Chapter 4: Breaking out of the cocoon and being reborn
The woman gradually understands that her son is not stupid, he is like other children, he can cry, make trouble, coddle with his mother, and use all kinds of means to dominate his mother's attention. It's just that he started everything from scratch, learned to climb again, learned to walk, and followed his mother to babble.
The woman has nothing else to ask for, the child can recognize her, is willing to be close to her, she is still the mother of the child, and this is enough. What she had was patience to teach him everything from scratch. Watching him grow up by her side little by her side, a little bit sensible, this is the happiest and most satisfying time of her life. She once lost the opportunity to teach the child herself, but was forced to hand it over to his father, the man with ulterior motives, so that at a young age she was arrogant and cruel, which led to the consequences of today's evil.
Now that God is willing to give her another chance to fulfill her duties as a mother, she is naturally grateful, and she is determined to teach him to be a kind and cheerful child.
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Time flies, and the sun and moon in the house have passed for two more years. Xiao Tian'er is already fluent in speech and runs and jumps freely, but the mother and son have never been out of the house. For the people of the General's Palace, this room was a taboo, and everyone avoided talking about it, but the servants always liked to use it as a seasoning when they bit the root of their ears in private. From "there is a crazy and a stupid person locked up inside", to "there are two monsters locked up inside", and then to "it is a haunted house that eats people, and if you go, you will never come back"...... Even the maids who "served" them gradually became afraid of this house, and trotted away in a panic every time they put down their meals.
"Tu Du, he is not your relative. One day, the woman suddenly said solemnly to the child, "Tian'er, my mother knows that you are still young, but my mother wants you to keep in mind that you must guard against this person before you really grow up, he is not a good person." We can't hide it from him for long, my mother doesn't want you to be locked in the house all the time, and you can't even see the sun, after all, the outside of the house is your world. You still have to call him father, but you have to know in your heart that he is not your relative at all, but a jackal who is bent on destroying you. Remember?"
Tu Tian nodded. As a child, he said too little, even with his mother, but his intelligence and intelligence are rare in the world. At the age of three, what child in the world can compare with him? At the age of three, he is already familiar with hundreds of books, can write poems, and knows many historical allusions in ancient and modern times. The most valuable thing is that he has learned how to distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil, can sympathize with the suffering of his mother, and can soothe his mother's sorrows......
The woman's experience is special, she is very talented, and it is not a fluke to teach him to this point. However, she knew that there was only so much she could teach, and that if she didn't leave this house, the child would never grow up.
Yes, perhaps. One day, the food delivery maid became curious, and secretly glanced through the crack in the door before leaving, and the scene that greeted her was too incredible. The room is neat and orderly, how can there be a trace of dust? A child holding a book and thinking about it, how can he be a little stupid? The lady who used to have a cloak of hair is now bright, and her smile is like a flower......
"Hell......"
The maid screamed, stumbled out of the hospital, and even dropped one of her shoes, not daring to turn around and pick them up.
Sure enough, Tu Duan became suspicious. Suddenly, he "drove" into this remote backyard, pushed the door and stepped into this hut that he had long forgotten.
In the past three years, he has taken concubines twice and gave birth to a son each, and he treats them completely differently than he did with the previous Tu Tian. They were not taught to bully the weak and bully, let alone to treat human life as a mustard.
The father and son met each other in the house, looking at each other, the cold and dark light kept flashing in the eyes of the two, and they were extremely hateful, how could there be half a trace of family warmth to be found?
"Hmph, madam, you are getting more and more powerful, and you are worthy of being born in the palace! Now that our son has recovered, why do you still live here without even telling your husband?"
"Haha, it's funny, how dare you disturb General Tu with such a trivial matter!" the woman replied, with a calm face, deliberately prevaricating her husband's questioning with tricky words.
"Oh?" Tu Duan's face turned even colder, "Are you blaming your husband? I also let you move here for the sake of your mother and son." This place is deep and secluded, with lush greenery, and there is no noise to disturb Madame, which is just right for the rest of the day, how can you complain?"
The woman sneered: "Then in the past four years, have you tried to find a way to restore Tian'er's sanity?"
"Naturally, there is!" Tu Tu was categorical, knowing that it was a lie, but he couldn't see any panic and guilt on his face.
He took the trouble to argue: "Tian'er has a demon disease, and all medical and vulgar medicines are absolutely ineffective. In the past four years, I have sent people to visit the famous mountain, just to invite one or two immortal masters to deign to come down the mountain, so as to exorcise the demons and eliminate the disease for Tian'er. However, it is difficult to find a fairy trail, and it is easy to see one, but I don't want to pay attention to mundane things......"
"Hmph...... I tried to beg for it several times, but in vain. Madame doesn't remember my hard work, I have nothing to say, but when you meet, you will provoke the father-son relationship between me and Tian'er, and I want to ask for my husband, what are your intentions?"
