Chapter 22: Ten Days of Diligence
The sun has turned west, and it is estimated that in more than an hour, the sun will slowly set down the mountain, and the donkey mountain will usher in night.
In the small courtyard of Gao Jie's house, Gao Ting was dressed in patched clothes, leaning against the earthen wall of the cave, sitting on a long dilapidated bench, his spirit seemed good, but there was a trace of anxiety on his face.
Today, he took another pill given by the temple Jingkong Master, as long as the movement was not too big, his wound was no longer painful. The black fur lay at his feet, looking up at his master from time to time, looking very leisurely.
Gao was in front of the bamboo pole in the courtyard, slowly collecting the clothes that had been drying for a day, and her eyes, from time to time, looked at the end of the mountain road in front of the door, like Gao Ting, with worry and anxiety.
Gao Jie went to Yongfeng Mountain, did not come back for dinner at noon, and it was this hour, and he still did not see his beloved son return, the two of them couldn't help but start worrying, Gao Ting insisted on going outside the house and waiting in person, regardless of the serious injury that had not healed.
Suddenly, Gao Ting's eyes lit up, and he stood up from the stool, his face full of joy, and looked into the distance, unaware of the pain caused by the violent movement that pulled the wound.
And Gao also cheered at this moment: "Jie'er is back!" He didn't care about the unfinished clothes on the bamboo pole, and ran towards the mountain road at the door.
Because it was never clear who was going to hunt down Xiao Zhuxin, and there were many people in the temple of Our Lady, it was very inappropriate to take him back to the temple for fear that he would leak the hidden treasures, so after discussing with Gao Jie, Master Jingkong decided to let Zhu Xin follow Gao Jie home.
Gao Jie and Zhu Xin washed the blood stains on their clothes in the mountain stream, and after saying goodbye to the little nun Huijing, they set foot on the way home under the secret escort of Master Jingkong.
In the past, Xiao Zhuxin recovered the child's heart, holding Gao Jie's hand along the way, his face was full of joy and happiness.
Although Gao Jie also likes Xiao Zhuxin very much, he is an adult who has traveled over after all, and his thinking questions are much more complicated, and he was a little uneasy along the way.
Those who chased and killed Xiao Zhuxin would never just give up, although there would be no danger with the protection of Master along the way, but they couldn't predict what would happen when they returned home.
When he turned the hill and saw his courtyard, he saw his mother running towards him with the clothes she had just taken away, and her face was full of joy.
Happiness and warmth filled his heart, Gao Jie suddenly forgot his worries just now, and quickly greeted him with Xiao Zhuxin.
Gao hugged his son tightly, and it took a long time before he slowly let go, his eyes were full of concern and worry: "Jie'er, why did you go for so long to come back, your father is worried to death!"
Gao Jie smiled and gently brushed his mother's scattered hair, and then raised his hand and waved to his father standing in the courtyard, before he replied with a smile: "After I went to the Temple of Our Lady to deliver mushrooms, on the way back, I met a child who was separated from his family, and I delayed for a little time, which made my father and mother worried, it was a bad child!"
When Gao heard this, he realized that he was holding Gao Jie's small congratulatory letter tightly.
She saw a pink little boy, his clothes were in tatters, his hair was a little scattered, he blinked two big eyes, he was looking at himself a little nervously and a little pitiful, and suddenly his motherhood was overflowing, and he immediately squatted down, gently stroked Zhu Xin's little face with his right hand, and said distressedly: "Oh, whose child is this, why is it lost?!"
Zhu Xin lost his biological mother before he was sensible, and his father ignored him, and was abused by his adoptive mother, he had never tasted the love of his parents, and he had a lot of pain in his heart.
Gao was even more distressed at this time, and hurriedly hugged Xiao Zhuxin, wiped his tears for him, and persuaded him politely, and walked quickly towards home, forgetting that his son was still on the road.
Gao Jie shook his head and smiled bitterly, he knew that his mother was kind and gentle, and Xiao Zhuxin was cute, and the situation in front of him was also expected.
He turned back and gestured to the master of the void at the corner of the hill, and followed his mother towards the house.
Seeing that Gao Jie and the others had arrived home safely, the Void Master Tai searched for a circle within a radius of a few miles with light skills, and then returned to Yongfeng Mountain with peace of mind, and arranged for a few henchmen with good martial arts to secretly go to Gao Jie's house to secretly protect them.
After dinner, Xiao Zhuxin, who had escaped death, was tired and sleepy, and under Gao's careful care, he soon fell asleep on the kang of Gao Ting and his wife.
Gao Jie took his mother out of the room slowly, came to the outer room, and saw his father Gao Ting sitting at the shabby bamboo small square table with his head bored, muttering silently.
