Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

Chapter 138 Remember to Go Home

In the end, they failed to fight. Her adoptive mother took her back home and started packing up to move.

"We can't live here anymore." Her adoptive mother explained to her, "They may have already found their way here. If something happens, it will be too late."

After asking, Meng Liyun found out that her adoptive mother and father had already chosen the address, and just as her adoptive mother had said before, they were going to move there after completing this trip.

The new home is located in a small mountain hundreds of miles away. There are no ferocious beasts there. It is close to the river and sparsely populated, so it will not be disturbed. However, it is said that the mountain god of this mountain will appear from time to time and scare people.

Meng Liyun didn't know whether it was true or not, anyway, she had never seen it. After arriving at the new home and settling down, Meng Liyun asked her adoptive mother and father to teach her some skills.

Her adoptive mother disagreed at first, thinking that what they were practicing was too difficult and she was reluctant to let her suffer. However, Meng Liyun had already thought of a reason and persuaded her that she could not rely on them all her life and that she would have to rely on herself when she grew up. She even told her about the hardships her parents and brother had experienced, and at the end she choked up and begged her, telling her that she did not want to let this happen again.

After hearing about her past experiences, her adoptive mother was very angry, and her mood only slightly improved after she heard that all the bandits had been killed by Xiao.

After she finished speaking, her adoptive mother thought about it for another day before finally agreeing to pass on everything she had learned throughout her life to her.

The adoptive father had already agreed and was just waiting for the adoptive mother to nod before starting training with her.

Once, she saw her adoptive father twisting his shoulders, and with a few "crackling" sounds, he changed his body shape from tall to short, but his movements were as agile as usual.

Meng Liyun wanted to learn this, but was rejected by her adoptive father.

"This is not suitable for you." The adoptive father shook his head and said to her, "You already have a slender figure. There is no need to practice this skill. It is very painful to practice this."

But Meng Liyun insisted, and her adoptive father hesitated for a long time before deciding to tell her the risks and pain in order to scare her away.

"To practice this kind of kung fu, you need to be able to control your joints flexibly, so you need to loosen and dislocate them repeatedly until you can dislocate and close them freely. The process is very painful."

In order to make her give up on her own initiative, Lao Qi deliberately said something very scary, but Meng Liyun just pursed her lips slightly after hearing it and still insisted on her own idea.

There was no choice. She kept insisting, and her age was indeed suitable, so I had to agree.

During the first few dislocations, Meng Liyun was sweating profusely from the pain, but she gritted her teeth and endured it, thinking that she had asked for it. At the same time, she drank bitter herbs and studied with her adoptive mother every day.

Her adoptive mother was very knowledgeable and knew a little bit about everything. She taught her to read and write, to identify herbs, to read landforms, and even to find dragons and caves, and to know the yin and yang and the eight trigrams.

Meng Liyun lived a fulfilling life every day. She fell asleep as soon as she got into bed, even though she was aching all over.

Her adoptive mother and father not only taught her how to survive, but also taught her how to get along with others.

"Where I live, there's an old saying: If you smile at someone, a unicorn will follow you."

The foster mother looked at her who was almost twisted into a cube and said with a smile: "It means that you should be kind to others and don't easily make enemies with others, then your luck won't be too bad."

Meng Liyun imitated her adoptive mother, pursed her lips and squinted her eyes and smiled.

Her foster mother and her friends did not stay in the wilderness all the time, they would go to the market town from time to time. She practiced in the mountains for a few years, and after she had mastered the basic skills, she followed them out to the surrounding big towns to broaden her horizons and learn how to treat people.

Many years passed like this. Shortly after her fifteenth birthday, the news leaked out from somewhere. Her adoptive mother's colleagues when she was young knew that they had a new daughter, but they did not dare to look for her adoptive parents. So they could only secretly approach her to discuss with her and try to get her to join.

Meng Liyun didn't know what she was thinking at the time, she just nodded and agreed.

What happened next was also kept secret from her adoptive parents. It was the first time she went down to the ground, and also the first time she saw the embodiment of those strange and mysterious phenomena her adoptive mother had described. She felt curious and uneasy, but also a little excited.

Although everything went smoothly in the tomb, after they came out, conflicts arose among the people over the division of the spoils. In anger, they started fighting with swords, and more than half of them died.

When Meng Liyun returned home, she was scolded by her adoptive mother. Meng Liyun knew that it was her own fault, so she admitted her fault and accepted the punishment.

