Chapter 4 Blood is thicker than water
After that day, the relationship between the two brothers changed significantly. Contrary to his previous contempt, Bai Wuji showed great respect to his brother, no matter what it was, he would definitely share all his things with his brother, and even deliberately gave his brother an extra share.
Compared with his previous attitude, he deliberately showed the eagerness of his brother and brother to repair his appearance, which may be ridiculous in the eyes of others, but for the Bai family, whose emotions are extreme, sometimes they don't know how to express their feelings, so they can only follow the general routine.
Because the elder brother is weak and unable to practice martial arts, Bai Wuji insists that the elder brother must follow him in all the study of literature, and enjoy the same treatment as the young master of the Bai family, which is naturally eye-catching, Bai Qi is not used to such treatment, just because of his younger brother's insistence, he finally followed his younger brother to class together.
When the two were alone, Bai Qi put forward a request, hoping to learn more martial arts, Bai Wuji was not very appreciative, because the six arts of the Bai family were purely based on the pressure of the Yuan Gong, if there was not enough internal force foundation, there was a great chance of hurting themselves when practiced, but at the insistence of the elder brother, he still told the pressure Yuan Gong and the nuclear fusion fist formula.
"Well, Wuji, look at this move Flying Wing Zero Style, if it is combined with the turbo breath method of Pressure Yuan Gong, the power and return speed can be increased by more than three times, it seems to be very good!"
"You're talking on paper! The load on the body is already very heavy, and if you use such a forced pressurization, you will be exhausted before you can recruit people, and there is no practicality. β
Unable to practice, the two brothers had to discuss the secrets orally. For some of his brother's opinions, Bai Wuji could only sigh, his brother had no talent for fighting at all, although his proposal had a theoretical basis, it did not consider the actual situation at all, and in short, the feasibility was very low.
"Brother, life is not only about martial arts, there are many ways to give full play to your own value, enrich yourself with me! In the future, we will sit on the throne of the family together and do a great career. β
Hoping to bring his brother to a broader realm of life, Bai Wuji went in and out with him, and received the teachings of the Ancient Demon Dao together. My brother's memory is terrifyingly strong, and he can remember many complicated things in his mind after reading them once, but when it comes to the exam, a small change makes his head turn and he is all wrong.
"Brother, sometimes I really doubt that the Bai family can have descendants like you......" patting his brother's shoulder, Bai Wuji sighed and said. He has a flexible mind, learns everything quickly, and of course leaves his brother far behind in his exam results.
However, sometimes when I see my brother getting up in the middle of the night and studying hard, I really admire it, because it is something I can't do. Whether it's a genius or a genius, it's hard to appreciate what it's like to get something through hard work.
"Mowgli, you know what? I prefer to be a fool!"
"Uh, why?"
"Because, being called a stupid guy sounds more comfortable than monsters, freaks, and xenos!"
"Nonsense! Who dares to call you that, I'll immediately dismantle him! My brother is a good man, what's the blame?"
Saying this, Bai Wuji felt a sense of powerlessness, because even though he could suppress everyone, it was his father who said these insults the loudest, which he couldn't stop.
However, he really couldn't understand it, it was true that his brother was not in good health, because of some kind of genetic disease, he had this useless physique, and his mind was not as dull as the genius of the Bai family, but these were not strange! After more than a thousand years of inbreeding, many Bai family members have a little genetic disease, why would my father call my brother a different species and a monster?
The trouble is that the elder brother, who attaches great importance to the feelings of his family, has always hoped to gain his father's attention, and always asks to go with him to see his father. However, with the degree of his father's verbal hatred of his brother, as soon as the two met, his father always punched and kicked him, and if he deliberately went to see him, he could turn his face and kill him at any time, and it would be very bad at that time.
Although some links are not clear to themselves, the main problem is still ability!
Although the Bai family is a family of primeval demons, the general idea of the heads of the past generations is the same, the primeval demons are just auxiliary tools, and the real dominance and hegemony are still only personal strength. The father who believes in these things, the elder brother who is impossible to develop in martial arts, the two are destined to go in opposite directions.
"Give up, brother, Dad's brain can't turn, you don't have to get his approval, it's enough to have me and my mother!"
"Thank you, Mowgli. However, my mother had told me before that there was a law of immortality in the primeval demon path, and although the shape of a thing changed, its energy would still exist in some form in the world. It's the same with people, no matter what it is, as long as we are willing to give and wait patiently, one day the seed will blossom and bear fruit. So I'm sure as long as I wait, one day my dad will like me. β
"You idiot! This is what your mother used to perfunctory you, how can our devil daddy be moved so easily? If you can move him, I will give you your head. β
"Absolutely. Wuji, you didn't have a good relationship with me before, aren't we like brothers now?"
