The wind was very cold. In this season, the temperature in the north was very low, especially in the early morning. The air exhaled was white, and the trees were bare.
As the morning glow rose, Ye Fan arrived at B City. This city was even more prosperous. Skyscrapers stood tall in the morning glow, as if they were inlaid with a layer of gold.
However, Ye Fan was filled with a sense of unfamiliarity. He could no longer find the familiarity of the past. He had lived here for a long time, but now everything had changed.
"Where can I find them?"
Ye Fan was a little worried. He was afraid that he would never see his parents again. He had gone through so many hardships and almost lost his life. It was hard for him to accept that he was gone.
He did not go to his residence. He could see it from afar. The place had long been redesigned and changed completely.
Ye Fan was very nervous and uneasy. He walked towards the suburbs. His parents did not like the fast pace of the city. They had been rejected when they brought them to live together.
"This place has changed too …"
Ye Fan was stunned. When he arrived at his parents' residence, the peace of the past had been replaced. People came and went, rivers flowed continuously, and high-rise buildings stood tall. The original satellite town and B City had become one.
He could not find a trace of the past. If he did not trust his intuition, he would have thought that he had come to the wrong place. Everything had changed.
People often said that after leaving home for many years, they finally returned, but everything had changed. He stood silently for a long time.
Then, he came to the rooftop of a building and looked into the distance. The only thing that was still there was the natural lake. However, it had been dug up and a large park had been built along it.
In the past, Ye Fan's father liked to fish there to kill time, but now it was impossible. Some people were doing morning exercises, but they could not see a familiar figure. They could not even ask if they wanted to.
Ye Fan came to the lakeside and saw an old man practicing Tai Chi. He stopped and stretched his muscles, like a dragon circling a tree, like an ape hugging the moon.
"Wow, not bad, young man. You're pretty good at it. You're even more experienced than me, an old man who has been practicing Tai Chi for 40 years." The grandpa who was practicing Tai Chi was amazed.
"Uncle, let me ask you something. How many years has it been since this place was rebuilt? Where did the original people go?" Ye Fan asked as he practiced Taiji Fist.
"Young man, you're not a local, right? This has been planned for more than ten years. To be honest, it's not as good as it used to be. I miss the tranquility of the past, where there were fewer people and trees, and the air was fresh."
The old man was very talkative. He and his wife had deliberately come to this place in order to live out their retirement. They wanted to be close to nature and be at peace. But later on, it was connected to the city. There were also tall buildings everywhere, so there was no difference.
"Sigh, there's nothing we can do. Wasn't this villa area also demolished in the past? Even they couldn't do anything about it, let alone an old man like me. If it's demolished, then so be it." The old man complained.
"More than 20 years ago, there were a few old people who loved to fish here to kill time. Do you still have any impression of them?" Ye Fan asked the old man while practicing Tai Chi slowly.
"Yes, although I moved here later, this lake is really a good place. I could carry a stool and sit by the shore for half a day. That kind of life was really leisurely. But now, I can't help but feel itchy. Just as I put the fishing hook into the lake, four or five people suddenly ran over and told me that I would be fined 500 yuan and not allowed to fish. I said that I would put the fish back into the lake after I caught it, but they said that I couldn't do that either. I really had no choice but to buy a few live fish and throw them into the fountain in front. I wanted to enjoy myself, but I didn't feel that way. Moreover, I was fined 1,000 yuan. "
Ye Fan felt a little dizzy. This old man was really talkative. He just asked him a few questions, and he suddenly said so much. It seemed that this old man lived quite freely.
"Then you can go to places like the Fishing Garden. Don't make things difficult for the people in the park. I guess they are also on tenterhooks," Ye Fan said with a smile.
"My old arms and legs can't withstand that kind of torment. It takes two hours to go back and forth. I'm here to relax, not to suffer."
"Then have you seen such a person …" Ye Fan described his father's appearance.
"I think I have seen such a person, but he doesn't come often. I can see him occasionally. I heard that he is a senior fishing friend, but something happened to his family. He is quite depressed, and he rarely shows up for half a month. "
Ye Fan's heart was depressed and sad. All this was because he had left this world. Who could bear such a blow when he lost his son in his old age?
"Do you know where he went?"
"He moved away before this place was planned. I heard that he wanted to change the environment so that he wouldn't be reminded of the past and be sad."
Ye Fan sighed in his heart. This was really a bit difficult to find. Fortunately, the old man told him that some people still lived in this area after the planning was done. He should be able to find a few old neighbors.
"I say, young man, is this a Song costume or a Han costume? Where did you buy it? It looks quite good when you wear it to do Tai Chi. I'll buy a set one day."
Before Ye Fan left, the old man grabbed his hand and asked him about the ancient costume he was wearing. He touched it with his hand and said that the texture was really exquisite. It was good silk.
"Big Dipper transmigrated back …" Ye Fan was confused and answered subconsciously.
"Big Dipper Shopping Mall? It's really a bit far from here. My old arms and legs are really a bit tired of going there."
"It's a bit far …" Ye Fan almost spilled the beans. This old man was really talkative. He quickly came to his senses and said goodbye.
Before leaving, the old man kindly reminded him that his hair was too long. He said that this was an era where individuality was highlighted, but the old man was still not used to it.
Ye Fan was speechless. He touched his thick black hair. Fortunately, it was loose and there was no wooden hairpin in it. Otherwise, how would he be pointed out by others?
However, more than 20 years had passed. In this era where individuality was highlighted and the atmosphere was very open, no one surrounded him. At most, they looked at him with surprise.
Ye Fan went in and out of many small areas. He used his powerful divine sense to sweep through them one by one. He still didn't see any old neighbors.
