Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 228 Walking Alone
"Liu Zhenwei's challenge to Guo Jinglong, is it really worth paying attention to? It's been a hot topic."

"Who says it's not true? Instead of worrying about that, it's better to live your life well."

"Yes, it's something that happened in the martial arts world, and has nothing to do with a place like the academy, but almost all the students are discussing it."

"Maybe it's because they're famous. Haven't we heard of their reputations? One is the Chongyan Sect's top expert, and the other is the head of the Hanshan Sword Sect. Both have been famous for many years. One is good, and the other is evil. They represent two opposing structures in the martial arts world. The outcome is likely to cause turmoil in the martial arts world, which will affect people's livelihoods. It's normal for them to be noticed."

"They can't represent the Jianghu landscape. Those who can represent it must at least be masters, right?"

"That being said, Grandmasters are often just symbols. Unless it's a matter of great importance, they won't show up easily. Ultimately, the innate masters still lead the way in the martial arts world. They are the most exciting part of the martial arts world."

"Who do you think will win?"

"Who knows? We'll only know the result after the competition. I heard the results will be known in three days, but it will take a few days for the news to reach us..."

The study was brightly lit, and Chen Xuan and Gao Jingming were reading by lamplight at night.

Late at night, Gao Jingming heard Xiao Cai and the others talking excitedly in low voices outside. He put down his book and said with a smile, "You said you didn't care, but I think they are discussing it more actively than anyone else."

"It's normal. After all, they don't have much entertainment and they passively accept all kinds of news. When they encounter something that everyone is discussing, they will naturally pay more attention to it," Chen Xuan said, looking up.

Hearing this, Gao Jingming was stunned for a moment. Thinking carefully, it seemed that Xiao Cai and the others had always been around him for so many years, and he never seemed to have a space of his own.

Xiao Gao has become accustomed to this way of getting along and doesn't think there is anything wrong with it. He has never thought about it before.

Gao Jingming suddenly looked at Chen Xuan and asked, "Xuan, let me ask you something. Please answer me truthfully."

"Master, please speak," Chen Xuan asked in surprise, thinking to himself, what the hell is wrong with Xiao Gao?
After thinking for a moment, he said seriously, "Ah Xuan, is there anything you want to do? No matter how big or small, right or wrong, it's what you want to do. It has nothing to do with others."

Hearing him ask this suddenly, Chen Xuan didn't know how to answer. He pondered and said, "Is there?"

"I'm asking you how you are, for example," Gao Jingming said in silence.

Shaking his head, Chen Xuan smiled and said, "It's really hard to answer at the moment. It seems that there are many things I want to do, but I don't have any clues for the time being. After all, my life has always been so peaceful. How could I suddenly have to do something?"

"Indeed," Gao Jingming nodded, then asked with interest, "Liu Zhenwei is challenging Guo Jinglong, A Xuan, do you want to go and see it?"

Xiao Gao seems a little strange today. Chen Xuan said, "If I have the chance, I'd like to see them in person. So, Master, are you planning to go there? It just so happens that I have a short holiday tomorrow, so I have a few days to spare."

"No, where do I have the time? I have endless books to read and homework to do. How can I waste it on such unimportant things?" Gao Jingming shook his head with a sigh in his tone.

If I think about it carefully, Xiao Cai and the others have no freedom, and so do I. I am completely bound by the word "studying" and have always been surrounded by these two words. It seems that the only time I was carefree was when I first met A Xuan.

Putting these thoughts aside, he asked Chen Xuan again: "So, Xuan, you actually want to go and see it, right?"

"Master, are you sure you're okay?" Chen Xuan was annoyed by him.

"you answer me first"

"Didn't I just answer that?"

"So if I go, you'll come too, right?"

“It’s been like this for so many years.”

Having said that, Gao Jingming fell silent. He then looked at Chen Xuan and said seriously, "Xuan, go if you want to. I'll give you a few days off. I can't be so selfish. You should also have your own space."

Hearing this, Chen Xuan looked at Gao Jingming and always felt that something was wrong with him.

He suddenly laughed and said, "Why, Xuan doesn't want to go?"

"Master, are you serious?"

"Go ahead, go and see it. Be careful, go early and come back early, just let me know when you come back, and tell me what you've seen and heard. I still have to study and don't have time to go. Just think of it as helping me to take a walk and relax. As for me, I plan to read more agricultural books and look for the tricks you mentioned, Xuan. Even if I can't find them in the books, it should be able to inspire me. By the way, I can take Xiaocai and the others out for a walk during the holidays. It's been a long time since I took them out for fun," Gao Jingming said with a smile, his eyes returning to the books.

Are you sure you don't want to get yourself out of the way and develop a relationship with Xiao Cai and the others?
Do you dislike me being a third wheel?
It's really interesting and rare. Xiao Gao actually starts to think about others. It seems that he is really growing up. I feel a little relieved and a little melancholy.

