Chapter 72 The Hope in My Heart

Chapter 72 Hope in the Heart

The old man declined several times, not needing Ye Fan to stay, saying that he would pass by here in the future and make up for the meal.

"Old man, I'm homeless now and have nowhere to go. Just let me stay. I'll help."

"Big brother, you don't have a home?" The little girl was innocent and cute, the tears on her face hadn't dried up yet, she looked up at him with a sympathetic look on her tender little face.

In the end, the old man asked Ye Fan to stay, packed a room for him in the backyard, and told him that he could leave at any time.

At night, Ye Fan couldn't sleep, finally got up and quietly came to the roof, lying there looking up at the sky. At this moment, the clouds have spread out, the bright moon hangs in the sky, sprinkled with the moonlight like thin smoke, and the stars in the sky are shining like diamonds.

The affection between the old man and the little girl inadvertently touched the deepest things in his heart, and the kind faces of his parents appeared in his heart from time to time.

"Are you guys OK……"

Ye Fan looked up at the starry sky, as if he was going to cross the endless star field, reach the end of the starry sky, and return to his parents. Whenever he thinks of his parents, his heart is hard to calm, and he suddenly disappears unexpectedly, and the elderly parents must be very sad.

For parents, losing their only child in old age would be an unbearable pain. Thinking of their parents being sad, Ye Fan felt upset and wished to return to their side immediately to calm their hearts and smile.

But separated from the endless star field, the distance is so far, how can we go back? His heart was full of powerlessness, and he could only stare blankly at the stars.

Whenever he thinks of his parents' mood at this moment, Ye Fan is very worried. Since he came to this world, he has always hidden his thoughts deeply, and dare not touch and recall easily. Every time he is touched, it will be difficult to calm down.

"No, I must find a way to go back, I can't let the parents who gave birth to me and raised me wash their faces with tears in their later years..." Ye Fan sat up suddenly and said to himself, "There must be a way, I must go back."

Seeing those monks flying to the ground in the primitive ruins, and seeing the five great men with unparalleled power, made him feel the power of monks. Maybe one day when he is strong enough, he can cross the endless stars and return to his hometown and his parents. beside .

Seeing the horror of the monks with his own eyes, Ye Fan raised a hope in his heart. He felt that the way home was not completely cut off, and there might be hope.

"I want to become stronger, I want to rush out of this starry sky, I want to go home, I will no longer make my parents cry, I want to make their old age full of smiles..." Ye Fan's words became more and more firm, he was protecting himself Build confidence and say, "I can definitely do it, I have to do it, I want to go back to them!"

Sadness and worry are useless, Ye Fan slowly adjusted his mood, and his heart gradually calmed down. Today, he was touched by the affection between the old man and the little girl, so that his last bit of confusion and confusion completely disappeared, and he found his own. goal and direction.

"Kowloon pulls the coffin, crosses the star field, and comes to this space. They can, and so can I. I have to become strong enough. Sooner or later, I can also cross the void and return to my hometown." Ye Fan's eyes became more and more The brighter he became, the stronger he had to become. Whether he wanted to save Pangbo or return to his hometown, he needed a strong backing.

Before he knew it, he felt a little sleepy and fell asleep in the room. It was not until the early morning of the next day that the old man's voice made him open his eyes.

"Why did you get into the room, child, be careful not to fall down."

The little girl was sleepy and walked out of the room. When she saw Ye Fan in the room, her eyes widened in shock and she said, "Big brother, what are you doing?"

Facing the doubts of the old and the young, Ye Fan felt a little embarrassed and said, "It was too hot last night. I came to the room to enjoy the cool and fell asleep accidentally."

After Ye Fan finished washing up, the old man asked him to eat, a small pot of white rice porridge, and a dish of pickles. It was very simple, because their conditions were really limited. The little girl is very sensible. She has already set the tableware and chopsticks, and then filled a bowl of white porridge for Ye Fan and a full bowl for her grandfather, but when it was her turn, she only filled a little bit. She originally used a small bowl. , The result was so little that it was eaten in a few mouthfuls, and then put down the bowls and chopsticks.

"Why do 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 belly and said, "I'm full."

"Nonsense, how can you be full after eating only a few mouthfuls."

"I'm really full. Last night, I ate the chicken nuggets that my grandfather left for me, and half a steamed bun, and I'm still not hungry." The little girl said, holding up her small bowl, ready to go rinse.

The old man pulled her back, filled her small bowl with white porridge, and said, "Good boy, when you are growing up, you need to eat more, don't worry, we still have rice at home."

"I'm not worried, I'm really full, Grandpa, you need to eat more..." The little girl poured a lot of the white porridge from her small bowl into the old man's big bowl.

The old man couldn't stop it, didn't say anything, just sighed.

"Grandpa, will those bad guys still come today?" The little girl's red face showed a hint of fear, and her voice was very immature, and said: "They have already robbed our restaurant, and now they come here every day to make trouble, we don't have to. There's no way to do business, and now I can't even eat food, why don't they let us go?"

