Chapter 085 Set Out on a Journey

  In this more than a year's time, Yi Tian has been steadily improving his cultivation through hard work and diligence. Although it is much slower than before, he has also reached the edge of a breakthrough.

  At the same time, Dantian's injury has also made great progress, and according to his estimate, it should not take long to recover.

  What touched him the most was the rapid progress of Taiji Sword and Er Yi Quan. Through the display of Gongfa and the definition of annotations, these two Gongfa can be roughly divided into nine stages. If calculated according to this, he has now practiced up to the third stage!

  While feeling happy, he also felt that the pace of his progress in practicing was gradually slowing down.

  And he also started reading books seriously, not for anything else, but for the university dream that Old Xu had been bitterly begging for.

  The hard work finally paid off today!

  He held the admission notice of Peking University, shouting loudly as he rushed home, causing the villagers on the road to stare at him with wide eyes, not knowing what kind of madness he was going to unleash today.

  But when they heard that he was admitted to Kyoto University, many people also discussed it and later wanted to go to Yitian's home to see what happened.

  Xu old man was idle, messing with mud and dry grass to repair the collapsed wall after the heavy rain. Seeing Yi Tian shouting and running over, he frowned and scolded: "You little brat, didn't I tell you to go out and play for a while, let me have some peace and quiet? Why are you back again?"

  Scolded by Old Man Xu like that, Yi Tian calmed down instead, and with his hands behind his back, he glanced around casually, strolling over slowly.

  Seeing him like this, Old Xu shook his head and smiled wryly, thinking to himself that this kid was up to something again.

  Not far from the road, Yi Tian walked for half a day. The impatient Old Xu also stopped paying attention and started to get busy again.

  When he walked behind Old Xu, he said straightforwardly: "Old man, are you planning to go to the capital?"

  Xu Lao said casually to Yi Tian: "No, I couldn't afford a house there."

  "What if I find a way to get the money for you to buy one?"

  "We can't go, it's impossible to farm in the city and vegetables are too expensive."

  "What if I make some money and buy you a big house where we can plant several acres of land?"

  "I'm afraid to go, I fear that our house is too big and we'll lose things at home, it's a pity..."

  Upon hearing this, Yi Tian's face suddenly turned dark, his eyes rolled around and he snorted: "Fine, if you're not going, I won't go either. Anyway, Yanjing University is nothing but a fleeting cloud to me."

  "Yanjing University? Haha, that's a great place. When I was young, I passed by the front gate and wanted to take a look inside, but the doorman chased me away. You can imagine how annoying it was." At this point, Old Xu suddenly stopped, turned around, and asked in surprise: "Yanjing University? Did... did you get accepted into Yanjing University?"

  Yitian shook the admission letter in his hand with a rustling sound and raised an eyebrow, smiling: "Guess!"

  "Guess what, let me take a look quickly!" Old Xu said hastily.

  Seeing Old Man Xu's anxious look, Yi Tian chuckled and said, "Alright alright alright, but if you get the notice dirty, and I end up being chased back like you, don't blame me."

  Mr. Xu only then reacted to the mud on his hands, didn't think much and directly wiped it onto his body until the mud was dry before carefully taking over the notice.

  At a glance, Old Xu suddenly fell silent, and then burst out laughing: "Haha, good kid, didn't disappoint me! Nainai's, back then you dared not to let me in the door, this time you went, it counts as avenging me!"

  Yitian also laughed along with Haha for a moment, but immediately reacted and felt that the words sounded awkward, as if he was a troublemaker. He said uncomfortably: "What do you mean?"

  Old Xu shook his head and smiled, "Hehe, a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue."

  Seeing the old man's happy look, Yi Tian took the opportunity to say seriously: "Old master, let's go to Beijing together. You're older and have me by your side to take care of you, I'll feel more at ease too."

  Seeing this, Old Xu's heart warmed up, looking at Yi Tian with a satisfied nod, "You don't have to worry about me anymore, I'm fine staying in our village by the mountain, I'm old and don't want to go anywhere else. My body is very good, when have you ever seen me get sick? Don't worry, as long as you're doing well, I'm content."

  "Jīn lǐn qǐ shì chí zhōng wù, yī yù fēng yún biàn huà lóng, wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ jiānglái yīdìng nénggòu chéngwéi tiānshàng de jīn lóng, wǒ yě shífēn qídài nà yītiān, búguò wǒ háishì yào tíxǐng nǐ yīxià, jīngchéng shì gè lóng pán hǔ jù de dìfang, qù nàlǐ bùyào rě shì shēng fēi, suīrán nǐ yǒu liǎng xià zǐ, kěshì yīdìng yào jìzhu, yī shān hái bǐ yī shān gāo, gāi rěn ràng de shíhòu, háishì yào rěn ràng, chī xiǎo kuī, wú dà cuò."

