The middle section of the Yundian Mountains has verdant trees all year round and is evergreen all year round. It is surrounded by peaks and looks like a city outline, so it is named Cuiyun Mountain. There are thousands of steps of red staircases and winding paths leading to secluded areas. It is famous for its tranquility. Since ancient times, there has been a saying of "Green Clouds and Secluded Clouds".

There is a platform protruding from the mountainside, one hundred feet wide and three thousand feet long. It is abrupt on the cliff in a ring shape and hidden in the clouds and mist. Only winding paths connect here, and the road is dangerous and difficult for ordinary people to travel.

It is difficult to achieve. According to legend, an expert lived here in seclusion and built an elegant residence. Later, many experts followed suit, so the building increased by 10% every three years. Now there are buildings within buildings, and the houses are connected and layered on top of each other.

Like a mirage. If you look down from the sky, you can see that the buildings are like a "pin" type building, with the upper part being antique and mostly wooden structures. The left side is a masonry structure, which is as solid as gold and impressive. The right side is only surrounded by walls.

There are no buildings, but there is a training ground in the center.

"You trash, you have the nerve to show up here. You are so shameless." A shout came from the back room of the building on the left.

"This time, our disciples were unable to awaken the Immortal Veins, all because of you, a brat."

"Du Yun, who are you? Why should I waste the Source Stone that should be used on us on you?"

"You're the one who's holding everyone back, yet you still have the nerve to come here, bah..."

"..."

In Miluo City, the Du family, in front of the main hall, the members of the Du family all accused a young man who passed through the crowd.

This young man is in his twenties, with handsome features and a slightly thin body. His most distinctive feature is his eyes, which are large and bright, exuding an air of unyielding and stubbornness. This young man is the Du Yun in everyone's mouth.

Three days ago, Du Yun, together with other family disciples, participated in the clan's triennial Immortal Vein Awakening Ceremony.

The awakening of the Immortal Veins requires a large amount of spiritual energy, so during the ceremony, a large amount of Origin Stones need to be consumed.

Originally, the amount of Origin Stones prepared by the Du family was enough for hundreds of disciples to awaken the Immortal Veins. Unexpectedly, among the first eight people to awaken the Immortal Veins, a dead vein appeared, causing the Origin Stones to be consumed too much.

As a result, the Source Stone was used up early, and more than half of the disciples were unable to awaken the Immortal Veins.

The so-called waste veins refer to the waste products in the immortal veins. It cannot be awakened, but the amount of source stones it consumes is dozens of times higher than that of normal immortal veins. This situation is like what people commonly call "rice bucket"

, "Rice bucket" will consume a lot of food, but will not create any value.

Du Yun was the disciple with the useless vein. Therefore, in the days after the Immortal Vein Awakening Ceremony, he lived in the censure and contempt of his tribe.

Du Yun originally hid in his room, feeling sad and remorseful, and did not want to come out to see anyone. However, he found it difficult to feel at ease when he learned that the head of the family, Du Ping, had been punished by the Presbyterian Council because of him, and that the punishment decision would be announced in front of the main hall today.

, then he bravely came over to take a look at the situation.

No matter how many people around him made irresponsible remarks and insulted him with all kinds of vicious words, Du Yun just kept a silent look on his face. He walked directly to the front of the main hall and stood there proudly without saying a word.

"Yeah -" with a sound, the main door of the main hall opened.

Law enforcement elder Du Tian came out with the family head Du Ping and the other twenty-three elders.

Du Tian, ​​the law enforcement elder, is over two hundred and forty years old this year. He has white beard and hair, has an immortal spirit, a serious face, and is unsmiling. He has the highest prestige among the clan. As soon as he appeared, everyone outside the hall became quiet, and no one dared to do it again.

Noisy.

Du Tian glanced at everyone, and announced in a loud voice: "After deliberation and decision by the Elders Council, the family leader Du Ping refused to clean up the waste veins during the Immortal Vein Awakening Ceremony, which resulted in a large waste of Origin Stones. According to the incident,

According to the ancestral rules, the following punishment should have been imposed - Du Ping should be whipped for a total of three hundred lashes to show his discipline. The elders thought that Du Ping had meritorious service in running the family, so the punishment was reduced to 100 lashes. "

"Du Ping, are you convinced by this one hundred lashes?" Du Tian asked loudly.

"I, Du Ping, am convinced of the decision of the Presbyterian Council." Du Ping responded in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.

"The ancestors set such strict rules to allow our family to continue better. There have been several abandoned veins in our family's history, and we have spent a lot of crystals in the hope of activating the immortal veins, but they all ended in failure.

