Chapter 8: Father's Worries
After a few people dispersed at Wang Ertie's house, Wang Ertie went to the foot of Fengxiang Mountain to catch yellow eels in the creek, Zhao Hu went to the field outside Baicao Town to catch rabbits, and Baili Qing returned home.
In the past, Bailiqing had nothing to do at home, and he would take Bailifeng to take care of the medicine field, or he would teach Bailifeng some common sense of medicinal herbs at home, or let Bailifeng go to Liu Yuanzhi's old man to learn calligraphy, anyway, he would not be idle.
And after returning from Wang Ertie's house this morning, except for telling Baili Feng the whole story, he didn't say a word, but put his arms on his knees, lowered his head, and sat in front of the house in a daze.
Although the hanging hair covered Bailiqing's constricted brows and eyes, his abnormal behavior made his son Bailifeng know very well: Father, there is something on his mind.
"Dad, give, drink tea. ”
Seeing this, Baili Feng handed it to his father with a small tea bowl.
"Oh. Baili Qing answered softly, took a sip of tea, and fell into deep thought again.
Seeing his father so full of sorrow, Baili Feng couldn't help but lean up, squatted down, and said:
"Dad, yesterday Mr. Liu taught me to write a few words, called 'worried'. I don't know what that means, tell me about it!"
Baili Feng pouted mischievously as he spoke.
Bailiqing raised his head, was stunned for a moment, and was about to explain to his son, when he suddenly understood his son's intentions. Then, smiling, gently touching his son's head, he said:
"Feng'er, Dad is fine, I'm worried about you. ”
"That'...... Dad, why are you so sad? You still sit stupid, my father would never be like this before. Baili Feng asked again.
"Dad is worried about your Uncle Ertie, he went to the stream on the other side of Fengxiang Mountain to touch the yellow eel alone. The road is too far, and Dad is afraid that he will get lost. ”
Bailiqing said, and then made a smile to his son against his will.
Baili Feng, who was carried by his father and came to live in Baicao Town since he was born, is ten years old. Compared with children of the same age, although he is not tall and not deeply involved in the world, his mind is still relatively mature, and he is no longer a milky child. Therefore, he knew that his father was prevaricating himself, and he was afraid that he would also be worried, so he did not tell the truth.
Bai Liqing saw that his son didn't seem to believe what he said, and he didn't make any response. He was afraid of breaking his son's heart, so he changed the subject.
"Feng'er, if one day Dad dies," Seeing his son's strange look, Bai Liqing immediately explained: "I just said that what if one day, Dad really goes out like what he just said, goes far away, gets lost, and can't come back, what will you do?"
"I want to be with my father! ”
Although Bailifeng is a little mature, he is only ten years old after all, and he has never left his father, so he gave a childish answer without thinking.
"Silly Feng'er, you will always grow up, and you can't stay by your father's side all the time. ”
"Dad, Feng'er understands. It's just that Feng'er wants to stay by her father's side all the time. If there really is a day, the wind will look for you!
"Aren't you afraid? Feng'er, do you know that there are many ferocious beasts out there, and in addition to these, there are also many people like the bitter ones that my father told you before, and even a hundred times stronger than the bitter ones. They are the most dangerous!"
"Feng'er is not afraid, they are strong, Feng'er is stronger than them!"
When Bai Liqing heard this, he smiled with satisfaction, took his son into his arms, and said earnestly:
"Feng'er, the outside world is a world of the jungle, natural selection. So you have to be strong to do what you want to do. If you are not that strong, then you must first make sure that you are alive! Only by staying alive will you have the opportunity to be stronger!"
Baili Feng snuggled in his father's arms, understood and didn't seem to understand, his eyes rolled from time to time, and then nodded, engraved what his father said in his heart.
It didn't take long for it to be noon, and Bailiqing father and son had lunch in the front yard. After the meal, Bailiqing took the chicken blood and duck blood and put it in a wooden basin for soaking his feet, and then went to the medicine field to catch bullfrogs. Baili Qing was bored and went to Liu Yuanzhi's old man's house to practice calligraphy.
In the afternoon, because practicing calligraphy is also what Baili Feng likes to do, the hours pass quickly. Before he knew it, Bailifeng said goodbye to Mr. Liu and ran home.
"Dad, I'm back. ”
As soon as he arrived at the door, Baili Feng looked at a few rabbit skins hanging on the wooden beams at the door of the house, and then smelled a bloody smell, and mixed with the fishy smell, and quickly covered his nose with his sleeves and ran into the house.
"Dad, Uncle Ertie and Uncle Zhao are back?"
Baili Feng saw the wooden barrel filled with a lot of blood in the house, put on a curious look, and walked over directly.
"Well, Shen Shi is back. No, just got the blood of the five elements. After a long day of running, they were all hungry, and they had just gone to the front yard to eat. Baili Qing said, brought the wooden barrel to the side of the bed, and said, "Feng'er, come here, you soak your feet with this blood bubble first." I can keep fit, come quickly, come here. ”
When Baili Feng heard this, he leaned over to the bed with great interest. The father squatted down, helped Baili Feng take off his shoes, pulled up the hem of his trousers, and put one foot in the basin first. When he lifted his other foot, he saw the jade ring on the back of his hand, and he saw the jade pondering and hesitating. However, soon Baili Qing resolutely put that foot into the basin.
"Feng'er, you're tired from practicing calligraphy for half a day, and this bloody is not good-looking, so you can lie down with your eyes closed for a while. Hearing this, Baili Feng really didn't want to see the bright red blood, so he simply lay on the bed.
Baili Feng stepped on the bottom of the basin with his two feet, and the bright red blood was covered with a faint layer of white foam, which covered his ankles. Baili Qing stirred the blood with his hands, and a little heat rose in the basin, and the pale white heat curled up, blocking his vision a little.
Baili Qing narrowed his eyes, and the expression between his eyes was extremely resolute.
It was too late, it was too late, and I saw a cyan light shoot out from between Baili Qing's index finger and middle finger, and the blood that went directly into the wooden basin disappeared. And then a short, blinding cyan light emitted through the bright red blood. In the snap of a finger, the green mangs dissipated, and the blood in the basin returned to its original state.
However, just as Baili Qing was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a purple thunderbolt flashed from the blood in the basin, which turned out to be the same as the scar on his back!
Seeing this, Baili Qing closed his eyes and sat directly on the ground.
......
At the same moment, under the clouds in the central area of the Five Elements Continent, a majestic hall stood, and on top of the hall sat an old man who practiced with his eyes closed, his white hair naturally falling to his waist, calm and relaxed.
Suddenly, the old man opened his eyes.
"Actually, I escaped to the Western Decisive Barbarian Domain!, but I still have to die......"
I saw a smile on the old man's face, and then he slowly closed his eyes again.
......
"Dad, this blood is so hot!"
Baili Feng suddenly sat up and immediately lifted his feet out. And Bai Liqing heard his son's shout and opened his eyes.
"It's okay, it's blood. Silly wind. Bailiqing sighed and said, "Okay, Feng'er, don't soak if it's hot." Put on your shoes and go to the front yard for dinner. After speaking, he turned around and picked up the Shuling Grass and put it in the pot.
After that, Baili Feng helped his father to eat in the front yard, and then helped him back to the house to rest.
During these hours, Bai Liqing didn't say a word, kept his head down, and his hair covered his face. No one knows that at this moment, he seems to be overwhelmed, and his face is extremely ugly......