C1 Young Master
"Du Qingsheng has obtained the right to become a green robed guard!"
Luoyang City In the arena of the Luo Prefecture, the guards were in the middle of a monthly competition. Following the voice of the judge, a muscular winner changed into a green guard uniform and waved his hand to greet the crowd.
When his gaze landed on the white-robed youth that had been defeated by him, he couldn't help but say with a smile that wasn't a smile, "Young Master Luo, I've already broken through to the third rank after three years of body refinement. You've obtained the qualifications to be a green clothed guard, but you still haven't broken through after a full ten years. I think you should just give up. "
"That's right. General Fei treated him so well and even made him consume such a precious pill, the Strength Gathering Pill, but he still hasn't advanced. I think he's just a pile of mud that can't support the wall!"
"A trash like him should have been a laborer a long time ago, so as not to taint the threshold of cultivation"
The mocking words of the surrounding guards were like sharp blades stabbing into the heart of the thin youth, causing his face to be in pain as his heart felt like it was being twisted by a knife. He took a deep breath and quickly left the training ground that made him sad.
The guards of General's Mansion were divided into four grades: green, red, black, and purple. Every advancement required a powerful strength.
As General Luo's official luck was at its peak and he sat in the second seat in Luoyang City's military, the number of guards the mansion absorbed gradually increased, and their strength also became stronger and stronger.
Survival of the fittest was always cruel. After the guard competition ended, the general personally set up a feast to reward those who had improved and successfully promoted. The defeated Luo Tongtian, however, trained hard alone in the training room.
His fists repeatedly hit the wooden stake in front of him, as if he wanted to release all the humiliation in his heart.
His punches were like the wind, and sweat poured down like rain. His entire body gradually became lively. His thin and weak body also showed a kind of positive energy because of the outburst of strength.
Unfortunately, when he accelerated his punches, he wanted to maintain this kind of strength that penetrated his body. After breaking through the shackles that had been placed in front of him for many years, he had broken through to the Third Rank Warrior in one go. The inexplicable suction force came once again, making his figure seem like a deflated ball. He withered and fell to the ground.
"Damn it, why did this happen?"
Luo Tongtian's face was pale, and his eyes were filled with anger.
He had tempered his body for ten years, but still could not become a Third Grade Warrior. It was not because he was tired and lazy, but because of another reason.
Every time his strength reached its peak and he wanted to take the opportunity to break through the bottleneck, that terrifying sense of weakness would come. Not only did it devour all of his strength, it also caused his body refinement cultivation to be in vain, and it would even harm his foundation.
Luo Tongtian thought of all methods to overcome this difficulty, but he was still unable to do it.
Thousands of failures made him almost numb to it.
However, today's humiliation had once again caused him to feel angry.
At this time, after he failed to gather strength again, he powerlessly fell to the ground, like a dead dog struggling at death's door. There was no anger on his face at all.
"You will still be angry, which proves that you are still unwilling to accept the current situation. Since you are unwilling, then persist and seek a breakthrough. I believe that you will one day succeed."
A beautiful figure appeared in front of the door. Luo Youyou, who had grown up with him since childhood, was General Luo's biological daughter. The two of them were like brother and sister, like lovers, and their relationship was very subtle.
During Luo Tongtian's lonely and dispirited time, almost everyone abandoned him. However, this young lady did not dislike his weak strength at all. She still treated him as her most important person.
"It's useless. I haven't broken through to the Third Grade Warrior even after ten years, and you, who have cultivated with me, are now a mighty Eighth Grade Warrior. I can forget about catching up to you in this lifetime."
"Although their words are harsh, they're not unreasonable. Since they don't have talent in cultivation, why don't they just do something else? Perhaps this way, I'll be able to free myself."
Luo Tongtian's eyes were filled with despair.
"There is no better way than to die in sorrow. If you don't have the confidence to do so, perhaps giving up is a good choice. However, father has placed such high hopes on you. Once you give up, how can you face him?"
Luo Youyou firmly watched this childhood friend of hers walk step by step towards decline. Her face was full of helplessness.
"If I don't give up, what can I do?" Luo Tongtian closed his eyes.
"How you choose your own life is your own business. No one can help you. Think about it carefully. If you want to continue cultivating, you can come to me at any time. I will do my best to help you."
Luo Youyou looked at him deeply again, turned around and left gracefully.
The night quietly passed. The first ray of sunlight shone into General's Mansion. General Luo, who was used to morning exercises, walked out accompanied by four guards.
