The child could not even stand up in time and could only roll on the ground. His reaction was pure instinct!
It was an instinct to avoid danger and seek survival!
The six horses brushed past him as the crisis was finally averted.
It was only then that the child spun and stood up from the ground. Just as he stood up, his vision darkened and he fell to the ground once more. The extreme escape from the life-and-death juncture just now had only been completed by stimulating all of his potential. Now that the crisis was over and he stood up, he could no longer hold on and fainted.
"Wake him up!" The old mistress was furious. "How can he faint at a time like this? Wake him up with cold water! Practice again! "
A noblewoman beside her could no longer hold it in and pleaded, "Granny … please … let them rest … Xiao Wu'er … he's only six years old …"
On the other side, Shangguan Lingxiu bit her lips tightly. There was only a hard expression on her face, devoid of the gentleness of a woman.
"Sigh …" The old mistress closed her eyes, feeling a pang of sourness in her heart.
Her heart that had never wavered finally softened this time!
"Why don't we …" Just as the old mistress spoke, Shangguan Lingxiu hollered, "No! No rest! No one can rest until it's time! "
Her voice was resolute, leaving no room for discussion.
"Lingxiu!" The middle-aged lady beside her was spitting fire. "Are you trying to torture them to death?"
Shangguan Lingxiu bit her lips tightly.
"This small drill ground has existed in the Shangguan Family for more than seventy years! For more than seventy years, the men of the Shangguan Family have all trained their martial skills here before they fight in the battlefield. "
"I was born late, so I didn't have the fate to see my grandfather training here." Shangguan Lingxiu said loudly, "But I've seen my father and uncles training here! Training here! "
"I've also seen my brothers running around here, gritting their teeth and bleeding, training themselves since they were three or four years old!"
"Each of them gave it their all, really." Shangguan Lingxiu said loudly, "But even though they fought so hard, they still died in the battlefield!"
"The intensity of my training now is only slightly higher than when I was your age. It's still far from enough!"
"I'd rather see them die in this small drill ground than to see them fall on the cold battlefield under the hooves of the enemy's horses! If they become our enemies, they will be promoted to nobility! "
"Continue! Continue practicing! If it's not time, you can't rest even if you die! "
"There's no mercy for anyone. All of you, continue practicing!"
Shangguan Lingxiu's pretty face was flushed, her gaze like a burning flame. "Quickly, or I'll whip you!"
Under the urging of the whip, the six children once again climbed up the horse shakily. Gritting their teeth, they continued to practice the various movements!
"This is the Shangguan Family of Generals!" Shangguan Lingxiu hollered, "This is how children of the Family of Generals are. Either you step on your enemies' corpses and carry your enemies' heads to revive the Shangguan Family of Generals' glory! Otherwise, you will fall under the enemy's blade and become their meritorious service! "
"This is the fate of the Shangguan Family of Generals' men. There is no other way!"
The shrill cry was sharp and ear-piercing in the autumn wind, making the whistling autumn wind even colder.
…
It was evening in the afternoon.
Shangguan Lingxiu brought her nephews out, remaining silent along the way.
The further they went, the more secluded it became.
Finally, the group of aunt and niece arrived at a chaotic place.
This was the red-light district of Tiantang City. Countless gangsters, rogues, villains, and fugitives gathered here to survive in this dirty and dark place. In other words, this was an abandoned land.
There was almost no one here during the day, it was quiet and deserted. However, when night fell, all sorts of monsters and monsters seemed to emerge from the ground; the place was bustling with noise.
Some were drinking, some were cursing, some were fighting, and some were grabbing a girl on the street …
Twisted faces could be seen everywhere in the dim light, menacing, horrifying, and cruel.
A burly man stood up shakily and grabbed a woman with unkempt hair and a dirty face. "Hahaha … come here, play with this lord."
Before he could grab it, a small figure suddenly appeared. Then, the burly man's stomach was punched with a bang.
"Little bastard, how dare you hit your father? You're looking for death!" The man felt as if his intestines had been punched out. Amidst the excruciating pain, he was enraged and began to retaliate mercilessly with punches and kicks.
The little figure fighting him was only five or six years old. She nimbly dodged, jumped, and evaded the opponent's attacks. She seized every opportunity to strike. Her seemingly small and delicate fists were actually quite powerful. She struck repeatedly, causing the burly man to scream in pain.
It seemed like the winner was clear, but the man was an adult after all. If a punch or kick landed on the child, the child would not be able to withstand it and the outcome would be reversed.
