Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Return
The day before the flying boat of the Cunwei people was about to arrive at Xiaolang Villa, Shao Heng had already rushed back with his sword. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
That day in Yunxi Village, Shao Heng had already met with Uncle Qinghuai's relatives, and through the secret method passed down by Qingyan Zhenren, it was determined that the child was indeed Uncle Qinghuai's blood relative.
At that time, when Shao Heng found the child, the boy, who was only ten years old, was being beaten to the ground by a group of peers, covered in bruises.
Shao Heng stopped the rest of the beating children, asked one or two, and learned that chickens, ducks, vegetables and fruits have been stolen in the village recently. The leading fat boy said that he found the chicken bones left over in the yard of the Jiang family, so he came to ask for an explanation, but the Jiang family boy refused to admit it, so he was angry and beat him.
Shao Heng took out a bag of food from his arms and gave it to the children.
He knew that this place was not connected to the outside world, and if he gave silver taels of money, one was afraid of being eye-catching, and the other was that he would not be able to use silver taels here. simply gave them the snacks that were originally intended to be brought to Xiao Yu to try them.
After Shao Heng had waited for the rest of the children to disperse, he turned around to see the boy with a scarred face staring at him with a wary look, like the injured young beast he had seen in the mountains and forests before.
"Who are you?" the boy spoke very old-fashioned, and although he was injured, he still stood up very straight, and took a few steps back.
Shao Heng saw that he was skinny and his face was slightly sunken, and he knew that this was caused by not being able to eat enough for many years, and he didn't know what it was like in his heart: "Your name is Jiang Shi?"
Jiang Shi's eyes were more suspicious when he heard this, and his body wanted to shrink back, but the person with the hat in front of him didn't know how to move, and suddenly reached out and pressed his shoulder. He was horrified in his heart and struggled violently, but the palm on his shoulder was like a magnet, firmly pressed on his body, and he couldn't move at all after his shoulder sank.
He was thinking, could it be that he had met a crutch? As a result, there was a warm current from his shoulder, as if with the blood surging in his body, and where the warm current passed, the place where he had just been beaten on his body was as if he had been touched by a gentle hand, and the pain was gone, and his whole body was warm, and even his hungry stomach didn't seem to be screaming.
Jiang Shi was surprised, and heard the man's voice say gently: "Don't move, it'll be fine in a while." When he looked up, he saw a handsome and plump face, with a smile as gentle as the warm sun, and said to himself.
The bottom of his cold and stubborn heart was gradually calmed down for some reason.
Later, in the dilapidated thatched hut of the Jiang family, Shao Heng determined that Jiang Shi was indeed a blood relative of his uncle through the secret method passed down by Qingyan Zhenren.
Shao Heng told Jiang Shi that he was his uncle and grandfather's nephew, and because of the death of Uncle Qinghuai, the sect wanted to find his descendants to take care of him, and asked him if he would like to go back with him later.
How do you know that after seeing Shao Heng first heal his injuries with a light press, and then take out some food and dry food from a very small bag for him to eat, Jiang Shi actually knelt down on the spot and begged Shao Heng to accept him as a disciple and pass on his immortal law.
Shao Heng pulled him up and took a closer look at Jiang Shi's face.
I saw that Jiang Shi and Fang Cai, who had washed up, had been judged to be like two people when they first met, although they were still thin, but he not only had a good appearance with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, but also good bones. It's just that his eyes are full of stubbornness and injustice, and a bit of cynicism.
Shao Heng really had the intention to bring him back to Cunwei, and took the opportunity to let him enter the outer gate to cultivate, but when he saw his expression, he couldn't help but groan in his heart, and immediately said seriously: "Why do you want to learn this? But in order to take revenge on those who beat you?"
Although Jiang Shi said: "I just want to learn skills and no longer be bullied!" but there was still a little unwillingness in his eyes.
He saw that Shao Heng's originally gentle ground was gradually becoming a little cold, and he was still a child in the end, he was both flustered and scared in his heart, thinking of the past, he was angry and sad: "Uncle Shao, why? I obviously didn't steal other people's chickens and ducks, and the chicken bones in the yard were caught by the trap I made in the mountains half a month ago." That Chen Xiaopang bullied me since I was a child, and gathered people to make trouble in my house at every turn. His family was not a good person, because my father refused to sell a piece of wolf skin to his family, they took the opportunity to attract a tiger when my father was hunting, and killed my father, and my mother also fell seriously ill and left me. I'm the only one left! Why should I be bullied? Why can't I seek revenge on them?"
