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February of the fourth year of Zhongping, Emperor Ling of Han. (187 AD)

Xiting Village, Langan County, Tianshui County, is a village with less than fifty households. Xiting Village is surrounded by mountains and green trees. It is located in a hilly area. There are few fertile land in the village, so the people make a living by hunting. Therefore, all the men in the village have developed good skills.

Especially Ma Teng, who lives at the entrance of the village, is proficient in bows and riders. Whenever he goes hunting, he always returns with a lot of money. In addition, he is humble and has a strong personality. He often helps the elderly and young people in the village. Therefore, the people in the village respect him very much.

Ma Teng, whose courtesy name is Shoucheng, was a man from Fufeng. He was more than eight feet long, had a large body, a straitor, and had outstanding appearance. With his agility, he supported seven people in his family with his strength and lived a prosperous life.

In front of the Ma family's thatched hut, in the yard surrounded by fences, Ma Teng held a spear in his hand and stood proudly. Half a foot away from his front, standing in turn were his eldest son Ma Chao, his nephew Ma Dai, his second son Ma Xiu, his third son Ma Tie, and his little daughter Ma Yunlu.

At that time, Ma Chao was twelve years old, but he had already grown up with beautiful eyes and full outlines. His nearly six feet tall was even more sturdy like a calf. He stood in front of the team with a spear in his hand, and he had a somewhat mature look.

His originally clear eyes seemed a little melancholy at the moment. When he looked at Ma Teng's figure, he was even a little confused. Over the past few months, he was allowing himself to accept his current life. Although this family is not rich, it is harmonious. As a modern person, Ma Chao's psychology is even more clear that the Ma family's downs and downs are only temporary and he will do something in this chaotic world in the future.

At this moment, he possessed Ma Chao's body, but he was actually a soul body with memories of later generations. During a boat trip, he unfortunately capsized the boat and fell into the water. After waking up, he found that he had come to this era and possessed the young Ma Chao for no reason. At first, he was indeed a little complaining and puzzled. However, after living in ancient times for a few months, he was lonely since he was a child in his previous life, but he fell in love with this new family and accepted his new identity.

While Ma Chao was wandering, Ma Teng had already shouted: "Boys, today I will test your marksmanship. Have you made any progress? Chao'er, come first."

When Ma Chao heard this, his expression was shocked and he raised his gun to move forward for several steps. Ma Dai was nine years old and tall. When he went forward to fight, he was a bit heroic. He is worthy of being the second generation of the Ma family, second only to Ma Chao.

"Xiao Dai, you attack first." Ma Chao said humbly, and at the same time he held the gun in his hand tightly. Fortunately, although he occupied Ma Chao's body, he also received a lot of original consciousness in Ma Chao's mind, such as this martial arts, he completely inherited it, otherwise he would have to be in trouble at this time.

Without saying a word, Ma Dai bent over and leaped forward, raised his gun and stabbed him. There was already a bit of sharpness in his move, but there was a slight lack of strength in his strength.

Ma Chao was calm and calm. He blocked the spear in his hand and swept over. At the same time, he rushed forward and kicked him over. Ma Dai had known that his cousin had many strange moves recently, so he had already been on guard. Seeing him kicking, he took a few steps back and slashed horizontally. While resolving Ma Chao's offensive, he also made a counterattack.

"If you make progress, come again!" After inheriting some of Ma Chao's memories, he would occasionally show some of the children's competitive personality.

The two of them went back and forth, and they had been together for thirty years. They were already exhausted and sweating profusely. Ma Dai was even more exhausted. Seeing that Ma Chao still refused to let go, he hurriedly shouted: "Brother, I lost, stop quickly."

"No, there is only life and death on the battlefield, no winning or losing. If you want to live, you must persist in fighting until the end until the enemy dies." Ma Chao's expression was shaky, and he remembered some scenes of winning or losing on the battlefield in historical scenes, and immediately shouted. Although they were all just children, Ma Chao knew that they needed more training, otherwise it would be difficult for them to take on a great task in the future.

