Zhen Zhi Childhood ( 5 - 5)
Tragedy
4 Hours ago.
"Dad, I want to go to the pond, now!" Shout Zhen Zhi.
Before Zhen Zhi hear the answer, he already exited from his home and ran into the village road.
"This brat, he even doesn't wait for the answer." Sighed Hellen in his office.
In the road, he met with some boys, but he ignored them. He already received too much insult, making he not even bother what other child talk about him.
"Look, the trash want to play in the pond ! " Shout a child.
Zhen Zhi ignored them. A sound of laughter can be heard from the group of the boys.
[Ignore them, it's useless to debate with them ] Thought Zhen Zhi.
After running at slow speed for 20 minutes., he reached the lake.
Because Zhen Zhi always practiced his weak body, even if his body is weak, his endurance is higher than even someone with 9 years age. He can even constantly run for 20 minutes, albeit his speed is slow.
"This weather now really good, yesterday there is black rain, so I can't go outside since but now finally I can relax.
In Black Raining Season, when the sun rises or set, if the sky is covered by black cloud, it will rain a black water.The black water can harm the body even adult can be harmed because of the black water, that's why most parent forbids it children to play outside in the Black Raining Season while morning or night.
The pond is the most familiar place for Zhen Zhi beside his house. Unlike in his house when his father and mother watched him, in the pond, he free to do anything.
The Taste Of Freedom
Every day Zhen Zhi is forced to study about writing and reading, and his mother also teaches him about the world. Because that he knew that his village is located in the Divine Sky Kingdom. His village name actually Nature Pond Village, the name originated from the pond near the village. The village was built by the village ancestor 800 years ago, consist of many people that rescued by the Ancestor.
The ancestor actually was a woman, but until her disappearance 500 years ago, never married. The ancestor name was Xiu Yu, no one in the village surnamed Xiu to respect her. Many villagers said that she actually still alive in somewhere. At the same time of her disappearance, an expert suddenly appeared and vowed that he will protect the village until his death.
Zhen Zhi retracted his fishing rod and a jar of bait from his backpack. After placing the bait on the edge of the fishing rod, he began to fish.
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"2 Hours 2 Hours." Mourned an old man.
In the depth of the Green Nature Forest, 5 men and an old man are currently meditating. At the bottom of the man, an inscription can be seen. The old man wore black cloth, the same goes for the other 5 men, but a mask is covering their face. They wore a mask with a different color, the colors are white, blue, green, red, and black.The old man always mourning, waiting for his curse is lifted.
"2 hours ..... Freedom..... At last, this day finally come." Yearn Hong Hang
[Only 2 hours, I must patient, the curse duration is only 2 hours left. Nothing will stop me from my revenge] Thought Hong Gang.
The old man name is Hong Gang. He was the one who cursed by the village ancestor 500 years ago.
"Anyway you guys, thanks for delivering the cube." Said the old man while holding a small blue cube in his hand.
"We just deliver it from our client. He said that it will be your if you managed to obtain this village treasure." Said the man with the white mask.
"Relax, I will fulfill the agreement. No way I offend your Mercenary Leader, anyway did this cube was from the Royal Family of Blue Sky Kingdom ?" Asked the old man.
"We don't know who our client was, even if we know we won't tell." Said the man with the red mask.
"As expected from Dark Hand Mercenary, really trustable mercenary guild." Praised the old man.
No one responded his praise, despite that the old man mood isn't affected even a bit.
[2 Hours, and I will create Hell into this village.] Thought the old man.
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Near the pond, Zhen Zhi is meditating.
Zhen Zhi let the fishing rod on the ground, this already his habit since 6 months ago. Because he felt bored waiting to catch a fish, he tried several things like sleeping, counting, watching the scenery and many other things. One day he tried meditating, when he meditated, he felt like his became calm, and he forgot all his rage and hatred that buried in his heart. After experiencing this, every day, Zhen Zi meditates near the pond.
If a fish ate the bait, he will exit the meditative condition, and tried to get the fish. If he managed to get the fish, he will remove the edge of the fishing rod from the fish and let the fish back into the pond. This step must do carefully because if a liquid is bursting from the fish and hit his body, well, Zhen Zhi already aware what will happen.
Zhen Zhi doesn't realize that someone who can easily enter and exit the meditative state is really rare, and people who still aware of their surroundings while meditating are people who have a strong mind or people who already experienced many things while cultivating.
Unlike other days, Zhen Zhi after 2 hours doesn't manage to even catch a single fish, but he doesn't disheartened since sometimes you will get an unlucky day.
Catching fish for Zhen Zhi is to find a joy, he doesn't have a friend, because that he never play with others. Fishing, to Zhen Zhi, is the only way to play, the only way to experience what other experienced from playing.
