As he spoke, Tianjihong walked straight to a large wooden box at the foot of the bed. After moving the box with his feet, a narrow wooden door suddenly appeared on the floor. This is the entrance to the cellar under the house, which was also left by the previous owner of this hut. The two brothers discovered this cellar when they lived here with their mother two years ago. They repaired it and transformed it into a storage room for the family. They kept a few belongings they brought with them when they escaped from Nanyue Village. Set aside in the cellar.
Tian Jihong still remembered that when his younger brother fled here with his mother and himself, he didn't bring anything valuable from home, but he carried many heavy books with him. He knew that his younger brother, who had been fond of reading and writing since he was a child, had always regarded these books as the apple of his eye. He always kept books at home at home. But he didn't expect that at that critical moment of life and death, this boy would still hold on to these treasures tightly. Let go and carry it all the way across half of the Seibu Continent.
For this reason, Tianjihong criticized his younger brother who was not doing his job properly. In the next two years, because Tianjihong needed to support the two brothers, he often went out to work in the village during the day. Tianjifei, who was left alone, often hid in the cellar and read books to pass the time when he had nothing to do. It had happened before that Tianjihong could not find his younger brother when he returned home, and it took him half an hour to pick up Tianjifei from the cellar who was fascinated by his book.
Sure enough, as he slowly walked down the stairs to the humid cellar, Tianjihong could already see the dim lights in the cellar from a long distance away. Not far away, I saw my younger brother sitting cross-legged on an old box with his legs curled up, next to the burning oil lamp beside him, concentrating on reading an ancient book with a yellowing kraft cover. In fact, there are some tables and chairs in the cellar that are not used in daily life, but Tianji Fei seemed to be too immersed in the content of the book and did not pay attention to his awkward sitting posture until Tianjihong approached him. Only when he was far away did he realize the existence of the former.
"Hey...it's Brother Hong? Didn't you go to the village to find someone for help? Why did you come back so soon?" Tianji Fei seemed a little guilty. He had been taught a lesson by his brother more than once before because of his addiction to books.
"Xiao Fei!" Tian Jihong was indeed a little annoyed at this time, "How many times have I told you, if you want to read a book, don't sit in this cellar and read it, it's not good for your eyes! And what happened yesterday is so big The thing is, Lao Qi is still tied up outside the house. Who knows if there will be any problems, and you don’t know how to keep an eye on it? If he accidentally breaks free, your life will be hard to save! "
"Oh, I have been criticized by you several times before when I took the book up to read. I originally wanted to stay here and read it for a while before Brother Hong came back, but I didn't expect you to come back so quickly. Tianji Fei pouted and said a little aggrievedly, "I just went to see the man under the tree. Brother Hong, you tied him very tightly yesterday and he couldn't escape at all. But I think his body seems to be twisted." Twisting, it feels like I’m about to wake up.”
"Okay, okay, stop being so stubborn." Tian Jihong had no choice but to say helplessly. He knew that it was a good thing to read more and learn more knowledge, and he was not opposed to it. But Xiaofei has become obsessed with books, and every time she reads a book, she forgets all other things. For example, Aunt Wang in the village is responsible for guarding the storage of some ancient books in the village. Every time Xiao Fei goes to the village with herself, she pesters Aunt Wang and often sneaks into the village where the books are stored during her breaks. After looking around the house, I finally had to rush over and take him home. "Hurry up and put down the book and follow me. Master Li, whom I mentioned to you yesterday, is here. You kid doesn't know how to greet guests outside. Be obedient when you go out later, and you must respect Master Li. He is a What a great master!"
When Tian Jihong took his younger brother out of the cellar, Li Ming had already wandered around the room minding his own business, and finally stopped in front of a wardrobe on the west side of the room. Something seemed to have attracted his attention. The west side was originally where my mother lived for most of the month. When my mother left, the two brothers moved all the furniture and beds into their own house. The only thing left behind was this wardrobe. Tianjihong vaguely remembered that there were some clothes and bedding brought by his mother in the closet. Since these were considered personal belongings of his parents, the two brothers did not tidy them up deliberately. But those beddings were not what Li Ming was interested in. When the two came out, they saw Master Li staring attentively at a small drawer at the bottom of the wardrobe. Tian Jihong had never noticed this inconspicuous corner before, and he never knew what his mother had put here.
"Master Li, this is my disciple's younger brother Tianji Fei; Xiao Fei, come and meet Master Li Ming!" Tian Jihong urged.
