Chapter 8: Exhort

The room calmed down quickly. Father and son were relatively speechless. Shen Tai looked better, and Shen Shi, who was still a teenager, had a more mature and calm temperament than ordinary peers, but facing the present is likely to be parting. At that moment, at the age of twelve, he was still a little uncontrollably excited.
Seeing his son's trembling lips and tearful eyes faintly flashing with worry, Shen Tai only felt that there were a thousand words in his heart. When the words came to his mouth, he didn't know what to say for a while, his mouth opened and closed, until the end. , Still sighed slightly, pulled the only blood and flesh of his own to his side, and hugged tightly.
Thinking that after today, maybe it is the eternal separation between heaven and man, and the memories of the years of living with his father since childhood. At this moment, Shen Shi gritted his teeth and resisted crying. Just under the agitated mood, the whole body began to tremble slightly. Shen Tai felt the excitement of his son in his arms, silently patted him on the back, then touched his head with his hand, and said softly:
"Little Stone, you are a boy and you can never cry."
Shen Shi gritted his teeth and stared at his father, without blinking his eyes, his face was a little pale.
Shen Tai was silent for a moment, and seemed to clear up his mood, then his face became serious, and he looked at his son and said in a deep voice: "Stone, I have never concealed the cause of the matter from you. You should all know why this is the case today. Now that it’s done, there’s no chance to look back. Seeing that the two of us will be separated, whether we can meet again in the future... It’s hard to say, I have something to tell you, you must keep it in your heart."
Shen Shi bowed his head slightly, stood beside his father, and whispered, "Yes."
Shen Tai took a deep breath and said, "If things are unsuccessful, then everything will not be mentioned, but if the matter is successful, if the gods will fulfill the promise, the father will be arranged to change his name and surname and go to a remote small state to become a god. Will work hard; and as the most important reward for our desperate efforts, the Fairy Club will arrange for you to be granted a place to worship Ling Xiaozong, one of the four great cultivators in the world."
Shen Shi quietly clenched his fists and nodded.
Shen Tai said: "Ling Xiaozong is famous and famous, and it is one of the most prestigious "Four Positives". I don't need to elaborate on you. For my father's inferior aptitude, I don't have much experience on the way to practice. Until now, the only thing I can tell you is the truth in my heart that I have understood in my heart since I have lived for half a lifetime."
Shen Shi raised his head and looked at his father. Shen Tai looked solemn and solemn, and said: "First, no matter what your achievements or opportunities you have, don't be arrogant, just be careful. Remember, there are countless outstanding talents in this world, and the cultivators gathered together are the elites of the world. There will always be someone smarter and stronger than you."
Shen Shi's mouth twitched slightly, and he whispered: "Yes, I took it down."
Shen Tai raised his eyes slightly and glanced at the door that was still open in front of him. Gu Lingyun and the butcher had already left here, and they were not visible in the patio. They must have gone to the back hall, leaving a little space for them. The father and son are about to be separated.
Looking at the empty doorway, Shen Tai said indifferently: "You have met Gu Lingyun just now, what do you think of her?"
Shen Shi gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Is a vicious-hearted woman."
Shen Tai smiled and suddenly said, "You look down on her too much."
Shen Shi frowned and looked at his father in a puzzled manner. Shen Tai was silent for a moment and said: "Five years ago, in this city of Xilu, the Shenxianhui branch had been crushed by me, and business plummeted. But she will come. After I got here, I turned the tide in silence. Although I couldn't beat the first floor of Tianyi floor under my control, I still managed to stabilize the situation. Now the situation has changed drastically for our father and son, but she has already done multiple things. Yes, it must be the biggest winner."
Shen Shi hesitated for a moment, and said: "How to say?"
Shen Tai sneered and said: "First, I created the rise of the first floor of the sky. I also know what materials the people underneath are. After I leave, the first floor of the sky will be defeated by the gods; second , I was discussing this matter secretly with her that day, in order to avoid being chased by the Xuanyin Gate, I was forced to promise that after the matter was completed, I would work for the immortal society. This is what she dug up after defeating the enemy in Xilu City for the immortal society A general is helping; thirdly, the old monster we conspired this time is a great real person of the Yuandan realm, Dao law can reach the sky, and dare to be enemies of this kind of person, and can drive the gods to meet. The local branch will definitely not be an ordinary person, but must be a peerless expert with a great background. Once it is done, Gu Lingyun will wait for her to befriend those big people, which will greatly help her future. "
Shen Shi tightened his lips. Obviously, he hadn't thought that this seemingly simple thing would still have such a nuisance afterwards. At the same time, he listened to Shen Tai and continued: "But the most important thing is that he secretly calculated a Yuandan level. A real person is such a serious and dangerous event, but Gu Lingyun has almost no risk from beginning to end all the way. Everything is good, and there are not many failures. As she said, the most is to give me to Xuan. It's just a thousand swords and souls, and because you are in their hands, I can no longer confess that the gods will be involved in this matter."
At this point, his voice paused involuntarily, and the expression of Shen Shi beside him changed drastically. Shen Tai took a deep breath, gave a wry smile, and said, "It's so calculation, I didn't think it was until just now. I thought about it transparently."
Shen Shi’s face became paler, but Shen Tai seemed to relax a little bit more than before, and said, "Shishi, these words I told you, point out the eccentricities and quirks in this, just to make you understand. There are too many smart people in this world, and all kinds of scheming methods can't tolerate your arrogance. If you can really worship Lingxiao Sect in the future, you must remember this."
Shen Shi nodded slowly, and said, "Yes, I took it down."
Shen Tai nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Besides, there is one more thing you need to keep in mind. There are so many geniuses together with cultivation. There are always people with strange talents and strangers, but you are not. But if someone Seeing that you are twelve years old, but you are good at calligraphy and calligraphy with five elements and ten complex runes, you must be amazed that you are a genius, and praise your talent. Do you understand the truth?"
