Chapter 21: Breakthrough (I).
"Ting'er, it's about to go into retreat, are you ready?" asked Xu Qingfan with a smile.
"Ready. Ting'er replied softly.
Then, under the surprised gaze of Zhang Ningmei, Bai Yu and even Xiaobi, Xu Qingfan suddenly made a move that no one expected.
I saw Xu Qingfan suddenly take a step forward, and then opened his arms and hugged Ting'er into his arms.
At the moment when she was hugged by Xu Qingfan, Ting'er's body suddenly stiffened, but then, her body relaxed again, and then slowly leaned on Xu Qingfan's body, her head rested on Xu Qingfan's shoulder, and her eyes were closed.
After his eyes were closed, the faint feeling in his heart became more obvious and intense. I only felt that Xu Qingfan's arms were so warm, and this warmth quickly filled her heart. But it made her put down all her defenses in an instant, and she felt like a tired bird returning to the nest. The mood has never been more relaxed.
In an instant, Xu Qingfan's care for her over the years and the relationship between the two surged into Ting'er's heart.
"Father's ......"
Ting'er whispered in her heart.
But at this time, the image of her father in Ting'er's heart overlapped with Xu Qingfan's appearance, making Ting'er unable to distinguish between them.
Or, in these years, Xu Qingfan is Ting'er's heart as if her father's existence is right? It's just that neither Xu Qingfan nor Ting'er realized this, Xu Qingfan regarded Ting'er as his responsibility, and Ting'er regarded Xu Qingfan as her goal, but they both ignored this intentionally or unintentionally.
Then again. Since Ting'er can remember, she has never been embraced by her father or even any relatives, it seems that she is standing silently in a corner at any time, observing the clouds in front of her, the ebb and flow of the tide, cold but lonely, this time she was suddenly hugged by Xu Qingfan, but it was a feeling. Although it was just a simple hug, it was so reassuring to her.
Or, in a certain corner of Ting'er's heart, she has been looking forward to such a hug from her relatives, warm and warm, which can dispel the chill in her heart, right?
Or Xu Qingfan's sudden hug should not be so abrupt in the eyes of others, Xu Qingfan is Ting'er's elder after all, and Ting'er's master, just hugging like this seems to be a bit excessive. Including Ting'er, who had just been embraced into Xu Qingfan's arms. That's how it feels.
But as time passed, a warm feeling spread from Xu Qingfan and Ting'er who were suddenly in the embrace.
Xu Qingfan is successful in cultivating immortals, and he has the skill to stay in his face, and his appearance at this time seems to be only in his early twenties, and so is Ting'er. Judging from their appearance, there is not much difference in age between the two. But at this time, the hug between the two is not reminiscent of the direction of the earth, and it is so warm and natural.
And Zhang Ningmei and Bai Yu on the side, their eyes also slowly changed from frightened to knowing and gentle, and the corners of their mouths couldn't help but smile. This warm scene also made the two of them feel a little warm.
In this warmth, whether it is Xu Qingfan Ting'er, or Zhang Ningmei and Bai Yu who are watching from the side, they are all indulged in this warmth. Time has slowed down.
"Father's ......"
I don't know how long Xu Qingfan's hug lasted, or just for a moment. Or the sun and moon are already changing in the sky. Ting'er called softly in her heart again, the little girl who hugged her knees and watched her clansman's father being killed seemed to have finally found a home and a sense of security at this moment.
After the image of her father gradually coincided with Xu Qingfan's appearance, it became extremely blurred, some like her father, but some like Xu Qingfan.
But as time goes by, time passes slowly in the warmth, and the image of this father gradually becomes clear again. Ting'er opened her eyes and looked. Xu Qingfan's face was impressively reflected in Ting'er's autumn-like eyes.
Suddenly, Ting'er had the urge to pour out all the suppressed grievances over the years to Xu Qingfan.
But just when Ting'er opened her mouth to say something. Xu Qingfan suddenly let go of his arms, took a step back, and left Ting'er's side.
Feeling that the warmth around her body suddenly faded, Ting'er was slightly stunned in her heart, opened her eyes again, and looked up, but now Xu Qingfan was already one step away, and she couldn't help but feel a strong sense of loss in her heart. Time seemed to stop for a moment, and it seemed that everyone was reminiscing about the warm moment before.
In the end, it was Xu Qingfan who broke the silence at this time.
