"The method of refining Qi?" Xiao Chunmian showed surprise, "Could it be the one that is spread in the market?"
"It seems that you have heard of it." Yu Qiu nodded and said, "There are a few tricks in it, which are difficult for ordinary people to master. But even if you know the tricks, it's not something that will happen for a while. If it doesn't work, don't reluctantly."
Xiao Chunmian was still in shock, "This method of refining qi...is it real?"
Yu Qiu nodded.
Xiao Chunmian looked at Yuqiu carefully again, and smiled for a while, "Xiaoqiu, compared to half a month ago, you have changed so much, is it because of this method of refining qi? You... have already practiced Yet?"
"It's just an entry." Yu Qiu replied, "It's still a long way from the real practice."
Xiao Chunmian closed her eyes for a while, opened them after a while, and asked again, "I heard that this method of refining qi, if you practice it all the way, you can become a fairy, is this... true?"
"Yes. But becoming a fairy or something is rare. Tens of millions of people can only become one of them. You'd better not think about it." Seeing his delicate expression, Yu Qiu kept asking, thinking that he didn't believe him, and his tone was a little bit more Helpless, "Are you learning or not?"
Xiao Chunmian squinted and smiled, then nodded, "Of course I have to learn."
Yu Qiu didn't know that during this seemingly indifferent conversation, a thought had grown wildly in Xiao Chunmian's mind—even if he was an emperor in the mortal world, this identity is actually very restrictive, isn't it
Just like the natural disaster in the Southwest some time ago, the imperial court was busy with disaster relief, but it still gained a reputation for being ineffective in disaster relief... But in the final analysis, it was actually because two gods fought in the sky that day, and one of them slapped the ground with a palm. Just one palm, how many lives were killed.
How many lives could have been saved if another fairy stopped by at that time? An excellent Holy Mother, as expected, still has the goal of becoming a fairy!
Xiao Chunmian used to think that there are different paths between human beings and immortals and they cannot be crossed, so he never thought about it. But now he knows that the entrance to the fairy road has always been there, it just depends on whether you are determined to step on it. A new door just opened.
In the process of Yu Qiu's patient narration, Xiao Chunmian listened very carefully.
When the narration finally came to an end and Yu Qiu stopped to take a sip of water, Xiao Chunmian impatiently started the initial attempt.
Yu Qiu watched with interest from the side. Even if you know these key points, the first step of self-cultivation is not so easy. It took Yu Qiu a whole night at the beginning, but it is not surprising that others took a year or so.
He watched Xiao Chunmian try the first time, but failed, and tried the second time, also failed.
Yu Qiu smiled slightly: It's already pretty good for ordinary people to be able to do so well at the beginning.
Then Xiao Chunmian tried for the third time and succeeded.
Yu Qiu was still thinking, even if Xiao Chunmian couldn't cross it alone, at worst, he would come back after he ascended to the fifth level of Qi Refining and take him in...
… etc.
What just happened
Yu Qiu blinked, then blinked again, then rubbed both eye sockets vigorously to make sure that he was not dazzled, and then looked carefully at Xiao Chunmian... Yaoshou! He really hit it off!
three times! Just three times!
Yu Qiu's jaw immediately dropped to the ground.
After the initial success, Xiao Chunmian still maintained that posture and continued to adjust his breath steadily. He spontaneously followed the successful path and continued to practice Qi, day after day, until his body completely remembered this feeling.
God knows, Yu Qiuming hasn't had time to tell him the key yet.
After a while, Xiao Chunmian exhaled slowly, and finally opened his eyes.
Yu Qiu had already put his chin back, rubbed off the ghostly look on his face, pretended to be calm, and praised with a smile, "Not bad."
Xiao Chunmian didn't feel any difference, and shook his head and sighed, "It's really difficult."
Yu Qiu gave a dry laugh, and the turbulent waves in his heart could not be suppressed no matter what. Then Yu Qiu reached out and touched his forehead, only to find that his palms were covered with sweat.
All excited sweat.
Originally he taught Xiao Chunmian how to refine Qi, but seeing Xiao Chunmian's situation at home was not very good, he just wanted to let him rely on him. Anyway, in the mere qi refining period, although it can be called a monk, if you don't practice deeply, you are actually closer to ordinary people, and you don't have to get involved in the struggles in the realm of cultivation.
After all, the responsibility of truly leading a mortal into immortality is too great, and Yu Qiu is unwilling to take it.
But now Yu Qiu wavered.
what did he find A once-in-a-lifetime comprehension genius!
Such a genius, if he doesn't enter the fairyland, is like a pearl covered in dust! Even if Yu Qiu himself is not a person who loves talents, when he thinks of this, he still feels restless.
Yu Qiu decided that although he was still unwilling to take on the responsibility of changing other people's lives, if Xiao Chunmian himself was interested in self-cultivation and offered to enter the immortal path, Yu Qiu would definitely accept it.
However, when Yu Qiu looked over expectantly, Xiao Chunmian's eyes were half closed, and she was so preoccupied that she didn't say a word for a long time.
Yu Qiu was a little disappointed, and took the initiative to say after a while, "The money has been paid back, and the lessons have been taught. If you have nothing else to do, I will go back."
Xiao Chunmian nodded.
Yu Qiu curled his lips, trying to shake off the unhappiness in his heart, and opened the window to get out.
Xiao Chunmian suddenly stopped him again, "Xiaoqiu, are you and Uncle Yu no longer living in the same place?"
"Yes," Yu Qiu replied, "We left Yulian County, and we came back this time to pay back the money."
"Leaving?" Xiao Chunmian was startled, "Then how can I find you in the future?"
