Chapter 485 - 27: Awakening (Part 2)
Just a few days later, Grandma Zeng left the house to visit the temple. The Xu Family’s car was parked at the gate waiting eagerly and they finally spotted the person they were waiting for and promptly notified Xu Changfu. Xu Changfu ordered them to keep a close watch on those few students.
After seeing Xuerou and Xiao Xian drive out, the car followed them. To avoid detection, they deliberately kept a car’s distance, but after a turn, when they looked again, the car was gone.
"What’s going on? Where are the car and the people?" Fuming, the group abruptly stopped on the highway. They looked around but could not see the red sports car, "Damn it, lost them again. If the clan leader finds out, we’ll get scolded to death."
The cars behind them cursed as they were blocking the road.
"Let’s go, head back," the people from the Xu Family stamped their feet, helpless but to take the other side of the fork and drive off.
Xuerou and Xiao Xian had already taken the third ring road and stopped at the toll booth leading to the airport.
Xuerou rolled down the window and watched the passing vehicles.
"Xuerou, it’s okay. Having superpowers is nothing to fear. As long as you can control it, you’re set," Xiao Xian understood. Suddenly acquiring superpowers was not particularly easy to accept, especially for someone like Xuerou, who had always been a good girl.
"My dad used to play the ’guess the car’ game with me on this very road. It’s been many years since then. I thought that after his death, I would never experience that feeling again. I am not upset, I am happy. I feel like my dad has come back to life, right here," Xuerou, with tears in her eyes, tapped the position of her heart.
"It must be Dad. He knew how much I missed him, so he gave me this special ability. I’ve decided, I want to fulfill Dad’s wish and become an outstanding race car driver." This decision had always lingered in Xuerou’s mind. Previously, due to too many concerns and self-doubt, she had never made up her mind.
But this time, in Chengde, she saw Xiao Xian’s special skills, and even Lian Yiyi had improved so much. Both of them would surely embark on a path different from ordinary people. As a friend, she felt happy for them, yet a trace of inferiority silently crept into her heart.
She was not a Cultivator, she didn’t have people envying her boundless lifespan, so in her limited life, she should live more according to her own heart.
"If I can display my talents on the racing track, then I can keep up with them. If Dad is watching from heaven, he would definitely be proud of me." That was Xuerou’s thoughts at the time. Years later, when Xuerou became the first female professional race car driver to compete, someone asked who had the biggest influence in her life.
At that time, Xuerou, smiling, said: "Two people."
Everyone thought Xuerou was referring to her deceased father and mother.
Only she knew, those two people were exactly the ones who daringly spilled soup over her one time in the cafeteria of Sacred Heart Middle School.
Regarding Xuerou’s decision, Xiao Xian did not rush to comment. She and Xuerou went to see Mei Nian.
When they found Mei Nian, she was sitting in "Plum Rice Ball," fiddling with a fish tank that had just been moved into the medicine shop.
In the fish tank, there were no fish, only a few lush green aquatic plants.
"Back already? Looking at your progress, this trip to Chengde must have yielded quite some gains." Mei Nian sized up the two. Xiao Xian’s change was within her expectations, but even Xuerou looked different from the last time she visited the medicine shop, her eyes carrying a special sparkle, as if she had grasped something very important.
This, Mei Nian found a bit surprising, and she became more curious about the experience of their trip.
Listening to Xiao Xian recount the whole experience, Mei Nian was silent for a moment, "You said Tianya hid in the Summer Villa for over a hundred years, not leaving or taking part in any domestic cultivation affairs, just to grow a lotus flower? That’s unbelievable." Mei Nian fiddled with the aquatic plants in the tank; in this world, if one were to choose who hated fussing over plants the most, it would be Monk Tianya.
"How could it be? Isn’t Tianya Senior a Cultivator?" Xiao Xian truly hadn’t seen any signs of a fondness for gardening in Tianya, but it wasn’t right to say he hated planting either.
"Cultivators come in two types, you must have seen Tianya’s colorful gecko, he loves raising reptiles and beasts, he is of the animal cultivation path. However, the paths of cultivation have some similarities. Back in the day, Mei Xiang managed to break through the final barrier with guidance from Tianya." Mei Nian nodded with satisfaction upon learning that Xiao Xian had integrated the second drop of Heart Blood.
"As for you? Your superpower and that lizard girl, probably it was Tianya playing around, helping you awaken or unconsciously giving it to you. There’s no need to be overly anxious, most Superpower Users live just like ordinary people, they don’t need to replenish Spiritual Energy, they just need to use their superpower more often. Once you control it well, it will be of great help to your future plans." Mei Nian encouraged Xuerou, it’s always good for young people to have some ideas, when she was Xuerou’s age, she wanted to try any new thing.
Cultivators could take many careers, about Monk Tianya, he had many identities, including barber, monk and various others.
"But now that you’ve integrated the second drop of Heart Blood, it’s time to change how you absorb Spiritual Power, but before that, go find someone." Mei Nian gave Xiao Xian a name.
Hearing that name, Xiao Xian couldn’t help but exclaim, "Him?" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)