The woman trembled with anger, but she didn't dare to say anything more. The husband is afraid that he has murderous intentions, he is deliberately testing Tian'er, to see how many elder grievances he knows, and what his attitude towards his father is.
From beginning to end, Tu Tian didn't say a word. In terms of mind, he has already caught up with his mother and knows the stakes well. Silently forbearance. Only forbearance can protect his mother - this is the only thought in his heart.
Tu Dusen stared at Xiao Tu Tian coldly for a long time, but he didn't see anything, as if he didn't know about the grievances between adults. The only bit of hostility seems to be only out of distress and protection for the weak mother, and the fear and hostility that naturally arise from the fierce father.
After hesitating for a long moment, he finally suppressed the killing intent, his facial muscles trembled, he pretended to be an extremely ugly smile, and said in a soothing tone as much as possible: "Fortunately...... Fortunately, now that the rain has finally passed, the lady should move back to Cining Hall. As for Tian'er...... The Father will teach you carefully to make up for what you have owed for these four years. ”
As if he had given an order, Tu Duan coldly dropped two sentences, turned around, and all the suppressed killing intent exploded with a single sword, and all the doors and windows of the hut were shattered into powder under that knife.
strode away on the debris, and did not return to the slaughter.
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The woman half-squatted in front of the child, gently stroking his head, with tears in her eyes and anger: "Tian'er, have you ever remembered your mother's words?"
Tu Tian stretched out his little palm, wiped away his tears for his mother, and said sonorously: "Mother, the child will take care of himself, and you must also take care of yourself." Soon, the child will be able to protect his mother. ”
"Good!" the woman smiled with relief. She has infinite confidence in this cocoon-breaking and reborn child, although he is still only five or six years old, and has not grown up in three years, but in terms of heart, he is already a brave, resourceful, and responsible little man.
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Tu Tian was forced to separate from his mother, and his mother moved back to Cining Hall, still the nominal first lady, with a big concubine. But she stayed at home, and still lived in a small courtyard like she had done for four years, living a life without quarrels. Tu Tian was sent to a military camp by his father, and he only had the opportunity to go back to the general's mansion to visit his mother once a month. He is often accompanied by two old slaves, who are the "mentors" carefully selected for him, who are vicious, mean, and unkind, and instill crooked ideas in him all the time.
Tu Tian let them go, only treating them as flies, except for nodding and shaking his head, he didn't bother to deal with a word.
One day, after Tu Tian and the soldiers finished practicing their swords, they returned to their independent camp from the martial arts training ground, and ordered two old slaves like maggots on tarsal bones to be separated, sitting alone in the simple camp tent, with a trace of worry on their immature faces.
"Why doesn't my body grow up? How can I protect my mother? Even if I have the ability to kill, they still won't be in awe of me. This look will only make them look down on them, and it will not deter anyone who wants to hurt me and my mother. Grow up, I have to grow up!"
"My mother said, the reason why I became like this is because I have won the immortal law of the immortals outside the world, and it seems that if you want to solve the problem, you still need to start from the immortal law. But how can I get the secret book of the Immortal Law? Tu Duan saw me so closely, he didn't even have to think about it if he wanted to go to the Immortal Sect to learn the arts, he wanted me to do nothing all my life, and I was so bad that I died. ”
"I often hear two veteran ruffians brag, saying that there is a vast mountain range in the northwest of the Silver Snow Country, known as Kunling, which is a holy place for cultivating immortals, where there are many sects of cultivating immortals, but ordinary people can't find them at all, unless they recruit new disciples will they show the world and open the mountain gate. Shall I try my luck there? But how can I slip away from the surveillance of Tu Dun? No, no, if I sneak away, he will be embarrassed by his mother. ”
"What should I do?......
Tu Tian meditated all afternoon, only to be woken up by a rumbling stomach when night fell. I took a few bites casually without knowing the taste, and walked out of the camp tent on the starry sky. Naturally, the two old slaves hid in the dark and stared at him from afar.
Tu Tian took a breath of cold air, closed his eyes, clenched his fists and said to himself: "I can't say that I have to do evil again." Only the wicked can have no scruples. I need to make a big deal of nonsense, and use the general's palace as a signboard to stop the disaster, maybe I can really get what I need. ”
"Alas, if you want to come to your mother, you must have a hard time, you can't even say a lot to me, you can be sure that Tu Duan is not my own father, but he must also have some scruples, otherwise why bother so much, wouldn't it be a hundred to kill me with a knife? He must not dare to kill me, and he must protect me thoroughly, but he just doesn't want me to become a weapon, hmph, then why don't I simply go along with his wishes and let him feel at ease?"
Having made up his mind, the next day, Tu Tian took two old slaves and ten hideous-looking ruffians to leave the barracks and come to a small town.
"You listen to Young Master Ben, search from house to house, and before it gets dark, Young Master Ben wants all the dogs here to appear at Young Master Ben's feet!"
