How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!-Chapter 165: My Heart Wanders Unsure Where to Go

Her real combat strength may well match that of No. 88.

This is truly astonishing!

No. 88, a Gold Medal holder ranked in the top one hundred, is a true veteran and a training instructor.

Yet she, a Reserve, could match an instructor.

How unimaginable is that?

Of course, Hu Ya was unaware of this perception; she naturally assumed that Lin Xiaosu couldn’t understand her changes.

Because her understanding of Lin Xiaosu was still too shallow.

Perhaps her focus wasn’t even on this aspect.

Her mind was filled with strange tales about the Detective Agency, but she instinctively left matters of physical skills to Miao Ruolan and emotional issues tangled her heart, so she didn’t know that Lin Xiaosu had trained in Ancient Martial, and in some aspects, he was even Miao Ruolan’s master...

The rabbit was caught, and Hu Ya skinned it; the two stewed the rabbit meat in the small kitchen of the Taoist Temple.

Simmering it halfway before braising it, the familiar taste returned.

In the afternoon, they wandered around the Taoist Temple, talking about the past and also their future plans...

"Hu Ya, what are your plans for the future?"

"Since I’ve joined the National Team, naturally, I aim to bring glory to the country."

"How long can you stay at home this time?"

"I’m leaving tomorrow!" Hu Ya said.

"Tomorrow?"

"There’s a training camp in the Northwest."

"Northwest...which part of the Northwest?"

"The location isn’t determined yet; that’s not important..." Hu Ya said, "What about you? What are your plans?"

Lin Xiaosu can proceed with translating...

She has a Reserve test scheduled.

The test location is in the Northwest.

She is to set off tomorrow.

The specific location is confidential, so it’s best to change the topic and not discuss it.

Lin Xiaosu said, "What plans can I have? Just hanging around the Detective Agency, gathering some dowry to find a bride."

Hu Ya sighed inwardly...

She wanted to say, why do you need a dowry? Your bride is already living at home.

But perhaps this topic wasn’t one she wanted to explore, so she simply gave up on the chance to retort sharply.

The afternoon passed, and Liu Lin Temple welcomed the most beautiful time of the day.

The setting sun dyed the horizon’s clouds red.

The red glow lent a sacred and solemn touch to the ancient stone tower atop the distant mountain and cast a golden light over the distant Yichuan River.

The wind passed by as the night quietly descended.

Tonight, there are stars but no moon.

Hu Ya and Lin Xiaosu sat back-to-back on a rock, which was their preferred way.

Back to back, head to head, they could hear each other’s breathing, and hear each other speak. Everything around them was within their line of sight, and they were a central point between heaven and earth.

"Do you ever feel... growing up is a strange thing?" Hu Ya looked up at the sky, her head getting even closer to Lin Xiaosu.

"What are your thoughts?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

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"Not necessarily!" Lin Xiaosu said, "Perhaps one day in the future, on your path, you might see me too."

"I really hope there will be such a day, but I also know, it seems... unlikely." Hu Ya slowly turned her head, changing from back-to-back to embracing Lin Xiaosu from behind: "Little Su..."

"What’s on your mind?" Lin Xiaosu gently held her hand, feeling the warmth and passion from behind.

"Take care of yourself! I hope every time I return, I find you well."

"You too! Take care of yourself!" Lin Xiaosu said, "I will wait for you on my path, and if there’s a chance, I might also visit your path!"

Tonight, there is no moon.

Tonight, there are stars.

In the silent Taoist Temple, they slept on the flagstones as they used to.

When they slept, there was a five-inch gap between them.

But at midnight, the gap between them disappeared.

Hu Ya, at some point, was resting on his arm.

In the early morning, Hu Ya slowly opened her eyes, gazing long at Lin Xiaosu, who was still asleep; her lips gently touched his, very lightly.

This touch neither disturbed the mosquitoes circling in Liu Lin Temple nor the morning mountain wind.

Of course, in her mind, it was even less likely to disturb Lin Xiaosu.

Then, she got up and left the Liu Lin Temple.

Lin Xiaosu’s eyes slowly opened, watching her figure disappear into the woods.

By the time he got to the outdoor terrace of Liu Lin Temple, Hu Ya’s figure had reached the highway.

Lin Xiaosu stretched out his hand, and a pair of glasses appeared in his palm...

"Search for Li Diandian’s itinerary."

Soon, information appeared in the glasses.

Yesterday, Li Diandian booked a high-speed train ticket from Huanggang Station to Ning City.

Ning City!

Her Reserve training trial is in the vicinity of Ning City, Northwest.

During the Reserve training trial, outsiders cannot intervene or offer any help.

There is an instructor accompanying the Reserve training trial, ensuring safety.

Lin Xiaosu searched for the place name, perhaps only as a psychological comfort.

In front of them, their paths diverged, but in the future, they were surely destined to converge again...

Footsteps sounded on the mountain path.

Second Uncle arrived.

