Taichu Yandao: Starting from the Villain

"Granny Cai! Granny Cai..." Li Wujiu called out twice before Granny Cai came back to her senses from her shock.

"Well... not bad, it seems that you have a good understanding and have lived up to the expectations of the Wizard Saint."

Li Wujiu smiled, raised his chin, and asked:

"Then I can leave now!"

"Of course you can, but would you like to eat lunch here first?"

Li Wujiu's expression changed slightly, and he said hurriedly:

"No, I'll just take it back and eat it. Let's go."

"You're not taking your clothes?"

"No, I'll go home and ask my father to make me new clothes." Over half a year, Li Wujiu grew up a little bit, and the clothes that were sent to him before no longer fit him.

Granny Cai's expression changed slightly, and she shook her head and said:

"We have to face what we have to face. Let's go!"

Li Wujiu was only concerned about how to leave here, so he naturally didn't pay attention to Granny Cai's expression and words. He was extremely happy and pulled Granny Cai towards the gate.

The two of them walked through the lecture hall and just as they arrived at the dormitory area, they ran into Cao Xiuxiu.

"Wujiu, you've grown taller again!" Cao Xiuxiu said with a smile.

Since the last time they fought against the snakes together, Li Wujiu was no longer so afraid of Cao Xiuxiu. However, it was the first time he saw her smile, and he felt uneasy in his heart. He said:

"Cao... Good job, my retreat is over and I can graduate now."

"Okay, now that you are leaving the academy, you must not fall behind in your cultivation. When you kill the king snake in the future, you must give me all the essence. I will remember it for you."

Li Wujiu felt his scalp tingling and his face was embarrassed, not knowing what to answer.

"He's so powerful now, with his knife skills, wow!" Granny Cai added fuel to the fire.

The two of them chatted with each other, putting a heavy burden on Li Wujiu's shoulders, as if they were old farmers who had finally reached the harvest time.

Li Wujiu was still emotional at first, but gradually he realized something was wrong and just nodded. Anyway, you can say whatever you want, I haven't agreed to anything.

After a while, Granny Cai finally got to the point:

"When do you want to leave? Do you want to go with everyone..."

"Now!" Li Wu went straight to the men's dormitory and continued, "I don't have anything, it will be ready soon, wait a moment!"

After just a short while, he came out with a bag on his back, his face full of joy.

Cai and Cao looked at each other and their faces fell. They must have hated the school to leave in such a hurry.

The three of them walked along the courtyard wall, passed through the moon gate, and soon arrived at the entrance of the school.

Cao Xiuxiu took out a token, made a gesture, and tapped the token, and the formation in front of the gate disappeared.

Granny Cai waved her hand, pushed the door open, and said:

"From now on, you are a true monk. The safety of the village is your responsibility."

Li Wujiu was full of anticipation just now, but when it was time to leave, he felt reluctant to leave. His eyes turned red and he said:

"Master Cao... I..." He took off the red string hanging around his neck and said:

"This is what Master Yang gave me. Can you not take it back?"

Cao Xiuxiu's eyes turned red after being tricked by the other party, and she couldn't help but look in the direction of the martial arts arena.

It's another warm summer, and the tall ginkgo trees are swaying and rustling, as if telling something.

After a long while, Cao Xiuxiu said:

"Sure, take it!"

On the side, Granny Cai was not so sad. She pushed Li Wujiu out the door and said:

"It's just a few blocks away. Don't waste time. I still need to go back for a nap!"

Li Wujiu staggered and walked out of the door, then he heard a clanging sound behind him.

The sun was shining brightly and there was no one on the street. Only the occasional chirping of insects and birds could be heard, making the street seem even more desolate. Li Wujiu touched the back of his head, feeling as if he had forgotten something.

"No, I haven't eaten yet!" He turned around and knocked on the door.

"Mrs. Cai, Instructor Cao..."

However, no matter how he shouted, no one in the yard responded.

After a while, Li Wujiu had to give up and walked towards his home along the empty main street.

In just a cup of tea, Li Wujiu arrived in front of his own yard. Before he even entered the door, he shouted:

"Dad, Mom, I'm back!"

The sound spread far away, but no one showed up and the yard was unusually quiet.

"I'll go in quietly and give them a scare!" Li Wujiu thought for a moment, and gently pushed open the gate and then closed it carefully.

He tiptoed towards the living room. As soon as he stepped onto the stairs, he heard the sound of bowls breaking, followed by a voice saying:

"Drinking every day, what's the point, you don't have to worry about me..."

Li Wujiu recognized that it was Yuntian's voice, and with confusion in his heart, he hurried to the inner room.

In the room, Yuntian was half lying on the bed, his face was very listless, with a dark aura between his brows, which was quite frightening. Of his drooping hands, only one could be seen, and the other was empty from the shoulder.

"Brother Tian! What's wrong with you?" Li Wujiu shouted.

At the end of the bed, Yun Haiying was picking up the broken pieces of a bowl on the floor. Upon hearing the sound, she immediately stood up and said:

"Xue'er! Why are you back?"

For more than a year, Yun Haiying was entrusted with tasks in times of crisis and was extremely worried. At the same time, her family encountered major changes. Under the double blow, although she still had the energy, her hair was full of white and she seemed to have aged ten years.

