Chapter 10: Half-Step Heaven, Half-Step Hell
Time flies, fleeting.
Three years have passed in a flash.
It is still a poor courtyard, but it is dotted with some flowers and plants, neatly and exquisitely placed, so that some dilapidated and poor courtyards look different spirits.
The woman three years ago was now as young as she was then, with subtle wrinkles crawling up her forehead, but her body was getting thinner and thinner, standing in the setting sun, like a reed, thin but firm and persistent.
A slight cough came from inside the room, and then, a boy carved in pink and jade, with a linen handkerchief covering a wisp of blood from the corner of his mouth, stepped out, his face was not sad or happy, as if he was an old monk, and when he saw Li in the sunset, a trace of tenderness flashed.
It's none other than Ren Yi, who has been in this world for three years and four months.
At the age of two, he learned to walk.
At the age of two, it is too late in this world, but his body is underdeveloped, and he is born with many disasters and difficulties, which makes his development much slower than ordinary people.
It's been three years, a lot has changed, and a lot hasn't changed.
The problem of coughing up blood has become much better with the deepening of yin and yang, several times a day in the past, and now only once or twice a day.
As for the voice, except for the syllables made by coughing, he still never spoke, as if he was really a mute.
The so-called nominal parents are still as cold as ice, and they have not seen them once in three years, and the orphans and widows in the courtyard are still as if they have been forgotten.
In the past three years, six times, Li was called six times, and these six times, each time she came back with an injury, but she persevered, and for three years, her feelings for her children were really treated as her own children.
And in Ren Yi's heart, he really regards the Li family as his second mother in this life.
In the past three years, Yin and Yang have also practiced the essence, it can be said that it is the beginning of skill, this initial success, of course, is not how strong the combat effectiveness is in the previous life, but the success of laying the foundation, perhaps because of his young age and strong plasticity, the martial bones and meridians of this body are no less than his own in the previous life, although his combat ability is not very strong now, and even the lowest martial artist in this world cannot be defeated, but his potential can be said to be top-notch!
In addition, he also discovered something special about himself.
The human race practiced the Nine Tricks**, and his Yushu couldn't advance for a long time because of his injury, but Saion lost his horse, and he didn't know if it was a blessing, but he was pleasantly surprised to find that he was able to practice the Eight Veins of the Strange Realm's system, but to speak, he had two sets of cultivation systems, one was the Nine Apertures, and the other was the cultivation of the Eight Veins of the Strange Scriptures.
You must know that the people in this world do not have the existence of the eight veins of the Qi Sutra, which can be seen from the qi of the Li family.
The energy of this world actually has a great bonus to the cultivation of the eight veins of the Qi Sutra, compared to the Xuan Realm, the fullness of the aura of the Nine Realms is not on the order of magnitude at all, so his cultivation of the eight veins of the Qi Jing is also half the effort.
What's more, these two systems are not independent, and there is a unique one, that is, according to the Nine Realms Chronicles, everyone is to open the jade pivot and then open the eight acupoints, but he is different, the jade pivot is not complete, but the eight acupuncture points can be opened!
He found that through the Eight Veins of the Xuanjing Strange Meridian, he was able to bypass the jade pivot and inject the eight ** at the same time, what does this mean, others are opening the nine knots one by one, and for Ren Yiyi, it is synchronous!
Of course, not all such results are good, opening the eight orifices at the same time, requiring a huge amount of power, just like pouring water, others are pouring a full cup and then a cup, but Ren Ethereal is to pour nine cups at the same time!
However, with the knowledge of cultivation in the two worlds, his advantages are also incomparable to ordinary people.
On the road to the consummation of the Nine Apertures, the cultivation exercises of the Eight Veins of the Strange Sutra that he possessed were like opening a highway on an ordinary cultivation path, perhaps others were slowly accumulating step by step, but the speed of his accumulation was beyond the reach of ordinary people!
Ren Miao is confident that he will not go too long on the road back to the top!
"It's not too early, it's time to cook, Fang'er, how about making batter for you tonight?" the female voice interrupted Ren's misty thoughts, but it was Li Shi who asked.
Ren Miao is already three years old and has been weaned early.
