
The day turns morning, a golden tinge stretching in the eastern horizon looks very beautiful omen soon the sun is ready to give its warmth.
A little boy walked slowly to a hill not far from the village.
Not too long, the boy then took off his clothes until only a small amount of cloth was left covering his waist down.
After stretching his muscles, he then chose a field, sitting down to take a lotus stance facing the sun.
Scrolls of sweat seemed to decorate his entire body as the sun began to shine on the hill where he was sitting.
But that didn't stop him. He was still sitting upright as if not satisfied to greet the morning sun.
Yes, he is Ye Chen.
Unlike other children who are the same age as him, when other children are still sleeping, he is awake and doing activities that look strange.
It looked strange in the eyes of others, but Ye Chen had his own gaze and somehow he was very fond of this activity.
If there is a time and the day looks bright, he will definitely leave other activities in the morning.
Not only will it be a clear morning, during a full moon, he will do the same.
Sitting naked is like absorbing moon energy.
According to an old book that He read, the morning energy is very pure.
This energy not only nourishes the body but is also very useful for the soul and spiritual in the body.
Thus, although Ye Chen could not yet use Qi but his spiritual soul power was much greater than other children.
After enough Kerala, he then went down the hill and returned to the village where he spent the night.
Traveling around the village did not make him tired, I don't know what he was looking for. His little feet kept moving.
"Meet me!" looks like I have to collect first to make it easier" he murmured.
After gathering what He was looking for, He then headed for the field at the foot of the hill and began to dig.
"One, two, three... Um, there's seven victims in the village."
"Our uncles and aunts, I pray for you."
Ye Chen served after finishing burying all the victims in the village.
This activity was not his first, along the way He sometimes stopped just to bury the body He saw.
Compared to the first time, with a makeshift tool, a small dagger was given A Kiu. It took hours just to dig one burrow in the ground.
His small body at that time seemed to want to scream, you can imagine the age of ten years digging the ground then lifting the burden of an adult body and hoarding it is not an easy job for a child his age.
Not to mention the sight of the dead with various kinds of wounds, there are headless ones that have partially decomposed.
Originally Ye Chen felt fear, disgust but after a few times, this feeling was dead, all that remained was pity.
"Who is this child, is it not afraid of death? not just overnight alone, but still want to take care of all the bodies." An old man stood up to see what Ye Chen was doing.
Ye Chen returned to the inn, tidied up his place then headed out towards the forest not far from the village.
He decided to stay in this village for a while, after all He also has no other purpose so there is no harm in staying here for some time.
To South? that is the goal but do not have to rush anyway just to the South, he himself does not know what and how there later.
So thought Ye Chen until he finally lived in the village. By late afternoon, he was returning from the forest carrying a rabbit and some herbs that he had encountered.
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Night passed
After finishing inhaling the morning energy, Ye Chen returned to the forest carrying a large basket on his shoulders, He will take out some herbs that had not had time to be taken yesterday.
This activity continued He did, as a result of which herbal plants piled up in front of his inn.
Not greedy but indeed He needs all this, in addition to being a material to learn, some others He uses for himself.
Even if it is just to get rid of aches or just to repel mosquitoes but it is very helpful.
Several times he was seen applying something on his feet and hands, topical medicine to remove the scratches of thorns and twigs while in the forest.
Understanding of various types of herbal plants is indeed worth a thumbs up. He memorized the type of herbs and their benefits.
It didn't feel like Ye Chen had been living in the village for five days, the inn looked cleaner now. Tables and chairs He arranged, neatly organized.
In the backyard looks lined with dried herbs, the smell of herbs can be smelled from outside the inn yard.
His only days were spent concocting medicine.
"Sir..! or whoever's inside, please.help me." looked like a middle-aged woman running towards the inn.
"Tu.. an young...?" the woman was startled after seeing Ye Chen who looked to be the same age as her grandson, she was one of the refugees who saw the village where Ye Chen lived.
Seeing the smoke from the inn, he ventured to stop and ask for help.
At least give him a place to spend the night.
The feeling of disappointment that had been seen on his face slowly disappeared as he heard Ye Chen who was willing to help him.
"Madam please come in first, you must be tired during the trip." Sapa Ye Chen politely.
After sitting down, the woman recounted that her entourage was confronted by a group of people and severely injured her son.
He begged to treat his son's wounds.
Ye Chen then examined the man who was brought down from the carriage, the man looked in great pain.
After examining his wounds and pulse, Ye Chen frowned slightly.
"It's a poisonous wound, hm. is this guy a poison master as well.. " He thought but Ye Chen didn't take a headache, he walked inside and took the medicine.
"After three hours, apply this medicine again around the wound, then drink this on him." Ye Chen said after performing the first treatment on his wound.
"Okay, thank you." Answer the woman
This woman then told the others to carry the sick, told them to occupy an empty house that was indeed widely found around the inn.
"Senior, are you sure about this..?" ask one of the men who carried the sick.
"You have calmed down, wait until the young master comes to his senses." Answer the woman
Shortly after applying and taking the medicine, this sick man called the young master slowly opened his eyes.
"Young master is conscious?" how's mister..?" The woman asked after seeing her young master standing up and looking very healthy.
"It seems like my body is very healthy. The medicine that the child was given was very powerful, I didn't think this poison could be cured.
I heard all your plans and I agreed." said the young master who turned out to be severely injured but whose consciousness remained.
"Well, tonight I hope everything's ready, and then we leave this place." he continued.
"Kill it! do not leave any witnesses" the command of the man called young master.
