Chapter 3 Recognizing the Adopted Father
The vastness of the sea made Yu Dongfang feel peaceful, and he gradually fell in love with it. As his life expectancy got closer, he felt that this place was his last destination. Therefore, he built a small thatched hut for himself near where he was gathered with the boy. Usually, he would come to the reefs by the beach to meditate and practice and listen to the sound of the waves.
Perhaps it was God's will. One evening three months ago, after Yu Dongfang finished meditation and practice, he took out the Sumeru Ring to play with it. Unexpectedly, he opened the Sumeru Ring by accident. In the face of ups and downs, Yu Dongfang finally obtained the practice techniques, several weapons used by practitioners, and the few cultivation materials.
After carefully studying the exercises, Yu Dongfang was disappointed. The reason was that he was too old and had a short lifespan, so he could not build a foundation at all. Some terms in the exercises made Yu Dongfang even more inexplicable. Of course, the exercises would not be of no use to him, but they would extend the lifespan of Dongfang at most one or two years.
After disappointed, Yu Dongfang quickly calmed down. He was about to treat this place as his last destination. With the sound of the waves of the sea, he would not feel lonely even if he left this world.
Yu Dongfang had long discovered the arrival of the boy, because his thatched hut was not far from the reef, and the terrain here was both high and dangerous, and it was far from the island village. Yu Dongfang had not seen anyone come here for a year.
The boy's every move was naturally too hidden from Dongfang's eyes and ears. At first, Yu Dongfang did not pay much attention to the boy, but later the boy's behavior of sitting there motionless for a long time attracted Yu Dongfang's attention. At first, he thought the boy was a cultivator, but soon he realized that this was not the case. He flicked the boy's face sideways, and Yu Dongfang knew that there might be major changes in the boy's home.
Changes are someone else's business, and Yu Dongfang's own life span is only three years at most, so he doesn't want to care about other people's affairs. However, the boy's behavior of not eating or drinking a day or night and his motionless behavior made Yu Dongfang feel compassion, so he came over to talk to the boy.
"Grandpa, can you really teach me to be a cultivator?" The three words "cultivator" were aggravated by the boy's tone.
"It's not a teaching, young man, maybe your life is better than me, young man, what's your name?" the old man asked. He had already wanted to place his unrealized ideal on this young man who had met for a while.
"Grandpa, my name is Nangong Ping. This is the name my grandfather gave me before going to war. The original meaning was to hope that I would be safe and safe, but how can this world make me safe and safe?" The young Nangong Ping replied.
"Where is your family?" asked the old man Yu Dongfang.
"Two years ago, my father and others were recruited into the army, which made it even worse for our family. Grandma passed away due to excessive sadness. Not long ago, my father, uncle and my elder brother were both killed in battle. In addition to my mother and aunt, there were two younger sisters in the family, one was my uncle's daughter, one was eleven years old and the other was nine years old." Nangong Ping replied.
"If I took you away from here, will your family agree?" The most taboo practice is to worldly concerns, so I asked this in the East.
"As long as I can make me stronger, they have to agree." The boy said firmly. In fact, he really cares about his mother and younger sister. Although he is only thirteen years old now, he is now the only man in the family. The news of his father, uncle and elder brother's death in battle suddenly made the carefree boy mature. He felt his responsibilities and obligations, but now he understands that to assume the responsibilities and obligations of the family, the prerequisite is to be strong enough.
"This is not good, Nangong Ping, do you think this is good? My name is Yu Dongfang and I have never married you for life. I want to accept you as my adopted son. What do you think?" The old man in his later years was very lonely. Now that the deadline is approaching, there is no relative around him, and there is not even a person to send him off. It turns out that he has figured it out, it's okay. But the appearance of this young man gave him a glimmer of hope. In addition, he wants to take the young man away, and he reassures his family as an adoptive father. It can be said that he kills two birds with one stone.
"Nangong Ping pays homage to his foster father!" The young man was very well-behaved. As soon as Yu Dongfang finished speaking, the young man knelt down at Yu Dongfang and respectfully knocked nine times. Obviously, the attraction that could make him stronger was too great for him.
The old man calmly accepted the boy's kneeling.
"Hahahahahahaha..." After Nangong Ping finished worshiping, Yu Dongfang immediately helped Nangong Ping up with both hands and said happily: "Okay, okay, okay! I will call you Ping'er, hahahahaha... I didn't expect that Yu Dongfang could still have a son until he died. God would not lose my fault! Ping'er, the adoptive father has not had much time, I will give you three days to settle the home, and the adoptive father takes you out of here. Even if he is fighting his life, he will send you to become a cultivator, hahahahaha!"
"Thank you, adopted father!" Nangong Ping was overjoyed and wanted to kneel down again.
"Ping'er, stop kneeling anymore. Now I am your adoptive father. These are what I should do. The adoptive father wandered all his life and had little savings, but there are some of them. You can take them back and settle your home. You can go home and take a look at it for at least five years or ten years." The old man Yu Dongfang said while taking out a stack of Ziweixing's universal silver notes from his pocket.
"Entertainment Father, how can this work?" the young man refused embarrassedly.
"Ping'er, you are my adopted son now, and your family is half of me. You are the only man in the family now. If you don't take up the obligations of the family, who will take them? Besides, it's useless to keep these secular things. Will it be taken into the coffin? Besides, you can only practice with peace of mind if you settle your home and have no worries. Do you think?" The old man is now loving Nangong Ping.
"Thank you, adopted father!" Nangong Ping took the silver notes from the old man with tears in his eyes.
"Ping'er, you, my father and son don't have to be so polite. You have no food or drinks all day and night. The adoptive father has a lot of delicious food here. Go and eat a little, and then go home to settle the house and start practicing when you come back." The old man said.
"I'm starving to death! Adopted father, I can eat a cow now!" Nangong Ping realized that he was now hungry and thirsty, and at the same time he had recovered his youth's habits.
"Hahahahaha... the adoptive father doesn't have a cow here, but it's enough for you to eat, no matter how much you eat, hahahaha..." The old man Yu Dongfang seemed to be influenced by Nangong Ping, and his mood suddenly improved a lot.
This meal was almost eaten by Yu Dongfang for a few days. Fortunately, Yu Dongfang now has Sumeru rings. Not long ago, he went to the small town market on the island to purchase it once. In his spare time, Yu Dongfang was also interested in going to the sea to catch some fish and shrimps, and the storage was abundant, otherwise Yu Dongfang would have to purchase it in the town again.
Chapter completed!