Chapter 887: A Different Fork in the Road

In mid-air, Shi Mu looked at everything that was happening below, and his expression was a little strange. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

When he first saw this scene, he was a little stunned, but then his mood changed unconsciously.

The situation at this moment is different from what I experienced at the beginning.

His eyes flickered, and his body flew out, quickly penetrating the carriage that had left the small fishing village and entering it.

There were only two people in the carriage, the old man in the green robe and the young Shi Mu.

The young Shi Mu leaned back on the carriage and sat with his eyes closed, his expression calm, as if he was asleep.

The old man in the green robe also sat quietly on the side and did not speak.

From time to time, the carriage jolted gently and rolled forward.

The carriage galloped all the way, and the group walked for a long time, passing through several cities, and finally came to Fengcheng.

Entering the city, the carriage did not slow down in the slightest, and galloped all the way in one direction of the city, stopping a moment later in front of a courtyard gate.

Shi Mu flew out of the carriage and stood in mid-air, looking towards the courtyard in front.

A large area of the mansion in front of it is the Jin family's mansion, and the small courtyard in front of you is in a slightly remote place.

"Young Master Shi, it's here. The old man in the green robe jumped out of the carriage and said.

The young man Shi Mu nodded and also got out of the carriage.

The news of their arrival seems to have been told to the people of the Jin family in advance, and at this moment, a few people stood outside the courtyard to greet them, led by an old man in a golden robe, who seemed to be a housekeeper.

"Brother Jin, how is the situation now?" the old man in the green robe greeted him and asked.

"The situation is not very good, the lord is now holding on with a wisp of true qi, I'm afraid ...... It won't last long, but luckily you arrived in time. The butler said.

When the young man Shi Mu heard this, his body shook a little, but he immediately regained his composure.

"He's ......," the butler looked at the young Shi Mu.

"Yes, this is Young Master Shi Mu, take us in quickly. The old man in the green robe said a little anxiously.

The butler nodded and walked in with the two of them

The young man Shi Mu quietly clenched the fist in his sleeve, and a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes.

In mid-air, Shi Mu slowly followed, calmly looking at everything below.

The three of them walked through the two courtyards and came to a clean and elegant courtyard, where a strong smell of medicine came from the room.

"Young Master Shi, the master is inside. The old man in the green robe said.

The young man Shi Mu nodded and walked into the courtyard, but the housekeeper and the old man in the green robe did not follow.

He soon came to the hall, from which he could see a middle-aged man lying on the large bed in the bedroom, and a graceful and elegant woman serving beside him.

Hearing the footsteps, the graceful woman looked over, and her face showed a hint of strangeness, it was Aunt Zhen.

"Are you Shi Mu?" Aunt Zhen looked the young Shi Mu up and down and said.

The young man Shi Mu nodded and looked at the man on the bed.

The middle-aged man on the bed heard the voice, his body shook, and he turned his head with some difficulty.

In mid-air, Shi Mu's heart was shocked and he looked at the person on the bed.

The middle-aged man's face was withered, his cheeks were deep, and he had no trace of life, only a trace of brilliance in his dim eyes, and after seeing the young man Shi Mu, he seemed to light up.

"Mu'er ......" The middle-aged man's lips moved slightly, and he spit out two hoarse words.

Aunt Zhen's beautiful eyes flashed, and she slowly walked out of the back room and walked outside, without making a sound.

The young man Shi Mu showed a hint of complexity in his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and walked over.

The middle-aged man looked at the young man Shi Mu, and his eyes lit up again.

"You don't look much like me, you look more like your mother. The middle-aged man tried his best to smile and said with difficulty.

When the young Shi Mu heard his father mention his mother, his body stiffened, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, but when he saw the middle-aged man's current situation, he forcibly endured it again.

"Mu'er, I can ask whatever I want, don't worry. The middle-aged man saw Shi Mu's expression and asked.

"Okay, then let me ask, why did you leave your mother in the first place?" the young man Shi Mu asked in a deep voice.

The middle-aged man didn't answer immediately, looked up at the sky, and slowly spoke after a while: "I wasn't originally from that fishing village, and I can't even be regarded as a person from the Great Qi Kingdom. When he was young, he lived in a small mountain village on the border of Daqi and Dayanguo. Since childhood, I have liked to practice martial arts and make sticks, and I aspire to become a powerful martial artist one day...... When I was eighteen years old, I left the mountain village and started wandering outside......"

In mid-air, Shi Mu's eyes showed a look of surprise.

About his father, his mother never told him back then, and it turned out that his father's background was like this.

When the middle-aged man said this, he stopped, gasping slightly, as if speaking was already an extremely laborious thing for him.

When the young man Shi Mu saw this, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, but he still didn't say anything.

"In order to pursue martial arts, I have traveled a lot, and although I have endured a lot of hardships, I have also gained a lot...... My qualifications are not bad, and at the age of twenty-five, I finally reached the innate realm in one fell swoop. The middle-aged man paused for a while and continued.

At this, a hint of pride flashed in his eyes.

