[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take":3,"chapter-if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-chapter-50":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","If You Will Not Reject Me, I Wish to Bow and Take You as My Adoptive Father",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2276777,4454,"Chapter 50: Welcome the Marquis of Fiery Sun (Request Follows)","if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-chapter-50",50,"\u003Cp>Song Changqing suddenly looked up, stunned: “General, you want me to teach Miss Xiao Yu the Male Dragon Art? Do you even understand the Male Dragon Art?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu didn’t know what it was, but from the name alone and Song Changqing’s reaction, it didn’t seem like something good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think you understand the Male Dragon Art?” Hu Chen sneered. “The Male Dragon Art and the Female Phoenix Art are yang and yin, respectively—men cultivate the Male Dragon, women the Female Phoenix.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But both stem from the same lineage, originating from an ancient sacred scripture that can produce ‘Changchun True Qi’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look at the breathing techniques— the first six levels are nearly identical; only the final three diverge into yin and yang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that Yu’er wants to study internal qi, just teach her the first six levels of breath cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Changqing hesitated: “But the Male Dragon Art is a demonic art!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it were truly and utterly demonic, do you think I’d let Yu’er cultivate it?” Hu Chen waved his hand impatiently. “Enough. Just do as I say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I may never have practiced the Male Dragon Art, but I understand Lao Immortal far better than you do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned to Xiao Yu and warned: “Train under Song Changqing. The Male Dragon Art’s breathing method isn’t a combat technique—it won’t make you a master of internal arts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But strengthening your body, preserving your beauty, and extending your lifespan—those are perfectly achievable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Especially for maintaining your appearance—everyone in Yingxiang Mansion knows this well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu bowed deeply with gratitude. “Yu’er understands. Thank you, Adoptive Father!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Chen left. Song Changqing stood there, still torn, like a wooden post, motionless for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General Song, what are you waiting for?” Xiao Yu prompted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Male Dragon Art isn’t a good art. Lao Immortal isn’t a good man,” Song Changqing said earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Changqing was grotesquely ugly, but his heart was decent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu’s impression of him improved considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think my adoptive father is harming me?” she smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Hard to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Changqing didn’t know about the “Little Li Consort Plan,” but he knew Hu Chen and the Guan family intimately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind, Hu Chen had nothing to do with goodness or good deeds—not even a copper coin’s worth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Chen taking this wild girl as his adopted daughter must have some scheme; her fate would likely be grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It probably had something to do with the Male Dragon Art—and Lao Immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, he decided to defy Hu Chen’s orders and reveal just a little truth to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it would help or not didn’t matter— at least his own conscience could rest a little easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Xiao Yu, let’s return to the inn. To explain the breathing method, we’ll need a human meridian diagram.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu naturally had no objection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She led him to her guest room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Guan family daughter now, she naturally stayed in the finest suite, with a dedicated small study beside her bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After closing the doors and windows, Song Changqing didn’t immediately draw the internal qi meridian map. Instead, he lowered his voice: “Miss Xiao Yu, everyone in Yingxiang Mansion knows ‘Lao Immortal.’ Do you know why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does he have immortal powers?” Xiao Yu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Changqing nodded lightly. “Longevity counts as an immortal power. Last August, Lao Immortal celebrated his 348th birthday— even the Prince of Qinghe came in person to offer his congratulations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, lived over three hundred years—no wonder he’s called ‘Lao Immortal,’” Xiao Yu exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this world had immortals and Buddhas, Hu Chen had explained that ordinary warriors rarely lived beyond a hundred years—unless they cultivated special qi arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Hu Chen himself, even if he reached the seventh and final peak of the Tiger Soul Seven Killings, could only remain disease-free and perhaps live past one hundred—but gain no extra longevity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Changqing stared at her, voice grave: “Lao Immortal lives so long because he cultivates yin-yang absorption arts. Do you know what yin-yang absorption is? It’s a demonic technique—those who practice it are more harmful than demons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu showed little expression, only murmured: “No wonder—Male Dragon, Female Phoenix. The names do carry a certain flavor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her calm demeanor and these words left Song Changqing momentarily bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you heard of yin-yang absorption in Shaqiu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The barbarians of Shaqiu don’t even know how to write the words ‘yin’ and ‘yang.