At this moment, Su Yishui had stood up and walked to her, took out a handkerchief from his arms and handed it to her.
Ran Ran took it and wiped away her tears shyly, smiling with relief, "Master's piano skills are truly superb. I was so mesmerized by the music that I didn't know why I started crying."
Su Yishui looked at her wet little face, which seemed to be slightly tense, and then lowered his head and asked, "Did you think of anything when you listened to the piano?"
Ran Ran half opened her mouth, she wanted to say what she had just imagined, but the words came out of her mouth and turned into: "It just sounds very touching. Besides, it's great that the lotus flowers are blooming again. I can pick the lotus leaves and make beggar chicken..."
After she finished speaking, she noticed that a sudden frost appeared on her master's face.
Remembering that he should not stare at his master for too long like a fool, Ran Ran lowered his head quickly. Suddenly he remembered why he came to find his master, so he asked: "Master, the alchemy furnace you gave me... is it the Nine-Transformation Mysterious Iron Furnace?"
Then she talked about what she had discovered after cleaning the stove, and finally said timidly: "Could it be that Master, you accidentally gave it to me as an old stove?"
Su Yishui had a stern face, as if he was digesting the lotus leaf chicken, but he said calmly: "It's useless to leave it idle, just don't let the stove down."
Ran Ran saw her master admitting it in disguise, and suddenly a ball of enthusiasm like red fire surged in her heart: She was such a novice, but her master gave her the best furnace to use! If she didn't refine a thousand or so soul-resurrection pills, wouldn't she be letting down her master's love?
My heart, which had been drifting with the flow and not striving for progress, now feels the urge to turn over a new leaf!
Ran Ran solemnly promised his master that he would concentrate on refining the elixir this time and try his best to make a decent pill.
Su Yishui didn't even look at her this time. He just stood silently by the pond, looking at the white ice lotuses in the pond. He didn't know what he was thinking. Looking at her back, he always felt a little lonely...
Ran Ran did not dare to disturb his master's meditation. After bowing, he walked away with joyful steps.
Now the third senior sister has begun to refine a higher level of marrow cleansing pills, so she has to practice hard day and night and can no longer be lazy.
This time, facing the brightly polished alchemy furnace, Ran Ran silently recalled the tips her master taught her on how to keep calm, and she sat cross-legged, focusing her energy on her Dantian.
At first, I could still hear the crackling of the fire, but gradually, when my breath and pulse became evenly coordinated, the noise from the outside world was gradually blocked out.
Qiu Xier, who had just taken a nap, opened her sleepy eyes and inadvertently looked towards Ranran beside her, and was stunned.
I don’t know if it was because of the reflection of the fire, but there was a faint glow on the little junior sister’s face, and the whole person looked... different from usual.
Qiu Xier couldn't tell what the specific difference was, but it made people feel awe!
Qiu Xier sighed that meditation can really improve a person's temperament, so she didn't want to slack off and quickly closed her eyes, calming her mind in front of the fire, hoping that she could become a peerless beauty like her master as soon as possible.
Perhaps the furnace sensed Ranran's sincerity, and this time when the furnace was opened, the smell of buns was not everywhere. Ranran hurriedly took the Qingxin Pill and went to find his senior brother.
She didn't practice well last time, so this time she must compensate her brother and let him calm down.
But Senior Brother Gao Cang waved his hands like a fan and said hurriedly that he had been very calm recently and did not need to take any pills.
When handing it to the second brother, he forced a smile and said that he had diarrhea recently and couldn't eat anything random.
Ran Ran knew that his pills were notorious. Last time, they almost killed his senior brother, so naturally no one dared to take them this time.
She didn't want to bother others, so she had to try it herself. When she took a sip, she found that this time it actually had the sweet taste of lotus.
Ranran herself was a little worried, so she asked Qiu Xier to take away all the snacks in her room, to prevent her from losing control at night and eating herself to death in the room without anyone knowing.
However, this time, the Qingxin Pills were obviously well-made. After a day passed, Ranran didn't want to eat anything.
Even when she was cooking for everyone, she was indifferent to the smell of bamboo shoots and chicken.
This couldn't help but make Ranran, who enjoyed eating, a little sad.
This chicken was sent by a patient that Master cured. It was a short-legged local Luhua chicken from the village at the foot of the mountain. It had thick legs and a plump butt, and looked delicious. Ran Ran was originally looking forward to eating this chicken, and even asked Second Master to buy some dried bamboo shoots to go with it.
When it was time to eat, everyone at the table was eating heartily. Even Su Yishui drank three bowls of chicken soup. Only Ranran looked at everyone with boredom and didn't want to eat the dishes at all.
Gao Cang felt sorry for Ran Ran's pitiful look, so he said, "Although this Qingxin Pill can calm the mind, it won't be so overbearing that it will make people fast immediately, right?"
Bai Baishan continued, "In my opinion, although Junior Sister's foundation is a little weak, she is really a genius in alchemy. Every time she opens the furnace, she can make an extraordinary pill. But Junior Sister, next time you should not try random medicines. If you take them and get something bad, it will be heartbreaking."
Su Yishui didn't say anything, but ate most of the chicken. It seemed to be very much to his liking.
However, seeing that the second disciple was showing his affection to the younger sister again, he said, "I am always distressed. It is because your blood circulation is not smooth. You need to practice more. When you practice your legs and feet tomorrow..."
