Chapter 105: Father Qin Is Seized, and Mother Qin Is to Scorch in the Sun (1/2)
Within the cattle shack, Qin Wu just finished simmering the herbal medicine that had been gathered from the mountains. The medicinal soup was poured into a broken bowl, and Qin Wu gently blew on the steaming bowl as he gave it to Mother Qin.
”Mother of my child. Let us drink this medicine. You will feel better after drinking it,” Qin Wu gently said. He endlessly stirred with the shabby ladle in his hand as he blew away the steam that rose from the bowl of medicine.
”Ai….” Mother Qin let out a sigh of sorrow. ”Wu-ge, there's no need to work so hard. This is just how my body is.”
”Mother of my child. How can you say such things? How can your body get better if you don't drink medicine? How can go look for Yu-er with a weak body?” Qin Wu donned an unhappy expression.
Mother Qin's pale lips gave a grieved smile. ”Wu-ge, you should go look for Yu-er instead of me. Leave me be. As long as Yu-er is fine, I can die contently with eyes closed.” A teardrop fell from the corner of her eyes as she finished speaking.
Qin Wu looked at Mother Qin's tear, and he thought about the child who he hadn't heard news from in over a year. His nose ached, and he nearly shed tears as well. However, he needed to endure it. Right now the mother of his child was weakened to this degree. They would both have a mental breakdown if he were to shed tears right now.
”You can't say such things. Don't talk about dying. Don't worry, neither one of us is going to die. We can go find Yu-er together once you are better. Okay, the medicine is getting cold. Come and drink.” Qin Wu placed the ladle to Mother Qin's mouth.
Mother Qin helplessly opened her mouth in a mechanical manner and drank down the medicine.
She drank the bowl of medicine very slowly. It took quite a while before she was able to drink it all. The good thing was that she drank it completely, not leaving a single bit to waste. Qin Wu stood up in great satisfaction. He walked outside and tossed away the dregs remaining at the bottom of the bowl. He suddenly seemed to sense something just when he was about to turn around and return to the cattle shack, causing him to instantly stop his footsteps. He turned to gaze ahead toward the boundless and vast wild plains.
There was a screaming sound, and a gust of wind blasted by. The tall wild grass was lifted and sent swaying all over the place, letting out rustling sounds.
”So it's just a wind-causing ghost.” Qin Wu relaxed, turned around, and returned to the cattle shock.
However, unbeknown to him, a group of people was moving in the underbrush and had already gotten close to this cattle shack. Qin Biao and the others formed this group of people.
”Pay attention everyone. The cattle shack is just five hundred feet ahead toward the left.” The scout at the vanguard stopped his footsteps, letting out a warning.
Qin Biao also stopped his footsteps. He revealed an evil smile with his lips. ”Hehe. There is no need for us to stay hidden with the distance being this small. Let's simply rush them. Go!”
Qin Biao took the lead and was the first to rush out from within the underbrush. As his feet trampled upon the wild grass, he flitted across toward the close cattle shack like a flying man.
The people behind them acted the same in succession. The wind screamed as they flitted over the grass, pursuing the footsteps of Qin Biao ahead. They were akin to wolves and tigers as they threw themselves toward the cattle shack.
Qin Wu, who had just entered the cattle shack, heard the bizarre sounds behind him. He turned his head to look in haste, and his complexion immediately changed.
”Not good. They are here. We need to go quickly, mother of my child.” Qin Wu yelled as he rushed to Mother Qin side. He picked up Mother Qin's weak body. Mother Qin's body was already quite light, having been ill for so long. She was so light that Qin Wu felt an off-sensation the moment he carried her. He felt that he carried not a person but a bundle of rice straws.
”Who's here, Wu-ge?” Mother Qin gasped as she asked.
”People of the Qin Family. We are leaving.” Qin Wu had already flitted his way out the other side of the cattle shack as he answered.
”No, Wu-ge. Just leave me. Run with haste by yourself and go find Yu-er.” Mother Qin shouted with urgency.
”I won't just abandon you. I won't be able to explain things to Yu-er in the future if I abandon you,” Qin Wu said loudly. He transformed into a gale of wind as he leapt out. He trampled upon the wild grass and flitted toward the distance.
In the back, the arriving pursuers saw Qin Wu as he dashed and fled. They were a bit stunned, especially Qin Biao. Qin Mu, who followed closely behind, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, ”Biao... Uncle Biao, isn't Qin Wu a cripple? How can he use qinggong?”
That's right. Qin Wu was utilizing none other than qinggong. Only a cultivator could use qinggong.
”It looks like he can also cultivate.” Qin Biao answered as he gave chase. ”I finally understand how Qin Yu, a cripple, was able to suddenly cultivate back then. They must possess an exceptional cultivation manual that can help one reconstruct the meridians and refine the fleshly body, allowing a cripple to turn into a genius of martial arts.”
”An exceptional cultivation manual....” Qin Mu's eyes lit up, and the color of greed was revealed on his face. ”Uncle Biao, we need to obtain this exceptional cultivation manual and see if it can really reconstruct the meridians and refine the fleshly body.”
”Rubbish. Of course it can.” Qin Biao responded without a trace of politeness.
”Ha. They're cripples, yet they're able to reconstruct their bodies to become geniuses. For cultivators like us, who aren't cripples, wouldn't such people become super geniuses after the reconstruction?” Qin Mu was quite emotionally excited. A flame ignited in his heart as he thought about his chance to become a super genius.
”You know all of this, yet you're still talking. Just hurry and chase after them.” Qin Biao roared in excitement. His footsteps increased in speed, and the same flame burned in his heart. The flame was so hot that his entire self nearly began to burn.
”Whoosh….”
Streaks and streaks of human shadows whistled over the underbrush, flitting across the tips of grass, each trying to outdo the other.
Qin Wu's stamina began to deplete up ahead. The pursuers behind him began to quickly close the distance.
Indeed, he really could cultivate. He was no longer a cripple who could not cultivate, but this wasn't due to him cultivating some exceptional cultivation manual. Instead, it was due to Qin Yu rectifying his meridians back then. There were all sorts of reasons that led to Qin Yu not telling Qin Wu the truth of the matter during the time, and it was only in the past half year that Qin Wu discovered his ability to cultivate.
When Qin Wu discovered that he could cultivate, his reaction could be described as being wild with joy. He was excited and happy for three days and three nights, after which he began to cultivate like crazy. He had accumulated much cultivation knowledge in the past, so his knowledge of theory could be said to be quite abundant. It was because of this that cultivation was no difficult matter for him.
His progress went quick, and he already reached the peak of the origin realm. It took him nearly half a year to walk this path that others would likely need several years walk.
Unfortunately, he got fell in a predicament during the critical moments of breaking through to the immersion realm. He couldn't improve no matter how much he cultivated. He could only give up for the time being. He had started cultivating too late, after all, for the best time to start cultivating was that around the age of eight, and it was best not to exceed twenty years of age. The meridians and constitution of the human body was already solidified past this period of life. It was very hard to make great growth past this age unless one's meridians and body were reconstructed.