Ruins of the past

‘Daddy Ergou is gay? ’

‘Or is Ergou’s mother green? ’

Chu Qiguang stared at the name on the bamboo piece, and his mind was filled with thoughts. Countless possibilities came to him, but he kept ruling them out.

He took a deep breath, looked at his mother and asked, "Am I not your biological child?"

The mother spat: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Chu Qiguang asked: "Shouldn't our family's surname be Zhou?"

Ergou's mother said: "I don't know the details, but your father said that the Zhou family should have been named Chu."

Chu Qiguang asked: "Dad, do you want me to change my name? But in the household registration book in the Yamen, my name is still Tuesday Dog, right? Then I still have to go to the Yamen to change my name?"

What he was thinking about was that in the future, taking the martial arts examination and becoming an official would require verification of household registration. What would be the point of just verbally changing his name to Chu Qiguang? On the contrary, it will only increase the trouble.

Ergou's mother said, "Your father said that in his early years, he bribed the scribes in the government office and created a false household registration for you in Wangjiazhuang. There was only one Chu Qi who was the same age as you in that household. Guang, you can just use this name from now on."

Chu Qiguang was even more surprised when he heard this. He knew that in the household registration system of the Han Dynasty, the four types of families, widowers, widowers and lonely families, did not have to pay taxes or perform corvee labor.

The so-called widowers and lonely people refer to old men without wives, old women without husbands, young children without fathers and mothers, and old people without children.

And the Chu Qiguang created by Ergou’s father is obviously a young child without a father or a mother. He does not have to pay taxes or serve in the military. In the past ten years or so, the non-existent person Chu Qiguang has been I have always lived in the book like this.

And this turned out to be an arrangement made by Ergou's father more than ten years ago.

A strange feeling arose in his heart.

Chu Qiguang nodded and asked some more questions, but he could feel that Ergou's mother really didn't know the inside story. More secrets may only be known to Ergou's father, but Ergou's father and brother He disappeared long ago while going up the mountain to cut firewood.

So Chu Qiguang remained calm on the surface and just warned Ergou's mother, but there were many doubts in his heart.

When he walked out of the house, he happened to see Qiao Zhi who was having a meeting with Jinxiu, so he asked: "Master Qiao, Chu Qiguang..."

Before Chu Qiguang finished speaking, Qiao Zhi said directly: "Do you want to change your name? Change it, change it, Chu Qiguang's name is better than Ergou, and changing the name can also protect your mother and sister. Don’t seek revenge.”

Chu Qiguang gave Qiao Zhi a strange look and directly showed the bamboo pieces in the wooden box to him: "It's not me who wants to change it, it's my father..."

Qiao Zhi's eyes opened wider and wider as he listened to what happened to Xuhu Chu Qiguang. He paced back and forth with a look of disbelief on his face, and said in shock: 'It's impossible. ’

'Obviously it shouldn't be like this. It should be Chu Qiguang who changed his name and changed his household registration. ’

‘Why did his father change it for him? What exactly is going on? ’

Chu Qiguang looked at the panicked Qiao Zhi, and based on what the other party had just said, he already had concerns in his heart, so he asked directly: "Is it different from what you know?"

"Uh..." Qiao Zhi thought for a while, then shook his head firmly: "Your father should never know the name Chu Qiguang."

The more he thought about it, the more panicked he became. Qiao Zhi quickly licked his calming hair to calm down.

Chu Qiguang on the other side planned to investigate the disappearance of Ergou's father and eldest brother. Hearing his plan, Qiao Zhi sighed: "I was originally afraid that it would affect your practice of Taoism, so I didn't tell you about it. Now it seems It’s no longer possible to say no.”

"Your clan... was sent by the Vajra Temple to guard the classics in history. Your surname is Chu."

"It was only fifty years ago that the imperial court launched a campaign to 'annihilate Buddhism' and suppressed the three major sects of Moko Buddhism, Fanjing Sect, and Kongang Temple. Buddhism in the world has been scattered and collapsed. In order to hide your roots, your family has changed its name. The surname. It’s just that each generation of family heads continues to protect the classic book of Kongang Temple from generation to generation.”

"It's a pity that when your father and elder brother went into the mountain to check the preservation of the classics, they encountered a gangster. Not only were they killed, but the classics were also taken away."

"Originally, I had already buried both of them. Because I was worried that knowing the revenge for killing my father would affect your cultivation, I decided to hide it from you for the time being."

Chu Qiguang had complicated thoughts in his heart as he listened to Qiao Zhi's words.

Logically speaking, he believed that he was Chu Qiguang from the earth, and he should have no feelings for Ergou's family in this world.

But the memory of Ergou that was deeply ingrained in his mind, extremely strong and profound, would subconsciously affect him, making him feel a trace of sadness and anger.

Phew~~

Chu Qiguang exhaled deeply: "Then who killed them?"

"Do you want revenge?" Qiao Zhi sighed: "I didn't want to tell you so early because I was worried that it would affect your state of mind and reduce the effectiveness of your martial arts training. Martial arts requires subduing qi and blood, while practicing Taoism requires controlling the soul. The most important thing is the mind. The slightest lack of harmony will become an obstacle for you."

Chu Qiguang closed his eyes after hearing this. When he opened his eyes again, it seemed that all his worries and distracting thoughts had been forcibly suppressed.

"Then let me meditate for a night and tell me tomorrow."

That night, Chu Qiguang tried his best to stay calm while meditating. He wanted to eliminate the interference of Ergou's memory and let the death of Ergou's father and eldest brother not affect his cultivation progress.

But no matter how calmly he concentrated, he always felt a little awkward that was different from the past.

The memory of Tuesday's dog kept popping up in his mind, and his reason told him that these two people had nothing to do with him and not to think too much about it. But the profound memory kept triggering various emotions in his heart.

Chu Qiguang shook his head helplessly, thinking in his mind: 'Memory is an important part of personality and has a huge impact on people's feelings, ideas, and thoughts. Unless I can completely clear Ergou’s memory, it’s impossible not to be affected. ’

‘Since we can’t escape, we can only solve it completely. ’

Chu Qiguang picked up Qiao Zhi and touched him. Feeling that his mind calmed down a little, he asked: "Only when I take revenge can I regain my peace of mind, right?"

Qiao Zhi said: "Either take revenge and pay homage to the souls of your father and eldest brother in heaven. Or continue to meditate, grind little by little, and finally be able to ignore this influence."

Qiao Zhi sighed: "The so-called life in this world is unsatisfactory nine times out of ten. Who will not have a few thorns in their hearts along the way? Most people can only continue to practice with thorns in their hearts, so in the world of mortals The longer you wallow, the more thorns you feel in your heart, and the slower your cultivation efficiency tends to be.

Only then will some people escape into the deep mountains and forests to practice cultivation in isolation. "

Chu Qiguang nodded, but evasion and patience were not his style. He asked directly: "Who should I seek revenge from?"

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