Capítulo 26: Set the World Alight
Editor: Lucas
Chapter 26: Set the World Alight
There were hundreds of tables throughout the training field. The village members gathered together, laughing joyfully, gorging on meat, and indulging themselves with strong alcohols. Although the village wasn’t very wealthy, it could still afford to let everyone drink and eat to the fullest on this Yearly Sacrifice.
“Brother Fan, bottoms up!” called out a strong man holding a big bowl of liquor.
“Ah Niu, cheers!” Teng Yongfan stood up gallantly with his own bowl. After the two clinked their bowls together, they gulped down their liquor with gusto.
“Brother Fan, your son Qingshan will be taking the test today. Are you confident that he will pass?” the man named Ah Niu asked with a smile.
“Of course!” said Teng Yongfan as he casted a glare.
Ah Niu said in a low voice, “My son is the same age as yours. I tested him secretly, and he can already lift a sandbag weighing forty Jin. Haha, I remember when you were at the age of six, Brother Fan could only lift fifty Jin, right? This time, my son might be the best amongst his peers.”
Even in a village without a method of training inner strength, the degree of one’s talent and individual effort decided that person’s future.
Teng Yongfan had been unusually strong during his childhood. In addition, he had been very diligent and hardworking, constantly lifting iron weights Thus, he was strong enough to lift a thousand Jin.
Teng Qinghu, Teng Qingshan’s cousin and the grandson of the old chief, Teng Yunlong, could already lift sixty Jin when he was six years old. When he was nine years old, he could lift a three hundred Jin stone. His talent was even better than Teng Yongfan’s, and as a result, the village had placed their hope on Teng Qinghu.
“My son Qingshan has had a very big appetite since he was young. With such a big appetite, he won’t be any worse than your kid,” Teng Yongfan said with an air of extreme confidence.
Secretly, Teng Yongfan had no confidence at all. He had never tested Teng Qingshan, so he had no idea what his son’s capabilities were.
“You think he’s powerful just because he has a big appetite?”
Teng Qingshan, who sat at the neighboring table, casted a glance at his father. Yet, his heart was at ease because of the Xing Yi Internal Martial Arts. As of now, Teng Qingshan had never shown his talent to anyone, let alone his parents. Even so, Teng Qingshan wasn’t the least bit worried about the upcoming test.
He started producing inner strength when he was three years old. Until now, he had been practicing his inner strength for three years.
What’s more, he inherited his father’s physique, so the toughness of his body was exceptional. This time, the strength of his body would definitely shock everyone.
“Father and Mother view this test with great importance, so I cannot let them down,” Teng Qingshan, who had always been hiding his true strength, decided to show a little of his ability.
Because of last night’s blizzard, the snow had piled knee-deep on the training field. However, due to the steps of thousands of people, the snow had been flattened and became very solid. With the addition of some plants and ashes scattered on the snow, it wouldn’t be very slippery or unstable anymore.
Today was New Year’s Eve, so the whole Teng Jia Village would be immersed in merrymaking the whole afternoon.
……
The villagers were strong and fierce. During this ceremonial time, the people compared their skills at archery, wrestling, and spear techniques through various competitions.
As it was getting darker and darker, Teng Qingshan and his sister, Teng Qingyu, were in the middle of a crowd watching a wrestling contest.
“Come on, Black Bear, don’t get defeated by a young fellow~”
“Cousin, cousin!” Teng Qingyu shouted with a delicate voice.
Teng Qingshan glanced at his sister standing before him and looked towards the two people wrestling against each other. These two people were Teng Qingshan’s cousin, Teng Qinghu, and the son of the master who taught spear techniques, Teng Qinghao. Teng Qinghao was already eighteen years old, while Teng Qinghu would turn twelve after today.
Teng Qinghu’s height was almost seven Chi (About 175cm. One Chi is 25 centimeters), but Teng Qinghao was just seven Chi six Cun tall (190 cm)
This was a match between an adult and a teenager.
Teng Qinghao’s nickname was “Black Bear” because he possessed great strength. Among the clan members of his age, Teng Qinghao was probably ranked number one.
“Hei!”
“Ha!”
Teng Qinghu and Teng Qinghao struggled to subdue each other with their arms. Like two wild oxen wrestling each other, the veins on their forehead popped out as they glared at one another. One was the perhaps Teng Jia Village’s soon-to-be strongest man, and the other was the most splendid among his own generation.
“Chi!” Teng Qinghao’s arms jerked suddenly.
