Let the true energy circulate for a while

……

Sun Xiaojuan was completely confused when Chen Jianbin suddenly grabbed her, pointed to the hole in the wall, and asked:

"Juan'er, look, is there a hole in this wall?"

Sun Xiaojuan angrily exclaimed, "What happened? Who made a hole in our wall?!"

Chen Jianbin said loudly, "In other words, you saw it too."

"Yes, I saw it, there's a hole in the wall."

"The fact that you can see it proves it's real, not just my imagination!"

"Honey, what are you saying! Where's Ono? Where's my son?!"

Chen Jianbin's eyes shone brightly as he said incredulously:

"He left behind destructive traces on this world that science cannot explain, and this has been objectively proven!!"

"Are you crazy? Where's Ono? Where's my son?! Hey, who's this Taoist priest?"

"He is your son."

"?"

"Mom—I am Chen Ye." The young man, dressed in tattered clothes, choked up, looking at her with deep affection.

Sun Xiaojuan stood there, stunned, feeling as if a million alpacas were trampling through her mind...

He quickly pulled out his phone: "Stand still! Don't come any closer! I'm calling the police!"

Chen Ye indeed stood still. Afraid of frightening his mother, he said softly, "Mom, it really is Chen Ye, your son Chen Ye..."

The next moment, Sun Xiaojuan looked puzzled. She realized that this strange young man had a strange sense of familiarity about him...

Chen Jianbin immediately said, "Juan'er, this is a surprise."

"What surprise?"

Chen Jianbin said in a deep voice: "The surprise is that your 8-year-old son traveled to another world, lived for 16 years, and then traveled back. He is now 24 years old, while only 16 minutes have passed in the real world."

"We no longer need to help him with his homework!!"

Silence speaks louder than words at this moment.

A thunderous roar erupted outside the window—

Where is my son?

"You don't need to send gifts to the teacher anymore..."

Where is my son?

"mom!!"

Sun Xiaojuan staggered and fainted.

Chen Ye rushed past, supporting his swaying mother...

"Pinch the philtrum!!"

Call 120!

"No need, my mom is fine."

ten minutes later……

Sun Xiaojuan certainly didn't believe it, but after watching the surveillance video and verifying it further... she fell into deep thought.

after an hour……

The family of three sat on the sofa.

Sun Xiaojuan accepted this undeniable fact.

Women are emotional, unlike men. She wasn't as excited as Chen Jianbin, and felt inexplicably sad.

I went to the supermarket to buy groceries and came back to find my son had gone from 8 to 24 years old. His childhood was gone just like that? How regrettable...

"I haven't taken him to Disneyland yet!!"

I used to always say I was too busy, but my son wanted to go to Yinji Zoo to see the animals and ride the rainbow slide... Now he's all grown up...

My son hasn't experienced elementary school, middle school, high school, or university yet...

Sun Xiaojuan looked at her husband, who was using his phone to look up information about time travel and cultivation, and occasionally bursts of silly laughter could be heard.

Chen Ye sat cross-legged on the sofa, his hands forming a mudra, like someone meditating and practicing martial arts in a martial arts film, with wisps of white steam rising from his head.

Another half hour passed...

Sun Xiaojuan accepted this incomprehensible supernatural phenomenon!

"Son, what would you like to eat?" Sun Xiaojuan asked gently.

Chen Ye, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, slowly opened his eyes. His gaze was restrained, and he spoke:

"I want to eat a birthday cake, preferably chocolate flavored."

Sun Xiaojuan covered her mouth, her eyes reddening.

"I'm ordering takeout! We're having birthday cake today. What do you eat for your birthday over there?"

"My senior sister will make me longevity noodles and add two poached eggs."

"What else would you like to eat?"

"I also want to eat hot dry noodles."

"good!"

At that moment, Chen Jianbin's phone suddenly rang: "Mom!! I can't tell! I really can't tell!!"

"What are you looking at? Turn your phone volume down!!" Sun Xiaojuan said, slightly annoyed.

Chen Jianbin quickly locked his phone and explained, "I was looking up some information, and there's a bunch of random stuff online. What is all this stuff?"

Sun Xiaojuan said worriedly, "Next month is Xiaoye's maternal grandfather's 60th birthday. The old man loves Xiaoye the most. How are we going to explain this to our relatives? With so many people talking, what will the government do if they find out? What if they arrest Xiaoye for research?"

"No, let's keep it a secret for now and observe for a while. If it really doesn't work, then we'll report it to the government."

If you had special abilities, what would the government do if they found out? There are two opinions online, each with its own logic. One is that you would be controlled and researched. The other is that you would be treated as a treasure by the government.

