Chapter 59: Where Did You Learn That
“So, what was the situation over there?”
“Nothing much. That flower shop owner is a sword cultivator whose sword broke. She had a cultivation accident, that’s all.”
Looking at Su Huanhuan who had returned to the bamboo grove, Luohe, sitting bored by the riverside watching the sky, asked her.
Unfortunately, in the end, Su Huanhuan still hadn’t brought back the half of the Autumn Maiden Sword. Who knew that Gu Jing would be so unreasonable?
After listening to everything Su Huanhuan said, when she finally asked for the sword, Gu Jing simply pretended not to hear and walked away.
If she weren’t at the Divine Foundation stage, Su Huanhuan would have just taken it by force.
How annoying.
Thinking of this, Su Huanhuan couldn’t help but want to say something bad about Gu Jing.
She sat down beside Luohe and said:
“You know, that flower shop owner really resembles that kind and gracious Senior Sister Gu of yours.”
“Both appear gentle, poised, and graceful on the surface, but inside they’re as fragile and sensitive as rabbits, playing dead when danger comes.”
“If I hadn’t gone to help this time, I bet she would have stood there stunned like an idiot for who knows how long.”
“Is that so.”
Though he didn’t know exactly what Su Huanhuan was talking about, it seemed the problem had been resolved.
“That’s too bad.”
The rabbit in his arms had returned, seemingly reluctant to leave upon sensing Luohe’s presence.
Now it was pressing its head against him, nuzzling with excessive enthusiasm.
Luohe stroked it while speaking calmly.
“Don’t you have any thoughts?”
“How could I have thoughts when I wasn’t involved?”
“But…”
Luohe tilted his head and thought for a moment.
“Senior Sister Gu is indeed someone who excels at tormenting herself.”
She had always used guilt to lash herself.
But Luohe had never expected her to seek justice for him.
So-called shame couldn’t be pinned on the contemptible.
If she had considered it none of her business from the beginning, where would all this awkwardness and pain come from?
Luohe shook his head.
But ultimately, these were past matters, involving people from the past.
There was no need to dwell on them now.
“How are you feeling?”
“Me?”
Su Huanhuan looked at Luohe, her eyes showing a playfulness never seen before.
“Thanks to you, Lord Luohe, I’m much better than six years ago.”
“You being so familiar with my body, and me being so compatible with your form… honestly, I never believed in fate before, but now I believe a little.”
“How could there be such a coincidence in this world?”
“Is that so.”
From her tone, she seemed to think this was quite a perfect coincidence.
However…
According to Luohe’s own speculation, his ability to boost others’ cultivation could probably work on others too.
And, well, if someone had better talent, the effect might be even better.
Of course, Luohe wouldn’t tell Su Huanhuan this.
“Although I erased the traces on those pursuers, after resting for a while, they’ll probably notice soon… so I think it’s about time we moved on.”
Besides, with Gu Jing’s matter resolved, there really wasn’t any reason to stay in Xianfeng City.
“Alright, where to next?”
“North into Ye Capital territory. There’s a fairy’s tomb there. It might contain something I need called Star Essence Melted Iron.”
“That Blood Pool was so arrogant! My first step is to use that thing to make a cauldron to contain it… and slowly stew it into porridge!”
“Good.”
Seeing Su Huanhuan’s confident expression, Luohe smiled too.
Though he wasn’t clear where Ye Capital was, or what Star Essence Melted Iron might be.
But seeing her like this made him happy.
“…Luohe.”
“Hmm?”
“Though it may sound strange coming from someone as crooked as me, this world may be rotten, but there are still some beautiful and interesting places.”
“Follow me, and I’ll show you.”
“Alright.”
…
Liu Miao didn’t know what that woman in red had said to the flower shop owner after separating her from them.
But she did learn the red-clothed woman’s name: Su Huanhuan.
Since Su Huanhuan left, she felt something had changed about the flower shop owner.
She couldn’t exactly say what, but it felt like a positive change.
The flower shop owner had always seemed gentle toward them, but often had a kind of…
Feeling that she wasn’t really looking at them, her eyes wandering, seeming completely lost.
Now the flower shop owner still didn’t seem to be looking at them, but her eyes no longer wandered.
Liu Miao could feel that the shop owner was looking in one direction.
However…
This also meant that the flower shop owner would be leaving.
She had dismantled her flower house with her own hands. All those flowers and the building were gone.
Only the parasol tree remained… oh, and that small mound.
She said she would be leaving Xianfeng City, possibly never to return.
This made Liu Miao sad.
She told the flower shop owner about learning the heart-cultivation method from someone else. After checking that there were no problems, the flower shop owner didn’t ask further.
These past few days, Liu Miao felt the spiritual energy within her body was quite full, and it had become difficult to absorb more from outside.
So she began to think about the uses of spiritual energy, and after much consideration… all she could think of was the sword strike she had secretly observed Luohe perform in the bamboo grove.
After days of remembering, practicing, and imitating… she finally learned how to release spiritual energy in a strike like Luohe.
Now, she planned to show this strike to the flower shop owner before she left.
This might be her last chance to pester the flower shop owner with questions.
Liu Miao took a deep breath.
She now stood on the site where the flower house had been, now just an empty space.
The flower shop owner sat on the other side, watching her with gentle eyes.
In her hand, Liu Miao held a straight wooden stick—since she had no sword, this was the most sword-like thing she could find.
Liu Miao again recalled in her mind what she had seen when Luohe performed his sword strike…
That sharpness, that quietness, that precision, that perfect control without wasting any spiritual energy…
Liu Miao felt a mysterious understanding arise in her heart. She watched a withered leaf falling from the parasol tree, and her wooden stick moved naturally.
She leapt lightly, a nearly imperceptible ripple of spiritual energy flowed, and then she landed gracefully.
The withered leaf continued to fall as before, but when a breeze came, it split into two halves.
Standing on the ground again, Liu Miao felt the previously excessive spiritual energy in her body suddenly scatter to every corner, becoming the foundation in her meridians.
In the near future, she would learn that this feeling was called Foundation Establishment. She had successfully established her foundation by observing Luohe’s sword strike.
But at this moment, she didn’t realize what this meant.
She only stared blankly as the flower shop owner suddenly rose from her seat, walked step by step to her, and grabbed her shoulders.
“This sword technique…”
“Where did you learn it?”
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