Chapter 1336 A miraculous escape from death, a kind family in Xinghua Village
Chapter 1336 A miraculous escape from death, a kind family in Xinghua Village
Feeling that the bandages wrapped around his body were in the way, Chen Yang was about to remove them when suddenly a girl and a middle-aged woman came over, stopped him, and told him to quickly lie down on the bed inside the room.
The long-awaited care touched Chen Yang deeply.
The girl was pretty with delicate features and a graceful figure, already blossoming into a beautiful young woman at just over ten years old. When she grows up, she will definitely be a stunning beauty who can captivate countless men.
The girl's mother was also quite attractive, with a tall, curvaceous figure and fair, delicate skin. Although she was middle-aged, she still retained her charm and gave off a kind and gentle feeling. You could tell at a glance that she was a virtuous wife and loving mother.
It is said that the environment shapes the people, and the environment of Xinghua Village certainly does.
"Young man, your injuries are quite serious. You should go back to bed and lie down immediately. Don't touch the bandages. The doctor said you'll need to stay in bed for at least a month to fully recover. Just focus on getting better and don't worry about anything else," the little girl's mother said to Chen Yang, sounding very anxious as she saw him about to remove the bandages.
"Big sister, I'm almost fully recovered now, it's alright. It was really uncomfortable being all wrapped up like this. Also, where am I? Why am I here?" Chen Yang asked, puzzled.
Since receiving the inheritance from the Xuanhuang Ancestor, this was the first time he had fainted due to severe injuries, and he felt somewhat ashamed.
He desperately wants to know what happened while he was unconscious, and where he is.
“My father found you while hunting in the mountains, at the foot of a big mountain. When he found you, you were already seriously injured and unconscious. My father carried you to the village and even went to the town to call a doctor to treat you. My name is Xiao Xing’er, I’m from Xinghua Village, and I’m eleven years old this year. What about you? Can you remember who you are? Where do you live? What’s your name?” The little girl looked at Chen Yang and said confidently.
She was also very curious about the background of this older brother, and why he had fainted in the deep mountains and forests.
"Me...?"
Chen Yang rolled his big eyes, sighed, and felt a headache coming on.
Actually, he was considering what to say, because he really didn't want to lie to such an innocent girl, but it seemed like he couldn't just not lie.
He can't very well say that he's not from this world, can he?
It's no wonder that would scare the little girl.
But the little girl's mother thought he had amnesia and was painfully trying to remember. So she said, "Little brother, don't think about it if you can't remember. Your injuries are so serious, it's normal to have amnesia. Once you've healed, your memory will come back naturally."
As she spoke, the girl's mother helped Chen Yang to the bed, her kindness was so touching that it was impossible to find fault with her.
"Good good!"
Chen Yang really couldn't figure out how to answer the little girl, so he decided to just pretend that he had amnesia and didn't remember anything, and went to lie down on the bed first.
“Young man, just focus on recovering. Don’t worry about anything else. Don’t feel burdened. Since my husband saved you, we will protect you. I’ll go get you something to eat. Oh, by the way, my surname is Huang, and I’m probably a bit older than you. You can call me Sister Huang,” the girl’s mother said, her words and actions filled with great kindness.
Such a kind woman is rare even in the mortal world. Chen Yang met one as soon as he arrived in the mortal world. It's truly a blessing from heaven.
Fortunately, he encountered good people while he was unconscious. If he had encountered bad people, he might have been stripped naked and left to lie dead in the wilderness, or even be devoured by wild animals.
"I'm fine, Sister Huang, you go ahead and do your thing. My injury will heal quickly, in less than a month. I'll leave as soon as I'm better. I'll repay your life-saving kindness tenfold," Chen Yang said with a smile, not wanting to trouble them, since the family wasn't particularly wealthy.
"Alright, alright! I'll go get you something to eat. As for repaying me, forget it. My husband saved you, he doesn't ask for anything in return. Saving lives is just a way to build a good relationship," Sister Huang said, then turned and went to the kitchen.
Xiao Xing'er also went out, but soon returned with a bowl of water, apparently worried that Chen Yang was thirsty and wanted to pour him some.
What a kind little girl! Chen Yang was moved once again.
This made him think of his son.
Now that I'm a father myself, I've entered a new phase of my life.
But after her eldest son was born, she was unable to meet him.
As for when we'll meet, who knows when?
More likely, we will never meet again in this lifetime.
