West of Changxiang City, Chen Family Mansion.

In the backyard, a thin figure was constantly waving his fist at a wooden stake, even though his naked upper body was already covered with sweat and both fists were red, he still endured the pain and practiced his fists over and over again.

On the stone bench beside him sat a little girl with a small mouth, and the little girl looked at the cousin in front of her who didn't listen to her persuasion and still took care of herself, and could only sulk on the side.

The boy who kept practicing boxing was the only son of Chen Yanchuan, the head of the Chen family, named Chen Xuanqi, and the other little girl was Chen Ling, the daughter of Chen Yanchuan's brother Chen Yanbao. The Chen family was also one of the best families in Changxiang City before, Chen Yanchuan's father Chen Yu had a friend of life and death who was a monk of the Yue Huazong of the sect to which Changxiang City depended, and his cultivation was already in the contemplation period, which made the Chen family's business in Changxiang City smooth sailing, and made many competitors who wanted to fight the Chen family's idea give up their ideas.

But the good times didn't last long, after the position of the head of the family passed into Chen Yanchuan's hands, Chen Yu's old friend unfortunately fell when he went out on a mission to the sect, and the news spread to Changxiang City, causing a sensation. The Wu family, the biggest competitor of the Chen family, waited for the opportunity to move, and snatched more than half of the Chen family's industry in just a few months, the Chen family dared not speak out, because the Wu family also had three clansmen worshipping under the Yue Hua Sect, and the three of them were all congenital stage cultivators, in the past, the Chen family had a strong person in the concentrating period as a backer, and the Wu family certainly did not dare to act rashly, but now the Chen family has lost its biggest reliance, and the three congenital masters have become the strongest means of the Wu family.

In order to preserve the last inheritance of the family, Chen Yanchuan decided to dedicate the Chen family's heirloom spirit weapon to an elder of Yue Huazong, so that Chen Xuanqi could worship his disciples as a disciple, hoping that this would make the Wu family have some scruples, and also hoped that Chen Xuanqi would do something in the future. The elder of Yue Huazong agreed to accept apprentices, and promised to come to the door to accept apprentices in three days, and today is the day when the elder came to pick up Chen Xuanqi and return to the sect.

Chen Xuanqi's boxing method is a collection of the Chen family's collection of a bone-quenching period of the introductory boxing method, called "Back Mountain Boxing", suitable for beginner monks to practice, can make the bones and muscles of the whole body more refined, Chen Xuanqi is just ten years old this year, if it weren't for the fact that Elder Yue Huazong accepted the benefits and made an exception to accept apprentices, he would still need to wait two years to participate in the apprenticeship ceremony held by Yue Huazong in Changxiang City.

"Brother Xuanqi, can you rest for a while, hasn't that Situ Immortal already agreed to accept you as an apprentice?" Chen Ling felt a little sorry for this cousin, before the family accident, Chen Ling had always been Chen Xuanqi's little follower, and Chen Xuanqi also doted on this lovely cousin very much.

Chen Xuanqi didn't divert his attention, his eyes were still staring at the stake in front of him, and said: "Ling'er, you don't understand the current situation of the family, if I don't work hard, even if I enter Yue Huazong, our Chen family will be swallowed up by the Wu family, only by Yue Huazong's attention, can I let the family receive protection." ”

Although Chen Xuanqi is only ten years old, he has followed Chen Yanchuan all over the six cities in the south of the Yangtze River since he was a child, and what he has heard and seen has made his mind much higher than that of his peers.

When Chen Ling heard the words "Wu family", his little face showed an expression of disgust, and said: "That Wu family is so annoying, my father comes back late every time to deal with the conflict with the Wu family, and now he also asks Brother Xuanqi to leave home to cultivate, Ling'er doesn't want to see Brother Xuanqi in the future." ”

"No, Brother Xuanqi will find time to come and see you, and then I will show you the spells learned by the immortals, okay?" Chen Xuanqi finally stopped practicing boxing, walked in front of Chen Ling, and gently touched her little head.

"Brother Xuanqi is not allowed to deceive people, let's pull the hook, if you deceive people, it is a puppy. Chen Ling stretched out his little thumb, with a trace of tears in his eyes, and looked at Chen Xuanqi expectantly, Chen Xuanqi smiled, there is no way to take this cute sister.

"If I hadn't come back to see Sister Ling'er, I, Chen Xuanqi, would be a puppy. ”

In the Chen family living room, the two brothers Chen Yanchuan and Chen Yanbao were sitting on the seats next to them, and sitting on the upper seat was a middle-aged man, he was wearing a set of green robes, and a bamboo leaf mark was embroidered on the sleeve on the right, which represented that this seemingly ordinary-looking man was at least an elder in Yue Huazong's status at the elder level, because only the elders and those in power above the elder would have a logo representing the mountain they embraced, and this bamboo leaf was the symbol of Situ Qing, the owner of Yue Huazong's Cui Bamboo Peak.

"Elder Situ, I have already asked someone to summon the dog over, and the dog will bother you in the future. Elder Situ Qing, who had come to take Chen Xuanqi back to the sect, said.

