C6
Chu Mingfan was led into a private room by the president of the Heavenly Dao. The president personally poured them a cup of water.
"Get me some food to supplement my son." Chu Mingfan said to the president. The president respectfully walked out of the private room and headed towards the kitchen.
As the President of the Tian Dao Merchant Guild walked out of the door, he let out a long sigh of relief and said, "That was close. Luckily that person didn't go crazy, otherwise I wouldn't be able to keep my life." As he walked, he wiped off the sweat stains on his face.
When he saw the jade, he had already prepared for the worst. Death was nothing, as long as it brought harm to his family. But now he had escaped death, how could he not be happy?
He still remembered that the jade was a personal item of that expert. But now, that jade had appeared in the body of that beggar. It was enough to tell that the expert had an extraordinary relationship with that beggar.
He did not believe that the expert had a chance of dropping something, or that it had been stolen. That was because the expert had given him too much of a shock all those years ago.
"Son, let's go home after dinner! "It's time to go home after so many years of wandering." Chu Mingfan turned his head and said to Chu Feng.
"Go home?" Chu Feng asked foolishly.
After hearing Chu Feng's question, Chu Mingfan firmly nodded and replied, "Mm." After hearing his father's resounding reply, Chu Feng's eyes were filled with joy.
Ever since he could remember, he had always been wandering with his father. Chu Feng always thought that other than his father, it was his separated mother. However, he never would have thought that he had a home. After hearing the concept of family, Chu Feng couldn't help imagining his family members that he hadn't met yet.
Chu Feng looked at his father with a bit of expectation. At that instant, how much he wished he could learn more about home from his father. However, his father only smiled and did not speak.
Chu Feng disappointedly turned his head around and his gaze landed on the sumptuous food. In his many years of memories, he had never seen such a beautiful style.
As Chu Feng looked at the dishes being served to him, he swallowed his saliva. There was already some saliva in his mouth.
When Chu Mingfan saw Chu Feng like that, his eyes revealed joy. This was what a young man should look like. Chu Mingfan felt slightly better, no longer blaming himself.
Chu Mingfan, who was sitting at the dining table, thought back to all these years when his child had followed him around and never asked him about his thoughts. He was really too selfish and excessive, could a father like him do this?
Chu Mingfan thought to himself as he ate.
"Feng'er, eat." Chu Mingfan gently said.
"Right." Chu Feng nodded his head and used his dirty little hands to pick up the dishes on the table to eat.
Seeing Chu Feng's way of eating, Chu Mingfan immediately felt guilty. All these years, no matter who the child was floating around with, he wouldn't even know how to use chopsticks ? Chu Mingfan, who was eating, thought a lot, a lot ? Just as Chu Mingfan was distracted, a clear voice sounded out, "Father, you should eat too! Otherwise, it'll be gone in a short while. "
Chu Feng said with a piece of meat still in his mouth. At this moment, his mouth was covered in grease, and he would occasionally wipe the corner of his mouth with his sleeve.
Chu Mingfan who was in a daze heard his son Chu Feng's voice and woke up from his deep thoughts. He raised his head and couldn't help laughing when he saw Chu Feng eating. He lovingly caressed Chu Feng's head and asked, "Is it delicious?"
"Delicious, I've never tasted such delicious food before." Chu Feng's mouth was stuffed full as he indistinctly answered his father.
"Delicious, just eat more." Chu Mingfan foolishly smiled, but he was still sad. Hearing his son say that he had never eaten such delicious food before, Chu Mingfan's heart began to ache again. This father of his really failed at his job. Thinking about it, he gave a self-deprecating smile.
Upon hearing the little boy praise their delicacies, the president of the Heavenly Law Association, who was waiting by the side, couldn't help but look better. He was afraid that the two of them might be dissatisfied. When the president saw the little beggar wolfing down his food, he quietly walked out. After a while, he personally brought in some fruits.
"So full!" "Father." Chu Feng innocently said to Chu Mingfan, "When are we going home?"
Hearing his son's coquettish voice, Chu Mingfan stood up and said, "Let's go, we're leaving now."
As he spoke, he pulled his son's hand and walked out. The fat guild leader followed them out of the room and walked them to the door.
Chu Feng who walked out of the tavern saw a horse carriage stop in front of them, so he turned his head around and looked at the fatty with suspicion.
The fat president said to his father in a low voice, "Master, I heard that you all want to go home. This brat has already prepared a carriage for you all, saving you the trouble of walking."
Hearing those words, Chu Mingfan didn't have any expression on his face, but Chu Feng was abnormally excited. This was the first time he sat in a horse carriage. Chu Feng who turned his head around amiably smiled at the fatty and started to inspect the carriage in front of him.
