Chapter 3: Eccentric Patterns

After this incident, both siblings felt somewhat anxious. After all, the Qin family is one of the three prominent families in Baishi Town, enjoying great prestige and power. Now, they had actually caused the second young master of the Qin family to fall off a cliff. If the Qin family were to learn the details of the matter, they would certainly not let them off the hook, and even their mother, Du, would be implicated.

After his mother left, Du Feiyun, who had been pretending to be unaffected, finally lowered his head with a pale face. He unfastened his clothing with one hand and looked down at his chest. The warm sensation on his chest had not yet dissipated, and Du Feiyun's gaze was fixed upon it, unable to look away, for there, on his chest, was a striking black pattern the size of a palm.

However, as he lowered his head to look at the pattern on his chest, he suddenly felt that the appearance of this three-legged cauldron was quite familiar, evoking a sense of déjà vu

"Feiyun! What is wrong with you?" A concerned voice came from outside. Du, graceful and with a delicate appearance, yet unfortunately frail, entered the room leaning on a cane. Her pale face was filled with worry and concern.

Du Feiyun strained to widen his eyes, finally seeing the figure hidden among the swirling mist. The thin yet resolute face was unmistakably his own. Once again, it was this peculiar dream, clearly knowing it was illusory and ethereal, yet it was vividly presented before him

A clever maneuver sent Qin Shouyi plummeting off the cliff, yet it nearly exhausted Du Feiyun's strength. He dared not pause for a moment to rest, quickly leaning over the edge of the cliff, gripping Du Wanquing's blood-stained wrist with both hands, and gradually pulling her up.

Although Qin Shouyi's sword had already fallen off the cliff and his right wrist was injured, he, being one of the outstanding members of the younger generation of the Qin family with a cultivation level of the sixth layer of Body Refinement, was still not someone that Du Feiyun, a kid at the fourth layer of Body Refinement, could defeat

Ah! The sensation in his chest felt as if boiling water was churning, causing Du Feiyun to feel suffocated and stifled. He suddenly let out a loud cry and then awakened from this heart-pounding nightmare.

By the way, isn't this the small tripod he exchanged for herbs at the Yuxian Studio in his dream

An unexpected turn of events brought him to this unfamiliar world, transforming him into a four-year-old child and granting him a new identity. Having been in this world for ten years, he has long since learned to integrate into it. Despite the hardships and bitterness of life, he has gradually learned to approach it with equanimity. Apart from the initial confusion he felt upon opening his eyes and discovering he had become a child, the complexity of emotions he experiences today is unprecedented.

Finally, after spending a full quarter of an hour and nearly exhausting all his strength, Du Feiyun managed to pull Du Wanquing up from the edge of the cliff, and the life-threatening Du Wanquing finally escaped the brink of death

In the state between half-sleep and half-awake, Du Feiyun vaguely "saw" a figure amidst a vast expanse of white mist, suspended in the air, neither touching the ground above nor below. The figure sat cross-legged, floating above the clouds, hands forming peculiar gestures, eyes closed in deep concentration. At the figure's chest, a mass of white mist, resembling jade, was rising and swirling. Two feet in front of him, there hovered a small black tripod with three legs.

After a long time, the brother and sister, having regained their strength, finally descended the mountain together and returned home. The frail and ailing Mrs. Du had been waiting anxiously with her cane, deeply worried. Upon seeing the siblings return safely, she finally felt relieved. However, when she noticed that they returned empty-handed, with neither the medicine basket nor the lunch box in sight, Mrs. Du quickly inquired with concern. Du Feiyun had no choice but to tell a lie to placate his mother.

Herbivores are swift yet foolish, carnivores are brave and fierce, grain-eaters are wise and skillful, those who consume air are divine and long-lived, while those who do not eat are immortal and spiritual

Du Shi Xiumei furrowed her brows, looking at Du Feiyun with concern for quite a while. Seeing that Du Feiyun was unwilling to say much, she advised him a few more times to rest well before finally leaving

"You bastard!" In an instant, he recognized the person as Du Feiyun, and a look of resentment appeared on Qin Shouyi's face as he gritted his teeth and cursed.

