The sun has just risen, and its soft light awakens everything in the world.
In Luoye Town, a border town of the Yunhai Empire, smoke rose from the kitchen stoves, and the people started a new day of business.
In a yard southwest of Luoye Town, a boy was riding a horse and punching quickly.
Looking at the dew on the boy's clothes, you can tell that the boy's practice has been going on for a while. It should have started before dawn when the dew was getting heavier.
Letting the sweat flow on his face, the boy tirelessly repeated the movements of closing and punching. Looking at the boy's trembling legs, you could tell that he was working hard to persevere.
At this time, another child climbed up on the wall of the yard and said, "Chen Chen, I will go hunting with my father in the mountains soon. If I encounter a pheasant or something, I will help you get one."
The boy's clothing is somewhat different from that of the boy in the courtyard, namely Chen Chen. Although Chen Chen is not wearing brocade, it is still of high-quality fabric, while the child on the wall is wearing coarse linen clothes.
"There are ferocious birds and beasts in the mountains, Qin Nuo, please be careful?" Chen Chen waved to the boy on the wall and warned him.
"Be careful. If Madam finds out, you will be punished again." Qin Nuo reminded Chen Chen.
Chen Chen nodded and continued boxing.
Not long after Qin Nuo left, Chen Chen closed his fists to stabilize his breathing and walked towards the courtyard. He walked very quietly as if someone had discovered him.
"The young lady pampers the young master in all aspects, but she won't let go of this practice. Now that the young master is practicing, if the madam finds out, he will be punished again." A woman who looked like a housekeeper appeared after Chen Chen left and looked at Chen Chen
The relatively thin body shook his head helplessly.
"Stop!" Chen Chen pushed open the door to the room and before entering, he was stopped by a sweet shout.
The person who called Chen Chen was a woman in her thirties, who was also the owner of this mansion, Mrs. Chen.
The Chen family moved to Luoye Town ten years ago. No one in the town has ever met the male master of the Chen family. They only know that the Chen family has a wife, and the Chen family does not have much contact with outsiders.
In the eyes of the people in the town, the Chen family used to be a wealthy family, but they didn't know why they came here. Some people think that Chen Chen's mother was abandoned and brought Chen Chen here. In short, this mansion is among the people's homes.
There is a mystery in his eyes.
"Mother!" Chen Chen turned around and lowered his head.
Mrs. Chen said nothing and turned around and walked towards the back of the mansion. Chen Chen could only follow behind.
Chen Chen knew that he had made a mistake today and forgot that it was the fifteenth day. On every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, his mother would chant sutras and do morning lessons.
Behind the mansion is a Buddhist hall. After arriving at the Buddhist hall, Mrs. Chen sat down, but instead of chanting sutras as before, she looked at her son and said, "I told you many times that you are not allowed to practice but you just don't listen. Kneel down."
Reflect!”
Chen Chen said nothing and knelt in front of the futon.
Seeing Chen Chen kneel down, Mrs. Chen left the Buddhist hall.
"Don't be angry. The young master is young and there are things he doesn't understand. If you punish him, it's not the miss who feels bad." As soon as Mrs. Chen arrived in the front yard, a woman who looked like a housekeeper came to Mrs. Chen's side.
"Qingzhu, it's not all the fault of cultivation that our mother and son are in this state now. The tragedies that happened in the past, I don't want to happen to Chen'er again. Just look at him for a while and let him get up. I won't worship Buddha today.
I need to calm down for a while, it has been thirteen years, and it has been thirteen years today!" Mrs. Chen exhaled helplessly and left.
Chen Chen was mentally prepared to be punished because his mother didn't like him practicing. As for why his mother didn't let him practice, Chen Chen didn't understand.
While Chen Chen was thinking, Qingzhu came to the Buddhist hall. Looking at Chen Chen who was punished to kneel, Qingzhu didn't know what to say.
"Young Master, just listen to my wife and stop practicing." After thinking for a while, Qingzhu persuaded Chen Chen.
"Aunt Qingzhu, I don't know what's wrong with practicing? Mayor Luo Song is respected by everyone because he is a strong man, and his son is also a strong man. I hope to be respected, so I have to work hard." Chen Chen said his thoughts
.
"You are different from them." Qingzhu said with a frown.
"Why? Why is it different?" Chen Chen knew that there were many things that his mother did not tell him, just like his father's things that her mother never mentioned.
My mother told herself that my father was dead, but she had never paid homage to him or seen his father's spiritual tablet.
"You are old. I don't want you to continue to practice and make my wife angry, so I will tell you everything. You can decide for yourself what to do in the future." Qingzhu thought for a while and felt that there was something to tell Chen Chen. Otherwise, according to Chen Chen's character, he would still be in the future.
If you want to practice, you will inevitably be punished. Mrs. Chen may not know it, but Qingzhu knows that Chen Chen practices every day.
Following Qingzhu's narration, Chen Chen understood the reason why his mother did not allow him to practice.
The Chen family is a royal family in the Yunhai Empire, and the head of the family still holds the throne. The person in charge of the Chen family is Chen Chen's grandfather, Chen Dingxiao, the iron-blooded prince of the empire.
Chen Chen's father, Chen Lingqi, is the proud son of the family and the young leader of the entire Yunhai Empire. The family originally lived in peace, but this peace was broken by the iron hoof of the Ice Blue Empire. When the frontier was in danger, Chen Lingqi volunteered to kill the enemy.
Protect the home and the country.