Thinking of this, Chen Yang couldn't help but feel saddened, realizing that in the end, no one can escape their destiny.
"Uncle, have some water," little Xing'er said in a clear, sweet voice, her big, bright eyes blinking like two round, black gems. Especially adorable was her smile, which revealed a small dimple at the corner of her mouth.
"Okay, thanks, Little Xing'er."
Although he wasn't particularly thirsty, Chen Yang took the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
"Oh, by the way, Little Xing'er, you just said your little village is called Xinghua Village. Do you know what this world is called?" Chen Yang asked.
Although he believed he had arrived at the Kunlun Immortal Sect, Chen Yang still wanted to confirm it.
If they ended up in another world, then the joke would be far too serious.
"What's the name of this world? What do you mean? I don't understand." Little Xing'er was a little confused when asked this question.
"Yes, that's the name of this world. Kunlun Immortal Sect, have you heard of it? This should be the Kunlun Immortal Sect, right?" Chen Yang asked cautiously.
"What Kunlun Immortal Sect? I've never heard of it. Uncle, are you from the Kunlun Immortal Sect? Are you a cultivator?" Little Xing'er shook her head first, then asked Chen Yang with a blank look on her face.
“Uncle is indeed a cultivator, but he is not a member of the Kunlun Immortal Sect. I just wanted to ask you about this place, the Kunlun Immortal Sect. Have you heard of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect? It's a sect that is very powerful in swordsmanship, and is known as the number one swordsman in the world.” Chen Yang then asked.
If the little girl has heard of the Shushan Sword Sect, it would indirectly prove that this is the Kunlun Immortal Sect.
Because it is unlikely that the Kunlun Immortal Sect exists in other worlds.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Xing'er shook her head vigorously again, saying that she had never heard of it.
"but……"
Then Xiao Xing'er changed the subject and said, "On a big mountain dozens of miles southwest of our Xinghua Village, there is a sect called the Heavenly Thunder Sect. There are many immortals in it who can ride the clouds and mist, fly into the sky and disappear into the earth, and ride on flying swords. They are very powerful."
"Moreover, there is a city at the foot of Tianlei Sect Mountain called Tianlei City. People from Xinghua Village go to Tianlei City to buy and sell things at the market. It's very lively there."
"I remember when I was six years old, Thunder City was recruiting new disciples, and my father took me to register. But when they tested my spiritual roots, they said I had mixed spiritual roots and no future in cultivation, so they sent me back. Otherwise, I would be a cultivator like my uncle."
"However, there is an older sister in our village who cultivates at the Thunder God Sect. She has a very rare, high-grade spiritual root and is very talented in cultivation. When she returned to the village two years ago, she rode a flying sword and looked very impressive."
"Sigh, I wonder when my elder sister will be back next time. When she came back last time, she told me that if she could become a true disciple, she could bring me into the Heavenly Thunder Sect. Because a true disciple of the Heavenly Thunder Sect can bring someone into the sect, even if that person's talent isn't that great. It's a privilege that the Heavenly Thunder Sect grants to its true disciples."
……
As she said this, Xiao Xing'er looked on with anticipation, showing that she longed for the Heavenly Thunder Sect and wanted to become a cultivator.
In this dog-eat-dog world of cultivation, not to mention children from ordinary families, even children from wealthy and powerful families are desperate to join a cultivation sect in hopes of becoming a cultivator.
Without the protection of a powerful cultivator, a wealthy and influential family is like water without a source or a tree without roots, and may become dust in history at any time.
Although cultivators value talent, especially spiritual roots.
The better one's spiritual root, the higher one's talent for cultivation.
Spiritual roots, on the other hand, are random, fair, predetermined, and unchangeable, treating the poor and the rich equally.
But don't forget that in addition to talent, cultivating immortality also requires wealth, companions, methods, and location.
Children from poor families are certainly far inferior to children from wealthy families in terms of wealth, companionship, and resources.
Therefore, even in the world of cultivation, cultivation is biased towards the wealthy.
The wealthier and more powerful a family is, the more likely it is to produce a powerful cultivator.
This is the same principle as studying and taking college entrance exams in the secular world.
Although innate intelligence is fair, children from poor families and children from rich families should be treated equally.
However, to get into a good university, you also need to rely on financial resources and connections.
The more prestigious the university, the more children from wealthy families it tends to attend.
In the world of cultivation, for a girl like Xiao Xing'er, who comes from a poor family, joining a sect and becoming a cultivator is almost the only chance to change her fate.
