Chapter 9: The Beginning of the Troubled Years
Ah Man sat on the ground, he was about to break through the eighth level, he never expected Xiao Man to do this. The power in the lotus seed was too strong, and the eighth-level shackles were opened in an instant. This force was unstoppable, and it didn't stop rushing all the way to the ninth level. The ninth level was also broken, and he reached the wind riding period. Ah Man panicked and broke through so much, the foundation must be unstable, and he frantically compressed this force, because his compression realm no longer rushed up, and even began to fall down. A voice sounded in his head: "Yes, I didn't get carried away by the power, otherwise the road in the future will be difficult, you like this, I will teach you a compression method to be faster and stronger, otherwise you can't press the ninth level, let alone break through the ninth level and a half, that is a crucial step." Then Aman began to compress according to the experience taught by the old man, and it was simple to say, that is, to spin. Once it rotates, the force will automatically throw out some large impurities, leaving only the small and pure ones, which saves a lot of effort. Soon, Ah Mancong Chengfeng fell to the ninth level of consummation, he was not satisfied, and continued. At the beginning of the ninth level, it was finally impossible to suppress it. From the process of falling from the wind to the ninth level, he felt a slight abnormality, which may be the opportunity of the ninth and a half levels.
Ah Man opened his eyes and found that Xiao Man's big eyes were looking at him. "Brother Man, you're awake. Looking at Xiao Man, he really didn't know what to say. "Xiao Man, don't do this in the future. I know you're doing it for my brother's good, but it's dangerous, you know? He carried the nodding Xiaoman on his back and walked all the way out. "Brother Aman, you see there are still two left, just one for each of us. I know you want to keep all the good stuff to me, and you've been doing it for as long as I can remember. Actually, you don't want any of the three. But if you want to go out, you need it more. If you don't know, you might eat another one one day. If you feel embarrassed, then you will be great in the future, can't you just help me find a more powerful one?" "Okay, then I'll take this one, and my brother will help you find a better one in the future." "Well, that's good. Anyway, I'm still young, so I can't use it now. Brotherhood is heartwarming. When the two of them walked out, they saw that the village chief was waiting for them, and when everyone came out, the two of them came out last. The village chief glanced at the flame markers on the heads of the two of them, and without asking anything, he smiled, it was obvious that he had seen something. "Let's go, everyone is still waiting for us to eat something delicious. After speaking, he led these children to the martial arts arena, and every time the Fire Festival was held, everyone would have a big meal together. Because the martial arts arena is large enough, the location is chosen in the martial arts arena. Before it arrived, a group of little guys were about to drool out of the fragrance, and Xiaoman was not tired of smelling the fragrance, and jumped off his brother's back. "Rush, eat something delicious. After saying that, he pulled Ah Man and ran forward, and the rest of the children also ran, the scene was not spectacular. The village chief laughed, it's good to be young, full of energy. Xiaoman quickly found his father and mother, sat down and started eating. Why does my father keep staring at him and laughing? It's strange, and so is my mother. Ah Man also walked over, sat down, and called out to Daddy. This time, his father finally couldn't help laughing, "Okay, my Yan Heizi gave birth to two good sons, and I can be recognized by Lord Yan Soul." Okay!" Xiao Man didn't care about this, he opened his bow left and right, and his mouth was full of oil. This kid is really good to his brother, and when he saw that his brother didn't eat it, he handed over a chicken leg. "Brother Aman, you eat. "Xiaoman, you can eat, I can't eat it." That lotus seed still has the power to emanate, and I can't eat it now. Xiaoman blushed. "In this way, I knew that it would be better for you to eat later, and now you can't eat so many delicious foods. After saying that, he smiled embarrassedly. "Everybody be quiet. The village chief walked to the stage. "Today is a happy day, and whether a village can get together or not depends on today, so everyone is open to eat and drink. There is also a great joy for the village, Ah Man and his brothers have been recognized by Lord Flame Soul, and our village will rise in the future. Cheers, everyone!" The crowd responded. Then it gets even more lively. In the evening, everyone set up a bonfire, singing and dancing. It wasn't until late at night that the drunken adults and the round-bellied children returned home.
The next day the volcano disappeared and the place where the volcano rose was restored as if nothing had happened. As the volcano disappears, the weather begins to cool. Xiaoman slept until he woke up naturally, stretched comfortably, he found that it was very strange today, his father and brother did not wake him up. I haven't seen anyone, so I won't leave again. I went to the kitchen and looked at the pot and left him with food, which should not have left. After eating, he sat at the door and waited for them, and after a long time, they returned.
