On a hundred-zhang hill on the outskirts of Hanlin City, the warm sun began to rise in the early morning, and the glow fell on a boulder at the top of the mountain, and a thin figure sat cross-legged, his eyes closed, his eyebrows trembled slightly, and his breathing was unusually steady.

He looked eight or nine years old, and although he was a little thin, he was in good spirits.

Between breaths, the surrounding grass and trees trembled slightly, as if they were all pulled by their breath.

Suddenly, the boy opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbidity, revealing a hint of joy.

Raising his hand to grasp the void, a dragonfly was caught in his hand.

"After a morning of cultivation, I should go home, otherwise my grandfather will be worried. ”

"Go back too, be careful not to get eaten. ”

Letting go of the dragonfly, a faint smile appeared at the corner of the young man's mouth, and he looked very warm under the sun.

The young man's name is Lin Muyan, and he is the only seedling of the Lin family, a medical family in Hanlin City.

At this time, what he was cultivating was the Lin family's ancestral martial arts, the Wood Spirit Gong.

It's a pity that after three years of diligent cultivation, he didn't cultivate the so-called immortal true qi of the Wood Spirit Gong in his body.

That is, today, it is just a trace of qi cultivation.

He believed that since he had cultivated a sense of qi, sooner or later, he would cultivate to the so-called immortal true qi.

Full of anticipation in his heart, Lin Muyan quickly rushed down the mountain forest, his actions were like the wind, like a spirit monkey, and in a blink of an eye, he was Xu.

If an ordinary third-rate master was here, he would definitely be surprised, because at this time, Lin Muyan, an eight- or nine-year-old child, was already a first-rate third-rate child.

Returning to the vicinity of Han Lin City, Lin Muyan slowed down, like a weak scholar, and walked slowly into the city with a smile on his face.

The Lin family, the original tall courtyard has become a ruined wall at this time, and even the gate has become two wooden planks.

And these two door panels may be the last dignity of the Lin family.

Pushing the door in, a foul smell suddenly came, but Lin Muyan seemed to have been accustomed to it for a long time, and walked straight into it.

Around him, some ragged old and weak women and children were lying or sitting, staring at Lin Muyan, who was still clean, with a look of anticipation in their eyes.

Naturally, these people were not from the Lin family, but poor beggars in the vicinity, or people from other places who came to flee for their lives.

Han Lin Cheng has a curfew at night, and it is almost forbidden to hang out after dark, and some beggars and refugees have nowhere to go at night, and once they are caught, they will be whipped fifty times and then thrown out of Han Lin City.

A man who was already hungry and cold, was whipped fifty times, and then thrown out of the city, almost only waiting for death.

Grandpa had a good heart, so he let these poor people live in the Lin Mansion, and only reserved a dozen rooms in the center of the mansion for the grandfather and grandson.

Passing through the outer house, Lin Muyan quickly entered the inner house, and as soon as he entered the door, a figure blocked in front of him.

This person is none other than Lin Muyan's grandfather Lin Sen, who is now in his fifties and shows his old age.

"Grandpa!"

"It hasn't been peaceful lately, there seems to be a drought in the north, and it is estimated that a large number of refugees will be here in two days. ”

"Two hours ago, a group of officers and soldiers passed here, and it seems that our Zhao State is going to fight with the Qi State in the north. ”

"We are not too far from the border of Qi here, Qi is strong, if we really call, it is estimated that we can reach Hanlin City in two days. ”

Han Lincheng, in fact, was originally famous because of two major families, these two families are the Han family and the Lin family.

It's just that after so many years, the Lin family has continued to show weakness, and now they can only sell their property, leaving the grandfather and grandson.

Speaking out, it is an absolute loss of the old face of the ancestors.

"I have a feeling that something is going to happen recently, you go to the ancestral hall with me, I have something to give you. ”

Grandpa's tone was calm, as if he was talking about an ordinary thing.

And Ye Xiaotian was full of surprise, he knew that his grandfather never left the mansion, how could he know about the outside world.

Although there are also a large number of refugees and beggars living in the house, Grandpa does not have much contact with them.

Shocked in my heart, I followed my grandfather to the ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall can be said to be the cleanest place in the Lin family, almost spotless, and grandpa will wipe it clean every day, almost no perfunctory.

"Get on your knees!"

A loud shout came, and Lin Muyan was full of excitement, but he knelt on the ground without hesitation.

With a "bang", the knee fell directly to the ground, with some slight pain.

Seeing Lin Muyan's firm expression, there was a faint pain in his grandfather's expression, but he still looked as usual, and said:

"The Lin family is in decline, and the children and grandchildren are all unfilial. ”

"Today, I am late, and I feel that the time limit is approaching, so I will pass on all the secrets of the Lin family to my grandson Lin Muyan. ”

Hearing what his grandfather said, Lin Muyan's eyes were moist, and he stopped talking.

He knew that it was impossible for his grandfather to say these words for no reason, and it seemed that something really big was going to happen recently.

After finishing speaking, the grandfather kowtowed three times in a row, only the head of the kowtow broke and the blood flowed, and Lin Muyan, who was watching, was worried.