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A beam of Qi emerged from Hong Gang and enveloped him, many symbols appeared in his body. After a while, the symbol glowing brighter. A white fire suddenly ignited on Hong Gang body. The symbol keeps glowing brighter
"Aaaaaah !!!!!" Scream Hong Gang.
Seeing Hong Gang screamed, the five of them frightened.
[Aren't he someone with Solid Qi Realm ? How can he scream, can't it be the curse is harming his soul ? ] Thought the man with the black mask.
"What happened ? Aren't we only waiting for his curse to be lifted ?" Asked the man with the red mask.
"Fool, how can curse easily disappear, as expected the curse can self-donating." Said the man with the black mask.
"What we must do, captain ? " Asked the man with the white mask.
"Do the Five Turtle Earth Protection Formation, we can't let him die !" Shouted the man with the black mask.
Immediately, all five of them move into Hong Gang and encircle him. From 5 of them, they create a pentagram based on their location.
Qi rushed from five of them and head into Hong Gang. The Qi condense into the shape of turtle above Hong Gang and a green inscription of Qi envelope Hong Gang. From the turtle's mouth, a white mist is created and rush into Hong Gang mouth.
When the white mist entered into Hong Gang, Hong Gang scream volume decreased. This signifies that the pain that received by Hong Gang is decreased, but the pain still in there.
[If not because them, I have already lost my mind. Xiu Yu, I never thought that you have already prepared this for me.]
The more pain he received, the more hatred for Xiu Yu grew in Hong Gang hearth.
After 30 minutes passed, the white fire extinguished. Hong Gang also stopped screaming.
"Fucking curse, my soul . . . my soul" Grief Hong Gang.
"Now I can't advance into the next cultivation realm. Xiu Yu !!!!!!!!!!!!!" Yell Hong Gang in rage.
Seeing Hong Gang become crazy, the black hand mercenary group became scared. All five of them scared. They afraid if he killed them to relieve his rage.
"Master Hong Gang, let's kill the villager, now." Said the man with the black mask.
He used 'Master' to act polite because the difference in the cultivation realm between him and Hong Gang is too large and he also afraid if Hong Gang acted crazy.
Hearing this, Hong Gang exclaimed
"Yes, you right, but . . . . . "
Suddenly the body of the man with the black mask exploded. Following this, the other four also exploded. Limbs are flying from the place of the explosion. Smoke is covering them. After the smoke disappeared, a man can be seen. He is their captain, the black masked man.His gaze with Hong Gang eye. He actually still alive.
"You . . . ."
After a few seconds, his body fell, finally he is dead.
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"Thanks to all of you, I managed to overcome the curse alive, but . . . . my secret can't be told to anyone. But I am not someone who forgot a kindness, so I give all of you 'fast death', be grateful ! " Said Hong Gang into the corpse of the black masked man.
Suddenly, Hong Gang body disappeared, leaving an afterimage.
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Some children are playing in the village hall. . Some merchant who in this village also their goods toward the villagers. The atmosphere in Village Square is lively.
When suddenly, a loud voice can be heard.
"This is me, all villagers and merchant immediately come into the village square. I will only wait for 5 minutes !"
The voice can be heard in anyone in the village. Since the season now is Black Raining Season, no one went outside of the village, except Zhen Zhi, of course.
"After 5 minutes, all merchant and villagers are crowding in Village Square. In the Village Square, a man is floating in the air.
"Village Protector." Exclaim one of the villagers.
With Hong Gang cultivation realm, of course, he can hear that. Hearing this, a fury burn in the Hong Gang heart, but he suppress it.
"Anyone here ?" Yell Hong Gang.
"Yes. " A loud shout can be heard from the crowd. A man and woman come out from the crowd. The man and two women none other than Zhen Zhi's parents and his grandmother.
"Honorable Village Protector, I'm the chief of this village. All of us already here." Said Hellen while bowing. The other villager also bowing when they see their chief is bowing.
Of course, Hellen doesn't forget about his son, but since he still a child, the village protector won't care about the absence of a child. This was what Hellen thought.
"Good." Said Hong Gang with a smile.
A fire suddenly erupted from Hong Gang body, and the fire growing larger.
Hong Gang moved all of his fingers, and suddenly a small portion from the fire of his body moved in the direction of where all his finger pointed.
Soon 10 small fires are surrounding the village. Gradually the fire became bigger and split itself. After an enough time to burn an incense stick, the fire number already become 160 and they covering the village square.
Seeing this, the villager reveal a face of astonishment. They never saw this kind of thing. Also, they absolutely believe in their protector, because that almost no one felt fear, only some children crying because they felt scared.
Hellen became worried, he doesn't understand what the village protector want to do.
"All children, line in front ! " Shout Hong Gang.
