Spring turns to autumn, and the Ether Academy remains as calm as ever. The students who are admitted to it are all for one wish, striving to make themselves stronger, though each student has a different background. There is a super rich man like Dakuda, who can get tens of thousands of gold coins with a wave of his hand, there is a lecher like Harvey, who is obsessed with women every day, and there is Chen Anna, who comes from a humble and pitiful family There are people like Qiu Yan who are always struggling to make a living, and there are also arrogant people like Mike who are always bullying the strong and the weak...
But when it comes to training, they get excited, it's boiling blood, the dream of the strong, the hope of the family...
On the cold mountain, there is also a man who is constantly striving, working hard, persisting...
Six months passed in a hurry,
On this day, Wuyou House welcomed two special guests,
Cheng Yun, Uncle Xiang,
Although Cheng Fei wasn't there, Cheng Yun still had a deep conversation with Harvey.
"Uncle, there are some things I don't know if I should say." "Sakda said suddenly.
Cheng Yun lit a cigarette, glanced at Uncle Xiang beside him, and said with a smile, "Say whatever you want. There's no need to be polite."
"Half a year ago, when Cheng Fei returned from the Cold Mountain, his cultivation had reached the peak of the earth realm, and the method of cultivation was very strange, most likely the legendary magic."
"Dada"
The cigarette in Cheng Yun's mouth suddenly dropped to the ground, and he stared blankly,
"You, are you sure?" "Cheng Yun asked in disbelief.
Harvey suddenly shouted, "Yes, uncle, that's definitely legendary magic. I've heard my father mention some of it before. It's not wrong,"
Cheng Yun was once again plunged into astonishment, his body trembling slightly.
Sakda glanced at Cheng Yun's expression and said indifferently: "Actually, before I entered the Ether Academy, I had heard from my father some things about Cheng Fei, saying that he was an orphan abandoned by the Leisen family and was not favored by my father since childhood. Since he was three years old, because of his extreme weakness and dementia, he was abandoned by my father in the small village and only a few servants were assigned to take care of him. During more than ten years of his childhood, Cheng Fei didn't see his father many times either. From then on, he grew up in a secluded mountain village..."
The corners of Cheng Yun's eyes were already moist, and Sakda, remembering Cheng Fei's experience, twitched and went on: "Since we came here, although the three of us seem to be happy on the surface, every late night I see the third brother sitting alone in the yard, looking at the cold moon by himself, looking until dawn before going back to sleep. At first I thought he was heartbroken, but later I found out that he had been missing his father all the time. Missing the father who left him for more than a decade, you may have your own reasons, but every time I see the third of us alone looking at the cold moon, I think of my own father, though he is no longer alive now, because of this, I understand better the concern of a son for a father, this concern is the comfort of the father, It is the hope to be affirmed and understood by my father, because I did not cherish the days when my father was alive, I can better understand the grievance, the hope, the concern in my son's heart, uncle, the person my son cares about day and night is you, and he has no complaint at all because of your abandonment of him back then,"
"On the contrary, the third was constantly proving himself through his actions. He was desperately trying to prove himself, proving that he was not weak, not dementia. At the beginning of school, he fainted on the training ground again and again but still insisted on doing morning exercises. He knew he couldn't run five kilometers, but he still insisted on running. He knew he couldn't bear such intense training at school. But he was still struggling to keep going... All of this is because of you, he is trying to prove to you that he is not a weakling, he is not a dementia..."
Cheng Yun was completely stunned. He had never imagined that his son, in his very being, had such a strong and proud spirit and such unyielding blood flowing in his veins...
Sakda's voice had become hoarse, and he wept, "In the face of the hundred thousand students and all the teachers' ridicule and mockery of him, when all the people called him a weak man, when he alone endured the insults and accusations of millions of people, many nights I saw him secretly crying and secretly shedding tears in his room, how much he wished, At that time you could stand up and give him a word of encouragement, give him a little confidence, give him some affirmation, even a word of encouragement, but the third brother, after all, held on bravely all by himself. Though he appeared so ignorant and disdainful on the surface, in his heart, he couldn't cry, in the face of Martin's kick, the third brother, a thirteen-year-old boy, Did he not feel fear, did he not wish his father would extend a broad hand to shield him from the wind and rain, but still show that disdainful ignorance on his face, do you know how deep the concern is hidden behind that ignorance, how deep the hope is hidden, how much love is hidden for you,"
Sakda has vented completely, with a voice of pain, "Last Spring Festival, all the students went back for the New Year, but when I asked the third brother why he didn't go back, he told me ten words - 'I have no right to go back to see my father', a thirteen-year-old child, who doesn't want to go home happily for the New Year, who doesn't want to be with his family, But the reason why he didn't go back was because he was afraid of not getting your approval, because he wanted, always wanted, always wanted to do better than his elder brother and sister, every time, he wouldn't spend money, not even a copper coin. When I asked him why, he said: 'I'm sorry, father,' later, he practiced magic alone on the Cold mountain. Every time I went to see him, once I picked up a few pretzels on the way, and when I got to him, he ate them in one go. Uncle, for the sake of his practice, now on the Cold mountain, he never thought about his own food and accommodation. Every time he went up the mountain, I brought him a lot of good food. Every time I saw him gobbling up the dry food, I, the eldest brother, felt as if my heart was torn apart. I had not fulfilled the duty of an elder brother, ha ha, the eldest son of the noble Gerta family, could give so much to his father who abandoned him since childhood, and even not disappoint his father, and show the same fearlessness in the face of death, To prove himself to his father, he doesn't even care about his own life. Uncle, if I were you, having such a son in this life, I would have no regrets in death! As his elder brother, I am very proud."
