Chapter 505: Grandpa is my Senior Brother
Dai Qing was very happy to meet Jiang Li suddenly. She briefly introduced him to Lu Banxian and took him home.
Pushing the cart onto the road, Dai Qing couldn't help but turn around and look at her old man.
"I thought you were joking, but I didn't expect you to actually come to my city."
Looking at his haggard face, I have to say that this old man is still quite stubborn.
"I have traveled all over the country in recent years. Although I am unwilling to hear from my senior brother, I have accepted this result." Jiang Li sighed as he looked at the gloomy sky. It has been too long. Maybe my senior brother is no longer alive.
Otherwise, if the senior brother knew that someone was looking for him, he would definitely show up on his own initiative.
Dai Qing nodded, showing her understanding. "We'll do our best and leave the rest to fate."
"My travels this time have not been completely fruitless. Now that metaphysics has been revived, it is time for me to return. Whether the Jiang School can regain its former glory depends on the children of the next generation."
Jiang Li said, chuckling.
"It was also my senior brother's long-cherished wish to develop the Jiang School."
As far as I can remember, my senior brother had been helping my father run the Jiang Sect and was highly respected by his fellow apprentices. He also regarded the Jiang Sect as his own home, and making the Jiang Sect famous was the promise they made when they were drinking and chatting.
After being imprisoned, the senior brother disappeared and has not been seen for several decades. He already had the worst plan in his mind.
However, he was unwilling in his heart and wanted to see the body either alive or dead.
After traveling around the country, he left behind only his old age.
"This is my home, please come in." Dai Qing opened the door and invited people in.
Jiang Li walked into the yard and looked at the neatly tidied courtyard, a row of bamboos on the wall, a wooden grape trellis, and a blue brick platform next to it with two empty flower pots on it.
Although the yard is not big, it is very neat and tidy and looks comfortable.
"You have done a great job with your little yard."
Although it is a little smaller than the courtyards in the capital, it is a comfortable home with a strong atmosphere of life. I didn't expect that at such a young age, she could give people the illusion of health preservation.
It’s quite interesting when you think about it.
"Yes, this is the yard where my grandfather and I lived together. We have lived here since we were young and have developed feelings for it."
Dai Qing parked her bike under the shed, opened the door to the living room, took a clean glass, and poured a cup of brewed chrysanthemum tea.
"Chrysanthemum tea, clears heat..."
Halfway through his words, he saw Jiang Li standing in front of his grandfather's photo in a daze, his whole body trembling.
Dai Qing was stunned and looked in the direction he was looking. Apart from the black-and-white photo of her grandfather before he passed away, there were two plates of offerings and an incense burner on the table.
"Grandpa Jiang..."
"...I found you a long time ago, Senior Brother. You made it so hard for me to find you."
Jiang Li put his hands on the corners of the table, his mouth trembling, and his eyes red.
Dai Qing: “…”
Grandpa is his senior brother?
This is too...
Jiang Li took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, but his chest was beating so fast that he was afraid he would not be able to calm down for a while.
The old man clenched his fists, turned his head to look at the photo, and then turned back to look at Dai Qing. His face was flushed and his wrinkled skin was trembling.
I guess even he himself couldn't describe his mood at that moment, it was so full of ups and downs.
Dai Qing looked at him, then looked at her grandfather's photo, and remained silent for a while.
The person Jiang Li was looking for turned out to be her grandfather!
She had always been curious about Jiang Li and did have the idea of exploring him. But after convincing herself again and again, she finally gave up the idea.
If I had known this earlier, the mystery would have been solved long ago. Why would I have gone around in circles for all this time?
Sure enough, fate is a strange thing.
Dai Qing looked at him and quietly left the room, leaving him in peace. It was no surprise that he couldn't accept the person he had been looking for for decades, who suddenly appeared before him.
Dai Qing stood at the door, listening to the noises in the room at all times, for she was really afraid that her father would get too excited and faint.
Fortunately, apart from the sound of pacing back and forth, there was the sound of crying, and then everything returned to normal.
It was an hour later before Jiang Li recovered completely.
He opened the door, walked into the yard, and looked at the figure sitting under the grape trellis. He turned around and washed his face under the water pipe, then slowly walked over and sat down on the chair next to him.
His hands were gripping the handrails, veins bulging, and I guess he was still feeling uneasy.
Dai Qing didn't urge him. She stood up and poured him a glass of water before sitting down in front of him.
"I have lived with my grandfather since I can remember. After moving several times, we finally settled here and have never moved since then... This yard carries every bit of my grandfather and I've experienced."
Dai Qing looked at him and said softly, "But my grandfather's name is Dai Kun, and I never thought he would have anything to do with you."
Hearing the name Dai Kun, Jiang Li was silent for a moment and nodded.
"That's understandable..."
After such a big setback, it is normal to hide one's identity. It was because of this that he asked around among fortune tellers all over the country. As long as his senior brother returned to his old profession, there must be some clues to follow.
But after asking around, he found nothing.
Following the clues, he even dug out two hidden powerful men, but there was no trace of his senior brother's presence.
"My senior brother is a proud man. When he first joined the Jiang School, his name was Dai Kezong. He was a young man with high spirits. At that time, it was still the old society, and many people valued metaphysics. But because my senior brother was so talented, my father accepted him as a personal disciple and changed his surname to Jiang."
"At that time, I was still unwilling to accept the defeat. I fought against him every day and was often punished by my father to kneel and face the wall to reflect on my mistakes. But in my heart, I also knew that my senior brother's talent was far superior to mine. At that time, I was fighting with him because of my youthful mentality and my unwillingness to admit defeat."
"I just didn't expect that we would be separated for a lifetime."
Jiang Li stopped talking, sighed, and looked at Dai Qing.
"My brother had amazing talent and was gifted beyond compare, but he was destroyed by those who were vying for fame and fortune. In order to destroy him, those people did not hesitate to confuse right and wrong and destroy the entire Jiang sect. I wanted to clear the name of the Jiang family, but times have changed. After the establishment of the new society, superstition was eradicated, and all sects tried to protect themselves and acted in a low profile. Some even went so far as to hide from the world."
"I had no choice but to shift my focus to finding him. I don't believe that my brother died in the turmoil. A person like him can't just disappear like that. So, I have always believed that my brother is still alive, waiting for me to rescue him."
Listening to Jiang Li's low voice narration, Dai Qing looked at his bloodshot eyes.
"My grandfather has always been a doorman for others... He has occasionally used his old skills, but he has also deliberately left no traces."
During those years of lack of food and clothing, Grandpa never stopped feeding her. Moreover, sometimes he would disappear for several days, but every time he came home, he would bring food with him.
She knew that her grandfather was very capable, but she never knew what he had been through.