Chapter 1 Uninvited Guests
Shaoyang Kingdom is not a big country in the Wushi Continent, but it does shine in the Wushi Continent like a crown jewel. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Wuyin Village is a very inconspicuous small village in Shaoyang country, it is surrounded by mountains on three sides, only a stone road leads to the outside world, there is a clear spring from the deep mountains at the entrance of the village that flows endlessly all year round, a stone bridge with years connects the small chic village and the world of Daqian, there are all kinds of trees around the village, but it also adds its mystery and charm.
At the entrance of the stockade there was an uneven hillside, on which the leaves of the big trees had fallen in scattered ways, and one of the leaves was falling slowly, slowly and smoothly, and its lazy posture was perhaps a rebellion against the dust. There was only a slight 'pop', and the leaf fell on the forehead of a teenager, who slept soundly, and the leaf did not break his sweet dream.
This young man is about fifteen or sixteen years old, with two long hairends scattered from his sideburns, his face like white jade, his sword-like eyebrows and star-bright eyes, his straight nose revealing toughness, his lips like elixir, and his temperament outstanding. If you add some mature charm, it can really be said that it is a man who makes thousands of girls tremble.
Suddenly, there was a distant sound of horses' hooves, which became stronger and stronger, and although the sound of the horses' hooves was chaotic, they were at the same pace, not too noisy and disorganized, and were clearly well trained.
When they reached the entrance of the village, the sleeping boy on the hillside sat up suddenly, and the grass stalk in his mouth almost fell, perhaps he had never heard such a shocking sound in this small village. The boy looked down and saw a dozen heavily armed soldiers riding tall horses towards the entrance of the village.
As he approached, the boy found that these soldiers were all dressed in silver armor, with only their facial features exposed, and their right hand was gripping the reins of their horses, and in their left hand they held a four-foot-long saber from their left waist, and with a two-foot-long sword hanging from their right waist. The horse's head and four hooves were also wrapped in silver armor, and the momentum was like a rainbow. In the blink of an eye, these people had entered the village.
The young man was full of doubts about the scene before him, and when he came to his senses, he spat out the stalk of grass in his mouth, and ran quickly towards the stockade.
The boy ran to the door of the house out of breath, pushed open the door, shouted "Daddy, Daddy" and ran towards the living room, and when he reached the living room, he stopped abruptly. It turned out that the men were sitting in the living room, and one of the leaders was talking to his father. Hearing him shouting and running in, more than a dozen pairs of eyes stared at him in unison, and the young man also felt a little reckless, his face was a little hot, and he didn't know what to do. At this time, a man about forty years old sitting in the middle hall scolded: "Xiu'er, don't be rude, I'm receiving distinguished guests, you go to the backyard to stay first." Wu Xiu let out an 'oh' and tiptoed back.
The man who looked like the leader said to the middle-aged man: "Master Wu, we are the Imperial Silver Guard, on the orders of the king, and through the personal selection of the Lord of the Protector Capital Academy, thirty-two people from all over the country who are fifteen years old this year and whose birth date is the tenth day of the ninth month have been specially selected to be sent to the capital Wuji Academy for cultivation. Wuji Academy is a place of cultivation that hundreds of millions of young people dream of, and it is really gratifying that your son can stand out and be selected by the soul of the lord."
The middle-aged man smiled slightly, and said, "Thank you for such a good reputation, since it is the order of the king and the mandate of the lord, I will definitely send Xiu'er to Wuji Courtyard on the designated day."
The leader of the Silver Armor Guard stood up and clasped his fists with both hands, "There are still a few months before the Wuji Courtyard reports to the Courtyard, and then Master Wu can go with your noble son, and we will go back to the capital to resume our lives and say goodbye."
Master Wu knew the rules and mysteries of the Silver Armor Guard, so he didn't say superfluous polite words, and watched them go out. His expression did not show joy or sadness, but was a little solemn. He stood in the living room for a moment and walked to the back room.
Wu Yin Village is the ancestral land of Wu Xiu, Wu Xiu's grandfather Wu Zongyi followed the emperor to fight in the south and the north, and made great contributions to the establishment of Shaoyang State. Wu Zongyi married a wife in the third room and had four sons and two daughters.
