Zhen Man has left, even if Di Jiu wants to cheer up, he would lose his fighting spirit once again whenever he thinks of Zhen Man's beautiful face.
If it wasn't for Qu Xiaoshu, Di Jiu may have remained dispirited .
Qu Xiaoshu was Di Jiu's only friend after becoming a playboy in Pearl City. Qu Xiaoshu, who has a martial root, but he has no interests in martial arts, and Di Jiu, who does not have martial root, both spend their time wandering around Pearl city. Although Di Jiu has no plan to be a bully, the truth is in Pearl City, no one dared to provoke Di Jiu. Under normal circumstances, as long as they see Di Jiu and Qu Xiaoshu coming, everyone would give way quickly.
On a certain day two years later, when 18-year-old Di Jiu and Qu Xiaoshu were a little drunk in a restaurant, he saw Zhen Man returning to Pearl City to visit relatives. Next to Zhen Man, there was another handsome young man in white with a long sword on his back.
The eighteen-year-old Zhen Man is more beautiful and refined than two years ago. With her standing in the middle of the streets of Pearl city, the whole city loses its colour due to her ecstatic figure. From the look in her clear eyes, Di Jiu knew that there was no longer a trace of him in Zhen Man's heart anymore.
She stood with the young man in white, like a perfect couple. All of this made Di Jiu's heart a little sore, even if he knew he and Zhen Man would never get back together again, seeing this scene made him realise that he still had feelings for her.
"Hehe, what's so great... Ah Jiu... If you have a martial root, a hundred Zhen Man can't keep up with your footsteps.. Come on, let's drink..."
The drunk Qu Xiaoshu half-squinted his eyes and picked up another glass of wine and downed it, while he curled up his tongue and continued to explain.
Di Jiu didn't drink, he thought of his purpose of studying medicine. At the beginning, he studied medicine because he was worried that there would be no martial root during his 16 year old test, and wanted to search for a martial root through medical means. Why did he forget all his initial resolution after there was no martial root after his test?
Not only that, but he also wasted 2 years of his time away in Pearl City. Although his father hadn't said anything to him, how could he not know the disappointment in his father's heart?
That being the case, why did he study medicine for four years? Xiaoshu was right. If he had a martial root, Di Jiu himself would not necessarily be worse than her Zhen Man.
Witnessing Zhen Man slowly fading out of sight, Di Jiu stood up, finished the wine in the cup and smashed the cup in his hand against the wall.
Starting today, that sentimental boy will never be seen again.
"What's the matter?" Qu Xiaoshu looked up and asked in a daze. As for the guy outside the hotel, even if Di Jiu demolished the house, he wouldn't dare to come in and say a word.
Di Jiu took a deep breath, "Xiao Shu, I won't go out to drink again in the future, I am going to recontinue with my matters ."
Qu Xiaoshu had already begun snoring, and did not hear Di Jiu's words..
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Di Jiu acts on what he says, and he starts his endless medical research again.
In Ji country, no one is capable enough to be his teacher, which means nothing to Di Jiu.
Three years have passed. In three years, Di Jiu has tried countless medicinal materials and tried countless medicinal formulas. Although in these three years, he had not found the means to unlock his martial roots, he has obtained three kinds of medicinal formulas to aid martial artists cultivation.
Each of these formulas are enough to make the martial artist crazy, but Di Jiu didn't take any of them out.
These past few days, Di Jiu has been obsessed with digging for medicine in Jibei Mountain, because he found a new formula that potentially awakens his martial root. The main medicinal material of the new formula is Tibetan hemp.
A stone? Di Jiu bent down and picked up the gray stone from the dirt he dugged up.
He obviously dug along the rhizome of the Tibetan hemp, but instead of digging out a Tibetan hemp, he dug out a stone.
Originally, the stone was to be thrown away, but the chilled feeling made Di Jiu feel that the stone seemed to be different from ordinary stones.
Maybe it was an ice jade, ice jades can be worth a lot of money. Di Jiu really didn't care how much ice jade was worth. Although the people in the entire Pearl City knew that Di Jiu is useless, at least he is not short of money.
His father Di Shan was the founding hero of Ji country, and he was a brother to King Ming Yi, the king of Ji country. Of his five brothers, four died for the country and one died to protect the three princes. Both sisters were married to the Ming Yi imperial family. It can be said that in the entire Ji country, his family is wealthy to the extreme.
With such a background, how could Di Jiu lack money?
"If it is really an ice jade, it would be worth today's work..." Di Jiu smiled mockingly and wiped the dirt from the stone in his hand. He didn't care about the money, but at least he didn't return home empty handed.
Before Di Jiu put the stone in his pocket, a terrible "click" sound was heard in the sky. Di Jiu raised his head in horror. He was horrified to see a black crack appear in the blue sky.
A faint golden lightning struck from the black crack and blasted directly on top of his head. When it was over, Di Jiu closed his eyes subconsciously, his face being a little pale.
It was as if a bucket of ice water carrying electricity was poured on the top of his head, Di Jiu's whole body was cold, with a feeling of numbness.
I'm fine? Di Jiu raised his head, the black crack in the sky in the distance was still there. He subconsciously took a look at the gray stone in his hand, and then he was shocked to find that there was an additional light golden filament in the middle of the stone.
Isn't this the golden lightning that I just saw? The shape is exactly the same, how did it shrink and migrate itself into this rock? He clearly remembered that when he just obtained the stone, there was no golden filament in the stone. Somethings wrong, also his own hands...
There is a trace of black dirt seeping through his wrists and arms, and then he felt indescribable changes that were made throughout his body, it's like his head has been clearer than ever before. Di Jiu always knew that he was smart and before this he is certain that his brain was definitely not as clear as it is now.
This gray stone is definitely a good thing, and the light golden filament inside this stone is not so simple. It seemed that the golden ray just didn't fall on him, but fell on this stone and was absorbed by the stone.
At this moment, how can Di Jiu still have the state of mind to continue digging for medicinal materials, he couldn't wait to bring the gray stone back to his father to see what it is. At the same time, he also wanted to tell King Mingyi about the occurrence of a black crack here. He couldn't do the same on the battlefield like his brothers but he could report back the occurrence of a void crack here, which can be considered a little contribution for the country.
Once King Ming Yi asks him to make a request, what should he want? Yes, he should leave Ji country and visit the Luyuan Empire.
"Ah Jiu, run away..." An anxious voice came from Di Jiu's ear while still thinking about something naughty.
"Xiaoshu, what's the matter? Why do you want me to escape?" Di Jiu looked at his friend Qu Xiaoshu who rushed over in surprise, and asked puzzledly. His father, Di Shan, is a general who is only under 1 person but above 10,000 people in the entire Ji country. What matter requires him to escape from?
* Note: Under 1 person and above 10,000 people means this persons authority is only second to the emperor or king
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