Chapter 482: 336. A special method to keep the Tortoise-Shell Capricorn intact?

336. A special method to keep the Tortoise-Shell Capricorn intact?

Yu Nianyuan discovered that her disciple could really spin in circles.

Her head didn't feel dizzy at all.

Of course, the white sturgeon wasn't dizzy either. It had practiced chasing white waves in the Yangtze River and was a true "white strip in the waves." How could it lose to a little girl with two short legs?

Not far away, the sound of the short-legged little loli spinning in circles by the pool tirelessly came to the Chunting Pavilion, which was quite noisy.

Before the Eldest Yuan Shijie got up to draw her sword again, Yu Nianyuan spoke first:

"Speaking of which, the Xiao Shimei lurking in Prince Xunyang City also has advantages. Depending on the situation, she can do something and conveniently deal with some troublesome people..."

"She doesn't need to." Xue Xue Zhongzhu interrupted immediately, her clear voice like a broken golden blade: "Little Seven just needs to come back safely, meet with us on time, and there's no need to take risks."

Yu Nianyuan wanted to speak but stopped, and had to nod.

Xue Xue Zhongzhu frowned, walked to the side of the pavilion, and looked at the short-legged little loli spinning in circles by the pool below, but it was clear that her mind was not on it.

"In Jiangzhou, there are quite a few experts from the imperial court, such as that white-eyed old woman surnamed Song. There might even be some hidden experts. There's no need for her to take risks."

She also said with a very unhappy face:

"If the Xiao Shimei had reached the sixth grade earlier, combined with half a Tortoise-Shell Capricorn, she could have tried it and been at ease."

"It's a pity that she was willful once in Longcheng, it seems she broke the precept and committed a taboo, causing her cultivation to stagnate slowly, lingering at the Great Perfection of the seventh grade. I have checked until now and haven't found a good solution."

Yu Nianyuan: "But when she first came back, the progress of her cultivation was still fine. It only dropped slowly later. Could it be another reason?"

Xue Xue Zhongzhu nodded reluctantly:

"Although that's the case, the influence of breaking the precept in Longcheng must also be part of it."

She sighed:

"They all say 'quiet as a virgin.' A virgin is the quietest thing in the world. Buddhism says 'heart monkey and horse mind,' the most active thing in the world is the white ape. The two, one quiet and one active, are both extremes."

"Qi-refining pursues the extreme, so the rules and precepts of our sect do not allow breaking the precept or losing one's virginity. The quieter, the better. It follows this path of extreme quietness."

"The Xiao Shimei, as the Yue Lady Yue Chuzi of this generation, is even quieter to the extreme of our sect. What a good Qi-refining embryo, now there's an unexpected accident."

Yu Nianyuan shook her head:

"Eldest Yuan Shijie, I have checked the archives left in the hall. It's not that there haven't been female rulers who were not virgins in our hall's history, and it didn't affect their Qi-refining progress. I always feel that the problem with the Seventh Xiao Shimei is in her state of mind."

This Lady Yunmeng Second Female Ruler said regretfully:

"Perhaps it's still the Longcheng matter. It wasn't handled properly. It was already like that at the time. Actually, we could have let her stay a while longer, wait for her sick child-husband to wake up, and say goodbye properly. But the Eldest Yuan Shijie urged us to leave at the time, leaving only regrets..."

Xue Xue Zhongzhu interrupted directly: "Ordinary female rulers can, but can the Yue Lady Yue Chuzi be the same? Is there any precedent?"

"Uh, but there is no clear record..."

"Then that's it. Second Xiao Shimei's theory of mental injury might not be unreasonable, but the Xiao Shimei breaking the precept and losing her virginity must also have a share of the influence. Not to mention our Yue women, even ordinary women in the mountains, after losing their virginity, will have their eyebrows and eyes open themselves, and have some changes of a married woman..."

Yu Nianyuan thought for a while and took the initiative to say:

"The effect of half a Tortoise-Shell Capricorn is quite good. Old Monster Sun's suggestion is still quite useful."

"Hmm, it's a pity there is only half. The progress of her cultivation only recovered from stagnation to a level that is still okay, but compared to the rapid progress of her cultivation when she first started, it can only be said to be better than nothing..."

Xue Xue Zhongzhu pursed her lips tightly. After a while, she said with displeasure:

"And half a Tortoise-Shell Capricorn was wasted in vain. If it were a whole Tortoise-Shell Capricorn, perhaps the negative influence on the Xiao Shimei could be completely eradicated."

"Taking the Tortoise-Shell Capricorn completely has too serious side effects. Does the Eldest Yuan Shijie have the heart to see the Xiao Shimei so lonely? And I still feel that taking the Tortoise-Shell Capricorn to restore quiet Qi is treating the symptoms but not the root cause. We should start from the state of mind. A quiet mind is true quietness."