Gao Ting was originally an honest hunter in the mountains, not good at words, and although he didn't talk much, it didn't mean that he was stupid. When he saw this little congratulatory letter that suddenly appeared, he felt abnormal, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Although Xiao Zhuxin's clothes were scraped and tattered, the texture was a very valuable brocade at a glance, and he looked white and tender, not like a child who grew up in a ravine, how could Gao Jie pick him up so coincidentally?
Gao Jie saw his father's doubts at the dinner table, thought about it for a long time, and finally planned to tell his parents the truth. Because Xiao Zhuxin is hidden in his own home, he must not let outsiders know, so as not to bring danger and disaster to the family.
When Gao Jie finished saying that Zhu Xin was chased and killed, Gao was suddenly stunned, his hands trembled, and he clenched Gao Ting's arm tightly.
Although Gao Ting did not show a panicked look, from his bulging green muscles and his hands that kept rubbing, Gao Jie could see that his father's heart was not easy.
Sighing softly, Gao Jie had to tell him about his apprenticeship with Master Jingkong again, and that the master would send someone to secretly protect him.
He didn't want to reveal his apprenticeship and martial arts, but he really couldn't bear to be frightened by his honest parents, so he confessed everything, but concealed the part involving the White Lotus Sect, because that would only make the second elder even more frightened.
Slowly, Gao Ting exhaled heavily, and gently patted his wife's hand with his right hand as a sign of comfort.
He raised his eyes to look at Gao Jie and said seriously: "Jie'er, you can have this adventure, worship the master as a teacher, and my father is very happy." As the saying goes, a good man has ambitions in all directions, and we also hope that you can get ahead in the future and glorify your ancestors. Don't worry, you've grown up, no matter what you do, your parents will support you!"
Seeing her husband say this, Gao's eyes were red, and he also stood up and walked to Gao Jie's side, held his head in his arms, and said softly: "Jie'er, no matter what, you must be careful!"
Gao Jie also hugged his mother tightly and said firmly: "Don't worry, Dad, mother, the child will definitely protect you and pay attention to your own safety." Believe in my son, I will definitely let the whole family live a good life!"
After more than ten days passed, everything was calm, Gao Jie still studied art in Yongfeng Mountain last day, and continued to help Li Hongji and Li Guo's thorn points after coming down the mountain.
Gao Jie didn't dare to tell Li Hongji about Xiao Zhuxin, worried that they would accidentally leak their mouths if they were children.
And Gao Ting and his wife saw that they had been calm as usual for a few days, and nothing happened, so they slowly felt at ease.
In order to avoid being discovered, Xiao Zhuxin naturally couldn't go out, but Gao Ting and his wife loved him very much, and Gao Jie told him some strange stories after he went home. In this plain and warm home, Xiao Zhuxin is surrounded by love, and this time is the happiest and happiest day when he grows up.
It was only on the third day that Xiao Zhuxin opened and closed his mouth and called Gao Ting and his wife "father" and "mother", and Gao was so happy that he simply accepted him as his godson, so the helpless Gao Jie became a cheap brother again.
In these more than ten days, Gao Jie relied on his perverted comprehension to complete the "Phantom Lotus Transformation", and under the persecution of Jingkong Shitai, he had to start studying Xu Hongru's "Raw Medicine Sutra".
So, after asking Li Hongji's father to sponsor some tools for grinding herbs and various herbs, Gao Jie's humble home had a strong smell -- the fragrance of herbs!
Gao Jie was very afraid of the smell of disinfectant in the hospital in his previous life, and even more afraid of cold-blooded and ruthless doctors.
But Gao Jie belongs to the kind of person who either doesn't do it, and if he wants to do it, he must go all out, no, since he began to study and study the "Raw Medicine Sutra", every day after he went home, in addition to eating, cultivating the "White Lotus Nine Lives", he hid in his room to develop low-grade pills. From time to time, he also pulled his cheap brother to test the medicine, and once he was stunned and almost turned the white and tender little congratulatory letter into a hulk.
Xiao Zhuxin now as long as he hears Gao Jie calling him, he is like a frightened bird, hiding faster than a rabbit, and immediately asks his godfather and godmother for help, refusing to be his white mouse again.
And Li Hongji and Li Guo also pierced all the acupoints that needed to be penetrated in the first layer of the "White Lotus Nine Lives", although their memory and concentration were not as good as Gao Jie, they were far beyond ordinary people, and their martial arts were even more advanced.
The Li family's basic exercise "mountain pulling technique", Li Hongji and the two have not been able to get started after practicing for more than ten years, but this time they have cultivated to the fourth level in just a few days, and their strength is getting bigger and bigger.
It is said that the younger generation of the Li family in Li Jiqian Village are also very few who can cultivate the "mountain pulling technique" to the fourth layer.
Seeing his good brother's martial arts advancement, Gao Jie was overjoyed. And Li Hongji and Li Guo are even more confident and eager to try.
Early this morning, when the two of them were greeting Li Shouzhong, according to what Gao Jie said, they officially proposed to participate in the Li family competition more than half a month later.