Chapter 38 (2/2)
The back of Cheng Qian's head fully showed his 'sso disturbed like back then Using ular occurrence for him But this particular day, his mind suddenly became disturbed before dawnbreak, so he opened his eyes
The colors of the night hadn't receded fro Qian had left at soot to know hi Qian had never slept till the sun had risen There was still so sat silently for ahis attention to consider himself He didn't seem to have encountered any Trials, but he couldn't settle down nowas about to happen
He lit the lamps with a wave of his hand, paced in his room a few times, and procured three copper coins fro wasn't familiar with the path of divination He had seen his master do this before, but whenever he tried to ask about it, Master never agreed to teach hie of the future is the culnorance This is a dishonest practice, there is no need for in-depth knowledge”
Was soon Island?
The three copper coins danced between his deft fingers After turning them about for a moment, he cleared his mind and sat down to silently recite the Scriptures on Clarity and Stillness
As expected, Zhou Hanzheng was a harbinger of ood ever came from his presence
Han Yuan's information was proven to be true The next day, news of the Grand Competition was announced at the Lecture Hall The ht Protector with the face of a debt collector had both gathered on this rare occasion It was announced that everyone who could absorb Qi into their body was required to participate Those who didn't want to fight could forfeit and admit defeat, otherwise they must step up for the competition The victors could enter the inner halls of the Azure Dragon Island to read the ancient records and listen to the lectures of the disciples without acknowledging the Island Lord as master
While those endless rules were laid out up there, Cheng Qian sat on the ground without raising his head, carving a wooden tablet the size of his pallance and explained off-handedly to Han Yuan, “That's called the ‘Puppet Char it on your person could help ward off a calamity It's a well-known visible charm, one of the Seven Great Chars in total, each stroke interrelated The strokes … Look, this s Qian's burin seey abruptly bursting out Han Yuan felt a gust of raw,his face, which dispersed in the air quickly His eyes widened in awe
Yan Zheng Qian's shoulder, and said, “You've only absorbed Qi into your body for six to seven years, but you dared to atte, Tong Qian”
Cheng Qian put the ruined wooden tablet and burin aside, and sat still to regulate his Qi
Yan Zheng then continued his words to Han Yuan, “Mistakes in carving can either be caused by lack of practice or running out of energy… In the case of your Third shi+xiong, he has run out of energy Tong Qian, why did you suddenly want to carve this?”
Cheng Qian said casually, “I just wanted to try it”
Soon enough, Yan Zheng found out why he wanted to try it
While everyone was excitedly discussing the Azure Dragon Island's Grand Co off at the port of Azure Dragon Island
“Go and co said, “Go back to Fuyao Mountain first, and then go ho, and replenish therown into a young man, his appearance much more mature He noted down each point and nodded in affire, wait!”
As they spoke, a flying horse ca toward the Qian had jumped off of it His appearance was evidently a bit disheveled, probably blown by the sea wind or soed
Xueqing had always been gentle and kind, never one for er, he had been very attentive and , the Eldest shi+xiong who often didn't act his part, Xueqing was more like a reliable older brother, so his relationshi+p with Cheng Qian had always been quite good
Xueqing smiled at hiood care of hi Qian nodded and procured a s, “I thought I wouldn't make it Carry this with you, be careful on your way”
Yan Zheng, who had been left out of the picture, asked, “What is this thing, for you to hurry and deliver fro opened the cotton packet and found a small wooden tablet inside When he pulled it out for a closer look, Yan Zhengid — It was a cohtly bashful, “My energy isn't enough, so I kept failing Even after so le to complete this one Keep it with you, but you still need to be careful on the way Since this was her than mine, it would only be a useless piece of wood”
Xueqing hurriedly said, “Yes, 's heart was filled with an unusual feeling of dissatisfaction He thought, I didn't get any — I went through such pains to raise this little thankless wretch, but he never even carved a whistle for iven to someone else first, how ridiculous!
But he was an honorable sect leader, so he couldn't possibly kick up a fuss with his shi+di and a Daoist child in broad daylight Yan Zhenght face and sole hi to leave angrily
But he'd only taken two steps when he realized that Cheng Qian was still looking at where the boat had gone, thoughts unclear, not even noticing Yan Zhenger So Sect Leader Yan purposefully returned to wait Only when Cheng Qian finally turned around with a heavy heart did Yan Zheng Qian to hear before turning to leave under his shi+di's baffled eyes
Cheng Qian looked around himself quickly and realized that there was nobody there, Yan Zheng Qian
He asked in confusion, “Eldest shi+xiong, what's wrong with you now?”
Yan Zheng Qian had no clue what strange mood he'd fallen into, so he had half a heart to just leave hio where he wanted to cool off, but the Sect Leader's tantrums were very troubleso a Daoist child dedicated to brushi+ng the Eldest shi+xiong's hair, Cheng Qian could only go after him
As the two of the horse had been left behind The aardness continued until they returned to their dwellings In the end, Cheng Qian no longer cared which wrong nerve of the Eldest shi+xiong had been poked at, and was only following along helplessly
Yan Zheng Qian outside
Shuikeng, as lazing around with the Scriptures on Clarity and Stillness in the courtyard, wasn't surprised by the see ith the Second shi+xiong, they were both quite dignified and see wasn't much better than her, so he rarely dared to cross the Eldest shi+xiong Only the Third shi+xiong, each ti', was able to anger the Eldest shi+xiong until he lost all of his bearing
Shuikeng leisurely hummed a tune, “Iya, look what sin the little sweetheart [2] has coht to her, stroked her head, and bent down to draw a circle of charently, “It will disperse by itself after you've recited the scriptures thirty ti Not even ‘the little sweetheart' can save you”
Shuikeng felt like she had set herself on fire
Cheng Qian sauntered back to his own room The moment he opened the door, his faint s Qian abruptly turned around to sweep his eyes over the courtyard, but there wasn't a single person out there other than Shuikeng, asQian hesitated, placed a hand on the wooden sword at his waist, and carefully went in, closing the door behind him — someone had entered his room and left an object behind
It was a sword Not a wooden sword — a real, genuine sword
Its innate brilliance was profound, as if a spirit elling within
[1] ‘Sharpening the axe won't interfere with cutting firewood' The phrase used here is 「磨刀不誤砍柴工」 It's a Chinese idio preparations won't delay the actual work'
[2] ‘sweetheart' The word used here is 「冤家」, which could both mean ‘little sweetheart' or ‘archenemy' Fun fact: there's a Chinese expression, 「不是冤家不聚頭」, which could both mean 'Lovers are destined to h the latteris more cos caused by these encounters are predestined by your past life
The Chinese word for 'Trial' (with capital letter T) is 「瓶頸」 In a literal sense, it means 'bottleneck' In a less literal sense, it means 'major obstacle' Since this see that happens to cultivators once in three years), I've decided to capitalize it to s clear
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