"....Haha~" Chen Yao woke up, stood up and stretched, adapting to the dark environment around him.
"hiss...."
The movement affected the wounds on the body, and after a little movement, except for a little pain in the back and a little dizziness in the head, there was basically no problem.
"Today is a dark day. So, I actually slept for more than a week..."
Chen Yao touched his belly...something bad happened!
He fumbled with flint and steel to light the lantern, hurriedly went to solve some personal problems, and then returned to the shack.
"Gu..."
Chen Yao had a sad look on his face. He didn't have anything to eat in his house. Let's go to Yun Xi's house and have a look. It was close anyway, and he didn't know what time it was.
After exiting the house, turn left for ten meters and you will reach the Qiu family. It was only a few dozen meters, and it was frightening to walk.
It was like this every dark day of the stars and moons. The whole village was silent, without any light or sound.
"Knock knock knock." Chen Yao walked to the door and knocked lightly.
"Who is it?!" The door was opened a crack, and a round eye peered out from the crack.
"Lili, open the door quickly, I'm going to faint from hunger."
Chen Yao said so weakly that he was about to fall down.
"Ah! Brother Yao! You're awake!"
Qiu Yueli quickly opened the door and stepped forward to hold it. A strange warm and soft feeling came from Chen Yao's left elbow, which instantly made him energetic.
"Ahem... I'm lying to you, stupid Lili, but I'm really hungry."
Gently taking out his left hand, suppressing the restlessness, Chen Yao said with a smile.
"Let's go in, Brother Yao. It's pitch black outside and the air doesn't smell good. It's scary!"
A gust of cold wind blew, Qiu Yueli shrank her neck and pushed Chen Yao's back hard.
"Well, speaking of it, today is a dark day. Everyone is staying at home, and no one is running the exhaust fan at the entrance of the village."
Fanning the tip of his nose with his hand, Chen Yao entered the room.
Qiu Yueli quickly closed the door and followed closely behind.
The room was dim and dim, with dry snakewood crackling and burning in the simple fireplace, and Qiu and his wife were standing around.
"Uncle Qiu, Aunt Luo."
"Chen Yao is here? Come and sit."
Qiu's father was whittling the snake wood with tools, and the scraps were placed in the fireplace.
"Are you awake? I thought you were going to sleep for a while. Are you hungry? Come and have something to eat."
Qiu Mu took out a few rye cakes from the furnace wall and dusted them off.
"Auntie was joking. I've been lying down for more than a week. I'm afraid I won't be able to get up if I lie down."
Chen Yao put out the lantern, put it aside, and touched his belly again.
"Here, eat it. If there's not enough, I'll bake it for you."
Qiu Mu handed over a piece of freshly baked rye cake and a bowl of Yuan water.
"Thank you Aunt Luo, Uncle Qiu, what are you doing?"
Chen Yao took a big bite of the rye cake and drank another mouthful of Yuan water.
"Oh, um, isn't Tiejiang Li's door broken? I thought it wouldn't be a strenuous job, so I made another one for him... Sigh..."
Speaking of this, Qiu's father paused in his work and let out a low sigh.
"Oh, how about Tiejiang Li? What happened after I fainted?"
Chen Yao stuffed the rye cake into his stomach with three strokes, and then took the second cake from Qiu Mu's hand.
"Alas.. After I placed you, Blacksmith Li woke up, but he refused to speak or eat. Old Li has worked countless ironworks for Heiyuan Village in his life. He should not be able to forgive himself for doing such a mistake. thing."
"and after?"
Chen Yao was eager to know at this moment whether the destruction of the ceremony had any impact on Tiejiang Li.
"Later, after some comfort from the old village chief, Old Li was finally willing to eat, but still unwilling to speak. Doctor Feng Xue and the village chief checked Old Li's physical condition together and found..."
Father Qiu's expression darkened.
"how's it going??"
Chen Yao stretched his head, and after hearing this, even the rye cake in his hand no longer smelled good.
"Old Li, he only has less than ten years left to live."
"How could it be! I obviously interrupted that weird ritual! Isn't it wrong to do this?! It shouldn't...besides..."
Chen Yao said in shock, with a bit of self-blame in his tone.
A big hand pressed Chen Yao's shoulder...
"Chen Yao, it's not your fault. You've done a great job. If it weren't for you, not only Lao Li, but the entire Heiyuan Village might be in doom! It's you who saved everyone!"
There was a hint of relief and pride in Qiu's father's words.
"Yes, yes! Brother Yao is the best! Brother Yao is now my idol!"
Lili also came over and said.
"I just, I just did what I should do... Then why did Tiejiang Li..."
