ebookland Chapter 81 Direction
Chapter 81 Direction
Spirit Kingdom, Illusionary Spirit City, Palace
In the palace of the Spirit Kingdom's Illusionary Spirit City, the Spirit King sat on his high throne, listening to the words of the people below.
They were all recounting their hatred and injustices. After listening, King Ling felt that revenge was a matter of course, after all, it is not gentlemanly to leave a grudge unavenged.
"Since you are all so determined, then I will grant you a piece of land so that you can be self-sufficient and cultivate the land from now on," King Ling's voice was steady and powerful.
Then he continued, "Hua Lingxing has brought back all the supplies you left behind in Sujia Village."
"I will consider this as a purchase from you. Later, I will have someone return the full amount of silver for those supplies to you."
Upon hearing this, everyone expressed their gratitude to King Ling. King Ling, however, waved his hand dismissively.
"There's no need to be so polite. The fact that you were able to turn inferior land into fertile land is enough to make me extremely grateful."
At this moment, Xiaoyue also spoke up and said, "Spirit King, these are all thanks to Xiaoya. We are not capable of doing this, and we dare not claim credit for it."
After hearing this, King Ling nodded slightly and said, "I am naturally aware of this matter, but unfortunately, little girl... never mind."
From now on, you will live in this Illusionary Spirit City, just like you used to live in your old Su Family Village.
"Live as you always have. Make use of those resources to create some practical items; consider it helping me, so that the people of Ling Kingdom can have enough to eat and wear. What do you say?"
"Yes, we thank the Spirit King," the crowd replied in unison.
The Spirit King nodded in satisfaction and said, "Alright, it's settled then. If you have any questions or need any help, you can tell Hua Lingxing. There's no need to be so formal."
After thanking King Ling, everyone was led away from the palace by Hua Lingxing. Back in the courtyard, everyone began to busy themselves with their respective duties.
Looking at everyone's busy figures, Yang Hualing said, "Everyone, things are temporarily over now, so let's settle down and live our lives in Huanling City. If you encounter any difficulties, remember to tell me."
Xiaoman looked at Yang Hualing curiously and asked, "Sister Yang, are you an official?"
Yang Hualing smiled slightly and said, "Hmm... Although Sister Yang doesn't hold an official position, she's more capable than those who do. What? Xiaoman, do you want to be an official?"
Xiaoman's eyes lit up and she said, "Sister Yang, Sister Xiaoya gave me the name Su Zilong. When I grow up, I want to be an ever-victorious general, a general who wins battles all his life."
Not to be outdone, Shi Zi chimed in, "Yes, yes, my name is Su Ziyu. Sister Xiaoya also told me that my name means Grand Commander, the highest-ranking officer on the battlefield."
Once we're on the battlefield, everyone has to follow my orders.
Yang Hualing looked at the two children's innocent faces and a serious expression appeared on her face.
She asked Xiaoman, "Hmm, you're all good. But, becoming a general isn't easy."
You need to learn troop deployment, literacy, and cherish the lives of your soldiers, among other things. Being a general is very tough; are you sure you can really do all of that?
After overhearing the conversation between the two children and Yang Huaxing, Xiaoyue spoke up seriously: "Sister Yang, Xiaoman and Shizi are still young, there's no rush for this."
Then he explained to Yang Hualing, "Sister Yang, don't worry about those two. They're not even grown up yet, and they already know what a general is."
He thought he could fight his way through thousands of people just because he heard a story from the little girl.
After listening, Yang Hualing felt that Xiaoyue made sense, so she stopped the topic. She told the children to rest for a while.
However, Xiaoman and Shizi sat there sulking. They seemed to be questioning Xiaoyue about why she thought it was wrong for them to want to be generals. Xiaoyue looked at the two children's aggrieved expressions and felt a sense of helplessness.
She recalled a conversation she had with Xiaoya.
At that time, she was too young to understand and thought she would live in Sujia Village for the rest of her life, and then get married when she grew up.
But Xiaoya has different ideas and pursuits...
Xiaoyue slowly began to speak, recounting that memory to everyone.
"When I was chatting with Xiaoya, she asked me this question."
"Xiaoyue, when you grow up, do you want to be a capable person, or just marry anyone, have children, and spend your life with them?"
At that time, I hadn't gone to school yet, so I didn't quite understand what she meant.
I replied, "I don't know either. I'll accept whatever my parents decide on my marriage."
