The chain shook, but my hand was still not shaken off. "Tch." Someone above me made a disdainful sound. Then, some liquid flowed out of the lantern and flowed down the chain, and then I took my hand off.
Could it be that I was despised by this broken lantern just now?
Chi You ignored me, who was frozen like a dog, and walked straight inside. There was a vast expanse of white everywhere, and there seemed to be a snow-covered building in front of me.
I walked through the snow with difficulty, and there was snow up to my knees under my feet. On the other hand, Chi You seemed to have no feet touching the ground, as if he were walking on flat ground.
As I got closer, I realized that this was a small courtyard. I didn't expect that Chi You seemed to have some family business everywhere.
He pushed the door open and I followed him. Strangely, the courtyard was very clean, with no snow at all, as if someone had cleaned it.
He led me through the yard and walked inside. There were several houses on both sides. I didn’t know what they were used for. When I walked to the end, there was a building with a round roof, like a temple. It was bigger than the previous houses. Be bigger. I walked up the steps and entered.
It was very empty inside, and the temperature was not as cold as outside. There were many strange-shaped wooden piles around the room.
"You, you, you... brought me here... to do what..." I asked him incoherently, still shivering from the cold.
"This is the trial ground, where you will stay next."
"Another... another trial??" Although the building was slightly warmer, his tongue was still tied, "Didn't your hand already come back?"
"Why are you asking so many questions?" Chi You raised his voice and said in a different tone, "If you want to survive, you have to listen to me."
I remembered Chi You's face when I first took his arm back, and now it has a different expression, and I feel deep contempt in my heart.
He found a corner away from the wind and snow and squatted down, rubbing his limbs with his hands to keep warm, and asked, "You tortured me for so long last time, what are you going to train this time?"
"The first is the breathing method, and the second is your physical training, given your current physical condition." He looked me up and down, and I understood what he said without saying it.
I pinched the material of this gray cloth robe. It was like linen and had no insulation at all. Isn’t it okay to wear a down jacket in this weather?
Chi You didn't want to pay attention to my current situation. He jumped up and climbed onto the highest wooden stake. He turned to me and said, "You come up too."
The surrounding wooden piles are scattered irregularly, with different heights.
I walked tremblingly to the wooden stake, briefly moved my limbs so that they would not be too stiff, and then jumped onto a very short wooden stake.
Chi You frowned and didn't want to say anything. He just said, "Feel well."
It is not difficult for me to stand on this single log and maintain balance. However, it seems to be on top of a mountain. The temperature is extremely low and the wind is biting. It is difficult to even walk with a normal posture. I am on the wooden pile. He huddled up in a ball, his body swaying involuntarily from side to side, but his eyes were fixed on Chi You.
What tricks is this little old man going to play again?
Chi You was seen standing with his hands behind his back, his eyes slightly closed, and his body motionless, as if he had become one with the wooden stake.
No, he seemed to be integrated with the surrounding environment. The cold wind outside the door didn't even blow up the corners of his clothes.
Some starlight appeared in the room and slowly converged on Chi You. The temperature in the house seemed to be getting colder again.
I can't go on like this. I might freeze to death here. Even if I don't freeze to death, if I get frostbite, given the medical conditions here, I'll be doomed if I become disabled.
So I stood up forcibly, endured the erosion of the biting cold air, and began to meditate.
“If you don’t hear it with your ears, listen with your heart. If you don’t hear it with your heart, listen with your breath.”
Chi You's words reached my ears.
I calmed down my rapid breathing, abandoned the distracting thoughts in my mind, and my mind went blank. I began to feel the things around me with my heart, and became a part of them.
"Listening stops at the ears, and the heart stops at the talismans. Qi means being empty and waiting for things."
As I meditated, the sounds in my ears became quieter, but a glimmer of light appeared in my closed eyes, and then the light dispersed again. I looked clearly at the things around me, including the wooden pile, Chi You, the house, and even outside the house. Deep snow.
Chi You's body was filled with bright light, but it was not dazzling when he looked directly at him. Instead, the light revealed softness.
There were also some bits of light on my body that were absorbed by Chi You. I knew clearly that these were the energy in my body, and if the energy was absorbed completely, I might no longer exist.
I have to do something! !
Those who are angry are those who are empty and waiting for things.
I began to tighten my mind, my energy sank into my Dantian, and my whole body became blocked. Chi You's speed of absorbing energy immediately slowed down.
"I didn't expect you to have some talent for this. Let's see how long you can resist."
Chi You stopped absorbing the energy around him and focused all the energy on me.
The defense just now collapsed immediately, and the energy in his body merged into a stream and rushed towards Chi You, integrating into him.
