A.D. 182 'Qiao-County', 'Cao-Estate'
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After I had done a round of stretching and 'breathing in' this beautiful and clean.. 'pure air' that just didn't exist in the modern day with all the 'pollution' in the air. I decided I should try my 'boxing skill' out since I didn't need anything or any weapons to 'box'.
As I start to go through cycles of my forms. I hear a 'system-notification'..
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/'Basic' Boxing - + 1xp (11/100xp)/
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That's the stuff. I can feel the 'energy' I'm absorbing from the 'pure air' entering my lungs with every breath. I can 'sense' the 'energy' in my blood as it is pumped from my heart with every heartbeat.. flowing through my veins and spreading 'energy' through my entire body. I can 'sense' it 'tempering' my insides bones, tendons, muscles, organs, even my skin itself.. all constantly growing 'stronger' or more filled with 'power'.. each breath that flows into my mouth.. into my lungs as they travel through my body then back out through my nostrils..
"Ahh, that's the stuff!.. get that 'swole' on baby!.. feel that burn!.." I started to mutter out.
"What are you doing Ce?.. dancing?.." I hear.. so I turn around to see 'Cao-Ang' watching me work on my 'boxing'.
"I'm boxing' little brother.. you know you shouldn't sneak up on your eldest brother.. the gods wouldn't like that... They would not like it one bit. I'll tell them you didn't mean it this time.." I tell my confused-looking brother.
"You were born right before me.. barely older than me.. why are you talking so funny?.. You talked differently before you got sick.." he asked me.
"The gods saved me 'lil-bro'
.. and they sent me so many stories.. I'll tell you all about them.. come on let's go see Uncle De.. I want to see if we have any 'hound-pups' born yet this spring. I need a 'hunting dog' pronto..' ya heard me?.." I tell him as I finish my boxing practice.. already have fifteen more experience points just for that one session of five 'animal-opera' shao-Lin 'kung-fu'.
"'Ya-heard'?.. what's that?.. but a puppy!.. I want one too!.. let's go.." he said agreeing to my plans like a good little brother..
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***'Cao-De's' Home***
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"Hey nephews.. what can your favorite uncle do for ya, you little warriors?.." I asked my nephews as they were walking up to my 'modest' home.
"'What-up' Uncle De?.. has any of the 'bitches' given birth yet?.. I need a 'hunting dog' I want to train him from a 'pup'.." asked my 'light-skinned'.. 'goldish-silver' haired nephew.
"Yea!.. I want one too Uncle De!.." answered his 'twin-brother'..
"There is a litter of 'wolf-hounds' that were just born a 'moon' ago... Come on let's go to the 'shed' and see them.. don't get close though the mother is protective of her pups.." I tell my nephews as we start walking to the 'shed' where the said 'wolf-hound' pups are and their mother.
"Awesome!.. let's go!.." the eldest brother yelled.
"Yeah we can go hunting with them when they get big.. it will be so much fun.." Ang said.
"Here they are. remember don't get too close to the mother.." I tell them until stopping whilst speaking when the 'eldest grandson' starts walking towards the mother doing the opposite of what I told him.
"Wait Ce!.. what?!.." I said till my nephew just went right up to the 'bitch-mother' and just put his hand on her head.
"What a good mother!.. You are a good girl.. yes you are. What's your name dear?.. ahh 'Running-Winds'.. what a pretty name for a pretty mother.. yes it is.. let's see here.. come Ang.. this one's yours.. name him.. you will raise him.. and when he dies.. you will bury him.. come 'Sirius'.. yes that will be your name, my son.." Said my eldest nephew speaking to the pup's mother.. while picking out a black pup for himself and a grey one for his brother..
"I'll name mine 'Biter'!.." shouted my other nephew in excitement.
"Haha, I'm not sure what I just witnessed but alright run along boys your 'pups' are 'weaned off' their mother already so just feed them 'soft-food'.. have a good day 'nephews'.." I tell the boys wondering if the dog understood the boy.. or if 'Running-Winds' is the mother's name and if the 'wolf-hound' told him its name.. and if so how did my 'eldest-nephew' understand her.
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***After Leaving 'Cao-De's' Home***
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/'Basic' Beast Taming - + 10xp (20/100xp)/
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Got ten experience points from speaking with the 'wolf-mother' and bonding with 'Sirius'. I started collecting good 'throwing stones' I like to call them.. as we walked back along the 'dirt' path cutting across the lands our 'clan-members' call 'home'.. I'll use these pebbles to work on my 'throwing-skill' until I can make me some 'wooden-throwing' knives to practice with.
"Alright, little brother.. first things first we gotta go tell grandma 'Ding' or another one of grandpa's wives.. how many wives does our grandpa have?.." I said to my twin and then asked a question I consider of much 'importance'.
"The 'hay fever' must have made you sick. 'Grandpa-Song' has two concubines and a 'flat-wife' besides our grandma.. do you remember their names?.. I doubt you'd get in trouble for not keeping 'filial piety' towards our grandpa's wives and concubines. You were sick you know.. they said it was because you looked different when you were born.. they say the day we were born the sun left that very day.. and the entire 'world' went completely 'dark' they say.. while you were born and before I was born... They say you were born while the sun was gone.. that's why your skin is 'whiter' than mine and your eyes are a different color... They say that's why you look different and it made you really sick... They said the 'gods' were going to take you away from me and I wouldn't.. hrgh!.. huh!.. have a!.. guh! Wa!.." Answered my brother until he started 'balling out' crying.
"Alright!.. Big boys don't cry!.. stop crying damnit!.." I had to yell to get him to stop crying. "I'm okay see!.. never better!.. 'Sirius', 'Biter'.. step back. Ang look what I can do!.." I tell him as I told the pups to stay back so I can 'bust' a 'flat-footed' standing 'back-flip'..
"Bam!.. see!.. could a dying person do a fucking standing flat-footed fucking backflip!?.. no they could not now could they 'lil-bro'?.." I asked him.
"Wow!.. what do you call that!? a backer flipper!?.. that was too great!.. can you teach me!?.." asked 'Cao-Ang'.. 'flipping-balls'.. "what's fuck?.." he asked.. causing me to 'bust out laughing.
"Hahaha!.. sorry!.. cough.. ahem.. don't say that word.. never repeat that word.. you will make your 'eldest brother' look bad.. that would mean you've broken 'ancient laws' that say the 'eldest brother' is like a 'father'. You are always supposed to respect your father right?.. that means you have to respect your eldest brother' like you respect your 'father'. I am the 'eldest grandson' am I not?.. You said it yourself little brother.. remember?.. I was born while the sun had to 'leave' before you.. because you said you were born after the sun 'came back'?.. Right?.. see?.. so don't say 'fuck' ever again. don't want to make me look bad anyway it would make you look bad too.. just trust me.. come on we gotta go to 'Grandma-Ding' and show her our 'pups'.. it is 'known'.." I tell the little 'excited' out of his mind boy..
"What's that mean?.. it is 'known'?.. what's known?.." asked my twin.. to which I just shake my head.. thinking in my head to myself.. 'poor kid.. must have never seen 'The-Last-Kingdom'.. sucks to be him.. I've seen it.. and it is 'legit'.. 'legit' indeed.. it is known.. it is written.