Chapter 42
Old General Mu smiled, relieved . “Your Flying Snow Sword improved a lot . If your sword energy was distributed more evenly, the osmanthus would fall into the four maidservants’ arms and not one would land on the ground . But in just half a year to get to this state, your martial arts had already surpassed your grandmother’s that year . In time, it would be above me and your uncle . By the way, you didn’t use psychic powers, right?”
Zi You shook her head . “I remembered grandfather’s words . I wouldn’t rashly use my psychic powers . ”
Old General Mu said approvingly, “That’s right . Using too much psychic power would unconsciously suppress your internal force and you will feel tired . ”
Zi You quickly nodded, “Granddaughter will remember, grandfather . ”
Zi You sent her grandfather away, returned back to the house, and slept .
For those who practice martial arts, morning exercise was very important .
Every morning, Zi You, her grandfather and her uncle would climb to the top of the capital’s Qixia Mountain, to absorb the essence of Heaven and Earth .
Today’s morning exercise group was bigger . Forty-nine slaves and Mu YingYi’s two sons were added .
Qixia Mountain was very high . There were two paths leading to the top . One was relatively flat . Those without martial arts would climb this road to pick wild herbs or mushrooms .
The other path was very steep . In order to climb it without martial arts, one could only use ropes and daggers inserted into rock crevices .
It would be impossible for those new to martial arts to use this path . So, Uncle Jiang and his wife Aunt Lan, originally Dier’s female bodyguard, took the slaves on the flat path .
Zi You, her grandfather, Mu YingYi, and the two rascals took the steep mountain path, to practice Qinggong .
More than half a year passed and Zi You was able to quickly fly up and down this path . Today, she had a task: to carry Mu YingYi’s youngest son, four-year-old Mu QingYuan up the mountain .
Little QingYuan, on his jiejie’s back, saw his jiejie moving like light clouds . He couldn’t stop clapping his hands and shouting excitedly, “Jiejie, jiejie, I want to fly up the mountain like you too . Can you teach me?”
Zi You felt a small and soft body squirming on her back . She said dotingly, “I can, but practicing martial arts is very tough . Can you persist?”
“I can, I can,” the little rascal quickly answered, afraid if he answered late his jiejie would not teach him .
Zi You gently smiled, “Okay, after we arrive on the mountain, practice horse stance with jiejie . You cannot complain of tiredness and stick to it or you’re a little dog who speaks words he doesn’t mean . ”
Little QingYuan hurriedly replied, “I’m not a small dog, I can persist . ”
Zi You nodded and praised, “Yuan’er is worthy of being Great General Mu’s grandson and General Mu’s son . Very ambitious!”
QingYuan slapped Zi You’s back . “I have ambition . I have ambition . I want to have ambition . ”
Zi You listened to her little brother’s childish voice and was infected by his passion . She shouted and quickly flew towards the top of the mountain . Old General Mu was excited, heart pumping . He was like an old eagle that saw his young eagle fly up in the air . Gratified, proud, and even arrogant .
Even Mu YingYi was infected by Zi You’s enthusiasm . He shouted and also quickly flew up the mountain . The five practiced martial arts while waiting for Uncle Jiang and Aunt Lan to lead the forty-nine people up .