Chapter 17: Discovering the Black Box
Lin Cuicui and the three Tangbei brothers all shook their heads. Tang Yue thought about it, stared at Tang Shengkai, and spoke.
"Dad, if you are sure that we will not bring trouble to the villagers, then you can join the army."
"What? Join the army?"
"Dad is going to the army?"
Lin Cuicui was stunned. What was Tang Yue thinking? Tang Shengkai thought carefully. "Yueyue wants Dad to join the army?"
"Um."
"But Dad's leg... Doctor Li said the bullet in Dad's leg can't be removed. Even if it heals in the future, his leg will still be lame. With a lame leg, he can't serve in the army."
Tang Shengkai spoke in a lower and lower voice, but in fact he still wanted to join the army.
He had thought about it before, but his mother disagreed and insisted that he get married and have children at home.
He is married and now has four children. He feels that he is too old now and it is not a good time for him to join the army.
But now, her daughter brought up this idea to her.
Tang Yue understood Tang Shengkai's concerns. After thinking about it, she finally expressed her thoughts.
"Dad, don't worry. I can now draw spiritual energy into my body. When my ability becomes stronger, I can try to help Dad remove the bullet that has grown into his bone.
By then, Dad’s thigh will gradually get better and he won’t be lame anymore.”
"real?"
Lin Cuicui asked this question, her voice trembling with obvious excitement.
The three Tangbei brothers also stared at Tang Yue intently, wanting to confirm from her again whether it was really as she said.
Tang Yue nodded seriously. "Yes. Master said that after practicing well, I can even fly in the clouds. I'm sure I can do such a small thing as healing my leg."
The whole family rejoiced. Then Tang Shengkai felt a little lonely again.
"Let's wait. If the spies are really that ruthless, we'll implicate the entire village if we leave, and that won't work."
Tang Bei, Tang Nan and Tang Dong also knew that it was inappropriate, and their expressions were a little depressed.
Lin Cuicui asked a soul-searching question. "Yueyue, your father is in the army, so don't we still have to stay home?"
Tang Yue shook her head.
"No, Mom. We don't have the ability to fight Xiao Ri right now. If there are spies chasing us all the time, even if we have some ability, we won't be able to withstand such a large number of attacks.
Moreover, they often came to harass us, making our lives unbearable. I thought that if Dad could join the army, we would follow him and live near his unit.
With the army's protection, life won't be so chaotic."
Lin Cuicui and Tang Shengkai exchanged a glance. Their daughter, only four years old, was already so thoughtful, making them, the two adults, look so incompetent.
Tang Shengkai laughed. "Yes, my daughter is so thoughtful. This is perfect. Yueyue is awesome."
"Then it's settled. Now I'll start teaching you how to draw the Qi into your body."
Until Qian Dazhi and Old Li came over, Tang Shengkai and his family still hadn't experienced the spiritual energy surrounding them that Tang Yue had described.
But no one was discouraged, because Yueyue said that she also felt the spiritual energy after carefully feeling it for two days.
In fact, the number Tang Yue mentioned is still conservative. After all, she has experience in her previous life. From the moment she came here, her feelings about this world are different from those of others.
However, the cultivation process is very difficult. Without the support of others, it's hard to persevere. She was like that before, so she wanted to give her parents and brothers more hope.
"Grandpa Qian, Grandpa Li, you're here."
"Well, the little girl looks in good spirits."
"Yes, Grandpa Li. Ever since Dad got better, I feel my health is getting better and better. I don't need to take medicine anymore."
"Haha, that's great. Now that Yueyue is well, she can help your parents with more work in the future."
Tang Yue nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes. Thank you, my parents and brothers, for your hard work. I will work harder in the future."
Tang Shengkai sighed. "Uncle Qian, Uncle Li. The spy just died. He probably won't be here tonight. Don't worry about me. Go back and get some rest."
"No. I never do things in a systematic way. If these two spies don't go back today, there's no guarantee that there are accomplices hiding somewhere.
It's not impossible for them to sneak over here at night. You don't have to worry about us. Let Yueyue sleep in the same room with you two, and we'll go over and squeeze in with the three boys."
