If Wu Tian cannot practice, it means that he will have to be fed and clothed and supported for his entire life. For Long Village, which is seriously short of food, this is undoubtedly a burden and naturally unwelcome.
"You know nothing, get out of here!" A burly young man with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a broad back and strong arms, about seven feet tall, and unusually large hands, slapped the two children hard.
The young man's name is Long Hu. Although he is tall and strong with a rough appearance, he is actually only thirteen years old. He is Wutan's only friend in Long Village. The reason is that every time he goes out hunting, he will ask him to tell his fortune and predict danger.
It really worked. Every time he followed Wujitim's instructions, he was able to turn danger into safety and return with a full load. Over time, the two became good friends.
"Senior Lin Shan, don't listen to their nonsense. Wutan has been working very hard over the years. He goes to the top of the back mountain every morning to breathe in and out vital energy. He has never given up year after year. I think there must be other reasons why he can't open his body. And I also believe that he will not die." Long Hu said seriously.
"Really? Did I really guess wrong?"
Lin Shan was confused, and the other villagers didn't know, but he knew Wutan's life experience very clearly. As early as ten years ago, Longshan told him everything about the whole story. In his heart, he always believed that Wutan would become a great man in the future, but he didn't expect this result.
Lin Shan looked at the old man not far away again. He knew that Long Shan was proficient in fortune-telling and must know Wujit's life and death. He wanted to see something from it, but the latter remained calm and it was difficult to guess what he was thinking.
"Elder Lin, forget about dying, let's get started quickly!" the young man in fancy clothes said impatiently.
"Who said I was dead?"
At this time, a rather playful voice sounded, and everyone looked up and saw a blood-red figure walking towards them. It was a young man, seven feet tall, with an upright figure, covered in blood, and his eyes were dark and deep, like a black hole that could capture people's minds.
"Tian'er!" Longshan stood up suddenly, and a hint of color finally appeared in his cloudy eyes.
"Grandpa!" Wutan quickly ran to Longshan, knelt on the ground with a plop, and looked at the haggard old man. His heart ached as if it was being cut by a knife, and tears as big as beans dripped down.
"Grandpa, Tian'er is back. I'm sorry for making you worry for so many days. Tian'er is unfilial, Tian'er is a bastard, Tian'er is not a human being..." Wu Tian said while slapping his face hard.
"stop!"
Long Shan hurriedly tried to stop him, stretched out his shaking hands, helped him up, and said lovingly: "Grandpa is already very happy that you are back safely. Don't hurt yourself anymore. Grandpa's bones can't stand any more torture."
"Grandpa, I'm sorry. It's Tian'er's fault. I made you worry."
Long Shan said: "Silly child, you have done nothing wrong. You can only blame that damned monster for forcing you off the cliff. You have suffered."
"Demon beast?" Wutan was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly realized something. He glanced at Long He and was about to speak when he was interrupted.
"Xiaotian, you're finally back. How are you? Are you not hurt?" Long He asked with concern. He strode forward with great enthusiasm. When he got closer, he whispered, "I warn you, if you dare to leak this, I will kill your grandfather."
"You..." Wutan glared at him.
"I mean what I say."
A flash of cold light flashed in Long He's eyes. He stretched out his hand to pat Wu Tian's shoulder, but drew back. He looked at the black beast on his shoulder in horror and smiled, "Not bad, not only did you come back safely, but you are also much stronger. You will have the opportunity to open your physical body in the future."
Wutan's body stiffened. He had no doubt about Long He's harsh words.
Originally, he was planning to expose Long He's true identity in front of everyone, but now he had to think deeply about it. Now that he had opened his body, entering the Huoyun Sect was an established fact. If he really told people what happened a month ago, he was afraid that few people present would believe it, and this would only bring disaster.
"You little brat, can't you see I'm here? I haven't seen you for a few years, but you're still like this. You don't have any moral character of respecting the elderly and loving the young." Lin Shan walked up, knocked on Wutan's forehead, and scolded with a smile.
