Chapter 21: The Death of Parting
After listening to his father's story, Shi Xuan also solved a lot of doubts in his heart, he thought of the heroic man Xue Longhai in his father's mouth, he risked his life to bring himself to this world, he owed this uncle too much, he didn't even know the existence of this uncle for more than ten years, and now when he left, he wanted to go to the mountains to pay respects.
The next day, Dad took Shi Xuan and the two into the back mountain, Dad was full of emotion, his thoughts seemed to go back to more than ten years ago, he thought of that powerful man again, his invincible momentum made him admire, one person fought the Demon King of the Mixed World, and finally killed him, he didn't even know his life and death when he escaped from the mountain.
On the side of a volcanic mountain, Shi Xuan's father and son were looking for traces of the past there, but the traces of the battle at that time had long been covered by terrifying volcanic lava, and even the big pit was filled with molten lava, and now it was black stone.
Shi Xuan knew that if the uncle who had run out of oil and dried up did not escape, it was estimated that he would be buried under this molten slurry, and he knelt there with a plop and bowed three times and nine times to pay tribute to this relative who was not afraid of death.
The father and son stopped here for a long time, and the father told him seriously about the battle situation at that time, Shi Xuan heard tears like rain, he knew that this clan uncle would probably be buried and there would be no possibility of survival again.
Daddy took out a quaint ring from his arms and gave it to Shi Xuan: "This is what Xue Longhai left for you, he called this thing called Na Ling, which can hold many things, and he left some things for you, you can't show this thing to others, otherwise it may be life-threatening", Dad gave Shi Xuan the Na Ling that he kept back then.
Shi Xuan looked at the ring carefully, he couldn't use it now, he was going to wait until later to study it slowly.
After searching for a long time, the two found nothing, and the father and son slowly returned to Stone Village.
That night, Shi Xuan had a dream, he dreamed that a majestic and powerful man was smiling at him, he was holding a heavy sword and facing the powerful demon king alone, spanning 100,000 miles of sword qi, killing countless demons, he looked at the baby in swaddling clothes gently, his heart was full of anticipation......
The next day, Shi Xuan got up early and walked in the village he was familiar with, greeted many villagers, and said goodbye to his friends, he was leaving for a distant place.
At the entrance of the village, Shi Chengyi and his wife looked at the child who was slowly leaving, the tears in Shi Xuan's mother's eyes were left at once, and Shi Xuan walked into the distance with the blessings of his parents.
Shi Xuan returned to Tianhai Garden, and Liu Ming, who was good friends with him, knew that this day was coming, and several years of brotherhood made them very sad, and several senior brothers said goodbye to him one by one, and Shi Xuan came to Tutor Su Li.
Su Li also knew that this was not his future, and knew that her beloved disciple was about to travel far away, she repeatedly advised: "As a disciple of Tianhaiyuan, you must stick to justice when you walk on the mainland in the future, and you must not do evil, although the sky in the distance is vast and boundless, but there are many dangers, you must be cautious at every step in the future, and you must be careful with your heart to prevent people", Su Li gave his last teaching.
"Disciple Shi Xuan remembered it in his heart, he would not forget the teachings of his master, and he would definitely uphold justice, promote good and eliminate evil when he walked in the future", Shi Xuan bowed his head and said goodbye to Su Li.
Looking at his distant figure, she seemed to see a genius blooming with strange brilliance on the continent, and a new world was about to come.
Next to a high-temperature furnace, Zhong Wei and Shi Xuan carried out the last spiritual forging, Zhong Wei was guiding on the side, Shi Xuan seriously realized, he knew that a good master could be met but not sought, and it was difficult to say whether he could meet someone like him in the future, he cherished Zhong Wei's every teaching.
In addition to talent, learning spirit forging also requires countless energy to constantly understand and improve, not a day or two can be learned, Zhong Wei told him again and again, let him be sure to pass on his spirit forging skills.
