Chapter 31
"You little bastard! What are you staring at? Didn't you hear that your brother wants to eat?" Liu Huaizhao felt someone twisting his ear, and then he heard a series of "good"s uttered from his mouth. His body didn't listen to him, and he put the thing in his hand into his arms and got up from the ground nimbly.
"You hold the jade your dead mother gave you every day, who are you protecting? Who would care about such a broken piece of jade?" The man spat on the ground. "You have to spend money to bury that bitch after she dies. It's really unlucky to marry her home."
Hearing the man's cursing, Liu Huaizhao felt a surge of anger in his heart and clenched the broken rice spoon in his hand.
It was clearly you who hit her and she fell into the water while running away.
Liu Huaizhao didn't know where this memory came from, but he clenched the rice spoon tightly, trying to mobilize the spiritual power in his body to teach the man a lesson.
But it didn't work.
For some reason, there was not a trace of fresh air in his body, let alone spiritual power. He couldn't even move.
What's going on?
Liu Huaizhao was shocked and confused. After confirming that he really could not control his body, he could only choose to wait and see.
After bringing the porridge into the house in a chipped bowl, Liu Huaizhao felt something hit his forehead.
Looking down, I saw it was a pair of chopsticks.
"You wasteful thing! Why are you giving your little brother, who is just a kid, so much rice?"
The man's eyes were very sharp and he saw the countless rice grains under the soup at a glance, so he snatched the bowl and kicked him again.
"Brother, brother, don't hit me! Don't hit me! Ahhhh——"
"Go and fill it again."
The crying of his brother and the scolding of his father sounded at the same time. Liu Huaizhao got up from the ground, lowered his head to comfort his brother, wiped his face, and went to serve the rice again.
After finally feeding his five-year-old brother who still couldn't eat by himself, Liu Huaizhao was sweating. He returned to the yard, scraped the remaining rice grains on the edge of the pot, and barely filled his stomach.
It’s not because there’s a lot left over, but because my body feels full after just a few bites.
"Ayi, Ayi."
A head popped out from the wall and Liu Huaizhao widened his eyes.
This was clearly the young Gongsun Xuan that Ajin had seen in his memory before!
Is this body Kong Yi's?
Before he had time to think about it, Gongsun Xuan had already climbed over the low wall and took a look at Kong Yi's dilapidated house.
The man's deafening snoring could be heard from the house. He would go into the house to sleep at this time every day without fail. He said that he was tired from raising these two children, but in fact, all the neighbors knew that it was because he had stayed in the gambling house all night!
Gongsun Xuan curled his lips in disdain and took out a piece of cloth from his arms, which contained a small piece of meat.
"I got it from the family where I work. Try it, it's delicious."
"You...you stole it. I don't want it."
Kong Yi's voice was the same as the one he had heard before, a little soft but clear in his articulation.
"Oh, it's too late to worry about this. You know, the barbarians are about to attack the emperor, and there are more foul monsters on the streets. I saw many on the way back. Fortunately, I ran fast, otherwise you wouldn't have seen me."
Kong Yi still shook his head and advised him softly: "Stealing is wrong. Don't do this again in the future."
"Are you stupid? It's just a small piece, and I'm not the only one who took it. Everyone took it. That family is so rich, they can afford this little bit. Ah, eat it quickly."
Kong Yi still shook his head and closed his mouth, refusing to open it.
Gongsun Xuan glared at him, picked up the piece of meat, and put it into his mouth viciously, "Forget it if you don't want to eat it, I'll eat it myself."
The good thing about Kong Yi is that even though he doesn't eat, he never cares whether he eats or not. While chewing, he didn't forget to educate Kong Yi, "Don't think about the propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame your mother taught you at this time. It's already this time. Besides, what's the point of your mother knowing so much? In the end, she still married your father and ended up like this."
He spoke out his heart in a hurry. Seeing Kong Yi's face turn pale instantly, he thought to himself that it was not good and slapped himself lightly, "It's my fault, don't be angry."
Kong Yi shook his head and continued to speak softly, "My mother once said, 'Don't do good deeds even if they are small, and don't do bad deeds even if they are small.'"
Gongsun Xuan felt a headache when he heard him talk about these profound principles. He nodded perfunctorily, thinking that there was no such thing as good or evil in this world, and being able to survive was the most important thing.
Kong Yi stopped talking when he realized that he didn't want to listen. He knew that the world today was different from what his mother had told him when he was a child. The books of sages had not taught him what to do now, so he could only take care of himself and not impose his thoughts on others.
What's more, Gongsun Xuan is his best and only friend.
He didn't want to make him unhappy.