Chen Yao was thin-skinned and obviously very uncomfortable with this atmosphere, so he quickly interrupted and asked.
"When the time comes, ask the mayor of Qingshan Village. The village chief will tell you."
Father Qiu waved his hand and continued his work.
"Chen Yao, bring some food to Yun Xi. She hasn't eaten since she got up and has been shutting herself in her room. Go and take a look."
Qiu Mu smiled kindly and handed over a rye cake and a bowl of Yuan water.
"Okay Aunt Luo! I'll go right away."
After finishing the cake three times, five by two, and then gulping down the Yuanshui, Chen Yao took the food from Qiu Mu's hand.
"Tuk tuk tuk...Yunxi, are you in there? Can I come in?"
"Come in." A very straightforward response came from the room.
Chen Yao took the cake in one hand and water in the other and slipped into the house, closing the door with his heels.
"What are you doing in the room? Aunt Luo asked me to bring you some food, hehe."
Putting down the food in his hand, Chen Yao glanced at Qiu Yunxi's boudoir mischievously. Speaking of which, this was Chen Yao's first time here, but Yue Li's room was frequented.
"I'm reading a book." Qiu Yunxi said intently while sitting on the edge of the bed, beside him was a quietly swaying grease candle.
"What book is it?"
"Jiang Taizu: Essays on Enlightenment."
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"Where did you come from? This is something belonging to the ancestor village chief, hiss..." Chen Yao took a breath, dear, this name sounds not simple.
"I asked the village chief to borrow it. I have borrowed it for several Xingyue."
Qiu Yunxi didn't have any books in his hands, only a piece of yellow paper that exuded a simple atmosphere.
"Just a piece of paper? Do you need to look at it for so long?"
"Well, I only understand the first sentence so far."
Chen Yao's heart skipped a beat.
"The reason why you awakened so quickly is...?"
"That's right. Also, while you were unconscious, Yue Li, Xiao Hu, and I had all awakened their wild skills."
These words were like a bolt from the blue, and Chen Yao was so shocked that he almost jumped onto the rafter.
"Bring it! Let me take a look!!" Although Chen Yao was anxious, he moved his hands carefully, for fear of damaging it.
With the faint candlelight, Chen Yao looked intently at the contents on the paper.
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[The Tao is essentially nonexistent, but those who return to the Tao through things will gain a breath;
Things have their origin, and those who use the Tao to make things happen will be the best in the world.
Those who have gained the Tao can assist the world; those who have gained the Tao alone can establish me.
Those who know that time cannot restrain them can turn one day into a hundred years, and a hundred years into one day;
Those who know that those who are not in the way can turn one mile into a hundred miles, and can turn a hundred miles into one mile. 】
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"What is the Tao? It's my Tao... I can't understand a word..."
Chen Yao was confused. He read it several times and read it several times. His eyes darkened and he returned the old paper to Yun Xi.
"This is just a page from the transcript left by the ancestor. Chief Qingshan only understood a few sentences. Unfortunately, Chief Qingshan has no intention of pursuing power. He just purely likes knowledge."
Qiu Yunxi gently put the paper into the binding ring and said calmly, as if he had known that Chen Yao would be like this.
"Let's go to the village chief together later. He is very worried about you."
"I know, you should eat something first."
Qiu Yunxi picked up the rye cake and took a small bite. He seemed to remember something and looked directly at Chen Yao with his beautiful eyes.
"Do you want to wake up faster?"
"Yes! Of course I do. Will you teach me now?"
Chen Yao was shocked by these words.
"No, not now, let's wait until the dark days pass."
"Okay, then I'll go out and wait for you."
There seemed to be nothing to say, and the atmosphere was a bit delicate. Chen Yao couldn't stand it and had to go out and sit for a while.
"Are you afraid of me?" Qiu Yunxi said abruptly.
"Hiss... That's not the case. It's just that you have always kept a straight face and don't like to smile. The atmosphere always feels weird when we are alone. You were not like this when you were a child."
Chen Yao rubbed his chin and thought.
"Is this so?" Qiu Yunxi squeezed out an expression that was uglier than crying.
"Forget it. You should continue to keep a cold face. I'll go out and wait for you."
Chen Yao left Yun Xi's boudoir as if fleeing.
Qiu Yunxi touched his face blankly...
"....When did I start..."
[Time in the worldview is somewhat special, mainly because of the celestial system where the author's planet is located. One star year is three hundred star days, one star month is thirty star days, one star day is thirty star hours, and one star hour is six Ten minutes, one minute and sixty seconds, 10.20.30 of each month is the dark day, that is to say, there are three dark days in January. These related backgrounds will be reflected in the following chapters!
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