Chapter 28: Seeing Mountains as Mountains, Seeing Water as Water

Ye Liyan finally couldn’t resist Shen Yian’s overbearing hands and carefully took the jade flute.

Shen Yian could also see that the silly girl really liked the jade flute.

After chatting for a bit, he directly stated his purpose for coming.

Jinxiu and Jinlian were overjoyed upon hearing this and almost jumped up, thinking they could finally go out and have some fun!

After quickly packing up, the group bid farewell to Ye Tiance and boarded the horse-drawn carriage, heading towards the north gate.

Ye Tiance stood at the door, laughing and waving goodbye to the carriage.

“Ah, being young is really great. When you get old, you’ll be too lazy to move, sigh.”

“Master, the Duke of Anguo has invited you to play chess with him this afternoon,” Afu reminded him from the side.

“Play chess? Tell him to come find me, I’m too lazy to go to his place.”

Afu smiled and replied, “Yes, Master.”

The carriage slowly exited the north gate and traveled east for over ten miles, arriving at a riverbank.

Due to last night’s rain, the water level had risen, and the river’s flow had become slightly turbulent.

The banks of the river were covered with green grass, with a few bright purple flowers hidden among them, and from time to time the chirping of birds could be heard from the woods.

After unloading the carriage, Shen Yian stretched his shoulders and took a deep breath, closing his eyes slightly. An invisible aura began to swirl around him, lifting up flowers and pebbles.

Jinxiu and Jinlian, being ordinary people, couldn’t see the underlying principles and only felt that Shen Yian’s figure had suddenly become blurry, as if he was about to merge with the surroundings.

Ye Liyan, unlike Cheng Hai, could see that Shen Yian had entered a state of self-meditation.

Ordinary warriors might not be able to achieve this state even once in their lifetime.

The insights gained from this state would be extremely beneficial to the individual.

It was clear that Shen Yian’s talent was extraordinary, as he could enter this state with just a deep breath.

“Miss… what’s wrong with the young master? Why is he standing still and not moving?” Jinlian asked, slightly frightened.

“Shh, don’t disturb the young master.”

Ye Liyan frowned, stretched out her jade finger to her lips, and spoke in an extremely serious tone. 

The two girls quickly stood still, not daring to make a sound, as they had never seen their mistress’s face so solemn.

Cheng Hai didn’t waste any words, lightly drawing his sword and standing guard at the outer perimeter. If anyone dared to disturb the young master today, they would die!

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Yian suddenly opened his eyes, and his dark pupils reflected the mountains and rivers. The flowers and pebbles lifted by the aura fell to the ground, and an invisible wave of energy quickly swept across the riverbank.

Cheng Hai took a large stride forward, holding his long sword horizontally in front of his chest to help the three girls resist the wave of energy.

Had the young master entered the Divine Wandering realm?!

Under the influence of this wave of energy, Cheng Hai felt that every cell in his body was trembling.

Ye Liyan’s face turned pale as she protected the two girls, and she felt a sense of powerlessness that she had never experienced before.

What kind of terrifying realm had His Highness reached?!

Even when facing her grandfather’s full fury, she didn’t feel as helpless as she did now.

“Ah…”

Shen Yian exhaled a true energy, and the river in front of him suddenly erupted into a several dozen meters high water curtain. The turbulent river water seemed to pause for a moment.

This scene directly stunned Jinxiu and Jinlian. The exhalation of a breath had the power to cut off the river flow. Could His Highness really be an immortal? ! 

Cheng Hai was fine, but Ye Liyan couldn’t help but open her beautiful eyes and cover her cherry lips with her small hands. 

Shen Yian came back to his senses and subconsciously rubbed the tip of his nose with his fingers. Just now, he should have entered a state of enlightenment, his body blending into nature, his divine consciousness wandering the world, exploring the mysteries of the universe. 

Seeing mountains as mountains, seeing water as water.

Seeing mountains not as mountains, seeing water not as water.

