Seven-year-old Chen Minyue sat on the beach, staring blankly at the undulating waves on the sea. Her adoptive parents looked at her not far away and shook their heads in unison.
Since the little girl was brought to Penglai three years ago, she has not said a word, and she does not know whether it is warm or cold, or whether she is hungry or full. A pretty child, living like a soulless body.
The adoptive parents knew that there was a reason for her autism. When she was four years old, she watched her entire family die at the hands of a killer. This little girl was not forced to become a fool, which proved that she was already very strong mentally.
The adoptive parents used to work in the world, but unfortunately they were not famous. However, because of their integrity, the couple made friends like Qiao Fei. Three years ago, Qiao Fei asked them to take care of Chen Minyue and informed her of her life experience.
Qiao Fei's original intention was to let the child live a happy life without being exposed to any grudges in the world. But when Chen Minyue was eight years old, she suddenly fell in love with playing "stick swinging". Unlike the other children at the beach, she wasn't waving around randomly, she seemed to be... practicing chopping.
Her adoptive father understood her thoughts and thought of her miserable life experience, so he insisted on teaching her martial arts despite the dissuasion of her adoptive mother and Qiao Fei.
It is a pity that Chen Minyue has no talent in martial arts and cannot even understand some very basic moves.
But her adoptive father still took the trouble to teach her.
Until she was ten years old, Chen Minyue burst into tears while she was walking. She had not spoken a word or made any sound in the six years since she arrived in Penglai. This crying incident shocked her adoptive parents to a loss.
The adoptive mother hugged her and couldn't help crying. While comforting Chen Minyue, she also taught her man a lesson: "Xiangzhi is a girl. If she can't learn this, don't teach her!"
The adoptive father looked at the mother and daughter with an apologetic look.
At this time, Chen Minyue suddenly spoke. She cried and said, "I can't learn! Can't I learn how to take revenge? Why can't I learn!"
She spoke very eloquently, not like someone who hadn't spoken in six years.
Until she was twelve years old, she still could not develop a complete set of sword skills, nor could she complete the enlightenment of internal skills. Although the adoptive father felt distressed, there was nothing he could do.
Until one day, Chen Minyue, who was practicing alone at the beach, suddenly disappeared. The adoptive parents panicked and hurriedly asked someone to write a letter to Qiao Fei, but Qiao Fei's reply only contained three words: "Don't worry about it."
Twelve-year-old Chen Minyue was taken away by a woman. The woman seemed unkind and would even look at her with disgust.
"You can't learn anything. You are so stupid, how can you avenge your parents?"
These words stimulated Chen Minyue, and she couldn't help crying.
"What's the use of crying?" the woman sneered, "If you cry, your parents and grandparents won't survive. You don't have the ability to take revenge. Decades later, when you are old, when you think of your parents, you can only cry."
Chen Minyue cried louder.
The sarcasm on the woman's face disappeared, and she bent down and stared into Chen Minyue's eyes: "Do you want to learn how to take revenge?"
Chen Minyue nodded.
The woman handed a porcelain bottle to her hand, with a snake-like smile on her face: "Eat this, eat it every day, and you will be able to take revenge."
Thinking of these, Agarwood was in a daze. In the blink of an eye, it has been nineteen years... In these nineteen years, he has lived like a walking zombie. After leaving my adoptive parents who were good to me, I have no friends, no relatives, no friendship and no family affection. She envied ordinary people who could live a normal life, have relatives, and friends with whom they could make friends. It's a pity that she doesn't even dare to ask for this "life" now.
Li Fenglan on the side saw that she was lost in thought and asked in a low voice: "Master Shen?"
Agarwood came back to her senses and said, "Qing Gong is not easy to practice."
Linghan looked embarrassed: "The topic of Qing Gong... has passed."
"Oh, that's it..." After saying that, Chen Xiangzhi stood up, "I have other things to do, Linghan, please accompany Miss Li."
"OK."
After saying that, Agarwood Branch walked out of the small garden.
As her back disappeared, the two little sisters breathed a sigh of relief in unison.
"Linghan, you, the sect leader, feel so oppressive."
Linghan nodded: "I don't dare to speak loudly around her."
Li Fenglan nodded her chin and thought seriously: "Master Shen...does she really want to have friends?"
"Are you saying that the topics she just found were to get closer to us?"
"It looks like... Linghan. I asked Master Shen last year and wanted to know why she wanted to help us. Is it possible that she wanted to make friends?"
Linghan smiled and said: "Of course it's impossible...but..." At this point, the expression on Linghan's face became a little serious, "I probably know why she helped you."
"Why?"
Linghan shook her head: "I promised her not to tell others. Trust me, she will never harm you."
Li Fenglan stood up and said with a smile: "I believe you, Linghan, take me to visit the Thorn Gate."
"Okay. By the way, how many days do you want to stay here?"
"It depends on the situation, but it will take at least three to five days."
…
"Come on, come on! Brother Muyun! Let's have a drink! I tell you, Master Yang can't drink. Qingchen is under the control of his wife now and is not allowed to drink. The young men in the family have things to do every day, and they are not allowed to drink. No one can accompany me, brother, you have to drink with me!"
