Chapter 9: I was young
There was no need to ask people along the way, following those chivalrous warriors, the two of them easily came to the Emperor's City. However, at the gate of the Emperor's City, in such a place, it should be solemn and solemn, but on the side of the city gate, a group of people are constantly asking passers-by for treasures such as tolls.
These are all people from the two major families of Lin and Li, as for the Fang family, they have always been at odds with these two families, and the Fang family does not bother to do such things.
"Let's go, little girl, let's go into town!"
"Oh~"
When Mo Mufan appeared at the gate of the city, the people of the Lin family were obviously stunned.
- "Lin Yun", he didn't die in the forbidden land.
Standing behind, the two figures were similar in height, but one looked ordinary, and the other looked gloomy. There is a dark glow in his gloomy eyes that does not belong to his age, but he is not the Lin family, and his subordinates call him 'Young Master Xuan', it should be Li Zixuan, a young man who is also a little famous in the Li family.
Li Zixuan pushed the sluggish person on the side, pretending to be surprised: "Brother Feng, what's wrong with you?" Following Lin Yifeng's gaze, he also looked in the direction of Mo Mufan.
- This boy, there is a problem!
Being pushed by Li Zixuan, Lin Yifeng came back to his senses, coughed lightly and said, "Brother Xuan, he is ......what I told you" He didn't continue, as if he was afraid that Mo Mufan would hear it, revealing that shallow fear and disobedience.
Li Zixuan was surprised, Lin Yun, the descendant who was particularly favored by the second ancestor of the Lin family. The people Lin Yifeng is afraid of are naturally these two ancestors.
- For their big family, no one knows that "Lin Yun" is just a waste, and he still can't condense after the age of ten. However, Lin Li protected Lin Yun very well, if Lin Yun hadn't run out of the Lin Mansion, they would rarely see this person.
"Fourth brother, where have you been these days?" Lin Yifeng walked towards Mo Mufan, and said a little anxiously, "My family and I are very worried about you, especially the second ancestor!" Behind Lin Yifeng are the other two brothers of the original owner "Lin Yun", Lin Hai and Lin Yu.
The two echoed Lin Yifeng's words and said, "That's right." "Their idea is very simple, so many people are there, and they can get by with face.
Mo Mufan didn't say anything to them, and took Zi Xinxi's little hand and walked around them and into the Emperor's City.
"Big brother, this Lin Yun doesn't even look at us!" Facing Mo Mufan's back, Lin Hai Linyu hurriedly said indignantly to Lin Yifeng, "Moreover, this Lin Yun is not dead, will he go to sue the second ancestor!"
Lin Yifeng's face was blue.
The two hurriedly said: "Big brother, you should speak." β
"Heh, what are you two worried about, he has no evidence, and he didn't dare to look directly at us when he faced us that time" Lin Yifeng smiled sinisterly, "Family Dabi, we can't justifiably cripple him." β
- He was just upset, the boy who had lowered his head did not bow his head this time.
When he came to the gate of the Lin family, Mo Mufan didn't want to come, but since the second ancestor of the Lin family was not bad to the original owner, it was not impossible for him to protect Zixinxi.
The tall mansion gate, there are also two tall beasts on the left and right in front of the door, and the majestic plaque is engraved with two big characters - Lin Mansion.
The guards guarding the door had some vision, and they couldn't stop the two.
As soon as Mo Mufan entered the mansion, he was stopped by the second ancestor of the Lin family with gray hair, and he asked: "Xiaoyun, where did you go, you let me find it easily, you stinky boy! Do you know how worried I am about the old man you disappeared in the past few days, where have you been......?
Zi Xinxi was measured to the side and looked at the old man who was asking Mo Mufan all the questions, quite funny, the little white monkey jumped on Zi Xinxi's shoulder, standing proudly, as if a general was about to witness the defeat of the enemy army, waiting for the triumphant return of the old hero.
A moment later.
The old man talked to himself for a long time, and suddenly stopped, and a pair of eyes turned from Mo Mufan to Zixinxi.
"Little sister-in-law, what's your name? I'm the elder of that stinky boy, he usually calls me old man, you can call me that!"
"Old man, what are you doing?" Mo Mufan pulled Zi Xinxi behind him and looked at Lin Li vigilantly. Mo Mufan's actions made Lin Li more sure of what he thought.
