Chapter 303 Kid, what's your name?
Before anyone knew it, Xiao Mo had already turned three years old.
During these three years, although Xiao Mo's life was quite ordinary, he felt very happy with these ordinary days.
Not to mention that this was the first time Xiao Mo had experienced maternal love in his several lifetimes, which made him cherish it even more.
As for Xiao Mo's presence in the Xiao family, it could be said to be extremely low.
Especially after Prince Xiao's other concubines gave birth to two more children, Xiao Mo's presence became almost nonexistent.
But when Xiao Mo was two years and nine months old, a maid from the Xiao family found her mother.
Xiao Mo didn't know what the maid said to her mother, because Xiao Mo was carried away by Cuicui.
Xiao Mo only knew that when he returned, his mother was sitting in the courtyard in a daze, looking somewhat worried.
Xiao Mo learned what had happened through his mother's conversation with Aunt Cui.
It turns out that all the children of the Xiao family, whether direct descendants or illegitimate children, were to be taken to learn martial arts when they reached the age of three.
Therefore, Xiao Mo, the illegitimate son, also had to go.
The only difference is that the legitimate son has a dedicated martial arts expert to teach him one-on-one.
But for someone like Xiao Mo, a son born out of wedlock, he was just an ordinary master, like an outer disciple of a sect eating from the same pot.
However, compared to ordinary families, this is already considered quite good.
After all, many poor families spend their entire lives worrying about food and clothing, let alone learning martial arts.
The reason why the mother was somewhat worried was that the path of learning martial arts was inherently arduous and difficult, and the mother did not want to be so tired.
But how could her own mother possibly refuse?
"Mo'er." That evening, Zhou Ruoxi held her child's small hand, her expression troubled, "Mother wants to tell you something."
"Mother, what's wrong?" Xiao Mo blinked his big eyes, pretending not to know anything.
"It's like this." Zhou Ruoxi lightly bit her thin lips. "Because you're three years old now, and the children of our Zhenbei Prince's Mansion must learn martial arts, so in a few days, you'll have to go to the martial arts training ground to learn martial arts. Are you willing, Mo'er?"
"Martial arts? Mother, what is martial arts?" Xiao Mo tilted his head.
“Learning martial arts is about practicing some very powerful moves. In the future, Mo’er will become a very powerful person,” Zhou Ruoxi said after thinking for a moment.
"Then Mother, I want to learn martial arts!" Xiao Mo said earnestly, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
“But Mo’er, practicing martial arts is very tough,” Zhou Ruoxi said reluctantly.
"It's alright! I'm not afraid! When I become a very powerful person, I can protect Mother, and then no one will be able to bully Mother."
Hearing her child's words, Zhou Ruoxi paused slightly, her eyes filled with a faint mist of tears: "Yes, okay, then Mother will wait for Mo'er to practice martial arts well and protect Mother after he has mastered them."
Xiao Mo nodded vigorously: "I will try my best!"
"Mo'er is such a good boy, come here and let Mommy hug you."
Zhou Ruoxi embraced her child.
"Mother, are you crying?" Xiao Mo asked.
"No, not at all." Zhou Ruoxi secretly wiped away her tears.
"Mother is lying, Mother clearly cried."
"Silly child," Zhou Ruoxi smiled brightly, "Mother is happy!"
Seven days later, Zhou Ruoxi took the child's hand and led Xiao Mo to the martial arts training ground of the Xiao family mansion.
Upon arriving at the training ground, Xiao Mo saw many children around his age.
The oldest was five years old, and the youngest was a three-year-old child like Xiao Mo.
All of these five-year-old children are distant relatives of the Xiao family, while most of the three-year-olds are close relatives.
The rule that children of distant relatives could only learn martial arts at the age of five was a way of ensuring the superiority of the Xiao family's close relatives.
When Zhou Ruoxi met the master of the Xiao family, she quickly stepped forward, said a few words to the master, and then took out a small piece of gold, intending to secretly slip it to him.
But Xiao Mo only saw that the master named Huang Shan pushed the small piece of gold back, and no matter how much his mother insisted, he did not accept it.
He even seemed a little angry.
In the end, even her own mother had no choice but to give up.
However, Xiao Mo was still quite curious.
Is this Master Huang really that principled?
"Mo'er, your mother can't stay here with you. I have to go back now. I'll come to pick you up when it's time to leave." Zhou Ruoxi looked at her child with reluctance and repeatedly told him, "Master Huang is quite strict. You must listen to Master Huang and not make him angry, understand?"
"I understand, Mother." Xiao Mo nodded earnestly.
"Then Mother will be going now." Zhou Ruoxi wanted to spend more time with her child, but seeing that Master Huang in the distance was already trying to shoo her away.
"Goodbye, Mother. I will be a good girl."
"Yes, Mo'er is the best."
Zhou Ruoxi rubbed Xiao Mo's head before standing up and walking away, turning back every three steps.
"Alright! Little ones, come here!"
After Zhou Ruoxi left, Master Huang shouted a few times, calling all the little radishes next to him over.
"From today onwards, I will be your instructor. You can call me Master Huang! Here, I don't care about your background. You all have only one identity: apprentices!"
My specialty is marksmanship!
But practice your fists before you practice your gun!
I will teach you boxing techniques first.
Now! Run two laps around the training ground.
"Ready, run!"
At Master Huang's command, the older children began running laps around the training ground.
The little kids who were initially startled quickly recovered after being kicked a few times by Master Huang and hurriedly followed.
After running, it's time for leg stretches, practicing "middle section" exercises, and stance training, among other basic skills.
Many children would start crying loudly on the ground while practicing, but after being scolded, they still had no choice but to continue practicing.
In comparison, Xiao Mo, who was only three years old, did not utter a sound, and his stance was even more solid than the others.
When Master Huang saw Xiao Mo, who looked quite professional, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"Hey, you little rascal, come here!" Master Huang shouted at Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo stood up and walked towards Master Huang.
Without saying a word, Master Huang grabbed Xiao Mo's joints and bones and kept prying and twisting them, making Xiao Mo's bones crack.
After examining Xiao Mo's physical attributes, Master Huang was even more astonished.
Unexpectedly, I found a promising talent here.
"Young man, what's your name?" Master Huang asked.
“Xiao Mo,” Xiao Mo replied.
Master Huang remembered his name: "Xiao Mo, although you are only three years old and don't know anything, you still need to have a goal when learning martial arts!"
“I have a goal!” Xiao Mo replied.
"Oh?" Master Huang chuckled. "So, kid, what's your goal?"
"I will protect my mother! I will become a great general so that my mother can live a good life!"
"Protect your mother and become a great general?" Master Huang was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, "Hahahaha. That's a good goal, but kid, it's not something you can just do by talking about it."
Master Huang assumed a horse stance, extended his palm, and said to him, "Come on, now, use all your strength to punch me."
Xiao Mo blinked, unsure of what he was going to do, but did as Master Huang instructed, throwing a punch at Master Huang with all his might.
"Push harder!"
Haven't you eaten?
"How can you protect your mother like this?"
"Again! Throw a punch!"
"Become a great general and let your mother live a good life? What nonsense are you spouting! Get your ass up and work harder!"
"This is not bad!"
"Again!"
"Again!"
(End of this chapter)
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