Chapter 496: Childhood sweethearts can’t resist the drop from the sky 2
Chapter 496: Childhood sweethearts can’t resist the drop from the sky 2
"What then?"
Seeing that Ming Jingxing didn't say anything for a long time, Bai Yue couldn't help but ask.
"Later, I took up my sword and challenged the six major sects, avenging my blood feud. I also became the most feared leader in the martial arts world..."
He suddenly sneered, and a hint of inexplicable self-mockery appeared in the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.
"But standing in a sea of blood and corpses, my heart feels empty, without even a hint of joy. All I can think about is the image of that girl handing Wu Zhiqiong over..."
Bai Yue followed his gaze and saw clusters of white flowers swaying in the wind on the distant slope. They were exactly the same kind that the Wu girl had held in her hands just now.
"What happens next?"
Seeing that the other party didn't say anything, she continued to ask.
"Then I went to Zhujian Villa to break off the engagement. As soon as I walked to the door, I saw Qingyan and that bastard Mo Yingyun hugging each other, very affectionate..."
He paused and suddenly laughed.
"When Qingyan said he wanted to cancel the engagement, I actually breathed a sigh of relief. I wished I could grow wings and go back to tell Miss Dimple who I really have in my heart."
As soon as Ming Jingxing finished speaking, Bai Yue couldn't help but mutter to herself.
"So Grandma Mo and Grandpa Ming both fell in love with someone at the same time? It seems childhood sweethearts can't stand up to the charm of a lover who comes from nowhere. It really applies to both men and women!"
"Xiaoyue, what are you mumbling about?"
Ming Jingxing had pointed ears and squinted his eyes at her.
"No, nothing!"
Bai Yue quickly waved her hand and changed the subject.
"I was just wondering, when you rushed back in such a hurry, did Grandma Dimple..."
Before Bai Yue finished speaking, Ming Jingxing suddenly burst into tears.
"It's all my fault for being blinded by hatred! I can't even see my own true feelings!"
He cried and beat his thigh hard, his voice full of regret.
"After I returned, she never showed up again. For the past few decades, I've searched everywhere, but I couldn't find any trace of her!"
The crying was so urgent and loud that it made the surrounding leaves rustle.
"So, Grandpa Ming, you traveled all over Tianji Country just to find Grandma Dimple?"
Seeing Ming Jingxing becoming more and more agitated, Bai Yue quickly changed the subject.
"I've been to the deserts of Tianji, the icy plains of Xuelin, the forests of Fengyu, the cities of Wenqu, and even Wulie, where that bastard Mo Yingyun is. But..."
"Grandpa Ming!"
Seeing that he was about to get excited again, Bai Yue suddenly interrupted him.
"You've mentioned so many countries, but why didn't you mention Baihua Country?"
"Hundred... Hundred Flower Country?"
He sobbed and waved his hands, a look of disgust on his face.
"Impossible! I heard that women there can marry multiple husbands. My dimpled girl is so beautiful, she definitely can't be from there!"
"Yo, quite chauvinistic!"
Bai Yue complained in her heart, but she smiled obediently on her face.
"Grandpa Ming, you don't know this. In the Hundred Flowers Kingdom, only women from the royal family can marry countless husbands. Ordinary people practice monogamy. The rules are very strict!"
"Impossible, impossible!"
Ming Jingxing shook his head like a rattle, and the gray beard on his chin trembled.
"My dimpled girl definitely can't be from the Hundred Flower Country... Absolutely impossible!"
Bai Yue looked at his stubborn look and deliberately dragged out her tone.
"But what if? What if she really is from the Hundred Flowers Country..."
"Nothing unexpected!"
Ming Jingxing interrupted her abruptly, his neck stiffening.
"Let's make a bet! Whoever loses will be the puppy!"
He looks like a naughty old boy, acting like a spoiled brat.
"There's no need to bet, I was just saying it casually."
Bai Yue was amused by him and burst out laughing.
"But then again, after so many years, can you still recognize that dimpled grandma at first glance, Grandpa Ming?"
"That's natural!"
Ming Jingxing patted his chest and responded loudly, but as soon as he finished speaking, his eyes turned red.
"Her image has been engraved in my mind for decades. Whenever..."
Before the other person finished speaking, turbid old tears were about to fall again.
"Come on, Grandpa Ming, I'll take you to a nice place!"
