Sixteen years have passed, and the secular world and the cultivation world are also calm, and nothing major has happened, but at this time, halfway up the mountain leading to the back mountain in Yangjia Village, a bamboo forest looks a little out of place in the forest full of shrubs and trees, and it has a different taste;

In the center of the bamboo forest, there is a small bamboo building with a pure bamboo and wood structure, which is the residence of Mr. Yang. It turned out that when Yang Chao met Yang Lao in the pavilion and asked him to be the gentleman of the village, because it was also a temporary idea, he didn't have much time to prepare a place to live, so he asked Yang Lao to live here temporarily, which was originally used to make and store bamboo tiles in the village, and also doubled as a temporary rest room for work.

Tile bamboo is one of the most important building materials in Yangjia Village: the newly cut bamboo is evenly split in half, placed in a cool and ventilated place for some days, then slowly roasted and dried with a simmer, and finally soaked in tung oil, and then used, used to cover the roof, ventilation, not only will not leak rain, but also can be used longer than the mud tile to prevent snakes, insects, rats and ants, and the building of Yangjia Village is mostly bamboo tiles.

I didn't expect Yang Lao to like this place as soon as he moved in, and he didn't want to move later, so he has been living here. Yang Chao later found someone to repair the bamboo house, and emptied the hut as a residence for Mr. Yang.

Since Yang Lao accepted Yang Yitian as a disciple sixteen years ago, only Yang Lao and Yang Yitian lived here, and at this time, the two of them sat on a futon facing each other, in a posture of daily sitting and practice.

Sixteen years, Yang Lao's appearance has hardly changed, but Yang Yitian has grown from a baby to a tall teenager, slightly taller than the average person, but not very outstanding, but he is very delicate, and there is a smell of books on his body, in the words of Yang Chao: "This is like a Lang Zhong who will inherit his father's business in the future, but it is better to say that he is a talent who entered Beijing to take the exam"

At this time, he was dressed in white, and it was most appropriate to summarize it with the words "gentle and elegant".

At this time, Yang Lao's eyes were closed, and he remembered a scene a month ago, when Yang Yitian's grandfather, Yang Chao, the patriarch of Yangjia Village, said to him before he died.

It turned out that a month ago, Yang Chao died because of his advanced age, but no one saw his relatives before he died, just asked someone to find Yang Lao, Yang Lao looked at this old friend lying on the bed, although he was over eighty years old, the seriousness and majesty were still there, but with a trace of death, his heart was mixed, and he thought in his heart: Since he officially taught Yang Yitian ten years ago, he has not had a good time with this old friend, maybe he is too persistent; although he has many ways to renew his life, but this is against his own heart, and birth, old age, sickness and death are natural laws, human nature, and it is inconvenient for people outside to interfere too much。

Walking lightly to the bed, Yang Lao sat on the edge of the bed, looked at his old friend for many years, and said, "Lao Yang, if you have anything to say, just say it!"

Yang Chao's face was extremely serious at this time, and he said to Yang Lao:

"Lao Yang, since the first time I saw you, I knew that you are not an ordinary person, although I know that you must have an extraordinary and unknown past, but you must not be a bad person, which is also the reason why I am relieved to hand over Yitian to you; ”

Then he sighed and continued:

"I'm afraid I won't be able to pass this level, and before I leave, I won't ask you about your identity or your past, and of course I know that even if I do, you won't tell me. The matter between you and Yitian, no matter what Yitian will do in the future, it all depends on the number of days, I don't ask and believe you, but I hope you will grant me a request. ”

Yang Lao didn't look surprised at all, as if he had known it for a long time, and asked calmly, "If Lao Yang has anything to say, can you?"

Yang Chao continued: "The people of my Yangjia Village are all kind and simple ordinary farmers, they rise and rise and rest at sunset, although the days are dull, but they also have no worries about food and clothing, as the patriarch, I do not want them to be in an unknown danger in the future, I hope you can understand my suffering. ”

Yang Lao understood as soon as he heard it, he was afraid that Yang Chao's identity would bring unknown dangers and troubles to Yangjia Village, and he could bear it when he was alive, but once he left, he didn't know what Yang Jia Village would face in the future, and as the patriarch of Yang Village, the matter of leaving Yang Lao behind was also caused by him, and it was reasonable to worry about the future safety of the clan.

"Old Yang, don't worry! I won't bring any trouble to Yangjia Village, and even if there is trouble, I will definitely not let people disturb the peace of Yangjia Village. Yang Lao replied solemnly and reassuringly.

Hearing Yang Lao's answer, Yang Chao regained his composure on his face and said, "I'll rest assured." Yitian is a smart and sensible child, although I won't care about his business, but I hope you can teach him more in the future, after all, he is still young, so I can leave with confidence. ”

Yang Lao said: "You can rest assured! Yitian is my disciple, and I won't let him take risks easily." ”

Hearing Yang Lao's affirmative answer, Yang Chao immediately closed his eyes as if he had slept peacefully.