He saw that the number two person in Luoyang City's military was not as thick and wild as he had imagined. He was tall and slender, with a white and beardless face, and his deep eyes flickered with a gentle light.
Although he looked approachable on the surface, everyone in the Luoyang City knew his name.
During the military drill in Luoyang City, he stood out among the hundred commanders, displaying his extraordinary military talent and explosive combat strength.
The next year, in the battle with the surrounding cities, he led a 100-man suicide squad to directly destroy the enemy's command center. He won the victory for the Luoyang Military Exhibition, which was already in a losing situation.
However, the most famous time was when he led a thousand-man squad to stop the beast tide. He encountered a Golden Zhan Hu whose combat strength was equivalent to a Third Grade Martial Artist.
The two fought for three days and three nights. In the end, General Luo used three thousand Origin Energy Beads as the price to grind the Golden Zhan Hu to death, shocking more than half of the northwest region in one fell swoop.
Success after success made him walk further and further on his official career path. In just a dozen years, he was promoted from a soldier to the number two person in the Luoyang City's military. This was unprecedented in the history of Luoyang City.
"Tongtian, what's wrong with you?"
Although the second most important person in the military had a higher status and power, he had become even more powerful. However, his daily military exercises and guidance for the soldiers still did not stop. When he saw the thin and weak figure kneeling in front of the door, he could not help but be slightly startled. He frowned and asked in puzzlement.
"Father, you took me in since I was a child and nurtured me. The debt of gratitude to me is as heavy as a mountain. But I have no talent in the path of cultivation, and I've let down your expectations. I want to give up cultivation from today onwards and do some hard work for the house. In return for the General's supreme grace."
After a night of hard thinking, Luo Tongtian finally made a decision.
General Luo looked at this stubborn young man in front of him with a complicated expression on his face.
Back when he rescued this baby from the Land of Catastrophe, he was sure that this was a gift from the heavens when he saw the brilliant light in ___'s eyes.
Just as he had expected, Luo Tongtian could walk for a month, talk for three months, and read for seven months. He was like the incarnation of wisdom.
Before he was five years old, he had learned everything that all the children of wealthy families could learn. He was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting. He was able to recite phrases that Xiuwen casually made, even if it was a song and dance etiquette that boys were usually not interested in. The children of rich families disdained to cook barbecued food, but he had learned it perfectly and flawlessly. It had to be said that he was a rare genius that only appeared once every ten thousand years.
However, when he started cultivating when he was six years old, he seemed to have lost the love of the heavens. He actually did not understand it at all. Even though General Luo had thought of all sorts of methods, he could only let him advance to the Second Grade Warrior without any further advancement.
Thinking of this, General Luo could not help but sigh. He went forward and helped Luo Tongtian up.
"If you are upset, you can do other things to relieve your boredom. It's not a bad thing for young people to gain experience. But there's one thing you can't go against, and that is that you're not allowed to stop cultivating. Otherwise, don't ever call me foster father again."
"I understand. Thank you, foster father, for fulfilling my wish!"
Luo Tongtian heaved a sigh of relief when he saw his foster father nod.
General Luo left. The guards behind him looked at Luo Tongtian with ridicule.
At this time, a figure walked to his side and stopped.
This person was the black-robed guard who admired Miss Luo, Du Yidao. He was considered one of the top figures in the General's Mansion. At this moment, he was looking at Luo Tongtian coldly from above.
Although Luo Tongtian was the young master of the Prefecture, his strength was low and his talent had declined. In the eyes of everyone, he was not worth mentioning. The incompetent young master and the powerful servant stood together, seemingly in dire straits.
Du Yidao sneered at Luo Tongtian and shouted, "You still have some self-awareness. Sparrows are always sparrows. Even if you live on a high cliff, you will not be able to become an eagle. In the future, stay away from Miss You You. Otherwise, I will break your legs. "
Luo Tongtian looked at his back as he left. His face was so calm that it was scary. He had been used to seeing people like him, and his heart had become incomparably old. He stood up and patted the dust off his knees, then he found the housekeeper of General's Mansion.
Although his cultivation base was weak and he was ridiculed by those cultivators, the general was tolerant of him. The young lady was fond of him, so the chiefs of the prefecture didn't dare to look down on him.
At his request, the kind-hearted housekeeper arranged a job for him. However, it was not a laborer or a servant, but a horse with the horse trainers of the mansion.