Chapter 8: The Van Cleeff Family
On the way home, it was the afternoon of the next day.
The afternoon in the Elwyn Forest was still so soft, four horses, five teenagers, galloping freely on the official roads of the Elwyn Forest, and when they saw a certain woman from a good family, they also whistled cheerfully and lively, causing the red glow on the faces of others.
Although the drunkenness has not completely dissipated, compared to the mentality when he was up, Leng Feng was a little more calm, and he and Ryan also got together.
There has never been a shortage of friends in this world who can give their backs to each other, and fortunately, Leng Feng met several of them.
When we get together, there will always be a moment of separation.
The five of them said goodbye in Shanjin Town, and agreed to go together next time to hunt down the bandits who lived in the Stone Tablet Lake.
Back in Crystal Village, the sky had already darkened, and smelling the faint aroma of toast and pumpkin porridge in the village, Leng Feng suddenly felt a little hungry.
Walking into the house, Todrick was sitting alone in a chair, his face was full of melancholy, and when he saw Leng Feng returning, Todrick's face was immediately full of joy.
"Little Master, you're finally back!"
Leng Feng smiled and nodded, "Uncle, I'm hungry!" ”
"Come, little master, I'm ready." Todre's hand grabbed Leng Feng's hand and went to the table in the room.
A plate of large pieces of hard bread, a large bowl of golden pumpkin porridge, and two wooden spoons.
It's standard food for all Elwyn Forest farmers, and it's not only delicious, but also filling.
Leng Feng sat down and scooped a spoonful of pumpkin porridge, when he entered his mouth, there was still a little bit of temperature, feeling this, Leng Feng knew that Todrick had already prepared the food and had been waiting for him.
Thinking of this, Leng Feng's heart couldn't help but warm, to be honest, in the previous life, his parents had been doing business outside for many years, and the family had nannies cooking, although every meal could be timely, but Leng Feng's heart was always cold, and the temperature of the meal could not be heated.
But in this strange and familiar world, Leng Feng felt warmth again.
"Uncle, I'm ......"
Leng Feng was about to explain why he had only come back since yesterday morning, but was interrupted by Todrick's words of concern.
"Little master, don't talk when eating, so as not to choke."
Leng Feng's eyes were a little moist, he knew that there were some things that didn't need to be explained, because Todrick chose to believe, believing that he was capable of handling his own affairs, although he didn't know where Todrick's belief came from, but Leng Feng had only been moved.
After eating, Leng Feng solemnly took out the two gold coins and handed them to Todrick.
"Uncle, this is the money I earned today, and you can use it to subsidize the family in the future."
Seeing the two golden gold coins, Todrick was also startled at first, but when he saw Leng Feng's sincere expression, Todrick quickly put his hand on his shirt and wiped it, and took one of them.
"Holy Light, this is really gold! Master, madam, do you see, little master, like you, he is a strong man who stands up to the sky. Todrick held the gold coin and shouted to the sky, but when he talked about Leng Feng's parents in this life, he burst into tears.
At this moment, Leng Feng didn't know what to say, except for being moved, there was only silence.
After a long time, Todrick slowly calmed down, he wiped away the tears on his face, and said with relief: "Little master, I will only take one gold coin to supplement your nutrition in the future, and the other one, you can keep it yourself." As the little master of the Van Cleef family, you will be able to use it. ”
At Todrick's insistence, Leng Feng accepted the coin.
Looking at the Van Cleef family, Leng Feng's mood is a little complicated, because of the existence of Edwin Van Cleef, Leng Feng's attitude towards the Van Cleef family has changed a lot, but that's all, after all, the Van Cleef family originally regarded him as a burden who once suffered from cerebral palsy. Today, he is nothing more than an outsider with the blood of the Van Cleeff family.
To Leng Feng's surprise, at this moment, a chaotic sound of horses' hooves sounded outside the door, which was also mixed with the sound of wheels, from far and near.
Soon, outside the door, a two-horse carriage and a tall horse with a red date were parked.
Two people walked into the house.
One of them was Edwin Van Cleef, who had just been separated in Shining Gold not long ago, and at this time, Edwin's face was a little guilty, as if he had done something sorry for people.
The other, however, was an old man with a white beard, dressed in a white coarse cloth overalls worn only by stonemasons, and looked to be sixty or seventy years old, and although he was old, his face was ruddy, which made the old man who was about to die a little more angry.
It's just that Leng Feng noticed that when Todrick saw the old man, his face was already a little pale, and his legs and stomach trembled.
"You're Leng Feng?"
The old man looked at Leng Feng with a gaze that could penetrate people's hearts, this kind of gaze could not be possessed by people who had experienced vicissitudes for a long time.
"I am." Leng Feng replied lightly.
"Why don't you tell me he's cured?" Just after Leng Feng replied to the old man's words, the old man suddenly looked at Todrick and said in a fierce voice.
"Patriarch, I was wrong, please forgive me for my selfishness, I am reluctant to give up this child." Todrick was already a little untenable.
"No, uncle, you're not wrong, it's them."
Leng Feng grabbed Todrick and turned to look coldly at the old man whom Todrick called the patriarch.
The old man was a little surprised at first, and then, two cold and substantial gazes collided together, and the two looked at each other for three seconds, but no one gave in.
