Chapter 114: Building a House in One Month

  It's been more than half a year since I returned home. At this time, winter has basically come to an end, the snow has melted, the grass is sprouting, and the earth is full of vitality.

  The empty land next to my house was also drawn with many lines under the efforts of my cousin. These are all prepared for building a house, and they were all done by my cousin herself.

  My sister's design drawings I also saw, think very good, sat to practical and beautiful perfect combination, worthy of studying design.

  The construction team has been contacted and they will bring their machinery over in a few days to start building our house.

  This is also the contact of my cousin, who is the person from the construction team that built her house before. According to my cousin, this construction team does things very down-to-earth and their work quality is also very good, so they were invited to help us.

  I trusted my cousin, so I didn't ask about these things and left everything for her to handle.

  My parents were too focused on their own cultivation to ask about this matter. So the task of building our house fell entirely on my cousin's shoulders, as if it was her family that was building the house, not ours.

  Watching my sister stop practicing and busy with household chores for our family, I felt a bit embarrassed and went up to ask: "Do you want me to help?"

  "My sister smiled and said: 'No need. The construction team will come over tomorrow, and it will be completed in about a month, which won't delay me much.'"

  I felt surprised in my heart: "A month? That's really fast!"

  "My sister said: 'It's not very fast, generally speaking, such a project can be completed in about a month.'"

  I laughed: "This I don't quite understand, and I don't know if a month's time is enough to build a house. But I trust you, so everything is up to you now."

  "My sister smiled and said: 'Am I not already in charge? Why are you reminding me, don't you trust me? This time it's just a small project, it won't take much time to complete.'"

  I hastily said: "No, I just think it's too much trouble for you, and I'm a bit embarrassed, so I came over..."

  "Alright, I know, I was just teasing you. I still have things to do, so I won't chat with you anymore. You can just wait patiently for your new house."

  I smiled and said: "Really, thank you so much, elder sister. Then I'll go take care of my own business. If you're too busy, just call me."

  Sister nodded and started working again.

  I returned to the house and started practicing, wanting to cultivate my heart method to the late stage of great success in the near future, and truly become a worthy Wudang master.

  I was fully devoted to practicing from the start, so I immediately forgot about building a house and completely handed it over to my cousin.

  Time flies, and when I came to my senses, it was already more than a month later. During this period, I made great gains and finally entered the last stage of the heart method, which is the Great Completion stage.

  The great success of the heart method has doubled my power, and I feel like I've been reborn. Now, whether it's the amount of true energy in my body or the proficiency of using true energy, I've made a leap forward. If I were to fight those Japanese pirates' ninjas again now, I'm confident that I can kill one person with one move, without fail. Even their leader wouldn't be a match for me.

  Of course, I still know the principle that there are people outside of people and heaven beyond heaven. So I don't dare to think that I am now the number one martial arts master in the world. I know that in the Jianghu, there have always been hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and at any time, someone may jump out and I'm not even an opponent for them.

  However, strangely, after achieving a major breakthrough in my mental state, I didn't feel particularly excited inside. If it were the past, having such gains would have definitely made me very excited. But now, I don't feel any excitement, and instead, there's just a sense of calmness within me, as if nothing had happened at all. I feel that everything I see now, including everything I feel, doesn't seem to matter anymore. My heart seems to be devoid of any feelings.

  So when I left, I only took a glance at the newly completed beautiful house and nodded slightly to thank my sister-in-law.

  My older cousin is talking to some construction workers I don't know, and when she sees me coming out, she smiles and says: "How about it? Didn't I tell you? The house has been built in just one month."

  I said calmly: "It's really hard for you, a house was built in just one month, it's really beyond my expectation."

  My older cousin was taken aback for a moment, furrowed her brow and said: "Why aren't you happy at all? Do you think the house is built poorly?"

  I shook my head: "I don't know what's going on, I'm not interested in anything now... I feel very empty inside... Maybe I need a process, and after a few days, I'll go back to the way I was before..."

  Sister Jing was stunned again, then excitedly exclaimed: "Could it be that you've already reached the Great Completion... That's great, we can finally go find Sun Heng..."

  I slightly furrowed my brow: "It's still early, I haven't adapted to my current strength yet, and my mindset hasn't caught up either... Finding Sun Heng will have to wait a bit longer, I need to adapt first."

  My sister nodded, still with an excited face: "I know, and I'm not in a hurry for the time being. That's okay, let's wait a little longer then. By the way, I'll go tell Chen Jing and them to come over, they will definitely be very happy if they knew..."

