Chapter 17 The head has a backbone
Following Zhuang You's memories across Longtan and walking past the country road to his house, Mixed Yuanlong suddenly found that his memories had settled in Wolongpo, the village where he was born and raised. After a moment of pause, his memories of Wolongpo slowly unfolded. The divine sense of the mixed Yuan Dragon looked at Zhuang You's memory as he walked on the village road paved with smooth bluestone, and then turned a few corners and came to a courtyard with the book "Zhuang Clan Ancestral Hall" on it.
Just as the Mixed Yuan Dragon was confused, Zhuang You's memory flooded with a noisy noise. Following the sound into the courtyard, Mixed Yuanlong suddenly found Zhuang You and a group of people of his age waiting in line for a bone examination. This kind of large-scale bone examination activity is a recruitment test for the autumn Protector Cultivation Army fixed in Wolongpo and even the entire Mengluo Empire. Children who have reached the age of nine can be brought to the ancestral hall by their parents. Those who pass can not be cultivated by the Monro Empire, and can also bring material rewards to the family.
Zhuang You, who is now standing in the queue, is waiting for such a test. As long as he passed the double test of Zhuang Xiaohu, the patriarch of the Zhuang clan, and Zhou Qing, the elder of the clan, he was determined to turn himself into a cultivator like the patriarch's grandfather Zhuang Fan, become a general who protected the gods, and get the respect of the empire.
From Zhuang You's memory, Mixed Yuan Long judged that Zhuang Xiaohu was a second-grade Heavenly Master of the Xuanyuan Realm, while Zhou Qing was in the Perfection Realm of the Third-Rank Heavenly Master. It stands to reason that if he goes one step further, Zhou Qing will be able to break through and become a lower immortal in the Void Yuan Realm. What Chao Yuanlong didn't understand was that Zhou Qing deliberately suppressed his Yuan Force, not in a hurry to break through, and seemed to be waiting for something.
In fact, Zhou Qing was an elder of Keqing who Zhuang Xiaohu invited to protect the clan and teach the descendants of the clan. Due to the cycle of cause and effect of the Heavenly Dao, he was unwilling to take the initiative to invite the calamity when he was riddled with sins. Although it was every cultivator's dream to attack the Void Yuan Realm from the late stage of the Xuanyuan Realm, he was still careful to eliminate the sins of karma for himself and accumulate merits. He didn't want to be affected by the power of karma, let himself fail in the tribulation, and lose the opportunity to continue cultivating the gods through the immortal energy empowerment. If he had lowered his requirements, he would have been able to try to cross the tribulation, and even if he didn't succeed, he would have become a scattered immortal with a million-year lifespan.
"Bone Qingqi".
Listening to Zhou Qing's bland voice, Zhuang You, who was wearing pigtails and delicate eyebrows, stood in the team obediently and waited for the bone examination. Before coming to the ancestral hall, his father Zhuang Xiaotian told him that decades ago, their family lived in Didu, and the patriarch had been designated by their ancestors. But with the change of a battle for the throne, the ancestor of their family who reached the early stage of the Void Yuan Realm was captured and killed by the Imperial Immortal Army. Since then, their family has been in decline, and Zhuang You's grandfather had to flee back to Wollongpo with his father, and became a tenant farmer who lived by renting land and paying rent.
"Zhuang Yan bone examination, the next Zhuang You. ”
Hearing the person named by name, Zhuang You turned his head and looked at where his father Zhuang Xiaotian and Liu Sanmei were standing. Seeing Liu Sanmei's expectant gaze, Zhuang You clenched his little fists, secretly determined not to disappoint his mother.
"The root bones are superior. ”
With the shouts of Zhou Qing's bone examination, Zhuang Yan, who belonged to the patriarch's branch, successfully passed the bone examination, attracting a heavy cheer. Zhuang You knelt on the yellow sè futon in front of the ancestral hall with envy and anticipation, and closed his eyes a little nervously and waited for Zhou Qing's hand like a dead branch to touch it.