"A virgin is uniquely endowed by nature, but occasionally there are singing girls and dancing girls in the noisy market in the mountains who are also quiet. It is quiet in the noise, because the heart is quiet."

Before Xue Xue Zhongzhu could speak, Yu Nianyuan changed the subject:

"If it were really as the Eldest Yuan Shijie said, and the Tortoise-Shell Capricorn effect is quite good, then when the Xiao Shimei broke the precept and lost her virginity, just after coming back from Longcheng, at that time, the progress of her cultivation was still roughly the same as in the past?"

"At that time, the Xiao Shimei hadn't taken the remaining half of the Tortoise-Shell Capricorn. Eldest Yuan Shijie, do you say, is it possible that because her sick child-husband had taken half a Tortoise-Shell Capricorn, when the two were... sleeping together, a part of the Tortoise-Shell Capricorn's medicinal effect was passed to the Seventh Xiao Shimei through the harmony of Yin and Yang? It maintained for a while, and later the two were separated for too long, and the medicinal effect on the Xiao Shimei faded?"

Yu Nianyuan pinched her chin, tilted her head slightly, and muttered:

"If it can be like this, then why can't it be like that..."

Xue Xue Zhongzhu's frown deepened the more she listened, and she asked relentlessly: "What like that?"

Yu Nianyuan turned her gaze away:

"That is, although that sick child-husband took half a Tortoise-Shell Capricorn, can it be through continuing to sleep together..."

"Don't even think about it!"

This time, Xue Xue Zhongzhu finally understood and interrupted before Yu Nianyuan could finish.

Her face changed wonderfully first, and then she said with some unbearable displeasure:

"Not to mention whether that sick child has the qualifications to touch the Yue Lady Yue Chuzi, just saying he is a mortal without any Qi-refining cultivation, the medicinal effect of half a Tortoise-Shell Capricorn on him is completely for life-saving. The actual supernatural medicinal effect he can obtain is estimated to have long since flowed away."

"Even if Second Xiao Shimei's speculation is barely correct, that was just the short-term medicinal effect retention period after taking half a Tortoise-Shell Capricorn at Donglin Temple in Longcheng. It has long since passed."

"And, when does our Lady Yunmeng Sword Marsh's dignified Yue Lady Yue Chuzi need to rely on a man to practice? If it spreads out, it will simply make people laugh their teeth off, and our Nujun Hall's face is not needed?"

"Second Xiao Shimei, I know you like to tinker with some strange things in the hall and like to record them in books, but when it comes to the Xiao Shimei, you are not allowed to tinker with it. Because we cannot afford to make mistakes. The Xiao Shimei's matter is the top priority in the hall and must be discussed together."

"Understood."

Yu Nianyuan was not annoyed, her voice was as gentle as usual:

"It's just out of curiosity. The Eldest Yuan Shijie sometimes has principles that are too strong and adheres to the ancestral laws without change. In the words of scholars, it is a bit 'valuing the ancient and despising the modern.' But it is also good. Several junior sisters, including the Seventh Xiao Shimei, are still too young and need the Eldest Yuan Shijie to supervise and manage them for the time being."

Xue Xue Zhongzhu took another look at Yu Nianyuan, as if she really wanted to say, aren't you the same? If I don't manage it, Second Xiao Shimei, you will also do bold things.

"Wait, Second Xiao Shimei, are you also because of this that you didn't let me write to Prince Xunyang City and directly call the Xiao Shimei back?"

"Eldest Yuan Shijie, don't think too much. It's not for the medicinal effect of the Tortoise-Shell Capricorn."

Yu Nianyuan said helplessly:

"I just still feel that the sudden problem with the Seventh Xiao Shimei's cultivation progress is due to her state of mind. If the mind is quiet, even if she loses her virginity, she is still quiet as a virgin. If the mind is not quiet, even if she keeps her virginity like a bottle, she still has the heart of a monkey and the mind of a horse peeking and disturbing. If a person practices in the deep mountains, the cultivation is also difficult to advance."

"Of course, the Xiao Shimei might also have both, with different degrees of severity."

"Perhaps." Xue Xue Zhongzhu pondered for a moment and waved her hand reluctantly.

She smiled softly:

"So this time, without our direct interference, she comes back by herself. Perhaps her state of mind can recover a little. Even if it is not truly letting go, it is also letting go and accepting fate. The change in state of mind is very different. Eldest Yuan Shijie can look forward to it."

"Still the same sentence, the Xiao Shimei's safety is the most important."

Xue Xue Zhongzhu frowned and said, setting the bottom line principle.

