The master and apprentice quietly watched Ye Lao venting there, and after he calmed down, he stepped forward, and at this time, Ye Lao was facing away from the two of them, squatting on the ground.

Hearing the sound of footsteps behind him, Ye Lao suddenly turned his head and asked with blank eyes, "Is the old man really not worthy of being a master?"

Seeing that Ye Lao's eyes were already dead, Meng Xue knew that he was deeply shocked, "Why did Ye Lao say that, Lin Xinhan refused to worship you as a teacher because of me, and the person in your mouth must also have his own reasons, right?"

Reason?

Even if there is a reason, what can be done now?

Ye Lao showed a look of guilt, "You don't have to comfort the old man anymore, the old man knows in his heart that even if she agrees to be the old man's apprentice, the old man will definitely not be a good master." ”

Meng Xue was puzzled, "Since Ye Lao didn't accept him as an apprentice, why did he say this?"

Ye Lao was silent for a long time and sighed, "Because the old man once hurt her, and she, I'm afraid she will never be able to forgive the old man, right?"

Then, Ye Lao began to talk about his past, which was a long time ago.

One day, he passed by a village and saw a group of robbers chasing and killing an injured girl, and he knew that this kind of thing was very common in the cultivation world, and the robbers ransacked the village, killing most of the people first, and then letting the rest go.

He shouldn't have cared about such idle things, but when he saw the butcher's knife falling on the girl's head, he couldn't help but take action, and he easily eliminated the robber and saved the girl with a raised hand.

Seeing that the girl was homeless, he took her back to her residence, helped her wash and groom, and fed her medicine, for which the girl thanked him very much, and in return for her kindness, she agreed to stay.

After experiencing the tragedy of the destruction of the family, the girl was still very optimistic, and in the girl's laughter, he was also a little more interesting when refining the medicine, until one day, he accidentally saw the girl crying secretly.

In order to make her happy, he began to look for novel toys, and later even publicly offered a bounty for anyone who could find a gift that would satisfy the girl.

A promise from the Nine Rank Alchemist naturally attracted countless people to come to give gifts, looking at the mountain of gifts, the girl chose one from his hand and accepted it with a smile.

Later, the girl began to try to help him, the girl was very talented in alchemy, and at the same time very hardworking, which made him very happy, and he also had the idea of taking the girl as an apprentice.

But what he didn't expect was that when he said that he wanted to take in an apprentice, she refused with a smile.

In a fit of rage, he threw the girl out, and she knelt at the door for a day and a night, and left the next morning, and she never returned.

A few years later, he learned of the girl's death, and heard that in the process of exterminating the robbers, he was besieged and finally killed.

He regretted it and was very angry, because since the day the girl left, he had never gone out again, and he had been waiting for the girl to change her mind, but he didn't expect that this kind of waiting would be a separation between heaven and earth.

Since then, he has been closed until the guy appeared, and he was imprisoned in the Commandment Stone, tossed and turned, and finally fell into the hands of Lin Xinhan's mother.

After listening to Ye Lao's narration, Meng Xue finally solved the doubts that had been hidden in her heart for a long time, and after sighing melancholy, she looked at Ye Lao with a sad face, "Old guy, why do you think that girl doesn't want to be your apprentice?"

"I don't know. Ye Lao was silent for a moment, and then said in a deep voice, this is exactly what he couldn't understand.

What an elm head, Meng Xue shook her head, "The reason why she doesn't want to be your apprentice is because she wants to marry you." ”

The girl must know that with Ye Lao's pedantic character, once the two become masters and apprentices, it is absolutely impossible to have results, so there will be that choice, right?

"This can't be!" Ye Lao's face was full of disbelief, you know, he was almost two hundred years old at that time, and she was only seventeen years old, how could she possibly like him?

"Then do you know why the 'Commandment Stone' can allow the spirit to attach?"

Seeing that Ye Lao was still so stubborn, Meng Xue suddenly looked like she hated iron but not steel, "That's because the 'Commandment Stone' is made of the body of a monk, and it is precisely in order to keep the soul of the beloved alive that someone will think of this method, why don't you understand her mind?"

Meng Xue's words shocked Ye Lao's soul, that day, after he learned the news of the girl's death, he offered a high reward and recovered the girl's relics, in the girl's space ring, in addition to a few clothes and a few bottles of pills, only a small toy and a note remained.

"Death and death. ”

He never understood the meaning of these four words, but at this moment, he finally understood.

Why?

In a trance, Ye Lao remembered what the girl often said, "I really want to grow up quickly." ”

He now finally understood the meaning of the sentence.

It turned out that in his life, he missed someone, and that person could no longer be found.

Meng Xue saw that Ye Lao was so sad, and she couldn't bear it, so she said, "Didn't I say that the Commandment Stone is made of the monk's body, although the body is gone, it doesn't mean that the girl's spirit is gone, so I believe that you will definitely meet again!"

Hearing this, Ye Lao's soul trembled, "Is it really possible?"

Ye Lao stared at Meng Xue deadly, his face was full of apprehension, in this regard, Meng Xue nodded heavily, "It's definitely possible." ”

Only that guy knows the refining method of the Commandment Stone, and if all of this is done by that guy, then they will definitely meet again.

"Ye Lao, I also believe that you will definitely meet again. At this time, Lin Xinhan couldn't help but say on the side.

Looking at this master and apprentice who was more serious than himself, Ye Lao smiled, yes, no matter how slim the hope was, he couldn't give up, he believed that she must be waiting for him somewhere in the world.

Ye Lao stroked his beard, and suddenly asked Lin Xinhan, "Han boy, do you want to learn alchemy from the old man, the kind that doesn't need to be apprenticed?"

Lin Xinhan looked at the master and saw her nodding, so he said, "Yes." ”