  Translation:

  "A golden scale is not a thing in the pool, once it meets the wind and cloud, it transforms into a dragon. I believe you will become a golden dragon in the sky one day, and I look forward to that day very much. However, I still want to remind you that the capital city is a place where dragons and tigers are fighting for dominance, so don't get involved in unnecessary troubles when you go there. Although you have some skills, you must remember that one mountain is higher than another, and when it's time to yield, you should yield, take small losses, and avoid big mistakes."

  "Of course, if you really can't bear it, don't let others get the better of you. Think twice about your own gains and losses when doing things, got it?"

  Yitian nodded solemnly with a serious expression, "Don't worry, old man, I won't make you lose face!"

  Afterwards, the two of them chatted for a while longer. Old Xu's attitude was very resolute, saying that no matter what he wouldn't go to Beijing. Yi Tian felt somewhat helpless and didn't try to persuade him anymore.

  Not long after, many people came to the village to ask about it. When they learned that Yitian had been admitted to Kyoto University, they all congratulated Old Man Xu and Yitian. Some people secretly sighed, life is indeed full of twists and turns, originally silly young man, now became a "top scorer".

  Some people are even more envious of Old Xu, what kind of good fortune is this in this life, picking up a child for free and he can still get into Peking University, if he graduates, he will at least be a county magistrate.

  After everyone in the village knew about it, they all came to offer gifts and congratulations, especially the village head's family, who all came together.

  To thank the villagers of Kao Shan Village, Old Xu personally arranged for a hundred-people banquet to be set up in the village square, with hundreds of people attending, making it a grand occasion. The atmosphere was filled with laughter and chatter, everyone eating and drinking their fill until late at night before dispersing.

  In the following days, the leaders of County No. 1 Middle School also personally visited Yi Tian's home and brought him back to school for a commendation meeting. When he returned to school, Yi Tian only then learned that there was another person who had also been admitted to Beijing University, and that person was Zhang Fan, the bookworm.

  In order to prevent Yi Tian from going up to the stage and spouting nonsense, Principal Ma De personally wrote a short speech. With a nervous heart, he finally listened to Yi Tian's speech, which was like a primary school student reciting a language textbook, and even such a result almost moved the principal to tears.

  Yi Tian and Bai Xue chatted for a long time after making an appointment with He Shu Sheng to set off together, and then they had dinner separately before dispersing.

  Time flies, and the opening time is approaching. Yi Tian set off with a package on his back. In the crowd of people seeing him off at the village entrance, he shouted to Old Man Xu: "Old man, take care!"

  Xu old man waved his hand at Yi Tian and said: "You little brat, if you're really bullied, just call me and see how I'll deal with him!"

  Hahaha...

  The crowd of seniors and fellow villagers saw Xu's half-white hair and slightly hunched back, and suddenly burst out laughing.

  Saying goodbye to everyone, Yi Tian took a taxi and rushed straight to the train station.

  When I arrived at the waiting room, I saw that Shu Sheng had already arrived, and there were two middle-aged men and women with him.

  It wasn't until later that they realized they were the parents of a student, and after chatting and laughing for a while, it was time for the train to arrive at the station.

  Yi Tian and Shu Sheng then checked their tickets and walked towards the platform. Just as Yi Tian was about to board the train, he suddenly heard someone calling out his name.

  "Easy!"

  When he turned around and took a look, it was unexpectedly Bai Xue.

  Only saw Bai Xue hurrying over, still holding a big bag of food in her hand, her face was very rosy, and there were already many sweat beads on her forehead, making her hair look wet and soggy.

  "Finally made it, Nozomi. Eat these on the way and take care of yourself when you get there. It's getting cold so don't forget to wear more clothes. If you need anything, just give me a call and I'll send it over."

  Just as she was speaking, the train's whistle sounded, and Yi Tian took over the things and hurriedly said: "I know, you should also take care of yourself. If there is anything that can't be solved, just send me a message..."

  As he spoke, he got on the train and waved goodbye to Bai Xue, saying "Goodbye!"

  As the train disappeared into the distance, Bai Xue remained dazed, staring blankly ahead. She felt a hollow sensation in her heart, as if she had lost something precious.

  Yi Tian sat down in his seat on the train and a scholar next to him, holding onto the window frame, furrowed his brow and asked, "What's your relationship with the teacher?"

  "What's wrong with you? Normal relationship!"

  "No, I feel something is wrong!" The scholar looked very serious.

  Yitian smiled and asked: "Then what's abnormal about it?"

  "Teacher says your eyes don't look normal!"

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