He pushed open the tightly shut door.
A piercing chill rushed towards him instantly.
Even Luo Changfeng, who had reached the Refining Stage of Blood Cultivation.
Under the invasion of this extreme coldness, couldnât help but slightly shrink his neck and shiver.
"Luo Youwei, that little girlâs condition... seems to be much better than before."
After observing for a moment.
Luo Changfeng silently closed the door.
Then, with his hands clasped behind his back.
He silently walked towards the exterior of the courtyard.
It had been a long time since he walked around his own Luo Family Ancestral Land, and he was quite curious.
Now, outside his small yard, the Luo Family.
Could there be something different appearing?
...
He had just walked out of his small courtyard.
And Luo Changfeng could faintly sense.
An air of prosperity coming towards him.
Many who saw Luo Changfeng would slightly lower their heads out of respect.
Luo Changfeng would slightly nod in return.
"Donât run, donât runâ¦"
"The road is slippery, be careful not to fall..."
After leaving the courtyard and walking some distance.
Luo Changfeng then heard bursts of womenâs shouts and childrenâs joyous laughter.
[Bang!!!]
Suddenly, a small boy wearing split pants, who wasnât very big, ran into Luo Changfengâs feet.
After falling, the boy immediately patted the dust off his body.
He raised his head to look at the old man standing before him wearing white clothes, with a head of white hair.
With a lean figure, he seemed somewhat unfamiliar to the boy.
The boy couldnât help but take a couple of steps back.
After mumbling an apology, the boy quickly ran towards another place.
Soon, a woman of fair appearance.
Quietly approached Luo Changfeng.
"Iâm sorry, Baozi doesnât understand manners..."
"He accidentally bumped into you..."
Children do not understand, but the young lady seemed not to be completely ignorant.
This place, the Luo Family Clan grounds.
To roam freely in the Luo Family Clan grounds, appearing somewhat distinguished, this elder.
He must not be an ordinary existence.
Even if the young lady did not recognize the elder before her.
Some measure of respect was naturally still due.
"His name is Baozi?"
Luo Changfeng thought about the plump face of the boy he had just seen and couldnât help but ask in a low voice.
The girl smiled and softly replied, "A pet name Baozi, his formal name is Shiji, Luo Shiji..."
After hearing this, Luo Changfeng nodded slightly.
"Luo Shiji, huh?"
After murmuring to himself, he silently left the place.
...
Luo Shiji.
Heâs just a little child from within the Luo Family Clan grounds.
Nothing remarkable.
He surely couldnât expect to bump into some member of the clan with an extraordinary talent just by casually walking around, right?
If he had to say what was different,
Luo Changfeng could only say that the flesh on this little childâs face seemed to be a bit more than that on other childrenâs faces.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
...
After walking for a while.
Luo Changfeng inadvertently headed towards a certain direction.
On a usually deserted and rather shady clearing of the Luo Family Clan grounds.
Right now, Luo Changfeng stood quietly underneath an ancient tree.
Silently watching in front of him, the one holding a wooden sword...
Oh, no.
Now he should be considered to be holding a longsword made of iron, Luo Ze.
Watching him, repeatedly waving the iron sword in his hands.
Luo Changfeng narrowed his eyes slightly.
The weight of an iron sword is often much heavier than that of a wooden sword.
However, after a breakthrough in cultivation.
From the Initial Realm of Skin Refinement to the Intermediate Stage,
Compared to the nearly weightless wooden sword,
It seemed that the iron sword was more suitable for him.
"Still the same, huh?"
Looking at Luo Ze in front, whose sword techniques seemed to have shown no change,
Luo Changfeng couldnât help but sigh softly.
Actually, at the beginning,
He had some illusions about Luo Ze.
Maybe this little fellow could accomplish a feat of defying the heavens?
Maybe this little fellow could encounter some serendipity, then change his life?
But as time passed,
And as the years gradually went by,
Luo Changfeng gradually lost his fantasies about the little guy, Luo Ze.
Yes indeed!
This world is ultimately cold and cruel.