I saw Zhou Qing put his hand on Zhuang You's Heavenly Spirit Cover, and a pale yellow sè penetrated into his body. He could feel a probing force wrapping around his bones, walking along his brow bone, down his cervical vertebrae, and finally stopping at the back of his head.
"Huh", Zhou Qing's face, which originally had a hint of a smile, suddenly became cold. He waved the sleeves of his robe, and the wind from Yuan Li turned Zhuang You around, and then put his hand on the back of his head again. After a moment of repeated investigation, Zhou Qing violently withdrew Yuan Li and opened his mouth to shout out Zhuang You's bone examination conclusion.
"If there is a backbone in the head, there will be disobedience, and the blessing and seal will not be allowed to participate in the study army forever."
At first glance, hearing such a bone examination conclusion from Zhuang You's memory, Mixed Yuanlong snorted coldly from his heart. He thought what kind of vision a half-bottle vinegar monk could have. What kind of anti-bone is this, it is clearly a spiritual bone with all five elements. In this way, it is not difficult to explain the various adventures before and after Zhuang You entered the Hongmeng Cave. Mixed Yuan Long silently continued to invade Zhuang You's memory, as a bystander, and continued to look down at the trajectory of his past life.
Before Zhuang You could understand it, Zhou Qing had already urged Yuan Li to seal all his meridians. At this time, Zhuang Xiaohu, who was far away on the other side, still didn't seem to be at ease, walked straight to Zhuang You, and tapped a few times on the back of his chest with his fingers wrapped in Yuan Li.
"Old Zhou, under the seal of you and me, will this son have trouble in the future?"
Zhou Qing shook his head, but did not continue to answer. Many years ago, because of the revelation of the sky, he lost his sight. Since then, he no longer runs divination magic to spy on the heavens, accumulating yin virtue and avoiding the curse of this world.
"Skeleton mediocre ......"
Zhuang Xiaohu hesitated, and Zhou Qing had already started the selection of the next child.
As if guessing Zhou Qing's concerns, Zhuang Xiaohu glanced at Zhuang You meaningfully, feeling that under the two of them, no one broke their seal. So, he beckoned people to prepare to send Zhuang You out of the ancestral hall.
Hearing the footsteps of Zhuang You leaving, Zhou Qingdian sighed in his heart. He knew in his heart that Zhuang You's life was in his mouth at that moment just now. Although I don't know who Zhuang You will die in the future because of what heinous disasters he will cause, at least he can't die early because of his prophet.
"Mother, I failed. Zhuang You drooped his head with a guilty face, not daring to look directly at Zhuang Xiaotian and Liu Sanmei.
"It's enough to have coarse tea and light rice. Liu Sanmei pulled Zhuang You into her arms, and the tears that had already swirled in her eyes couldn't stop running down her cheeks.
"What are you crying about, he is a life that eats chaff and vegetables, and there is no great wealth in his life. After a while, I will go up to the mountains and farm. Zhuang Xiaotian had a calm face, and hurriedly turned around and raised his legs and walked outside the ancestral hall. He didn't want to stay in this place of right and wrong for a while, for fear that the patriarch Zhuang Xiaohu would regret it and leave Zhuang You's life.
On the way back to Zhuang You's thatched hut from the ancestral hall, how dare Zhuang You run around in front of and behind Zhuang Xiaotian and Liu Sanmei as before. He was a little worried when he returned home, and his little butt was about to be whipped again in a few days.
Zhuang You tugged at the corners of Liu Sanmei's clothes, and asked timidly, "Mother, will my father beat me?"
"It's still light to hit you. Come home today and see if I don't pick your skin. Zhuang Xiaotian replied to Zhuang You's question for Liu Sanmei.
Zhuang You didn't understand Zhuang Xiaotian's intentions, and mistakenly thought that he was really going to be beaten, so he couldn't help but wanted to hide out but was caught back by Liu Sanmei. Zhuang Xiaotian heard the movement behind him, turned around and saw Zhuang You struggling away again from Liu Sanmei's hand. He was worried that Zhuang You would be killed if he turned back to the ancestral hall when he was young and ignorant, so he walked over and grabbed him, put him on his shoulder, and ran straight to the thatched house in front of the village entrance.