“Get out!” Teng Qinghu roared and took the opportunity to wrap his arms around Teng Qinghao while simultaneously tripping him. Then, he suddenly pushed Teng Qinghao forcefully, knocking Teng Qinghao outside of the circle that marked the boundaries of the match.
“Motherf*cker!” Teng Qinghao jumped up and cursed, ”Qinghu, I know your strength is great and will surpass mine in the future, but you should still give me some face. You will be twelve years old after today. Surpassing me at such a young age…looks like I won’t get the chance to beat you in the future.”
Teng Qinghu giggled.
Right at this moment, the village Chief Teng Yunlong’s voice came from a distance.
“Everyone, come here!”
Immediately, all the clan members wrestling and competing in archery moved towards the center. Presently, over two thousand people were gathered and arranged in three rows of people inside and three rows of people outside. In the empty circle in the center of the surrounding crowd stood Teng Yunlong, whose face was glowing healthily as he spoke loudly, “Our Teng Jia Village’s population is increasing, while the men of each generation surpass those from the previous generation. Haha…….every hero of our clan was a child, therefore everyone should already know what we should do now!”
Everyone started making noise.
“Qingshan!” Teng Yongfan and Yuan Lan looked at Teng Qingshan as Teng Yongfan whispered, ”I never asked anything of you since you were born, but today you have to try your very best! Always remember that the glory of a man is built by relying on his own hands.”
“Understood, Father” Teng Qingshan nodded seriously.
He understood that in Teng Jia Village, even the position of the village Chief was inherited by the most powerful. Anyone who wanted respect must rely on his own strength.
“Now, every boy who is six years old, come to the center.” Teng Yunlong said in a clear voice.
Some of the children said they were six years old, but actually, these kids would turn six one day from today. However, it was just a one day difference. Since the annual sacrifice was today, everything would naturally be done within this day.
“Daddy believes in you!” Teng Yongfan smiled at Teng Qingshan.
“Brother!” Teng Qingyu, who was in the arms of her mother, stared at Teng Qingshan, and lifted up her tiny fist as she yelled, ”You are the best!”
Teng Qingshan smiled and walked through the crowd towards the center. The clan members consciously made way for the kids to walk toward the center. There were two thousand people in Teng Jia Village and fifty-five kids the same age as Teng Qingshan. These kids all stood orderly in the big circle in the center.
The Clan chief glanced at the sky and saw that it was already dusk.
“Light the torches!” Teng Yunlong said aloud.
At once, some villagers lit the torches that surrounded the training field, causing everything around to turn brighter.
“Listen, kids!’ Teng Yunlong looked at the fifty-six children, “You will all, one by one, walk to the other side. There are stones weighing from ten to a thousand Jin over there. You have to try lifting the heaviest stone you feel confident in succeeding with and an attempt will be considered a success when the stone is lifted above your head.”
“First one, Teng Qingling!” Teng Yunlong shouted while holding a list in his hand!
All of a sudden, the area around the training field was covered in silence
For the boys in Teng Jia Village, the test at the age of six and the adult ceremony at the age of sixteen were the two most important events. Through these two events, the future achievements of these kids could be determined.
Everyone, especially the parents of the kids, looked nervously at their village’s new generation.
“Teng Qingling lifted fifteen Jin ! Next! Teng Qingze!”
“Teng Qingze, lifted ten Jin! Next! Teng Hong!”
……
The youngsters were assessed one by one. Whenever a child lifted something a little heavier, the surrounding would be filled with sounds of praises, and the parents of that kid would be extremely happy.
“Generally speaking, most kids can lift a weight of about ten Jin to twenty Jin,” Teng Qingshan sighed with emotion. The physical quality of the ordinary people in his current life was indeed much stronger than that of ordinary people of the world in his previous life. “You will be considered very impressive if you can lift thirty Jin. My dad could lift fifty Jin when he was six years old, which is extremely strong, while cousin Qinghu could lift sixty Jin when he was six years old.”
Teng Qingshan sighed to himself.
“Ha!” A round-headed chubby boy lifted a stone weighing forty Jin in one breath.
“Teng Qingjiang! Haha! Good job! Forty Jin. Currently, you are in first place!” Teng Yunlong said with a smile.
“Tsk, tsk. Ah Niu’s son is very good. Looks like he will be a great man in the future.”
“Ah Niu, I didn’t expect your kid to be so strong!”
Immediately, praises resounded from the surrounding and the strong man named Ah Niu wore a simple and honest smile on his face. It was obvious that he was extremely happy.
