Chapter 251 Chapter 251 Yes, This is Mercy
Cheng Hanqiu rarely looked so completely choked.
He was still holding the cub's hand, with an expression that said, "I want to say something, but I don't want to deal with such an outrageous question."
Gu Yin watched from the side and smiled.
"Master, I told you not to scare children casually."
Many of the disciples who were afraid of Cheng Hanqiu were probably frightened by his ferocious appearance.
The place where Gu Yin was standing was a little off.
The little guy was wrapped in a thin blanket, so he didn't see the little hand held by Cheng Hanqiu for a moment.
Until he spoke with a smile, walked out from behind, and then paused.
A lot of—scars?
Scars like stripes appeared on the palms and backs of the fair hands, deep and shallow.
However, probably because it had been treated, there were no signs of natural healing of the wounds, only the skin color was obviously different.
Yan Ning subconsciously wanted to withdraw her hand.
But Cheng Hanqiu still held him tightly.
He looked at her with a strange expression for a long time, then suddenly spoke.
"What's going on? Is the Heavenly Dao sick?"
The little cub opened his eyes wide and shook his head subconsciously.
Thunder roared from the horizon, as if the heavens were accusing him—Who's sick? You're the one who's sick!
He had finally brought this rare cub back!
The thunder brought Cheng Hanqiu back to his senses and allowed him to hear the cub's voice clearly.
"This was done by those cannibals in the past."
Cannibalism.
Yes.
In that world where spiritual power is weak.
For beings like them, living means being controlled and eventually eaten by that huge family.
They happily sent him to their family to exchange for spirit stones to provide for their brother's parents and relatives. It seemed that they welcomed him into the family with great fanfare, but in fact they had already begun to plan how to drain every bit of his flesh and blood.
All the glory is only on the surface, and the so-called honor is only occasionally heard from people sighing that he is so lucky to be chosen from the side branch to practice in the main family at such a young age.
But in reality, apart from physical care, he had no teachers, no friends, no relatives, and his nominal brothers and sisters relied on their status as relatives to scare him everywhere.
But now - everything starts again.
This is not his original world. There are no ancient immortal descendants here, and they don’t know what makes him special.
Gotta hide it—
The little cub still felt a strong sense of uneasiness about its surroundings.
Be sure to hide it well.
And Cheng Hanqiu was looking at the little cub.
In the world of cultivating immortals, the age of four to eight is the time to enter the Tao. Many six-year-old children have already started to gain enlightenment and draw Qi into their bodies, but the cub in front of him is six years old, and his words and actions are all based on his heart. He doesn't look like he has been taught, but he looks very good. Although he is a little thin, he doesn't have the body shape of someone who has been abused.
Add the cubs.
It's so weird.
Cheng Hanqiu thought to himself.
It was as if he had really been 'eaten' by someone.
But before he could think any more, the sound transmission stones lit up one after another.
Cheng Hanqiu frowned irritably.
Then he carried the cub to Gu Yin.
"Keep an eye on him. Let him stay here for the next few days... When the other disciples from down the mountain come up, have him take the talent test together. After the test and record, bring him to Danfeng."
Gu Yin responded quickly.
"Second Junior Brother and Third Junior Sister are coming back soon. Master, will you meet them this time?"
Cheng Hanqiu waved his hand casually, the wine gourd hanging from his waist. "Let them find their own tasks and don't bother me."
"Okay."
Gu Yin responded.
Only then did Cheng Hanqiu look at the little cub again.
The cub that carried his bloodline blinked its big watery eyes, and when he looked at it, it subconsciously looked back at him, looking soft.
He looks really cute.
Cheng Hanqiu had to admit that he had never seen such a well-behaved child.
His anger seemed to be extinguished in an instant, like a fire was extinguished.
But he also noticed the vague panic behind the cub, and because of the unfamiliar environment and blood relationship, it had an instinctive closeness to him.
But it is just a cub sent by heaven.
Cheng Hanqiu withdrew his gaze.
Do you expect him to look at you differently?
Just based on that mouthful of blood?
The way of heaven is too taken for granted.