"Daddy, why did you go?"
"Xiao Manniang and your father, they went to your second grandfather's house, and your second grandfather said that you have reached the age of three and can practice martial arts, and you will have a hard time in the future. ”
"Cut, I'm not afraid, he used to beat me, and I wasn't afraid. ”
"It's worthy of being my son, just don't be afraid. Little Barbarian Niang wants to tell you something, mother.... And your dad may be gone again in two days. When Xiao Man heard this, he suddenly became wilted. In the past few days with his father and mother, he has lived a very happy and happy life, but this happiness is very short-lived. Maybe my father and mother have a hard time. Thinking of this, he forced a smile, at least he couldn't let his father and mother worry. "Daddy, go ahead, adults have adult affairs, I will learn martial arts with my second grandfather at home, and when I become very powerful, I will go to you and bring you back." After saying that, he smiled, but the laughter was a bit fake. After all, his mother couldn't hold back, and threw herself into his father's arms and sobbed, and it was this little son that they owed the most. His father also had red eyes, and he didn't let the tears flow. It is in response to that sentence, who said that the iron man is not tender, this child is sensible and distressing. The atmosphere of parting hung over the village, and only a few people did not have to leave. I don't know if they are lucky or unlucky. After lunch, Xiaoman was called away by the village chief. Xiao Man followed the village chief all the way to the foot of the back mountain before stopping. The village chief asked him: "Xiao Man, do you know why you practice martial arts, do you know how to practice martial arts, and how do you divide martial arts?" Xiao Man tilted his head and thought for a while before replying: "I practice martial arts in order to become strong, and my family is no longer separated, so I don't know how to practice martial arts." A few days ago, I heard my dad say that one to nine levels, and then ride the wind. I don't know any further. ”
"Listen up, martial arts practice is practice, and what you said is not wrong, but there is still a realm ahead. One is meticulous and the other is subtle, and when you thoroughly master these two realms, you will be able to feel the flow of qi. After that, they can be absorbed, stored, and used for you. That's the way to get started, and my method will be hard, can you stand it?"
"I will definitely be able to withstand it, I have to become strong to protect my mother, protect my family, protect my second grandfather, and protect the village. "Very well, remember what you said, now here we go, hell is going to open for you. After speaking, he took the first step into the back mountain, and Xiao Man also walked in, and as soon as he entered, the light immediately became a lot darker, and as they went deeper, the light continued to darken. Finally the village chief stopped, at this time Xiao Man could only see a small area nearby, only a few meters away, he didn't understand what the village chief wanted to do. "Xiaoman, now I want you to run here with all your might, and if you fall, get up and run again. But if you don't run with all your might, I'll beat you. After speaking, he raised the chicken blood vine in his hand that he didn't know where to take it out. Yes, it's the one that often beats him, but Xiaoman doesn't understand very much, if he runs up, will he catch up with me at the age of the second grandfather, let alone beat me. Thinking of this, he smiled. Soon he realized that he was overthinking. Xiao Man spread his legs and started running, and the village chief followed behind, did he remind him to hurry up and hurry up. If it's a little slower, it's a "snap". Xiao Man didn't understand, how could such a young age run so fast? Thinking of this, he looked back with some curiosity, and was startled by this look. I saw that the village chief followed him very leisurely, obviously he didn't run, and from time to time he walked like a walk, but he could easily follow him. I don't know, I think I've hit a ghost. The village chief noticed that Xiao Man was looking at him and smiled at Xiao Man. From Xiao Man's point of view, he can only see a mouthful of white teeth and a stick that follows. "Just look, who slowed you down. "It's bitter.
It was dark and not in the middle of winter, and if it ran a little faster, it could not see what was on the ground and the branches that stood out from time to time. Just thinking about it, I didn't see a protruding stone on the ground, and I couldn't help but cry out. Because he ran too fast, he didn't stop, and flew forward in the posture of a hungry dog, and the large and small stones on the ground hit his head full of bags. The village chief saw this scene clearly, Xiao Man got up and rubbed the bag on his head, he thought that the village chief would come over to comfort him, who knew that the comfort had not yet arrived, what he was waiting for was a merciless whipping. "Get up and run. The stick hit Xiaoman's body again. What is Xiao Man thinking now? This is not the second grandfather, this is probably a devil. Oops, the dead old man is so ruthless. was beaten by the village chief while running. After running for a long time, there was no one behind him to hit him, and he was running slower and slower, and he didn't know how long he had been running. Now he was covered in sweat, as if he had been fished out of the water, and he did not stop, and continued to run, because the village chief did not call to stop. The village chief followed behind and didn't speak, he also wanted to see where the limit of this stinky boy was, who knew that he had watched it for a long time. Finally, Xiaoman couldn't stand it anymore, he couldn't run and fell to the ground, and after trying hard for a long time, he didn't get up. "Get up on your own, and today's training is over. Xiao Man struggled several times, and finally got up. The village chief walked back with him, and after walking for a long time, he picked up Xiaoman and strode away. Walking to the outer village chief, he picked a lot of herbs, and Xiao Man was already tired and asleep on his back.
