Chapter Forty-Nine: Embarking on a Journey
Everything great will have a trivial first step!
- Ouyang was ashamed
"Ding Yanheng?" I continued to ask, puzzled, "What do you mean to stay here for me?"
"Yan Heng's family is the best at camouflage charms in the clan, they can use charms to finely imitate the essence of others, as long as they don't show up, under my cover, they can completely create the illusion that you haven't left yet, so as to attract the attention of the desolate soul and buy time for your departure, at the same time, the Daping King clan is good at a kind of charm that controls the essence, after being applied to you, it will also hide your essence, and your return path will be more hidden."
"Isn't it dangerous for you to stay here?" I said worriedly.
"For the sake of the big picture, someone has to make sacrifices," said my father solemnly.
"Sacrifice?" I panicked even more, "what do you mean...... Will you die?"
Dad smiled lightly and said calmly: "I just said that, how can Dad die so easily, you just have to return to the clan as soon as possible, as soon as we receive the news that you have arrived at the clan safely, we will evacuate immediately and go to reunite with you, rest assured, what does Dad say is also a person who has experienced great disasters, and the battle of Luofeng Valley has survived, and now this situation is nothing, and there are also King Daping and other small sects that have been arranged here to assist him, and he will be safe and you will be together"
After listening to my father's words, I felt that the world I had known for more than ten years was gradually subverted, as if everything I knew before was not true, it was too unbelievable, and I couldn't help but say: "Are there other small sects?
"Slowly you will understand, this time you start to set off to return to the clan, there will be someone to protect you secretly, child, you just have to move forward boldly, everyone will help you" After the father finished speaking, he turned to Dan Er's father and said, "Let's start"
I sat in a trance, King Daping stepped forward and rolled up my sleeve, put his hand on my arm, suddenly there was a burning heat, I was startled, I jumped up with a sound, and a strange pattern was printed on my arm.
"This is the secret method of the Zhao clan - the Changping Seal, it will continue to devour the essence you exude, thus covering your whereabouts, and its other function is to store these devoured essence qi and release it when necessary, which can help you survive the crisis!"
"But...... How do I use this?" I asked, rubbing my burning arm, puzzled.
"Time is pressing, it's too late to teach you one by one, let Youyuan tell you slowly on the way" Dad said, while handing me a familiar backpack and said: "This is a backpack for cutting jade, you can bring it, it will be useful"
Holding my backpack, I was a little apprehensive and said, "What do you mean? Now? Can you leave now?"
"Without further ado, the sooner the better!" Dad finished speaking, turned around and took us back to the wooden house next to him, Yu'er was still lying on the bed and fell asleep, Dad looked at a few of us, and then said: "Chopping Yu is now an extraordinary period, it is not suitable to set off now, but Qianyang's identity has been exposed, and it is too late to make any more plans, Youyuan, and this girl ......"
"Wu Zhen!" Wu Zhen on the side emphasized.
"Yes, Miss Wu Zhen, please, this road may be dangerous and abnormal, if it is not a last resort, you must not show your ability beyond ordinary people, always remember, to move forward in concealment" After speaking, Dad turned his head to look at Yu'er, who was still in a coma, and thought for a long time and said: "You pretend to be brothers and sisters, and the sewing person said that this sister is seriously ill, and you took her out to seek healing, so as to hide people's eyes and ears"
Dan Er and Wu Zhen nodded immediately, while I looked at my father blankly, at a loss.
"Do you remember what I said?" Dad asked me again aloud.
"Oh, but I've never been far away......" I said in a panic, "Dad, can't you really come with us?"
"Now is not the time for mother-in-law and mother-in-law" The father said in a loud voice: "Let's go together, everyone's whereabouts will be exposed, you are already so old, you are a man, look at the jade, a girl is doing her best for you, what are you still hesitating about?"
I was still hesitating, but Dan Er had already picked up Yu'er and was about to carry her, so I hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I'll come"
I took Yu'er from the egg second-hand, and was about to pick her up, but I suddenly felt that my feet were soft, and the whole person couldn't exert my strength, so I calmed down, and according to the method that Wu Zhen taught me before, I concentrated and tried again, but my feet were still weak and weak, and I almost fell, and I hurriedly put down Yu'er, and the whole person was out of breath.
Dad patted me on the shoulder and said, "You have just been sealed with a long flat seal, and your spirit is seriously lacking, so you can't do it like before, let's let Youyuan come, and you will slowly adapt to it along the way."
