Chapter 1003 White-Bearded Old Man

A breeze blew, bringing with it the fragrance of lotus leaves. The lake surface, which had just rained, was as clear as a mirror, reflecting the green hills and pavilions on the opposite side of the lake. The newly blooming lotus flowers by the lake swayed gently in the wind, and a group of carp swam back and forth under the lotus leaves.

"So beautiful..."

The girl ran towards the lake with two strings of candied haws in her hand, full of joy, and forgot what she was going to say just now. The young man behind her quickly followed her. The one who passed by them was a white-haired man.

When they reached the lake, the young man turned around and looked at the back of the white-haired man who gradually disappeared at the end of the street, with a flash of doubt on his face.

"Brother! Brother! Look at the fish in the lake and the koi in our house...Brother? What are you looking at?"

The girl found that her brother ignored her, turned around and looked at where he was looking, only to see the back of a white-haired man. She couldn't help but wonder, "Brother, who is that person?"

"No one."

The young man smiled lightly and turned his head, thinking that the man just now had a heavy chill hidden in his body. Could it be true, as his grandfather said, that there are also crouching tigers and hidden dragons in this mortal world?

As night fell, the city lights came on and reflected on the lake, shining like the Milky Way. The streets were even more lively, with lion dances, lanterns, candy men, and candied haws...

"Wow..."

The girl had never seen such a lively scene before, and was very curious. She dragged the young man around here and there to look around. When she was tired of playing, she found a big restaurant and ordered a table full of dishes, which surprised the people at the next table and whispered to each other, "Look at that girl, she is not tall, but she can eat a lot..."

"Hey! Who are you talking about!"

The girl put down her bowl and chopsticks and glared at them. Those people immediately buried their heads in eating and stopped talking. The young man next to her shook his head and smiled, stretched out his hand to wipe the sauce from the corner of her mouth, and said with a smile, "My sister-in-law asked us to come out to practice and cultivate, but you are so good, eating from south to north, from north to east.

"Well... eating is also a kind of cultivation. The ancients said, 'He who knows food is a hero', hum! "

After the girl finished speaking, she buried her head in her food again. The man shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Other people's sisters are well-educated, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, how come I..."

"What's wrong with you!"

The girl raised her head, pouted, looked at him faintly, and hummed, "Other people's sisters are always other people's sisters, how can they be as cute as your sister!"

"I..."

The man shook his head and smiled. At this moment, someone came up from downstairs and sat on the seat by the window on the other side. The girl was slightly surprised and whispered, "Huh? Brother, look, it's the person in the afternoon... Hey! That person over there..."

"What are you doing!"

The man quickly covered her mouth and lowered his voice and said, "Do you know him? Just saying hello here..."

"Wow... You were watching him all afternoon..."

...

At the other table, Xiao Chen ignored the brother and sister, ordered a few side dishes and a pot of wine, and sat alone by the window, looking at the lights outside. He thought that if Wei Yang was here, she would be very happy to see the prosperity of the world.

At the other table, the girl secretly looked at Xiao Chen by the window. Although he had white hair like snow, he looked as young as his brother, but looked a little colder. She chuckled and said softly, "Brother, I found a problem..."

"What's the problem? "

The man frowned and immediately lowered his voice, thinking, could it be that my little sister also saw that the man was extraordinary?

The girl slowly stood up, leaned close to his ear, and whispered, "That man, he is more handsome than you, hehehe..."

"You..."

The man didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and shook his head helplessly. The girl giggled and turned her head to look at the window, but she only saw the sky full of lanterns outside the window, and the person by the window was gone.

"Huh? Brother, brother...that man is gone!"

"Huh? "

The man turned his head and was slightly surprised. He saw two pieces of silver left on the table, but he didn't know when the person left. Even his consciousness could not detect when the person left.

...

The street was bustling with people, and there were many young women setting lanterns by the lake. Xiao Chen rushed all the way to a quiet place. He vaguely saw a fishing fire in the center of the lake, but in the blink of an eye, it was just the reflection of the lantern in the sky.

Did he see it wrong just now?

Just now in the restaurant, he vaguely saw a figure walking on the street, like the old man who lent him a fishing rod to fish that year, but when he came outside, he couldn't see the other party.

Today during the day, he searched for a long time by the Taihu Lake, and he didn't see the old man who lent him a fishing rod that year. Could it be that the other party is no longer in Suzhou?

If he is no longer in Suzhou, where should he look for him in this big world?

"Little brother! Little brother! "

Just then, a clear girl's voice suddenly came from behind him. Xiao Chen turned around and saw the girl in the restaurant just now.

"What do you want?"

"Huh..."

The girl let out a long breath, stretched out her hand, handed him a string of copper coins, and said with a giggle, "The store owner just said that he should give you fifty cents..."

"So that's it, thank you young lady."

Xiao Chen took the copper coins from her hand. Her eyes at this time were as clear and flawless as the lake, reflecting the lanterns in the sky.

"Little sister!"

Not long after, an anxious man's voice came from behind. The man was seen running over. The girl looked back at him, "Huh? Brother, you settled the bill so quickly..."

Seeing that she was safe and sound, the man heaved a sigh of relief, shook his head, smiled, and raised his hand to Xiao Chen, "I'm Su Zijin, I don't know what to call this brother."

"Liao Wuchen." Xiao Chen looked at him and said.

"It turns out it's Brother Wuchen. We meet each other in the rivers and lakes. It's fate. We're lucky to meet you." Su Zijin clasped his fists and smiled. The smile on his face was like the breeze on the lake, which made people feel more comfortable.

"Liao Wuchen, what a strange name..." The girl muttered softly, then raised her head, "That, that, I..."

"If there's nothing else to do, I'll take my leave now."

Xiao Chen said lightly, turned around and walked away. The girl looked at his retreating figure and frowned slightly, "Why didn't he ask me what my name was..."

…

Three days later, Xiao Chen came to the edge of Taihu Lake again, but saw that the lake was vast and there was a small island faintly in the center of the lake, with a square pavilion built on the island.

In the past three days, Xiao Chen would come to Taihu Lake every day to look for the old man with white beard. Unfortunately, he could not find him. This day, he came to the lake again. The smoke was thousands of miles away, but there was no sign of the boat.

When it was almost noon, the fog on the lake gradually dissipated. At this moment, I heard someone singing from the center of the lake, "The spring water is blue in the sky, and the boats are sleeping in the rain. The people beside the lake are like the moon, and the frost and snow are condensed on their bright wrists." Don’t return to your hometown before you are old, otherwise you must break your heart..."

This voice...

Xiao Chen's eyes narrowed and he saw a small boat coming slowly towards this side in the light smoke and mist in the lake.