Noon.
Qin Luo ate leeks, free-range chicken, kidneys, and other highly nutritious foods, along with a large bowl of pigeon soup and a cup of strong goji berry water.
In his weakened state, he had no energy left to cook. As for his sister offering to cook, he hurriedly said there was no need to trouble her, and it would be better to order takeout.
After finishing the meal, Qin Luo felt his strength seemed to have recovered quite a bit.
Su Xuyu went to take a shower. Her hair was still a bit damp, but in the next second, steam rose, and her hair instantly dried. She sat on the sofa and said to her brother, “Little puppy, are you ready? I’m going to teach you the Qi cultivation method now.”
“Qi cultivation method!”
Qin Luo’s spirit shook. He sat bolt upright as if rising from a deathbed illness, immediately getting to his feet with an excited expression.
“Sis, I have a humble question. Can I kick the sun with it?”
“No.”
“Can I tear apart mountains with my bare hands?”
“No.”
“Then what can it do?”
Qin Luo instantly felt it was all rather dull, feeling like his expectations had been in vain.
“If your Qi becomes strong enough, you can awaken your ability a second time.”
“Oh?”
“That is absolutely possible.” Su Xuyu said, “As your Qi cultivation grows stronger, the vital essence within your body will also increase.”
His shattered dream now rekindled with hope.
Qin Luo decided. For the sake of his future happy life, he would start cultivating Qi immediately.
Seeing her brother’s excited expression, Su Xuyu, having been a sister for so many years, naturally knew what was going on in her lecherous brother’s mind. However, heh heh, if he wanted to go out and find other women, the prerequisite was having enough vital essence.
The so-called Qi cultivation, the first step, is to open all the acupoints in the body. This step isn’t particularly difficult. What’s difficult is how Qin Luo would guide the Qi.
Most people in the ability-user world basically start cultivating Qi in childhood when their bones and tendons are still soft, making it easier to guide Qi. Now, Qin Luo’s bone structure is already set. Trying to guide Qi now would be very painful and has a high probability of failure.
Therefore, Su Xuyu offered a solution: she would guide her brother through his first Qi guidance.
She extended her slender, jade-like hand, moving it over his body to clear his meridians. Qin Luo took off his shirt, leaving only his underwear, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began adjusting his breathing according to his sister’s instructions.
Su Xuyu placed her hand against his back, guiding the flow of Qi.
“His Qi cultivation aptitude isn’t bad. Indeed, there are secrets within my brother’s body.”
With his eyes closed, Qin Luo only felt a wave of heat throughout his body, as if a warm current was flowing through him. His lower abdomen felt especially scalding hot.
Su Xuyu concentrated on protecting him by his side. Half an hour later, she finally withdrew her hand, breathing slightly heavily. Her white T-shirt clung to her skin, faintly showing traces of dampness.
“It’s a success.”
Two hours later, Qin Luo opened his eyes. The faintly surging feeling inside his body had completely disappeared. He felt refreshed and full of energy.
“Haha! Sis, my—”
Before he could finish, a familiar sensation assaulted him again. He grunted and slumped to the ground once more.
Thud.
A pair of snow-white, slender, long legs appeared before his eyes, with beautiful lines, extremely pleasing to look at.
“Sis, you tricked me…”
Su Xuyu crouched down and rubbed his head again, smiling as she said, “How could your sister trick you? It’s just that you, little puppy, cultivated too much Qi at once, consuming your already limited vital essence. Fortunately, you originally had a fair amount of vital essence left in your body, otherwise, you would have suffered a Qi deviation.”
As for the fact that she couldn’t help but absorb a bit of the vital essence that was fed back from her brother’s Qi cultivation, she naturally wouldn’t say that out loud.
Unaware of the truth, Qin Luo shed helpless tears. A man does not shed tears lightly; it’s just that he hasn’t reached the point of true sorrow.
At this moment, he felt that this ability thing, from start to finish, was working against his vital essence.
Evening fell.
After Jiang Qing’e returned home, she saw Qin Luo lying weakly on the sofa. Without even taking off her shoes, she hurried over to the young man’s side.
“Luo Luo, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”
She pressed her forehead against his and found he didn’t have a fever.
“Little Aunt, I’m fine. I just activated my ability a bit, consuming some vital essence.”
Jiang Qing’e leaned down slightly, her posture elegant. She gently helped Qin Luo sit up, letting his head rest on her lap.
In this somewhat cold world, Qin Luo felt the warmth from his little aunt’s thighs. Unlike his sister’s cooler touch, his little aunt carried a soft and warm presence.
Just then, footsteps sounded at the door, and a figure walked in. It was Su Xuyu, who had just gone out.
“Xuyu is back. Sit.”
Jiang Qing’e patted the spot beside her.
Su Xuyu sat down. Looking at her brother, whose face was still somewhat pale, she took out a bottle of unlabeled medicine, poured out a pill, and brought it to Qin Luo’s mouth. “Open up. This is medicine to replenish vital essence, specifically suited for ability users.”
Qin Luo obediently opened his mouth and swallowed it. Just as he was about to ask for water, Jiang Qing’e had already brought a glass of water to his lips. He gulped it down.
Afterward, Su Xuyu recounted in detail the events of last night and today to Jiang Qing’e.
“It’s fine that the mission wasn’t completed. As long as Luo Luo wasn’t injured, that’s what matters. As for that spirit creature, even though it escaped from you, it must have been seriously injured. It won’t be able to cause any trouble for a while.”
Jiang Qing’e said this while gently massaging his forehead.
Unlike his sister’s rough, self-indulgent technique, his little aunt’s movements were exceptionally gentle, from his forehead to his temples, almost lulling him to sleep.
“Little Aunt, your technique is the most comfortable, far better than Sister’s.”
With his little aunt here, Qin Luo wasn’t afraid of his sister at all. After all, in front of others, especially in front of his little aunt, his sister always maintained a gentle and considerate image.
As for her true nature, only he knew it.
Su Xuyu narrowed her eyes, sneering inwardly: ‘Well, well, little puppy. You dare to badmouth her in front of Little Aunt.’
Jiang Qing’e, however, didn’t pay attention to the cool beauty’s gaze beside her. She continued gently rubbing the young man’s forehead, her tone carrying a hint of amusement as she said, “Today is the day Luo Luo learned Qi cultivation. To celebrate, let’s take a bath together~”
Qin Luo: “!!!”
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