Bai Yue quickly reached out and grabbed his sleeve, then ran towards the nearby huge rock.
"Xiaoyue, where are you taking the old man?"
Ming Jingxing followed behind, sobbing and staggering.
"Grandpa Ming, have you ever heard of 'Love Around the Corner'?"
When they reached the huge rock, Bai Yue turned around with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"What's that called?"
Ming Jingxing rubbed his red eyes, looking confused.
"That means,"
Bai Yue deliberately dragged out the tone and pointed to the other side of the boulder.
"If you just go around there, you're guaranteed to run into your loved one!"
She smiled with a smug look on her face, and her tone was so confident as if she could predict the future.
"Silly boy, you're just talking nonsense."
Ming Jingxing waved his hands and sighed, his knuckles tapping on the stone, making a thudding sound.
"I've been looking for her for decades, how could she just disappear so easily..."
"That's because you haven't met a super lucky star like me!"
Bai Yue pushed Ming Jingxing's back hard, but he didn't move at all, and she staggered backwards instead.
"Grandpa Ming, believe me, I definitely didn't lie to you!"
"Okay, okay, it's rare for a child like you to be so filial. Then I'll give it a try!"
Ming Jingxing looked back at Bai Yue, with a hint of doubt and hesitation in his eyes.
But just as he reached over the corner of the stone, he felt something warm and soft in his arms.
"Feel sorry!"
He subconsciously reached out to hold the other person's shoulders, and when he saw the face clearly, he felt as if he was under a spell.
"I'm sorry, I was so confused."
The old man holding flowers raised his head, and his shallow dimples spread out with an apologetic smile.
The gentleness in his eyes is like melting snow in spring, which warms people's hearts.
"me……"
Ming Jingxing's tongue seemed to be stuck in a knot, and the composure he had gained from decades of experience in the martial arts world had all disappeared.
"It's you, it's really you!"
His eyes turned red uncontrollably and tears welled up in them.
"Are you... Sloppy Hero?"
The next moment, the other party suddenly opened his eyes wide and blurted out a cry of surprise.
"..."
Ming Jingxing suddenly came to his senses and looked down at himself.
There were spots of oil splashed on his collar from eating hot pot, and his hair was a mess like a chicken coop, while the other person was dressed in plain clothes and his hair was neatly combed. The contrast was like heaven and earth!
"what!"
Ming Jingxing jumped back three feet as if he was burned by fire.
He used his lightness skills to rush out, his clothes fluttering, and almost blew the flowers out of the other person's hand.
"Grandpa Ming! Why are you running?"
“Aaaaaaaaaaa——!”
The only response she got was Ming Jingxing's howling which was getting farther and farther away.
There was a mixture of shyness and embarrassment in the voice, which startled the birds into flying away.
"Grandma, please don't mind."
Bai Yue quickly ran up to the old woman with a well-behaved smile on her face.
"My grandpa is just too excited. He'll be back soon after he calms down somewhere!"
In fact, she didn't know what was wrong with Ming Jingxing, but she still had to help him smooth things over.
"Look at him now. He looks much more lively than the lifeless one back then."
The old man gently brushed his hair that was messed up by the wind, with a hint of nostalgia in his tone.
"It seems that the knot in the heart of this sloppy hero has really been untied."
As soon as the other party finished speaking, Bai Yue immediately took up the conversation.
"By the way, grandma, my name is Bai Dazhuang, and the sloppy hero you mentioned is my grandfather!"
Although she guessed that the old man in front of her might be her relative, she had no idea about the other person's background, so it was safer to hide her identity for the time being.
"My name is Shen Xingmian."
The old man smiled gently and handed the handful of Mist Pearl forward.
"Please give this bouquet of flowers to your grandfather!"
After doing this, she turned and left, her plain skirt bringing with it a faint floral scent.
"Grandma Shen, please wait!"
Bai Yue ran to the other person and pushed the bouquet back.
"Why don't you give the flowers to my grandfather yourself? He's traveled all over the six kingdoms for decades just to find you!"
"Find me?"
When Shen Xingmian heard this, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
"Grandpa was still young back then, and he couldn't figure out his feelings!"
Bai Yue leaned forward, her voice as muffled as a mosquito's.
"In fact, he and you are clearly in love with each other!"
"Mutual affection?"
Shen Xingmian's eyes widened into a circle, like a frightened deer.
"Y-You mean... I like him?"
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