Looking at the endless sea, Owen rushed to Dumb and said, "We will live here in the future, do you know where this is?"
Duan shook his head and said, "I don't know." He has been silent for a while. When Owen led him on a horse, he just sat on the horseback in a daze. At the end of the day, his whole body was sore, but he never complained. , unless Owen asked him, otherwise, he rarely took the initiative to speak. Owen also found that Dumb was much more dull than when he first met, and he certainly understood why. But he has never asked Ah-Dai. He believes that after a while, Ah-Dai will definitely adapt to life here.
Shitang Town is one of dozens of towns where the Xibo people are located on the seashore. Many of the Xibo people here are immigrants from the Huasheng Empire. Therefore, there are many people with black hair and black eyes like Duan. At this point, Ah-Dai is no longer as conspicuous as in the Tianjin Empire, and this is the only place that can make Ah-Dai feel better.
Along the way, Owen took good care of Ah-Dai. In order to allow Ah-Dai to persist on the journey for a long time, he specially bought a thick soft cushion. Although Ah-Dai always shook his head when answering, Owen would care about it almost every day. Ask him a few words, are you tired? are you hungry? etc. Although Dui is not as silent as when he just left the Phantom Forest, there is still a deep gap between him and Owen.
Owen and Dumb entered Shitang Town. Since it was broad daylight, the strong laborers in the village either went fishing at sea or went to work in the shipyard of the Xibo people. There were only some old and young women and children left in the village. Several women can be seen sitting together doing laundry, while modestly dressed children play with each other.
In order not to scare the villagers and attract hostility, before entering the village, Owen hid his broadsword in a group of reefs by the sea, changed into ordinary civilian clothes, and sold his horse. But even so, their two fresh faces were questioned by the locals. A man in his fifties with the appearance of a Dibao walked up to them and asked suspiciously: "You are not locals, what are you doing here?" The language of Suoyu Federation is different from that of Tianjin, even in Soyu Within the Federation, the accents of the six major races also have their own characteristics. If you are not very familiar with them, it is difficult to distinguish them. On the road, every day Owen would teach Ah-Dai some strangely pronounced languages, and took the trouble to explain them to him. Due to his slow mind, Ah-Dai only learned some simple words. It was only now that Duan realized that what Owen taught him was the local dialect. He could barely understand what the other party said.
With a smile on his face, Owen said in the purest Soviet language of the West Bo nationality: "Hello, I was born here, but I left home for a long time and never came back."
Hearing the same language as himself, the other party obviously relaxed a little, and said, "Are you from the town? Why don't I remember it?"
Owen looked at the other party up and down, and suddenly said in surprise: "Ah! Are you Brother Schill?"
Xie Er was stunned, and said, "How do you know my name is Xie Er? You, who are you! Why do I have no memory."
Owen said excitedly: "Sill, it's really you, I'm Owen! I don't know each other, I've been away for almost fifty years, have you forgotten, did we pee and mud together when we were young? At that time , we were beaten up."
Xie Er stared at Owen dumbfounded, and said after a long time: "You, you are really big brother Owen, but, but, why are you so young?"
Owen rolled up his right sleeve, revealing his fair-skinned arm. There was a dark purple crescent-shaped scar on his arm, and he said, "Look, this was scratched by the anchor on the boat to save you. Don't remember? "
Duan looked at Owen and Schill blankly from the side, because they spoke very quickly, Duan could barely understand a few words.
Schill grabbed Owen's arm, took a closer look, and said, "Ah! You are really Brother Owen. If it weren't for you, I would have died in the sea long ago. But brother, why are you still so young! I Remember, you seem to be two years older than me. I am fifty-six years old, and you were born in February 931 in the sacred calendar. In other words, you should be fifty-eight years old. Can't see Come out, I really can't see it at all!"
Owen smiled and said: "Actually, it's nothing. It may be because I have been living in the mountains and absorbed the aura of nature, so it looks smaller. Schill, is our ancestral house still there?"
Xie Er nodded and said, "Are you there? Let's go, I'll take you to have a look. I've taken over my father's position now, and I've been the mayor of the town for more than ten years. With our original relationship, no one dares to touch you. My family’s ancestral house. However, it’s a bit dilapidated now. If you want to live in it, it needs to be renovated. Brother, will you leave after you come back this time?”
Owen shook his head and sighed: "Hey, I'm not leaving. I've spent most of my life outside, and it's time for the fallen leaves to return to their roots. Ah! By the way, brother, this is a distant cousin of mine and the only one I have now. My loved ones. We will settle down here, maybe, I will live until I die."
Xier laughed heartily, and said: "Brother, I am worried that no one will accompany me normally, and we old brothers can be companions in the future. Let's go, I will take you to see the ancestral house, and wait for my boys to come back , let them help you renovate, and we can be neighbors again."
Under the enthusiastic leadership of Schill, Duan and Owen came to a small yard near the sea in the east of Shitang Town. This small yard is some distance away from the residences of other residents of Shitang Town. Seeing the small yard in front of him, Owen's eyes turned red. This place, after all, was when he experienced his childhood.
Schill patted Owen on the shoulder and said, "Why, do you miss your uncle and aunt again? Hey, a lot of people died in that tsunami!"
Owen glanced at Sil, and said: "It's been so many years, what's the use of thinking." He took out a few gold coins from his pocket and stuffed them into Sil's hand, saying: "Brother, I haven't come back for so many years. I’m not familiar with it anymore, so please help me find someone to fix this broken house!”
