After drinking the cup of tea, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Originally, he didn't notice it, but after drinking the tea at this moment, he noticed that there was a crack at the bottom of the cup that was not deep or shallow, and the crack did not penetrate the bottom of the cup, so the tea did not leak out.

But he doesn't seem to have a lot of tea, but even the cups are quite old.

Or, he doesn't drink tea on weekdays.

Either that, or he lives a life as poor as water.

But this is also natural, this old man has no children, no daughters, and is blind, if he can get rich, it will be surprising.

"I'm ashamed that young guests have come from afar, and that I, an old man, have nothing to entertain here. It wasn't until Dongfang Shuo put the teacup back on the table that he made a sound, and the old man spoke.

Dongfang Shuo looked at the black cloth band that the old man covered in front of his eyes, and was slightly silent for a while.

Although his eyesight far surpassed that of fellow practitioners, he also did not have the ability to see through, and he did not know what the eyes under the cloth belt looked like.

"It's me who came from afar to bother a lot, and I also have a request for you, so Old Man Wen doesn't have to care about me at all. Dongfang Shuo said.

While he was talking at this time, his gaze fell on the cup in front of Old Man Wen.

As soon as his mind moved, a wisp of spiritual power passed into the table through the palm of his hand, and then poured into the cup of tea from the tabletop, and then quietly brought up all the tea and sent it out of this grass house and sprinkled it at the foot of a certain tree at will.

The old man stretched out his hand, picked up the still warm cup, and brought it straight to his mouth.

But after pouring a sip, he put the teacup back in its place, and reached out on the table, all the way to the wooden saucer, and then showed a very surprised expression.

As soon as he raised his head, he immediately said to Dongfang Shuo: "Look at me, an old man, I don't know what I just poured, I don't even have tea in this cup, young man, won't there be no tea in your teacup?"

When Dongfang Shuo heard this, he immediately said: "I have tea in this cup of tea." ”

"It's good to have tea, it's good to have tea. ”

Laughing, the old man put the cup back on the wooden saucer.

And Dongfang Shuo looked at the old man and also fell into a deep thought.

This operation was just to see if the old man was really blind or fake, but now it seems that even if he saw the results, Dongfang Shuo still couldn't believe it.

He said that he was born blind, and that this should be well known.

And the message about Old Man Wen left by those three people did not mention anything about the fact that he was blind.

The person in front of him was blind, and he couldn't help but make Dongfang Shuo feel very strange.

"So, young man, what are you here for, an old man who lives in the middle of nowhere?"

The old man's face was straight to Dongfang Shuo, and he brought the topic to the main topic.

Seeing that he took the initiative to attract the topic, Dongfang Shuo was even more surprised.

After waiting for a moment but not waiting for Dongfang Shuo to speak, the old man smiled lightly.

"What's the matter, young man, do you care about my old man's mood, it's not necessary, it's not necessary, if you have any questions, just ask directly. The old man said, "Old man, I have very few people who can talk to me all year round, and it's too late for me to be happy, you can ask anything." ”

Looking at the old man with an enthusiastic tone, Dongfang Shuo's gaze also sank.

After another moment, Dongfang Shuo spoke: "I'm here to ask...... Ten years ago. ”

After the words fell, it took about two or three breaths, and the expression on the old man's face did not change.

After two or three breaths, the old man said, "Ten years ago, a lot of things really happened ten years ago, I don't know which one you are talking about, young man?"

Dongfang Shuo looked at the old man and narrowed his eyes.

"About ...... Su Jingsheng's case. Dongfang Shuo said.

And the Su Jingsheng he said was Su He's father.

When he said this at the moment, he naturally planned to get straight to the point and treat each other with courtesy.

Perhaps only with such an attitude can he get the answer he wants.

When the old man heard the name, he suddenly bowed his head for a moment.

After a moment, he looked up again.

"I remember, the Su Jingsheng you mentioned should be the traveling doctor who was famous in Xishan County before, right?"

The old man asked.

Dongfang Shuo suddenly said: "That's right, it's him." ”

"Then you came to me to find the wrong person, young man. The old man said, "I did do things in the City Lord's Mansion before, but they were just some superficial chores, and my eyes doomed me to not be able to help the old city lord do great things." Regarding Su Jingsheng's case, I know about the same as a flat-headed person. ”

"But as far as I know, when Su Jingsheng was treating the old city lord that day, only you and Yang Dongsheng's father were present in the room. At this point, Dongfang Shuo paused slightly, "If even such an old gentleman doesn't know something, it's a little strange, right?"

The old man pursed his lips, and then let out a long sigh.

"On that day, although I was in the room, I was by the side throughout the whole process, and I only heard Su Jingsheng talking alone, and it was all related to the treatment, and there was a burst of ping-pong movement. I'm blind, so I can't really help much. The old man said.

Dongfang Shuo narrowed his eyes.

In this sentence, the omission is still very obvious.

If he couldn't help with anything, why was he there?

Therefore, Dongfang Shuo couldn't help but wonder, did he really not help with anything?

