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Capítulo 2: Birthday, Hao Niu

Today is a big day for Cui Ling. Not because it is his birthday, but because a special someone will be here to attend it.

His father was standing in front of door welcoming guests with a broad smile and a booming laugh.

Thanks to his former job as a vice-captain he made quite a bit of friends in the town's martial hall, but because of an injury he retired early.

This however didn't stop him from thriving.using the connection he had and borrowing money from here and there, he opened a shop that sells items that people usually find it difficult to buy. Making the business quite good.

Thanks to the fact that his financial situation is superb around this area, he made more 'friends' in different kinds of fields.

Cui Ling himself was currently surrounded by his own little 'friends'

"Gege. There are a lot of people in your birthday "

"Big brother Ling.they have a big candy ball for your birthday, right?"

Cui Ling was sitting calmly,and trying his best to keep an innocent face.his mind was calm as he thought about how he is going to proceed with the plan.

Seeing Cui Ling ignoring them, the children pouted as they started to complain by being more annoying.

This didn't affect him much but he still had to act bothered, so the people won't start saying he's possessed by a demonic spirit, and get thrown into a dungeon for an exorcism ritual.

Demonic spirits were a headache to many people.even as mortals, Cui Ling already saw how demonic spirits caused chaos.

From what he heard, these entities uses human bodies as a tool to nurture themselves after possession.

Having a demon spirit inside a person will make them more aggressive and show unnatural behaviour. By unnatural behaviour it means anyone who doesn't conform to the social norms.

Realising this early on,Cui Ling made sure to be on the good side of adults to receive their blind protection and overlook some strange actions of his if they happen to notice.

As he was doing his act, he heard a cry. Immediately, he turned his head only to see a 4 years old boy pulling a doll from the hands of his sister. Frowning,he walked to them and said "what do you think you are doing? "

The boy turned around and said as matter of fact " my sister wants to play with this doll. Isn't it normal for her to give it to us as a gift?"

Cui Ling shifted his eyes to the side and saw a little girl who looked similar to the one In front of him.then he looked at Xue'er who now is half-crying.

He casually took the doll from her hands and slapped it across both of his cheeks causing this boy to fall to the ground. Just like that, the tough act was gone and his eyes started to redden.

Unexpectedly this soon caught the attention of people.the sounds of hushed whispers filled the room.

Apparently this is a son of an important person around this area, but this wasn't really something to worry about since his father isn't to be messed with either.

Not caring about him any longer. He asked Xue'er "if you give her your doll, father and mother will definitely be happy and give you something better"

Xue'er was wearing a cute blue dress with white flowers that made her look more innocent. This little sister of his was quite obedient as she quickly nodded and gave the doll to the stunned toddler who caused all of this.

Watching her, A strange look flashed across his eyes but only for an instant.

He took Deng Xue and searched for his mother. Shortly he found her chatting with other women and he already guessed that they were the reason for the fact that Xue'er was wandering alone as they caught all of their mother's attention with female pointless gossip.

He told her to don't leave mother's side and left for his room for some alone time.

' I have been waiting for today for a quite while.if everything goes smoothly, I'll be taking a big step ahead '

He closed his eyes and started to meditate, waiting for today's important guest to come.

He didn't have to wait for long as his father's loud laugh boomed outside.he stood up and walked to where the guests were chatting.

He looked at the house's entrance and saw Deng Wuyan walking in with a middle aged man.from how close they're to each other and the big smile on his father's face and the clothes worn by this man, he guessed that this should be Hao Niu, the person mentioned by the guards.

Cui Ling watched as people swarmed towards them with flattering faces,ready to improve their relationship.

His goal was simple.to make this man bring him along to Peng City.to do that, he needs a good enough reason or for Hao Niu to wish he could bring him.

From the information he gathered, Peng city was the only place that could help him to yet again enter the cultivation road. For quite a while, he had no idea how to go there, since moving large distances isn't available for anybody. This was caused by constant danger lurking in the wilderness.even his father never moved far from this town.

But with enough patience he finally got another piece of the puzzle, which was this man, Hao Niu. Like his father, he was also a vice captain but to a different town area.

Luckily for him, both know each other and were somewhat acquaintances.their relationship become closer after they got discharged because of an injury.this saved him extra effort.

But unlike his father, he didn't stay and started a family but decided to leave, making everyone think he was crazy with a death wish, but contrary to everyone's expectations he came back three years later. What's more,he somehow managed to make connections in Peng City.this is the reason why the current scene of people and even his father sucking up to him displayed itself.

Even the town chief barely has any connections to the outside.not to mention Peng City.