After saying that, he went straight to the west room without waiting for Tang Shengkai to speak again.
Lin Cuicui and Tang Shengkai looked at each other. They had no choice but to take Tang Yue to sleep in the east room.
They had just begun learning to draw Qi into their bodies. Although they couldn't feel anything, they lay on the kang. No one in the family slept. Tang Yue practiced in secret. The other five were carefully sensing the surrounding spiritual energy.
There were no spirit stones here. Tang Yue had no way to help her family members test their spiritual roots, so she could only start with the most basic cultivation techniques.
She herself had already reached the first level of Qi training, but she still had no clear sense of her spiritual roots.
She felt a little strange. She seemed to be able to sense all the spiritual energy around her, and she also felt that these spiritual energies were very friendly. Could she be a five-spiritual root?
In their world of immortal cultivation, having five spiritual roots would be the worst qualification. Tang Yue curled her lips as she lay in bed. After all, she had already reached the first level of Qi training.
She will continue to improve. As long as her abilities are better than those of people of this era, she will have more confidence to protect her life and take care of her family.
The next morning, Lin Cuicui woke up early and started making breakfast. Qian Dazhi and Old Li checked the area around Tang Shengkai's yard and the mountain, but found nothing unusual, so they went home.
Lin Cuicui wanted to keep them for dinner, but they refused.
I was so busy yesterday that I didn't have time to clean up the yard.
After Lin Cuicui finished cooking in the morning, she wanted to clean the yard again while the children were still asleep.
When she reached the southeast corner, she saw some rotten firewood piled up there. Lin Cuicui was a little puzzled. She had never piled firewood in this place before. Where did all this firewood come from?
She went forward to carry the firewood to the fire pit, but she only managed to lift a thin layer.
Under the firewood was a black box, which looked to be made of a very thick material. Lin Cuicui was a little surprised, as she had never seen such a thing before.
Tang Shengkai was already up. However, due to yesterday's trouble, the wound on his leg had reopened. He had a slight fever in the first half of the night, but it wasn't serious.
Tang Yue pressed a lot of the spiritual energy she had cultivated at night into his brows, and he finally slept more comfortably in the second half of the night.
But the old farmer had never slept in his life. Tang Shengkai got up early when he woke up.
Lin Cuicui brushed off the dirt on her body and went into the house, whispering to Tang Shengkai in a low voice.
"Boss, there's a black box at the southeast wall, covered with firewood. I don't know what's inside."
Tang Shengkai was also shocked when he heard this. He broke out in a cold sweat. Could it be a bomb or something?
He was truly thankful that nothing had exploded last night. He didn't dare let Lin Cuicui bring the things into the house. He had to ask Lin Cuicui to help him go out and take a look.
Tang Yue had good hearing. She opened her eyes after hearing the conversation between the two. "Mom, is the box still outside?"
Lin Cuicui didn't expect Tang Yue's ears to be so long. But now Yueyue is the most capable one in the family, so she didn't hide it.
"Yeah. I saw it, but I didn't know what was inside, so I didn't dare touch it."
Tang Yue jumped up from the kang and quickly put on her clothes. "Then I'll go take a look."
"no!"
"no!"
Tang Shengkai and Lin Cuicui said in unison. They didn't know what was in the box, so how could they let their daughter take such a risk?
What if there really is a time bomb inside, or the kind that will only explode when the box is opened? What should I do then?
Tang Shengkai felt that he had just spoken a little harshly, so he quickly explained in a gentle voice, "Yueyue, you don't know what's in that box. What if we move it and it explodes? The consequences would be disastrous."
Tang Yue looked at Lin Cuicui, then at Tang Shengkai. "Mom and Dad, if I can't go with my skills, wouldn't it be even more dangerous for you two to go?"
The two looked at each other in silence. Tang Yue waved at them and walked out. "Don't worry, Mom and Dad, I'm very skilled. There will be no problem."
She thought the box must have been left there by the two spies yesterday, but she didn't know why they had put it there.
Tang Yue went out and walked to the box in the corner and felt it carefully. She didn't feel creepy or have the hair on her back stand up.
She felt that there should be no danger in the box, so she bent down to unfasten the buckle on the box.
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