Thinking this, the depressed and undisciplined young man had already left the main hall.
Gu Yin lowered his head and met the cub's gaze.
Then he watched helplessly as the cub's originally docile expression suddenly turned cold.
No, wait, how come a little guy like you has two faces?
Gu Yin couldn't understand why he was treated differently.
Especially since he seems much easier to get along with than his master, right?!
At this moment, Cheng Hanqiu had already arrived outside Danfeng.
Because of the restriction formation set up by the previous Danfeng ancestor, even if the sect master is present, other people from Xuanyun Sect cannot easily enter.
Jin Wei stood at the front of the peak masters, looking at Cheng Hanqiu calmly.
The two were originally in a master-disciple relationship, but Cheng Hanqiu fell at the peak of his powers. He was expelled from Jianfeng, but was later rescued by the ancestor of Danfeng. From then on, he could no longer lift a sword, but he inherited Danfeng. Nearly twenty years later, his group of disciples had grown up, and the two sides had to call each other brothers.
It seems calm, but everyone knows that the two sides are confronting each other and the situation is turbulent behind the scenes.
And to be more specific, in the past, all matters at Danfeng were handled by Danfeng's senior brother Gu Yin, and Cheng Hanqiu hadn't seen Jin Wei for nearly ten years.
"Junior Brother Cheng, long time no see."
Jin Wei looked at the dejected young man in front of him and slightly curled the corners of his lips.
"I can't bear the title of Junior Brother from the Sect Master."
Cheng Hanqiu smiled coldly.
"Junior brother, you're joking. As Patriarch Cheng's last disciple, I have to give you this honor. I was a little worried when I saw the strange phenomenon coming from the sky, but it seems that the heaven's call has indeed benefited you greatly. The injury to your tendons has also recovered by 30%."
Jin Wei remained calm and gentle.
"In this case, congratulations, Junior Brother."
Until Jin Wei got the answer he wanted, Cheng Hanqiu turned around and left without any pause.
After the people disappeared from sight, the disciple standing next to Jin Wei couldn't help but speak.
"Seventy percent of his tendons and veins are broken, and he can't even lift a sword. He's just the guy who was expelled from the sect by our master. If it weren't for Elder Cheng taking him in and helping him, he might not even be able to stay in Xuanyun Sect now. Moreover, in the past twenty years, his cultivation has not improved at all, his tendons and veins have not improved at all, and his personality has become decadent. But even so, the Heavenly Dao called him to enlightenment?"
Jin Wei stretched out his hand to stop the person next to him from speaking.
"Cultivating immortals is inherently against the will of heaven. Even if someone is inspired by heaven and suddenly realizes something, it doesn't mean anything. Don't judge others' chances."
Not to mention another very important point.
After Yu Fengtian's sudden enlightenment, his cultivation improved by leaps and bounds, while Cheng Hanqiu only recovered 30% of his damaged tendons and veins.
So what if he stayed safely in Danfeng? There was nothing to be afraid of.
There was basically no one in the main hall of Danfeng.
All the ordinary disciples lived in the disciple quarters on the mountainside. Further up, there were only Cheng Hanqiu and his senior brothers and sisters who had left Xuanyun Sect long ago and traveled around to gain knowledge and search for rare treasures, as well as the few true disciples that Cheng Hanqiu had accepted.
Gu Yin is obviously very good at taking care of children.
His handsome face always tends to be gentle, and his voice is soft.
Like a simple-minded—male mother?
After all, he was the one who brought up the other two disobedient and always depressed junior brothers and sisters.
He was a bit stubborn when it came to the cubs.
At this moment, Xiao Yan Ning has changed her clothes.
It is the light green Danfeng disciple uniform.
The little guy is really good-looking and delicate, with a chubby little face, round eyes, black hair tied up, and thick eyelashes drooping. When he looks up at people obediently, although there is no expression, because this face is too obedient and soft, he looks like a cute little fairy child, which is much better than the two devils that Gu Yin had brought with him before.
The only bad thing is probably the scars all over the little guy's body.
