The old man had a straight figure and a kind look in his eyes.

The middle-aged man was very calm, quietly looking at Jiang Chao and the old man from behind.

Jiang Chao gently threw the basketball over.

The old man caught it, then aimed at the basket, his posture did not look very coordinated, and with a hard throw, the ball rubbed against the rebound, and finally hit the edge of the basket and flew away.

Jiang Chao hurriedly ran two steps and jumped up to grab the basketball from the air.

"Hahahaha, no, no, no, it seems that my basketball level is still far from good. The old man smiled.

The middle-aged man also smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Chao ran over and stopped in front of the old man.

"Grandpa Ding, when did you come back?"

"I came back. I guess you're playing, so I'll take a walk with my son and I'll meet you here. ”

Jiang Chao was a little excited: "Grandpa Ding, it's great that you're back, can I go to you to train again tomorrow?"

Grandpa Ding and the middle-aged man glanced at each other, Grandpa Ding shook his head and sighed to Jiang Chao: "I came here this time to say goodbye to you." ”

Jiang Chao was stunned.

The middle-aged man stepped forward, sighed and said, "Jiang Chao, Grandpa Ding is going to Kyoto City with me." This time I came back to pack my things and say goodbye to you. ”

Jiang Chao's expression suddenly became lost after hearing this, and he looked at the old man and blinked innocently.

Grandpa Ding was relieved: "Okay, Jiang Chao, don't be sad, when you grow up, you can come to Kyoto to find Grandpa Ding." My grandson is as old as you, and you may become very good friends in the future. ”

Jiang Chao sighed: "I just told my mother last time that I wanted to invite Grandpa Ding over for dinner......"

However, Jiang Chao has the mind of an adult after all, and although he is very reluctant, he quickly adjusts to it. The three of them chatted on the edge of the basketball court for a while, and most of the time it was Grandpa Ding who was asking, learning more about Jiang Chao's recent life and study.

In the end, Grandpa Ding handed Jiang Chao a key: "Jiang Chao, Grandpa Ding will give you the key to the training room, you can go over to train by yourself when you are free." If you want Grandpa Ding, come to this address to find me when you grow up. As he spoke, he gave Jiang Chao another note with the address.

Jiang Chao took it and promised seriously: "Grandpa Ding, I will definitely go back to visit you!"

After saying goodbye briefly, the middle-aged man and the old man slowly left along the walking path, and Jiang Chao watched and waved goodbye again.

Looking at the back of the old man leaving, Jiang Chao couldn't help but recall the bits and pieces of his acquaintance with the old man.

......

Three years ago.

In the afternoon, cloudy, basketball court.

Jiang Chao has been practicing basketball for three years, and he is practicing shooting at this time.

"Huh!"

"Huh!"

"Huh!"

Jiang Chao made nine three-pointers in a row. Although he was only about 1.5 meters tall at the time, he had long hands and feet, a short waist and broad shoulders. When he shot, the force started from his legs, and the movements looked coordinated, and the three-point shot was unexpectedly effortless for him.

The tenth ball, Jiang Chao threw it smoothly. It's a pity that this one spun around the basket a few times before eventually flying out.

At this moment, there were several clapping sounds behind Jiang Chao.

Jiang Chao looked back and saw an old man looking at him with a smile.

"Kid, you're really accurate!"

Jiang Chao smiled shyly, turned his head and continued to play.

That day, the old man watched Jiang Chao play for a long time on the side of the court, and when Jiang Chao was leaving, he smiled at the old man and showed respect.

In the next week, whenever Jiang Chao played, he could meet the old man. The old man seemed to be very idle, and every time he would stop and watch Jiang Chao shoot for a long time, and the two of them became familiar with each other.

Jiang Chao felt that the old man might be an empty nester with neither parents nor children around, so he was tired and began to sit on the side of the court and chat with the old man.

Jiang Chao was very caring and very patient, chatting with the old man without the slightest impatience, although the old man never revealed his identity and seemed mysterious.

Later, it could be seen that the old man already liked the kind-hearted Jiang Chao very much.

One day.

"I think you're very talented. ”

Jiang Chao scratched the back of his head, not knowing how to respond to the old man's words.

The old man laughed, "I'm not just talking about basketball talent. ”

Jiang Chao was stunned, did the old man know that I could play the piano? He had never broken the piano for at least two hours a day over the years.

The old man smiled meaningfully: "Jiang Chao, do you want to learn something else?"

Jiang Chao was slightly stunned, thought for a while and asked, "What kind of ability?"

The old man asked Jiang Chao, "Child, can you guess what Grandpa Ding does?"

Jiang Chao looked at the old man carefully, hesitated for a moment before saying, "I think Grandpa Ding is a soldier." ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, and smiled dumbly: "Why do you think grandpa is a soldier?"

Jiang Chao said seriously: "Grandpa has long scars on his hands and legs, so I think grandpa is a soldier." ”

The old man nodded approvingly, "Observe carefully. Then he shook his head and said, "But grandpa is not a soldier." ”

"And what does Grandpa do?"

"Grandpa was a bodyguard when he was younger. ”

Jiang Chao was stunned: "Bodyguard?"

The old man smiled slightly: "But it's not an ordinary person's bodyguard." So grandpa's most powerful ability is to protect others, do you want to learn?"

Jiang Chao's eyes suddenly lit up: "Really?"

The old man smiled, slowly raised his hand, clenched it into a fist, and then pressed against the fence surrounding the basketball court.

Jiang Chao's eyes widened.

I saw that the old man's waist suddenly trembled, and then the fist against the iron fence also shook slightly, and when the old man slowly moved his fist away, the iron railing had been bent outward and deformed.

"This ......" Jiang Chao was suddenly speechless: "Grandpa, are you doing magic?"

The old man smiled slightly: "This is called Collapse Fist, in fact, it is not particularly magical, it is a method of transmitting the power of the legs, waist, back and shoulders to the fist." There are a lot of other things besides this grandpa, do you want to learn?"

Whether it is a schoolboy or an adult, men will be interested in such abilities. Jiang Chao nodded without thinking about it: "I want to learn! I want to learn!"

"If you want to learn, come here every weekend to find me......" As he spoke, the old man gave Jiang Chao an address, and Jiang Chao wrote it down.

......

The elderly and middle-aged people are walking in the direction of home.

"Dad, are you a little reluctant to that little ghost?"

"Reluctantly? Of course a little reluctant. In the past three years, if Jiang Chao hadn't accompanied me to relieve my boredom, wouldn't I have died of boredom?"

The middle-aged man smiled, knowing that his father was complaining about himself, and shook his head: "Take you over this time, I will spend more time with you." ”

"If only you had a heart. ”

After walking for a while, the middle-aged man suddenly asked, "But why do you want to teach Jiang Chao martial arts?"

"I thought the boy was quite smart, and on a whim I asked him if he would like to learn, and I happened to be idle. ”

The middle-aged man nodded: "I can see that child is very kind, and he shouldn't be the kind of person who will bully the weak." It's good to protect yourself in case of accidents in the future. ”

The old man glanced at the middle-aged man dissatisfiedly: "What, I still look at people?"

"That's not what it means......"

"But let's be honest...... Jiang Chao's perseverance in training really surprised me...... And there is talent. Sometimes I think that if this kid can keep practicing for an hour or two a day, when he is an adult, I am afraid that he will have no problem becoming a martial arts champion. ”

"So powerful?" the middle-aged man glanced at his father in some surprise.

"I look at people...... Will you wander?"