Chapter 1: The Troubles of Youth
On the shore of the East China Sea, on the long white beach, Wei Yi was lying quietly under the coconut tree, and Wang Zai was sitting next to him obediently, sticking out his tongue. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
As the sun sets, the sea and sky are colored by the red glow. The homing bird was hovering in the air, and from time to time it let out a few cheerful songs. The sea breeze is light, and the waves crash on the beach one after another, making a splash.
The sunset over the sea is the most refreshing. But Wei Yi under the tree was not interested at all, lying on the beach in an irritable mood, not wanting to do anything.
It has been five full years since he picked up the purple ball on this beach, and Wei Yi has grown from a ten-year-old child to a fifteen-year-old boy. Now, he can go fishing with his father, help with a lot of household chores, and become a very important labor force in the family. However, in the past five years, there has been one thing that has bothered Wei Yi, and every time he calms down alone, it always makes him particularly troubled.
Five years ago, after picking up the bead, within a few days, news came from the town. When Emperor Hongyu beheaded the rebellious party in the capital, something strange happened and he was punished by God. There are a lot of orbs falling from the sky, and it is said that anyone who gets a orb can get an amazing ability. There are several people in the town who have won the orb, some of them have become so strong that they can lift a thousand pounds of boulders with one hand, some of them have grown wings and can fly in the sky like birds, and some of them have a super memory, and they can never forget ten lines at a glance......
It is even rumored among the people that God sent these jewels to the people, so that the people would rebel and overthrow the faint emperor Hongyu. Of course, no one dares to talk about this kind of thing openly, but after tea and dinner, some private conversations, no one dares to believe it all.
When Wei Yi first heard these things, he was very happy, didn't he just pick up the orb, did he also gain some amazing ability? So, during that time, he was always alone on the beach desperately moving stones, reading books, and even trying to jump off the roof of his house...... , but in the end, he was either tired half to death, or fell all over his body, and was scolded by his father and mother when he came home. Although he was always frustrated every time and was scolded by his parents, Wei Yi always comforted himself in his heart, it must be because he was too young, or because the abilities he obtained were relatively special, and he didn't try enough to discover them.
After a year or so, news came that Emperor Hongyu issued a notice of arrest, and the whole continent wanted all kinds of people who had obtained supernatural abilities, and declared in the notice that these people were demons and monsters, and they harmed the people. It also spread a lot of terrible stories of people with abilities killing people and even eating people, so that the people changed color when they talked about people with abilities, and even used these stories to scare children. During that time, there were always several terrible heads hanging from the gates of the town, all of whom were said to have been caught.
Wei Yi's mood also changed from full of expectations to fear with these news. began to entangle in my heart, if I have the ability, it is not worth it to cause the disaster of killing, it is said that the person with the ability to be caught will also be punished by the nine clans. If you have to implicate your father and mother because of your own ability, it is really unfilial.
In the next two years, the situation has changed again, and the news has come. All over the country, especially in the south of the mainland, there are many rebels composed of or led by the superpowers, and their power is getting bigger and bigger, and they can even compete with the local armies in many places, occupying mountains or villages and towns openly, erecting their own banners, building their own walled cities, openly confronting the empire, and claiming to accept all kinds of supernatural beings. Uncle Li, who is doing business in the county seat in the village, returned to the village last year and took his family to the north with his family. Before leaving, he told the people in the village that the south was unstable, the rebels were making a lot of trouble, and the next thing must be a war all day long, and the ordinary people were going to suffer. While it's still safe, let's move to the north as soon as possible.
Recently, several families have moved out of the village one after another. Wei Yi's father, Wei Lin, is also a prestigious person in the village, because of his righteousness, many people in the village have been helped and cared for by Wei Lin, and a group of fishermen usually love to go to sea with Wei Lin, calling him "Brother Lin", although there is no formal agreement, but it is equivalent to the captain of the fishing fleet in the village. During the two days of rest, no one went to sea, and from time to time they gathered at Wei Lin's house and chatted about the war. Wei Lin has a bold personality, he is not afraid of heaven and earth, and he always says to a group of brothers: "What are you afraid of, don't say you can't fight, it's a real fight, let's fight to the death with these traitors, who am I afraid of." Being so provoked by him, a group of big men had long forgotten their worries and fears by drinking, and they all began to be enthusiastic, clamoring that they could fight well when the rebels came.
Thinking of this, Wei Yi couldn't help laughing. Then I once again expected that I had really obtained the ability of the orb, and it was a very, very powerful ability. Then he could stand up and fight the rebels with his father and uncles, protect the village, protect his family! But after thinking about it, he has tried everything for five years, and he has not found any signs of any ability. Even, his body is a little thinner than ordinary children of the same age. Not to mention that when you are fighting, protecting your family, even if you fight with those children in the next village, you may not be able to win.
Wei Yi woke up from his contemplation and saw Wang Zai squatting next to him wagging his tail, sticking out his tongue and staring at his big eyes, looking at himself with watery eyes, and his heart warmed a little more.
