"I don't know if father and the others are here. I hope it's not what I thought."
Chen Shaojun said secretly in his heart.
Chen Shaojun has been "wandering" outside for so long, and finally has to return to the capital to face the problem head-on. Although he has experienced many adventures in the ghost realm, he has directly faced the ghost general, the ice prison lord, the ghost commander, etc.
There are many characters who have truly experienced life and death, but for Chen Shaojun, his father's life is far more "dangerous" than these famous characters.
His father was busy with official duties and had many chores in the household affairs department. In Chen Shaojun's impression, his father spent most of his time in court dealing with official duties and rarely came home. Chen Shaojun could only secretly hope that his father was not at home now.
"It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that can't be avoided. Let's go in and take a look first."
Chen Shaojun took a deep breath, stepped forward, gritted his teeth, and quickly crossed the threshold and entered the Chen family's mansion.
Leaves fell from the sky, and everything was quiet in the Chen family's mansion. Everything looked almost the same as usual, but for some reason, Chen Shaojun felt that it was not the same as usual.
As soon as he entered the yard, Chen Shaojun saw a familiar figure. The person was about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a red dress. She sat motionless under the huge sycamore tree. She looked sad and seemed to be trapped in
into some kind of memory.
red lotus!
Chen Shaojun recognized him at a glance. Honglian had been following him for a long time and was very loyal. Especially for this young master, she took great care of him. When the Chen family suffered a disaster, all the servants left and dispersed.
It was scattered, and only the red lotus remained.
However, Hong Lian is not in his right mind right now, and looks thin and completely different from his previous appearance.
"Guren, why are you here? Are you okay?"
Seeing Hong Lian's emaciated appearance, Chen Shaojun couldn't help feeling heartbroken and immediately walked over quickly.
However, under the sycamore tree, Hong Lian, who had been motionless and in a trance, heard the sound and moved slightly, subconsciously looking in the direction of Chen Shaojun.
At first glance, Honglian didn't react yet, as if she was in a dream. When she saw the familiar figure, there was finally a hint of movement in her originally dull eyes.
"Master..., master, is it the master?"
Honglian talked about three young masters in a row, each with a different tone, just like a pool of stagnant water slowly making waves, and then gradually gaining a little life.
"Great, it's really you, young master, you're back."
Seeing Chen Shaojun's familiar face, Honglian was overjoyed. She stood up from under the sycamore tree, then took three steps and two steps at a time, and quickly rushed towards Chen Shaojun. Finally, when she was a few steps away, she took a lunge
He rushed into Chen Shaojun's arms and hugged him tightly.
"I'm not dreaming, Master, you are really back."
Feeling the real touch in her hands, Guren almost cried with joy.
"More than half a month ago, something happened at the Xishan Hunting Ground. Some people said they saw you going there, but you never showed up again. Honglian almost thought you died there like everyone else."
Honglian said, and finally couldn't help crying.
Seeing Honglian's appearance, Chen Shaojun was angry and funny, but also a little moved. But soon, Chen Shaojun noticed something else.
Xishan hunting ground?
Die there?
His secret trip to the Xishan Hunting Ground was originally thought to be a secret, but he didn't expect it to be exposed so quickly. But what's the point of saying he died there?
"Honglian, who did you listen to?"
Chen Shaojun finally couldn't help but said.
"I don't know either, but when the young master went out quietly that day, Honglian saw it, and there was an incident at the Xishan Hunting Ground. Many young masters from the capital were kidnapped by the ghost tribe, and the young master never showed up, so I thought..."
Hearing Chen Shaojun's words, Honglian finally woke up, quickly let go of her hands, took a few steps back, lowered her head, and turned red with shame.
"So you guessed?"
Chen Shaojun finally reacted.
Seeing Honglian lowering his head and saying nothing, Chen Shaojun immediately knew that he had guessed correctly. However, looking at the girl in front of him, Chen Shaojun was also quite surprised. When he left that day, he had carefully checked that he should not have been discovered. Unexpectedly, he was actually caught by Honglian.
Lotus caught sight.
"I must have bumped into her when I was going out."
Chen Shaojun said secretly in his heart.
After leaving the Chen family's mansion, he was anxious, so he didn't hide his figure too much, and he didn't look around carefully.
However, this girl Honglian is really thoughtful. When she first heard her speak, Chen Shaojun almost thought that her disguise had been exposed. But after hearing this, she realized that Honglian was wrong. Although she was just guessing, there was no real evidence, but a woman's intuition
It was indeed terrifying. What he finally guessed was not far from the truth.
"By the way, young master, were you really captured by the ghost tribe?"
Honglian calmed down and finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"I'll tell you this later."
Chen Shaojun was sloppy. This matter is a long story and cannot be explained in one or two sentences.
"By the way, Honglian, is father here?"
Chen Shaojun glanced inside the room and said cautiously.
"Well, I have been free in the past few days. The master is not as busy as before. He stays at home all the time."