Li Wujiu's eyes instantly turned red, and he cried:

"Mom, what happened? Where's Dad? Where did he go?"

Yun Haiying sighed and said:

"Your father... In the snake disaster, every family lost several people. Our family was relatively lucky. Some families lost their entire family."

Although Li Wujiu personally experienced the snake disaster and saw many people die, it was still different from losing a loved one. He immediately burst into tears and shouted:

"I want my dad, give me back my dad..."

Yun Haiying sat down on the stool dejectedly, and did not go forward to comfort her. It was not until the other party's voice was almost hoarse from crying that he said:

"When your father passed away, he told me not to tell you, saying that he would tell you when you grow up." She picked up the teacup, took a sip, and continued, "So I went to the academy and told Instructor Cao that he would let you leave the academy when you grow up."

Li Wujiu was stunned, and suddenly understood why he had been trapped in the library for the past six months.

"You've grown taller now, and you're already a fourth-level Qi training cultivator. Your father said that when you grow up, he doesn't want to see you crying."

Li Wujiu kept shedding tears but tried his best to hold them back. When he looked up again, his gaze became different from before.

Sometimes growing up means learning to face loss...

The mother and her two sons communicated for an entire afternoon. Li Wujiu gradually understood what had happened in the past six months. He knew that his father had died from a poisonous snake, and that Yuntian had not only lost an arm but was also poisoned by the snake, and that his condition had not improved despite all efforts.

Of course, he also told them about what happened in the academy, how he accidentally drank more than half of the essence of the king cobra, and how he learned the sword skills passed down by the witch saint.

In the days that followed, because Yun Haiying had to frequently collect herbs for Yun Tian and handle all the affairs of the village, most of the farm work at home fell on Li Wujiu's shoulders.

When he first went to the fields, although he had read a lot of farming books, he actually had no experience. Fortunately, his neighbors helped each other, and after planting a season of crops, he gradually got the hang of it.

In his spare time, Li Wujiu would still strengthen his muscles and bones and improve his cultivation, but the progress was extremely slow. However, his swordsmanship improved rapidly. He often thought that when his swordsmanship was perfected, he would definitely go up the Snake Mountain and kill all the snakes, so that the village would never be harmed again.

The days repeated themselves like this, and four years passed in the blink of an eye.

The spring breeze was warm that day, and the ridges of the fields were full of yellow and purple flowers, dotted among countless tender buds, looking extremely brilliant.

In the crisscrossing paddy fields, countless villagers were planting rice. They lowered their heads, and after a while, rows of new green appeared in the paddy fields.

In most families, two or three people work together to plant seedlings in their fields by the afternoon. However, they are not in a hurry to go home, but help their neighbors based on the principle of proximity.

Among them, the Gu family finished their farm work early, but they did not go to help their neighbors next door. Instead, they made a big circle and went straight to the fields of the Yun family.

On the ridge of the field, Gu Yinfeng walked quickly, holding the hand of a girl of about thirteen or fourteen.

The girl had a handsome figure, beautiful features, and wheat-colored skin, which made her look full of sunshine. She frowned slightly and asked:

"Mom, where are we going? Why don't you help Aunt Lan's family plant rice? I see they haven't finished yet!"

"Your aunt Lan has a big family, so you don't have to worry about them." Gu Yinfeng stopped, turned around and walked to the girl, and pulled off the gray headscarf on her head.

A waterfall of black hair hangs down, forming a graceful arc in the air, exuding an alluring fragrance.

"Why don't you put your hair up? I've told you many times that a woman should look like a woman. Also, what's that messy smell on you?" Gu Yinfeng said as she grabbed the girl's hair, tied it into a bun, and put it on her head.

The customs in the village were all established by Yaogu in his early years. He copied the etiquette of Daxia and stipulated that both men and women should grow their hair. In practice, because most of the monks in the village were women, they had to bear heavy farm work. In order to facilitate labor, the custom of women wearing their hair in a bun gradually formed.

Seeing her mother doing her hair, Gu Yanjun was a little unhappy, but she still let Gu Yinfeng do it without saying anything.

After a while, Gu Yinfeng put her hair up and said with a smile:

"Look at this, how cool it is, it will fascinate those men."

Gu Yanjun pretended to smile and asked again:

"Mom, where are we going? Everyone is still busy in the fields!"

Gu Yinfeng smiled mysteriously and said:

"Let's go, we'll know in a moment!"

The two continued walking along the ridge of the field, passing through the fields of several families, and soon arrived at the paddy field of Yun's family.

In the wide paddy field, a young man was bending over to work. He was wearing a short brown suit and looked a little thin. The skin exposed outside was as white as snow.

When Gu Yinfeng saw the young man, her eyes wrinkled with smile and she said:

"Wujiu, your mother is too busy for the village. But don't worry, your aunt Gu is here to make sure your family has a good harvest this year." She pushed Gu Yanjun forward and said:

"Yanjun, remember? Let her help you!"

When Li Wujiu heard the voice, he immediately straightened up. His jade-like face was stunned at first, then turned slightly red, and he couldn't help but look away.