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Shen Tingsong is a cultivation freak who focuses solely on his practice. He has few friends, but even fewer enemies.

The young man overcame countless obstacles and successfully achieved the Nascent Soul stage during the Wind and Thunder Sect Grand Competition, which earned him the admiration of many.

Qi Jue leaned against the wall of the small courtyard, watching the world unfold with Yun hope as thunder rumbled down from the sky.

With a loud "boom".

It was as if the whole world was shaken.

Qi Jue was one of the few people who truly understood Shen Tingsong.

The boy was happy for him, shaking his head and saying, "Among the Shen family members I grew up with, Shen Fenghua and Shen Yue bullied me the most, but Shen Tingsong never bullied me."

In a sense, the two even faced the same situation.

Like Qi Jue, Shen Tingsong lost his birth mother at a young age and lived a life of dependence in the Shen family, sometimes even worse off than a servant.

But at least Shen Tingsong has the surname Shen. Many people look down on him, but they don't dare to bully him openly.

As lightning struck the young man one after another, Qi Jue was momentarily dazed, suddenly recalling his unpleasant past with Shen Tingsong.

He had been living in the Shen family since he could remember. Shen Zhang told others that he was the son of an old friend, but in reality, he was just treating him as a little beggar who was staying at their house.

His food and clothing were the worst. The Shen family had a special school for early childhood education, but he wasn't qualified to go in. He could only hide in his room, dirty and clutching a sword, being bullied by the servants, Shen Qingqing, and the other disciples of the Shen family.

Before the age of six, servants would bring some leftovers, which was enough to keep me going.

Shen Zhang coveted the young man's Du'e Sword and secretly tried to steal it many times, but never succeeded. Whenever the young man's life was threatened, Du'e would become exceptionally ferocious.

This sword was incredibly intelligent; it even knew that when it couldn't win, it carried Qi Jue out of the Shen family's gate and onto the busiest street in Youyun City. The sword flashed with lightning, attracting the attention of countless residents nearby.

"Isn't this Qi Jue, who was raised in the Shen family?"

"I heard that Patriarch Shen treats Qi Jue like his own son, but why does this child look so thin and weak to me?"

"It looks filthy. Has it really been properly cared for?"

"..."

There was a lot of discussion among the crowd, and in order to maintain his image, Shen Zhang had no choice but to suspend and postpone his plans.

But he couldn't put it off for long. He felt that the child had grown up and could understand human speech. If he didn't seize the Sword of Crossing Calamity now, he might never have another chance.

After much deliberation, when Qi Jue was six years old, Shen Zhang reached out to the innocent child and, under the pretext of having taken care of him for so many years, forced him to hand over the Sword of Salvation.

As expected, Shen Zhang was rejected.

Du'e was Qi Jue's son, and he protected the sword like a mother hen protecting her chicks.

Shen Zhang wore a forced smile, still saying "Everything is up to Qi Jue," but that very night, he ordered all the servants of the Shen family to stop sending food and clothes to Qi Jue.

The little boy, orphaned and living under someone else's roof, never even had scraps of food. He was always dressed in tattered clothes and was often bullied by the Shen family's disciples.

Qi Jue had forgotten how he managed to persevere back then, only remembering that he would sneak into the kitchen when no one was around, or steal clothes that others didn't want.

The most memorable time was when Qi Jue sneaked into Shen Tingsong's place.

He stumbled into Shen Tingsong's room, which was cold and not much better than his own dilapidated woodshed.

At that time, Shen Tingsong was hiding in a small corner, holding a book on alchemy in his arms, his big eyes filled with doubt.

Shen Tingsong was also very young at the time. Qi Jue dared to go in because she didn't sense anyone inside from the outside.

Upon entering the room, the two children stared at each other, both displaying expressions of fear and dread.

They just stared at each other, neither daring to speak first.

About half an incense stick's time later, Qi Jue's little belly greeted Shen Tingsong first.

"..."

The little boy hiding in the corner tilted his head and carefully handed over a plate of cold pastries.

He pursed his lips, treating the other person as a notorious bandit, and whimpered softly, "I...I only have this much..."

Starving, Qi Jue was oblivious to the temperature and wolfed down his food.

The two formed a revolutionary friendship, until many years later, when Shen Tingsong was chosen by the leader of the Medicine King Sect and left the family.

Before leaving, Shen Tingsong didn't even inform Shen Zhang. Instead, he secretly found Qi Jue and left him a small sum of money.

Shen Tingsong's eyes lit up slightly: "I'm leaving here~"

He couldn't take Qi Jue with him, so he could only bid a reluctant farewell to the boy and whisper, "You can come to the Medicine King Sect to find me in the future."

The young boy nodded solemnly.

Two years later, the young boy and Shen Qingqing both awakened their lightning spiritual roots.

Shen Qingqing entered the Qingyun Sect, and Qi Jue was taken away by Cheng Jiangui.

Shen Zhang had no choice but to release the man, but he spoke ill of him behind his back.

After Qi Jue became a disciple of Lingxiao Sect, many rumors circulated outside, saying that he was ungrateful and that he stole Shen Qingqing's Du'e Sword.

These rumors were spread by the Shen family and Shen Qingqing.

Qi Jue had heard such rumors from disciples of the Qingyun Sect, Wuji Sect, and even the Fenglei Sect.

But the Medicine King Sect is the only one that has never had any unpleasant rumors.

He went to see Shen Tingsong more than once. The skinny boy from back then has grown into the chief of the Medicine King Sect. In other people's eyes, he is a dull and simple-minded person, like a simpleton.

But in Qi Jue's eyes,

Shen Tingsong was his only friend when he was in the Shen family.

Recalling this, Qi Jue was quite moved. He touched the Du'e Sword and solemnly said, "I'm still quite happy for him."

After listening to the whole story, Yunxi shook her little head, letting a pink and white flower dangle from the top of her head, and happily gave it to Qi Jue.

"Fourth Senior Brother, I'm very happy too~"

The lightning tribulation was beating a drum in front of the two of them.

Both children watched longingly.

It was still early, so Ye Jin came out of his room and saw his two mischievous kids perched on the wall, looking just like two naughty kittens.

Ye Jin raised an eyebrow, reached out and knocked on the door frame beside him, saying, "Dinner's ready."

"Whoosh~"

The two kittens quickly darted into the room.

Su Yuanshuang stood by the window, stroking the jade-stringed pipa with one hand.

Xie Mo took a moment to check the token messages and saw one from Shen Fenghua.

[The entire city is searching for a girl named Xie Xian'er. She is extremely, extremely beautiful. Anyone with information about her can contact Shen Fenghua of the Shen family. A substantial reward will be offered.]

"..."

Xie Momo emotionlessly tossed the token out the window.