Chapter 248: Old Man and Child
Unexpectedly, just as Qingshan had just turned around, a hoarse voice suddenly came from behind him, "Little guy, what are you doing here?"
The voice came very abruptly, Qingshan was suddenly startled, just now he had been using his mind to probe the surroundings, where was there anyone?
Could it be that he had been hiding before, but since he had been hiding before, why did he jump out now?
At such an instant, many thoughts flashed through Qingshan's mind, but he was not a timid person after all, so he quickly suppressed the shock in his heart, turned to look, but saw a white-headed old man, the old man was very tall, but very thin, at a glance, it was almost difficult to see the flesh on his face, if you want to say where there is the most meat, it is only his pair of ears with very full earlobes.
Seeing people, Qingshan calmed down a lot, not to mention, Qingshan didn't feel a trace of monk's breath from him, in Qingshan's opinion, since he was not a monk, he must be an ordinary mortal, an ordinary mortal dared to haunt such a place at night, except that he lived here, Qingshan couldn't think of any other reason.
According to this analysis, he is likely to be the one who collected the corpse, so Qingshan immediately respected him, so no matter what his identity was, Qingshan respected him from the bottom of his heart, so he simply regarded himself as a junior.
Although Qingshan was still very puzzled about how he suddenly appeared, since the old man in front of him was just an ordinary person, he didn't think about it so much, "The reason why the juniors came here is to see if there are any horses." ”
"You're in the wrong place. ”
"The senior is right, now I also know that there are no horses here, since this is the case, the junior will take his leave. ”
"You're mistaken, I mean you're in the wrong place, but not that there's no horses in here. ”
Qingshan was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean by senior?"
"Come with me, I'll take you. The old man didn't say anything, and turned around and left directly.
Don't look at his age, but he walks with a very light pace.
Qingshan hesitated for a moment and followed, although the old man in front of him looked a little weird, and regardless of whether he had any malice towards him, Qingshan had never worried, after all, the other party was just an ordinary mortal, if he didn't even have the courage to follow him, then he could go back to the sect, and he didn't have to come out to practice again.
There is another kind of ability, that is, the old man's cultivation is so high that Qingshan can't see it at all, or he has now returned to his roots, if that is the case, Qingshan will have to go with him, because if that is the case, he will not have the slightest room for resistance.
The old man took Qingshan around the forest for a long time, but he never saw the horse he said, Qingshan couldn't help but ask, "Senior, I don't know where you want to take me?"
The old man's answer was blunt, "Just follow me, it's coming soon." ”
Qingshan couldn't help frowning when he heard this, if the old man in front of him was a monk whose cultivation was not as good as his own, it would be much easier to do it, just take him down and torture him, but helplessly he was an ordinary mortal, in the face of mortals, Qingshan would have no temper even if he was not happy in his heart.
After walking like this for about an hour, Qingshan finally saw two thatched huts, and in front of them was a small waterhole, with a few acres of fertile land and a small horse farm on the edge of the waterhole, and there were really many horses in the horse farm.
As soon as the two arrived at the hut, the door of the hut suddenly creaked open, and then a surprised boy's voice came, the voice was very immature, "Grandpa, are you back?"
The voice fell, and a thin figure suddenly rushed out and threw himself into the old man's arms with a thud, "Grandpa, why did you go out for so long and come back?"
The old man stroked his hair kindly, and said with a smile: "Grandpa met someone, so he delayed a lot of time." ”
The boy looked up behind the old man in surprise, "Is this the uncle?"
"Well, he wanted to find a horse, so I brought him here. ”
The boy obediently replied, "Oh, then I'll take him to see the horses." ”
The old man smiled and nodded.
Ever since he saw this little boy, Qingshan's heart has turned up a monstrous wave, and he can't calm down for a long time.
Because this kid is really a space spirit, so ethereal that he can't feel a trace of his popularity, yes, he is standing in front of him, Qingshan can see him, but with a sweep of his divine thoughts, he can't find his existence at all.
"Little one, put away your ignorance, I advise you not to use your mind to probe this child again, or you will not be able to leave here. ”
Suddenly, a hoarse voice sounded in Aoyama's mind, and although it sounded bland, it undoubtedly smashed into Aoyama's heart like a hammer.
Qingshan looked at the old man with his back to him in disbelief, this old man who looked so ordinary was not an ordinary person as he imagined, but a powerful monk whose realm was far higher than his unknown number, only in this way could he explain why he couldn't feel the slightest hint of monk's aura from the other party.
"Uncle, do you want to see the horses?"
Just when Qingshan was deeply shocked, the little boy obediently ran to Qingshan and looked at Qingshan sincerely with his smart eyes.
Seeing his eyes, Qingshan unconsciously calmed down, especially when he saw his cute expression, he couldn't help but touch his head, "What's your name, how old are you this year?"
