Chapter 1 Ignorance and Youth
The city wall that has been war-torn is like an old man who has been in the vicissitudes of life, and the history of war-torn and gunpowder-filled history is narrated to people peacefully.
"Da! Da!"
Hurried footsteps rang out under the southwest city walls.
It was noon, and the scorching sun cast heavy shadows on the majestic city walls. A boy of eight or nine years old was leaning on the city wall, staring at the sun in the sky, raising his right hand from time to time to compare something, strangely, the boy was holding a cluster of one foot high on his right hand, the raging flames, the white flames at the top and the slightly trembling air above, all indicating the danger of this cluster of flames.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, the corners of the boy's mouth curled up and he looked at the corner of the city wall, which was the only entrance and exit to the courtyard here.
The city is very large, mainly divided into five urban districts, the west of the city is a residential area, compared to the prosperity of the city, it is considered a slum. Here is a courtyard located in the southwest corner of the city, green willows hang around, elegant and quiet, maintain the ancient architectural style, after the changes of the times still stand.
"Da! da!" the voice became more and more urgent.
"Smack!", a girl rushed out from the corner, stepped on the ground with her right foot, jumped up, leaned forward to meet the opposite corner, and when she was facing the wall, she slammed her palms on the wall, and at the same time stepped on the corner wall, and suddenly exerted her strength, and made a 90-degree turn, like a homing bird, flying towards the boy.
"Brother Mu, help, there are a lot of bad guys in the back!" came out of a yellow bird-like voice.
The boy was now standing in the middle of the road, his right hand behind him, and he stretched out his left hand to hold the girl steady before she landed.
The girl was also eight or nine years old, with long black hair draped over her shoulders, crystal skin flushed, big eyes as bright as black jewels, a delicate nose, and a ruddy little mouth, which looked like a little angel.
"Brother Mu, teach them a hard lesson, they have chased me for a long time, and they have exhausted me to death!" the words spoken by the little angel were not so holy.
The boy stared at the three strong men who were chasing him out of the alley, and shouted gloomily, "Isn't the lesson you taught you last time enough?
The three strong men really gave a child a drink and stopped.
"Little brat, don't think you're so powerful, our manager Hao is here today, and you're dead. A strong man shouted fiercely.
"Is that so?" the young man's right hand moved out, and a gorgeous spin of flames appeared in front of everyone, and as the words fell, the flames soared half a foot high, and the air near them spread out layer by layer.
"Warlock!"
"Spells taught yesterday!"
"How is that possible!" exclaimed!
"Bang, bang!!" A burst of applause came from the alley, and a man in white walked out, white clothes and black hair, flowing clothes, untied, fair skin, and a faint smile on his handsome face.
"Little brother, I don't know what to call it, at a young age, you can defeat Liu San and them, and you can be regarded as stepping into the ranks of martial artists, and you must have received a very good quenching technique. As for the spells......" The man in white stared at the flames in the young man's hand and stopped playfully.
"Am I positioning you as a Warlock Apprentice or a Moon-Rank Warlock!" muttered the man in white.
"Isn't there a star-level warlock in the middle, do you understand the division of the warlock realm, and it's such a big person. The girl's voice was full of disdain.
"Yes, yes, yes! The warlock apprentice only understands some of the warlock theoretical knowledge, in fact, it is just a low threshold set up to encourage more people to learn spells, and the star-level warlock can be regarded as entering the spell world, and can enjoy all kinds of treatment, the beginner, the middle, and the high level are only the quantitative changes of mana, which is the increase of power. The Moon-Tier Warlock will begin to sense the Heaven and Earth Elementals, mobilizing the power of the elements to enhance their spells. The Sun Rank, on the other hand, can directly mobilize the elemental power between heaven and earth for its own use, thus creating its own secret method. The man in white came back to his senses and explained with a smile.
"That's right. "The girl looks like a Confucian and teachable. "Grandpa only taught us the spell yesterday, why can't I summon it. No, it should be completely inductive. The girl asked curiously.
