Chapter 6: Spiritual Energy Rinse, Half A Day More Lifespan
During the maoshi hour, that is between 5 and 7 o’clock in the morning.
Chen Han decisively took out his mobile phone and set several alarm clocks, making sure he could get up before maoshi the next day.
Xiao Yu had already brought Mr. Zhao and his group to admire the Three Old Elm Trees. She even specially took videos and photos for them and then sent them to the group.
Staying under the Three Old Elm Trees was indeed very comfortable, so Mr. Zhao and his group enjoyed it very much and did not return to the accommodation restaurant in the Chen Clan Ancient Architectural Complex for lunch until noon.
If they were fully prepared, that refreshing and comfortable feeling made them think they could have a picnic under the trees all day.
In the afternoon, when Mr. Zhao and his group were about to leave, they were even reluctant to go.
Zhao Kang spoke with genuine emotion: “I did not expect the Chen Clan here to give us such a big surprise. We do not have enough time this trip. Next time we will definitely stay two more days. The simple and unadorned beauty here, its ornamental value, and the Daoist family foundation make it suitable for resting body and mind.”
The others all nodded one after another.
It was Xiao Yu’s first time seeing such strong willingness from returning guests. She immediately smiled and said, “Mr. Zhao, you can join our Chen Clan tourist group. In the future, if we have any special activities or discounts, we will post them in the group.”
As she spoke, she had already taken out a QR code and handed it over.
Developing Chen Clan tourism and letting the Chen Clan shine again was her master and mistress’s dying wish. To help her senior brother fulfill this wish, she would seize every favorable opportunity.
Mr. Zhao and his group were already very satisfied with this Chen Clan trip. Seeing this, they naturally gave face; each of them scanned the code and joined the tourist group.
There were not many people in the group, just over one hundred.
Clearly, not many people knew about the Chen Clan here, and there were not many places for visitors.
“A good place like the Chen Clan should not be buried. I will help with promotion,” Zhao Kang said, actually taking out his mobile phone, selecting a few photos Xiao Yu had taken for them, and posting them on Moments with the caption: The Shangyuan Village Chen Clan Ancient Architectural Complex is strongly recommended.
“Thank you very much, Mr. Zhao.” Xiao Yu was sincerely grateful. The car he drove was a Mercedes S-Class, and judging from his bearing, he should have assets and connections in the county. With him posting on Moments to help with promotion, it might really have an effect.
Chen Lin came out and saw Xiao Yu busy hosting the guests. He smiled and nodded. Remembering the matter of having Chen Han continue the family line, after Xiao Yu had seen the group off, he walked over to greet her: “Xiao Yu, are you done?”
Seeing him, Xiao Yu greeted him with a bright smile. “Uncle.”
“Xiao Yu, thank you for your hard work,” Chen Lin said with a smile.
“It’s not hard. This is my master and mistress’s dying wish.” Xiao Yu hurriedly shook her head. Naturally, her master and mistress were the best excuse; the key was that she wanted to help her senior brother fulfill this wish.
Chen Lin actually knew it in his heart and deliberately tested her by asking, “By the way, Xiao Yu, there is something to tell you. Xiao Han is the sole heir of our line and needs to carry on the Chen Clan. I plan to introduce a girlfriend to him. What do you think?”
“Not good.” Xiao Yu blurted it out almost instinctively, then saw the mischievous smile on his face and immediately realized he was teasing her.
“Then you have to work hard, Xiao Yu.” Chen Lin’s face was full of smiles. He felt he really should have another proper talk with his nephew.
Xiao Yu, her face full of embarrassment, said, “Uncle, I am going to edit the videos,” and then hurriedly left.
Of course, editing videos meant cutting together the footage of today’s Ancient Architectural Complex and uploading it to the Douyin account for promotion. Only in this way could she better promote the Chen Clan Ancient Architectural Complex.
The buildings and scenery filmed today were more beautiful than before. Once uploaded, they would definitely have a very good effect.
Night.
Chen Han had another table of light food with his uncle.
After a few bites, Chen Lin brought up yesterday’s matter again. “Xiao Han, Xiao Yu really is a good girl.”
Chen Han sighed. Of course he knew his junior sister was a good girl.
It was just that some things…
He knew his own physical condition very well.
Besides, even if his body recovered, he technically had a girlfriend, right?
He just did not know whether she would still acknowledge that relationship by then.
After all, she was a national style goddess with more than 3 million fans. He had left without saying goodbye and then silently blocked her. There was no way she would come back to him, right?
Sometimes, when it comes to feelings, people really do not have the slightest control.
Thinking of this, he lost his appetite and went back to his own courtyard.
But the more he thought, the more his emotions fluctuated. The lung cancer cells seemed to start acting up again. His whole body was exhausted, and once he lay down on the bed, he did not want to move.
