Chapter 2: Broken Dreams
Xiang Jinlai yearned for cultivation more and more, as if he felt that the path of cultivation was calling him......
"Uncle, can I practice?"
"Every year the sect will recruit tests, you can try!"
"How long will we have to wait?
"All sects have tacitly chosen to start spring every year, the earth will rejuvenate, and everything will recover, at this time, the perception of the Force is the strongest and most sensitive, so wait!"
Xiang Jinlai hummed heavily, and then said, "Uncle, you can teach me some exercises or something, so that I won't be more sure?"
"I can after enlightenment, but I can't help you with enlightenment!"
"Why?"
"I'm afraid that all cultivators can't answer, it's not that they can't, it's really not that they don't know, throughout the ages, no one can explain it, and there is a consensus in the cultivation world on this point, and they all think it's a matter of chance!"
"Serendipity?"
"Isn't it true that people with stronger bodies have a better chance?" asked Xiang Jinlai.
"It's not about being strong!"
"Wisdom-related?"
"It has nothing to do with it!"
"Understanding?"
"Nothing to do!"
"Okay!" Xiang Jinlai sighed and said helplessly!
In the days that followed, Xiang Jinlai invited a martial arts instructor to teach him some basic kung fu, and he was also very strict with himself, spending a lot of time practicing every day.
On this day, he was picking up a heavy weapon and lifting it high to train his arm strength.
"Brother!" a girl's voice shouted abruptly, and he smashed his weapon to the ground without taking a breath. I had to shake my head, turn around and ask, "What's wrong?"
At this time, only this girl would be so reckless, Xiang Duoduo is nine years old, tall and cute, and she is not much shorter than a boy among her peers.
"Erniang is going to have a baby. ”
"Yes!"
"What if it's a boy?"
"What's wrong with that?"
"Will I fight you for the family property?"
......
"Brother, didn't you hear me?"
"Hearing this, how old are you, just think about this, study hard! Brother, do I understand my cultivation? Don't bother me with mundane things," Xiang Jin Lai said with a deliberate straight face.
"God babble, I'm leaving!" With that, he went back to her room with his hands on his hips.
Zheng Shan, the second mother of Xiang Jinlai, can't talk about her perception, it's decent, it's much better than the dozen aunts of Hu Wei's family, her biological mother Xinhe, who prays to God and worships Buddha all day long, doesn't bother to care about anything, it seems that the gods and Buddhas she has never seen are more important than anything in this world, in this regard, Xiang Jinlai has stopped persuading, and the more she persuades, the worse it gets.
Just when he was busy learning martial arts and "strengthening his body", his younger brother was born, and Xiang Fu named him Xiang Yuze, a very elegant name, or he personally turned the book to give it, it seems that he has more intentions than naming himself, and he can't help but slander.
The days of waiting are apprehensive, yearning, and fulfilling for Xiang Jinlai, and a person finds that he has a goal to strive for, then he will live his day seriously.
This year's winter has passed, today is the beginning of spring, and he did not feel the slightest cold throughout the winter, on the contrary, his heart was hot, and he seemed to feel that he was about to usher in the most important moment of his life.
"Jinlai!" Just as he was nervous and overwhelmed, a familiar voice shouted.
"Uncle", you're here!"
Xiang Wu saw his nervousness, and persuaded: "Relax, I will take you to your own sect today, I won't embarrass you, you have to have confidence, but you must also be mentally prepared, if you can't cultivate, with your family background, you will live very comfortably, Uncle will envy you very much!"
"Hmm!" Xiang Jin also saw that he was trying to persuade himself!
"Tell your father, let's go!"
"Go, I heard it!" At this time, Xiang Fu didn't know what to say, he naturally hoped that Xiang Jin Lai could also practice, which would also be of great help to the family's business.
Xiang Wu took him to walk at a rapid pace all the way, it seemed that he was lifting weights lightly and effortlessly, but this speed was much faster than riding a horse in Xiang Jin's opinion, which was also Xiang Wu's intention, it was to relieve his tension, and sure enough, Xiang Jin was excited, thinking that he could do it one day!
Soon, they came to the new district of Bay City, where there is a beautiful sunset avenue, which is actually an artificially mined street, but the trees on both sides are tall and dense, and the branches of the trees on both sides are connected, and the leaves are intertwined, covering the whole street, and the sun cannot shine in from any angle, so that the day is like the evening of the sunset, hence the name. After passing through Sunset Avenue, he soon came to Congyun Sect, only to see that there was already a dense group of people here, and he could also see many children as big as him.
"You can take a look first, don't be in a hurry to test," Xiang Wu said to him.
"Hmm!"
As he was talking, there was a child who was gently raised by the disciples of the Deacon Hall to help him let go of his divine sense, which was actually a simple guide to his thoughts, which would make him feel that any small things around him would be extremely sensitive in a short period of time, but after half an hour, he did not see the slightest fluctuation of the Force, in fact, it is impossible for these children who have not practiced to sense too much Force, but as long as they can sense the slightest bit of it, even if they pass the test, only in this way can they be cultivated and trained by the sect, and slowly accumulate in the future, and the Force will naturally become more and more sufficient。
The tests were also carried out in batches, and after half a day, no one was found, and the elders of the deacon hall couldn't help but be disappointed. At this moment, I suddenly heard an exclamation:
"I sensed it!" she was enlightened!