Shi Xuan said goodbye to a silver hammer that Zhong Wei personally forged for him, this hammer was enough for him to use the third order of spirit forging, and it could be regarded as the inheritance of the spirit forging master.
On the somewhat bleak street, a man and a woman walked side by side, both of them were a little silent, Yuan Caiwei, who used to be playful and lovely, was a little less active at the moment, Shi Xuan reached out to take care of her hair that was blown by the wind, looking at this silent girl, Shi Xuan was a little distressed, but he didn't know how to comfort him.
The two of them had been walking a long distance together, but they did not feel tired in the slightest, and if they could, they would keep walking.
They walked through many familiar places, and finally came to the banks of the Jia River, and the two of them sat on the bank of the river and felt the addition of some of this magnificent river, the boats came and went, the waves lapped against the riverbank, and the two felt the last time together.
"Cai Wei, do you know where this and the flow are going?" Shi Xuan broke the silence.
"I've heard people say that it seems to enter the sea when you go to a place in Canghai Town," Yuan Caiwei thought for a moment.
"Growing up so big, I haven't seen the sea yet, and I don't know what the sea looks like?" Shi Xuan grew up in the mountains and never thought about what the sea looked like.
"Maybe the people there will yearn for the mountains, they probably haven't seen our thousands of miles of rivers here," Yuan Caiwei quipped.
Shi Xuan looked at the girl in front of him seriously at the moment, although she was only twelve or thirteen years old and upright cardamom years, Yuan Caiwei had a delicate body and exquisite facial features, she must be a generation of beauties when she grew up, and at this moment Shi Xuan wanted to remember the person in front of her.
Looking at Shi Xuan's blazing gaze, Yuan Caiwei was a little shy, her eyes were evasive, and her face was flushed, adding a bit of charm.
Looking at Yuan Caiwei, who was a little evasive, Shi Xuan said: "I just want to engrave your appearance in my heart, and I hope that I will still be able to remember you even after a long time in the future."
Yuan Caiwei handed one of her personal pendants to Shi Xuan: "This little rabbit is my zodiac, if we all grow up in the future, we can recognize it through it."
Shi Xuan looked at this delicate little rabbit and held it tightly in his hand, and for a while the two were speechless again, Yuan Caiwei leaned on his shoulder and admired the magnificent Jiahe......
Early the next morning, Shi Xuan stood on the dock and waved goodbye to those brothers who came to see him off, he walked step by step to the huge boat, and disappeared from everyone's sight with the rolling river.
Shi Xuan rarely took a boat, and the journey for several days in a row made him a little dizzy, and he could only resolve it by meditating and practicing. This large ship would take them all the way to Canghai Town, a distant estuary of the sea, which was the hub connecting Hongyan Ridge and the mainland, from which Shi Xuan was ready to set out for the southwest of the continent to find the legendary Tianhua Sect.
Shi Xuan had taken a boat as far as a few small cities around Jiahe City before, but this time it was a long-distance trip for a few days, even with his Xuanmai Realm's cultivation, it was a little unbearable, and some people in the same boat were even more so, and the long-distance trip was not easy.
However, there are also many merchants who have been traveling from place to place for many years, and for them they are accustomed to this kind of wandering days, and for them, it is just a routine task.
During the day, Shi Xuan sat on the bow of the boat, looking at the rapidly receding mountains on both sides, the turbulent river, the river was deep, and the huge ship was like a leaf in the sea.
Shi Xuan has been going on for many days, and he doesn't know where he has arrived, the food on the boat is already difficult for him to swallow, and he has no appetite, looking at the endless river, he sighs that people are small, like ants in this vast world.
The weather has not been very good these days, and it has been raining on the big river, which is impossible in Jiahe City, the climate here has long been less hot than Jiahe City, and at this moment Shi Xuan felt a trace of cold breath.