Apart from the scars on the hands, most of the scars are hidden in secret places.
Gu Yin was not exaggerating at all when he helped the cub change his clothes.
He really had never seen so many scars on a person, especially on a child.
At this moment, the cub was holding an ordinary fruit obediently in his hand.
The little ones haven't entered the Dao yet, so they can't eat food with spiritual power.
"In seven days, I will take you to test your talent. After you enter the Dao, you will be able to eat things other than this kind of fruit."
You know, Gu Yin really spent a lot of energy to find something for the little guy to eat.
"I have something else to do later. This is the sound transmission note for you. If you need to contact me, just tear up this talisman. Of course, if you have any problems that cannot be solved, you can go directly to Master. Although Master may curse fiercely, he is very decisive when it comes to solving problems."
Yan Ning looked at him and nodded slightly.
This cute looking boy looks so cute.
Gu Yin, who didn't know the little guy well enough, sighed as he looked at his appearance.
At this moment, he could only sense a hint of the little guy's double standards.
In other aspects, he is actually a good kid.
But when he stood up, Yan Ning subconsciously stood up as well.
That cute little face looks a little serious.
He looked around, looking a little dazed, holding the talisman paper.
"Is there no one else here?"
The little guy asked softly.
"Master doesn't like people hanging around him, so there aren't many people in the main hall."
Gu Yin spoke again.
"That……"
The little guy hesitated for a moment, but still insisted on asking, his big eyes filled with curiosity.
"There won't be any ghosts here, will there?"
He thought that such things also existed in his original world, but they were protected by a special formation in the family. But at that time, there were always people who came to scare him.
It's really too spacious here.
The little cub swallowed.
Ancient Yin: ...
Gu Yin looked at the cub in confusion.
"Is it because..." Afraid of ghosts?
This is a bit troublesome.
There are ghost cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation. In order to reach a higher realm, many demon cultivators will turn to ghost cultivation to a certain extent. Therefore, if you cultivate immortality, you will inevitably encounter these things when you complete missions in the future.
Not to mention that there are many demon disciples on Danfeng.
Master Cheng’s main idea is to teach everyone.
"I, I'm really not scared—I'm just asking! Just asking!"
Seeing this look, Yan Ning instinctively wanted to straighten her back. Her childish voice was soft and a little trembling when she listened carefully.
He himself was a bit stubborn. When he was frightened at first, he was obviously almost scared to death, but he held it back and refused to react to them and make a fool of himself. Even when his flesh was cut and his blood was taken later, he gritted his teeth and endured for a long time.
He hopes someone can stand on his side, but he doesn't trust others very much. His personality is somewhat rebellious, which is completely opposite to his well-behaved face.
However, this character was unconsciously exposed in front of strangers with good intentions. He was originally very small and could only try to protect himself before. At this moment, his voice was low and weak.
"I'm really not afraid—"
Under Gu Yin's gaze, the cub finally slowly raised his hand and gestured softly: "It's just, it's just a little bit...cowardly."
Although he said that, the word "coward" was about to pop out of the little guy's head.
Gu Yin looked at the cub like this for a long time, then suddenly smiled.
"How about this, I'll stay here with you for a while until Master comes back. What do you like? Playing with weapons or alchemy furnaces, reading, or painting? However, most of the weapons at Danfeng are pens, fans, medicine, poisons, etc. Weapons like swords and guns are basically not used in Danfeng training."
"Reading."
The little cub's eyes lit up.
"Can I read a book?"
He actually couldn't read, and to the Yan family, he was just a blood bag that provided flesh and blood.
The blood bag only needs to be able to hold on until the last moment arrives, and does not need to enter the Tao, learn to read, etc.
So even though Yan Ning once had books discarded by the children of his family, he could not understand them and could only hide those books in a secret place.
"I like reading."
Gu Yin nodded.
"It's very similar to my hobby. Let me take a look at the books here—"
Gu Yin took out a few books at random.
“These are all fine products that can be put into my storage bag.”
The cub came up.
He couldn't read, so he looked up at him blankly.
Gu Yin quickly understood what the little guy meant.
