Yan Liqiang lay on the bed in his room all night, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. The drunken mumblings of Yan Dechang kept lingering in his ears.
Revenge... Revenge... Revenge...
Ever since he could remember, Yan Liqiang had no impression of his mother in his mind. Yan Dechang told Yan Liqiang that his mother died of illness when he was just six months old. Yan Liqiang was brought up by a wet nurse hired by Yan Dechang. For more than ten years, Yan Liqiang had always believed in Yan Dechang's statement. But Yan Dechang's drunken words tonight made Yan Liqiang's heart churn - could it be that his mother died for another reason, and was it man-made, or was she killed by someone
If it weren't for this, Yan Dechang wouldn't have said anything about revenge.
Yan Dechang knew who the enemy was, but he did not have the ability to take revenge, so he was so strict with himself since he was a child, practicing martial arts every day, just to make himself stronger, advance to a warrior, and have the ability to take revenge
In this way, everything I experienced at home since childhood makes sense.
Do you want to ask your father tomorrow
No, he will definitely not tell me when he is sober. Unless I can advance to a warrior and let him see the hope of revenge, otherwise, I probably will never hear him tell the truth.
After tossing and turning for most of the night, Yan Liqiang had no desire to sleep at all. Finally, he simply got out of bed and practiced the Yi Jin Xi Sui Jing in his room with the lights off.
As he practiced this technique more and more, Yan Liqiang slowly felt that his body seemed to be addicted to the Yi Jin Xi Sui Jing. He seemed to feel uncomfortable all over if he did not practice it for a day. The more he practiced, the more comfortable his whole body felt, and he often felt as if he was floating in ecstasy and full of energy.
Yan Liqiang practiced this exercise three times and stopped only after it got light. Then he walked out of the room and went to the backyard where he usually practiced martial arts. He stretched his muscles again and performed two sets of Tiger Roaring Fists. Seeing that it was almost time and Zhou Hongda and his wife should have prepared breakfast, he went to Yan Dechang's room to help him get up.
When Yan Liqiang fetched the water and brought it to Yan Dechang's room, Yan Dechang had already gotten up and was slowly getting dressed.
"Dad, your wound hasn't healed yet. Be careful not to tear it open. Let me..." Yan Liqiang quickly put down the basin and walked over.
“No, no, my hands have slowly been able to move these days, and I can even lift my arms. Man is like iron, especially after being injured. If he doesn’t move, he will get rusty, and the injury will be harder to heal. If the old problems are not cured, new ones will come. If he moves a little, the blood circulation in his body will be faster, and his body will recover faster…” Yan Dechang refused Yan Liqiang and insisted on doing it himself.
Seeing that Yan Dechang was able to slowly dress himself, Yan Liqiang finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt much more at ease.
As the saying goes, people feel refreshed when they are happy. After getting a little drunk last night, Yan Dechang looked much better and more energetic after a good night's sleep. Although his movements were still a little slow, he could sit on the bed by himself and tried to put on his clothes, shoes and socks without Yan Liqiang's help. Afterwards, Yan Dechang insisted on not asking Yan Liqiang for help and finished washing up by himself.
Yan Liqiang could only watch Yan Dechang in the room slowly finish all the tasks.
Finally, seeing Yan Dechang was about to pour water, Yan Liqiang quickly took the basin and the stream water and said, "Dad, let me do it..."
"Well..." Yan Dechang did not insist, but looked at Yan Liqiang with a complicated look as he took the basin out. When Yan Liqiang just walked to the door of the house, Yan Dechang suddenly stopped Yan Liqiang, "Liqiang..."
"What's the matter?" Yan Liqiang stopped and turned around.
Yan Dechang hesitated for a moment before asking a question, "Last night... after I got drunk, I remember you sent me to the room. Did I say anything nonsense at that time?"
"I did say something, but it wasn't nonsense..." Yan Liqiang said with a pale face, "I remember you were very happy after getting drunk, and you also asked me to continue working hard, practice well, and advance to a warrior as soon as possible..."
"Is that all?" Yan Dechang stared at Yan Liqiang's face, seeming a little nervous.
"Of course that's it!" Yan Liqiang laughed, looking relaxed. "You were mumbling something vaguely at the time. If I wasn't your son, I'm afraid no one else would know what you were talking about!"
Not noticing anything strange on Yan Liqiang's face, Yan Dechang finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Well, I drank a little yesterday and I forgot what I said. I was afraid that I would get drunk and say nonsense, so I haven't touched alcohol in recent years. I was happy to make an exception last night. I think I should drink less in the future. By the way, Liqiang, you have worked hard these days!"
"Is there any father who would tell his son how hard it is?" Yan Liqiang made a helpless expression to Yan Dechang, "You raised me up, and I never told you how hard it was. What you mean is that you want me to tell you several times a day that you have worked hard. If you want to hear it, I will tell you twenty or thirty times a day..."
Yan Dechang was almost amused by Yan Liqiang, but just as a smile appeared on his face, he quickly straightened his face and made a serious expression, "What I mean is that my body is slowly recovering, and I can slowly take care of myself, such as washing, eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. Wu Ma and Zhou Hongda and his wife are responsible for the housework and cooking at home, so you don't have to worry about it. You should stay away from me in the future. Just do your own things, just like before, do what you should do, and don't relax in your practice, especially now that you have passed the county's national martial arts examination and ranked first among the top three. I don't know how many people are watching you. At this time, you must strike while the iron is hot and practice hard. Don't relax. When you report to Pingxi County National Martial Arts Hall, you will face many strong opponents and will not be left behind and make a fool of yourself. Do you understand?"
"Don't worry, Dad. I haven't fallen behind in my training these days. I even got up early this morning and did two rounds of boxing. I will strive to become a warrior as soon as possible and not embarrass you!"
"Yes!" Yan Dechang nodded. "Then from today on, after you have breakfast and take a rest, you can continue to practice in your yard. You don't have to worry about the things at home. Just like before, you must practice every day in the morning, noon and evening. You are grown up now. I don't care how you practice, and I can't guide you. You have to arrange it yourself. But there is one thing, you can't fall behind in spearmanship. I heard from your uncle Qian that you also got a horn python bow in the craftsman camp. If you have time, practice bows and arrows..."
Yan Dechang seemed to have really recovered and resumed his tiger dad style, starting to be strict with Yan Liqiang.
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However, Yan Dechang's plan for today was doomed to fail. The father and son had just finished breakfast when the house suddenly became lively...
(End of this chapter)