The Spirit World

Chapter 237 Horses need to run, fish don’t need to fly.

Today is indeed a good day. The breeze in the morning almost makes people forget that it will be a hot summer day.

I stood at the door, looking at the cattle and sheep raised by my parents. They had just woken up, and I could hear their conversations. Not many of them lamented with me that the weather was good today, and they all said it was raining, complaining that they might not have good fodder to eat today.

I was born with the ability to hear their words, which is the so-called "natural affinity". If they say it will rain, then the probability of rain is very high. I am also somewhat worried about the next commission.

Seeing that I was depressed, Rajel yawned loudly behind me. When he saw me, he was a little surprised that I got up so early. He walked past me and muttered something lazily.

"Why are you getting up so early? There's no food to eat even if you get up early. You can only eat when your mom gets up and cooks."

But before I could answer, Alia's voice clearly reached my ears.

"What nonsense are you talking about? The child finally got up early, and you don't take him to exercise together, and you want him to go back to sleep?"

Alia was walking down the stairs beside me with her hair tied up, and she stood next to Rajel.

"What a virtue! You are the one who brought Erica here."

Alia kicked Rajel sideways with the heel of her shoe. Rajel touched his head and said nothing more, just minding his own business.

They all knew I would be away from home for a few days, and the reason I gave was that a relatively large guiding commission would take a few days.

They didn't say anything, but I thought that people like them who were busy among the cattle and sheep all day would hardly know what I was doing specifically.

The way they get information is nothing more than chatting with neighbors, but they seldom go out during the non-busy farming season, and all they know is that I have really received a large commission and that I have made some progress.

Yes, that's some progress.

"Are you leaving today?"

Alia turned to me behind her and smoothed her long blond hair. She combed it with a comb and some hair fell off and floated in front of my eyes.

"Want to have breakfast?"

I shook my head.

"Should we take Erica with us and let her see the world? She follows us all day, and we don't know what she's going to do in the future..."

Alia looked at Rajel with some resentment again, and Rajel spread his hands indifferently.

"Have you considered which school these two children should go to?"

I heard this headache-inducing question, and it not only gave me a headache, but Rajel should have given him a headache even more.

The Dragon Ceremony, the cheating students, and the family recommendation students are nothing more than these three more formal ways to go to school. Because I missed the Dragon Ceremony at the age of eight, I lost the most formal, authoritative and smooth path to go to school.

If you participate in the three-day Dragon Festival, you will get a ranking no matter what. Every child who needs to go to school will be assigned to schools across the principality for free based on this ranking.

The essential difference between students recommended by others and those recommended by families is the signing of a contract. One principality puts pressure on the major families to recommend the missed talents, while the other relies on a contract to give various people who want to continue their studies a chance through transactions.

Erica didn't go to school simply because it would not be a good arrangement for a little girl without magic to go to any school. Rajel and Aria mentioned several times that they wanted to do something with Erica.

Otherwise, following them to herd cattle and sheep for the rest of your life is definitely not a solution.

In a world that believes in magic, fifteen years old is the last chance for all people in the principality to continue their studies. Now that Rajel is only twelve years old, his leisurely pace will naturally make Alia a little anxious.

"I want to hear my son's opinion." Rajel pushed the question to me. I had never heard of this matter.

"My son is working as a guide now. He is gaining knowledge, broadening his horizons, and learning how to socialize. There is no need to worry about him anyway."

My mother was confident in me, so I could only listen silently.

I deeply understand the importance of education. Children of nobles have to leave home at the age of six to go to schools far away. People who do not have enough funds also need to think about where their children can go to a good school, acquire knowledge, and pave the way for their future life.

The benefits of a good education are so great that those who are not well educated tend to look down on them with envy and incompetence.

I know, I know, of course I know. If there is no one to teach, who can really create a colorful life on a blank piece of paper?
"Then... let's wait for Jack to make a decision about which school he wants to go to. We just need to support him."

Rajel and Aria did not expect Erica and I to become a world-famous magician or anything else. They certainly had high hopes for us, but they did not put too much pressure on us. They themselves were living in exile and seclusion. If we had to say that they were more open-minded, it would be better to say that they hoped that we would have a relatively normal life.

Or maybe, they actually have very high expectations of us, and they also understand more about the cruel laws of the world. The reason they don't put pressure on us two siblings now is simply because the time is not right.

They taught us to read and understand privately very seriously and without any ambiguity, so that we could keep up with students of the same age after entering school.

It doesn’t matter if they laugh and joke a lot on weekdays, but when it comes to knowledge education, they actually talk about much more and more extensive things.

It's just that I don't need them to worry about me anymore, so I feel like they have just left me alone. No, it should be that they don't need to care about me anymore. I can take care of myself. They are probably worried about Erica.

What should a country farmer's daughter do when she grows up if she doesn't know magic?

This world will never give an answer, but when the answer comes, it will be too heavy and bloody to bear.

How should I put it? As I listened to their words, I inexplicably thought of what Xun Huangying said yesterday.

Where has my drive and ambition gone?

Do I really want to live in the countryside all my life?
After experiencing the lives of so many other "Chang Yufeng", I actually feel that I have figured out from the [vague confusion] how I should live my own life.

But when I really returned to the [present], I couldn't do many things because of too many restrictions. This confused me and hindered my originally clear thinking.

First of all, I have to take action and not just sit there and wait for death.

In many times and in the future, there will always be a shocking catastrophe. I will not escape anymore. No matter if I am the son of prophecy or not, I need to try my best to save it.

Of course, the time and form of the catastrophe are uncertain, so this consideration must be postponed and there is no need to rush. The reason why I put it first is because I am not sure enough to prevent the catastrophe.

