Chapter 1 A small village by the mountain

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The second stunned man opened his eyes wide, staring straight at the black roof made of thatch and mud, and the old quilt covered with his body was already dark yellow, and he couldn't see his original appearance, and there was a faint musty smell as if it were nothing.

The other person next to him was the second brother Han Zhu, who was sleeping very sweetly, and there were bursts of snoring of different degrees from time to time from him.

About half a zhang away from the bed, there is a muddy wall made of yellow mud, because of the time, the wall has cracked a few inconspicuous slender openings, from these cracks, there is a faint sound of Han's mother's chattering complaints, occasionally mixed with Han's father, the "pop" and "snap" of the dry tobacco stick.

The second stunned man slowly closed his eyes, which were already a little astringent, and forced himself to fall into a deep sleep as soon as possible. He knew very well in his heart that if he didn't fall asleep honestly, he wouldn't be able to get up early tomorrow, and he wouldn't be able to go into the mountains with the rest of his companions to collect dry firewood.

The second stunned son's surname is Han Mingli, such a decent name, his parents can't come up with it, this is his father's nest made of two coarse grains, begging the old Uncle Zhang in the village to give the name.

When Uncle Zhang was young, he had been a companion for a few years with the rich people in the city, and he was the only scholar in the village who knew a few words, and more than half of the names of the children in the village were given by him.

Han Li was called "Ertunzi" by the people in the village, but he was not really stunned and stupid, but he was the most intelligent child in the village, but just like the children in the village, except for his family, he rarely heard anyone officially call him "Han Li", but the title of "Ertunzi" and "Ertunzi" has been with him to this day.

And the reason why he was nicknamed "Ertunzi" was simply because there was already a child named "Stunned" in the village.

It's nothing, the other children in the village are also called "dog baby" and "second egg" and the like, and these names are not necessarily better than "two stunned".

Therefore, although Han Li didn't like this title, he could only comfort himself like this.

Han Li's appearance was very inconspicuous, and his skin was dark, just like an ordinary peasant child. But deep down in his heart, he is much more precocious than his peers, he has longed for the richness and prosperity of the outside world since he was a child, and dreams that one day, he can walk out of this palm-sized village and see the outside world that Uncle Zhang often says.

When Han Li had this idea, he had never dared to talk to anyone else. Otherwise, it will definitely make the people in the village feel stunned, a milky little kid would have such a thought that adults dare not think about easily. You must know that other children who are about the same age as Han Li will only chase chickens and dogs all over the village, not to mention the strange idea of leaving their homeland.

Han Li has a family of seven, two brothers, an older sister, and a younger sister, he is the fourth in the family, he is just ten years old this year, the life of the family is very hard, he can't eat a few meals with meat in a year, and the whole family has been hovering on the food and clothing line.

At this time, Han Li was in a daze, as if he had not yet fallen asleep, and he still had this thought in his annoyance: when he went up the mountain, he must help his beloved sister pick up more red berries that she liked the most.

At noon the next day, when Han Li was rushing home from the mountains under the scorching sun, carrying a half-human-high pyre on his back, and carrying a sack full of berries in his arms, he didn't know that there was already a guest in his house who would change the fate of his life.

This distinguished guest is a close relative to him, his third uncle.

I heard that in a restaurant in a nearby town, he was the big shopkeeper and was a powerful person in the mouth of his parents. In the past 100 years of the Han family, there may have been a relative with a bit of status like the third uncle.

Han Li had only seen this Third Uncle a few times when he was very young. His eldest brother gave an apprentice job to an old blacksmith in the city, and it was this third uncle who introduced him, and this third uncle often asked someone to bring some food for his parents, and took care of their family very much, so Han Li also had a good impression of this third uncle, knowing that although his parents didn't say it, they were also very grateful in their hearts.

The eldest brother is the pride of the family, and I heard that as an apprentice blacksmith, not only does he take care of food and housing, but also has thirty copper plates a month, and when he is officially hired, he will earn even more money.

Whenever parents mention their eldest brother, they are full of energy, as if they are a different person. Although Han Li was young, he was also envious, and the best job in his mind had already been available, that is, to take a fancy to the craftsman in the small city, accept him as an apprentice, and from then on become a decent person who relied on his craft to eat.

So when Han Li saw the third uncle wearing a brand new satin dress, a chubby round face, and a pinch of mustache, he was extremely excited.

After putting the firewood at the back of the house, he went to the front room and shyly greeted the third uncle, and called out obediently: "Hello third uncle", he honestly stood aside and listened to his parents chatting with the third uncle.

The third uncle looked at Han Li with a smile, looked at him, praised him for a few words like "obedient" and "sensible", and then turned his head and talked to his parents about the purpose of this time.

Although Han Li was still young and couldn't fully understand the third uncle's words, he could also understand the general meaning.

It turns out that the restaurant where the third uncle works belongs to a Jianghu sect called "Seven Xuanmen", which is divided into outer and inner doors, and not long ago, the third uncle officially became the outer disciple of this sect, and can recommend children from 7 to 12 years old to participate in the test of recruiting inner disciples in Qixuanmen.

The five-year "Seven Xuanmen" test to recruit inner disciples will start next month. This third uncle, who had a bit of shrewdness and had no children yet, naturally thought of Han Li of the right age.

Father Han, who has always been honest, heard words such as "rivers and lakes" and "sects" that he had never heard of, and he was a little hesitant and couldn't make up his mind. He picked up the dry tobacco stick, took a few puffs of "bar" and "bar", and sat there without saying a word.

In the mouth of the third uncle, the "Seven Xuanmen" is naturally a great and one of the best sects within a radius of hundreds of miles.

As long as you become an inner disciple, not only can you practice martial arts for free in the future, eat and drink without worry, but you can also have more than one or two scattered silver and pocket flowers every month. Moreover, those who participate in the test, even if they are not selected, have the opportunity to become an outer door like the third uncle, specializing in taking care of the business outside the door for the "Seven Xuanmen".

When he heard that it was possible to get one tael of silver a month, and that he had the opportunity to become a decent person like the third uncle, Father Han finally made up his mind and agreed.

The third uncle was very happy when he saw that Father Han had agreed. He left a few taels of silver and said that he would come and take Han Li away in a month, and during this period, he would cook more delicious food for Han Li and replenish his body so that he could cope with the test. Then the third uncle said hello to Father Han, touched Han Li's head, and went out to return to the city.

Although Han Li didn't fully understand what the third uncle said, he still understood that he could go to the city and make a lot of money.

His long-standing wish was now possible, and he couldn't sleep for several nights in a row.

Before leaving, Han's father repeatedly told Han Li to be honest, to be patient, and not to quarrel with others, while Han's mother asked him to pay more attention to his body and eat and sleep well.

In the carriage, watching his parents gradually disappear, Han Li bit his lip and forcibly held back the tears in his eyes.

Although he has been much more mature than other children since he was a child, he is still a ten-year-old child after all, and going out for the first time makes him feel a little sad and hesitant. He secretly made up his mind in his young heart that he would rush back as soon as he made a lot of money, and never be separated from his parents again.

Han Li never imagined that the amount of money he had lost meaning to him after going out this time, he actually embarked on an immortal path that was different from that of mortals, and walked out of his own path of cultivating immortals.

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