Chapter 69: The Meditation Dao Cannot Make One Gentle

Early in the morning, police sirens wailed as they sped past.

The police officers who received the dispatch order were going crazy, acting as if they'd been injected with chicken blood, howling as they rushed toward Gusu Tebadaqiao, terrified of being beaten to the punch by other precincts.

At this moment, Zhang Suannai, bored and idle, grabbed these people by their collars one after another, dragged them back, and piled them into a heap; she ignored their bleeding, wailing, and pleas for mercy as if she couldn't hear them at all, squatting to the side to browse her group chats.

Grandma Always Says: Job done!

Grandma Always Says: When Grandma takes the field, one is worth two!

Qingcai Keke: Congratulations.

Nameless Person: You didn't run into any danger, did you?

Grandma Always Says: Danger coefficient: 0.

Grandma Always Says: The only fly in the ointment is that I didn't catch Zhao Haojiang; otherwise, I would have definitely "accidentally" snapped all ten of his fingers during the fight, kicked his balls to pieces, and gouged out his eyeballs. Damn it, he actually dared to harass me.

Nameless Person: Then what should we do?

Grandma Always Says: It's fine, it's fine. I caught his underlings, and Zhao Haojiang won't be able to run either. The police will go find him; letting him live in fear counts as torture too.

Qingcai Keke: So what are you doing now?

Grandma Always Says: Waiting for the police right now.

Grandma Always Says: So annoying, they still aren't here.

Grandma Always Says: Might as well start a game.

Qingcai Keke: Congratulations to Senior Brother for making the news.

Grandma Always Says: Impossible. I'll leave as soon as I hear the sirens. I'm going to demand they keep my identity information hidden.

Qingcai Keke: I still wanted to see just how handsome Senior Brother is, and if you're more handsome than my boyfriend /sigh.

Grandma Always Says: You have a boyfriend??

Nameless Person: Junior Sister, didn't you say you'd never been in a relationship?

Huh? When did I say that?

Qingcai Keke: Just started dating.

Grandma Always Says: That really panicked a certain old pervert.

Nameless Person: Don't you go spouting nonsense!

Grandma Always Says: The old pervert is coming out to claim the title.

Nameless Person: Too lazy to talk to you!

Grandma Always Says: Tsk tsk.

Grandma Always Says: Junior Sister Qingcai, you make Senior Brother very disappointed. People of our generation, in the prime of our youth, with only 24 short hours a day, should be using them for cultivation and study to make ourselves stronger; how can you waste them on such a boring thing as dating?

Qingcai Keke: Senior Brother, are you unable to find a girlfriend?

Grandma Always Says:?? You're kidding!

Qingcai Keke: Senior Brother, you're a single dog, aren't you?

Grandma Always Says: Since that's the case, tonight I'll randomly pick a lucky one from my thousands of little fan-girls to be my girlfriend.

Qingcai Keke: Don't believe it.

Grandma Always Says: Any one I pick at random will be better looking than you.

Qingcai Keke: /eye-roll

Grandma Always Says: I hear the sirens. Not chatting with you guys anymore. I'm getting ready to retreat, lest those police officers see my handsome face and want to Sword-fight with me.

Qingcai Keke: /alpaca

……

That evening.

The little girl brought a chair and sat in front of the window, watching the snow drifting in the courtyard with focus.

This snow was falling so heavily, each flake like a goose feather. She had never seen falling snow in Bai City, only the accumulated snow on the mountains behind it, so she watched very earnestly as the snow turned the world silver, unwilling to miss a single bit.

The persimmon tree was covered in snow, and the courtyard walls and eaves had also accumulated snow; the world slowly changed its appearance.

It really is magical...

It wasn't just her; Elder Sister was also watching this snow.

A strange luster flickered in Ning Qing's eyes, clearer than what the little girl saw; the shape of the snowflakes and the trajectories of their fall were all distinct in her eyes. Sometimes, she could even judge where a flake would land based on its size, shape, and the direction and speed of the wind.