The next day.
Chen Han woke up to the sound of alarm clocks. He checked his lifespan information at once:
Name: Chen Han
Age: 24
Lifespan: 27 days 19 hours 30 minutes.
Constitution: none
Realm: none
Passive skill: none
Active skill: none
His lifespan had decreased by another day.
He checked the time again. It was already close to 5 o’clock, meaning maoshi was approaching, so he hurriedly got up and left the attic.
In this season, before 5 o’clock, the sky was already a bit dimly bright.
He had not gotten up this early for a long time. Coupled with his physical condition, he felt somewhat tired. But once he entered the range of the Special Spiritual Aperture, that refreshing and comfortable feeling greatly lifted his spirits.
He entered the pavilion, sat down in a casual cross-legged posture, looking somewhat lazy, as if his sitting posture was not standard at all.
In fact, Daoist seated meditation includes chair sitting, casual cross-legged sitting, single cross-legged sitting, and double cross-legged sitting. Although there are fixed postures, Daoist disciples are not required to choose any specific one.
On Douyin, there was a woman using the title of a Daoist priest who, thinking herself professional, pointed out that a certain ascetic Daoist’s cross-legged posture was not standard and talked at length. She did not know that the slightly lazy posture was actually the Daoist casual cross-legged seat.
In the end, she was slapped in the face by a Wudang Daoist priest and was reported. She no longer dared to wear a Daoist robe to spread rumors and only posted some classic Daoist sayings to piggyback on popularity.
The Daoist sect values naturalness. As for sitting postures, one should naturally choose what is comfortable.
However, apart from the refreshing and comfortable feeling, when 5 o’clock maoshi arrived, Chen Han did not feel anything unusual and did not know what the state of a spiritual energy rinse was like.
He waited for a long time, and just as he was puzzled, a streak of rosy light appeared at the horizon. The morning sun rose and met the earth. At that moment, Chen Han noticed that the surroundings suddenly changed.
He clearly felt a sensation many times more pleasant than before. It seemed that a special kind of energy started flowing and spreading around him. He felt as if all the pores of his body opened up at that instant and then began an unusually greedy breathing, like a person on the verge of suffocation suddenly sensing the source of life.
In this state, he even felt that his body became lighter, entering an excellent condition.
He was somewhat intoxicated by this feeling, because his physical state had not been this good for a long time.
This process lasted only a short while, then stopped abruptly. What followed was again the exhaustion of a terminal cancer, a dying body.
He understood that what had just happened should be the spiritual energy rinse.
He also had some insight. In the Daoist sect, the rising sun symbolizes vitality and power and is regarded as the time when spiritual energy is most abundant. Therefore, the moment the morning sun appears is the time of the spiritual energy rinse.
However, after this spiritual energy rinse, he could not feel any change in his body, apart from that brief moment of good condition, and then nothing.
But after he pondered for a moment and opened the Character Panel again, joy appeared on his face:
Name: Chen Han
Age: 24
Lifespan: 28 days 6 hours 23 minutes.
That was right, his lifespan had increased. After careful calculation, it had increased by 12 hours, that is, half a day.
The Daoist legends that places with abundant spiritual energy can bring longevity and strengthen the body were indeed not false.
One spiritual energy rinse could increase his lifespan by half a day. The Special Spiritual Aperture could perform a rinse once a day. In the current situation, he could at least cling to life for 14 more days.
As Chen Han was thinking this, he suddenly heard two barks and saw the little earth dog from yesterday darting over from a distance.
Then, after two more barks, he saw two more stray dogs following behind the little earth dog. There were many stray dogs in the countryside because breeding was out of control. In this economic era, everyone needed to go out to work, and they could not take the dogs they kept in the village with them.
If there was even one dog left uncared for, especially a female, soon there would be a whole litter, and then…
People could have their way and not take responsibility; dogs would do the same with truly no one responsible.
As Chen Han was thinking this, he suddenly stared in shock at a Game Prompt that appeared:
【Crisis mission: the dog demon previously driven away is gathering other dog demons and may be a threat to the sect base. Please investigate quickly to find out the purpose of the dog demon gathering!】
【Construction mission: if the dog demons want to harm the sect base, their biggest target is likely the newly built Special Spiritual Aperture. Please quickly find the family Work Hall elder and construct defensive measures for the Special Spiritual Aperture!】
“???” Chen Han looked at the two sudden missions and just wanted to say: is this for real?
He inexplicably felt the game system was a bit shameless, dragging the little earth dog back in for roleplay.
But for such a “powerful” dog demon, it was just what he wanted.
The bigger the waves, the higher the value of the fish; the “stronger” the dog demons, the greater the challenge. Only then could he accept the rewards with a clear conscience after completing the missions.