The two of them tacitly avoided this topic that always made them unhappy.
After Gongsun Xuan finished eating, he motioned Kong Yi to move his head closer, and the two of them put their heads against each other and started chatting.
Most of the time, Gongsun Xuan was talking and Kong Yi was listening. Liu Huaizhao, who was in Kong Yi's body, also listened with great interest.
But it wasn't long before this tranquility was broken.
There were sharp screams outside, and even the man sleeping in the house was woken up.
When the man's cursing voice came out, Kong Yi hurriedly hid Gongsun Xuan behind him, but he was thin and not taller than Gongsun Xuan, so he could not cover the man behind him at all.
But fortunately, the man didn't even look over here. He just cursed and suddenly opened the shabby wooden door.
Then, Liu Huaizhao saw his face change and he slammed the door shut again.
"Murder, murder, the barbarians have come in and massacred the city."
The man's voice was trembling, and his tone was filled with extreme fear.
Kong Yi and Gongsun Xuan also looked frightened after hearing this, but they were still young and didn't know what to do for a moment. It was not until the man came out with the only steamed buns left in the house that they reacted.
"Dad, Dad, brother." Kong Yi wanted to go up and stop him, and let him take his brother with him.
"Get out of here, you bastard."
The man kicked his eldest son away, opened the door and ran out in a hurry, wanting to leave here before the barbarians arrived.
Gongsun Xuan helped Kong Yi up and said, "Quick, let's run too. Don't worry about your stupid brother."
"No! Ah Xuan, you run first!" Kong Yi pushed Gongsun Xuan out the door, then turned around and went back into the house.
Gongsun Xuan looked at the barbarian army getting closer and closer, gritted his teeth, and followed them into the house.
When the two men came out carrying the boy who could not take care of himself, they saw the man who had just escaped appear at the door again.
"Oh no!" Gongsun Xuan cursed inwardly, "There must be barbarians on the other side."
As soon as he finished speaking, the wooden door, which could no longer withstand the wind, was kicked open from the outside, and a cold machete came out before the person.
"No, don't kill me."
The person crawling on the ground no longer had the arrogant look he had before. Looking at the man whose legs were so weak that he couldn't stand up, Liu Huaizhao felt a deep sense of despair and powerlessness.
That was Kong Yi's emotion.
When the machete came down, the man did something that no one present expected - he barely dodged the first blow, but when the barbarian chopped at him for the second time, he actually reached out and pulled the unsuspecting Kong Yi in front of him, allowing the sharp machete to hit his little son in Kong Yi's arms.
Liu Huaizhao suddenly couldn't hear any sound and could only feel the warm liquid splashing on his face.
"Ayi! Ayi!"
When Liu Huaizhao came to his senses, he found that there was a stick in his hand that he was hitting down with.
After Gongsun Xuan pulled Kong Yi away, the man who had been hit was already a bloody mess, with only his last breath left. Kong Yi threw away the stick, wiped the blood off his face, and said to Gongsun Xuan: "Ah Xuan, you run first, I'll hold them back."
"What are you talking about! Just look at you, one of his fingers is as thick as your arm!"
Kong Yi didn't know where he got the strength from, he pushed Gongsun Xuan away, rushed towards the people who were like a wall, and then was easily lifted up as expected.
He met those fierce eyes, but showed no fear at all.
The barbarian suddenly laughed, put him safely on the ground, and said something he couldn't understand.
So the two of them stood facing each other. Gongsun Xuan looked at this one, then that one, and finally slowly moved behind Kong Yi, "Is he going to let us go?"
So Gongsun Xuan pulled Kong Yi's clothes and slowly moved backwards. Seeing that the barbarian had no reaction, he pulled Kong Yi's arm hard and ran out of the back door.
What happened next was the same as what Ajin remembered before, except that this time Liu Huaizhao was no longer a bystander. He and Kong Yi experienced these events again, and his feelings towards Gongsun Xuan became more and more complicated.
After falling off the cliff, Kong Yi fell into a coma due to serious injuries. Liu Huaizhao also lost consciousness like him. The first person he saw when he woke up was Mu Cheng.
Mu Cheng's expression hadn't changed at all, and the familiar smile was still on his lips. He asked softly if Kong Yi was feeling better, and then asked him where he came from.
Liu Huaizhao and Kong Yi are one, and he can clearly sense that Kong Yi has a sense of familiarity and trust in Mu Cheng from the bottom of his heart - this feeling is the same as when he first met Mu Cheng.
Why exactly?
The two asked and answered questions, and after chatting for a while, Mu Cheng stood up and said goodbye to let Kong Yi have a good rest.
