The Hermit of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2

As for the nightmare just now, Tong Ying could not remember much. He seemed to have dreamed of many things. However, what stayed in his mind was only the wild wind mixed in the storm. The world was dark, and everything he saw was white.

Tong Ying slowly turned his head away, as if he didn't want to recall the scene in his dream. He subconsciously clenched the jade wall in his hand and whispered, "Dad..."

In the dead of night, a lonely person could easily think of his own relatives. Unfortunately, Tong Ying was an orphan. To be exact, it was his master who adopted Tong Ying who said that he was an orphan.

The master of the child and Ying were named Tong Yuan. He opened a martial club in Chang'an City. Since the child and Ying returned to their memory, they had been practicing martial arts with Tong Yuan in this martial club.

Unlike others, the children's memory started from 18 years old, and he didn't remember anything before 18 years old. Tong Yuan said that his head was hit and lost memory. Of course, Tong Ying couldn't remember why he was hit, but Tong Yuan never took the initiative to mention it.

Tong Ying's name was given to him by Tong Yuan. His original name had already been erased in the impact. Tong Yuan adopted him and named him Tong Ying.

Although his master said that he was an orphan, there was a deep memory in the young man's mind. He had a father, and he was definitely not alone in this world. The evidence was that the young man clearly remembered that the strange jade wall was left by his father. Therefore, the idea of having a father was like a bright red brand, engraved in the young man's heart never faded.

Unfortunately, after so many years, his master Tong Yuan had sent people to visit the world, but he had not found any clues about his father in the memory of Tong Ying. The only thing his father left to him was only this unremarkable stone wall.

Even so, Tong Ying firmly believed that he would find his father one day, which was the most persistent obsession in his heart.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..." A high-pitched rooster crowed, waking up Tong Ying. He glanced out of the window and saw a ray of morning light entering the room through the gap.

Tong Ying kept the Dragon Wall in his bosom and kept it close to him. He immediately leaped up from the bed and grabbed the silver long spear leaning against the side of the bed. He quickly walked to the side of the door and pushed open the door. A cool feeling that seeped into his spleen and lungs entered his internal organs along with his breathing, causing Tong Ying to feel refreshed.

Tong Ying was twenty-one this year, and his appearance could still be considered rather refined. Even though he wore a warrior jacket made of rough cloth, it still couldn't hide the noble aura that came from his bones. However, his thick, black, and straight eyebrows also displayed a type of tenacious nature beneath his refined appearance.

He slowly walked into the courtyard and began to practice the spear skills that Tong Yuan taught him yesterday. Although the spear skills were not brilliant, it was still suitable for the strength of his leg and arm.

Tong Ying practiced for an hour. Although he was sweaty and his arms were sore and numb, he did not rest. He naturally knew that there was a limit in the human body. Master Tong Yuan once said that he practiced kung fu in this way, which was a complete clumsiness, but it was better than kung fu without it. Therefore, he always remembered what Tong Yuan said in his heart. He would not stop until he was exhausted.

"Brother Ying! Brother Ying!" At some point, a clear female voice came to Ying's ears. Ying regained her senses and slowly withdrew her attack. She carried the silver spear on her back and smiled slightly according to the reputation.

"Ling'er, what's the matter?" It was an eight-year-old girl. Seeing her leaning on a pillar around the corner of the eaves and looking at him, Tong Ying could not help but ask with a smile.

"Humph, Brother Ying doesn't keep his word." Ling'er, who was called Ling'er by Tong Ying, pouted her mouth in dissatisfaction.

Ling'er's surname was Tong Ling, and she was the daughter of Tong Yuan, the youthful master. She could also be considered his junior sister. Tong Ling had always been adorable and cute since she was young, and she also had a unique appearance. This made Ling'er very doted on by her junior and junior brothers. However, among all the senior and junior brothers, Tong Ying only loved Ying'er and would often ask her to be 'severe' with Tong Ying. However, Ying had always accepted all of them as one. She asked herself in her heart that Tong Ying had always treated Ling'er and her junior sister-in-law with the exception of Ling'er.

After the sibling relationship between senior brother and sister, there might be some other things that were not worthy of being revealed to the public. As for whether Tong Ling had such feelings for him, he could only ask Tong Ling herself.

"When did I break my promise?" Tong Ying was a little surprised and asked in confusion.

"Humph, haven't you forgotten?" Ling'er saw that he stopped practicing martial arts, so she walked into the courtyard and glared at Tong Ying. She said angrily, "You promised me yesterday that you would accompany me to Zhangtai Street to buy shoes today. Do you forget everything after a night?"

Tong Ying looked at the lovely woman in front of him, who tried to open her eyes and make an angry look, and couldn't help laughing again.

"But aren't you going to practice martial arts later? Today is the day our master takes part in your martial arts test. Aren't you afraid that he will be angry with you if you don't say anything?" Tong Ying suddenly thought of this and asked.