He didn’t see his daughter, instead he saw Lin Xiaosu, his eyes widening: "Where’s Dian Dian?"

"She left, just left for the Northwest training camp," Lin Xiaosu said.

"Were you here last night?"

"Yeah..." Lin Xiaosu said, "Mainly to give you a heads-up, Second Uncle, I’ve calculated when ecliptic splits will occur."

Second Uncle was quite agitated just a moment before...

Lin Xiaosu this kid, leaving his own wife to spend the night with his daughter.

What a provocative topic.

But, before the shock could travel from his brain to his heart, he suddenly heard this ten times more shocking news.

"Ecliptic splits?" Second Uncle’s heart pounded at these words.

No one understood better than him what these four words meant.

He could only calculate Ecliptic change days, which are the lowest tier of celestial phenomena changes. On such a day, the two realms are not directly connected; at most, there’s just a leakage of Qi.

So, it wasn’t particularly dangerous.

But ecliptic splits are a mid-tier level of celestial phenomena changes.

It’s possible for the two realms to directly connect.

He couldn’t calculate when ecliptic splits would occur.

It was like a thunderbolt hanging overhead, not knowing when it would strike, making life truly nerve-wracking.

"Yes! I used the records from a Taoist Book to observe celestial phenomena and after repeated confirmations, the date should be accurate."

"Which day?" Second Uncle took a deep breath.

"Next year, the first day of the Lunar New Year!"

"The first day of the Lunar New Year, during the big celebration... Little Su, how should we deal with it?" Second Uncle became flustered.

"That day, I’ll be there! Don’t worry, Second Uncle, I will be prepared."

"You have good relations with the police, and they listen to you, luckily we have you. If it were just me, they definitely wouldn’t listen, and things would really be troublesome..." Second Uncle effectively passed all the pressure onto Lin Xiaosu.

Anyway, people wouldn’t listen to him.

Talk too much and people might even consider him mentally ill and lock him up.

And Lin Xiaosu, who runs a Detective Agency in the county, is said to have very good relations with the police; with him around, Second Uncle couldn’t be bothered with the hassle.

Lin Xiaosu stood up: "Second Uncle, I’m leaving."

"Little Su, did Dian Dian say... when will she be back?"

"The training camp is uncertain; it depends on the results. If her performance is good, she’ll definitely continue training. If her performance is poor and she’s expelled from the National Team, then she’ll return home soon," Lin Xiaosu explained.

Second Uncle glared at him: "How could Dian Dian possibly perform poorly? Stop being a jinx."

"Yes, yes, unlike others, her performance will definitely be good. From Fengcheng she’ll make her way to Beijing, then onto international competitions, but that way, she probably won’t be back home soon."

Second Uncle said: "What does it matter whether she returns home? We old folks are still robust, not dying any time soon! Does she need to feed us tea and meals?"

Lin Xiaosu laughed and descended the mountain.

Second Uncle walked into Liu Lin Temple, holding one palm to his chest facing the ancient statue within: "Wulian Tianzun, bless my Dian Dian may she not return home too soon."

It was foreseeable that, in the upcoming times, if Second Aunt grumbled about why her daughter wasn’t returning home, Second Uncle would definitely leverage Lin Xiaosu’s reasoning: a daughter doesn’t return home early unless her performance is poor.

When Lin Xiaosu returned to the Detective Agency, Ruolan had gone out to handle a case.

Zhou Xi was the only one in the office.

Upon seeing him, Zhou Xi stood up: "Brother Lin, I need to discuss something with you..."

"What is it?"

"I’ll close the door, come to my room..."

Ah?

A flutter passed through Lin Xiaosu’s heart...

Zhou Xi pulled the entrance door of the Detective Agency closed and entered her room first.

Lin Xiaosu also entered.

Zhou Xi opened her bedside drawer, took out a bracelet, and handed it to him: "Brother Lin, please take this bracelet back."

"Why?"

Zhou Xi said: "A classmate of mine works in jewelry, she accidentally saw this bracelet, and she said... she said it’s worth at least two hundred thousand."

Her face was flushed, and her hands trembled.

"I know its market price... what’s wrong?"

"You know... why would you give it to me? I..."

"Don’t you know how I make money?" Lin Xiaosu, holding her hand, pushed the bracelet back: "Consider it like I gave you a lump of dirt."

Zhou Xi burst out laughing: "You... I really don’t know what to say about you."

"Then don’t say anything, just work well, and repay me, your boss!"

"Yes, sir!" Zhou Xi stood at attention, excitedly...

Relaxing a bit, she added: "There’s just one serious issue."

"What?"

"If I get a boyfriend in the future and tell him that my boss gave me a two hundred thousand bracelet, won’t he be tremendously pressured?"

"Haha... That ought to motivate him to strive harder!" Lin Xiaosu turned and walked out.

As he reached the door, he suddenly stopped; Zhou Xi, excited, was following too quickly and nearly bumped into him.

She abruptly halted.

Lin Xiaosu turned around: "How’s your Rejuvenation Skill practice going?"

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