Tang Yulian sneered a few words, and then she was in no mood to talk nonsense with him, she pulled Cheng Xiaoxi to the fat old man, and said seriously: "This child was born to my daughter Qin Rou, he is twelve years old this year, his physique is a little different from ordinary people, and he has not been able to psychic at the moment. ”

Cheng Xiaoxi, like his father, also has a lot of eyesight, and before Tang Yulian finished speaking, he bowed to the fat old man.

"Get up! I see that your child's eyebrows and eyes are very clear, not a treacherous and cunning person, and there is also spiritual power around the body, although it is not yet psychic, but it must also be a very pro-spirit physique, my body, but I can toss it for a few more years. The fat old man did not refuse Tang Yulian, since the two arrived, he has been focusing on Cheng Xiaoxi, and at this time, he glanced at Cheng Xiaoxi again, and agreed.

"Xi'er, then you can practice with peace of mind, and if there is anything, send someone to the house to spread the word. ”

Tang Yulian saw that the fat old man accepted Chengxiaoxi, and she was also relieved at the moment, so she said to him: "Then I'll go back first, the Central Plains is about to move, the old man is still on guard in Qingfeng City, and I plan to go over and have a look." ”

The fat old man waved his hand, Tang Yulian glanced at her grandson again, and then turned to leave.

"Boy, what's your name?"

Cheng Xiaoxi straightened his clothes and replied respectfully, "Old man, my name is Cheng Xiaoxi." ”

"Am I old?" the old man was a little dissatisfied with Xiaoxi's words, and stared at Xiaoxi, as if he was about to get angry.

Cheng Xiaoxi didn't know the fat old man's temperament and didn't dare to speak out, but he did think that the fat old man was very old, so he nodded honestly.

Seeing the young man's reaction, the fat old man laughed instead, and said softly: "In the future, you can call me Master, and come here to wait for me after dawn tomorrow." ”

So he continued to guard the rod, not moving, and no longer making a sound.

"The disciple knows. ”

Finally having a master, Cheng Xiaoxi solemnly knelt down and saluted the back of the fat old man, although the fat old man had his back to him, he also nodded secretly.

After Cheng Xiaoxi finished kneeling, a chubby young man came out of the room behind him, looking at his figure, he was fatter than the master he had just worshipped, and every time he took a step, even the floor was "creaking", Cheng Xiaoxi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he was afraid that it was two of himself, and he couldn't resist the weight of this person, he stretched his neck and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

This fat boy is indeed tall, half a head taller than Cheng Xiaoxi, and his style is also very peculiar, a fiery red shirt, with a few symbols painted on it, but the pants are green, the trousers are very wide, and there are a few unknown flowers embroidered on the trouser legs, his hair is very short, and his roots are facing the sky, which looks weird.

The fat man walked up to Cheng Xiaoxi, looked up and down a few times, and then said, "Follow me." ”

Cheng Xiaoxi honestly followed the fat man downstairs, and then turned east and west, and came to a two-story courtyard.

I saw that the courtyard was in a mess, the turf was turned up, the wood and stones were shattered, and even the small tree in the middle of the courtyard fell to the ground, and a plaque emitted black smoke and hung on the trunk of the tree, with the words 'Feng Yaju' written on it.

The corners of Cheng Xiaoxi's mouth twitched, this name is very good, and it matches the scenery in this courtyard very well.

"From today on, I will be your senior brother, you will live on the first floor in the future, I am upstairs on your floor, if you have any questions, just come up and ask me, if I don't know, you can ask the old man, do you have any questions?"

The fat man is only fourteen this year, only two years older than Xiaoxi, and suddenly became a senior brother, and he was still a little unaccustomed to it for a while, he tried his best to create a great image of a senior brother, and he pretended to be deep with a straight face along the way, but he didn't know that his expression was matched with the fat figure, which was so funny and funny in the eyes of the junior brother.

Follow the fat man into the house, Cheng Xiaoxi only then knows what is called chaos, the yard is really nothing, this house is simply not able to get down, the ground is full of sawdust and iron, and the dust is also very thick.