In the frontier, he went from an ordinary soldier to a blood-stained uniform, killed enemies and beheaded generals, and became the general of Zhenbei, becoming a frontier official of the empire. Mrs. Chen had mixed feelings about her husband's achievements. She was always worried about her husband's safety and did not want to
The worry turned into a cruel reality. He was framed and imprisoned for offending members of his royal family. In order to clear up the relationship, the family expelled Chen Chen, mother and son, from the family, and severed all relations with Chen Lingqi's family of three.
In order to clear up the relationship, the family expelled Chen Chen, mother and son, from the family, and severed all relations with Chen Lingqi.
Treason is a capital crime, and Chen Lingqi became a death row prisoner. During a demon-killing experience, Chen Lingqi, a death row prisoner, was assigned to a death squad by the empire and never came back.
After listening to Qingzhu's words, Chen Chen understood the reason why his mother didn't want him to practice. His father was a cultivator, so this happened, so his mother didn't want him to become a cultivator.
"The family actually abandoned my father!" Chen Chen's teeth gritted loudly.
"The head of the family is an important minister of the empire and is absolutely loyal to the empire. In addition, the head of the family spends many years in retreat with the emperor to discuss cultivation and does not care about family affairs. The head of the Chen family at that time was your second uncle Chen Linghao. Your father is the heir to the throne, so he has this status.
Other branches value it very much, and everyone knows what the throne means. If such an opportunity arises, can he let it go?" Qingzhu's face showed cold anger.
"So it turns out that they ignore family ties for status and power. Then I want to practice even more. I will take back everything that belongs to me and my mother. Anyone who framed my father will die." Chen Chen clenched his fists and said.
"Don't think about it. Your uncles and uncles are like tigers and wolves. If you dare to go back, they won't be polite to you. It's hard to say whether you can survive or not. The struggle of the big family is very cruel." Qingzhu knows the big family's struggle very well.
struggle.
"I understand." Chen Chen understood the reason why his mother did not allow him to practice.
"After you understand, you don't need to practice. You have to understand Madam's painstaking efforts." Qingzhu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Chen Chen's words.
"No! The more this happens, the more I want to practice." Chen Chen's face was full of persistence.
"Young Master, you can't do this, you will make Madam anxious." Qingzhu suddenly became anxious after hearing Chen Chen's words.
"I will make it clear to my mother. I will talk to my mother today." After understanding what happened, Chen Chen planned to talk to his mother and practice openly in the future.
"Madam will not agree." Qingzhu grabbed Chen Chen who did not continue to kneel, but stood up and walked outside.
"Forget it if I don't know. If I know, I can't let my mother be wronged. I, Chen Chen, can't bear this tone." Chen Chen broke away from Qingzhu's pull and walked toward the front hall.
Chen Chen ignored Qingzhu's pull and came to the front hall, where Mrs. Chen was sitting in meditation.
Although everyone calls her Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Chen is actually very young, in her early thirties.
"You actually got up by yourself?" Seeing Chen Chen, Mrs. Chen was a little puzzled because her son had anger on his face.
"Mother, I have something to say." Chen Chen bowed slightly and said.
"I said I wouldn't let you practice, but you insist on practicing. If you have something to say, kneel down and say it!" Mrs. Chen said in a deep voice.
Chen Chen did not kneel down because he felt that he was right. In the past, he practiced for fun and to be respected, and it was wrong of him to defy his mother. Now, practicing for the sake of his parents and his own dignity is what a man should do.
"Are your wings stiff now?" Seeing Chen Chen not kneeling, Mrs. Chen became angry. It was more of an accident.
"Mom has misunderstood Chen'er. Chen'er doesn't have stiff wings, but feels that she is right. If she is really wrong, let alone kneeling down, Chen'er will accept no matter how severe the punishment is." Chen Chen said.
"Then tell me why you are right?" Mrs. Chen looked her son up and down.
"People live their whole life, and they die early and late. It is better to live a vigorous life than to live an ignoble existence. This will also make people look down upon. Aren't my uncles and uncles severing ties with us? The glory that belongs to my father and our family, then
I want to take them all back, and I want to prove how wrong they are." Chen Chen's words were not loud but very deep, and anyone who heard them would feel his determination.
"Madam, it was Qingzhu who was rash and told the young master what happened in the past." Qingzhu happened to hear Chen Chen's words after he came in.
Mrs. Chen waved her hand and did not let Qingzhu continue talking, but lowered her head and fell into thinking.
It took a full cup of tea before Mrs. Chen raised her head and said, "Have you thought about it? Becoming a cultivator may be a road of no return."
"Think about it, the only way to get back everything that belongs to us is through cultivation." Chen Chen said.
"Okay! You're right. Although I hope you live a peaceful life, I can't control your life path. From now on, you can practice whatever you want." Mrs. Chen let out a breath. It was obvious that she had considered this decision for a long time.
"Mother, you have suffered so much, thank you mother." Chen Chen bowed to his mother.
At this moment, a boy ran into the Chen family's house, "Chen Chen, it's not good! Qin Nuo and his father encountered a beast tide that had not been seen in decades. The leader was the roaring beast, who went with their father and son.
The people came back to ask for help, and now the monsters have begun to attack Luoye Town."
"What?" After hearing this, Chen Chen turned around and rushed towards the outside of the house.
The Roaring Beast is an extremely ferocious beast that can even evolve into an intelligent monster. It is one of the most terrifying beasts in the Luoye Mountains behind Luoye Town.
"Chen Chen, what are you doing?" Mrs. Chen stood up and yelled.