flstandardbreds Chapter 112 Farewell
Chapter 112 Farewell
Ruiyang ran out to prepare the carriage. Senying walked up to us and said softly, "Sir, Miss, the road ahead is difficult, take care."
I nodded and took her hand. It was a little cold, so I pulled it to my lips and blew a breath. I looked at her and said, "You too, take care of yourself. Go back and eat well and sleep well, and don't think about anything else."
Sen Ying smiled and replied, "Don't worry, young lady."
I was about to say something, but I saw Ruiyang's carriage coming outside the door. I let go of her hand in fear of delaying our departure.
Changbao took two steaming paper packages from Xiaoer, handed one to Senying, and kept the other in his hand. He looked out and saw Yu Xin sitting in another carriage, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time, so he said, "Sir, shall we set off now?"
Tu Shanjing nodded, took a step forward and walked out, and we followed him out.
The sky was a light blue with a hint of darkness, and there was a chill in the air. There was white snow on the pine trees at the door of the inn, and the fine snow fluttered down in the wind.
Xiao Wei pulled my hand, tightened it, and then loosened it. Xiao Hui stared at her intently, looking like a person who had something to say but couldn't.
She pursed her lips, followed Senying into Ruiyang's carriage, and lifted the curtain to watch us get into our carriage.
Changbao sat near the door, lifted the curtain, waved to them from a distance, and said, "Then we'll say goodbye now and meet again in the future! Be careful on the road!"
The curtain dropped, blocking out Xiaowei who was still waving to us, the forest warbler who was quietly watching us, and Ruiyang who was waving his whip, which also brought a few tears to my eyes.
I took out my handkerchief and pressed the corners of my eyes, blinked my sore eyes and looked up, trying to push back the tears.
Tu Shanjing looked at me and said softly, "Don't be sad, you will see each other again after a while."
I choked up a bit and said, "I know the truth, but... I just haven't been apart since we got out, and I feel bad... Alas, I'll be fine after a while, don't worry, sir."
Xiao Hui sat quietly beside me with a worried look on his face.
Changbao also comforted her: "The girl's eye sockets are shallow, and she will be fine after crying. Don't be too sad, or you will hurt your body."
I nodded, thanked him, took a deep breath, fanned my eyes with my hands, and then said, "Don't cry, don't cry, the emotions will pass. Oh, I'd better do something else to relieve my stress. Sir, I secretly tried it before, and I can only mobilize this much spiritual power." I pinched a fingernail size with two fingers and continued, "Except for lighting at night, it seems to have no other use... I want to ask you, how can you transform into weapons and hit people with your palms like you do?"
Tu Shanjing looked at the faint blue light flickering on my fingertips and asked, "How did you activate it?"
I said blankly, "I was just thinking about using all my strength and using my ultimate moves. But my hands almost cramped from shaking them, and there was no change."
Tu Shanjing couldn't help laughing and said, "The source of spiritual power is in the Dantian. It's useless to use force on your hands. It just so happens that you and I both have water spiritual power. Why don't you think of the Dantian as a spring and imagine that it is constantly gushing out spring water?"
I followed his instructions and felt a stream flowing out from my dantian. I tried to let it flow to my palms and found that the blue light on my fingertips no longer flickered, but remained bright light blue.
"Master! It's done, it's done!" I grabbed Tu Shanjing's sleeve and shook it in surprise.
He smiled slightly and said admiringly: "This young man is teachable."
Unfortunately, his praise did not last. No matter how hard I tried, I could only keep the spiritual power at my fingertips. I couldn't transform it into a shape, let alone use it to hit people.
Tu Shanjing watched for a while and suddenly said, "You have just found the way. Don't practice too often. Be careful not to go astray and hurt yourself. Anyway, it doesn't matter if you don't practice. We are here to protect you."
I pleaded, "Sir, I'm afraid I'll be left alone and unable to protect myself, and I'll have to ask you to rescue me. Do you have any other ideas?"
Tu Shanjing pondered for a moment and said loudly: "You, come in for a moment."
As soon as he finished speaking, You opened the curtain at the door of the car, leaned half of his body in, and asked, "What does the young master want?"
Tu Shanjing waved at him and said, "Come in and help Lanxiang. Why can't she exert her spiritual power? Is she under some kind of restraining spell?"
You flashed in, and Changbao made way for him to sit down.
He put his hand on my wrist, feeling my pulse like an old Chinese doctor, and said, "Would you like to try to mobilize your spiritual power again?"
I did as he asked, and then he moved his fingers to a few different places before he spoke: "Your spiritual power is not blocked, nor is it imprisoned. I guess it's been a long time since you've used it, so it's hard to activate it. So, imagine there are enemies ahead, and if you don't kill them, they will kill you. Try it again with hostility and murderous intent?"
I closed my eyes and imagined Fangfeng Yiying standing opposite with a bow in hand and Tushan Hou holding a knife. A nameless anger rose from my lower abdomen and rushed to my fingertips like magma erupting. I swung hard, and an inch-long ice blade shot out like an arrow, flying straight towards Changbao's face.
Changbao almost couldn't dodge in time, but You was quick-witted and agile. With a wave of his hand, a golden shield with patterns appeared in front of Changbao. The ice blade hit the shield, and with a ding, it fell into thin air.
I apologized to Changbao repeatedly, and Changbao bowed and said, "It's okay, young lady, there's no need to blame yourself. Changbao thanks You for saving me."
You also returned the greeting and said, "It's just a small favor, no need to mention it."
Then he said to me, "Miss Lanxiang, you have made some progress. Remember not to rush or use your energy too frequently, otherwise your spiritual veins will be damaged. In the worst case, you will vomit blood and faint. In the worst case, your spiritual energy will backfire and it will be difficult to treat."
When I heard that there was such a risk, I quickly asked, "Thank you, Brother You. Why is it that I see that using spiritual power is as common as eating and sleeping for you, but it is so difficult and dangerous for me? Is there any secret?"
You stared at me with a pair of eagle eyes and replied, "Every profession has its own specialty. We have come through life on the edge of a knife, so using spiritual power in daily life is as simple as eating and sleeping. But the girl's specialty is not here. She mostly serves the master, eats and sleeps, and only practices when she is free. Naturally, it is not as easy as ours. Don't worry, girl. If you are determined to practice, I will teach you the practice method I usually use to guide the guards, and then find you some elixirs and magical medicines. With time, you will definitely make progress. But in practice, it mainly depends on your own diligence. The ice is three feet thick, and it is not formed in a day. The girl should not rely too much on these external things."
I bowed and said, "Thank you very much. I hope you can give me more guidance in the future."