It is more pitiful to have never had it, or it is more painful to lose it after having it.
The Cao family is a well-known wealthy businessman in Yuan County. It is said that the head of the Cao family and the Jin family have a distant kinship relationship.
No one went out of their way to confirm whether it was true or not. It was just that the head of the Cao family occasionally bullied men and bullied women and sometimes used the Jin family's name. No one dared to meddle in these nosy matters.
Qin Shu intended to break into Cao's house and take Qin's mother away, but was stopped outside unexpectedly.
If the Cao family is rich, they can always hire one or two low-level monks to protect themselves.
Unable to break in, he waited at the door all night.
The next day, the father of Qin who came for him took him away. After he returned, he had a high fever and the wound was infected and pus leaked. If the old doctor hadn't treated him in time, he might have had to face amputation.
Touching the hatred in the young man's eyes, Qin's father did not dare to look at him and defended himself: "Your mother... she will also suffer following me. The Cao family is a wealthy family after all. She will not have to worry about food and clothing after she goes, and she won't have to suffer.
Not better.”
The young man clenched his fists and said bitterly: "She is my mother, not a pet that you can throw away and trade! I don't have a father like you, and you are not worthy at all!"
Qin Shu's words made Qin's father angry. He just sold his woman, how could he allow a child to accuse him.
"Little beast, is this your attitude when talking to dad!? I'm also thinking about us and your mother, what's wrong with her just going to enjoy her happiness!"
"She used to be my woman, I have the right to let her go wherever she goes!"
Qin Shu had never felt that the face in front of him was so hateful and disgusting to him.
The father and son broke up unhappy, and the boy slammed the door and ran out, and did not come back for several days.
Father Qin saw Qin Shu again on a sunny day.
In the summer, when the sun is exposed to the sun, the corpses in the mass graves soon rot and emit an unpleasant odor.
This morning, a servant from the Cao Mansion came to inform him that Qin's mother died unexpectedly last night and her body was thrown in a mass grave. If you want to collect it, hurry up. If it's too late, it will be picked up by wolves.
Qin's father hurried to the mass grave and found Qin's mother wrapped in a straw mat and thrown carelessly on the ground among a pile of corpses.
There was a hole in her head as big as the mouth of a bowl, where she hit a sharp corner and was killed.
The blood had dried and solidified on half of her face, and her gentle face looked a little scary at the moment.
Her eyes kept looking in one place, and there was still a little eagerness on her stiff face.
What did she want to do at that time? Run for her life?
Father Qin was so ashamed that he shed crocodile tears over the corpse.
No one could understand how Qin Shu felt when he saw his mother's body.
He stood there for a while, then suddenly rushed forward and pushed Qin's father away from the body.
"Don't touch my mother with your dirty hands."
The young man carried his mother's body on his back and left here. Qin's father searched for them for a long time but could not find where they had gone.
On the slope here, a new grave was built, and a young man knelt there and cried softly, his voice like the cry of a young animal.
'Mom, why don't you wait a moment longer? As long as you wait a moment longer, I can take you out of this place together.'
It turned out that he had been disappearing for the past few days to prepare for rescuing Qin's mother and then taking her away from here.
However, it was too late.
'Why didn't I see through that man earlier? He is a madman.'
'Why did he think that if he compromised before, he would never hurt you again.'
He blames himself for not seeing clearly the rot inside Qin's father earlier, thinking that if he wins the game well, he can buy the family short-term peace.
Only today did he realize that his father was no longer his father.
"I was wrong."
Since he made a mistake, he should make up for it.
He picked up a handful of fresh soil and sprinkled it on the grave. He murmured softly, as if he was acting coquettishly in her arms.
"Mom, I'll ask them all to go down and apologize to you, okay?"
A breeze blew by, like a sad sigh.
What was originally intended to save Qin's mother turned into a tool for revenge.
Overnight, Qin's father died, as did the head of the Cao family and his wife who was lying with him.
There was a fire at Jinhui Gambling House, the warehouse was burned down, and all the imprisoned monsters suddenly ran out and wreaked havoc on the streets.
After finishing everything, the young man left overnight. After that, Yuan County lost a young man named Qin Shu.
The aunt on the street took the trouble to tell this story to passers-by over and over again.
