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Everyone says that! People are talking everywhere! I've heard these words since I was little; my grandparents whispered them, the servants said it, my relatives said it, and even outsiders mentioned it.
In those years, the doors of the Chi Family were often closed. The adults wore grim faces, and the children dared not play loudly. Everyone looked at me with strange expressions.
The Chi Family had indeed been quiet for several years. Perhaps what they said was true; my existence affected the Chi Family.
Chi Chen'an expressed the grievances buried deep in his heart. Chi Yan's eyes turned red as he listened.
It was his oversight! The situation had been too chaotic back then; he couldn't pay attention to a child's emotional changes. By the time things stabilized, the estrangement between father and son left him confused. He had guessed a few things but didn't know how to face or resolve them.
Back then, sigh! Why did I think of saying these things to me? Someone told me I should come and listen to your advice. She also said maybe you had been waiting for me to get closer.
Chi Chen'an looked up hopefully at his father's face but only received a glance in return.
"What kind of work do you want to pursue?"
"I can fight. What does Father think I'm suitable for?"
"You can fight?" Chi Yan looked at him disdainfully. "Then how did you end up scratched by a mere cat?"
Chi Chen'an mumbled something unintelligible.
"Ha! If someone hits you, you don't fight back?"
"I'll get hurt practicing martial arts too; I just use fighting as a cover."
Chi Yan calculated the number of times Chi Chen'an had been beaten and realized this kid practiced martial arts quite frequently. "Who did you learn from? Where did you learn? How long have you been training?"
"In the dungeon, boxing, for nine years."
Chi Yan was stunned by this unexpected answer and couldn't speak for a while. "You... you trained in the dungeon? Boxing?!"
"Yes."
"If you want to learn martial arts, I can find a master for you! Training in the dungeon can be deadly!"
Just thinking about how his son had been teetering on the edge of death all those nine years made Chi Yan's heart ache.
"I'm afraid if I learn martial arts, others will associate me with the Sang Family, which would harm the Chi Family. But I like it, so I accidentally found a master."
"Father, don't worry. Over the years, Master has been protecting me, and I haven't been hurt much. Besides, I'm quite capable now."
Chi Yan looked at his son, who had the same pleading eyes he used to have when asking for candy as a child. He couldn't bring himself to scold him any longer. His son wasn't useless; he just couldn't see certain things and had been working hard in silence. The old man felt a mix of comfort and guilt.
"No more practicing in the Dungeon!"
Chi Chen'an readily agreed. Once he mastered the gun techniques, he still intended to face Master in their final battle without letting his father know.
Understanding his son's abilities, Chi Yan began to seriously consider, "Are you willing to participate in the Martial Arts Examination?"
"Can I? Isn't that a bit too ostentatious? I think I should start from a lower position."
"My son, why can't you be ambitious?"
"But..."
"There are no buts! This year, due to the Southern Floods, the Imperial Examination will definitely be postponed. Before the Imperial Examination, if you wish, you can find a position to take on; it's better than being idle every day."
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