Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 120: Return of the Swallow
"It's flying, it's flying, wow, Master is so amazing..."

It is spring again and Chen Xuan and his friends are enjoying an outing in the countryside.

On the grass beside the stream at the foot of Qingliang Mountain, Gao Jingming and his friends were flying kites, laughing and talking happily. Xiao Cai was the happiest one, jumping around like a lively little rabbit and never feeling tired.

Not only Chen Xuan, Gao Jingming and others came here, but also several young masters and young ladies of the Gao family, as well as Zhou Lin and others.

Soon Gao Jingming will set off for Liuyu College to start a new study career. He is going thousands of miles away and doesn’t know when he will return. If we don’t get along well with each other, there will not be many opportunities in the future.

This outing is a farewell to my younger brothers, sisters and friends before leaving.

After a year of careful consideration and family discussion, Gao Jingming finally decided to study at Liuyu College. The atmosphere there focuses on government administration. Mr. Gao is an official, and Gao Jingming will probably follow in his father's footsteps and become a civil servant in the future.

He didn't go to Mingtang Academy because there were too many powerful people there. Although Gao Jingming was the brother-in-law of Prince Qing and his father was also an official, he still didn't like that kind of atmosphere.

Perhaps due to the influence of his cultivation method, he prefers a more relaxed atmosphere.

There is no need for Renfeng College, and he doesn't want to march and fight for his future.

Liuyu Academy is not in the capital, but in Huizhou, in the north of Jing State. It is neither too rich nor too poor. The entire Jing State is at a middle level, with a strong literary atmosphere. Every year, some outstanding talents emerge.

Chen Xuan still remembered that he had finished studying with Mr. Yushan a few days ago. When he left, he was very serious instructing Gao Jingming and others not to mention anything about his master when he was away.

After all, the relationship between master and disciple was so deep, so why was he not allowed to mention his master's name? Gao Jingming was very confused at the time, but Mr. Yushan did not explain too much, only saying that he would understand in the future and just remember...

The warm breeze makes the tourists intoxicated. In early spring, all things flourish, and the mountain flowers are in full bloom. The rape flowers in the fields are in full bloom, and the view is full of golden colors. The breeze brings the refreshing fragrance of flowers.

A group of teenagers were playing on the grass, flying colorful kites to compete for height. Not far away, servants were preparing the necessities for the picnic.

Chen Xuan did not participate in their entertainment, which was a happy time for people of their age.

There was a thick, slanting willow tree by the stream, its trunk extending above the water. Chen Xuan was lying on the trunk with one foot hanging casually and a book covering his face.

Basking in the warm spring sun, smelling the fragrance of flowers in the wind, listening to the gurgling stream beneath you, you feel leisurely and comfortable, with even cheerful background music playing in your mind.

The beautiful spring is worse than a dream, in which the grass smells...

Comfortable.

Young is so good.

He has been practicing martial arts for several years. Although he has spent most of his time studying, his martial arts skills have not fallen behind. He knows that he is making progress every day.

Having never experienced actual combat, Chen Xuan doesn't know what level his martial arts skills are at, and his current cultivation is still at the acquired level.

But his inner strength, now running at full power, can be described as surging. When he first started practicing, he could use a stock as a metaphor, but now, it is like a mighty river!
Of course, this is just a sensory metaphor. Otherwise, who can truly accommodate such a huge river in their body?
The internal force cultivated by Ze Yuan Jue is pure and condensed, as well as moderate and peaceful. Usually, Chen Xuan hides more than 99% of his internal force in his body. On the surface, he is just a child with some internal force, inconspicuous at all. Only he himself knows his situation clearly.

In terms of martial arts, he had practiced almost all of what Liu Changhe had instilled in him, and had mastered it to perfection. However, some powerful moves required a higher level of cultivation to perform, and now he could only use the parts of the acquired realm.

Even Chen Xuan himself found this kind of martial arts talent incredible.

In the past few years, he did not deliberately open up the meridians in his body. When he practiced internal strength, the powerful internal energy circulated, and the meridians in his body gradually became connected on their own.

Now his eight extraordinary meridians are all open and extremely wide, and the circulation of his terrifying internal energy is not affected at all.

The width of the meridians is just a sensory concept. Although they are in the human body, they do not have a physical entity like blood vessels, but they do exist.

The only thing missing from his work is the unblocking of his Ren and Du meridians. Once these two meridians are unblocked, the bridge between heaven and earth will be opened to form a large circulation, which will allow him to break through the Qi sea and Dantian in one fell swoop, condense the true Qi and step into the innate realm.

In fact, with his current internal strength, he could have forcibly broken through the Ren and Du meridians and stepped into the innate realm, but he did not do so. He planned to continue accumulating internal strength and let it flow through naturally.

There is no need to rush anyway. If the critical moment really comes, it will not be a problem for him to make a temporary breakthrough with his current internal strength.

The truth was, his Ren and Du meridians had already become largely open thanks to the powerful internal energy, which was why he was confident he could achieve a breakthrough at a crucial moment. With a bone age of eleven, his martial arts cultivation was halfway to the Xiantian realm. His initial goal had essentially been achieved!

It's a bit exaggerated, but his talent in martial arts is real.