The sky flashed and thundered from time to time, the rain poured down, there were many guests on the boat, crowded and damp, Shi Xuan felt the hardships of the long journey, but he always insisted, life is never a smooth road, this is just a small test for him to the future.
No matter how unpalatable it was, Shi Xuan still insisted on eating some food every day, otherwise his physical strength would decline, and it would be even more difficult for him to cope with the next journey.
That night, the heavy rain continued to fall, and there was no intention of stopping, and then a huge wind howled, and the river suddenly had huge waves, and the big boat tossed up and down, and some of the younger children on the boat were immediately frightened and cried, and the adults were also uncomfortable, and they could not sleep all night.
People were terrified to spend a difficult night, even those boatmen were worried about the operation of a night, by the dawn of the day, many people were tired and lay down, the night when the lights were very weak and there was heavy rain, it was impossible to see the situation on both sides of the strait, the slightest carelessness will hit the rocks on both sides, extremely dangerous.
This rainstorm lasted for several days, Shi Xuan obviously felt that the river water had risen rapidly in the past few days, and the waves were even more terrifying, just at noon on this day, everyone had just finished lunch, a huge wave of evil waves hit, the shocking waves directly overturned the big boat, and then the big boat was smashed by the terrifying waves, Shi Xuan and the others sat in the big boat and suddenly died, countless people screamed, helpless.
Shi Xuan grabbed the handrail tightly, the huge waves completely shredded the wooden boat, and all the people in the boat fell into the deep and turbulent river, many people were swallowed by the ruthless waves in an instant, and they didn't even let out a wail, Shi Xuan hugged a huge wooden plank beside him tightly, and he didn't let go, he knew that this was the only hope for survival.
He had no time to care, the bad waves hit one after another, the hull of the ship on the river completely collapsed, only a dozen people were lucky enough to grab a few relatively intact planks and drift with the waves, they faced this natural disaster in horror and resigned themselves to fate.
Shi Xuan didn't dare to relax his vigilance at all, he secretly ran his exercises, always ready to deal with all kinds of situations, the river here had become very wide, he estimated that this place should be close to Canghai Town, and the surrounding mountains had also become much lower, and they should be out of the range of Hongyan Ridge.
This is not the only disaster on the river, as some boat wrecks almost every few years, and if this happens, it almost means annihilation.
Inside the water. It was difficult for Shi Xuan to exert his aura, he could only rely on his physical strength to firmly hold the plank and drift on the huge evil waves, which would overturn him at any time, and he didn't know how long he had been drifting, he had spent a difficult night in the dark, this night, its arms were about to become numb, the aura in its body was about to be exhausted, the cold body was shivering, and the only thing that relieved him was that he had passed through the rainy area.
The next day, there were many debris planks floating on the surface of the river, only a few pieces were intact, Shi Xuan lay motionless on a plank and waited for the judgment of fate, at this moment the waves on the river had disappeared, the river became extremely wide, the surrounding mountains had long since disappeared, and the river had become slow.
Shi Xuan was exhausted and fell directly on the plank, he lost consciousness and drifted with the plank......
On a vast beach at the entrance of Canghai Town, a little boy was running happily on the beach barefoot, this time the high tide brought a lot of seafood, he was looking for something he liked along the beach, in the distance he saw some wooden planks and debris being rolled up on the beach, he ran over to watch, and when he walked to him, he almost cried in fright, there were at least a dozen corpses on the beach, all of them were people who were killed.
The child's cry was heard by his grandfather, who ran over and was also frightened when he saw the scene in front of him.
It was not the first time in his life that the old man had seen such a situation, and he had encountered it almost every few years, and he knew that another ship must be shipwrecked.
He pulled the child aside and began to check whether these people were still alive, several in a row were already swollen, he suddenly found Shi Xuan lying on a wooden plank, he tried hard to turn Shi Xuan over, but Shi Xuan was still holding on to the wooden board even though he was unconscious.
Feeling Shi Xuan's faint breath, the old man tied his plank with a rope and dragged Shi Xuan back with the child.