Everyone looked at it, and Xiang Jin Lai was also surprised, it was a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl with a faint force fluctuation around her, and she was actually enlightened, and immediately a disciple of the Deacon Hall led her to the record. After that, I didn't find anyone who could sense the Force. Xiang Jin put himself in the last wave, one is to observe more and be prepared, and the other is to calm down and let himself be in a good state.
At this moment, "It's your turn!" said a lazy voice, which seemed unlikely.
Xiang Jinlai had no choice but to walk forward, and before Xiang Wu could say anything, he had already started, but he just rushed to Wu and nodded slightly, as if he knew that he brought it, and Xiang Wu also nodded, which was a reply.
At this time, I saw a finger gently to the center of his eyebrows, Xiang Jinlai immediately felt that his body was light and fluttering, it seemed that not only the body, but also the soul floated, he didn't know, this is a small diffusion of ideas, it is a manifestation of spiritual power, in fact, everyone has spiritual power, but the strength is different, too little will not have any feeling, unless the natural spiritual power is strong, it will be more sensitive.
Although Xiang Jinlai's eyes were closed, everything around him seemed to be clear again, he hurriedly observed intently, and said to his uncle that the Force is everywhere, he is an invisible thing, an invisible force, and a powerful root power of the monk. He saw a lot of people, many buildings, birds in the sky, green leaves, and small insects crawling on the leaves, and even the fine dust on the ground seemed to be magnified, and he could see it clearly, but there was no sign of the Force, he was suddenly very impatient, and sweat was dripping down.
"Okay, it's over, you guys are not enlightened, let's disperse!"
Like a magic sound, Xiang Jinlai only felt that his brain was roaring, and everything else was gone!
I don't know how long it took for him to wake up.
"Ah, are you awake?" was his father's voice, and he kept calling it.
"I'm asleep?"
"Slept for a day!" Xiang Fu said worriedly.
"Didn't make it, did you?" asked Xiang Jinlai with a depressed expression.
"Hey, it's okay, that's fine, you don't have to lick the blood with a knife. Xiang Fu comforted.
Xiang Jin was silent, there was still nothing but sadness in his heart, it seemed that his life was dark all of a sudden, and he could only wander in the endless dark night.
"You have to be in charge of the family business alone, I plan to do the business of the East China Sea Kingdom, and sell our Xiangjiu there, you will be in charge!" Xiang Fu is going to find something for him to do, so as not to make him think about it.
Xiang Jinlai didn't speak, nodded in acquiescence, he didn't want everyone to be sad.
"Brother, in the future, sell the wine to the East China Sea Country, so that I can take a boat with you!" Xiang Duoduo also saw his sadness, and found a topic to say.
"Son, the Buddha said that everything is fate, let it be, and you can do things at home with peace of mind in the future!" his mother began.
Looking at them, Xiang Jin Lai smiled bitterly in his heart, fell into the mortal dust, shattered his dreams, and could not be expected, it seemed that a voice sounded in his ears, and said slowly:
"Go, go, life, just have to get by......!"
Thinking about it, these past events came to his mind again, his heart was still very painful, it seemed to be painful, painful, he could still feel that he once had a beautiful dream, a dream that was expected to come true, but now it was just a fantasy, fantasy, pain!
Unconsciously walked into the old city of the bay, and his thoughts were also withdrawn from his memories, where most of the merchants and officials of the Yuemi Kingdom lived. And the Bay New City is the most prosperous area in Yuemi Country, where people live in dignitaries, or elders of the sect.
Before he could enter the door, a maid as big as him hurried to meet him. "Young master, are you back, are you waiting for you to eat?" said the maid with a pair of teary eyes.
She bought it from Xiang Fu to Xiang Jin, and since she didn't pass the spiritual practice test three years ago, she saw her son depressed, so she specially bought it to serve him. The name is Su Su, it is said that his father has always wanted a son, and he took a lot of boy names before he was born, but he was born a girl, and her mother asked what to call it, and her father seemed to be unable to smooth his breath at the time, Su... Sue, who didn't catch her breath, began to cough violently...
Susu, okay!
In the days to come, the poorer and poorer the life, the poorer the life, and then the family had no surplus food, so she sold it to the Xiang family as a girl. However, the appearance is beautiful, the family background is innocent, the key is to be empathetic, and Xiang Jin also likes it!
Okay, I'm 15 years old, and I still have to cry my nose?
"My lord is going to beat me"!
"Looks like you should beat me up, right?"
"How precious you are!
"Alright, stinky girl, tease me!"
"Slaves don't dare!"
......
Xiang Jin ignored her and walked home on her own.
"Young Master, wait for me!"
"Dad, I'm back!"
"Come in and eat!" said Xiang Fu.
"I've eaten, and Hu Wei, you know!"
