sbdcsierra Chapter 252 Riding in the same car
Chapter 252 Riding in the same car
"Brother Bi, I'm entrusting my three children to you." Lin Zhengwei earnestly entrusted them to a dignified middle-aged man.
"Brother Lin, what are you saying? We've known each other for so many years. I know it wasn't easy for Xiao Xi to get a spot at Yunyang Academy this time. I'll definitely get her to you safely," Bi Muning replied with a smile.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Brother Bi!" Lin Zhengwei bowed respectfully to Bi Muning.
Actually, there were only four new students from Fumo City going to Yunyang Academy, but with their entourage and belongings, the procession was quite large, consisting of more than a dozen carriages lined up on the wide road.
However, the horse used this time was not the ordinary horse that the Lin family used for trading last time, but a kind of demonic blood horse covered with black hair all over its body. It was majestic and spirited, and the aura it exuded was comparable to the black-scaled horse he rode in the Green Bamboo Mountains. Presumably, its speed should be about the same.
Whether Lin Zhengwei did it on purpose or not, he arranged for him and Lin Qingxiang to be in the same carriage. The journey to the capital was definitely not a matter of just one or two days.
Although the carriage we were in was spacious enough for two people to sleep comfortably, there were still many inconveniences due to the difference between men and women.
Lin Qingxiang was clearly aware of the problem, but she remained silent with a blush on her face, creating a somewhat romantic atmosphere in the carriage.
"I'll ask if we can switch carriages during the break later?"
"No need, the carriages are all arranged. Do you want me to sleep with other boys, or do you want to sleep with other girls?" Lin Qingxiang said, blushing.
“Then I’ll go ask if I can switch with Xiao Xi…” Shen Xu fell silent at this point, knowing that the kid definitely wouldn’t switch with him.
"I'll go see if I can squeeze in with someone else," Shen Xu said, frowning.
"You really don't want to be with me, or do you despise me?" Lin Qingxiang's eyes had become misty at some point.
"No, Qingxiang, don't misunderstand. What I mean is that men and women are different after all. I'm in the same carriage as you, and there are many inconveniences for you." Shen Xu couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
"Then promise me you won't leave me for at least this period of time, okay?" Lin Qingxiang looked at him with misty eyes.
Looking at the pitiful Lin Qingxiang, Shen Xu sighed and nodded. Of course, he was happy to be in the same carriage as a beautiful woman.
But he was destined to be unable to take responsibility for Lin Qingxiang. Even if nothing happened between him and Lin Qingxiang on this journey, no one would believe it.
Seeing Lin Qingxiang's smile return, Shen Xu suddenly said, "Qingxiang, let me teach you the ancient method!"
He had to find something for Lin Qingxiang to do, otherwise the atmosphere would be too awkward with a man and a woman alone in the same carriage. He also needed to take this time to completely repair his energy vortex.
"Can I do it too? I've heard that people who can practice ancient techniques are all very talented." Lin Qingxiang couldn't help but wonder.
"If I say you can, then you can! The story of the Seven Star Saints isn't something I made up."
"The first step to cultivating the ancient method is to feel the presence of the primordial energy around your body. Now, I will tell you what to do: sit cross-legged, close your eyes and calm your mind, think quietly and stop your thoughts from wandering..." Shen Xu took out the storage bottle and controlled the faint pure primordial energy to completely envelop Lin Qingxiang.
"When you can feel a colorless aura slowly drifting around your body, you have sensed the existence of primordial energy."
"I can feel a faint aura surrounding me in my consciousness," Lin Qingxiang said excitedly.
"So fast!" Shen Xu was somewhat shocked.
He still remembered when Uncle Wang taught him to sense the primordial energy, it took him quite a while to feel its presence. However, it was also possible that he simply couldn't calm his mind, and he didn't have the same privileged conditions that Lin Qingxiang has now.
"Very good. Now I will teach you how to guide the Qi into your body. Calm your mind like still water, unify all thoughts, slightly open your mouth and nose, breathe naturally, and let the Qi flow freely..."
After a while, Lin Qingxiang slowly opened her eyes and asked with some doubt, "I don't think the ancient methods are that difficult. Why would the ancients abandon them?"
"Close your eyes again and feel the surrounding energy." Shen Xu swept away the pure energy around him, and as the carriage moved forward, the interior was filled with fresh air from the outside.
"There's so little vital energy! And it seems like there's something else mixed in with it, but the vital energy I felt before wasn't like this." Lin Qingxiang's tone was full of confusion.
"Qingxiang, your talent for cultivation is probably very high. With my assistance, you were able to achieve the Qi-induction technique so easily. There are very few people in the Blood Central Realm who can meet these two conditions. The decline of the ancient method is inevitable."
"I don't have a suitable cultivation method for you right now, but I can help you build the meridian circuits for the Qi Nourishing Technique. The meridians used in the Qi Nourishing Technique are very basic meridians, which are used in almost every cultivation method. If you find a better cultivation method later, you can easily start over."
"Help me build up my meridian circuits?" Lin Qingxiang asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Hand out!"
Although Lin Qingxiang was a little confused about what Shen Xu was going to do, she obediently stretched out her hand, and Shen Xu reached out and grasped Lin Qingxiang's fair right hand.
"Ah!" Lin Qingxiang couldn't help but gasp softly as she felt the warmth of Shen Xu's hand.
"Calm your mind, close your eyes, and carefully feel, ideally, remember, the pathways of my vital energy flowing through your meridians," Shen Xu said earnestly.
Seeing Shen Xu's serious expression, Lin Qingxiang also put aside her other romantic thoughts and closed her eyes to carefully feel the changes in her palm.
"Your heart is beating too fast," Shen Xu reminded him.
"I didn't want to either!" Lin Qingxiang covered her chest with her left hand, her breathing a little rapid. In all these years, this was the first time that another man besides Lin Xi had touched her hand.
But this feeling is completely different from holding Lin Xi's hand, and it even makes her feel a little out of control.
Shen Xu had no choice but to release Lin Qingxiang's right hand. If Lin Qingxiang could not maintain her composure, his vital energy might harm her.
Lin Qingxiang clenched her right fist and placed it on her chest, her body curled up into a ball, her face flushed red, as if she had not yet recovered from what had just happened.
Seeing this, Shen Xu couldn't help but smile bitterly. If anyone saw Lin Qingxiang's condition inside the carriage, he would never be able to clear his name.
"Qingxiang, I remember I only told you and Xiaoling half of the stories before. Do you want to hear more?" Shen Xu changed the subject.
"I want to hear it," Lin Qingxiang replied weakly.
Which one do you want to hear?
"Lady White Snake".
Do you remember where I left off? I probably don't.
"It's about Lady White Snake and Xu Xian getting married."
"Is that all? Then I'll continue: After Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian became husband and wife, they enjoyed a very sweet and beautiful period of time, but Bai Suzhen was, after all, a snake demon..."
However, before Shen Xu could finish telling the story, the carriage slowly came to a stop. Judging from the sky, it should be dinner time, and the caravan had already begun to set up camp by the roadside.
"Shen Xu, could you go downstairs and wait for me for a while? I have some personal matters to attend to," Lin Qingxiang said somewhat apologetically.
“Okay!” Although Shen Xu was a little doubtful, he still lifted the curtain on the carriage and got off, then stood guard firmly beside the carriage. Although he didn’t know what Lin Qingxiang’s private affairs were, it was definitely the right thing to do to keep others away.