A middle-aged man with eye-catching hair but a mediocre look.

This is Xia Fan's first impression of Dou Hongying.

The most important thing is that the other party looks like an ordinary person without martial arts.

It didn't take long.

Xia Fan did not shy away from taking them to the original mansion.

"Uncle, do you live here all these days?"

When Xia Fan brought the freshly brewed tea, Dou Hongying, who was pretending to watch the surrounding scene in the courtyard, asked politely and seemingly casually.

"No, in fact I just stayed here for two days and then moved somewhere else. ”

Xia Fan looked at Dou Hongying with a gentle smile.

"Moved somewhere else? Isn't it good to live in this house?"

Dou Hongying's face was very curious.

"It's not a question of whether it's good or not, it's that I'm not used to living in such a big house alone, and it's because someone arranged that I move out of here. ”

As he spoke, Xia Fan's gaze fell on Zhou Xiaoyudao, who was silently eating snacks beside him.

"That person seems to be called Zang Tao, and he told me that Zhou Xiaoyu had provoked someone on the boat before, and for the sake of my safety and let Xiaoyu concentrate on the assessment without worries, he secretly arranged me to another residence. ”

"Xiaoyu, is this true?"

Dou Hongying was stunned when she heard this, and turned to look at Zhou Xiaoyudao.

"It's true. ”

Zhou Xiaoyu was silent on the surface, but in fact, he couldn't help but want to complain in his heart.

Uncle Ah Sheng lied, he really didn't blink his eyes and opened his mouth.

"Hey, but why haven't I heard from you, Xiaoyu?"

Dou Hongying said confusedly.

"That's because the captain asked me to keep it a secret, otherwise what if I accidentally leak it out and cause Uncle Ah Sheng to have any accidents?"

Zhou Xiaoyu said as a matter of course.

"Oh?! It turns out that he is the captain of Xiaoyu, so he is really a great man. ”

Xia Fan immediately showed a sudden color.

"Uncle Asheng, let me tell you, our captain values me very much, and this time Xiaoyu was able to successfully pass the assessment thanks to the captain of the ship. ”

Zhou Xiaoyu said to Xia Fan with a serious expression.

"Well, Xiaoyu can be taken care of by the nobles, and my uncle will be able to rest assured of you in the future. ”

Xia Fan stretched out his hand and stroked Zhou Xiaoyu's head and said dotingly.

The tacit understanding of the two sang and harmonized, which directly made Dou Hongying believe it.

Although she still had a lot of doubts in her heart, she couldn't ask them directly, lest the two of them be suspicious of her.

"Xiaoyu, I've heard about you, in two days, it seems that you will be going to the Holy Gate Headquarters by boat for the final entrance examination, right?"

Xia Fan changed the subject, intentionally or unintentionally.

"Yes, uncle, but this time the relatives can only stay in the city and cannot accompany them. ”

Zhou Xiaoyu said with regret on his face.

"Don't worry about Xiaoyu, Uncle can take care of himself alone, and you have grown up, it is impossible for Uncle in the future to accompany you to take care of you all the time, so you have to be more brave and strong......"

Xia Fan sighed lightly.

"Uncle ......"

Zhou Xiaoyu's eyes were full of tears.

"Little Fish ......"

Xia Fan patted her on the shoulder, and said indescribably.

"Uncle, you have to take care of yourself, Xiaoyu will definitely come back to see you and your mother in the future!"

Zhou Xiaoyu threw himself into Xia Fan's arms and sobbed in a low voice.

But the truth is that she has been restraining her emotions.

Endure!

Don't laugh.

Just laugh and you're done.

That's right.

She and Xia Fan deliberately acted for Dou Hongying.

Looking at Zhou Xiaoyu and Xia Fan's inseparable uncle-nephew relationship, Dou Hongying felt uncomfortable.

"Makes you laugh. ”

When Xia Fan and Zhou Xiaoyu separated, he immediately apologized to Dou Hongying.

"No, no, in fact, the little woman is quite envious that Xiaoyu can have an uncle like you. ”

Dou Hongying hurriedly shook her head and said in a low voice.

"Red Tassel ......"

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaoyu seemed to think of the life experience that Dou Hongying had said, and stepped forward to grab her shoulders and whispered comfort.

"Don't think about it too much, now you and I are like sisters, my uncle is your uncle, Uncle Ah Sheng, are you right?"

"Of course, if Red Ribbon doesn't mind. ”

Facing Zhou Xiaoyu's gaze, Xia Fan still smiled gently.

“...... Uncle, it's the little woman who has caused you trouble. ”

Dou Hongying bit her lip lightly and said apologetically.

"No, Hongying, my uncle still thinks that he can't be with Xiaoyu in the future, and wants to ask you to take good care of Xiaoyu. ”

Xia Fan said softly.

