"Hmph, as long as they scold my brother again, I will beat them!"
Chen Hao clenched his small fists and secretly decided in his heart.
"Let's go home and eat first."
Chen Xi woke up from the silence, took a deep breath, patted Chen Hao's shoulder, pushed open the dilapidated door, and walked into the house.
"Brother, don't you blame me anymore?"
Chen Hao was stunned for a moment, grinned happily and shouted: "Okay, brother, my stomach is almost hungry."
In the room, a dim pine oil lamp swayed with dim light, illuminating the narrow and cramped wooden house.
An old man with thinning hair sat quietly at the dining table. He was as thin as a stick, with wrinkles on his face, and a pair of cloudy eyes that gave off an aura of decadence.
The old man's name is Chen Tianli, and he was also a powerful figure in Songyan City in the past. Unfortunately, after the Chen clan was wiped out, his old illness recurred, and his cultivation was completely ruined, and he became an ordinary old man.
"grandfather."
Chen Xi sat silently at the table, looking at the plate of pickled vegetables and three bowls of white rice on the table. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He was still too stupid. If he could earn more yuan stones every day, his grandfather and younger brother would not have to suffer. .
"Eat." Chen Tianli's voice was hoarse and low, "After dinner, I have something to say."
Chen Xi was startled and nodded: "Yes."
It was fun for the three of them to eat. Chen Xi and grandpa only ate white rice and gave up a small plate of pickles to Chen Hao. The little guy knew that refusing would be in vain, so he just buried his head in eating, repeating a vow he had made long ago in his heart. : "Grandpa, brother, when I practice and become stronger, I will give you all the delicious food in the world, and I will never eat these damn pickles again!"
After dinner, Chen Hao obediently put away the dishes and chopsticks, and walked out of the house with a wooden sword. He wanted to practice his sword, and he wanted to seize every minute to make himself stronger!
"How far have you reached the level of "Purple Sky Skill"?" Chen Tianli listened to the sound of sword practice coming from the window, and a touch of relief appeared on his old face.
"Purple Xiao Gong" is the qi refining method passed down from the Chen family's ancestors. It has a total of eighteen levels and records in detail the cultivation methods from the acquired ninth level to the innate ninth level.
"It's still the thirteenth level." Even when Chen Xi was talking to his grandfather, his face remained as cold as before, and his calm and dull aura seemed to never change.
"oh."
Chen Tianli nodded, noncommittal, but there was a complex emotion in his heart.
He both loves and hates this grandson. Ever since Chen Xi was born, the entire Chen family has suffered bad news one after another - the family was destroyed, Chen Xi's biological mother abandoned the family and left, and Chen Xi's father stayed away with hatred... What is particularly abominable is that Long Yuan The Chengsu family actually broke up their previous engagement in front of everyone in Songyan City, completely humiliating Chen Tianli. If he hadn't cared about his two young grandchildren who had no one to care for him, he would have committed suicide. Way to end your life!
Sometimes he also suspected that his grandson was really as bad as the rumors. However, he quickly gave up this idea. There were only three people left in the Chen family, his grandfather and grandson. In addition, his body was declining day by day, so he could only make ends meet by relying on Chen Xi to help others make talismans.
In other words, it is precisely because of Chen Xi's presence that their family has not been so depressed that they have become friends with beggars in recent years. Thanks to Chen Xi's hard work, their young grandson Chen Hao has entered the famous Tianxing Martial Arts School in Songyan City to practice. .
Thinking of this, Chen Tianli felt a surge of warmth in his heart. No matter how unlucky he was, Xiao Xi was still his grandson and the biological flesh and blood of the Chen family!
"I have wronged you all these years."
Chen Tianli sighed: "I let Xiaohao eat well, wear good clothes, and even enter a martial arts hall to practice martial arts, but I made you work hard for a living and didn't get any good things. Grandpa, I... I'm sorry for you."
Chen Xi's body stiffened, and the pain and sorrow that had been suppressed for many years in his heart was about to stir. He quickly took a deep breath, forced himself to suppress the pain, shook his head and said: "You are old and frail, and Xiaohao is young and ignorant. These things Of course I should do it."
Chen Tianli smiled, waved his hand and said, "Don't mention these."
Chen Xi nodded and remained silent.
He was originally withdrawn, dull, and not good at words. Over the years, he was often ridiculed and ridiculed by people around him, which made his temperament more introverted. He would rather act silently than talk nonsense.
"Longyuan City Thousand Sword Sect will open its gates in half a month and recruit disciples. I plan to take Xiaohao to give it a try." Chen Tianli suddenly said after thinking for a long time.
Chen Xi was stunned and said, "That's fine. Leaving Songyan City will be more beneficial to Xiao Hao's growth."
Chen Tianli couldn't help but ask: "You... don't blame grandpa for being partial, right?"
Chen Xi shook his head: "I obey grandpa's arrangements in everything."
Chen Tianli looked at his grandson's face carefully, as if he wanted to see something from it, but to his disappointment, Chen Xi looked like that from the beginning to the end, motionless, like a stiff piece of wood.
"In the midst of a crowd, he never loses himself. He becomes more silent when speaking. He has such a stubborn and tenacious temperament. I don't know whether it is good or bad. Alas."
