" Wa…Wa…" A loud baby cry was heard.
"Congratulations, Old Master. Young Madam gave birth to a boy." The smiling midwife walked out of the delivery room with a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes in her arms and complimented the dignified old man in the courtyard.
"Come, come. Let me hug you. Ha…ha…ha, my Chu Clan finally has an heir. Reward, everyone was rewarded. Someone, give this midwife a hundred taels of silver.”The old man carried the child happily and instructed the butler beside him.
"Wah…Wah…" Chu Xiao looked at the wrinkled old man in front of him and his heart was filled with greetings to the system. What happened to transmigrating to increase his strength? He had turned into a baby. Even her voice sounded like a baby's cry.
"Looks like my grandson is hungry. I'll find a nanny to feed him.”The old man looked at the child in his arms and quickly ordered the people around him.
"Father, what should we name the child?”A middle-aged man smiled at the old man.
"Let's call him Chu Xiao. The cloud means the red qi of the sky. Take the word Ziyun. Looking at the child in his arms, Chu Dao's face was full of kindness, and his eyes were filled with expectation. In this era, people would only choose their characters after they were crowned at the age of 20. However, the Chu family did not care about the customs of the world when they had a son at an old age.
He listened to his grandfather name himself Xiao and explain the meaning behind it. Even Chu Xiao himself did not know that his name could have such a meaning.
"Alright, you don't have to accompany me. Go and see your wife. You can't mistreat her in the future. She's a great contributor to our Chu family.”He turned around and looked at his son Chu Ling with a serious face.
"Father, I understand. I won't mistreat her." Chu Ling had always loved Chu Xiao's mother, Mu Ling Xue.
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"Young Master, slow down. Slow down, don't fall."
In the blink of an eye, Chu Xiao was already eight years old this year. Chu Xiao's performance over the years had greatly shocked the family. He could speak before he was even a year old. When he was three years old, he could already read the Four Books and Five Classics. Later on, he begged his father to find him a martial artist to teach him to train his body. Yes, you're right. It was to train his body and cultivate internal energy.
This was also Chu Xiao's decision after careful consideration. First of all, he was still young and his meridians had yet to form. It was better to train his body properly. After all, he was not only in this world. He still wanted to climb higher peaks. Moreover, since he had come to the world of the Heavenly Dragon, he definitely had to learn the most powerful Northern Dark Divine Art. Chu Xiao no longer cared about the other internal energy.
At the age of eight, Chu Xiao was already close to five feet tall (one foot in the Song Dynasty was 31CM). He had basically read all the Taoist classics, but he had not fully understood them. He could basically recite the Four Books and Five Classics backwards. After all, the Song Dynasty was ruled by scholar-bureaucrats. It was impossible not to study the Four Books and Five Classics. If one did not know how to read and understand ancient Chinese, they would not be able to understand martial arts.
Even the officials knew about Chu Xiao and called him the Saint Child of the Great Song. He was even rewarded with an imperial token that allowed him to enter the palace at any time.
Over the years, Chu Xiao slowly understood the situation of his family. Chu Xiao's grandfather was the Grand Scholar of the Profound Language Pavilion, and his father was the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War. As long as the descendants of such a family had some ability, they would be known by the government. Not to mention a monster like Chu Xiao.
Now, eight years had passed. Chu Xiao knew that it was time for him to go out and learn martial arts. It was now the year 1078, and there were only 12 or 13 years left before the plot began.
Chu Xiao's goal was to go to Leigu Mountain and take Wu Yazi as his master. After all, Dali Wuliang Mountain was too far away. Parents would never let an eight-year-old child go so far away. Moreover, it was Chu Xiao's first time learning martial arts, and it was too slow to practice with just a secret manual. It would be different if he had a great teacher to guide him. At the very least, this would save Chu Xiao several years of time.
"Father, your son is preparing to go out.”Chu Xiao came to the study room and looked at his father, who was sitting on a chair reading a book.