"Dad, Mom, don't worry about me. My master taught me the Longevity Technique. When I reach the ninth level, I can fly and escape into the earth."

Chen Jianbin said, "What the heck?! Isn't that like cultivating immortality?! Can you teach Mom and Dad?"

"sure!"

Chen Ye began teaching his parents how to meditate and cultivate their qi, only to find that they couldn't learn it at all.

He taught them repeatedly, using many methods. His parents couldn't even sit still and not have any thoughts, let alone know how to guide the Qi in their Dantian.

Chen Ye: "If people can always maintain a state of tranquility, then all things in heaven and earth will return to their proper place."

Chen Jianbin: "What do you mean?"

"If you sit quietly, the energy of heaven and earth will return to your body."

"Relax the body, straighten the spine, and connect the tongue; let the breath flow smoothly and gently, without letting the mind wander. Let the clear qi rise and the turbid qi descend, opening the Ren and Du channels; return the spirit to the center and regulate all qi."

Chen Jianbin looked bewildered: "What the heck?"

"Place your tongue against the upper palate, as if you are holding a preserved plum in your mouth. Don't strain. Don't slouch. Keep your back straight, as if there is a string gently pulling on your head. Let your shoulders sink down, don't tense them."

The couple adjusted their positions accordingly, and Sun Xiaojuan asked, "Where should we put our hands?"

"Hold your hands firmly."

"What is a grip?"

Chen Ye curled his thumb inside his four fingers and demonstrated for them, "Expand your groin area, palms facing up. Next, I'll teach you how to regulate your breathing..."

"Inhale until your abdomen is full, then mentally guide the true qi to the dantian, through the chest, and straight to the shenque point; exhale as your abdomen gradually contracts, the mingmen point rises, along the spine, through the yuzhen point, and rushes to the baihui point..."

"Son, I don't understand at all."

Chen Ye thought for a moment and patiently explained it again.

The couple tried Chen Ye's cultivation method, but found it didn't work at all.

"No, Dad can't feel any steam. Did I see any white steam coming out of my head just now?"

Sun Xiaojuan shook her head helplessly: "Xiaoye, Mom can't feel the true energy you're talking about either."

Chen Ye looked puzzled: "That shouldn't be the case. When my master taught me, I learned it after he taught me only once."

The family of three spent an entire afternoon tinkering, but the couple's attempt at cultivation ultimately ended in failure.

Chen Jianbin finally smiled with relief and concluded, "Son, do you have a system?"

Ding! The doorbell rang.

Sun Xiaojuan stood up: "The cake I ordered online has arrived."

At the door, a delivery guy brought a birthday cake from Red House Bakery, covered with a layer of chocolate.

Sun Xiaojuan tied on her apron and began preparing dinner.

We specially prepared a few hearty dishes, plus a large bowl of hot dry noodles. The whole family sat together, eating and drinking, listening to Chen Ye tell stories of another world.

In the evening, Chen Ye brought a basin of water to wash his parents' feet.

The couple had no choice but to accept the reality.

For the next few days, Chen Ye stayed at home and didn't go out. He familiarized himself with the world online, watched some instructional videos, and reviewed pinyin and basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Typing is no problem at all for him; he's very smart and learns things extremely quickly.

Sun Xiaojuan bought him several sets of modern clothes. Chen Ye had long hair, which didn't fit the aesthetic of this era, so he didn't get a haircut.

The school granted a few days' leave, which came up quickly. After discussing it, Chen Jianbin and his wife decided to suspend Chen Ye's studies.

……

Another week passed, and Chen Ye decided to go out and take a look.

Because I don't have an ID card, I can't do many things.

Chen Jianbin took his 24-year-old son on an electric scooter to several places they used to frequent. When they passed by Shihe Park, they stopped for a while outside the guardrail.

Looking at the iconic building in the park through the stainless steel railing, Chen Jianbin began to speak:

Do you remember that elephant slide?

Chen Ye nodded, his eyes filled with nostalgia: "I remember, back then Er Mao and I would race to see who could skate faster..."

Chen Jianbin said, "Son, Er Mao is still a primary school student, while you are already an adult."

Chen Ye: "..."

The father and son went to the Hemei Shopping Mall, where Chen Jianbin bought his son several new pairs of underwear and two sets of thermal underwear.

The two of them strolled around the city casually for an afternoon.

Dusk falls on the banks of the Shi River.

Chen Ye gazed at the clouds over the river, a strange sadness welling up within him. He spoke softly:

"The world hasn't changed, you haven't changed, my mom hasn't changed, only I have changed."