Dan Er took Yu'er, lifted her on his back, nodded at his father and King Daping, turned around and walked towards the door, seeing that things could not be turned back, he was about to set off in a hurry, I took my father's arm, and said in my heart: "Dad, you ...... You have to be careful, hurry up and meet us."
Dad stretched out his hand to stroke my head and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the sooner you reach the clan, the sooner I can get out, and I will come back to you as soon as possible." In addition, Yu Yu's ability is not bad, and he has more experience in fighting with the desolate soul than you, so you must listen to his guidance more on the way, you must not be separated, and everything is done carefully."
I suddenly retreated in my heart, and said, "Dad, without you, I ...... I'm afraid I really can't do it myself!"
My father looked at me and said with a resolute expression: "All greatness will have a small first step, as long as you can trust yourself as you trust your father, you will gain real courage! You will definitely be able to do it, my father believes that it will not be long before you will be ashamed of all the clansmen, for your father, for your mother, and for your biological father! The hope of the whole clan is pinned on you, and you will definitely surpass the eight horses of the moon and become the best man in the clan! On that day, my father will be proud of you!"
Dad patted me on the shoulder, pushed me towards the door, waved my hand to signal me to leave, I choked up for a while, in my heart, I don't want to be any pride, I don't want to carry any hope, I just want to be an honest student, I just want to stay by my father's side so honestly, and live an honest life in the future, but why did the world suddenly change overnight, and I had to carry such a heavy burden?
"Wait!" Behind me, my father suddenly shouted, and I was shocked, so I hurriedly turned around and smiled and said, "What?
I saw my father shake his head helplessly, took out an envelope from his arms, walked up to me and handed it to me, and said, "I almost forgot this, put it away, return to the clan, remember to hand it over to the patriarch by hand."
I took the letter and said in embarrassment, "But...... I don't recognize him."
"Don't worry, when you return to the clan, you will see him, remember, hand it over to him with your own hands, and don't let anyone else see it"
After my dad told him, Dan Er carried Yu'er on his back and took me and Wu Zhen out of the wooden house, Dad and Daping Wang stood at the door to see us leave, Dan Er only bowed his head and hurried away, Wu Zhen followed behind with a lot of heart, only I turned back one step at a time, reluctantly waved goodbye to Dad, and not long after, Dad and the wooden house disappeared into the bushes...... For the first time, without my father's protection, I started to travel away from home, and I couldn't imagine what the future would behold me, but I knew that I had no choice but to be forced forward by fate......
Along the way, Dan Er carried Yu'er on his back and hurried silently, Wu Zhen also thought about his own thoughts and never spoke, in silence, I finally couldn't help but ask: "Where are you going next?"
"Chengxi Railway Station" Dan Er replied briefly.
"The train station, are we going to take the train?" I asked in surprise, since I was a child, I have never been far away, and I have never even taken a train.
"Hmm," Dan Er replied briefly.
In the middle of the morning, the three of them rushed to the station, probably because of Chang Pingyin, they were already out of breath just walking by themselves, and their feet were completely devoid of their previous agility. I watched Dan Er buy tickets, enter the station, and get on the train, Wu Zhen and I could only help take care of Yu'er and the items from the side, until the luggage and items were settled, and then settled Yu'er on the table by the window, and the four of them sat down, and our hearts were a little settled.
As the train started, it was already noon, and watching the platform slowly retreat, I felt more and more bottomless, and I couldn't help but ask, "How long will we have to walk to get there?"
Dan Er looked around vigilantly, there were not many people in the car, and there were many vacant seats around, Dan Er turned his head and whispered: "If it goes well, four days"
"To sit for so long?" I said aloud in surprise.
Dan Er frowned and looked around, turned around and glanced at me unpleasantly, motioned for me to be quiet, and then said, "It's not all trains."
I sighed and looked at Wu Zhen on the side, she just smiled and comforted me, but my heart became more and more bottomless.
The stomach growled while talking, and the people walked in a hurry, and several people didn't even prepare a bite to eat, but fortunately, Yu'er still had some money in her backpack, and she bought some food and drink on the train to cope with her belly, and then fell into the silence of staring at her big eyes again.
I was bored and saw the long flat mark on my arm, and on a whim, I asked Dan Er: "My dad said that this thing can work at a critical time, how to use it?"