"Tianji Fei has met Senior Li Ming! I heard that Senior has now accepted Brother Hong as his disciple and wants to teach him martial arts. You must be a great master! Can you also teach me in the future?" Tian Ji Fei looked up in front of him. This big man, who was more than twice his height, asked expectantly.
Li Ming lowered his head to look at Tianji Fei, and couldn't help but smile a little. Then he reached out and gently touched the latter's little head: "Haha, you kid has some sharp eyesight. You look like this. Sure enough, you look a bit similar to your brother, and I think he has good talent and is a good candidate for practice. Unfortunately, you don’t have the solid foundation that your brother laid when he was a child. If you start practicing hastily at this time, it may be harmful to yourself. If If you have this confidence, you might as well go to your brother to teach you some methods of body training."
"Haha, since the master has said so, then the disciple should do it. In fact, I also had this idea. This guy Xiaofei has been idle at home all day without doing any real work. Now it's time to teach him something to save him from being bored alone. Then I will go and supervise Xiao Fei." Tian Jihong agreed, "By the way, Master, I see you have been standing here for so long, is there anything in this closet that interests you?"
"Oh? Don't you know what's in this cabinet?"
"This...disciple really doesn't know. This cabinet contains some personal belongings that my mother left behind before she left. Neither my brother nor I thought about touching my mother's things, so we left them here intact. I planned to clean it up myself when my parents came back." Tianjihong answered honestly.
"I see. It's no wonder. You haven't practiced soul power yet. In fact, if you release it with a monk's soul consciousness, you can clearly perceive that there is an incredible treasure in this cabinet. The fluctuations released by the treasure are quite large. It's amazing, if you want, you might as well open the drawer and take a look." Li Ming said calmly.
Hearing this, Tian Jihong felt a little hesitant. In fact, his first reaction at this moment was that he regretted bringing Master to his home. Although he has worshiped Li Ming as his teacher and should trust and respect his teacher, as a monk, Li Ming would still feel a little uncomfortable if he found out some secrets left by his parents at home; after all, these are private matters at home and he still Unable to distinguish the stakes, Tian Jihong was actually very reluctant to be seen so clearly by an outsider. Now Li Ming has pointed out that there is a treasure left by his mother in this drawer. He doesn't want to open it in front of him at the moment, but at the same time he can't find a suitable reason to refuse, so he is quite embarrassed.
"Very good, it's right to be wary of people you're not familiar with. There's nothing wrong with you doing that." When he observed Tian Jihong's expression of confusion, a word of praise suddenly came out of Master Li's mouth. , obviously seeing through the former’s inner thoughts. "In the future, if you travel across the continent and encounter all kinds of people, you must always remember that you must not have the intention to harm others, but you must also have the intention to guard against others, and always be cautious when doing things. You must know that people's hearts are unpredictable, and sometimes the outcome is often determined by the outcome. It doesn’t matter how strong you are, even if you have a high level of cultivation, if you don’t have any defense against potential dangers, you will most likely fall.”
"But today you can rest assured. No matter how powerful you are, my master will only treat you as an ordinary disciple. I will not delve into some of the secrets of your family, nor will I covet anything in your hands. , I, Li Ming, still disdain to do such obscene things." Li Ming continued leisurely, his expression still as calm as water, and it was hard to tell the depth of it.
"If you feel inconvenient to check this treasure today, I will pretend that nothing happened; what I actually want to tell you is that I am not sure whether you know anything about your parents' lives, but in my opinion, Master Come on, all signs indicate that your father's strength is unfathomable, and he is definitely a famous master even in this continent. If I sense it right, what your mother left in this drawer should be a powerful treasure. , the grade is quite high, otherwise it would never emit such powerful fluctuations."
Tianjihong's tense expression eased slightly. He did feel that Li Ming was not the kind of guy who coveted his treasures. Otherwise, he might have done it while he was away, and he would not have done anything without knowing it. He said such words to himself; looking at the current situation, the other party probably already knew roughly what was hidden inside based on his perception, so he might as well just take it out. Of course, another reason is that he heard what Master Li said later about his guess that his parents had a good background, which also made Tianjihong more and more curious about what the treasure his mother left behind was.
"…Since Master has said so, I am willing to believe you. Now that my mother has been gone for so long, it is understandable that the things left behind should be left to me and the two of us to deal with them. Today I will take a look at what treasures are inside. "