Over the years, he had learned that Gao Jingming's sister, Gao Jingyu, was a Xiantian master. Furthermore, she was extremely gifted, having reached the Xiantian realm at the age of seventeen. At eighteen, she was taken in as a concubine by Prince Qing. At twenty, she gave birth to a son, and two years ago, she also gave birth to a daughter. Now, she has both a son and a daughter...

Gao Jingyu was able to enter the innate realm at the age of seventeen, so it is barely acceptable that Chen Xuan has only one foot in at the age of eleven and a half... right?

Accept it for nothing. It is currently known that no one has reached the innate realm at the age of eleven. Even Jiang Yuan, who is known as the youngest master of Jing Kingdom in the past hundred years, reached the innate realm at the age of fifteen. Thousands of years ago, people like him were rare, not to mention that Chen Xuan was only eleven years old and had only been practicing martial arts for a few years.

In short, although Gao Jingyu entered the innate realm at the age of seventeen, she is still at that level now. Otherwise, if she had entered the grandmaster realm, she would have been famous all over the world long ago.

Chen Xuan estimated that no matter how talented Gao Jingyu was, he would only be born with it in this life. After all, there were only a handful of masters in the entire Jing Kingdom with a population of 100 million, so it was not easy to get in. Especially since Gao Jingyu had a pair of children, which took a great toll on his health, making it even more difficult to climb up.

Recently, with the improvement of his cultivation, coupled with Mr. Yushan's unreserved popular science and his own judgment, Chen Xuan has also learned a lot of things.

For example, Mr. Yushan's martial arts skills are only at the acquired realm now, but his strength at this realm is also extremely impressive. He has mastered several powerful martial arts, which he has passed on to Chen Xuan and others. He has a disabled body and it is almost impossible for him to reach the innate realm in this lifetime.

Then there is the Gao family. They have many guards and even a few retainers who are rarely seen, but there is still no innate master in charge. At most, there are a few old monsters with extremely strong acquired realm. If such people fight for their lives, with the help of experience and various external forces, they may not even be afraid of ordinary innate masters.

In other words, in terms of the realm of martial arts cultivation alone, Chen Xuan, who is only eleven years old, is already the highest in the Gao family, without a doubt!

But realm does not represent combat power. There is no way to change this. Chen Xuan lacks practical experience, unless he steps into the innate stack and crushes the numbers in one fell swoop.

It's normal that the Gao family doesn't have a congenital master. After all, the word "congenital" is no joke. He can come and go freely and achieve personal freedom with martial arts alone. As long as he doesn't commit crimes, the government dare not intervene. He has a certain capital to be arrogant and domineering. If he is placed in the army, he can be promoted to the rank of general based on his strength. Although he is just a brave warrior, how can the Gao family hire him?
Only someone with the status of King Qing can attract a congenital master to work for him, and it is only the effect of an equal relationship. If others are not satisfied, they have the right to refuse.

So, having said that, the Gao family is not a noble family. The main reason why Gao Jingyu can become the concubine of Prince Qing is her martial arts skills. Otherwise, how could she be worthy of Prince Qing with her status?
Without that level of cultivation, no matter how beautiful you are, no one will pay attention to you. As the Prince of Qing, what kind of beauty in the world can't he get?

Anyway, if nothing unexpected happens, Chen Xuan will undoubtedly be the first innate master in the history of the Gao family. Maybe it will be tomorrow, or maybe next month. Anyway, according to Chen Xuan's current progress, it will not take more than three months for him to reach the innate level.

Gao Jingyu doesn't count. A daughter who is married off is like spilled water, and she belongs to another family.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Hope is right before my eyes. With Madam Gao's promise, once I reach the Xiantian realm, the indenture will probably return to me naturally. I can break free from the shackles of my status and keep my current lucrative job. I'm so happy."

Lying on the tree, Chen Xuan thought to himself that the future was bright.

Once he got the innate body contract, although Chen Xuan still stayed in the Gao family, he was no longer a servant. It was no exaggeration to say that Mrs. Gao had to address him as "young master" whenever she saw him. His status and position were equal to Gao Jingming, the only difference was the degree of closeness.

I've come a long way these years, there's nothing to rush about. I've been living a good life anyway. It would be nice to go with Gao Jingming to broaden my horizons. I'll find the right opportunity and take some time to show off my skills, then I can enjoy life.

I think given the character of the Gao family, no one will be embarrassed by then.

The situation is very good.

Cool.

Chen Xuan was leisurely imagining the future. With his terrifying martial arts talent, he had already practiced the Ze Yuan Jue to the point where it could circulate automatically and improve his skills at all times while walking, sitting or lying down. Otherwise, how could he have achieved his current level of cultivation which was halfway to the innate realm?
At this moment, a man rode a horse hurriedly towards them from a distance. Chen Xuan did not move at all. With his keen senses, he analyzed that the person coming was one of the Gao family guards.

When the other party arrived, he shouted from a distance: "Master and Miss, stop playing, Madam wants you to go back quickly."

"What's the urgent matter?" Gao Jingming asked in confusion, holding the kite string.

The visitor shook his head and said, "I don't know. Madam didn't say anything. It's not a bad thing, but it's urgent."

"Is that so? Let's go. I'll apologize to Lin Zi and the others."

It seems that we have to go back. Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan took off the book on his face. He saw a group of jade scissors flying in the sky, and a smile appeared on his lips.

To use a not-so-pure "numerology" approach, it's like a late-returning swallow, wasting its youth at the moment of parting...

(End of this chapter)