"Fool, we were brothers. β
Eagerly patting his brother on the shoulder, Bai Wuji was genuinely worried about his father's reaction. Since entering and exiting with his brother, he has stopped practicing martial arts, specializing in literary affairs, although he turned a route given to him by his father into a profit, showing his business talent, but in the eyes of his father, his performance can only be described by the words "willing to fall". I heard that my father was extremely angry about it, but I don't know what form it will take.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Bai Wuji to receive an order from his father to summon him, and when he saw that he was going to go with his brother, Bai Wuji knew that the matter was not easy to solve.
"Really? Can we really go see Daddy?"
The elder brother seemed to be very happy about this, but Bai Wuji, who was far more familiar with his father's personality than him, could only pray silently in his heart, hoping that this meeting would not be the last meeting!
Sure enough, although there is a limit to human imagination, the development of the situation is often worse than previously thought.
When he was full of anxiety and came to his father with his brother, before he could say anything, he slapped him in the face, followed by a kick on his brother's flank, and the whole person flew backwards, and when he fell to the ground, he vomited out of his mouth, which was a large piece of shocking redness.
"What's wrong with me? Why did Daddy beat me like this? IβAm I your son?"
Buzzing in his ears, the elder brother seemed to defend his father in this way, but he was immediately kicked out by his father again.
"Son, how can such an unremarkable thing be qualified to become a member of the Bai family? You bad product that disgraces me, don't call me that disgusting name!"
"Dad, that's enough! No matter how much you don't like your eldest brother, it's still your and mother's son, he loves you so much, you should give him more or less ......."
"Son, it's ridiculous, it's just a puppet made from the Ancient Demon Dao, a false tool, Wuji, you are completely mistaken, for the sake of a fake brother, is it worth wasting your great cause?"
Dozens of pieces of data paper were sprinkled like snowflakes, recording all the processes of the original manufacturing plan, and when he knew about it from these materials, Bai Wuji was instantly stunned on the spot.
(Brother...... Is it made from the Ancient Demon Dao?)
This thought shocked him greatly, and all the past flowed through his heart, and he understood why his father hated his brother so much, and he also understood why his brother had such a constitution. The revelation of the secret did have an impact on Bai Wuji, but if he had any doubts, it was all when he saw that his brother was full of anxiety, sadness, and even with an inferior complex, and disappeared. The affection between the brothers allowed him to quickly grasp the direction.
(Even so, he's my brother.) οΌ
Without hesitation, he rushed forward, blocking his brother before his father's killer slammed down.
"Mowgli, you ......"
The White Army Emperor hurriedly shifted his palm, did not hit the only son he valued, and said angrily: "You are crazy! You're my most important heir, is it worth risking your life for such an alien?"
"It's my business whether it's worth it or not, old man, don't insult my brother! When I'm in danger, he's the one who comes to my help, not the one who pushes me into danger, if anything is fake...... Old man, you are a liar. β
The son did not repent, but challenged himself with an unprecedented rebellious attitude, the white army emperor was furious, waved out a palm, swept away with great power, and blasted half of the room off, the earth flew and the stones were shattered, and the momentum was terrifying.
"It doesn't matter. Look at the old man, whether you want to abolish my position as heir, or just slaughter me and my brother, it's all up to you. I'm very happy in my weak days, and your set has nothing to do with us anymore. β
Maybe it was because he saw everything, even though he was dripping with cold sweat and wearing white clothes, Bai Wuji, who was wearing white clothes, was plucking out his ears and talking nonchalantly.
At the same time, Bai Qi, who had fallen to the ground and vomited wildly, also stood up next to his younger brother and took a posture of nuclear fusion fist. Although he knew that even if the two brothers joined forces, it would still be impossible to take his father's blow, just looking at this, Bai Wuji felt a burst of excitement, and stood side by side with his brother without fear.
"Why bother to bomb the house and be discouraged? If you really want to kill me, one finger is enough, and there is no threat of actual killing intent, and it can't frighten people at all...... It's strange, old man, I'm not afraid of you at all......"
In the face of the rebellion and hostility of his two sons, although the White Emperor was still angry on his face, he hesitated in his heart.
These two imps who are not in the climate unite and have zero threat to themselves, but I don't know why, when the two of them stand side by side, there is a sense of oppression, which slowly overwhelms their momentum and makes them feel uncomfortable.
