Chapter 9: Confusion and Determination
Determined not to think about Yan Hao anymore, Yi Chen continued to sit cross-legged, concentrating on sensing the so-called aura that seemed to not exist at all.
The pamphlet states that once you sense the aura, pull it to the dantian, and lay the foundation for it, you can start your initial practice.
Although he has been cultivating for two years and still has no results, Yi Chen does not want to give up, sometimes, the opportunity is often in that inadvertent moment, and he can't waste any time.
After meditating for half an hour, Yi Chen opened his eyes, there were some doubts in his eyes, he did have some strange feelings after coming here, but the feeling was not strong, so he still found nothing.
After thinking for a while, Yi Chen was a little abrupt, yes, this is the land of immortals, it must be different from the mundane, presumably the so-called aura is also abundant, but his qualifications are too poor, so he still can't sense it.
With a sigh of relief, Yi Chen's eyes were clear, and his heart was open-minded, and he was not too disappointed, this was the first day, and there was still half a year to go, and he was not without a little hope.
Then looking to the other side, Yan Hao was still concentrating on the wood carving in his hand, but it seemed that it was almost finished, and looking at the semi-finished wood carving in his hand, Yi Chen was suddenly a little surprised.
It was a monkey, lifelike, carved by its skillful hands, as if to come to life, Yi Chen was amazed, and his heart said that this person is not very old, but this carpentry skill is extremely powerful.
The eyes of the wooden monkey have not yet been carved, but Yan Hao put down the carving knife in his hand at this time and put the wooden monkey into the package, it seems that he is not ready to finish carving, Yi Chen showed doubts when he saw this.
"Brother Yan, why did you stop halfway through the carving?" Yi Chen was puzzled, his heart was straightforward, and he immediately asked.
"Just call me Yan Hao......" Hearing this, Yan Hao paused, said in a low voice, and then seemed to hesitate, but continued to speak.
"My ancestors have a training, carving does not paint eyes, carving does not carve the eye, so this is considered complete. ”
"Oh, ......I see," Yi Chen nodded with relief, and couldn't help but regret that the wooden monkey was too vivid, like a living thing, but it didn't carve its eyes, and it suddenly lacked a spiritual charm, which was really a big regret.
"Strange ancestral teachings. Yi Chen shook his head, turned his eyes to the door, saw through the hidden wooden door that the sky was gradually darkening outside, and then got off the bed, ready to start making dinner.
He didn't go to slaughter the skinny rabbit first, but first lit the oil lamp on the wall, and the room was suddenly filled with light, and then Yi Chen picked up the skinny rabbit on the wooden table and walked outside.
Not long after, when he entered the house again, Yi Chen had an extra handful of firewood in his hand, and the thin rabbit had been peeled and cleaned.
Skillfully setting up firewood, Yi Chen planned to roast rabbit meat in the stone house, it was too dark outside, and there were too many people, in this unfamiliar environment he was not used to having fun with others, this room was also spacious, and there was no obstacle to barbecue inside.
Lighting the firewood, and putting the rabbit meat on a wooden stick and setting it up, after doing all this, Yi Chen clapped his hands, and was about to get up, when he suddenly remembered that Yan Hao had looked at the thin rabbit three times and twice before, and couldn't help but smile slightly, and then turned his head to look at the latter who was still sitting on the bed, and just wanted to speak, but found that the latter was actually staring at the rabbit meat roasted on the fire in front of him, and looked drooling.
"Uh......" Yi Chen suddenly laughed a little, this person seems to be indeed greedy.
Staring at the rabbit on the wooden frame that was roasted by the flames and gradually emitted the smell of oil, water and meat, Yan Hao swallowed his saliva wildly, and then seemed to notice that someone was looking at him, his eyes shifted slightly, and when he saw Yi Chen's smile, his face was immediately flushed, and he quickly withdrew his gaze and tilted his head to the side.
"I'm sorry, I'm just too hungry......" said in a low voice like a mosquito's voice, which showed how embarrassed Yan Hao was at the moment.
"I can't finish eating alone, let's eat together. Yi Chen smiled, and immediately felt that this person was quite interesting, took out the dry food cakes that he hadn't eaten at noon from his arms, and got up and walked to Yan Hao's bed.
"The rabbit is not cooked yet, there is some dry food here, let's pad my stomach first." Taking out a piece of dry food cake and handing it to Yan Hao, Yi Chen smiled slightly, this person is very honest and honest, and he has some plans to make friends with him.
Looking down at the dry food handed over by Yi Chen in front of him, Yan Hao swallowed his saliva, but did not take it, but looked up at the former, a little puzzled, he was not familiar with this person, and the other party could actually leave him alone.
Looking at each other, Yi Chen looked at the flushed color on Yan Hao's face that had not yet dissipated, chuckled and did not speak, stuffed the dry food cake into his hand, and then turned around and walked back to the firewood pile.
took out a dry food cake and put it in his mouth to gnaw, Yi Chen fiddled with the firewood, the rabbit meat was already more and more fragrant, and after a while, there were footsteps behind him.
