People are in high spirits during happy events, and Wu Jie is no exception. Although he is a little weak because he has consumed a lot of energy, his spirit is extremely good. He seems to be in high spirits in the next few days, whether it is work in the drug store or preparations.
He did all the errands for the Autumn Festival with great enthusiasm, and even practiced martial arts, which he was not very interested in in the past, with a little more energy.
"Fourth brother, are you sick? Why did you suddenly start practicing martial arts?" When he saw him wearing a sand-filled vest and jogging in the town to exercise his physical fitness, Lin Lushan, his sworn brother who was sitting under a tree and pondering poems, finally couldn't bear it.
asked.
Seeing his brother's concerned expression, Wu Jie felt warm in his heart and couldn't help but smile. He repeatedly assured that he was absolutely healthy and was just preparing to exercise well, from a strong body to a strong spirit...
Although it was obvious that Wu Jie was talking nonsense, Lin Lushan was relieved to see that he was in good spirits.
The two Wu and Lin families were family friends - no, closer than that. Wu Jie's father, Doctor Wu, and Lin Lushan's father, Lin Xiucai, were brothers with different surnames who had known each other for eight years. They also had a sworn brother, Du, who was teaching Wu Jie to practice martial arts.
Team training.
These three brothers, one a martial artist, one a literary practitioner, and the other a doctor, formed the most stable group among the "upper class" in the small town of Wujiaji. The five children of the three families also regarded each other as brothers: the eldest was Du Yu, the son of Du Tuanlian.
, is now working as a head catcher in the county; the second oldest is Doctor Wu's eldest son Wu Cheng, who travels to nearby villages and towns every day to work as a wandering doctor; the third oldest is Du Ruo, the only daughter of the three families, a fierce and fierce tigress who is more capable than her brother.
In fighting, he has even surpassed Du Tuanlian; the fourth child, Wu Jie, is a steady and motivated young man who is mature and promising; the youngest is Lin Lushan, a diligent, studious and well-read little nerd who can only read rote books.
The five brothers have a very good relationship, but Wu Jie has no intention of telling Lin Lushan about his plans to go out to seek immortality - this boy is a bit stupid in reading, and he can't hold anything in his stomach. As long as he tells him about it, it will be fine.
Within a few days everyone in the town knew about it.
After a few casual greetings, Lin Lushan sighed again: "Everyone seems a little weird these days. The fourth brother who has never been interested in martial arts is actually working hard to practice martial arts; and the third brother who should be practicing martial arts every day is making trouble everywhere.
My sister is very ill and has been listless all day..."
Wu Jie was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that Du Ruo had not been seen in the martial arts training ground for several days, and he couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
The female overlord Du Ruona had three major hobbies in her life. The first was that she liked to eat sweets. She often secretly ate the licorice and tangerine peel prepared by Wu Jie. Sometimes she even went to Sanshan Temple to secretly eat sweet cookies dedicated to the gods. The second was that she liked to cause trouble and fights.
I don’t know how much trouble I caused when fighting. The third thing is that I like to practice martial arts. I feel uncomfortable if I don’t practice for two or three hours every day.
She actually hasn't practiced martial arts for several days! This is really rare!
"Fourth brother, is Third Sister sick?" Lin Lushan asked with concern.
Wu Jie recalled the tigress's appearance when he saw Du Ruo in the past few days, and felt that she did not look like she was sick.
"Her house is separated from mine by a wall. If you get sick, you can come to see a doctor and get medicine within two steps. No, with her personality, I'm afraid she'll ask me to boil the medicine and deliver it to her door. She also has to add
Ten times as much licorice..." Thinking of what happened when Du Ruo was sick, Wu Jie couldn't help but laugh, "Since my licorice hasn't suffered yet, then she must be fine!"
Lin Lushan was amused by these words, so he relaxed and immersed himself in the books again, struggling with the rhymes and trying to piece together a decent poem.
In the Eastern Chu State, martial arts prevailed but literature and art were not outstanding. The main test in the imperial examination was poetry. The little nerd was okay at writing articles, but he was really not good at writing poetry. It often took several days to write a dry and lackluster poem.
After the poem came out, every time Wu Jie listened to him reciting a poem, he wished he could directly teach him those eternal lines on earth.
It's a pity that this guy has a very upright character, so I guess he will never accept it...
Wu Jie's style was very pragmatic. If he couldn't do it, he wouldn't think too much about it, so he quickly put those things aside for the time being and began to concentrate on training again.
He practiced martial arts with his uncle every day during the day, and at night he went into the world of the Book of Heaven to ask Jasmine for advice. His life was quite fulfilling.
