Daoqi Huangcheng

Chapter 28. Avoiding Disaster
In the secret room.
Song Chen held the black jade slip in his hand, comprehending the "Yellow Springs Scripture".

The method of gathering qi in the "Yellow Springs Classic" is quite unique, and it is divided into three methods: upper, middle, and lower.

The Dharma name is: "Covering the Sun and Moon, Opening the Ghost Gate".

The Chinese and French names are: Hidden Mountains and Rivers, Seen by a Hundred Ghosts.

The Dharma name is: Water Spirit Nourishes Resentment.

Each of these three methods of gathering qi is accompanied by a secret technique.

The highest level of the Dharma is called "Covering the Sky," the middle level is called "Exploring the Mysteries," and the lowest level is called "Gathering Resentment."

The upper and middle methods were clearly beyond Song Chen's capabilities, but the lower method was feasible, simply because the so-called "water spirit nurturing resentment" was essentially a mixture of "water spirit energy" and "resentment energy," using this energy to forge a spiritual root.

Song Chen possesses water-spirited spirit stones, and as for resentment, it can be absorbed using the secret technique of "Gathering Resentment."

"Resentment" is, in a sense, human energy, which is abundant in places with many people. Although this resentment is extremely thin, it should be enough to cultivate the first spiritual root.

He studied the [Gathering Resentment] secret technique for a while, then activated it. Wisps of faint resentment aura came toward him from the surrounding area. At the same time, he activated the Qi Gathering Technique again to draw water spirit energy from the water spirit stone.

The two energies intertwined, forming a cold, damp liquid that slowly sank into his body.

In an instant, he felt a chill running through his internal organs.

'Is this some kind of evil magic?'

Song Chen frowned, but he didn't hesitate much.

He no longer has the right to be picky; as long as it's useful, that's enough.

Qingyue, the young lady, didn't return home until 9 PM.

She dragged her tired body back to the mansion, pulling the big, snarling black dog with her. Without caring about anything else, she quickly took a bath and changed her clothes before lying down on the couch.

At this moment, Song Chen was warming himself up in the kitchen with a bowl of ginger soup.

After practicing the Yellow Springs Sutra for most of the day, he roughly knew that this method was actually the bloodline magic of the "Marrow-Eating Crane Demon".

He had indeed obtained the power of the "Marrow-Eating Crane Demon" from the Mirror of Illusion and Reality, but that kind of acquisition was merely "knowing what it is but not why it is." He could use it, but he didn't know how that power was formed. It was like when he played a game before transmigrating, he used an "assistive device," but that didn't mean he could create an "assistive device" himself.

At the same time, he also understood why the blood of the "Marrow-Eating Crane Demon" was scorching hot: only the power of fiery flesh and blood could resist the invasion of this yin-corroding energy.

On his very first day of training, he felt cold all over and needed to drink ginger soup. One can imagine what it would be like in the long run.

In addition, he discovered something interesting: the "Yellow Springs Scripture" did not mention "what measures to take if the body is cold", but the "Taibai Golden Gang Secret" he had practiced in Jinxia Mountain clearly stated that he needed to take "Night Dew Pill" to neutralize the sharp and killing energy of the Golden Spirit in water.

Upon further reflection, he no longer found it strange.

The "Yellow Springs Scripture" he holds now is a jade slip obtained from a mysterious place, while the "Taibai Golden Gang Technique" is just a book. On the book, one can write whatever one wants and add whatever one wants.
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Song Chen drank the ginger soup to the last drop.

A maidservant asked, "Second Master, would you like more?"

Song Chen shook his head, put down the bowl, and then went to his bedroom, pushing open the door to enter.

As soon as the door was pushed open, a dark figure suddenly sat up on the couch inside, asking warily, "Who's there?"

It was Qingyue's voice.

Song Chen said, "Who else could it be?"

Lady Qingyue was so busy that she forgot about her husband. She said in surprise, "I thought you were just passing through the capital and would stop for a bit before leaving."

Song Chen closed the door behind him, sat down on the edge of the couch, and quietly took off his boots and trousers before pulling back the covers.

