Chapter 1: A Small Village by the Mountain

　　Er Rengzi eyes wide open, looking straight at the thatched grass and rotten mud made of black roof, covered with the old quilt, has been a deep yellow, can not see the original original face, but also if not faintly emit a faint smell of mold.

　　Next to him next to another person, is the second brother Han cast, sleep very sweet, from him from time to time came from the light and heavy bursts of snoring.

　　About half a zhang away from the bed, is a wall of yellow mud made of clay, because of the time is too long, the wall cracked a few silk unremarkable slender mouth, from these cracks, vaguely came Han mother nagging complaining sound, occasionally also mixed with Han father, smoking a dry stick of tobacco, “snap”, “snap” sucking sound. “Sucking sound.

　　Errang slowly closed his eyes have been some astringent, forcing himself into a deep sleep as early as possible. He knew very well in his heart that if he didn’t fall asleep honestly, he wouldn’t be able to get up early tomorrow, and he wouldn’t be able to go into the mountains to pick up dry wood with the other companions he had arranged to meet.

　　Errongzi’s name is Han Li, such a decent name, his parents can not take out, this is his father with two coarse grain made of nest, begged the village old Uncle Zhang to give the name.

　　Old Uncle Zhang, when he was young, once with the city’s rich as a few years of companion schoolboy, is the only village know a few words of the readers, the village children’s names, but more than half of the name is he gave.

　　Han Li was called “Errongzi” by the people in the village, but he was not really stupid, but was one of the smartest children in the village, but just like other children in the village, except for his family, he seldom heard anyone formally call him by his name, “Han Li”. The name “Errongzi” or “Errongzi” has always been with him to this day.

　　The reason why he was nicknamed “Errongzi” was only because there was already a child named “Rash” in the village.

　　This is no big deal, the other children in the village are also “dog child” “two eggs” and so on have been called, these names are not necessarily better than “Errangzi” where to go.

　　Therefore, although Han Li didn’t like this name, he could only keep reassuring himself.

　　Han Li’s appearance was unremarkable, with dark skin, just like an ordinary farmer’s child. But deep down, he was much more mature than his peers, and from a young age, he had longed for the richness and prosperity of the outside world, dreaming that one day he would be able to walk out of this palm-sized village and see the outside world that Old Uncle Zhang often talked about.

　　Of course this idea of Han Li’s had never dared to talk about it with anyone else. Otherwise, the village would have been shocked that a brat would have such a thought that even adults wouldn’t dare to think about easily. To know, other children about the same age as Han Li, are still only chasing chickens and dogs all over the village, not to mention will have to leave their homeland such an odd idea.

　　Han Li family of seven people, there are two older brothers, an older sister, there is a little sister, he ranked fourth in the family, just ten years old this year, the family’s life is very hard, a year can not eat a few meals with meat, the whole family has been hovering on the breadline.

　　At this time Han Li, is in a daze, seems to sleep between, the brain has been lingering in the idea: on the mountain, must help his favorite sister, more pick some of her favorite red berries.

　　The next day, at noon, when Han Li topped the hot sun, carrying a half-half person high pile of firewood, with a bag full of berries in his arms, from the mountains to the home, did not know that there was already a guest at home, who would change the fate of his life.

　　This guest is a close relative of his blood – his own third uncle.

　　I heard that in a small town nearby restaurant, for people as a big boss, is his parents said that the great man. In the last hundred years of the Han family, the third uncle was probably the only relative with some status.

　　Han Li had only seen this third uncle a few times when he was very young. His elder brother in the city to an old blacksmith as an apprentice job, is this third uncle to introduce, this third uncle also often entrusted to his parents to bring some food, with things, very is to take care of their family, so Han Li to the third uncle’s impression is also very good, know that parents although the mouth does not say, the heart is also very grateful.

　　Big brother is the pride of the family, I heard that when the blacksmith’s apprenticeship, not only tube food, tube housing, a month there are thirty coins to take, wait until the official master is hired, earn money can be more.

　　Whenever the parents mention big brother, will be glowing, like a new person. Although Han Li is small in age, also envious, the best job in his mind also early on, that is, by the small town of which the craft masters see, accept as an apprentice, from then on to rely on the craft to eat decent people.

　　So when Han Li saw Uncle San, who was wearing a brand-new satin dress, with a chubby round face and a moustache, his heart was excited.

　　After putting the firewood in the back of the house, he went to the front room and shyly saluted the third uncle, obediently called out: “Good day, third uncle”, and then honestly stood on the side, listening to his parents chatting with the third uncle.

　　The third uncle looked at Han Li with a smile, sizing him up, praising him with a few words like “obedient” and “sensible” before turning his head and talking to his parents about the purpose of this visit.

　　Although Han Li was still young and couldn’t fully understand his third uncle’s words, he did understand the general meaning.

　　It turned out that the restaurant where Uncle San worked belonged to a jianghu sect called the “Seven Mysteries Sect”, which had both outer and inner sects, and not long ago, Uncle San had formally become an outer disciple of this sect, and was able to nominate children between the ages of seven and twelve to take part in the Seven Mysteries Sect’s test of recruiting inner disciples.

　　The five-yearly “Seven Mysteries Sect” inner disciple test will begin next month. This third uncle, who was a bit shrewd and had no children of his own, naturally thought of Han Li, who was of the right age.

　　Han’s father, who has always been honest, heard the words “jianghu”, “sect” and so on, and was a bit hesitant to make up his mind, so he picked up a dry tobacco stick and “ba-ta”, “ba-ta”, “ba-ta”, “ba-ta”. “Bar” a few mouthfuls of hard smoke, and sat there, not saying a word.

　　In the third uncle’s mouth, the “Seven Xuan Sect” is naturally a great and one of the most important sects within a few hundred miles.

　　As long as you become an inner disciple, not only will you be able to practice martial arts for free, but you will also be able to have more than one or two taels of silver as pocket money every month. Moreover, even if those who participated in the test were not selected, they still had the chance to become an outer disciple like Uncle San, specializing in taking care of the business outside the gate for the “Seven Mysteries Sect”.

　　When he heard that he might get one tael of silver per month, and also have the chance to become a decent person like Uncle San, Han’s father finally made up his mind and agreed.

　　Uncle Han was very happy to see his father agree. He left a few more taels of silver and said that he would come to take Han Li away in a month’s time, and in the meantime he would make some more delicious food for Han Li to replenish his body so that he could cope with the test. Afterward, the third uncle greeted Han’s father, touched Han Li’s head, and went out to the city.

　　Although Han Li didn’t fully understand what Uncle San had said, he still understood that he could go into the city to earn a lot of money.

　　He was so excited that he couldn’t sleep for several nights as he saw the possibility of realizing what he had always wished for.

　　Three uncle in more than a month later, punctually came to the village, to take Han Li away. Before he left, Han’s father repeatedly told Han Li to be honest, tolerate things and not to argue with others, while Han’s mother asked him to pay more attention to his health and to eat and sleep well.

　　On the carriage, looking at his parents’ fading silhouettes, Han Li bit his lips tightly, forcing himself not to let the teardrops in his eyes flow out.

　　Although he had been much more mature than other children since he was young, he was still a ten-year-old child after all, and going away for the first time made his heart a little sad and uncertain. His young heart secretly made up his mind that he would rush back as soon as he earned a large sum of money, and would never be separated from his parents again.

　　Han Li never thought that the amount of money had lost its meaning to him after this trip, and that he had actually embarked on an immortal career path that was different from that of mortals, and walked out on his own path of immortal cultivation.