Not far from Fengling Village.

Ye Bufan looked at Fengling Village, which was not far away, and looked forward to it inexplicably, he had been away from home for nearly a year, and he didn't know how his father and master were doing this year.

"Third brother, this is Fengling Village, right?" Mo Zhan asked on the side.

Ye Bufan retracted his mind and nodded, "That's right." ”

"In that case, let's go in. Qi Feiyu began to wonder why Mo Zhan and Ye Bufan would ignore the rules of the academy and leave the academy and return to Fengling Village without permission, what was the so-called matter of returning to Fengling Village.

"Let's go. Ye Bufan jumped off the horse directly, walked in front of several people, and walked towards Fengling Village with Mo Zhan and Qi Feiyu.

It's just that the closer he got to Fengling Village, the more doubts rose in Ye Bufan's heart. According to the past, the sound of the master's forging should be heard in Fengling Village at this moment, but now Fengling Village is extremely quiet, and there is no smoke rising from the entrance of the village.

Could it be that the master is resting today? With deep doubts and incomprehension, Ye Bufan couldn't help but speed up his pace, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived at Fengling Village.

Sure enough, the door of the blacksmith shop was locked with a large lock, but the lock was covered with a thick layer of dust, and there were cobwebs on the door, and it looked like the door had not been opened for a long time.

Ye Bufan was stunned, all kinds of thoughts in his mind kept fluctuating, where did the master go, why didn't he tell him.

At this time, a middle-aged villager walked out of the village, carrying a hoe on his shoulder, when he saw Ye Bufan, he couldn't help but be stunned, his eyes were a little puzzled, he looked Ye Bufan up and down, and asked uncertainly: "Are you a kid of the Yan family?"

Ye Bufan raised his head in surprise, you must know that the people in the village all know his real name, and they usually call him the son of the Ye family, at this time, when he heard someone in the village calling him the boy of the Yan family, he couldn't help but be extremely puzzled. Could it be that my father did it behind my back?

This middle-aged man has a sturdy body and a dark face, this person Ye Bufan knows, his name is Niu Han, his strength is extraordinary, but it is a pity that the Xuan body is ordinary and not a product. In addition, he didn't have the slightest cultivation heart, so he stayed in the village and was a good hand at hoeing in the village.

"It's me, Uncle Niu, do you know where Uncle Li went?"

After hearing Ye Bufan's confirmation, Niu Han threw down his hoe, grabbed Ye Bufan with one hand, and said in a choked voice: "Yan boy, you finally know that you are back." After saying that, a pair of tiger eyes didn't know when they became extremely red.

Ye Bufan suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, and asked urgently: "Uncle Niu, what's wrong with you, is something happening?" ”

Niu Han wiped away his tears, but his eyes were still red. "If you go with me, you'll know what's going on. With that, he took Ye Bufan's hand and walked towards the village.

Mo Zhan and Qi Feiyu glanced at each other, and the two of them also had a bad feeling in their hearts, and hurriedly followed Ye Bufan's footsteps.

......

Niu Han pulled Ye Bufan into the village, and shouted loudly: "Big guy, come out quickly, the Yan family kid is back!"

Niu Han's voice was extremely loud, resounding throughout Fengling Village, and every household in Fengling Village either poked out their heads or walked out of the door, scolding: "Niu Han, are you looking for death, dare to disturb my dreams." ”

"That's it, who doesn't know that the kid from the Yan family went to Canglan Academy, and he can't come back without a year and a half. ”

Niu Han couldn't help but look embarrassed, raised Ye Bufan's hand, and said again: "Look, who is this next to me." ”

"Who, let me see. ”

At this time, a family on the left side of the village quietly opened the door, and an old man in gray came out of it.

The old man in gray, with a kind face, squinted slightly and bent his back, holding a cane in his right hand, putting his left hand on his back, and walked slowly to Ye Bufan's side.

"See Grandpa Li. Seeing this old man, Ye Bufan didn't dare to slack off, and saluted respectfully.

This Grandpa Li does not have an important position in the village, but he is extremely kind, and when he was young, he was not less taken care of by Grandpa Li. In other words, the children in the village have been taken care of by Grandpa Li.

The grace of a drop of water is reciprocated by a spring.

Li Lao opened his eyes, a pair of eyes were cloudy, and he looked at it for a long time before nodding his head and saying, "That's right, it's Yan Boy, there is no doubt that Yan Boy is finally back." ”

"Ahh ”

After Li Lao's words fell, there were bursts of exclamations in the village, although Li Lao was old, he had a very high prestige in Fengling Village, and his words were naturally more convincing than Niu Han's words.

More than ten families around opened their doors one after another, ran out of their homes, ran to Ye Bufan's side, looked Ye Bufan up and down in unison, and exclaimed.