So from now on, I will leave my ancestral teachings. If you find a broken vein, you will give it up. As the leader of the clan, you insist on going your own way and waste a lot of crystals on people with broken veins, causing half of the disciples to be unable to hold the awakening ceremony. You must give an explanation to the clan members.

A hundred lashes are already considered light..."

When everyone outside the hall heard this, they felt mixed emotions.

This whipping punishment is considered a severe punishment in the Du family. A flesh-and-blood body must be seriously injured after being beaten with a hundred lashes. Everyone guessed in advance that the Presbyterian Council would severely punish the family leader Du Ping. Although it was reduced by 200 lashes,

But these hundred whips are enough for the clan leader to bear. However, clan leader Du Ping's insistence on going his own way is a fact.

Hearing that Du Ping was going to be whipped, Du Yun felt pain in his heart. He immediately knelt down on his knees, cupped his hands and said loudly: "Elder law enforcement, you have made thousands of mistakes, and they are all my fault. I have a broken vein in my body, and I made the mistake by mistake."

If you harm others, you deserve to die. This disciple is willing to take the punishment of three hundred lashes on behalf of the family master. I hope that the law enforcement elder will do it."

"This boy is still somewhat responsible, but he has a broken body and has no chance to pursue the path of immortality. It's a pity." Chief of Law Enforcement Du Tian looked at Du Yun with cold eyes, sighed in his heart, but said sternly: "Du

Yun, how can you say that the resolution of the Presbyterian Council can be changed by changing it? The head of the family has done something wrong, and the Presbyterian Council will punish him. This matter has nothing to do with you, so you should quickly stand aside."

"The master of the family was concerned about his disciples' cultivation, so he used up the Source Stone in advance during the ceremony, and was convicted as a result. How can he say that it had nothing to do with the disciples!" Du Yun knelt down and said loudly.

"Du Yun, don't talk back to the law enforcement elders, step aside quickly." Du Ping, the head of the family, saw Du Yunchang couldn't kneel down and shouted loudly.

"Master, my disciple's incompetence will bring trouble to the master. If my disciple cannot accept the punishment on your behalf today, I will feel uneasy. Therefore, the master of the family should stop trying to persuade me." Du Yun stiffened his neck and refused to listen to anyone's words. He just persisted.

"You really piss me off." The head of the family, Du Ping, was angry and anxious. He wanted to protect Du Yun, but Du Yun was stubborn and refused to listen to any advice.

Du Tian, ​​the law enforcement elder, surprisingly showed a smile on his face and said: "Du Yun, with your weak body, you will definitely die if you are punished on behalf of the family leader. If you are beaten and beaten, you will definitely die. Aren't you afraid of death?"

"Of course I am afraid of death. However, I am willing to die if it is a worthy death."

"Okay. Since you insist on this, I will be extraordinarily merciful today and fulfill your wish. I won't go to the trouble of giving you a hundred lashes. You commit suicide. As long as you die, you will be considered to have received the one hundred lashes on your behalf.

Flogging.”

"Thank you, the law enforcement elder, for helping me!"

After Du Yun finished speaking, he turned to the head of the family, Du Ping, and kowtowed to him three times to thank Du Ping for his years of upbringing. Then he stood up suddenly, channeled all his true energy into his left palm, and slapped his Tianling Cap with all his strength.

The tribesmen standing nearby were filled with praise when they saw that Du Yun was ready to die and had the courage to commit suicide.

"No." Seeing that Du Yun was about to commit suicide, the head of the family, Du Ping, flew over, grabbed Du Yun's left wrist, and pointed at the numb point on Du Yun's shoulder.

Du Yun's numb acupoint was restrained, his whole body went limp, and he sat on the ground, unable to move.

"Du Yun, you silly boy. I, Du Ping, have touched the Dharma with my body to help you practice. It would be better for you to belittle yourself and commit suicide. If I had known this, when I discovered that you had a disabled vein during the Immortal Vein Awakening Ceremony, I

I should take action to kill you, lest you later consume a lot of Origin Stones, causing other family members to be unable to awaken their Immortal Veins. Alas." Du Ping scolded.

Du Yun couldn't help but was touched by Du Ping's words and was stunned for a moment.

"Don't commit suicide like this again. Although you have a broken body and have no chance to pursue the path of immortality, but if you work hard, you will get ahead one day." Du Ping's voice became gentle. His big hand caressed Du Yun's head.

head, conveying a deep kindness.

