During those long days, "Xingda" became Zhao Yuxuan's one - and - only friend and the sole object to whom he could pour out his innermost thoughts. This "Xingda" could actually understand human speech. Whenever Zhao Yuxuan talked about happy things, "Xingda" would sway its body and make a "huohuo" sound, as if laughing heartily. It looked extremely naive and cute, like an innocent child. When Zhao Yuxuan mentioned sad things, "Xingda" would make a "wuwu" sound, while pounding its chest and stamping its feet, with a sad look on its face.
Every time Zhao Yuxuan witnessed such human - like behavior of "Xingda", intense curiosity welled up in his heart. He racked his brains but couldn't figure out what method Grandma Li Ruixuan had used to tame this huge creature. In his eyes, Grandma Li Ruixuan seemed to be shrouded in a mysterious fog, and everything about her was full of unfathomable mystery.
However, just as Grandma Li Ruixuan had said before, apart from arranging for "Xingda" to deliver food and some daily necessities, she never set foot on Lingjiu Peak to visit Zhao Yuxuan.
Time flowed quietly like a gurgling stream, day after day. During this time, Zhao Yuxuan gritted his teeth and persevered all along. Before he knew it, nearly two years had slipped away. Zhao Yuxuan began to try to break free from the shackles of the stone where he had eaten and urinated without leaving for two years. When he did this, he was surprised to find that his body had changed a great deal. His body had become much lighter, he could move more nimbly than before, and the strength in his limbs had increased significantly. When he climbed Lingjiu Peak again, he found that his hands no longer hurt as unbearably as before, and his waist no longer ached. As long as his hand grasped a crevice or a vine, he could easily pull his body upward with the strength of his arm. At this time, the most crucial thing for him was to carefully observe and explore the terrain on Lingjiu Peak. At this moment, his heart was full of self - confidence, believing that he was fully capable of reaching the summit.
However, combat techniques were the most important thing for him at present. He had practiced the boxing manual thousands of times repeatedly, and he had long memorized its contents thoroughly. However, he had always been unable to effectively combine the contents of the boxing manual with actual combat. He knew very well that the best way was to keep looking for opponents for actual combat and to figure out the experience from one actual combat after another.
So, Zhao Yuxuan left Lingjiu Peak and returned to the Rui family. When Lin Yaxuan saw Zhao Yuxuan, her face was instantly filled with astonishment. Zhao Yuxuan's long hair was messily scattered, his face was full of beard, and his body was obviously much stronger and more robust than before. He looked very rough, like a savage coming out of the deep mountains and old forests. Lin Yaxuan looked at Zhao Yuxuan, her eyes full of disbelief. However, she seemed to know something, so she didn't ask too many questions. But she clearly felt that Zhao Yuxuan had become very strange, as if the person standing in front of her was someone she had never really known.
When Zhao Yuxuan saw Lin Yaxuan, a thousand thoughts welled up in his heart. Although nearly two years had passed, Lin Yaxuan's appearance hadn't changed at all. She was still as pure, beautiful, and graceful as a fairy descending to the mortal world. Just standing there was enough to make people's hearts flutter. Zhao Yuxuan couldn't help secretly doubting in his heart whether Grandma Li Ruixuan had taught her the anti - aging technique. If so, the person who could marry Lin Yaxuan would be really blessed for several lifetimes. Moreover, the figure of Zhao Qiang involuntarily emerged in his mind. In these two years, Zhao Qiang couldn't have taken no action. He didn't know how far the relationship between Lin Yaxuan and him had developed.
When seeing Zhao Yuxuan's sudden return, there was no trace of surprise on the faces of Li Ruize and Grandma Li Ruixuan. They still had that indifferent attitude towards him, as if his return had nothing to do with them and they didn't care about him at all.
Zhao Yuxuan wouldn't let himself be idle. On the second night after his return, he did something that caused a great stir in the new village, that is, he disrupted Wang Boyu's "bride - snatching".
The so - called "bride - snatching" here is a traditional custom of the Miao ethnic group. In this custom, if young men and women fall in love freely and are willing to become life - long partners, the man will, on a certain night, invite several friends or brothers to take the woman to or, rather, "snatch" her to his home, and thus a marriage is accomplished. Three days later, an "all - blessed" old man will be invited to take a chicken to the woman's parents to "report the marriage", asking the woman's parents to recognize this marriage. Then the two sides will discuss together the date and specific related matters of "returning to the bride's family" and holding the wedding.
The person Wang Boyu planned to "snatch" as his bride was Wu Chenyang. Wu Chenyang was once a Miao girl who had a certain fondness for Zhao Yuxuan. Although it was just a fondness, under Wang Boyu's fierce pursuit, the two finally selected a date and were ready to complete this major event in life. According to the previous agreement, Wang Boyu would go to Wu Chenyang's home at night to take Wu Chenyang away, and Wu Chenyang's family only needed to make some symbolic resistance.
In the evening, Wu Chenyang's home was full of people. Everyone came to join in the fun, and Zhao Yuxuan was also among the crowd. When Wang Boyu came with six of his close friends to snatch Wu Chenyang, Zhao Yuxuan made a move that took everyone by surprise. He quickly scooped up Wu Chenyang and then ran away without hesitation.
Such a sudden situation was naturally unexpected to everyone, just like a huge stone suddenly thrown into a calm lake, creating thousands of ripples. So, Wang Boyu and his six friends chased closely behind. And during the running process, Zhao Yuxuan seemed to be getting slower and slower, and was soon caught up by Wang Boyu and others. Thus, a fierce fight inevitably broke out. In the end, although Zhao Yuxuan managed to knock down all six people with his strength, he himself was also beaten black and blue. Then, he looked up at Wu Chenyang, who was moved to tears and full of regret in her eyes, regretting that she had agreed to marry Wang Boyu too early, and then silently left the place.
The next day, Wang Boyu's family naturally came to Grandma Li Ruixuan to lodge a complaint. However, to everyone's surprise, after they left, Grandma Li Ruixuan didn't show the slightest intention of blaming Zhao Yuxuan. She just gave him "Zhihu San" for him to use to treat his wounds.
Since then, more and more people came to Grandma Li Ruixuan to lodge complaints. This situation gradually developed to the point where, in addition to the people in this village, many people from nearby villages also came to lodge complaints. As time went by, Zhao Yuxuan became less and less likely to get injured. At most once, he had successfully knocked down more than a dozen strong men. People began to be afraid of him. Thus, Zhao Yuxuan's reputation spread like this. He became a "bad guy" in everyone's eyes, a loafer, a brawler, and a prankster. In the new village, except for Li Ruize and Grandma Li Ruixuan, no one liked him. Just because Grandma Li Ruixuan, as a shaman, didn't express her attitude, even though no one liked him, no one dared to propose the idea of driving him away.