"Spells are not like martial arts, they pay attention to talent, and as for your talent, you can't learn this trick. The man in white glanced at the girl and smiled.
After hearing this, the girl stomped her jade foot and pointed at the man in white with her slender hand.
"You!you!you!"
"Don't worry, don't worry, I haven't finished talking yet, you can ask your grandfather to teach you the light technique, and you can definitely summon the sun! The man in white laughed, and finally made his intentions clear.
"Mu Yun, grandpa is not at home today, let's do it another day!" the boy rushed ahead of the girl and replied unceremoniously.
Hearing this, the man in white looked at the courtyard behind Mu Yun, the red vermilion lacquer gate, and the black golden silk nanmu plaque hung on the top, on which the dragon flew and the phoenix danced with three big characters "Feng Ya Yan". The surrounding walls are made of blue sky ashlar masonry, which blends with the adjacent city wall, and the momentum is extraordinary.
"It's a good place, so I'll visit you another day. The man in white smiled slightly, turned around and left.
"Slow down! Don't send it! The girl waved goodbye happily.
"Director Hao, it's not good to leave like this, this kid is ......"
The man in white stood still, the aura on his body suddenly changed, and the huge coercion crushed towards Liu San and them. Mu Yun also felt suffocated next to him, and hurriedly pulled the girl with a red face and a nervous face behind him, while the girl grabbed the boy's left hand tightly.
"Plop!" The three strong men knelt on the ground in unison, their bodies trembling constantly.
"I don't want anyone else to know!" After speaking, he continued to leave, and the coercion was also collected, and the three strong men hurriedly supported each other and followed.
"Hmph! I'm going to be majestic before leaving, stingy ghost!" The relieved girl said with disdain on her face, completely forgetting the scared look she had just had.
"Xuezhen, how many times have I told you, what if you can't play the sharp turn just now and hit it!" The boy glared at the girl.
"Okay, okay, everyone is gone, don't be so vicious, quickly change back to your usual cute Brother Mu. The girl shook the boy's hand coquettishly.
"Hmm!" The boy's expression was relieved and he smiled innocently.
"I'm going to spread a thick cotton cloth over the walls, so that even if you run into it, you'll be fine, and at most you'll have a big bag on your head. The boy teased.
"You just put a bag on your head, how ugly, go back, grandpa is going to worry. The girl dragged the boy to the courtyard with her left hand, and with her right hand took out a white flower from her bosom and walked in front of the boy.
The boy stretched out his hand and grabbed it and fell into the air, and the boy and girl chased each other like this, and from time to time there was laughter and laughter.
Near the courtyard, the vermilion gate opened with a "click", revealing an old man with snow-white sideburns and a kind face, half-squatting down with his hands open, greeting the boy and girl.
"Grandpa Gong, that birdman scared me to death just now!" The girl patted her chest and threw herself into the arms of the old man and said.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid! The old man hugged the boy and said.
"You strong people don't say that they will all sense each other, that Brother Mu just said that you are not there, and the birdman doesn't know that Brother Mu is lying. The girl grinned.
"That's not all for you!" The boy blushed and hurriedly made up for it.
"With Grandpa here, no one can hurt you!" The old man picked up the boy and girl and said.
"You're lying!" The girl pointed to the boy and said.
"You're lying!" The boy knocked the girl's finger off and replied.
"Haha! The old man laughed and walked into the courtyard with the boy and girl in his arms.
Entering the courtyard, a fresh breath comes to the face, a colorful cobblestone path extends to the main hall at the foot, dividing the courtyard into two, and a water pavilion is located on the right, with the fragrance of flowers and birds, the murmuring of water, a few stones, and a few bushes of bamboo. On the left is a large lawn, with several pieces of granite stacked in the middle, and next to it are two weapon racks, and the guns, halberds, swords, staffs, and sticks are covered with layers of dust, which have obviously not been practiced for a long time.