By the time they came out of the mountain, the sun had already set. It was dark before they got home. Put Xiaoman on the bed first, turn around and go out to boil a bucket of hot water and pour it into the basin, strip Xiaoman naked and throw it in, the little guy is really tired, so he won't wake up. Ignoring him, the village chief set up a jar on the fire, and the jar was filled with water. Several herbs were thrown in at different times, and soon there was a burst of medicinal smell. Soon the water was boiled, and the village chief pinched the time to throw the last herb into it. After boiling for a while, the whole tank of water turned dark green, and he turned out the heat with one hand in the tank to test the temperature, and after the temperature dropped a little, the village chief nodded. turned around and picked up Xiao Man, who was soaking in warm water, and then threw Xiao Man into the tank, the temperature difference was too big, Xiao Man immediately woke up, "Ahhh "Soak it well, it's all good for your body. "It doesn't matter if you don't say it, as soon as I heard him, Xiaoman looked at the tank of water, and his face turned blue, just like the color of this tank of water. This vat of medicinal herbs, it is really a compliment to say that it is a medicinal herb, no matter how you look at it, it is almost like a vat of poison. The dark green color bubbles up from time to time, and the demon can't match it. Poison, poison for sure. "Second grandfather, I will definitely listen to you in the future, don't poison me, okay, I'm going to be poisoned, who will honor you in the future." The village chief lit a pot of cigarettes and laughed as he smoked. "It doesn't seem to be hot, and it's a lot of words to add fuel to your fire. Then he lit the fire below. As soon as it was lit, the village chief went into the house and got a piece of cloth. "Come and bite, save yourself when it hurts later. Xiaoman obediently took the cloth and put it in his mouth. Now he is not going to be reckless at all, and nine times out of ten he says these things are true. Originally, the water temperature was quite high, and after this heating, the first thing he felt was not hot, but pain. At first, it was okay and bearable, but slowly it became more and more painful, and soon it reached the limit that he couldn't stand it, just like boiling a frog in warm water, but Xiaoman is still very different from a frog. The pain on his side stacked up so quickly that he couldn't shout if he wanted to, so he could only widen his eyes, bite the cloth in his mouth, and his head was instantly covered with sweat, flowing down as if he didn't want money. He wanted to struggle twice at first, but the pain came so quickly that he was convulsed and convulsed, and now his body was shaking involuntarily. "Xiaoman, don't hold back, these medicines are used to lay the foundation and broaden the meridians, the longer you endure it, the higher your achievements will be in the future, if you can't even bear this pain, don't practice martial arts, it's to protect your mother and protect the village in the future." Xiao Man didn't tremble so much when he heard this, but the cloth in his mouth bit tighter. The second grandfather was right, he told me at the beginning, the future will be difficult, I have to endure this pain, I want him to know that I can, I will become stronger, I may protect everything I want to protect.
Slowly, he was able to control his body, he no longer trembled, but his mouth was a little bitter, he didn't know it, his gums were bleeding into his mouth because he was too hard. The village chief is controlling the heat, if the fire is too big, he will take it off and add a little small, and the color of the water in the tank is changing, from the dark green at the beginning to green, and then it will continue to fade, and soon the green will disappear and the water in the tank will become clear water at the beginning. The village chief did not let Xiaoman come up, but continued to boil, and soon the water changed color again. It slowly turned black from the clear water, but it was only a little black and didn't change again. The village chief waited for a while and there was no change, so he took Xiao Man out.
Put Xiaoman in the bathtub at the beginning. Xiaoman is now like a boiled shrimp, except for the neck, his whole body is red. I spit out the cloth and wash it carefully. The village chief went to dispose of the tank of water, and the village chief took a closer look at it as he poured the water. It is true that the water is not very dark. This kid has so little impurities in his body, but it's a good thing. This vat of medicine can only be borne by his father at the age of five, and this stinky boy can hold it at the age of three. You can't tell him this, or you'll have to pull my beard. After dealing with it, he led the washed Xiaoman back to his own house for dinner.