Chapter 31 Returning the Jade
After leaving Master Sanyan's residence, Duan Qing looked at the flying sword in his hand. It was much lighter than expected, maybe partly because of the wood. He waved it twice in his hand and it was very smooth. He nodded with satisfaction. Put it in the storage bag first and study it later.
Then he looked at the small bag in his other hand.
It wasn't the storage bag he imagined, it was just an ordinary small cloth bag. He counted about thirty or forty spiritual stones in it.
Duan Qing was a little excited when he saw so many spiritual stones. He finally had a spiritual stone, and he could use the mysterious metal to make spiritual spring water for practice. During this time, he had only one spiritual stone in his hand, but he never dared to use it, but he couldn't hold it back. broken.
It seems that although Master Sanyan doesn't like him very much, he does not treat him badly when it comes to the spiritual stone.
The second senior brother mentioned to him before that Jin Xuanzong disciples receive spiritual stones according to their cultivation level. Based on his current level of Qi training, he only gets more than ten stones a year.
And based on his qualifications, he probably wouldn't have a breakthrough in a year, so Master Sanyan gave him thirty or forty spiritual stones for one year of practice, which was very generous!
Not to mention that when he first started, there was no shortage of spirit stones for him, otherwise he would not have reached the first level of Qi training so quickly.
Among the people in Yanfeng, Master Sanyan's residence is the highest.
At this time, Duan Qing, who was standing outside the residence of Master Sanyan, could almost have a panoramic view of Yanfeng.
Because of the high terrain, Yanfeng and even the entire Wuxiang Mountain are shrouded in clouds and mist all year round. Looking towards the main peak in the distance, only the outline of the connecting stone bridge can be seen.
Downward is a relatively gentle area, with several buildings located in sequence, which are the residences of the second senior brother and others. His cabin is blocked by the mountains and hidden in the mountain streams.
Duan Qing, who was walking on Yanfeng Peak, was in a good mood at the moment. He hummed a nursery rhyme that he couldn't remember the name of, and walked briskly towards his second senior brother's residence. He wanted to ask his second senior brother for advice before going to the spirit mine. , to see if there is anything that needs attention.
When passing by the residence of his senior brother Ma Liang, Duan Qing suddenly heard a familiar ringtone.
Hmm? This seems to be the sound made by Senior Sister Luying’s bell.
He stopped and walked towards the place where the sound came from. It had been almost two months since he arrived at Yanfeng, but he had only been to the residences of master Sanyan Zhenren and second senior brother Wu Da. Mainly because he spent most of his time there. I'm practicing, and I haven't taken a serious walk around Yanfeng.
Arriving at the former residence of senior brother Ma Liang, Duan Qing couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Senior brother Ma Liang was so kind-hearted, why did he end up like this, as well as Uncle Wang and Xiucai. . . Hey, why do good people never get rewarded!
A gust of cool wind blew by, pulling Duan Qing back from his memories. The wind was a bit strong and blurred his eyes.
It felt as if sand had been blown into his eyes. He wanted to rub his eyes with his hands. As soon as he raised his hands, he felt something wet on his hands. It was a drop of water. Is it raining?
Duan Qing subconsciously looked up at the sky, and saw a beautiful figure. It turned out that Senior Sister Lu Ying was sitting on the roof at this time, holding her chin in her hand, staring blankly ahead, her eyes a little blurred!
He was stunned for a moment! He just stared at Senior Sister blankly, unable to say a word, but Senior Sister Lu Ying noticed him first.
"Junior brother, why are you here?"
Lu Ying suddenly turned her head and asked him.
He suddenly felt like he had been voyeuristically discovered, and felt a little guilty. "Um, um, master just asked me to go over and explain something... By the way, senior sister, why are you here, and what's wrong with your eyes?"
While speaking, he noticed that his senior sister's eyes were red.
Lu Ying turned her head when she heard this, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, and replied in a panic. "No, it's nothing, there's sand in my eyes!"
After saying that, she stood up, held out her ribbon, and was about to leave.
Duan Qing saw this and shouted quickly. "Sister, wait a moment, I have something to ask you."
Lu Ying put down her hand and turned to look at him, but said nothing.
Duan Qing took out the snow jade from his storage bag. It was a little heavy, so he had to hold it in his arms, raised his head and shouted to Lu Ying. "Senior Sister, these were given to me by Senior Brother Ma Liang during his lifetime, and he told me to give them to you, Senior Sister."
He had wanted to return this snow jade to his senior sister for a long time, but firstly he was busy with cultivation, and secondly, there was never a suitable opportunity. Since he met his senior sister today, it was just the right time to fulfill his senior brother's last wish.
Lu Ying flew up and landed steadily in front of Duan Qing. Looking at the snow-white and clear snow jade, she suddenly remembered that a few months ago, she told her senior brother that she was very envious of Senior Sister Su's snow jade bracelet.
The mood that had just calmed down suddenly collapsed, and tears flowed down uncontrollably like a kite with a broken string.
Duan Qing looked at Senior Sister Lu Ying's appearance and did not dare to speak rashly. He just felt a little relieved in his heart. It seemed that Senior Sister also cared about Senior Brother. Senior Brother Ma Liang's infatuation was not in vain after all!
After a while, Lu Ying finally stopped crying and said with some choking. "Thank you, thank you, little junior brother."
After speaking, he waved his hand and put the snow jade into the bag, leaving only one piece in his hand, stroking it carefully as if no one else was around.
When Duan Qing saw this, he gave up telling his senior sister that he would take her place and go to the spiritual mine for duty. It was better not to disturb her at this time. The master would probably inform her senior sister.
Thinking of this, Duan Qing whispered. "Senior sister, I'll go back first."
When Duan Qing saw that his senior sister had no reaction and was just looking at the snow jade in his hand, he quietly returned the same way and left his senior brother's residence.
After leaving, he went straight to the residence of the second senior brother. As soon as he approached the place, he heard a dull knocking sound from the front. It was probably the second senior brother hitting the stone with a wooden hammer again.
When he got closer, it was just as he thought. The second senior brother was bare-chested and knocked the big bluestone with a wooden hammer. The position of each knock was the same, and he always hit the same point.
"Second senior brother, if you don't practice to improve your cultivation, why do you always use this broken wooden hammer to knock the stone?"
Duan Qing couldn't help asking. He was very curious when he first met the second senior brother. Can knocking the stone with a wooden hammer improve your cultivation? Why does the second senior brother always do this!
And looking at the smooth black knocking point on the bluestone, you can know that the second senior brother has been knocking for a long time. That is a mark formed by years of knocking.
The second senior brother looked at Duan Qing when he heard the words, then turned back to continue looking at the bluestone and explained. "Practice is not just about improving your cultivation. There will be various bottlenecks during the process. If you want to break through these bottlenecks, you have to improve your state of mind."
While speaking, the second brother's hands still did not stop, knocking on the bluestone one by one, but the rhythm slowed down a lot.
"Then, second brother, are you training your state of mind by knocking on the stone?" Duan Qing asked again.
The second brother continued to knock while talking. "Well, the master said that my Tao heart is not firm enough, and there will be big problems when I break through the state of mind in the future, so he gave me this method, asking myself what I want every time I knock."
"Then, second brother, do you have an answer?"
Duan Qing was a little puzzled. Isn't this question easy to answer?
The second brother finally stopped knocking, turned around and looked at Duan Qing and said. "Yes, there are many answers, but the master said there can only be one answer, and said that if I still can't find the only answer, then maybe there will be an answer if I smash the stone."
Duan Qing nodded thoughtfully and didn't say anything else.