Joy of Life: The Mei Family's Son Grows Up

Chapter 56: Traveling in the Deserted Mountains

the next morning.

Mei Cheng'an got up unprecedentedly late, and it was Hongshu who came in to wake him up when he saw that he had not moved for a long time.

Mei Cheng'an opened his eyes in a daze, and it took him a long time to figure out who he was, where he was, and who the person in front of him was.

In short, I was confused.

Seeing the young master looking sleepy, Hongshu felt distressed but still gritted his teeth and reminded him.

"Master, if you don't get up, it will be difficult to explain to the master and the mistress. Master didn't go to dinner last night."

Mei Cheng'an rubbed his dizzy head and replied in a daze.

"okay, I get it."

Mei Cheng'an already remembered what his situation was. He had overused his spiritual power and exerted too much force.

The swelling pain in his brain was gone at this moment, but the feeling of fatigue was still there, and he felt that his reaction ability was much worse.

Hongshu is right. If I hadn't missed dinner last night, it would have been fine today. The worst that could happen was that I would have just asked for leave. But now that I'm not going for breakfast, my parents will be worried.

It wasn’t really a big deal, but Mei Cheng’an still didn’t want to make his parents worry.

He forced himself to get up and wiped his face with a towel soaked in cold water. The coldness stimulated Mei Cheng'an and he woke up. Hey, you know what, I feel much more energetic now.

The whole family was looking at him while they were having breakfast.

Mei Zhili noticed the fatigue in his son's eyes and felt a little worried.

"But are you tired from yesterday's outing?"

Mei Chengan smiled.

"How could that be? Yuxi is fine, so how could I be tired? I just read a book a little late last night, and I didn't get enough sleep this morning."

Mrs. Mei looked at her son with heartache.

"You should be more restrained in reading in the future. It's best not to read at night, as it will damage your eyes. Otherwise, ask for leave and don't go on duty today."

Mei Cheng'an thought about it and nodded.

"It's good this way. Otherwise, I won't be energetic enough to do my job well. Don't worry, mom. I'll go back and rest after dinner."

……

After breakfast, Mei Cheng'an asked Qingniao to go to the Honglu Temple to find Xin Qiwu to ask for leave for him, and he went back to his room and fell asleep.

He slept for the whole morning, and when Mei Cheng'an opened his eyes again, it was already the beginning of the 9th hour.

This time, Mei Chengan felt that the feeling of fatigue had finally disappeared, and he felt refreshed.

He got out of bed, stretched comfortably, walked out of the room slowly, and looked up in the yard. He hadn't noticed it in the morning, but now he saw that his vision and hearing had greatly improved. He could even hear the light footsteps of the servants walking back and forth outside the yard who were disturbing him.

Mei Cheng'an moved his ears and heard another pair of soft footsteps coming towards his courtyard gate. The footsteps of the four maids were light, but there was a slight difference. This one sounded like Hongshu's, and sure enough, Hongshu's figure appeared at the gate of the courtyard soon.

"Master, you're awake." Hongshu said in surprise.

Mei Chengan smiled and said, "She's awake, she looks refreshed. Where are the others?"

"We were called by the Madam to be lectured, and since lunch time was approaching, the Madam asked me to come back and see if the young master had woken up.

Mei Cheng'an frowned when he heard this.

"A lecture?"

Sweet potato nodded and replied

"Madam feels that we did not take good care of the young master and did not advise him in time, which led to his excessive eating and reading yesterday, which led to his poor spirits."

Mei Cheng'an smiled awkwardly and touched his nose when he heard this.

"I didn't expect that I would get you into trouble by just making up a few excuses. Are they still being scolded?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mei Cheng'an heard the footsteps of Qingniao and the others.

"It's okay, they're back."

Sweet potato was shocked.

"How did you know, Master?"

Mei Chengan smiled and pointed to his ear.

Sweet Potato stretched his ears and listened carefully.

I didn't hear anything.

Young Master’s hearing is so good?
Could it be…

Sweet potato's eyes lit up.

"Young Master has entered the ninth rank?"

Mei Chengan smiled and nodded.

"Great!" Sweet Potato jumped three feet high.

When Bluebird and his companions entered the courtyard, they saw the young master smiling without saying a word, while Sweet Potato was jumping and dancing, and they were a little confused.

What happened? Why are you so happy?

The three of them quickly came up to Mei Cheng'an and saluted.

"Master."

Sweet potato said to them excitedly.

"Do you know that the young master has already broken through to the ninth level? That's amazing. Before you came in, the young master heard your footsteps." Upon hearing this, the three people of Blue Bird looked at Mei Cheng'an in surprise and joy. They only knew that the young master's true energy showed signs of loosening, but they didn't expect that he would break through to the ninth level in one fell swoop.

Mei Chengan nodded to confirm that the news was true.

This made the three of them very happy.

They knew that the Young Master had been stuck at the eighth level for a very long time, and now he had finally made a breakthrough. How could they not be excited?

After being extremely excited, Hongshu actually started sobbing, and Mei Chengan was at a loss as to what to do.

"Stop, stop, stop. Why are you crying?"

Sweet potato wiped away tears.

