"Director Ge, in November, Dongyue Province's Mount Santai will host an exchange eting between Qin practitioners from both Dongyue and Jiangnan Provinces. I was wondering if you would be interested in attending?" While driving, Xu Lei turned to ask.
Last ti they went to Indonesia, Xu Lei had ntioned the Qin exchange eting, and Ge Dongxu had inquired with keen interest, so Xu Lei rembered.
"Oh, if it's on the weekend, I might be interested in joining in the fun," Ge Dongxu said, his eyes showing a hint of enthusiasm upon hearing the news.
"It's on Saturday and Sunday. Since you're interested, Director Ge, I'll accompany you there when the ti cos," suggested Xu Lei upon hearing this.
"Alright, you arrange it then, but don't go out of your way to ntion to the others. Just keep it casual," Ge Dongxu nodded, not standing on ceremony with Xu Lei.
"I understand. However, with the incident of the armored zombie at Zhanyuan Mountain where so magicians from Dongyue Province took part, even though Director Fan later instructed not to spread the word and especially not to bring up your involvent, to avoid attracting the attention of ddleso people from the Qin community, it's unlikely that you could remain entirely under the radar once you're on the spot, especially with Divination Master Lv Xinghai and others likely to be present," Xu Lei explained.
"That can't be helped. Being a practitioner of Qin, I can't always avoid interacting with people from these circles; just don't make a big fuss about my attendance, and that should suffice," Ge Dongxu responded with a resigned nod.
"As long as I don't specifically bring up your identity and the incident at Zhanyuan Mountain, we shouldn't draw any undue attention," Xu Lei nodded in agreent.
"That will do," Ge Dongxu nodded.
During their conversation, the car entered the base.
The vehicle stopped in front of Ma Xiaoshuai's villa, where Ge Dongxu and Ma Xiaoshuai entered the villa, while Xu Lei stayed outside.
Inside the villa, Ge Dongxu shared his understanding of the mystery behind the phrase "to pass through a grove of a hundred flowers untouched by a single leaf" with Ma Xiaoshuai.
Ma Xiaoshuai, upon hearing this, almost jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, exclaiming, "To pass through a grove of a hundred flowers untouched by a single leaf, so that's what it ans. It seems that from my Grandmaster Ancestor onwards, we've been misunderstanding this phrase. No wonder, no wonder! Since the ti of my Grandmaster Ancestor, my Cherishing Flowers Sect has been in decline every generation, the more I cultivate, the more impure and mixed my True Qi becos, and so even contracted sexually transmitted diseases and died. In my generation, it was almost the end of our heritage. If I take your interpretation, Director Ge, this problem would not occur."
"This is just my interpretation, and it may not necessarily be correct. However, it's probably very close. Most likely, your Sect's ancestors deviated from the righteous path due to the pursuit of quick success or from indulgence in desires, or perhaps because they couldn't find suitable partners for dual cultivation. Added to this, a few periods of turmoil later, it beca the ntal thod passed down generation after generation in your Sect, and no one has raised any doubts," Ge Dongxu said.
"Within the Sect's teachings, with my limited Cultivation, how would I dare to doubt? Only an unparalleled master like you, Director Ge, could have such insight," Ma Xiaoshuai said with a look of admiration and gratitude.
"Heh, let's save these discussions for later. For now, you should focus on finding a suitable partner for Dual Cultivation. If you want to continue practicing this Cultivation Technique for a long ti, the higher your Cultivation, the greater the requirents for a Dual Cultivation partner will be. Your Sect's predecessors later strayed from the path, and I suspect this had sothing to do with it as well," Ge Dongxu advised.
Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaoshuai let out a sigh, and then his face imdiately soured.
These days, which of the won with significant Cultivation achievents were not prideful and lofty? If Ma Xiaoshuai had been "pure as ice and jade," with his Cultivation and looks, it would not be difficult to find a desired Dual Cultivation partner. The problem was that Ma Xiaoshuai had a history of frequenting nightclubs, indulging in revelries nightly, and was quite notorious within the Qin community, particularly among the younger generation in Jiangnan Province's Qin Realm. Which unmarried Qin woman would be willing to commit herself to this playboy from the Qin community?
"Do you have any other questions?" Ge Dongxu asked.
Ma Xiaoshuai stamred as he relayed his current situation to Ge Dongxu once again.
After listening, Ge Dongxu looked at Ma Xiaoshuai, caught between laughter and tears, and shook his head only after a while, saying, "I can't help you with this. But where there's a will, there's a way, so keep trying."
"Yes!" Ma Xiaoshuai knew that Ge Dongxu indeed couldn't help him with this matter, he replied solemnly, then took a step back and respectfully kowtowed three tis to him.
Ge Dongxu having deciphered the saying passed down from the Cherishing Flowers Sect was a great kindness to both Ma Xiaoshuai and the Cherishing Flowers Sect.
Understanding why Ma Xiaoshuai suddenly knelt and kowtowed to him, Ge Dongxu silently accepted the gesture and then said, "I have so things to discuss with Xu Lei, you can take to the University of Traditional Chinese dicine later."
"Yes!" Ma Xiaoshuai stood up and respectfully responded.
Ge Dongxu nodded, left the villa, and saw Xu Lei waiting at the door; he then walked around the lake with him.
During this ti, Xu Lei asked so questions about his cultivation practice, and Ge Dongxu provided the answers.
After making a round and returning to Ma Xiaoshuai's villa, Ma Xiaoshuai was already there waiting.
"You're the leader; there's no need to be polite with unless there's a special circumstance. Just take care of the things you need to tend to," Ge Dongxu said as he got into the car and saw Xu Lei ready to personally see him off, smiling and waving his hand.
Understanding Ge Dongxu's character and seeing that he did not want to be accompanied, Xu Lei did not insist but watched them leave and then went back to his own villa to contemplate the advice Ge Dongxu had given him.
While Xu Lei's cultivation technique was nowhere near as profound as Ge Dongxu's "Nine Dan Xuan Gong," and was incomplete, with the Taiyin Spirit Gathering Formation Talisman Jade Ge Dongxu had given him, his cultivation had progressed rapidly, and he was now on the threshold of the Fourth Layer of Qi Cultivation.
Ge Dongxu got off the car at the entrance of Jiangnan Province University of Traditional Chinese dicine and imdiately saw Professor Tang Yiyuan already waiting for him.
"Dongxu!" Seeing Ge Dongxu get out of the car and co over, Tang Yiyuan's face revealed an excited expression as he stepped forward to tightly grasp his hand.
"Professor Tang, what is this about?" The two were business partners, and in the realm of traditional Chinese dicine, they had a relationship akin to both teacher and friend—though the teacher was Ge Dongxu and not the elder Tang Yiyuan. They had spoken on the phone and t in person frequently and were already very familiar with each other. Thus, Tang Yiyuan's sudden exhibition of such excitent and warmth took Ge Dongxu by surprise.
"You have no idea, I've been looking forward to your visit to the University of Traditional Chinese dicine for a long ti! And this day is destined to be one recorded in the history of traditional Chinese dicine; I'm thrilled," Tang Yiyuan said with a trembling voice.
"Professor Tang, please don't say it like that; such words make feel very uneasy. And from now on, no more formalities, it's ti to change the way you address ," Ge Dongxu hurriedly said.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to everything you…your wishes. Let's go, to President Feng's office. She was actually going to co out to welco you herself, but she worried it might draw too much attention and you would be uncomfortable," Professor Tang knew Ge Dongxu's character and hurriedly nodded his head, then changed the topic, fearing he might scare him off.
President Feng naturally referred to Sang Yunlong's wife, Feng Yaping.
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