When the fatty saw the youth's smile, he was stunned. After a moment, he became very excited.
The legendary figure was actually smiling at him. Although he was just a child, who could guarantee that years later, what kind of glory would he have? In the midst of his intoxication, the fatty seemed to remember something. He hurriedly said to Chu Feng who was admiring the carriage, "I've already prepared some rations for all of you on the carriage."
Hearing that Chu Feng had something to eat, the corners of his mouth widened into a smile. The food just now was truly too tasty. Chu Feng, who had never tasted anything like this before, how could he not be happy when he heard that there was something to eat? In his joy, Chu Feng could not help but say to his father, "Daddy, this fatty uncle is truly a good person."
Hearing this, Chu Mingfan shrugged helplessly and walked straight towards the carriage. Hearing this, the president was overjoyed. He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "This child is really good ?" At this moment, the fat president couldn't help but feel moved. Most of them were young boys who would repay their rice many years later. What kind of things did they do?
Of course, after all these years, Chu Feng had solved some of the troubles for the Heavenly Law Association. This was all a story in the future.
The horse carriage disappeared into the distance. The fatty was still standing there silently as he watched the horse carriage disappear into the distance. Guild Leader, they have walked far away. " A gentle voice came from the inn.
At this time, the fat guild leader came back to his senses, smiled, and walked into the inn.
"President, who were those two people just now? They were dressed like beggars, why did you treat them like that?" This was the middle-aged man that had come with the president.
The president smiled and looked at the middle-aged man silently. Suddenly, he said with a stern face, "Old Dan, do you still remember that you always said when we started our business that there was a mysterious force helping us?"
Old Dan nodded and pondered for a moment. Then, he suddenly raised his head and said in disbelief, "Could it be those two from earlier?"
The president shook his head and said, "Even though the two of them weren't the ones who helped us back then, those two must have had a close relationship with that expert."
"Close relationship?" Old Dan looked at the president in confusion. The two beggars from earlier didn't seem to be much different. Old Dan didn't understand what the president meant and prepared to ask him.
"Could it be the Dragon Jade Pendant that the middle-aged man took out?" The gentle voice carried a trace of surprise.
The president nodded and continued, "That dragon-shaped jade pendant is the personal possession of that expert from many years ago."
After a short pause, the fat guild leader continued, "Old Dan, your thinking is getting worse and worse! Your daughter has already surpassed you, haha. " The president teased Old Dan, who was playing the game with him. Old Dan chuckled, but didn't say anything.
"Coachman, let's stop here." Chu Mingfan calmly said to the coachman.
"Phew." The coachman shouted for the horse to stop. At this moment, the carriage stopped in front of a vermillion gate. There were stone lions on both sides of the gate and the nine feet high wall of the courtyard had stopped in front of the gate.
"How majestic." Those were the first words Chu Feng said after he got off the carriage.
"Let's go, we're home." Chu Mingfan said to Chu Feng who was in a daze.
Chu Feng pulled the corner of his father's clothes and followed him forward.
"Stop, this is the general's manor. No one is allowed to come near." The soldiers standing at the entrance saw the two beggars approaching the general's manor, and could not help but point their spears at Chu Mingfan and the others.
Chu Mingfan stopped, smiled, and said self-deprecatingly, "Going home is not easy."
Chu Feng looked to that soldier with a nervous expression and stared at him.
Chu Mingfan saw the trace of fear in Chu Feng's eyes and he couldn't help being a bit angry. He brought his son back home, yet he was stopped outside the door.
Hence, he took a step forward and roared at the door, "I'm back, Father, Mother, Fan'er is back!"
Chu Mingfan's voice echoed in the courtyard. When the people inside heard this voice, they couldn't help but feel confused. Who was this person? Why was his voice so loud?
Actually, Chu Mingfan had mixed some inner strength at the same time as he shouted, which gave him such an effect. Otherwise, how could he have spread it so far?
The soldier looked at Chu Mingfan and the others with a hint of anger. Someone was making a ruckus in front of the general's mansion, that was a dereliction of duty on his part.
The soldier walked forward. The other soldier saw his companion walking over and glanced at the two. He pondered for a moment, as if he felt that the person in front of him was a bit familiar. He looked at Chu Mingfan as he walked forward.
Just as the soldier in front was about to speak up and teach Chu Mingfan a lesson, the soldier behind him cried out in alarm, "Young Master, is that you? Is that you? Young Master Ming Fan? " The soldiers behind him excitedly came forward and said.
Chu Mingfan looked at the soldier with a puzzled expression. He could never have imagined that the soldier would still remember him after more than ten years, but Chu Mingfan still nodded.