"Grandpa, you like cleaning so much, why haven't you cleaned this martial arts training ground, it's all become a grass garden. The little girl asked with a puzzled look on her face.
"Elf, such a big martial arts training ground, how tiring it is to clean, and it will be like this again within a few days after cleaning, you still have to clean it yourself when you grow up. Grandpa smiled at the little girl with his forehead.
Along the cobblestone path into the main hall, the left and right sides are a full set of mahogany male seats, between the two sets of milky stone tables, the middle main seat is a red sandalwood chair, the material is heavy, the shape is solemn, the carving is exquisite, the back is a lacquered wooden screen, and the upper part is decorated with a pair of bronze flowing gold rosebirds.
The old man walked to the main seat and put the boy and girl on the main seat, the little boy sat upright, his starry eyes turned slightly, the little girl looked left and right, and a pair of lotus calves swayed back and forth.
"Sit down, babies! Grandpa has something to say today. The old man rubbed down, grabbed the little girl's little head and turned it right. The two little ones blinked and looked at Grandpa curiously.
"How do you feel about your life now?"
The boy and girl looked at each other.
"It's very good, with Grandpa, Uncle Mu, and Sister Xuezhen, I'm very happy. ”
"Very good, there is grandpa here, Uncle Mu is here, and Brother Mu can be bullied, haha!"
"What about the others?" asked the old man, smiling.
"Aunt Zhang, who sells steamed buns at the intersection, is good, every time she sees us, she will give us steamed buns, and the master Wang from the school next door often tells us stories, and there are ......" The little girl nodded her chin and thought to herself.
"There's also a group of little brothers for you to bully. The little boy gave the little girl a blank look, and the little girl immediately nodded desperately.
"Grandpa, is there something going to happen? And Uncle Mu has been out for February and is coming back soon. The boy asked, confused.
"Uncle Mu is back, you have to take that stinky bath again! Don't come near me for three days!haha!" the little girl covered her mouth and laughed.
"Blessings and misfortunes lurk, misfortunes and blessings rely on! Remember what your Uncle Mu said?" the old man sighed with a slight sigh.
"Your Uncle Mu brought you here eight years ago, when you were still a baby. The people around us are all played by your Uncle Mu, and the only time you cried was when you let the lepers in the neighborhood bully you last year, and the consequence was that the leper forces in the entire Western District were reshuffled, and he was using his way to protect you. And I don't agree with this method at all, do you understand?" After the old man finished speaking, the momentum on his body changed abruptly, and he stared at the young man with a sharp gaze like a falcon.
The sudden change made the young man's heart feel cold, like falling into an ice cellar, as if naked in front of the old man, and there was nothing to hide from what he thought in his heart.
"People's hearts are the most strange and unpredictable, and how many people around them have other intentions. Whether you feel that your words and deeds are seen through, this is grandpa's own experience, coupled with your mastery of your information, so as to make no less than dozens of judgments, from which to choose the most suitable behavior for you. Right and wrong, good and evil, cannot be heard, cannot be seen, can only be analyzed from information. There is no need to question your strength in the future, whether you can maintain your heart or not depends on a single thought. Do you understand?" asked the old man, as he retracted his momentum.
The boy nodded blankly, then shook his head abruptly.
"How do you judge the twists and turns of right and wrong, the difference between good and evil, and what is the purpose of my strength? Where do I come from?" the young man asked stubbornly as he met his grandfather's gaze.
"When your Uncle Mu comes back this time, we will hold a coming-of-age ceremony for you in advance. When it is impossible to distinguish between right and wrong, it means that the information you have is not enough, and you should not jump to conclusions. Good and evil are only the distinction between the eyes of the world! Powerful! It is to protect! To protect the people you love! To be the strongest guardian, where does it come from!" After speaking, the old man raised his forehead and stared, as if he was in reminiscence.
"The strongest guard!" the boy clenched his fists!