Going Out Together to Broaden Horizons

Seeing her son praise himself so openly and directly, Mother Qin felt a bit embarrassed. Wanting to laugh but pursing her lips in modesty, she smiled and said, You child, who praises themselves in such a roundabout way? Have you no shame?

Qin Jianghe revealed a mouthful of white teeth and chuckled, That won't do, I must praise it. Praising myself is praising you, the one who gave birth to me and raised me. Are you going to agree to go to Songyang County with me? If you don't, I'll tie you up and take you there.

How could Mother Qin not know that her son was doing this for her sake?

So, she smiled and nodded, Alright, alright, Mother will go. You are out there all alone, and I worry about you when I'm at home. Now that I can go out with you, I can also supervise your daily life, lest you neglect your health and live in a mess.

Seeing her agree, Qin Jianghe found a time to tell Lin Xiao and the others.

Thus, the matter of Mother Qin leaving with Qin Jianghe after the New Year was settled.

Hearing that Mother Qin was going out to broaden her horizons, some people from the other families were also tempted.

Tietou's Mother was one of them.

Her personality was not as soft as Mother Qin's; she was quite fierce and straightforward, though she occasionally liked to gossip about the neighbors with the other women in the village.

However, on the day of the ancestral sacrifice on New Year's Eve, for some reason, looking at the former sisters who surrounded her, carefully watching her expression and chatting with her, she suddenly felt it was rather dull.

Now, hearing that the Qin family's sister was going to follow Jianghe to Songyang County, she was suddenly moved.

She also wanted to go out and see the world.

She had spent most of her life cooped up in the village. The farthest place she had ever been was the large market in town, and she only went there a few times a year.

The most interesting thing every day was gossiping with others.

She was tired of such days.

Mother Qin was observant. The two were already familiar with each other, and now that they lived together on the mountain, their relationship had become even closer.

Noticing that Tietou's Mother had something on her mind, she took the initiative to ask.

Tietou's Mother had originally been pondering whether she should speak up, how to bring it up, or whether she should discuss it with Tietou's father and have him take her out for a stroll.

However, upon hearing Mother Qin's question, she couldn't help but directly voice her thoughts.

After listening, Mother Qin immediately found time to tell Qin Jianghe about this.

Qin Jianghe was quite surprised when he heard this.

He hadn't expected Auntie Hu to be the first among these elders to actively want to go out for a walk.

He naturally wouldn't refuse this matter.

He even raised both hands in approval.

Not to mention that Auntie Hu had watched him grow up since he was a child and would always pull out a handful of melon seeds for him to eat whenever she saw him, but if Auntie Hu went, his mother would have her company when he was busy, which would put his mind at ease.

Regarding the fact that Tietou's Mother was also going out, Tietou's father and Tietou naturally had no objections.

In this way, the group heading out after the New Year grew a bit larger.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao's eldest aunt and Jiang Youfu's mother were also a bit tempted, but after thinking about it, they ultimately did not speak up.

However, the fathers were quite interested in the escort agency Qin Jianghe opened in Songyang County.

But they also kept quiet.

They figured that Jianghe had only opened an escort agency in such a distant place for half a year, and now he was taking two women with him. This would definitely require a lot of care and attention. They, as country men, decided not to join the fun and cause trouble for now.

It wouldn't be too late for them to go and take a look after they had completely established a firm foothold there in the future.

By the tenth day of the first lunar month, Mother Qin and Tietou's Mother had already enthusiastically begun preparing their luggage for Songyang County.

Seeing them happily preparing for their trip, everyone was happy for them.

Yang Jinshu was no exception.

But looking at the two sisters, she somehow thought of her parents who had been separated from her for many years.

She went to Qin Jianghe and asked him to keep an eye out for any news of her parents when he had time, and told him her parents' names.

Qin Jianghe naturally agreed earnestly.

Early that morning.

Lin Xiao was watering the Ten-Mile Peach Blossom trees by the mountain path when he saw Liu Chun walking over.

He smiled and greeted Liu Chun, Morning, Fellow Daoist Liu. Are you still getting used to our sect's cultivation schedule?

Hearing this, Liu Chun cupped his hands in a salute and replied, Morning, Sect Master. To answer your question, the schedule in the sect is very relaxed and comfortable. Over the past half year or so, this disciple feels that despite cultivating for decades in the past, I have never experienced such a carefree life.

He wasn't just being polite to Lin Xiao; it was the truth.

Ever since he embarked on the path of cultivation at the age of ten, he felt like he had always been in a state of urgency. Day after day of tedious cultivation, year after year of honing his talisman-making skills; besides that, there was nothing else in his life.

It wasn't until he came to the Lingxian Sect.

He felt he had seemingly come alive.

He suddenly realized that for the past few decades, he hadn't truly been living.

Here, cultivation seemed to be just a part of life, and everyone still had many of their own hobbies every day.

Even though cultivators had no real need for food, everyone would still frequently sit together to dine.

There was no strict hierarchical division; everyone sat together, talking and laughing cheerfully.

They discussed together during cultivation, learned together when delving into skills, and chatted about everything under the sun during their free time.

There was no scheming, and no need to constantly worry and guard against someone harming them.

Liu Chun genuinely liked the feeling this sect gave him from the bottom of his heart.

Because of this, under such an environment, after switching to cultivate the sect's Taoyuan Wankong Art within half a year, even though he only cultivated for half a day like everyone else, he still successfully broke through to the Mid-Foundation Establishment stage not long ago.

One must know that he had previously been stuck at the Early-Foundation Establishment stage for twenty years, and had yet to touch the threshold for breaking through to the mid-stage.

Although this was naturally related to the difference in the level of the mental cultivation method and his Spirit Root aptitude.

But he knew that a part of it also came from his state of mind.

Listening to Liu Chun's words, Lin Xiao could tell whether he was being sincere or fake, so he was also very happy and said, It's good that you're used to it. By the way, have you pretty much finished studying the Comprehensive Guide to Basic Talisman Drawing?

If it were anyone else, he definitely wouldn't have asked this.

After all, that Comprehensive Guide to Basic Talisman Drawing was truly very, very thick.

And it got more complex the further one read.

But Liu Chun was different.

He had been immersed in this path for many years.

Hearing this, Liu Chun spoke, Although I'm still a bit rusty with some of the talismans towards the end, I can barely consider myself to have studied them all. I came to find the Sect Master this time to discuss a matter.

Seeing that the watering of the Ten-Mile Peach Blossom trees was almost done, Lin Xiao withdrew his Irrigation Spell and asked, What is it?

The Talisman Master Conference is going to be held at the end of the year. I would like to depart for the cultivation world soon with the sect's team trading with the Duobao Pavilion. Because the venue is quite a distance from Yuanling City, and I also have some personal matters to handle, I want to set off a bit earlier.