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Chen Jing had never heard the old man mention any old friends in the [Big Buddha Mother Temple].

Of course, this may also be the reason why he is not gossipy enough. For example, grandpa’s old friends like Hassad didn’t know about them until later.

But Chen Jing really never thought that the old man would have female friends?

"Sister You Ning!"

Wei Nan couldn't see the subtle change in the atmosphere. He ran over to Qiao Youning as soon as he saw him. He hugged Qiao Youning's shoulders and started complaining about how boring he was in the walled city recently.

Yanque on the side also stepped forward to greet Qiao Youning.

Although she is not too familiar with Qiao Youning, after her last experience, she did have a good impression of Qiao Youning. In addition, the other party has always maintained a suitable sense of distance, so the taciturn Yanque is not disgusted. Deal with her.

"Yan Que! Wei Nan! Look how much delicious food I have brought for you!"

In fact, Qiao Youning was very happy to hang out with them, and the enthusiasm on her face was not a pretense of politeness, because to be fair, Qiao Youning had no friends of the same gender at all, and this had been the case since she was in school.

From a certain perspective.

She and Chen Jing are exactly the same.

He appears to be weak and introverted, but in fact he lives in isolation.

Once you're used to living alone, it's hard to let others in.

Because she doesn’t know what kind of person the other person is, and she doesn’t bother to understand what kind of person the other person is, including those candidates of the same age in the monastery...

But Wei Nan and Yan Que are different.

When she first came into contact with them, Qiao Youning naturally accepted them from the bottom of her heart. She didn't even think about getting to know each other in depth because she didn't think it was necessary.

This is not to say that Wei Nan and the others have any charisma, but simply for Chen Jing's sake.

Yes.

Qiao Youning has unconditional trust in Chen Jing. Since Wei Nan and the others can be regarded as friends by Chen Jing, there is no need to doubt their character.

"Do you believe what I say?" Chen Jing asked occasionally when he was showing the world.

Qiao Youning also nodded subconsciously and said without hesitation: "If you say the moon is square, then I definitely don't think it is round!"

……

In the increasingly awkward atmosphere, Qiao Youning quietly walked towards the village with Wei Nan and Yanque. Before leaving, she gave Chen Jing a questioning look, meaning whether he wanted to go to the village with them. An escape?

Let alone a fool like Wei Nan who has no eyesight, now even Yan Que can tell that something is wrong.

There must be some story between the old man and the old lady, and maybe there are some unresolved grievances. Anyway, judging from their expressions... The old man looked embarrassed and seemed to want to find a place to hide. Wei Nan who wants to avoid debt is exactly the same!

As for the old lady...

When she saw Chen Boxu, her face turned a little colder, but she didn't say anything, unlike the old man who made it obvious.

"What...it's been so many years...I never thought we could meet again..." Chen Bofu was the first to speak. His stuttering voice made Chen Jing want to laugh. He just felt that the old man's reaction was different from his. It was the same as when the community was afraid of the disease.

"Well, I didn't expect to see you again." Grandma Hong looked at Chen Boxu expressionlessly, "After the girl left, I thought you would follow her. After all, she didn't look at you. You It’s not unusual for such a madman to die inexplicably.”

Chen Jing was a little surprised when he heard this, because it seemed that Grandma Hong knew his grandmother.

"I still have a grandson." The awkward smile on Chen Bofu's face gradually faded, as if when he heard the other party mention the deceased, his whole mood suddenly became depressed and his voice became hoarse. Quite a bit, "For him, I have to live well."

"You do have a wonderful grandson."

Grandma Hong's eyes turned slightly and she looked Chen Jing up and down. There was a trace of undisguised admiration on her expressionless face, but in those turbid eyes, Chen Jing could see an inexplicable helplessness.

"I didn't expect You Ning's friend to be you..." Grandma Hong sighed, seeming a little disappointed, "Chen Boxu's grandson... the resuscitator of deep space... I couldn't sleep when I first heard the news. I'm asleep..."

