Chapter 136 Mortal Gift

"Ahhh..."

After Lu Yuan read the letter, the huge blow made his whole body tremble.

I thought I would see Xiao Ping'an's happy and interesting things in the immortal gate, but in the end.

What I received was not good news, but bad news.

At this moment, Lu Yuan was furious and extremely sad.

"Ping'an..."

It seemed that he had really left him.

Lu Yuan wanted to take revenge and kill all those immortals.

But he was just a mortal, powerless.

How could he compare with the immortals in the sky.

An ordinary life, in the end, he was alone

Father, mother, wife, and children were all killed by immortals.

Even his favorite apprentice could not escape the clutches of the immortals.

"Why..."

"Why, God, do you treat me like this?"

"I, Lu Yuan, did something wrong."

"I, Lu Yuan, what did I do to you."

"Hahaha."

"Hehe..."

Lu Yuan sometimes laughed wildly, and sometimes laughed in a low voice.

His hair was disheveled and he was mad. Everything in the world made him look like a demon.

At this moment, his long hair had turned completely white.

Half and half.

Completely white.

Lu Yuan was desperate and had lost all hope.

"Boom boom boom."

At this moment, there were bursts of roars from the sky.

Thunder rumbled, as if there was a punishment from heaven.

In less than a moment, drops of rain fell from the sky, and in an instant, the small raindrops turned into heavy rain.

Like a flood and a beast, it washed the world wantonly.

It seemed that God wanted to completely clean up the disaster-stricken land of Xingfu Town.

Lu Yuan lay on his side on the ground, curled up, and ignored the heavy rain hitting him.

Just like that, he gradually closed his eyes on the muddy land.

He was too tired and wanted to take a nap.

In his dream, Lu Yuan returned to the age of 20.

He did not give up studying completely as he did in reality.

Instead, he worked hard, persisted, and studied by lamplight day after day.

Five years later, at the age of 25, he successfully passed the examination for a scholar.

However, the next goal of Lu Yuan, the Juren, was even more difficult.

He took the exam for 20 years.

That day, the 45-year-old Lu Yuan successfully passed the examination for a Juren, and became famous in Xingfu Town and Qingshui City.

Countless people gave him gifts and blessings.

Half of the city's good girls were available for him to choose as his wife, concubine, slave, and maid.

That day, Lu Yuan officially became an official.

The Lu family changed from a commoner to an official family.

He ascended to heaven in one step.

Twenty years later, Lu Yuan, a seventh-rank official, successfully passed the examination for the top scholar and was appointed as a fourth-rank official by the emperor.

His entire career was like a meteoric rise.

Although it took a long time, it was smooth.

In Dali Kingdom, only fourth-rank officials were qualified to attend court.

That day, the 65-year-old Lu Yuan finally stepped into the emperor's palace.

That day, Lu Yuan wrote a poem at the feet of the emperor, in the palace, in front of dozens of officials who were more noble than him.

In the morning, I was a farmer, and in the evening, I was in the emperor's palace.

Generals and ministers are not of different species, and men should be self-reliant.

Without going through the bitter cold, how can the plum blossoms smell fragrant?

Ten years of hard study, no one cares, and one stroke of fame is known to the world.

On this day, the emperor was very happy and was eager to cherish talents.

Although Lu Yuan was already 65 years old, he was still granted a third-rank official position by him.

In this way, until Lu Yuan died, he had become a first-rank official.

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In the dream, the picture flashed, and Lu Yuan returned to the time period of 20 years old again.

He followed his heart like in reality, chose to give up studying, and went to the battlefield.

Eight years later, the difference was that Lu Yuan was not injured, but made great contributions and was promoted from the captain of ten thousand men to the captain of a thousand men.

He was brave and diligent, and made a great name on the battlefield.

He even beat the enemy many times and caused them to flee.

In just two years, he became famous in Dali.

Lu Yuan's name officially resounded throughout the court and the country.

At the age of 30, he was appreciated by the emperor and promoted to the rank of general.

Three years later, Lu Yuan, who was highly regarded by the public, once again made outstanding military achievements.

Recovered lost territory for the current emperor.

That day, Lu Yuan officially became a second-rank unparalleled general, with a rank equal to the three dukes!

The title of unparalleled is the only one in the founding of Dali!

At the age of 33, Lu Yuan had already walked a path that others had never walked in their lifetime, but he had not stopped yet.

