As the Universe Turns - Chapter 848
Chapter 848 Retrograde Meridians
“I didn’t expect that Childe Xiao would be such a sentimental person in the past …”
After an unknown amount of time, Qianluo hugged the wine jar that still had half a jar of wine left and stared blankly at the sea of clouds in front of her. Originally, she did not drink much, but tonight, she was drunk and her cheeks were as red as the setting sun.
It turned out that in the past, Childe Xiao wasn’t so cold and cold. It was that incident that changed him.
The world is thin, the human kindness is evil, the rain sends the evening flower to fall easily … If the world had believed in him more, it would not have become like this …
The next day, when Qianluo woke up, she found that she was still holding an empty wine jar. She didn’t know if the wine was dry or if it was drunk by her in a daze. She felt a slight headache. Right at this moment, a footstep sounded behind her, followed by a cold and indifferent voice, “Why are you sleeping here?”
“Ah … Ah? Xiao, Childe Xiao …”
Hearing the familiar voice behind her, Qianluo woke up drunk. She hurriedly stroked her hair and tidied her clothes. She was a little overwhelmed, and she actually hugged the empty wine jar in her arms.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and glanced at the wine jar she was holding. “Did you drink?”
“I, I, haha, haha … Last night, I looked at the moon alone, looking bored, so I drank wine …”
Qianluo scratched her head, thinking that she couldn’t slip her mouth about drinking with Zi Yuan last night. Finally, she raised her head and stuck out her tongue at Xiao Chen. When she thought of his past experience, she didn’t feel that he was cold anymore.
“Yes.”
Xiao Chen nodded and didn’t ask any further. He only said, “I will be in secluded meditation at the Secret Devil Cliff for a period of time in two days. During this period of time, you may not be able to see me. If there is anything else, go find Madam Xian Shu or Yang Xiaoran.”
“En, Luo Die knows.” Qianluo stuck out her tongue and smiled, as if the morning sun had also become cute.
“Yes, I’m leaving.”
Xiao Chen nodded again. He turned around and walked in the same direction. Qianluo was still standing there, watching his departing back. The sunlight shone on her face. It was exceptionally bright and flawless. However, he did not know that this scene was seen by someone in the distance.
…
Wei Yang Palace, Master of Moon Valley walked in angrily. Seeing her walk in so angrily, Hua Weiyang smiled and said, “Moon, early in the morning, what’s wrong with you?”
“Palace Master, you don’t know that something big has happened!”
Master of Moon Valley had a serious look on his face, but Wei Yang felt a little curious. He got up and smiled, “What’s the big deal that made Master of Moon Valley so angry?”
Master of Moon Valley stomped his foot angrily, “Palace Master, do you know where Excellency went last night?”
“Excellency … shouldn’t he be in Lustless palace?”
“F*ck Lustless palace!”
Master of Moon Valley looked out and said angrily, “He ran to drink with that little fox last night. The two of them drank all night. I saw it with my own eyes just now. It’s over at Moon Cliff. Excellency has just left.”
After listening to it, Hua Weiyang still smiled and shook his head. “Excellency doesn’t like drinking. Moon, you must be mistaken.”
“I, I, I, how could I be mistaken? I saw it with my own eyes! That person is not Excellency, could it be Yang Xiaoran?”
Master of Moon Valley stomped her feet angrily and put her hands on her waist. She looked out of the window and said angrily, “No, I have to treat that little fox. Otherwise, she would think that she has become the master of the Eastern Palace.”
Hua Weiyang shook his head and smiled, “Alright, Moon, don’t make a fuss. Even if you drink, it’s fine. It’s normal for the two of them to drink together. Miss Luo Die once owed Excellency a favor. You can’t act rashly. I think what happened last night must be a misunderstanding …”
“There’s no misunderstanding!”
“Master of Moon Valley, how can you be so magnanimous? I see that little fox has a harmless and pitiful look on his face. He has a lot of thoughts behind his back. I think that Palace Master is most likely charmed by her …” Excellency said reluctantly.
“Alright, alright.”
Hua Weiyang shook his head and laughed, “Look at you. The more you talk, the more confused you become. What kind of person is Excellency? Don’t you know what kind of person he is?”
“But, but …”
Master of Moon Valley frowned slightly. He still wanted to say something, but he was blocked back. In the end, it was as if he had finally let off steam. “Palace Master, you can’t always be like this. What if …”
“Alright, alright, I know.”
Hua Weiyang still smiled and pushed her out, “It’s getting late. There are still a lot of things to do today. Go and do your thing.”
“Palace Master, hey!”
Master of Moon Valley sighed heavily and was eventually pushed out by Wei Yang.
After she walked away, Hua Weiyang turned around and trembled with anger. He ran to the bedside and pounded on the pillow, “Xiao Yichen! You dared to drink with that little fox, and you drank all night. You stinking idiot, stupid idiot, watch me not pound you to death! You said you don’t like drinking, you pissed me off, you pissed me off …”
“Wei Yang? Who are you talking to?”
At this moment, Xiao Chen’s voice suddenly came from outside. Hua Weiyang was still angry and shouted, “Get out! Who let you in!”
“What’s wrong with you?”
“Get out! Get out! Don’t come in!”
“Oh …”
“You, you, you … come back here! Who told you to leave?”
“Hmm? Didn’t you just let me out?”
