Chapter 43: The Old Man
A turmoil seems to be over, but it only suffers those small forces, and the head of the family only gets a funeral fee when he dies, and he doesn't even give an explanation. After all, the two major forces involved, one is the Zhulu Academy vigorously supported by the empire, and the other is the second largest family in the empire, neither of them can be offended, and they can only swallow the bitter fruit.
Jiang Hai's information was easy to get, and someone caught the attention of Jiang Hai's family, but I heard that the Feng family suffered a big loss in Jiang Hai's village, and there was a top master guarding it. Some people hurried to the village without believing in evil, and before they entered the village, they gave a breath of alcohol to the air, and a voice came out: "If any outsiders come to disturb the old man's practice, there will be no forgiveness." ”
After the news came out, the turmoil stopped completely, because the elder of the big family said: "It turned out to be him!", and then ordered "All the people of my clan are not allowed to enter the vicinity of the Hengshui River, and those who violate the order are expelled from the family." ”
Everyone speculated about the origin of this person, but they didn't dare to go again, and the turmoil was completely calmed down and only waiting for time to wash.
Wangsheng Mountain is also called the Mountain of Death, and there are only a few ancient books that record the specific saying, and it is said that some people have seen the afterlife here, and some people have the secret of reincarnation.
Jiang Hai's life was extremely depressed. As the old man said, seven or eight days passed, and the body did not react at all, so he had to count the stars and the sun to pass the time. The night was fine, the stars were enough for him to count the night until he fell asleep, but it was much more difficult during the day, and there was only one sun no matter how he counted.
So Jiang Hai began to shift the target again, counting the leaves above his head. "Huh, four hundred and fifty-seven! There are a few more leaves than yesterday, they should have just grown young leaves!"
It was really boring, and he hadn't spoken since the first day the man had spoken to the man. There was no movement except for the wind and grass, not a single beast was seen, not even insects and birds, why is that?
While Jiang Hai was thinking wildly, a tender green rattan slowly stretched out in front of Jiang Hai, which really scared him, what the hell is this?
When he saw that there was a green aura above, there were drops of yellow-orange-orange liquid, and he was relieved, this must be something from the senior. His nose also smelled a special smell, this is honey! After not eating for several days, he only felt that the roundworms in his stomach were about to move.
Knowing that this is honey, and it is a special honey, it must be that the seniors are afraid that their bodies will not be able to stand it and feed him. It's just that this kind of feeding method is the first time Jiang Hai has seen it, and he opened his mouth and waited for the honey to drip down.
It's just that half a day has passed, and the honey has not dripped yet, and it is still hanging on the rattan.
"I said, senior, are you fishing? The problem is that the fish can't move!" Jiang Hai shouted helplessly.
"Can't really move? No, you didn't work hard!" his tone was still vicissitudes of life but infinitely vibrant, but his tone was very flat.
"Forget it, I'll continue to count the leaves. Since he didn't want to feed himself, Jiang Hai didn't ask for help, and pretended to be indifferent.
"Oh, then I'm leaving. The old man also simply shut up. This time Jiang Hai heard clearly, he was in the direction of his feet and not far away.
Jiang Hai waited for a long time and didn't hear any movement, so he had to speak: "Senior, senior, do you want to give me a drop?"
It was just that there was silence all around, and the old man seemed to have really walked away. Only this rattan was still three feet away in front of Jiang Hai and never withdrew. "I ...... It's really playing with me!"
The honey yellow-orange orange hangs from the tip of the rattan, and it seems that it is going to drip but it is not dripping.
Originally, he hadn't eaten for a few days, and the color of the honey was still so attractive, more durable than gold in the sun, Jiang Hai only felt that his saliva flowed involuntarily.
"Eat him, eat it," a voice in his head reminded him.
Under Jiang Hai's gaze, the rattan actually trembled, and from Jiang Hai's field of vision, a lot of yellow, orange and orange juice flowed out, all of which were honey. Seeing this, Jiang Hai seemed to hear the protest of his stomach, "Coo." ”
The old man is nearby, so you don't have to think about it. It's just that Jiang Hai doesn't know what his purpose is, and now all his attention is on drops of honey, in addition to the natural honey flavor and bursts of floral fragrance.
"Eat it, eat it," Jiang Hai said to himself over and over again. This is the belief of foodies, and it is also the consideration of Jiang Hai's perseverance. Little by little, a trace echoes in the mind, and then to the meridians and acupoints of the body, and finally a very small particle is generated, and the particles flow in the body and are active, which is true qi.
His dry body actually generated True Qi under the effect of telekinesis, although it was very insignificant, but it was a good start.
He used all his strength, and he endured the pain all over his body, first trying to move his fingers, if it was difficult to stand up without the support of his palms, or to reach the honey above.
It was an extremely slow and painful process, and even though he diverted his attention, even though he meditated on the Heart Sutra, the pain was still on his face.
