Chu Shuang'er burst into tears and said: "Grandpa... Xiaobai Xiaohua and the others... they don't even know Shuang'er anymore, and they want to kill us... Grandpa, you can't, right..."
Yu Changqing consoled her: "Grandpa will never forget Shuang'er and will always protect Shuang'er... Be good, don't cry. If you cry again, you won't be pretty."
Chu Shuang'er was like his own child to him. Seeing how sad she was, Yu Changqing knew that she must have been having a hard time these days, and felt pity for her.
Chu Shuang'er cried for a long time, and then gradually subsided under the comfort of Yu Changqing. Tianlan stood in the distance and watched them without making a sound. He knew that the person Chu Shuang'er relied on the most in his heart was the old man in front of him.
, that feeling should be like that of ancestors and grandchildren. Yu Changqing is the only tree spirit in Yuling Forest besides the Chu Shuang'er sisters. The close relationship between them cannot be understood by outsiders.
Yu Changqing looked at Tianlan and said, "Shuang'er, that person behind you is..."
Chu Shuang'er wiped away her tears, ran to Tian Lan, pulled him forward, and said, "Grandpa, he is my brother Lan. If brother Lan hadn't protected me, Shuang'er would never have been able to get here."
Tianlan cupped his fists and saluted Yu Changqing, saying: "Senior Yu, I'm Tianlan."
Chu Shuang'er saw the wound on his left shoulder and hurriedly helped him treat it. At the same time, he said angrily: "Oh, Brother Lan, I almost forgot. Why didn't you remind me?"
He looked at her gently and said, "It's okay, it's just a small injury."
Seeing the two of them, Yu Changqing felt a little concerned, and stepped forward and said: "Young man, you are a human being."
Tian Lan felt a shiver in his heart. Although he had never heard Chu Shuang'er mention that Yu Changqing was prejudiced against humans, he probably didn't have much favorable impressions. What was the purpose of his question?
Before he could answer, Chu Shuang'er rushed to say, "Yes! But grandpa, you can't bully him!"
Yu Changqing laughed and said: "If you don't talk about this, let's come inside first!"
He led Tian Lan and Chu Shuang'er into the vine house. The vine house was very simple, with only a wooden bed, a wooden table and three wooden stools. There were two flower pots beside the bed, with yellow delicate flowers in full bloom. It seemed that
It has always been carefully cared for by its owner.
There is a wooden open kettle and several half-sided teacups placed on the wooden table. This shape makes the teacups basically useless, but it has a special interest.
Yu Changqing and Chu Shuang'er sat on the bed, and Chu Shuang'er told him about what happened on the road, focusing on talking about the complex emotions in her heart, and unconsciously expressed her feelings for Tian Lan in her words.
"I was really scared to death just now. I didn't expect there would be blood-sucking flowers here! If you had been a little later, grandpa, we would have been in danger!" She patted her chest and was filled with fear.
Yu Changqing touched her head and said: "My Shuang'er is here, why does grandpa let you in? It's very dangerous in the forest now, you must be careful."
Chu Shuang'er smiled and said: "No problem! My brother Youlan is here!" Her smile was full of trust in Tianlan.
Tian Lan stepped forward and said: "Senior, there seem to be many spiritual beasts and some dangerous spiritual plants gathered around here. I think someone may want to do you harm, so please be careful."
Yu Changqing looked at him with some surprise and said: "Human child, I didn't expect you to observe so carefully. Thank you for reminding me and caring about such a bad old man like me."
Chu Shuang'er shouted: "What an old man, grandpa is still young! Shuang'er will live with grandpa for many, many years!"
"Okay... okay..." Yu Changqing said accommodatingly, like a father who obeys his daughter.
She said: "Grandpa, Brother Lan is looking for his friends in the forest, but we don't know where they are. Can't Grandpa feel the aura of the entire forest? Do you know their location?" She was thinking about it in her heart.
That’s why I asked about Tianlan’s matter.
Yu Changqing said: "Grandpa can't sense the entire forest now, but in the past few days, I have felt two humans wandering nearby. I wonder if they are looking for something."
Tian Lan immediately asked: "Are they a man and a woman?" Could it be that the two people were Ye Yi and Tao'er? The two of them fell into the underground together before, and now they are most likely to be together.
Yu Changqing said: "It seems so, but I have not seen them with my own eyes, and I don't know where they are now." Although he said vaguely, this is the first time that there is news about several other people.
Tianlan's heavy heart suddenly relaxed a little. He must look for it nearby when he has the opportunity! After Yu Changqing provided this information, Tianlan had a better impression of him, and he felt a little grateful without knowing it.
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Chu Shuang'er lay on his lap and said coquettishly: "Sister no longer wants Shuang'er, Grandpa, you can't want me!"
Yu Changqing suddenly sighed and said: "You kid... Shan'er... If Shan'er was as innocent and carefree as you, he wouldn't think so much all the time. Shuang'er, don't
Blame your sister, she is also very tired."
Tian Lan heard something in his words and couldn't help but ask: "Senior, does he know anything?"
Yu Changqing nodded and said: "I brought up these two sisters, how could I not know? Shan'er, the changes in this forest were caused by her."
Tianlan had thought of this answer a long time ago, and Chu Shuang'er shouted: "Why would sister do this?!"
Yu Changqing pondered for a moment and then said: "In order to gain power, a power powerful enough to reach heaven and earth."
Chu Shuang'er was stunned and said: "Why...do you want to get such a powerful power? Isn't it good for us to live together in the forest like this? Why..."
He stroked her head and said: "To fulfill a wish is the most important thing that she has been thinking about in her life..."
She wondered: "What wish is so important that my sister doesn't even want our home?"
Yu Changqing looked into the distance, as if she could see the determined woman on the other side of the forest. A trace of sadness surged in her heart, and she said, "Oh, Shuang'er, you still don't understand. You will understand in the future."
Chu Shuang'er said angrily: "I don't understand! I can't understand what my sister is doing at all! I don't want to understand either! I only want our original home! My sister will definitely regret it!"
Seeing that their atmosphere was not so good, Tianlan said, "Senior, do you know what method Miss Shan'er used to turn the forest into this?"
Yu Changqing replied: "Ah, it is a way to increase strength by hunting spiritual beasts."
"What?!" Chu Shuang'er was very surprised, eyes widened, and said, "Could it be that everyone disappeared because... by my sister..." Approximately 40 to 50% of the spiritual beasts in the forest disappeared. Calculated by number