Full-Time Mage: Starting from Obtaining the Mysterious Ancient Tree

Chapter 21 Life experience
A few moments.

Fang Yu left the main road and entered the residential area.

Unlike the bustling and lively outside, this place is now quite peaceful.

After turning a few more corners, he stopped at the edge of an alley.

Not far ahead of him, there was a house.

If I remember correctly, this should be the place where he lived as a child.

After hesitating for a while, Fang Yu stood quietly at the corner, looking over there.

He wanted to take a look from afar and see how they were living now.

But after waiting for a long time, no one opened the door.

I was sold at the age of seven, and now I am seventeen.

"They probably don't recognize me."

Having confirmed this, he went to the door and reached out to knock.

Just as he was about to knock on the door, he suddenly stopped in mid-air.

His heart suddenly became unsettled, and he seemed unsure how to deal with the family behind the door.

Taking a deep breath, he finally knocked on the somewhat old door.

dong dong!

There was a knock on the door.

Fang Yu stood still and waited.

After a short while, footsteps could be heard, followed by an aged voice:

"who is it?"

Then the door slowly opened, and an old woman peeked out, looking at Fang Yu.

"Who are you?" Fang Yu asked, somewhat taken aback.

There was no image of this person in his memory.

"You're quite amusing, young man. You knock on my door and ask who I am," the old woman said, amused.

Confused, Fang Yu asked and answered:

"Is this the Fang family's residence?"

"Surname Fang?" The old woman thought for a moment and said:

"It seems like it used to be."

"Before?" Fang Yu was somewhat surprised.

"Come in, my husband knows more about this." The old woman stood up and made way for her.

"Thank you," Fang Yu said gratefully, bowing his head.

Upon entering the gate, you see the familiar courtyard, almost unchanged.

It's just gotten much older.

"He's in the backyard." The old woman closed the door and led Fang Yu into the backyard.

Fang Yu slowly walked across the courtyard, looking around.

As he passed a rock, he remembered sitting there secretly eating and dreaming about the future.

As he walked out of the house, he could still faintly hear his stepmother's scolding: "Eat, eat, all you know is how to eat. Go and do some work."

Upon arriving in the backyard, Fang Yu saw the place where firewood was piled up; he was familiar with this place.

I sleep here by myself. I started chopping wood and cooking when I was four or five years old.

Surprisingly, firewood is still being used in this day and age.

Looking at these places, he felt a strange joy.

He came back this time to see the place and the people there.

Unfortunately, things have changed.

"Old man, this person seems to be looking for the Fang family. Why don't you talk to him?" The old woman brought the person over and then went out.

Fang Yu then saw an elderly man who seemed to be in good spirits slowly chopping wood ahead.

Hearing his wife's words, he looked at Fang Yu with slight surprise:

"Looking for relatives?"

"Yes." Fang Yu nodded politely.
"I hope the old man can tell me something."

"It's been a year," the old man said with a smile.
"Let me think about it."

Fang Yu didn't urge him, but took the wood-chopping knife from the other party and said:
"Take your time thinking, I'll chop the firewood for you."

"You are very polite. Judging from your clothes, you don't seem to come from an ordinary family."

"You've never chopped firewood before, have you?" the old man asked, somewhat surprised.

As a magician, Fang Yu had easy access to money, so he wouldn't dress plainly.

Upon hearing the question, Fang Yu smiled calmly and replied:
"You're joking. I started chopping wood when I was four or five years old. It was quite difficult back then because I wasn't strong enough."

Right here, in this very spot.

Fang Yu placed the machete on the firewood, gently weighed it a couple of times, and then fixed it in place with more force.

With two heavy blows, the firewood was split open.

"Four or five years old?" the old man exclaimed in surprise. "They probably can't even hold a knife properly yet!"

"It was quite difficult back then," Fang Yu said with a smile.

Ten years have passed, and he will feel sentimental about what he experienced back then, but he will not feel any hatred.

Aside from remembering his stepmother scolding him, he doesn't even remember her ever treating him badly.

Not only that, he even forgot what his stepmother looked like.

"It seems you really were born into poverty." The old man said, somewhat incredulously.

As Fang Yu chopped firewood, he felt like he had returned to his childhood.

Unfortunately, I don't remember that much.

As a time traveler, one's memory should be excellent, but as one gets older, past events become increasingly blurred and forgotten.

As for the stories about the magical world, I probably would have forgotten them long ago if I hadn't had to check them every now and then.

"You've come to inquire about the Fang family?" the old man asked Fang Yu curiously.
What is your relationship with them?

Hear the words.

Fang Yu paused for a moment, looking at the old man in front of him.

Although he looks a bit old, he has good energy and spirit, and he has a certain charm.

He must have been a respected person when he was young.

After hesitating for a moment, he answered truthfully:

"Their son."

"Son?" The old man was somewhat shocked:
“That shouldn’t be the case. When I bought the house from him, I never heard that he had a son.”

"Mm." Fang Yu nodded easily.

“I was sent away when I was seven years old. Today I happened to return to Luocheng and wanted to see them.”

The old man looked at Fang Yu in surprise, opened his mouth but couldn't say a word.

Fang Yu chopped some more firewood before the old man said:
When did you leave?

"About ten years ago," Fang Yu replied.

"I bought this house a year ago." The old man thought for a moment, then continued:
"I heard they're moving to another place."

last year?

When magic awakens.

Are you worried that I'll awaken my magic and come back to take revenge?
Fang Yu felt bitter.

I don't think I'm in that situation.

Even if one lived in poverty after leaving that period, it wouldn't have come to this.

wrong.

If that's the case, then they know where I went.

This…

"Did they say where they're moving to?" Fang Yu asked.

"No," the old man shook his head.

"But they're just some towns around here. If you want to see them, you can look around."

Fang Yu lowered his eyes and did not respond.

I came out with Leng Qing this time, so I didn't have time to travel around the surrounding towns.

Moreover, how do you find someone in such a vast sea of ​​people?

"I remember it was a plague ten years ago, right? Livestock died in droves, and the whole city was very sad at that time," the old man said again.

"Yes, I vaguely remember." Fang Yu nodded.

Looking at Fang Yu, the old man somewhat understood the other's feelings, and asked:
"Do you hate them?"

"No, just a little resentful," Fang Yu replied softly.

"That's truly rare. Anyone else would hate it to death," the old man said with a smile.

Fang Yu didn't say much, he just quietly chopped wood.

After a long time, he finished chopping the firewood.

In the past, he could find a place to eat.

It was a relaxing moment.

"I'm leaving now," Fang Yu said politely as he stood up.

"Wait a moment." The old man got up and went inside.

What's going on here?
Fang Yu was somewhat puzzled.

moment.

The old man took out a worn-out stone box and handed it to Fang Yu, saying:
"This is something the Fang family left behind when they left, so I'll leave it to you."

Fang Yu took it, curious, but didn't open it immediately.

Next, the old man saw Fang Yu off.

(End of this chapter)