……
The kids tried one by one. Most kids couldn’t lift more than twenty Jin, while that chubby kid still held the record.
“Among the batch of sixty kids last year, the strongest one among them could lifted forty-five Jin, I don’t know if there will be anyone this year that can surpass him.” Some tribesmen were discussing in a low voice, while all the parents valued greatly on whether the children did well or not.
Suddenly——
“Teng Qingwei, twenty-five Jin. Next, Teng Qingshan!” Teng Yunlong’s voice suddenly became somewhat higher. After all, it was his very own grandson’s turn. Although Yuan Lan was his adopted daughter, Teng Yunlong cared about her and his son-in-law just as much as he cared about his biological son.
The surrounding two thousand members were silent.
All eyes were focused on the boy who stood in the center, who wasn’t too tall nor too fat, a very ordinary child——Teng Qingshan.
All that attention was because Teng Qingshan’s father was the number one hero of Teng Jia Village——Teng Yongfan.
A tiger father will not beget a dog son. His father was number one in the village, so what about his son?
Teng Yongfan and Yuan Lan were holding their breath. Even little Qingyu anxiously stared at her brother with wide eyes.
“How much weight should I lift?” Teng Qingshan thought as he walked towards the stones.
Passing by the stones weighing ten Jin, fifteen Jin, twenty Jin, Teng Qingshan kept walking towards the end.
“What is he doing…” Everyone was worried about him, ”He’s just walking by without giving a try!”
“He passed the sixty Jin stone and still keeps on walking!” Everyone was feeling quite worried for him. They felt like they were watching a show at first, but now they felt nervous, because…. if there were an outstanding clansman, the whole village would benefit.
“He’s went past the seventy Jin stone!”
“He’s still walking!”
Everyone was staring at him with widened eyes. Even Teng Yunlong, who was usually calm, was slightly nervous, while Teng Yongfan’s face became flushed.
One should know that the heavier the stone, the more difficult it would be to lift. When one’s limit is reached, even a minor weight fluctuation could make the body collapse.
“The best man of my village could only lift a stone weighing eighty Jin at that age,” Teng Yunlong stared at Teng Qingshan, as he thought, “He already reached the eighty Jin stone and yet is still walking? This little fellow either has the ability or is fooling us…” Teng Yunlong could feel his heart at his throat.
The atmosphere of the whole training field became very nervous.
Every step forward made the other tribe members more concerned.
Suddenly——
Teng Qingshan finally stopped in front of a stone that weighed one hundred Jin.
“Even the strongest person from Teng Jia Village could only lift a stone weighing eighty Jin when he was six years old. I will honor my father, but I won’t make it too unbelievable, so I will just lift a stone of about one hundred Jin,” thought Teng Qingshan as he stared at the stone.
Capítulo 27: The Clan's Plan
Editor: Lucas
Chapter 27: The Clan's Plan
Nobody dared to speak, they couldn't even breathe too loudly. All of them stared at this seemingly ordinary kid.
Was it possible that Teng Qingshan, a six year old kid, could lift a stone lock of about one hundred Jin?
Was this even possible?
Was he deliberately showing off, or was he really this strong?
"Qingshan!" Teng Yongfan and Yuan Lan were nervously staring at their son.
"Hu!" Teng Qingshan took a deep breath, and stared at the stone lock. This stone lock was often used by the clan members for practice every day, and it weighed precisely one hundred Jin. So they brought it here and used it in the test just for the sake of convenience.
Teng Qingshan stretched out his small hands and grabbed the two sides of the stone lock.
A kid that barely reached an adult's waist wanted to lift an one hundred Jin stone? This scene made everyone feel quite odd.
'Ha~~' Teng Qingshan made a sound while he exhaled.
His arms exerted force and incredible strength instantly burst out of those thin, small arms, lifting the stone up!
"Hu!"
The one hundred Jin stone lock was lifted up to his chest in the blink of an eye.
"This…" Every member of Teng Village, from the Chief to the ordinary kids, were staring at the ordinary child with widened eyes as they felt extremely nervous. Could Teng Qingshan lift the stone over his head?
With a sharp exhalation, Teng Qingshan used his strength again and lifted the stone lock over his head in one breath.
The entire training field was dead silent as everyone stared at this scene of a young child lifting a one hundred Jin stone lock above his head. Everyone felt stunned and confused, and it took a long while before someone finally came to their senses.
"Good job!" A big shout rang out.
"One hundred Jin! Haha! This kid, Qingshan, is so splendid!"
"Qingshan! He succeeded!"
...
