Chapter 34: The Blood-Stained Path

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The sound of heavy footsteps echoed in the quiet streets of the early morning, and without the mixing of other noises, it seemed heavier and heavier. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It is as if every time a lone wanderer lifts his foot, he leaves a deep footprint on the ground.

The thin figure moved from far to near in the thin morning mist, step by step, with great difficulty.

Kuroko panted like a cow, sweated like rain, and his black little face turned red. The coarse cloth clothes were soaked with sweat and clung to the body, as if they were wrapped in a thick oilcloth that was impermeable.

His mouth was dry, his throat felt like a fire, and his legs were so sore that they seemed to be going to break off in the next moment.

He gritted his teeth all the way to the present, and he never rested for a moment. The left leg has no strength, so he lets his right leg drag it along.. Along the way, they kept changing and changing, and in the end, they miraculously persevered.

Raising his head with great effort, he wanted to grin as he looked at the door of the private school that loomed in the distance. It's a pity that his lips are chapped and he can't smile at all.

Hold on a little longer, and you'll be there.

Once again, he secretly encouraged himself in his heart. This kind of similar words, accompanied by bean-sized drops of sweat, were sprinkled all the way.

Gritting his teeth and raising his feet, he stepped forward with great difficulty.

"Plop!"

As soon as his left foot went limp, he slammed into the cold bluestone slab. The hard ground with potholes made his eyes glow, his skin and flesh were hot and painful, and his whole body seemed to be about to fall apart.

Hurry up.

There seemed to be a green voice shouting anxiously in his heart, and the thin palm that wiped out the blood marks suddenly stretched on the ground, and then suddenly softened.

Get up for me!

The voice suddenly became hysterical. He bit his chapped lip and thrust himself to the ground again.

"Plop. ”

His little black face was pressed against the cold ground, and he once again had intimate contact with the bluestone slab beneath him.

His legs were so sore that he couldn't listen to the call, and no matter how hard his upper body tried, he just couldn't stand up.

Lying on the cold bluestone slab floor, he struggled to look up at a sweaty little black face, and looked at the familiar courtyard gate in the distance in a daze.

He was really unwilling.

But what if you are unwilling?

His legs had no strength left to stand up.

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"When, when, when,,,,,,"

The thick copper bell that came from under the eaves of the school hall was like a hammer, and it hit Xu Lang's heart hard one by one.

At three o'clock, the school opened.

On the other side of the road, it was empty.

The porcelain vase in his sleeve was getting hotter and hotter, and he shook it hard again, then helplessly let go of his fingers.

Lowering his eyes, a look of disappointment that could not be concealed crept up his fair and handsome face. He stared blankly at the mottled ground, his heart empty.

Zhang Xifan, it seems that you have no chance to cultivate... That's fine, in the future, you will be honest and be a mortal in peace...

Turning this thought abruptly, he stood in silence for a moment, then pursed his thin lips, and without saying a word, he turned resolutely and entered the old courtyard gate.

"Knock, knock, knock.."

Intermittently, a feeble knock sounded slowly outside the door, as if a dying fish was resting on it.

The white figure who lowered his head and sighed suddenly paused, and then quickly raised his head, revealing a face full of surprise.

Huo Ran turned around, and he rushed desperately towards the half-hidden courtyard gate, and slammed it open.

On the ground was a small face that was trying to lift up towards him, and on the sweat-stained black face, there was still an innocent smile that was squeezed out.

"Master, the bell, the bell has just ended, I, I'm not late.."

The green and dry voice is a little laborious, but also a little childish pride.

As soon as he finished speaking, he closed his eyes contentedly, and his round little head tilted weakly to the side.

Looking at Kuroko's bloodstained palms, Xu Lang opened his mouth in astonishment, and then looked up behind Kuroko in disbelief.

Two bright red and dazzling blood stains stubbornly stretched from the distance of the road to the front of the courtyard gate.

Xu Lang was shocked!

He.. I crawled here with my bare hands!

"Why are you doing this?" he muttered under his head, hanging his head.

In the clear eyes, there were tears stained.

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When I opened my eyes, I saw that the lights were dim.

"Are you awake?"

Xu Lang turned his head to look at it, smiling warmly, and his surprise was overflowing.