After three seconds, the old man sighed faintly, "It's like, it's too similar." ”
"Leng Feng, it was true that grandpa did something wrong before, here, grandpa apologizes to you, and only hopes that you can return to the family."
After a long while, the old man finally apologized to Leng Feng.
Seeing the old man say this, Edwin Van Cleef's face showed a trace of surprise, and he couldn't help but look at Leng Feng a few times again, as if in his memory, it was impossible for grandpa to say such a thing.
"Forgive me." Leng Feng coldly threw out four words.
"Boy, don't know what to do." After Leng Feng said these four words, the old man was a little annoyed, and a suffocating killing intent swept out of the old man's body.
Leng Feng only felt that his neck was a little itchy, and it seemed that in the next second, the old man in front of him would cut his throat.
Edwin Van Cleef also trembled, although he knew that the old man was not talking about him, but that kind of killing intent made him feel like he was in an ice cave.
Although he felt that death was approaching, the kind of rebellion that belonged to young people was vividly reflected by Leng Feng at this moment. He looked coldly into the old man's eyes, cold sweat continued to seep from Leng Feng's forehead and back, and soon soaked most of his clothes.
Just after the two of them were frozen for a few breaths, the old man suddenly burst out laughing.
"It's worthy of the fourth seed, exactly the same as your dead dad's stinky temper. Leng Feng, it doesn't matter if you don't recognize me as a grandfather, but I believe that it is much more convenient for you to cultivate in Van Cleef's house than in a poor small village, and if you are willing to come back, I will cultivate you like Edwin. ”
The old man's words hit Leng Feng's heart, and the old man no longer played the emotional card, but took out substantial benefits, and in exchange, Leng Feng only needed to return to the Van Cleef family.
It's not tempting to say that it's fake, Leng Feng has only been in this world for a few days, and it is impossible to say that he has any deep hatred with the Van Cleeff family, at most he is just disgust.
And when he met Ryan, Leng Feng knew that there were only seven years left before the opening of the dark gate, and in seven years, the fierce orc army would sweep through the entire Elwyn Forest, even if he could run, but the safety of Toddric had to be considered.
Thinking of this, Leng Feng said, "If you can promise me two conditions, I will promise you." ”
"Okay, you say, just take it as a greeting gift from your grandfather." Seeing Leng Feng loosen his mouth, the old man's face reappeared with a kind smile that an old man should have.
"First, Todrik is no longer a servant of the Van Cleeff family and enjoys the same treatment as the Van Cleef family." Leng Feng said calmly.
"Little Young Master......" Seeing Leng Feng's various actions at this time, Todrick was only moved and choked, it seems that the luck and sorrow of raising Leng Feng for more than ten years have been the most beautiful sublimation at this moment.
Although the old man felt that Leng Feng was a little surprised to put forward this condition, he still agreed, for him, these were just trivial things.
"Second, even if the Van Cleef family is in danger of extinction in the future, they must flee with Todrick and must not be abandoned."
When Leng Feng said the second condition, even the old man showed surprise, he looked at this unsurprising and even ugly subordinate again, the old man didn't know why Leng Feng cared about such an insignificant ant.
"Okay, I promise you." The old man took a deep breath and said.
"Let's give high-fives." Leng Feng walked up to the old man.
"High fives for vows."
The old man stretched out his old but powerful right hand, which, together with Leng Feng's hand, collided in the air, and a loud and crisp voice sounded in the air.
At this time, Todrik couldn't hold back his emotions anymore and cried, because at this moment, he got rid of his identity as a servant, and it was also at this moment that he felt the care and warmth that he couldn't feel before, at this time, he only had one sentence in his heart, that is, it was worth meeting the little master in this life!
Leng Feng sat in the carriage, and the night wind of the Elwyn Forest blew into Leng Feng's clothes, evaporating the sweat just now and taking away some body temperature. At this time, the old man sitting next to him was his grandfather who was related to him by blood in this life, but there was no emotion between Leng Feng and this strange old man.
Along the way, the old man kept his eyes closed until the group reached the gate of Van Cleef's house in Shining Gold.
"Patriarch!" The two guards at the door hurriedly came over and saluted.
"Well, Ah Cai, Ah Wang, remember, he will be your youngest young master in the future." The old man pointed at the cold front and said.
When the two guards saw Leng Feng's appearance, they were suddenly startled, because they still remembered the scene a few days ago.
"Little Master...... Good. The two guards saluted in horror.
Leng Feng just nodded slightly, and followed the old man into the door of Van Cleef's house.
The compound of Van Cleef's house looks simple and generous, although there is no such thing as a garden rockery, but when you enter the door, you can see a training ground, which makes Leng Feng really a little surprised, there are many wooden stakes and straw men on the training ground, judging from the traces above, many people have trained on it during the day.
After entering the door, the old man asked a servant to take Leng Feng and Todrik to arrange the room, the servant seemed to know Todrick well, and after the two whispered for a while, the servant's look of surprise and envy made Todrick puff up his chest.
After a while, the servant led Leng Feng to a wooden house with a separate kitchen, which not only had a hall, but also had two separate bedrooms, which was obviously much better than Crystal Village.
After completing the handover, Leng Feng entered the room and began to meditate.