Chapter 163: His kneeling is so unbearable that even the heaven cannot bear it!
As far as he could remember, he had been on the run since the day he was born.

He had never seen his parents, nor any real relatives. It was the Lin family's servant, Xiao Bo, who took him on the escape.

He remembered very clearly that Xiao Bo hated him very much because it was said that a poison appeared in his body on the day he was born, which almost killed the mother of the Lin family. In order to save the mother and son, the head of the family searched everywhere for a miracle medicine.

Eventually, he learned from the enemy country that there was a miraculous medicine that could cure the poison, and went to the empire alone to find the medicine.

However, he was framed by treacherous officials in Wu'an State, who accused the head of the Lin family of treason and collusion with the enemy. This eventually led to the suppression of countless families in Wu'an State. The emperor of Wu'an State also lived up to the impeachment of court officials and began to impose sanctions on the Lin family.

However, the Lin family is of great significance to Wu Anguo, so it is impossible for him to kill them directly.

He devised a plan to undermine the power of the Lin family and sent the five generals of the Lin family to different battlefields. Each battlefield was a battle in which they were bound to die.

In the end, all five generals of the Lin family, including the head of the Lin family, died on the battlefield.

All the members of the Lin family died on the front line.

During the time when Lin Mu was fleeing with Xiao Bo, they would receive tragic news of Lin family members being killed in battle almost every once in a while. Until when Lin Mu was ten years old, the last member of the entire Lin family died in battle, and the Lin family was completely wiped out.

Uncle Xiao said that the decline of the entire Lin family was due to his birth, and that he was the one who brought disaster to the entire Lin family.

Until the day when Xiao Bo was about to die, the last words he said to Lin Mu on his deathbed were still complaints.

He also remembered the words very clearly - "Lin Mu, Lin Mu, you are the Lin family's unlucky star. You have brought disaster to the entire Lin family!"

After Xiao Bo died, he spent all his remaining savings to bury Xiao Bo, who had been a servant of the Lin family for thirty years. He could not afford a tomb, so he could only buy a sturdy wooden coffin, and found a quiet place in the mountains and buried him beside a stream.

On the day Xiao Bo was buried, Su Mu was fourteen years old. He became the last member of the Lin family, an orphan with no relatives.

What’s even more tragic is that he has never even seen his relatives and has spent fourteen years in exile and abuse.

He is now seventeen years old. His Dantian was shattered during his escape. He has never practiced martial arts and has no capital to practice.

Therefore, he is now just an ordinary mortal, not even at the lowest level of Qi Refining.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves mixed with noise came from not far away.

An army was galloping towards Wu'an City, with the army leading the way in front, horse-drawn carriages in the middle, and cavalry covering the rear.

One of the most luxurious chariots was protected in the center, and it was pulled by a spiritual beast. In Wu'an State, having a spiritual beast was already a rare occasion.

Using a spiritual beast to pull the carriage shows how noble the person in the carriage is.

The next second, a high-pitched and majestic voice came: "Princess Chengyang has arrived at Lingcheng, open the city gate quickly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the city gate opened, and countless soldiers guarding the city walked out of the city and lined up in two teams to welcome the guests.

Soon, the city lord Ouyang Dong came out of the city gate in person and greeted the carriage with a smile.

But the carriage entered the city gate in a mighty manner, and the people in the carriage did not even get off to greet them, even though the person who came to greet them was the city lord.

However, Ouyang Dong did not show any anger. Instead, he felt honored and happy that Princess Cheng Yang could visit Lingcheng.

Wu Chengyang, the youngest daughter of King Wu.

In Wu'an, there is a widely circulated proverb: "Giving birth to a son is like the blazing sun, giving birth to a daughter is like Cheng Yang!"

The "Chengyang" here refers to Wuchengyang.

She started practicing Qi at the age of three, reached perfection in Qi training at the age of ten, and started building the foundation at the age of fourteen.

At the age of fourteen, he had already reached a realm that countless cultivators in Wu'an Country could never reach in their entire lives.

He has completed his foundation building at the age of seventeen and is said to be currently striving for the golden elixir stage!

Her talent is unrivaled in the entire Wu'an Kingdom, and she is the hope of the entire country. She is hailed as a gift from God to Wu'an Kingdom. Hearing the name "Cheng Yang", Su Mu recalled a memory in his mind.

Before his death, Xiao Bo told him that Princess Cheng Yang had been betrothed to him before he was born. If nothing unexpected happened to the Lin family, Princess Cheng Yang would have been his wife.

After all, the Lin family was at its peak at the time, so when the princess married into the Lin family, there was no such thing as marrying down!
Su Mu just stood up and continued walking out of the city. Cheng Yang's appearance did not cause any reaction from him.

What happened to her has nothing to do with me.

one year later.

Su Mu was lucky and met a barefoot Taoist priest. The Taoist priest knew some medical skills and cured Su Mu's injuries.

Moreover, this barefoot Taoist priest actually cured Su Mu's dantian which had been broken long ago.

Later, Su Mu decided to take the Taoist priest as his master.

But on the day of becoming an apprentice, Su Mu was ready to kowtow and perform the ceremony of becoming an apprentice.

A strange thing happened. Before Su Mu knelt down, but just as he bent his legs, the barefoot Taoist felt that his body and even his soul were about to shatter.

He hurriedly stopped Su Mu from becoming his apprentice, and just looked at Su Mu deeply, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

Later, the Taoist priest also forbad Su Mu to call him Master because he could not bear the title.

The Taoist guessed that Su Mu's background was extraordinary. He knew some divination skills and had deduced the fate of countless people in Wu'an Kingdom. However, he did not dare to deduce Su Mu's fate, and did not even dare to have the slightest idea.

Later, the Taoist priest allowed Su Mu to follow him and traveled to every corner of Wu'an State, setting up stalls, telling fortunes, and treating illnesses.
Today is the day when Su Mu turns eighteen.

Wu Anguo attached great importance to the coming-of-age ceremony. Some large families would offer sacrifices to heaven and earth on this day to improve the foundation of the younger generations in the family.

The barefoot Taoist priest was of course no exception, and he also prepared to hold a simple coming-of-age ceremony for Su Mu.

In a small town, in a courtyard.

When the barefoot Taoist priest walked out of the wing room, he saw Su Mu meditating under the locust tree in the yard.

"Lin Mu." The barefoot Taoist called softly.

Hearing this, Su Mu stood up and said, "Master Gu."

Because Gu Changfeng didn't allow Su Mu to call him by any respectful title, Su Mu could only call him "Master Gu".

"Today is your Coming of Age Day."

"Come worship heaven and earth with me."

After saying that, Gu Changfeng waved his hand, and a wooden platform appeared in the yard, with an incense burner placed on the platform.

Then he took out a stick of yellow incense from his sleeve, handed it to Su Mu and said, "After lighting the yellow incense, insert it into the incense burner and kneel down to worship heaven and earth."

Hearing this, Su Mu took the Huangxiang and lit it.

He came to the incense burner, inserted the burning yellow incense into the burner, then walked to the cushion in front of the incense burner and knelt down facing the heaven and earth.

Just at the moment Su Mu knelt down.

The clear sky suddenly turned dark.

ps: This branch storyline will end in the next chapter. It won't be dragged out or wasted, so don't worry.

(End of this chapter)