Chapter 268: A New Challenge
Shi Dong talked about his family for half an hour, from his father's departure from home when he was a child, to his mother's hard work to bring up his sister and himself, to his hard experience as a partner in the Surabaya City Teahouse, and even that time when he was so hungry that he ate a meatloaf from the owner of the cake shop, and was later called by the boss to be beaten by the gangsters, he also told the master.
Speaking of excitement, he couldn't help but shed tears.
He didn't know what was wrong with him, why he told Master all the time, maybe it was Master's loving fatherly gaze, maybe he had been suppressed in the Demon Gate for too long, maybe he missed his family too strongly...... In short, he told Master everything he had done before.
Situ Jin listened patiently throughout the whole process, his eyes were gentle, his expression was focused, and he showed great interest, as if he was listening to the emotional outpouring of his long-lost family, which was really inconsistent with his usual moody and arrogant temperament.
Finally, Shi Dong wiped his tears and smiled embarrassedly at Master, "Master, isn't it boring for you to listen to me talk about these trivial things?"
"No, it's very interesting, and I'm very interested in listening to it. When Master was a mortal before he cultivated immortals, he also experienced some things similar to you. Alas...... That was more than 100 years ago, and if you hadn't said it, I'd have forgotten it. Unexpectedly, Situ Jin actually sighed, and when he said such a thing, his face was quite lonely, and it seemed that he was also unforgettable about the past.
"More than a hundred years?" Shi Dong blinked, his expression was a little stunned, and he didn't think for a moment that the ancestor Shouyuan of the Yudan period could reach more than 800 years old. Based on Situ Jin's cultivation for more than 100 years. It was indeed more than 100 years ago.
"yes. It was more than a hundred years ago. Alas...... It's not too good to live too long, mortals' parents and brothers are already old, and they can't see each other, and they miss it astringently in their hearts, but there is no way, this is really the end of the immortal journey!" Situ Jin sighed, the loneliness on his face became even stronger, and his eyes looked into the distance. It seems to be immersed in the memories of the past.
He didn't dare to disturb the master's contemplation, his heart was moved and wondered, he was moved that he didn't expect the master to have such a warm side, it simply made him subvert his previous view of the master, it seems that the previous master made a cold and stern appearance, but also to deeply suppress the feelings in his heart, right?
"It's so nice to say that it's true. Shi Dong felt a feeling in his heart, and suddenly thought of his relatives, and his heart was also filled with astringent sorrow...... "Mother and sister." Are they all okay?"
In the past year, he has missed his family a lot less, and he has been practicing hard every day. Fighting for his life in the test of life and death, he simply forgot that there were relatives waiting for him to go back in the mortal world, and he couldn't even remember the appearance of his mother and sister.
Only occasionally in his sleep would he dream of seeing his mother and sister, but the scene was terrible, either his mother and sister were too old to look good, or they no longer recognized him, and every time he would wake him up, and then swore that he would go back sooner than he said anything, so that the situation in the dream would not really happen.
Shi Dong didn't dare to think too much, for fear that he would be crazy, so he quickly pulled back his thoughts and shifted to his master's quiet observation.
"Master's appearance today is so warm! It's completely different from before!" Shi Dong carefully observed Master from the side, and secretly felt puzzled in his heart. He vaguely felt that the master was not just forgetting his feelings for a while, but he was afraid that he had other intentions. But he didn't dare to think deeply, no matter what, the scene in front of him made him feel very warm, as if it had shortened the distance between himself and his master.
"Perhaps, this is the welfare of the disciples, right? Only by going this far can we truly gain the approval of the master. He had no choice but to comfort himself.
At this time, Situ Jin came back to his senses from his contemplation, sighed lightly, reached out and touched his head, and said earnestly: "Dong'er, if you have the opportunity, you should go home and take a look, don't wait until your son wants to raise and your relatives are not there, then you will regret it." ”
Shi Dong felt that the master's big hand was so thick and warm, and there was a very solid feeling on his head, his throat choked, and he suddenly felt like crying, so he quickly nodded his head vigorously and hummed.
Situ Jin looked at him lovingly, smiled and said: "Don't worry, your cultivation now is not enough, if you rush back to Zhongzhou, I am afraid that you will be calculated by the gang of miscellaneous hairs of the Ling Xiao Sect, after all, our Demon Demon Sect and the Ling Xiao Sect are mortal enemies, if you go home and show up, those miscellaneous hairs may be unfavorable to you and your family."
In this way, after five years of small competition, your cultivation has broken through to the foundation building period, and the teacher will allow you to bring a few senior brothers home, bring your family to our Youzhou, and find a place to settle down outside the Devil's Mountain! ”
I didn't expect the master to be so thoughtful, Shi Dong was overjoyed, and he was immediately moved to tears, and said loudly: "Thank you...... Thank you, Master......! The apprentices must work hard to win the first place in the five-year small competition, and strive to break through the foundation building period as soon as possible!"
Situ Jin smiled and bowed, his expression suddenly changed, and he said extremely seriously: "Dong'er, remember today's conversation, remember what you are fighting for! Since you are my Situ Jin's personal disciple, you have to work hard for me, and you must defeat the head of the family for me in the five-year competition! If I learn that you are cheating and cheating in the future, and you can't do your best...... I'll slap your head on the back!"
As he spoke, he lifted his palm and patted it lightly on the ground, and he heard a snort, and there was a deep pit of his palm on the ground.