To get rid of these two imps who don't know the height of the sky, it's just a gesture, but do you really want to do it? The continuous noise has attracted many people, if you don't take action, how can you stand up for yourself in the future? But if you really do it......
One is his only son, the closest blood relative in the world, and the White Emperor does not want to do anything to his son unless it is necessary.
Another ...... It's really weird, I know that he doesn't have half of the lethality, but the look in his eyes ...... But he made himself feel a chill, if it weren't for the physical limitations, a person with these eyes would definitely become a first-class martial artist.
When many thoughts swirled in his mind, Bai Junhuang felt a trace of remorse, he was reluctant to do it, but it was difficult to ride a tiger at the moment......
"Stop, Your Royal Highness, I have been commissioned by Her Majesty the Queen to bring these two children back. β
At this critical juncture, Merlene, the chief archmage of Reyns, suddenly appeared. Green. Bai Wuji had been away from Reyns for a long time, and in order not to arouse unnecessary suspicion among the ministers, she accepted Queen Nida's commission to bring the two princes back to Reins.
Reasonable, the White Army Emperor had no reason to stop him. The mother wants to see her son, this is no more legitimate reason, as far as the selection of the messenger is concerned, this magic elder, whose actual age is far beyond his appearance, has been greatly favored to the Bai family several times in the past, and this face must be sold.
Even if the anger of the White Army Emperor broke through his reason and wanted to use force to intercept him, it was impossible for him not to ignore the fact that Bai Shiqing, the eighth generation of the Bai family's master, who simplified the Wuxiang in the martial arts to the Wuxiang Technique, and then created the sixth unique strongman of the Bai Family, once left a warning, a stern warning that even if the descendants of the descendants ascended to the heavenly throne, they must not be hostile to Mentor Mei Lin.
For the White Emperor, this is also the best outcome. If he didn't want to do it immediately and execute his two sons, now would be the ideal step down.
So, Bai Qi and Bai Wuji left with Merlin, left Alcatraz Island, and returned to Reyns.
"Brother, you don't have to be unhappy, no matter what, the two of us are still brothers, after breaking away from my father, we will be free in the future. You haven't been to the mainland yet, there are so many interesting things to do there!"
On the boat, Bai Wuji tried to comfort his brother. Because he was treated like that by his father, and because he was exposed to his biggest heart disease in front of his younger brother, Bai Qi's mood was extremely low and became extremely silent, and because he was seriously injured, he stayed in the bed cabin to recuperate.
The injuries were so severe that when the herbs and the healing spells were useless, Merlin could only bring him back to the Ivory Tower as soon as possible, where Queen Nida would rescue him herself.
The Queen's Holy Force, which could have easily healed such an injury, however, Bai Qi's anti-demon physique would make him resistant to the Holy Force, and the effect was not as good as once, for this reason, Queen Nida did not want to use the Holy Power on her son to reduce his chances of saving his life, but this time there was no choice, the natural Holy Power that was thousands of times stronger than the powerful recovery spell, was slow but effectively healed the injury.
Extremely lucky to save his life, after that, in order to welcome the prince back from overseas, the ivory white pagoda held a grand celebration, but in order to avoid too much stimulation of the white army emperor, the existence of Bai Qi is still hidden, not made public, even in the palace no one knows, this boy who followed the prince is the prince's brother.
On the night of the celebration banquet, Bai Wuji was worried about the brother who was alone, so he specially wrapped a large bag of desserts and slipped back to his residence.
He was quite satisfied with his current life, and despite the absence of his father, his mother and brother were much more comfortable with him and the family than on Alcatraz. Every night, my mother would find time to be alone with my brother, read with him, sing those beautiful songs, watch them look like they were hidden, and sometimes I really felt jealous!
The banquet would go on until late at night, and the brother would never expect him to come back at this time, so he would be surprised to enjoy a snack with him, so that it could be regarded as a real celebration.
However, just as the same brother did not expect that he would come back so early, he did not expect to see such a thing.
In the moonlight, the elder brother was facing a pillar, concentrating on practicing the nuclear fusion fist, and the expression on his face made people know that it was not only concentration, it was like pinning everything in his fist, and it was blasted out without reservation.
The momentum is indeed good, but the power is almost zero. Without the assistance of internal force, it is impossible for such a thin fist to have any lethality at all, so punching on the stone pillar one by one, it didn't take long for the skin to be broken and bloody, spotted with vermilion, all printed on the stone pillar.