While Cui Ling is deep in thought, his father finished exchanging pleasantries for the second time.he then then invited everyone to take a seat.

"Ahm. first of all, I would like to thank everybody who was able to attend today's celebration of my only son's sixth year anniversary"

Cui Ling walked Deng Wuyan's side and said using the eloquence he learned

" Hello everyone. I'm Deng An. I thank you all for taking time of your busy schedule to attend this humble event " he did it while slightly lowering his upper body,hands sticking to his sides

The crowd couldn't help but be moved.it wasn't difficult to make a 6 years do this, but to be refined and smooth as Cui Ling wasn't something they were used to seeing.

Seeing their reaction,as a father,he couldn't help but reveal a proud and satisfied smile. Hao Niu also nodded approvingly.

" Brother Wuyan,to think that this polite and gentleman-like child is your son. It seems that your wife is more amazing than what you told me "

Deng Wuyan gave him a cold glare " he naturally inherited half of it from me.old Niu,you just arrived and you are already trying to create trouble. It's truly a miracle, how you survived out there "

After jokes started to fly around,the party became more lively.

"Anyway, today is a day of happiness and fest.please don't restrain yourself and enjoy the evening "

After saying more formalities,the gathering officially started. Cui Ling walked between the tables, observing how these people flattered each other.

No matter where you are,as long as there's free will and intelligence, hypocrisy will always exist. This is something that can only be truly felt once you experience different status in life.

One of the reasons he walked the demonic path in his past lives,was the desire to walk out of this cycle of hypocrisy and wanted to chase the so-called happiness….he was truly naive.

He quickly shook off these thoughts and walked to Deng Wuyan and Hao Niu's table. He quietly stood behind his father, it was considered rude to sit on a table for adults without permission.

"Brother Niu, let me show you this son of mine. Although he looks a bit crafty and pale, he's actually quite strong and smart for his age. An'er quickly greet your uncle"

Cui gave a bow and said " An'er greets uncle Niu "

Hao Niu caressed his well groomed beard and said smilingly " don't listen to your father's nonsense, he is just annoyed that he wasn't like you when he was your age "

Seeing the upward curving lips on his son's face and the teasing expression on this friend of his, the corner of his eyes couldn't help but twitch slightly.

Hao Niu let out a loud laugh.he knew this man's personality way too well, even after all of these years, these few words could still get in his head.

Feeling that the time is right, his eyes let out a sly wisdom, he said with half-timid, half-excited face

"Uncle Niu, I heard that you are able to leave the town as you wish and adventure in the wilderness, you also can enter the big Peng city"


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"Uncle Niu, I heard that you can leave the town as you wish and adventure in the wilderness, you also can enter the big Peng city"

Cui Ling's eyes sparkled as he looked at Hao Niu with admiration written all over his face.

Deng Wuyan's expression fell slightly. looking at his son who was about to jump up excitedly, he felt his eyes playing tricks on him. To him, Cui Ling was a calm kid, although he was slightly playful at times and liked to go and watch the guard's training by himself, he never caused trouble or asked for anything like other kids. this caused him to randomly buy something as gifts so he could get the feeling of a father spending money to pamper his son.

Although there were times when he revealed such emotions, they weren't as obvious as now. not to mention it was more than a year since the last time he saw his kid isn't living up to his name.

Hao Niu caressed his beard as his eyes revealed pride "ha-ha, little An, venturing outside isn't as scary as people tell you. you only need to know the right people and methods to travel in the wilderness"

He then looked at Deng Wuyan " your son seems interested to take a look at the outside of this small town. how about it? Do you want to consider my offer and accompany me?"

Cui Ling's eyes gave a hopeful light as he waited for the father's response.

Deng Wuyan was a bit conflicted but he eventually sighed "I have to slowly think through it, something like this can't be casually decided on "

Hao Niu shook his head slightly, he knew the answer would be like this. Although he said that traveling in the wilderness isn't scary, that was only dependent on the person's ability and the preparation involved, even with that, there is always the chance of dying. He knows this far too well, after all, he saw how easily things could go south…many times.

Cui Ling's gaze dimmed as disappointment flashed across his big eyes. he didn't complain or throw tantrums, he put on a cheerful face as if nothing had happened and said "father, I'll be going to watch over Xue'er, mother is busy entertaining guests and can't completely focus on her "

Hao Niu patted his head "go then "

Deng Wuyan watched as Cui Ling left with a complicated expression. it would have been better if he saw him complain or do what usually children do to get what they wanted but seeing such mature behavior made him feel uncomfortable.