"Ting'er, do you know? Actually, after I adopted you, I wanted to foster you somewhere in the mortal world. At that time, my strength couldn't protect you at all, but I killed your father by mistake, but I didn't dare or want to face you all the time. Moreover, I also think it would be nice if you let you spend your life in such an ordinary life in the mortal world, do you know why I changed my mind in the end?"
Hearing Xu Qingfan's sudden whisper, Ting'er was slightly stunned, as if she understood the meaning of Xu Qingfan's words after a while, but she shook her head gently, and then she seemed to think of something, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes.
Noticing the flash of panic, Xu Qingfan understood Ting'er's thoughts, just experienced that warm moment, Ting'er was very afraid that Xu Qingfan would say anything ruthless.
Xu Qingfan didn't explain, but continued to explain softly: "At that time, I wanted to foster you in Ning Mei's grandfather's house, and even at that time, I had already landed at the door of that house with you, but when it came to the end, I suddenly changed my mind. β
"It occurred to me that you suddenly arrived at a stranger's house, what should you do if you were wronged? What should you do there to talk about? I send you there with no relatives and no reason, will your life be like the first time I saw you, sitting silently on your knees, observing the scene in front of you with guarded and indifferent, but yearning for exploration?
"Also, I saw in your eyes at that time the hatred you had for me, the hatred contained in that indifference, and even though you were just a little girl at the time, I was still terrified. But then I thought, if I kill your father, although I have no intention, but you should hate me, and if I put you in an ordinary house, how will you release the hatred in your heart? Will you live in hatred all your life?
"Besides, if you live in a mortal family, then it means that you will also become a mortal for the rest of your life, and your lifespan is less than a hundred years, you are my only blood relative in the world, how can I bear to watch you die of old age day by day?"
"Of course, the most important thing is that at that time, my master died, my senior brother also died, and there were no friends in Jiuhua Mountain, only one Jin Qinghan, and it was also because of each other's frequent retreat and cultivation, and they couldn't see each other all year round, at that time, I really felt very lonely, and I really wanted to find someone to accompany me, and accompany me on this lonely road of cultivating immortals, and at that time, there was one more you by my side, my only blood relative in the world, although the reasons were different, but there was a similar loneliness to me, so I decided to take you with me all the time, teach you to cultivate immortals, and then let you just go on with meγ β
Xu Qingfan slowly recounted the thoughts in his heart when he accepted Ting'er as a disciple, his tone was not very affectionate, and his expression was not very indulgent, so he kept saying it in a normal tone, but in Ting'er's ears, these voices pierced her soul and shocked her whole body.
Over the years, Ting'er has always taken Xu Qingfan's adoption of herself as a matter of course, Xu Qingfan should have adopted her, she should have followed behind Xu Qingfan, it was so simple, but she never thought that Xu Qingfan adopted him at that time, it was so simple, but he had so many thoughts.
In a trance, the scenery in front of Ting'er's eyes changed, but she recalled that under the dark night of that year, everyone in the Ascetic Valley felt that she should be detained for life as a hidden danger, but Xu Qingfan knelt under the body of a group of ascetic Valley monks and fought to adopt Ting'er.
Ting'er didn't think it was a big deal at the time, back then, his clansmen, his father, took her to kneel and worship those demon gods all day long, but now that she thinks about it, she has followed Xu Qingfan for sixty years, but she has only seen Xu Qingfan kneel twice, once because of Liu Huaxiang's death, and once because of her......
After the transformation of the White Magic Bead, Ting'er had lost the ability to cry, but at this moment, her eyes suddenly felt sour.
"Uncle ......"
Ting'er called softly, but after calling out, she suddenly realized that she didn't know what to say.
Xu Qingfan suddenly smiled and said self-deprecatingly: "It's obviously the day you want to retreat, but I unconsciously said so much, doesn't this disturb your state of mind?"
Ting'er shook her head slightly.
Xu Qingfan seemed worried, and asked again, "Are you really ready now?"
"Ready. β
Ting'er's tone was rarely firm.
"Then let's start the retreat. If not, don't be reluctant, we still have a long way to go, and we have to keep going. β
Xu Qingfan pointed to Ting'er's room and said with a smile.
Ting'er nodded slightly, took another deep look, and then turned and walked towards the room where she was retreating.
Before the door closed, Ting'er's soft voice suddenly came out.
"Uncle, we'll keep going. β
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