Bai Wuji was stunned, and finally came back to his senses, and immediately rushed forward and pulled his brother away. This matter is not too difficult, although the two brothers have a difference in age, but by now, Bai Wuji is already half a head taller than his brother, and his arms are relatively thick, plus he has been practicing martial arts for a long time, it is easy to subdue his brother.
"Brother, what are you doing here? The old man is gone, we don't need to practice so hard!" Bai Wuji helped his brother bandage his fist with a handkerchief, and said, "The time for your injury to heal is several times slower than that of ordinary people, so you have to be careful." β
Sitting down beside his younger brother and silently accepting his bandage, since coming to the Ivory White Tower, Bai Qi has become very silent, not as active as before, Bai Wuji is a little worried about this.
"I ...... I want to practice martial arts well and become a useful person. β
"Who said you are useless, didn't we make an appointment? Even if we don't practice martial arts, we can still find our way elsewhere! Life is not only about practicing martial arts, even if we don't know martial arts, we still have a lot of other things to do! Like me, I have decided not to practice martial arts again, isn't it the same very happy?"
Bai Wuji was trying very hard to comfort his brother, but in the end, Bai Qi said slowly: "Wuji, I can't be like you." Pointing to his chest, he said, "In my heart, there has always been a voice telling me that I want to become stronger, I must become stronger." If I keep being weak like this, nothing will change, and I will never be happy......"
"How come? You still have me as ......"
"Mowgli, your comfort is very comfortable, but ...... I don't want to be comforted by you for the rest of my life. I...... I hope to be stronger, so that I can change myself, and maybe how others feel about me. β
Who the so-called others refer to, of course Bai Wuji knows. Unexpectedly, the two brothers had officially fallen out with their father, but the elder brother still wanted to get his father's approval without giving up.
(Brother he...... Although he didn't say it, he always wanted to get his father's approval and become a son who was valued by his father...... οΌ
Alas, I really chose a very difficult path, in order to gain my father's approval, I had to have outstanding performance in both civil and military aspects, especially martial arts, with a body like my brother, there was no hope at all. However, seeing that he is so serious, it is really impossible to say that he wants to stop him from pursuing his dignity.
Fate is really good at playing tricks on people, why is it that when he has given up his former values and is satisfied with his current life, his brother is desperate to follow the path he has abandoned?
Time kept turning, and Bai Wuji was very worried about his brother's situation. The brother who is becoming more and more silent has indeed become mature in temperament, and he looks like a brother, but this is not what he is looking forward to.
He and his mother tried to persuade him in many ways, but there was no improvement. It's no wonder that he is not a child anymore, he has his own opinions, and the degree of influence that others can influence is getting smaller and smaller. The mother still finds time every day to sing and talk with her brother, but probably because her son has grown taller, he no longer holds him in his arms when singing, but faces each other and holds hands.
One of the evidences of the growing closure of his brother's heart is that when he listens to his mother's songs, he no longer claps and laughs happily as before, but closes his eyes and listens quietly.
Sometimes I really don't understand why my brother is so brainless, isn't it good that he is like this now? Why should he persist in pursuing something that is impossible to obtain? It is good to have the courage to pursue oneself, but isn't it another kind of happiness to be content with the peace of the present?
I can't persuade him, so I can only accompany my brother every day and watch him practice the meaningless nuclear fusion fist in a no-man's place, the Bai family's outer martial arts has a characteristic, every move and style will cause a lot of physical load, so you must practice the pressure yuan gong to have enough strength to bear these loads, and these brothers don't have it.
It stands to reason that the muscles and bones of the whole body will cause severe pain during practice, but from the expression on the face, you can't see it at all, just focus all your energy on your hands, as if every punch is waving.
I can't understand this kind of hard work, after all, even when I was the most diligent in practicing, I never seriously poured it into this way.
And it wasn't long before he realized that his brother had worked hard to become stronger, far more than he knew.
At one point, I talked to my mother about my brother's previous life on Alcatraz, and my mother brought up an experimental project that my brother had been involved in. In addition to genetic modification, the Taiyan Institute also has a plan to implant the microprocessing system designed by the Japanese sage in the past into the biological brain, and if successful, the potential of the biological can be 100% exerted, regardless of the speed of neural processing, reaction speed, and memory, it will be greatly enhanced.
A total of twenty-seven kinds of creatures were used in the research project, and in the end, only the elder brother survived, despite this, this surviving experimental subject was a failed work that could not be put on the battlefield, and it did not agree with the original intention, and it was meaningless if it succeeded, but it was just one more humanoid computer, which could not come in handy in terms of actual design and creation, and what he could do, the main system of the Taiyan Academy could do all of it, and it was done faster.