The strong, control everything.
The weak, even their very lives are in the hands of others.
Talent and potential, they decide many things.
In this world, how many fortuitous encounters can there be?
Some with lesser talent, no matter how hard they strive, cannot achieve even a ten-thousandth of what a genius can.
As time ticks away.
The majority of people ultimately succumb to mediocrity, accepting their ordinariness.
"Should I continue to persevere?"
After a moment of silence.
Luo Changfeng silently advanced.
He asked Luo Ze, who was swinging the longsword in his hand continuously before him, in a soft voice.
"I want to gain great strength; I want to become a strong person..."
That was Luo Zeâs reply to Luo Changfeng.
"Want to gain strength? Want to become a strong person?"
Luo Changfeng repeated Luo Zeâs words, smiled slightly, and then said softly, "On this continent, ordinary people are in the vast majority. Often, talent and potential determine everything. What a genius can achieve in one day might take you a hundred days, or even a thousand."
"Is it really worth it?"
"Being an ordinary person isnât too bad...
"No worries about food and drink, let the taller people deal with the sky when it falls..."
"Arenât most of the people in our clan like this?"
...
Luo Changfengâs words echoed slowly in this place.
His words, indeed, bore no issue.
Within the Luo Family Ancestral Land, only a very small part of the people could endure long-term cultivation.
The vast majority of the Luo Family Clan.
Once they reached a certain age.
Would be sent out to manage the Luo Familyâs industries.
Then, they would marry and have children.
And contribute to the clanâs continuation.
If their offspring had exceptional talent, they naturally received the familyâs nurturing.
If their offspringâs talent and potential remained insufficient.
Then, whatâs wrong with being an ordinary person?
...
Itâs true what he said.
But Luo Ze did not answer aloud.
He was just biting his teeth hard.
Clutching the iron sword in his hand.
Swinging the sword forward again and again, sword after sword.
The Luo Family had been good to him.
The opportunities given by Patriarch Changfeng had been plenty enough.
He knew how poor his talent was.
But, but, but...
He just didnât want to give up like this.
He didnât want to be an ordinary person, living a mediocre life.
He wanted to gain strength, he wanted to become a strong person.
He wanted...
"Alright then!"
Seeing the extremely determined expression and the unchanging thoughts in Luo Zeâs eyes, Luo Changfeng couldnât help but nod silently.
Since things had reached this stage.
He really wanted to see how far this kid could go.
"Thereâs a place that should enable you to greatly improve your strength."
"Want to go?"
When Luo Ze heard this, he turned his head abruptly.
Gazing intently at Luo Changfeng.
His eyes brimming with desire.
"I want to go!"
Luo Ze answered with extreme certitude.
"It may be very painful during the process, even to the point of being worse than death..."
"Still want to go?"
Luo Changfeng asked in a soft voice.
After clenching his teeth, Luo Ze firmly answered, "I want to go..."
Luo Changfeng looked at Luo Ze before him, then added, "What if, after going there, you might die, or even become a cripple, unable to take care of yourself for life? Even so, do you still want to go?"
This time, Luo Ze could not help but bow his head slightly.
For the first time, his face showed a hint of hesitation.
Even if it meant death, should he still go?
Luo Ze clenched his teeth tightly.
He was biting so hard that his teeth were making creaking noises.
"I want to go, even if it means death, I still want to go..."
That was Luo Zeâs answer to Luo Changfeng.
"Good, if thatâs the case..."
As Luo Changfeng spoke, he waved his hand.
The next moment, a teenager dressed in black attire.
Exuding a terrifying aura all over him.
Suddenly appeared beside Luo Changfeng.
"Take him to the yard and let him train hard..."
Luo Changfeng whispered to the figure beside him.
Yuan seemed a bit surprised as he looked up at Luo Changfeng.
"Just make sure he doesnât die..."
Luo Changfeng said quietly.
Finally, having received the answer he wanted, Yuan nodded slightly and then hoisted Luo Ze onto his shoulders, heading towards a courtyard outside Qingshi City.