Chapter 66: A Difficult Journey
Sister Medusa and I talked heart-to-heart for a long time. It turned out that Medusa was originally a member of the Nuwa tribe, but she was infected with the demon nature because she touched the dark forbidden fruit, and was driven out by the tribe as an alien, and was exiled to the heavenly continent, and finally became one of the legendary heroes of the demon clan with her own hard work. But once he entered the demon clan, he was doomed to a lifetime of desolation and loneliness.
There are countless virtuous and respected gods in the Heavenly Continent, which is also a paradise for false gods, evil gods and traitorous gods, and is the second destination of mortal souls, but not every mortal soul can enter the Heavenly Continent. In the mortal world, as long as one has achieved cultivation, whether it is the immortal path, the demon path, or the spirit of learning the natural elements, they can enter the Heavenly Continent, and the Heavenly Continent itself has many aborigines.
As for the reason for the formation of the Heavenly Continent and the reason for its existence, Medusa can't say clearly. But she listened to my self-talk, and there was a hint of sympathy in her eyes.
I was homeless and begged for help from Sister Medusa, but Medusa decided to take me as an apprentice and teach me spells. I was overjoyed and quickly kowtowed, and Medusa was also very pleased.
In this way, with the help of Master Medusa, I built a simple log cabin by the lake, and I lived by fishing, and devoted myself to practicing with Master every day by the lake, and Master lived in the lake, entrenched at the bottom of the lake, looking up at the sky, and the surface of the lake was always sparkling at night under the flickering of Master's eyes.
At first, I couldn't understand anything of the mantras that Master taught me to recite, and I didn't know anything about the magic runes that I drew out of thin air. But I still draw the gourd in the same way, and practice hard according to what Master taught me.
Day after day, three years of isolation passed in a flash, and I felt like I had been reborn unconsciously. Magical energy surged through my body, and I knew I was no longer mortal. I can conjure up a secret snake to fight for me with my mind, and I can also use my magic energy to create a defensive shield of light, and I have the ability to avenge my parents!
Early that morning, I came to the lake to learn magic from the master as usual, but the master looked preoccupied, looked at the sky melancholy, and sighed lightly: "It's time to go back, otherwise, Emperor Risabéo will definitely send demons to hunt me down." ”
"Master, are you going back to the Heavenly Continent?"
Master nodded: "I, Medusa, came to the human realm just to be quiet. Now that he has left his post without permission, the Demon King should have found out about this a long time ago. Now that the barrier between the two worlds has been broken, once the demon world sends troops like the Yellow Turban Rebellion, I am afraid it will no longer be a matter of life, and the entire mortal world will be occupied by the demons. ”
"But Master...... Now that I have the blood of the snake girl in my body, I am half-human, half-demon. Therefore, I want to accompany Master back to the Heavenly Continent and never leave Master for the rest of my life!" I knelt down with tears in my eyes.
Master smiled, "These three years are the happiest three years of my Medusa life, and I don't want to leave you, Sun'er. It's just that there are always some things in life that you can't help yourself. ”
"Master, my spells have not yet reached the highest level, I can't beat Sima Yi, I can't beat Guo Jia, what can I do to avenge my parents? I hope Master will teach me the strongest spell!" At this moment, I can no longer control my emotions.
"The essence of your life as a teacher has been taught to you, but your experience is still shallow. As long as you sharpen your physique day after day and practice diligently, your body's magic storage limit will expand, and the power of your skills will also increase. Master said, "It is said that Cao Cao has a lot of strange people, you are still young, it is too early to take revenge, it is better to defect to the princes all the way, and then sit back and watch the changes." ”
I nodded with tears in my eyes. When I was the most sad parting in my life, Master's great kindness to me will never be forgotten!
"Remember, your current body, mortals can't kill you. But you must not expose your abilities unless you have to. Never mention it to anyone, I, Medusa, have been your master. Master finally solemnly reminded me, "Also, if you liberate all your mana one day, you will be able to burst out with earth-shattering strength. Remember to be a teacher, the weaker your body, the more serious the injuries you will suffer, the more blood you will shed, and the closer you are to dying, the less you will die, but your ability will go to the peak, and your combat effectiveness will only get stronger and stronger. And that move, called 'Infinite Snake', is the highest level of 'Secret Snake Magic', the more serious the injury, the faster the speed of rebirth of the flesh, as long as you still have an inch of flesh left, you can regenerate infinitely, immortal and indestructible!"
Every word of Master's words is remembered from the bottom of my heart. However, since this parting, I have not seen my Master again.
For the first time in three years, I stepped out of this dense forest. I wanted to go north to join Yuan Shao, but I thought that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were close friends, and I had fallen into trouble with my father, but I was afraid that he would be separated from Cao Cao, so I vetoed the idea of going north.
I had traveled all the way south, and had not eaten all day, and I was so hungry that I could not move an inch on all fours. Thankfully, the magical energy strengthened my physique, so I didn't faint from exhaustion.
I found a farm at the foot of the mountain and asked the owner to take it in. The owner was an old man in his sixties, with slightly white hair and a vicissitudes of life, and he was the only one in the family, but he treated me with great hospitality. I hurriedly introduced myself, and the old man actually offered to accept me as a righteous son for the first time!
