The sun was about to set, there was a sound of banging on the trees in the giant wood forest, and an old man in rags slowly walked from a distance, holding a worn-out bowl in his hand, the old man walked very slowly, and finally walked to the edge of the giant wood forest, and shouted inside: "Xiao Ling, stop practicing, come out to eat", Shen Ling heard his grandfather calling him to eat, and hurriedly responded: "Okay, here it is." ”

Looking at the young man who ran out of the forest, the old man's eyes were full of love, but when he thought of the child's life experience, he couldn't help but sigh, Shen Ling trotted out, and the old man said with a smile: "You kid, you know cultivation all day long, but you can't keep up with your nutrition, come, see what Grandpa brought you to eat" Saying that, the old man took off the cloth on the bowl, Shen Ling asked in surprise: "Grandpa, what day is it today, why is there still spiritual rhino meat" The old man said: " There is still a month to go before the annual junior competition in the clan, and the patriarch specially instructed that in the next month, regardless of the direct lineage or even the children of our descendants, they can receive a piece of beast meat every day!" The old man seemed to see Shen Ling's confusion, and then said: "Actually, that guy Li Tong is unwilling to give it to me, but thanks to the second lady who happened to meet him. Look at me as a pitiful old man, then Li Tong didn't embarrass me when he saw that the second lady came forward."

Shen Ling looked at his grandfather's wrinkled face, unconsciously clenched his fists, and said to his grandfather: "Grandpa, I will definitely become a strong man in the world in the future, and I will never let you be bullied again" The old man touched Shen Ling's head and said: "Good boy, grandpa believes in you, eat quickly, it won't taste good if it's cold, grandpa will go back to work first." Come back early,' the old man staggered towards the Li Mansion in the distance.

Shen Ling looked at the old man and walked away, then sat on a big bluestone and ate the spirit rhino meat and steamed buns, he seemed to have almost forgotten the taste of the meat. In this world where martial artists are respected, the weak eat the strong, and people will only remember the names of the strong, the sun is gradually setting in the sky, and Shen Ling's thin shadow looks particularly bleak in the sunset.

After eating, Shen Ling walked into the giant wood forest again, and every day he got up early in the morning to carry water and chop firewood and do hard work, he began to beat trees in the giant wood forest in the afternoon to achieve his own exercise. Although he knew that he couldn't get ahead even if he practiced for a lifetime, a real martial artist needed powerful exercises and martial arts, but he was a child of a subordinate, and he was also a child who was picked up by a subordinate thirteen years ago, it was a great luck to survive, what kind of bicycle did he need! But Shen Ling was unwilling to be so mediocre, he vaguely remembered that his parents seemed to be very strong. It seems like.. I can't remember him

Shen Ling looked at the sky that was about to get dark, and couldn't help but sigh, holding the old porcelain bowl that still had half of the meat left for his grandfather, and walked towards the subordinate area of the Li Mansion with tired steps. Just a few steps away, a voice came: "Little brother, can you give the little beast meat in your bowl to the old man to eat, the old man hasn't eaten for three years" Shen Ling looked back and was so frightened that he almost didn't sit on the ground, although there are many martial artists in this world, and he is not very afraid of ghosts and gods, but after all, Shen Ling is only a sixteen-year-old boy, plus the sky is basically dark, and he sees a living person standing in front of him who does not look like a dead person. If you look closely, the man's body is covered with mud, his hair is also a mess, and he is not wearing clothes, it is a long shirt, but the left sleeve is gone, and the trousers are leaking one piece after another, and the only thing that can prove that he is a living person is the bright eyes. Shen Ling said tremblingly: "Are you a human or a ghost, don't mess with me, I know martial arts!" The old man smiled: "Little doll, you give me this piece of meat to taste, the old man promises that you will not regret it." can fulfill one of your wishes" Shen Ling's face was full of disdain: "How can you be so deceiving, if you really have such a great ability, you can still send me this small piece of spirit rhino meat, Bai Ze meat can eat it all" The old man said impatiently: "Believe it or not, the old man was finally able to walk a few steps, it just so happened that you had a piece of meat in your bowl, and you couldn't be greedy, or could this good thing come to you?" Shen Ling looked at the old man in front of him and couldn't help but want to give it a try, but then he thought that his grandfather must have not eaten meat for a long time and hesitated for a while. In the end, Shen Ling gritted his teeth and said: "I hope you don't lie to me, No, give it to you" The old man took it and gobbled it up directly, and after a while, he finished eating, the old man smiled unsatisfactorily: "Okay, count your kid lucky, you are waiting for me here tomorrow afternoon, the old man is going to take advantage of the moonlight to absorb some true qi, this body is about to rust, get out" Shen Ling said to the old man: "The old man will see you tomorrow, don't lie to me" Shen Ling looked up and was surprised to find that the old man had disappeared. If it weren't for the meat in the bowl being gone, Shen Ling would definitely have thought that he had encountered a ghost.

