Chapter 20 - 20: Old Man Lao (2/2)
”I hope the old man's okay...” Walking down the halls of the academy Xiao Yan couldn't help but mutter in concern.
”I'm sure he is fine Xiao Yan. Let's just visit him and find out shall we?” Xun Er replied to him, hoping to calm him down.
He turned to her and with a small smile he said.
”Yeah. I bet his just relaxing in his store and doing absolutely nothing.”
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”ACHOO! Ah, is someone talking about me?” A late twenty or early thirties aged man with long white hair suddenly sneezed out of nowhere and looked around in confusion as if searching for the one who was talking about him.
He wore white robes the same color as his hair, with purple accents, he had a pair of red eyes that seemed to hold numerous secrets and knowledge but buried them deep. (AN: It's been a while since I read the novel of BTTH and since I like the art from the manhwa I decided to go with it.)
He sat down on the floor of the second floor of his store and house. A pharmacy store that only had two floors with no bas.e.m.e.nt. On the first floor was a front room where he sells medicine, herbs, pills and treats patients. And a back door where he concocts medicine and pills.
On the second floor was where he lived and his... grandson.
He turned to the side as an incense and a picture of a nine year old was set up on the floor front door of it's owner's room.
With tears forming on his eyes he dabbed a tissue to his eyes and sneezed into it.
”Oh, my disciple! Oh how I have failed you! How can this teacher of yours face you when I also meet my end? Should I be happy at the reunion? Sad? Angered? Or ashamed as I have used some of your savings to buy ingredients for my pills? Nah. I didn't regret doing it. Oh why did you leave me so soon?!” The white haired man tried to keep it together with himself but alas he couldn't. Tears streaming down his face he wailed out in sadness.
Unknown to the white haired man. Two small figures appeared behind him with differing expressions.
Xun Er stared in disbelief and great amount of amus.e.m.e.nt as she tried to withheld the coming blown out laughter at the man who was supposed to be worried sick and concerned for his grandson and not already written him off dead and 'borrowed' some of his savings. Which by the way was standing besides her with a deadpanned and disdainful expression looking at his grandpa.
Xiao Yan slowly walked towards his grandpa's back. He clenched and unclenched his fist as if he were deciding on something but was having doubts.
”Old man...” The white haired man froze and slowly he turned to see a sight he never thought he would get to see once more.
”YAN-ER!!”
His gloomy and pathetic face instantly turned a one-eighty as it became bright and sunny. He spread his arms wide and stood up to meet his alive grandson.
”Come and hug your grandpa Lao!”
Xiao Yan didn't comply to his request as his shadowed eyes turned to stare at his grandfather's brightly red eyes and asked with a somewhat deep and serious tone.
”How much?”
”Hm? Spend what?”
”How. Much. Did. You. Spend?”
”...”
”...”
”... All of it?”
Xiao Yan cracked his knuckles and started a brawl with his grandpa.
Xun Er couldn't hold it and laughed hard at the antics of this grandson and grandpa duo.
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Author's Note: I'm not gonna post any chapters this weekend, probably. Cause I need to refresh myself with the Douluo Dalu part 1 series as I only have manhwa level knowledge about it now.
Also: HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!! WOOO!!!