He nodded, silently agreed, still silent.
"Alas, Fang'er is good anywhere, it's this ...... voice", Li sighed, helpless in his heart.
"Go back to the house early, it's cold at night, and your lungs are not good," he instructed, and Li returned to the kitchen.
Ren Miao is speechless, he doesn't speak, he has nothing to say, and it is also a kind of protection for himself and the protection of the Li family, perhaps the more insignificant he is before his fledglings, the less attention he attracts, whether it is for himself or the Li family.
"Li, Madame called you!" Suddenly, an uninvited guest arrived, still the maid Caiyun of the Hou Mansion's wife.
Unceremoniously pushed the door in, and saw Ren Ethereal who seemed to be thinking about standing next to the laurel tree in the sunset, obviously stunned, the three-year-old Ren Ethereal, although still weak as if he couldn't help the wind, but the appearance in the sunset has begun to show a difference.
Maybe it's the genes of the Hou Mansion that are excellent, the three-year-old Ren is ethereal, although he is not handsome and chic, but he is a boy with exquisite facial features, and there is a different kind of heroism between the corners of his eyebrows, which actually made Caiyun see a trace of Ren's unprovoked shadow, which is completely different from ordinary children, and at first glance it is a child of a large family, in this poor courtyard, it seems a little out of place.
If this child had been Madame's child, perhaps it would have been very different now.
Shaking his head, he threw away this unrealistic idea, and looked at the Li family who came out, and the Li family was obviously worried in his eyes.
Because every time I was called, I would inevitably be beaten.
"That's right, take him with you this time", the moment he turned around, Caiyun suddenly pointed at Ren Yiyi.
"With Fang'er?"
Not only was Li stunned, but even a trace of doubt flashed in Ren's misty eyes, in the past three years, he had never been out of the courtyard once, and he had never seen the woman and the nominal father, how could he suddenly call himself with the Li family at this time.
A sense of crisis rose in Ren's misty heart.
Half an hour later, Li took Ren Miao and walked into a palatial garden.
The towers and water pavilions, carved dragons and jade, make people dizzy and beautiful, but whether it is the Li family or Ren Yiyi, they have no intention of paying attention to these, just moving forward with apprehension.
Under a gazebo, a graceful and luxurious woman sat on the railing, none other than the wife of the Hou Mansion, Qian Wuyang.
When Ren Miao saw Qian Wuyang, her expression was obviously slightly stunned, not because of anything else, but because this woman's abdomen was obviously bulging, and she was pregnant.
It seems that the rumors circulating in the Hou Mansion that Princess Wuyang can't have children are self-defeating.
"The folk girl asks the princess to say goodbye", the Li family, who stepped into the pavilion, knelt down respectfully.
"Fang Er, how are you doing lately?" Ignoring the Li clan who was kneeling on the masonry, Qian Wuyang looked at Ren Miao with a smile and suddenly spoke.
Ren Miao raised his head, his black eyes couldn't see the emotion, he looked at Qian Wuyang without saying a word, and suddenly showed a smile, and bit his fingers a little stupidly to look at Qian Wuyang.
"Why don't you speak?" Seeing Ren Ethereal's appearance, Qian Wuyang frowned slightly, and his face showed displeasure.
"Excuse me, princess, this child was born with a bad voice and can't speak," Li Shi on the side hurriedly explained.
Qian Wuyang suddenly laughed, and actually made an unexpected move, pulling Ren Miao to her side, hugging her and putting it on her knees.
This scene made the personal maid goddess on the side stunned, obviously she didn't expect Qian Wuyang to make such an intimate action to Ren Yi!
Ren Yiyi, who was sitting on Qian Wuyang's body, his expression remained unchanged, his body was only slightly tightened, and he suddenly relaxed, squinting and smiling as if he was enjoying himself.
"Fang Er is really handsome, you must have suffered a lot over there, it's okay, from now on, you will live on my side, I will build you a small courtyard, called Huanzhu Courtyard," Qian Wuyang suddenly said.
As soon as this sentence came out, Li's expression was stunned, what does this mean? The princess is going to take the prince of the Hou Mansion back?