Dan Er raised his arm, rolled up his sleeves, and showed the exact same pattern on his arm, I was shocked, it turned out that he was also sealed with a long flat seal. Thinking back to the fact that he had just walked with Yu'er on his back very easily, I was already out of breath just following behind, and then thinking back to the past, he must have been restricted by this seal when he was in school, but he still had such a vigorous body, I couldn't help but be shocked.
On the day of the United Games, he and Ding Yanheng had a fight, and with such a burden, the melee combat was even tied with the large number of igniters, which couldn't help but make me even more impressed with him.
"It's inconvenient now that once the teaching is untied, the essence will leak out, and the whereabouts will be exposed" Dan Er covered his sleeves, and it was rare to say a few more words, so I had to nod and answer, and no longer asked.
casually flipped through Yu'er's backpack and took out a book, which was the so-called "Hengyue" that Yu'er often saw in her hand. Martial Arts", opened it casually, but I didn't recognize any of the strange characters in it, and I was really bored after turning a few pages, and I fell asleep when I leaned on my seat.
In a trance, a familiar face gradually appeared in front of me, was it Wu Zhen? I saw her expression very pitiful, frowned at me and asked: "Ruling the Nine Domains and quelling the scourge of ancient wars is the general's great achievement;
I was about to step forward to speak, but her face suddenly disappeared, and instead she knelt on the ground, and a knife and axe hand stood behind her and raised the big axe to cut it down, I was startled, and hurriedly stretched out my hand and shouted: Don't !!
The body suddenly struggled forward, the whole person hit the table, looked around in horror, but he was still in the train, the opposite Dan Er frowned and looked at me, Yu'er lay on the table and still did not wake up, turned his head, Wu Zhen next to him also looked at me in surprise, only then did he realize that it was the recurring dream again, at this time I saw Wu Zhen sitting safely beside me, my heart suddenly calmed down a lot, I couldn't help but stretch out my hand to caress her face, panting and said: "It's okay, it's okay to be okay"
"It's ...... What's wrong?" Wu Zhen was obviously a little confused.
I calmed down and turned my head to look out the window, the train seemed to have just arrived at a station, and was stopping on the platform, several figures swaying up and down, and the sky was already a little dark.
I didn't answer Wu Zhen, I just asked in a trance, "What time is it?"
Egg two on the other side of "Evening" replied.
"How long do we have to take the train?"
"Get off tomorrow evening," Dan Er returned.
"Oh, I'm going to sit for a day and a night," I said.
"Hey, this location is good, there are few people and by the window, you can see the scenery along the way, you are very effective this time, I am very satisfied!" suddenly came the voice of an old man in his ears.
"Hehe, with my brother, it should be, it should be" The other old man echoed.
When I looked up, I saw two gray-haired but sturdy old men walking over and sitting next to us by the window across the aisle.
"Brother, the most important thing is that your dignity is impressive, as soon as you come out, the whole world has to make way for you" The old man who echoed said while giving a thumbs up, and continued to tout: "Look at this car, it must be crowded with people in normal times, but today, as soon as you come out, those ordinary people are so scared that they don't even dare to go out."
Looking at the other old man's boastful appearance, it was obvious that not only did he not feel that the other party was speaking vainly, but he was very useful, and he couldn't help but make the pair of "old naughty boys" laugh and almost laugh out loud.
When the old man who echoed me snickered, he immediately showed displeasure and shouted at me: "Stinky boy, what are you laughing at?"
Seeing that the other party was coming to him, he suddenly felt a little out of shape just now, and quickly put away his smile and stopped looking at them, but the other party refused to give up, and threatened: "You little guys, there are many vacant seats over there, don't be an eyesore here, sit away from there."
I felt indignant in my heart, and I wanted to reason with him, but I saw that Dan Er's face was calm and not moved at all, Wu Zhen also shook his head at me, signaling not to cause trouble, I had to calm down and sit upright and ignore them.
Seeing that we didn't react, the old man became even more energetic, stood up and pointed at us and shouted loudly, "Hey, you little guys, did you hear me, sit down over there."
The old man known as "brother" got up and pulled him to sit down, and said casually: "You sit down for me, how many times have you been taught, although we have a noble status, but we should be low-key, don't be so arrogant, you know?"
"Hehe, yes, yes, my brother taught me a lesson, and my brother remembered," the old man on the other side nodded his head and echoed as if pounding garlic. The old "elder brother" then turned his head again and said to us: "My brother has always been perverse, young people should not be surprised"
Wu Zhen and I smiled awkwardly and nodded, indicating that we didn't care, the second Dan Er on the other side was still expressionless, but the old "brother" stepped forward and said with a smile: "Young people, the journey is long, it's really boring, dare to ask if there is anything delicious and delicious, take it out and socialize with everyone?"