It was almost crowded, beads of sweat on the tip of the nose and forehead, the hair was also wet, and the teeth on the cheeks were creaking with hard bite. The meridians of the neck rose up, like taut rubber bands, and after a while, green tendons appeared under the eyes, and the appearance was hideous.
It was under this pain that Jiang Hai's middle finger finally moved, although it only moved slightly, but it was a great success. Like a ray of light in the dark, it represents hope.
But that wasn't enough, he didn't stop because of this, and he had to continue to work hard. Because the honey at the front of the rattan has become sharp, which is the trend that is about to fall, but it is only a little bit worse. This is a reward given by the old man, but just moving your fingers is not enough to get the fruits of victory.
At this moment, he knew the old man's intentions, but Jiang Hai didn't need encouragement or encouragement. He will stick to what he believes, because the only time he gave up made him regret it to this day, and it is an eternal pain in his heart.
He rushed towards a higher level of victory. The index finger and ring finger also moved, and then the five fingers of the right palm were all able to move, another victory.
He was already exhausted, but he didn't stop, but arched his five fingers to support the ground, and although his five fingers trembled, his eyes were full of determination.
Although the old man not far away had his eyes closed, a smile appeared on his face, "This kid is really good, I want to see how far you can go." ’
The hand held the ground, and it took a long time to completely stabilize it, and the next thing was to use the strength of the waist and abdomen. It seemed to be as difficult as fighting for the dominance of the body, but Jiang Hai still did it, but it took a long time.
The drop of honey in front of him fell into Jiang Hai's mouth under the control of the old man.
Sweet, incomparably sweet, yes the taste of honey itself, but also the joy of victory. Streams of warmth poured into Jiang Hai's belly, and everywhere he went, it was extremely warm. This honey is really extraordinary, just a drop makes Jiang Hai's dry body change, and the grains of true qi gather into a small warm current to nourish his body.
Seeing that there are still twenty drops on his head, if he swallows them all, I don't know what kind of effect it will be, repair all the damage, and secretly hurt it? Jiang Hai thought in reverie.
He relied on perseverance to straighten up and press towards the rattan step by step. There is still a distance of about a foot to reach the top, which is not something that can be obtained by sticking out his tongue, and even if he can get there, he will not do it, because he has to surpass himself to the extreme.
The triple test of body, perseverance, and spirit, even the old man couldn't bear Jiang Hai's guilt, and secretly lowered the height of the rattan, as long as Jiang Hai stretched out his tongue, he could lick the honey.
Although Jiang Hai felt the change in the position of the rattan, he did not do what the old man thought, but reluctantly bent his hips and legs again and again, trying to sit up completely, although he failed again and again, he tried again and again.
This made the old man open his eyes and look at Jiang Hai silently, his face was full of nervousness, and he clenched his fists with Jiang Hai's movements, which was shouting for him. "Come on, little one, if you can get through this, your name will be written on this world sooner or later. ”
Looking at Jiang Hai's efforts again and again, he seemed to see the former Chen Jun, who was so resolute when he was so old, this is in the same vein!
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With the passage of time, Jiang Hai finally sat up, and the pain in his body was finally the customer service, and now the pain in his legs and buttocks was nothing.
All he had was excitement, the joy of victory on his face, although there was still a hint of force. He reached out and grabbed the unknown rattan stick, and greedily sucked the honey on it. This is the fruit of the victor, it is very sweet and delicious, and after sucking it, he lies on his back with his hands on the ground, and his eyes sweep around as he gasps for breath, and he is looking for the senior.
Directly in front of him, a white-haired old man sat with his back to the river and sea, and there was a three-foot-thick tree on his right hand, and the green vines on the tree were coiled like a green dragon hibernating. And the old man's right hand rested on Qingteng, and one of the rattan could float in the air.
"Senior, senior!" Jiang Hai shouted, he longed for the old man to turn back and see the true face of his life-saving benefactor.
"What's the howl, the old man is not dead yet!" the old man suddenly replied, completely blocking Jiang Hai's next words.
"The old man is fortunate to have accumulated some coffin books, all of which are wasted for your kid, and you will get out of the house after a few days of rest, I can't afford to support you!"
"Hmm, senior, where should I go?" Jiang Hai asked.
"And where do you most want to go now?"
Jiang Hai also thought about going there the most, Zhulu Academy, he is in the academy now, but he can't show up. Looking for revenge on the Zhao family? It seems that he has caused them a lot of small losses, so where do you want to go?
"I want to go home!" Jiang Hai said the answer in his heart, home is the warmest harbor, and it will never be closed to you at any time. And now he has an 'injury' and needs a home to heal.
"Alright, I'll send you home when the wingless queen bee honey is done. ”
"Wingless Queen Bee Honey, what does it feel so powerful!" Jiang Hai said ignorantly, in fact, he also wanted the old man to turn around
"Get out of ......" The old man was so angry that he had a good temper, but he still didn't look back.