The prophetic power given to me by blood did not tell me the answer. Secondly, I need to protect certain people. I have a deep understanding of myself and what kind of person I am now. I am still paying attention to what kind of person I am.

From now on, I hope that I can do something for everything I love. I hope I am not a person who is obsessed with this, but...how should I put it, I still know deeply that I am a person who lives for others.

I am serious, I care, and I carry unparalleled emotions.

I can’t imagine, and I dare not think about, what kind of state I would be in if I lost the one I loved.

Furthermore, I must be responsible for myself and for others.

I cannot tamper with other people's lives at will. I do not belong to this world, and I am just a part of it. But I have much more than children of the same age. Just like I cannot treat Lin'er as an adult, I am not a child, I am an adult. I can suffer losses in front of my peers, and even make concessions that I should.

Not just because they were kids, but because I realized I wasn't a kid anymore, not at all.

Finally, I must have my own bottom line. I must not commit the so-called sin of killing, the so-called sin of lust, and the so-called sin of greed. Of course, I myself will not commit the latter two. I have become much more open-minded and have my own ethics.

It's just that the sin of killing, the most serious crime, can be avoided in peacetime, but I still need to have a clear enough understanding that the so-called Shadow Hunter and the so-called Hatulin should not be within the scope of the sin of killing.

After all, since they showed up, there was a high probability that they were not far from death.

But I still believe in justice, so I will never deal with the criminals I encounter myself, nor will I easily bear the crime of murder.

I know this sounds a bit cliché, but to be honest, I am not an outlaw. Trampling on others, trampling on the law, and trampling on the bottom line are things that I must always avoid.

Of course, this is something that doesn't need to be said. The only reason I emphasize it is because I am now looking at the world with the cold-blooded eyes of an adult.

The situations mentioned above actually occur too often. Many people have become accustomed to them and suffer greatly from them, without even the chance to speak out and ask for help.

I am compassionate by nature, so I can naturally understand what I am thinking, without any embarrassment of being criticized.

I wasn't that concerned about my parents' conversation and didn't know what they said. I saw Lin'er standing beside me seriously, looking at me seriously and mysteriously.

The corners of her mouth rose slightly. I guess it was because she had made some breakthroughs in her practice. She was so happy that she wanted to protect me as my bodyguard.

I still politely asked her why she looked so happy.

"Because, I'm going to set off with Brother Yufeng~ Just like a picnic~"

I couldn't guess what Lin'er was thinking, but even though she seemed to be thinking a lot, she was just a simple little girl.

"Ha, it can't be considered a picnic."

"Well, we can go out together. I practiced all night last night, and I feel like my spiritual power, which hasn't been broken through for a long time, has reached a bottleneck. Usually at this time, my strength will increase."

Lin'er's face was tinged with golden light in the early morning sun. Her purple dress was so dazzling, and her little red shoes were almost golden.

The wind gradually died down due to the heat, leaving only the slowly rising sun and the orange clouds interweaving with flocks of birds.

She was such a pretty girl. I looked into her eyes and she asked me what was wrong with me. She hurriedly fixed her appearance, patting her face, clothes, and bangs, which made me laugh.

This little kid is so cute and thoughtful.

I am very glad and it is my honor to be her friend.

"Do you need to bring anything?" I saw that she was not just waking up, and was in a completely different state from me who was a little lazy. I perked up and stretched: "We should go to the city very early today, and then set off. We won't come back to rest."

"Brother Yufeng, do you want to bring anything?"

Lin'er asked me instead. I looked at my parents going to the farm and thought for a moment: "As for clothes and washing, it should be fine to use what Rosades prepared. It's written in the letter. I'm not that particular. It depends on what you want to bring, Lin'er."

Lin'er shook her head. I knew that Lin'er didn't need to bring anything. The reason I asked this was simply because I thought Lin'er should be more like a normal person at this time. Normal people have to consider food, clothing, housing and transportation. Bringing your own things when traveling far away will give you a sense of being a "normal person", or maybe you feel shy to use other people's things from the bottom of your heart.

But Lin'er doesn't need me to consider whether she is inclined to be a normal person. This is what I am extremely worried about, but things are always like this. When the clues first appear, they cannot be expressed in words. No matter which direction things will develop in the future, it is unpredictable, so it is difficult to say anything now.

Just like the so-called leaking of "heavenly secrets", if the outcome of something is mentioned again and again, no matter how the matter develops and the outcome is different, it will be affected.

I am not an arrogant prophet, nor do I try to change other people's minds. If I really expect others to become something I like like an old mother or father, I will definitely feel guilty.

"I really don't know why you woke up so early."

Xun Huangying jumped up from the room and jumped directly down from the second floor in an excited state. He would be excited as long as he could go out. For him, being able to leave this farm was a happy thing.

He can't sit still, and this time he's going on a long journey, so it's lucky he doesn't have to go to heaven.

“Huh~hahahaha~”

Xun Huangying laughed out loud.

“Is it finally my turn to show off my skills? Hahahahahahahaha”

"So what are you going to do?"

Xun Huangying ignored my words, shook his hair, and laughed even more wantonly. Sometimes no one could guess what he was thinking with his sheep-like head.

Yesterday we guessed that Rosades' commission would be a tiankeng commission, but no matter what, we are not cowards. With Xunhuangying here, I am not afraid to deal with it.

Maybe this is the reason why Xunhuangying is so excited. It would be abnormal if there were no troubles and a peaceful life, wouldn't it?

I also had a feeling that something bad was going to happen.

But who knows, things haven't happened yet.

I feel like I am writing an English essay (patting my head)
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(End of this chapter)