Chapter 4 Family Changes

Under the care of Duke Huan, Huan Yin gradually grew up. Duke Huan taught him how to read, read, and be a good man. He sent him to the best school in Jingzhou and found the best teacher for him. Huan Yin did not disappoint Duke Huan. Not only was he talented, but he was also very diligent. He was eloquent at a young age and was full of poems and books. Moreover, Huan Yin never felt proud because of this. Instead, like Huan Gong, he was always polite and humble to others.

Huan Yin's various performances made Duke Huan overjoyed and lamented that God had not failed the Huan family. Duke Huan was in a good mood because of this, and his illness gradually recovered as before.

One day, Huan was reading in front of the window and saw the book talking about immortals and beasts. He was very curious, so he ran to Duke Huan with the book and asked: "Dad, the book says there are immortals in this world. Is it true?" ”

"Of course there are. Immortals have great magical powers. They can fly to the sky and escape from the earth, and kill demons and demons. They are very powerful!" Duke Huan replied with a smile.

"Then Yin'er also wants to become an immortal."

"Oh? Cultivation is very difficult."

"Yin'er is not afraid of difficulties."

"Okay, I'll wait for my father to go out for business tomorrow and help me Yin'er explore the path to immortality, haha!"

Duke Huan was a very enterprising man, so he naturally refused to stay at home after his illness. Although he cared about Huan Yin very much, he could not ignore the family business. The most taboo thing about doing business is not being able to move around. Duke Huan had been recuperating at home for many years. If he no longer moved around in the outside world, he might be snatched away by others. Moreover, Duke Huan also hoped to pave the way for Huan Yin to take over the Huan family. Therefore, Duke Huan began to travel for business again when Huan Yin was four years old.

When Duke Huan was at home, Huan Yin was happy. But after Duke Huan left, the family was in charge of the Zhu family, which was not so easy. Although Duke Huan had warned Huan Yin to take good care of him before he left, Duke Huan's departure still became an opportunity for these so-called family members to humiliate Huan Yin.

The three words "Broom Star" were brought out again. As soon as Duke Huan left, these three words would always surround Huan Yin's ears. It is not uncommon for the three elders Zhu, Wang, and Liu to sarcastically and harshly talk to each other, and it is also not uncommon to find incomprehensible family practices. The brothers and sisters even fought each other privately, treating Huan Yin as the person to vent their anger in life. There is only one exception, and that is Huan Yin's youngest sister Huan Jiujiu. Although Ms. Liu has repeatedly warned Jiujiu to stay away from Huan Yin, Jiujiu still secretly plays with Huan Yin. If they bullied Huan Yin too hard, Jiujiu would still be angry but couldn't help Huan Yin speak up. This also made Jiujiu suffer a lot of grievances along with Huan Yin several times.

Huan Yin never cried because he was bullied, he just suffered it silently, and then after they finished venting and left, he stood up silently, went to the pharmacy in his house to find the golden sore medicine to heal his injuries, and then continued on without saying a word. Homework done.

Huan Yin never told Duke Huan about this. He didn't want his father to be angry because of it. He knew that his father was seriously ill because of his anger, which was cured by his mother, whom he had never met. He often thought that if he knew magic, he wouldn't be bullied.

Just like that, another four years passed. One day Jiu Jiu opened the door of Huan Yin's room and said to Huan Yin who was studying in front of the window: "Brother, daddy is back. Come with me to greet him." At this time, Huan Yin was already eight years old. Not only was he handsome, he was also handsome. The heroic spirit between his brows became even more compelling.

"Welcome, sir!"

"Welcome daddy!"

Duke Huan got off the carriage with a smile, strode to the door, passed the crowd, picked up Huan Yin, and said with a smile: "Yin'er, do you miss daddy?"

"Dad is working hard outside, but since I can't help, I don't dare to worry about him anymore."

"You're so good, let's go back and let daddy see how much I've grown."

Although this scene happened every time when Duke Huan came back, everyone's jealousy towards Huan Yin was still indelible. This made everyone's initial respect for Duke Huan gradually turn into resentment.

One day, Duke Huan summoned his family members to discuss matters in the main hall. After everyone arrived, Mr. Huan said seductively: "I'm old, and I'm afraid I won't be able to work for the Huan family for a few more years. So I've called you all here today to tell you that I'm going to make Yin'er the young master of the Huan family. The focus is on cultivating the next generation of people to take charge of our Huan family, and at the same time, I will assist the eldest lady in taking care of all the affairs of the family from today on.”

"Master, since I am still young, I'm afraid I won't be able to shoulder this important responsibility." Before Huan Gong finished speaking, Zhu quickly interrupted.

"Dad, because my brother is still a child, you actually ask a child to take care of us?" Huan Yu followed anxiously.

"Yin'er is a child? You are already twenty-three, and you are out all day long causing trouble for my Huan family and ruining our family's reputation. Yin'er is much better than you!"

"Master, please think twice." Except for Jiujiu who remained silent, everyone else said this.

"Don't think that I don't know what you did to Yin'er while I was away. Do you think I'm going to be blind when I get old? I'm not too young anymore. I bully an eight-year-old child all day long. If word spreads about me, I don’t know where to put my face! That’s it! No one can say no to me!”

Huan Yin served as the young master of the Huan family for a day and a night. The next day, the Huan family was mourned. Duke Huan died suddenly on his bed. The family doctor Zhang Chongyao diagnosed him as death from a sudden heart attack.