Shen Shi frowned, his face showing a bit of thinking, Shen Tai patted his shoulder lightly, and said: "That is the force of dripping water, you can wear the stone with perseverance. Since you were five years old, I have forced you Practicing calligraphy and painting has been uninterrupted for the past seven years. It has been accumulated over the years, and there has been little achievement. Although Fulu is a small path that does not enter the stream, it is true that it can not teach you anything other than that, but the truth in it, I It feels the same."
Shen Shi nodded and said, "Yes, I understand."
Shen Tai looked at the son in front of him, and suddenly smiled, and said, "Son, I'm a dad who really doesn't have any skills. Other people's families give their children all the wealth, so it's my turn. It's just a few words. . Don't blame Dad."
Shen Shi shook his head heavily.
Shen Tai laughed, rubbed the corners of his eyes as if accidentally, and was silent for a while, and then said: "You will leave here later, I think it will be the butcher who will take you away. Although our father and son are a little bit like him Friendly, but life and death are big, you can’t trust people. People in the cultivator, especially casual cultivators, have a very heavy view of the spirit crystal, just in case..." Shen Tai pondered for a moment, reached out to his arms and fumbled for a moment, but He took out three shining spirit crystals, handed them to Shen Shi, and whispered, "You can't have too many spirit crystals, so as not to cause trouble to your upper body."
Shen Shi silently put away the Lingjing, raised his head and glanced at his father, his heart trembled for no apparent reason. Hearing the tone of these words, it seemed like Shen Tai was confessing the funeral. It was just this situation, except that he was silent. Apart from nodding his head to agree, there is no other way.
After explaining everything one by one, Shen Tai's expression was also a bit loose. It seems that he finally let go of the big stone in his heart. Although there is still a trace of worry between his eyebrows, after all, father and son have been dependent on each other for many years and it is difficult to give up. With the best results in the years to come, Shen Shi can only rely on himself after all, even if he is still only a twelve-year-old boy.
But after all, he hardened his heart and stood up, and Shen Shi's face suddenly became pale. The separation is imminent. After today, who knows if we can see you again, the corners of Shen Tai's eyes are slightly red, and he stops talking. After a moment of silence, he takes out an object and stuffs it into Shen Shi's hand.
It was a small jade hourglass, old and worn, but through the white and crystal-clear jade surface, you could still see the fine sand particles still flowing and slipping down.
"This is the first gadget your mother gave me back then. I will keep it and give it to you in the future. No matter what happens, it can be considered as a thought..."
Having said that, he took a deep look at his son at last, before hesitating, walked to the door and said loudly to the outside:
"Shopkeeper Gu, are you still there?"
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The sound of footsteps sounded and went away. Two figures, one large and one small, disappeared into this room. Standing on the edge of the patio, Shen Tai and Gu Lingyun did not look back.
The butcher took Shen Shi away. They did not go out from the gate, but went straight to somewhere in the backyard, where there was a secret road leading to another secret location in Xilu City, which was unknown to the people. There, naturally there will be a secret way to quietly escape from Xilu City.
At this moment, in the past five years, the two top-notch men and women on the cultivation road in Xilu City, in the spiritual material business field, stood side by side with men and women fighting as fiercely as water and fire.
After a while, it was Gu Lingyun who spoke first, but what she said was a little strange. It seemed to bring some rare sighs and sighs, as well as some faint sarcasm, and said: "Speaking of which, I admire Xuan. Those from the vulgar family of vassals, cultivation and doing things are not decent, but it is really clean and tidy to exclude people, and the results are absolutely incomparable."
A thoughtless sentence, looks short, fat and ordinary from the outside, usually at first glance, the impression is very humble, but Shen Tai seems to understand it naturally, smiled, and said: "No need to say , I also know that they have been displeased with me for a long time."
Gu Lingyun crossed his eyes and glanced at him. There seemed to be a deep meaning in his eyes, and he said softly, "Oh?"
Shen Tai said lightly: "For hundreds of years, the Li family, the Wang family, the Xu family, and the Song family, and their vassal families of the Xuanyin Sect, each performed their duties. Some collected spiritual grass for the Lingxiao Sect, and some explored spiritual mines. Some medicines are used for alchemy, and some mine spirit crystals exclusively. In short, it is like dividing the sphere of influence. This piece is mine and the other piece is yours. Everyone does not offend the river water. Everyone has their own benefits. Together they are adsorbed on the Xuan Yin door. Just blood from his body."
The corner of Gu Lingyun's mouth curled up, as if he wanted to laugh and immediately held back, but his face was a bit more coquettish. He glanced at Shen Tai and said, "You can't see Boss Shen that you can actually say such mean things."
Shen Tai snorted, and said, "Who can't tell anyone with a discerning eye in the sect? It's just that these vassal families have been elders for a long time, and the various relationships in the sect are deeply rooted, and some of them are quite high. The powerful elders came from these aristocratic families, so Xuanyinmen didn’t bother to pay attention to it. Unfortunately, no one would have thought that a weird person like me would have appeared now, and the Tianyi Building was created in Xilu City. A freak. They all perform their duties. I took care of them from a prosperous shop, and it was several times better. I turned in a larger number of spiritual materials every month. It is possible to hand in more spirit crystals from the sect, instead of letting the sect pay these aristocratic spirit crystals like before. Tell me, is this the same as killing them?"
Gu Lingyun originally smiled, but as she listened, her smile gradually faded. After Shen Tai finished speaking, she was silent for a moment, seeming to be thinking about something, then looked at Shen Tai and said slowly:
"It seems that under that mysterious door, I really wronged someone like you."