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"I'm really full. Last night, I ate the chicken nuggets left by my grandfather and half a steamed bun. I'm not hungry yet." The little girl said, picked up her small bowl, and prepared to go rinse.

The old man pulled her back, filled her small bowl with porridge, and said, "My good boy, you should eat more when you are growing up. Don't worry, we still have food at home."

"I'm not worried. I'm really full. Grandpa, you need to eat more..." The little girl poured a lot of porridge from her small bowl into the old man's big bowl.

The old man couldn't stop him, didn't say anything, just sighed.

"Grandpa, will those bad guys still come today?" The little girl showed a look of fear on her red face, and said in a childish voice, "They have already robbed our restaurant, and they still come here every day to make trouble. There is no way to do business, and now we can hardly even eat, why don't they let us go?"

"It's okay, you don't have to worry, as long as grandpa is here, you won't be hungry." The old man patted her head, then added some porridge to the little girl's bowl.

Ye Fan didn't say anything at the side, and ate the simple breakfast in silence, but he couldn't calm down in his heart.

The old man's surname is Jiang, which is a very ancient surname, and it has a lot of background when traced back. However, the old man is very ordinary, just one of the many living beings, and life is very difficult now.A sensible and beautiful little girl named Tingting, her parents passed away two years ago, leaving her to live with the old man.

Ye Fan didn't say much. After breakfast and dinner, he said to the old man, "I'm going out for a walk, old man."

"You are not familiar with the place here, so be careful." The old man warned.

This town can be said to be big or small, with more than 1000 households and nearly 5000 people.At the most prosperous intersection, there are several restaurants, inns, grocery stores, etc., mostly concentrated there, and most of the other places are residential areas.

Ye Fan walked around the small town, and then walked out of the town. There are many fields next to the small town, and further away, there are mountains and forests. Every day, hunters go to the mountains to hunt.

Ye Fan walked into the forest, and the more he walked in, the more surprised he was. Standing on a high mountain and looking far away, he found that the mountains in the distance were undulating, continuous, misty, and the original old forest seemed to have no end.

"Roar……"

In the depths of the mountain forest, there were bursts of roaring sounds. Ye Fan was not worried, but showed joy. The small town can indeed allow him to practice meditation. Not only is it peaceful, but it is also close to the mountains. There must be strange beasts and elixir. need something.

Ye Fan walked around the mountain for less than half a day, but he didn't go too far. In the future, he would have plenty of time, so he was not in a hurry. He only went out around noon. On the way, he found some hunters and some herbal pickers.

"It's really not easy for ordinary people to live..." Ye Fan sighed a little. He found that several hunters were carrying some prey and carrying a bloody corpse towards the town. Killed by beasts.

In the distance, a few roe deer were drinking water in the mountain stream. Ye Fan walked around without a sound, and then threw a rock in his hand violently. With a "bang", a roe deer fell into the stream.Afterwards, he shot another roe in the forest, and then walked back.

On the way, some hunters saw an eleven or twelve-year-old boy dragging a roe deer and a roe deer, and they all showed surprise. Ye Fan didn't care. He would live in this small town for a long time, and these were unavoidable.

Around noon, Ye Fan returned to the town, sold the roe deer to a butcher, then bought some rice noodles, and took the roe deer to Uncle Jiang's small restaurant.

From a distance, I saw a lot of people surrounded there, and Tingting's helpless cries came through the crowd, Ye Fan's heart suddenly "thumped", and he rushed over quickly.

The old man's gray hair fell loose, and there was a lot of blood on his face. He sat on the ground weakly, and his patched clothes were covered with a lot of dust.Xiao Tingting wept sadly, wiped the blood on the old man's face with her little sleeve, and cried to the few people who spoke harshly in front of her, "You are bad people, you robbed Grandpa's restaurant, now we don't have any After the meal, don’t let us go..."

A yellow-faced middle-aged man squatted down, tapped Xiao Tingting's forehead forcefully, causing her to fall to the ground, and said, "What do you know, you girl!"

"What's coming at me, don't treat the child like this..." Old man Jiang held Tingting behind him, wiped the blood off his face, and said, "What exactly do you want?"

"We don't want to do anything. When you come here to eat, you actually say that there is no food. What do you do for opening a restaurant? If that's the case, just close it."

"Bad guys, you come here every day for free, how can we have money to support you..." Xiao Tingting cried behind Old Man Jiang.

Many people in the onlookers couldn't stand it anymore, but they didn't dare to go forward, so they could only persuade Old Man Jiang, saying: "Old Jiang, just close this small shop and take your granddaughter out of here."

"That's right, there are people who cultivate immortals in their family, how can we mortals provoke them, you should hurry up and leave."

"Although you are far away from home, it is better to leave."

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"What are you talking about?" The yellow-faced middle-aged man stood up, glanced at the people around him, and those voices suddenly fell silent.

Ye Fan was furious, but he didn't make a move immediately. There were immortal cultivators in the opponent's family, and he was afraid that if they bumped into each other violently, they would kill the grandparent and grandson instead.Of course, he will never let these people go. If he doesn't act now, it doesn't mean he can't settle the score afterwards.

