Chapter 2 The Yang Clan
The front of the stone wall was densely packed with people, all staring at the Wendao wall with reverent eyes. These people are all ordinary literary students who are preparing to take the Xianwen Examination like Yang Xiu, and they seize every bit of time to memorize the thousand-character text.
And those children of rich families don't have to suffer like this, they just need to spend a lot of money to buy thousand-character texts that other cultivators have copied on paper. Due to the limitations of strength, most of these transcribed thousand-character texts are incomplete, but they are enough for the vast majority of scholars.
At this time, the scene was silent, and even a certain solemn atmosphere flowed in the air.
Yang Xiu suppressed his excitement and prepared to look at the thousand-character text from a better angle on the front. However, at this time, Yang Xiu suddenly heard a strange voice from behind him.
"Hey, look, look, isn't this Yang Xiu who has studied hard for two years and only remembers two words? haha~"
"It's useless for some people to watch it no matter how many times they look at it, they are stupid like dogs, and it's really a shame for our Yang family. ”
"If you have land at home, you won't be able to plant it, but you can take the test, let the donkey kick your head, how good it is to grow sweet potatoes at home~"
The weird voice is snarky, and the tone of playfulness and sarcasm is very uncomfortable. Yang Xiu frowned and turned his head, seeing the few people who were sarcastic, the memories of these guys in front of him had already appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but snort coldly.
The guy with a big belly at the head is called Sun Wu, and he is a descendant of the side branch of the Yang clan, so Yang Xiu has to call him a cousin. A few of the thugs around Sun Wu were his followers, and they were well-known scoundrels in Shanyin City.
Speaking of the Yang family, it is also one of the best among the famous families in Shanyin City, the ancestors of the previous generations have spread out, and there are many people in the family who do business and become officials of the imperial court. The successive assassins of this Sanyin City have a close relationship with the Yang clan, rely on each other, and their power is very stable.
Yang Xiu's father was a partial branch of the clan, and despite the opposition of his parents, he insisted on marrying a wife from an ordinary family, and was expelled from the Yang family by the patriarch in anger, leaving only the most barren five acres of thin land for the couple. Later, the husband and wife both passed away, and the people in the clan did not care about Yang Xiu, allowing Yang Xiu and Aunt Liu's family to depend on each other, and life and death were resigned to heaven.
So Yang Xiu has always had no good impression of this Yang family, let alone any contact, until a strange incident happened recently.
I don't know why, the people of the Yang clan came to Yang Xiu every once in a while, saying that they wanted to take back the five acres of land, and they had red faces and white faces, their attitudes were tougher and tougher every time, and the price offered was higher and higher every time.
Aunt Liu saw that something was wrong, so she secretly gave Yang Xiu an idea not to agree first, in case there was anything boring. In addition, Yang Xiu himself felt that giving up the land was unfilial to his parents, so this matter has been delayed until now.
If you think about it carefully, Yang Xiu accidentally fell into the ice cave a few days ago, and I am afraid that it will not be able to do anything with these "clan relatives".
The current Yang Xiu is not the original Mu Ne scholar who was bullied by others, he didn't have a good face for these people in front of him, he pouted and smiled: "Is my talent good, what does it have to do with you whether you are poor or rich? With a pumpkin belly like you, I heard that the girls in Manchun Courtyard call you a boar behind your back." ”
In the past, Yang Xiu had a weak temperament and was obedient to the bullying of his clansmen, how could he have fought back so calmly and freely? Hearing this, Sun Wu was stunned, and then his face turned dark, and he rolled up his sleeves and was about to come over to do something.
"Hearing the loud noise in front of the Dao wall, my eyes are lawless, I think it is necessary to report to the patrol disciples of the Heavenly Book Pavilion,"
Yang Xiu was not afraid, his body was straight, he looked directly at the three hateful-looking guys, and said with a full of anger: "What kind of punishment is it to disturb the scholars to review the thousand-character text? Twenty or thirty with a stick? Sun Wu, you are fat, it is estimated that you will be beaten to a pulp~"
Sun Wu paused when he heard this, his face changed slightly, and he looked around weakly. Hearing that the Dao Wall is the private property of Tianshu Pavilion, it is strictly forbidden to make loud noises, otherwise it will be severely punished, Sun Wu was really a little hesitant when he was so frightened by Yang Xiu.
Today's Yang Xiu is very different from the past, which makes Sun Wu feel a little inexplicably weak and uneasy, and he said in his heart, could it be that I burned my brain out of the ice cave a few days ago?