Xiong San held the wine glass with great pride.
Han Lu was not very good at pushing wine, so she had to drink one cup after another.
Yang Fan on the side smiled and said: "Third brother, it's almost the same. Our brother Hanlu also came with his wife."
Hearing this, Xiong San put down his glass and asked, "Are you and Miss Li a couple?"
Han Lu was a little embarrassed: "We haven't gotten married yet..."
"Brother, you are so lucky! Come on, come on! Have another drink!"
The room was quite lively, and the four men were drinking happily.
After drinking most of the wine, Xu Qingchen asked Han Lu, "Junior brother, I want to ask you about something."
Han Lu wiped the drink from the corner of her mouth: "Senior brother, please speak."
"Do you remember that Master told you that there is a set of exercises that are very effective in strengthening the body?"
Han Lu rummaged through his memories. His memory had just recovered not long ago, and it was a little difficult to find these detailed memories.
Yang Fan smiled: "Qingchen, there's no need to be like this, the main thing is to be happy today."
Han Lu said: "I did hear Master say it."
Xu Qingchen was a little excited: "Then you can?"
Han Lu shook her head: "No, senior brother asked what this set of exercises does?"
Without waiting for Xu Qingchen to answer, Yang Fan said: "To save me."
"save you?"
"Everyone knows that I have tuberculosis. In the past few years, my condition has become worse and worse. I am afraid that I will not live for two years. Qingchen wants to help me find this set of exercises to try to cure my disease. I always advise Don't bother him. How can there be such a thing in the world? But he doesn't listen. I've spent so much time searching for exercises recently that I forget to eat and sleep. Qingchen, stop looking for it. This is my life. You have time to spend time with your siblings, you I don’t know, but when my brothers and sisters see me these days, their eyes almost roll up to Tianling Gaier.”
Xu Qingchen said: "I promised you that I would find it for you."
Han Lian looked a little solemn and said in a low voice: "Feng Lan doesn't want to disclose to Jiang Hu what I'm going to say next, so the three of you must keep it a secret after hearing it."
The three of them were silent and looked at him. Han Lu slowly said: "Maybe I know where this set of skills is... Don't be happy yet. Some time ago, I met the master. He was very interested in my sword skills and internal skills. If you are not satisfied, just...throw me half a map."
Yang Fan and Xiong San didn't know what they meant by half a map, but Xu Qingchen understood and asked in a low voice: "The other half of the Li family's underground palace map?"
"You're right, but you're also wrong. There has never been a Li family underground palace. The half of the picture in Feng Lan's hands is the master's. That's where the master keeps the secret books of various sects."
"You mean, that set of exercises might be in there?"
"Since the master mentioned it, he should be able to collect it."
Xu Qingchen immediately became a little anxious: "Then this half of the picture..."
"I'll ask Feng Lan later. She should agree."
"Okay!" Xu Qingchen was happier than Yang Fan.
Yang Fan just smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Even if you find it, can you learn it yourself? Even if you learn it, how many years will it take for the technique to take effect? Can I carry it until then?
…
Linghan took Li Fenglan shopping around all afternoon, and the two girls were so happy that they didn't even eat lunch.
After dinner in the evening, the two of them slept in the same room.
Seeing Han Lu outside the door, Li Fenglan left a message: "Go and sleep in the next room." Then she and Ling Han held hands and entered the house.
Watching the two girls enter the room, Han Lu breathed a sigh of relief, seeming to be much more relaxed.
Xu Qingchen on the side immediately understood his mood, patted his shoulder and said, "Don't feel like it's a burden. Once her novelty wears off, she won't be so bothersome anymore."
Han Lu asked softly: "About how long?"
"Two or three months?"
Han Lu frowned and thought to herself: So long?
He said to Xu Qingchen: "Senior brother, we can only talk about the map tomorrow."
"There's no rush. You can't leave today just like you said today, right? It's getting late, so you should rest early."
"Brother, there is one more thing."
Xu Qingchen asked: "What's the matter?"
Han Lu repeated what his master said to him that day, and Xu Qingchen frowned after listening.
Han Lu asked: "Senior brother, what are your plans?"
Xu Qingchen was a little embarrassed: "Do you... really think Master will kill us?"
"I just feel that the way Master looks at me is not loving... Of course, I may be wrong."
"He has nurtured us."
"Yes, but if it was more than a year ago, death would be death, but now...you and I both have people we care about. Killing Master is even more impossible."
"Ms. Li, do you have any ideas?"
"She didn't either. She just said that the experts from Changfeng Tower would stop him when the time comes. But with Master's temper, he shouldn't be able to stop him."
Xu Qingchen suddenly smiled optimistically: "There is no need to be so depressed. Yang Fan and the others told me before that I am old-fashioned in everything I do, and I don't look like a young man at all. We may not lose to Master. Suppose we If we lose, Master will kill us. If we win, we won’t kill Master. Can’t we just win?”
Han Lu smiled: "Brother, it's easy for you to say that. Our master was as famous as Taoist Zhang and Master Zhicheng back then. The two of us together may not be able to defeat Amber."
"Isn't there still more than a month? Let's think of a solution."