Taozi ran in and out through the crack in the door.

A fragrance faintly wafted from the kitchen behind her.

Brother-in-law was steaming buns.

He said he made buns with a shredded potato filling.

The little girl sniffed, saw that the outside was already covered in snow, and turned to say to Elder Sister: "Qingqing, this is your first time seeing snow too, right?"

Elder Sister lowered her head and looked at her quietly.

"……"

"Oh, I forgot—"

The little girl looked at Elder Sister with an expressionless face: "You're a fool now."

After saying this, she left the chair and went to the kitchen.

The little girl did not notice that Elder Sister was standing quietly behind her, watching her departing back, a strange brilliance showing in her eyes.

"Brother-in-law, it smells so good."

"One steamer is ready, want to taste?"

"Is it the shredded potato filling?"

"I suppose so."

Brother-in-law handed a steamed bun to her, the little girl took it and carefully took a bite; it was indeed potato silk filling, and she immediately revealed a satisfied expression.

Then brother-in-law handed another steamed bun to her and whispered to her: "This bun has a lot of millet chili and mustard added inside, how about you secretly take it for sister to eat? She is always bullying you!"

The little girl took the bun and glanced over quietly.

"I'm a little scared..."

"Then are you going or not? If you don't go, I will, and if you go, I'll hide behind and watch secretly." Brother-in-law paused, "A rare opportunity, you know."

"..."

The little girl hesitated for a long time, her eyeballs rolling around, but in the end, she couldn't resist, nodded her little head heavily, and consoled herself:

"Anyway, I'm leaving tomorrow!"

"Right! Anyway, you're leaving tomorrow!"

"Brother-in-law, I'm going."

"I wish you success."

"Mm!"

The little girl took the bun and ran off in a flash.

In front of the living room window.

The little girl ran to her sister and stopped, then turned her head to look, discovering that brother-in-law had also stood at the connection between the dining room and the living room, watching this side.

So she gathered her courage and handed the bun she was holding to her sister; she was very nervous inside, but on the surface, she remained nonchalant, and her tone was the same as usual: "Qingqing, brother-in-law's steamed buns are cooked, he told me to bring one for you to taste first."

Sister looked at her indifferently and suddenly spoke:

"You eat it."

"!"

The little girl was so startled that her hand shook, but she still maintained her composure and looked at her sister: "Sister, aren't you unable to speak?"

"I finished my cultivation."

"..."

The little girl's whole body went tense, and she couldn't help but slowly turn her head to look at brother-in-law behind her.

That place was completely empty!

Where was there anyone left!

The little girl bit the bullet, continued to hand the bun to her sister, and still unwilling to give up, said: "Sister, try it, it's pickled vegetable filling, it's very delicious."

"You eat it."

"It's very delicious!"

"You eat."

"..."

"Not eating?"

"Thank you sister, I don't like pickled vegetable filling. Then I'll take it back for brother-in-law to eat, I'm going to eat the potato silk filling." After the little girl finished speaking, she turned around and walked back as if nothing had happened, hoping to muddle through.

"Don't leave."

Sister's voice came from behind.

Must leave here quickly!

This was the only thought that rose in the little girl's heart, and immediately she quickly moved her legs and ran headlong toward where brother-in-law was.

Huh? Why is he still in front of the window?

Only then did the little girl realize her feet were slipping.

"Finish eating it."

Sister's voice came from behind her again.

Like a devil.

Two minutes passed.

The kitchen was steaming the second basket of buns.

The little girl held a water cup, keeping her mouth right next to the cup to keep her tongue continuously moisturized by the water, while tears kept flowing from her eyes, so she had to stop from time to time to wipe her tears with paper; after wiping, her tongue would become burning hot again.

Brother-in-law explained to her beside her: "I didn't think she would discover it! Who could have thought she would discover it even like this?

"And who could have thought she would happen to finish her cultivation right at this moment?

"You say so, right?

