Chapter 19 Do you really have clairvoyance? Several people said this along the way...
The group chatted and laughed along the way. Chen Gengnian spoke very little, occasionally responding, but mostly just listening and keeping them company.
Ameng was also very happy, sometimes in the back and sometimes in front, and sometimes teasing little Abao.
At first, Xiao Abao was a little scared, but after spending time together, he was able to get along well with A Meng.
When they got home it was noon, and Lin Qingan and Chen Gengnian both decided to go back to their parents' home.
He picked out a lot of cakes and pastries given by the village head, and secretly took some snacks from his treasure bag to mix in, before calling his family to go back to their parents' home.
When passing through the village, someone asked about Abao. Lin Yanfeng generously took the person's hand and replied, "This is my younger brother Abao. He will live with us from now on."
Seeing Lin Yanfeng so happy, Lin Qing'an was also happy. Since his parents passed away, he had never seen Lin Yanfeng truly laugh heartily. It was good to see him like this now.
When the group arrived at the path leading to Chen Gengnian's house, they saw Chen Yuetao sitting in front of the courtyard gate sewing shoe soles. She was so engrossed in her work that Baifu noticed them first.
Baifu was tied with a rope, and he jumped and shouted.
"May you be blessed with good fortune!"
Lin Yanfeng waved to it from afar, and Chen Yuetao also looked up and smiled at the group of people on the road.
Lin Qing'an smiled, waved, and shouted, "Mother, Baifu, we're back!"
Chen Yuetao stood up and came down to greet them. The group hurriedly ran upstairs, while A Meng had been squatting on the wall of Chen Gengnian's house watching.
Even an eagle is moved by such harmonious and warm family affection at this moment.
Chen Yuetao smiled gently and patted each child's head, saying auspicious words. Even A Bao was no exception, as this was the custom for the homecoming ceremony.
Chen Yuetao pulled the group of people into the house, saying, "Come inside, Mom will cook for you."
The courtyard was spotless, and everything was neatly arranged. You could tell at a glance what kind of person lived in this house.
Lin Qingan wanted to help, but Chen Gengnian and Chen Yuetao stopped him. Chen Gengnian said that he would help.
Chen Gengnian placed some peanuts, walnuts, and other mountain produce on the small table, then brewed a pot of tea before going into the kitchen to help. Lin Qing'an, like a little kid, led Lin Yanfeng and Abao to play in the yard.
Bai Fu was left here because he had to accompany Chen Yuetao. He hadn't seen Chen Gengnian for several days. After following Chen Gengnian around for a while, he came over to cling to Lin Qingan and Lin Yanfeng.
Baifu is very intelligent, as if it can distinguish between good and bad people. After Abao entered the house, it first played with Lin Yanfeng. While playing, it saw that Lin Yanfeng and Lin Qing'an were very affectionate towards Abao. Then it slowly walked over and rubbed against Abao's leg. The way it carefully licked Abao's hand made Lin Qing'an and Lin Yanfeng laugh.
Everyone was having a great time, except for A-Meng, who was squatting on the wall. Lin Qing'an observed him for a long time and, seeing that he had been in that position for a long time without changing it, got up and walked out of the yard without making a sound.
Lin Qing'an walked a little further away and finally stopped at a vegetable patch. When he saw A Meng flying over, he squatted down and pretended to pull weeds.
"What's wrong?" Lin Qingan asked.
Ah Meng slowly began, "This mountain..."
Lin Qing'an sensed something was wrong from its tone, so he focused his attention and listened carefully. But after a while, A Meng didn't speak again. Instead, it looked up and stared at the rolling mountains behind Chen Gengnian's house.
Even though it was just a bunch of dark eagle eyes, the tense Lin Qing'an managed to see endless depth in them.
"Just tell me!" Lin Qing'an finally couldn't wait any longer. "What's wrong with this mountain? Is there something wrong with it?"
If it's not good, then he shouldn't move here. Let his mother move downstairs instead. Although the land there isn't as wide as this side, it's still possible to rearrange it.