"Xiao Wei, okay, then you go to rest first, you will go to the study after I finish eating, and talk to you, by the way, you go and call Duoduo, let her eat, I can't see anyone all day!" Xiang Fu said again.
"Okay!" said and walked towards Duoduo's room.
When I walked into the side room, I heard a clanging bell before I entered the door, and I didn't know what the sound was.
"What are you doing?"
"Ah, brother, you're back?" Xiang Duoduo was so focused that she didn't notice that Xiang Jinlai had already walked into the room.
"I'm making a wire mesh floor for the voles, so that their poop will leak into the next layer of boxes, and it won't be dirty, and I can clean them up at any time, convenient and clean, how about it?
"Mmmmmmmmmm Can only give an encouraging look.
"Let's go eat!"
"Got it, brother, look at them, they must be unhappy living in this small cage, and let them be dirty and smelly every day, how pitiful you say they are!"
Xiang Jinlai's eyes also fell on the two little voles in the cage, their mouths kept eating vegetable leaves, and after a while, they walked around in the small cage, and the small space seemed to be just pacing back and forth, the sky above the cage was big enough, but they could only walk back and forth in the bottom small space, for some reason, they thought of themselves, they had no chance to practice, they could only be mortals in this life, weak and powerless, the wonderful cultivation, the powerful cultivation, and the beauty of the sky still have anything to do with themselves?
"Brother, I'm in a daze again, I'm going to eat, you can continue!"
"Alas!" he sighed, and returned to his room.
"Young master, I made you tea and cured hangover!" Su Su said as she placed a cup of green tea beside Xiang Jinlai.
"I haven't drunk much, what kind of drink?"
"Hehe, I said the same thing last time I drank too much, but I vomited!"
"Didn't I give you the money to buy clothes? I haven't asked you about this, why didn't I see you buy it for myself when I came back?"
"Save a little vault!"
"Little Vault?"
"Well, show it to the young master", she quickly ran back to her room and ran again, only to see a wooden box being held by her.
"Wooden"?
"But it's all silver?"
"Some broken silver, at most it is called a silver vault!"
"Someday, I'll fill it with gold!"
Xiang Jin couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and it seemed that everyone was very happy except for himself.
"Okay, young master, I'm going to the study!"
He went to the study and saw that his father had arrived.
"If you can't eat, you will come first", Xiang Fu spoke first.
"Dad, do you have something on your mind?"
"You leaked a message to Uncle Xiang!"
Xiang Jin suddenly felt bad.
Sure enough, I only heard my father continue: "He said that the original ancestor of Jimo Han has not been in Yuemi Country for a long time, and it seems to have disappeared." Everyone knows that her old man has never left Yuemi since the founding of the country, and with her in charge, the people of Yuemi can be stable, otherwise the four countries have been eyeing each other, and if they have bad intentions, I am afraid that there will be chaos. ”
"Dad, I was about to tell you about it, when Uncle Hu asked Hu Wei to pass a message, saying that let's prepare early. He immediately relayed Hu Wei's words to his father.
"In the early years, I lived in Qiguo, where the merchants can be said to be in dire straits, in addition to the royal business, other fundamentally like pigs and dogs, your grandfather, in fact, is also a businessman, doing winemaking, but our business is small, and the winemaking business was almost monopolized by the royal family, we want to survive, we can only choose to depend, make some small profits, as a result, one day this royal family was convicted of the crime of forming a party and stealing the house, and all the affiliated merchants were suffered, all confiscated family property, your grandfather said at the time that he refused to leave, your grandmother had to accompany him, but forced me to escape, saying that he left the incense to the family, and they guarded the inheritance。 As a result, he was killed by the soldiers, it can be seen that the fate of the businessman is in a hurry, and then he came to the country of Yuemi and gradually stabilized, to be honest, I like the country of Yuemi, at least like a person here, the pay and the return are also equal, as long as you do business legally, behave in a good way, and do not violate the laws of the country of Yuemi, you can live well, live to enjoy this prosperous and peaceful world, what do we ordinary mortals want? That's all!"
Xiang Jinlai listened, heard his father's sadness, heard his unwillingness, and heard his dissatisfaction with Qiguo.
"What are Father's plans?" he asked.
"Dad thought about it, not for me, but also for the sake of your children, you can't repeat the mistakes of the past, sit still, in the Yuemi country for more than ten years, it is inevitable to get acquainted with some court officials, and even practice the sect, now the wolves are around, I don't know who benefits, but once the situation is decided, we are a little careless, we will be implicated, it is the disaster of destroying the family, you Uncle Hu is right, there must be a way out, combined with you, I think it is better to find a foothold in the Shenglan country as a way out, you Uncle Hu migrated from the Shenglan country, there must be some foundation in the Shenglan, and it can also help one or two。 That's it, we'll go with our family. You can go to your Uncle Hu and inquire in detail to see when they will leave! I will hurry up and make some arrangements for the business of Yuemi Country, and once it is properly handled, I can leave!"
"The boy understands, I'll leave tomorrow!"
Seeing that his father had made up his mind, he said no more.