Hidden moth

Chapter 83 A Small Test of the Cold Wind's Thousand Miles

He Kao took out a small porcelain bottle, opened the red silk stopper, poured out a pill, and gently peeled off the gold foil wrapped around it. He remembered that the pill appeared a light goose yellow under the flashlight that night, but now it was milky white under natural light.

He handed it to Gao Xue'e and said, "After dinner, take this and dissolve it under your tongue...it will be very good for you."

"What are the benefits?" Gao Xue'e looked at the pill carefully. Holding it in her hand, it was shiny and smooth, and she felt very comfortable. It seemed that a refreshing fragrance penetrated into her heart and spleen. All the pores on her body seemed to dilate, and her mood also relaxed.

Although I don’t know what kind of good thing it is, it must be a good thing!
The Pei Yuan Dan actually didn't have any scent. Gao Xue'e seemed to smell a fragrance because of a feeling she had. Ordinary people also have spiritual perceptions, otherwise there would be no way to practice magic.

He Kao explained, "Its main function is to strengthen the body's foundation and replenish its vital energy. Specifically, it regulates the endocrine system and microcirculation, promoting balanced function of various organs, improving physical fitness, and beautifying the complexion..."

The main function of Peiyuan Dan is to make up for congenital deficiencies and repair acquired losses. He Kao's introduction is not entirely appropriate, but Gao Xue'e likes to listen to it.

Gao Xue'e was indeed very happy, but she was a little worried and asked, "Could it be the same pill you took a few days ago?"

He Kao: "Of course not, that pill is called Yangjing Pill, and this pill is called Peiyuan Pill..."

He then explained the differences and particularities of the two kinds of elixirs. Now Gao Xue'e was also considered a Zhiyuan guest, so many things could be said directly.

Gao Xue'e then put the pill into her mouth with confidence, and looked at He Kao with watery eyes to express her gratitude.

He Kao added, "If I have time, I'll teach you another set of Eight Brocade Sections. It's similar to the popular routines out there, but with a few more mental techniques and refinements. If you take the Pei Yuan Pill and then practice some exercises, the effect will be even better."

Gao Xue'e: "Then I will try to come back early today and learn from you after dinner."

Why did He Kao do this? Because he remembered the annotations Lin Qingshuang had given him about the gong formula: "Use your mind to control your heart. If your heart is disturbed, your mind will be difficult to calm. Use your body to control your heart. If your qi is harmonious, your heart will gradually become calm."

When the body is light, the qi is harmonious, when the qi is harmonious, the mind is calm, and when the mind is calm, the spirit is at peace. This is also a method to help Gao Xue'e recover from stimulation and stabilize her emotions, and it is beneficial to both physical and mental state.

In fact, Gao Xue'e's physique is already very good. If someone with a weaker body had suffered such a shock, they might have fallen seriously ill. However, Gao Xue'e not only survived, but was able to go to work normally these days.

Therefore, if she takes Peiyuan Dan and assists in external training, the effect will be better than that of ordinary people.

Lin Qingshuang gave He Kao three kinds of elixirs: one bottle each of the Essence-Nourishing Pill and the Qi-Invigorating Pill, but she gave him three bottles of the most precious Essence-Nourishing Pill! He Kao gave Qian Guran one bottle, and that night he had Xiaopang take another.

There were twelve pills in each bottle, and he still had twenty-three pills left.

For ordinary people, one Peiyuan Pill per month is sufficient. If it weren't for the efficacy of the Peiyuan Pill, Huang Xiaopang would probably be lying in the hospital with Lao Qian now.

Now that He Kao had successfully broken through to the second level, the Essence Nourishing Pill and the Qi Invigorating Pill were no longer of much use to him. The Yuan Pei Pill was exactly what suited him best. So he took it out again, but gave one to Gao Xue'e first.

He Kao, who has let go of many things, treats elixirs in a way that is somewhat similar to his attitude towards the pair of golden paperweights. No matter what it is, it must be put to good use. If it is always hidden, it is the same as having nothing.

He opened a full bottle today, intending to take it himself if necessary. As for the other bottle, which still had eleven pills left, he'd leave them all for Fatty... He was quite the ritualist.

After Gao Xue'e went to work, he practiced three sets of Bajinduan in the sun in the front yard, took a shower and changed his clothes, then sent the fifth secret book compiled by AI to Lin Qingshuang, deleting the obviously unreliable content.

Not long after, Lin Qingshuang called directly. Her tone was very serious and she got straight to the point: "Xiao Kao, where did this thing come from?"

He Kao's explanation was a bit more complicated: "Last time, didn't I compile a set of meditation secret manuals? You even annotated them for me. This time, I'm using a similar method, but with a few more details.