Just as Lin Qing'an began to seriously consider his options, he heard Ah Meng's sharp and unpleasant voice ring out again, unhurriedly.
"I mean there are a lot of good things in this mountain!"
"ah?"
So Lin Qingan was tricked.
"I just saw several kinds of wild animals, as well as a lot of rare medicinal herbs."
Hearing Ah Meng's boastful words, Lin Qing'an couldn't help but retort, "You really think you have eyes that can see a thousand miles? I haven't seen you fly over there at all from just now until now. You think you can see everything just by standing on that wall?"
Lin Qing'an got up, dusted off his hands, and was about to leave with a taunt when A Meng swooped down and blocked his path, saying, "Would you believe me if I told you I really have clairvoyance?"
"I don't believe it," Lin Qing'an replied without hesitation.
"Hey~" A Meng tilted his head and took off, stopping half a centimeter in front of Lin Qing'an. He commanded in a very domineering manner, "Close your eyes."
"What!" Lin Qing'an felt that this senior brother was a bit frivolous and always liked to play tricks on people, so he didn't want to pay attention to him.
Both of them were stubborn, but in order to prove himself, A-Meng had no choice but to compromise first.
Use a gentle and soothing voice to coax people.
"Close your eyes, and I'll let you experience the power of clairvoyance."
"Really?" Lin Qing'an still couldn't quite believe it.
Ah Meng nodded, "Really, I'm not lying to you."
Lin Qing'an couldn't discern anything from those dark eyes, so he closed his eyes with lingering doubt.
The moment Lin Qing'an closed her eyes, she felt a slippery liquid brush against her eyelids, followed by a cool sensation.
"Open your eyes," A-Meng said.
Lin Qing'an opened his eyes, and everything in front of him instantly became a hundred times clearer.
A-Meng reminded him from the side, "Look into the distance, look into the woods."
Lin Qing'an obediently looked up and saw that the mountains and forests that were just a moment ago were now magnified countless times, and even the soil in the mountains was magnified into small particles that he could see clearly.
Ah Meng gently patted Lin Qing'an's hand and reminded him again, "Move around a bit, don't just stare at that soil, look at something else."
"Oh, okay!" Lin Qing'an shifted his gaze and tried to squeeze through the gaps in the trees.
As soon as I found a gap to go in, I saw several wild rabbits hopping around looking for food.
"I see it! I see it!" he shouted excitedly. "I see rabbits, and pheasants too! Wow, so many pheasants!"
Wow, is this a huge beehive?
Lin Qing'an was startled by the wild bees flying towards him and instinctively tried to back away, but he stumbled and fell flat on his backside.
This unexpected event meant the trial period for the "clairvoyant" feature was over.
Before Lin Qing'an could even ask, A Meng pouted arrogantly and asked, "Do you believe me now?"
"Mmm, I believe you." Lin Qing'an was so excited that she forgot to get up, and just sat there giving A Meng a thumbs up. "I didn't expect you to be so amazing! Amazing!"
Ah Meng's lips curled up even higher before he slowly explained.
"If my saliva gets on your eyelids, you can temporarily gain the ability to see a thousand miles. Only I myself can have this ability permanently."
This is simply too fantastical.
But thinking about it carefully, apart from the dozen or so years he spent living with his grandmother, wasn't his life after that also quite mysterious?
Lin Qingan quickly accepted it; after the initial shock, he regained his excitement.
Just thinking about all the wild game in the mountains and forests makes my mouth water.
A few days ago, I overheard Brother Nian mentioning that he would be going hunting in the mountains in a few days, and he would definitely pester me to come along.
However, the issue of merging families hasn't been resolved yet, and now there's Lin Yanfeng's problem as well.
Dropping out of school wasn't an impulsive decision; he had thought about it carefully. Lin Yanfeng had basically learned everything he could at the village school, and only by going to a better school and meeting better teachers could he truly learn something.
As I was thinking, I heard Baifu's voice calling out.