"Okay, Chao'er is right. Our Ma family has no cowards. Keep fighting. Dai'er sticks to it." Ma Teng was stunned at first, then figured it out, and nodded in satisfaction and shouted. At the same time, he couldn't help but think, with such a man, what else can he ask for?

After this competition, the two of them had been wet with sweat and felt as if they were falling into water. Not only was Ma Chao exhausted, but Ma Dai finally got so tired that he lay on the ground and didn't get up. Finally, Ma Teng picked him up and put him in a hot water bucket. After soaking and resting, he came to his senses.

Such a competition continued in the Ma family. Ma Chao not only led his brothers to practice, but also allowed several young men from the Ma family of the same age in the village to learn knowledge with him. In the hearts of these children, he was like the king of children in the village.

On that day, when Ma Chao and his younger brothers were fishing in the stream outside the village, their younger sister Ma Yunlu hurried over and shouted, "Brother, my father is looking for you."

"Is there anything wrong?" Ma Chao came to the front and asked with his shirtless, lifted his pants.

Yunlu is only five years old and is very cute. When she heard the question, she immediately raised her head and replied, "A guest came to pick you up, brother."

"Pick me up?" Ma Chao asked in confusion: "Do you know what's going on?"

"I don't know either, you will know when you get home." Ma Yunlu blinked, shook his little head and replied, and then ran back.

When Ma Chao brought his brothers back to the door, Ma's mother hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Chaoer, the guests in the house are from your wife's family. They want to pick you up to live in their tribe for a while. You have to show off later and don't make people laugh, do you know?"

Ma Chao looked at his mother's earnest gaze and nodded with confusion. He didn't know when he had a wife. Did Ma Chao himself know either? Because there was no such memory in his mind.

Under the pull of his mother, Ma Chao walked into the house. As soon as he entered the house, he saw three people sitting in the main hall. One of them was about 70 years old, holding a wooden stick and wearing a sheep's horn hat. His face was a little old and a little cold. The other two were around thirty years old, with strange hair styles on their heads, wearing Hu's clothes and scimitars, which looked capable and heroic. At the same time, it was obvious that they were typical aliens at a glance.

Under the guidance of his mother, Ma Chao sorted out his thoughts and came to the house. Ma Teng stood up and smiled and said, "Child, come and see Elder Hashisi, Lika, Lidang uncle."

"Ma Chao, pay homage to Elder Hassi, Uncle Lika, and Uncle Li." Ma Chao shouted with all his might. The purpose of his doing so was actually very simple, that is, to avoid disappointing his mother. Since he came to this era unexpectedly, he has cherished his family affection with his family.

"Haha, please get up quickly, you are Chao'er. As expected, you are a handsome man, okay, okay!" Although Elder Hassi looked bad, he seemed very kind to laugh. He helped Ma Chao up and said yes with a loud laugh.

Ma Teng, who was standing beside him, smiled in agreement, looking at his young son, and remembered a past of his youth. It turned out that Ma Teng's mother was a Qiang woman. When Ma Teng was young, he met Shao He Qiang and Ha Yang, the son of the clan leader, when he was young.

Later, after Ma Teng's mother passed away, he returned to Tianshui with his father. A few years later, he unexpectedly met Ha Yang and became a confidant. Both of them were already married, and when they were parting, they promised to become in-laws in the future.

I don’t expect that more than ten years have passed in a blink of an eye. Now Ha Yang has become Shao He Qiang, a tribe leader with 6,000 tribes, but he is still a down-and-out hunter. However, this young friend does not dislike his poverty and wants to marry his daughter to his son. How can Ma Teng not be moved?

Ma Chao was not aware of the inside story at this moment. Under the arrangement of his father Ma Teng, he bid farewell to his brothers Ma Dai, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie, and his younger sister Ma Yunlu that afternoon, and followed Hashisi and his party and embarked on the journey to the Shaohe Qiang tribe.
Chapter completed!