"It's okay. After entering the Dao, all aspects will be strengthened. Your enlightenment will be very fast, and your spiritual energy will also help you understand the contents of the book. Now let me read it to you. First, learn a few words. Hmm, this book is about the domineering uncle of the charming fairy..."
Gu Yin's voice stopped abruptly.
What?
The cub slowly tilted its head.
"Sorry, I got the wrong one."
Gu Yin quickly took the two books back.
He coughed and hid his interests and hobbies.
"Here, this is 'Alchemy Herb Prescriptions', the most basic book for beginners in alchemy. You don't need to read the relevant content now, but there is a preface here, written by the great master who compiled this secret book. It contains some interesting experiences, which I can read to you."
It was visibly that the obedient little ball became happy.
In the following time, he finished eating the fruit, and his already tense spirit slowly relaxed at the sound of Gu Yin's voice. Finally, he tilted his head and leaned on the table next to him.
Hearing the sound of the fruit core falling to the ground, Gu Yin's story just came to an end. He stopped talking and looked at the little guy quietly. After a moment, he stretched out his hand, lifted the little guy up with his spiritual power, and placed him on the soft bed.
Danfeng has kept a low profile for many years, and Yu Feng and their master are almost hostile to each other, and their master has not yet recovered from his old illness. The origin of this little guy still needs an explanation.
Gu Yin was not worried about whether the little guy could enter the Tao, after all, he was a cub sent by the Heaven. But looking at the little guy's appearance, it seemed that he was not the type who was naturally surrounded by spiritual energy, but it must be an opportunity for their master.
Find an excuse, and keep it well.
Gu Yin calculated Cheng Hanqiu's position at the moment and turned to walk out.
The book "Dancao Prescriptions" was also opened and placed on the table.
He didn't notice.
From the book, between the strokes of each word, a domineering spiritual power circulated and then surged towards the cub.
From that moment on, the atmosphere around the cub changed slightly.
It was as if the soul behind these words began to watch over and protect the little one.
At this moment, in the alchemy room behind the main hall of Danfeng.
The surrounding spiritual energy was so chaotic and sharp that people dared not approach the house at all.
The flames were also surrounded by lightning and thunder.
Ancient Yin performed rituals outside.
"Master."
Cheng Hanqiu was once a child of destiny.
He dabbled in various aspects. At first, the Danfeng Ancestor was very sorry because his talent as an alchemist was also very strong. As long as he proceeded step by step, he would not have to worry about making top-level elixirs and reaching the same level of cultivation as a sword cultivator.
But at that time, Cheng Hanqiu was full of vigor and ambition, always wanting to eliminate all injustices in the world, so naturally he would not choose Dan Xiu.
And now, by accident he has inherited Danfeng.
But at the same time, the problem of damaged tendons and veins is also quite serious for alchemy practitioners. Although his cultivation level has stabilized at the early stage of Nascent Soul after recuperation, he still suffers tremendous pain every time he refines the pill.
With Tiandao's sudden enlightenment, the damaged tendons and veins were repaired a little, and were much better than before, but the situation was still terrifying.
I don't know why I started refining the elixir today.
Cheng Hanqiu in the room did not speak.
Gu Yin had long been accustomed to Cheng Hanqiu's personality, and spoke to himself outside.
"The child has been taken care of, but I just noticed a lot of scars on his body. It's likely that he was treated with low-grade elixirs after being injured, or that treatment started a long time ago. He has never received any enlightenment and cannot read. He is now asleep."
Cheng Hanqiu finally responded hoarsely.
"Go down."
"Yes, disciple, I'll take my leave."
Gu Yin glanced inside the house worriedly.
Knowing that no one could stop him from making the decision, he didn't say anything more.
He turned and left. Most of the care he showed to Yan Ning at this moment was probably due to the opportunity given by his master.
It was getting dark.
The discussion caused by Danfeng today quickly subsided, because the sect's disciple-recruiting ceremony would be held in seven days, and their eldest senior brother Yu Feng also went to the mortal world to look for suitable seedlings, and would return at that time.
