Chapter 4: The Fountain of the Earth
It was late at night, the cold wind was howling outside, but the atmosphere inside the house was even colder, without a trace of temperature.
"Sir, are you saying that the family secret cannot be opened for the time being?" Yang Xiao's deep voice sounded slowly, echoing in the empty room.
"Yang Xiao, the reply from the family side said so, otherwise, when the time comes, I'll go on a trip myself!" Looking at Yang Xiao, Zhuge Qingtian couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, in fact, the reason is understood by both of them, but they just don't want to say it.
Yang Xiao lowered his head and bit his lip, and smiled self-deprecatingly: "The family secret can't be opened, hehe, my good father, it seems that you really don't give me a trace of hope!"
He immediately turned around and said, "Sir, I'll go back first, you go to bed early, I want to calm down."
Looking at the thin figure, Zhuge Qingtian's heart was full of helplessness.
Closing the door, some unguarded Yang Xiao slowly came to the cabinet according to the habit of Pingshuo, sat on the edge of the pool, calmly looked at the opposite side of the pool shrouded in mist, this pool is called Lingzhi Hantan, in the backyard of Xiangyun Pavilion, warm in winter and cool in summer, often emitting a faint mist, like a fairyland.
"Hehe... It seems that I am still too naΓ―ve to believe those people in the family!" The young body trembled slightly, and Yang Xiao's low self-deprecating laughter, with a hint of sadness, slowly wandered on the water.
Scratching his hair fiercely, biting his lip tightly with his teeth, feeling the piercing pain, every word of his father was like a bayonet, cutting his heart, making Yang Xiao miserable...
"I must practice martial arts, I want to become a god, one day, I want to let those people know that I Yang Xiao is not a waste!" Yang Xiao's voice was hoarse and firm.
"Hehe, little guy, what are you doing?" Just when Yang Xiao was in pain and sadness in his heart, a light laugh slowly came out.
His face changed, Yang Xiao stood up violently, and his sharp eyes glanced behind him for a while, but he didn't find half a figure...
"Don't look for it, little one, I'm here. β
Just when Yang Xiao thought it was just an illusion, the laughter came out again without boundaries.
The pupils shrank, and Yang Xiao's gaze suddenly stopped in front of him, the Lingzhi cold pool that exuded a trace of mist.
"Are you in the cold pool?" Yang Xiaoqiang held back the horror in his heart and tried to calm his voice.
"The little guy was in a good mood, and he didn't faint with fright. In the pool, playful laughter sounded again.
"Who are you, why are you in the cold pool of my house, what do you want to do?"
After a slight silence, Yang Xiao asked the key question clearly.
"Don't worry about who I am, it won't hurt you anyway, little guy, do you want to practice martial arts. β
"Martial arts?" blinked suspiciously, and after a while, Yang Xiao's little face suddenly became happy, and the excited words jumped out from between his teeth: "Can you teach me martial arts?"
"Hmph, what's there to be excited about about such a thing. β
"Great, really great!"
"Hehe, little guy, don't you need to be so happy, right? Isn't it just practicing martial arts, although you have a problem with your physique, you can still learn it." I don't know when, an old figure floated on the water, staring at the stunned Yang Xiao with a smile.
The corners of his mouth twitched, and Yang Xiao's voice was suppressed with excitement: "Grandpa, can you really solve my problem?
"Hehe, this is not a Lingzhi cold pool, this pool of water was originally called the spring of the earth, even if it is a person in the spirit world, it is also the existence of the blessed earth, you actually use it to take a bath, it is really a waste, as for why I am here, I can't tell you yet, you just need to know, I can help you, it's enough." Smiled noncommittally, the old man said with a smile.
Frowning, Yang Xiao's mood gradually calmed down, after the panic, joy followed, since he knew that the problem of his inability to practice martial arts could be solved, then now, he believed that he would be able to impress the family!
