There were obvious signs of man-made carving in the cave. The stone walls were smooth, and there were many words carved on them. At a closer look, they seemed to be martial arts secret manuals in a picture book.
After Duan Zhengyang read them once, he felt that his body, which had been weak due to hunger, had regained some strength.
Duan Zhengyang did not believe that there were martial arts secret manuals in the world, but what was happening now had shattered his understanding.
However, even if he found it strange, it was nothing compared to staying alive. Moreover, when he thought about what would happen to Jiujiu if he died, Duan Zhengyang continued to read the words on the wall.
Duan Zhengyang had a good memory. It might be an exaggeration to say that he had a photographic memory, but he could roughly recite it after reading it over ten times.
This was because every time he read it, the hunger and weakness he felt from not eating for a long time would lessen. Because Duan Zhengyang had noticed this, he continued to read the words on the stone wall. When Duan Zhengyang had memorized the words, the words on the stone wall shattered into pieces as if they had completed their mission. A gust of wind blew past, and they turned into dust and disappeared.
Duan Zhengyang still could not walk out of this place after the words disappeared. He could only rely on memorizing martial arts secret manuals day after day to survive.
January, February, March, April, until half a year had passed.
For the past half a year, he had not eaten a single grain of rice apart from drinking some dew every morning. However, his body was full of energy. Not only did he not feel weak at all, but he was also much stronger than before.
Duan Zhengyang stood on the stone platform and looked at the peak of the mountain that reached the clouds. He then looked at the sparse but traceable trees. Duan Zhengyang clenched his teeth and decided to try to climb up the cliff with the help of these trees early the next morning.
Even if he did not starve to death here, it was really difficult to live without Jiujiu.
Early the next morning, Duan Zhengyang began to climb up the tree that he had jumped onto the platform.
Duan Zhengyang climbed up with the belief that there was a slim chance of survival. However, he did not expect that his strength and jumping ability were exceptionally good now.
Duan Zhengyang climbed up when he could see things in the morning. By the evening, he could already see the trees at the top of the cliff.
Duan Zheng Yang jumped off the cliff and started running toward the Bai Family's house.
At that moment, Duan Zheng Yang did not realize that he was already flying as he ran.
The cliff was not close to the Bai family. Even with a carriage, it would take over four hours. However, Duan Zhengyang took less than two hours to reach the Bai family. He arrived at Jiujiu's courtyard without alerting anyone.
Duan Zhengyang thought that Jiujiu would be happy to see him, but he did not expect a man to be standing beside Jiujiu. Duan Zhengyang felt his heart turn cold.
Even when he had fallen off the cliff, he had not felt as hopeless as he did now. The thought of another man by Jiujiu's side made Duan Zhengyang's heart ache.
At that moment, Jiujiu, who had no idea that Duan Zhengyang and Jiujiu had returned, was frowning as she looked at her cousin standing beside her.
This cousin had been sent to the Bai family the second month after Duan Zhengyang had fallen off the cliff. Initially, Master Bai had wanted to arrange for this cousin to stay in Duan Zhengyang's courtyard, but Jiujiu had strongly opposed it. In the end, he could only stay in another courtyard.
However, even though he was far away from Jiujiu's courtyard, this cousin's heart was exceptionally passionate. Every day, regardless of rain or shine, he would run to Jiujiu's courtyard to look for Jiujiu.
On the first day that this cousin had appeared, Jiujiu had wanted to kick him back. This cousin was not only as annoying as a fly, but also had a scheming look in his eyes.
Jiujiu was still young and had not matured. It was pure nonsense to say that her beauty was unforgettable. She was just a little girl who had not matured and had a flat figure. What did this cousin have to scheme against? The only thing that was worth scheming against was naturally the Bai family's assets. If he married Jiujiu, then everything in the Bai family would naturally belong to him.
This cousin had a good plan. He wanted to get Jiujiu's heart first, then marry Jiujiu, and slowly get everything in the Bai family.
However, this cousin was smart, but others were not stupid. Moreover, Jiujiu was not stupid. She would not allow this cousin to scheme against her.
Jiujiu had asked Master Bai to send this cousin away more than once. However, Master Bai was afraid that Jiujiu would go crazy because of Duan Zhengyang's departure, so he did not agree to Jiujiu's request to send this cousin away. He continued to let him stay.
This way, he had stayed until now.
Jiujiu felt that she was about to be annoyed to death by this cousin. Today, her cousin said that it would be her grandmother's birthday in a few days. He said that he wanted to go with Jiujiu.
However, although they were cousins, they did not have any other relationship. If they went together, they would definitely be teased by others. At that time, her cousin would definitely take advantage of the situation and establish a relationship with Jiujiu.
Jiujiu, who had seen through her cousin's scheme, was not a fool. Naturally, she was not willing to go with him. Today, this cousin pestered Jiujiu, saying that he wanted to go with Jiujiu to her grandmother's house. This made Jiujiu so angry that she wanted to punch him out.
When Duan Zhengyang heard the whole story from outside, the sadness in his heart instantly disappeared. His heart was filled with joy. He walked into the room almost instantly. Looking at Jiujiu's back, he shouted, "Maner."
Suddenly hearing Duan Zhengyang's voice, Jiujiu subconsciously came back to her senses. When she saw Duan Zhengyang standing outside the room with his face covered in dust and his clothes in rags, Jiujiu was surprised and happy.
Naturally, she knew that Duan Zhengyang would be fine. However, she had not seen Duan Zhengyang for more than half a year. Jiujiu also thought about jumping off the cliff to look for him. However, she was afraid that Duan Zhengyang was coming back from somewhere else. She could only wait in the Bai family's house.
Now that she saw Duan Zhengyang, Jiujiu rushed into Duan Zhengyang's arms without hesitation. She leaned her head on Duan Zhengyang's shoulder and hugged his waist.
When her cousin, who was pestering Jiujiu about going to her grandmother's birthday, saw that Jiujiu ignored him and leaned on another dirty man, anger immediately rose on his face. The way he looked at Duan Zhengyang became unfriendly.
After leaning on Duan Zhengyang for a while, Jiujiu stood up. She looked at Duan Zhengyang, whom she had not seen for more than half a year, and reached out to touch Duan Zhengyang's cheek. Unexpectedly, her hand was covered in dust. Jiujiu chuckled. Looking at Duan Zhengyang's dirty face, she smiled and said, "Where have you been? Why are you only back now?"
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