Thinking that he would live here in the future, his expression was a little weird, and he couldn't help asking, "Senior brother, I'm afraid that our yard has been robbed, right?"

The fat senior brother was stunned, and he couldn't tell the junior brother that this was his masterpiece?

Do you want his image anymore?

I don't know what the junior brother thinks of him in his heart, maybe even if he knows, he won't care too much, he turned around and said calmly: "Senior brother, don't care about these details, I got a new gadget yesterday, wait to open your eyes!"

Cheng Xiaoxi let out an "oh", he had already seen through the great embarrassment on the fat brother's face, he clapped his hands and began to clean up, no matter what, he always had to make room for himself.

Seeing that this junior brother was not curious about his new gadgets, the fat senior brother cleaned the room, and for a while he stood there and walked and did not stay, and suddenly became even more embarrassed, thinking that he was indeed not very good at cleaning, and immediately decided to let the junior brother face it alone, and he went directly to the second floor.

Cheng Xiaoxi's busy time is a whole day, the room on the first floor can be regarded as cleaned up, all the things that are not needed have been moved to the back of the house, and the yard has also been rearranged by him, which looks much more pleasing to the eye.

From now on, this is his home, with his senior brother, master, and so many students in the academy, and he is full of expectations for his future life.

I don't know if the academy can solve the problem of my own cultivation, whether the master and senior brother have any way to help themselves, the world outside the mountain is really wonderful, and the future is so exciting.

"I'm sure I'll succeed in my cultivation, and the next time I see my parents, I'm sure I'll surprise them!"

Xiaoxi secretly swore in her heart, looking forward to that day.

......

The next day, early in the morning.

"Do you know why you practice?"

The fat old man's eyes lit up, staring straight into Cheng Xiaoxi's eyes, his round face was full of wrinkles, and his eyes were very sharp, as if they were going to capture people's hearts.

Cheng Xiaoxi didn't think much about it, and replied casually, "In order to become strong." ”

"Then why are you getting stronger?"

The fat old man didn't agree with this answer, so he asked again.

Xiaoxi thought about it this time before saying, "In order to live up to my parents' expectations." ”

"And do you know what your parents were expecting?"

What the apprentice said was not the answer he wanted to hear, and the fat old man's tone was a little anxious.

This question made Cheng Xiaoxi think about it for a long, long time, recalling the days spent with his parents, he was a little confused, he only remembered that they said that they hoped that they could be safe and happy, is this what their parents wanted?

Looking at the stream with his head bowed and contemplative, the old man nodded slightly and did not bother.

......

"Senior brother, you can answer as much as you want, you just say that it's not good for the peace of the world, or you say that you want to live better, what do you expect!"

Half a moment later, Cheng Xiaoxi couldn't come up with an answer, and the fat senior brother was so panicked that he couldn't help but remind him.

I saw that a swing was set up in the courtyard at some point, so he sat on the swing and swayed it with a look of disdain, and he could say several answers to such a simple question without thinking.

The fat old man seemed to be very satisfied with the fat brother's answer, and praised in a somewhat surprised tone: "Boy, it's a lot of progress." ”

The fat senior brother grabbed the swing with his right hand, shook his left hand slightly, and said with a smile: "Thank you Master for the compliment." ”

Cheng Xiaoxi woke up from his contemplation, listened to the words of the two, and seemed to realize that the words of the master and the senior brother gradually overlapped with what the uncle said that night.

Why Practice?

To live better!

What is the meaning of being alive?

It doesn't make sense!

So why are you still alive?

To live better!

In order to live meaningfully!

The scenes were connected together, Xiaoxi finally figured it all out, and at this moment, his whole person seemed to be sublimated, and his spirit and spirit became a little different.

After figuring out this question, no matter whether he can successfully practice in the future, he will never be confused again.

Seeing that the apprentice's eyes brightened and his spirit improved a lot, he knew that this kid had finally figured it out, the fat old man covered his mouth and yawned, and slowly instructed: "It's good to think about it, in the future, you will practice hard in the academy, if you have any questions, just ask your senior brother, if you are bullied in the academy, go to your senior brother, that's it, go back." ”