Even though he had gone through extremely strict training, he was only a six-year-old child after all.
"Bang!"
With a cry, the child could not dodge in time and was kicked in the stomach by the man. His tiny body flew thirty feet away and fell to the ground, unable to get up immediately.
The man charged forward again with a menacing grin, obviously intending to kill the child.
In this world, the so-called kindness, conscience, and compassion were all empty words. The old, the weak, the women, and the children were all weaklings and would only become sacrificial victims. The strong men who had the upper hand would only cut the weeds and eliminate the roots, completely eliminating any potential disaster that might have sprouted!
Shangguan Lingxiu clenched her teeth, her body trembling, but she did not move. She only watched the situation unfold with widened eyes.
Seeing the man approaching, the child on the ground rolled with effort and stood up, clutching his stomach, his forehead already beaded with sweat. The burly man grinned and pounced on him fiercely, wanting to kill him. However, the child suddenly roared and dodged. Then, he jumped up high and stabbed his two fingers into the burly man's eye sockets!
With an earth-shattering howl, the man pummeled the tiny body hanging on his body.
The child let out a series of miserable screams, but he once again fiercely leaped up, his mouth of baby teeth fiercely biting the burly man's throat.
Fresh blood immediately gushed out. The man screamed in terror, but his voice had already changed. His burly body fell down powerlessly. His thick and sturdy body only twitched for a moment before it stopped moving.
His lower body was quickly soaked in crimson blood.
The corpse, which had already returned to silence, suddenly moved again. A small head crawled out from under the corpse. Its head, face, and body were covered in blood. It was panting heavily, and its small body was even shaking from time to time.
Obviously, the child had won this battle, but the price he had paid was not small. It was far beyond what a six or seven-year-old child could and needed to bear!
Just as the child's panting subsided, he puffed out his chest and raised his hand, enduring the pain in his body. "I've won!"
The child had long understood his fate. There was no such thing as childhood for the Shangguan Clan's men!
There was only life and death, victory and defeat!
Tears streamed down Shangguan Lingxiu's eyes as she bent down and opened her arms to welcome her nephew's triumphant return. In the dark, she hugged her nephew's trembling body tightly.
"Well done! Third Boy, you're a good boy! You're my pride! "Shangguan Lingxiu's voice was choked.
"My surname is Shangguan, my name is Shangguan Longtao, not Third Boy." Third Boy leaned into his aunt's embrace and murmured, "I'm a Shangguan man, Shangguan Longtao …" Before he could finish, he fainted.
The brutal battle just now was too cruel for a child who was only seven years old.
He had used up all his strength and was severely injured, but he still wore a proud expression on his face as he fainted.
'I've won!
I'm Shangguan Longtao!
I'm a descendant of the Shangguan Family of Generals! '
"Next!" Shangguan Lingxiu wiped her tears away forcefully.
…
Late at night.
Shangguan Lingxiu brought her six injured nephews to the west of the Thousand Feet Lake, to the mass grave.
Ghostly flames flickered, rising and falling.
"Sleep here if you're tired." Shangguan Lingxiu's expression was cold. "The mound of the grave can't be used as a pillow. Sleep with your head down and your feet on the mound."
However, no matter how tired they were, how could the children fall asleep in such a mass grave? What kind of courage would they have to have to fall asleep in such an environment?
All of them cowered as they looked at their surroundings, their eyes filled with fear.
"Aunt … I'm so scared …" The youngest child tugged at Shangguan Lingxiu's sleeve and begged pitifully, "Let's go home …"
"No!" Shangguan Lingxiu said resolutely, "The children of the Shangguan Family of Generals can't be afraid! We're not even afraid of the living, why should we be afraid of the dead? "
"Right here, separate!" Shangguan Lingxiu said sternly, "Keep a distance of five steps between each of you. Don't get too close to each other! Do you hear me? Don't get too close to each other! Both of you will be punished if you get too close to each other! "
The six children were separated just like that.
After separating the six nephews, Shangguan Lingxiu hid behind a tombstone as well, watching her nephews' movements carefully.
On the other side, the six children were still sobbing in fear. Suddenly, one of the children stood up. "I can't sleep. I'll do some boxing."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh … He actually began to practice. One punch and one kick, he practiced methodically.
The other children's eyes lit up. "Let's practice too!"
The six children danced in the mass grave, each with their own style.
Shangguan Lingxiu's eyes were wet as she watched the scene unfold. Then, she squatted down slowly and wrapped her clothes tightly around her, her eyes peeking around in fear.
This heroine who looked fearless was now trembling all over.
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