While speaking, tears rolled down Jiang Shi's thin but handsome face, and in the end, the whole person fell on the table and cried bitterly.
Shao Heng felt sorry in his heart, and couldn't help but think of himself, when the enemy Xu He was ambushed, it should have been a great revenge, but he still had nowhere to vent his resentment in his heart, just like Jiang Shi now.
He reached out and touched Jiang Shi's little head, the palm of his hand was thick and warm, making Jiang Shi slowly stop crying.
Shao Heng thought for a long time, and slowly spoke, as if he was saying to himself: "It's that I don't understand the situation, and my uncle apologizes to you." However, revenge is not impossible, but if you are in our own way, remember not to be blinded by hatred. Learning skills well is to protect yourself and the important people around you, and not to abuse them. The tragic death of your parents is naturally unforgivable, but although those children beat you, in the end it was only a small wound of flesh and skin, and they have not done anything that hurts heaven and reason. It's just that, I think, when you have the ability, you feel that it is no longer necessary. ”
Jiang Shi stretched out his hand to wipe away his tears, although he didn't seem to understand Shao Heng's words, but this person was the only person who was so kind to him after his parents died. Jiang Shi saw that Shao Heng believed his words, and apologized to himself, and finally said, "I know." It's just that there is still a bit of confusion in his eyes.
Seeing this, Shao Heng knew that this matter could not be solved for a while, that is, he really recalled the scene at that time, and his mood still fluctuated, so he didn't say anything.
Because Shao Heng is going to Xiaolang Villa to participate in the Kaiding Dan meeting next, Jiang Shi is not a small person at the moment, so it is inconvenient to go. I also feel that this son's temperament is a bit extreme, and I don't know if it will be good or bad for him in the future, so it is better to dry him for a few days.
It's just that although Jiang Shi is already twelve years old, he looks shorter than the children next to him because he is hungry and full all the year round, his face is yellow and thin. He was often bullied by other children, and he had many dark wounds on his body.
Shao Heng stayed for a day and a half, taught him a set of simple boxing techniques, for physical fitness, and left him half a month's food to satisfy his hunger, so he said that he would come to pick him up in half a month.
When Shao Heng left, Jiang Shi in the night looked attached and stubborn, very reluctant, with a hint of fear in his eyes, obviously worried that this person would never return. At this time, Shao Hengfang saw a bit of a child's appearance from him.
He smiled soothingly, the true qi in his body turned, and the Heavenly Machine Sword behind him broke out, suspended in the air and circled his body for half a circle, and then took him to the sky, like a meteor disappeared into the night sky, leaving Jiang Shi speechless in place with a stunned look.
"It's really an immortal!" After a long time, Jiang Shi jumped three feet high on the spot with an excited expression, and hit his right fist hard in the palm of his left hand, and said excitedly.
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After Shao Heng returned to the team, he briefly reported the situation to Uncle Li. When Li Fengtai heard about Jiang Shi's experience, he was also a little embarrassed in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, so he only let Shao Heng have a good rest.
It turned out that he had received news from the outer disciples a few days ago that the efficacy of the pills announced at the Dan meeting was very mysterious, and it was not for the purpose of consolidating the foundation or increasing cultivation.
Therefore, Dan is jointly refined by the Danding faction and Xiaolang Villa, and the Danding faction has the intention to boost its own prestige, not only Zhong Yang, the head disciple of the Danding faction, was present in person, but also sent three elders in the sect. He also announced that a competition would be held between the sects, and the sect that was the leader of the competition would unconditionally obtain half of the elixir obtained in the Dingzhong here.