"Don't worry, uncle, the little girl will definitely not let you down, after all, Xiaoyu is the only friend of the little girl......"

Dou Hongying twitched her little nose and said.

It's also a little dramatist.

Xia Fan looked at Dou Hongying, who was whispering to Zhou Xiaoyu, with a smile, and couldn't help but think in his heart.

Look at the way she looks.

Apparently professionally trained.

If he didn't know the true identity of the other party, maybe it would really be possible to deceive this little girl's appearance.

"Uncle, I heard Xiaoyu say that you are not from Xiaoyu's hometown, but Xiaoyu's father went to sea to rescue you?"

After chatting with Zhou Xiaoyu for a long time, Dou Hongying shifted the topic back to Xia Fan without showing a trace.

"Yes, it was about sixteen years ago, it was indeed Xiaoyu's father who rescued me from the sea, but I lost my memory and forgot how I fell into the sea in the first place. ”

Xia Fan sighed.

"I'm sorry uncle, I said something that made you unhappy......"

Dou Hongying's face was ashamed.

"You don't have to mind. Xia Fan shook his head and said. "Speaking of which, I've actually been recalling things intermittently over the years. ”

"Uncle, what do you remember?"

Zhou Xiaoyu suddenly said with great interest.

"I remembered a woman. ”

Xia Fan said in a calm tone.

"Woman?!" Zhou Xiaoyu's eyes immediately widened when he heard this. "What woman?!Is it Uncle Sheng's wife?"

"Uncle doesn't have a wife, but Uncle will remember this woman, as if Uncle was with her before he fell into the sea. ”

Xia Fan said lightly.

"Does Uncle remember what that woman looked like?"

Zhou Xiaoyu quickly asked.

"I think about it, she ......"

Immediately.

Xia Fan intermittently described the appearance of the cold smoke, and at the same time kept paying attention to Dou Hongying secretly.

Sure enough.

He's in the process of described.

Dou Hongying seemed to look as usual, but her heart beat a few times rapidly, and even her breathing was a little heavy, but these details were quite imperceptible, and it was difficult to find if you didn't pay close attention.

"Uncle, could it be that you accidentally fell into the sea and had something to do with her?"

After listening to this, Dou Hongying pretended to be concerned.

"I remember it was as if I had fallen into the sea to protect her. ”

Xia Fan said with a thoughtful expression.

"It seems that this woman must be Uncle Asheng's very important person. ”

Zhou Xiaoyu muttered in a low voice.

"Who knows, now after many years, I don't know if she is dead or alive. ”

Xia Fan smiled bitterly.

"Uncle, the little girl believes that if there is a fate in the future, you will definitely be able to meet again. ”

Dou Hongying comforted.

"Fate?"

Xia Fan couldn't help but mutter.

Subsequently.

Dou Hongying finally stopped testing Xia Fan.

After beckoning them to finish lunch, Dou Hongying planned to return to the station under the pretext of being unwell, but Zhou Xiaoyu wanted to accompany her back but was politely refused, saying that she might not be able to see Xia Fan in the next few years, so she accompanied Xia Fan more before leaving.

on this.

Zhou Xiaoyu is naturally not good at saying much.

"Uncle, Hongying is acting a little abnormal. ”

Inside the courtyard.

Zhou Xiaoyu deliberately moved the chair to Xia Fan's side, she frowned lightly, and said with a solemn expression.

"Especially since you mentioned that woman, Red Tassel started to get a little absent-minded. ”

"She was testing her uncle, why wasn't her uncle testing her, but unfortunately she was still a little tender, so she let her uncle test her. ”

Xia Fan took a leisurely sip of the teacup.

"Uncle...... Who the hell is that woman you're talking about?"

Zhou Xiaoyu looked at Xia Fandao with burning eyes.

"Her name is Leng Yan, one of my uncle's original subdued subordinates, when my uncle and her went to sea, they encountered a strong enemy, in order to avoid the battle affecting her, so my uncle deliberately lured the strong enemy away, and finally my uncle and the strong enemy almost fell into the sea together, as for how she later Uncle didn't know......"

Xia Fan said slowly.

However, after Uncle learned about the situation of Yanyu Building, Uncle suspected that this Yanyu Building was probably built by her. ”

"Uncle?!What you said is true?"

Zhou Xiaoyu said in astonishment.

Because.

This is the first time Xia Fan has told her these secrets.

"Xiaoyu, so far, there are some things that Uncle doesn't have to hide from you. ”

Xia Fan looked up at the blue sky and said leisurely.

"Do you know who planned to attack and kill Uncle in the first place?"

"Is it ......?"

Zhou Xiaoyu's eyes shrank suddenly when he heard this, and an ominous premonition suddenly appeared in his heart.

"That's right, it was the people in Tianmen who attacked and killed my uncle. ”

Xia Fan understated.

"Uncle ......"

