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It was summer, the sun was scorching hot, and hot air was assaulting their faces. Even their emotions were stirred along with it.

In a dimly lit room, a beauty dressed in simple clothing was wiping the cheeks and the corner of her mouth with a hot towel. The youth was bare-chested and his body was covered in bruises.

"Hiss …"

The youth's eyes were slightly closed as the corners of his mouth quivered. Clearly, he had suffered serious injuries!

Looking at the young man in pain, the beautiful lady could not help but feel tears in her eyes as she said, "Chen'er, Liu Chong and the others are bullying Xue'er. Just bring Xue'er home, there is no need to fight with them, not to mention there are five of them."

After the handsome young man heard what the beautiful woman said, he opened his eyes and grinned: "Mother, it's alright, I beat three of them! The other two are also not as good as me, hehe. " With that said, the youth hurriedly closed his eyes and used his hands to cover the corners of his mouth.

The pretty girl walked up to the beautiful woman and said, "Mother, it's all Xue'er's fault. They bullied Xue'er, and said that our family was poor, causing our brother and them to fight to such an extent." Then the girl began to cry again.

After the beautiful woman heard what the girl said, her eyes suddenly turned even redder. Two streams of sparkling liquid rolled down her body as she hugged the girl. "Poor child, it's all your parents' fault for not being able to help you out!"

When the youth heard his mother and sister's words, he opened his eyes and firmly held the beautiful woman's hand, "Mother, little sister, don't cry, I am already thirteen years old, in another month the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect will be recruiting disciples, I will work hard to enter the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect, and no longer make father suffer, no longer allow you to be bullied, in the future I will make you live a good life!"

"The Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect that doesn't even exist a hundred percent? Chen'er, you can't go! Other than your father, you are the only boy in our Luo Family right now. Our family is as poor as they are, and as tough as our life is, as long as you live on properly, you can't go! " The beautiful lady suddenly said nervously.

"Big brother, don't go there. That place is very dangerous. Xue'er will learn embroidery in the future and create beautiful ones. In the future, father, mother and big brother will be able to live a good life." Luo Xue'er worriedly asked while wiping her tears.

"Mother, please let me try. I will definitely succeed!" Luo Chen stared at Liu Qingyan's hands and said seriously.

"No!" Now, you can only chop wood for people, I can embroider for people, then our family can barely live on. If your father did not go there and chose to be a constable, you all wouldn't have been bullied! " Liu Qingyan was worried and confused, so she accidentally leaked the information.

"What!?" Mother, what did you say? Say it again! Father has been to the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect, why did Mother only tell us about it now? " Luo Chen said with his mouth wide open in surprise.

"That's right, mother. Why hasn't father been to the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect before?" Tell us about it. " Luo Xue'er wiped her tears as she looked at Liu Qingyan with a puzzled expression.

"Sigh, that was twenty years ago. At that time, your father was also a young hero, and he had the highest martial arts among his peers in our village. Who knew that one day, the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect would suddenly appear within the sect. If one could enter the sect, one would be able to transcend the mortal world and their family would be able to enjoy eternal wealth. It's a pity that not a single person from our village has passed the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect's test in the past twenty years. " Liu Qingyan sighed and thought back to what happened in the past.

"Mother, continue talking. What happened next?" When Luo Chen heard this, he actually forgot the pain in his body and asked curiously, his eyes wide open.

Liu Qingyan sighed and continued, "Afterwards, your father went to the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect to participate in the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect's assessment. You all knew the final result."

"Ah, is that all? Mother, did Father tell you what the test was for him to participate in? " Luo Chen was a little disappointed with Liu Qingyan's answer, and Luo Xue'er nodded in agreement.

Liu Qingyan shook her head and said, "Your father was injured when he came back, and he fainted without a word."

"Oh, so it's like that." Luo Chen didn't know what his father had experienced, but he felt that it must have been something he would never forget for the rest of his life.

… ….

The night always inadvertently covered the sky. The sky was filled with stars, as if they wanted to light up the sky for the earth. However, they didn't have enough strength to do so.

"I'm back." A deep and powerful voice rang out from outside Luo Chen's humble house.

Hearing this voice, Luo Xue'er's beautiful big eyes narrowed into crescent moons. She then ran out of the house and happily said, "Father, you're back."

Not long later, a somewhat haggard yet handsome middle-aged man carried Luo Xue'er into the house. This person was Luo Chen's father, Luo Tian.

"You're here. Hurry up and drink some water. Rest for a while, I'll go heat up some food for you." Liu Qingyan smiled gently.

"Thank you for your hard work Madam, why haven't I seen Chen'er?" Luo Tian placed Luo Xue'er on a stool and sat down beside her while looking at Liu Qingyan.

Liu Qingyan sighed and walked into the kitchen without saying anything.

"Big brother is sleeping, dad." Luo Xue'er said with moist eyes.

"Xue'er, what happened?" Luo Tian held Luo Xue'er's small hand.

Luo Xue'er told Luo Tian about what happened during the day. Then, Luo Tian led Luo Xue'er into Luo Chen's room, which was currently pitch black. Luo Tian lit the kerosene lamp with a fire piston and slowly walked to Luo Chen's bed.

"Who is it?!" Luo Chen opened his eyes abruptly and said. Luo Chen did not sleep very deeply.

"Chen'er, don't worry, it's me." Luo Tian's voice was a little hoarse.

"Dad, you're back." Luo Chen used all his strength to sit up.

"Well done today, like a man!" Luo Tian gave Luo Chen a thumbs up and the three of them went to the main house.

… ….

People liked and feared fire because of its warmth and temperature! At this moment, the room was very quiet. The only sound that could be heard was the sizzling of firewood.

"Chen'er, do you really want to go to the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect?" Luo Tian's voice broke the silence.

"Yes!" "Father." Luo Chen's eyes were filled with determination! He thought to himself, "Regardless of whether it's Blade Mountain Flame Sea Guild or Blade Mountain Flame Sea Guild, I must also enter the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect. I must not make Father suffer and let Mother and Little Sister suffer!" Let them live a good life!

"No, I don't agree!" Liu Qingyan said with a pale face.

"Madam, don't worry. I did not agree to let Chen'er go either. "Chen'er, you don't know anything about the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect and you don't know anything about it. What are you going to do with it?" Luo Tian looked at Luo Chen. Liu Qingyan let out a long breath. Luo Xue'er's big eyes blinked as she quietly watched.

"Father, your son has already grown up. I don't want to be so powerless when it comes to things like today! I want to be stronger! "Dad, Mom said that you know martial arts, so why didn't you teach me?" Luo Chen said somewhat excitedly.

"Ai, I didn't teach you these because I didn't want you to follow in my footsteps. It seems like this is heaven's will." Luo Tian then threw an old and dilapidated book to Luo Chen. After Luo Chen received the book, he blew the dust off the book, and then used his hand to wipe the dust off the book. On the first page, there were only three words that seemed to be alive, causing Luo Chen to feel dizzy and shake his head.