I regarded the relevant information I learned, as well as the set of Eight Brocade Section mental techniques that you asked Lao Qian to teach me, including some of your comments to me, as the logical content paragraphs.

Think of it as a keyword search, it's pretty much the same thing... This time it's clearly targeted, with AI automatically crawling and editing content."

Lin Qingshuang was silent for a while, probably at a loss for words, before finally uttering, "Please don't spread this without permission, and especially be careful not to post it online!"

She used the word "please" in a very subtle tone.

He Kao: "Okay, I've got it... Could I ask you one more thing? Is this the introductory and first-level formula for the Body Contemplation Technique? Has anything been deliberately deleted or altered?"

Lin Qingshuang: "Due to the sect rules, I can't tell you this."

He Kao quickly changed his tone, "I have a friend who probably saw this set of techniques when I was sorting through documents. If he practices according to it..."

Lin Qingshuang interrupted him and asked, "Do you have a friend?"

He Kao: "Ah, he's a colleague, right? Anyway, he saw everything when I was organizing it on the computer..."

Lin Qingshuang interrupted him again and said, "If you...your friend can get started with cultivation, please let me know immediately. Also, please take the pills I gave you according to the instructions."

He Kao understood everything now, and couldn't help but smile when he hung up the phone. He hadn't lied to Lin Qingshuang, but telling the truth was an art.

Lin Qingshuang had a strange expression after hanging up the phone. She quickly contacted Ye Fenghuang again: "Brother, are you still in Qiyuan?"

Wild Phoenix: "After the Zongfa Hall announced the information about the Hidden Moth, many people basically stopped acting... I just left Qiyuan, but Elder Gu is still there."

Lin Qingshuang: "You told me last time that you saw He Kao in the hospital and you had a good impression of him?"

Judging from the tone of voice, Ye Fenghuang was obviously interested: "Yeah, no wonder you look at him differently, that guy is really good, I like him very much too..."

Lin Qingshuang had to interrupt her and said, "I just want to ask you one thing. Did you secretly pass on the body-viewing technique to that kid through some means?"

Ye Fenghuang was stunned. "Ah, of course not! Do you want me to do that? As an elder of the clan law hall, this is inappropriate, isn't it? It's like competing with Elder Jiang for the treasure... After all, Elder Jiang is a generation older than me, so we have to call him uncle! Can't you see by now? Elder Jiang clearly wants to train that kid as a secret disciple."

The so-called secret disciples, in addition to not revealing their identities to the public, also have another meaning, that is, they are carefully cultivated in private and may become core disciples to whom the mantle will be passed down in the future. There is even the concept of "candidate heirs".

In the secular world, heirs inherit nothing more than various assets. However, sorcerers, especially high-ranking ones, have many things that are not suitable to be left to ordinary relatives and friends, but only to their heirs.

Things that originally belonged to the Shumen will of course be left to the Shumen, but cultivators also have many personal things. If there is no suitable successor, they can only be left to the Shumen. But who doesn’t want these things to be passed down according to their wishes?

Therefore, since ancient times, highly skilled sorcerers have often trained secret disciples. The reason their identities are not made public is to prevent them from becoming arrogant or arousing jealousy.

Secret disciples will also be registered in the inheritance genealogy, handed over to the clan law hall for safekeeping, and will be made public at the appropriate time. If the elder dies unexpectedly, the clan law hall will also help to make the name public and explain his last wishes.

Ye Fenghuang speculated that Jiang Daozhen's intention to accept He Kao as a secret disciple might be a misunderstanding. Jiang Daozhen would definitely not publicize such a thing, and the truth was known only to him.

Lin Qingshuang frowned and said, "Is Elder Jiang so greedy? He already has an outstanding disciple like Wei Luo, and he is still thinking about training He Kao to become a secret disciple?"

Ye Fenghuang added fuel to the fire, "Who says he isn't? No wonder they call him Old Ghost Jiang. He schemes all day long... By the way, why did you ask me that just now? Do you really want me to do that?"

"Forget it, it's okay, I just said that." Lin Qingshuang wanted to tell Ye Fenghuang about the magic formula, but she stopped herself. Who told these elders to play secrets every day? She decided not to say it this time.

Wild Phoenix became excited: "You are fine, but I am busy. Next time I meet He Kao, if you are present, don't tell him that I am your senior brother, let him misunderstand..."

Lin Qingshuang's expression became indescribable. Wild Phoenix actually had such instructions. Why were all of them so worrying? He Kao was fine, but even his senior brother was like this?

He Kao certainly didn't know all this. Today was the day he felt the happiest in all these days. He was adapting to and studying the new ability of the hidden moth he had mastered.

