Chapter 384 Lee Sang-hyun's Growth Plan 1
Before he was eight years old, Li Xiangxian never thought his family was anything special. So even when his parents' blood splattered on his face, he was still somewhat confused and bewildered.
Why? Why would someone break into their house and start a massacre?
But he had no time to think; keeping his younger brother alive became his only thought at that moment.
As he dragged his heavily injured body away, carrying his younger brother, and felt his increasingly heavy steps and weaker breathing, Li Xiangxian had only one thought left: his brother must live.
"Xiang Yi...run..."
Lee Sang-hyun tried his best to open his mouth, but he clearly didn't have the strength to speak. He could only watch as his younger brother wiped away his tears and stumbled forward.
Go, go as far as you can, Xiangyi, don't look back.
This was the only thought that kept him going; he couldn't close his eyes until he died if he couldn't see his younger brother really run far away.
But when that hazy, moon-white figure appeared, he suddenly saw hope for life—a hope that belonged to his brother, and also to him.
From then on, moon white became Lee Sang-hyeon's favorite color.
Before the age of 8, Li Xiangxian was an ignorant child, but after the age of 8, he became the most reliable older brother in Li Xiangyi's eyes and the most reliable disciple in his master's eyes without any transition.
“Xiangxian is really reliable,” his master’s wife would gently stroke his head and sigh, “but Xiangxian, you’re still young. If anything happens, your master and I will support you. Relax a little, be a child, isn’t it good to be like your senior brother?”
“Master’s wife, I’m still a child.”
He snatched the newly made rocking chair from Qi Mushan and lay on it, swaying leisurely.
"Don't try to guess what a child is thinking. Whether Lee Sang-hyun is a child or an adult, he's still Lee Sang-hyun."
"Besides, on Cloud Hidden Mountain, apart from you, Master's wife, everyone else is a child. Wouldn't it be good to have another reliable little adult?"
Upon hearing his words, Lee Sang-hyun smiled shyly, his eyes filled with gratitude and trust for being recognized.
He wasn't unaware of his master's wife's good intentions, but compared to being a weakling who couldn't even kill a chicken, he now wanted to be a protector.
Even if he is not suited to martial arts, he can learn medicine or poison, and do everything he can to protect everyone he wants to protect: Xiang Yi, his master, his mistress, and of course, his senior brother Lan Yan who saved him.
Granny Qin threw a pine nut at him and gave him a light glare. "If you're so capable, say it in front of your master."
"What do you mean, 'in front of me'?"
Qi Mushan suddenly appeared, carrying a little Xiangyi who looked like a mud doll.
"Qimushan! Where did you take Xiangyi this time?!"
Qin Po roared, and Qi Mushan hurriedly put Xiang Yi down, explaining in a panic, "It wasn't me, he fell into the mud pit by himself."
"What do you think of the child!"
Taking advantage of the opportunity of Qi Mushan being criticized, Lan Yan got up, winked at the little mud monkeys Xiang Yi and Xiang Xian, picked up the rocking chair and ran outside.
"Thank you, Master. I'll take the rocking chair with me."
"Wait, when did I tell you that?" Qi Mushan tried to chase after her, but Qin Po grabbed his ear. "Trying to run away?"
"No, I...he..."
Seeing his master's discomfiture, Xiao Xiangyi covered his mouth and chuckled, then waved to his brother and said mischievously, "Let's get out of here!"
After saying that, he ran off with a series of muddy footprints.
So much so that when Qi Mushan turned back to ask Xiang Yi for help in explaining, only Li Xiangxian was left in the room.
Xiangxian is fine too, Xiangxian is so thoughtful!
Before Qi Mushan could even ask for help, Li Xiangxian said earnestly, "Thank you for the chair, Master. I won't hold it against you for taking Xiangyi to play in the mud, really."
"I didn't take him to play in the mud..." Qi Mushan watched his second apprentice run away speechlessly, then cried out in despair, "No, it's my newly made chair, I'm not giving it away! I'm not giving it away!"