"Master, it's not easy. I just feel sad all of a sudden."

The three people from Bluebird on the other side also nodded in agreement.

Mei Chengan couldn't help but smile bitterly.

If he still feels sad about his progress, then how can he let others live? He really hasn't done anything. He can't even practice hard. This is already making him feel guilty.

"That's enough, that's good. I'm satisfied if you're happy for me. There's no need to feel sad. I feel embarrassed. Okay, tell me about the scolding. My mother didn't make things difficult for you, did she?"

The four of them waved their hands quickly.

The bluebird answered.

"Madam only reprimanded us a few words, but didn't punish us. She mainly told us some things to pay attention to when taking care of the young master."

Mei Cheng'an felt helpless. He was already so old, but his mother still treated him like a child.

During lunch, Mr. and Mrs. Mei Zhili were relieved to see that he had become energetic again.

After lunch, Mei Cheng'an rode out of the city with a few maids. He had to find a place that would not disturb others to test his current strength, see what the difference was between the ninth level, and see how powerful this high-density version of true qi was.

An unknown barren mountain outside the south of the city.

Mei Cheng'an and four maids tied the horses at the foot of the mountain and led them all the way to the top of the mountain.

The first benefit of the increased density of true Qi was reflected. His lightness skill was already very good. After the density of true Qi increased, his speed increased significantly. He was as fast as a ghost and soon distanced himself from the four maids who had practiced the same lightness skill, leaving them far behind.

Mei Cheng'an only felt that his body was unnaturally light, and the surrounding scenery was rapidly receding. He felt a sense of satisfaction and was so excited that he couldn't help but roared.

He ran for a long time in ecstasy before he realized that the maids behind him had disappeared. He braked suddenly but failed to stop the car. He was going too fast and had too much inertia, and he almost hit a tree. Fortunately, his eyesight and reaction speed had improved, so he dodged to the side at the critical moment.

When he stopped, Mei Chengan was still frightened and tried to calm his rapidly beating heart.

Oh my god, this is too exciting. If I were to crash into it, wouldn't I be smashed into a pile? Even if I had the Qi to protect my body, it was possible that I would fall headfirst down the mountain with stars in my eyes.

After a full minute, Mei Cheng'an felt himself gradually calming down. He raised his head and looked down the mountain. He saw the fast-moving figure of the blue bird in the distance. He felt relieved and thought that he just needed to catch up. Fortunately, he didn't go astray.

After waiting for another minute, the four maids finally gathered around him.

Cucumber was the last to arrive. His breathing was a little rapid, unlike the other three who were calm and composed.

Mei Chengan pointed at her and said.

"You are usually lazy and don't practice well. Look at the three of them, and then look at you. Now you know the difference, right?"

Cucumber took a deep breath, calmed his breathing, and said with a sense of grievance.

"I was just trying to develop snacks for the young master, so I was a little careless in my practice."

Mei Chengan was so angry that he laughed.

"So you're blaming me, young master?"

The cucumber stuck out its tongue.

"Don't blame the young master, don't blame the young master. It's my own fault. Don't worry, young master. I will practice hard when I go back and try to catch up with my sisters as soon as possible."

Cucumber is indeed the youngest among them. She is only fifteen this year, just one year older than Mei Chengan. Sweet Potato and Blue Bird are both sixteen, and Green Ant is the oldest, seventeen this year.

Mei Cheng'an glanced at Huanggua with a half-smile and said nothing.

The four of them ran towards the top of the mountain again. This time, Mei Chengan was able to control himself and slow down his speed, only slightly ahead of them.

The group soon arrived at the foot of the mountain top, and there was no way to go up. If they wanted to get to the top of the mountain, they definitely couldn't just walk, and they couldn't climb either because the path was too steep.

However, this did not pose a problem for Mei Cheng'an and the others. First it was Mei Cheng'an. He put his hands behind his back, took a deep breath, and leaped up suddenly. He flew into the air and lightly touched a bulge on the cliff with his toes. His body rose rapidly again, and when he was exhausted, he stepped on it again. In a few breaths, he disappeared from everyone's sight. His movements were graceful and easy, and he looked extremely handsome.

Soon, Mei Chengan poked his head out, waved to them, and signaled them to go up.

Several maids were not as relaxed as him. They took twice as long as him to reach the top of the mountain, using both their hands and feet. Of course, they were already very fast. An ordinary eighth-grade maid might not be able to make the jump.

There was indeed a huge flat area on the top of the mountain. This was the reason why Mei Cheng'an chose this barren mountain. When he saw the mountain from afar, he found that the top of the mountain was flat, but it just didn't look sharp at that time. He didn't expect that the platform was so large.

Mei Cheng'an walked around on the platform with his hands behind his back. There were many large and small stones scattered around the platform.

He selected a stone of moderate size and tapped it with his fingers to check its hardness.

Well, it’s really hard.

He turned around and hooked his finger at Sweet Potato.

"Give me the sword."

Hongshu immediately untied the long sword tied behind his back and threw it towards him.

When the sword flew into the air, Mei Cheng'an waved his magic hand and the sword flew into his hand.

He drew out his sword and struck the stone with brute force.

(End of this chapter)