- This must be Mo Mufan's child daughter-in-law!
"Nothing, nothing!" Lin Li waved his hand and said with a haha, "You should always tell me your name!"
Mo Mufan frowned, his hands were a little itchy, would God crack him if he beat the old man?
"My name is Zixinxi!"
Mo Mufan didn't care about the old man, and led Zi Xinxi to find a room and walk.
"You stinky boy, it's getting bigger and smaller!"
"Wait for me!"
In the afternoon, she was a little lazy, and the little girl may have been tired and fell asleep in bed. The little white monkey also leaned against Zixinxi's side.
"Yun'er, it doesn't seem like you've come back this time like before?" Lin Li asked.
There was a touch of confidence in his eyes compared to before, which was what the previous "him" lacked.
"People change. Mo Mufan said, "Old man, I'm tired, I'll call us after dinner!"
His answer was perfunctory, and anyone could hear it.
- Lin Yun in the past would not have been, or would not dare to do this!
- Is that what happened?
Lin Li didn't doubt his identity, but was very worried about what he had gone through to make a person transform like this?
Moving the little white monkey's body, Mo Mufan also lay down and gently hugged Zi Xinxi in his arms. He hadn't closed his eyes for two days, and even if he cultivated, he was a little unbearable. Zi Xinxi arched her head and found a comfortable position in Mo Mufan's arms.
At dinner time, Lin Li personally ordered the kitchen to make a lot of delicious food, if usually, he was a bad old man, he didn't have to be so troublesome, but now that "Lin Yun" is back, Lin Li is naturally better to him.
"Lin Yun" has not been around since he was a child, and his ghost grandfather only knows how to drink all day long, and he never cares about his juniors, so he has to take care of it.
Thinking about it, he is angry, how can he be unfilial in this vein, fortunately Lin Yun is here, but this time when he comes back, Lin Yun seems to have changed a little, and there is no innocence in his eyes, Lin Li thought, the change that Lin Yun said should be enough to change his life in those days.
- But what is it?
"Lin Yun" didn't say, and he didn't ask.
- However, from his words, I heard a hint of coldness, could it be his own family?
The old man is not a simple person, at this age, some things are just unclear, and he will be able to see more than anyone else, even life and death, but sometimes, it is not like a human being.
The delicious food was successively sent to Mo Mufan's house by Lin Li, who did it himself Mo Mufan wiped his face, looked at the food on the table, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
"It smells so good!"
Zi Xinxi still had a hint of sleepiness, but the food had woken her up, and she opened her eyes dimly.
"Wake up. β
Mo Mufan rubbed the handkerchief in his hand in the water, picked up the comb on the side, and walked towards Zixinxi.
The little white monkey was woken up by the sound of the two of them talking and the aroma of food, and he also rubbed his eyes with the monkey scratch, and looked at the two of them in a slightly stunned state.
Zixinxi was cross-legged on the edge of the bed, and Mo Mufan was gently wiping the little girl's small face with a handkerchief......
"It hurts?"
Mo Mufan combed someone's hair for the first time, listening to the little girl's gasping sound, Mo Mufan asked distressedly.
"It doesn't hurt!" Zi Xinxi hurriedly said. However, the slightly wrinkled little face betrayed her.
"Silly girl!"
After dinner, Zixinxi and the little white monkey were playing in the small courtyard, and Lin Li did not leave.
Mo Mufan asked, "Old man, what's the matter?"
Lin Li said, "It's about the family competition! Did you see a lot of cultivators along the way?"
Mo Mufan nodded.
Lin Li expected it, and continued: "Actually, the family Dabi is not only the qualification to run for the city lord of the Emperor's City, but more importantly, after the Dabi, the Linxian Sect will select disciples from the three major families and those people, and the first place in Dabi can be directly promoted to become a disciple of the inner gate." β
Lin Li finished speaking in one breath, took a sip of tea and slowed down.
Mo Mufan said calmly: "What do you mean, old man?"
Lin Li said straightforwardly: "I want you to become an inner disciple of the Linxian Sect." β
Mo Mufan hooked his lips and chuckled: "I'm not qualified." β
"Get out, stinky boy, in the late stage of condensation, you want to lie to me!" Lin Li scolded, he was very surprised by Mo Mufan's cultivation, Lin Yun's talent was low, and it was impossible to condense qi.