"You want to find me?" Yu Qiu looked back at him, "This is a bit troublesome. I live in Fangshanji now, but this is also temporary, and I don't know where I will be in the future."
Xiao Chunmian was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it for a while, he realized that Yu Qiu had already embarked on the immortal journey, so naturally he would no longer stay in the mortal world.
After a while, Xiao Chunmian smiled wryly, "I want to go with you."
Yu Qiu was both surprised and happy, "Then come! Follow me, and I will take you away."
Xiao Chunmian shook her head again, looked at the deserted room, and at the Xiao Mansion, which was blooming with flowers outside the window, "This is my home, here are my parents and family, I can't just leave like this It's over."
"Parents and family?" Yu Qiu frowned, "They all treated you like this."
"No matter how they treat me, they are still my parents and family." Xiao Chunmian said.
Yu Qiu snorted coldly: How could he almost forget that this guy in front of him is a hopeless virgin. Things like the Holy Mother are really troublesome.
"Can you wait for me for a while?" Xiao Chunmian said again, "I'll go find you after I've dealt with it."
"... Ten days." Yu Qiu finally said, "I can stay in Yulian County for ten more days at most. During these ten days, I will stay at Guanglai Inn."
Xiao Chunmian smiled and nodded, "I will definitely find you within ten days."
Yu Qiu secretly said "I hope so", and then went out through the window and sneaked out of Xiaofu.
The Guanglai Inn he stayed at was on the street opposite Xiaofu. And after arriving at Guanglai Inn, if you walk a little longer, you will find the famous Tianmu Casino.
Lying on the bed in the inn every day, Yu Qiu could hear the yelling in the casino.
This was annoying in itself, and what was even more annoying was that every time this happened, there was a voice in his head.
[Host, don't try to complete the task]
— don't try.
[Just go in and gamble, and you can easily get experience points]
— Don’t gamble, say no to gamble.
[…]
The system ring made a noisy but meaningless sound, which seemed to express silence, and then it really fell silent, just like the previous few days, and did not express any objection to Qiu's refusal.
Although the task was issued, the system never forced Yu Qiu to perform it, it just reminded him tirelessly every day.
Being so soft but not hard, Yu Qiu felt a little embarrassed.
Yu Qiu looked out the window, his gaze passed over Tianmu Casino, and then to Xiaofu on the opposite side. What is Xiao Chunmian doing at this time
Xiaochun is recuperating from illness.
After all, the magistrate didn't really see what happened to him, so he threw a doctor over in the end. After a few days of recuperation, Xiao Chunmian's body completely recovered. Of course, half of the reason why he recovered so quickly was due to Xiao Chunmian's hard work in refining Qi.
During this period, the little maid Qiaoxi was released from the woodshed and continued to take care of her personally. But I don't know what Xiao Chunmian said to her, but on the second day, the maid took out a sum of money with red eyes, and redeemed herself for herself. The magistrate was naturally angry when he heard the words, but Xiao Chunmian showed weakness and said a lot of good things, so he covered up this trivial matter.
After he recovered from his illness, Xiao Chunmian took out his saber and danced a whole set in the courtyard, until his back was wet with sweat, giving him a sense of joy.
He has liked swords since he was a child, but—
"Master, why are you touching this thing again!" The servants in the mansion rushed over in a hurry when they saw it, "Madam hates seeing you like this the most!"
Xiao Chunmian smiled slightly, put the sword on her side, "Is Madam in the room? I'm going to see her."
The servants were in doubt. The eldest young master actually took the initiative to see his wife. This is because the sun came out from the west. But Xiao Chunmian opened his mouth, and the servant could only lead the way ahead.
When he walked into Madam's room, Madam Xiao happened to see him and greeted him with a smile. This smile is very kind, like a real good wife and mother.
But the moment she saw the sword on Xiao Chunmian's waist, Mrs. Xiao's expression changed immediately, and her brows were raised, "Why are you carrying this kind of thing again? My daughter's family, what is it like to dance with a sword all day long?" !"
Xiao Chunmian's expression remained unchanged, and he greeted him with a smile.
"Mother, you made a mistake again." Walking in front of Mrs. Xiao, Xiao Chunmian whispered in her ear, "I am Chunmian, not Chunning."
Madam Xiao's expression froze again, "What nonsense! Chunning..."
"Chunning is dead, he died nine years ago."
In just one sentence, Mrs. Xiao froze on the spot, as if struck by lightning.
Xiao Chunmian's voice was neither soft nor heavy, neither slow nor ill, "You, you... Back then, in order to win over a man's heart, you were willing to secretly exchange your newly born biological daughter for someone else's son. Are you going to use me instead of your daughter?"
Nine years ago, Yulian County was ravaged by bandits, and a concubine and a concubine died in the magistrate's home. But in fact, that "concubine" is Mrs. Xiao's direct daughter, and that concubine is Xiao Chunmian's biological mother. If Mrs. Xiao hadn't gone crazy later, Xiao Chunmian would not have known this secret.
"Chunning, Chunning..." Mrs. Xiao murmured twice, then suddenly went mad again, screaming to grab Xiao Chunmian's face again.
Xiao Chunmian stretched out two hands, grabbed her by the neck, lifted her up amidst the screams of the servants, and pressed her hard against the wall.
The expression on his face was still so gentle, full of sincere compassion, "Mother, I know, you are also a poor person."
"Even if your pity is due to your stupidity and viciousness, how long should you bear this price? Chunning is dead. If she is really important enough to make you desperate, it will be better than going crazy like this for the rest of your life. Wouldn't it be better if you just go down and accompany her?"