After kowtowing, Grandpa took out two books and a letter from the secret compartment of the ancestral hall offering table, and said solemnly to Lin Muyan:

"The two books I hold in my hand, one is the cultivation method of my Lin family's peerless Wood Spirit Gong, and the other is the secret technique attached to Wood Spirit Gong. ”

"The ancestors said that those who do not cultivate the Wood Spirit Skill cannot cultivate the secret technique. ”

"There were family ancestors who wanted to try, but all of them died without exception. ”

"You are now the only heir of my Lin family, if something happens to you, my Lin family will really be finished. ”

"So listening to the rules of the family, if you don't cultivate the Wood Spirit Skill to get out of the sense of qi, you can't cultivate the secret technique!"

If you don't cultivate the Wood Spirit Skill to produce a sense of qi, you can't cultivate the secret technique!

These words made Lin Muyan stunned, he didn't expect that the family actually had secret skills in addition to Wood Spirit Skill, and he didn't expect that only by cultivating Wood Spirit Gong could he cultivate secret skills.

This wood spirit skill is an immortal family technique inherited from the family, but only the first generation of family masters has successfully cultivated.

No matter how hard the children and grandchildren of the latter tried, they never made any progress.

In this way, the Lin family gradually declined, and even after four or five generations, they actually made a living by selling property.

Shame, shame!

At this time, the grandfather looked determined to die, which made Lin Muyan's heart ache, and he was about to speak, but was interrupted by his grandfather.

"Grandpa is already old, it doesn't matter if you cultivate qi or not. ”

"Grandpa, I've cultivated my sense of qi!"

Originally, this was Lin Muyan's surprise to his grandfather.

However, at this time, it was said very bitterly.

Hearing this, the grandfather was stunned, his expression changed, there was joy, worry, bitterness, and relief.

Only Grandpa knows that there is no hope for cultivating Qi at the age of eight or nine, according to the genealogy.

Reviving the family is like fishing for the moon in water, so why let an eight or nine-year-old child bear it.

After a moment like this, his gaze became cloudy again, and he took the letter and said to Lin Muyan.

"There is a letter here, which is an agreement between the ancestor of my Lin family and the ancestor of the Chongwang Mansion. ”

"That is, if the children of the Lin family hold this letter, they can marry a county lord of the Chongwang Mansion. ”

"It's a pity that my Lin family is weak, although there is a small lord in Chongwang's Mansion now, he is deeply loved by King Chong, and it is estimated that he will not marry you as a wife as agreed. ”

"So after you arrived at Chongwang's Mansion, you took out the letter and said that the Lin family was in decline, you were illiterate, and you just passed according to the family agreement. ”

"In this way, the Chongwang Mansion will not treat you well, although there may not be glory and wealth, but it is no problem to worry about food and clothing. ”

"Child, you don't need to care about the honor and disgrace of my Lin family, since today, there is no Lin family. ”

At this time, Lin Muyan never expected that his grandfather, who had always stayed at home and was old, had already arranged everything for him.

Do not seek great wealth and wealth, but only peace.

However, what Lin Muyan didn't expect was that his grandfather actually took the oil lamp and handed it to Lin Muyan at this time.

Looking at Lin Muyan, who was puzzled, grandpa said calmly:

"Good grandson, obedient, burned here. ”

"Grandpa, this is the ancestral ancestral hall of my Lin family!"

Looking at his grandfather in disbelief, Lin Muyan almost shouted.

At this time, he was shocked in his heart, because Lin Muyan knew that the ancestral hall was important to a family, it was an honor, and it was a family inheritance.

Only those who are truly big families will have ancestral halls to worship their ancestors.

Burning down the ancestral hall is definitely stabbing the dagger into the heart of the grandfather, completely destroying the hope of the Lin family's revival.

It makes him miserable more than eating his flesh and drinking his blood.

When the family is lost in their own hands, that is the most tragic and sorrowful.

A tear flowed from Grandpa's eyes, but then Grandpa looked firm and said resolutely:

"The family has declined, this is a fact, even if you cultivate the sense of qi, the result is the same. ”

"So from today on, the family no longer exists, if you are my grandson, listen to me and burn this Lin family ancestral hall. ”

The oil lamp was pushed in front of Lin Muyan.

Roasting Lin Muyan's face, it was extremely hot.

However, Lin Muyan was in pain in his heart, the glory of the family ended by himself, and he would always be a sinner of the Lin family.

However, at this time, Grandpa's expression did not allow him to refuse at all.

He could feel that his grandfather's heart was dripping blood, but despite this, he still let Lin Muyan burn down the ancestral hall.

"Grandpa!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"The descendants of Lin Mu are not filial, and if they burn down the ancestral hall today, they will inevitably bring the Lin family back to the top in the future!"

The three ringing heads fell to the ground fiercely, and Lin Muyan, who only knocked on his head, broke his head and was dizzy.

However, then, he stood up without hesitation, took the oil lamp, and poured the lamp oil around the Lin family ancestral hall, but he didn't want to touch the tablet.

In an instant, the fire spread, and in a blink of an eye, it burned all over the ancestral hall.

At this time, Lin Muyan's face was full of tears, and he didn't dare to look at his grandfather, he could think that his grandfather must be like a knife at this time.