Does he really know nothing?

He really ...... Was he born blind?

Thinking of this, Dongfang Shuo spoke: "Old man, from now on, until you are a hundred years later, I will do my best to keep you safe and sound." If you have any worries, you can do it now. ”

But at this time, the old man chuckled.

"Young man, where are you from?"

"I ...... From the Imperial City. ”

If you say that you are a native of Yueweicheng, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes, after all, this old man is a native of Yueweicheng.

When the old man heard this, he smiled again: "Since the young man came from afar from the national capital, then at your age, you should also know about the storm that swept inside and outside the imperial city ten years ago, right?"

"What do you mean?"

"It means that my old bones are becoming more and more useless, not to mention that I didn't know anything back then, and even if I knew something back then, I should have forgotten it almost now. The old man laughed.

At this time, Dongfang Shuo couldn't help frowning.

Although he didn't ask anything, the old man had already told Dongfang Shuo what he meant.

"Old man, sometimes just one sentence is missing, and some grievances will never wait for the day of Zhaoxue, and the real murderer is at large, and the dead can't turn a blind eye. Dongfang Shuo said, "I swear, I will do everything I can to protect you, and I will never break my oath!"

When the old man heard this, he sighed again.

With a sigh, he propped himself up on the table.

"Young man, if you live to my age, you may understand that death is not terrible. The old man said, "I can't see anything now, I'm old and useless, or it's just a kind of torment." ”

At this time, Dongfang Shuo also stood up immediately.

After a pause, he said, "Old man, you just said, 'I can't see anything now,' which means that you used to see, right?"

Hearing this, the old man smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Young people nowadays, it's really too sensitive, and I'm just saying it casually, so you don't hear it. The old man stopped.

But despite what he said, Dongfang Shuo still felt that this was his omission.

And if there is an omission, he cannot give up.

What he said about protecting the elderly, he will naturally do what he says.

He also firmly believed that the reason why the old man did not speak for a long time was also because he was afraid that he would lose his life. And because of this, this is even more corroborative, there is indeed an invisible force behind it, trying to cover it all up.

"Sir, what can I do to make you believe that I have the ability to protect you?"

Dongfang Shuo asked.

After the words fell, the old man fell into silence for a long time.

After the silence, he let out a long sigh and said, "Young man, I have said that the old man is not afraid of death, and even if I know some things, I have to forget them, because ......"

Crunch.

Suddenly, someone pushed open the fence door outside the house, and a voice came that interrupted the old man's words.

Dongfang Shuo turned his eyes to look outside, and the door of this grass house was facing the fence gate, so from the position where Dongfang Shuo was, he could also see the corner of the fence door.

Then, there was a sound of footsteps, and a Ding Zhuang in his early thirties gradually entered Dongfang Shuo's sight.

"Hey, old man, come and take a look, I've beaten you a big hare!"

The strong man said this in a snarling voice as he walked into the room.

And Dongfang Shuo watched the strong man walk into the house, and his eyes couldn't help but show a little surprise.

As Old Man Wen said, he is already old, blind and clever, and he is no longer afraid of death at all.

What really scared him was the fish in the pond.

"Ah, old man, do you have a guest?"

Ding Zhuang, who walked into the house, saw Dongfang Shuo, so he said to the old man, "Hehe, just right, I'm afraid that we won't be able to eat this hare." ”

His smile was very honest, and his outfit did not look like a hunter, but like an ordinary woodcutter.

"Adin, I said that you don't need to send everything to me, I can't eat much of this old bone, just give me some firewood, rice, oil and salt, you should take this rabbit back, give it to your daughter-in-law and the two big fat boys." The old man laughed and excused himself.

But Ah Ding, who grabbed the rabbit's ears, immediately stopped and said: "Then where is it, if there was no old man back then, there would be no Xishan Village. Borrow your stove and use it, and the food will talk. This little guest, you also wait, my craftsmanship is well-known in this ten miles and eight towns. ”

As soon as the words fell, he had already gone to the back kitchen.

At this time, Dongfang Shuo's eyes couldn't help but show a little helplessness.

If there was only one person, he might be able to keep it, but if he brought so many people with him, even if he did have this ability, the old man in front of him would definitely not believe it.

If you move out of the mountains and rivers, it will make this old man even more helpless, and even hurt this old man.

Once the existence of the mountain and river map is known by people who should not know, it will be spread ten or ten, and the disasters will inevitably be only high and not low.

"Young man, stay and eat before you go. ”

Then, the old man faced Dongfang Shuo.

But Dongfang Shuo let out a long sigh: "I'll go first." I'll give you time to think about it, and I'll come back to you in three days. ”

With that, he turned and left.

And when he left, the old man did not open his mouth to stop him.

After stepping out of the fence gate, Dongfang Shuo gradually stopped, and then looked back at the courtyard.

The trees were devoid of flowers and leaves, but the ground was cleaned.

He exhaled softly and pressed his hand to his chest.

"Ah whale, you stay and guard this courtyard. ”

(End of chapter)