Commander Qin is stunned. He isn’t expecting Lin Luoran’s question.
He never tells Baojia about some things in the past. However, he feels comfortable to tell Lin Luoran the story because she is a cultivator.
“Luoran, do you blame me for being nosy and says things like the Taoist root to Liu Zheng?”
Lin Luoran shakes her head and answers, “I’ve been following the path of cultivation for a short time. My masters never tell me things like that. I only ask you out of my own curiosity.”
They are in the villa of the Qin family so there is no need to worry about being overheard. Commander Qin sits down in Baojia’s room and starts to tell the story of his family.
“In fact, my grandmother, who is Baojia’s great grandmother, was a cultivator, just like you…”
Lin Luoran is shocked by the first sentence Commander Qin says. It turns out that Baojia is also the offspring of cultivators?
“Don’t be surprise
Commander Qin nods with a smile, “You’re right. I have met the crazy cultivator.”Almost every student in the State of Huaxia is familiar with the phase of history Commander Qin tells. The state was established in 1949, and then the war to resist the U.S. and aid Korea broke out. Commander Qin was only a teenager when he was ordered by his father to join the army. He went to Korea with the army, and back then, he was a soldier of the lowest rank who had to fight in the front row.“One time, the regiment I was in was besieged by the U.S. army. In order to strike back, we split up into several groups and laid in ambush in the mountains… It was a hot summer, and I remembered feeling dehydrated. The U.S. army attacked, and I just shot back randomly. All of a sudden, I passed out because of severe heartache. And I woke up one night…”Commander Qin woke up one night. He found himself lying in the wild under the stars. There was no wound
Lin Luoran wasn’t 100% sure before if Baojia could cultivate so she didn’t tell Commander Qin about it. Now, she has listened to the old story of the Qin family and it turns out that Baojia’s great-grandmother is a cultivator. Although Commander Qin and his father don’t have the Taoist root, Lin Luoran is pretty sure that Baojia does, whether the Taoist root has skipped generation or the gold pattern forces to unlock it.Therefore, Lin Luoran nods slowly and seriously facing Commander Qin’s hopeful eyes. Commander Qin doesn’t speak for a while due to the joy. Minutes later, he takes a pendant out of his clothes and keeps stroking it gently.With a closer look, Lin Luoran finds that this is a pendant made of mutton-fat jade. It is gold-rimmed but is full of cracks. This is obviously the patching work done by an expert craftsman. Lin Luoran’s eyes are lighted up. Noticing Lin Luoran’s expression, Commander Qin understands what she
Lin Luoran doesn’t sleep all night. Although as a cultivator, her physique is better than ordinary people, she feels tired because she has used lots of energy and Reiki to copy down the magic circle. It’s only 6 o’clock, and she has time to take a nap at the desk. Someone knocks the door and wakes Lin Luoran up when she has just fallen asleep. Actually, it’s already 8 o’clock, which is the usual time for the Qin family to have breakfast. Lin Luoran opens the door and finds one of the housekeepers there. “Miss. Lin, did you sleep well last night?” The housekeeper knows that Lin Luoran always gets up early, and she is surprised that Lin almost misses breakfast today.Lin Luoran is embarrassed that she needs someone to wake her up for breakfast when she is a 27-year-old adult instead of a 17-year-old teenager. She hurries downstairs. Commander Qin is already at the dining table, and Lu Sanchun and the other soldiers are at another
Mu Tiannan shakes his head, “You are such an unlovely woman. Can’t you ever talk nicely?”Wen Guanjing pulls Mu Tiannan aside, “Miss. Lin, you are a member of the Taoist School, and you must know what is going on in the department. We tried to protect Zou Yaowei before not because we saw human life as straw, but that we were out of options due to the short of hands.”Lin Luoran asks seriously, “The pink smoke Zou Yaowei emits is clearly wicked. Are you not picky at all?”Wen Guanjing is embarrassed, “Though his pink smoke is nothing good, it is quite powerful. Don’t you think so, Miss. Lin?”Thinking of the pink smoke which can mess with people’s mind and disable them, Lin Luoran assumes that she may be defeated last night if she doesn’t have the bead. She can’t deny that—Zou Yaowei’s pink smoke is a powerful weapon when his enemy is unguarded. Why is Wen Guanjing telling her about this?“Mr. Wen, I’m jus
Lin Luoran’s question surprises Wen Guanjing a little.He knows from her life experience that she has grown up in a more-than-normal family. However, she doesn’t act arrogantly as most people do when they suddenly become rich. She is prudent. Why is that?Still, Wen Guanjing has nothing to hide. Conspiracies are usually applied when the strength of the two parties are not comparable. The actual situation is that the gap between them and the others are so huge that others just see them as ants, therefore, it’s better to put everything above board— It is acknowledged that in the State of Huaxia, every cultivator under the level of Bearing Essence is as negligible as an ant. Wen Guanjing thinks for less than a minute and tells Lin Luoran about the plan his department made last night.“We’re hoping that your esteemed master can come to help us in the Night of Bermuda half a month later.”“Night of Bermuda” is obviously a
What thief… Mu Tiannan here is clearly out of his mind. She didn’t get those ginseng seeds by stealing, and he always talks like she did!Lin Luoran’s face is cold, which freezes the harmonious atmosphere in the room.Wen Guanjing has solved his problem and he doesn’t want to stay any longer because he may be in an awkward situation in choosing a side later. He takes his leave, “Miss Lin, I’ll just contact you later.”Commander Qin is smart and sophisticated. Mu Tiannan is not a cultivator, so there is no need to worry about Lin Luoran’s safety. He doesn’t want to involve in these two young people— To say the least, even this young lad named Mu is in love with Lin Luoran, old Qin here is not willing to talk him out. Mu is nothing like Liu Zheng. At least Liu grows up under his watch.“An old man has to walk out more. You guys talk, I will go out and exercise!” While saying, Commander Qin walks downstairs. He gives orders to the sol
Speaking of the capital, the most famous site except for the Great Wall and Temple of Heaven is Panjiayuan Market, which is also frequently brought up in novels and TV shows. In recent years, the collection craze is rising, and a bunch of collectors are still touting on shows. Panjiayuan Market is located on the southeast side of the third ring road of the capital. It used to be the largest flea market around the country, but it is now crowded by tourists and amateurs who dream of making use of the loophole — of course, they are mostly used by the loophole.However, few people know that there is stone gambling in Panjiayuan Market. Owners of some antique and jade shops will put several raw jade stones at their door to increase popularity, but only for fun. People should not hope that there is jade in those raw stones because the possibility is even lower than making use of the loophole.One morning, Dong’s Jade Store has just o
Lu Sanchun hurries to take over the two stones from Lin Luoran’s hands.Though he knows that “Miss. Lin” is strong, he can’t stand letting a woman carry such heavy things under his watch.“Miss. Lin, what do you need these stones for?” Lu Sanchun is muscular, and even he himself is having a hard time with the stone. He can’t figure out why Lin Luoran, a delicate woman, can carry them so easily.Lin Luoran smiles, “There is good stuff in the stone. You’ll see.”Lu Sanchun still can’t get it. Nevertheless, he scratches his head and carries the stone upstairs for Lin Luoran.Commander Qin doesn’t seem to be at home. Lin Luoran first goes to check on Baojia, who has stopped sweating in black. Also, Reiki inside Baojia is stable now. Thinking of the five kinds of “Taoist root” Commander Qin talks about, Lin Luoran wonders which kind does Baojia belong to.Wait, which kind of “Taoist root” does herself belong to