This is a small fishing village in Canghai Town, the old man took his grandson, on the bed, Shi Xuan was lying weakly, the old man covered him with a quilt, and his body was trembling.
The old man boiled a bowl of hot seafood soup and poured it into Shi Xuan, and it took him a long time before he slowly woke up.
The child on the side exclaimed, "Grandpa, big brother is awake."
Shi Xuan's mind was blank, he turned his head with difficulty to look at the old man and an innocent child in the room, at this moment the child smiled innocently, the old man came over and said, "Child, you woke up, our grandson picked you up on the beach." ”
"Grandpa, where is this?" Shi Xuan said with a faint breath.
"This is a small fishing village on the edge of Canghai Town, and we have been fishing for generations," the old man said peacefully.
Shi Xuan's mind was still buzzing, and he was terrified last night, "It's terrible, the boat we were on was smashed by the huge waves all at once, and everyone fell into the big river and died", Shi Xuan painfully recalled the previous disaster.
"The child is impermanent, he has his own destiny in the dark, this is everyone's destiny, you can survive, it means that God does not accept you, you have to live well", the old man enlightened him.
"Thank you, grandpa, thank you for saving me", Shi Xuan was grateful.
"You can rest well these days, and when your health improves, let my little grandson take care of you, and I have to go to the beach to try my luck", the old man asked the child to take care of Shi Xuan, and he went out alone with some fishing gear.
Shi Xuan looked at the short and dilapidated fishing house, and the innocent and lively children were curiously looking at the spirit armor that Shi Xuan had replaced and the silver hammer used for forging.
"Little brother, what's your name?"
"My name is Fan Ming, big brother, your clothes are so beautiful", the child said while pinching Shi Xuan's spiritual armor.
"This is called spirit armor, if you wear it on your body, the enemy won't be able to beat you, and when you grow up and still practice aura, you can also wear it when the time comes," Shi Xuan patiently explained to the child.
"Big brother, a few years ago, my father and mother went out to sea to fish and encountered a storm and never came back, now there are only two people left, my grandfather and I are old, I don't have the money to go to the school in the town to practice Reiki, but I also want to become a spiritual master", the child's immature voice made Shi Xuan a little sad, his eyes were filled with tears, this is also a poor child, he has lost his parents since he was a child, and the old grandfather doesn't know how long he can take care of him.
"Big brother, can I also become a spirit master?"
"As long as you are willing to work hard, you will definitely be able to do it in the future," Shi Xuan said as he looked at the child.
Before, Shi Xuan stayed on the ship for many days in a row, and suffered misfortune, he was so sleepy that he slept until night.
The night sky is full of stars, the sea breeze here is so strong that people can't open their eyes at night, the old man didn't come back until late, this time he was not very lucky, he went out for a long time and didn't reach any decent fish, so he got some small fish and shrimp.
He boiled it briefly, woke up the sleeping Shi Xuan, and served him a slow bowl, and Shi Xuan gulped down the hot fish soup.
"Child, the conditions of the fisherman's family are difficult, and I can't catch any fish when I'm old, so you can just order it," the old man said helplessly.
"Grandpa, it's okay, I'm also raised by a poor hunter, I know the hardships of life", Shi Xuan thought of his father.
"Listen to your grandson, his parents..."Shi Xuan stopped in the middle of speaking.
The old man's eyes suddenly moistened, "The child's life is hard, when Fan Ming was only three years old, his parents went out to sea to fish by boat, and they never came back, and I have been taking care of him alone for the past few years."
Shi Xuan didn't feel good in his heart, the old man said: "Don't say it, it's all fate in the past, as long as this child is safe for life", the old man stroked his grandson's immature face.
Shi Xuan recuperated at Grandpa Fan's house for three consecutive days, his body gradually recovered, and his face finally had a bloody color, and he and the old man walked on the beach, helping to find some seafood by the sea.