In fact, even if Gao Jingming hadn't said it, Chen Xuan would have planned to go and take a look. He has been in the innate realm for several months, and his cultivation is increasing every day. He has not seen other innates taking action, so he can't judge what level he is at. Going there to take a look can be regarded as a clear reference.

The place the two men agreed on was in the desert west of Huizhou, only a few hundred miles away. It was very convenient for Chen Xuan. He could use all his strength to perform lightness skills and run several times back and forth in an hour.

Since Xiao Gao said so, Chen Xuan might as well give himself a few days of serious vacation, time that belongs to him alone and has nothing to do with others.

As we grow older, this situation will only become more and more common. It's like when we were young, everyone had a lot of friends, but after growing up, they all dispersed.

"Then I'll leave early tomorrow morning. Can the young master handle it after I leave?"

"Ah Xuan, what are you talking about? I'm not a child anymore. What can happen to the academy? Besides, there are Master Geng and the others."

"Too"

Chen Xuan smiled with relief, knowing that he had been overthinking it. He had always had some preconceived notions, especially after stepping into the Xiantian realm.

In fact, who can live without whom? After all, in the eyes of others, I am just an eleven-year-old child, and I still need to be protected.

He said that he was only eleven years old, but he was allowed to join in the fun in the underworld. It seemed that Xiao Gao had confidence in himself.

"Oh, Xuan, just go and take a look. Be careful, don't get into conflict with others, don't meddle in other people's business, and remember to bring money. You can't go out without money."

He even started giving instructions, which made Chen Xuan laugh and cry.

Anyway, it's quite awkward. This is the first time we've gotten along like this in years.

"I will definitely come back before the end of the short vacation," Chen Xuan said truthfully, setting a deadline for his vacation.

"Um"

The topic ended here. Chen Xuan dubbed in his head: "Ding, received a novice mission, go to observe the innate master's competition, come back and report the results."

Thinking of this, Chen Xuan himself was amused...

After a few months, everyone knew about Liu Zhenwei's challenge to Guo Jinglong, including the time and place. Even if Chen Xuan did not take the initiative to pay attention and inquire, he had learned a lot of information by passively receiving information from all sides, so he had a clear goal of where to go to watch.

The next day, after Gao Jingming went to class, Chen Xuan set off directly without taking anything except some money. He traveled light and freely.

Some distance away from Mo City, in a remote place, he changed his appearance and made himself look like a young martial artist in his twenties, wearing a black robe and a neat and tidy look. It was a bit lacking without a weapon, so he picked up a tree and made himself a stick that reached his eyebrows.

Just pretend, you are not really going to travel around the world. Anyway, this outfit makes you look like a man of the world who has been through wind and rain.

Now that he is still young, it is inconvenient for him to do anything. Chen Xuan does not intend to act in his true identity. After getting a vest to go out, he heads towards his destination casually.

Soon they were far away from Mo City. The rolling hills gradually disappeared, and what appeared before his eyes was an endless grassland.

But when autumn comes, everything withers and the grassland begins to turn yellow, and we never get to see the scene of rolling green waves.

After stepping onto the grassland, Chen Xuan slowed down his pace instead, thinking to himself that the competition was still two days away, so why should he rush? He could just head in that direction and arrive early.

Carrying a stick on his shoulder for show, he walked leisurely on the grassland. The sky and the earth were vast, and he seemed so insignificant.

Chen Xuan was a little uncomfortable for a while because he was suddenly away from people.

It's funny to say, but in fact he was more confused. Whether he admitted it or not, when he truly experienced freedom, Chen Xuan didn't know where to go.

It's like when you were a slave, with endless things to do at work and you wanted to give the boss who exploited the employees a beating, but when you had the occasional day off, you didn't know what to do.

It was okay at first, at least I had a cell phone to kill time, but now, when I’m alone, I don’t even have any spiritual sustenance.

Therefore, people should not eat too much. When you are hungry, you only have one worry, but when you are full, you have countless worries.

"It would be nice to have a horse, galloping across the grassland. It would be even better if there was a girl with me. Whether I sat in the front or the back, the bumpy ride would be endless fun."

He forced himself to put aside his boring thoughts and think of something interesting, but Chen Xuan had to admit that he felt a little empty inside and had suddenly lost his purpose in life.

From this perspective, it’s actually pretty good to have a job in the Gao family. At least I don’t have to think too much and won’t be confused.

Walking alone deep into the grassland, he looked up at the sky. A goshawk with a wingspan of about ten feet had been circling in the sky above Chen Xuan's head for some time, probably thinking he was its prey.

"Follow me, follow me. If you still follow me when it's time for dinner, I might even take you with me for a treat. There's no such thing as protecting animals these days."

Thinking of this, Chen Xuan suddenly realized that he seemed to have forgotten to bring the seasoning when he went out. There was no village or store nearby and no place to buy it. Did he have to go back?
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(End of this chapter)