Chapter 98: Phase I

"Bang, bang, bang......"

The crisp and rhythmic sound of impact echoes in this small space.

A young man with a delicate face holds a knife in his hand, his eyes are focused, and he swings the knife smoothly and rhythmically, processing all kinds of ingredients in front of him. And behind the young man, there stood a kind old man, with a slightly vicissitudes of life, but with a tall body, no matter how you look at it, there is a sense of disobedience, and coupled with the strange light that occasionally flashes in those cloudy eyes, emmm...... The result is an eerie picture.

As for why this is the case? That goes back to yesterday......

Li Ming walked in the forest, waving his arms from time to time, cutting through the weeds and branches that occasionally naughtily blocked the road, and kept complaining, "Will anyone really want to live here?" Do you live to find sin?! Damn, I'm not going to be fooled by those old men......"

The words of the old men of the family flashed through his mind,

"Xiao Ming...... We're glad to see that you've put up such a lot of determination, but none of our paths are suitable for you, and it's hard to give you any guidance in cooking...... But in that vast forest, there lives a true sage, go and where you will find your future...... After coming back, I can really carry the banner of the family's rise......"

Li Ming recalled these words, "Damn, the words are mysterious and secretive, and I always feel that I am fooling people......"

But thinking of the mention of that sage, the admiration and respect that flashed in the eyes of those old men, as if they were not fake, Li Ming hesitated a little, and finally continued to move forward,

"If they're fooling me, just wait for me......"

The overlapping trees shade the clouds and cover the sun, the winding roads are around, and all kinds of unknown flying insects fly around one after another, and the dim environment is more and more irritating, but here it is the true sentence, "The mountains and rivers are doubtful, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village." Li Ming only now truly understands the essence of this sentence, which is not an exaggeration, but a fact.

Passing by the corner in front of you, the dim environment suddenly brightened, the warm sunlight shone on the lake in front of you like a mirror, the empty plain, the breeze blowing, and the unknown grass faintly lurking, as if welcoming the arrival of guests.

"Hiss......"

Li Ming couldn't help but gasp, looking back, it was a dark and shady woodland, and in front of him, there was a plain with an open perspective.

"Although I have long heard the old man boast about how good the environment is over there, I didn't expect it to be so good, and it is a world of difference from what I just experienced...... Nature is amazing...... No, maybe it's a man-made miracle or maybe it'......"

Thinking about it, Li Ming walked into this plain, and when he looked at it, the hut standing by the lake was too obvious, and naturally, the direction of progress was determined.

"Knock, knock, knock......"

Li Ming knocked on the door, "May I ask anyone?" ”

After waiting for a while, Li Ming found that there was still no movement in the hut, "Strange, the characteristics are so obvious, I should be right, those old men didn't fool me, that so-called sage should live here, no one?" Is it out......"

Li Ming thought about it, it's rare to run such a long mountain road, just take a rest here, by the way, wait a minute, if you don't wait, hum......

Sitting on the grass by the lake, Li Ming looked at the calm lake, his thoughts gradually drifted away, and he didn't know what happened to the smoke and rain? Unconsciously, he had long been accustomed to that white shadow, and now he had been separated for a few days, but it was like a world away. If this trip goes well, soon, I'll be able to ...... Wait for me......

The exhaustion along the way came up, and the boy was immersed in dreams, and the sun shone on his delicate face, flashing with dazzling light.

…………

I don't know how long it took, Li Ming opened his eyes in a daze, the sky was already completely black, the bright stars hung in the night sky, and a crescent moon leaned obliquely to the side.

"Hmm...... How long have I been asleep, how dark it is......"

The sparse voice next to the "Boom" attracted Li Ming's attention, and the young man turned his head and saw a tall back, the slightly dim moonlight shining on the naked upper body, and the distinct muscles reflected in the young man's frightened eyes.

As if sensing the youth's sobriety, the tall figure turned around and grinned,

"You're awake......"