"I, why am I in bed?" asked Kuroko, with a little dark face.

He stretched out his hand, habitually trying to scratch his head, but when the palm reached in front of him, he suddenly stopped.

The thin palms were clean and bloodless.

What about the scars? What about the blood blisters?

Didn't I crawl on my hands to get to the door of the private school?

Opening his mouth in disbelief, he quickly got up from the bed and lifted the coarse trouser leg high.

In the dim light, he squinted and scrutinized his knees.

The tiny knee was intact and I couldn't see any difference.

What the hell is going on here?

Was it just a dream today?

Thinking in confusion, he stared at his knees in a daze, his hands still futilely clutching his trouser legs.

"Don't think about it, I used the true yuan to help you recover. ”

The indifferent voice sounded again, and he tilted his head, his fair and handsome face hidden in the faint yellow halo of the oil lamp.

It's like a flowing cloud under the moonlight.

"Don't thank me, I'm the one who hurt you anyway. ”

Seeing that Kuroko seemed to want to climb out of bed in a hurry to salute, Xu Lang pretended to be relaxed and said. "So tomorrow morning, you will be relieved to be boldly wounded. ”

A few strange smiles appeared on the corners of his mouth, but he still didn't forget to tease this stupid little guy by the way.

"Ahh Oh, that, that's okay.."

Nodding absentmindedly, the black-faced young man looked at Xu Lang with blank eyes, opened his mouth, and looked like he wanted to say something.

"Ask whatever you want. Xu Lang smiled indifferently.

"That, isn't it possible that after becoming a cultivator, you can use True Yuan to help others heal?"

Kuroko asked cautiously with his head shrunk.

"Yes, but you can't do it until you reach the Ning Yuan Realm, and..."

"It turns out that being a cultivator still has this benefit!"

After hearing the word "can", I didn't listen to the chatter at all. Kuroko was so excited that his little face was dark and red, and he directly interrupted Xu Lang, who was still about to make a tirade.

"Then after I cultivate to the Ning Yuan Realm, won't I be able to go to see people and make a lot of money?!"

His eyes lit up with gold, and he swallowed hard, as if he saw a mountain of gold and silver in front of him.

Cultivators still have to practice medicine to make money?

Looking at the black-faced young man dancing on the bed, the corners of Xu Lang's mouth twitched, and he was stunned.

In the next ten days, Kuroko can be said to have experienced a leap from "climbing" to "running".

On the third day, he finally didn't have to climb all the way to the door of the private school. For the first time, he stood panting against the courtyard gate, and Xu Lang laughed and said, "If you climb down, you will become a monkey." ”

By the eighth day, he was able to sit in his seat in the school for a quarter and a half hours.

"Tomorrow is the opening test of Tianhong Academy in Luzhou City, it will be held for almost two days, and I will explain it to your parents in the evening. ”

A handsome and tall snow-white figure walked on its own in front, and behind him, a thin boy staggered closely.

"Oh . . . So, don't you really need to prepare anything?"

Kuroko said with some difficulty. His main focus was on his legs, barely able to keep up with Xu Lang, who was windy at his feet.

"No, you can review the Four Books and the Five Classics again today. ”

"Oh.."

The black-faced boy nodded his round little head in confusion.

The two of them chatted and walked casually, and before they knew it, they walked into the private school. Those schoolchildren knew that Xu Fuzi had been staying at Heizi's house for more than half a month, so when they saw the two of them coming together, they just looked curiously and looked away.

Kuroko lowered his head and slipped to his seat and sat down, and as soon as he untied the iron lump tied to his legs, Xu Lang's warm voice rang out, echoing in this wide school.

"Tomorrow, Zhang Xifan is about to participate in the opening test of Tianhong Academy in Luzhou City, Master, I have decided to take a two-day vacation, and let you all go and cheer him on. ”

Swish!

After a moment of silence, the schoolchildren turned their heads in amazement and stared intently at Kuroko. It's like trying to find something "talented" or "amazing" on his little dark face.

Unfortunately, they only saw the back of Mumu's head.

Looking at the fair-skinned and handsome face in front of him, Kuroko opened his mouth in a daze.

I want to cry without tears.