Xier quickly declined and said: "Brother, what are you doing? Isn't this a stranger? You finally came back, I should help you. Don't worry, in the town, I can still be regarded as number one." People, when my sons who have gone out to work come back, let them get you some linoleum and wood, and repair it, one day should be enough. Don't give me money, otherwise, I will be angry."
Owen said: "How can I do that? I'm very sorry to trouble you for help. How can I let you deposit money in it. Take it, take it quickly, otherwise, I won't come back to live." The two argued for a long time In the end, Schill couldn't beat Owen and accepted the money.
Xier said: "Brother, go back to the yard and have a look first, I'll make arrangements for you, at noon today, come to my house for dinner, let's have a good drink, I have old wine there, haha." With that, Schill turned his head and walked into the town.
Seeing Sil's disappearing back, Owen said to Dumb: "When you see him in the future, you will call him Uncle Sil and my uncle, you know? This is where we live."
Dui nodded and asked, "Uncle, when will you start teaching me Kung Fu?"
Owen smiled slightly and said: "Are you in a hurry? I know you want to go back to see your teacher early, but learning Kung Fu is not a matter of a day or two. We must pave the way for everything before we can start, aren't we? Let's go, I I'll take you in to have a look, I haven't been back for more than forty years."
Duan understood the few words that Schill and Owen talked about age just now, and asked suspiciously: "Uncle, are you really fifty-eight years old?"
Owen glanced at him, and said gently: "Yes! I am fifty-eight years old. The reason why I look so young is mainly because the exercises I practice have the effect of slowing down aging, so I look only forty years old Left and right, when we settle down, uncle will teach you this skill."
Pushing open the unlocked gate, a smell of mildew came over his face. Owen frowned, and dragged Ah-Dai in. A yard of about 30 square meters came into view. There was nothing around. open the door. There are many cobwebs around the corners of the walls. Because it is close to the sea and it is a saline-alkali land, there is no moss. Otherwise, it will be more difficult to clean.
Two days later, with the enthusiastic help of Schill, Owen's ancestral house was renovated and some new furniture was purchased. Thanks to the support of the mayor Schill, the people here gradually accepted Owen and Dumb. .
Dumb's mood relaxed a lot. Compared with the wooden house in the Psychedelic Forest, this place is more like a home, and everyone treats him very well. He had known Scheer's three sons, the oldest of whom looked to be about Owen's age. When Schill told them that Owen was bigger than himself, his family couldn't believe it. Xier's three sons are all married, the eldest granddaughter is only two years younger than Dumb, and there are two grandchildren, seven and three years old.
In the evening, Owen saw off the Schill family, stood in the yard, took a deep breath of the slightly salty sea breeze, and said, "Dumb, come here."
Dui had just finished packing the dishes, when Owen called him, dried his hands, and walked over, "Uncle."
Owen turned around, looked at Dumb, and said sternly: "I know, you hate me very much, and hate that I forced you to leave your teacher, but starting tonight, I will start teaching you what I have learned in my life I hope you can study hard, if you want to meet your teacher again, you can only leave after learning all my kung fu, do you understand?"
Dumb nodded, and said in a low voice: "I understand." He agreed, but his heart had already flown to the Phantom Forest. I don't know if Teacher Gris has gone back now.
Owen said: "From today onwards, you should stop practicing the magic that Corlis taught you before. It will distract you. Magic is very rare in this small town. Your few fire magic, Do not use it in front of people, understand?"
Duan raised his head, stared at Owen, and said resolutely: "No, I must still practice magic. I must not forget the magic the teacher taught me."
Owen was taken aback. This was the first time Dui dared to refute his words. He was not angry because of this, and said in a harmonious voice: "Son, you have to understand that magic and martial arts cannot be learned at the same time. A person's life experience is limited. It is not easy to reach the peak of this kind of profession, let alone both, your teacher Corris will not blame you."
Duan shook his head stubbornly, and said, "No, that doesn't work either. I must practice magic. I don't need to use it in front of people, but I must practice it every day."
Owen thought for a while, and said, "Okay, since you insist, you are allowed to practice for an hour every night, but at other times, you are not allowed to affect the cultivation of martial arts because of magic. Can you do it? If not, you can do it." Magic must be given up."
Dumb nodded and said, "I, I can definitely do it."
Owen said sternly: "Well, today I will teach you the most basic method of performing exercises. The battle qi I cultivate is called Shengshengjue, which means endless life. Transform it into a battle qi with a sacred aura. It can be said that it is the most authentic and superior method of fighting qi cultivation on the mainland, and it is also the best way to maintain health. That's why I look so young. When Shengshengjue is running in the body, it is you The true qi mentioned by teacher Gorris, when the energy is released and used to attack, it is the so-called battle qi. Since you have eaten the fruit of the past, you can get twice the result with half the effort when you practice it. Come on, let's go back to the house, and I will teach you the formula. "
Back in the room, Owen said sternly: "The general outline of Shengshengjue is only four words, which is what I told you about endless life. Only the true energy of endless life can make you always have the ability to emit fighting energy." At the beginning, It was precisely because of Shengshengjue's endless vitality that Owen supported him enough to scare away Mieyi and the others. "You have to remember the first formula, that is, Qi moves with thoughts, Qi is born from the heart, practice refines Qi, and is endless. The first level of cultivation is also the foundation of the life and life art, and it is the foundation building stage. Alright , let's get started."
Owen asked Ah-Dai to sit cross-legged on the bed, while he himself sat behind Ah-Dai, pressed his right palm on Ah-Dai's vest, and said, "Close your eyes and recite the mantra silently. The direction of the warm air flow, and remember this direction. OK, let's begin."