Compared to discussing the Danfeng Peak Master who had long been devastated, preparing for the disciple-taking ceremony was obviously a more important matter.
That's when it happened.
The sleeping little cub slowly woke up.
The little guy looked around blankly.
The sun had already set, and everything around was dark and quiet.
It’s because we are on the top of the mountain, with the wind howling all around, and there is a vague feeling of ghosts crying.
Yan Ning sat on the couch, her small body stiff.
There is no light around.
In fact, there shouldn't be any danger.
But sitting here, the little guy always felt as if something was watching him in the darkness not far away.
"It's okay, it's okay—"
Yan Ning encouraged herself.
"Ningning is not afraid at all."
The little guy's voice became louder and louder.
"Ningning is really not afraid at all!"
Then something even worse happened.
Such sounds echoed in the empty room.
The little guy was frightened by himself and took the sound transmission note from the side. He seemed to want to tear it up, but he was a little embarrassed to do so.
He said before that he was not afraid.
And there will definitely be more such cases in the future.
The cub swallowed again.
He can't always ask others to help him solve problems.
The little guy thought.
Finally, he got down from the couch.
Prepare to go find something to light a fire.
The little cub ran out with a clatter.
The entire main hall is blocked by a barrier.
The cub cannot go out and can only move around in the main hall.
As he walked, he heard a sound not far away.
It seemed to come from the main hall.
It was very loud, like the sound of something breaking.
Although it is also very strange, it is a real sound after all.
And it seems to be just behind the main hall.
In the hall, candlelight automatically lit up.
The cub hesitated for a moment between going in and not going in, then ran in with a clatter.
He found the chair he had been sitting on before and climbed up using his hands and feet.
Then he looked curiously towards the outer back hall.
The little guy didn't quite understand what Cheng Hanqiu was doing.
But it's here anyway.
The little guy gradually calmed down.
It's no big deal.
You see, isn’t it?
The little cub kicked its short legs back and forth on the chair.
Hug the pillow next to you in your arms.
Ningning was not afraid at all.
Ningning is awesome!
Although he said this, the little cub gradually shrank into the chair, hugging the pillow and curling up like a shrimp.
He was muttering to himself to cheer himself up.
At this moment, in the back hall.
The surging spiritual power was running around in the body without any order.
Cheng Hanqiu slowly withdrew his spiritual power, looked at the alchemy furnace, raised his hand, and several bullets flew into his palm.
He lowered his eyes and looked at the bullets.
After a moment, he looked away and let out a slight click of his tongue, seeming a little dissatisfied.
Then he turned around and walked back to the main hall casually.
He himself didn't know what he was thinking.
I just think the scars on the little guy's body are extremely annoying.
Tiandao didn't even bother to wait until the little guy's injuries were healed before coming back.
What kind of lucky child is this?
How pitiful.
Only he could show him a little mercy.
Yes, it is mercy.
There is no other meaning.
Even if that little guy has his own bloodline.
Oh, maybe for the Son of Fortune, having his bloodline is a bad thing, after all, he has never had good luck.
Cheng Hanqiu thought with a slightly malicious look.
Then he walked to the main hall and was stunned for a moment.
Because he heard a shallow breathing sound in the main hall, the dumpling over there curled up into a ball, and a very faint voice whispered softly -
"Ningning is not afraid at all—not at all—"
What is this doing?
Cheng Hanqiu looked at the little ball curled up in the soft chair where he usually sat.
He walked behind the little guy and stretched out his hand. A flame wrapped in lightning suddenly ignited in his hand. He bent down, his purple-red eyes were rich in color, staring at the little guy. The subtle emotions were suppressed by him. He seemed to become cold and hard again, and suddenly spoke silently.
"What are you doing?"
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”
Yan Ning was startled by the sudden incident. Turning around, he saw the face in front of him illuminated by flames. The little guy had been tortured and frightened before, so he instinctively reached out his hand - using his unique skills.
——The little finger poked hard into the nostrils of Cheng Hanqiu, who was completely defenseless against the cub.
Cheng Hanqiu, who had never expected such a scene, said: ...
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