Unfortunately, she had no talent and no connections to join a sect, so her life was pretty much over, just like her mother's: to marry, have children, raise her husband and children, and grow old.
"Uncle, the Kunlun Immortal Sect you mentioned, it wouldn't be the Heavenly Thunder Sect, would it?" Little Xing'er quickly calmed down, looked at Chen Yang with a blank expression, and asked in a low voice.
"Hehe, of course not. Uncle, I'm just a rogue cultivator, I haven't joined a sect. Actually, you can cultivate immortality without joining a sect," Chen Yang said with a faint smile.
"Little Xing'er, stretch out your arm and let me see it."
After saying that, he reached out a hand and grabbed Xiao Xing'er's fair wrist.
"what!"
Little Xing'er was startled and instinctively dodged, saying, "Uncle, what are you doing? My mother said that men and women should not touch each other. Girls should not let boys touch them."
"Forehead…… "
Chen Yang was speechless when he realized that Xiao Xing'er had mistaken him for a pervert.
"Actually, I wanted to see what kind of physique and spiritual root you have. If it's really inconvenient, then forget it," Chen Yang said with a wry smile.
He saw that Xiao Xing'er had grown into a beautiful young woman with delicate features and an ethereal, otherworldly aura. Given her appearance, Chen Yang found it hard to believe that she had mixed spiritual roots.
A person with truly mixed spiritual roots will definitely have a very ordinary temperament, that is, vulgar.
But he saw a natural charm in Xiao Xing'er.
If he weren't still so weak, Chen Yang would have used his X-ray vision to see right through it.
"Oh, is that so? Uncle, I misunderstood you. I'm sorry, I apologize."
Xiao Xing'er said shyly, then paused and continued, "But I really do have a mixed spiritual root. The elders of the Heavenly Thunder Sect said so, and I remember it clearly. It's something like a mixed spiritual root of the five elements, one of the worst spiritual roots. A year of cultivation is not as good as a day of cultivation by someone with a high-grade spiritual root. If you don't believe me, I can show you."
After saying that, Xiao Xing'er rolled up her sleeves and stretched out her fair, white wrist to Chen Yang, letting him touch it.
"A mixed spiritual root of the five elements? I don't really believe it."
Chen Yang shook his head. Just as he was about to take Xiao Xing'er's pulse, Xiao Xing'er's mother, Sister Huang, walked in, carrying a pot of braised pork.
Chen Yang pulled his hand back as if he had been electrocuted, so as not to cause Sister Huang to misunderstand.
If you eat someone else's food and sleep in their house, and then get misunderstood as harassing their daughter, that would be a huge problem; you'd definitely be seen as heartless and ungrateful.
"Wow, it smells so good! We're going to eat meat!" Little Xing'er exclaimed happily, instantly forgetting that Chen Yang was going to test her spiritual roots.
"Young man, you must be hungry. Hurry up and eat something. We're from a poor, remote area, so we don't have anything good to offer you. Please don't mind," Sister Huang said apologetically.
In fact, she had already brought out the best things in her house to entertain Chen Yang.
This meat smells delicious, and tastes even better; it is the meat of a mythical beast called the Silver Horned Deer.
Although Chen Yang had reached the level of abstaining from grains and could survive by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he had never actually eaten spirit beast meat before, so he couldn't help but feast on it.
It has to be said that Sister Huang's cooking skills are really good, on par with a five-star chef. The venison was so delicious that Chen Yang couldn't stop eating it, and he ate about half of it.
Little Xing'er only ate a few pieces of venison before her cheeks bulged and her stomach felt full, so she couldn't eat anymore.
This spirit beast meat is unlike the meat of ordinary beasts. It contains spiritual energy, and ordinary people will feel full after eating only a small amount. Eating too much will cause indigestion and may even harm the body.
"Wow, Uncle, you're amazing! You ate half a bowl of this! You can eat even more than my dad. But you're not as tall or strong as my dad. It's so strange, how can your stomach hold so much?" Little Xing'er exclaimed in surprise, staring at Chen Yang from left to right, completely baffled.
Her father's name was Dashan, which means a man as strong as a mountain. He was the best man in Xinghua Village, the strongest man, and the best hunter.
It was precisely because of his extraordinary abilities that he was able to marry such a beautiful woman as Sister Huang, and thus give birth to a well-behaved and lovely daughter.
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