The eldest son, Wu Shiyuan, took the title of Wu Zongyi and lived with Wu Zongyi's three wives in the capital city. The second son, Takeshi Man, has been interested in Tao Zhu since he was a child, and now has business in the whole country and even in neighboring countries. The third daughter, Wu Yanping, has long been a princess. The fourth son of the warrior likes to chant poems and live a peaceful and comfortable life, so he returned to the ancestral land of the martial family, which can be regarded as a return to the roots, he originally wanted Wu Xiu to live a life away from the world, but the sky did not fulfill people's wishes. The fifth daughter, Wu Yan'an, has returned to dust, which makes people sigh.
The youngest son, Wu Shiying, was regarded as an alternative by the samurai family, because he was not bound by secular etiquette, nor did he have the heart to compete for fame and fortune, and he changed his name to 'Wu Sug', and the people of the samurai family were inevitably a little estranged from him, and when Wu Xiu was just a few months old, Wu Shiying left the samurai family, and there has been no news so far. In Wu Zongyi's heart, Wu Shiying was his favorite and most trusted son, and before he died, he told his children that when they found Wu Shiying, they must go to his grave to pay respects, after all, this is his heart knot.
The house at the back of the Wu family is a Buddhist hall, built with bamboo, not big but very elegant, it is the place where Tang Qing, the mother of Wu Xiu, meditates and recites scriptures every day. Tang Qing was also born in a family of eunuchs, scholarly, very reasonable, virtuous and kind.
When Wu Xiu arrived at the Buddha Hall, he saw his mother sitting cross-legged and looking through the scriptures, so he carefully moved over to see what the mother was reading. ”
Tang Qing listened to the voice, looked up and looked back, and saw Wu Xiu's hands folded, he couldn't help but feel angry and funny: "You little slippery head came to disturb my tranquility again, it seems that you also know a lot of Buddha words by my side every day, but the Buddha sits in your heart, not you read a few words of Buddha and take it out to show off." Wu Xiu smiled slightly and squatted next to his mother: "Xiu'er disturbed her mother's tranquility, she really should be beaten, but seeing that her mother has been reading Buddhist scriptures in this Buddhist hall for a few hours, it is time to take a rest." “
Tang Qing lovingly stroked his son's hair: "Come and help my mother go to the kang bed to rest."
Wu Xiu helped his mother and was about to talk about what happened just now, Wu Shike walked in and paced around the room a few times, Tang Qing saw that he had something on his mind, and said slowly: "Just say something, I am dazzled by your shaking."
The samurai can tell him what happened just now, and Wu Xiu seemed a little excited, because he was full of yearning for the outside world and full of curiosity about Wuji Temple, but because of his natural fear of his father, he had to listen to his father's decision, and did not dare to vent his depression and happiness.
Tang Qing frowned: "I didn't marry you before I heard of Wuji Courtyard, it is said that the teenagers who went in were all one in a million, all of them had good qualifications, but the hardships they endured were also unbearable for ordinary people, let us Xiu'er go in, isn't this a stab in my heart? Hearing this, Wu Xiu looked a little lost.
The warrior sighed and said, "If it's just the king's will, of course you can change it." However, Xiu'er was personally chosen by the Lord of the Protectors, and no one could change the choice he made. Although our family said that they have been honored for generations and have suffered from the king's grace, they are servants of the royal family after all, and they are not qualified to change the choice of the lord. It is an unchangeable thing for Xiu'er to go to Wuji Temple, but fortunately, our family still has some forces in the capital, and Xiu'er will not suffer a lot if she goes, so don't worry. Wu Xiu's heart began to ripple again, and Tang Qing could only sigh slightly.
The warrior looked at Wu Xiu and said, "Xiu'er, tomorrow you and I will go to your Zhao Bo's house in the city", Wu Xiu's face was a little hot, and he let out an 'oh'.
The warrior muttered to himself, "I'm going to be sorry for the Zhao family," and walked to the front yard.