"Grandma, this meat smells so good!"
Lu Qing's mouth was watering so much that it made her grandmother laugh out loud.
"Little glutton, don't eat what's in this bowl. I'm using it to make steamed buns. I've saved a piece of Dongpo pork for you over there. Go and try it."
"Grandma is the best!"
Lu Qing hugged her grandmother tightly, then hurriedly ran to find the Dongpo pork.
Not to be outdone, Grandma served a cup of fruit tea:
"Qingqing, you've had too much meat, this fruit tea will help you cut through the grease!"
"Thank you, Grandma! Hello, Grandma!"
Lu Qing also hugged her grandmother, and only then was her grandmother satisfied.
As they were talking, their father and brothers, who had gone out to buy groceries, returned.
The eldest and second eldest brothers carried a whole pig on their backs, the third and fourth eldest brothers hauled a whole cow that had been slaughtered and butchered in a small tricycle, and the fifth eldest brother carried several bags of vegetables with his father.
In previous years, the family had prepared all the New Year's goods well in advance, but this year is different. With Lu Qing joining the family, the New Year's goods are simply not enough to eat.
They happened to hear that someone nearby was selling pigs and cattle for the New Year, so they went and carried some back.
Lu Qing hurriedly went outside, her footsteps crunching in the snow, the sound alone making her feel cheerful, not to mention seeing so much meat.
"Qingqing, you're awake! How are you now? Are you feeling unwell?" Chu Panshan asked.
Before Lu Qing could answer, Chu Qianlan smiled and said:
"Dad, is there even a question? She must be fully recovered, otherwise how could she be holding such a big piece of meat and gnawing on it!"
Lu Qing waved the Dongpo pork, which was almost as big as her face and was skewered on chopsticks in her hand, and laughed:
"Grandma specially saved this for me, it's so delicious!"
Chu Qianjue looked at Lu Qing's two slender and straight legs with envy in his eyes.
"It's so great to be able to eat whatever I want without gaining weight!"
To maintain her figure and look good on camera, Chu Qianjue basically eats low-fat meals every day, and even during the Chinese New Year, she is so disciplined that she never eats until she is full.
Every time he saw Lu Qing eating so heartily, he looked on with envy.
Lu Qing handed the meat to Chu Qianjue:
"Fifth Brother, would you like a bite?"
Chu Qianjue: "...Come on! I'm not like you, one bite of meat and I'll have to go to the gym again today!"
Lu Qing sighed helplessly:
"The current aesthetic standards are so abnormal. How can someone who is as thin as a bamboo pole be considered attractive?"
Chu Qianjue shrugged: "There's no way around it! You look 10 pounds heavier on camera. If you're not thin, the costumes will be too bulky. I have to join a fantasy drama crew after the New Year. If I gain weight, the wires won't be able to hold me up."
Chu Qianjue stared longingly at the piece of meat in Lu Qing's hand, swallowing hard.
Lu Qing pursed her lips and thought for a moment:
"Fifth Brother, how about I think of a way to make sure you can at least have enough to eat and show off during the New Year?"
Chu Qianjue's eyes lit up: "Is there really such a method?"
Lu Qing nodded: "Yes! The reason I can eat a lot without gaining weight is because there is Qi circulating in my body, which requires a lot of energy. If you cultivate like me, even if there is only a trace of Qi in your body, its circulation can offset the calories you eat and help you maintain your figure better!"
Chu Qianjue: "Then quickly teach me how to practice!"
Lu Qing looked around and then his gaze fell on the roof of the villa.
"Come with me!"
Lu Qing led Chu Qianjue to the rooftop and gave him a cushion to sit on.
"We'll practice breathing first; only when we can feel the Qi can we begin cultivation!"
Chu Qianjue sat down cross-legged as Lu Qing had instructed.
"Slow down your breathing, breathe slowly, clear your mind of distractions, and feel the flow of Qi in your body."
Lu Qing stood behind Chu Qianjue, waiting quietly.
It is very difficult for ordinary people to even begin cultivation; they cannot easily sense even a trace of Qi.
At this moment, Lu Qing heard footsteps behind her and turned around to see Gu Xicheng.
"You're awake!" Lu Qing rushed over.
Gu Xicheng had already washed up, changed into clean clothes, and shaved.
"Qingqing, what are you and Fifth Brother doing?"
Lu Qing: "I'm telling Fifth Brother to cultivate. As long as there's a trace of Qi in his body, he'll be able to eat properly and won't gain weight."
"Cultivation!" Gu Xicheng's eyes flickered slightly, seemingly showing some interest.
"How do you fix it? I'll give it a try!"
Lu Qing chuckled upon hearing this: "Fifth Brother is doing it to lose weight, what are you doing it for?"
Gu Xicheng: "For you!"
During the time Lu Qing was unconscious, Gu Xicheng thought about many things.
Among ordinary people, he might be an outstanding individual, possessing almost everything: education, intelligence, physical strength, wealth, and power.
But when Lu Qing was in danger that day, he couldn't even get to her side.
He couldn't help but wonder, if he could also cultivate and possess some extraordinary abilities, then perhaps he could at least stand by Lu Qing's side the next time she encountered danger.
Lu Qing noticed the seriousness in Gu Xicheng's eyes.
"You...give it a try!"
Lu Qing then gave him another cushion.
Gu Xicheng sat down cross-legged and cleared his mind.
Lu Qing sat on the small swing on the balcony, munching on Dongpo pork and drinking fruit tea, waiting quietly.
Before long, the meat was finished and the fruit tea was gone, but the two of them still didn't make a move.
Lu Qing rested her chin on her hand, growing increasingly sleepy as she watched.
Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew by, accompanied by a strange aura.
Lu Qing immediately snapped out of her daze and looked up to see that there seemed to be a layer of transparent power surging around Gu Xicheng.
Chu Qianjue initially had no reaction, but shortly after Gu Xicheng entered meditation, he actually managed to grasp a trace of Qi.
Lu Qing quickly approached and felt the power within Gu Xicheng's body growing stronger, and the shock in her eyes became more and more obvious.
Looking at the time, only an hour had passed, yet Gu Xicheng had already sensed the Qi.
Lu Qing was three years old when he first started cultivating, and it only took him ten minutes.
But before that, she had been nurtured by the incense of the ancestral master for three years, and young children are always more innocent than adults and are more likely to feel the presence of Qi.
Gu Xicheng is different; he's already an adult.
Sensing the presence of Qi within an hour was simply unbelievable to him.
Moreover, this energy is growing stronger and stronger, showing a tendency to become increasingly uncontrollable.
Lu Qing suddenly realized something was wrong:
"Gu Xicheng, stop!"
She rushed forward to interrupt Gu Xicheng, but her vision went black the moment she touched his shoulder.
The next second, she found herself in a state of chaos.
Her body seemed to be floating in mid-air, with no foothold. It was pitch black all around, with only a small point of light in the distance.
Lu Qing struggled toward the light, and as she got closer, the light grew larger and larger.
She saw it clearly; the light spot contained a person—Gu Xicheng!
He closed his eyes tightly, curled up inside like a baby.
"Gu Xicheng! Gu Xicheng, wake up!"
Gu Xicheng's mind was a complete blank. He could only vaguely hear someone calling his name, but he couldn't wake up no matter what he did.
"Gu Xicheng! Gu Xicheng!"
Lu Qing frowned; she was now certain that this was Gu Xicheng's sea of consciousness.
She was drawn in by the uncontrollable Qi of Gu Xicheng. If Gu Xicheng doesn't wake up, she will never be able to get out.
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