Chapter 017: The Scarred Old Man
The sun is setting in the west, and now the sun seems to have taken off its dazzling coat and become softer. Under the reflection of the setting sun, two carriages with long shadows drove towards the city gate.
The ancient city gate has been more vicissitudes due to the erosion of time, although it is no longer as gorgeous as it used to be, but it still gives people a solemn feeling. Not far from the city gate, three figures stood motionless. The leader was an old man with a crutch in both hands, looking ahead with a smile, but what was extremely inconsistent with this very kind and kind face was the scar on the right side of his face that was nearly a finger long across his cheek, adding a touch of mystery to the old man...... Behind him, two sturdy and uniformly dressed men stood with their hands in their hands, looking like the two entourages of the old man, different from the other entourages, it was a murderous aura faintly exuded from the two strong men, it was said to be an entourage, but it was better to say that they were two soldiers who had been fighting on the battlefield for a long time in civilian clothes.
From the old man's slightly frowning brow, there was a faint hint of anxious anticipation.
"It's finally here"
"Hehe... This little bunny has arrived..."
The old man at the head saw the oncoming carriage, and a smile appeared on his cheek as if he had not seen it for a long time, and he whispered softly.
The carriage stopped not far from the old man, and Zixiu and Yuntian jumped out of the car one after another.
"Whew, it's time to come," Zi Xiu said with a long sigh of relief. Yun Tiandao didn't react much, and Yun Tian's mind at this time was still thinking about the scene described by Zixiu just now.
"Hey, hey... Mr. Xu, I can be regarded as seeing you," Zixiu smiled and walked briskly towards the old man not far away. Yun Tian followed behind Zi Xiu a little dazedly and walked forward.
"Haha... You little rabbit, but I waited for you, I thought you were eaten by the old beard on the way?" said the old man with a joking smile, and it could be seen from the old man's slightly trembling body that the old man's age was indeed not small.
"Hey, hey... The old gentleman will make fun of me, and besides, even if you really meet the old beard, who eats who is not necessarily haha" Zi Xiudao.
"Hahaha... You kid" Zixiu's words once again caused the old man to laugh.
"It's not early, hurry up and go back to the house with me, get in my car and go, your third uncle is estimated to have been in a hurry, if it weren't for the temporary emergency, he would definitely come to pick you up in person" Mr. Xu pointed at Zixiu with his right hand and shook his head and smiled.
Grandfather and grandson, you are talking about the old days there, and you seem to completely ignore the existence of Yuntian on the side. Yun Tian also stood aside with great interest, observing the old man in front of him who looked quite mysterious. I didn't expect Nanfu to have relatives here, and it sounds like the relationship between the two families is still very good.
"Oh, I almost forgot, this is Yue Yuntian, my friend, and my 'only relative' in the next few years" Just as Zi Xiu was about to leave with that Mr. Xu, Zi Xiu seemed to suddenly remember something, patted his head, and said to Mr. Xu who was just about to turn around.
That Mr. Xu turned his body slowly, his eyes looked in the direction where Yun Tian was standing, and there was a slight sense of doubt in his eyes, as if he had just discovered that there was still one standing here.
"Hello Mr. Xu, I'm Yue Yuntian, it's okay if you call me Yuntian, I'm the companion of Young Master Zixiu" Yuntian smiled and nodded. The slightly mature and steady tone made this young man who had just turned fifteen look a little different.
"Yuntian, friend?" the old gentleman Xu muttered in a slightly furrowed voice, as if there was something wrong.
"Isn't that entourage of yours the child of the housekeeper in your house?" Mr. Xu turned his head to Zixiu and asked with some confusion on his cheeks.
"Is this a long story, but I'll tell you slowly when I turn around, this is my good friend, and he will go to Hwaseong with me to study this time" self-study said briefly.
"Oh, that's right......"