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu looked down her nose, as if she were a noblewoman of the Central Civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Song Changqing, she seemed more like a traitorous “runaway” who disdained her own homeland—pathetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then how—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you see? I’ve been reading!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu lightly tapped the table, making him notice the large characters on the book’s cover: “Shijing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Changqing was stunned. “You’ve started reading the Book of Songs?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began studying poetry at thirteen—she’d only left the wilderness a few days ago?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t seek deep understanding—just read casually to absorb some literary aura. General Song, I understand what you meant. Thank you for the warning. Let’s begin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Begin what? You already understood.” Song Changqing frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand what the Male Dragon Art is—but you don’t understand how good my adoptive father is to me,” Xiao Yu said seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Changqing’s lips moved, but he couldn’t hold back: “Your adoptive father isn’t a good man.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu replied: “I don’t know what ‘good man’ means—but I know my adoptive father is a good adoptive father.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, today I was the one who asked to cultivate breathing techniques. He merely chose the most suitable one for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Changqing stared at her determined eyes, his expression growing distant. A clear-faced child, another “adopted father” with five willow-like whiskers—flashed into his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time is cruel. In the blink of an eye, nearly forty years had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope you’re right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled slowly. His once-straight back, weighed down by memory, slumped helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To cultivate the Male Dragon Art’s breathing method, two things are crucial. First, thoroughly read Daoist scriptures to generate a thread of ‘Dao Qi.’ This is vital.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only after ‘Dao Qi’ is born can you proceed to the next step: ‘marking the spirit meridians.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu frowned: “Which Daoist scriptures? What is Dao Qi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Changqing said: “Any Daoist scripture will do—no special restrictions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Like the Dao De Jing, Huangting Jing, Yinfu Jing, Emperor Neijing, Nan Hua Jing, Taiping Jing...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At least the Dao De Jing and Huangting Jing can be found in every bookstore and Daoist temple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even reading just one book repeatedly is fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reciting Daoist scriptures cultivates Dao Qi—it doesn’t require you to grasp profound truths.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dao Qi isn’t mysterious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You said you read the Book of Songs to absorb literary aura.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dao Qi is simply the ‘literary aura’ generated after reading Daoist texts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or, the distinctive aura that long-term reciters of Daoist scriptures develop—different from ordinary scholars—that’s Dao Qi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That sounds awfully mysterious,” Xiao Yu frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changqing said: “If you’re cultivating internal qi, why care whether it’s mysterious or not?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what? How do you mark the spirit meridians?” Xiao Yu asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once you have Dao Qi, find a quiet room—neither too hot nor too cold, no hunger or thirst—and try to shut out the five senses. Silently recite the Male Dragon Art’s internal qi mantra.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gradually, the Dao Qi will gather at a single point and flow through your meridians.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep silently reciting the mantra, while visualizing the meridian flow diagram of the Male Dragon Art’s internal qi method in your mind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In this mental visualization, ‘mark’ the points where the Dao Qi leaps.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those points will generate warm flows—this warmth is your first internal qi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When the warm flow completes one circuit through your meridians and returns to your dantian, stabilizing—your internal qi has entered the gate. After that, it’s simple: just sit and endure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xiao Yu’s blank expression, Song Changqing asked: “Did I not explain clearly? What part don’t you understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu thought a moment: “If I silently recite the mantra, will I sense Dao Qi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Dao Qi to mark the points was easy to grasp—but she had to sense Dao Qi first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Silently reciting the mantra is just one condition for Dao Qi to gather. In reality, many factors determine your success.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But don’t rush. Failure causes no harm to your body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just read more Daoist scriptures, keep your mind calm, try often—you’ll succeed eventually.