"Anyway, you were going to get beaten, if it was discovered, I would have to get beaten too. Since that's the case, it's better for you to get beaten alone. One person getting beaten is always better than both people getting beaten, it's cutting losses in time.

"Don't you think so?

"Besides, think about it again, although you got beaten, you ate a bun, doesn't that feel much better?"

The little girl drank water silently without making a sound.

She didn't dare to drink too much, or she would get bloated; she had to drink a little bit at a time, continuously keeping water in her mouth, and it had to be ice-cold water, to extinguish the fire in her mouth.

After eating the buns, the living room was playing the news.

This morning, with the help of a disciple from a certain sect, the police uncovered a huge drug trafficking case; all ten people present were caught on the spot. Currently, further investigation into this drug trafficking case is still ongoing. Because it is still uncertain how deep it involves, the police are keeping the personal information of the righteous sect disciple confidential.

Chen Shu listened with great interest.

Although his contribution was negligible.

At the same time, he felt that with that group member's personality, if it weren't for the fear of exposing his identity in the group, he would probably be very happy to let the drug dealers come to take revenge on him, right?

After watching the news, the sisters also cleaned up the table and the stove. Chen Shu didn't turn off the TV, just threw the remote control aside, stood up, and said to them: "Turn on the lights in the courtyard, let's go out and build a snowman!"

"Okay!"

"Alright."

Both sisters were very interested.

Early the next morning.

They sent the little girl to catch her flight.

Chen Shu stepped into the courtyard; the snow outside had already piled up quite thick, a sight absolutely never seen in Bai City.

Even the little white cat felt curious and excited, running back and forth in the snow, leaving a series of plum-blossom-shaped little footprints. It was a long-haired cat, which should naturally live in colder regions rather than the spring-like-all-year-round Bai City.

To suit the scene, Chen Shu wore a down jacket and wrapped a scarf around his neck; he stopped in his tracks, picked up a piece of snow from the flower bed, and held it out to Qingqing's lips:

"It's sweet, have a taste."

Qingqing looked at him with an expressionless face.

"Haven't you finished your cultivation?"

Qingqing lowered her eyelids slightly, switching to a look as if she were watching a fool.

It seemed she had indeed finished her cultivation and was now simply not wanting to talk to him; if she were in the process of practicing Jingxin Dao, her gaze would be indifferent, and most of the time her perspective and attitude toward all things in the world would be the same—that of an emotionless bystander.

So Chen Shu handed the piece of snow to Xiaoxiao instead:

"If your sister won't eat it, you eat it."

The little girl only glanced at him before opening her mouth to take a bite.

Chew, chew.

It was a lie.

Then the little girl turned to her sister and nodded affirmatively: "Mm, it really is sweet."

Ning Qing said indifferently: "It seems you have already forgotten what happened last night; I would be very happy to help you recall it again."

The little girl immediately shrank her neck.

Her sister withdrew her gaze and did not make things difficult for her anymore.

Chen Shu watched from the side, feeling that his sister had truly become a bit gentler.

The three of them and the cat left the courtyard and locked the gate behind them, leaving only three snowmen and one snow cat staying quietly in the courtyard, all wearing red scarves.

They arrived at the airport.

The little girl waved to her sister and brother-in-law; her sister stood in place with her hands in her pockets watching her, and Taozi sat obediently at her sister's feet, also watching her. Only her brother-in-law smiled enthusiastically and waved goodbye to her.

The little girl turned and left.

"Sigh..."

Chen Shu let out a sigh, still feeling a bit regretful.

Just then, Ning Qing's face came into his view, her brows and eyes cold and exquisite, staring at him without blinking, and she tugged on his scarf, asking: "How was the skill of the female massage therapist at Tanxi Building? Was it comfortable?"

"..."

Chen Shu met her gaze and saw what was hidden within it; he decided to retract his previous thought—

His sister had not become any gentler.

Jingxin Dao also could not keep a person from being irritable.