The night sky in Chang'an is filled with stars.

At the foot of Qianniu Mountain, the owner of that thatched cottage, the extremely old man, was standing beside him, looking up at the vast and deep starry sky.

In the thatched house, in the dim light of the candle, a young man in black was clearing away the dishes. On the other side, a middle-aged scholar was reading in the dim light. It was obvious that the three of them had just had their meal.

After an unknown amount of time, the old man slowly lowered his head. He stretched out a hand and started counting, silently chanting -

"God's soldiers descended from heaven, today is the day, and the secrets of heaven are revealed, and the ghosts and gods are also frightened; the misfortunes of Yin and Yang will cause endless disasters, evil will come out when births are born, and ghosts will avoid the gods..."

After saying that, the old man raised his head again and stared at the sky attentively.

What is the old man waiting for? It seems that what he is waiting for is very important to him. Although he knows everything about astronomy and geography, God's will... is unpredictable after all!

Wait, a hundred years have passed, and you still can't bear this one night? Haha, why have you become so impatient? The old man shook his head and couldn't help but laugh at himself.

Suddenly, the sky became slightly brighter, and a bright light streaked across from north to south, like a sharp blade splitting the sky.

Naturally, this bright light could not escape his eyes. At this moment, all his attention was focused on that fleeting flash. His hands quickly counted again, and at the same time he muttered silently -

"Nine stars rise together, their method is very mysterious, mountains and rivers come and go, males and females are different from each other; the sun and moon fall, disasters occur, and the time is right, it is the heart of heaven..."

In just a short moment, the bright light disappeared, and the sky returned to its former calm.

"Nine stars...mutual differences...disasters...Heavenly Heart..."

The old man murmured to himself that he wanted to pry out something from it, but no matter what, he could never see through the mystery.

After a brief thought, the old man turned back to the house and said to the middle-aged scholar: "I... want to go south."

The boy stopped what he was doing and stared blankly at the old man with white hair. The middle-aged scholar also put down the book in his hand and looked at the old man in confusion.

Just five words, as if there is some magic.

"Teacher, are you going south? Don't you want to meet the new junior brother?" the middle-aged scholar asked in confusion.

"It doesn't matter, we will see you sooner or later."

Hearing the words "little junior brother", the old man suddenly laughed - this smile was kind and kind, and this smile showed his age.

"Then don't worry, I will host this cold exam."

Although his tone seemed extremely casual, the old man savored the words 'little junior brother' again. After a moment of silence, he seemed to have made a decision and silently looked to the west.

The middle-aged scholar ignored the teacher's change. He picked up the book in his hand again and looked at it intently. The boy in black also lowered his head and continued to do the work in his hands, meticulously.

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Yingping gently opened the door and found Ye Changshan sitting on the edge of the bed. Yingping came over gently and sat next to him, and said cautiously: "Changshan, I have something to discuss with you..."

"Um?"

Yingping took a deep breath, as if expressing his love to his beloved little girl, and said——

"My foster father will take us away in a few days. What are you going to do next? Should you stay in this village or..."

This question confused Ye Changshan - yes, what should I do next? His parents are no longer here, how can he survive alone in this village? He has really not considered this question.

Seeing Ye Changshan's confused look, Yingping suggested at the right time: "How about this, you... follow us to Chang'an?"

"Chang'an?"

Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar place name, Ye Changshan felt strange. The ancient and magnificent capital city of Chang'an is like a legendary place name. People in the village who have been to the imperial capital can probably count them all on one finger.

What can we do if we go there? Thinking of this, Ye Changshan looked at Yingping in confusion.

Seeing Ye Changshan's expression, Yingping quickly planned: "Chang'an is a very prosperous place. As long as you have the ability, you will definitely survive there! Don't panic! I have already told my adoptive father to send you off first.

Go to the best private school in Chang'an and gain fame later. Hey, after I study from a humble family, I will definitely lead you to a prosperous career!"

"Han... Hanmen?"

"Yes! Hanmen! Oh, I forgot to tell you that I have been recruited by Hanmen!" Yingping said with a serious face.

"..."

"..."

"Pfft——"

After a while, Ye Changshan suddenly laughed. This was the first time he laughed in many days. Although there was a hint of joking and a hint of disbelief in his eyes, he smiled after all.

Seeing that his brother finally smiled, Yingping felt relieved. But he immediately felt the ridicule in Ye Changshan's smile, and immediately explained -

"Really! I'm not lying to you! And...and..." Yingping lowered his tone a little, and then whispered in Ye Changshan's ear: "I heard from my adoptive father that my biological father is still alive, and...

The background is not small, it was because he was worried about my comfort that he asked the sect master to accept me as his disciple..."

Seeing the mysterious look on Yingping's face, Ye Changshan's smile gradually faded away. He knew that the poor family was famous all over the world. He also heard about how high the threshold of the poor family was. If it was true as Yingping said, it was his biological father who let him

He comes from a poor family, so he really has a good background. Thinking of the masters of cultivation a few days ago, it seems that Yingping really has some background... Sigh! I have nothing to worry about in this village anymore. If

If he continues to stay, he will just grow up eating the food of hundreds of families, and then become a hunter when he becomes an adult. Besides, he has no nostalgia for this small village, and even if he stays, he will be looked down upon. After all, he carries the bad reputation of "Lone Star".