"Xiao 'er, can you tell father what you are going to do?”Hearing Chu Xiao's words, the father put down the book in his hand and asked his concerned son.
"I plan to go out and walk around. I believe that only by reading ten thousand books and traveling ten thousand miles can I see the truth. Now, I think it's time to go out and travel.”Chu Xiao did not dare to say that he went out to learn martial arts. In the eyes of those scholar-bureaucrats, they had always looked down on martial artists and regarded them as lowly servants. Although the Chu family was not a pedantic family, Chu Xiao did not dare to take the risk.
"But, Xiao 'er, you're still young. What if you meet someone bad? Your grandfather would never agree to it. We'll talk about it when you grow up." Although he agreed with his son's words, and as a father, he understood Chu Xiao's knowledge very well. However, in the eyes of his father, his son was still too young. He would definitely not agree.
"Father, I can bring the guards of the residence with me. Moreover, I have already finished reading all the books in the residence over the years. As long as Father agrees, I will naturally speak to Grandfather. Otherwise, wouldn't Father be afraid that I would sneak out of the residence?”Chu Xiao looked at his father and said cunningly.
"You brat, you actually dare to threaten father.”He looked at Chu Xiao's eyes that were shining brightly. Chu Ling knew that he couldn't stop his son from leaving the residence. Moreover, he knew his son's ability. He definitely wouldn't lose out.
"Alright, since you've said so. Father agreed, but you can talk to your grandfather yourself. If your grandfather doesn't agree, then don't blame me. In a while, I'll pick out a few of the most powerful guards in the mansion to protect you.”Chu Ling knew that his father would definitely agree. His grandfather had always been on Chu Xiao's side since he was young. He could only find a way out.
"Thank you, Father. I'll go find Grandfather now.”After saying that, Chu Xiao ran out, afraid that his father would regret and disagree. After all, if his father really did not agree, he could only think of a way to beg his grandfather. It was impossible for him to sneak out of the residence. Chu Xiao was not an unfilial son. Besides, Chu Xiao was also afraid that he would be robbed halfway. He was only eight years old and had no strength to fight back.
"Grandpa, Xiao 'er is here to see you.”The moment he entered the door, Chu Xiao had a pure smile on his face as he acted coquettishly towards his grandfather, Chu Dao. He knew that this was the best way to deal with his grandfather.
"Yo, the little ancestor of the Chu family is here. Come over and let grandpa take a look.”Seeing his grandson come over, Chu Dao was especially happy. After all, he only had one grandson, and he was so promising. "Alright, tell me, what do you need me to do for you?”It had to be said that people were shrewd with age. Chu Dao immediately saw through it.
"Grandfather, your grandson is still thinking. He wanted to leave the residence and travel outside. Father has already agreed." Chu Xiao repeated what he said to his father to his grandfather.
"Little Rascal, if you want to go out and play, you can go out and play. Do you think your grandfather is really stupid? Only your father would believe your words. Didn't the government give you a gold medal? There are no more books to read in the residence. You can go to the palace." Chu Dao said with a smile. Although she agreed to let her grandson go out, she still wanted to tease this little grandson of hers.
"Grandpa…" Looking at his smiling grandfather, Chu Xiao could only act coquettishly. She shook Chu Dao's arm.
"Alright, alright. Grandpa agreed. He shook it again. Grandpa has already fallen apart from your shaking." Seeing his grandson acting coquettishly, Chu Dao stopped teasing him. He immediately agreed.
"Thank you, Grandpa. I'll go back and prepare now. We'll leave tomorrow." Chu Xiao ran out excitedly after hearing his grandfather's agreement.
"This child knows a lot. Like a little adult. But she's still a child." She watched Chu Xiao run out of the door. Chu Dao sighed.
In fact, Chu Xiao did not want to be like this. Sometimes, Chu Xiao also felt that it was too embarrassing for him to be like this even though he was already in his twenties. However, he was now an eight-year-old child. If his performance was too heaven-defying, it would not be a good thing. She could only pretend to be a child.
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