?53: Chapter 53: Statue of Guanyin 53: Chapter 53: Statue of Guanyin “Good!

    Good!” Witnessing Ye Feng and Li Minjie become brothers, Old Li was extremely happy, exclaiming “good” twice in a row.

    “Proud about what!

    When my granddaughter comes back, I’ll definitely make Ye Feng my grandson-in-law.

    By then, I’ll outrank you, old man.” Seeing Old Li’s smug expression, Old Xu muttered under his breath, not at all willing to concede.

    Although Old Xu’s muttering was very quiet, it was still overheard by Old Li, who turned green upon hearing Old Xu’s words, which sounded like he was pouting.

    ‘Damn it!

    My son has just sworn brotherhood with Ye Feng, and you’re already thinking about making him your grandson’s husband?

    Isn’t that just asking for trouble?’

    Upon hearing Old Xu’s words, Ye Feng instinctively waved his hands, revealing a look of fear on his face.

    Let’s not even mention that Ye Feng already had a girlfriend; even if he didn’t, what if Old Xu’s granddaughter looked like Ruhua?

    How could he go on living then?

    Of course, Old Li wasn’t about to quarrel with Old Xu.

    After all, if Ye Feng didn’t agree, it wouldn’t count anyway.

    “Ye Feng, since you wish to leave the painting here, I can’t let you suffer a loss for it.

    Come!

    Let’s go to my Treasure Pavilion.

    You can take anything you like as a welcome gift.” Seeing that his son had become sworn brothers with Ye Feng, Old Li was very happy and insisted Ye Feng visit the Treasure Pavilion to choose a treasured artifact from his collection.

    “Hey, Old Li, you’re quite generous.

    Mind if I pick something too?” Old Xu looked at Old Li as if looking at a monster and said with surprise.

    In Old Xu’s eyes, Old Li had never been so generous.

    Why the sudden change today?

    Not only did he bring out the Da Hong Pao, he was even willing to bear the pain and let Ye Feng take away a treasure.

    “Go...

    go...

    go...

    where it’s cool, stay there.

    It’s just a little gesture for the younger generation; why are you messing things up?” Old Li waved his hand dismissively but then cunningly remembered Old Xu was also an elder.

    “Old Xu, you’re considered one of Ye Feng’s elders, too.

    It’s just sending a little something, right?

    Don’t be so stingy.”

    “I...” Old Xu almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

    He thought, ‘Your son becomes sworn brothers with him, what does that have to do with me?

    I get shot even while lying down.’ But he couldn’t very well say these words out loud—he imagined many people would look down on him if he did.

    He had no choice but to bite the bullet and swallow his words.

    “Fair enough, fair enough.

    Let Ye Feng come to my place later and pick something.” While inwardly cursing Old Li, Old Xu hurriedly agreed.

    Under the circumstances, he couldn’t refuse.

    Although Ye Feng wasn’t interested in Old Li’s treasures, he still entered the Treasure Pavilion with the mindset of a visitor.

    After navigating through numerous mechanisms, Ye Feng and the others finally arrived at Old Li’s Treasure Pavilion.

    The Treasure Pavilion wasn’t very large, but the variety of artifacts inside was vast, overwhelming Ye Feng.

    Old Li’s most meaningful artifacts were the row of military sabres standing in the corner to the right.

    Looking at the style of the sabres, they closely resembled command knives used by the Island Nation and seemed to have some age to them.

    “Interested in these?” Seeing Ye Feng’s attention fixated on the row of command knives, Old Li asked with a smile.

    “No, just curious.

    Are these war trophies?” Ye Feng shook his head.

    Although the command knives looked decent, they probably weren’t very practical for use since the sword-making technology of that era couldn’t compare with today’s advancements.

    “Correct, these are all war trophies I’ve collected from the anti-Island Nation war.” Old Li nodded gravely; he always remembered the Island Nation invasion war when he saw these knives.

    Though he didn’t participate in that battle, the humiliation suffered by his countrymen was something he would never forget.

    “This commanding officer’s knife has the most significant origin; it was given to me by the old regimental commander on his deathbed.

    He said this was the commanding knife of the Island Nation’s commander in the southern region during their invasion,” said Old Li, trembling as he picked up one of the knives, his voice tinged with sorrow.

    ‘Commander of the southern region!’ Ye Feng was shocked.

    During the invasion, the military commander of the southern region of the Island Nation was a figure of immense power.

    The significance of this knife was truly profound.

    Ye Feng took the commanding knife and drew it from its sheath.

    Its cold light shimmered!

    The knife was indeed finely crafted; feared not a few innocent civilians and passionate soldiers must have died by its blade.

    “Do you like it?

    If you do, I will give it to you,” Old Li thought Ye Feng was fond of the knife and wanted to give it to him.

    “Dad, I like this commanding knife too!

    Why don’t you offer it to me?” Li Minjie became anxious at that moment; he had been coveting the commander’s commanding knife of the southern region for a long time.

    “Shut up!

    Adults are talking, children should not interrupt.”

    “I...” Li Minjie felt like crying without tears; wasn’t this too unfair?

    ‘Ye Feng is clearly his brother, but when did he become the adult, and I the child?’

    “Keep the knife for Minjie!

    I’m not a soldier; it’s meaningless for me to have it.” Ye Feng wouldn’t want such a controversial item; if he really took the commanding knife, he suspected Li Minjie might even want to beat him to death.

    “Indeed!

    This knife has significant meaning; when a general holds this knife, it represents a kind of spirit, the soul of an army,” Old Li admitted he was somewhat reluctant to part with the commanding knife.

    A row of commanding knives, each marked with its provenance.

    Though the rest did not compare to the commanding knife of the southern region commander, they each had a notable background, much to Ye Feng’s delight.

    Under Old Li’s guidance, Ye Feng admired one collectible after another until suddenly, a statue of Guanyin caught his attention.

    It wasn’t that the Guanyin statue was particularly precious or that the material used to carve it was extraordinary; Ye Feng merely felt a sense of de?ja? vu, a familiar familiarity with it.

    ‘Isn’t this...

    the pattern from the Disk Space?’ After observing it for a while, Ye Feng realized the image of Guanyin was identical to one of the patterns inside the Disk Space.

    “What is this?” Ye Feng feigned curiosity, picking up the statue of Guanyin and asking with a puzzled look.

    “This?” Old Li furrowed his brows and thought for a long time before responding.

    “I’m not sure of its origin.

    I only took it because the material was quite unique; it’s not particularly valuable.”

    “I like this one; how about you give me this?” When he heard it wasn’t particularly valuable, Ye Feng’s mood immediately lifted.

    He held the statue excitedly, making his request.

    “This isn’t worth much; why don’t you choose something else?

    I can’t give this as a gift with any pride,” Old Li naturally disagreed; such an item wasn’t suitable as a gift.

    “Dad, I just want this one.” Seeing Old Li’s reluctance, Ye Feng got anxious and even called him dad.

    If it weren’t for the panic in that moment, Ye Feng might never have called him dad, or at least not for a long time.