Coming Home (2)

Fairy Li lay on Su Ziyang's back, her hot breath tickling Su Ziyang's neck.

"Hey, looks like you listen to me quite well. Master Luo asked if there was anyone behind you, and you said there was, right?"

Fairy Li leaned close to Su Ziyang's ear and whispered a question.

"He didn't ask me that question." As soon as Su Ziyang said this, Fairy Li couldn't stay on Su Ziyang's back any longer. She sprang off from Su Ziyang back.

Fairy Li held Su Ziyang's arm tightly and asked softly, "How could that be? You really didn't ask you?"

"No, I was in a daze when I drew a fortune stick, and it said I can't eat fish or beef anymore."

Upon hearing Su Ziyang's words, Fairy Li pouted and her eyes darted around. "Oh, is that so? That's great!"

The two whispered among themselves behind him. Mr. Mengfei turned around and glanced at Su Ziyang and Fairy Li: "Alright, alright, it's only been a while since we last met. If you have so much to say, hurry up and watch your step."

"Tch, none of your business." Fairy Li rolled her eyes at Mr. Mengfei.

"I forgot to mention when I treated you to pig's trotters, I'm going to tell you so you can have some..."

Mr. Mengfei deliberately drew out his words.

"Oh, oh, oh, I was wrong. I shouldn't have talked back to you. I was wrong, I was wrong, sir."

Fairy Li quickly begged for mercy, and Yang Tianzheng secretly laughed when he saw Fairy Li pleading.

"Come on, girl, here's two hundred yuan. Go buy some good food."

Yang Tianzheng handed the two hundred yuan he had just won from Mr. Mengfei to Fairy Li.

"You bastard Yang Tianzheng, you've pulled this stunt, using my money to do favors for others."

Mr. Mengfei watched as Yang Tian handed over his two hundred yuan and complained to himself.

"What do you mean 'your money'? I won, so it's mine. It's okay, girl, this two hundred yuan is enough to eat your fill of roasted pig's trotters, right? Can you eat five in one go?"

Hearing Yang Tianzheng say this, Su Ziyang looked at Fairy Li with considerable surprise. "You can eat five pig's trotters in one go? No wonder your face has gotten so round."

Fairy Li's face darkened, and she said fiercely to Yang Tianzheng, "Master Yang, we agreed not to tell, why did you say it out loud?"

"See? Zhengzai is hopeless. He spent two hundred dollars and only got a complaint. Hahahaha." Mr. Mengfei gloated from the side.

Yang Tianzheng sighed lightly, feigning nonchalance. "Hey, you little idiot. I'm making this clear to you, so Mengfei can't threaten you anymore. Besides, Ziyang isn't that kind of person; he wouldn't complain about you eating too much."

Upon hearing Yang Tianzheng's words, Fairy Li realized they made sense and turned back to hug Su Ziyang's arm, saying, "Hehe, I can eat five roasted pig's trotters at once, you won't mind, will you?"

Su Ziyang patted Fairy Li's head. "Being able to eat is a blessing, don't mind."

"Hehe, that's good..."

The group chatted and laughed, but Master Luo remained silent, smoking his pipe.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, Master Luo suddenly stopped and looked back up the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, you can see a few scattered, imposing villas, but you can't see Master Luo's simple little courtyard.

Everyone remained silent, standing with Master Luo for a long time. Master Luo sighed, "It's a good place. Let's go."

The portrait of the advisor was carried on Master Luo's back the whole way down the mountain. After they reached the bottom, Master Luo handed the long scroll portrait to Su Ziyang.

Su Ziyang carried the portrait on his back. The group would walk to the town first, and then take a bus to the nearest county seat.

Master Luo was the oldest in the group, but he walked the fastest, always leading the way.

Seeing the train at the station, Su Ziyang suddenly remembered what Master Luo had said: Wasn't he unable to take the train?

The door opened, and Master Luo looked at the bus before stepping inside. Mr. Mengfei followed beside Master Luo. As Master Luo took his first step onto the bus, Master Luo. Mr. Mengfei immediately helped him up.

Su Ziyang watched Master Luo's back from behind. Just as Master Luo stepped onto the vehicle, Su Ziyang suddenly noticed that Master Luo's body hunched over abruptly.

In that instant of stooping, Mr. Mengfei helped Master Luo up.

"Hehe, it feels a little strange."

Master Luo patted Mr. Mengfei's hand, but Mr. Mengfei didn't let go. He helped Master Luo find a seat in the middle.

"Ziyang, come and sit with your Master Luo."

Mr. Mengfei asked Su Ziyang to sit next to Master Luo, but Master Luo waved his hand and said, "No need, Ziyang and the little girl can sit together."

Unexpectedly, Fairy Li nudged Su Ziyang in the lower back from behind and gave Su Ziyang a wink.

Su Ziyang glanced at Fairy Li and then moved closer to Master Luo.

"Hey, sit tight. The bus is starting."

The driver shouted.

Su Ziyang quickly sat down next to Master Luo. Master Luo chuckled and patted Su Ziyang's hand. Su Ziyang suddenly noticed that Master Luo had several age spots on his hand.

As people get older, they develop age spots, and even those who are very careful about hygiene will still have some body odor.

Although Master Luo is over ninety years old, his face and hands only show more wrinkles, and he does not have obvious age spots. Moreover, he always has a faint herbal smell and no unpleasant odor.

However, when Su Ziyang sat down next to Master Luo, he noticed that Master Luo had developed age spots on his hands, which weren't there when he helped him take a bath this morning.

When Su Ziyang reacted again, he found that the faint herbal scent on Master Luo was gone, replaced by an unpleasant odor.

"Master..."

Su Ziyang grabbed Master Luo's hand. Master Luo looked at Su Ziyang holding his hand, chuckled, patted Su Ziyang's hand, and then closed his eyes to rest.

The car traveled along a mountain road, which was a bit bumpy. Master Luo didn't wake up, so Master Luo Su Ziyang sat quietly next to him.

Because they were going to different destinations, Su Ziyang and Master Luo boarded the train first, while Mr. Mengfei and his group had to wait for more than an hour.

With her mouth full of oranges, Fairy Li muttered to Mr. Mengfei, "Sir, did you know everything from the beginning?"

"Huh?" Mr. Mengfei took out a few more oranges from his bag and handed them to Fairy Li, asking somewhat bewilderedly, "What do you know?"

Fairy Li rolled her eyes at Mr. Mengfei, then stuffed another half-eaten orange into her mouth. "Let's not beat around the bush, okay? Stop pretending so well. Hmph~ smack smack smack..."

Fairy Li chewed on an orange, juice dripping from it. "You know what I told Susu, right?"

"What are you going to tell him? How would I know what you're going to tell him?" Mr. Mengfei continued to stare blankly at Fairy Li.

"Tch, boring. I already said, let's not beat around the bush. Stop pretending."

Fairy Li didn't ask any more questions, but continued to eat her oranges with her head down.