"Are you excited?" Chen Bofu was also shameless. When he heard Grandma Hong's words, he immediately began to praise his grandson, "What a blessing it is to be friends with my grandson!"

"Blessing?"

Grandma Hong smiled noncommittally, and it was the first time she smiled in front of Chen Boxu.

"You think this is a blessing?"

"Otherwise?" Chen Boxu couldn't stand hearing other people's weird opinions towards his grandson. If it wasn't for his old friend's special status, he would have slapped him with a big mouth, "My grandson is a deep space resuscitator. Oh! Pure!"

Grandma Hong didn't refute what Chen Boxu said, but just looked at Chen Jing deeply.

Before she could speak, Chen Boxu knew what she wanted to say.

"My dear grandson, you go and play first." The old man still spoke in a coaxing tone, not treating Chen Jing as an adult at all. "Let me talk to this old woman alone."

Although Chen Jing was also curious about what they would talk about, when he heard that the old man actively asked him to avoid it, he could only walk away knowingly.

On the way to find Qiao Youning and the others, Chen Jing couldn't help but look back secretly.

I saw Chen Bofu arguing with Grandma Hong, and his expression looked a little excited. Chen Jing wanted to prick up his ears and eavesdrop a few words, but found that they seemed to have taken measures to prevent eavesdropping. He could only see their movements but not hear them. Any sound.

In the village at the foot of Yukong Mountain.

Qiao Youning and Wei Nan were already chatting away. Even Yanque, a taciturn autistic person, had a smile on his face. It was obvious that they were having a good time chatting.

"A Jing! Try this candied haws!"

Seeing Qiao Youning hand over a bunch of candied haws, which were as clear as green crystals, Chen Jing raised his hand to take it and put it in his mouth. He only found that this thing melted in the mouth, and the taste was different from the traditional candied haws...

"Why does it taste like ice cream?" Chen Jing said in surprise.

"Oh, you idiot! This is Jijudu's specialty!" Wei Nan held a bag of something similar to spicy strips in his hand and stuffed it into his mouth while complaining about Chen Jing, "Don't tell me, Jijudu's snacks are better than It will last forever, I want to live there!"

"Are they still chatting?" Qiao Youning asked curiously.

Chen Jing bit the candied haws and said yes. Then he looked back and saw Chen Boxu standing next to Grandma Hong. He didn't know what he was talking about and was wiping his eyes with his hand...

Like crying.

Chapter 413: Grandma Hong and Chen Bofu (Part 2)

What kind of person is the old man?

During this period of living in the other world, Chen Jing had a very clear understanding of him.

Call him crazy or call him ruthless. In short, the old man is not a person who is good at expressing his inner emotions.

Chen Boxu seemed to be having a great time every day.

At least that's how it seems to outsiders.

But as his grandson, Chen Jing has always been able to feel the depression hidden in the old man's heart.

Chen Jing didn't know where this depression came from.

Are you worried about the future of his sweet grandson?

Or is it for some other reason?

Anyway, Chen Jing knew that the old man was not as happy as he looked on the surface. His whole mood seemed to be forcibly suppressed by something. That suffocating feeling reminded him of himself many years ago.

"Where are the people in the village?" Chen Jing sat next to Qiao Youning, eating candied haws on a stick and looking in the direction of the old man and the others.

When I first came to Yukong Mountain.

Chen Jing found that the village was empty.

I can't feel the breath of any villagers.

Only Qiao Youning and Grandma Hong were at the foot of the huge mountain, and no one from the temple followed them.

"They were all arranged by the temple to settle in Jizhoudu." Qiao Youning sat on the stone and gently swayed her feet. "The Bodhi Fetus tribe suffered heavy casualties. If we want their tribe to recover as quickly as possible, the temple must This mountain range has resorted to tricks, and leaving those villagers here will only get in the way."

As soon as she finished speaking, Qiao Youning suddenly turned her head and looked at Chen Jing curiously.

"I didn't expect that the old man actually knew my master..."

"I just found out." Chen Jing said helplessly, "The old man never mentioned it to me before, and he didn't even say that he had acquaintances in the temple..."