The old man hurriedly leaned over from behind and said, "Yes, yes, brother, this is the right thing, I haven't eaten for two days, and I'm dying of hunger."
The old "brother" glared at him unhappily and whispered, "Sit back for me, shame on me!" The other party's face was shocked, and he hurriedly sat back in his position without speaking.
I was amused in my heart, just now the two of them were touting each other's fantasies, even eating and drinking was a problem, but the three of us looked at each other, inevitably a little embarrassed, originally didn't bring anything to eat, and just bought some lunch at noon, at this time there is really nothing to take out to "socialize".
Seeing that a few of us didn't react, the old man sitting behind him couldn't help but stand up and shouted loudly: "You little guys, my brother gives you a chance to be honored, don't be ignorant!"
Seeing this, I had to smile bitterly and said: "I'm really sorry, we haven't prepared extra food and drink, or you look at this, the dining car will come in a while, let's buy two more copies, it's considered that the juniors are honoring you two, okay?"
"Hehe, really?" The old man who was still yelling at him just now immediately changed his smile, leaned over and said, "Where are two servings enough, I can eat three servings alone"
The old brother pulled him up and scolded angrily: "You are not a good thing, when will I be able to teach you well!"
The old man hurriedly sat back with a cower, but still stretched out three fingers at me with a smile on his face, and muttered in a low voice: "Three, my three."
"You still say?!" The old brother shook his fist violently, with a posture of wanting to hit him, echoing the old man and hurriedly put away his smile, pointed out the window and pretended to be surprised: "Hey, the car has moved, start leaving, look at the scenery, look at the scenery!"
The old brother put down his hand, looking angry, turned his head and saw that I quickly changed his smiling face, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, my brother is like this, a virtue that is not on the way"
I hurriedly smiled and nodded in response: "It's okay, it's okay"
When the old brother saw this, he bent over and whispered, "Then I'll have three shares too."
I forced a forced smile and quickly nodded and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, no problem"
The old brother sat back with peace of mind, and praised and said, "A few young people, generous and bold, really have a bright future."
"Hey, brother, do you think there will be wine on this car?" the old brother suddenly asked excitedly.
The old brother frowned and glared at him, and scolded, "Can you give me a quiet moment, even for a while!"
"Oh," the old man bowed his head obediently and said nothing. The old brother then turned his head and asked me with a smile: "Young man, do you think there will be alcohol on this car?
Wu Zhen was finally amused by the two old urchins and couldn't help but bow his head and chuckle, I smiled and replied to him: "Don't worry, the dining car will come in a while, as long as some are sold, you must buy two bottles of filial piety to the two."
"Where are two bottles enough, the liquor outside here is like water, I can bring three bottles by myself," the old brother couldn't help but emphasize.
"Okay, okay!" I nodded vigorously and said with a smile: "Three bottles are three bottles, you two and one person have three bottles, it's always okay, right?"
The old brother immediately smiled, and kept praising and said: "I will never be wrong to look at people with my eyes, young man, I see that your bones are amazing, your face is square, and this eyebrows are arrogant, and the future must be limitless."
I was amused in my heart, thinking that this is all where and where, but for a meal of wine and food, the two old men's ability to brag and praise people can be regarded as an eye-opener for me, and I hurriedly returned: "The old man has won the award, you can rest assured, as long as there are a few of us to eat and drink along the way, you two will be indispensable."
"Really" The old brother suddenly smiled with wrinkles on his face, but when he saw the old brother turn around and glare at him again, he quickly put away his smile and turned his head to look out the window and pretend to enjoy the scenery.
"Young man, the old man is not a person who will brag nonsense for a few drinks and meals, not to mention you, it is the girl next to you, with a delicate face and an elegant temperament, I know ...... just by looking at her" The old brother said half of it seriously, suddenly remembered something, and asked: "Dare to ask where a few young people are going?"
"Oh, we are ......" I was about to blurt out, the opposite Dan Er suddenly coughed, and Wu Zhen next to me also gently pushed me with his arm, only then did he realize that his mind was almost dizzy and he was blown away, so he glanced at Yu'er who was still lying on the table, and hurriedly said: "My sister is sick, we are rushing to the doctor for treatment"
"Oh~~" The old brother stroked his gray beard with his hand and nodded with a meaningful smile.