Going Out Together to Broaden Their Horizons
Seeing her son praise her so openly and frankly, Mother Qin felt a little embarrassed. She wanted to laugh but pursed her lips and smiled shyly:
"You silly child, how can you praise yourself like that, in such a roundabout way? Aren't you ashamed?"
Qin Jianghe grinned, revealing his bright white teeth.
"No, that won't do. I have to praise myself; praising myself is praising you, the one who gave me life and raised me. Will you agree to let me go to Songyang County? If you don't, I'll kidnap you!"
Mother Qin knew perfectly well that her son was doing this for her sake.
So she nodded with a smile and said:
"Alright, alright, Mom's going. It's good that you're all alone out there. I'm worried about you at home. Now that I can come with you, I can also keep an eye on your life and make sure you don't neglect your health and live a chaotic life."
Seeing that she agreed, Qin Jianghe found a time to tell Lin Xiao and the others.
Thus, it was decided that Mother Qin would leave with Qin Jianghe after the New Year.
Upon hearing that Mother Qin wanted to go out and broaden her horizons, several other families were also tempted.
That's what Tietou's mother was like.
Unlike Mother Qin, she was not gentle and mild-mannered; she was quite outspoken and straightforward, though she occasionally enjoyed chatting with the village women about this and that.
But on the eve of the Lunar New Year, when she was paying respects to her ancestors, for some reason, looking at her former sisters who were gathered around her, carefully observing her expression and chatting with her, she suddenly felt rather bored.
Now, upon hearing that the Qin Household's daughter was going to Songyang County with Jianghe, she suddenly felt a surge of interest.
She also wanted to go out and see the world.
I've spent most of my life holed up in the village. The farthest I've ever been is the town market, and I only go there a few times a year.
The most interesting thing I do every day is chat with other people.
She was tired of this kind of life.
Mother Qin was meticulous. The two were already familiar with each other, and now that they lived together in the mountains, their relationship became even closer.
Noticing that Tietou's Mother was troubled, she took the initiative to ask her about it.
Tietou's Mother's mother was still wondering whether she should ask him to, and how she should ask him to, or perhaps discuss it with Tietou's father and ask him to take her out for a walk.
However, when she heard her Mother Qin ask, she couldn't help but tell her what she was thinking.
After hearing this, Mother Qin immediately found time to tell Qin Jianghe about it.
Qin Jianghe was quite surprised to hear this.
Unexpectedly, Auntie Hu was the first among these elders to take the initiative to go out for a walk.
He naturally wouldn't refuse.
They even wholeheartedly agreed.
Not to mention that Auntie Hu had watched him grow up since he was a child, and that she would always give him a handful of melon Auntie Hu whenever she saw him, he would feel much more at ease knowing that his mother would be with him while he was busy.
Tietou's Mother's father and Tietou themselves had no objection to Tietou's mother going out with them.
As a result, the number of people traveling after the New Year has increased even further.
Lin Xiao's aunt and Jiang Youfu's mother were also tempted, but after thinking about it, they ultimately didn't say anything.
However, the fathers were quite interested in the security escort agency that Qin Jianghe ran in Songyang County.
But they didn't say anything either.
They thought that Jianghe had only been running a security escort agency in such a faraway place for half a year, and now he was bringing two women with him. He would definitely have to take good care of them. They, a few country men, decided it was best not to go and cause trouble.
Once they've firmly established themselves there, it won't be too late for us to go and see for ourselves.
By the tenth day of the first lunar month, Mother Qin and Tietou's Mother were already enthusiastically preparing their luggage for the trip to Songyang County.
Seeing them happily preparing for their trip, everyone was happy for them.
Yang Jinshu was the same.
But looking at her two sisters, she inexplicably thought of her parents, whom she had been separated from for many years.
She went to Qin Jianghe and asked him to keep an eye out for any news about her parents if he had time, and told him their names.
Qin Jianghe readily agreed.
That morning.
Lin Xiao was watering the Ten-Li Peach Blossom Tree by the mountain path when he saw Liu Chun walking over.
He greeted Liu Chun with a smile:
"Good morning, Fellow Daoist Liu. Are you getting used to our sect's cultivation schedule?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Chun bowed to him and said:
"Good morning, Sect Master. In response to your question, the sect's daily routine is extremely leisurely and comfortable. In the past six months, I feel that I have never had such a carefree and unrestrained experience in all my decades of cultivation."
He wasn't just being polite to Lin Xiao; he was telling the truth.
From the age of ten when he embarked on the path of cultivation, he felt that he was always in a state of urgency, with monotonous cultivation day after day and honing his talisman-making skills year after year. Apart from that, there was nothing else in his life.
Until they arrived at the Lingxian Sect.
He then felt as if he had come back to life.
He suddenly realized that he hadn't truly lived for the past few decades.
Here, cultivation seems to be just a part of life; everyone has many other hobbies every day.
Although the monks didn't have much need for food, they would still often sit together to eat.
There was no strict class distinction; everyone sat together chatting and laughing.
We discuss things together during training, learn together when studying techniques, and enjoy the vastness of the sky and the sea in our spare time.
There's no backstabbing or intrigue, and you don't need to constantly worry about being harmed.
Liu Chun genuinely liked the feeling this sect gave him.
Therefore, under such circumstances, after switching to the sect's "Peach Blossom Spring Myriad Void Instruction" within half a year, even though he only cultivated for half a day like everyone else, he still managed to break through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage not long ago within just half a year.
It should be noted that he had been stuck in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage for twenty years, and had not yet reached the threshold of breaking through to the middle stage.
This is naturally also related to the level of the cultivation technique and the aptitude of Spirit Root.
But he knew that part of the effect came from his State of Mind.
After hearing Liu Chun's words, Lin Xiao could tell whether he was sincere or not, so he was also very happy and said:
"You'll get used to it. By the way, have you almost finished studying ' The Complete Compendium of Basic Talisman Drawing '?"
If it were someone else, he certainly wouldn't have asked that question.
After all, that "Complete Compendium of Basic Talisman Drawing" is really, really thick.
Moreover, it becomes increasingly complex as you go further.
But Liu Chun is different.
They've been immersed in this field for many years.
Upon hearing this, Liu Chun spoke up:
"Although I'm still a little unfamiliar with some of the later talismans, I've managed to study them all fairly well. I've come to see the sect leader today to discuss something."
Seeing that the watering of the Ten-Li Peach Blossom Tree was almost finished, Lin Xiao stopped the Irrigation Technique and asked:
What is it?
"The Talisman Master Assembly will be held at the end of the year. I'd like to join the group from my sect that's trading with the Many Treasures Pavilion and head to the Immortal Cultivation Realm soon. The venue is quite a distance from Yuanling City, and I also have some personal matters to attend to, so I'd like to leave as soon as possible."