Jasmine is not good at martial arts, but she is an ancient demon with great strength and vision. Even if she just works behind closed doors, she can create quite powerful kung fu. If she were placed in the mortal world, she would definitely be a martial arts master.
figure!
It's a pity that Jasmine really doesn't know how to teach her disciples. Wu Jie was confused by her teachings and had to give up directly learning from this over-leveled grandmaster and instead learn from practice by sparring with her.
.
However, Jasmine's level is too high. No matter how hard she suppresses her own power, Wu Jie is always defeated with one move. There is no learning effect at all and it is simply a waste of time. Finally, Wu Jie has an idea.
, let Jasmine make some of the exercise equipment she saw from movies and TV in the world of Tianshu, and use those reliable or unreliable, scientific or unscientific things to practice.
The efficiency of this kind of training can only be regarded as unsatisfactory. Fortunately, the results of Wu Jie's martial arts training at Du Tuan's family are quite gratifying. It only took him a month to learn several sets of martial arts that the uncle learned when he was traveling in the world.
.Although he is not proficient enough yet, and he has not yet reached the level where he can move according to his will, and he is still far away from the world's top masters, but "at least he can escape when he encounters bandits" - this is Du Tuanlian
's original words.
In this month, Wu Jie's greatest achievement was not in martial arts, but in physical fitness.
Because he absorbs abundant spiritual energy in the World of Heavenly Books every night, coupled with sufficient exercise, his physical fitness has improved significantly in just one month. Not only is he significantly stronger, but he also has a few more pounds on his chest and shoulders.
The tendons with sharp edges and corners, and his movements are a bit more aggressive... In general, he has taken a solid first step on the road from a family man to a muscular man.
Seeing his rapid growth in strength, his relatives and friends were both surprised and happy. His parents, who originally did not agree with him going out to seek immortality, also changed their views.
It is absolutely impossible for a normal person to become so strong in just one month. Even Du Tuanlian has never heard of such rapid progress. Therefore, Wu Jie's physical changes were naturally interpreted as "a predestined relationship with the immortal way."
——Perhaps it was because of his determination to cultivate immortality that he triggered the "opportunity" that the immortals once said?
With this reason, his parents' attitude softened a lot. After the annual autumn festival ceremony, it was his parents who urged Wu Jie to leave early.
"When immortality comes, you must grasp it. Immortals will not always be there waiting for you!" Parents all over the world hope that their children can be successful. Becoming an immortal is naturally a very promising thing, so although Wu Jie is not in a hurry,
But his parents were already busy preparing his luggage.
Wu Jie couldn't help but smile, but he was happy to see this change, but when he saw the big bag of luggage his parents had prepared for him, he couldn't help laughing.
"Father, mother! You have prepared too much! How can I travel around with so many things? Do I still need to ride a donkey?"
"This is a good idea! Ah Cheng, bring the donkey at home!"
"...Do you think an immortal would accept an apprentice who can't bear the hardships, carries so much luggage when going out, and has to ride a donkey?"
Father Wu and Madam Wu looked at each other.
In the end, Wu Jie only brought an extra ten taels of silver in addition to his brother Wu Cheng's ordinary traveling outfit.
This was enough. When Doctor Wu and Du Tuanlian were traveling together in the world, their total net worth was only five taels of silver. In comparison, Wu Jie felt that he was well prepared.
According to the current price of silver in the Eastern Chu Kingdom, one tael of silver can buy about a hundred kilograms of white rice, and even more if it is brown rice. A thousand kilograms of rice is enough for Wu Jie to eat for a long time, not to mention that he can also make money by practicing medicine - according to his father and brother's instructions
As for experience, as long as you don't encounter additional dangers, at least one and a half years of wandering outside will definitely be enough.
When Wu Jie finally left, his relatives and friends were naturally reluctant to leave. Lin Lushan and his son were still trying to persuade him to change his mind. Only Du Ruo's reaction was strange - this female overlord who is usually as ferocious as a tiger and as greedy as a wild boar.
He explained to Wu mysteriously: "If you fail to seek immortality, you will come back... Regardless of whether you succeed or not, you must come back within six months and within a year. It will be your benefit..."
Wu Jie didn't know what Du Ruo's so-called "benefits" were, but seeing that she seemed to have recovered her health and was no longer as sick and lackluster as before, he couldn't help but be happy for her, so he promised that she would definitely come back - as for the benefits
He didn't pay much attention to it.
For him who has obtained the world of the Book of Heaven and embarked on the path of cultivating immortality, there are not many benefits in the mortal world that can tempt him.
So, on this sunny autumn day, Wu Jie bathed in the warm sunshine and embarked on the road to seek immortality.