Since there is no way to stop him, just let him suck it.
I instead sensed the energy around me and concentrated on absorbing it. Little bits of starlight-like energy began to gather on me and entered my body, replenishing my physical and mental strength, but it was snatched away by Chi You in an instant.
More energy must be absorbed!
I released my mental power to the outside of the entire building. The mountains were covered with snow outside, and some energy entered my body.
Chi You's power of absorption is so powerful that my body is already a little weak. The speed of absorbing energy has slowed down, but the speed of losing it has become faster. I can't make ends meet and can't sustain it for a long time.
Chi You seemed to realize that I was no longer able to resist, so he stopped, snorted coldly, and returned all the energy he had absorbed to me.
I had just recovered from meditation and was knocked to the ground by a torrent of energy.
Chi You seemed to realize that I was no longer able to resist, so he stopped, snorted coldly, and returned all the energy he had absorbed to me.
I had just recovered from meditation and was knocked to the ground by a torrent of energy.
My limbs were frozen stiff, and I curled up into a ball and became numb.
The originally weak body received this energy, and the warm current began to spread from the chest and abdomen to the surroundings. Everywhere it reached, the body warmed slightly from the inside out to resist the severe cold, reaching up to the Tianling Cap and down to the soles of the feet. Now it was not afraid of the severe cold at all. , even though the current temperature has become lower due to the energy absorption just now.
"I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to be able to catch a glimpse of the method of breathing and exhalation so quickly." Chi You gave a rare compliment, "In that case, the next thing will be much easier to handle."
I was intoxicated by the praise from Chi You and deeply felt that it was true, but when I heard it later, my scalp started to tingle again. I have just learned to absorb energy, and I am not yet proficient at it, so I am starting to do the next thing? !
Chi You stood on the wooden stake, his robe not moving in the wind.
"The dagger you used is very good, but you didn't find the best way to use it."
My limbs gradually regained consciousness. I stood up and drew out the dagger, looking at it carefully. This is what Wen Na left for me, and I have always carried it close to me. Unknowingly, this dagger has been involved in many bloody battles with me. The once green blade is now soaked in the cold light of blood.
"The weapon does not depend on its size, but on the rider, and on whether it can become one with you." Before Chi You could finish his words, he tapped the stake lightly under his feet and jumped into the air. I raised my head stiffly, not knowing why.
He stayed in the air for about three seconds. Then, large and small gravels rained down from my head. The gravel hit my head, and I had to cover my head to avoid it. However, these stones seemed to have GPS installed on them. It’s the same as navigation. No matter where I hide, I can find my location accurately.
"Too slow!" Chi You's voice rang in the air.
Holding a curse word in my chest, I held my head and ran faster.
It would be really embarrassing if Little White Hair saw me like this... But it should be funny...
There seemed to be a dark cloud above me that was raining stones. I was running in the trial field with my teeth bared, and stones were raining behind me.
If only she were here.
I didn't have time to think about it for a few more seconds, and the rain of stones became even worse.
"Don't be distracted!" Chi You shouted.
I had no choice but to speed up and keep running.
One lap...two laps...ten laps...
I don’t know how many laps I ran, but I felt that my lungs were burning badly. I must have reached the limit of my endurance. There was still no chill at all, and the robe wrapped around me was already wet with sweat. The hair has started to drip down.
The rain of stones above my head seemed to have stopped. I bent over and breathed heavily, and simply lay down on the ground of the trial ground.
"It's still not fast enough." Chi You stood on the wooden stake again, wondering what strange habit he had.
"I can't do it anymore, you have to let me rest..."
"I don't have that much time to wait for you. I advise you to calm down and use your breath to adjust yourself. Don't waste your time."
This old man really can stand and talk without pain in his back. He is not the one running along with him!
"I'll do it dozens of times to make it more difficult."
As he spoke, Chi You began to count "ten"
"Nine"
"I don't care, even if you finish counting, I won't be able to get up..." I just lay down on the floor and do whatever I want!
"five"
"Four"
I started to feel a little guilty. I knew that this little old man always meant what he said and he must be holding back some bad tricks to deal with me...
"one"
There was no violent beating as expected. Could it be that I succeeded in cheating?
I opened my eyes and secretly wanted to take a look at Chi You, secretly proud that my protest had worked.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Where did the drum sound come from?
I raised my head to look for the source of the sound.
In an inconspicuous corner of the trial ground, there was a drum standing. The drumstick was suspended in the air without anyone moving, beating the drum time and time again.
What new trick is this?
Where is Chi You?
I was looking around, and suddenly the trial field turned dark, and someone closed the door!
