PFC Chapter 475 A-Ying Understands the Distance Between Insiders and Outsiders
Chapter 475 A-Ying Understands the Distance Between Insiders and Outsiders
Seeing the excitement in her uncle's and cousin's eyes, Wenwen didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"The seabed, is it the seabed where Jin Ning obtained the monster?"
"Listen to that kid bragging, he says there are tons of resources on the seabed, enough to keep him busy until his hands are sore."
"Oh dear, I hope I can have good luck too."
Upon hearing this, Wenwen and her two siblings all burst into laughter.
Suddenly, Uncle Ren asked, "Wen'er, aren't you in a hurry to leave? Won't this delay you?"
Wenwen: "Don't worry, Uncle. There's no use in us being anxious if Aying hasn't come back yet. We'll just wait a few more days."
As darkness fell, everyone rested for the night.
The next day, as dawn broke, the group went down into the pool, sat on the back of the old turtle, and began their underwater journey!
Sometimes, things just happen that way.
Not long after Wenwen led everyone down into the pool, Aying flew down from the top of the crevice.
Sensing the presence and traces left by its master in the cave, Aying stamped her feet and beat her chest. If she had arrived just a little earlier, she could have met her master.
Ugh!
Ah Ying looked up at the sky and sighed. There was nothing she could do; it was just that the timing of its return was wrong. Since it had missed its chance, there was nothing she could do but wait here for its master to appear.
But no one appeared by the pool until nightfall.
It wasn't until midnight that a dozen or so figures suddenly floated down from the sky. When Aying saw the familiar person leading the group, she greeted him, "Second Uncle!"
Wen Qikang was quite shocked to find Aying here. "Aying? What are you doing here? Where's Wen'er?"
Aying pointed directly at the pool, "They went down there, and it's been a whole day, and they still haven't come back up."
"Oh, then wait a little longer, are you hungry?"
Wen Qiyuan then instructed the group of men who had come with him, "Divide into three teams: one team to clean up the cave, one team to prepare the food, and one team to be on guard. Quick, get moving!"
Upon hearing the arrangements, the dozen or so people quickly split into teams and got to work.
Aying nestled beside Wen Qiyuan, and the two chatted casually. As their conversation grew more animated, Aying would occasionally toss Wen Qiyuan some oddly shaped stones. Don't underestimate these small stones; sometimes, when refining magical artifacts, adding even a tiny bit of ore with special functions can give the artifact a qualitative leap, turning it into a magical treasure.
Given that Wen Qiyuan's weapon-refining skills were not very advanced, the ore that Aying threw to him was not a particularly rare stone.
Just kidding! Precious and rare stones are definitely reserved for their owner. Ah Ying is a good bird that never forgets its master. It knows the difference between close and distant relationships. Chirp chirp chirp!
After eating and drinking their fill, the dozen or so people quickly rested.
They sped all the way from the valley to here, crossing a formidable mountain range along the way. This was no easy feat for the team members who had just reached the second level of Qi Refining.
This time, Wen Qiyuan brought more than a dozen people, including several juniors from the Wei family, several juniors from the Zhou family, and several young people selected from Sihe Mountain.
According to the plan, this is only the first batch of people to gain experience. There will be a second and third batch later. Development always has to be done step by step.
The next morning, as the first light appeared on the horizon, a noise came from the edge of the pool. The group heard the sound and hurriedly looked over.
Amid everyone's eager anticipation, a powerful jet of water suddenly shot out from the surface, and then the old turtle surfaced. Before it could even come to a stop, the people on its back jumped off the pool.
"Master, you're back!" Ah Ying was the first to greet him.
"Second Uncle, you've arrived!"
Then the group greeted each other, and shouts of "brothers and sisters!" rang out repeatedly.
It's better to be lucky than early. After having breakfast, Wenwen and her two siblings handed over their second uncle and three cousins to their second uncle and then flew away from Yanqian Mountain with their eldest uncle.
Flying over the valley, Uncle Ren said, "Alright, just drop me off nearby. I'm going to Mobei City to visit your maternal grandfather's old friend, and then I'll return to the capital from here."
Then the eagle landed on a hilltop near the valley, and Uncle Ren waved goodbye to the three siblings, saying, "Although you are all very capable, please be extremely careful when you are out and about. Your family is waiting for you to come back!"
The three of them said in unison, "Don't worry, Uncle, we'll be careful. Goodbye, Uncle!"
"Okay, goodbye, let's go, let's go!"
Uncle Ren watched the group walk away and said, "We won't leave until they are out of sight." Then he headed straight for the northern city.
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Capital city, Wenfu.
Since the fifth daughter of the Wen family suddenly fell ill, the Wen family has closed its doors to visitors, only receiving relatives and friends, and refusing to see anyone from other residences.
Not long after, it was heard that the Wen family had a temple master perform a ritual. The master suggested that in order to help the fifth daughter nourish her spirit and ward off evil, it would be best to stay at the temple for a period of time. Therefore, the eldest daughter of the Wen family accompanied her younger sister to stay in the temple courtyard. The other girls, who had not seen their maternal relatives for a long time, also took this opportunity to go south to stay at their maternal grandparents' home for a while.
As a result, the girls from the Ren and Zhou families, who were related to the Wen family, all claimed that they couldn't bear to see the fifth sister of the Wen family suffer, and they all moved to the temple as well.
Occasionally, someone would say that when they went to the temple to burn incense and pray to Buddha, they saw several girls in the abbot's meditation room. In addition, the women of the Wen and Ren families would visit the temple every few days, always bringing large bags of gifts. It was hard not to believe.
These rumors were a mix of truth and falsehood, and after being passed around by everyone, they were sometimes exaggerated and sometimes punctuated. In the capital, news broke out one after another every day. After other exciting news broke out, the rumors about the Wen family gradually faded away.
On this day, the women of the Wen family, carrying large and small bags, rode in a horse-drawn carriage to the temple.
The small courtyards provided by the temple for long-term pilgrims are located at the back.
When Grandmother Wen arrived at the courtyard with her three daughters-in-law, it was just past dawn. The group pretended to stay in the courtyard for most of the day, and only left the temple after listening to a Zen lesson for an hour at noon.
On the way back, Grandma Wen remarked with emotion, "I must say, listening to the Zen lecture actually calmed my mind a little. Otherwise, my mind is always restless, with one thought or idea after another."
Ren chuckled and said, "Since it's useful, let's come more often. Listening to Zen meditation helps us cultivate when our minds are at peace."
Ye Shi wholeheartedly agreed, "We should invite Lan Ling and Lan Min to come along another day. Staying cooped up at home cultivating all day isn't a good thing. We need a change of environment and some fresh air to make rapid progress!"
"Speaking of rapid progress, last weekend I heard Qing'er mention to me that the school is going on a spring outing next weekend. Is that true?" Wei asked.
Mrs. Ren and Mrs. Ye looked bewildered: "The boys didn't mention this when they came back?"
Grandmother Wen: "Spring outing? Where to?"
Wei: "...I don't know where they went. Could it be that these children...?"
After he finished speaking, the envy in their eyes was obvious!