Wu Tian felt pained and temporarily put aside the idea of exposing Long He. He smiled innocently and said, "Uncle Lin, I haven't seen you for many years. Tian Er thought we would never meet again in our lifetime!"
"You little brat, you've grown so tall in a few years." Lin Shan was quite emotional and patted Wutan's shoulders with both hands.
With a "bang", he stumbled and was knocked to the ground in a humiliating manner.
Lin Shan was stunned. He shook his head and said awkwardly, "Xiaotian, Uncle Lin forgot that you didn't practice. I'm sorry! Be gentler next time."
"If you can't bear it once, there will be next time. You will kill me if you don't." Wutan got up in a panic, rolling his eyes. He didn't want to lose any of your cultivation. Even if he had opened up his body now, he couldn't withstand your palm.
"Humph, when I become stronger, I will suppress you a hundred times."
Wu Tian was just thinking about it. The man in front of him was his grandfather's friend. He knew him very well. He was straightforward and did not have the arrogance of other repairers. He was kind to others and took good care of the grandfather and grandson. He often sent food to support their lives.
Sometimes Wutan would wonder how his grandfather, who made a living by fortune-telling, could know the deacon elder of the Huoyun Sect.
The Huoyun Sect is located in Huoyun Mountain of the Chiyan Mountain Range, about a thousand miles away from Long Village. It is one of the few large sects in Qinglong Continent. It is filled with masters and talents. To be able to become the elder of such a large sect, one can imagine that this person is quite extraordinary.
Lin Shan frowned and said, "Stinky boy, it's been a few years, why haven't you opened your body yet? What are you doing?"
"If it's not opened, then it's not opened. What's the big deal? I still want to stay with my grandfather for the rest of my life, make a living by fortune-telling, and live an ordinary life." Wutan didn't care and said lightly.
Wu Tian's words were indeed sincere. Now he really didn't want to leave. Long He was watching closely and might make things difficult for his grandfather at any time. Moreover, now that he had the Yuan Swallowing Frog, he would not lack essence. He could still practice without going to the sect. He might even grow faster than the disciples of the sect. The only drawback was that he didn't have the secret book to practice.
"Wutian, you are more sensible this time when you come back. It seems that your fall from the cliff was not in vain."
"It's a good thing to know how to give up. In the future, you should practice the art of fortune-telling well so that you can share some of the burden for the village."
"We won't allow you to eat and drink for free. The village can't afford to support a useless person."
Some villagers were not at all happy about Wutan's safe return. Instead, they acted as if they had seen the god of plague, talking and mocking each other.
"Shut up, everyone!" Lin Shan was furious, and his aura was so strong that everyone felt as if they were being pressed down by a huge rock, making it difficult to breathe, and their voices suddenly stopped.
"You're dreaming, kid, but Old Man Long won't agree. Everything depends on human effort. Nothing is impossible as long as we work hard. Old Man Long, don't you think so?" Lin Shan spoke in a loud voice and tried his best to teach them a lesson, but they ignored him.
"Have you guys had enough of reminiscing about the past?" At this time, the man on the flamingo spoke, with anger clearly visible on his face.
Lin Shan was startled, his expression straightened, he glanced at the children and shouted, "Begin the test!"
As he spoke, a brocade box appeared. It was made of ancient wood and had patterns carved on it. Lin Shan waved his sleeves and opened the lid of the box, revealing several green fruits as big as soybeans.
Yuan fruit is a special kind of fruit that has the effect of predicting physical strength. After taking this fruit, if one has physical strength, the body will glow white.
"Old rules, those who are taking the test, stand up!" Lin Shan said.
Six young men walked out one after another, their faces filled with nervousness and uneasiness. For them, this test was a turning point in their lives. Success would mean a leap forward and a meteoric rise to prominence, while failure would mean falling flat on their face and having no future.