Bai Baishan was quite smart. He suddenly realized that his master probably didn't like to see his disciples flirting. Before his master finished assigning him the "homework", he immediately took over his master's bowl, added soup to his master's bowl, and said with a smile: "Master, I just said that. This little sister's skills are not good enough. If she eats badly, let her learn a lesson... Little sister, you have to be more careful and don't always make the master worry about you."
Even Qiu Xier couldn't stand the swaying of the wall and glared at Second Senior Brother.
Although she initially thought that the second senior brother was gentle and more attractive, after getting to know him for a long time, she felt that a simple-minded young man like the first senior brother was more reliable.
After dinner, Su Yishui stopped Ranran, who was about to clean up the dishes, and asked her to follow him to the back mountain and then to the lotus pond.
He pointed to the most blooming lotus in the middle of the pond and said to Ran Ran, "Go, pick that one."
Ran Ran said "Oh" and looked around for a small boat. The middle of the lotus pond was very deep, and it would be impossible to get through without a small boat.
But Su Yishui said, "You don't need to use a boat, just walk straight there."
Ran Ran looked at the lotus pond in disbelief and asked quietly, "What did I step on to get there?"
Su Yishui put his hands behind his back and said calmly, "We can get across by stepping on the lotus leaves wrapped with beggar chickens."
Hmm... Xue Ranran was not sure whether her master was mocking her or really wanted her to do this.
Although the lotus in the pond is of precious variety, the lotus leaves are nothing special. If you step on them, you will definitely fall into the pond.
Ranran has been weak since childhood. Her mother did not allow her to play in the river with the children in the village, so she could not swim. After hearing what the master said, she was stunned.
Seeing her staring at him as if she were a murderer, Su Yishui curled his lips slightly and said, "The purpose of fasting is to cleanse oneself and allow the Qi to flow smoothly through the meridians of the whole body. You haven't eaten for a few days, which is the best time to practice Qi training. As long as you master the trick, stepping on lotus leaves will not be difficult."
Ranran nodded suddenly, so that's how it is.
However, she saw that her eldest and second senior brothers had practiced so hard for so long, and yet their steps were only a little lighter when they went down the mountain to pick up goods. Could a newbie like her with no foundation really practice such a mysterious light-body technique?
"Practice well. You also know that Xishan and Chimen are at odds. If Wei Yanhuan comes, he will definitely come for revenge, and no disciple will be spared. You can't just smile sweetly at Wei Yan and escape every time you see him, right?" When saying this, Su Yishui's tone was filled with a hint of disdain.
Ranran recalled that last time in the forest, she had indeed smiled at the evil Wei in a somewhat fawning manner, which had lost her integrity. She couldn't help but feel secretly ashamed and at the same time, vaguely afraid.
This always reminds the apprentice that the master's life is in danger once he enters the sect, which makes people have to be encouraged. Seeing that the master's words are so reasonable, Ran Ran suddenly felt motivated.
She first went back to her room and wrapped herself in a thicker bra and changed into thick pants to avoid exposing herself in case she fell into the water. Then she came back to memorize the formula of the light body technique and meditated for a while by the pool with Su Yishui.
After she circulated and harmonized her breath, she bravely jumped onto the lotus leaf...
As a result, with a "splash", the slender body dived straight into the water.
When she was pulled out of the water by her master, Ran Ran, who was soaking wet, lay on the shore and spit out water. Then, she asked her master while coughing, "Is it okay if I don't practice this?"
The master half-knelt in front of her, was silent for a moment, and then said gently but forcefully: "No."
Although the weather was very cold, the water in the pool was warm, which was the only consolation in the misfortune.
In short, Ranran splashed around in this lotus pond for five full days, and every day when he went back to rest, he was always soaking wet.
In addition, she had been fasting for the past few days and didn't even have the heart to eat maltose to satisfy her appetite. She felt completely bored.
This morning, after Master had tortured Ran Ran again, he was in a rare good mood and took his people down the mountain to visit friends.
Qiu Xier couldn't bear to watch it any longer. While wiping her little sister's hair, she sighed, "Ran Ran, how did you offend the master? Why did he only torment you?"
Ran Ran stared blankly at herself in the bronze mirror, then straightened her back, trying to cheer herself up, and then encouraged herself: "Master wouldn't think so, he wants to teach me some skills!"
Qiu Xier didn't believe it. She raised her eyebrows and asked, "So what did you learn?"
Ran Ran was slightly relieved and said, "At least I learned how to swim."
After falling into the water so many times, she became more and more skilled at holding her breath. Sometimes when she fell into the water, she would dive up and down a few times. Gradually, she mastered it without any instruction and was able to swim happily using the dog paddling technique.
However, Qiu Xier, who was wiping her hair, said "Huh", lowered her head to look at the face of the junior sister, and then said: "Ran Ran, why do I find that your skin has been getting better recently? Your eyebrows and eyes are also much more beautiful."
Although Ranran has always been prettier than her, she is at best a pretty girl from a small family.
But recently, Ranran is like a pearl that has been wiped clean from dust. Although her features remain the same, she radiates an indescribable aura from the inside out. Her skin is so white and glowing that the more you look at her, the more you can't take your eyes off her.