Seeing mountains still as mountains, seeing water still as water.

He had picked up some things and put down others.

He carefully sensed that his realm had advanced a small step, but unfortunately, he hadn’t broken through.

His sword path had taken another step forward, though.

No sword in hand?

No, as long as he thought he had a sword in hand, he would have an unparalleled sword, and all things could become his sword.

Shen Yian looked down at his palm, and in simple terms, he had touched the threshold of a concept law, the legendary Dao?

He glanced at the sun’s position and apologized, “Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long.”

“Congratulations, Your Highness, your strength has improved again.”

The group gathered around, and Ye Liyan’s small hands were a bit flustered as she tugged at Shen Yian’s clothes. She had heard that some warriors would experience unexplained weakness after ending their enlightenment, which could affect their qi and blood flow. If not addressed promptly, it could impact their body.

After expressing her concerns, the silly girl’s face turned red, and her voice was barely audible to only two people: “I, Liyan, know some medical skills. I’ll dare to check your body for you, Your Highness.”

Shen Yian was amused, thinking that this kind of physical examination was usually done by the male lead for the female lead in novels, not the other way around! Was the silly girl trying to take advantage of him?

This dangerous thought was quickly extinguished.

Impossible, absolutely impossible, the silly girl must be worried about him, and there was no evil intention!

However, he still decided to tease her a bit.

“Okay, when we return to the palace, I will let you examine me. I can’t undress in broad daylight, right?” 

Boom!

As soon as he said this, Ye Liyan’s brain short-circuited for two seconds, and her face turned bright red at an alarming rate, even her swan-like neck was tinged with a faint red glow.

Your highness… Your highness was saying… what?!

My intention was… to check his pulse, why did he need… to undress.

It is against the customs to see the body of His Highness before I get married. 

But why do I feel eager to try it? ! 

No, no, no, Liyan, you can’t think like that, or you’ll die of shame!

She was fuming… yeah, she was really fuming!

Not the imaginary kind of fuming, but the silly girl’s head was actually emitting a wisp of white steam.

“What’s wrong? Are you okay?”

Shen Yian quickly put the back of his hand on the silly girl’s forehead and asked anxiously. 

“Y-young master… Liyan just meant to… to check your pulse… no, no…” Ye Liyan’s brain was getting more and more muddled as she tried to explain.

Oh no, oh no, the young master must have really misunderstood.

“Cough, cough, I was actually talking about taking my pulse too.” Shen Yian’s face turned red as he shamelessly explained.

It seemed that the silly girl couldn’t handle the speed.

Next time, he would definitely be more careful.

“Is that so… did Liyan misunderstand the young master?”

“Wow, Miss is really too cute!” Jinlian excitedly jumped up and down, holding Jinxiu’s arm.

“Miss is indeed very cute.” Jinxiu dryly coughed, feeling that Miss changed into a different person every time she encountered the young master.

Her gaze shifted to Cheng Hai, who was setting up a grill on the side, and she pulled Jinlian’s small hand: “Lian’er, let’s go help Brother Cheng.”

“Okay, okay!”

The grill was set up, and wood and charcoal were added. Cheng Hai skillfully fanned the flames, his movements no less proficient than a master griller from his previous life.

Someone might ask, how could a captain of the palace guard be so skilled at grilling?

Cheng Hai attributed it to the young master’s training!

(Shen Yian: This king just wants them to develop in all aspects of morality, art, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor. When they go out, at least they have a skill to rely on) 

“Please get me some more charcoal, thank you.” 

“Okay, Brother Cheng!” Jinxiu, who had been on standby, nodded in response. 

“Wow! What a beautiful butterfly!” 

Jinlian let go of her nature and happily chased a white butterfly among the flowers. 

“Lian’er! Don’t run around!” 

“Got it! Sister Xiu!” 

By the riverbank, two small stools were set up side by side, with two fishing rods slightly bent, and two figures sat quietly, blending into the surroundings.