Lin Shan looked over, smiled and nodded, giving encouragement, but Wutan was a little troubled. He glanced at Long He and hesitated. Finally, at Long Shan's instruction, he walked out slowly.
His eyes were as fast as lightning, and after a quick glance, Lin Shan shook his hands, and several fruits in the brocade box flew out and fell into the hands of several children.
Looking at the fruits in their hands, the children were uneasy and did not dare to eat them for fear of being disappointed.
Wutan watched quietly and did not rush to swallow. Now that his body had been opened, the test was just a process.
Not long after, a child finally couldn't help it and stuffed the Yuan Guo into his mouth, but after a while, there was no light coming out. Everyone shook their heads, their hearts filled with disappointment. After all, a repairer is of great significance to the village and is indispensable.
"Wow, I failed. I can't become a repairer, I can't become a strong man. Just like Wujitan, I have become a burden to the village." The child was only eleven or twelve years old. He couldn't bear the blow and couldn't help squatting on the ground and crying.
“Don’t worry, kid. If you fail this year, try again next year. You will definitely succeed,” the boy’s father comforted.
"Oh!" Lin Shan sighed and looked away.
The other villagers were the same. Their gazes lingered on the young man for a moment, and then they looked at the other young man who swallowed the Yuan Fruit, their eyes full of anticipation.
"fail…"
"fail…"
“Failed again…”
Not long after, the other four young men swallowed the Yuan Fruit one by one, but the result was the same, no light was emitted, which meant that they did not have physical strength.
The disappointment in the villagers' eyes never faded, and some even found it hard to accept. These children usually practiced very hard, and everyone saw it, but they did not expect that they all failed.
In the field, only Wutan and Longhu had not taken the Yuan Fruit.
"Wutian, who goes first, you or me?" Long Hu was a calm person and not worried at all.
Wutan laughed, stretched out his arms, spread his palms, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed the essence of his qi sea.
"Wutian, what are you doing? You don't want to give up just like that?" Long Hu shook his head and asked in confusion.
Long He thought to himself, "I haven't been able to open my physical body for sixteen years. If I don't give up on my own initiative, do I want to embarrass myself?"
However, at this moment, ray of light suddenly overflowed from the palm of Wutan's hand, continuously like flowing water, covering the entire palm and blooming with dazzling brilliance.
"This is... this is energy... How is it possible that he has already opened his body." Long He rubbed his eyes hard, unwilling to believe it.
"Haha, Xiaotian is great. Falling off a cliff can strengthen your body. It's worth it!" Lin Shan laughed.
"That's right, that's right!" Wutan smiled bitterly. This had nothing to do with falling off the cliff, but he still agreed on the surface.
“Hmph, what’s the big deal? You only open your physical body at the age of sixteen, and your future achievements will be limited.” Except for Long Hu, the other children who failed felt uncomfortable.
"A healer usually starts learning at the age of thirteen or fourteen. He is sixteen years old now. In the future, he will at most reach the great stage of transformation, and will not be able to achieve anything great." They had ridiculed each other behind his back before, but now that he has returned safely and opened up his body, their faces did not look very good.
"But he is a restorer after all, which is much better than us who have no physical strength!" Several children were dejected, distraught, and felt sad.
"Wutian, congratulations!" Longhu has well-developed limbs and a simple mind. He doesn't have any ulterior motives and is very straightforward and open-minded.
Seeing the reactions of the crowd, especially Long He who looked dazed, Wu Tian felt very satisfied. He smiled at Long Hu, signaled him to cheer, and walked towards the smiling old man, saying, "Grandpa, surprise, isn't it?"
"Surprise, what a big surprise, Tian'er. I didn't expect that this time you would turn a disaster into a blessing. It's really all thanks to that monster." Longshan said happily.
"Well, I have to thank that beast, otherwise I wouldn't be in this situation today." Wutan glanced at Long He and spoke word by word.
Hearing this, Long He's face turned red and he was extremely angry, but he couldn't show it and could only hold it in.
(End of this chapter)