1443, Four Years Old

Time passes day by day.

The reality is really weird.

In the first year or two, Li Mu was a little anxious.

He wanted to regain his strength as soon as possible. He wanted to find Ye Qingyu and the other three people as soon as possible, gather the four figures, and find the secret to turn the tide.

However, because there was too little spiritual energy on the earth, the growth rate of true energy was still very slow. It was only in the fourth year that Li Mu's cultivation level returned to the innate realm.

This state is probably not as good as that of Li Lin and Xue Rui, who were hunted that day.

With such strength and a body of only four years old, he can't do much.

"Don't be anxious, search slowly, seize this second chance, not only to find Ye Qingyu, Ding Hao and Sun Fei, but also to find 'myself'."

Li Mu remembered what the old magic stick had told him and quickly calmed down.

This day happened to be Li Mu's fourth birthday.

"Brother, I prepared a birthday gift for you."

Li Jianzhen, who was already in the third grade of elementary school, came back from school, mysteriously opened his schoolbag and handed Li Mu a box.

Li Mu is extremely close to this cheap brother.

Because he has always loved Li Mu especially.

Although the two are not related by blood, Li Jianzhen has been very kind to Li Mu from the beginning, almost always responding to his requests.

When Li Jianzhen was a child, he fell from a tree and broke his leg while digging out a bird's nest for Li Mu. He was also bitten by a dog in the village to protect Li Mu, because the naughty children in the village scolded Li Mu and fought with the naughty children. He was often taken care of by his father Li Hua.

Although Li Mu can actually do these things himself and does not need them, Li Jianzhen never waits for Li Mu to say anything before stepping forward to act as his guarantee. Umbrella.

Who told me to be your brother?

The little man Li Jianzhen patted his chest and said to Li Mu with a smile every time.

Li Mu could only smile, expressing his admiration for his brother like a child.

Because all these years, he has pretended that he is no different from an ordinary child.

"What is it?" Li Mu held the box.

Li Jianzhen ran all the way home after school. The more than one kilometer mountain road made his dark face look flushed, and there was a layer of fine beads of sweat on his forehead. He grinned, showing his white teeth, and said: "Tear it down." Open it and take a look.”

Li Mu opened the box.

Inside was a second-hand smartphone.

It can be seen that the original owner took great care of this phone. It is in very good condition and the screen has no scratches or cracks at all. Moreover, it was the most popular mid-range smartphone in the first half of the year. The transparent rubber phone case is at least 80% good. new.

"Hey, didn't you say last time that you wanted a mobile phone that can browse news online?" Li Jianzhen said with a simple smile: "This mobile phone can be connected to WIFI. I tried it and it didn't lag at all. It's a little slow to start up, and the battery life isn't very long, but it's definitely good enough."

Li Mu Yaran said: "Brother, did you buy this?"

Li Jianzhen nodded repeatedly and said: "Well, I bought it from Uncle Guan at the school gate. It's second-hand and not valuable. Hehe, although there is no SIM card installed, I know the WIFI password of my neighbor Uncle Zheng's house. You can use this phone to connect to your home. There is internet access in your room, hehe, but don’t tell your parents, or they will confiscate your phone.”

"Brother, where did you get the money?" Li Mu asked.

This second-hand mobile phone is not expensive, but it costs at least three to four hundred.

For a rural primary school student who has just entered the third grade, it is definitely a huge sum of money.

Is this kid going to steal his parents' money?

Li Mu thought in his heart, dumbfounded.

Li Jianzhen said: "Don't worry, I earned it all by myself. It's my hard-earned money."

Li Mu felt moved in his heart.

He wanted a mobile phone that could browse news online. This was something he said accidentally half a year ago.

Because he organized his thoughts at that time, if Ding Hao, Ye Qingyu and Sun Fei also came to the earth through the Immortal Ancient Gate, with their strength, experience and cultivation, they would definitely be shocking, even if they occasionally reveal some clues inadvertently , maybe it will cause a sensation. In modern society, with the development of the Internet and self-media, you may be able to find some information that only scales and claws.

For some information, ordinary netizens may only read a small amount of it, and at most they can say "sand sculpture".

But Li Mu could definitely discern some clues after looking at it.

This is a stupid idea.

But for Li Mu in his current state, it is the best and most feasible way.

At least that was all he could do before he decided to leave the mountain.

But in fact, Li Mu just said it casually.

With his ability, it is too easy to secretly get the latest smartphone.

In fact, not long after that, he not only got a smartphone, but also got one of the best laptops on the market. He got a card and kept it in his secret stronghold. He also found a lot of suspicious information, which is worth further research. Dig deep.

Li Mu didn't expect that his unintentional words would hit Li Jianzhen in his heart.

Not only did it hit my heart, it actually helped me save money to carefully select a second-hand smartphone.

You can imagine what kind of hard work and perseverance this seven-year-old child has put in in the past six months in order to save money.

Even if they are truly blood brothers, this is the end of the matter.

"Brother, thank you." Li Mu happily accepted the phone without revealing it.