When Li Fengtai heard this, he sneered at Zheng Ying a few times, and said: "The Danding faction has become more and more impatient in recent years, and after the retreat of the Yuding real person, everything in the sect is handed over to his disciple Zhong Yang. Senior Sister Qinglan once told me in her early years that this person is in love with power and power, and he is not a person who is dedicated to Taoism. Sure enough, you see, even the Ouyang family was borrowed by it as a stepping stone to promote itself, that is, the old-timers of Ouyang Mountain and the owner of Ouyang City were all idle clouds and wild cranes, and they didn't care about him. ”
Zheng Ying only smiled when she heard this, but did not answer. That Zhong Yang is the head disciple of the Danding faction, and now he is in charge of the affairs of the sect, and he has more power than some elders in the sect. Li Fengtai is a disciple of Taichen Zhenren, just talk about it, he is just a registered disciple, how can he talk about these behind his back.
"I knew this earlier, Senior Brother Qingjing shouldn't have let Senior Brother Shen go out on errands, if you send him over this time, you can see what kind of expression the Danding faction has on his face tomorrow. Li Fengtai sighed and said, "On this trip, only Lu Ji and Shangguan Yu were cultivated in the Zhuyuan period, but Shangguan Yu is not a disciple of the Eight Classics, and I am afraid that she will fall into the mouth of the tongue in the future." Lu Ji had just entered Zhuyuan, and most of the rest of the disciples were new to the inner gate last year, and they had just entered the cultivation of qi, and they didn't know how to cultivate and swordsmanship. ”
Zheng Ying stroked his chin and beard, and said, "Why bother Uncle Shi, how can my personal disciples of Cunwei Mountain lag behind the sects next to them? Even if a few of them are pulled out of the outer sect, they are all stronger than other sects, not to mention that this trip is all from the inner sect? Lu Ji has been in Zhuyuan for a long time, and his cultivation and swordsmanship are both deep in the true inheritance of Uncle Qingfang. The rest of the people, such as Zhou Zi'an, Nangong Beidou and others, are also ordinary disciples, and Shao Heng is the first person to be personally trained by Taihao. I have a lot of faith in them. ”
Li Fengtai's frowning brows stretched when he heard this, and Lang smiled: "You are right, I am blind." ”
After Shao Heng withdrew from the third floor of the flying boat, he passed by the deck, and happened to see Xiao Yu, who was wearing a goose-yellow fairy robe, standing with his back to him on the side of the ship in front of him.
The shadow looked a little lonely under the starry sky at night. Shao Heng felt a slight pain in her heart, thought about it, and was about to step forward, thinking that no matter how she treated herself, it would be good to say a few words to her.
saw a beautiful woman in green clothes walking on the other deck.
Ning Qingyun went from the other side, so she happened not to see Shao Heng's figure.
Shao Heng thought that Ning Qingyun and Xiao Yu had a slightly strange expression on the day they got on the boat, and they were curious in their hearts, and they couldn't help but take a step back and hide themselves in the shadows.
However, Ning Qingyun obviously didn't want others to hear her conversation, so she put on a soundproof cover after standing still.
If Shao Heng deliberately used cultivation as a way to eavesdrop, he was afraid that he would be discovered, so he had to give up.
It's just that he saw that the smile on Xiao Yu's face, who had just turned around and was smiling, faded little by little, and although there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, the joy in his eyes disappeared little by little.
She said something suddenly, with a serious and innocent expression. But Shao Heng stared carefully, and could see a bit of mockery and coldness in her eyes.
Sure enough, I saw Ning Qingyun's body tremble, staggered a few steps back, and held on to the gang beside him.
Shao Heng saw Xiao Yu's left hand hanging by his side, clenched his fist, and unfolded it again.
After Ning Qingyun said something again, she turned around and left, her expression was a little complicated and painful, like hatred, and sadness.
And Xiao Yu stood alone on the deck, the gentle night breeze blew her goose-yellow dress, blowing through her thick long hair, the night covered her bright star-like eyes, she just watched Ning Qingyun leave with an expressionless face.
Shao Heng looked at Xiao Yu with such a look, and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. She should have a bit of sisterhood with Ning Qingyun, otherwise she wouldn't have shown joy at the beginning.
At this moment, Shao Heng wanted to stand beside her. It's just that he thought of her recent dodge of himself and the scene he had just seen, so he could only stand still in place, silently watching the figure that haunted his heart day and night.
Set up midnight for Yifeng Lu.