That evening, Master and Jian Yumei exchanged many words, and Master also instructed Sister a lot. They were all very happy.
The moonlight in Mount Zhongnan was like water that night. Jian Yumei fell asleep in a daze and woke up in the middle of the night, feeling someone in front of him.
Was that person going to come every night? Jian Yumei, still half-asleep, began to realize. With a turn, he caught a glimpse of a white hemline. He was startled.
He quickly opened his eyes, but all he saw was a white hemline drifting away at the door.
Jian Yumei hurriedly got up and chased outside.
There was still nothing outside. In this beautiful night, Mount Zhongnan was still vibrant, with various sounds of nature singing, and various lives emitting their own light.
Jian Yumei saw the lights of various creatures rising in the mountains, lights that ordinary people couldn't see, lights possessed only by creatures with high intelligence and energy.
He saw various lights absorbing the essence of the moon and stars.
The trees in the forest were breathing, everything made him feel attached. They would leave tomorrow, and he didn't know when they would come back. Jian Yumei was so attached to this place.
He spotted a huge tree stump of a century-old tree, jumped up, and sat cross-legged on it, facing the sky.
He longed to breathe with everything here once again. Slowly, he circulated the Zhoutian Technique and then practiced the esoteric technique taught by the South China Immortal. He entered deep meditation.
In his meditation, countless wise and mysterious creatures gathered around him.
If it were before, he might have felt scared by so many creatures gathering around him, emitting various mysterious lights. These were not ordinary snakes, turtles, and other animals, but advanced beings disguised as these animals. Jian Yumei was clear about this. At this moment, they were gathering and promoting each other's magnetism.
Jian Yumei saw the two snakes there too, shaking their heads. Although they lacked thoughts, Jian Yumei felt they were happy.
Slowly, Jian Yumei felt a surge of white light. He entered a state of selflessness.
When Jian Yumei woke up, he saw that the sky was already slightly bright, and those creatures had already dispersed.
Jian Yumei knew that his journey in the Jianghu was about to begin.
He jumped off the big tree, massaged himself all over, and then punched under the tree. The sun began to rise slightly. When he punched vigorously, he punched the air, and a large rock on the hillside split in two. Jian Yumei smiled faintly.
He felt slightly sweaty, then walked straight back to the house.
After wiping his face clean, he returned to his room and saw that Sister had already packed up his luggage.
Seeing the well-packed luggage, Jian Yumei felt happy. He knew that Sister and Master were waiting for him in the main hall.
Jian Yumei arrived at the main hall, where Master and Sister were waiting.
Jian Yumei smiled and sat down.
"Yumei, come and eat before you leave!" Master said.
"Thank you, Master!" Jian Yumei looked at Sister. "Thank you for packing my luggage, Sister!"
"Hehe, I feel like a maid now!" Sister laughed and then glanced at Jian Yumei and Master secretly.
Master also smiled, and Jian Yumei smiled awkwardly.
After breakfast, Jian Yumei and Sister went back to their room to get their luggage. Jian Yumei put the bamboo flute with the king cobra inside into the box with the gun. Since the day he got the gun, Jian Yumei had been practicing with Sister whenever he had time because both of them had a foundation in martial arts, so they quickly mastered the essentials.
The guns were usually disassembled and stored, and Jian Yumei often practiced assembly and disassembly. He had become quite proficient. The road ahead was unpredictable, Jian Yumei knew that martial arts were not the most important thing. Sometimes problems had to be solved with guns. Otherwise, why were there so many martial arts experts in the country who couldn't save the country and the people?
Many times, martial arts were also restricted. Just like the Heavenly Eye, Jian Yumei knew that every time he used it, if he overused it slightly, it would take a long time to recover. Moreover, using it again would still be hindered, after all, it consumed too much energy.
Jian Yumei knew that he had to practice harder every night to reach a state of freedom as soon as possible.
They arrived at the village entrance together. The children were cheering, "Brother Jian is leaving, Sister Lin is leaving!"
Jian Yumei and Lin Li laughed. The days playing with these children were still so enjoyable, but these were all memories. After experiencing the wanderings of the Jianghu and returning, these children would probably have grown up.
Jian Yumei smiled. The sunlight fell on his face, and he saw Master and Sister in the sunlight. If time could freeze, Jian Yumei would definitely remember this day. He remembered the night he lost his father and the first time he came here.
He could only smile now. Although the future was difficult, seeing Master and Sister in the sunlight filled him with strength.
They got on a horse-drawn carriage at the village entrance, a common sight in rural Shaanxi. But because it was arranged by Master in advance, this carriage was the best in the village. Generally, only the village chief and those slightly wealthier in the village could rent this carriage to go to the city.
Jian Yumei and Sister got on. This carriage had a cabin, which was much more comfortable than the carriages without cabins that ordinary villagers rode.
As the figure Master waved goodbye disappeared from sight, Jian Yumei and Sister started joking in the carriage.
"Sister, have you ever ridden in a car?" Lin Li asked.
"Cars? Of course, when I was in the city, there was a time when Father and I helped a wealthy man. He invited us to dinner and had his driver drive us back to the hotel!" Jian Yumei said.
"Is riding in a car very comfortable?" Lin Li asked. At this moment, the carriage shook.
"Ah, even in this luxurious carriage from the village, it's still so bumpy. Last time, the daughter-in-law of Village Head Zhang, who was about to give birth, almost had a miscarriage riding in this carriage to the city. They didn't trust the midwife in the village, so they wanted to go to the city. They rode this carriage, but it was still very bumpy! It can't be compared to cars!" Lin Li said.
"Yeah, at that time, the Zhang family felt that the midwife in the village was too rustic and didn't trust her. They wanted to go to the city, so they rode this carriage. But it was still very bumpy! It's incomparable to cars!" Jian Yumei suddenly thought of how she was also involved in these gossip news and laughed.
"You're laughing at me! Hmph! I'm ignoring you!" Lin Li said.
"Remember that CEO last time? Didn't he have a beautiful
car? It seemed to be a Beetle, a German product!" Jian Yumei laughed.
"German cars? Do you think I, your sister, would be tempted by a German car? You're underestimating me, Sister! Just for me, I'd need at least a thousand German cars to be tempted!" Lin Li finished speaking and suddenly laughed.
Jian Yumei rolled her eyes.
In the swaying carriage, their eyes closed. When they woke up, the carriage had reached the foot of the mountain, and a train was roaring past.