The Huan family fell into sorrow instantly. When Huan Yin ran to Duke Huan's room crying, the rest of the family had already arrived, and the room was full of crying. When Huan Yin staggered forward and wanted to take a last look at his father, he was blocked by Zhu.

"Get this broomstick out of here. He killed his own mother, and now he has killed the master!"

In this way, Huan Yin didn't even see his father for the last time.

After that, under the auspices of Zhu, the Huan family held a funeral for Duke Huan, and many of Duke Huan's former friends and old customers came to express their condolences. In front of Duke Huan's spirit, all the Huan family members, young and old, were immersed in grief, but Huan Yin was not seen. Although none of Duke Huan's old friends had seen Huan Yin, Duke Huan mentioned Huan Yin whenever he met someone since he had Huan Yin, which left a deep impression on them. I thought I would see the youngest son who made Duke Huan look happy every time he mentioned him, but he didn't even show up to keep vigil for Duke Huan, which made everyone criticize Huan Yin.

Huan Yin naturally didn't want to attend his father's funeral, but Zhu arrogantly trapped Huan Yin in the backyard and strictly ordered the servants not to let him step out of the backyard. No matter how Zhu bullied Huan Yin in the past, Huan Yin never hated her. But now she didn't let him see his father for the last time, which made Huan Yin completely hate Zhu. But what can he do when he is young? He finally realized how weak and powerless he was without his father's protection, and he couldn't even see his father to the end. For the first time, he cried, for his father and for his own powerlessness.

Zhu took this opportunity to announce that Huan Yu would be the next head of the Huan family.

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Huan family, ancestral temple. Huan Yin knelt alone in front of the hall, facing Huan Bin's spirit tablet, silently. It had been more than a month since Duke Huan's death, and Zhu finally relaxed his control over Huan Yin, allowing him to come and pay respect to his father. After kneeling for a long time, he stood up and walked out of the mansion.

At this time, it was the early spring season, everything was revived, the sun was warm, and there was a warm atmosphere on the street. From time to time, a few children ran happily. But this warm and peaceful atmosphere could not melt the ice in Huan Yin's heart. He walked silently, not knowing where the road was.

Huan Yin walked all the way to the old street in the west of the city before stopping. The old street was the residence of the poor people in Jingzhou City. Huan Yin had been in Jingzhou for eight years, but he had never been here. He felt that he was the same as the poor people now, living a lingering life, not knowing the direction of the future.

Huan Yin was hungry, he touched the small change that Jiu Jiu sister secretly gave him in his arms, and then walked to a bun shop.

"Beat him for me, I just don't like him!" As he walked, Huan Yin heard a voice coming from the alley beside him.

He turned his head and saw that in the deep alley, a group of teenagers about his age surrounded another teenager lying on the ground and punched and kicked him. Although the beaten teenager had a bloody head, he didn't say a word.

Huan Yin didn't know where the nameless flame came from, and he rushed towards the group of teenagers who beat him. Pushing, kicking, pulling, Huan Yin tried his best to drive away the group of evil boys and save the man lying on the ground. The man on the ground saw someone coming to help him, perhaps seeing hope, and struggled to get up, and wrestled with the group of evil boys together with Huan Yin.

Huan Yin had studied literature since childhood and had never learned any martial arts. The young man on the ground was obviously a thin man. Facing a group of evil boys, it was impossible for the two to fight. Maybe they were too angry, or maybe they had given up hope in life, so Huan Yin and his two fought desperately. The two covered in blood were like evil ghosts. From the initial push, they turned into biting, and from resistance to attack.

The evil boys were obviously stunned. This was just a fight between children under ten years old, but Huan Yin and his two were fighting desperately.

"Mad! Unlucky!" Finally, the evil boys let the two go and walked away cursing.

After the group of evil boys left, Huan Yin felt that he was dying. The blood had flowed from his head into his eyes, covering his vision.

After a while, the child beside him seemed to have some strength and said in a triumphant tone: "My name is Ye Wuyou, the leaf of the tree. My mother hopes that I will live a carefree life, so my name is Wuyou."

Huan Yin wiped the blood from his eyes with his hands and turned to look at the boy who was as embarrassed and scarred as himself. If there weren't so many scars and blood, this should be a well-behaved and handsome boy, Huan Yin thought.

"Huan Yin, eight years old."

"Seven years old."

"Where do you live and why are you bullied by them?"

"I have lived near here with my mother since I was a child. My mother made a living by weaving cloth. Later, when I was five years old, my mother fell seriously ill and never got out of bed again. After that, I learned to go to the mountains to collect herbs. I was very lucky. I have collected 100-year-old ginseng and 1,000-year-old Ganoderma lucidum. Every time I went up the mountain, I came back with a full load. The group of people who bullied me were also collecting herbs. They were jealous of my good luck and always had a bigger harvest than them, so they often bullied me."

Speaking of this, Ye Wuyou paused and said: "My mother fell ill again this time. She was very ill. The doctor said that she needed a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum to prolong her life, so I went to the cliff to collect it. I climbed the cliff for three days and finally found one. I didn't expect to be bumped into by them when I came back and snatched the Ganoderma lucidum. This thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum is extremely rare. No matter how lucky I am, I can't get another one."

Huan Yin deeply felt Ye Wuyou's powerlessness, just like his father's death. In this world, no matter where you go, no matter if you are rich or poor, there will always be someone who bullies you. He looked at Wuyou helpless, although he didn't shed a tear, but his heart must be full of scars.

The third chapter is here, I hope you like it, and thank you again for your reading and support!