Now that he has killed his parents, is there any need for him to stay? Not only that, the experiences of the past few days have made his world view undergo earth-shaking changes - the ruthless male and female swordsmen, the young master in Tsing Yi with unfathomable cultivation, the big

Yi Hongyan, who has a good background, and Yingping, who claims that he has an extraordinary life experience... The world is so big and there are so many strong people in the world. Since we have nothing to worry about, why not go out and see the world? If Yingping can really enter a poor family, then

I can really see the most powerful person in this world up close.

Thinking of this, Ye Changshan no longer hesitated and said: "Okay, I'll go!"

Yingping was so happy that he even forgot to brag. He hugged Ye Changshan and said happily: "Good brother! Let's go together in this life!"

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The next morning, Ye Changshan got up early. After packing the house, he simply packed his luggage. He only picked up some personal clothes in the luggage, and the "Thousand Character Classic" was also lying quietly in it.

Afterwards, Ye Changshan walked out of the house and locked the door.

Ye Changshan wanted to leave here without looking back, but after a few steps, he still couldn't hold it back and looked back at the small house where he had lived for twelve years - he would never see the smoke coming out of the chimney again.

, I can no longer hear my parents’ laughter coming from the house, and I don’t know when I will come back here next time.

A long sigh cut off the worries in my heart.

Ye Changshan left the house and walked to his parents' graves. He was traveling to Chang'an and his return date was unknown, so he naturally wanted to say goodbye to his parents.

Walking dozens of feet away from the grave, Ye Changshan found a figure standing there. Looking carefully, it turned out that it was Yingping standing there, and some fruits had been placed in front of his parents' grave for eating.

Ye Changshan was a little surprised, but he was more moved by this situation, because he knew that Yingping regarded him as a brother after all.

Seeing Ye Changshan arrive, Yingping didn't say anything, just looked at Ye Changshan quietly. Ye Changshan walked to the grave, took out two small jars from his arms, and grabbed a handful of soil from his parents' graves.

, placed in two jars respectively.

"Father, mother! My son is going to Chang'an now, so you two don't have to worry too much."

After saying that, Ye Changshan kowtowed three times.

Yingping followed Ye Changshan and knelt down, saying: "Father, mother! You two elders, please feel free to hand over the gown to me! I will never treat him badly!"

After saying that, Yingping also kowtowed three times.

After hearing Yingping's confident promise, Ye Changshan burst into laughter. He turned around and looked at Yingping quietly, and then the two looked at each other and smiled.

Finally, the two brothers stood up together and strode onto the road to Chang'an.

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Daliang, the capital of Wei State.

Daliang was the largest city in the Northern Wei Dynasty and the largest city in the Central Plains. Many wealthy businessmen from the Central Plains liked to move to Daliang. During the day, Daliang was crowded with people and vehicles kept flowing; at night, Daliang was full of lights, feasting, singing and dancing, and everything in the world

All the prosperity can be seen in Daliang City.

But for such a city with endless prosperity, there is a sparsely populated place in its northwest corner. And the world-famous Thatched Cottage is located here.

From the outside, the thatched cottage looks a bit inconspicuous. But when you enter, you will feel a sense of spring at any time - in the courtyard, in the hall and even inside and outside all the houses, all kinds of flowers and plants are blooming in every part of the thatched cottage.

In one corner, there are a large number of flowers and plants in the thatched cottage, and there are all kinds of varieties. Among them are some northern flowers that are difficult to grow in the Central Plains. They are in full bloom in this thatched cottage.

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The master of the thatched cottage was still among the flowers and plants. The difference from last time was that this time he was playing with the flowers and plants attentively. The master first dug out all the soil from a pot of bougainvillea, and then dug out another pot of bougainvillea.

The soil in the pot was lifted into the pot with both hands. The whole process did not dislike the dirt of the soil at all. Finally, after replacing the bougainvillea with soil and returning it to its place, he just wiped his hands casually on the cloth.

After a few moments, he took the pruning shears and cut off the withered branches and leaves of the bougainvillea one by one. He was very careful, for fear of damaging the intact flowers and leaves. Finally, he took a basin of water and gently sprinkled the water on it.

on the surface of petals and leaves.

The hall master was so immersed in the flowers and plants that he forgot that a man and a woman were kneeling behind him.

A closer look revealed that these two people were the swordsmen of the Wei State who had slashed Ye Changshan's parents. At this time, they were holding their breath and kneeling respectfully on the ground, not daring to make a sound for fear of disturbing the elder's interest.

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After finishing decorating the flowers and plants in the hall, the hall master finally remembered that there was someone kneeling behind him. He said without looking back: "Go on -"

Lao Shisan quickly apologized and said: "Disciple is incompetent! Master, please forgive me!"

The hall master paused for a moment, then continued playing with the flowers and plants, and said, "What's wrong?"
To be continued...