But Kong Yi's hoarse voice sounded again. He grabbed Mu Cheng and asked, "Excuse me... do you have a pen and paper?"
Mu Cheng looked at him in surprise. He hadn't expected that the first thing he would do upon waking up would be to ask for this. He beckoned for a servant to bring him paper and pen, saying, "Do you want to write a letter home? But as I just told you, none of us here can leave. Even if you write a letter, there's no one to help you deliver it."
Kong Yi shook his head, coughed twice, and then struggled to get up. "I just had a dream, and I want to write it down."
Dream?
When Liu Huaizhao heard this word, his heart shuddered. He was clearly one with Kong Yi. He could "see" the nightmare Kong Yi had had before, so why did he know nothing about this dream?
Mu Cheng had obviously thought of something, his smile disappeared, and he asked softly, "Can I ask what the dream was about?"
Thinking of Kong Yi's hoarse voice, he added: "I know your throat is uncomfortable now, I can just stand by and watch you write."
Kong Yi naturally would not refuse. He was helped by his servant to walk to the table, picked up the pen and wrote slowly, word by word.
The more Liu Huaizhao read, the more shocked he became. Although what he wrote was a little messy, Liu Huaizhao could still tell that the content was about pure energy and spiritual power.
Mu Cheng's expression gradually became serious. After he finished writing, he asked, "Are all the things you wrote down what you learned in your dreams?"
Kong Yi nodded.
"The one who taught you this is..."
Liu Huaizhao could not hear the rest of the words. After a little thought, he understood that he could not know anything related to the truth of the dream. This might be what Mu Cheng meant by the opportunity not coming yet.
But he didn't want to give up. He wanted to figure out what they were talking about from Mu Cheng's lip shape, but whether it was a coincidence or something, Kong Yi actually closed his eyes, and Liu Huaizhao was forced into darkness.
When he heard the voice again and opened his eyes, it was already the next day. Kong Yi's body recovered quickly, and he had already begun to try to meditate to mobilize the fresh energy and spiritual power in his body.
Liu Huaizhao finally felt this power again. He felt that Kong Yi was becoming more and more skilled, and his magic power was improving day by day.
He and Mu Cheng gradually became familiar with each other. Mu Cheng was like his elder brother, keeping an eye on him and not letting him miss any rest because of practicing. He also taught him Cuju and kung fu.
And they would discuss the dream every night. Liu Huaizhao could tell from the occasional words he heard that they had more and more information, but he still had no idea everything related to the dream.
As the days passed, Kong Yi left countless figures in his palace, and Mu Cheng also taught him all the various formations he had studied in recent years. After Kong Yi had thoroughly learned them, he said goodbye to Mu Cheng.
Mu Cheng showed an expression of reluctance, but did not try to keep him. He just asked him to follow him to a place, saying that he had something to give him.
It's a long knife.
"This sword is called Lieyang. It is a family heirloom of my Mu family. I will give it to you today."
"But……"
"I know what you're going to say. I won't give you this knife for free. In exchange, I want you to help me find a way to break this formation."
Kong Yi finally took the knife and solemnly promised Mu Cheng that he would do his best to find a way to break the formation.
Kong Yi held the Blade tightly in his hand. Apart from that, he did not take anything else. He followed Mu Cheng into the mountains. Mu Cheng pointed to a cliff and said, "Jump from here and you will be able to return to your original world."
He was afraid that Kong Yi would not believe him and wanted to explain a few more words, but Kong Yi did not hesitate. He bowed to him and jumped down.
After passing through the white fog, just as Mu Cheng said, they returned to the cliff where Kong Yi had fallen.
Kong Yi began to walk along the way home in his memory, killing the turbid monsters on the roadside. He didn't know how long he had stayed with Mu Cheng. The outside world had undergone earth-shaking changes. He heard that the emperor was dead and many barbarians had died, but the turbid monsters were more numerous and stronger than before, and the people in the world were still living in dire straits.
After an unknown amount of time, Kong Yi finally met Gongsun Xuan.
He took the white jade that he had not seen for a long time and looked at his friend who had become unrecognizable.
The two men fought, but there was no winner. Gongsun Xuan signed a contract with the heavy turbid air. Although Kong Yi had great magic power, he still couldn't kill them.
The final fight ended with Gongsun Xuan escaping. Kong Yi knew that he was not capable enough, so he did not chase him. After standing still for a while, he turned around and left.
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A long time passed.
Kong Yi has been killing turbid monsters non-stop over the years and has been on the brink of death countless times, but his abilities are getting stronger and stronger. Liu Huaizhao knows very well that this is related to his countless dreams, but unfortunately he is still isolated outside the dream and cannot get a glimpse of the truth.