When the soldier saw Chu Mingfan nod his head, he was so excited that he almost cried.
He said excitedly, "Young Master, do you still remember me?"
Chu Mingfan looked at the soldier in front of him with an even more puzzled expression. After a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up as he excitedly asked, "Is that you?" Is that you, Little Wu? "
The soldier fiercely nodded his head and replied, "Young Master, it's Little Wu."
When Chu Mingfan heard the soldier's answer, he excitedly went forward to embrace the soldier.
Chu Feng puzzledly looked at his father. In all these years, it was the first time that he saw his father have such an expression. All this while, his father had always lived with indifference for over ten years ? " "Come, Feng'er, call me Fifth Uncle." Chu Mingfan pulled on Chu Feng's hand and said.
Chu Feng looked at the burly soldier and said, "Fifth Uncle."
That soldier smilingly went up, rubbed Chu Feng's head, and said, "This is young master Feng right? I hugged you before when I was young."
Chu Feng looked at that soldier in confusion. He thought back to when that soldier hugged him when he was young.
Chu Mingfan and the soldier shivered for a moment. Suddenly, they felt something was wrong, and asked, "Little Wu, how did you come to visit? I remember when I left, you were the leader of the guards."
When the soldier called Xiao Wu heard Chu Mingfan's question, he said with a bitter expression, "That year when Young Master took Young Master away from home, the Old Master was angry with me, so I was transferred to the main entrance." The soldier called Xiao Wu was clearly sad when he said that.
Chu Mingfan patted Little Five's shoulder and said, "I'm sorry, it's been hard on you all these years."
Hearing this, Little Wu laughed: "It's nothing, as long as Young Master comes back safely, nothing will matter."
Chu Mingfan patted the soldier's shoulder again and said, "Come, let's go in together. We haven't sat together drinking for many years, we won't leave until we're drunk."
Chu Mingfan chuckled as he pulled the soldier's hand towards the door.
The soldier said somewhat embarrassedly, "Young master, I still need to stand guard."
He wanted to continue.
However, Chu Mingfan interrupted him and said, "I've come back, why are you still looking at the gate? I'll give you another position." As he said that, he pulled Little Wu's hand and walked into the yard.
The little girl who was working in the yard looked at the beggar father and son duo with doubt as they walked in. She also looked at the guard who did not have any status in the yard.
No one said anything, they were all silent.
But in the midst of this silence, an incongruous voice came from the inner courtyard, "Who was the one who was making a ruckus outside?"
This voice woke Chu Mingfan from his contemplation. He looked towards the direction of the voice with an unfriendly gaze.
Just now, Chu Mingfan was immersed in the memories of many years ago. That familiar courtyard, that familiar peach tree, and so on.
Nothing in the courtyard had changed. It was still the same as when he had left. But now that he had been interrupted by a servant, how could Chu Mingfan not be angry?
"Hey, you, you're the one talking about. If you don't stand guard properly, how come you ran in? Don't you know the rules here? You even let these two beggars in here, you don't want your job anymore. " The incongruous voice spoke of the soldier called Xiao Wu from far away.
Chu Mingfan looked at the approaching figure and felt a sense of familiarity. Although he thought about it for a moment, he still couldn't figure out who it was. He couldn't help but look at Little Wu.
Xiao Wu helplessly shrugged his shoulders and said, "This is the deputy commander of that year, the current chief commander." Hearing Little Five's explanation, Chu Mingfan seemed to recall something, as he muttered, "That's the same guy from before who always went against you!" Xiao Wu nodded helplessly.
Hearing this answer, Chu Mingfan couldn't help but tease, "All these years, I'm afraid he's never worn your shoes less!"
Little Wu nodded sadly.
Chu Mingfan saw the helplessness in Little Wu's eyes.
Thinking about the past few years, Little Wu probably had to suffer a lot from this fellow. Thus, he couldn't help but stare at the discordant person with a bit of hatred.
Little Wu was his playmate since he was young. It could be said that he was close friends, so how could he endure letting his brother be bullied? Thus, he couldn't help but think of that inharmonious guy.
That incongruous fellow saw that Little Wu was indifferent and could not help but become angry, shouting towards the courtyard: "Someone come quickly, someone is looking for trouble." As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Wu proudly.
After a while, a dozen armed soldiers rushed out of the inner courtyard and approached Chu Mingfan and his men. Seeing that, Chu Feng couldn't help trembling and he couldn't help but move closer to his father.
However, this tiny action made the originally calm Chu Mingfan lose his mind. He suddenly became angry, and he stared at the approaching soldiers.