As long as he thought of finally having the opportunity to become a spiritual monk, Yang Xiao's mood was as relieved as if he was reborn, what could be more pleasant than getting rid of his reputation as waste?
There are some things that only when they are lost, do they know their preciousness! Lost and regained will make people stronger!
"Little guy, do you want to become a god, do you want to surprise your family?" The old man's voice slowly echoed in his ears, making Yang Xiao's heart beat uncontrollably.
"Of course I think about it, do you have a way?" Taking a deep breath, Yang Xiao said firmly, he knew in his heart that the ** who wanted to become stronger was so strong, although he was only eight years old, years of loneliness brought him maturity beyond the same age.
"I have a way. The old man laughed.
"Really?" Yang Xiao asked tentatively.
"Of course it's true. The old man nodded, looked at Yang Xiao a few times, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Are you willing to worship me as a teacher?"
"Apprenticeship?"
The old man lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then looked Yang Xiao up and down again, and sighed as if he was a little embarrassed: "Although your roots are average, but it is rare, alas, it's just that, just accept you as an apprentice..."
With a blink of his eyes, Yang Xiao's gaze at the old man suddenly lit up: "Old man, may I ask, are you a divine spirit monk?" Yang Xiao clenched his fists nervously, and his voice trembled a little more.
"Spirit monk, hehe, you look down on me too much, don't you... Little one, do you want to?" Shaking his head, the old figure suddenly asked a little impatiently.
"I do!"
Yang Xiao no longer hesitated, and nodded violently, it is rare to have such an opportunity to heal his dantian and practice martial arts, of course he is willing.
"Hehe, if you're willing? The old man just crossed his legs above the cold pool.
Pursed his lips helplessly, in order to be able to practice martial arts, Yang Xiao had to respectfully bow to the old man.
After carefully watching Yang Xiao complete all the etiquette, the old man nodded with satisfaction, and his voice was a little more cordial: "My name is Zhou Shihao, as for my origin, I still won't tell you now, so as not to distract you, like that kind of fairy goods, actually... In fact, it's just the most beginner. β
The corners of his mouth twitched, Yang Xiao looked at the old man's casual appearance, and just about to say something, he swallowed it raw: "Master, what is the origin of his old man? The peak of the Holy Dragon Galaxy's divine realm can only be regarded as an entry...? If these words are released, I am afraid that they will be ridiculed as a psychopath by the entire Holy Dragon Galaxy, right?"
Taking a light breath and suppressing the shock in his heart, Yang Xiao's eyes rolled, looked at Zhou Shihao expectantly, and asked, "I don't know how the teacher plans to solve the problem of my physique?"
"Yang Xiao, although you have not been able to cultivate internal qi, you have no problem at all, it's just that your physique is relatively special!"
Yang Xiao was slightly stunned, his physique was very special? Could it be that the three souls in the elder's mouth were all fake? In fact, there has always been no problem? Those old guys in the family really didn't have a good heart.
"Then when will you teach me martial arts?" Yang Xiao, who rolled his eyes, hit his mind to the most important thing.
"If you want to become a qualified monk, you must need the support of internal qi, so you must first cultivate the inner strength and mental method!"
"Internal Strength Method, Teacher, I don't have an Internal Strength Heart Method!" Thinking of the family's reply, Yang Xiao couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"I have it here, as my disciple, do you still want to use those garbage exercises?!" Hearing this, Zhou Shihao's face trembled, and he scolded with tears and laughter.
"In the eyes of the teacher, it seems that everything is garbage?" Yang Xiao's immature face was very depressed.
"Hmph, since you have entered my door, you will naturally not be cold, too advanced mental method, I don't have it! But I do have a technique, that is, those gods and immortals, all want, do you want to learn it?" snorted lightly, Zhou Shihao said.
With a heartbeat, Yang Xiao couldn't help but be slightly nervous, and asked in a trembling voice, "What exercises?"