Chapter 849 I'm Just Obedient

Song Chunxue's mind was buzzing.

Today was so exciting, full of ups and downs, it was maddening!

After swallowing several mouthfuls of water in the sea, she felt utterly desperate.

She was a complete landlubber, yet they wanted her to learn to swim.

Learning to swim is one thing, but swimming at the beach without any buffer time, just throwing them directly into the sea.

She suspected that Master Han was taking the opportunity to retaliate.

But Master Han doesn't seem like the petty kind of person; they overestimated her.

Just as she felt she was about to suffocate, she was lifted out of the water by someone whipping her.

"Please spare me, I don't want to learn anymore..."

The next moment, she was thrown into the water again.

The water is salty, and life is bitter.

At that moment, she desperately called out Wuyou's name in her mind.

"Help me, I'm going to die."

Wuyou sighed, "Keep trying. Learning to swim will benefit you; it could save your life in a critical moment."

You can't do it like that! At least take it slow, don't try to drown her right away!

Unfortunately, no one listened to her.

"Help……"

She was thrown back down, and after surfacing, she was forced to cough but dared not speak, instead taking deep breaths.

"Hmm..."

"..."

Later on, she lost her temper, stopped crying for help and cursing, and tried her best to save her life.

She no longer liked the sea because of her grandfather's worn-out cloth shoes.

Finally, the woman didn't throw her away anymore. Instead, she waited for her cough to stop before pulling her towards deeper water.

"You've already learned to hold your breath. In a little while, it'll be time to breathe. I'll support your stomach, and you can tilt your head back to breathe and then lower your head to hold your breath underwater for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, okay?"

"..." Well, what a terrible thing you've done!

How did she learn to hold her breath?

Turning her head, she saw Lord Zhao and Taoist Han standing not far away, watching her.

In an instant, she was no longer angry at all.

A sudden surge of warmth hit her heart, like cotton stuffing into an empty jacket.

Someone cared for her so much, just like when her older sisters taught her to climb trees when she was a child. They overestimated her arms and grabbed her in the middle of the tree trunk. She couldn't go up or down, and her hands were too small to fall. Tears welled up in her eyes, but they kept shouting around her, "Give it your all! Give it your all!"

But at that moment, all their eyes were on her.

They were all looking at her, treating her like a younger sister or a child.

Later, she lived under someone else's roof, and her older sisters got married one after another. She was no longer the youngest and most admired woman, but rather the one everyone saw as a doormat.

She suddenly longed to go back and see her sisters.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Come on!"

Before long, she was working with the young woman, using her palm to practice the rhythm of lowering her head to hold her breath, then raising her head to inhale, then lowering her head to hold her breath, then raising her head to inhale, thus mastering the rhythm of using her legs and arms.

Not far away, Lord Zhao and Taoist Han were relieved and turned back to the chessboard to brew tea and play chess.

"Your junior brother is quite good. He knows what's good for him and is resilient. He's only lived for a hundred years, yet he's more adaptable than those who have lived for two or three hundred. Among the younger generation, I've encountered some promising talents, even some with extraordinary talent that I envy."

Master Han grabbed a stir-fried snail, popped it into his mouth, and ate it with relish.

Lord Zhao asked curiously, "Then how is my junior brother's talent?"

"He's below average, but he's quick to learn and willing to put in the effort, which makes him much better than those who are highly talented but have high aspirations but low skills. The most important thing about being human is to avoid arrogance and complacency."

Lord Zhao nodded. "And what about me?"

Master Han laughed, "What?"

He sat cross-legged, a string of green sandalwood beads twirling in his hands, a faint smile on his lips, raising an eyebrow as he looked at Lord Zhao.

"You know your identity is not simple, and although your memories are incomplete, the memories of your past life have been troubling you?"

Lord Zhao held the warm, smooth white jade pieces, gazing at the crisscrossing chessboard without saying a word.

"You must have consulted someone and asked your master, but they didn't dare to say for sure that you have fragmented memories, or even memories from several lifetimes, right?"

Lord Zhao was shocked. "How did you know?"

"If you can't even see this, then all these years have been wasted." Master Han tilted his head back and took a sip of wine. "Just let things take their natural course. Don't rush to remember anything. Forgetting means it's not important, and it will actually make your cultivation more difficult."

Lord Zhao shook his head, stubbornly convinced, "It must be very important. I must owe someone a debt I haven't been able to repay in two lifetimes. Fortunately, it's not a debt of love, hate, or karmic entanglement, which makes it even harder to repay. My master once said that the reason I have this life is to repay that person's debt, but I still haven't found him..."

At this point, he closed his eyes in anguish, rubbed his forehead, and took a deep breath. A wave of sadness overwhelmed his senses, leaving him lost and confused.

Lord Han's expression remained indifferent. "The more you insist, the more things will go against your wishes. Just let nature take its course. Although you have a special background, as long as you walk in this world, you will naturally not be able to transcend the five elements and cause and effect. Heaven cannot follow you alone to write a series of twists and turns."

“I advise you to focus on spiritual cultivation and put repaying your debts second. Since you have already lived two lifetimes, it means that there are not many debts left. Perhaps the beggar you unintentionally saved in this life, the person you gave way in time on the crowded street, or the fish you casually rescued or the ant you didn’t step on, are all repayments of debts from your past lives.”

Lord Zhao seemed to be thinking, "What Master Han said is very true. If they were my children, the debt should have been paid off by now."

"..." Han Daoshi paused in his tea-drinking motion, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes, and unconsciously shook his head slightly.

From 5:00 PM to 9:15 PM, Song Chunxue drank her fill and was completely exhausted.

Master Han finally spoke, instructing the woman to take him to an inn to rest.

Upon hearing this, Song Chunxue felt as if she had been granted a pardon. Her eyes were fixed on the inn. She went into her room, headed straight for the wooden bed, closed her eyes, took off her shoes and wet clothes, and fell into a deep sleep.

She had never slept so soundly before. When she woke up, she was still in the same position, without moving a single finger, as if she had died.

She thought she was going to have a nightmare and wake up to find herself submerged in water.

However, after drinking so much water, she was extremely thirsty and needed to urinate.

After leaving the outhouse, she went straight to the kitchen and drank a large ladle of raw water.

It has a slightly sweet taste, and it's made with spring water?

"After lunch, let's go to the beach to test the water. If we can swim, then we'll go back to the capital."

"..." Song Chunxue froze, then turned to look at Lord Zhao, who was leaning against the door frame.

She took another sip of water, pretending not to hear.

"Reluctant to go back?" Lord Zhao pondered, "That's fine too. Let Master Han send a message back that we will cultivate here and return before the eve of the Lunar New Year."

Song Chunxue was torn between wanting to enjoy the beautiful weather and scenery while fearing that Master Han would treat her like a dog instead of a human being.

On the one hand, they cherished this opportunity, and although they were afraid, the outcome was good.

After struggling in the water for three hours, the initial fear had long been worn away by exhaustion.

Although this method is unbearable for most people, it does work.

She managed to swim for a while without the girl's help, at the very end.

"I'll listen to you all. I'm not good at anything else, but I'm very obedient."