"This little child of yours is quite interesting, trying to put a cheerful face to comfort you. tsk tsk"

"No need for mockery. Sigh, since a year ago An'er became interested in learning about what is happening outside, apparently, some guard told him some things that piqued his interest"

Hao Niu was silent for a bit "I know that you are reluctant to venture outside because of the accident that caused your injury, but traveling became much safer compared to then"

Noticing that Deng Wuyan wasn't responding, he shook his head "just think about it. This is a rare chance to fulfill your wife's wish. Now, stop looking like you have stomach problems. this is your son's birthday after all "

Deng Wuyan raised his head and swiped the backyard with his eyes. the scene of Cui Ling carefully watching over Xue'er came into his view, but he could tell that something was distracting him. he then looked at his wife who was happily chatting and thought about the offer that Hao Niu gave him, wondering if it is worth it.

Meanwhile, Cui Ling, who was ' seriously ' being a good big brother.

"Apparently, this Hao Niu and my old man already discussed going to Peng city. well, this will make things easier for me"

About a year ago, he found the information about this friend of Deng Wuyan from the guards and made the best plans he could think of considering his situation.

There's not much he could do with this body of his, so the best course of action he came up with is to leverage his identity, A 6-year-old son.

Throughout the whole year he used natural psychological suggestions to install two thoughts in Deng Wuyan's mind, ' my son also wants to go ' and ' the trip is beneficial to my family '.

With the use of facial expressions, hints, and actions to stimulate and manipulate the emotions linked with the act of leaving, he could increase the chances of making him actually do it.

In normal cases, this wouldn't be enough to force a grown man to risk his family's life, but.. what if his wife not just wanted to go but longed for the opportunity? Coupled with his son also desiring to take a look, at the potential financial benefits he may get and the right circumstances that were presented by Hao Niu….if he still refused under all of these elements, then Cui Ling can only use the second plan which wasn't as reliable.

The acting he just did was the finishing touches to trigger the pride and ego that any man can display with the right incentive.

But he knew very well that the chances of success are less than half. This is thanks to something that can overshadow reason and bravery… A trauma.

This could be traced back to when Deng Wuyan was on a patrol outside the town's borders, he didn't know what exactly happened but that event left him wanting to never leave again. According to the stories he heard, those later years of his father's career as a vice-captain were dark times for everyone, especially those who left the protection of shielding charms.

The shielding charms were ordinary and small plaques of woods that were put in the surroundings of towns. It was unknown who put them there but it was said they existed ever since the founding of this hamlet.

They magically made spirit beasts stay away and prevented the demonic spirits from freely rampaging, but even then, these two threats still managed from time to time to sneak in and cause deaths, making the town's population stable, but thankfully at least there are no human threats around this area.

His train of thought was interrupted by the sound of a melodious bell.

"Everyone! It is time to break the candy ball. An'er, come forward and claim what you deserve"

Cui Ling nodded, he was familiar with this tradition as he saw it happen in other birthday celebrations. Basically, the relevant party is supposed to break through the layers of the ball using his or her bare hands in a certain amount of time, if they fail in doing so, all that is inside the ball will be given to other kids.

He gave his father a serious look as though he was saying ' don't worry, I won't disappoint you '

This event may look childish but the people here put quite the importance on the innate ability displayed by children, so they created these challenges to test and also to teach the young ones the meaning of losing and other values.

Cui Ling waited for the timer to start, but secretly he rubbed his hands with brown powder under the long sleeves.

Unlike other innocent kids, he knew that the first time a child went through the 'breaking the ball' tradition wasn't meant to be a success. the ball was deliberately made to be 'unbreakable' for the challenger.

Only after the second or third time will they allow them to succeed.

The brown powder is commonly used by martial artists when training their hands, it temporarily makes the skin harder and rougher, but mainly it reduces skin pain. This alone wasn't enough to guarantee him tearing the elastic fabric and smashing the ball apart.

After sneakily studying the structure of this object that is twice his size using a design plan he stole from the store that makes these things, he secretly tempered with the one used on his birthday. He created some weak spots that can help him win this challenge.

Deng Wuyan took a sand watch and said as he flipped it " Start! "

Cui Ling directly jumped at the ball and started to 'randomly' punch and grab it, his face soon becoming red.

"Your son seems to take this very seriously" Hao Niu teased

"So what? A child needs to learn failure early on to keep up with the cruel world"

"Isn't it the parent's job to ensure that their children see the world as rainbows and butterflies?" Hao Niu knows that Deng Wuyan only acts tough on the surface, he could tell with a glance that he is uncomfortable with An'er putting so much effort only to get the predetermined ending of failure.

"Some things are better learned young….." before finishing what he's about to say he heard the sound of tearing reached his ears


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