Early morning.

Before dawn, the old man got up, and He Qing, who heard the movement, also stood up on the bed.

"Uncle Qing, I'll go open the door. ”

As soon as He Qing wanted to get out of bed, the old man waved his hand and said, "You can rest more, just bring me some breakfast later." ”

The old man picked up the teapot on the table, poured tea into his teacup, smiled, and said, "I don't know how recently, a few old problems on my body are no longer in trouble, I always feel a bit like going back to twenty years ago, and I can't finish my energy." ”

He Qing smiled slightly.

Liu Qing grabbed the shawl hanging on the wall, opened the door and left, He Qing closed his eyes and took a nap, and when the sky was already red, he also got up, walked to the stove and began to work, with the passage of time, there was also white smoke rising from the chimney of the hut.

After a busy period of work, He Qing stopped, covered the steamer, and waited for the time to come out of the oven, he walked to the table of the eight immortals, walked to the courtyard with the teapot, and poured the tea leaves inside next to the bamboo fence, where there were already a lot of old tea leaves, what made He Qing frown slightly was that the bamboo fence that was originally withered and yellow, because of these tea leaves that fell on the side, began to rejuvenate.

He Qing dug a pit with a shovel and buried the tea leaves deep underneath.

If there are people who know this thing, they will be surprised when they come here, this kind of tea that is no different from the appearance of ordinary green tea is called spiritual tea in the world of martial artists, and the tea contains abundant spiritual power, which is naturally invisible to the naked eye, but if it is placed in the palm of the hand and hooked with the spiritual power in the body, it can attract the spiritual power in the tea leaves, so as to cultivate.

How can anyone brew this spiritual tea as an ordinary tea?

Tyrannical creatures.

Because this thing is mainly produced on the border of the Evil Continent, so there are really not many people in the three southern continents who know it, even in the Evil Continent, if you want this kind of spiritual tea that can help people cultivate, you can only go to the border Wanji Gate to ask for it, and the price is high, this spiritual tea can only be used for the cultivation of martial artists, but because of the soft relationship of spiritual power, even beginner or even non-beginner spiritual martial artists can use it, so it is also known as the solid foundation Peiyuan elixir.

He Qing soaked this thing in water for Liu Qing to drink every day, and the effect was obvious.

The steamed buns in the house were already steamed, and He Qinggang wanted to take two of them and send them to Liu Qing at the gate, but he unexpectedly found that at the end of the path, Liu Qing, who was rickety, and another middle-aged man walked slowly.

"Qing'er!"

Liu Qing trotted over and whispered, "This is Liu Fan, the deacon of the clan." ”

He Qing said softly: "I've seen the deacon." ”

The middle-aged man glanced at He Qing and nodded casually, Liu Qing hurriedly welcomed the middle-aged man into the house enthusiastically, the latter frowned slightly, glanced at the impoverished house in his field of vision, Liu Qing hurriedly made a pot of hot tea, and handed it over very politely.

Liu Pan took the hot tea and sat down.

Liu Qing's expression was a little excited, his eyebrows and eyes opened, and he said with a smile: "Qing'er, the deacon said just now, there was news from the Quzhi Academy not long ago, your seed quota has not been canceled, as long as you want, you can go to the academy again." ”

Liu Pan observed the young man out of the corner of his eyes, and when Liu Qing finished speaking, the young man was not moved, which surprised him slightly.

"Ahem. ”

Liu Fan cleared his throat and said lightly: "Your seed quota was earned by yourself, so when you disappeared, Quzhi Academy was not canceled and still retained, but ......"

Liu Pan continued: "I came on the order of the three elders this time, He Qing, after the decision of the clan, with your current state, it is not suitable to go to the Quzhi Academy again, so the clan hopes that you can hand over the quota, and we will give you appropriate compensation." ”

Liu Qing calmed down and was a little stunned for a while.

"Oh. ”

He Qing just responded flatly.

Liu Pan frowned, who of the clansmen on the side couldn't see him was not respectful, and the young man in front of him was so plain and indifferent that he felt a little unhappy in his heart.

Liu Qing hesitated, and then asked, "That's ...... Deacon, I want to ask, is it possible to cure a situation like my Qing'er's family if I go to Quzhi Academy?"

Liu Pan said coldly: "The meridians of the whole body are broken, and it is impossible to recover." ”

Liu Qing was silent, and after a while, after Liu Fan's impatient look, he finally stood up, walked to the bed, unzipped the pillow, and after fumbling for a while, took out a piece of cloth folded into a square, he walked back to the table, turned the cloth layer by layer, and finally revealed the turquoise ring.

"Seed slots. ”

Liu Fan's eyes were fiery.

Any family in Baishan City, only someone who can reach the second-grade talent will be given a seed quota by the Quzhi Academy, and the Liu family, a big family, has three guaranteed places, if there are no three second-grade talents in the family that year, you can draw candidates to send the three people to the Quzhi Academy for assessment, four years ago, the two second-grade talents that were sure to be set have been decided, and in addition to them, Liu Changshan, who has the best talent, is the best third person, who would have expected that a second-grade talent could emerge from the side system, making all the calculations empty.

Liu Qing stared at the turquoise ring on the table, a smile appeared on his wrinkled face, as if he remembered that four years ago, because of this ring, the threshold of his dilapidated hut was almost broken by the people who came to congratulate him, not to mention those relatives of the side clan who were gradually drifting away, and even many clansmen in the inner family who did not know or only had a little connection were in an endless stream.