And Ren Miao was also stunned, this woman has changed a little bit, could it be that she is pregnant, which makes her temperament change greatly?
"Fang'er, I'm your mother, remember it in the future", as if to say something that was not shocking, when everyone didn't react, Qian Wuyang suddenly pinched Ren Ethereal face and said with a smile.
Ren Miao seemed to be pinched and her face was a little painful, as soon as her face was tight, tears were about to fall, she opened her mouth and seemed to cry, but she couldn't make a sound, which made people feel distressed, and Li was particularly uncomfortable, and she couldn't wait to hug Ren Miao back from the princess's hands.
"Li, it's been three years, and you're doing a good job as a wet nurse," Qian Wuyang turned the topic to Li's.
They didn't notice that in the misty eyes of Ren Wuyang in Qian Wuyang's arms, a trace of deep worry flashed, what he was worried about was none other than the Li family!
"The princess has won the award", Li lowered his head, and there was a different kind of sour feeling in his heart.
"Starting tomorrow, you go home, don't come to the Hou Mansion in the future," Qian Wuyang looked at the sunset and said.
Li Shi raised his head suddenly, looked at Qian Wuyang, and had mixed feelings in his heart, go home, what a strange word, since she left home and came to the Hou Mansion, she has not been back once in three years, her heart is longing for home, but suddenly saw the boy in Qian Wuyang's arms, the joy in her heart suddenly disappeared, as if a large piece was missing.
After three years of raising, she has unconsciously regarded Ren Miao as her own child, but at the moment she is facing a dilemma.
"What, don't want to?" Qian Wuyang saw Li's appearance, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
This cold light was seen by Ren Ethereal in his eyes, and his heart was very anxious, he knew very well about the cruelty of the noble lady under him, he knew that if it was not handled properly, the Li family, I am afraid that his life would not be saved!
"Madam, I want to hug the child again," a tenderness flashed in Li's eyes, and he looked at Ren and said.
Qian Wuyang showed a smile and put Ren Miao back to the ground.
But I didn't know that this smile, in Ren Miao's eyes, was no less than the devil's smile, and when Xu Yan'er died, Qian Wuyang was also so smiling!
With reluctance on his face, Li walked in front of Ren Miao, stretched out his hand and hugged him.
"Smack!" Suddenly, there was a crisp sound, which made everyone present stunned in place.
I saw Li Shi, who was half-squatting on the ground, opened his hand with a sluggish expression, looking at Ren Miao in front of him, there was a red mark on her face, and the source of the red mark was Ren Miao's little hand!
Li seemed to think that it was Ren Miao's unintentional action, and insisted on picking Ren Miao.
Ren Miao kicked and struggled in Li's arms, his little hands kept slapping on Li's face, his mouth was wide open, as if he was crying and roaring silently, and his eyes seemed to be complaining and angry, kicking and beating Li.
Under the anger, he coughed incessantly, and a mouthful of blood overflowed from his mouth, which was shocking.
As a last resort, Li put Ren Miao down.
Ren Miao actually picked up the stone from the ground, threw it on Li's body without hesitation, and then turned around and ran to Qian Wuyang's side, grabbed Qian Wuyang's skirt tightly, and bit his fingers as if he was afraid to look at Li.
Li Shi was completely stunned, no matter what, she couldn't figure out why Ren Miao, who had always been well-behaved, had such a big change at this moment!
"Hahaha!" Suddenly, laughter sounded, but it was Qian Wuyang who leaned back and hugged Ren Miao on the ground again.
"Li, it seems that Fang Er doesn't like you very much!Go down, pack up your things and go back, remember the events of the past three years, don't reveal anything about it, otherwise, you will die!" Qian Wuyang said and waved his hand, as if driving away an ant.
The Li family was taken down in despair, leaving Qian Wuyang and Ren Miao in the pavilion.
Ren Miao watched Li's back disappear into the garden, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he understood that Li's life might have been saved.
"Yes, yes, very much of your father's ungrateful demeanor," Qian Wuyang wiped the bloodshot from the corner of Ren Miao's mouth, and looked at the golden afterglow on the door of the Hou Mansion, a resentment and chill in his eyes.