But immediately after, Sun Wu felt that he was shocked by Yang Xiu's momentum, and couldn't help but be annoyed and angry, pointing at Yang Xiu's face and saying ruthlessly: "Little scumbag, you are a grasshopper after the autumn, you won't be able to jump for a few days! It won't be long before I let you kneel in front of the master and beg for mercy!"
After a few cruel words and a few more vicious glares at Yang Xiu, Sun Wu took a few people to turn around and leave, leaving Yang Xiu slightly frowning in place.
The strength of the Yang clan in Shanyin City is complicated, if it weren't for Yang Xiu's identity as a descendant of the clan, and the people around him, I am afraid that he would have found a reason to expel Yang Xiu from Shanyin City a long time ago, or find a reason to clean up Yang Xiu with family methods.
However, as long as he successfully passes the preliminary examination of tomorrow's Xianwen Examination, he will be able to have the identity of a disciple on the periphery of Tianshu Pavilion, and the people of the Yang family will not be able to make any tricks.
Thinking of this, Yang Xiu settled down, walked around to the front of the stone wall, and his gaze couldn't wait to fall on the surface of the stone wall. After seeing the traces on it clearly, Yang Xiu had a "buzz" in his mind, and the shock and surprise were beyond repeat - the golden light on the wall of the Dao was swirling, and it was an ancient Chinese text that was dancing on the surface!
"Reiki, Prologue"
"The husband is angry, the heavens and the earth are tolerant, the grass and trees are born, but the people and animals are unknown......"
That's right, it's really kanji!
Each stroke of these square words made Yang Xiu's heart surge, although the penmanship was a little immature, but Yang Xiu was finally 100% sure that the upper realm immortal text was a Chinese character!
His eyes were patrolling back and forth on more than a thousand glittering golden characters, Yang Xiu forcibly suppressed his excitement, closed his eyes a little nervously, and said silently in his heart: "Reiki Theory, Prologue." The Husband's ......"
Several times in a row, Yang Xiucai opened his eyes in surprise: he could easily memorize the first few sentences, and understanding the meaning of these ancient texts was as simple as eating and drinking water for him.
It seems that the knowledge of ancient Chinese in the brain is really useful!
Before the crossing, Yang Xiu loved ancient Chinese culture, usually liked to recite poems and ancient texts, knew ancient texts very well, and his memory far exceeded that of ordinary people. In less than ten minutes, more than 1,000 words of ancient text had been memorized by Yang Xiu.
This Reiki treatise talks about the basic concept of cultivation and explains the three realms of cultivating immortals: the quenching period, the qi sea stage, and the rebirth period. Each immortal cultivation realm is divided into nine levels, the first three are the early stage, then the middle stage, and the seventh, eighth, and ninth levels are the late stage. After the ninth major consummation, the immortal cultivator has the opportunity to break through the bottleneck and enter the next realm.
At the end of the thousand-character text, there is a record of an exercise called "Spiritual Introduction", which belongs to the opening part of a certain exercise in Tianshuge.
When memorizing this exercise, Yang Xiu obviously felt that there was a mysterious force preventing him from memorizing the immortal text, and his proud memory instantly declined a lot, and the words in his mind inexplicably became blurred.
Continuing to silently remember in his heart, the people and things in front of Yang Xiu's eyes slowly disappeared, and all kinds of illusions began to appear: a warm bonfire burning in the distance of the clearing, a charred roast duck wafting with an attractive aroma, and a pile of yellow gold bricks on the other side......
As soon as the picture turned, Yang Xiu's hands were frozen with countless chilblains, which was itchy and unbearable, making people can't help but feel irritable.
These illusions are constantly changing and lifelike, and if the mind is not firm enough, it is easy to attract attention to it, and it is undoubtedly wishful thinking to remember the fairy text. Thinking about it, this is the so-called cognitive impairment, but compared to the rumors, the difficulty of these cognitive impairments is much smaller for Yang Xiu.
Yang Xiu is extremely familiar with ancient Chinese, and it has become an instinct to memorize and memorize texts. After reading through the article several times, the catchy ancient text gradually left an imprint in my mind.
Finally, after Yang Xiu successfully recited the thousand-character text silently, the surrounding illusions also disappeared, and the golden Wendao wall and the many scholars sitting around him reciting the immortal text appeared in front of him again.
Yang Xiu, who experienced this feeling for the first time, was shocked beyond words, his heart was pounding with excitement, and he couldn't help but sigh: The same Chinese character article has many mysteries in this world, it's amazing!