"...your mother is worried about you too." Old Qi looked at her hanging upside down on the tree for a whole day. He seemed not to want their relationship to become strained because of this, so he mediated, "She didn't get a good night's sleep during the days she knew you were gone."

Meng Liyun looked away guiltily, feeling a little guilty.

"That's why we didn't want you to practice at first." The adoptive father sighed, "We were afraid that you would become arrogant and fearless, and end up doing something irreparable due to your youthful vigor."

Meng Liyun pursed her lips, knowing that she was wrong, and lowered her head to admit her mistake: "It's my fault, I should have explained it to you in advance."

The adoptive father looked complicated: "So, do you still want to continue?"

"...I just want to broaden my horizons." Meng Liyun scratched his head and lowered his eyes. "This time, I saw a lot of things I had never seen before. It really felt quite fresh... I promise you that I will never do anything dangerous, okay?"

Meng Liyun said this, gave him a flattering smile and assured him.

The adoptive father had a complicated look in his eyes. He said nothing more, but just sighed and shook his head.

Meng Liyun didn't understand his attitude, but she kept her promise. She was very steady throughout the several times and there were no accidents.

In this way, another two or three years passed. Although she was injured several times during this period, they were only flesh wounds and did not hurt her fundamental health.

One day, on the way home from the mountain pass, I got an unexpected message while chatting with several people I had worked with.

"Do you know Xiao?" The man suddenly mentioned this name. Meng Liyun was stunned and didn't react for a moment, and she said "Ah".

The man thought she didn't know, so he started talking to her, "It was ten years ago, wasn't it? Or maybe it was longer? That madman wanted to break into the border and massacre hundreds of soldiers. Now there's news that he might have come to your side. You should be careful recently."

Meng Liyun paused, her thoughts seemed to be fixed on a certain keyword, her brain stopped, and she could no longer think.

"Although I don't know what he's doing here, the reward he's offering is surprisingly high. Even if we only provide information about his actions, there will be a reward of several taels of silver. If he provides information three times, it will be enough for our next time."

Meng Liyun didn't say anything else. She was still thinking about something in her mind. Until she got home and mentioned this matter while chatting with her adoptive parents, her heart trembled a little.

"I... want to go find him." Meng Liyun hesitated for a moment, but still said it, lowered her head, and did not dare to look at them, "Sorry, I still want to go see him."

"...Have you ever thought about what you will do after you find him?" Unexpectedly, the adoptive mother did not object at first, but asked her softly.

"I...I want to follow him." Meng Liyun lowered her eyes, her eyelashes trembling continuously, "I just want to go see him and know how he is doing, I..."

Meng Liyun's heart still trembled when she thought about the past, but when she thought about the hard work her adoptive parents had put in for her over the years, she couldn't help but feel guilty.

"..."

The foster mother looked at her quietly, and after a moment, she let out a breath.

"Go."

what?

Meng Liyun paused, wondering for a moment if she had heard it wrong.

But then, the adoptive mother repeated it.

"Go ahead." The foster mother looked at her and smiled softly. "Come to think of it, you going out to the fields from time to time is enough to make us worried."

"In fact, your mother and I have long felt that you might leave." The adoptive father spoke, his expression calm and steady, as always, "We can feel from you that you are not the kind of child who indulges in a peaceful life."

Meng Liyun was stunned and looked at him.

"We are not short of money, and you know this, but you still follow them to do those things. Although I can't be 100% sure, there must be a part of you that wants to find excitement, right?" The adoptive father's brows relaxed slightly, and he looked at her, "So we have never stopped you, and we also want you to see the world and experience the warmth and coldness of human nature, which is always a good thing."

"Now that you've proposed to leave, it's actually within our expectations." The adoptive mother took over and said softly, "We just didn't expect it to be because of him."

"Since your departure cannot be changed, we hope you know before you go. Liyun, you are our child, and you will always be."

Her adoptive father looked at her with gentle eyes. This calm and taciturn man always looked at her with gentle and tolerant eyes, making her feel his love clearly at all times.

The same goes for her adoptive mother. The love they exude is like a firm and heavy mountain. If her parents are still alive, they would be relieved to see her current situation.

"Remember what I said? Everyone has his or her own path to take, and so do you, Liyun." The foster mother sighed softly, "We have nothing more to teach you. And now that you have found the path you want to take, go for it."

"If you ever feel tired or wronged, come back." The adoptive mother touched her cheek and hugged her slowly, just like when she was a child. "This will always be your home."

"If you are tired, remember to go home."