Although Shi Xuan rarely fishes, after all, he is young and energetic, and with his help, these two days can be regarded as a full harvest.
In his spare time, Shi Xuan sat under a tree and looked at the vast and boundless sea, the waves on the sea were magnificent and endless, this was the ocean he had longed for since he was a child, but at this moment he was not happy, this road was not peaceful, full of hardships and infinite dangers, and even almost died in the river.
The family of the Fan family who saved him was in poor conditions, and he has been trying his best to help in the past few days, and he even looked for spirit beasts everywhere to hunt and sell them in Canghai Town, earning some living expenses for his grandfather and grandson.
One day he came back from hunting outside, and heard a noise on the edge of the house, Shi Xuan hid behind the house to observe, and a big man was shouting at their grandfather and grandson at the moment, "Are you ready for the monthly money every month?
"I'm old, my son is dead, and now I can't even eat, I beg the uncle to leave us a way to live", Old Man Fan begged bitterly.
"Don't reason with Lao Tzu, you must be enough, otherwise you won't be able to beat you to death", the strong man reprimanded.
The old man had no choice but to give him what he had, "Damn, you call Hanako like this."
"I have so much left, not a single cent," the old man begged.
"If you don't make up enough next month, you will feel better", the strong man scolded and left.
Shi Xuan was furious, it seemed that no matter where he went, there were such moths that bullied the soft and feared the hard. He didn't show up, he kept quietly following behind him, and when he arrived at a hidden place, Shi Xuan jumped out to block the way.
"Oh, a little kid, what do you want to do, do you want to rob your uncle and me?" The big man saw that Shi Xuan was just a teenager, and he didn't take him seriously at all.
"Take out all the money you looted from the fishing village, and I'll keep your whole body", Shi Xuan looked at him.
"You are tired of living, go to death", the strong man took out a big knife, ran over and wanted to torture Shi Xuan, Shi Xuan used a few flame shackles to bind him firmly, and a blazing essence fire spit on his body, the strong man was calcined by his ruthless anger, and let out a miserable scream, in the end, only a pile of fly ash remained, Shi Xuan picked up all the gold coins from the ashes, and left without looking back.
Shi Xuan returned to the fisherman's house, and when the old man saw Shi Xuan coming back, he wiped away his tears and wanted to cover it up, but Shi Xuan said: "That hateful guy was killed by me, and he will not come again in the future", and after saying that, he handed over a bag of gold coins to the old man's hand.
"Son, you killed him?" the old man's hand trembled.
"He deserves it, and I hate this kind of person most in my life."
"Son, we are the ones who have troubled you, he is a gang of pirates in this town, if I knew that you were stupid to their people, I would not be able to spare you," the old man worried.
"Don't be afraid, no one will see me make a move, there are things I will bear, you can collect this money, if possible, let Fan Ming go to the academy in the town in the future to become a spirit master", Shi Xuan said.
The old man nodded, he knew that Shi Xuan had good skills, otherwise it would be impossible to hunt many powerful spirit beasts.
"Grandpa Fan, thanks to your care recently, my health is almost better, it's time to leave, you have to take care of yourself", Shi Xuan thought twice.
"Big brother, will you come to see me in the future?" Fan Ming looked at Shi Xuan.
"Yes, when I become stronger, I will definitely come back to visit you", Shi Xuan promised.
Shi Xuan said goodbye to his grandfather and grandson, and the two walked towards Canghai Town, which served as a hub to the mainland, and Shi Xuan could easily travel from there to the far southwest center of the continent.
Canghai Town is built on the seashore, the terrain is flat, there are many marine products here, there are some powerful families operating here, and they have many mercenaries who dive into the sea for them to obtain the precious spiritual materials in the ocean, these spiritual materials are expensive, and many merchants from other places come here to buy them, so that they can be sold to distant places.
There are also several large families that specialize in transporting goods or guests, and if you have the money, they can send you to many far-flung places.