Dong Ge was muttering to himself when Yinqiu's expression suddenly changed dramatically. Green Qi flickered across her face, then red Qi.
Qin Qing waved her hand, sending several streams of energy to press firmly against the acupoints on Yinqiu's back. In a clear voice, she recited, "Forgetfulness brings impartiality; having felt, one forgets feeling. Be unmoved by emotion, undisturbed by sentiment. Heaven is utterly impartial, yet puts all things to use with perfect fairness..."
The chaotic Qi around Yinqiu gradually settled, and her complexion quickly returned to normal. She joined Qin Qing in reciting, "The sages forget feelings; those of the lowest sort cannot rise above them. Those who are moved by feeling are our kind. Words serve to convey meaning; once meaning is grasped, words may be forgotten..."
Qin Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then said to Dong Ge, "Your Great Elder meant well, and we've received his message. Please wish him well for us. You may go."
She feared that if Dong Ge stayed any longer, Yinqiu's Qi would fall into chaos again.
She knew better than anyone how difficult these past twenty years had been for Yinqiu.
Though Yinqiu seemed to go about her life as usual, the heartbreak had left her deeply wounded, and she was constantly battling herself inside.
If Qin Qing hadn't promptly taken Yinqiu into the Purple Domain, where they had faced life and death together and changed her frame of mind, how could Yinqiu have held on until today?
Ten years ago, Qin Qing had asked Long Danqing for the Pure Void Forgetfulness Art on Yinqiu's behalf.
After seven days of secluded contemplation, Yinqiu had chosen to practice it.
The key to practicing the Pure Void Forgetfulness Art was that, once one began cultivating it, one could never again be