"Little Eagle, you are well-informed. When will the next secret realm be opened?"
Li Cheng asked the little eagle while wiping the long knife in his hand.
"Didn't you build the foundation?
What's going on, you want to get points again?
You are either cleaning knives or swords every day, is it interesting to put so many weapons in your backpack?"
“We’ve already built the foundation, why can’t we relax a little?
Why do you keep thinking about going to secret realms to get points?
Aren't you tired?"
The little eagle was lying lazily on a rocking chair with his eyes closed and concentrating. When he heard Li Cheng's question, he didn't even open his eyes.
Li Cheng said helplessly, "I have already established the foundation, but Gu Yuan is already at the advanced stage of foundation establishment. You are the only one among the three who has reached the peak of Qi refining. Why aren't you in a hurry?"
"By the way, when will you recover from your injury?
We haven’t reported to the Eagle Guard yet.”
"Why are you urging me? I'm just worried about going and have to do my mission. I think you're in a hurry."
"I'm not in a hurry, but you can earn points by doing tasks. There are no Class A tasks suitable for us recently. It's too difficult to get points."
"Since there is no rush, let's wait for two days before going. It is estimated that the secret realm will be opened at the end of the month. Then we can go to the secret realm to earn some points."
"You are not in a hurry, but we have both established the foundation. The foundation-building disciples of the Divine Eagle Guard have three Yuan-Zeng Dans every month. If you don't report, you can't receive the Yuan-Zeng Dan. Three Yuan-Zeng Dans are not a small amount. You
Tell me, why don’t we go get it?”
"Alas..." The little eagle sighed, feeling unhappy.
Gu Yuan looked at the little eagle's helpless expression and asked, "Eagle, are you in any trouble?"
The little eagle took out a token and threw it on the table, then stretched out his hands to rub his face and then said: "My old man left me a little flag commander's seat in the Eagle Guard, and said he wanted me to exercise. Take this
If you get a token, you can become a flag leader."
“But the prerequisite is that I must build the foundation.
But I'm still close to building the foundation, and I'm riding a tiger now. If I had known, I wouldn't even be participating in the inner disciple selection competition."
Li Cheng was still thinking about the three Yuan-Zeng Dan, and said without thinking: "What's the point? You asked Gu Yuan to be the flag leader for you first. When you build the foundation, he will return the flag leader to you."
That’s it?
We are all our own brothers and we don’t take advantage of outsiders.”
Gu Yuan waved his hand and said: "Let Li Cheng be the one, I'm not interested!"
Li Cheng's eyes dimmed for a moment, "I can't be the flag leader..." After saying that, Li Cheng walked out in despair.
The little eagle asked loudly: "Li Cheng, where are you going?"
Li Cheng's voice came from outside the door: "I'll go home and take a look."
Gu Yuan turned to look at the little eagle with some confusion and asked, "What's going on?"
The little eagle curled his lips and said, "Li Cheng's family are all vampires, the kind that eat people without spitting out their bones. If he becomes the flag leader, all the bones will be eaten by his family!"
"Is it that serious?"
"Maybe it's more serious than what I said?"
"By the way, how come you two have such a good relationship?"
"Before you came, I was his only brother, but now that you are here, the three of us are good brothers."
"You keep saying that Li Cheng is a coward, how can you still be brothers with him?"
"He saved my life..."
The little eagle was silent for a moment, then continued, "Actually, Li Cheng is a genius. If it weren't for a family of vampires, his achievements might be even higher than yours."
When Gu Yuan heard this, he also became curious, "I always heard you say that he was dragged down by his family. What is the situation with his family?"
…
There is a dilapidated house in the civilian area on the outskirts of Scarlet Flame City. Even one side of the courtyard wall has collapsed, and the door of the small courtyard is nailed up with broken boards.
A gray-haired woman was drawing water from the well in the courtyard. At her feet were two oversized wooden basins filled with dirty clothes.
Li Cheng lowered his head and pushed open the broken wooden door and walked into the yard. He stood next to the woman, took the wooden bucket from her hand, and poured the well water in the bucket into the big wooden basin: "Mom, how many times have I told you
, you should stop doing these menial tasks of washing clothes for others. Where is the money I got back a few days ago?"
This woman is Li Cheng's mother, Mrs. Sun.
Li Cheng put down the barrel and stood up straight. Sun, who was a bit stooped, only reached his chest.
"Mom, how have you considered what I told you last time?
I have the ability to take good care of you now, let's leave this home, I can make you live a good life."
Mrs. Sun shook her head: "Mother knows that you are filial, but this is my home. I won't go anywhere. I have two sons. The palms of my hands and the backs are full of flesh. You and Dabao and Xiaobao are my mother's favorites...
…”
Li Cheng stared at Sun's gray hair in a daze. He raised his hand to straighten the messy hair around his mother's ears.
At this moment, an old man in his sixties opened the door of the main room and walked out, saying with a gloomy face: "Don't you know what's going on in our family?
Both of your brothers want to practice cultivation, so what are you going to do with the three melons and two dates you brought back?
It’s not even enough to fill the gap between your brothers’ teeth! What will your mother do if she doesn’t wash clothes?
This is her life!"
The person who came out was Li Cheng's stepfather, Old Man Liu.
Li Cheng just took a step forward to argue, but before he could speak, Mr. Sun grabbed him by the corner of his clothes.
Mrs. Sun lowered her head and said nothing, and did not let go. She just shook her head gently.
Li Cheng clenched his fists and remained silent.
"I heard that you were selected as an inner disciple?
Where are the elixirs distributed by the Moon Sect this month?"
Old Man Liu did not let Li Cheng go just because he swallowed his anger.
Li Cheng hesitated for a moment: "It hasn't been sent yet..."
After saying that, he glanced at his mother and explained: "I have been on a mission recently, and the elixirs from the Eagle Guard will be distributed later."
"What Eagle Guard?
I’ve heard that you’ve gone to the Eagle Guard! From now on, you’ll only get three Yuan-Zeng Dan pills every month! You little bastard, you still haven’t told the truth!”
Old man Liu looked at Li Cheng and cursed.
"I have raised you since you were a child. When I sent you to the True Fire Hall, I made it very clear that all your monthly salary should be used for the cultivation of your two younger brothers at home. You little bastard
V type, you learned to lie before your hair even grew?"
Li Cheng glanced at Mrs. Sun beside her. Mrs. Sun let go of her hands and lowered her head to sit in front of the big wooden basin and planned to wash clothes again. She remained silent from beginning to end.
Li Cheng felt miserable because he only told his mother, Sun, that he was about to join the Eagle Guard.
The reason why he told Mrs. Sun about this was because he hoped that Mrs. Sun would be happy to know that he was promising.
Moreover, before he left last time, he left a thousand taels of silver to Mrs. Sun. A thousand taels of silver was not a small amount, it was enough for the family to spend comfortably for a long time.