Since the third year of high school, Chen Hai’s class has had a mock exam every month.
Every time he goes home, what he worries most about is that his parents will ask him for his report card.
It was okay that Chen Zhonghua didn't speak. As soon as he opened his mouth and asked about the transcript, Chen Hai, who was quite active before, suddenly stopped talking.
"Yeah!" He just responded softly, but didn't even dare to raise his head.
"Hey! Actually, I also know that your academic performance will definitely not be very good."
"I had no hope of getting into college or anything like that,"
"I just hope that in this exam, your ranking can move a little bit to the front and not be in the last few positions!"
"In this case, your mother and I will work hard to help you study, and we will feel a little relieved."
With a sigh, Chen Zhonghua took pickles and took big gulps of rice into his mouth.
As a father, he naturally knows what kind of virtue his son has.
As soon as he saw Chen Hai's appearance, he had roughly guessed what his son's test scores would be like.
Hearing what his father Chen Zhonghua said, Chen Hai felt even more guilty.
Recently, his thoughts have been on cultivating Taoism.
The last time he took the exam, he managed to score sixth from the bottom, but this time, he failed to make progress and retreated, ranking fourth from the bottom.
"Sooner or later, my parents will know about my test scores. Even if I want to hide it, I can't!"
Chen Hai no longer had any appetite for food. He took a few random bites, turned around and walked back to his room.
I took out the report card from my school bag and hesitated for a long time.
He finally plucked up the courage and walked over to Chen Zhonghua, who was sitting at the gate smoking a cigarette after dinner.
"Dad! Here, here is the report card for this semester!"
With his head lowered, Chen Hai's voice was not much louder than the roar of mosquitoes.
If there was a hole next to him at this time, he might not hesitate and dive right into it.
Taking the report card from Chen Hai's hand, Chen Zhonghua followed the top column and started looking for his son's name.
When he saw the big words "Chen Hai" on the last few positions, his face darkened and his whole face sank.
"Zhonghua, how are Haier's grades this semester? Come on, let me see!"
Jiang Meixian on the side also came over at this time and looked along where Chen Zhonghua's finger was.
After just a few glances, her complexion turned blue and white.
Poor parents in the world, no matter what parent, when they see their children get fourth from the bottom in the exam, they can still feel better.
Even before this, Chen Zhonghua and Jiang Meixian had already made full psychological preparations.
However, when they saw Chen Hai's academic performance, they were still panicking and felt extremely uncomfortable.
"Chen Hai, what did you promise to your mother and me when we went out last time? Have you forgotten it?"
The two people's eyes were focused on Chen Hai, and fire seemed to burst out of those two pairs of eyes at any time.
"Remember, I said that I should work hard, study hard, and strive to get into college!"
"Dad, Mom, my test scores this time are really a mess."
"But there are still more than two months until the college entrance examination. During this time, I will work hard and I believe I will never let you down again!"
Chen Hai lowered his head and agreed in a low voice.
"Fourth from the bottom? With your grades, you still want to rely on college? Chen Hai, don't lie to yourself anymore!"
Sighing, Chen Zhonghua shook his head, picked up the dry cigarette and started smoking it again.
"Chen Hai, for your education, my family already owes a lot of debt!"
"You can use this result to repay your father and me. Are you worthy of us?
"You're such a grown-up, it's hard for us to hit you, can't you be more sensible?"
After finding a chair and sitting down, Jiang Meixian sighed with a slumped face.
Listening to his parents' constant scolding, Chen Hai felt really uncomfortable, but he couldn't find any reason to defend himself.
After all, his test scores were indeed abysmal.
He can't tell his parents that he is busy practicing Taoism!
If he really said that, his parents might think that he was crazy and there was something wrong with his head!
With his father Chen Zhonghua's temperament, he might just slap him in the face and prepare to wake him up.
Chen Hai naturally knows how good his parents are to him.
He also very much hopes that he can stand out so that his parents can no longer work hard and live a stable and comfortable life.
Looking at the growing white hair on his parents' heads not far away, he often felt heartbroken for no reason.
It is precisely because of this that he puts all his thoughts on the cultivation of Taoism.
In his opinion, he was not good at studying at all.
Coupled with the poor teaching standards of Wuyang Town Middle School, even if he studies hard and wants to be admitted to college, the chances are not much higher than winning 5 million in the lottery.
Listening to the nagging of his father and mother, Chen Hai silently returned to his room. He sat on the edge of the bed without saying a word.
"Dad! Mom! My son will definitely succeed and will not let you down!"
In his heart, he was shouting crazily, this was his unwillingness to fate, this was his dissatisfaction with fate.
"Practice! You must practice hard!"
According to the unknown ancient book, the first step in Taoist practice is to leave the body, and the second step is to travel at night.
As for the third step, it is the realm of day travel. After entering this level, the soul can leave the body during the day.
If Chen Hai makes another breakthrough and reaches this level, he will be confident enough to get a good score in the college entrance examination.
To put it bluntly, he had only been exposed to Taoism for less than ten days.
Being able to step into the current night travel realm in such a short period of time is pure luck.
The road to seeking the truth is filled with thorns every step of the way, and it is not impossible to lose one's life due to negligence.
For example, the snake demon Chen Hai encountered almost killed him. If it hadn't been firmly attached to the upper jaw of the snake's mouth, he wouldn't be alive now.
"Now that I have started practicing Taoism, no matter how dangerous it is in the future, I will still continue unswervingly!"
With firm eyes, Chen Hai sighed softly and said to himself secretly.
In his opinion, if he wants his parents to live a good life, and if he wants his parents to be glorious in front of others, Taoism is his only hope.
Without practicing Taoism, the only thing he can do is perhaps stay in this mountain village, face the loess and back to the sky, and be an ordinary mountain boy.
Maybe in a few years, he will marry a wife, have a baby, and then work as hard as his parents for the rest of his life.
Before he came into contact with Taoism, he might have accepted his destiny, but now he is absolutely unwilling to do so, and he is definitely not willing to do so!
Only on the road of Taoism, making breakthroughs and breakthroughs again, is the path you want to find in the future.
I don’t know when the nagging voices of my father and mother finally disappeared.
The sun has not yet set. At this time, it is impossible to leave the body, but it is still no problem just to practice visualization.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Hai closed his eyes slightly, sat cross-legged and began to practice.