"Oh, the weather is so good today. Why are you still practicing martial arts?" Tong Ling impatiently waved her hand and said, "Besides, I have you, Brother Ying, to protect me anyway. It's useless for me to learn martial arts."

"My martial arts skills are still ordinary..." The heroic child thought about it, hesitated for a moment, and did not answer immediately.

Tong Ling saw that he was still hesitating, so she couldn't help but step forward and grab one of Tong Ying's arms. She shook it desperately and said, "I don't care. Anyway, you promised me!"

"Well, okay, I'll go with you." Tong Ying had no choice but to answer with a bitter smile...

In Chang'an, the capital city of the West was called Chu. Chu was the joint name of Shang Jing, which was built by King Zhou Wen and King Zhou Wu respectively. Chu's banks were called Zong Zhou. In Qin Dynasty, it was called Inner History. In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, great ancestor Liu Bangli Zhongzhong, which was five years ago, he established a new city named Chang'an City in the land of Chang'an. It meant Chang'an should be pursued and pursued. At the same time, Chang'an City was transferred to Jing'an as Jing preview, meaning Chang'an City was also called Chang'an City's Place.

This place was where the Western Han Dynasty flourished. Since his ancestors Liu Bang were appointed to usurp the throne here, Chang'an, as the 11th emperor of the capital of the Han Dynasty, was more than 210 years old, which was extremely prominent.

Unfortunately, the late years of the Western Han Dynasty, the king had usurped the throne and caused much chaos in the world. The imperial city of Chang'an was attacked by the two troops, the green forest and the red-browed man, one after the other. The population of the imperial court was sharply reduced, and a large number of palaces were destroyed. Chang'an, the Three Generals, was destroyed because of the war. And the Emperor of Light, Liu Xiu, had suppressed the world and then revitalized the Han court. He even abandoned Chang'an, which was the capital city, Luoyang. Especially, Chang'an had suffered from drought in the past few years. His new emperor, Liu Hong, favored the eunuches. Therefore, he neglected the government affairs and expanded the Tang Empire's yellow-belt soldiers quickly. As a result, Chang'an, which had been prosperous for a time, began to decline gradually, and now it no longer restored its past prosperity.

The Spring Festival would come in ten days. The largest street in Chang'an, Zhangtai Street, gradually became more and more pedestrians, and vendors selling goods on the street could be seen everywhere. Tong Ying was wandering along the street with Tong Ling, looking at Tong Ling freely shuttling back and forth between the stalls like a free sparrow that had broken away from its cage. Tong Ying couldn't help smiling and even began to hum a tune.

"Yeah, Brother Ying, what song did you just hum? It's nice to listen to." Tong Ling, who was walking beside him, suddenly turned to Tong Ying and asked.

"Oh, I..." Tong Ying was a little surprised. After a moment of contemplation, she shook her head and said, "I don't know what song I just hummed."

"You're not even aware of your own song?" Tong Ling looked at him with wide eyes, as if she didn't believe him.

"I really don't know," Tong Ying threw up his hands helplessly and said, "Maybe I have heard it somewhere, so I'll just keep it in mind."

"Where have I heard it again?" Tong Ling pouted and pouted. "Last time I asked you, you also said you heard it from somewhere else. Where would you go to listen to so many strange melodies? I've never heard of them in my life."

"I don't know where I heard it. Anyway, when I was happy just now, I thought of this song and started to hum casually,"Tong Ying nodded and said helplessly.

Tong Ling didn't think too much about it. She tilted her head and thought for a while. Soon, her attention was attracted by the dazzling girl's accessories on the street.

They didn't go far before they stopped in front of a jewelry stall. The hawkers desperately sold their gold, silver, and accessories to Tong Ling.

Tong Ling held a jade hairpin in her right hand and waved it at Tong Ying, saying triumphantly, "Brother Ying, look, is it beautiful?"

"Great, great." Tong Ying glanced at it and said with a smile.

"You were perfunctory to me again." Tong Ling pouted and put the jade hairpin back on the stall. She said angrily, "I don't want it anymore!"

"How can I be perfunctory to you..." When Tong Ying was about to say something, he heard a man's voice behind him.

"Wait a minute, young man!" Tong Ying turned back and saw a fortune-teller in his early thirties stop him.

"Mister, what is the matter..." Tong Ying was unfamiliar with this person. He had never seen such a person before, yet he suddenly stopped him here. He did not feel surprised at all.

"This young man looks dignified and has an extraordinary bearing, like a dragon and phoenix among men. If you are interested, please let me divine the future for you and see your future." The fortune-teller looked at Tong Ying with a smile and said faintly.

"The future?" When Tong Ying heard this, he couldn't help laughing in his heart. He didn't have much of a connection. In his mind, if he could find his father and live a safe and sound life with his junior sister, his life would be the greatest happiness. Even the spear techniques taught by his master were only for self-defense, so he didn't think about getting fame by it. If so, what was wrong with divination?