“You, you, you … How did I meet such a fool like you!”
“What’s wrong with you?”
Xiao Chen walked into the room and was puzzled when he saw her pounding her chest and stamping her feet. Hua Weiyang opened his mouth like a frog and said angrily, “Where did you go last night?”
“Last night … last night, I was with Ku Lingzi. What happened?” Xiao Chen frowned as he looked at her. He thought to himself, “How could she be so strange today?”
Seeing that he was still slyly arguing, Hua Weiyang was even angrier, “Hehe! I drank with Ku Lingzi all night, didn’t I? Hehe!”
After saying that, Hua Weiyang walked over with a strange smile, causing Xiao Chen’s hair to stand on end. “Well … Wei Yang, can you speak properly? If you continue like this, I will think that you have fallen into evil.”
“You’re the one who’s in trouble!” Hua Weiyang glared at him and sniffed at him. Strange, why didn’t he smell of alcohol?
Seeing her look at him like this, Xiao Chen was even more puzzled. He said, “I went to Ku Lingzi last night and talked about Three Corpse Demon. I came here today precisely to tell you that I am going to go into secluded meditation at the Secret Devil Cliff. According to what Ku Lingzi said last night, I will try to see if it works for Three Corpse Demon.”
Hua Weiyang stared at him motionlessly, thinking to himself that he would never talk nonsense about Three Corpse Demon. Could it be that Moon was mistaken?
Seeing that she was still looking at him so strangely, Xiao Chen couldn’t help but frown slightly, “Wei Yang, what happened to you today? Oh right, when I first came, I saw Moon walk over. She actually glared at me and left with a snort. It’s simply inexplicable. Her courage is really getting bigger and bigger …”
Hua Weiyang was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head and said, “Ah … Moon, ah, that, I, oh right … did Senior Three Corpse Demon think of a way?”
Seeing that she had finally returned to normal, Xiao Chen explained the method he had discussed with Ku Lingzi last night. After listening to it, Hua Weiyang couldn’t help but frown deeply, “Retrograde meridians, but this is too dangerous. What if something goes wrong …”
“Three Corpse Demon has more than a year to fully take shape. I don’t think there’s anything worse than that.”
Xiao Chen looked at her and said slowly.
“But …”
Hua Weiyang wanted to say something else, but was about to stop. Xiao Chen took a deep breath and looked out the window at the white clouds. He said, “It’s been a long time since I went back to Ning Village to see Niang. When I get out of seclusion this time, I plan to go back to Ning Village.”
“Do you want me to … accompany you?”
Hua Weiyang walked up and gently stroked the white hair on his shoulder. Time could always calm the pain in his heart, but how could Ning Village’s pain be erased in his heart, even though he … never said it.
“No need.”
Xiao Chen shook his head. Ever since that incident, he didn’t want Wei Yang to get any closer to Xuanqing Mountain. It would be best if he never went there again.
“Mm …”
Hua Weiyang nodded gently and did not say anything else. However, she still had worries about his retrograde meridians.
Over the years, Perhaps it was because of cultivating the remnants of the Book of Heaven, perhaps it was because Three Corpse Demon was lurking in his body, or perhaps Di Gu Sword had affected his mind every day. In short, the killing intent on his body had become heavier and heavier. She did not want to cause the slaughter on his body to become heavier and heavier because of his retrograde meridians. In the end, it became more and more unlike him …
…
The next day, Xiao Chen entered the Secret Devil Cliff. The cave was somewhat cold, but the spiritual energy was still abundant. Although the Secret Devil Cliff and the Secret Devil Cave carried the word “devil”, they were actually far superior to the immortal caves outside. They had nothing to do with devil. This was the place where he usually cultivated.
After sitting down, Xiao Chen slowly breathed out his luck. It was as if he was cultivating normally. The difference was that this time, he wanted to try retrograde his meridians.
Retrograde meridians were not the same as retrograde circulation of the Nine Yin Nine Yang Mysterious Technique. Retrograde circulation of the Nine Yin Nine Yang Mysterious Technique was only a single reversal of the Nine Yin Nine Yang Mysterious Technique. However, retrograde circulation of the meridians caused the meridians and True Qi in his entire body to flow backward, and even the location of the meridians would change.
In fact, cultivators were most afraid of retrograde meridians. Because they didn’t pay attention, they would fall into Diabolism. They would slaughter impermanently, go crazy all day long, and never recover from their calamities.
He still remembered that back on Purple Night Peak, he had casually uttered a nonsense about the retrograde meridians, causing his master to reprimand him fiercely. One had to know that Ling Yin was usually happy and angry without any emotions on her face. Such anger meant that the consequences of retrograde meridians were serious.
At this moment, Xiao Chen slowly calmed down. Three Corpse Demon had been hibernating in his body for a long time. He had awakened three years ago and grew faster and faster. Now, he grew half an inch every six months. If this continued, Three Corpse Demon would grow to three inches in at most a year and a half.
But last night, Ku Lingzi told him that it might be possible to restrain Three Corpse Demon’s growth by retrograde meridians. Although this method could not eliminate Three Corpse Demon, nor could it suppress Three Corpse Demon like the Primordial Purple Qi, perhaps it could slow down Three Corpse Demon’s growth, so that he could buy more time and find a way to deal with Three Corpse Demon completely.