Immediately, applause and praise resounded in the surroundings. Every clan member was extremely excited as the history of the Teng Clan was finally rewritten. A person who was able to lift a one hundred Jin stone lock at the age of only six years old would have to be extraordinarily strong. Being able to possess such strength at the age of six, then what degree of power would this child reach when he grew up?
Lifting the stone lock, Teng Qingshan's legs showed no signs of trembling while his arms were lifting it steadily and powerfully.
"This… is not Qingshan's limit," Teng Yunlong and many other people were involuntarily shocked.
When someone lifted a heavy thing to their limits, their arms and legs would shiver involuntarily.
"Hu.."
The stone fell and crashed onto the ground, Teng Qingshan withdrew his hands and looked at his parents with a smile.
"Fan, your son is impressive!"
"Lan, your son, Qingshan, will definitely... be stronger than your husband."
Many clan members surrounded Teng Yongfan and Yuan Lan. The couple, Teng Yongfan and Yuan Lan were smiling brilliantly as their faces were flushed with excitement. With a son like this, what more could a father ask for? Teng Yongfan's eyes flashed with excitement and pride as he stared at Teng Qingshan, who was standing in the center of the training field.
"Haha… my good grandson! Haha..." Teng Yunlong picked Teng Qingshan up excitedly and laughed, "I never thought I would have such an amazing grandson at such an old age. Haha….. I can die with no regrets now. Haha…"
Teng Yunlong was extremely excited.
If Teng Qingshan possessed such strength, it would benefit the entire clan.
"Qingshan!" Many unfamiliar uncles, aunts, and other members surrounded Teng Qingshan while praising and petting his little head lovingly.
According to the rituals, a ceremony that attracted more attention would happen after the test for the six year olds. However, because Teng Qingshan amazed everyone with his splendid ability, the Six Year Old Ceremony paled in comparison…. and the couple, Teng Yongfan and Yuan Lan, became the most dazzling stars of the entire Teng Clan.
Almost everyone was surrounding the couple since Teng Qingshan made an excuse saying that he was too tired and went home.
At Teng Qingshan's home.
"Brother, you were amazing!" Qingyu said and jumped excitedly in the living room, "It was such a big stone and you could lift it up in one breath."
A one hundred Jin stone was not really that big, but for a three year old girl, it truly was a big stone.
Seeing this, Teng Qingshan couldn't help but smile.
"Showing a little of my ability today seemed to be a good thing," Teng Qingshan said in his mind. Because Teng Qingshan experienced too much wickedness, he wouldn't reveal his strength easily. Even in the hitman organization, Red, Teng Qingshan had not revealed his entire ability.
Due to that, he escaped death many times.
As for today, although Teng Qingshan was only six years old this year, he had trained assiduously for three years. He especially used the inner strength to strengthen his bones and muscles. Although he was only six years old, his bones and muscles were simply far stronger than his older cousin, Teng Qinghu, when he was nine years old. His cousin could only lift a three hundred Jin stone at the age of nine.
At the moment, Teng Qingshan could lift three hundred Jin easily by just relying on the strength of his muscles.
This didn't include the circumstances of using the inner strength. Since inner strength was the same in everyone, there wasn't any difference between the inner strength of a kid and an adult! Once the inner strength was used, Teng Qingshan could burst forth with terrifying strength.
"Hmm?.." Teng Qingshan's ears twitched slightly.
Then he heard the creaking sound of the courtyard door, and Teng Yongfan and Yuan Lan were seen walking in. At the moment, Teng Yongfan's face was reddened all over, and he was wobbling as he walked. From afar, Teng Qingshan smelled the strong fumes of wine and remarked, "The wine in the village has lower alcohol content than the wine in modern society. How much liquor did Father drink to be as drunk as this!"
In ancient society, the wine brewing process was not as good as modern society.
Even if you drank an entire jar of wine, most people wouldn't get drunk.
Teng Yongfan was good at drinking, so Teng Qingshan had never seen his father get drunk in these few years.
"Haha, Qingshan, come here,my son!" Teng Yongfan picked up Teng Qingshan when he saw him, "My son, I am so happy today…. Haha… I, Teng Yongfan, also have such an amazing son! When your reputation spreads far, let them know your father's name was Teng Yongfan. Haha….."
Teng Yongfan talked until he couldn't control his tongue anymore.
"Ok, Fan, have a seat." Yuan Lan led Teng Yongfan to sit down.
"Mother, how much did Father drink?" Teng Qingshan instinctively asked.