Then the little girl asked me again: "If you learned martial arts, would you like to rob the rich to help the poor, or travel around and see how big the world is? Would you like to intervene in injustices and beat up anyone who bullies men or women?"
Back then, I really didn't understand anything, and I thought I would be stuck in Sujia Village for the rest of my life.
I asked her, "Xiaoya, do you have something on your mind?" Do you know how Xiaoya answered me?
Everyone shook their heads after hearing this, indicating that they didn't know.
Xiaoyue continued, "Xiaoya said, 'Right now, all I want is for everyone in Sujia Village to have enough to eat and wear, for every household to have a new, big house to live in, and for everyone to have a warm place to stay when winter comes.'"
I knew life in ancient times was tough, but I never imagined it would be this bad.
I don't want everyone to learn martial arts and then join the army to defend their country; that's not something for us ordinary people to do.
I just want everyone to live a happy and peaceful life in Sujia Village; that is a kind of happy life.
Everyone only has one life. If you join the army and die on the battlefield, you're done for.
At the time, I genuinely didn't understand what she meant, but looking back now, I realize she made a lot of sense.
Everyone fell into deep thought after hearing this…
"To be honest, even today, I still can't understand the deeper meaning of what she said back then."
But I could clearly sense that deep down she was against us going to the battlefield. "Da Ya pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke.
Upon hearing this, Xiaoman frowned and retorted, "But... why did Sister Xiaoya still tell us the story of Zhao Zilong of Changshan who charged in and out of enemy lines seven times and bravely fought the enemy? Isn't this encouraging us to go to the battlefield and make a name for ourselves?"
"This is indeed puzzling," Xiaoyue sighed softly, her eyes filled with confusion.
"After Xiaoya started reading and learning to read with her teacher, I always felt that she sometimes contradicted herself."
The concepts she used, such as 'ancient times' and 'one only has one life,' were both foreign and strange to us. I tried to press her for answers, but she always avoided the topic.
As Daya recalled how Xiaoya's personality and behavior seemed to have undergone subtle changes after she fell from the tree, a strange emotion welled up in her heart.
"Since that accident, Xiaoya seems to have become a different person, although she insists that she received these strange memories while she was in a coma."
But her words always felt both familiar and strange to me.
"Since Xiaoya doesn't want everyone to join the army, let's stay here and live peacefully, and work hard to cultivate the exquisite divine skill she taught us."
Shanzi suggested, "We also need to learn geography to find Xiaoya's whereabouts. Once we've mastered our cultivation, we'll go to the Qin Kingdom together and take revenge on those members of the Shadow Organization!"
“Yes!” Daya nodded in agreement. “We must study and cultivate at the same time. When the time comes, we must avenge Su Family Village and make those men in black pay the price.”
Xiao Lie turned his gaze to Xiao Yue and asked, "Xiao Yue, have you reached the level of a first-class master yet?"
Xiaoyue nodded gently, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes: "I have indeed stepped into the first-class realm, but I feel that I will probably find it difficult to break through to the innate realm in this lifetime."
Everyone was startled upon hearing this and looked at Xiaoyue nervously. Seeing this, Xiaoyue instead revealed a calm smile.
She slowly opened her mouth and poured out the secret in her heart.
"The forbidden techniques of this exquisite divine skill weighed heavily on my heart. I had to pester Xiaoya for a long time before she finally taught it to me."
At first, she resolutely refused, only allowing me to learn the technique but forbidding me to use it. But the situation at that time was truly utterly hopeless. If I didn't use this forbidden skill, we would probably both die in Su Family Village.
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces turned solemn.
Xiaoyue gently shook her head, comforting everyone: "You don't need to worry too much, perhaps Xiaoya will have a solution."
Let's put this matter aside for now and make plans for later.
However, with you all here now, as long as you can diligently cultivate according to the steps of the technique, you will definitely be able to advance smoothly to the Innate Realm.
Especially Yuan'er, your potential is immeasurable.
All eyes naturally fell on Yuan'er. Yuan'er felt everyone's gaze and her face flushed slightly.
She stood up and said softly, "Sister Xiaoyue, I will definitely work hard to improve my martial arts skills and I won't let everyone down."
Upon hearing this, everyone felt a surge of warmth in their hearts.
They all comforted Yuan'er, encouraging her not to rush, after all, she was still young and had plenty of time to grow and improve.
At the same time, they became even more determined to find Xiaoya, unravel the mystery, and avenge their grievances.