At this time, the sky is already dark, and seeing the sunset, Ning'an and they have to go out of the city and go back to the grass house, so they have to set off at this time.

Therefore, everyone did not delay anymore and returned to Linjiang Tower together.

Zhang Chenglin didn't know when he woke up, he was leaning on the chair drinking tea, there was a sound of singing downstairs, he knocked on the table with one hand, and his expression was extremely leisurely.

Seeing them come back, Zhang Chenglin raised his eyebrows and sneered: "You people who have no conscience, why don't you go out with the old man?"

Hearing his words, Ning An first said disdainfully: "You also know that you are an old man, and I don't usually see you go to bed after drinking, why do you sleep so quickly today?

Gu Mingyuan, who was on the side, smiled silently, and only said, "It's not too early, I'll let someone send you back?"

Zhang Chenglin drank the last sip of tea in the teacup, then stood up slowly, and said with a smile: "No need, I just ate too much today, I'll take a walk with this kid Ning An to eliminate food." ”

Seeing him say this, Gu Mingyuan didn't say anything more, but sent the two of them downstairs first.

When passing by Gu Mingyuan, Zhang Chenglin glanced at him and exchanged a look that only the two could understand.

When the master and apprentice left, Gu Mingyuan sent the Qin Huaiyu sisters back to the Zhenguo Mansion, and then he took the carriage back to the Huai'an Palace.

It's just that halfway through, the driver stopped the car again: "Go to ......"

He just said one word, and then stopped, with a bit of solemnity in his expression, and said after a long time: "Forget it, go home." ”

At that moment, others didn't understand, but he knew. I don't know if it's because of the stimulation of his jade pendant, or because Zhang Chenglin originally had a plan, it seems that Ning An's life experience, he will no longer hide it.

But Ning'an is only fifteen years old, such a thing...... Will he be able to handle it?

......

This day was the happiest day Ning'an had ever lived.

In fact, this description is not accurate, because after being adopted by Zhang Chenglin over the years, he has never treated himself badly, and even because Zhang Chenglin is alone, he has given everything he can teach himself.

Whether it's life experience, being a person, or love.

It's just that Ning An can always see another kind of emotion in the master's eyes, which is based on feelings mixed with guilt, sadness, and so on.

He didn't understand why this was before, but in his young memory, except for some fragments, the rest was beaten and scolded by the old beggar and begging along the street.

And among those fragments, he remembered a woman's face and said to him, "Live." ”

The jade pendant in the palm of his hand was stained with blood, and he remembered the hot and scorching temperature, but he couldn't remember where it was or when it came from.

Later, as they grew older, these fragments were more and more lost in memory.

And the first light in his life came from Zhang Chenglin.

I always thought that the master was the only one to rely on in my life, until he learned the origin of this jade pendant.

When he was last year, Zhang Chenglin and Gu Mingyuan were drinking, and when they were drunk, he overheard some of the past.

Just a little bit was enough for him to see that dark past.

Sadly, he has no revenge to be found.

The jade pendant that had been worn around his neck seemed to be integrated with him, making Ning An forget its existence for so many years. That night, however, he had a dream.

Unlike the fragmentation of his youth, he seemed to see the tragedy of the year, and the last glimmer of hope in the despair when the woman looked at him.

"Live. ”

And then what?

Ning An didn't know.

The master is a benefactor, an insider, and even a ...... He didn't know what role Master played in it.

During the day, he still didn't know anything about Ning An, but at night, he would let his negative emotions come out.

The mystery enveloped him, hatred and powerlessness made him despair, and that light seemed to stain him with something else, overwhelming him.

The repression of the past few days has been completely forgotten today.

And Qin Hongyao's smile ...... It gave him something else to hope for.

It was as if it was a new ray of light.

When he followed Zhang Chenglin back, Ning An looked at his somewhat stiff back, and suddenly let go of those obsessions.

So be it, he thought.

If Master doesn't want him to know, then he doesn't ask questions, just as if he never heard those words.

Go back to the former Ning'an, and then, as he wishes, marry a wife and have children, and support the master for life.

This life can be regarded as complete.

However, I don't know if Zhang Chenglin felt his thoughts, glanced back at him, and said, "Stinky boy, what are you doing slowly?"

Suddenly hearing Zhang Chenglin's words, Ning An instantly withdrew from his thoughts, coughed lightly and said, "Well, it's nothing, Master, let's go home quickly." ”

He took the initiative to come up and keep up with Zhang Chenglin's pace, but the other party was slightly stunned.

Zhang Chenglin just saw the shadow on the ground.

It's like when I picked him up at the beginning, the big and the small, but they snuggled up to each other, as if they were destined to depend on each other after this.

This kid has grown up.

Zhang Chenglin touched his head silently, sighed, and said, "Well, go home." ”

Even though it's just a temporary home. But after being called home, it seems to be much warmer all of a sudden.

But sometimes, warmth is just a layer of appearance, when those appearances are stripped away, the tragic truth will often be spread out in front of people's eyes, and no one can not see or listen.

There was a dim bean lamp burning in the grass house, and when it was blown by the wind, the shadows in the room were distorted and weird, and even the appearance of the people behind the light and shadow changed slightly.

When he arrived at home, Ning An was called over by Zhang Chenglin, and the first thing he said couldn't help but make Ning An's hands clasp tightly.

He said, "Little Ning'an, after today, you will be fifteen years old. When I was fifteen years old, I had already walked all over the huge rivers and lakes by myself, so in my case, you can be regarded as an adult. ”

At the beginning of these words, there seemed to be some unpleasant premonitions, and sure enough, he paused after saying this, looked at Ning An tightly, and said: "There are some things that were hidden from you in the past because you are a child, but today you are not, so it is time to tell you the truth." ”

Ning An made up his mind, but when he heard Zhang Chenglin's words, he didn't know how to react for a while, but said softly: "What does Master want to tell me?"

At that moment, he subconsciously wanted to refuse to hear the truth in Zhang Chenglin's mouth. Why do you want to mention it suddenly, isn't it good to just let yourself live a life in a mess?

But the idea only flashed for a moment before he dismissed it, and he still wanted to hear it.