"Opening the Heavenly Eye?"
Qing Dai's eyes instantly widened, and even her breathing stopped.
She abruptly looked up at Lu Changfeng and said incredulously, "Sir, could you... be the reincarnation of some great master? Or have you received some... wisdom of a past life?"
It was hardly surprising that her thoughts went there. The Daoist Order had "Opening the Heavenly Eye," while Buddhism had the "Baptism of Wisdom"-both referred to supreme secret arts that unlocked wisdom and connected one to the ties of past lives.
The world had never been fair. Just as the land held both barren mountains and treacherous waters, and blessed grottoes and paradises, people could be as far apart as clouds and mud-if there were dull-witted fools, there were naturally also those blessed by heaven, born with extraordinary gifts and an inner light that shone of its own accord.
If her master belonged to the latter group, then all his progress that defied common sense seemed to have found the most reasonable explanation.
Seeing her look so startled and doubtful, as though she were getting to know him all over again, Lu Changfeng could not help chuckling. He neither admitted nor denied it, merely tapping the rim of her bowl lightly with his chopsticks. "Eat up. Once you're done, you'll practice with me!"
At those words, the light in Qing Dai's eyes grew brighter still, and her earlier self-pity vanished like smoke in the wind.
So my master has wisdom from a past life. Of course it's only natural that I can't keep up...
She nodded firmly and said no more, picking up her bowl and chopsticks and focusing on her meal. She ate noticeably faster, clearly brimming with anticipation for the "practice" Lu Changfeng had mentioned.
After dinner, Qing Dai deftly cleared away the bowls