Rebirth

Early in the morning, Liu Da was swinging a broom, sweeping the yard, the "swish, swish, swish" sounds incessant.

The door creaked open, and Liu Yuanzhou walked out of the kiln. Liu Da glanced at his son and said, "Go back to sleep for a while, it's still early, and there's nothing to do today." At this time, the sun had not yet jumped over the mountain top, and the eastern half of the sky was dyed white.

Liu Yuanzhou stretched, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled, feeling refreshed.

"I'm not sleeping, I feel much better today. Dad, let me sweep," Liu Yuanzhou said, walking over to take the broom from his father's hand.

Liu Da pushed his son away, saying, "No need, you go back to the kiln, it's warmer with the fire lit." As Liu Da spoke, he wiped his mouth; a layer of white frost had formed on his mustache.

Liu Yuanzhou entered the middle kiln. His mother, Zhang Shi, was cooking, and a fragrant aroma wafted over, the smell of meat. Meat was stewing in the pot. "Mom, are we having meat today? What's the occasion?" Liu Yuanzhou asked curiously.

"The meat isn't for you. Your brother and sister-in-law went back to her parents' home the day before yesterday. Counting the days, they should be back today." Zhang Shi was cutting pickled sauerkraut. "Hurry up and get on the kang, the ground is cold. Are you feeling better?"

"I feel much better today, Mom. You're so biased," Liu Yuanzhou said with a smile as he sat on the kang.

"See if you dare to drink so much in the future?" Zhang Shi said angrily.

It had been four days since Liu Yuanbo's wedding. That night, he drank with Miss Qin, and ended up so drunk that he lost consciousness, spending the night at Third Master's house. The next morning, he fell ill, with a splitting headache and a weak, limp body. He had been like this for days, not even practicing his daily Stance Training, only wanting to sleep.

His parents were worried and asked a Doctor to come and see him, but the Doctor couldn't find anything wrong, only saying it might be the aftereffects of being drunk, and he would be fine after a few days of rest. His parents were relieved and told him to rest in bed every day, not even letting him out the door.

Having not gone to Third Master's house for four days, Liu Yuanzhou missed Miss Qin quite a bit. So, after eating breakfast, he secretly stuffed two Corn Breads into his pocket and ran to Third Master's house.

"Where are you going again?" Zhang Shi saw that he was barely better and was already running out again, so she immediately frowned and stopped him.

"I'm going to talk to Hu Wa about something, Mom. I'm fine, I'm completely recovered," Liu Yuanzhou stopped far away, jumping up and down a few times to show his mother his health, then turned and ran off in a puff of smoke.

Zhang Shi shook her head helplessly and turned back into the kiln.

Running all the way to Third Master's house, Liu Yuanzhou was panting slightly. Only then did he confirm that his Disease was truly gone, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Liu Yuanzhou called out at the door, "I'm coming in," and opened the door to enter.

Walking into the inner room where Miss Qin lived, Liu Yuanzhou was immediately dumbfounded. He saw her holding a roast chicken in her hand, gnawing on it. On the kang table, there was also a plate of meat and several white flour buns.

"Hehe, are you feeling better? Come, let me treat you to roast chicken and beef," Miss Qin said with a smile.

"Great, I was worried you'd be starving these past few days, but it turns out you've been eating lavishly every day," Liu Yuanzhou said, feigning disappointment.

"You underestimate a Martial Master too much," Miss Qin rolled her eyes at him, tore off a chicken leg, took two bites, and mumbled, "If you want to eat, help yourself."

Liu Yuanzhou had been drooling for a while, so he quickly went over and sat down. Although he had just eaten breakfast, the family had only eaten porridge, pickled sauerkraut, and Corn Bread, which was bland and watery. How could it compare to meat and white flour buns?

He took out the Corn Bread and put it on the table, grabbed a white bun, and took a large bite of beef, asking, "Did you make this? It's delicious."

Miss Qin smiled without saying a word. After the two finished eating, Liu Yuanzhou went to clean up the dishes.

After cleaning up, Liu Yuanzhou brewed a pot of hot tea and placed it on the table, saying, "Is your injury all healed?"

"Thanks to you, it's healed." Miss Qin took a sip of tea contentedly. She put down her cup and asked, "Haven't you been doing Stance Training these past few days?"