"It's alright, you don't have to worry, as long as Grandpa is there, you won't be hungry." The old man patted her head, then added some white porridge to the little girl's bowl.

Ye Fan didn't say anything next to him, and finished the simple breakfast silently, but his heart was difficult to calm down.

The old man's surname is Jiang, which is a very old surname, and it is very interesting in retrospect, but the old man is very ordinary, just one of the many living beings, and life is very difficult now. A sensible and beautiful little girl named Tingting. Her parents died two years ago, leaving her to live with the old man.

Ye Fan didn't say much. After eating morning and evening, he said to the old man, "Old man, let me go out for a walk."

"You are unfamiliar here, be careful." The old man urged.

This town can be said to be big or small, and it can have more than 1,000 households and nearly 5,000 people. There are several restaurants and inns at the most prosperous crossroads, and most of the grocery stores are also concentrated there, while other places are mostly residential areas.

Ye Fan circled around the town, and then walked outside the town. Many fields were close to the town, and further away was the mountain forest. Every day, hunters went into the mountains to hunt.

Ye Fan walked into the forest, and the more he walked in, the more surprised he became. Standing on a high mountain and looking into the distance, he found that the mountains in the distance were rolling, endless, misty, and the primitive old forest seemed to have no end.

"Roar……"

There were bursts of roaring sounds from the depths of the mountain forest. Ye Fan was not worried, but showed joy. The small town can indeed let him meditate and cultivate. Not only is it peaceful, but it is also close to the mountains. There must be exotic animals and elixir. These are all he needs very much. s things.

Ye Fan had been in the mountains for half a day, but he didn't go very far. There was time in the future, and he was not in a hurry. When it was near noon, he started to walk out. On the way, he met some hunters and some herb collectors.

"Life is really not easy for ordinary people..." Ye Fan sighed a little. He found that several hunters were carrying some prey, and at the same time, they were carrying a bloody corpse and walked towards the town. They must have been hunted by a large Killed by beasts.

In the distance, several roe deer were drinking water in the mountain stream, Ye Fan walked around silently, and then threw a rock in his hand violently, and with a "bang", a roe deer fell into the stream. Afterwards, he hit another deer in the forest, and then walked back.

On the way, some hunters saw an eleven- or twelve-year-old boy dragging a roe deer and a roe deer. They all looked surprised. Ye Fan didn't care. He wanted to live in this small town for a long time, which was unavoidable.

Near noon, Ye Fan returned to the town, sold the roe deer to a butcher, then went to buy some rice noodles, and took the roe to Old Uncle Jiang's restaurant.

From a distance, I could see a lot of people surrounding there, Tingting's helpless cry came through the crowd, and Ye Fan's heart suddenly "squeaked" and rushed over quickly.

The old man's gray hair was scattered, and there was a lot of blood on his face. He sat weakly on the ground, and his patched clothes were stained with a lot of dust. Xiao Tingting wept sadly, wiped the blood on the old man's face with her small sleeve, and cried to a few people in front of the people who were swearing: "You are bad people, you robbed grandpa's restaurant, and now we have no food. Eat, don't let us go..."

A yellow-faced middle-aged man squatted down and tapped Xiao Tingting's forehead hard, causing her to fall to the ground and said, "What does little girl know!"

"What's the matter with me? Don't do this to the child..." Uncle Jiang put Tingting behind him, wiped the blood on his face, and said, "What do you guys think?"

"What we don't want to do, come here to eat, you actually said that there is no food, what do you do with the restaurant? In that case, just close the door."

"Bad people, you come to eat free food every day, how can we have the money to support you..." Xiao Tingting cried behind Uncle Jiang.

Many people in the crowd couldn't stand it, but they didn't dare to go forward. They had to persuade Uncle Jiang, saying, "Mr. Jiang, close this small shop and leave here with your granddaughter."

"Yeah, there are people who cultivate immortals in the family. Where can we mortals get into trouble? You two should leave quickly."

"Even if you leave your hometown, it's better to leave."

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"What did you say?" The yellow-faced middle-aged man stood up and glanced at the people around him. Those voices fell silent.

Ye Fan was furious, but he didn't take action immediately. There were people in the other's family who were cultivating immortals. Of course, he would never let these people go. If he doesn't act now, it doesn't mean he can't settle accounts afterwards.

At this time, the yellow-faced middle-aged man and a few others left swaggeringly, and the onlookers stepped forward to persuade Uncle Jiang, mixed with Xiao Tingting's sad crying.

After a long time, the crowd gradually dispersed, and Xiao Tingting's eyes were red, she helped the old man to stand up, and walked towards the small restaurant.

Seeing such a kind-hearted old man in his dying years being bullied like this, and seeing little Tingting crying so sadly with patches all over his body, Ye Fan felt out of anger. He looked in the direction where those people were leaving, and clenched it tightly. fist.