"Haha... The old man is old, the old eyes are dizzy, he is really a little confused, I didn't see Yun Tian's virtuous nephew just now, it really shouldn't be, don't go to my heart" Mr. Xu, who still regarded Yuntian as air just now, seemed to be a different person at this time, and his attitude was simply different from just now, and this huge contrast made Yun Tiangang a little uncomfortable at first.
"Sir, I didn't take the initiative to greet you just now, it's the junior, isn't it" Yun Tian hesitated slightly, and then said with a 'smile'. The humility makes it seem like it's coming from the heart.
Although Yuntian is still calm on the surface, his heart has already become turbulent because of the contrast between Mr. Xu, and he secretly sighed that the way of life in the rivers and lakes is really not something that a child in a mountain village can imagine.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it was estimated that Yun Tian would not have believed all this, after all, in that simple village, he would basically never have seen this scene. Judging from the changes in the back and forth of this Mr. Xu, it can be seen that he can still be so respected at such an age, not for no reason, it seems that he has to pay special attention to this old gentleman.
Mr. Xu's contrast between before and after is ordinary in the eyes of others, but it invisibly taught Yuntian the 'first lesson' in his life. This is still the first day out of the village, and he has tasted the complexity of this continent for the first time, and the taste may only be clear to Yun Tian himself. This Mr. Xu reacts quickly and handles things smoothly, even an inconspicuous child like himself can take care of it, which makes Yuntian feel a different taste and feeling in his heart. Maybe Yun Tian didn't know that under his somewhat 'fuss' reflection, in fact, this was just a trick that the mainland had long been accustomed to, and he didn't even think it was a 'terrible' trick.
Yun Tian suddenly had a feeling in his heart that he still had a lot to learn, and this was just the beginning.
"Hahaha... Young people are talented, and the future must be limitless."
They exchanged a few more polite words, and then, as night fell, they each got into their own carriages and drove out into the city.
"Who was that Mr. Xu just now?" asked Yun Tian after getting into the car.
"Oh, you mean Mr. Xu, it's all because I was on the way here just now, and I forgot about it, I should have told you about it earlier."
"In this Yunxia Town, there is a friend of my father's life and death, named Shen Mu. It is a big family in this town, I heard that it seems that my father reached out to help him in the early years when he was most broken, and Shen Mu later facilitated my father to become a brother of the opposite sex, and the relationship between the two families has always been very good. And the old Mr. Xu you just mentioned is the old housekeeper of Shen Mu's third uncle's family."
"And this time there is about a five-day drive to Huacheng, and there are a few families on the way that have a good relationship with our family, even if it is a 'supply station' on the way, this Shen family is one of them, and it is also the one with the best relationship with our family" Zixiu General Yuan Wei roughly said.
"So that's the case, it seems that Master Nan has bothered a lot" Yun Tian nodded slightly and said with a smile. I have a deeper understanding of this Nanfu in my heart.
"Eh, by the way, there is one more thing, you must be very interested" Zixiu suddenly said as if he remembered something, with a mysterious smile on his face.
"Tell me about it" Yun Tian frowned slightly, and said with some curiosity. To be honest, Yun Tian really had a trace of curiosity in his heart, after all, it had only been less than a day since the two of them met, how could he know what he was interested in? And the two of them were like friends who had known each other for many years, without any sense of alienation.
"Hey, hey... I think you must have noticed the long scar on Mr. Xu's cheek," Zi Xiu leaned closer to Yun Tian and whispered.
"That scar? looks a little ...... Horror"
"But what does that scar have to do with me," Yun Tian said with some puzzlement.
"Aren't you very interested in that strange beast book? I think Mr. Xu ...... There are a lot of things you should know about this......" Zixiu said slowly with a mysterious smile on his cheek.
"Mr. Xu... The scar?"
"Could it be ......" Yuntian gasped. Some couldn't believe it, he looked at Zi Xiu, who had been smiling mysteriously on the side. From Zixiu's proud expression, it seemed to confirm his thoughts......