Woof woof woof—
After a few wild shouts, Baifu bared his teeth and charged straight toward him at the speed of a hundred-meter sprint.
The ferocity of the attack startled Lin Qing'an so much that he didn't even have time to get up.
"What are you doing, Baifu!" Lin Qing'an was terrified, thinking it was aimed at him, and shouted in a panic, "Baifu, don't you recognize me? Ah—"
Before Lin Qing'an could finish speaking, Bai Fu leaped over and rushed over. Lin Qing'an quickly tried to block with his hands, but in the nick of time, he ultimately chose to cover his face.
In his previous life, he was of average appearance. He was reborn and was blessed with this appearance by the heavens. If he were to lose his face, he would be truly devastated.
He thought he couldn't escape this ordeal today, but a gust of wind slid past his ear. Instead of the pain he expected, Ah Meng's sharp and ethereal cry pierced his eardrums.
Lin Qing'an put down his hand and turned around to see an eagle and a dog facing each other, their poised postures suggesting a major battle was about to begin.
At the same time, the people inside the house were also awakened by Lin Qing'an's shout.
The group rushed out and saw everything Lin Qing'an had witnessed.
Chen Gengnian was the first to rush over and pick Lin Qing'an up from the ground, then shouted "Bai Fu" in a loud voice.
"Come back! Those are our friends!"
Bai Fu remained motionless, his eyes fixed on the □□, and Chen Yuetao hurriedly came over to take Bai Fu's hand.
As soon as Lin Qing'an was put down, A Meng landed on his shoulder. The sudden weight on his shoulder made Lin Qing'an's arm sink down a lot.
Now that's it. Baifu, who had just been pulled back, suddenly sprang up and rushed towards Lin Qingan again, jumping around in front of Lin Qingan with great force. His eyes were full of disgust for A Meng, as if he wanted to jump up and tear A Meng to shreds.
Everyone tried to pull Baifu away, but Baifu had been trained by Chen Gengnian over the years to be like a hunting dog. He was docile on ordinary days, but his fighting spirit was real.
Lin Qing'an was also a little flustered, but he felt very satisfied seeing Baifu's protective instincts towards him.
He shrugged, signaling Ah Meng to fly away, but Ah Meng refused to move, looking down at Bai Fu's every move like a king.
Lin Qing'an really felt that his senior brother was too annoying, so he raised his hand and slapped his senior brother hard, sending him flying.
The slap came so unexpectedly that even the shrewd eagle was stunned when it fell. Even with its quick reflexes, it still looked somewhat disheveled and staggering when it took flight.
Lin Qing'an didn't care about anything else. After swatting A Meng away, he was afraid that Bai Fu would chase after him again, so he squatted down and, together with Chen Gengnian, pinned Bai Fu down.
"Alright, alright, Baifu, it's not a bad eagle. It's a member of our family. From now on, we'll all live together..."
Lin Qing'an was panting heavily and had difficulty speaking. Regardless of whether Baifu could understand him or not, he didn't dare to let go and kept talking in its ear.
Chen Gengnian gestured for him to let go, but Lin Qingan was even more afraid to let go when he saw Chen Gengnian's serious expression. Why did he always feel that if he let go, Chen Gengnian would beat Baifu?
Seeing that Baifu was being held down, everyone stopped trying to make trouble. Besides, Chen Gengnian and Lin Qingan were in a rather ambiguous position. Chen Yuetao turned around and went back to the courtyard first, and Lin Yanfeng belatedly pulled Abao back as well.
After a while, Baifu seemed to calm down. Perhaps he was feeling uncomfortable from being suppressed, and he was panting heavily with his tongue hanging out.
Lin Qing'an also felt his ears itchy from the hot breath, and only then did he realize how ambiguous his current position with Chen Gengnian was.
He held Baifu in his arms, while Chen Gengnian held one of them in each arm.
"Um..." Lin Qing'an stammered, "My ears are so itchy."
Chen Gengnian looked down and his lips unexpectedly touched the burning earlobe.
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