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“How can this be? Why doesn’t he feel full?” Guan Tong fed Dandan another mouthful of food, distressed: “Dandan, tell Grandmother, did you eat something that you weren’t supposed to?”
Dandan shook his head no.
Wu Ruo felt that his son’s situation had something to do with the Three-Seven Stone, he turned to look at Hei Xuanyi.
Hei Xuanyi frowned a little, then said lightly: “He’s been constantly studying magic recently and has used up a lot of spiritual energy. Perhaps that’s what’s causing him to feel hungry. Hei Xin.”
“This old servant is here.” Hei Xin walked over to Hei Xuanyi: “What instructions does Master have for me?”
“Let the people in the kitchens cook some foods with spiritual energy imbued in it for Dandan to try out.”
Hei Xin said: “I still have some milk infused with spiritual energy with me, shall I give the young master a small bowl to try out first?”
Hei Xuanyi nodded slightly.
Hei Xin hurried back to his room and prepared a bowl of spiritual energy infused milk.
After Dandan finished drinking it, under everyone’s watchful gaze, he laughed cheerfully and burped: “I’m full!”
Everybody let out a sigh of relief in that moment.
Nu Mu said: “This child’s body is really strange.”
In the past, because he had drunk milk infused with spiritual energy, he had grown from a child of a few months into a two-year-old toddler overnight. And yet now, because he had overspent his spiritual energy, he needed to drink spiritual energy infused milk to replenish his spiritual energy.
Wu Ruo didn’t understand either, but internally, he felt that this child would still possibly encounter unexpected situations in the future. He would definitely need to find some time to look for Ji Xi and Ye Ji, to ask them about matters involving the Three-Seven Stone.
“As long as you’re full.” Guan Tong smiled and put down the spoon in her hand, then she asked Wu Ruo and Hei Xuanyi: “In another ten days, it’ll be the fifteenth of the eighth month’s Midautumn Festival1拜月节 (bai yue jie): literally ‘moon worship festival’. This is a less common name for the Midautumn Festival, but it refers to the same thing so I’ve translated it as such.. How do both of you plan to celebrate it? Will you be preparing gifts for relatives and friends?”
Wu Ruo made eye contact with Hei Xuanyi, then shook his head no: “No, we won’t.”
“Then I won’t help both of you to prepare any gifts.” Guan Tong’s elegant eyebrows knitted together: “This is our first time celebrating the Midautumn Festival without your dage. I wonder where he is now, and whether his experience training has been going well.”
When Wu Qianqing heard her mentioning Wu Zhu, he couldn’t help looking at Wu Ruo, who also happened to look over toward Wu Qianqing.
Wu Xi wrapped her arms around Guan Tong: “Mum, don’t worry too much. Dage is so clever, he’ll definitely successfully come back from experience training. Even if he isn’t successful, it’s not a big deal. In any case, there’s no Gaoling City Wu family anymore. Even if he comes back successfully from his experience training, there’s no reward. Even if his longevity plaque is carved, there isn’t a Longevity Hall to enshrine it in anymore. Even if he’s bestowed the ‘An’ generational character, no one’s going to call him Wu Anzhu every day.”
Guan Tong rolled her eyes at Wu Xi irritatedly: “You’re becoming more and more indiscreet with the way you speak.”
Wu Xi stuck out her tongue and snuck a look at Wu Qianqing. When she saw that he didn’t show any signs of displeasure, she internally breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Guan Tong cleaned Dandan’s mouth for him: “I keep feeling unsettled recently. I want to go to Lianfo2莲佛 (lian fo): literally ‘lotus Buddha’. Temple on the day of the Midautumn Festival and pray. I heard that the Buddha there is extremely efficacious.”
Wu Ruo said: “Mum, Xuanyi and I will accompany you there.”
Actually, he was worried that that Xiu Jun would send someone to capture his mum to threaten him and Hei Xuanyi.
Guan Tong asked: “Will you be free?”
“Yes, we will.”
Guan Tong smiled and said: “Then that’s good. When the time comes, we’ll go together. Besides, there have been quite a few incidences lately. It’ll be good if you go and pray a little.”