"Master Chen, you don't have to be too polite, since I have already agreed to this matter, I will naturally do my best to teach Chen Xuanqi. "Situ Qing is already a monk in the late stage of concentrating, and he is only one step away from being able to break through to the realm of Tongxuan, and he is qualified to serve as an important elder in Yue Huazong, "The decision to accept disciples this time, in addition to the fact that the spiritual weapon you came out is not bad, there is also the fact that Xie Miao, a disciple of my peak, will repay the favor of your Chen family for the last time." ”

When the brothers of the Chen family heard the latter sentence, their faces turned pale, and Chen Yanchuan said bitterly: "Uncle Xie has done enough for our Chen family, my father's body is already riddled with old diseases due to old age, and when he suddenly heard Uncle Xie's bad news, he couldn't accept it for a while and died violently." ”

In order to let Uncle Xie embark on the path of cultivation as he wished, his father almost scattered the family property, and later Uncle Xie was successful in cultivation, and he did not forget the old feelings, but he did not expect such a catastrophe to happen. Chen Yanbao is also very sad, Xie Miao is Chen Yu's sworn brother, and he also loves the two brothers very much, every time the old man has a big birthday before he dies, Xie Miao will come to congratulate him with a heavy gift, and a contemplation period immortal comes to congratulate the mortal family on his birthday, which will only happen in the Chen family in Changxiang City.

Xie Miao is one of the disciples under the Cuizhu Peak managed by Situ Qing, although he cultivates late, he usually cultivates hard, and has been out for many years, with rich experience, and he can successfully complete the task of the sect every time, so he also stepped into the contemplation period before the age of sixty, and the sect issued a more difficult task that time, of course, the reward is also very rich, including the elixir that Xie Miao needs for cultivation, so he received this task with several other people, Situ Qing even promised that as long as Xie Miao can complete the task, he will recommend it to the sect master and let Xie Miao take the position of an ordinary elder, but who knows that none of the several disciples in the team returned to the sect alive, The sect shook up and down, and the Council of Elders hurriedly sealed that task, not wanting the disciples of the contemplation period in the sect to take another risk.

While the three of them were talking, a person who looked like a housekeeper had already invited Chen Xuanqi, who was practicing physical arts, to the living room, and Chen Xuanqi saw an unfamiliar face sitting on the upper seat, and immediately bent down to salute and said, "Xuanqi has seen Elder Situ. ”

Situ Qing nodded with satisfaction, he hadn't tested Chen Xuanqi's qualifications yet, but Chen Xuanqi was only ten years old, and he was able to memorize the names and medicinal properties of all the herbs in the Chen family's medicine shop, which was enough to prove his intelligence, even if his cultivation qualifications were not good, Situ Qing could also arrange for someone to teach him the basic alchemy method, and as long as he could achieve something in the way of alchemy in the future, Situ Qing would be able to give him the opportunity to be promoted to elder.

"Xuan Qi, you can go with Elder Situ today, you don't have to worry about the affairs of the Chen family anymore, you just need to cultivate with peace of mind in the future. Chen Yanchuan also had a trace of reluctance in his tone, Chen Xuanqi was his only son, and this decision was also made for the sake of the family, and now that the Chen family was in turmoil, sending Chen Xuanqi to Yue Huazong could be regarded as leaving a last hope for the Chen family.

"I discussed it with your father, and Ling'er, this child is also smart, so let her start to get in touch with the knowledge of medicinal herbs, so that she can accept the family business in the future. Chen Yanbao also told the results of the previous discussion with Chen Yanchuan, and the purpose was also to let Chen Xuanqi let go of his worries about the family in his heart.

Chen Xuanqi heard that Chen Ling would become the successor of the family business, and his heart was also extremely distressed, Chen Ling could have been a carefree young lady of the family, but now she has to bear the heavy responsibility of the rise and fall of a family, which is like a cage for her, but the Chen family has to make such a choice.

Situ Qing got up from his position, walked in front of Chen Xuanqi, and said: "No matter what happens behind the Chen family, without my permission, the disciples of Cuizhu Peak are forbidden to leave the sect without permission, and the path of cultivation is no better than other paths, you must keep a firm heart, worldly things will only drag you down, don't you understand?"

Chen Xuanqi nodded and replied, "The disciple understands that the disciple will definitely cultivate hard in the future and not let you down, Elder." ”

"Okay, you can return to the sect with me now, and tomorrow I will hold an apprenticeship ceremony in the sect square, and by the way, I will test your cultivation qualifications. ”

"The disciple obeyed. ”

Chen Ling, who was standing at the gate of the mansion with the Chen brothers, looked at the back of Situ Qing and Chen Xuanqi leaving, tears were already rolling in his eyes, and he said goodbye today, I don't know when I will be able to see the cousin who has been playing and messing around with him again.

"Big brother, Xuan Qi went to Yue Huazong, and the Wu family shouldn't be able to attack him. ”

"Yan Bao, you wait and count all the high-grade medicinal materials in the medicine store, you take some henchmen, and escort Ling'er and the medicinal materials to Huaishui City at night, and someone will answer you outside the city at that time." Chen Yanchuan instructed, "Xuan Qi and Ling'er are still young, for the Wu family, the two of us are their henchmen, before the news of Elder Situ's acceptance of apprentices came out, they didn't dare to do it, now that Xuan Qi is gone, they will take action soon." ”

"Big brother, what about you, why don't you come with us? ”

"If the team leaves, the Wu family will definitely take precautions, let me stay in the Chen family's house and live and die with the Chen family, I just hope that Xuanqi will not let me down!" Chen Yanchuan sighed, as the head of the family, it is the greatest shame to be unable to make the family famous.

Chen Yanbao saw that his eldest brother had made up his mind, and said firmly: "If the eldest brother doesn't leave, I, who is the younger brother, should also accompany the eldest brother, born as the Chen family, and died as the soul of the Chen family." ”

"Okay! Then after you arrange Ling'er's itinerary, we two brothers want to see what tricks the Wu family wants to use against us. ”

It was getting late, the sun was about to set, this once glorious mansion was no longer as grand as it used to be, and the Chen brothers at the door looked at the direction where Chen Xuanqi had gone for a long time and did not leave, they understood that the ten-year-old boy was the last hope of the Chen family.