Sakda wept in pain, then slowly knelt down, his trembling hands gradually covered his face, third, third, third, your mind, why do you hide it so deeply that I, the eldest brother, almost got it hidden by you, why, why don't you say this, why do you bear such a heavy burden all by yourself in silence, Why not let the elder brother share your pain with you, we are brothers, third, for the rest of our lives, I, Sakda, will always be your good brother...
Harvey was listening by the side and also shed tears,
It was only at this moment that he realized, truly realized, that it was,
It turns out that he has such a remarkable third brother.
Uncle Xiang, Cheng Yun slowly closed his eyes,
Two tears slowly fell from the corner of his eyes,
"Drip,"
That was the sound of tears falling to the ground,
It turns out, it turns out I have such a proud son!
It turns out that he was always wrong. He used to think that this father knew everything about his son, but only now did he truly understand that it was always his son who knew everything about him, but he himself knew nothing about his son's mind...
And Uncle Xiang, who had thought that having grown up with Cheng Fei in the small village, he would know Cheng Fei well, but now...
In the silent room, there is only the sound of the heartbroken weeping,
After a long while, there was a burst of applause outside the door,
Slight, delicate, low, and with a hint of trembling applause
Then, a person, gradually, came over,
Wei Qing!
The same dark blue outfit, the same terrifying air, the same clear and serene appearance, but the fair corners of the eyes were already tinged with a tear,
She had always thought Cheng Fei was a presumptuous rascal, but it turned out that behind Cheng Fei's nonchalant facade, there was such a deep burden...
It turns out he's a tough man, it turns out he's not just as ignorant as he seems...
It turned out that his life was so lonely, it turned out that he lived so tiredly, so hard...
How much he longed for care and love from others...
Fool, why didn't you say it earlier? Why do you put on an innocent disdain look in front of me...
No sound, just Sakda pounding the floor hard and crying out: "Third brother, third brother, third brother, third brother, big brother I'm sorry to you..."
Harvey lay down on the ground and did not lift up for a long time, "Little tyrant, you fool, why didn't you say this earlier, why didn't you say it earlier, why..."
Cheng Yun looked up to the sky and sighed, took a deep breath, today he had intended to come and make Cheng Fei drop out of school and go home, because the Ether Academy had too much of an opinion on him and directly affected the family's reputation, 'Son, I Cheng Yun am not worthy to be your father, I am not worthy... '
Wei Qing was silent for a moment, his voice still calm, and said, "Cheng Yun, now Cheng Fei is still practicing on the Cold Mountain, and now he is a high sorcerer of the Heavenly Dao, known as the first true sorcerer on the Augustus continent, and your other two children together cannot defeat him in one move,"
Cheng Yun closed his eyes heavily, and Sakda and Harvey both wore expressions of disbelief.
After all, in just six months, from the peak of the Earth to the top of the Heavenly Way,
This speed is absolutely unprecedented!
Take himself for example. During these six months, he practiced day and night, and with the countless miraculous elixirs in his family, he only managed to step into the gate of the Heavenly Dao. Reflecting on himself, he could be considered a genius. When he took the exam to enter the Ether Academy, he ranked second, only behind the genius Qiu Yan. But he never expected that Cheng Fei, who seemed extremely weak physically, would, in just six months, From the peak of the earthly realm to the top of the Heavenly Dao.
Cheng Yun is over three hundred years old this year and has only reached the limit of the Heavenly Way, but this son, who is only fifteen years old, has already reached the top of the Heavenly way.
Self-abased, proud,...
Cheng Yun's eyes moistened again and his body trembled noticeably. Without saying a word, his body turned into a streak of light and headed straight for Han Shan. Then Xiang Shu, Harvey, Sakda followed, while Wei Qing was slightly stunned and walked slowly towards Han Shan...
The mountain was a small hill around the Etheric Academy, not majestic, but there was a big river flowing through it, and few people entered it.
At most, a few woodmen would come in to gather firewood.
Hanshan Cottage
The river rolled down, passing by one side of the house, and Cheng Yun rushed into the house.
My son, my son, my son
You come out, father comes to see you, father knows you are not weak, father knows you have no dementia, father knows you are better than your sister and brother, you come out...
Father will never drive you away again, never force you to do things you don't want to do, son... You should forgive your father...
But inside the house --
Nothing.
The furniture was so shabby that it was a cold stone bed, a stone table, two stone stools, nothing else, not even a quilt or a straw mat.
In the corner of the stone bed, there was a pile of packaging bags of snacks, and a few rats were looking for leftovers there...
On the stone table stood a stone with a line of words written in blood, deep and thick:
Father, I will never let you down. One day, I will become as strong as the uncle! See if they still dare to bully me.
"Son! Father loves you and will always love you..."
Cheng Yun, once again, once again, shed tears because of this abandoned son...
Then the others rushed over, and there was a silence...
"Every night at twelve o 'clock, he would bite his finger, follow the handwriting and write it again in blood." Wei Qing said indifferently.