"Tsk, it's really a kid from the Yan family, although he has changed his appearance, he looks more and more like Mr. Yan. ”

"Yes, you're right, you look at Mr. Yan's lips, eyes, and nose, which are not like Mr. Yan's. ”

One of the middle-aged men pinched the muscles on Ye Bufan's arm and exclaimed, "Good boy, you look good, your body has become stronger and stronger than before." ”

Rao is Ye Bufan has seen countless battles, but he was stared at by more than a dozen pairs of eyes at once, and he felt that his scalp was a little numb. However, Ye Bufan didn't say anything, these villagers treated him as if he were his own child, even if he was not used to it, he would not reveal it.

Just when Ye Bufan was a little embarrassed, Li Lao suddenly spoke: "Everyone stop." ”

Although Li Lao's voice was unusually quiet and was covered by everyone's voices, when Li Lao spoke, everyone stopped their voices very tacitly.

Elder Li nodded and continued, "Since Boy Yan is back, let Boy Yan do that." ”

Everyone nodded and said in unison: "As a son of man, he really must let him do it himself." ”

Ye Bufan paused again and asked, "Uncles, may I ask, what exactly does it take me to do in person?"

Li Lao was stunned, and turned his eyes to look at Niu Han, "You didn't tell him the truth?"

Niu Han shook his head and said, "I was afraid that he wouldn't be able to accept it for a while, so I didn't tell him." ”

Li Lao said "um" and continued: "It's okay if you didn't tell him, and when you get there, tell him later." ”

Hearing the conversation between Li Lao and Niu Han, Ye Bufan's heart couldn't help but tighten, and he said in his heart: Could it be that his father had an accident?

"Grandpa Li, is there something wrong with my father? Ye Bufan hurriedly asked.

"Hey. With a sigh, Li Lao continued: "You come with us to talk about it." With that, Li Lao led the villagers in front and continued to walk towards the village.

Ye Bufan was stunned, this was not the direction of going to his house at all, his house was a little southwest in the middle of the village, but the direction led by Li Lao and them was to the north. To the north, it is backed by a forest, and no one lives in it at all.

"Third brother, what's wrong with you. Mo Zhan saw that Ye Bufan's expression was a little wrong, and couldn't help asking.

Ye Bufan came to his senses and said to Mo Zhan: "I always feel something bad in my heart. I think people are hiding something from me, but I can't guess what it is."

"Don't overthink it. Mo Zhan patted Ye Bufan's shoulder and said, "Let's wait and see." ”

"Hmm. Qi Feiyu also snorted, nodded and said, "Mo Zhan is right, instead of being troubled by problems, it is better to wait and see what happens." ”

Ye Bufan smiled bitterly and didn't say anything, of course he knew to wait and see, but the villagers gave him a feeling that was too strange, and he didn't know what was hiding from him.

"Yan boy, you hurry up and keep up. At this moment, one of the villagers suddenly turned around and called.

Ye Bufan couldn't help but sigh secretly, suppressed all his thoughts in his heart, and hurriedly followed the footsteps of everyone.

......

Soon, Li Lao and the others took Ye Bufan to the depths of the forest.

Ye Bufan glanced around, the surrounding trees had been cut down, only a lone tomb fell in it, the tomb had no inscription, it looked very weird, you must know that after everyone dies, after going down to the grave, an inscription will be erected.

But this tomb has no inscription, which is a bit strange, but there is a little strangeness. Although the tomb has no inscription, the tomb is unusually clean, and not a single weed grows.

"Grandpa Li, this is..."Ye Bufan looked at the grave suspiciously, and asked.

"Hey. Li Lao suddenly sighed, and said faintly: "Yan boy, you kneel." ”

Ye Bufan couldn't help but tremble, his pupils constricted, and he didn't know when his hands had been clenched into fists.

"This is your father's grave. ”

Boom! Ye Bufan only felt that a thunderbolt suddenly thundered in his mind, slashing his sea of consciousness apart, making him stunned.

How could this be his father's grave!

How could a father die!

Big tears flowed out of the corners of Ye Bufan's eyes. Even if his heart was already extremely hard, after hearing the news, he also shed real tears.

"Yan boy, I know you are sad, but this is indeed your father's grave, you kneel down and say hello to your father. Elder Li patted Ye Bufan's shoulder, a pair of old eyes, and his face was full of tears.

Poof.

Ye Bufan knelt down on his knees, his hands clasped tightly on the ground, he didn't believe that his father would die, but the grave in front of him, and Grandpa Li's words. Tell him very clearly. Father, really dead.

Boom!

Ye Bufan's forehead slammed to the ground, without any Xuan Qi protection, and let his head slam heavily on the ground.

Although Ye Bufan had become a mystic at this time, his body was still a mortal in the flesh, and under the violent impact, blood instantly stained his face.

But Ye Bufan didn't care in the slightest, continued to raise his head, and then smashed to the ground again.

Once, faster than the last.

Once, heavier than the last.

Once, once knotted.

Until, nine times later, Ye Bufan's whole body was stained red with blood.

Seeing that Ye Bufan was going to continue to kowtow, Mo Zhan couldn't help but stop him, and scolded angrily: "Third brother, don't you want to die!"