At the age of 40, Lu Yuan attacked the Xiongnu in the north and captured the Human in the south, opening up new land for Dali, and increasing the land area by one third.

That day, at the feet of the emperor, Lu Yuan was awarded the position of a first-rank general protecting the country.

General, two titles, one general protecting the country, one unparalleled general, first rank, ranked above the three dukes, commanding heavy troops!

At the age of fifty, Lu Yuan once again made great military achievements and was named Duke of Zhenguo.

At this point, his military career had reached its peak.

Going further would be treason.

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In the dream, the scene flashed again, and Lu Yuan returned to the year when he was thirty-seven years old.

Just like in reality, Lu Yuan gave up studying, joined the army to serve the country, and was injured and retired.

Then he accepted Lu Ping'an as his apprentice, married and had children.

That year, no immortals came to Xingfu Town. Lu Yuan's childhood memories of immortals seemed fake and were completely forgotten by him.

That year, Lu Yuan brought his three children to Xingfu Town not to enter the immortal gate, but to visit the market and buy things.

In this way, three years passed in a plain and ordinary way.

Life was still the same as before.

Lu Pingan was already fifteen years old, Lu Ping was nine years old, and Lu Anan was seven years old.

Lu Yuan often had a headache because of his two children's mischief, and he was often pleased because of his apprentice's obedience.

In this way, until the three children grew up, Lu Yuan first worried about Lu Pingan's marriage, and then worried about Lu Ping's marriage.

Finally, he cried about Lu Anan's marriage.

Ordinary, such a life.

That day, Lu Anan got married.

Fifty-one-year-old Lu Yuan was completely old. Although the two elders were still alive, they were afraid that they would not have much time left.

That afternoon, Lu Yuan lay on the rocking chair, closed his eyes, and recalled his ordinary life:

'I was born in a farming family. There was no unusual phenomenon when I was born. My parents knew a little more than 100 words. There were only a few humble houses in my family, and we were not from a scholarly family. I survived by digging for food in a few thin fields. Only with the blessing of heaven, the love of mother and father, can I curl up in this world. ’

‘After ten years in school, I became a student. I gave up writing and joined the army, but I didn’t achieve great achievements. Although my life is thinner than paper, I hate the sky and crawl in the world, unyielding. Introduced into the dust, I occasionally get free. ’

‘Although I am not well-educated, I like to play with words. Living in the market, peeping into the temple, occasionally pretending to be profound and pretentious. I dare not take off my disguise in front of people, and I dare not look directly at the filth in my heart behind people. ’

‘I can’t be a good person from beginning to end, and I dare not indulge in bad things completely. I am greedy for money and afraid of being tolerated by the world, and I am lustful and often timid. I am neither a devil nor a hero. ’

‘I burn incense in temples and worship Buddhas when I see them. I eat both wine and meat. I am compassionate when releasing animals, and I kill them with a knife. I have failed both Guanyin and Tathagata. ’

‘I am the only son in my family. I have never been famous in the countryside. I am not as good-looking as Xu Gong, and I am not as talented as Kong Ming. ’

‘Although I knew when I was young that everything was inferior except reading, I never understood the deep meaning of it. ’

‘When I was born, I was full of confidence and ambition. I wandered around and suffered enough hardships. Suddenly I woke up and realized that I was already thirty years old. I regretted it. ’

‘I felt ashamed of my parents, but I was short of money and still had to work hard to feed myself. After several twists and turns, I realized that everything was fate and I had no control over it! ’

‘There is no good thing in this life. Only when I was thirty years old, God gave me a disciple who was smart, well-behaved and sensible. I was very happy. ’

‘I have wasted half of my life. I have no proud past to look back on. Looking forward to the future, I also lack ambition. I live a life of mediocrity and waste my years. I feel guilty as a son for not fulfilling my filial duty and making my parents feel at ease. I feel uneasy as a father for not taking on the responsibility of a father and enjoying the love of my children. I blame myself as a husband for not being too partial to my wife and supporting each other. I sigh that it is hard to find a true friend in the world! ’

The afternoon sun is the brightest, but the shadow under the big banyan tree does not feel the slightest heat.

The breeze blows, and the leaves rustle. Some fall to the ground, and some fall on the man under the tree.

Lu Yuan lies in the shadow, on the rocking chair, feeling the cool breeze, with his head resting on his hands, and can't help humming:

"Leaning on the building to listen to the wind and rain, walking the world with a sword, poetry and distant places are childhood dreams, time is shallow, one step is safe, plain as water, that is life..."

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