Du Yun could completely feel the kind of kindness that Du Ping passed on to him. That kind of kindness had warmed his lonely heart countless times in the past years. At this moment, this kind of kindness made him, an orphan, even more moved.

"Master." Du Yun raised his eyes and looked at Du Ping, his eyes filled with tears.

"Don't worry! I'm fine." Chen Ping gave Du Yun a smile, then turned to Du Tiandao: "Elder law enforcement, I will punish you as you should. As the head of the Du family, I have violated the family rules and should be punished.

."

The law enforcement elder looked at Du Yun meaningfully, then nodded to Du Ping and shouted: "The torture instruments are waiting."

As soon as the voice fell, four law enforcement disciples came up with torture instruments. The torture instruments were actually an iron frame with shackles on the four corners and a dragon tendon whip.

Du Ping stood in the iron frame on his own and asked four law enforcement disciples to use the shackles at the four corners of the frame to lock his limbs and begin the torture.

After the four law enforcement disciples locked up Du Ping, under the instruction of the law enforcement elder Du Tian, ​​they took turns picking up the dragon tendon whip and whipped Du Ping hard.

"Pop", "Pap", "Pap"... The whip struck the flesh and blood, causing the skin to burst open and blood to fly everywhere. Du Ping's body was covered with whip marks. Every time the whip was struck, the pain caused his muscles to convulse. But

The head of the house gritted his teeth and endured it without making a single groan.

The tribesmen who were watching couldn't bear to see the family leader suffer such suffering. Most of the tribesmen knelt on the ground in pain, begging the law enforcement elders to be merciful and reduce the family leader's punishment. The law enforcement elders were unmoved and ordered the law enforcement disciples to whip the family member a hundred times.

He was so full that he beat the owner until his body was bloody and bloody, and he fainted. Then he ordered people to carry the owner Du Ping away for treatment.

During the execution, Du Yun sat nearby and watched helplessly as Du Ping was beaten, with blood splattering on his face, but there was nothing he could do.

The feeling of powerlessness made Du Yun feel endless pain in his heart. The hard whips hit Du Ping, but it hurt in his heart. His heart was bleeding, and his cheeks were stained with tears.

.

Not long after the head of the family was carried away, the restraints on Du Yun were automatically lifted. The restraints were lifted and the body was free. The first thing Du Yun had to do was to rush to visit the head of the house. However, the head of the house had already been in seclusion for recuperation and would not see guests for the time being.

, Du Yun returned to the main hall by accident.

At this time, the building in front of the main hall was empty, leaving only stains of blood on the ground, proving what had just happened. The autumn wind blew from the front of the hall, sweeping up the desolation on the ground. Du Yun sat down in front of the main hall, exhausted.

, my thoughts were ups and downs, and I remembered many, many past events.

"Am I really a bad star that will bring endless misfortune to those around me?" After thinking about it, Du Yun couldn't help but belittle himself.

"Brother Yun." A crisp female voice sounded from behind Du Yun.

Du Yun didn't need to turn around to know who it was. This girl flashed in front of Du Yun. She had red lips, pink face, and childish teeth. She was slightly younger than Du Yun. She was none other than the beloved daughter of the head of the family, Du Ping.

——Du Yanran.

"Sister Yanran, why are you here?" Seeing the red and swollen circles under Du Yanran's eyes, Du Yun thought to himself: She must have seen the scene where the head of the family was punished just now.

Du Yanran just looked at Du Yun with complicated eyes, then threw him a paper ball. Without saying a word, she turned around and left.

Du Yun stared blankly at Du Yanran walking away, picked up the ball of paper and unfolded it, only to see a line of beautiful handwriting: Tonight, at midnight, on the mountain behind the family, at the edge of Yingchou Cliff, see you or leave.

"Is this... is this... a love letter from sister Yanran asking me to meet?" Du Yun became confused after seeing the content on the note clearly...

Du Yanran was unique in her family with her outstanding talent, beauty, and noble status. All the young men in the family admired her, and Du Yun was no exception.

At the age of sixteen, during the rainy season, who is not pregnant? What boy doesn’t want to be romantic? Du Yun once had a crush on Du Yanran, and even secretly sent several love letters to her. However, the love letters were sent out like a cow.

Chen Hai has never been able to gain the favor of Du Yanran with just a few words, which is really disappointing.

I thought there was no hope, so I could only hide my secret love in my heart and seal it up. Who knows that today I am sad and sad, but I received a letter from my crush, who also asked me to meet him at Yingchou Cliff when I was young.
Chapter completed!