Hellen worry grew more, because Zhen Zhi isn't here, if something good happening to the children, then only his son that doesn't get a benefit. But if something bad happened . . . .
After Hellen pondering for a while, he decided to not tell the village protector about he absence of his son.
Zhen Shi asked his husband, " What about Zhi Zhi ? "
"Let see the situation first." Answered Hellen.
After all the children lined int he front, suddenly the fire moved into the children. Seeing this, the parent of the children become worried. When the fire touched the children, all of them screamed and crying.
"Mother !!!!"
"Papa !!!"
"It's hurt !!!!!"
The fire even still only touch, after a while all the children body burned. Some parent already rushed into their children.
Seeing this Hong Gang laugh maniacally.
"Aahahahhahahaha, look your burned children."
Some parents, when arrived into their children body, fainted, some crying on their child body, some also screaming.
"Honorable Protector, why you did this ? Did we ever offend you ? " Asked Hellen with a mad tone.
"Offend ? Ahahahahaha ! In this 500 years, all of you torturing me, and I fucking hate your ancestor. All of you deserve to death, in after life, blame your own ancestor for cursing me ! " Shout Hong Gang.
A fire suddenly emitted into Hellen's head. Before he even can scream, he already dead.
"Hellen !" Screamed Zhen Shi.
"Aahahahhaha, scream more ! Cry More ! " shout Hong Gang.
Seeing their chief dead body, some villager decided to throw a stone into Hong Gang.
The stone, even before reaching Hong Gang already burned. Even if the stone reached Hong Gang, he won't felt anything.
"Ahahahaa, desperate more ! "
Gradually, more villager burned in the fire. They can't run since they surrounded by the fire, and the fire still multiplied. When there is no space beside the fire, they will multiply in front of it. Some villagers bravely advanced into the fire, but when the fire even still doesn't touch their body, their body already burned to death. Some become scared seeing this.
Smoke rose from the village square. The temperature also increased, some villagers also died because difficulty of breathing
[Even If I torture them, they won't tell me the location since only some of this lowly human knew the location and they loyal to that woman. ] Thought Hong Gang.
Hong Gang knew that the village treasures can't be burned, how can he know ? 500 years ago, he wanted to snatch the treasure but the ancestor came and curse him. In the last struggle, he shot his strongest fire into the treasure, so even if he died, at least, no one will have the treasure. This is the shameful arrogance of Hong Gang. As for attacking Xiu Yu, it's impossible. He already knew the disparity of the cultivation realm between him and her.
No matter what, he can't injure him, so he decided to destroy the treasure. But, when the fire almost went into the treasure, Xiu Yu even doesn't attempt to protect it. She only snorted.
Strangely, the fire extinguished before even touch the treasures, and Hong Gang knew that Xiu Yu actually do nothing since there is no Qi fluctuation from her. But, there is Qi fluctuation from the treasures.
The treasures can protect itself.
The treasures can't be burned.
Those were the last thought of Hong Gang before the cursed began to seal his body, his mind, and his soul.
Aren't it's only a mere Alchemy Technique Scroll and a document ? Thought Hong Gang
"Those treasures must be a legendary treasure !" Exclaimed Hong Gang.
Remembering about the past, Hong Gang heart is consumed be greed.
Hong Gang shot fire into the houses in the village. Soon the fire became bigger and consuming the village, and smoke is covering the village.
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Suddenly Zhen Zhi awoke from his meditation.
[Why I fell uneasy ?] Thought Zhen Zhi.
After awoke from his meditation, Zhen Zhi lifted his head to see the sky. This is his habit. But suddenly he saw a smoke.
"Smoke ?? Why there is a smoke on the village direction ? Can't it be !? "
Realizing something is wrong, Zhen Zhi panicky run. He even forgot to retract the fishing rod and bring his backpack.
The more he run, the more his uneasy in heart grew. He can see that the smoke became bigger. He ran really fast, but strangely he doesn't felt tired.
[Please, Please. Please, nothing happened on mom, dad and grandmother. ] Prayed Zhen Zhi.
- - - - - - Zhen Zhi Private Soul World - - - - - - -
"Because of this boy endurance, his body can unleash it potential for a temporary time and withstand the burden." Exclaimed Shu Zan.
"This boy will experience a tragedy and what can we do ?" Sighed Fen Yi
"I will transfer my Qi to help this boy. If he met an enemy, using my cube, this boy can stay alive. But if the boy is too late to arrive at the village . . . . . Our presence can't be secret anymore, we must help this boy." Said Shu Zan.
"You right . . . ."
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While running, Zhen Zhi felt an unknown energy and surging into his body. He felt like his body become light. Immediately, Zhen Zhi running speed is increased. With only 10 minutes, he finally managed to arrive at the gate of the village.
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This is the last of Zhen Zhi childhood arc, the next arc name will be " Cultivation World Truth."