Two bowls of porridge and a plate of pickles were dinner for the two brothers, Xiao Shisan.
"Is the medicine hot?"
Two big mouthfuls of hot porridge went into his mouth and flowed into his stomach through his esophagus. Xiao Shisan felt that his whole body was warming up.
"Hmm~ It's heating up on the stove. I'll drink it soon."
Xiao Qing put a few pieces of pickles into the bowl and ate them in small bites. In her words, it was delicious when eaten like this.
Perhaps due to malnutrition, Xiao Qing has been in poor health since he was a child, and he easily gets sick if the weather changes slightly.
One year, the fever persisted, and the old father ran into the forest on a rainy day, hoping to find some mountain goods to exchange for some money to buy medicine for Xiao Qing in the city, but he never came back.
When her mother was giving birth to Xiao Qing, she died of a serious illness. The brother and sister had been dependent on each other for so many years.
But I don’t know which muscle was wrong in my previous body. I fell into a demonic barrier because of a woman’s words and was obsessed with spiritual practice.
In the end, he died young. If Xiao Shisan hadn't happened to travel through time at that time, I don't know how Xiao Qing would have survived.
As the saying goes, the poor's children will be the masters of their own family early. Xiao Qing has such a sense that is beyond her peers at such a young age. She never lets Xiao Shisan worry about anything her parents can do.
But Xiao Shisan is different. His predecessor was already Xiao Qing's only relative in the world, and now he has been replaced by himself.
Watching Xiao Qing take small bites to eat, Xiao Shisan felt a little guilty in his heart.
Forget it, just be nicer to her, it will fulfill your predecessor’s last wish.
"Brother, the village chief grandpa came home today."
When the bowl of porridge bottomed out, Xiao Qing raised his head and looked at Xiao Shisan with a smile, his eyes full of cunning.
They live in Xiahe Village, thirty miles outside Luoyang City. There are hundreds of households in the village, all mortals, surviving on mountain goods next to the forest.
The village chief Xiao Qing mentioned was the eldest person in Xiahe Village. His family had a little daughter who was related to Xiao Shisan's predecessor.
"Why is he here? Haven't the marriages been cancelled?"
Xiao Shisan's cheap father saved the village chief's life, so the two elders wanted to get married. It was Xiao Shisan's predecessor and the village chief's daughter.
According to memories, my predecessor still liked the village chief's daughter, otherwise he wouldn't have thought about cultivating immortality just because of her words.
She actually told her predecessor that she would only marry a monk. Unless her predecessor became a monk, she would not marry her.
With no way to seek help, his predecessor took a desperate risk and thought of using medicinal materials to awaken his spiritual roots.
But Xiao Shisan was not an innocent boy. He saw that the village chief's daughter just wanted to beat him up and find a reason to break off the engagement.
So half a year after the time travel, he followed her wishes and went to the village chief's house to cancel the engagement.
"Ah, the village chief's daughter is the most beautiful girl in our Xiahe Village. Don't you like me anymore?"
Xiao Qing pouted, and grandma's voice was sour.
"You little girl, my brother is struggling to support you, how dare you delay this big girl."
Looking at Xiao Qing's baby-fat little face, Xiao Shisan couldn't help but rub it twice. Not to mention, it felt great.
"What? I don't eat much."
Xiao Qing smiled sweetly and heard from the villagers that the village chief's daughter had a very bad temper and such a daughter-in-law was undesirable.
In her mind, her brother should marry the most beautiful woman in the world, and preferably that woman should be good friends with her, so that the family can be harmonious and beautiful.
But my brother’s current conditions don’t seem to make it easy to find a wife. What should I do?
When Xiao Shisan saw Xiao Qing biting her index finger and not saying anything, she knew that this little girl was thinking about something strange, so she hit Xiao Qing on the forehead with a chopstick.
"Ouch, brother, why did you hit me?"
"What's the purpose of the village chief's visit today?"
Since breaking off the engagement, we hardly see each other when we have nothing to do. If we rarely meet, we can only say hello. If the village chief comes to visit suddenly, something must be wrong.
"Grandpa, the village chief, said that tomorrow someone named Baiyun Sect will test their qualifications and recruit disciples outside Luoyang City. I want to ask you if you want to go."
Xiao Shisan is already eighteen this year, and has long passed the maximum age limit of fifteen for the sect to recruit disciples.