Half a day passed, and he didn't gain anything. It was far more tiring than a life and death battle. This was mental exhaustion. He was worried about gains and losses. He was afraid that it would be a tragedy.
He leaned back on a bench by the side of the road. He was physically and mentally exhausted. He stared at the sky in a daze. He couldn't wait any longer. He wanted to rely on his supernatural power to enter the relevant department and retrieve the files.
"Uncle, uncle, where did you buy this ancient costume?" A four or five-year-old boy blinked his pitch-black eyes. He didn't seem to be afraid of strangers at all. He ran over and asked.
"I brought it back from the Spoon Star." Ye Fan said seriously.
"Liar!" The little fellow was very angry. He wrinkled his nose and blinked his eyes, but he was still very hopeful. He said, "Can you tell me? I also want my mother to buy it."
"Jingxuan, what are you doing?" A young woman came not far away. She called the little boy away and led him to the front of a car.
The little fellow was very stubborn. He said unwillingly, "Mom, I like that kind of clothes. Don't go home first, okay?"
"It's so old-fashioned. Even the non-mainstream clothes from more than 20 years ago look better than this." The young woman carried the little boy into the car and quickly drove away.
Ye Fan was speechless. Back then, some experts called their generation a lost generation. Some people after the 1990s were called non-mainstream. Now that he thought about it, the children after the 2010s, 200s, and even the 30s should have "risen".
"Hey, that woman looks a little familiar. Who does she look like?" Ye Fan was suddenly startled. He tried hard to recall and felt that she looked like someone.
Suddenly, he quickly got up and hid his figure. He shrank the ground to an inch and chased after her.
On today's Earth, his cultivation was suppressed. It seemed that his cultivation had dropped a lot and was far from what it used to be. But after all, Ye Fan was about to cut the Dao and was still very powerful.
After leaving the commercial street, he followed the car into a neighborhood with a decent environment. The young woman carried the little boy down.
"Mom, I'm not happy. If you don't buy me an ancient costume, I won't be with you anymore." The little boy pouted.
"Good boy. What will you look like in that kind of clothes? It's very ugly." The young woman coaxed him upstairs.
"Excuse me, are you Uncle Liu's daughter, Liu Qian?" Ye Fan stepped forward.
"Wow, uncle, you live here too? Mom, I want this ancient costume, "the little boy cried.
"Who … are you?" The young woman was very vigilant. An unfamiliar man following her made her feel a little uneasy.
Ye Fan immediately confirmed that this was Liu Qian, the daughter of his old neighbor, Uncle Liu. She still vaguely looked like a child. When he had left, this little girl was only six or seven years old. Now that she had grown up, she looked very much like Aunt Liu.
Back then, the old couple had a daughter in their later years and treasured her very much. When he had left, the little girl was still bouncing around and extremely lively. Now, she had become a mother.
Ye Fan didn't pester her too much. No matter how one looked at him, he didn't look like a "simple" young man dressed like this. He consciously left.
Before long, he cut off his long hair and went in and out of the mall. He changed into a set of modern clothes and finally seemed to blend into this world.
He was used to wearing Big Dipper's armor. Now that he was wearing the clothes of the past, he felt a little uncomfortable. He felt that his hands and feet were restricted and not suitable for battle.
When he returned to the neighborhood, nothing unexpected happened. Not long after, he saw an old man coming out for a walk. As expected, it was Uncle Liu. He was almost eighty years old and much older than before. However, his body was still healthy.
Ye Fan changed his appearance slightly. Otherwise, it would be too shocking and frighten the old man. He naturally met up with the old man in the small district and started chatting with him.
"The old neighbors have all left. There are only a few people of this age left …" Uncle Liu sighed as he talked about his past.
More than ten years ago, Ye Fan's parents moved away from this place. However, they didn't leave the city. They just moved to another district.
"Do you still keep in touch?"
"No. I suddenly couldn't contact them ten years ago."
Ye Fan's heart sank. His body couldn't help but tremble. However, he finally calmed down. He had a certain level of mental preparation. After all, he hadn't seen the final result yet.
"Sigh, back then, I had to believe that there are gods in this world."
"What are you trying to say?"
"Of course it's Mount Tai. Although the people above kept it a secret, many people saw it with their own eyes. Poor Old Ye's son. Such a good young man, but he's gone just like that. However, it's also possible that he became a god and the nine dragons took him away."
The old man was old and long-winded. He talked about many things in the past. Ye Fan was silent. His heart was filled with mixed feelings.
In the end, he left this place and went to District P of B City. He found the new address his parents had moved to. It was a suburban area with a good environment. There were mountains and rivers.
In the past, this place was very desolate. Now, many people had fled the city and chose such a place to retire.
In front of him, there was an old courtyard house from the last century. It was old but very charming. There was a large piece of forest around it and a man-made lake.
No matter how he looked at it, it was very similar to where he used to live in the past. Thinking about it, his parents wanted to change to a new environment and were still nostalgic.
Ye Fan found the address and descended from the sky. He landed in a courtyard and shouted, "Mom, Dad, I'm back!"
However, there was only silence. No one responded to him. Ye Fan trembled. Looking at the tightly locked door, his whole body felt cold.
He entered the room. It seemed that no one had lived in it for a long time. There was a layer of dust on it. This made him even more afraid.
This place lacked people. It had been a long time since someone cleaned it or came in. Finally, he found a notebook in the bedroom. He casually flipped it open and saw a sentence that worried him.
"I saw Lil Fan again in a daze. I saw him come back. However, when I woke up, I found nothing. There were only some cold tears on my face …"
"Mom, Dad!" Ye Fan shouted, tears flowing out of his eyes.
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