Qingyue hurriedly turned over and went inside.

After a while.
A helpless cry came from the air.

"I'm so tired today, how about we skip it?"

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"Hey, hey"

A moment later.
"Husband, I'm so tired. The pressure at the Wei family is immense today, and it will be even greater tomorrow. I'm going to sleep now. I'm sorry, husband." Qingyue suddenly pulled away, curled up in the corner of the bed, and pulled the blanket over herself, rolling herself into a "silkworm" shape, forming a wall to keep Song Chen's army outside the city.

Song Chen felt the blanket being pulled towards him, and seeing his wife's hands tightly gripping the sheets, he said, "Let's chat then, what happened?"

Qingyue cried out, "I'm so sleepy, so tired, my husband, I'm sorry."

Sensing Song Chen's approach, she poked her small foot out from under the covers, her five fingers pressing against Song Chen, keeping the enemy outside the city wall.

Song Chen stopped approaching.

Her breathing quickly became even, and she had clearly fallen asleep without warning.

A thoughtful look flashed in Song Chen's eyes; he had never forgotten the matter of the spies from the Great Jin Dynasty.

He straightened the curled-up sheets, stopped bothering his wife, and instead put his hands behind his head, pondering what to do.

The next day, during a break from his cultivation, Song Chen went to the Forging Guild in the south of the city to inquire about Xiong Da, Xiong Can, and Que He, but to no avail.

After several days, a secret letter was finally delivered to Song Chen by the elite members of the Forging Gang.

Song Chen opened the envelope.

There were two pages in the envelope.

One page, written by Xiong Da, says that he has infiltrated a remote place called "Yongcui County" by posing as a merchant who has encountered bandits. This place has a lot of farmland, many gangs, and no cultivators.
On the next page was written by Que He, who said that he had realized his mistake and begged the adults to pass it on to his mother, informing her that everything was alright, that he had repented and started anew, and that he had now spent money to acquire some farmland and hired some farmers to work in the fields together.

Regardless of whether Que He's words were true or false, Song Chen was determined to leave the capital with the people he valued most in the Que family and seek refuge elsewhere.

Firstly, he felt that his wife might cause trouble by being too busy;

Secondly, those crane demons wouldn't let him go.

As for cultivation, he wasn't worried, because the secret technique of gathering qi recorded in the Yellow Springs Scripture, called "Exploring the Netherworld," might have some miraculous effects in the desolate mountains and wilderness.

That evening, Que He's letter appeared under Lady Qianxue's pillow.

Pei Qianxue was both happy and wary. She was happy to know where her son was, but wary that this might be a trap.
But what could a woman like her possibly scheme for?

At 9 PM, Lady Qingyue dragged her tired body back to the mansion once again.

She was preparing to take a bath and get into bed when Madam Qianxue pulled her into her boudoir.

Que Chan was also in Lady Qianxue's room.

Pei Qingyue asked, "Sister, what's wrong?"

Madam Qianxue nudged the door and said, "Take a look."

Pei Qingyue was somewhat taken aback after reading it.

Lady Asahi recounted the previous letter again.

Pei Qingyue was startled and almost jumped up: "The Yu family...the Yu family is..."

Madam Qianxue quickly covered her mouth and asked, "What should we do?"

Pei Qingyue thought for a while and said, "Have my husband accompany you. He's the strongest in our family."

Lady Qianxue smiled and said, "Do you think he's trustworthy?"

Pei Qingyue said, "He never forced me to do anything. He's a good person."

Pei Qingyue then asked, "What about you? Aren't you coming?"

Pei Qingyue said helplessly, "There was a murder last night. A Celestial Guard died. Today, the inner disciples of the Imperial City Temple are investigating. My demon dog is the only one left in the Beast Taming Camp. It is very useful for finding people and needs to be dispatched to cooperate with that person. Sister, I can't leave."

P.S.: There was a minor issue with these two settings, so I'm clarifying them now. The [Taibai Sword Intent] was previously sacrificed together with the [Mirror Image of the Marrow-Eating Crane Demon] in the Mysterious Ancient Temple.

(End of this chapter)