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From the age of 8 to 10, Li Xiangxian spent a very happy time on Yunyin Mountain, but he still harbored resentment over the massacre of his family.
After his 10th birthday, a group of people suddenly appeared before him. Because of the jade pendant he always carried, the mystery of his origins was revealed, as well as the truth behind the massacre of the Li family.
It turns out their family has the bloodline of the Southern Yin royal family and is a descendant of King Fangji.
At this moment, Lee Sang-hyeon had no concept of the so-called royal bloodline and was quite surprised by the fanaticism and loyalty of the newcomer.
The Southern Yin has been extinct for so many years, why are these people still so persistent?
They also learned that their family had suffered a misfortune simply because their parents had kindly saved someone, resulting in retaliation from bandits. Of course, these bandits didn't fare well either; by the time the old Nan Yin people arrived to seek revenge, they discovered that the bandits had all died while fighting for territory with bandits from another mountain stronghold.
How absurd! Li Xiangxian thought.
He suddenly realized that in this era, human life was really cheap and fragile, whether it was his parents or the seemingly powerful bandits, whether they were good people or bad people.
Therefore, he needs to become stronger.
Therefore, he did not mind engaging in superficial pleasantries with these descendants of the Southern Yin.
Yes, Li Xiangxian never trusted them. In his eyes, the idea of the country's downfall was more absurd than the deaths of his parents.
He didn't understand or was unsure of Feng Pan and the others' loyalty. But that didn't stop him from using this opportunity to learn more. Nan Yin's Gu techniques were very powerful, weren't they?
After another conversation with Feng Pan and the others, Li Xiangxian returned to his room in the dark, but paused as he reached the door. He noticed a faint light shining from inside.
After hesitating for a moment, he slowly pushed open the door.
Then I saw Lan Yan lying on the rocking chair. Oh, not the one from before, but the one that Master made later, which his senior brother snatched back and gave to him as a new trophy.
"You're back?"
Lan Yan removed the sword manual from his face.
"Senior brother, I..." Li Xiangxian tried to explain, but was quickly interrupted by Lan Yan.
"Xiangxian, let's go down the mountain and buy a courtyard."
"Huh?" Lee Sang-hyun, who was mentally prepared to confess, was taken aback. How did things turn up here?
“Look, Xiangyi is getting old. He can’t stay on the mountain forever, chasing tigers and playing with bears.”
Li Xiangxian's lips twitched: "Xiangyi is only 5 years old..."
Lan Yan ignored him completely, counting on her fingers as she continued, "And another thing, you can't just study medicine without doing practical work. So how about we buy a big courtyard, open a clinic in the front, and live in the back?"
"If I were to try my medical skills now, wouldn't it kill someone?"
"The courtyard needs to be big, otherwise it won't be able to fit my rocking chairs. It would be best to bring all three down... By the way, Master and Mistress might not want to live down the mountain, but the rooms need to be prepared... I'll have Master make another rocking chair using materials from down the mountain..."
The important part is what comes next, Li Xiangyi sighed helplessly, but he didn't realize it. Ever since he learned about his background, even though he said he didn't care and that he was just using him, his nerves had been on edge. Only now did he truly relax, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.
"If you don't say anything, it means you agree. Let's do it this way! I'll go buy the yard tomorrow!"
Lan Yan leaped to his feet, revealing a rare display of "fighting spirit".
"Huh?" No, it's decided already? Li Xiangxian looked at Lan Yan, who was almost walking out. When did his senior brother become so efficient?
He tried to explain: "But we have no money."
"Don't worry, it's nothing, leave it to me."
Lan Yan waved his hand dismissively, pushed Li Xiangxian into the room, and closed his door: "Get some rest, I'll take care of everything."
"Goodbye, sweet dreams, may you be blessed."
As he watched the door close in front of him, Li Xiangxian's mind was still replaying his senior brother's gentle yet powerful gaze. He suddenly smiled and murmured, "Sweet dreams, senior brother."
The reliable young man suddenly remembered that behind him was an even more reliable senior brother.
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