It took Gu Yueming a long time to process the news. By this time, with the circulation of spiritual energy within her body, the abrasions on her skin had mostly healed, and although the injuries to her bones hadn't healed as quickly, they were much better.
Gu Yueming sniffed, still somewhat puzzled: "If that's the case, the situation in the ancient martial arts world has calmed down since the last time I returned, but Father still didn't tell me about it?"
Qin Sheng fell silent again for a moment, then slowly said, "Perhaps they think you're in a pretty good state right now, and it's better that they don't know."
That's true.
Gu Yueming also felt that she was doing quite well now, and whether she had spiritual power or not didn't make much difference.
However, it's not entirely useless.
"But if my spiritual power had returned before today, I wouldn't have been so passive just now. If she dared to run us over with a car, I would have punched her away!" Gu Yueming said angrily, clenching her small fist.
Qin Sheng chuckled softly, but her gaze fell on Qin Zheng.
Compared to Gu Yueming's simple and carefree way of thinking, Qin Zheng thinks much more deeply and far ahead.
He lowered his eyes, sometimes frowning, sometimes looking relieved, and finally pressed his brow and gently exhaled.
Then, when she looked up, she saw her daughter's inquisitive gaze.
Qin Sheng chuckled again, this time with a smile even in her eyes.
Qin Zheng: "..."
He glared at her, a rare occurrence for him, giving her a warning look.
Qin Sheng cleared her throat and looked away.
It wasn't until they arrived at the Qin family home and got out of the car that she called out to Qin Zheng.
Ignoring Gu Yueming's accusing expression that seemed to say, "You want to whisper something? You're hiding something from me? You don't love me anymore?", Qin Sheng dragged her father to the small garden outside the Qin family villa.
Yes, it's the location of that glass greenhouse from before.
However, it has been completely demolished by now, and even the soil on the ground has been replaced.
Qin Sheng's gaze swept over them, and the coldness that had just subsided in her eyes returned.
However, she didn't mention it again, and instead looked at her father and said, "Are you worried that you won't outlive my mother?"
Qin Zheng: "Cough cough cough cough!"
I almost choked on my own saliva.
With a look of unspoken difficulty, she said, "Girl, we're girls, sometimes can't we be a little more tactful and subtle in our speech?"
Qin Sheng: "...Oh."
The question is repeated: "Are you worried that my mom will live for hundreds of years and stay young forever, so that you'll find someone else when you're done with your life?"
Qin Zheng: "..."
"Although...but..." is that a euphemism?
Qin Zheng pressed his temples and decided not to dwell on the matter any further.
No longer concealing the struggle and worry in her eyes, she said, "That's not entirely true."
Meeting his daughter's clear, almond-shaped eyes, Qin Zheng felt a pang of guilt and relented, "It's because I'm worried."
He worried that Gu Yueming would have a lifespan many times longer than his after she regained her spiritual power, that she would be deceived by another scoundrel after his death and no longer belong to him, and that she would remain young forever while he would become a decrepit old man early on.
But what I'm most worried about is: "You know, your mother was protected by your maternal grandfather and uncles when she was little. Later, although she left home and got injured, she was still looked after by me and your three older brothers. She didn't have much contact with people and didn't know how wicked people could be. What if we're all gone in the future..."
Qin Zheng felt worried just thinking about it, and couldn't help but press his brow again.
Qin Sheng: "It's okay, I'm here for you. I'll take care of her."
Qin Zheng: "..."
That hurts, my dear.
Although it was a bit heartbreaking, it was Qin Zheng's only consolation.
With Qin Sheng and Fu Jingheng around, at least there's no need to worry about Gu Yueming being bullied or cheated out of money or her virtue.
Qin Zheng nodded, his calm mood easing slightly.
Qin Sheng looked at him and finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, saying, "Just kidding."
Qin Zheng: "???"
Qin Sheng continued, "This burden is too heavy. You should handle it yourself."
Qin Zheng: "???"
But a suspicion was forming in her mind, and she couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean?"
Qin Sheng regained his usual calm demeanor and said seriously, "I have a way to help you cultivate spiritual power."
Qin Zheng's heart raced uncontrollably, and he instinctively wanted to say something, but the words caught in his throat as he suddenly realized something.
He immediately frowned: "What method?"
Qin Sheng was somewhat surprised by his reaction, but didn't think too much about it. She simply explained, "It's similar to what's said in martial arts novels. Once you open up the Ren and Du meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians, you can cultivate."
"And if nothing unexpected happens, the starting cultivation level will be quite high."
Qin Zheng hummed in response, without much reaction.
Now it was Qin Sheng's turn to be puzzled: "Dad?"
Qin Zheng snapped out of his daze and asked, "What's the price?"
He stared intently at her and added, "What price will you pay?"
Qin Sheng was taken aback.
Qin Zheng's gaze deepened, and he said, "Sheng Sheng, do you remember what I said?"
“I’ve said it before, we gave birth to you and brought you back to the Qin family because we wanted to give you a better environment and more freedom, not to make your mother, the Qin family, or me a burden to you.”
He wasn't originally a cultivator; it was something he was born with.
Qin Sheng, however, said that he could cultivate and obtain a considerable level of cultivation, which was tantamount to defying the heavens.
The difficulties and costs involved are self-evident.
How could she really "do" it just by saying "yes"?
Qin Zheng didn't say what came next, but Qin Sheng understood.
She stared at him intently, then chuckled softly, "Do you remember what I said?"
She pointed to the sky and said, "I am a fairy."
She's not just a fairy, she's also the darling of Heaven.
Admittedly, enabling Qin Zheng to go from being unable to cultivate to being able to cultivate was not as simple as just opening up the eight extraordinary meridians, as she claimed.
The body needs to be reshaped from its very origin, and the spiritual source needs to be gathered.
Even for someone else, like Fu Jingheng, it would be difficult to do so.
But she can.
She was born from the Heavenly Dao, and from the day of her birth, the Heavenly Dao endowed her with abilities and authority that surpassed those of ordinary people.
What others consider to be defying the heavens is, to her, simply a matter of changing the original rules.
The cost...
It might just be struck by lightning twice.
It's not a big problem.
and……
Qin Sheng raised her eyes again and said seriously, "This is only one reason. In fact, even without today's events, I was prepared to condense spiritual energy for you."
Her expression deepened, and she said, "Black Prison... We've been on the defensive for too long; it's time to take the initiative."
Qin Zheng's gaze suddenly turned cold, and his voice deepened: "Is this related to the Black Prison?"
Qin Sheng pursed her lips tightly, and after a long while, she slowly spoke: "First it was you, then Mu Wu, Mu Ren, Mu Xin, Mu Gui, Dad, have you ever thought about why Black Prison would spend so much money researching genetically modified humans? And why has it always focused its attention on me?"
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