Sui and Tang Dynasties: Awakening the Supreme Skills at the Beginning

Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, then he felt relieved.

Hou Junjie must have seen his performance, which showed that he was both a good fighter and a scheming man, and he became interested in his talent.

So Li Zhen stepped forward and bowed, "It is a blessing for Li Zhen to be favored by the general in several lifetimes, but I have family affairs to deal with, so I am sorry that I cannot obey your order now!"

"Your name is Li Zhen. I'll remember it. This is my personal soldier's token. Take it. When you've finished your family affairs, come to me at the General's Mansion in Daxing City. I'll arrange for you to be enlisted in the army!"

As he spoke, Hou Junjie handed Li Zhen a token.

Li Zhen felt awe in his heart. He took the token and bowed.

"Let's go home!"

Li Jianing stepped forward and took Li Zhen's arm, looking excited.

In a small courtyard at the east end of Shenxing Town, Li Jianing looked at the looted houses with a worried look on his face.

After their parents passed away, the family's tens of thousands of taels of wealth and more than a thousand acres of fertile land and shops were divided up by their fellow clansmen, and the two siblings were driven to this small courtyard in the east of the town that had been abandoned for many years. For many years, the two siblings survived by relying on Li Jianing's extraordinary embroidery skills.

"These damned bandits didn't even leave us any food. How despicable! Zhen'er, wait here for a while while I go outside the town to dig some wild vegetables. That's enough for today. Tomorrow I'll finish a few pieces of embroidery and exchange them for some rice money."

Li Jianing said apologetically.

"Sister, you have worked hard for so many years. From now on, I will make sure you live a good life. I will also take back all the assets that were divided up by the tribe members!"

Li Zhen said calmly.

"Well, my sister is looking forward to this day."

Li Jianing's cheeks were wet with tears.

"My little brother has finally grown up, Dad and Mom, have you seen it?"

Li Jianing burst into tears in front of her parents' spirit tablets in the main hall.

"Jianing, Xiaozhen, are you home?"

At this time, a voice came from outside the door.

"Who is it? Second uncle?"

Li Jianing and his sister turned around and saw a middle-aged man walking into their yard.

The middle-aged man was in his early forties, of medium build, with a short beard, and looked somewhat similar to Li Zhen.

Li Jianing stepped forward and bowed.

"Uncle, please come home and sit down."

"There's no food at home, right?"

Li Mantun waved his hand and asked.

"Yes, they were all robbed by the bandits. I will make a few embroideries now and ask my uncle to take them to exchange for some food for me."

Li Jianing blushed slightly and spoke in a low voice.

"Alas, those damned bandits must die a miserable death. Let's go to my second uncle's house for dinner tonight!"

Li Mantun sighed and greeted the brother and sister.

Why did the second uncle, who usually didn't care about the two siblings, suddenly become enthusiastic today? No, something must be wrong! It's better to be careful!

Li Zhen was stunned, and thought to himself, he couldn't help but be more cautious.

"Thank you very much, Uncle."

Li Jianing's eyes reddened slightly and she bowed to Li Mantun.

"There's no need to be so formal with family members!"

Li Mantun waved his hand, walked out of the main room and headed towards the door.

The three of them arrived at Li Mantun's house. The dining table had already been set up in the main hall, and three women, young and old, were standing next to it.

That was my second aunt Li Ru and two cousins.

The older one is Li Xia, with messy hair setting off her oval face, a thin and rosy mouth, big and bright eyes, and a pair of eyes full of spirit. She is exactly sixteen years old this year, the same age as Li Zhen, but three months younger.

The younger one is Li Li, who is five years old and is at the age when she is greedy and naughty.

The sixteen-year-old girl was a little flustered when she saw the person coming.

Li Xia blushed, bowed to Li Zhen and the other man, and stammered.

"Brother, sister."

Li Jianing bowed to the woman and spoke softly.

"Second aunt."

The woman nodded.

"Come, come, don't stand there, eat, eat!"

Second uncle hurriedly invited the two to take a seat.

Li Zhen didn't hesitate to walk to the table, sat down, picked up the bowl and started eating.

Li Jianing walked to Li Zhen's side and ate slowly.

The little kid next to her was chewing her fingers, grabbing the hem of her mother's coat, and stammering.

"Mom, I'm hungry."

Li Zhen turned his head slightly. The three women beside him were standing by the table, looking at the food on the table eagerly.

"Auntie, sister, let's eat together!"

"We've eaten, we're not hungry!"

Li Ru pulled the little kid over, waved her hand and said.

"Don't bother with them. Women are not worthy of being on the stage!"

Li Mantun snorted coldly and said dissatisfiedly.

"I'm full. Come, sister, I'll give you some."

Li Jianing, who was standing next to him, put down his bowl and chopsticks, turned around, picked up the little kid and put him on his legs.

"Here, little sister, I'll give it to you."

"Yeah! Yeah! Sister is so nice!"

The little kid hurriedly grabbed the food in the bowl and stuffed it into his mouth.

Li Jianing patted the little kid's back gently and said.

"Don't be impatient, eat slowly, sister has more here."

At this time, Li Zhen finished the last bite of rice, put down his bowl and chopsticks, looked at Li Ru and said.

"I'm full, aunt, sister, come and eat!"

"Xia'er, please eat something!"

Li Ru choked up and pulled Li Xia to sit at the table.

"No, Mom, you eat too!"

Li Xia also pulled her mother to sit down.

"No, this is our last bit of food. We can't even eat it all! Oh oh oh..."

"You bitch, why are you howling? Get out of here!"

Second uncle got angry.

"Uncle, don't scold Aunt, everything will be fine. Come, Aunt, eat, there's still some!"

Seeing that the situation was not right, Li Jianing hurried forward and grabbed Li Mantun.

"Ugh!"

Li Mantun sighed to the sky.

Li Zhen's heart moved, and a hint of awkwardness flashed in his usually indifferent eyes. It turned out that they would rather starve themselves and take their own rations to feed their siblings. It seems that they are still blood relatives!

Li Zhen walked out of the main room and came to the courtyard. He sat cross-legged beside the well and began to practice martial arts silently.

The spiritual power circulated in Li Zhen's body for several cycles, and after a quarter of an hour, he actually reached the middle stage of Qi training.

Unlike the early stage, mind reading and mind control can be awakened in the middle stage.

This supreme skill is different from ordinary magical skills. It progresses very quickly in the early stages, but becomes increasingly difficult to practice in the later stages.

At this time, light footsteps sounded from the side. Li Zhen opened his eyes and saw his second uncle coming behind him.

"Second uncle."

Li Zhen spoke softly.

"Well, what are your plans for the future?"

"Find a way to get the property back home!"

Li Zhen did not hide it and spoke directly.

"Well, it's good to have ambition. Those fellow tribesmen are really too much!"

Second uncle patted Li Zhen's shoulder gently.

"Tonight might be an opportunity. At dusk, the old lady called the whole clan to a meeting in the ancestral hall to discuss the conflict that occurred today. Zhen'er must make preparations early."

"Oh I got it!"

It turned out that my second uncle was afraid that I would be too hungry to fight in front of the whole family, so he took out the only rations in his family to let myself eat my fill. Well, I will remember this kindness!