Gu Yu didn't even let out a wail this time. Her face was pale, cold sweat was beading on her forehead, and her hands and feet were trembling.
"Get off me!" Xun Xingshun grabbed Xun Liangcai. If this stupid son continued to cause trouble, his mother's life would probably be over today.
"I...I didn't mean to," Xun Liangcai said, both nervous and worried, but he dared not move again.
Gu Yu's eyes were stinging and tears were welling up, but she couldn't utter a single word.
"Go to the village and borrow a cart. Your mother definitely can't be cured in the village. Take her to the town quickly."
Xun Xingshun squatted down and felt around for a while, guessing that it was probably a broken rib, and decided to send it directly to the town.
Xun Liangtian immediately ran out; he dared not let his second brother do anything again.
"Liangfen, go pack your mother's things, and go to the fields to call your eldest and second sisters-in-law back. Have one of them stay home and the other come with you to take care of her."
"Baoguo, you'll come with us to town later." As for Xun Liangcai, who's been having a string of bad luck, it's best for him to stay home to avoid any further mishaps on the way, which would only make things worse.
With Xun Xingshun in charge, everything was arranged in an orderly manner. By the time Gu Yu returned from town, everyone in the village knew that Gu Yu had broken three ribs.
Heping County
The dinner at the Hua family's house was exceptionally lavish, featuring pheasant soup, braised fish, and scrambled eggs. Although the dishes were simple, the ingredients were of high quality, and Hua Xiangyun ate with great satisfaction.
After helping Tian Guihua tidy up the kitchen, he was sent back to his room to rest.
Hua Zhian was already waiting at her door, "Little sister..."
Hua Xiangyun pushed open the door. "Come in with me. I have something to give you."
A look of joy flashed across Hua Zhian's face, but he didn't notice the sympathetic look in Hua Zhiping's eyes across from him.
Hua Xiangyun picked up a bundle of books from the table. "These are all collected by me. Second brother can review them when he has nothing to do."
I've already cleaned and dried them; second brother, please take them all back.
“Haven’t we already learned all of this?” Hua Zhian glanced at the book and pushed it aside. “Little sister, do you still have that talisman from when we went up the mountain? Give your second brother another one.”
Hua Xiangyun: "...Second Brother, you're not going up the mountain, so why do you need this?"
"Isn't it said that those things can follow people?" Hua Zhian looked around, feeling a chill run down his spine. "Don't you feel a bit cold in here?"
Hua Xiangyun said, "Second brother, the kang (heated brick bed) hasn't been heated yet, so the room is naturally chilly."
"Anyway, I'm not sure what to do. If you give one to your second brother, he won't be able to sleep tonight."
Hua Xiangyun: "Didn't Second Brother used to be known for his boldness? How come he's become so timid?"
Even so, she still took out an exorcism talisman from the bag. She had picked up some evil spirits on the mountain today, and having it on her would be good for cleansing them. "Keep it safe, so no one will find it."
“Of course,” he quickly put it in his pocket and pressed it down twice with his hand. “Little sister, if you need anything in the future, just tell your second brother.”
Hua Xiangyun said, "Then Second Brother should go back and rest early. Take this book back with you; it can help pass the time."
"Read a little bit every day, and take a few notes; you might be surprised by the results."
After what happened today, Hua Zhian no longer dared to underestimate Hua Xiangyun. After all, even ghosts and monsters had appeared, so what was impossible?
As she carried a large bundle of books outside, she saw her older brother looking at her with a half-smile. "Brother, these are a gift from your little sister."
Seeing that he was still showing off to him, Hua Zhiping said in a very supportive tone, "Look how good your little sister is to you. Remember to memorize all of this."
Hua Zhian, “…”
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Hua Xiangyun, who had been cultivating for most of the night, opened her eyes at this moment. The night was deep and quiet, making it the perfect time to see ghosts.
On the way, the Nine Lotus Cauldron of the Spirit Platform warned, "That thousand-year-old ghost is full of nonsense, so remember to be extra careful later."
Hua Xiangyun ran all the way, and at this moment she missed Jiaotong from her previous life so much. "You're so thoughtful today. Since you know he's full of lies, you still let me accept his invitation?"
"Master, I'm doing this for your own good." The Nine Lotus Cauldron's voice was filled with excitement. "That's a thousand-year-old ghost. If we can absorb half of its Yin energy, and then I convert it into spiritual energy, your cultivation will advance..."
"It would be more beneficial for you!" Hua Xiangyun didn't think that the Nine Lotus Cauldron would be so eager if there weren't enough benefits.
“There will always be some,” Jiulian Ding said weakly. “If you can find the pill formula and rare and precious materials, then I might not even care about these things.”
"What are you thinking? This is the end of the Dharma era. Where am I supposed to get you the elixir formula?" Hua Xiangyun's tone softened when she thought about why the Nine Lotus Cauldron had been created.
"We've only heard of alchemy in legends. You've been wandering this world for thousands of years. Even if you did encounter some charlatans, they would only be swindlers. If they actually threw that stuff into your cauldron, you'd probably blow it up."
Nine Lotus Cauldrons sounded a little dejected, "I thought I could use the spacetime turbulence to return to the Dao Lord's plane, but it's only slightly better than before."
Hua Xiangyun stopped at the foot of the mountain. "You should be content. If it were with your former master, it would have been kept at the bottom of a box, or it would have been just one of many spiritual objects. I don't want to climb the mountain anymore. Go and bring that thing down."
Hua Xiangyun's words about the Nine Lotus Cauldron are quite reasonable, and besides, there's no other choice now.
It flew out of the spiritual platform and resignedly drifted up the mountain.
Hua Xiangyun didn't just wait around; she started fiddling with the formation her master had just taught her.
It's not far from the county town; there are houses just a few dozen meters ahead. She needs to cover herself up so that she doesn't startle others when she speaks into the void.
The Nine Lotus Cauldron moved very fast, drifting back into the night with a dark shadow.
“You’ve come,” the shadowy figure floating in the air said in a hoarse and stiff voice. “I haven’t spoken for nearly a thousand years. I hope you will forgive me, young friend.”
Hua Xiangyun said, "It's been over a thousand years, why don't you go reincarnate? I don't believe you can't find your way every time the gates of hell open."
The dark figure slowly landed opposite Hua Xiangyun, and a humanoid silhouette appeared. "This old man is Yuan Tianjing. Greetings, Master."
The path has been found, but the underworld cannot find my origin. They told me to find a master in the human world to resolve this, but apart from the month of the Ghost Festival, I have no way to leave this mountain at other times.
You could say I've met a truly skilled master in all these years.
"So what happened on the mountain was your test?" Hua Xiangyun asked curiously, "Have you used this method to deal with others before?"
Yuan Tianjing said, "To be honest, Master, I have encountered some feng shui masters who came up the mountain. I sensed that they had spiritual energy, so I tested them. However, those people were just putting on a show. They left after I made things difficult for them."
But these people started spouting nonsense as they came down the mountain, causing fewer and fewer people to come up, and my chances of meeting anyone became even slimmer.
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