"Yeah, I feel like I don't have any strength at all, I can't even hold the Stance Training posture. Alas, I don't know what's wrong with me, I get sick for days after just getting drunk," Liu Yuanzhou said with a wry smile.

Miss Qin said, "Stand in Stance Training here for a while, let me see if your skills have deteriorated."

Liu Yuanzhou didn't dare to be negligent. He moved his body in place and then adopted the Limitless Stance posture, activating his breathing technique. After one cycle of breathing, he emptied his mind, not thinking about anything, and his mind gradually calmed down. In his consciousness, only the rhythm of breathing was pulsing. Gradually, even his breathing disappeared, and his whole person entered a mysterious state, as if time had suddenly stopped at this moment, as if the world had returned to chaos at this moment.

He didn't know how long had passed, but Liu Yuanzhou suddenly felt a sharp pain all over his body and woke up from that mysterious state. He collapsed to the ground, feeling pain everywhere, mixed with endless fatigue, and sweat pouring out all over his body like slurry. This was a symptom of overdoing Stance Training. But he couldn't care about that. Panting heavily, he looked at Miss Qin and asked in a trembling voice, "Was I, was I just in Enter Samadhi?"

The corners of Miss Qin's mouth turned up, and she nodded, saying, "You stood for almost seven cycles just now. Besides Enter Samadhi, what else could it be?"

Liu Yuanzhou fell backward, laughing heartily, his face full of water, unsure if it was sweat or tears.

"Thank you, Miss Qin," Liu Yuanzhou said solemnly. By this time, he had recovered from his fatigue, and the two of them were sitting in front of the kang table again, drinking tea.

"Thank me for what? It's your own misfortune that turned into a blessing. You got drunk and entered Samadhi. Alas, it really makes those struggling in the martial world feel embarrassed," Miss Qin said with a smile.

"What misfortune turning into a blessing? There's no such good thing. I remember the pearl you showed me that night; it must have been what made me enter Samadhi," Liu Yuanzhou said.

"Alas, let's not talk about these things. If you really want to thank me, then practice your Stance Training well and strive to break through to the Ming Jin Realm as soon as possible, becoming a Martial Master. It won't be in vain for me to teach you martial arts," Miss Qin said, shaking her head and sighing.

"Yes," Liu Yuanzhou said, nodding vigorously. He also knew that, apart from a word of thanks, there was nothing else he could do for Miss Qin right now, so he could only keep this gratitude in his heart and repay her after he became a Martial Master, a powerful person.

The two of them talked for a while, drank some tea, and then Liu Yuanzhou left.

Only Miss Qin was left in the kiln. She took out a pearl from her bosom, and saw that a crack had appeared on it at some point. She gently stroked the pearl with her thumb, and couldn't help but smile wryly. This pearl was called the Profound Nether Pearl, an important resource of the Sect. It had the ability of Spiritual Awakening. What was Spiritual Awakening? Opening spiritual wisdom, or in simpler terms, improving the aptitude of martial arts practitioners. Of course, this was only useful for ordinary people, but it was still a priceless treasure.

Each time the pearl was used, a crack would appear. When three cracks appeared, the pearl would shatter and lose its effect. As for why she carried this item, that was another story, not to be mentioned for now.

That night, in a moment of impulse after drinking, she used the Profound Nether Pearl on Liu Yuanzhou, but she did not regret it, only worried about how to explain this matter to the Sect. As for Liu Yuanzhou's matter, it must not be mentioned. "It seems that everything can only be blamed on that dead Bage," Miss Qin thought, shaking her head unconsciously. "It's time to return to the Sect. I wonder how Master and the others are?" Looking around the place where she had lived for a month, she couldn't help but feel a bit of melancholy, a bit of reluctance.

Liu Yuanzhou came out of Third Master's house and went straight to Liu Chuang's house. A few days ago, he got drunk and sick, and he told his mother that he had been drinking with Liu Chuang that night, so his mother was quite resentful towards Liu Chuang. Liu Chuang was also a good friend and didn't let the matter be exposed. He didn't go to explain to Liu Chuang when he was sick before, but now that he was well, he had to give him a reasonable explanation.

Another reason was that he was very excited, very happy, and wanted to find someone to share his joy.