"Qingshan, everyone toasted to your dad in the banquet, and your dad was so happy that he didn't know how to keep any control. So he kept on drinking…" As Yuan Lan was explaining this, Teng Yongfan stood up and dashed into the yard in only two or three steps. At the corner of the courtyard, he bent over and started to vomit.
Throwing up from too much drinking… Teng Yongfan really drank too much today.
There was a water tank in the courtyard corner, so Teng Yongfan snatched up a pan, then he scooped up some cold water to pour on his face.
"Phew! I feel much better!" Teng Yongfan straightened up his body
"Please don't drink like this in the future," Yuan Lan said affectionately
"Haha, only this once. My son is so splendid. As his dad, I feel so proud," Teng Yongfan vomited and washed his face with cold water. It was obvious that he was feeling a lot better now.
Just then, the sound of a knock rang at the door.
'Rat-tat..!"
"Yongfan, open the door." A voice from outside came trailing in.
"It's Teacher," Teng Yongfan walked towards the door and opened the latch directly, and saw that five or six people stood outside the courtyard. The one in lead was the Chief, Teng Yunlong. The moment Teng Yongfan saw him, he immediately said, "Teacher, Uncle, please come in!" With this, he led the few people into the living room.
There were a total of six people who came.
Among these six people, besides Teng Yongxiang, and Teng Yonglei who belonged to the same generation as Teng Yongfan, the other four people were elders in the village who held great prestige.
"Qingshan, come here quickly!" Teng Yongfan said.
Teng Qingshan came up and said, "Grandfather, First Grandpa, Second Grandpa, Third Grandpa, Eldest Uncle and Uncle!" Because the Teng Clan had too many people, although the few old men who came were all Teng Qingshan's elders, only Third Grandpa was a blood-related brother of Teng Qingshan's grandpa. The other two 'Grandpas' were the paternal cousins of Teng Qingshan's grandpa.
As for Teng Qingshan's real grandpa, he had been killed when he fought against bandits, while his grandma also became seriously ill and died soon after.
"Qingshan!" The eyes of Teng Yunlong and the other elders glowed as they stared at Teng Qingshan. Teng Qingshan was their hope for the future of Teng Jia Village.
Teng Yunlong turned to Teng Yongfan and said, "Yongfan, I have discussed with your uncles. This kid, Qingshan, has a bright future. If he stays in our village, we can only improve his physical strength, which would limit his future. How about our village gives you five hundred silver taels to send him to Gui Yuan Sect and see if Teng Qingshan can generate inner strength?"
There were two ways to join Gui Yuan Sect.
The first way was for kids under the age of ten. By paying five hundred silver taels, they could stay in Gui Yuan Sect for one year, and if they could cultivate inner strength in that year, they would become a Gui Yuan Sect disciple. If not, they would be kicked out of the sect.
The second way was for adults. By proving their strength, they could join the Black Armor Army.
"Join the Gui Yuan Sect?" Hearing the chief's words, Teng Yongfan immediately sobered up.
"Qingshan is only six years old," Yuan Lan said reluctantly, "Father, I can't bear for Qingshan to….."
"Humph," Teng Yunlong snorted coldly and said in a deep tone, "A loving mother will lead to a useless son. Qingshan has a bright future, and he is so talented. Who can teach him in our village? Should we teach him the spear techniques created by our clan? It's just a waste of his talent."
Indeed, the Teng clan couldn't afford to send all the kids to join the Gui Yuan Sect.
However, since Teng Qingshan was so talented, they were still willing to pay five hundred silver taels for him to join.
After being scolded by her father, Teng Yunlong, Yuan Lan didn't dare to speak again.
"You are right, Teacher. Our level of skill does waste Qingshan's talent," Tong Yongfan was indeed the strongest man in the village, therefore he could more easily see the bigger picture. He nodded and said, "However, Qingshan is only six years old. Isn't it too early to send him to the Gui Yuan Sect? Wasn't the age requirement of Gui Yuan Sect below ten years old? We can still wait two years."
A silver haired old man with a small sarcoma on his forehead said in a low-pitched voice, "You fool! Yongfan, haven't you heard that the earlier one starts training inner strength, the better!
After all, Teng Yongfan and Yuan Lan were parents; they couldn't bear for their son to leave so early.
Teng Yongfan stared at his wife and finally gritted his teeth as he said with a nod, "Alright then, just let Qingshan…"
"Grandfather, Father!" Teng Qingshan, who was at the side, interrupted suddenly, "I don't want to go to Gui Yuan Sect."
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