Someone asked in confusion, "Mother Qin had been sent to the Cao family a long time ago, and her body had been defiled. Why did she think about running away that night?"
When the aunt told people this story, she just used it as a topic to talk about. She did not sympathize with the people in it. She said with a look of disgust, "Once a woman's body is ruined, how can she still live with dignity? Let me guess, she must be the one who wants it."
I sought death myself, and no one else stopped me."
The man didn't like what she said, and frowned and said, "How can you say that? She has a son, so she wouldn't be cruel enough to abandon him. Mother Qin's accidental death is more likely."
Others' retorts made the aunt even more excited, and she said, "Am I wrong? If I were betrayed by someone, I would not have the shame to live in peace for so long like her. I would have jumped into the well to protect my husband's family. Qin
My mother must be a shameless prodigal to be dragged into being sold by Father Qin, she deserves it!"
She insulted the deceased, and the faces of several people standing next to her showed suppressed anger.
But the neighbors always interact with each other, so it is not appropriate to get angry about this. The outsider is a man, and it is not appropriate to argue with a woman in the street.
Everyone remained silent, but she felt that the people around her agreed with her statement.
Opening his mouth, he continued to distort the facts, "The Cao family used to be very rich. They had a big courtyard with four entrances and four exits. Who wouldn't want to enjoy this wealth? Mother of Qin just took a fancy to the Cao family's wealth.
He agreed to sell himself to pay off his debt."
The man didn't want to have a verbal dispute with this ignorant woman, so he threw up his sleeves angrily and walked away.
The rest of the people surrounding the aunt quietly stepped back in unison.
Who knows if Qin Shu is still in Yuan County? If he hears someone slandering his mother like this, he will definitely not let that person go.
A man's voice came from the alley, and the content seemed to be that of the aunt's husband.
"Smelly bitch, you are still outside joining in the fun and haven't cooked at noon. You are planning to starve us to death!"
When the aunt heard the man's roar, she shivered with fright, stood up and hurried back, cursing and not knowing what to say.
She followed her for a few steps with her spiritual consciousness. As soon as the aunt entered the house, she was hit by a broom thrown by the man out of anger.
She cried out "Ouch!", which made the man even more dissatisfied.
"Why are you pretending? Go and cook! Also, give me your money. I have to go out in the afternoon."
"I don't have any money anymore. Besides, why are you going out so late at night? Don't you have no errands?" The aunt's voice weakened a little under the man's angry glare, and she could hardly hear the complete sentence.
"What do you know as a woman! Just do whatever I ask you to do. There is so much nonsense! Are you looking for a beating again?"
Seeing this scene, Tong Yan didn't know what to say.
Because her life was unsatisfactory, the aunt took advantage of the Qin family's affairs to vent her negative emotions wantonly.
As a woman, her great hostility towards Qin's mother was due to the influence of the general environment and the constant brainwashing from her abusive husband.
That's sad to say.
Why Qin's mother ran away that night was simple: she accidentally learned that Qin Shu's right hand was broken and Qin's father had no money to treat him.
As a mother, how can you not be anxious when your child is seriously injured?
Taking advantage of the lax guard at night, she sneaked out to see Qin Shu. Unexpectedly, the Cao Mansion thought she was trying to escape. During the struggle, Qin's mother bumped into a rockery nearby and died.
"Are their duels about to begin?"
Today happens to be the day when Qin Shu and Gu Yuqi agreed to duel. The room has been vacated. After watching the duel between the two, they will leave Yuan County.
Ji Xing said softly, "There's still a while, it won't be too late for us to rush over slowly."
Tong Yan grabbed He Zhan's hand, thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go shopping. Is there anything A Zhan wants to buy? Just tell me and I'll take you there."
At about the same time, Ji Xing brought Tong Yan and He Zhan to the place where the competition was taking place.
There are mostly low hillsides around, and ordinary moso bamboos occupy every hilltop.
The scene at this moment is very magical, one by one stepping on the bamboo tips, fluttering and ready to ride the wind back, showing the style of a master.
Looking at the two people comparing their auras over there from a distance, she thought, it turns out that masters do not always duel on top of mountains.
The bamboo forest is a good place. The growth cycle of moso bamboo is short. Even if a large piece is broken, it will grow back quickly. And the bamboo shoots are so delicious. Stir-fried meat or dried bamboo shoots stewed in soup are simple and delicious ways.