Before that, Li Mu had already planned in his heart that when he was ten years old and his cultivation reached the saint realm, he would immediately go out of the mountain to look for the other three elephants and the people who had entered the ancient giant gate before him. , you can investigate your own life experience.

As for Li Hua and others, they are not very important in Li Mu's plan.

Just leave some wealth as a reward for your upbringing.

After all, we are not from the same world.

Too much entanglement will harm them.

But now, Li Mu couldn't help but be moved by Li Jianzhen.

He is just a child over seven years old, but he loves and protects his nominal brother wholeheartedly.

Maybe this is the family affection that I have never experienced in my previous life.

Maybe, before I go out, I can do more for them.

Half an hour later, Aunt Yun and Li Hua also went home. They brought the cake they ordered, celebrated Li Mu's fourth birthday, sang a birthday song, and gave Li Mu gifts respectively. They were not expensive, but they were very impressive. Coming out was carefully prepared.

"Thank you dad, thank you mom."

Li Mu pretended to be very happy.

Aunt Yun seemed to have remembered something and said: "In a blink of an eye, you are already four years old. I promised you before that when you grow up and become sensible, you will give yourself a name. Four years old is the beginning of becoming sensible. Son, have you thought of a name for yourself?"

Li Mu did not hesitate and said: "Li Mu."

I don't know if it's a coincidence, but both biological father Li Lin and stepfather Li Hua are named Li, so the name Li Mu is flawless and perfect.

"Li Mu?" Li Hua was a little surprised when he heard this.

This is simple, elegant, and catchy. Is it really something a four-year-old child can think of?

Not enough. In terms of seniority, I am called Li Hua and my son is called Li Jianzhen. It would be more appropriate if I could give him a three-character name.

But he had always doted on Li Mu, and treated Li Mu even better than his biological son, so he thought about it and decided that as long as his stepson wanted to be named, he could have any name, so he didn't object any more.

Aunt Yun is also quite satisfied with this name.

From this day on, Li Mu finally officially placed the name of his previous life on his head.

End of a warm family dinner.

Night falls.

At twelve o'clock, both Li Hua and Li Jianzhen had fallen asleep.

Aunt Yun knocked on Li Mu's room door.

"Xiao Mu, come with mom."

She took Li Mu out of her home and walked towards the outside of the village.

Li Mu knew very well that Aunt Yun was about to confess something to him.

The two came to the big locust tree at the head of the village.

The night was extremely quiet.

Aunt Yun glanced at the surrounding environment and moved her ears slightly. After making sure that there was no one within a thousand meters, she looked at Li Mu with complicated eyes. She remembered what happened four years ago, and her eyes gradually became moist. .

"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Li Mu asked knowingly.

Aunt Yun and her parents have mysterious origins. They should come from an ancient martial arts family on earth or a place within a secret realm.

This is also the object of Li Mu's attention.

He has been waiting for this day to come.

"It's nothing. Mom is just happy that her son has finally grown up."

Aunt Yun wiped away her tears, then took out a jade-colored pebble the size of a child's fist from her arms. After gently wiping it, she handed it to Li Mu and said, "Child, come here, hold this stone and squeeze it as hard as you can."

Li Mu took the stone and felt it was warm and moist, like warm jade.

It is similar to the source crystal, but it is not. In terms of material, it is obviously much lower.

Li Mu squeezed it casually, not daring to use force, otherwise the stone would turn into powder in an instant.

The stone didn't respond.

Seeing this scene, Aunt Yun felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her face turned pale and pale under the moonlight.

"You...you try again, harder."

she said shakily.

Li Mu had no choice but to squeeze it casually.

The stone still showed no reaction.

Aunt Yun seemed stunned, completely frozen on the spot, as if her soul had been taken away.

"How could this happen? How could this happen? It shouldn't be, no, it's impossible, it's impossible!"

She muttered to herself as if she had lost her mind and suffered a huge blow.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Li Mu asked loudly.

Aunt Yun trembled all over and looked at Li Mu with a look of despair in her eyes. She asked Li Mu to squeeze the stone several times in succession, but no vision appeared as expected. The last trace of luck in her heart completely dissipated, and the last hope was gone. Then it disappeared.

"Mom is feeling a little unwell. Let's blow some air here. Xiao Mu, you can go home and go to bed first."

Aunt Yun tried her best to control her emotions and said with a trembling voice.

When Li Mu walked away, she collapsed on the spot, tears streaming down her face, and she covered her mouth and cried silently.

"Young Master, Madam, I'm sorry for you. Young Master...he doesn't have the slightest talent for martial arts, the God Stone doesn't light up, and he doesn't react at all..."

"what do I do?"

"Do we really want the young master to give up his cultivation and become an ordinary person for the rest of his life?"

"I'm not willing to give in."

"Young Master, madam, where are you? Are you... still alive?"

The faith and strength that had supported Aunt Yun for four years completely collapsed at this moment.

Under the moonlight, she was so lost that she was about to collapse.

And at this moment, suddenly, deep in the mountains, in the deepest part of the Qinling Mountains, bursts of thunder roared, as if the sky was exploding, which was completely different from the usual thunder during thunderstorms.

Then, like an earthquake, the surrounding earth and mountains trembled slightly.