"Haha..." Zhou Wenjing laughed, shook her head and said, "Did you have a hard time as a child?"
"...Bitterness." Zhou Hanxuan said: "Father, it is precisely because I had such a hard time when I was a child that I don't want Xuan'er to be like this."
"Then do you think it's worth it?" Zhou Wenjing asked: "If you had not had such a hard life as a child, would you still be able to enter the Hanlin Academy now?"
"...I think even if it's not that hard, I should be able to get into the Hanlin Academy." Zhou Hanxuan hesitated and said.
"Are you so sure?" Zhou Wenjing smiled: "You are smart, but there are too many smart people in the world, are you really that good?"
Zhou Hanxuan was silent.
After he entered the Hanlin Academy, he realized that the world is so big and there are so many smart people, and no one in the Hanlin Academy is inferior to him.
Even those who did not enter the Hanlin Academy were not inferior to themselves.
I was able to get in, firstly because of good luck, and secondly because of my first-mover advantage, which laid a solid foundation since childhood.
"Every minute you work hard, you get what you gain. This is the unchangeable principle of heaven and earth. No one has ever been able to break it." Zhou Wenjing said, "No matter how smart people are, it is the same."
Zhou Hanxuan nodded helplessly: "Xuan'er is far smarter than us, I think..."
"We can be more lenient," Zhou Wenjing said, "Don't push him so hard, just let him go as he pleases."
Zhou Zixuan's temperament is calm and not frivolous, so there is no need to be too restrained, lest it be counterproductive.
"Yes." Zhou Hanxuan breathed a sigh of relief.
That's what he wanted.
Zhou Wenjing said: "Let Xuan'er come over, I'll have a good chat with him."
"Yes." Zhou Hanxuan turned around and went out, and quickly brought in Zhou Zixuan.
Zhou Zixuan is ten years old this year and looks as thin as a six-year-old child. Every time he looks at his frail body, Zhou Hanxuan can't help but want to cry.
"Grandpa." After Zhou Zixuan came in, he cupped his fists and saluted, with a serious look and respect.
Zhou Wenjing showed a loving look and said warmly: "Xuan'er, sit down and talk."
"Yes." Zhou Zixuan sat on the Grand Master's chair opposite, looking straight at Zhou Wenjing: "Grandpa is looking for Xuan'er for something, right?"
"How did you feel after going to Xuankong Temple today?" Zhou Wenjing smiled and said, "You know the foundation of Xuankong Temple, right?"
Zhou Zixuan said: "Grandpa wants to ask Xuan'er if he has seen the master, right?"
"Master?" Zhou Wenjing was startled.
Zhouzi preached: "Master said, if you don't object, Grandpa, then I will be Master's disciple from today on."
He smiled and said: "Grandpa and father, you have no objection, right?"
"Have you seen the divine monk?" Zhou Hanxuan asked hurriedly.
Zhou Zixuan nodded.
Zhou Hanxuan frowned and said, "Isn't that right?"
"Master teaches in dreams." Zhouzi declared: "Meet me in dreams."
Zhou Hanxuan and Zhou Wenjing looked at each other.
Zhou Wenjing smiled and said: "Xuan'er, is this a dream or reality?"
"If it was a dream, the mental method taught in the dream must have been forgotten." Zhou Zi preached.
"Did the divine monk pass down the inner teaching?" Zhou Wenjing asked hurriedly.
Zhou Zixuan nodded lightly.
Zhou Wenjing smiled, and the smile spread out on her face like ripples on a lake.
"Haha..." Zhou Wenjing couldn't help laughing.
Zhou Hanxuan looked at Zhou Zixuan doubtfully.
Zhouzi preached: "Father, I know what is true and what is false."
He stretched out his little hand: "If you don't believe it, just take a look."
Zhou Hanxuan held his little hand, concentrated for a moment, and nodded in surprise: "You have already started."
They never taught Zhou Zixuan martial arts because his body could not tolerate martial arts and was too fragile. He would die quickly when he practiced martial arts.
But now, there is already a faint breath in his body. Although it is weak, don't forget that this is just one night.
This progress is amazing.