He Zhan stared at her and asked strangely, "Sister Yan, are you hungry?"
He seemed to see Sister Yan swallowing hard.
Jing Xing turned his head when he heard the sound, a little doubtful in his heart. Is the monk so resistant to hunger?
"Ah! No." Then he said his inner thoughts honestly. "I was wondering if there are any tender bamboo shoots down there. The fried bacon with bamboo shoots tastes very good!"
Shunfeng heard Qin Shu: ...Please be serious, we are in a duel here!
However, Ji Xing thought about it seriously and said, "Dried bamboo shoots stewed in chicken soup is also very good."
Gu Yuqi raised his eyes and glanced here.
Qin Shu: Fake monk!
The two continued to confront each other, the atmosphere gradually became depressed, and there was an invisible sword fight in the air.
Tong Yan couldn't help but be affected, and watched with bated breath.
Suddenly, the two of them moved at the same time, turning into two streams of light that collided with each other. Surging spiritual power surged out, and the human form inside was completely swallowed up by the light.
Like two swimming dragons fighting each other, they quickly separated, bumped into each other, and separated again.
The vast sword intent scattered in all directions flattened the bamboos under their feet and carved deep sword marks on the hillside.
The last time Qin Shu was at Jinhui Gambling House, she could still see his movements clearly. This time he used all his strength, but in her eyes, she just saw a blurry, non-human figure.
If she hadn't known the reason why her cultivation level was too low, she would have suspected that the hundreds of degrees of myopia she had suffered in her previous life had returned.
There should be no such thing as myopia in the world of cultivation, right?
An opponent worthy of Qin Shu's all-out effort, Gu Yuqi is certainly not bad.
Whether it was reaction speed or sword aura, the two were evenly matched.
In terms of spiritual roots, the Lei Linggen is more domineering and powerful than other spiritual roots. The sword energy it swings has its own thunder and lightning, and the attack power is extremely strong. Those who fight against it do not dare to be careless at all.
Gu Yuqi has the advantage in this regard.
But he had only formed the pill for more than a year, and Qin Shu had at least touched upon the cultivation level of the middle stage of the pill formation.
In terms of cultivation, Qin Shu obviously has the advantage.
It's hard to tell the winner.
The fighting styles of the two men are very obvious. Gu Yuqi is a general who expands territory and kills decisively and strategizes. When to advance and when to retreat, he can control every move.
Qin Shu attacks like a beast, and his offense and defense rely entirely on instincts trained in long-term battles.
But because of this, his moves are always unexpected and have no fixed rules.
The purpose of every attack is very obvious, to kill the opponent, and the murderous intention is everywhere under the blade.
The styles are different, but the desire to win and lose is the same. With such a desperate fighting style, those who don't know think there is some deep grudge between them.
In order to avoid being affected by the fighting, Ji Xing led them back dozens of feet and put up the strongest spiritual shield to protect this place.
When the fight reached its most critical moment, dark clouds suddenly formed above, blocking out the sky and the sun.
I saw thunder and lightning gathering in one direction, and my spiritual power and sword intent seemed to turn into a silver dragon, roaring away.
The force on the other side is like a ferocious beast, leaping forward and fighting with the silver dragon.
The two beasts fought each other, biting and stalemate. As the sky continued to make loud noises, the two forces collided and exploded.
The clouds and smoke dispersed, revealing the true appearance under the sky.
The two people opposite have changed positions and are now standing on the ground, looking at each other.
After a while, Qin Shu let out a muffled groan, his body could no longer hold on, and he fell to the ground first.
Gu Yuqi won.
At this time, Ji Xing noticed that a weak spiritual power touched his spiritual power shield. When he looked closely, he saw that it was a sound transmission crane.
He immediately lowered his defenses and let it get closer.
It was looking for Tong Yan. It flew in front of her and turned into a transparent miniature crane, chirping softly as a reminder.
Seeing that Tong Yan didn't move for a moment, he even pecked the back of her hand with his transformed beak.
She looked at the sound-transmitting crane because it looked good, so she didn't accept the message immediately. She was pecked by its beak, and she had the illusion that it was being coquettish towards her.
She answered the call and was pleasantly surprised after reading the content.
Shang Xun, successfully promoted to Nascent Soul!!