The young man Shi Mu showed a look of surprise in his eyes, and in the middle of the air, Shi Mu's eyebrows were also raised.

"At such a young age, you can reach the innate realm, and you are full of spirit. I got carried away for a while, forgot that the sky was high and the earth was thick, and I had a dispute with another innate master because of a trivial matter, and I started to do it. Although I was a little superior to him, I was killed, but the man fought back and wounded me badly, and I fell into the sea, where I drifted to the small fishing village where your mother was, and it was your mother who rescued me from the sea and brought me to the village. A hint of tenderness appeared in the middle-aged man's eyes.

At this moment, his face suddenly changed, he arched his body, and coughed violently.

The young man Shi Mu's face changed, and he couldn't help but walk to the bed.

The figure of Yihua, Aunt Zhen, the old man in the green robe, and the housekeeper appeared in front of the door outside the house at the same time.

The old man in the green robe looked anxious, and was about to walk inside, but was stopped by Aunt Zhen reaching out.

"Shirou wants to meet his son alone now, so don't go in and disturb them. Aunt Zhen's face was full of pity and worry, but she still took a deep breath and said.

"But ......," said the old man in the green robe, frowning.

"It's okay, I just gave him a Qingling Pill, and he will be fine for the time being. Aunt Jane said.

As soon as she finished speaking, the coughing in the room slowly stopped.

The three outside the room breathed a sigh of relief.

Aunt Zhen waved her hand, and the three of them walked into the distance.

Inside the room, the middle-aged man gasped for a while, slowly calmed down, and a flush appeared on his face.

"You...... If it's uncomfortable, it goes without saying. The young man Shi Mu said in a low voice.

"Let me continue, otherwise I may not have a chance in the future. The middle-aged man smiled and said.

At this point, his spirits seemed a little better.

In mid-air, Shi Mu's heart sank, this was the situation of returning to the light.

"She has always taken good care of me, and I have never met a woman as gentle as her, which makes me feel at ease. We soon fell in love and got married, and with you, that period was the happiest years of my life. The middle-aged man continued, a look of happiness in his eyes.

"In that case, why are you still leaving?" the young Shi Mu couldn't help but interject and asked.

"Although my family makes me happy, there is always one thing in my heart that I can't let go. The middle-aged man sighed and said.

"What's the matter?" the young Shi Mu couldn't help but ask.

"That serious injury, although I later recovered, my cultivation fell to the acquired realm. Although the days of having your mother and son have made me very satisfied, I have always wanted to return to the innate realm, and this desire is getting stronger and stronger. When you were three years old, I finally couldn't resist the idea of leaving the village. The middle-aged man said.

In mid-air, a complicated look appeared in Shi Mu's eyes.

It turned out that this was the reason why my father left.

For his father's choice, he didn't have much dissatisfaction and resentment at the moment.

As a fellow martial artist, he understands how great the temptation of power can be.

The corners of the young man's mouth twitched, but he didn't say anything.

"It's not easy to regain strength, I've been looking for a long time, but I still haven't found anything. In the end, due to fate, he came to Fengcheng Jin's house and met Yuezhen. Speaking of which, Yuezhen and I have never met before, and I accidentally saved her life a few years ago...... She had the opportunity to advance to the Innate Realm, but in order to help me recover, she gave up this opportunity, but unfortunately I couldn't recover my strength. Later, many things happened, and finally I joined the Jin family. The middle-aged man stated calmly.

The young man Shi Mu stood silently, his face expressionless.

Shi Mu slowly fell to the ground from mid-air and glanced at the young man himself.

At this moment, he clearly felt the emotions in the young man's heart, which was full of various emotions, and more importantly, contradictions.

"In order to pursue martial arts, I ruthlessly left your mother and son, and married someone else, which is even more unfortunate. I am not saying this to defend anything, let alone ask for your forgiveness, that you can see me before I die...... I'm already satisfied......" The middle-aged man's complexion slowly turned gray, and it became difficult to speak again.

"You...... Stop talking. The corners of the young Shi Mu's eyes twitched, and he spoke.

A hint of relief flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and his eyes looked at a cabinet next to the bed.

"You open the cabinet and take out the contents of it...... the middle-aged man said.

The young man Shi Mu was stunned and hesitated for a moment, but he still walked over, opened the cabinet, and took out a white envelope from inside.

"That's a letter of recommendation from the Kaiyuan Martial Academy...... It's a little bit of compensation for you...... You have to work hard to cultivate, don't waste this opportunity......" The middle-aged man's voice became lower and lower.

"Shi Lang......" A figure walked in briskly from outside, it was Aunt Zhen, and her face was full of tears.

There was also a girl next to her who was younger than the young Shi Mu, who was Shi Yuhuan.

"Yuezhen...... I owe you so much in this life...... After Mu'er and Yuhuan...... I'm going to leave it to you in the future......" The middle-aged man looked at Aunt Zhen and said slowly, raising his hand to caress Aunt Zhen's cheek.

His hand was halfway up, and suddenly he fell limply.

"Shilang ......" The sad cry sounded.

Although the young Shi Mu did not speak, two lines of tears also flowed from his face.