Chen Tianli sighed deeply in his heart, got up and went back to the house.
Early the next morning.
When Chen Xi got up, it was just dawn. He washed himself with cold water. As soon as he walked out of the house, he saw his younger brother Chen Hao practicing his sword.
brush! brush! brush!
The wooden sword was swung, making bursts of rapid piercing sounds. Chen Hao held the sword in his right hand, and his thin body jumped flexibly, chopping, whittling, picking, stabbing, and slashing, practicing his sword skills meticulously.
His little face was covered with sweat, but there was a look of determination between his young brows. The wooden sword in his hand did not tremble at all, he was calm and skillful.
Chen Xi watched in silence for a moment without disturbing his younger brother. After hurriedly cooking, he did not make the talisman as usual, but quickly ran towards Zhang's grocery store.
"Ah, Facial Paralysis Chen is here again!"
"Oh, I originally thought I wouldn't run into him when I came to work in the morning, but I did. It's really unlucky."
In Zhang's Grocery Store, when the new Fu apprentices saw Chen Xi walking in, they all ran away, as if they were afraid of getting into bad luck.
"Uncle Zhang, I would like to borrow a hundred Yuan Stones first. Is that possible?" Chen Xi didn't have the time to pay attention to these guys who were mocking him. He went straight to the counter and made his request to Zhang Dayong.
Zhang Dayong asked doubtfully: "Chen Xi, has something happened? Tell me, maybe I can help."
Chen Xi has been making talismans for his grocery store for more than five years and has never borrowed money from him. Today, he suddenly asked to borrow a hundred yuan stones. He was naturally confused and planned to help this little guy if he could. .
Chen Xi heard the caring meaning in Zhang Dayong's words, and felt warm in his heart. He shook his head and said, "I'm not in trouble, I just want to buy something."
Zhang Dayong suddenly realized that he took out a spiritual jade and said: "Here, is it enough? If it is not enough, I will lend you some more."
"That's enough. Thank you Uncle Zhang. I will change it for you soon."
One spiritual jade is roughly equivalent to one hundred Yuan stones, which is only high but not low. After Chen Xi took the spirit jade, he turned around and left in a hurry.
"It's strange. In order to make ends meet for the family, this boy is usually very thrifty and never spends money recklessly. What happened today?"
Zhang Dayong was puzzled as he watched Chen Xi's back disappear outside the store door.
Bailiantang is located in the bustling street in the center of Songyan City. It specializes in selling some weapons and equipment needed by monks. It is large in scale and quite famous in Songyan City.
After Chen Xi went in, a piece of spiritual jade was spent in less than a quarter of an hour. There was no physical pain, but he felt relieved.
When I got home, it was almost noon. Chen Tianli was packing his bags, while Chen Hao was sitting in front of the door, holding his face in his hands, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Brother, you're back." Chen Hao suddenly stood up, his face full of joy.
Chen Xi touched Chen Hao's head and said, "Will you leave soon?"
Chen Hao nodded and his expression became sad. He was reluctant to leave his brother. He felt sad when he thought that he would never see his brother again after going to Longyuan City.
Chen Xi took out a long jade box and handed it over: "I bought it for you, so you have to work hard."
"Bought for me?"
Chen Hao was stunned, looking at the exquisite jade box, he couldn't believe his eyes for a moment.
Growing up, whenever he saw other people's children showing off various gifts, he was extremely envious, but he never dared to hope for them. Because he knew that the lives of his grandfather and grandson could only be maintained by the hard work of his brother. Under such circumstances, he did not dare to ask for extravagance.
Now, when he was about to leave, his brother bought him a gift without saying a word. How could he not be touched by this
"elder brother… "
Chen Hao's voice was choked with sobs. He lowered his head and tried hard not to cry, but his eyes were already red.
Chen Xi patted his younger brother on the shoulder: "Take good care of grandpa, and also take good care of yourself."
"Yeah!" Chen Hao nodded fiercely.
"I'm going to see grandpa. I'll take you out of the city later." A rare smile appeared on Chen Xi's face, and he turned around and walked into the house.
Chen Hao took a deep breath and slowly opened the jade box. A long sword with a cold luster lay quietly in the jade box.
Buzz!
Picking up the long sword, the true energy surged, and the long sword suddenly let out a clear groan, and a sharp aura spurted out.
"Brother, don't worry, I won't let you down!"
Chen Hao looked at the sword in his hand with firm eyes, as if he had grown up overnight and was no longer the ignorant child he was before.
At noon, the golden crow hangs high.
Outside the city gate.
A carriage carrying the grandfather and grandson drove away slowly.
Chen Xi stood on the city wall, staring into the distance, and his heart was up and down.
Chen Xi walked silently on the way home, thinking about something on his mind.
The departure of his grandfather and younger brother did not make him too sad. As far as he knew, the Thousand Swords Sect in Longyuan City was quite famous throughout southern Xinjiang. The various schools opened in Songyan City could not compare with the Thousand Swords Sect. compared to.
Over the past thousands of years, with the improvement of the practice system, various new things have appeared in the practice, and the academy is one of them.
(End of chapter)