"Damn it, how come grandpa doesn't even feel the slightest pain!"
Zhou Fu was annoyed, and yes, he was always annoyed because any attack he gave to his grandfather almost never made his grandfather hurt, not even changing Li Xian's facial expressions. When he realized that his attactk didn't hurt his grandfather, Zhou Fu would punish himself by practicing three or four times longer and harder.
He does not care about the harshness of the world as told by his grandfather. He trained hard for an achievement to make his grandfather feeling the pain from his attack. Thus, he could proudly show off his strength to his grandfather .
If only Zhou Fu lived in society in general, people might be afraid because he was too strong as a child at his age . At least, Li Xian was aware of it, but still, he was reluctant to tell the truth. In fact, in Li Xian's entire life, which had already touched 155 years, this was the first time Li Xian had encountered a child who could train so hard.
That time, when Zhou Fu found that his grandfather did not react to his punch, Zhou Fu cursed repeatedly while clenching his fists furiously.
“Next time, I will make grandpa scream in pain from my punch!” Zhou Fu tried to clench his own fists against his little belly, trying to see for himself whether the punch was really itchy on the skin. When his fist landed perfectly on his own stomach, Zhou Fu immediately let out a groan as he bent over holding his stomach with both hands. Anya's race doesn't itch at all.
Li Xian also took advantage of Zhou Fu's non-attendance to feel his aching stomach. He swallowed a small pill from under his cloak, a pill whose quantity had dwindled during his escape to Konglong Island six years ago. Li Xian swallowed the pill every time he felt a sting in his stomach. Li Xian was indeed a great senior swordsman , but his age and several injuries in his last battle had made him physically weaker by the day.
"It's okay, don't pretend to be in pain like that. You think I'd be sorry?" Li Xian pulled Zhou Fu's arm who was still busy holding his stomach. In fact, Zhou Fu was not joking. He was in pain from his own blow. Although still in pain, he let his grandfather pull his hand to take him somewhere .
***
Li Xian brought Zhou Fu toward Hua Shanpo mountainside, rather men close to one lone cypress tree located in a stretch of mountainside Hua Shanpo. When viewed from afar, the tree seems lonely because it stands alone without any other cypruses to accompany it.
From previous experiences, going to the cyprus tree was not a good thing according to Zhou Fu. Zhou Fu's memory of the cyprus tree was that he would feel dizzy and would have to shake his head repeatedly. Sometimes, he hit his head with a fist to reduce the dizziness he was experiencing.
"Are you ready?" Li Xian stopped exactly ten feet from the cyprus tree, trying to look at his grandson's expression to see if Zhou Fu was ready.
Li Xian took another deep breath. According to him, Zhou Fu really disliked all the activities on the slopes of Hua Shanpo Mountain.
"Grandpa, I have a sunny day to catch crocodiles. We can also hunt crocodile eggs, it seems we haven't eaten crocodile eggs in a long time.” Zhou Fu tugged at Li Xian's robes with pleading eyes. He hoped that his idea would be approved by Li Xian.
"No."
“What if…
“I told you, no!”
It was Zhou Fu's turn to take a deep breath. So he walked very lazily under the cyprus tree, then sat there and began to hope the sun went down quickly, even though in reality the sun had just risen to the surface.
“ Well, I hope you are better prepared today!” Li Xian took a position.
***
When Li Xian, took Zhou Fu to the cyprus tree in the middle of the Hua Shanpo mountainside, it meant that Li Xian would chatter about many things that Zhou Fu could not understand . At almost the same time, Li Xian would ask Zhou Fu to repeat all the sentences he had said as well as ask Zhou Fu to translate the sentences.
“I told you a thousand times, we are on this Konglong island to escape! In order to get out of this place, being strong is not enough! You have to be smart too! Why were you born this stupid ?” The veins on Li Xian's temples stood out because for the umpteenth time he failed to teach Zhou Fu about literacy.
"Please enough first, grandfather. I'm dizzy, my eyes are dizzy. My stomach hurts, I think I...
Zhou Fu's left hand gripped his stomach while he used his right hand to beat his dizzy head. His grandfather's words were like a deadly spell that pierced the ears.
To put it simply, Zhou Fu was an idiot. In a way, his ability to understand the basic science of reading and writing is far below the average for his age. Zhou Fu himself did not understand why all the reading and writing lessons he received could only last less than five seconds in his head. At least, ten seconds was the longest. After that, he seemed to have lost his memory completely, his mouth agape, his gaze blank. He wondered where the memories had gone.
On the other hand, Li Xian's hands were clenched into fists, the veins on his temples looking more prominent than usual. He tried his best to breathe regularly. Otherwise, his body would viciously judge his stupid grandson.
“Grandpa, why are you keep silent? I'm ready to be hit. I've also been training to run faster than before. Come on, when the grandfather silent so I'm just scared, " Zhou Fu observes face Li Xian flushed and remove the veins. Zhou Fu shuffled back just in case his grandfather would give him a sudden attack.
Unexpectedly, Li Xian actually acted as if he was imitating what Zhou Fu had done earlier. Li Xian smacked himself in the head as he snarled furiously.
“Am I the stupid one or my grandson who is a total idiot?”
"Really , what if I'm stupid, grandpa?" Zhou asked innocently.
Li Xian looked at Zhou Fu in despair, “ If you were an idiot, Grandpa would surely be very sad.”
"Sad?"
"Yeah, sad!"
"What is the meaning of 'sad'?"
Li Xian was wide-eyed. He shook his head and again realized that his grandson was indeed very stupid and innocent.
“It's sad… How should I explain it… Sad is, when you feel uncomfortable with the news or something you just found out.”
"Is sadness like a fear?" Zhou Fu frowned.
“Ah, yes… You could say it's similar , smart boy!”
"So, grandfather is feeling sad and that means, you are afraid?"
Li Xian nodded slowly but was greeted with a smile from Zhou Fu.
“I know! I know! If Grandpa is sad, here's how to get rid of it!" Zhou Fu signaled Li Xian to follow his movements, Zhou Fu put his palms to his face to cover all parts of his face.
"This way, Grandpa's sadness will be gone. I used to do it in the past when I wasn't comfortable looking at the dark sky.”
For a moment, Li Xian's lips smiled faintly. He appreciated his grandson's innocent thinking even though he wanted to tell Zhou Fu that sadness and fear were two feelings that had a fairly firm boundary. When a person is afraid to see the night, for example, he only needs to close his eyes to make the fear go away. However, when a person feels sad, closing his eyes a thousand times will not be able to make that sadness disappear.
