Chapter 178: The Demon Lord Junzhu's Slacking Daily Life Chapter 178: Qi Sinks to Dantian, Shouting for Help!
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Protagonist:
Yan Qianqian
However, although this feeling was so intense, she always felt that something was still not quite right, as if she was still just a tiny bit away from truly grasping the mysteries of qinggong.
Facing such a situation, Qianqian did not become discouraged. She took a deep breath, tried hard to calm herself down, closed her eyes, and emptied her mind of all distracting thoughts. Then, following the method her master had taught her, she sank her Qi to her dantian, concentrating all her attention on her two feet.
When she opened her eyes again, a trace of determination flashed in them; she lightly tapped the ground, and her body instantly shot upward like an arrow leaving a bow.
With a "whoosh," Qianqian actually flew onto the roof! At this moment, she was so excited she could not contain herself, and could not help but cheer and jump for joy: "I succeeded!!" Because she was too excited, she even jumped directly on the roof.
But just then, an accident happened. Qianqian, careless due to excessive excitement, suddenly missed her footing, her body shook violently, and she nearly fell off the roof.
Fortunately, she reacted quickly enough and grabbed the eaves in time, avoiding a tragedy. However, after such a fright, Qianqian instantly turned pale, her legs went weak, and she collapsed directly onto the roof.
After a good long while, Qianqian finally came to her senses. She looked at the height beneath her, and could not help but worry: what to do now? How could she get back to the ground safely? Thinking of this, she tried to force herself to calm down, but her legs were as if drained of strength, completely unable to stand up.
The more she tried to control herself not to think wildly, the more those terrible thoughts swirled in her mind, making her feel increasingly fearful and helpless.
Just like that, Qianqian lay helplessly on the roof waiting for a long time. She originally hoped to wait until her legs recovered some strength before using qinggong to descend, but unexpectedly, after waiting for most of the day, her legs were still limp and weak, without the slightest sign of improvement.
Seeing that lunchtime had long passed, and her stomach began to growl, Qianqian finally could not suppress her inner anxiety and decided not to sit and wait for death any longer.
So, she took a deep breath, once again sank her Qi to her dantian, mustered her courage, and shouted loudly: "Help!!! Is anyone there!!!"
That voice pierced the clouds, echoing throughout the entire courtyard... At that very moment, a shrill scream tore through the sky, reaching Mantou and Yan Shuang'er's ears.
Mantou's heart tightened, and without hesitation she bolted outside, while Yan Shuang'er followed close behind. When they arrived, they saw Qianqian lying on the roof, looking down with a terrified face.
"Qianqian! How did you get on the roof? It's too dangerous!" Yan Shuang'er shouted anxiously.
Qianqian replied in a trembling voice: "Third Elder Sister, save me... I didn't want to come up here either..." Her body trembled slightly, as if she might slide off the roof at any moment.
Yan Shuang'er was frantic with worry, and hurriedly turned to Mantou: "Quick, go fetch a ladder! Hurry!" Upon hearing this, Mantou dared not delay in the slightest, and immediately ran off like a gust of wind to find a ladder. It must be said, Mantou's movements were truly swift; not long after, she returned panting, carrying a ladder on her shoulder.
Qianqian stared eagerly at the ladder by her feet; although afraid, she still summoned her courage and carefully inched toward the ladder. As she moved, she called out in a trembling voice: "Mantou, you must hold the ladder steady, absolutely don't let it fall, I'm coming down right now!"
Mantou below shouted at the top of her lungs: "Rest assured, Miss, the ladder is rock steady!" At the same time, Yan Shuang'er also kept comforting Qianqian from the side: "Qianqian, don't be anxious, climb down slowly, be very careful!"
With the encouragement and help of the two, Qianqian finally began to slowly move down along the ladder. Every step appeared so difficult, as if time itself had frozen.
Finally, after a long wait, Qianqian's two feet successfully stepped onto the ground. At that moment, she felt as if she had regained her life, her whole body went limp on the ground, panting heavily.
Yan Shuang'er hurriedly stepped forward to support Qianqian, asking with concern: "Qianqian, why on earth did you climb onto the roof? This is no joke; what would we do if something happened?"
Qianqian, with a bitter face, replied pitifully: "Third Elder Sister, I really didn't do it on purpose. I was practicing qinggong, who knew I would 'whoosh' fly up there, only to find I couldn't get down at all..."
Yan Shuang'er stared wide-eyed, her face full of curiosity: "Ah? You've mastered it?"
Hearing this, Qianqian first froze for a full three seconds, then stammered: "Se... seems like it succeeded!" But she quickly thought it over, and nodded firmly: "Mm, it should be success, otherwise how could I have gone up there in one go just now?"
Thinking of this, a surge of wild joy rose in Qianqian's heart, and she could not suppress her excitement. She couldn't wait to try her newly mastered qinggong ultimate skill again, so she took a deep breath, sank her Qi to her dantian, and immediately after, lightly tapped the ground with her toes.
Only a "whoosh" was heard, and she, like a light bird, instantly leapt up onto the high roof.
After flying onto the roof, Qianqian quickly and skillfully lay down flat, to prevent herself from accidentally falling off. Then, she excitedly shouted downward: "Mantou~ bring the ladder quick!"
At this moment, Yan Shuang'er standing below looked helplessly at the high-spirited Qianqian on the roof, couldn't help but roll her eyes, and secretly muttered: "Really, so reckless!" Mantou at the side was also full of complaints, mumbling: "This Miss is too unsteady, what if she falls!"
But despite this, she still did not dare to be slow, and hurriedly ran with quick steps to move the ladder to the side of the house.
Because she already had the experience of climbing onto the roof the first time, this time when Qianqian climbed down from the roof along the ladder, her movements were obviously much more proficient than before. When she finally landed safely, Yan Shuang'er walked over and looked her up and down.
With a trace of doubt, she said: "Qianqian, why is your qinggong not quite the same as Father King's? Father King can fly freely on the roof, coming and going at will, but you — going up is easy, coming down is hard!"
End of Chapter