Moreover, when he was fifteen years old, he took the test. He had no spiritual roots and was unable to practice. It is impossible that the village chief did not know this.
Looking at Xiao Qing who was engrossed in eating his third bowl of porridge, Xiao Shisan reacted.
The village chief apparently asked him, but in fact he was asking Xiao Qing.
Xiao Qing is twelve years old and will not turn thirteen until two months later, so he meets the sect's recruitment requirements.
Due to physical reasons, her predecessor's parents did not take her to participate in any sect tests. As she got older, her health got better in the past two years.
"Qing'er, can you accompany me to Luoyang City tomorrow?"
In addition to wanting to see this so-called aptitude test with his own eyes, Xiao Shisan also wanted to know if his smart sister had any talent for cultivation.
"Yeah!"
Hearing this, Xiao Qing was very happy. Several times in the past, she wanted to help Xiao Shisan go to Luoyang City to sell medicinal materials in exchange for food, but Xiao Shisan always kept her alone because her body could not be overworked. stay at home.
Just listening to Xiao Shisan's experience of Luoyang City was no longer enough to satisfy Xiao Qing. She had long wanted to see it in person.
"Then drink the medicine first!"
Xiao Qing's face turned bitter when he heard about taking the medicine, but thinking that he would be able to go to Luoyang City tomorrow, the smile quickly returned to his face and he skipped towards the stove.
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"Brother, are they going to Luoyang City too?"
On the official road to Luoyang City, Xiao Shisan was carrying a basket on his back, holding Xiao Qing in his left hand, and holding a half-eaten wild fruit in his right hand.
Xiao Qing ate the wild fruit and said it was delicious, so he asked Xiao Shisan to try it too.
Xiao Shisan did not doubt it, so he took it and took a bite. It was indeed very delicious!
At this time, there were more than twice as many people on the official road as when he came before, and there were many children among them, who seemed to be recruiting Baiyun Sect.
Walking on the road, Xiao Qing was full of curiosity about everything. She had been staying in Xiahe Village since she could remember, and she had never seen so many people.
"Qing'er, don't run around later, just follow me, okay?"
Holding Xiao Qing's little hand tightly, the two of them followed the flow of people and walked forward.
Luoyang City covers an area of thousands of miles and is one of the largest cities in the Western Wasteland. There are countless villages similar to Xiahe Village in the surrounding area. If taken together, the population may be tens of millions, which is equivalent to a first-tier city in Xiao Shisan's previous life.
A high platform was set up outside the city, and a huge stone stood on top of the high platform. Standing beside it were several young men with long swords on their backs, looking solemn.
When Xiao Shisan and the other two arrived, people were already crowding under the high platform. There was a small wooden table in the center of the crowd. Behind the wooden table was a monk with a childish face. There were no less than a hundred people lined up in front of the table, and many people were still coming. Keep leaning toward the back of the team.
Seeing this, Xiao Shisan quickly pulled Xiao Qing to the back of the queue.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
Xiao Qing was just staring at the stall selling candied haws, not far away, when Xiao Shisan pulled him over to line up, his eyes still drifting there.
"We also join in the fun of the Baiyun Sect's qualification test."
Xiao Qing said oh, she was not curious about this qualification test, but when she looked up at Xiao Shisan, she found that he was putting his feet up and looking at something.
Following Xiao Shisan's gaze, Xiao Qing saw a woman in green on the high platform.
The woman has excellent appearance and outstanding temperament, as beautiful as a fairy walking out of a painting.
"This sister is so beautiful. No wonder my brother likes her. Isn't it a bit difficult to make her a sister-in-law?"
If Xiao Shisan were to know Xiao Qing's thoughts, her brain would immediately break and she would have random thoughts all day long.
He had been looking at the people conducting tests on the high platform, not the beautiful women.
Although he had glanced at her before, even Xiao Shisan, who had been obsessed with various beauty worlds for a long time, had to admit that the woman was indeed good-looking, but not to the point of being unable to walk.
Rather than the beauty, he was more curious about whether the Baiyun Sect's qualification test was the same as what was written in the novel.
A little boy of about ten years old climbed onto the high platform and walked towards the rugged stone in the center of the high platform under the guidance of the Baiyun Sect disciples.
The little boy bit his finger, and a drop of blood slowly seeped out. The little boy did not cry, but pressed his palm on the stone.
I saw the black stone gradually changing color from black to yellow.
