Chengping Year 1, New Year's Eve

Chengping Year 1, December 30th, afternoon.

Cloud Sun City, South District, Fallen Blossom Gang, training hall, Jiang Liu's small courtyard.

Jiang Liu finished his seated meditation, ended his practice, and stood up. He stared blankly at the snowy scenery outside the door for a while. The setting sun shone on the snow hanging under the eaves, reflecting colorful light, exceptionally dazzling. It's almost the New Year!

Wang Zhuang had already gone home early in the morning. The training hall had a three-day holiday for the New Year's Eve.

Thinking that he was all alone in this foreign land, on this day of reunion, he felt especially lonely.

Recalling that he had been in this world for more than nine months, ever since he embarked on the path of cultivation, he had been busy cultivating every day, without a moment to spare. He always felt busier than when he was working before.

Although no one urged him to cultivate every day, as soon as he thought that people in this world had superhuman abilities, he couldn't help but speed up his practice. He always had a sense of urgency, a feeling that even his own life was not under his control.

With a thought, a deep blue light screen appeared before Jiang Liu.

Auxiliary System:

Name: Jiang Liu

Realm: Body Refinement (Bone Forging 48.8/206)

Alchemy (Entry Level 37/100)

Five Elements Fist (Mastery 219/600)

Wandering Steps (Proficient 144/800)

Jiang Liu looked at the light screen with a gratified expression. Watching his strength improve little by little every day always gave him a sense of peace.

Where should I go? At this moment, Jiang Liu always wanted to go out for a walk. Why not go to the medicine hall?

Jiang Liu arrived at the medicine hall. He saw that the usually bustling medicine hall was deserted today. He didn't see a single person and was about to turn around and leave.

Suddenly, he saw a figure reflected on the ground at the door by the light of the setting sun. Someone's here?

Jiang Liu stepped into the medicine hall and entered the hall.

He saw Uncle Hai, lying on a recliner facing the door, resting.

Jiang Liu walked forward and shook Uncle Hai.

"Kid! Aren't you going home for the New Year? What are you doing here?" Uncle Hai opened his eyes and said.

"I don't have any relatives anymore, so I'm too lazy to go back. The training hall is also on holiday. I'm bored alone. I didn't have time to look around before."

"Now I'm thinking of going for a walk. Why aren't you going home either, Uncle Hai?" Jiang Liu asked suspiciously.

"Home? I'm the only one left in my family! This old man has no home to return to either!" Uncle Hai mocked himself with a desolate expression.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Hai! I brought up your sad memories."

"It's nothing! It's been more than twenty years. This old man is used to it. But what about you? You're so young, and your family is gone. Aren't you sad?"

"There's nothing I can do about being sad! People can't always dwell on the past! Right?"

"Haha! This old man of mine is not as clear-headed as you, kid!"

"Okay! Come on! It's New Year's Eve today! Let's get drunk together! Take my jade token and order some good dishes from the dining hall! I still have a few jars of treasured wine here! Let's get drunk tonight!"

Jiang Liu took Uncle Hai's identity jade token to the dining hall and ordered the duty-bound members of the miscellaneous affairs hall to make some good dishes and send them to the medicine hall.

Before long, the dishes arrived. Uncle Hai took out his treasured vintage wine, and the old and the young started drinking.

"Jiang, kid, this wine has been treasured for more than twenty years! It was originally waiting to be drunk when my grandson was born! Unfortunately, there was no such opportunity!"

Uncle Hai recalled with a sad expression, and continued: "Jiang, kid, do you know? I hate it so much, hate my own powerlessness, hate my own misjudgment of people! That heartless bastard killed my whole family! I'm the only one left out of my family of five!"

After Uncle Hai finished speaking, he drank the wine in his cup in one gulp, and tears flowed down uncontrollably. Jiang Liu quickly picked up the wine bottle and filled it up.

Jiang Liu didn't know how to comfort this sad old man, so he could only silently accompany him in drinking.

"Did I scare you? Alas! Maybe it's just that people get old, and that's how it is! Before, I was still thinking about revenge. But the sea of people is vast, and I don't know where to find them?"

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. What about you, kid? What happened to your parents?"

"Actually, I used to live in the West District. I used to live a muddled life. I don't remember much. One day, my father suddenly died, and my mother was so sad that she followed him. That's when I seemed to suddenly wake up."

"Later, I just drifted along on the streets. After a long time, I thought I couldn't go on like this, so I went to the pharmacy to learn something. As a result, I met Master Lin who came to test the medicine. Maybe Master Lin saw that I was clever, so he let me test to be an apprentice."

Jiang Liu told a half-truth about his origins. He couldn't possibly say that he was a transmigrator!

"That's also a pitiful person. Have you thought about what you want to do in the future? I see that your cultivation speed is very fast. It won't be long before you can become Ranked!"

After Uncle Hai finished speaking, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, like an X-ray, scanning Jiang Liu.