Since he had memorized the Spiritual Channeling Chapter, Yang Xiu simply calmed down, calmed down according to the method recorded above, let his breath follow the silent rhythm of the surrounding nature, and began to cultivate the Spiritual Channeling Chapter.
I don't know how long it took, Yang Xiu vaguely felt a warm breath around his body, and as the breath entered the body, all the limbs and internal organs were soaked with this breath, and the muscles that were originally a little sore due to the wind and cold gradually relaxed, which was very comfortable.
Is this the aura that immortal cultivators rely on to cultivate and attain the Tao?
Thinking of this, Yang Xiu trembled slightly with excitement, and kept reminding himself to stay calm, until the mysterious aura traveled around his body, and Yang Xiu let out a long breath. The aura runs in the body for a week, and every pore in the body feels comfortable and transparent, and it is very comfortable.
Yang Xiu couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then slowly opened his eyes, but he couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the scene in front of him: at this time, the sky was already darkening, and the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the clearing, as if it was already evening.
It was early in the morning, but now the sun is in the west?
Yang Xiu was shocked in his heart, and quickly got up, only to find that the people around him had already changed a batch, and many people were frowning and thinking about it, obviously fighting against the ubiquitous cognitive barrier.
Yang Xiu frowned and scratched his forehead, and then it suddenly dawned: This feeling is the same as the rumors, it should be a unique phenomenon when cultivation is just beginning: the circulation of spiritual energy into the body will make people enter a state similar to deep sleep, and it will be much better in the future, and they can stay awake at the same time while cultivating.
Fortunately, there is a long road ahead, at least a good start.
At this time, Yang Xiu was sure in his heart that he must have a talent in cultivation that others could not match. After reciting the prologue of the Reiki Theory again, Yang Xiu confirmed that every word was imprinted in his mind, and then he turned around and left with satisfaction, rushing home.
I didn't see Yang Xiu for a day, Huzi was already waiting at the door of Yang Xiu's house, and when he saw Yang Xiu, he immediately beckoned Yang Xiu to go to his house for dinner.
"Brother Yang, you're going to see the Golden Wall again!" Huzi scratched his bald head and laughed silly. Maybe it's because it's too troublesome to hear the three words of Daobi, Huzi has always called Wendaobi a golden wall.
Yang Xiu patted Huzi on the shoulder and nodded with a smile, "I'll take the entrance examination in a while, and I'll give you sesame baked cakes when I come back, okay?"
"Okay, okay~" When Huzi heard this, he immediately clapped his hands and danced, smiling happily, happy like a child.
With the ability to cultivate immortals, Yang Xiu has a way to make money, and at this time, Yang Xiu already has some ideas in his heart, so he will wait for tomorrow dawn to put them into practice.
Dinner was simple, three roasted sweet potatoes, two boiled eggs, and a few bowls of gruel. This is still the sweet potato and egg that Aunt Liu took out from the cellar in order to make an exception in order to let Yang Xiu have the energy to take the exam in a few days. The spring cold will take a few months to pass, and for the common people, this time is very difficult.
"Auntie, you can eat this egg, you are busy every day. ”
Yang Xiu put the peeled eggs in the bowl into Aunt Liu's bowl, looked at the other party's old and thin face, gray hair, distressed, but said with a smile on his face: "You see that I eat more fragrantly, and my body has recovered almost, you should take care of your body first, otherwise who will take care of me and Huzi~"
Before the crossing, Yang Xiu in this world could only go to the street to write letters on behalf of people to earn some small money, and Huzi went to the mountains to chop wood, and the life of a family of three was very difficult, all relying on Aunt Liu, who was not yet fifty years old, was already old as if she was sixty or seventy years old.
Yang Xiu was a nerd in the past, how could he ever be so sensible as he is today.
Aunt Liu was worried about Yang Xiu's body, but she couldn't resist Yang Xiu, eating eggs, her cloudy eyes were a little moist, and she sighed vigorously: "Oh, it seems that the ancestor of the old Yang family has appeared to the spirit, and the boy is not stupid, if your father and mother under Jiuquan know that you are so sensible, they will definitely be happy!"
Seeing that Yang Xiu and his mother were both smiling, Huzi also scratched his bald head happily and laughed.
After comprehending the method of cultivating immortals, Yang Xiu naturally did not waste time, and meditated and practiced at night according to the exercises of the spiritual introduction chapter. It wasn't until the second half of the night that Yang Xiu, who had completed a weekly cycle, covered his head and slept for a while.
Early the next morning, before the end of the day, the black pressure in Sanyin City couldn't see his five fingers, Yang Xiu sorted out the required items, and went straight to the outside of Shanyin City.