Seeing that the moon was hanging on the treetops, Shen Ling hurriedly trotted to the lower area, if he delayed carrying water and chopping wood tomorrow morning, he would inevitably be scolded.

Looking at the thatched hut in front of him, Shen Ling felt more and more how sad the poor people in this world were, he must become a strong man in the world, use his own strength to make his grandfather no longer suffer, use his own strength to find his parents, and ask why he abandoned himself. After Shen Ling entered the house, he found that his grandfather hadn't slept yet, so he asked: "Why hasn't Grandpa slept so late" Grandpa frowned and asked: "Xiao Ling, why did you come back so late?" Shen Ling felt that he wouldn't believe what he said to his grandfather about his adventure this night, so he said vaguely: "Isn't it still a month before the teenagers in the clan will compete in martial arts, I want to practice more and not seek rankings, even if I can be a little brilliant, I can get more meat or something" Grandpa looked at Shen Ling with cloudy eyes:" Hey, it's useless to blame grandpa, if you have cultivation resources like those young masters and young ladies in the Li clan, you will already be outstanding with your efforts" Shen Ling smiled and said: "Okay, grandpa, it's not early, go to bed early, there are still so many jobs tomorrow" Grandpa said: "Okay, good, sleep, sleep"

That night was surprisingly insomnia for Shen Ling, who was usually always tired and lacking sleep, and it took four watches before he fell asleep in a daze, and it didn't take long for the sky to be white, and Shen Ling's busy day began.

As soon as Shen Ling washed his face and went out, he heard a clear voice coming: "Brother Xiao Ling is early!" Shen Ling heard the prestige and turned out to be Li Rou, this little girl's family didn't believe in Li, but because Li Rou's father had picked up a broken martial art when he was young, and practiced a little physical strength, he was given the surname Li. If one day we study more deeply, another breakthrough will be able to get rid of slavery. Little Li Rou ran to Shen Ling's ear and said secretly: "Brother Shen Ling, I have begged my father for many days, and yesterday he finally promised me to lend you his baby for a week!" When Shen Ling heard this, his two eyes couldn't help but shine: "Really, Uncle Li Gang is willing to lend me his exercises?" Li Rou saw Shen Ling's happy appearance, squinted and smiled, and took out a yellowed thin book from his cuffs: "I'll only lend you a week!" Shen Ling took it excitedly and nodded vigorously, "Sister Li Rou, thank you," Li Rou looked at Shen Ling so excitedly and said: "Brother Shen Ling is so good to Rou'er, in the past, Sun Hu and they bullied me, it was Brother Shen Ling who helped me, this time you must study it well, I heard that Sun Hu's father also gave him a book of broken martial arts inherited by his family, and you must defeat him in the competition in a month" Shen Ling touched the two small hairs on Li Rou's head and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely beat him hard." Hehe" "Okay, don't talk about it, I'm going to work too" After Li Rou finished speaking, she jumped up and down with the washing basin and walked towards the stream.

Shen Ling looked at the booklet in his hand, on which the word "Iron Palm" was neatly written, and Shen Ling hurriedly put the book into his arms. I picked up the bucket and started most of the day's groceries. Shen Ling felt very uncomfortable every time he passed by the clan martial arts competition venue with water, and he couldn't help but laugh when he listened to the shouts of the children of the family from time to time inside every day. If only he could practice without having to work every day!

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