Mo Mufan smiled lightly: "Heh, I can cultivate, I really have to thank some people!"
Lin Li said: "Stinky boy, do you want me to ......?"
Mo Mufan shook his head and said, "No, I'll handle it!"
There was nothing to say for a while, and Mo Mufan obviously didn't want to say more.
Lin Li said helplessly: "Then I'll go first, three days later, it's the family competition, you have to rest well!"
"Got it!" Mo Mufan responded, "By the way, these days, the little girl will ask you to take care of it!"
"What please, don't please, you stinky boy!" Lin Li looked at Zi Xinxi in the courtyard and said with a smile, "I like that little girl old man too!"
When the old man said about Linxian Gate just now, he was also very surprised! Touching the thing in his arms that sold rock sugar gourds, Mo Mufan walked towards the courtyard. The sky is full of stars tonight, and the little girl should be happy!
Three days is not a long time, but it is not too short, and it is enough for him to prepare. In these three days, Mo Mufan only occasionally consolidated his cultivation in the late stage of Qi Condensation, and spent more time taking the little girl to play in the Emperor's City, he found that the little girl was very interested in everything here, and she had never seen many things, but it was novel.
The little girl was brought up by the white monkey, and she has lived in the forest since she was a child, and it is normal that she doesn't know about this, and Mo Mufan explained them to Zixinxi one by one.
During this period, Lin Li also came to see the two many times and told Mo Mufan some of his virtues. Mo Mufan knew that this old man was just borrowing himself to get closer to the little girl, and every time he brought some delicious food to the little girl, and the boss played games with the little girl, Mo Mufan didn't break it.
In the past three days, Lin Li and Mo Mufan have fought many times, and Lin Li naturally pressed his cultivation to the condensation stage, otherwise with his cultivation of the Jindan stage, it is estimated that Mo Mufan will not be able to take even a move.
However, he was also very surprised, with the strength of his aura, he couldn't take down Mo Mufan, especially Mo Mufan's speed was really fast.
"Hahaha~" Lin Li laughed and said, "You kid is really hidden!"
The city lord's mansion is lit up with lights and feasts for everyone.
"Everyone has traveled thousands of miles to cheer!" the patriarch of the Fang family said, "Today, it is the day before the big competition of the three major families, and the old decay Fang Wu has set up a banquet here, thank you for coming!"
The patriarch of the Fang family, Fang Wu, is also the city lord of this year's Emperor City, and the master of the Jindan realm.
"Eat and drink as much as you like. β
The aura is strong, not angry and self-assured, during the Jindan period, Mo Mufan was still slightly surprised.
He went to the City Lord's Mansion with Lin Li, the little girl was tired of playing in the morning, and rested in the house, Lin Li had already instructed his subordinates to take care of her, and the little girl woke up and took her to find Mo Mufan, Mo Mufan was not worried, if the little girl was in danger, the "aura*" he gave her would explode, and at such a close distance to the City Lord's Mansion, he could immediately perceive that he didn't want to come, the old man deadlifted, and his cultivation was not as high as him, so he couldn't come.
"Old man Fang Wu, I won't lose to you this time, I've also thought about the city lord's addiction!"
After three rounds of drinking, Lin Li said unconvinced to Fang Wu, who was sitting next to him.
"Hahaha, you old boy, I don't know yet......" Fang Wu didn't continue, and there was a gloom in his eyes.
Lin Li put down the cup in his hand, slightly stunned, a little dazed.
"By the way, Rebel, don't introduce yourself to Old Man Lin yet!" Fang Wu said to the fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy beside him at this time.
"Hello Old Man Lin, my name is Fang Wei!" The young man stood up and was respectful to Lin Li.
"Good, good. "Lin Lilian said that two are good, he is the kid Fang Wu said, in the middle stage of foundation building, he grew up in the Linxian Gate, he can be called a demon!
Not far from Mo Mufan and the others, there was also a group of people.
"Brother Feng, that Fang Yi is back!" Li Zixuan shook the wine glass in his hand and said to Li Yifeng.
"......" Lin Yifeng ignored him, and looked at Mo Mufan sitting beside Lin Li with a blue face, with anger in his eyes. Why can't he get the attention of the second ancestor, the status of the second ancestor in the family is higher than that of the patriarch.
"Idiot!"
- Forget Fang Wei's insult to them!