No matter who suddenly possesses such ability, they will not be able to resist making various attempts. He Kao has been able to endure until now before starting to have fun, which shows that he has quite good self-control!
He walked straight to the apartment he rented on Sesame Street. He hadn't been back for half a month. He tidied the house and cleaned it briefly, then packed some daily clothes and necessities to take home.

When he saw the clothes he had brought back, he suddenly remembered the day when he helped Gao Xue'e get something. He was in a hurry and only took three sets of underwear and inner garments.

It was already mid-October, and the weather was about to turn cold. The few clothes he had brought last time would definitely not be enough. So he went to Room 2004, Building , Bishu Renjia Community, the house Gao Xue'e had bought just last year.

Gao Xue'e was suddenly kidnapped while she was sleeping last time, so the room looked rather messy. He Kao came hurriedly to get a few sets of clothes, and made a lot of things messy.

He found a suitcase and packed a lot of clothes and other items into it according to his taste, including the pile of bottles and jars next to the bathroom sink.

After putting the box in place, he looked at the room, sighed, and tidied it up again, making it tidy again. He even folded the messy quilt on the bed neatly, like a hardworking little bee.

He Kao suddenly recalled that he had many sudden ideas when he was in junior high school. For example, if he mastered the ability of teleportation, he could live in a spacious house in his hometown in the countryside, but work in a crowded big city.

Now when I think back on it, it seems a bit funny. Is that all I can achieve? The world is so big, there is no place I can't go!
He Kao grew up in Qiyuan and attended university there, rarely traveling far. The farthest he'd ever been was to his uncle's home in Kuanchun City in the northeast, where his grandfather had taken him when he was a child.

I remember there was a big park there, built around water. My uncle even took him boating, which was so much fun!

After returning home with a box of things, He Kao wanted to go to the park, but he failed several times. Either someone happened to see the location of the virtual portal, or the scene there had changed.

He Kao's experience of the so-called "places I have been to and can remember" is a way of observation. If the scene over there has changed significantly, the spatial landmarks he visualized no longer exist, and the method of observation and positioning will become invalid.

This is actually a good thing as it can prevent accidents.

Every time he successfully "traveled through time", the moment he opened the portal, he could actually sense the general situation of where he was landing.

Recalling carefully, He Kao remembered that he had urinated behind a big tree in the park. That place was very hidden and left a deep impression on him. He then opened the door... and finally arrived successfully!
The tree was still the same towering tree, so thick it took two people to hug it. It had barely changed in the past decade. But He Kao shuddered, feeling the gazes of those around him.

The sun was shining brightly in Qiyuan City, and the temperature was close to 20 degrees. He Kao had just been working, wearing only a very light long-sleeved T-shirt.

Although it wasn't raining in Kuanchun City, it was overcast and windy. The temperature was only 4 degrees Celsius, but it felt even lower! The locals in the park didn't seem to be feeling cold, but they were wearing plenty of clothes.

Although it was weekday working hours, there were still people in the park, some strolling around and some exercising. He Kao appeared across a large flowerbed from an open space where simple exercise equipment installed by the municipal government was installed for public fitness.

Quite a few people were exercising there, mostly older folks, and they all looked over. No one had noticed this place just now, but He Kao's sudden appearance in this outfit was truly eye-catching, rendering even stealth ineffective.

He Kao also felt his scalp tingling. This place was clearly a bush in the past, how could it become a large flower field? The view was unobstructed!

In this case, he couldn't open the portal and return to the original place.

Turning to the other side of the tree, this side is right next to the park's walking path. Across the path is a kiosk with a stove and a pot next to it, selling hot boiled corn and tea eggs.

The woman selling things smiled and greeted him, "Young man, you're from the winter swimming team. Why haven't I seen you before?"

"Ah, I'm new here!"

Of course the aunt had never seen him before. There was no one as young as He Kao in the local winter swimming team. He Kao hurriedly answered and ran to the public toilet not far away.

The public toilet was newly built and very clean inside. It was warmer than outside, so at least you wouldn't be so conspicuous if you hid in there. He was in a hurry to leave this time and didn't bring anything with him, even his cell phone, so he couldn't go back for a while!
The majestic moth was trapped by the cold wind from four thousand miles away.

He Kao had been observing through various means, and after an unknown amount of time, he finally felt the time was right. He quickly used his stealth skills to slip out of the bathroom, and while the aunt wasn't paying attention, he slipped behind a tree... and successfully returned home.

Fortunately, he has achieved the second level. Although he is not completely fearless of cold or heat, he is quite resistant to cold.

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(End of this chapter)