But this dream seemed different from the previous ones. After waking up, Kong Yi sat quietly for a while, then silently put on his clothes, stood up and wrote something at the table.
Liu Huaizhao saw clearly that it was about the essentials and techniques of mortal cultivation.
He was very familiar with the contents of this manuscript, as it was almost the same as what his master taught him.
What puzzled him was that, despite clearly empathizing with Kong Yi, he didn't sense any pure energy between heaven and earth—just like before, the pure energy existed only within Kong Yi. Furthermore, the manuscripts Kong Yi had left behind in Fushan regarding mortal cultivation had nothing to do with pure energy, as such cultivation required extremely high standards, and only a few could achieve it.
What is the purpose of this manuscript… Where does the pure energy come from here for mortals to practice?
Kong Yi didn't sense his doubts, so he walked out of the thatched hut where he was staying temporarily and called a young man.
The young man looked honest and simple. He was picked up by Kong Yi. He was one of the few people who could learn magic. He just became Kong Yi's disciple a few days ago.
"Master, you are looking for me."
The young man stood there respectfully, looking at Kong Yi with eyes full of admiration.
"Take a look at this manuscript and ask me if you have any questions."
"yes!"
The young man looked at it carefully, his brows furrowed, "Master, what is this pure energy..."
"Don't worry about that. Did you understand the rest of the content regarding internal energy training?"
"I see!"
Kong Yi touched his forehead and sent him a trace of fresh air.
"This is pure energy. Remember this feeling, and then practice it for me."
The young man did as he was told, and the master and disciple practiced until evening. When the young man became proficient as possible, Kong Yi told him that when he felt the existence of pure energy in the future, he must teach this method to others.
Looking at the confused look of the child in front of him, Kong Yi touched his head and turned away.
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Changhuai Mountain.
The sky and the earth were covered by snow that had not melted for years. Kong Yi struggled to pull his legs out of the snow, moved step by step, and finally managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
No magic power can be used on this sacred snow mountain. In front of the towering snow mountain, anyone is like a mayfly.
Kong Yi hadn't felt so tired for a long time, but he still didn't rest after climbing the snow mountain. After cutting his wrist with the Fiery Sun Knife, he drew a magic circle on the ground and inserted the Fiery Sun Knife into the snow mountain. After a few heavy breaths, he sat down on the ground.
The magic circle was activated, and a golden light suddenly flashed in the sky. The light rushed into the Lieyang Sword with rolling thunder!
At that moment, Liu Huaizhao felt a steady stream of fresh air pouring out from the Lieyang Sword, which soon covered the entire world.
Liu Huaizhao also felt a force tearing him outward. When he was about to be unable to bear it, he finally broke away from Kong Yi.
As he left, a faint white light gathered in Kong Yimei's heart. The white light swayed in the air, so fragile that it seemed like it would disperse with a single blow.
Before Liu Huaizhao recovered from the whole incident, he saw a familiar piece of white jade slipping from Kong Yi's arms. The white jade was soaked in the strong and clear air, and its cultivation level became higher and higher. In the blink of an eye, it took on a human form.
A Jin with pigtails jumped out of the jade.
She saw that the wound on Kong Yi's wrist showed no signs of healing, and the blood on the ground made Kong Yi's face look as pale as paper. She couldn't help but reach out her hand and wanted to bandage Kong Yi's wound.
Kong Yi, who had closed his eyes to rest, suddenly opened them and looked at her softly. He raised his hand and touched her pigtails. The next second, he raised his eyes to look at the ball of white light and said softly, "Go."
Liu Huaizhao was unable to control himself again. He was forced to follow the ball of white light into the void, wandering between heaven and earth. He experienced countless sunrises, moonsets, and seasons, until one day, he came to a familiar place in the pouring rain.
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"Master! Madam! The rain has stopped! The sun! The sun is out!"
"Oh, may the gods bless you, may the gods bless you! The rain has finally stopped!" An old woman with a kind face smiled happily after hearing this. The old man standing next to her also smiled. Just as he was about to say something, he heard a baby crying.
"The eldest young lady has given birth! Mother and child are safe! Mother and child are safe!"
Liu Huaizhao just saw the faces of the two people clearly, and then he saw the light rushing into the baby's eyebrows.
The maid brought the child out and said, "Master and Madam, please give the young master a name."
The old man looked at his grandson in the cradle and loved him very much. After discussing with his wife, he decided on a name.
"I hope he lives an upright life and always has a heart as bright as the sun. Let's call him Huai Zhao."
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