In the afternoon, Du Feiyun did not go to Baishi Peak to gather herbs again. With a disordered mind, he lay at home lost in thought, at one moment recalling the strange dream he had that day, and at another thinking about how the Qin family would hold his family of three accountable after the incident was exposed. His mind was in a complete turmoil.

The crisp sound of a fracture echoed as the wrist of the man in purple, Qin Shouyi, instantly twisted and deformed. The long sword in his hand became unsteady and fell off the cliff. At the same time, Qin Shouyi's face turned pale in an instant; he covered his wrist with one hand and turned to look at Du Feiyun, his eyes filled with a murderous intent.

At the moment the long sword, gleaming with a brilliant cold light, struck down, Du Feiyun, with blood surging and fury boiling within, let out a thunderous roar

Filled with rage that seemed ready to explode, Du Feiyun did not waste words with him. In the moment he threw the stone, he moved with agility akin to that of a monkey, charging towards Qin Shouyi. Clenching his fists tightly, he swung them down fiercely towards Qin Shouyi's cheek, accompanied by the sound of rushing wind.

Qin Shouyi's figure suddenly fell towards the cliff, quickly disappearing into the dense mist, leaving only a long gasp behind, followed by silence. This cliff is approximately several hundred zhang high; even a large stone falling alongside would shatter, let alone a flesh-and-blood body. The outcome for Qin Shouyi is self-evident

Medicine is the essence of a hundred herbs, and elixirs are the energy of heaven and earth. Elixirs are the convergence of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, gathering the essence of a hundred herbs. Consuming them can lead to clarity and immortality, and prolonged use can grant longevity

On the right side of the path lies the abyssal cliff shrouded in dense clouds and mist

Thus, although he was filled with extreme resentment, he was not afraid. As he saw Du Feiyun's fists coming at him, he instinctively delivered a flying kick aimed squarely at Du Feiyun's chest. The Qin family's ancestral leg technique was indeed remarkable; this strike, slicing through the air, carried with it a faint sound of a fierce howl, clearly demonstrating its considerable power

Snap

The exhausted siblings collapsed on the narrow path at the edge of the cliff, closing their eyes and breathing heavily, striving to regain their strength. The joy of having survived the ordeal appeared at the corners of their mouths.

The suddenly appearing pattern seemed to emit a faint dark luster. Upon closer inspection, it became clear that it vividly depicted a small three-legged cauldron, with several black dragons on its body still appearing lifelike

A myriad of chaotic thoughts surged in Du Feiyun's mind as he lay in bed, and before he knew it, he fell into a deep slumber. In the hazy realm of dreams, the voice of an old man continuously echoed in his ears.

Originally, Du Wanquing believed that she could not escape her fate today. However, at the critical moment, Du Feiyun suddenly appeared and knocked Qin Shouyi off the cliff. What was once a situation of despair for Du Wanquing, who was gradually losing hope, instantly transformed into boundless optimism. Her desire to survive became even more fervent, and she immediately began to cooperate with Du Feiyun, inching upward along the vines. Even though her palms were pierced and wounded by the thorns on the vines, she seemed to feel nothing.

Qin Shouyi, go die!

Standing on one leg, Qin Shouyi was suddenly taken aback by this change, and before he could react to evade, he was struck on the ankle. A tremendous force surged through him, causing his body to lose balance and fall to the right side

As Du Feiyun rushed towards Qin Shouyi, about to strike him in the chest, he suddenly twisted his waist, crouched down in an instant, supported himself with both hands on the ground, and executed a sweeping kick with his right leg aimed at Qin Shouyi's ankle.

Du Feiyun, who had just emerged from a dream, suddenly sat up in bed, let out a long sigh, and after wiping the sweat from his face, gradually relaxed. He turned to his mother, Madam Du, and forced a smile, assuring her that everything was fine

Staring at the sudden appearance of a pattern on his previously empty chest, resembling a tattoo, Du Feiyun's expression became somewhat unnatural. Surely, anyone would feel uncomfortable if such a strange and bizarre pattern suddenly appeared on their body

A stone, which had unknowingly been clenched in Du Feiyun's palm, was suddenly hurled out with great force. The fist-sized stone emitted a whistling sound as it cut through the air, carrying with it the entirety of Du Feiyun's strength, and at the moment Qin Shouyi turned in astonishment, it accurately struck his wrist.