"Use poison let the corpse rot." he continued again and a man then hit Ye Chen's stomach.
"I'm sorry, I hope you can treat him. It will reduce the toxic effect." The man then slipped his blue pill.
Ye Chen was looking at a little girl, not sure what she was doing.
...
"Son, you're too naive, look what they did to you. Can't you guess who they are from the poison in your body...?"
"Damn why I had to leave last night" he murmured.
"Uncle please help me, get the water over the door"
Hearing this the old man got up and took the water in question.
"Thank you uncle, my name is Ye Chen."
"Alright, you can call me Lu Ping" the man said with a sigh.
This incident happened last night, the person who was healed by Ye Chen turned out to be supporting him after recovering.
Ye Chen was beaten to a pulp for not giving up his medicinal prescription.
Upset at not getting what they wanted, they finally took all the supplies of medicine without remaining.
His inn now looked even worse even when Ye Chen was first here.
According to Lu Ping, they were from the Blood Poison sect.
This sect often attacks refugees, and they will never hesitate to kill.
These refugees are then collected and sold as slaves, the women who are caught will certainly have another fate.
"So what's your next plan?" ask Lu Peng then.
"I'll stay here uncle, I'll start over. Gathering herbs and helping refugees or anyone in need."
"Then what if they come again?"
"I don't think they'll ever come again, I'm sure they'll have gone far." Answer Ye Chen.
"Or you come with me, I think with your talent you will become a great cultivator."
"No uncle, thank you for uncle's offer but for now I'll stay here."
"Do you have no intention of avenging this...?"
"They must have gotten a reply for what they did" Ye Chen said with a faint smile.
Seeing this smile, Lu Ping was slightly startled and felt his fur on its back standing up.
Plus the appearance of Ye Chen who did look sinister with dried blood adorned the smile on his little lips.
"What kind of feeling is this." He murmured in his heart.
"alright... All right, I can't do anything else, I hope you'll be okay.
Sit down I'll help ease your wounds in you."
Ye Chen actually wanted to prohibit this, even though the poison in his body had been reduced a lot due to the male pill that hit him, but this poison was still too strong.
Treating by channeling Qi could make things worse.
not only him, the party that channeled that Qi would be exposed to poison.
"Uncle, please near the kitchen door to the left of the medicine basket. Dig the ground beneath it." Ye Chen said while enduring the pain.
"Don't move, let me do it for you."
Lu Ping handed over a wooden box that he had met at Ye Chen's request.
After retrieving the three grains of medicine from inside the box, Ye Chen then handed the box to Lu Ping.
"It's for uncle, you better swallow one now."
The feeling of dizziness soon disappeared after taking Ye Chen's medicine, he unintentionally noticed his palm that had been treating Ye Chen with Qi.
"The taste is so, this child does not want me to be treated with Qi, but this way of treatment can not be done.
It's worth it that I feel dizzy, and the child looks even paler." murmured Lu Ping realized his mistake.
Even so this child still wants to accept my good intentions and endure his own pain, if not sure of his own treatment then he will not be this calm.
This thought was what astonished Lu Peng.
"Ha. ha it seems I underestimated you too much, take this, you see for yourself."
"One more thing, keep the ring, if you're going west. The ring would be very useful." Continue Lu Ping again and leave Ye Chen alone.
"Thank you uncle, I will remember your uncle's message carefully." Ye Chen said.
A month had passed since Lu Ping left the village, Ye Chen was now seen packing up to continue the journey.
He had already fully recovered from the poison of the Blood Poison sect.
The new medicinal ingredients he gathered again, were put into a basket.
The only fabric that exists, he used to wrap his luggage into bundles.
Not to forget he brought all the spices that are still left in the village.
"Huff seems like I should learn to unlock the power of my soul immediately." Inner Ye Chen, while looking at the two storage rings.
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There were no significant obstacles during this trip, Ye Chen was several times confronted by robbers but he was left alone.
Likewise with slave traders, no one was interested in bringing and selling them.
Naas could not be refused, one day Ye Chen was arrested.
Gaw...
A robber spat at Ye Chen and kicked him in the head until he collapsed.
When he woke up, Ye Chen who felt a shock felt strange but after getting used to it, he finally knew he was in a train.
"Stopian..!!" A man shouted to stop the train.
"Let the boy down, keep him and tie him to the stake. Let's see if our lure works this time." Said a man giving orders.
Ye Chen was forcibly pulled from the carriage, dragged and then roughly tied to a pole.
Don't ask how it feels, his little body feels like it's going to crumble.
Only a deep gaze and a thin smile could Ye Chen do, there was absolutely no pain or fear in this smile.
The next day, Ye Chen who was still in a bound state, woke up. slowly his consciousness started to come but there was a different, ordinary smile decorating his lips felt strange.
Ye Chen started to pay attention to his surroundings, "They are not here," his inner being and started rubbing his hands, trying to untie.
Not until the bright day did Ye Chen manage to untie his hands, he then took out his bundle and box of herbs that were thrown away just like that by the person who caught him.
It's good that they don't check these boxes, if not this ring they definitely took, Ye Chen thought.
Under the box there was indeed a slight gap that Ye Chen used to hide his ring.
"I'd better leave this place soon" he said in his heart.
Ye Chen then ran deep into the forest, no matter the clothes and skin injured by the thorns, his feet were only covered in thin shoes were bleeding, no matter what he stepped on.
He was also unconscious, not to mention some wild animals that chased him because he smelled the smell of his blood.
Fate then led him to a hill, a beautiful hill with verdant grass.
Ye Chen who was already very tired lay down just like that and fell asleep.