Chapter 79 You Gain Some, You Lose Some (2/2)

He felt that Dao of Talisman was way more interesting than meditation and Qigong practice.

This was because he had a strong spiritual sense where he just had to follow the steps of meditation and Qigong. He did not need to be careful and he could even practice transporting his Qi while walking, sitting or even lying down. It was just that the results may not be as good as when he was focused.

Shen Lian had not seen Lu Shouyi for days. When he returned to the lower house, he was shocked to see him.

His figure was scrawny with yellowish unhealthy hair and his clothes were dirty. He didn't have the demeanor of a scholar but instead looked more like a beggar.

Shen Lian went up and patted Lu Shouyi who was sitting at the entrance of the academy. A somewhat confused Lu Shouyi looked at Shen Lian sluggishly.

”Brother Lu, what on earth happened to you?” Shen Lian asked while secretly inserting essential Qi to make sure his words enter Lu Shouyi's ears.

Lu Shouyi finally regained composure, patted his head and said, ”Brother Shen, I mean Young Brother Shen, you're back from collecting jades?” As they were from the same school, they consciously address each other as brothers.

Shen Lian was younger and naturally would be addressed as the younger brother and he couldn't care less about such formalities.

It was also because they entered the academy at the same time, if not Shen Lian would not even take the effort to greet him.

”I've completed the task of collecting thirty pieces of jade. I don't need to make more trips anymore. Didn't the headmaster award you with the school's fundamentals? How's your training going?” Looking at Lu Shouyi, Shen Lian thought that he probably failed the training but Shen Lian didn't want to offend him.

Shen Lian could tell that Lu Shouyi's meridians were opened up but it didn't seem like an outcome of self-training. He probably still struggled with self-control.

”The master gave me the concentration Visualization Technique as I am easily distracted. The first step was to overcome the cluttered thoughts in my head and then improve on my Qigong. But no matter how hard I try, I just couldn't get the Visualization Technique right,” an agonized Lu Shouyi responded with a low voice. He looked extremely weak.

”Have you been eating for the past few days?” Shen Lian asked curiously.

Shen Lian had a strong spiritual sense and was capable of absorbing vitality into his body. But Lu Shouyi, on the other hand, was not as skillful as Shen Lian. He looked scrawny like a matchstick after a month of training and most probably had not been eating. It was a surprise that he had yet to die of starvation.

”I took a Bigu pill earlier. It suppresses your hunger for about ten days to half a month,” Lu replied.

”Are you aware that it's almost been a month since we came back from Taiyi peak?”

A stunned Lu Shouyi replied, ”Is it?”

”It's been a month and Brother Lu still has yet to master the fundamentals. That was really unacceptable for a disciple of the headmaster,” a passing man said leisurely.

Dressed in white with a long sword hung to him, the passerby looked quite handsome. He had sharp brows with star-liked eyes and a well-structured nose. It was safe to describe him as energetic and vibrant.

It was just that no swordsman at the lower house could match the charisma of Chen Jianmei.

This person certainly could be considered as charming.

But his harsh words sounded like thorns to Lu Shouyi.

Lu Shouyi was aware that headmaster accepted him because he saw something in him. It was a special honor. Unless he brought back stunning results, it would be hard to convince others about his acceptance to the academy.

Lu Shouyi was not an idiot. He figured out that this guy was most probably a newcomer to the lower house and replied, ”It seems that this junior has some advice for me. Please go ahead and tell me directly.”