Chapter 36 A Year of Penance
The whole process was enjoyable, unlike the Du family, where there were still many contradictions and noises in his own family.
To be honest, Du Long actually prefers the feeling of staying at his mother's natal home. The children of the three uncles never despise or even slander themselves. They are all very polite to their cousins under the strict teaching of their parents.
Du Longde was free to introduce Xia Qinglian to the Zhou family's third-generation brothers and sisters, mainly because they knew each other well, and there might be something that needs to be taken care of in the future. My cousins still have some connections in the capital!
"Long'er, come to grandpa and grandma with Qinglian!" Mr. Zhou greeted, and Du Long and Xia Qinglian came to the two elders naturally and obediently.
Mrs. Zhou put her arms around Xia Qinglian's thin waist, and looked up and down loudly. She obviously heard that her daughter Ruoxue had adopted a foster daughter, so she naturally wanted to see clearly when they met for the first time today. The undisguised scorching gaze made Xia Qinglian's jade face flush, and the shy and soft face made the old lady's eyes shine.
"Boy, good job! As expected, he is the grandson of my old man Zhou. The eldest wife has not been found yet, so why don't you reserve the younger wife first? Hehe, yes, I think this girl is as beautiful as a fairy, and I will be your concubine The room is really suitable! The kid has eyes!" Pulling Du Long, Mr. Zhou looked at Xia Qinglian who was beside the old lady, and secretly extended his thumb to Du Long, looking like an old urchin.
Du Long has long been used to the appearance that his grandfather likes to joke with him, and he is not pretentious. He nodded at the old man proudly and whispered: "That's right, we are here in the golden house under the princess's order! Hehe!"
Looking at the well-behaved grandson who has become more confident and mature beside him, the old man Zhou is very happy in his heart. He faced the emperor's question alone in the palace last night, but he was able to be neither arrogant nor humble. Although the old man did not see it with his own eyes See, but this morning I also heard the three sons describe it vividly!
To be honest, over the years, every time he saw his grandson's low self-esteem, the old man panicked in his heart!
Although there are many grandchildren of the third generation, there is only one grandson. As the saying goes, what is rare is the most precious, and Du Long's temper has been loved by Mr. Zhou since he was a child, and he is not always by his side, so he loves him even more.
‘Okay, my precious grandson has finally regained her self-confidence back then! ’ Old Master Zhou whispered to Du Long from time to time, but secretly sighed in his heart.
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Princess Huofeng's golden phoenix appeared at the gate of the Du Mansion. Since the day of the Lunar New Year, she has been participating in various celebrations in the palace. After finally finding time, she rushed to the Du Mansion come over.
It's a pity, but she was in vain, and only saw her best friend Du Caini in Du's mansion, and Du Long was there. I heard that the brat went to Lingyun Mountain to practice hard in the early morning!
What annoyed Princess Huofeng even more was that it was said that even Xia Qinglian went to Lingyun Mountain with Du Long. When she thought that Du Long was alone in Lingyun Mountain with a certain beautiful woman, this unruly princess would not get angry.
Although she really wanted to go to Lingyun Mountain to look for this pair of "dogs and men and women", Princess Huofeng knew that it was not realistic at all. As a princess, she could not leave the capital at will. If she wanted to leave the capital, she had to get the emperor's approval and take corresponding security precautions. Only after taking measures can we stay away from the boundaries of the capital city!
Lingyun Mountain, in the valley!
Xia Qinglian, who was dressed in a snow-white dress, sat on the grass by the pool and looked around curiously, while Du Long started a new round of devil training under the supervision of the ring spirit beauty.
"Boy! After a year, have you gained a few catties of fat? Just ran a dozen laps like a dead dog! Hurry up, let my aunt run faster!" In my mind, ring spirits rang. The belle's roar sounded like a demon's.
Du Long, who was already out of breath, rolled his eyes secretly. In his heart, he had already greeted all the ancestors of the ring spirit beauty and little devil for more than a dozen generations, although he didn't know if she had any ancestors or relatives.
"You...you have the nerve to say it! These days of the Chinese New Year, you actually add ten catties to your load every day. You don't usually feel it too much, but you only realized it when you ran this time. It's almost fatal!" Du Long complained secretly in his heart.
"Hmph! If you want to become the master of my aunt, you have to work harder to get recognized as soon as possible! With your current level, you are ashamed to complain!? Why don't you hurry up and take a bigger step to give my aunt the speed?" Bring it up! Otherwise, I will be served with great torture!" The ring spirit beauty didn't even bother to pay attention to Du Long's complaints, and yelled at him viciously.
Carrying a leather vest weighing two hundred and twenty catties on his back, Du Long could only grit his teeth and persevere, and the sweat on his body was scattered freely. This scene made Xia Qinglian very puzzled.
She couldn't hear the conversation between Du Long and the ring spirit at all, and she didn't know that Du Long was running with a weight of more than two hundred catties. According to her understanding, even she wouldn't be so embarrassed by this kind of ordinary running!
"Young master!" Xia Qinglian liked to call Du Long that way when there were no outsiders, and she persuaded softly with pity on her face: "If you are tired from running, stop and rest for a while! Don't work too hard!"
Facing Xia Qinglian's gentle request, Du Long couldn't express his suffering!
Originally, I thought that I could bring the beauty to the mountains to cultivate hard, and that day was as happy and comfortable as a fairy, but I ignored the little devil of the ring spirit beauty!
"Hehe, I can still hold on, Qinglian, leave me alone! For some reason, I have to practice like this!" Gritting his teeth, he forced an ugly smile at Xia Qinglian, and Du Long could only find an excuse. replied.
Under Xia Qinglian's watchful eye, Du Long continued to grit his teeth and persevere, and finally broke through the physical limit for the first time, stimulated his physical potential and continued to run the rest of the distance. Then he sat cross-legged beside her, and began to absorb and refine Hao Tiangang Qi restores energy consumption in Dantian.
After recovering his physical strength, Du Long took off only a pair of shorts and a half-length leather vest under Xia Qinglian's ashamed eyes, and just jumped into the pool with the Xuanyang sword in his hand. Mastered the Xuanyang double-stacked wave saber technique!
This kid usually looks refined in his clothes, but this time he took off his clothes and immediately exposed his sturdy physique, which shows the remarkable effect of the devil's training some time ago!
Along with Du Long's painstaking practice, Xia Qinglian also began to practice. After absorbing the rich Haotian Gangqi in the refining valley, she finally understood why Du Long didn't stay in Du's mansion to practice, but went to Lingyun Mountain to practice hard in spite of the cold outside .
The Haotian Gangqi here is several times stronger than the outside world, and the speed of absorption and refining has doubled. It really is a treasure land for cultivation!
In addition to practicing, Xia Qinglian took the initiative to prepare meals, which also saved Du Long a lot of time!
"My lord! Your cultivation method is so strange. Qinglian can understand the saber technique and body technique, but what's the point of running around the pool every day?" A bonfire was built in the cave, and the two of them could use it together. At dinner, Du Long and Xia Qinglian sat down and chatted together after a whole day of penance.
"Don't underestimate me running around the pool every day..." Smiling at the beauty whose face was reddened by the bonfire, Du Long started chatting with her, and had half an hour to rest after dinner. The little witch won't force him to practice again at this time, and practice requires a combination of work and rest!
The two boys and girls just sat by the bonfire and chatted everywhere, sometimes even if it was a very cold joke, it would make the two of them laugh endlessly. After leaving Zuixiang Tower for a while, the smiles on Xia Qinglian's face became more and more , especially when facing Du Long alone!
