Chapter 254: Rising to the Challenge
In the antique study, the mahogany furniture of Qingyishui enhances the style of the whole room, and several commonly used pieces of furniture have been slightly worn, which shows that the things have been aged, like the owner.
There was a faint fragrance of ink in the study, the light overhead spread out and hit the table softly, and the white rice paper shimmered.
The old man lifted the brush and dipped the tip of the pen in ink, and the best wolf quickly absorbed the water, and the old man was about to put down the pen, but was interrupted by the footsteps of the comer.
"Grandpa," Feng Shiyun walked in, knowing that the old man hated him drinking the most, at this time he had already taken a shower and changed his clothes, and there was a faint fragrance floating on his body without alcohol, "Why don't you rest yet?" ”
The old man put down the brush and looked up at the pendulum clock, and the old voice was as low as the years had settled, "It's still early." ”
Since the last time the two talked, Feng Shiyun's attitude towards the old man has not been as sharp as before, and it can even be described as pleasant.
The old man leaned into his chair and asked, "Is there anything you have to ask about coming to me so late?" ”
Feng Shiyun had a momentary embarrassment, and when he approached him in front of the old man, he was like a child in beautiful clothes, and all his thoughts were seen through at a glance.
"Grandpa, is there anyone else in this world who knows my father and mother?"
The old man looked at him with a calm face, "There is no one alive anymore." ”
"Grandpa," Feng Shiyun said as he stared into the old man's eyes, "I met a very strange person today, he was about the same age as me, but he knew my parents, and his words seemed to be very familiar. ”
The old man's pupils shrank instantly, and he asked with a shocked face, "Where did you see that?" ”
"I met by chance," Feng Shiyun didn't say the specific place in order to take into account the old man's feelings, "He recognized me!" ”
"What?" The old man's expression changed completely, and he stood up and said, "What did he say?" ”
"He didn't say anything, he didn't talk to me for a long time, he didn't get to the point, they were all some irrelevant topics!"
"Oh—" The old man's gaze was out of focus, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking.
Feng Shiyun had already affirmed that there were things that the old man had not told him, and if he hadn't met Bai He, then all these secrets would have disappeared forever with the old man's departure.
Fortunately, it's not too late.
"Grandpa, do you know him?"
The old man shook his head and said with a frown, "You said that he is as old as you, how can I know him." Your parents also left early, and there are not many people who know them, and as time goes by, even fewer people remember them, let alone recognize you by your looks. ”
"By the way, Grandpa, he asked me to say hello to you." Feng Shiyun has not forgotten the most important thing.
"Me?" The old man looked incredulous, "It won't be your age to know me, do you remember mentioning me in front of him?" ”
"No," Feng Shiyun said, "I always remember your confession, and I never mentioned the matter of the Feng family in front of anyone." ”
"That's weird!" The old man's hand rubbed on the rice paper, a small gesture he always liked to use when thinking about problems.
Feng Shiyun didn't interrupt the old man's thinking, he had a bunch of mysteries waiting for the old man to solve, he stood aside silently, not wanting to disturb the old man's thoughts.
The edge of the ink on the table had dried, and the tip of the dripping pen had no water stains, Feng Shiyun smelled the faint fragrance of ink in the room, and felt extra relieved for the first time.
The old man grew up with him, because of his willfulness and memory when he was young, his attitude towards the old man has always been very poor, and he even practiced himself in exchange for the pain and pity of the old man.
The old man's hair was already thinning and glowing silver in the light. Feng Shiyun looked at the old man, and for the first time found that his grandfather, who had always been strict, was also old, and he was no longer the person he used to be able to contradict at will.
A touch of sourness floated in his heart, time passed like a white horse, and he was a little caught off guard when he was fast!
After a long time, the old man gradually came back to his senses and said slowly, "No matter who that person is, it's better for you to stay away from him!" ”
The old man couldn't remember who it would be, out of instinct to protect Feng Shiyun, he could only keep him away from danger and try his best to protect him.
"Grandpa," Feng Shiyun couldn't suppress the curiosity and curiosity in his heart, "He said that he had no ill will towards us, and he faintly meant to help me!" Moreover, he also knows my nickname, Xiaoyun! ”
It was the name that his mother would call after him all day long, and it was this name that made his feelings about Baihe complicated, and he couldn't be completely guarded.
The old man's expression suddenly became deep, and he sat back on the Taishi chair with a calm face, and his slightly rickety body only occupied half of the chair.
"He even knows your nickname?" The old man's tone was full of uncertainty.
"Well," this is also what Feng Shiyun can't let go, "He said that it was the first time he saw me, and he could even know my nickname, and there was no one else in this world except my mother who called me like this." ”
The old man's brow furrowed even tighter, and he couldn't calm down when he glanced at the ink drawings that calmed him, an unknown danger made him restless, he knew where the source of the problem came from, but he didn't have the slightest impression of the man.
"Do you know about him?"
"Not much," Feng Shiyun recalled, "He's been abroad and only recently came back, his name is Bai He, but it's not his real name." ”
"The Bai family?" The old man pondered, there are too few Bai families in Nancheng, judging from the situation in Feng Shiyun's mouth, that person must not be an idle person!
"I'm afraid, his name is fake!" There was no doubt in the old man's tone, he looked at Feng Shiyun and persuaded, "You listen to grandpa, no matter whether this person has malicious intentions towards our family or not, he is a very dangerous person to us, you don't approach him easily, it will not be good for you." ”
"I'm afraid it's too late!" Feng Shiyun suddenly couldn't bear to look at the disappointment in the old man's eyes, "He knows my situation well, I say that he is an interesting person, because he will not let go of anything he finds interesting, our great enemy, in his eyes is interesting!" ”
"From now on, you don't want to go anywhere!" The old man looked completely worried about Feng Shiyun, "Although this house is old, it is not so easy for ordinary people to come in. ”
Knowing that the old man was thinking about him, Feng Shiyun still didn't agree with his self-defense method of closing off the country, "Grandpa, since he can find me, he must have fully understood the situation of our family, instead of living timidly, it is better to fight him head-on and see what he wants to do!" ”
The old man's gaze stayed on his face for a long time, and finally said with a dejected expression, "It's probably because I'm old, and I don't want to fight for many things, but I forgot that even if I don't do it, the person who should rob will still not let go of myself!" ”
"That's it, you go, you can do whatever you want, everything is supported by my old bones behind you, try your best, I will keep you safe!"