This is probably the origin of his brother's abnormal memory, but to Bai Wuji's surprise, not only did he get his brother's consent before this transplant project was implemented, but he even strongly wanted to serve as an experimental subject.
"Do you need to do this? Isn't it good to be like this now? Brother, since you value your family, then you should cherish what you have now, you are like this, my mother and I are very worried!"
During a certain practice, Bai Wuji spoke to his brother so uneasily. Bai Qi, who stopped moving, looked at his younger brother, and after a while, he said slowly.
"I want to be stronger, I want to change my voice, it is still in my heart, it has never faded, I don't want to give up, I don't want to live like this for the rest of my life. β
"Then don't be so stubborn! I said, there are many ways to play your own value, if your brother needs a stage, come and help me, there is a shortage of people to take care of business!"
"Can I go over there and help you carry your briefcase? No, I don't have the talent of you, so I can only do this kind of thing that surpasses talent through hard work and dedication. β
patted his younger brother on the shoulder, and said in a white way: "Wuji, one day you will understand." There are some things in a person's life that you don't do if you don't know why you're living in this world......"
When I was a child, I don't know how many times I complained to the gods about why my brother, who was two years older, behaved so naΓ―vely. That has finally changed today, but why is it so unsettling for you?
Not long after that night's conversation, my mother sneaked out of the palace with herself and my brother in order to free her brother. The mother and son rode in a carriage, driving around the city, looking at the scenery all the way, talking about all kinds of troubles when she was a child, and spent a very happy day.
On the way back, through the carriage window, Bai Wuji saw a temple, located in the north corner of the city, the architectural style was different from what he knew, and curiously, he asked which god was dedicated to it.
"That's the Witch Palace, dedicated to the gods of the dark world, it's a forbidden place under the grass, and people outside the Demon Guild are not allowed to enter. β
The mother shook her index finger and said, "Even in the Demon Guild, not everyone is allowed to enter the Witch Palace. The power of darkness is very powerful, and there are many evil ways in it, not by hard work and talent, but by sacrifice and selling souls in exchange for power. Those methods are very dangerous, harmful to others and not good for themselves, and my mother doesn't like it very much, so she has been very strict over the years, and she doesn't let people enter the witch palace to practice casually. β
Listening to his mother's words, Bai Wuji stuck out his tongue and looked at the palace from a distance, the strange feeling made him feel a kind of uneasy heaviness in his heart.
The night after he returned, his brother disappeared, and he could not be found no matter how much he searched. It took seven days, and I ran all over the streets and alleys of Jixia City, but I didn't get any gains, and finally remembered that when I passed by the Witch Palace that day, a strange look seemed to flash in my brother's eyes, could it be that he ......
can't be wrong, if he wants strength so much, wants to become stronger, and can't get it through hard training, then the evil way in the witch palace must have a great attraction to him.
After hurriedly telling his mother, Bai Wuji hurried to the Witch Palace, thinking of the rumored powerful black magic, by selling his soul and sacrificing part of his life in exchange for superhuman strength, but the user often ended up miserable, life is worse than death, Bai Wuji was worried.
(Brother, don't mess around...... οΌ
Rushed to the Witch Palace as quickly as possible, and after showing the Queen's decree, the Magus said that no outsiders were here, but it was not ruled out that someone had infiltrated without permission, and if they carried the Barrier Breaking Talisman made by a powerful magician, then even if they infiltrated the Witch Palace, the Magisters would not know.
Worried, Bai Wuji searched room by room, and finally found his brother's figure in front of the altar of the ghost, he curled up, holding his head in his hands, sitting in the corner, looking quite tired, and faintly heard bursts of laughter.
Why is my brother laughing? Has he already completed the contract ceremony, what power has he gained, and what price has he paid?
Thinking of this, Bai Wuji's heart beat wildly uncontrollably, and he walked up to his brother, and his voice was so dry and hoarse.
"Brother, you ...... Are you alright?"
"Hah...... Ha ha...... There are no gods to ...... None of them will ......"
In the dim light, the elder brother raised his head, tears on his face, interweaving a sad smile to the extreme.
They said...... I made it...... My soul is fake...... None of them are willing to trade with me...... Hahaha, Wuji, you say it's funny, I ...... I'm a dummy......"
Listening to his brother's intermittent laughter, which had almost collapsed rationally, Bai Wuji could only stand in silence, unable to say anything......