At this time, the yellow-faced middle-aged man left with a few other people in a big way, and the onlookers stepped forward one after another to persuade Old Man Jiang, while Xiao Tingting cried sadly.

After a long time, the crowd gradually dispersed, Xiao Tingting's eyes were red, she helped the old man to stand up, and walked towards the small restaurant.

Seeing such a kind old man in his dying years being bullied like this, and seeing Xiao Tingting covered in patches crying so sadly, Ye Fan felt outraged. He looked at the few people who disappeared at the end of the street and squeezed them tightly. fist.

Chapter 073

It was almost noon now, and the small restaurant was deserted, with no customers at all, only Xiao Tingting's choking sound inside.

Ye Fan dragged the deer and rice noodles, pushed open the door of the small shop and walked in.

Little Tingting's eyes were red, and she was carefully wiping the old man's wound with a hot towel. She was so distressed that she was crying sadly while wiping.

There were bruised fingerprints on the old man's wrinkled face, and the blood mainly flowed from his mouth and nose, and even his loose gray hair was stained with blood.

"How can these bastards have the heart to do it..." Ye Fan felt anxious for a while, a kind old man in his dying years encountered such a cruel hand, it really made people angry.Little Tingting is so cute and sensible, she is only five or six years old, and she was pointed on her forehead and fell to the ground. At this moment, her little face is covered with sad tears, which really makes people feel distressed and pity.

"Big brother..." Seeing Ye Fan come back, the tears in Xiao Tingting's eyes rolled down again, and she burst into tears.

"Tingting is good, don't cry, grandpa is fine." The old man hurriedly comforted Tingting and wiped away her tears with his callused hands. Then he looked at Ye Fan in amazement and said, "This roe deer still has these rice noodles." ..."

"I hunted roe deer in the mountains and forests, and exchanged a roe deer for rice noodles." Ye Fan put down these things, then took out a small jade bottle from his bosom, uncorked the bottle, poured out a little herbal liquid, and then smeared at the old man's wound.

"You just ate our meal, there is no need for this..." The old man was not good at talking, and he was very grateful, but he couldn't say anything.

"Old man, you don't need to say anything more. A meal is really nothing, but the heart and friendship are very important." Speaking of this, Ye Fan knelt down and helped Xiao Tingting wipe away the tears on her face, saying: "Tingting don't cry, I will stay here in the future and I won't make you feel wronged."

"Big brother..." Xiao Tingting's eyes were red again, her long eyelashes fluttered slightly and tears fell down, she looked down at her patched shoes, and whispered: "But... those bad guys They will come and bully us."

"Don't be afraid, big brother won't let those bad guys bully Tingting again." Ye Fan patted her head pityingly. Such a cute and sensible little girl is being bullied like this, it is really hard to calm down.

"Son, don't act recklessly." The old man had experienced Ye Fan's anger, and he was afraid that the young man would cause a catastrophe due to impulsiveness, so he involved himself in it, and said, "We can't afford to provoke them, the Li family Those who cultivate immortals are simply not something we mortals can afford."

The old man sighed and said: "I am so old, I really don't want to leave my hometown. After all, I have lived here for decades, and the older I get, the more nostalgic I am for this place. But now I have to I'm not leaving, for Tingting's sake, I've decided to let go of everything here, even if I'm begging for food and leaving my hometown, I won't stay here any longer."

"Grandpa..." Two more lines of tears fell on Xiao Tingting's face.

"Tingting is good, don't cry. Old man, don't talk about leaving home." Ye Fan comforted little Tingting, and said to the old man: "Don't worry, I won't cause any trouble. Now close this small shop. Then I'll think of a way, if it doesn't work, I'll leave with you."

Ye Fan deeply knows that there are many unfortunate things for ordinary people. The most painful thing is losing a son in his later years and leaving his hometown. The old man has already lost his son, and now he is forced to leave this small town. I don't want to see such a pair of grandparents and grandchildren encounter misfortune.

"Tell me in detail what kind of background the Li family has."

"What are you going to do, kid? We'll pack up and leave here tomorrow, and we'll never come back again. Don't mess with them now."

"I'm not a reckless person, don't worry."

In the end, under Ye Fan's constant questioning, the old man finally said something.

The Li family is a leading family in this town. It is said that three or four members of their family are practicing outside.Immortal cultivators are very mysterious to ordinary people, and they are never seen on weekdays, so everyone in the town is very afraid of the Li family.

Ye Fan felt that the old man still had some things to say, such as Jiang's family was in a good situation before, there was a restaurant in the town, and why his son died suddenly, etc., all of which were not mentioned.

"Tingting go and warm the towel for Grandpa with hot water." After the old man pushed Tingting away, he said, "Brother, I know you are not an ordinary child. You can beat roe deer at such a young age. I am afraid you also know some cultivation skills." Right. But I still advise you not to provoke the Li family..."