"Hey!"

Wei Nan seemed to have discovered something terrifying, and suddenly climbed onto Chen Jing's back with a look of panic, like a humanoid pendant swinging from side to side.

"Why does the old man look weird... he seems to be crying!"

"She seems to be crying." Yanque nodded, indicating that Wei Nan was right.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck..."

In Wei Nan's impression, the old man was an extremely terrifying old lunatic. Even though he had become close to the old man during this period and had not been dealt with much by him, the psychological shadow left by him in the past had not been erased.

So in Wei Nan's view, the old man can laugh, make trouble, and go crazy regardless of everything, but he will never cry.

Such weak emotions are not possible in an old madman.

"Maybe it's because the wind in the mountains is so strong that it blinds my eyes." Chen Jing explained.

"No wonder..." Wei Nan really didn't have any brains. She believed Chen Jing's explanations and even murmured to herself in agreement, "The wind in the mountains is indeed quite strong... I'm just telling you! How could that old lunatic possibly I’ll cry!”

Yes.

How could I cry?

Chen Jing looked at Chen Boxu squatting on the ground smoking from a distance, and felt a little inexplicably depressed in his heart.

Judging from his experience.

To be able to touch the old man's emotions to this extent.

Either the content of the conversation is related to his good grandson, or it is related to the old lady who has passed away long ago.

Almost ten minutes passed.

After Chen Bofu finished smoking his second cigarette, he slowly stood up. While patting the dust on his pants, he gestured to Chen Jing and others to let them pass after the conversation.

"With you following them, I feel relieved."

When everyone came to them, Grandma Hong also said the last words, but just after she finished speaking, she looked at Chen Jing again.

"I have no relatives, I only have You Ning as my apprentice. I raise her as my granddaughter..." Grandma Hong looked at Chen Jing, her face expressionless, but there was a feeling of an elder giving instructions to a younger generation, " Outside, I hope you can take more care of her."

"I will, don't worry." Chen Jing responded without hesitation.

"Well, that's troublesome." Grandma Hong nodded.

Hearing them speak so politely, Qiao Youning felt a little uncomfortable.

Because before coming, she just wanted to introduce Grandma Hong to Chen Jing, just like introducing her most important family member. She hoped that the relationship between Chen Jing and Grandma Hong would be harmonious...at least not in the polite way now.

"You Ning is my friend. I will take care of her outside and I will definitely not let her be wronged!" Chen Jing promised.

"I hope so." Grandma Hong remained expressionless.

"Oh, why don't you feel relieved that my grandson is here?!" Chen Bofu put his arms around his good grandson's shoulders and said with a dissatisfied look on his face, "My grandson can protect you better than me!"

"I'm not worried about the dangers outside. What I'm worried about is your grandson... You should understand what I mean." Grandma Hong clicked without explaining.

Before Chen Jing could understand the meaning of the old man's words, the old man beside him started snarling again.

"My grandson is very reliable! Don't worry! But having said that... do you think my grandson is more like me or his grandma?"

"Of course she looks like his grandma." Grandma Hong replied without hesitation, "You are so ugly that if you look like you, it will be hopeless."

"..."

Chen Bofu didn't say a word and muttered a few curse words silently. Then he didn't bother to say hello and ran to Bai Aji's back in three steps at a time.

"Let's go, let's go! I have nothing to say to this old woman!"

"Grandma, I'll go with them first..." Qiao Youning hugged the old man's arm and whispered, "When I'm not in the temple, please pay more attention to your health. We should be back soon!"

"Don't worry about me, worry more about yourself." Grandma Hong raised her hand to smooth the ends of Qiao Youning's wind-blown hair. There was a trace of helplessness in her soft words, "Run when you should run, do you understand?"

"understand!"

After saying goodbye to Grandma Hong.

Everyone then took Bai Aji and continued flying to the west of the wasteland.

The whole process went extremely smoothly.

Until Bai Aji followed Chen Jing's instructions and stopped in the valley next to the western wasteland.

During the landing.

The "him" in Chen Jing's mind reminded him again.