After lunch, Wu Ruo came with Hei Xuanyi to Dandan and Ji Xi’s courtyard to test if he could use Hei Xuanyi’s clan’s secret technique.
“Why are we here at Dandan’s courtyard?” Wu Ruo asked, confused.
Hei Xuanyi explained: “The technique we’ll be using is called the White Bone Technique, it requires bones to be buried underground, only then can you summon them to be used as soldiers to fight against others. Previously, I already summoned all of the bones in our courtyard, so we can only come to Dandan’s courtyard to try it out.”
“Oh, so that’s how it is. Is the number of bones that can be controlled in this secret technique of yours determined by how much spiritual energy is used?”
“Yes.”
Wu Ruo nodded in understanding: “I’ll try using your secret technique now.”
He circulated his spiritual energy, imitating Hei Xuanyi’s hand gestures and actions once more.
Hei Xuanyi reminded him: “Be careful to control your spiritual energy, don’t summon all the bones in the entire manor, you’ll scare Dad and Mum.”
Wu Ruo held back the majority of his spiritual energy, then he allowed what was left to rush towards his fingertip. Following that, the ground began to tremor. Suddenly, with a few booming noises, a few bones crawled out from underground.
He looked at the white bones in shock and said: “I can really use your clan’s secret technique?”
Hei Xuanyi took one look at the bones: “Yes.”
Wu Ruo lifted up his own hands and looked at them: “But, I’m not someone from your clan, how could I…?”
On average, a practitioner could only study the magic arts of one sect unless their physical constitution was special. Otherwise, the magic arts of two different sects or their spiritual energies might clash with each other, resulting in a situation where one might implode and die.
Wu Ruo already felt that his own body was very special. He could study the Wu family’s yinyang arts and also the secret techniques in his brain. Who knew that he could even use the secret techniques from other clans?
However, how was it possible for him to use the magic arts of other clans?
Could it be that it had something to do with him absorbing the other party’s spiritual energy?
Hei Xuanyi walked up to Wu Ruo: “I think that the Proprietor repeatedly asked you to perform the White Bone Technique’s actions because he probably knew that you could use other magic arts. So he purposefully did that to hint to you about this.”
Wu Ruo was stunned.
Hei Xuanyi’s words were quite logical.
Then why did the Proprietor do that? And how did the Proprietor know that he could use the secret techniques of others?
That’s right, didn’t his maternal grandfather send Head Supervisor Lu to deliver his longevity plaque? The Proprietor and his maternal grandfather probably had some kind of relation with each other3To clarify: this isn’t referring to some kind of old man yaoi thing. They just know each other somehow, are possibly friends or business partners or something along those lines., which also meant that the Proprietor might know that he had secret techniques in his brain. So the Proprietor was hinting to Wu Ruo about the uniqueness of his body or his secret techniques.
Wu Ruo had always felt that his body was very average; it was the secret techniques in his brain that were a little more special. However, other than the Shadow Stealing Technique, the other six secret techniques already had detailed explanations. Looking at it this way, Shadow Stealing not only allowed him to look at the movement of spiritual energy in another person’s body, it could also allow him to absorb spiritual energy from others through their shadows to increase his cultivation level, hence allowing him to secretly learn their secret techniques.
If this was really the case, then Shadow Stealing was also too godmoded. It was no wonder that in his previous life, people kept spreading that whoever could learn Shadow Stealing would be undefeatable. It was also no wonder that his mum told him not to let anyone else know. If others knew about this, he would definitely be captured by them so that they could dig Shadow Stealing out of his brain.
“Tch, Dandan came from the Three-Seven Stone, so it’s not strange that he can learn the magic arts of other clans. However, as his dad, being able to be so powerful as well really makes others curious.” Ji Xi’s voice came from behind them.
Wu Ruo turned around and looked at Ji Xi.
Ji Xi circled around Wu Ruo once: “It’s just like the people from that clan.”
Wu Ruo asked curiously: “What clan?”
Ji Xi opened his mouth, but suddenly, he felt a cold and piercing gaze shooting at him. He looked up to see who it was, and was met with the sight of Hei Xuanyi staring at him with narrowed eyes, as if he were warning Ji Xi to be careful with his words.