Turning his head, Yan Hao came to his side, eating the dry food cake in small bites, and in his other hand, he was still holding the wooden monkey he had carved earlier.
Immediately, the wooden monkey was handed into Yi Chen's arms.
"I don't have anything of value on me, only this piece of wood, I'll give it to you. Yan Hao said in a low voice, with some gratitude in his words.
Looking at the wooden monkey in his arms, Yi Chen looked slightly stunned, and looked at Yan Hao again, but found that the latter had taken the dry food cake that had only eaten a small half into his arms, and then sat in front of the firewood like himself and looked at the rabbit that was about to be roasted in a daze.
"Why are you hungry?" Yi Chen asked, pursing his lips.
"My family lives in the mountains, it's a bit far from here, it takes half a month to get there, and the money I brought on me ran out on the road two days ago, so I haven't eaten for the past two days......" Yan Hao replied in a low voice, looking at the jumping flames in front of him, as if he remembered something, his expression was a little gloomy, and then he buried his head in his knees.
Yi Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, and he heard a cry, although it was slight, but it clearly fell into his ears because of the silence in the stone house.
"My house was set on fire a month ago, and it burned to the ground, and there was nothing left... My father and my mother are both dead......" The voice accompanied by uncontrollable sobs came into Yi Chen's ears, making his brows furrow slightly, he didn't know that Yan Hao had suffered such a tragic accident, and at the same time, his heart was also a little touched, his father and mother were also not in this world.
"Mourn, let's ......" patted Yan Hao's shoulder, Yi Chen sighed softly, he didn't say much, the experiences of the two were somewhat similar, but his father and mother had passed away one after another long before he became sensible, so he didn't feel much about that kind of family affection, and maybe he couldn't understand the pain of this kind of dearest person dying in front of his eyes.
"I want revenge!" In the end, Yan Hao's expression was quite hideous, and he almost gritted his teeth and spit out this sentence, his face was flushed, and the green tendons on his neck burst out, all of which looked at Yi Chen on the side, and his expression was suddenly shocked.
"Do you know who your enemy is?"
"Well, I know, he is an immortal, just inside this Qingxuan Sect, a disciple of the Outer Sect. ”
Hearing this, Yi Chen couldn't help but look shocked, this person is so bold, a mortal actually dares to find an immortal to take revenge!
And he is not an ordinary immortal, he is still a disciple of the first immortal sect in this Qingxuanbu Prefecture!
"I will never forget, when he was fighting with another immortal, when he waved his hand, a flame burst out, but it fell on the roof of my house, only to burn my house to ashes in an instant, I was outside at the time, I escaped, but my father and my mother were burned alive in the house!" Yan Hao gritted his teeth and said hatefully, his face full of pain.
Quietly listening to Yan Hao tell the ins and outs of the matter, Yi Chen couldn't help but take a deep breath, his brows slowly furrowed, his hands gradually clenched, and he couldn't help but feel some coldness in his heart.
Are immortals so cruel? Relying on the ability to cast immortal magic, call for wind and rain, and be omnipotent, can they treat the lives of mortals as if they were grass mustard!
The handsome young man he met was like this, and so was this Yan Hao's enemy, which made Yi Chen suddenly feel cold in his heart, and at the same time had a kind of dazedness.
Is it right or wrong for you to choose to set foot in this world that does not belong to the mundane?
The rabbit meat in front of him was already fragrant, which made Yi Chen's eyes stagnate, took the cooked rabbit meat off the shelf, tore off a rabbit leg and handed it to Yan Hao next to him, but the hand just handed out half of it, but it was a meal, Yi Chen was a little distracted, this familiar scene, where had he seen it.
It was two years ago, and I was on the edge of the cliff of the South Peak, and I also handed a rabbit leg to others like now.
Yi Chen then remembered the old man back then, and at the same time, the confusion in his heart also had an answer.
Although he didn't know anything else, at least the old man was definitely a good immortal.
Thinking of this, Yi Chen was relieved, and at the same time ashamed in his heart, he was not as good as Yan Hao.
The past is in the past, it has become a fact, it can't be changed, what we want to think about now is to determine what to do in the future, Yan Hao has made a decision to take revenge, unswerving, but he is still hesitating whether he should set foot here.
But I never thought that I had come here, did I have a way out?
Moreover, the new world he will face is indeed cruel, but it will never be desperate, at least, there are still good people like the old immortal back then.
At this moment, the last trace of hesitation in Yi Chen's heart was also dispelled, and he finally made a complete decision.
"Huh" Yi Chen let out a sigh ......of relief, his eyes returned to clarity, and he was more determined than before, at this time, his temperament seemed to be a little different from before.
"An empty stomach is the enemy, and you can't get revenge if you're hungry, so eat more." He tore off another rabbit leg and handed it to Yan Hao, watching the latter nod and wipe the tears off his face, and began to gobble it up, Yi Chen smiled slightly, and then also tore off a rabbit leg and prepared to stuff it into his mouth, but as soon as the rabbit meat reached his mouth, Yi Chen seemed to suddenly remember something, slapped his thigh hard, and at the same time his eyes suddenly brightened.
By the way, I forgot that there was still that old man!