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Failure has no consequence. One success means permanent success,” Changqing said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General Song, have you ever cultivated the Mystic Weapon True Qi? Does the Male Dragon Art have any similar ‘mystic tools’ to aid in grasping internal qi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, she’d thought internal qi methods requiring mystic tools were hard, with high thresholds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she understood the Male Dragon Art’s method, she realized mystic tools merely demanded material resources—while the cultivator’s own requirements were actually low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Male Dragon Art required no external aids—its demands on the cultivator were higher, stricter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changqing shook his head: “I never cultivated Mystic Weapon True Qi. In fact, I never completed the Male Dragon Art either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, like General Guan, I cultivate the Tiger Soul Seven Killings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though the Male Dragon Art has no ‘mystic tools,’ special pills might increase the success rate of ‘marking spirit meridians.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But no matter what, reading Daoist scriptures to cultivate Dao Qi remains essential—pills are only auxiliary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General Guan was right about one thing: the Male Dragon Art originated from an ancient Daoist secret scripture of the Central Civilization.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To cultivate Daoist secret scriptures, you must recite Daoist texts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just like in my Shu Kingdom’s civil examinations—the top scholar must have read countless books.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Techniques like the Tiger Soul Seven Killings or Mystic Weapon True Qi require no cultural literacy—even an illiterate can reach mastery.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu was astonished: “You cultivate the Tiger Soul Seven Killings too? By the way, you called ‘Lord Guan’ adoptive father earlier—who exactly is that ‘Lord Guan’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changqing replied coldly: “Miss Xiao Yu, I’m only here to teach you the Male Dragon Art!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu gave him a long look and said, “Then good, go on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dao De Jing and the Huangting Jing are indeed common texts—you can find several copies at Yunlai Inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu spent the entire afternoon reading the Dao De Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without striving for deep understanding, she could already recite from memory the ten-thousand-plus characters of this Daoist sacred text.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, she realized her memory and comprehension in this life far surpassed her past life, and seemed to grow stronger with age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she had possessed this talent in her past life, Tsinghua and Peking Universities would no longer have been “legends” she dared not even dream of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her past life, she had never seriously read the Dao De Jing, but remembered it was only five or six thousand characters. The version she held now was even shorter—just over three thousand five hundred characters—with the rest consisting of annotations by “Daoist masters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, she began “activating the meridians” using the meridian chart of the Xiong Long Gong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She toiled until midnight, growing frustrated and exhausted, yet gained nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xiao Yu was not discouraged; instead, she hardened her resolve: she must read more Daoist scriptures—even after mastering the Xiong Long Gong, she would keep reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she merely wished to blend into the mortal Wulin, she could choose an internal skill like “Xuan Qi,” which even the illiterate could master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wulin was merely her mental starting village—her future lay in cultivating to become an immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daoist secret texts on immortality would be countless times more difficult and obscure than the Xiong Long Gong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she couldn’t even master the Xiong Long Gong today, becoming an immortal was pure fantasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember: even Sun Wukong, with his extraordinary talent, spent seven years listening to teachings, discussing the Dao, practicing calligraphy, and burning incense at the Xieyue Sansheng Cave!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before dawn the next day, Yunlai Inn was brightly lit and filled with bustling voices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Huchen and five hundred Shu cavalry, fully armored, formed neat ranks and led their horses to the entrance of the western straight road five li away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lieyang Marquis arrived in the afternoon; they had reached the crossroads early to prepare for his arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu and Guan Zhong, as “irrelevant personnel,” did not go over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Lieyang Marquis has finally arrived. Once we join forces with him, Master’s ‘calamity’ will melt away like ice chips in boiling broth.” Guan Zhong’s face showed both joy and tension: “Just hold on for half a day more—don’t let anything go wrong, don’t let anything go wrong...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(PS: During this new book’s run, consistent reading matters greatly—thank you all for your support!)\u003C\u002Fp>",2121,"2026-06-20T00:29:13.334Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","072b96f750041a106837b1f84ef6abf07364f50c537218bc619e25179ef5a746","if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-chapter-51","if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-chapter-49",840,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-cover.jpg"]