In a state between sleep and wakefulness, Shi Xi could feel a cool sensation flowing continuously from his wrist, silently nourishing his body.
The next morning, as soon as he opened his eyes, he found Ruan Jingshan standing in front of his bed, holding a steaming bowl in his hand.
“…?” Shi Xi looked at him.
Seeing Shi Xi sit up, Ruan Jingshan handed the bowl to him.
"Drink the soup."
Shi Xi subconsciously took it, then looked down at what was in the bowl.
It's bone broth, milky white, with red dates and goji berries soaking in it, and a rich, fragrant aroma.
Shi Xi immediately understood what he meant.
This is to replenish his qi and blood.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Ruan."
“No need,” Ruan Jingshan said.
He looked at the bite mark on Shi Xi's neck, his eyes lowered slightly, "I went a bit too far last night."
The owner's blood was too tempting for the earthbound spirit. Last night, when it was feeding, if it hadn't relied on its strong self-control... it wouldn't have given up in the end.
Shi Xi waved her hand, indicating that the other party didn't need to take it to heart.
No matter what, he is the owner, so it is only right that he provides blood to the earthbound spirit.
He held the soup bowl in his hands and sipped it slowly.
Ruan Jingshan quietly watched Shi Xi, who was drinking soup with his head down. His gaze swept from top to bottom over Shi Xi's exquisite and superior eyebrows and straight nose, finally settling on his opening and closing lips.
The moment Shi Xi looked up, she subtly shifted her gaze to the plush carpet on the floor, bathed in the vibrant morning sun.
"Pack your things," Ruan Jingshan said.
Where to?
After finishing the last sip, Shi Xi placed the soup bowl on the bedside table and looked up at Ruan Jingshan.
"Let's go into the mountains," Ruan Jingshan said calmly.
The Ruan family has always lived in seclusion in the mountains, and their assets are not particularly abundant, consisting of only a few mines.
Shi Xi could roughly guess what Ruan Jingshan was going to do, and felt that Ruan Jingshan was a sincere Taoist priest and did not treat him as an outsider.
...
at the same time.
In the kitchen on the first floor of the manor.
The maid in charge of cooking looked at the food kept fresh in the refrigerator, scratched her head in confusion, and looked somewhat bewildered.
"I remember... I think I bought some pork bones yesterday, what happened to them?"
The servant, unwilling to give up, rummaged around for a bit, but couldn't find the pig bone. Instead, she found a few pieces of paper money in the place she remembered keeping things.
"??" Who is it? Why did they put the money in the refrigerator?
...
After Shi Xi finished washing up, she was led into the Ghost Card by Ruan Jingshan.
The moment I stepped in, I felt like I was falling from the clouds, and my body involuntarily began to fall.
The wind whistles past my ears, and below me is a lush, verdant forest.
Ruan Jingshan, standing next to him, had no expression on his face; he simply threw down the Joker card.
Then the speed of the fall began to slow down.
Two minutes later, Shi Xi arrived at the back of a mountain with buildings, in a bamboo forest.
Ruan Jingshan walked to the stone table with practiced ease and said to Shi Xi, "Take off the bracelet."
"?" Shi Xi looked at him in confusion. "Why?"
Ruan Jingshan said, "It might break."
Upon hearing Ruan Jingshan's words, Shi Xi took off the bracelet on her wrist and placed it on the stone table, along with the dagger.
“Use the Evolution Technique again,” Ruan Jingshan said.
"You really want to teach me?"
Even though she had a rough idea in her mind, Shi Xi still found it a bit unbelievable when Ruan Jingshan actually said it.
After all, in his opinion, his relationship with Ruan Jingshan was just that of a keeper and a bound spirit, not that deep.
But perhaps because Ruan Jingshan stopped him in the Ghost Market and tacitly allowed him to use the Ruan family's techniques, Shi Xi could vaguely sense that Ruan Jingshan didn't mind him comprehending the techniques.
“Hmm.” Ruan Jingshan looked at the familiar bamboo forest.
Having received an affirmative answer, Shi Xi glanced at Ruan Jingshan's expression and, without further hesitation, took out the coins from her pocket.
Recalling the feeling of Ruan Jingshan using the technique last time, he practiced in the bamboo forest.
This is the territory of the Ruan family. Even though the Ruan family has not appeared for a hundred years, the residual prestige of this reclusive family still remains.
Moreover, without a disciple of the Ruan family to lead the way, no one could possibly find this place.
Therefore, there are only the two of them here.
A mountain breeze blows, causing the tall, sturdy bamboo to sway and rustle, filling the air with the faint scent of grass.
Ruan Jingshan stood in the bamboo forest dressed in a Taoist robe. The wind blowing through the bamboo continued to blow towards him without stopping, his long black hair intertwined with a white headband.
Ruan Jingshan simply watched Shi Xi quietly, and when he was about to successfully use the technique, he spoke—
"Don't rush."
Shi Xi slowed down the rate of differentiation.
Ruan Jingshan walked step by step behind Shi Xi and grasped his wrist with his right hand.
"Don't worry about it too much."
"The Tao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, and Three gives birth to all things. This is how Heaven and Earth are."
Ruan Jingshan's voice was carried to Shi Xi's ears by the wind carrying the scent of grass.
That's just how it is...
I see.
Shi Xi's eyes brightened slightly, and her previously tense body relaxed. The coin opposite her changed from one to two, then two to three, and then five.
Seeing that the coin in the air did not continue to change, Ruan Jingshan held Shi Xi's wrist and then gently pushed it.
'Bang--'
A violent crashing sound came from the silent bamboo forest.
Seeing that Shi Xi had suddenly understood, Ruan Jingshan released his grip on Shi Xi's wrist and sat down at the stone table.
This time it didn't take as much effort as the last time. Shi Xi stretched her wrists and decided to try a few more times.
She didn't know how much time had passed before Shi Xi finally stopped. By then, it was already dark. Shi Xi's bangs were wet and stuck to her face, and the back of her clothes was almost completely soaked.
She looked like she had been pulled out of the water.
Ruan Jingshan stood up, handed the bracelet on the table to Shi Xi, and said.
"Put it on."
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