Douluo Dragon King: Nine Dragons Break the Abyss

Chapter 2 Old Man
"Ding dong~"

There was a doorbell ring at the entrance of the courtyard.

Qiangu Qitian has lived alone in this small courtyard for three years. Fortunately, life nowadays is very modern. In addition, the Qiangu clan’s land has a special place for eating. Qiangu Qitian does not need to survive in the wilderness. On the contrary, his life is much easier than his previous life as a social animal.

"Who?"

Qiangu Qitian asked casually, then jumped off the swing and walked towards the door.

Although he knew it couldn't be some unlucky creature like an evil soul master, Qiangu Qitian still maintained his usual caution.

I've lived here for so long, but the number of times I've been knocked on the door is so rare. Only by keeping a low profile can you live longer.

From the images transmitted by the camera, Qiangu Qitian could clearly see the appearance of the person who came.

This is an old man who looks a little thin, but he is very tall, more than 1.8 meters tall. Although his hair and beard are all white and his old face is full of wrinkles, his waist is still straight and his eyes are still bright, as if he still has vitality.

The old man seemed to realize that Qiangu Qitian was looking at him through the camera, and he turned his old face towards the camera with a kind smile:

"Child, please open the door."

Qiangu Qitian could feel that the old man's smile seemed forced. It was not that he was unwilling, but it seemed like he couldn't even do the simple action of smiling.

What's more important is that Qiangu Qitian felt that the door could not stop the old man in front of him.

This is not the world in my previous life where the young man had no moral principles and attacked my 69-year-old comrade. To be able to live to such an old age and still have the same body functions as a normal person, it must mean that the old man in front of me has been practicing for a very long time, and his strength must be no lower than that of a Titled Douluo.

Qiangu Qitian opened the door and looked puzzled: "Grandpa? Are you looking for me?"

The old man looked down at the six-year-old Qiangu Qitian. His bright eyes seemed to become cloudy in just a moment, and he became no different from an ordinary old man.

After a moment of distraction, tears welled up in the corners of his wrinkled eyes.

The old man squatted down and looked at Qiangu Qitian straight in the eye, with his hands on Qiangu Qitian's shoulders. Qiangu Qitian could clearly see the moisture remaining in the corners of the old man's eyes.

"Child, is your mother called Qiangu Roufeng?"

The old men did not answer Qiangu Qitian's question, but asked it in return.

Faced with the old man's question, Qiangu Qitian pondered in his heart.

Although her mother Qiangu Roufeng also has the surname Qiangu, and her martial soul may even be the Panlong Stick, her own talent is definitely not outstanding, and can even be said to be mediocre.

And this old man, who looks very powerful, doesn't seem to be connected with his mother at all.

In front of this old man, Qiangu Qitian did not have the courage to lie. Those eyes full of wrinkles gave people a feeling that everything was seen through. If Qiangu Qitian's spirit and soul had not been far superior to that of a six-year-old child due to his two lives as a human, he would have been scared to tears by those eyes, even if the other party had been very restrained.

If you can't figure it out, just tell the truth.

Qiangu Qitian nodded and answered the old man's question in a childish voice: "Yes, she is my mother."

“Is life going well here?”

"it is good."

"Is there anyone who would embarrass you?"

"will not."

"..."

The old man asked a lot of trivial questions, and Qiangu Qitian did not hide anything and answered them all one by one.

He had a hunch that the old man in front of him must have a very close connection with his mother Qiangu Roufeng.

The issue of inherited talent can only be used as a reference. Didn’t the leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan 20,000 years ago also have a son whose innate soul power was only half level and whose martial soul mutation failed?

"Grandpa, do you know my mother? I, I miss her..."

When he said this, Qiangu Qitian's eyes were filled with tears and his tone was filled with sadness, just like a child who had lost his mother. Half of it was true feelings, and the other half was the sadness filled by Qiangu Qitian's memories of the sad things in his previous life. In short, there was no falsehood mixed in.

Facing the old monster, any performance will have flaws.

The old man reached out his hand to wipe away the tears from Qiangu Qitian's eyes and comforted him: "It's okay, child, everything is over, you still have me."

"you?"

Qiangu Qitian looked puzzled, he knew that he was about to find out the relationship between himself and the old man in front of him.

"I am your grandfather, and your mother, Qiangu Roufeng, is my daughter."

really……

Qiangu Qitian's guess was confirmed. From the time they met until now, the old man's every move towards him revealed the care of an elder for a younger generation. If he hadn't expected it at all, Zisha would probably be able to reopen again.

Therefore, Qiangu Qitian did not show a surprised expression, but was very calm.

The old man did not expect Qiangu Qitian to have such an expression. Instead, he looked a little surprised.

As mentioned before, any performance would be ineffective in front of an old man. If Qiangu Qitian pretended to be shocked, it would seem a bit artificial. It would be better to be natural so that the initiative would remain in his hands.

"Don't you blame me? Why did I come to see you after you've been here for three years?"

The old man was a little more curious about Qiangu Qitian.

Qiangu Qitian shook his head: "Before this, you may not know that I came to the Spirit Pagoda, or even that I exist. You have your considerations, why should I blame you?"

The old man listened to Qiangu Qitian's words with a frown on his face. He could not hear any closeness between the grandson and the grandfather in Qiangu Qitian's childish voice. Instead, it sounded more like the respect shown by other people.

You say you don't care, but you still feel a little bit resentful, right...

The old man thought in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face, and the wrinkles on his face were smoothed with the smile, making him look even more kind:

"Good grandson, grandpa has prepared a gift for you, I hope you like it."

After saying this, a box made of sandalwood appeared out of thin air in the old man's hand.

The box is not big, probably only the size of a palm, and exudes a faint fragrance.

Qiangu Qitian did not give in and directly took the wooden box from the old man.

It is given by the elders and cannot be turned away.

He did not open the wooden box in front of the old man, but put it away carefully.

"Why don't you open it and take a look?"

A six-year-old child is at an age when he is curious about everything, and the old man was also a little curious about Qiangu Qitian's actions.

After Qiangu Qitian put the wooden box in his arms, he replied as a matter of course:

"I like everything my grandpa gives me."

Although the words are old-fashioned, they are very effective.

"Your name is Qiangu Qitian, right?" The old man didn't wait for Qiangu Qitian to answer and continued, "From now on, I will call you Xiaotian. Tomorrow is the day when your martial soul awakens. Take a good rest today and get enough rest. Don't worry too much."

Qiangu Qitian was not at all surprised that the old man knew his name. Since he had come here, how could he not check him thoroughly?
Qiangu Qitian even guessed that the grandfather who suddenly appeared in front of him knew all the information about the uncle who brought him to the headquarters of the Spirit Transmission Tower three years ago.

"I know, Grandpa."

Qiangu Qitian nodded.

(End of this chapter)