"Wang Zai, I'm glad you are with me!" Wei Yi couldn't help but touch Wang Zai's head with his hand.
"Wang, Wang!" Wang Zai seemed to understand the master's words, and agreed desperately.
In the past five years, the relationship between Wei Yi and Wang Zai has been surprisingly good, and Wang Zai seems to listen to Wei Yi's words very much. As long as Wei Yi gives an order, Wang Zai can do it very accurately as if he can understand people's words. For example, going to the sea to catch fish, biting the basket to deliver things to the mother at home, and even helping Wei Yi fight. Once, Wei Yi fought with Fat Dong in the next village, and was beaten on the ground by Fat Dong's gang, in a hurry, Wei Yi shouted at Wang Zai "Wang Zai, bite him!", but Wang Zai really pounced on it, bit Fat Dong's arm and refused to let go. The painful Fat Dong rolled on the ground, fortunately it was winter, and everyone was wearing thick cotton clothes, otherwise Fat Dong's hand would have to be crippled by Wang Zai's bite. Later, as long as Fat Dong saw Wang Zai, he was so afraid that he would bypass and go, and he would no longer dare to bully Wei Yi.
However, as an ordinary earth dog, Wang Zai is 5 years old, which is almost similar to the old age of humans. I've been running less lately and I'm not as active as I used to be. My father said that the average earth dog will live for 5-6 years. Wei Yi felt very sad in his heart, although he was just a dog, he fought and played with him like a brother, and he was really gone one day, how reluctant he would be.
"Yi'er, it's time to go home for dinner!" came his mother's voice in the distance, and Wei Yi suddenly rolled up from the ground, "It's here!"
"Let's go, Wang Zai, let's go home for dinner!" Wang Zai was probably hungry, and as soon as he heard about eating, he immediately became excited, and he jumped up and ran in the direction of Wei Yi's home.
At the dining table, a family of four sat at a low wooden table and began a rare sumptuous dinner, Wei Yi devoured it, and the main dish tonight was a big pomfret weighing one pound, as well as a plate of kelppan, and small shrimp. Although Wei Yi's family is not very wealthy, they basically don't have to worry about eating and drinking, and his father Wei Lin is also a good fisherman in the village, and he can always find particularly difficult to find fish in the sea, which is why most fishermen are always willing to follow him out to sea. In addition, Wei Lin is already kind and charitable, and he is willing to share good things with his brothers, which is naturally extra popular and respected by everyone.
"Yi'er, eat more, get up early tomorrow morning and go to sea with Daddy!" Wei Lin sandwiched a piece of fish meat for his son, then put down his chopsticks and drank a big sip of wine.
"Great, Daddy, I've been bored for the past few days. If I don't go to sea again, I'm going to go to Fat Dong to fight. Wei Yi took a big bite of food, and was very happy when he heard that he would be able to go to sea tomorrow. Wei Yi's mother, Lin Shi, shook her head as she watched from the sidelines, "You two fathers and sons, you are really carved out of a mold, and if you can't be idle all day long, you will know that there is a lot of trouble!"
"Hahaha! My Wei Lin's son, of course, has to be like me, and in a few years he will also be a man who stands up to the sky!
"That's it, when I grow up, I will also take a group of brothers to go to sea to fish, drink together, and fight those rebels together!" Wei Yi also raised his chopsticks and echoed his father while shaking.
The grandmother, who had bad ears, suddenly raised her head, stared at Wei Lin, and asked nervously: "What kind of war? Lin'er, where is the war?" After all, the old man is old and confused.
When Lin heard this, he became angry, and grabbed Wei Yi's ear: "You still have to drink and fight! Wei Lin, look at it, if you don't learn well, your son will learn your bad!"
"Oh, oh, mother, that's what I said, don't pinch my ears, it hurts!" Wei Yi knew that his mother loved himself and loved him deeply, so he quickly put down his chopsticks and begged for mercy.
"Hahaha, mother, what Yi'er said is not a war, it's a fight, he is fighting with that fat Dong!" Wei Lin thought of first, comforting his mother, not wanting her to worry too much.
"Oh, Yi'er, it's fighting again, are you being bullied? Don't hurt anywhere? Grandma come and see!" As he spoke, he grabbed his grandson's hand and began to touch it. Seeing that her mother-in-law felt sorry for her son, Lin didn't dare to pull her son's ears anymore, and patted Wei Yi's head fiercely: "Don't talk nonsense in the future." ”
Wei Yi stuck out his tongue mischievously, feeling his grandmother's touch, and his heart was full of warmth. In fact, the family is really good together, there is a father who is as heroic as a hero in his heart, a mother who looks fierce on the surface, but always cares about himself and takes good care of himself, and a grandmother who loves herself the most and is reluctant to suffer a little grievance although her brain is a little confused. Wei Yi really feels very happy, home should be like this.
The sea breeze is blowing, and the lights of the entire fishing village are twinkling like stars in the dark night. It's faint, but it's warm.