Honglian said honestly.
"ah?"
When Chen Shaojun heard this, he was stunned.
He originally had some hopes, hoping that his father would not be at home, but he did not expect that Hong Lian would completely shatter his hopes with just one sentence.
"By the way, since the young master disappeared during this period, the master has been sitting in the lobby whenever he has time, and does not read in his usual study. The young master has disappeared for so long this time..."
When Honglian said this, she glanced at Chen Shaojun secretly, with a hint of sympathy in her eyes.
Ever since Chen Shaojun disappeared, the entire Chen family has been worried, but now that Chen Shaojun has returned safely, it's another matter.
The Chen family is a literary family with a very strict upbringing. Chen Shaojun has been missing for so long this time. With the master's temper, I am afraid that the young master will suffer a lot.
"!!!"
When Chen Shaojun heard this, he was completely stunned. He originally thought that he could fish in troubled waters and get through, but now even this little hope has been shattered.
If Chen Shaojun wants to return to his room, he must go through the lobby, which means that his father's hurdle cannot be avoided no matter what. And the most terrible thing is that his father's literary cultivation is extremely high, and he has reached the level of a grand master.
His mental power is probably much stronger than his own.
From the moment he stepped into the Chen family's door, he probably couldn't hide it from his senses.
——The reason why Chen Shaojun did not use mental power to investigate before was because he was afraid that this would happen to his father at home, but now it seems that everything is too late.
"It's too late."
"Boy, as for that? Why are you so afraid of your father?"
At this moment, Xiaowo suddenly spoke, with a nonchalant look on his face.
Chen Shaojun smiled bitterly in his heart. Xiaowo would not understand this kind of relationship in the human world, and he might not be able to understand it if he was asked to explain it.
"Honglian, please go down and rest first. You have worked hard during this period. I will handle other matters myself, and I will personally explain to my father."
Chen Shaojun said, after comforting Hong Lian for a few words, Chen Shaojun quickly said goodbye to her, stepped forward, and walked inside.
Only a few steps away, Chen Shaojun quickly arrived in front of the Chen family's lobby. This was originally used by the Chen family to entertain guests. Some officials from his father's court would come to visit. Moreover, the Chen family was a literary and Taoist family, so sometimes there would be
Some local great scholars came to the capital to visit my father.
Chen Shaojun had passed by this place countless times before and had no special feeling. But this time, looking at the open door in front of him, Chen Shaojun only felt his heart tightening.
It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that can't be avoided. Chen Shaojun gritted his teeth, took steps, and finally crossed the threshold.
It seemed as if a moment had passed, and it seemed as though countless long centuries had passed. After a long time, Chen Shaojun's feet landed on the ground and he finally entered the lobby.
There was silence in the lobby, and you could hear the leaves falling. As soon as Chen Shaojun entered, he felt a familiar scent.
Just above the lobby, beside the sandalwood table, a majestic figure sat upright and motionless, as if he had been waiting there for a long time.
Chen Shaojun's heart froze, and he immediately felt a huge pressure coming towards him, and he immediately lowered his head unconsciously.
"Father!"
Somewhere in the dark, a thought instinctively flashed through Chen Shaojun's mind.
Although he was once a powerful weapon in the immortal world, and his martial arts increased greatly after his rebirth, reaching the peak of his blood and bones, he had seen many big scenes in the world of ghosts. But under the influence of his father, Chen Zongxi, the Minister of Household Affairs
In front of him, Chen Shaojun still instinctively and unconsciously felt a deep fear, which was something rooted deep in his soul.
This time, in Chen Shaojun's impression, he had always respected and loved his father very much. No matter what his status was in his previous life, or his great abilities outside, in this family, he was just a child.
Father's love is like a mountain, which is difficult for anyone to overcome.
When Chen Shaojun crossed the threshold and faced his father face to face, the atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became tense.
Chen Shaojun lowered his head and could not see his father's face clearly, but Chen Shaojun could feel that from the moment he came in, his father's attention fell on him.
Chen Shaojun didn't speak, and his father remained motionless. The invisible pressure was simply suffocating.
The most terrible thing is that although my father is a scholar, he is not an ordinary person in the ordinary sense.
"Father."
I don't know how long it took, but Chen Shaojun heard his own voice ringing in the lobby, and was the first to break the suffocating silence.
"You're back."
After a brief silence, the father's majestic voice sounded in the lobby. His body was upright, sitting on a chair, holding a scripture in his hand, and he was reading silently, just like he used to read in the study.
same habits.
And his eyes never looked at Chen Shaojun opposite him from beginning to end.
His face was old-fashioned and meticulous, with no expression at all. He could only reply to Chen Shaojun with four simple words. But as soon as he said these words, Chen Shaojun felt a heavy pressure like a mountain rushing towards his face.
At this moment, the father does not move and the son does not move. However, after Chen Shaojun said the words "father, sir", he moved his lips several times, hesitated to speak, and did not know how to continue.