It turned out that the old man's name was Lu Ren, and he originally had a son named "Lu Xun". In the early years, his son named Lu Xun was forcibly recruited by the imperial court to serve as a soldier, and it didn't take long for the bad news that his son died in battle.
Lu Ren had only such a son in the family, but he was buried in the smoke of the beacon fire, Lu Ren was grief-stricken, and his wife couldn't afford to fall ill because of this, and died not long after, leaving Lu Ren to live alone in the thatched house.
I sympathize with the old man, who is now so old that if one day he can't do farm work, and there are no other residents around the humble house, he will have to lie in bed and starve to death. I couldn't bear it, so I agreed to change my name to his son's, stay at his house, help him with the farming, and go out into the field every day to practice magic.
Since the day I changed my name to "Lu Xun", my father-in-law and I have lived a peaceful and carefree life for several years. Although these years have been dull and hard, my stepfather and I feel very happy. Every day when I came home chopping wood, my stepfather would stand at the door of my house and greet me home with a smile.
When my father-in-law laughed, even the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were like chrysanthemums in full bloom, and at that moment, I felt as if he was twenty years younger. Because in his heart, he has regarded me as his own son who died on the battlefield in the past.
However, the good times are short-lived, and the calamity that breaks the peace always comes so suddenly.
That day, as usual, I returned home with firewood on my back, but suddenly I smelled a strong smell of blood condensed in the air. I didn't think so, but in the mountains and forests, I saw a big flag erected at home from afar. I gritted my teeth at that flag. That's right, that flag has a distinct "Cao" character written on it!
Cao Bing: How could this poor mountain and remote place come to Cao Bing? Could it be ......
I didn't dare to think about it any longer, so I took three steps and two steps and rushed home. I will never allow Cao Bing to hurt my father-in-law!
But I'm still a step late. When I rushed home, dozens of Cao soldiers were crowded in the small courtyard, and all the chickens, ducks, cows and dogs in the family had been killed by them, and their bodies were scattered in the courtyard. And inside the door, there came a slightly chubby, murderous general, holding a blood-stained knife in his left hand and his father's head in his right hand!
When the general saw me, he couldn't help but laugh: "The traitor Lu Bu's evil seed, you actually threw yourself into the net! This old villager refused to tell you where you were until he died, and I cut you down with a knife! Hahaha, take down this traitor's son for me!"
"What kind of bastard are you, why do you know I'm here?" I was angry and shouted.
"Below is Cao Ying's general Cai Yang. Mr. Sima is really like a god, and he is sure that you are here, and it is true!"
Sima Yi ...... Sima Yi again! Sima thief, I, Lu Xun, will not punish your nine clans, and I will not be a man!" roared fiercely at the sky, and I felt like a ferocious beast.
My eyes are red, I will never let go of these Cao soldiers in front of me! Yes, you will all die for me! I, Lu Xun, just want to live a peaceful life, why do you want to break it! Kill my parents, kidnap my sister, chase after me fiercely, kill them all, and now kill my father-in-law, are you still worthy of being a general? You are not even as good as a beast!
"Don't worry, follow me honestly. General Zhang Liao pleaded with the lord with tears in his eyes, and the lord will not kill you. Cai Yang was laughing wildly, and Cao Bing beside him frowned one after another, and fell down, covering various parts of his body in pain, rolling on the ground in pain.
Just now, my mystical alien snakes have invaded their bodies, and they will be hollowed out by the little snakes, and they will be tortured to death in the most tragic way.
Cai Yang was shocked, and hurriedly waved his big knife and slashed at me. But his big knife had clearly slashed on my left shoulder, and my shoulder was also cut to flesh, and the blood was not stopping, but I looked at him with a sneer, which made him break out in a cold sweat.
Countless small silver snakes emerged from my wounds, densely wrapped around Cai Yang's big knife, Cai Yang's knife could no longer enter, but my wounds were quickly healed with the help of the little snakes.
"Demon ...... Monster!" this is the last sentence of Cai Yang's life. Immediately after, he fell to the ground with a knife, watching the secret snake burrow into his body and eat his own flesh and blood, he could only make a frightened expression and look at the blood-devouring young man in front of him.
When I buried my father-in-law and packed my bags and left this sad place, the courtyard was still lying with the shriveled corpses of those who had been drained of the blood by the mystical snake. I'm glad that the person who came was only Cai Yang, and if it was Xu Chu and the like, I was afraid that there were ten of them and I wouldn't be able to win.
I began a life of wandering. I traveled incognito, and occasionally I got a few military books, and I couldn't put them down to study. Although I have been baptized by wind and frost, fortunately I have unknowingly arrived in Jingzhou, which is Liu Biao's territory, and Cao Cao has not yet set foot in it.
But I know that Liu Biao is a full wine bag and rice bag, controlling more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Jingxiang Nine Counties but doing nothing, and such a mediocre lord will be eliminated by Cao Cao sooner or later. I can't go to this waste, but apart from here, is there a place for me Lu Xun in the world?
Cao Cao and Liu Bei, who can be called heroes, are my enemies, and Yuan Shao and Liu Biao are unscrupulous emperors. Oh my God, where am I going from here?