Chapter 655: Returning to Lingtianzhou

The next day, the rain gradually stopped, and the boat heading east prepared its sails. Li Changxiao and Zhao Qing boarded the boat early and waved goodbye to Mu Qi. As for Mu Shu, she rarely appeared since she got angry that day. Li Changxiao was not surprised by her unpredictable personality. He only asked Mu Qi to see Mu Shu and say goodbye on his behalf.

A strong wind blew, and the boat headed east. Only Mu Shu and Mu Qi were left at Qinglan Ferry. In the afternoon of the same day, a boat heading north came, and Mu Qi also boarded the boat. This time, Mu Shu saw her off. Mu Qi felt relieved and waved goodbye, saying that they would meet again in the future.

Soon, only Mu Shu was left. She suddenly felt lonely. She originally planned to retreat to the mountains and forests after taking back the Dao fruit, and spend the rest of her life in peace. Although the Great Dao has disappeared and there is no hope of immortality, looking at the past and present, who can truly live forever? In this way, it seems that it is good enough to spend the rest of her life safely and happily. For this, she had chosen a place. Although there were twists and turns on the way, everything went smoothly in the end. But at the last moment, she was unwilling to go.

She thought to herself: "Am I really a person with a demon-like temperament and a fickle personality?" Confused, she boarded a boat casually and went with the flow, going wherever she wanted.

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The boat went east, and when it reached Linhaikou, it had to be changed from a river boat to a sea boat. The sea boat was larger and more solid, and could withstand wind and waves. There were three white sails erected high. When the wind blew, the boat would be faster. Li Changxiao and Zhao Qing were going back to Lingtian Dynasty, so they would return by the original route and take the waterway. In fact, Zhao Qing was now weak and could no longer endure the pain of long wading.

Sailing, the shore was gradually lost. The sea boat was quite large, and people could move on the deck. Except for the strong wind, there were no obvious disadvantages. Li Changxiao saw that Zhao Qing was weak and was being punished by heaven. If he wanted to completely eliminate the trouble, there was only one way, which was to strengthen himself.

The sea journey was long, and no one knew when it would end. He supervised Zhao Qing to practice martial arts. Because the boat room was small, he often had to go to the A class for activities. At first, Zhao Qing was very uncomfortable. She always felt that Li Changxiao was teaching her, and she felt uncomfortable. She thought: "Oh my God, what's the relationship?" She secretly wanted to sort it out in her heart, but the more she sorted it out, the more frightened she was. Moreover, she knew her feelings long ago, and she had already treated Li Changxiao differently from ordinary men and women.

But seeing that Li Changxiao was free and easy-going, and upright, she gradually put aside her thoughts and concentrated on practicing martial arts, enjoying the moment of peace between the sea and the sky, as if it was better than everything. Li Changxiao often felt a headache. The truth is that no one is perfect. Zhao Qing is a master in practicing Taoism, but his martial arts talent is ordinary. After practicing martial arts for several days, his progress is limited.

But after thinking about it, he couldn't help laughing at himself. Zhao Qing practiced martial arts just to strengthen his body, and he didn't go back to the path of reform. In fact, it was not that Zhao Qing had a bad talent, but that Li Changxiao was restless.

In the night, he sat at the bow, watching the waves rising as the ship passed by. He had practiced Taoism for less than two thousand years, and although he had his own unique character, he was by no means a saint who could understand everything.

Since his heart was in a hurry, he slowed everything down, and then slowed it down again. He stopped teaching martial arts, and took Zhao Qing to lie on the deck, admiring the moonlight and looking at the sea.

Zhao Qing said, "You are bullying me." Li Changxiao asked, "How did I bully you?" Zhao Qing said, "You think I have a poor talent for martial arts, right? And you treat me too harshly, I can't adapt to it, I am clearly your senior." The voice was soft, with some complaints and some spring feelings.

Li Changxiao said, "You are too cunning, you have guessed my meticulousness. Okay, okay, I won't be strict in the future." Zhao Qing smiled and said, "That's right." He was even more convinced of his cunning. She approached Li Changxiao and suddenly said with emotion: "If everyone in the world can do this every day, the world will be peaceful, and that would be great."

Li Changxiao was very surprised and joked: "As far as I know, Immortal Mu is cold and decisive, and kills people like flies. He doesn't seem to be someone who would care about others." He added: "You should say, 'If I were like this every day, it would be great. If people in the world fight and kill, it has nothing to do with me.'"

Zhao Qing said: "What a traitor, you are bullying me again, right? When I was preaching, you didn't even know where you were." But her eyebrows were like paintings, not like scolding, but more like acting like a spoiled child. She said: "If it were in the past, I would say that. But now, I have become a mortal, with all seven emotions and six desires, and I can gradually feel the worries and fears of mortals in this great world."

"You are by my side, I don't have to worry at all, but how can I not worry about them?"

"They" refers to all the mortals. Li Changxiao thought to himself, "The true self is revealed when the Dao is scattered. Zhao Qing is kind-hearted by nature, but unfortunately, she met the wrong person and happened to meet the Mu Mansion."

This point is not reflected today. Since Zhao Qing became the Mother of the River, she has been wandering around Lingtian, doing good deeds of all sizes with the power of incense. The "appearance of the Mother of the River" is not a rumor, but Zhao Qing really did a lot of good deeds. It's just that in the past, she thought that those good deeds were done for the sake of studying incense. In fact, deep in her heart, there is also a trace of kindness.

Now that she can see her true self, her mind is naturally stronger, so the worry follows. Zhao Qing suddenly said, "You bullied me a few days ago, and I remember it in my heart. If I had known this, I should have accepted you as my apprentice and bullied you back."

Li Changxiao didn't know that Zhao Qing had such a strong resentment in recent martial arts training that he actually had such an idea. He laughed and said, "If there was a master like you who was willing to accept me as a apprentice, I would have accepted it even if you beat me to death." This is really true.

Zhao Qing said, "You suffered so much in the past, I don't want to hit you." She said, "You are a mortal, one of the Lingtian princes, I knew it a long time ago. I heard that Li Shanhe was going to die, so I waited for you in Lingtian City early. I knew you would come, and you really came."

Zhao Qing murmured, "Perhaps I am the only one who understands your contradictions. And you are the only one who knows my true self."

After the words fell, they stopped talking.

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In the following days, Li Changxiao really stopped being strict, aiming to strengthen his body rather than to open up new paths. But he still practiced until he was sweating every day. No matter how hard or tired he was, he would feel relaxed and happy when the sea breeze blew.

Zhao Qing only loved swords. She once had three thousand Dao silks, and the Buddha dust condensed from them was not a magic weapon, but more like the manifestation of Dao, or a strange object between the two. But as she dispersed the Dao, it disappeared.

She often borrowed Li Changxiao's Qingping to practice sword, and said with a smile: "Your Qingping, in my hand, looks a bit like a sword." The body of Qingping sword trembled slightly, as if she quite agreed.

In this way, they went east all the way, passing through several sea areas, and finally returned to Lingtianzhou in Qingyu.