Those people looked at each other when they heard this, but they didn't dare to disobey and immediately began to act. For a time, the town was full of chickens and dogs, and it was very lively. When the dog owners heard that it was the eldest son of General Tu Du, they were all shocked, and they dared not speak out. Three years ago, no one dared to take care of the wind and rain in the Silver Snow City, and then heard that he was punished by the immortals and became a fool, and the people were greatly relieved, but they didn't want to hear the name of this little bully again today, which was really bad news.
Tu Tian was very self-aware, carrying a knife, riding on a horse and wandering slowly along the street, with a wicked smile floating on the corner of his mouth, and the bully posture was vivid.
"You, look at what to see, and then look at gouging out your eyeballs!"
"Are you blind, don't you see that this haystack is blocking Young Master Ben's horse?
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Sure enough, before dark, Tu Tian's feet were crawling full of dogs, old-fashioned, just able to crawl, black and white, colorful. The dogs were drugged and grieved, staring at the bandits.
Tu Tian jumped down from a big stone and applauded: "Okay, good, each will be rewarded when you go back! Take all the dogs that can bite people back to the camp for Young Master Ben!"
"Huh? this ...... "Young master," an old slave said in great embarrassment: "Dogs, they all bite people!"
"Hmm...... Then take away all the dogs that look particularly vicious, and the rest...... If you like it, you can all sacrifice your teeth. ”
"Gotcha!"
When the ten soldiers heard this, all the haras flowed out. Following this little young master is really much more comfortable than staying in the barracks.
Three times five divided by two, a dozen fierce-looking dogs were tied with four hooves and tied to horses. Then several dogs with good meat were slaughtered on the spot, skinned and dirty, and cooked into fragrant dog meat through the villagers' stoves.
After swallowing the sea and drinking, the soldiers were full of wine and meat, and escorted Tu Tian back to the barracks. Later, there was a special place in the barracks -- the dog camp! Someone in the single door trained them, and according to Tu Tian's meaning, they wanted to turn them into vicious dogs that grinned at the sight of people and wanted to pounce on them and bite them a few times.
The time was short, and Tu Tian went out of the camp again. This time, he brought ten more ruffians, and also brought a hundred or so small cages specially made by the barracks blacksmiths to another town, and Tu Tian ordered all the cats here to be captured alive.
"This ...... Master, cats are much more difficult to catch than dogs, how can they be caught in one day?" an old slave couldn't help but laugh, he finally knew what these cages were for.
"Idiot!" Tu Tian glanced at him, grabbed a large handful of broken silver from his body and threw it to him, "Give the villagers a little benefit, let them help you catch it together." If you can't fit these cages today, don't come back to me. ”
"Yes, young master......!"
Money can make ghosts grind, not to mention catching a few cats, and before it gets dark, the more than 100 cages they brought are all full of meowing cats, and most of the soldiers have colorful faces.
Tu Tian smiled arrogantly and shouted: "You have done a good job, today Young Master Ben will give you a heavy reward, first take you to find a tavern to eat, and then Young Master Ben will make a kiln for you, and the money will be spent casually!"
Whew!
The ruffians howled and cheered. The two old slaves looked at each other and smiled bitterly, they had already missed that age, and they were powerless.
It is impossible to say that Tu Tian was not polluted at all during these days in the barracks, at least he knew about the kiln at a young age, although he didn't understand what the kiln was used for.
That night, when the old bustard was succumbed to the power of a handful of gold leaves, he took great pains to find a beautiful little girl of eleven or twelve years old for him, Tu Tian was even more confused, and the little girl cried and cried, and at the same time took herself off under the coercion and temptation of **. Tu Tian didn't understand what she wanted to do at all, and he didn't understand what Lao Bustard wanted him to do, his mental age was only a little more than three years old, and his biological age was only a little more than five years old, adding up to only eight years old.
Later, Tu Tian sent the old bustard away, and also stripped himself naked, and lay down next to the little girl, and the two chatted all night ...... gossip.
"Sister, you can follow me in the future, I won't let you suffer anymore!"
After dawn, Tu Tian redeemed the little girl and brought it back to the barracks with those big and small cats. At this point, there is another "cat camp" here.
Tu Tian either teases the dog or walks the cat every day, and the little girl is inseparable from him and has become his personal playmate. She was born in a lonely background, and when she was a child, she understood the warmth and coldness of people, and she was much more well-behaved than girls of the same age, but she also took care of him meticulously.
Half a month later, Tu Tian got tired of playing, and took the little girl, two old slaves, and twenty soldiers to set out again. Just when his subordinates were worried about whether the little master would let them catch the rat this time, Tu Tian squinted at a vegetable seller who was studying the side of the road, smiled wickedly at the corner of his mouth, and said in a stern and impassioned manner: "Young Master Ben hates Diao Min the most for studying, and he doesn't know how to keep to himself, live in peace and dedication, but learn from the useless civil servants to dance and write, and it will become a harm to the country in the future." My father opened up the territory for the king and made great achievements, all by force, and the ministers only slandered and flattered, which is really hateful!"
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