"By the way."

At this time, Yu Nianyuan took out a piece of intelligence from her sleeve and handed it to Xue Xue Zhongzhu, mentioning the latest news received from all sides:

"Eldest Yuan Shijie, the latest news is that the Jiangzhou Censorate and the Jiangzhou government are searching for the Lady Yunmeng Order from house to house. Several Lady Yunmeng Orders have already fallen into their hands."

"Heh, scared like this by us, even a few Lady Yunmeng Orders have to be confiscated. Our Hall hasn't done anything yet."

Xue Xue Zhongzhu glanced at the intelligence in her hand, and a mocking and disdainful arc appeared on her lips.

Yu Nianyuan spoke softly, just like teaching Li Shu to read and recognize words in the past:

"I heard that they also issued an official document, summoning the forces and gentry of the black and white paths in Jiangzhou, warning them one by one. If they dare to secretly collect the Lady Yunmeng Order and be a double-dealer, echoing our Lady Yunmeng Sword Marsh, they will be punished and their homes confiscated afterward, and their descendants for three generations will not be employed by the Zhou court... anyway, it is no different from a death sentence."

Xue Xue Zhongzhu's face was indifferent: "That's all they have."

"Eldest Yuan Shijie, some forces that have collected the Lady Yunmeng Order have an attitude of hesitation and want to withdraw."

"I expected this would happen, so this time when issuing the Lady Yunmeng Order, I let you set the number a bit higher."

Yu Nianyuan nodded: "The Eldest Yuan Shijie is indeed able to foresee the future this time."

"They are all cowardly people. They are afraid of offending us, and they are afraid of offending the Zhou court. They forget righteousness for small profits and live in peace without thinking of danger. When I summoned these cowardly people to gather last time, I had already discovered this point."

Xue Xue Zhongzhu shook her head:

"The heroes who have emerged in the Tiannan underworld over the years are far less than the heroes who stood out when our Nujun Hall went down the mountain to deal with the world several times before."

"Indeed. The Eldest Yuan Shijie is truly wise."

Yu Nianyuan sighed lightly:

"Actually, this time, it doesn't matter if they come or not, as long as they take the Lady Yunmeng Order."

Xue Xue Zhongzhu stood with her hands behind her back, a faint smile on her lips:

"Yes, it's all the same. It doesn't matter if they don't come at all."

The two seemed to have a tacit understanding.

Yu Nianyuan didn't continue the topic and changed the subject.

During these days, she had met many so-called hero young masters in the Tiannan underworld on behalf of the Eldest Yuan Shijie, and nodded gently:

"Our Hall hasn't gone down the mountain to deal with the world for a long time. This atmosphere in the Tiannan underworld is a bit twilight. Is it because it is the world of Gan Zhou, and the heroes have all gone to Guanzhong? Or is it that after Sui and Gan unified the north and south and established the country, the national fortune of the Southern Kingdom has all flowed to the north?"

After pondering for a while, she shook her head:

"I don't know how the other underworlds are."

Xue Xue Zhongzhu waved her hand:

"Don't worry about how other underworlds and hidden sects are. This time, it is our turn to set a benchmark for the world's Qi-refiners and heroes in the Tiannan underworld."

Yu Nianyuan looked at the back of the tall blonde Hu Ji, held the scroll, clapped her hands, and laughed:

"The Eldest Yuan Shijie is not inferior to men, and has the heroic spirit of a man. This is recognized by the world's Qi-refiners after winning the sword path championship in the Peach Valley Sword Discussion."

Xue Xue Zhongzhu didn't know what she thought of, didn't look back, and didn't answer.

The snow-white long sword placed on the side trembled slightly, wanting to leave its sheath.

There was an air of injustice and dissatisfaction.

Xue Xue Zhongzhu pressed the hilt of the sword with her big hand, and only then did she slightly appease this "unavenged" Little Zhi Shuang.

"That map is not bad, very detailed, even indicating how many water channels flow on that Prince Xunyang River."

She pointed to a complicated map full of dense ink characters placed on the stone table in the center of the pavilion.

The map was half-covered, and it could be vaguely seen that it was the mountain and water terrain near the Prince Xunyang Grottoes of Twin Peaks.

"That boy surnamed Du has some extraordinary qualities."

Xue Xue Zhongzhu nodded gently.

Yu Nianyuan glanced at the map on the table.

Xue Xue Zhongzhu lowered her eyes and said:

"This time, the Prince Xunyang Grottoes are outside the city, which can be far away from the houses of the people in Prince Xunyang City. This is a favorable condition for us, at least not as tied up as last time."

