn't move the green copper at all. It could only drift at the edge of the sea of bitterness.
Ye Fan's mind was completely immersed in the Golden Page Book in the sea of bitterness. However, he encountered the same problem as last time. Every small character on the Golden Page Book shot out golden needle-like rays of light. It made his mind hurt, and he couldn't see the characters clearly.
"How could this be? Is there no way to cultivate the mysterious method on this Golden Page Book?" Ye Fan frowned. This was like having a treasure mountain, but he couldn't take out any wealth. He couldn't even grab a copper coin in his hand.
Suddenly, Ye Fan seemed to suddenly think of something and took out something from his pocket.
A dark Bodhi Seed appeared in his hand. It was as big as a walnut, and there were natural patterns on it. When they were connected together, they formed a pattern of a Buddha.
The Buddha pattern was formed by nature. It was dark, simple, and natural. There was a faint Zen aura coming from it.
"The Bodhi Tree can help people prove their Dao. Let me try with this Bodhi Seed!" It was because of this Bodhi Seed that Ye Fan obtained a mysterious ancient scripture from the bronze coffin. At this moment, he couldn't read the mysterious method recorded in the Golden Page Book, so he wanted to try with this magical Bodhi Seed.
The Bodhi Tree had other names. It was the Tree of Wisdom, the Tree of Enlightenment, and the Tree of Thought. Legend had it that it could awaken one's divinity and enlighten oneself.
The moment Ye Fan held the Bodhi Seed, he began to use the mysterious method recorded in the Dao Scripture. Suddenly, golden threads flowed out from the Sea of Bitterness and gathered towards the Bodhi Seed.
At this moment, he didn't know if it was an illusion or if the Bodhi Seed was really working. He felt his mind was empty and very peaceful. He began to look into the Sea of Bitterness again and looked at the Golden Page Book.
"It's really working …" Ye Fan was amazed. The Bodhi Seed made his mind empty and calm. He easily saw through the golden light and saw the ancient words on the golden paper. The golden needles that were piercing to the eyes seemed to soften and no longer hurt his eyes.
"I've opened a treasure trove!" Even with the Bodhi Seed in his hand, Ye Fan couldn't calm down. He was very excited. He opened the complete Sea of Reincarnation Scroll of the Dao Scripture.
The ancient characters transformed into divine splendor, continuously imprinting themselves onto his Mind Stigma like stars shining brightly in the sky.
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