Doomsday Sequence Caravan: I Have a Mechanical Heart

An Xin lay on the bed, resting her chin on her hands as she looked at him with eyes full of surprise, "You've become stronger."

"Have you learned the Tai Chi Profound Purity Path?"

"Not bad." Su Mu turned to look at her. "I'll teach you tonight."

"Okay." An Xin sat up, moved closer to Su Mu, and lowered her voice, "I just remembered something. Are the vegetables in our garden almost ripe?"

"Almost there." Su Mu nodded. "But now we can't cook, so how are we going to eat it raw?"

"I meant tomatoes and cucumbers," An Xin quickly added.

"That's still a long way off," Su Mu shook his head. "It'll take more than a month."

"Okay." An Xin was a little annoyed, but then her eyes lit up as she thought of something. "I remember there was lettuce."

"I spread some hot sauce on the bread, then put a few slices on it and eat."

"Wait here, get the bread slices ready." Su Mu said with a smile, "I'll go pick some."

Just then, a knock sounded on the door, followed by Qiu Ling's voice, "Brother Mu, are you there?"

"Come in," Su Mu called out, looking towards the doorway.

"Brother Mu, do you have any medicine here?" Qiu Ling pushed open the door and came in, asking in a low voice, "My brother's stomach has been hurting."

"Stomach upset?" Su Mu was taken aback, guessed what was going on, and looked at An Xin, "Let's go see Qiu Lei."

"Okay." An Xin quickly got off the bed and followed Su Mu to Qiu Ling's room.

Upon entering the room, they saw Qiu Lei lying on the bed, his face pale, and the room reeked of an unpleasant odor. Clearly, Qiu Lei was seasick.

An Xin stepped forward, placed her hand on Qiu Lei's stomach, and a flash of white light quickly stopped his seasickness symptoms, and his complexion gradually returned to a rosy hue.

"When did he start getting seasick?" Su Mu asked Qiu Ling.

"He started feeling unwell not long after he woke up from his afternoon nap," Qiu Ling said softly. "I think he might have eaten something bad."

"Just throw it up and rest for a bit."

"It used to be like this at home."

"But he kept saying he felt unwell, so I went to find you."

"If this happens again, come to me immediately," Su Mu said after listening. "Your brother is still young, and some illnesses can't be delayed."

"I understand." Qiu Ling nodded quickly, a hint of lingering fear flashing in her eyes.

"Alright." Su Mu saw that she was about to cry, so he comforted her again, "Just remember it, don't be sad."

"Brother Mu, Sister Anxin." Qiu Ling hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Su Mu and Anxin, "I don't know how to thank you, so I'll just kowtow to you."

As he spoke, he bent his knees, preparing to kneel down and kowtow to Su Mu and the other man.

"Get up." Su Mu quickly reached out and pulled her back, saying sternly, "Don't do that again."

"If you really want to thank us, then grow up quickly and work for us."

"Okay," Qiu Ling replied, her eyes sincere and firm.

"Your younger brother is still young." Su Mu glanced at Qiu Lei on the bed. "Try to let him lie on his stomach or back as much as possible so he won't get seasick."

"Don't let him eat anything tonight."

"Give it to him tomorrow morning."

"I understand." Qiu Ling nodded, keeping Su Mu's words in mind.

Just as Su Mu was about to leave, he remembered something and looked at Qiu Ling again, "By the way, about the Taiji Xuanqing Dao."

"You can cultivate quietly on your own; you don't need to tell anyone else."

"Otherwise, it will cause a lot of trouble."

"Okay," Qiu Ling replied, a serious expression appearing on her face.

Su Mu and his companion did not linger there and returned to their rooms.

After closing the door, Qiu Ling returned to the bedside and looked at Qiu Lei. "Xiao Lei, how are you feeling now?"

"I feel much better, sister." Qiu Lei grinned. "That sister's hands were so warm, my stomach feels so comfortable now."

"When you grow up, you have to work hard and help Mu-ge and the others," Qiu Ling earnestly instructed. "Don't be naughty, okay?"

"Okay, sister." Qiu Lei nodded quickly.

"And one more thing," Qiu Ling instructed, "you must keep my cultivation a secret and not tell anyone."

Even if someone asks, you can't tell them.

"I know," Qiu Lei said again. "I heard what Brother Mu said just now."

"Then grow up quickly." Qiu Ling smiled, took Qiu Lei's hand, and said, "When you're eight, I'll teach you cultivation."

"Okay." Qiu Lei chuckled and replied.

After dinner

Su Mu and An Xin sat cross-legged on the bed, and he taught An Xin how to cultivate the Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao step by step.

An Xin was quick to grasp the knack, and after circulating her light power through the meridians, her body emitted a hazy white light. The golden crescent moon between her brows also brightened a bit.

Looking at An Xin's changes and thinking about himself, Su Mu couldn't help but guess that it might be because the first successful operation of the Taiji Xuanqing Dao would bring about some obvious changes.

An Xin opened her eyes. "Brother Mu, can I ask you a question?"

"What?" Su Mu looked at her.

"Why didn't you tell Ling Hao and Cheng Jun about such a good technique?" An Xin asked, puzzled.

"There are some things that can be said," Su Mu explained, "but there are some things that cannot be said."

"Once this technique becomes known to those with ulterior motives, it will only bring us endless trouble."

"Especially Qiu Ling, she's still a child and is the easiest to be bewitched."

"Therefore, we must not let anyone else know."

"I understand." An Xin said thoughtfully, "It seems I was underestimating the situation."

"It'll get better with time," Su Mu said softly. "Don't worry about it too much."

"Mmm," An Xin responded, smiling as she said, "Then let's cultivate together."

Three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

A port on the eastern shore of Qingluohai.

A man surnamed Pei, dressed in a black robe, stood there, gazing at the vast sea to the west, but he saw nothing in sight.

At this moment, a young man dressed in a close-fitting outfit came up behind him and said respectfully, "Mr. Pei, we have searched the coastline of one or two hundred kilometers to the north and south, but no ships have appeared."

"What about our people? Any news?" the man surnamed Pei asked slowly, his voice extremely cold.

"There's been no news at all." The man in the tight-fitting clothes shook his head. "And the carrier pigeons we sent out have also gone unanswered."

"A bunch of useless trash." Upon hearing this, the man surnamed Pei cursed with displeasure, "You can even lose track of someone, what use are you?"

"What are you still standing here for? Get back to the search!"

"If you can't find them, you'll all be punished."

"Yes." The man in the tight-fitting clothes changed his expression, quickly replied, and hurriedly left.