Zhou Xiaoyu suddenly grabbed Xia Fan's arm, his face was extremely pale and nervous.

"Xiaoyu, don't worry, do you think Uncle looks like a reckless person who can do stupid things?"

Xia Fan saw through what Zhou Xin was thinking at a glance, smiled and stretched out his finger to scratch the bridge of her small nose.

"Uncle! That's Tianmen! Uncle! Otherwise, Xiaoyu won't participate in Tianmen's assessment, let's go home together!"

Zhou Xiaoyu clenched the sleeve robe of Xia Fan's arm and said in a trembling voice.

"Xiaoyu, isn't it more suspicious that you abandoned the exam at this time?" Xia Fan caressed Zhou Xiaoyu's head and said in relief. "It's okay, Uncle is very afraid of death, if he is not completely sure, Uncle will not easily retaliate against Tianmen. ”

"Uncle, didn't you really lie to Xiaoyu?"

Zhou Xiaoyu bit his lip tightly and said with a crystal gaze.

"Of course, why don't we pull the hook?"

Xia Fan stretched out his little thumb and shook it at her and smiled.

"Good!"

Zhou Xiaoyu immediately solemnly stretched out his little thumb to hook Xia Fan's little thumb, and looked at Xia Fan in an unusually serious tone.

"Hang yourself on the hook, you can't change it for a hundred years!"

“......”

Xia Fan let Zhou Xiaoyu hook his little finger and shake it, he didn't say anything, just looked at her with a smile.

Small fish.

Uncle didn't lie to you this time.

If you don't know for sure.

Uncle really won't retaliate against Tianmen.

But.

What if Uncle already has full certainty?

Meanwhile.

Dou Hongying did not return to the station as soon as she left the house, but wandered around aimlessly on the street like the last time.

Moment.

She quietly appeared in a dark alley.

"Why did you contact me at this time?!Is there something important to discover?"

A deep voice suddenly sounded.

"Yes, I have an urgent matter that I must contact the landlord!"

Dou Hongying immediately became impatient.

"What the hell is urgent?!"

A deep voice said solemnly.

"It's an urgent matter for the landlord himself. ”

Dou Hongying did not say the specific content.

“...... Do you know that the landlord has always contacted me unilaterally, and I have no authority to contact the landlord. ”

A deep voice was silent for a moment.

"Then do you know who can contact the landlord now?"

Dou Hongying said anxiously.

“...... I know a person, but I'm not sure if he has the authority to reach the landlord. ”

A deep voice thought for a moment.

"If he knew, he would have reached out to you when the time came. ”

"What if he doesn't know?"

Dou Hongying said quickly.

"Then I can't help it. ”

A deep voice sighed softly.

“...... I understand. ”

Dou Hongying clenched her silver teeth.

It's night.

Dou Hongying tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

It's nothing more than the woman she has been thinking about before in her heart.

Because.

The woman described by Uncle Zhou Xiaoyu was exactly the same as the landlord she had seen when she was a child.

If it weren't for the landlord who gave her hope to live, I'm afraid she wouldn't have survived today, let alone escaped from that home like a demon cave.

Although the last time I saw the landlord was three years ago.

But the voice and smile of the landlord made her remember it deeply.

So after hearing Xia Fan's description, Dou Hongying immediately thought of the landlord.

You can't go wrong.

She can't be mistaken!

He's talking about the landlord.

And what is his relationship with the landlord?

A series of questions plagued Dou Hongying, who was thinking a lot.

"Do you have something important to contact the landlord?"

At this time.

An extremely deep voice suddenly sounded in Dou Hongying's room.

“...... Yes!"

Dou Hongying instantly looked around as if she was facing a great enemy, but found that there was no one in the room at all.

"Write down the important things you need to report to the landlord, and I will pass them on to the landlord on your behalf. ”

The voice said simply.

"Good!"

Without saying a word, Dou Hongying turned over and got up and came to the table, she did not light the candle, but quickly wrote on the paper with the help of moonlight.

Moment.

When Dou Hongying put pen to paper.

The voice rang out again.

"Go back. ”

“......”

Dou Hongying got up and returned to the bed.

And the voice was no longer heard.

After a while.

The restless Dou Hongying cautiously came to the table from the bed, and found that the paper on the table had disappeared.

The people in the building are really powerful.

Dou Hongying couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

......

Early in the morning.

The harbor and marina of Fubo City are as lively as ever.

But today there are more people gathered at the pier than ever before.

For today is the day of send-off.

All the Tianmen disciples who could be present on Southern Cross Star Island came to the dock, but what they really saw off was not the children who passed the Tianmen re-examination assessment, but the middle-aged man and others from the headquarters.

When Xia Fan accompanied the selected child to board the Tianmen giant ship, the moment he entered the cabin, he suddenly stopped and looked at the calm sea in the distance with deep eyes.

"Sixteen years on, it's time to wrap it up. ”