The corners of Li Zixuan's mouth hooked up a faint smile, as if sarcastic Lin Yifeng, drinking the wine in the cup by himself.
ββBitter~ This wine is really hard to drink!
After the banquet, it was already afternoon.
The crowd dispersed one after another, bidding farewell to Fang Wu, and Lin Li took Mo Mufan back to the Lin family.
Mo Mufan came to the small courtyard where Zixinxi was playing, his heart sank, and the "aura*" exploded, but he didn't feel or hear anything, as if there was no sound......
The sky slipped through a few white clouds, butterflies danced among the flowers, and a little girl in the house was still asleep, quiet and harmonious. Lin Li sat on a small stool, rare quiet, and his eyes were a little reminiscing. The little white monkey was chasing the butterfly, and he didn't tease it.
"......" Mo Mufan sat opposite Lin Li, his face had returned to the same as before, but his heart was still calm.
- What the hell is going on?
Lin Li's complexion is also not good, complicated and vicissitudes.
"Stinky boy, do you want to hear a story?" Lin Li suddenly raised his head and smiled, "I haven't told you a story yet!"
Mo Mufan nodded.
Lin Li had already said to himself: "Once upon a time, there was a stupid boy, he had a low talent, and his family entrusted him to enter the sect of cultivating immortals, that kid didn't know, he was abandoned by his family and sold to the sect, and the kid also happily entered the sect of cultivating immortals, he was nine years old that year. β
The old face was full of remembrance.
"He went in, but he just did a chores, the kid was diligent every day, but the brothers bullied him, and that lasted for a year. Laundry, cooking, carrying water...... Let him do everything he can. Hehe......"
Maybe it was the resentment and hatred of being bullied, but at this time, there was only nostalgia and a smile of happiness left in Lin Li's eyes.
"If that kid makes any mistakes, people will beat him hard, wipe his wounds at night, and comfort himself stupidly, his family will come to see him!"
"Hahahaha......"
A smile can hide a person's emotions, but a laugh can show a person's heart, no matter what kind of person he is, once he laughs, his weakness is exposed.
Maybe it can be relieved, those injuries are nothing, but some injuries are lifelong, and they all invisibly squeeze and pull a person, and they can't be resolved.
Speaking of this, Lin Li suddenly asked Mo Mufan, "Is he stupid!"
Mo Mufan's heart was inadvertently filled with discomfort.
"Yes, it's silly!" he replied.
Lin Li didn't care about Mo Mufan's answer, and continued:
But the boy was very lucky, that year, a little boy also did a chores with him, the boy regarded the little boy as his brother, maybe someone was with him, he helped the little boy do everything, he was beaten for the little boy, the little boy did not appreciate it at first, and then slowly moved by the boy's stupidity, and they became very good friends. β
- This may be the reason for the relief.
"The sect has done a talent test for them, even if they can condense qi, they can reach the foundation building period at most. One day, the little boy escaped from the sect with the boy, but unfortunately they were caught and beaten badly, and for a long time, they did not dare to run away. β
Lin Li smiled again: "By chance, the two finally escaped from the sect, and after the little boy was unwilling, he took the boy to roam the world, and he was bound to make a difference." β
"The boy didn't worry about the little boy, so he was with the little boy. Later, they went through many difficulties and moved forward step by step. Condensation, foundation building, and even Jindan. β
"However, after the foundation was built, they couldn't get to the end of Jindan, and God seemed to have played a joke on them. β
Presumably, the two of them at that time must have been in great pain and despair, Lin Li shook his head and said:
"One day, they were very lucky, the legendary artifact that could make people reach the Jindan was obtained by them, the kid didn't eat the artifact, they knew that it was already their limit to the foundation building period, and they would naturally be able to reach the Jindan stage if they ate it, but that long life would watch themselves die slowly, and they could no longer cultivate, and they couldn't take a step forward. β
"Alas, the little boy didn't listen, and ate it......"
The pale laugh ended with only a soft sigh.
Later, Lin Li said something as if there was nothing left, yes! People are not afraid of death, but they are slowly waiting for their old self to wait for death! What is that like? Mo Mufan suddenly didn't know how to describe it!
As he spoke, Lin Li fell asleep on the stone table that looked a little cold.
"Have a good dream!"
- If it was Mo Mufan, would his choice be the same as Lin Li, he would just be an ordinary person.
Three days passed in a flash.