The little boy smiled happily: "My name is Teng Nan, and I am six years old this year. ”
"Six years old, that's a little adult. ”
"Hee-hee, grandpa said the same thing, he said that I have grown up, and I usually have to do a lot of things by myself. ”
"Oh, can you tell your uncle what you usually do?"
"When my grandfather wasn't at home, I cooked by myself. ”
"So powerful, you can cook?"
"Yes, I will feed the horses, I feed those horses, uncle come with me, I will take you to see the horses." ”
Qingshan couldn't help but glance up at the old man, and when he saw that the old man didn't say anything, he smiled and nodded, "Okay, you have to help your uncle pick a horse." ”
Xiao Teng Nan replied with a smile: "Of course, I'm very good at picking horses." The words fell and pulled Qingshan directly away, Qingshan glanced at the old man again, but the old man still didn't say anything, so he also followed Xiao Tengnan away.
"Uncle, you wait for me, I'll go get the torch. ”
When he came to the racecourse, Xiao Tengnan told Qingshan like a little adult, and then quickly ran to the corner of the racecourse, and after a while, he ran back with a torch half a person high with him.
Qingshan saw that he was struggling to hold it, so he took the torch from his hand, "Come, uncle will help you get it." ”
"Hmm. Xiao Teng Nan nodded happily.
Before arriving at the manger, Qingshan looked inside, and couldn't help but be surprised, this horse farm seems to be very small, but there are a lot of horses in the manger, there are hundreds of horses, and he couldn't help but ask curiously: "By the way, where did these horses come from?"
"Grandpa brought them back, and he said that these horses were so pitiful and homeless, so he brought them back. ”
"How do you usually raise so much?"
Xiao Teng Nan blinked his eyes and pursed his lips and replied, "You don't know this, right?"
Qingshan looked dumbfounded and smiled, "Well, if you don't say it, of course I don't know." He suddenly felt that such a lovely child, he really shouldn't use his mind to probe him, no matter what was special about him, and no matter what he would be like when he grew up, but at least for now, he was indeed an innocent and lovely child.
Looking at Xiao Teng Nan in front of him, he couldn't help but think of Xiao Ru back then, Xiao Ru was about the same age as him at that time, and he was also as lively and cute as him.
Xiao Teng Nan raised his chin proudly, "These fodders are all sent by someone." ”
Aoyama was stunned, "Someone sent it, why did they send the forage?"
"I don't know, every time they finish delivering forage, they leave, and they don't even say a word to me. ”
Qingshan couldn't help but wonder again, there was no village in front of this place, there was no shop in the back, and it was difficult to find a family within 300 miles of the vicinity, so who would be the person who made a special trip to deliver the forage? Who was that old-timer? Why did he live in such a place, why did he collect the corpses of others? Who was this little Teng Nan?
Heavy doubts unconsciously climbed into Qingshan's mind again, and unconsciously, he found that he suddenly had a lot of curious thoughts, and couldn't help but want to know what secrets this old and young man had.
Xiao Teng Nan saw that he didn't speak, and asked suspiciously, "Uncle, what are you thinking?"
Qingshan was recalled by his immature voice, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Uncle is thinking, your grandfather came back so late, aren't you afraid to stay at home alone?"
"I used to be scared, but now I'm not afraid, because I've grown up. ”
Qingshan was stunned when he heard it, such a simple reason, such a simple idea, unconsciously, he suddenly felt a little sorry for this little boy, in this mountain forest, let alone a little boy who was only six years old, even Qingshan himself would never want to stay in this kind of place for long.
"Isn't your grandfather worried about a tiger running out all of a sudden?"
Xiao Teng Nan shook his head and said, "There are no tigers here, they are usually quiet." ”
"And how long have you been here?"
"I don't know, I've lived here since I was sensible. ”
"What about your parents?"
"I don't know. ”
In this way, Qingshan is even more curious about his identity, judging from Qingshan's experience, Xiao Teng Nan is by no means human, but what will his essence be? But the old man's warning before is still vivid, no matter how bold Qing Shan is, he does not dare to release his divine thoughts to explore Xiao Teng Nan again.
chatted with Xiao Teng Nan for a long time, until it was almost dawn, Qingshan led the horse away, before parting, Xiao Tengnan was quite reluctant, and kept letting Qing Shan remember to come to see him when he had time, Qingshan naturally smiled and agreed, as for whether to come to see him, it was two words.
But not long after leaving the hut, the old man's voice seemed to suddenly appear in Qingshan's mind, "Little guy, since this kid likes you, it proves that you have no ill will towards him, if you have time in the future, come and accompany him, but I still say that, I hope you don't go to find out his identity out of curiosity, you should know that with my cultivation, there is a way to know what you have done to him." ”
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