I can be considered a prodigy, but it only took me a month of practice to make such progress.
Zhou Wenjing also curiously reached out to his shoulder, pressed it, and nodded with satisfaction: "It is indeed internal force."
Zhou Wenjing chuckled and said, "What other instructions does the holy monk have?"
"Master didn't say anything else. He just said that this matter should be concealed to avoid getting into trouble." Zhou Zi preached.
"What the holy monk has in mind is very true." Zhou Wenjing exclaimed, "When can it be revealed?"
Zhouzi preached: "After becoming a great master."
Zhou Wenjing and Zhou Hanxuan immediately widened their eyes and shook their heads with laughter.
Becoming a great master is not easy.
"I don't know how many years it will take." Zhou Hanxuan said with a smile: "It seems that we have the right to pretend that there is no such thing."
"Master said, it doesn't take long." Zhouzi preached.
"Oh——? It doesn't take long, how long?" Zhou Wenjing said with a smile: "Is it ten years, or twenty years?"
Zhou Zixuan said: "Then it depends on my efforts. It can be as fast as one or two years, or as slow as more than ten years."
"You are only ten years old." Zhou Wenjing shook her head and said, "A twenty-year-old grand master is already shocking the world, and at a young age, his mind is not up to it."
Zhou Zixuan said: "It took less than a year for Senior Sister Xu to start practicing Kung Fu and become a Grand Master."
"Xu Qingluo?" Zhou Wenjing asked.
Zhou Zixuan nodded: "Sister Xu's experience is very similar to mine, and my qualifications are also very similar. Master said that if I work hard, I will not be inferior to her."
"Xu Qingluo..." Zhou Wenjing sighed with emotion: "A person like that is really out of reach, don't be too greedy, be serious and work hard, you are still young, there is no need to become a grand master too quickly."
"It's really not good to become a grand master too early," Zhou Hanxuan said hurriedly: "After becoming a grand master, aging slows down. If you become a grand master at the age of ten, you will maintain your ten-year-old appearance for a long time."
"Isn't this bad?" Zhou Zixuan asked with a smile.
"When you are eighteen, you still have the appearance of a ten-year-old, and your physical development cannot keep up with your spiritual development. This will cause a lot of trouble and pain." Zhou Hanxuan said, "So don't be in a hurry, take your time, and be at least eighteen.
Then enter the Grand Master after the age of 30."
"In this way..." Zhou Zixuan was thoughtful.
He is intelligent by nature, has a very high understanding, has experienced life and death, has the most gentle heart towards the world, and will not be stubborn in his own opinions.
Zhou Hanxuan said: "Since you have worshiped Monk Fakong as your teacher, you should stop being utilitarian, practice with devotion, and take your time."
"Yes." Zhou Zixuan nodded solemnly.
Zhou Wenjing said with emotion: "The fate of my Zhou family is different now. Now we are one. We must keep the secret and keep it secret. We must not let it out. We must act more diligently and ensure that we do not draw attention to ourselves."
"Don't worry, father." Zhou Hanxuan said in a deep voice, "I'm not in a hurry."
"Well," Zhou Wenjing nodded: "The Hanlin Academy is the best place for officials. You must be able to endure loneliness. Don't rush out. Sit back and watch the changes, understand it in your heart, and firmly lay a solid foundation.
"
"Yes." Zhou Hanxuan said.
Zhou Wenjing looked at Zhou Zixuan: "Everything should be done according to the master's orders. When my words are contrary to your master's, then listen to your master's."
"...Yes." Zhou Zixuan looked at him in surprise.
Zhou Wenjing said: "Do you think it's strange?"
Zhou Zixuan nodded.
Zhou Wenjing said: "You must know that the divine monk has supernatural powers and can see farther than I can. Furthermore, you are his disciple and he will never harm you, so listen to the divine monk in everything."
"I understand, Grandpa." Zhou Zixuan said with a smile, "But Master asked me to concentrate on practicing, but I can't just know everything. I have to talk to Grandpa and Father about the court affairs every day."
"...Okay." Zhou Wenjing smiled.
I originally didn't want Xuan'er to hear this early, and I didn't want Xuan'er to see the ugliness of people in the world.