This frightened Shi Dong, and said in his heart: "Such a palm slapped on my head, isn't there one more palm print on my brain? Hey, I just don't know if there is such a pit on my brain, is my life still there? Mom's, it's probably gone, alas...... I said why is Master Fang so good to me, it turned out that he would give a sweet date to eat first, and then give a slap when he turned around, it seems that the disciple is not so easy to be, and his life is hanging on his trouser belt at any time, miserable!"
Seeing Shi Dong's eyes and bones rolling around, and the promise in his mouth agreed, it was obvious that this kid was a little frightened and retreated. Situ Jin was angry and funny. Immediately, he shouted with a grim expression: "Stone moves." Don't think twice about it! The eldest husband should do something in the world, so that he will not go through the world in vain, and once he enters my demon gate, he must have the consciousness of killing himself and becoming a benevolent. This is your chance, you don't want to miss it!"
Shi Dong was shocked, and he was shocked by this stick, and suddenly understood that this was a major test arranged by the master, if he could pass it. He will definitely gain the favor of the master and become a personal disciple among the personal disciples, and at that time, he will definitely be able to soar to the sky in the Demon Demon Gate!
For a while, his blood was boiling, and his heart burned with great fighting spirit, and he suddenly felt that the test in front of him was not a difficult thing, isn't it just the head of the family, and when the time comes, he will join forces with the eldest brother to sweep, just like the big battle with Lei Hao.
"Yes, Master. I'll listen to you!, but ...... If you do your best, the results are not satisfactory. Don't slap this palm on the apprentice's head! The apprentice still wants to keep this head and eat for decades!" Shi Dong touched his head, grinned, and quickly found a way out for himself first, he didn't want to make a loss-making deal.
"Little monkey, you know how to bargain with the teacher, don't worry, if you really try your best, this palm will definitely not be slapped on your head, but here......" Situ Jin scolded with a smile, lifted the slap and shook it quickly, Shi Dong didn't have time to dodge at all, he felt a numb on his buttocks, and the whole person flew towards the exit of the cave like a cloud.
I heard Situ Jinhaha's laughter behind him: "Good apprentice, let's go back! Cultivate hard, and after these few days, I will arrange for a few of you to go to Zawangfeng for the teacher to visit......
After sending Shi Dong away, Situ Jin's expression suddenly darkened, and he became a little tired, so he hurriedly meditated cross-legged and slowly exhaled.
After a long time, he exhaled a cloudy breath and his expression became normal.
"Cong, come out!" As he called, Cong walked out of the inner room with his back hunched.
"Master, why do you want to use the two kinds of vitality again for this kid, every time you use it like this, your body bones will be damaged!" Ah Cong shook his head and sighed, took out the golden needle from his arms, and pierced it into Situ Jin's head and the acupoints of the dantian, which seemed to be healing.
Situ Jin's eyes were slightly closed, and as Ah Cong skillfully applied the needle, his expression was much more soothing than before, and said: "Shi Dong, this kid is quick-witted, and he has long been doubting the origin of the Mixed Yuan Spirit Demon Skill and the Brahma Sage True Demon Skill, his cultivation is still shallow, and he has not encountered any bottlenecks, but as his cultivation deepens, the bottleneck will become more and more affected, and his doubts will become bigger and bigger, and it will even affect his state of mind in cultivation."
Since I have decided to reuse him, I will definitely spare no effort to cultivate, if I don't demonstrate the magic of the two exercises in person, how can I convince him? Not to mention the cultivation experience I have given him, maybe he will not have to endure this kind of pain the more he has practiced to the depths of his essence like I did!"
Uncle Cong sighed: "I hope so, I hope this kid will not waste his master's cultivation heart! However, the old slave sees that he is lively, I am afraid that he has other plans, and he will not obey your arrangement so honestly, right?"
Situ Jin laughed: "This is exactly what I value him, if he is conservative, he will do whatever I say, how can it bring surprises?" Hehe, this time with the head of the competition, our chances of winning are really not big, and there is a 30% winning rate, whether the game can be turned around at that time, the key point depends on that kid!"
"Is it only 30 percent, I should have a 50 percent chance of winning!" Uncle Cong was taken aback.
Situ Jin shook his head, "This time Lei Hao and Zhang Youcai are dead, in fact, we have suffered a lot of losses, but these two people are not right, and if they die, they will die! But the remaining Tan Shaoxuan and Zhu Ke'er are really not good, they lack the training of actual combat, and these five people are Mao Feifei and Luan Xiaoli, plus Shi Dong has some combat experience, but it is far from enough."
Compared with the head of the line, the five-person group is too much stronger, the five disciples are said to have been running in together for a year, and they are still sitting in the 'Thousand Tempers and Tempering' illusion of sitting on the Forgotten Peak, although I said the big words of victory in front of the disciples, but I am not arrogant, there is indeed a gap in strength!
If a miracle happens, you really can only look at Shi Dong's performance, he is the key to determining the outcome of this game!"
Uncle Cong was silent for a while, he didn't know what to say, but he felt that such an important game was a bit child's play when he actually put the bet on Shi Dong, a newly promoted disciple with low qualifications. But he had no better choice but to remain silent.
"Okay, that's it! When the five of them come back from the visit to Zao Forget Peak, the third layer of the Extreme Yin Cave will be opened to them in the next six months, and let them practice the actual combat inside, and don't release any of them if they don't kill enough 100,000 powerful ghosts!" Situ Jin said coldly.
Uncle Cong was startled, and said in his heart 100,000 ghosts, then it will take at least a year to kill, and if you are locked up in the third layer of the Extreme Yin Cave for a long time, people will become crazy......!