At that time, Liu Qing should have been the most beautiful time in his life.

He Qing also stared at the ring.

Success is also because of it, and defeat is also because of it.

Liu Qing looked at the ring stupidly, and then looked back at the young man standing behind him, struggling in his heart.

Liu Qing picked up the ring and handed it to Liu Pan tremblingly, and when the latter was about to reach out to take it, Liu Qing was still a little unwilling, and asked again: "Lord Deacon, really...... Is there really no chance of recovery?"

Liu Pan was impatient, and reached out to take the ring: "No!

When Liu Fan's finger touched the ring, Liu Qing shook his palm like an electric shock, held the ring tightly in the palm of his hand, and the green tendons on the dry palm were revealed, Liu Fan's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "Liu Qing!

"I didn't ...... Nope!"

Liu Qingcheng was terrified, but he said unusually bitterly: "I...... I just ......"

He Qing half-squatted down, looked at Liu Qing, and said softly, "Uncle Qing, what do you want?"

Liu Qing's face covered with the marks of time was full of struggle: "Qing'er, this place may be the last chance in your life, maybe, maybe, maybe you can recover your body if you go to Quzhi Academy, maybe ......"

He Qing shook his head and said with a smile: "Uncle Qing, it's impossible, and even if I go, I won't even be able to pass the assessment, isn't it a waste of this opportunity?" ”

Liu Fan's gloomy face softened slightly, and he snorted coldly.

Liu Qing's tightly clenched palms relaxed, he looked down at the young man in front of him, and said bitterly: "I know, but I ...... I'm really unwilling, I don't want you to live a lifetime like me, I've tasted all the hardships in the world for so many years, and I'm even thinking, if I worked hard to cultivate, would I be able to awaken my martial arts talent, then I wouldn't be so idle for a lifetime, Qing'er, in this world, there is no money, no power, no power, it's really nothing. ”

"I don't want to, I really don't want you to follow in my footsteps and live like me. ”

The smile on the young man's face slowly retracted, and he lowered his head.

Liu Qing held He Qing's palm with one hand, and said in a trembling voice: "Qing'er, let's try, let's fight, even if we fail, we have no regrets." ”

Liu Qing Huoran got up and shouted: "Presumptuous! This is the decision of the elders of the clan! How can you change it when you say it? Hand over the quota!"

Liu Qing's body shook subconsciously, but his expression was even more sad: "Qing'er, your life has just begun, you have to have money, you have to have power, you have to have power, you can not be bullied, you can not be called in exchange, you can be an upright person, let's fight, Uncle Qing hopes that you will fight again." ”

"I'm going to beg Chunchen, his father owes me a favor, he will agree for the sake of his father's face, this time, I will let Chunchen send you to the academy!"

Liu Qing looked at the young man with his head down, and said tremblingly, "Okay?"

He Qing still lowered his head.

"I really, really, I really hope that you can have a good life, get ahead, be able to have no worries about food and clothing in this life, not to mention being admired, but at least you won't look at people's faces again. ”

Liu Qing persuaded hard: "Try again, okay...... What?"

Liu Fan's expression on the side became more and more gloomy, he reached out his hand, forcibly pulled Liu Qing's finger away, and shouted angrily: "Give me the ring!"

Where is Liu Qing, who is mortal in the flesh, is the deacon opponent who has the strength to ascend to the court, the ring is taken off and held in the palm of Liu Fan's hand, Liu Qing is anxious, regardless of the sharp pain from his fingers, he hurriedly reached out to grab it, but was pushed away by Liu Pan and fell to the ground.

"Lord Deacon!"

Liu Qing quickly knelt on the ground and begged, "Give us back the ring, we really need this ring!"

He Qing's palm tightly pinched the corner of the stool on the side, and his nails dug into the wooden stool.

"Uncle Qing, get up. ”

He Qing's voice was a little strange, and he reached out to help the old man who was kneeling on the ground, but the latter refused to get up like a madman, begging bitterly.

The old man with his head buried in the ground couldn't see his expression clearly.

"We don't want this place, we don't want it. ”

He Qing grabbed the old man's arm: "Uncle Qing, you get up." ”

The old man clung to the ground, his fingernails leaving white marks on the hard floor.

Liu Fan, who had the ring in hand, glanced at the two people on the ground with cold eyes, and said indifferently: "This is a decision within the clan! You two can't change it, someone will send compensation when you turn around!"

Liu Pan couldn't help but snort coldly and scolded: "Liu Qing, are you stupid? A ring that is useless to you in exchange for stability and wealth for the rest of your life, such a good business will not be done, you deserve to fail in business back then, our Liu family has been chased to ask for debts for the first time in these years, and you Liu Qing is really not ashamed." ”

As if all his energy had been drained, the old man stood up with He Qing's support, his lips trembled, he wanted to say something, but in the end he swallowed the words in his mouth.

Liu Pan turned around and left.

It's just that before he crossed the threshold, his back suddenly felt cold, at this moment, he suddenly had a very strange feeling, this feeling, as if he was being targeted by some terrifying beast, his heart was shocked, he turned around slowly, and saw the young man with a long body staring at him, no joy or sorrow.

The young man's eyes were deep, and he said word by word: "Leave the ring." ”

Liu Fangang wanted to drink subconsciously, but a trembling feeling from life suddenly surged in his heart.

The voice of the young man who stood still was very soft, but it sounded like thunder in his ears to Liu Fan, and the sound penetrated his soul.

"I can give it, but you can't rob it. ”