“I only remember that the people from that clan can use all kinds of magic arts. As for what clan it is, I don’t remember anymore. After all, it’s something from a thousand years ago. Only the older generation of people from the Mo clan would be a bit clearer about that clan’s matters.”
“Oh, is that so?” Since Ji Xi couldn’t remember, Wu Ruo changed the subject: “Ji Xi, recently, Dandan hasn’t been able to feel full no matter how much he eats. He can only feel full after eating food imbued with spiritual energy. Do you know the reason why?”
“I’ve never raised a child of the Three-Seven Stone, so how would I know about Dandan’s matters?” The moment Ji Xi heard about the Three-Seven Stone, his wrath was incurred, he looked as though he was about to eat someone up.
Wu Ruo probed carefully: “Did you fall out with Ye Ji?”
Ji Xi gritted his teeth and said: “Why would I fall out with Ye Ji? How is he worth me falling out with him?”
Wu Ruo raised his hand and pointed behind Ji Xi.
Ji Xi turned back to look and there stood Ye Ji, by the entrance of the courtyard.
He snorted coldly and rapidly flew back into his room. With a banging noise, he forcefully closed the doors to his room.
Wu Ruo, who was standing in the courtyard, clearly felt that tremors of the building. He could even see the dust being shaken off. It was clear to see how much force Ji Xi had used when closing the door.
A hint of helplessness flashed across Ye Ji’s usually expressionless face. He walked over to Wu Ruo and said: “A child of the Three-Seven Stone won’t die even if they don’t eat for ten years.”
Wu Ruo: “…”
He wasn’t so poor that he couldn’t feed his child.
Hei Xuanyi asked: “Is there anything else?”
“If you’re really worried that he’s hungry, then feed him appropriate amounts of spiritual energy.” After he finished speaking, Ye Ji walked over to the door of Ji Xi’s room and knocked on it.
Wu Ruo tugged on Hei Xuanyi’s hand and said quietly: “Let’s go, we shouldn’t interrupt them.”
After leaving Dandan’s courtyard, he immediately hugged Hei Xuanyi’s arm and said: “Looking at the trust between Ye Ji and Ji Xi, it makes me think of…”
When he said this, he stopped himself.
He had actually wanted to say that it made him think of his previous lifetime. At that time, it was because they kept falling out with each other so they had wasted thirteen years. When he thought back about it, he always felt especially regretful.
Hei Xuanyi lowered his head to look at Wu Ruo: “What does it make you think of?”
“It makes me think of how we get along with each other. I hope in the future, after we calm down from an argument, we must give each other the chance to explain things.”
Hei Xuanyi watched him quietly for a while, then he said hoarsely: “I hope you remember what you said today.”
“Of course I’ll remember!” Wu Ruo pressed all of his body weight against Hei Xuanyi: “Aiyah, I’m so tired. Husband, quick, carry your wife home.”
The corners of Hei Xuanyi’s lips twitched, and he bent down to carry the other person onto his arm4A.K.A Wu Ruo’s ass is sitting on Hei Xuanyi’s arm, the way adults carry toddlers..
Wu Ruo looked at Hei Xuanyi from higher above, smiling. Hn, his man really looked so handsome. Under the sun, his pale, handsome face seemed to be covered with a layer of white light. He was so beautiful that it dazzled the eyes of other people.
He cupped the man’s face unthinkingly, lowering his head to kiss him upon his forehead: “I really want to hide you away, so that other people can’t see you.”
Hei Xuanyi looked up at Wu Ruo and said: “Then I’ll make another false skin and wear that.”
Wu Ruo originally wanted to agree, but it also wasn’t possible to wear it forever: “Forget it. It’s bad for your skin to wear a false skin for extended periods of time. Look, your complexion is even paler than that of a sick person.”
Hei Xuanyi turned forward to look at the path ahead of them: “The people from our clan are all paler than average. Look at my sidi, isn’t he also the same?”
Wu Ruo considered it; it really did seem that way.
However, perhaps it was because he hadn’t worn a false skin, Hei Xuantang’s skin tone was slightly more normal. As for Hei Gan and Hei Xin, perhaps they had been exposed to more sun recently, their skin tones were even darker than Hei Xuantang’s. However, compared to average people, their skin tones were still too pale.
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