Yu Nianyuan suddenly said:

"Hmm, but for the Great Zhou imperial court, it might also be a favorable condition. The person who pushed for the Jiangzhou Great Hall to initially choose the site for the Donglin Buddha at the Prince Xunyang Grottoes of Twin Peaks was a person with long-term vision. As for the later Xingzi Lake Buddha, it was completely a mess, eager for quick success and instant benefit... Previously, Mr. Wei was right. That Inspector named Magistrate Ouyang Magistrate Ouyang Lianghan shouldn't have been promoted."

Xue Xue Zhongzhu turned her head and took another look at Yu Nianyuan, saying flatly:

"You like to praise people. We won't show mercy this time."

Yu Nianyuan smiled:

"Not showing mercy is the greatest respect of our Hall."

Xue Xue Zhongzhu didn't mention this matter anymore, returned to the side of the mat, and sat cross-legged.

She pulled out Little Zhi Shuang again, continued to dip in water with a white cloth, wiped the sword slowly, and said without raising her head:

"If Second Xiao Shimei has nothing to do, go down. Bring my words just now to Wei Wei Shaoqi. I am waiting for his painting."

"Obey, Eldest Yuan Shijie." Yu Nianyuan said with a smile.

This white-clothed, gentle female teacher walked out of the pavilion, passed under the pear tree covered with pear blossoms. The mountain wind roared, sweeping up the pear blossoms, staining her hem.

Yu Nianyuan went down the mountain naturally. When passing by the pool halfway up the mountain, she called out softly:

"Is Little Shu hungry? Madam Xuemu sent some pastries this morning, saying that little girls like you should like to eat them."

Li Shu, who was circling, didn't change her speed. She ran to Yu Nianyuan's side, raised a small face with a missing front tooth, and asked innocently:

"Master, Father said before that there are great flood dragons in the deep water, and they will suddenly pop out to eat people. Is it true or false?"

Yu Nianyuan nodded and narrowed her eyes slightly: "It's true. Let's go, stay away from the water."

"I don't believe it. Master's words are so perfunctory. Master, go first. I'll go see if Dabai is dizzy."

After speaking, the short-legged little loli ran away quickly, picked up a straight and long handy tree branch, and continued to circle the pool.

Yu Nianyuan shook her head and continued to go down the mountain.

Just at this moment, the tall blonde Hu Ji, who was bowing her head to wipe her sword in the pavilion named "Chunting" on the top of the mountain, suddenly stood up.

On the pool, a snow-white long rainbow mixed with pear blossom petals from the whole tree poured down, like a white foam waterfall hanging upside down.

Bang—! Boom—!!

The water in the pool exploded, and it rained in the mountain forest by the pool.

The white sturgeon that was circling vigorously flew up, and after a few "thump, thump—!" sounds, it landed heavily and didn't move, as if it had been knocked unconscious.

Li Shu sat on the ground, soaked all over, dumbfounded.

The next moment, she jumped up in fright.

"Big... big flood dragon!!"

The short-legged little loli ran away at high speed, but after a while, her short figure ran back again, hurriedly and quite arduously dragging the unconscious Dabai sturgeon on the shore. One person plus one fish, she ran away in a flash and disappeared again.

Still quite sharing weal and woe.

Xue Xue Zhongzhu in the pavilion on the top of the mountain heard the leaking milky voice of the short-legged little loli sobbing sadly on the mountain road hidden by the tree shade:

"Master, woo woo woo, there is a big flood dragon in the water, a bad big flood dragon that eats people. My duck is gone. If I had known, I wouldn't have thrown it into the water..."

"Think on the bright side, maybe it went to heaven. Won't your lower front teeth grow faster?" Yu Nianyuan comforted.

"Why not think on the bad side?"

Being able to argue at such a young age, what will happen when she grows up.

Yu Nianyuan said helplessly:

"Don't go back. You have been dragging it on the shore for so long, aren't you afraid it will die of dehydration? This is for your Seventh Junior Uncle to nourish her body."

"No, Dabai will be eaten by the bad big flood dragon if it goes back. Just now, the bad big flood dragon even ambushed me. Fortunately, I ran fast and escaped from the bad big flood dragon's hands..."

"Then don't go back. What do you want to do with it? You can't raise it in the room."

"Of course, raise it in the kitchen first. Wait for Seventh Junior Uncle to come back, then put it in the pot. Well, I also need to nourish my body. It's fine, I can rank behind Seventh Junior Uncle. Seventh Junior Uncle is so thin, don't worry, Little Shu is not tall, I can't eat much... Master, is it okay to braise Dabai red this time? However, Seventh Junior Uncle had better come back slowly, wait for me to grow my duck."

Yu Nianyuan:...

Xue Xue Zhongzhu:...??

or2 (desperately sticking out), ===== CHAPTER 483 =====