  I didn't stop my cousin, and she went anyway.

  Those who were building our house looked at me with puzzled expressions on their faces. I knew my current behavior had misled them, so I forced a smile and said, "You've all worked hard."

  A man who appeared to be the leader stepped forward, smiling: "This is what we should do, no need to thank us. If you have any opinions, please tell us and we will try our best to satisfy you."

  I nodded: "Let me take a look at the house first, you guys go ahead with your own business."

  "That's all right," said the boy with a smile, "you may go."

  I walked into the new house alone, and when I entered from the front door, I felt that this house was really big. The living room on the first floor was almost 150 square meters, very atmospheric. The living room was divided into a front hall and a back hall, the front hall was the living room, which was about 100 square meters. The back hall was the dining room, and inside the dining room, there was also a small rest room where you could take a break after eating.

  There are two rows of rooms on both sides of the hall. I counted roughly and found that there were five rooms on one side. Adding up both sides, there were exactly ten rooms.

  I took a look one by one, except for a kitchen and a room for warming up in winter, the remaining eight rooms are all bedrooms. Eight bedrooms on one floor, which is enough for our whole family to live in, including Dongfang Yu and her parents.

  After finishing the first floor, I came to the second floor. The layout of the second floor has changed, and the middle is no longer a large hall, but a very large entertainment room. I saw that this entertainment room had billiard tables, table tennis tables, mahjong machines, chess tables, etc., which were also quite complete. Around the entertainment room, there are still two rows of bedrooms. There are ten bedrooms in total, and usually, if there aren't too many guests coming, it's enough.

  Then I saw the third floor, and surprisingly there was a large indoor swimming pool in the middle of the third floor. This swimming pool should have been designed by my cousin to be constant temperature, whether it's winter or summer, you can play inside. Next to the swimming pool, there were study rooms, computer rooms, etc., but no bedrooms were designed anymore.

  After seeing the nearly perfect new house, I didn't feel particularly surprised. This actually has something to do with my current mood, and it's not that I'm dissatisfied with my cousin's design. On the contrary, I'm very satisfied with my cousin's design.

  Next I came down directly from the third floor and quietly arrived at the basement.

  It was actually my cousin's idea to build a basement, she thought the ground area was large enough to build one, which could be used as a garage or for storing other miscellaneous things. She also said that at some point, the basement would have a very special use.

  I didn't ask much, until now I saw the basement designed by my cousin, and it turned out that this basement is really big. Not to mention parking a car, even if you build a volleyball court, a garage, and add a storage room, it's still very spacious.

  But now I just feel a little novelty about these things and don't want to do anything. Then I forgot everything and went out directly.

  When I reappeared, those construction workers were staring at me in surprise. They didn't know when I came down from the third floor, let alone when I went to the basement, so it was inevitable that they would be surprised.

  I didn't make any explanation and went back to the thatched cottage. Just then, I saw Chen Jing and my cousin coming out, so I said: "The house is very good."

  "Have you seen it? If you like it, that's great. We all liked it and were planning to wait until you had time to take you to see it too... Didn't expect you've already seen it. Glad you liked it!"

  I nodded slightly and looked at Chen Jing: "You've broken through!"

  Chen Jing was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "You've noticed? I'm now a true disciple of the Wudang Sect."

  I wanted to laugh, but I couldn't bring myself to do so. Instead, I simply said: "After entering the door, you must work hard and strive for early success. At that time, you will have the power to fight and protect yourself."

  Chen Jing smiled slightly and said softly, "You're not used to your new powers yet, so I won't mind your coldness for now. But remember, after some time has passed, if you still speak to me like this... humph, I'll let you know what true coldness is..."

  I was stunned for a moment, then looked at Chen Jing, unsure of what to do.

  Chen Jing smiled slightly: "I hate it when you ignore me, come and talk to me quickly, don't make me think you're intentionally ignoring me."

  I really wanted to say something at that moment, but I felt like there was nothing good to say. The whole person seemed to be stunned, looking at Chen Jing in front of me, not knowing what to do.

  Chen Jing smiled slightly and took a step forward, pulling my hand and whispering: "You talk to me, I'll agree to one thing. How about it?"

  My heart skipped a beat. I immediately said, "Okay..." I was originally going to continue speaking, but felt like there was nothing more to say, so I fell silent again, looking at Chen Jing.

  Chen Jingqi stomped her foot and said loudly, "Fine, Jin Cang, I don't believe you'll never speak to me again!" As she spoke, her body moved and she surprisingly flew up into the air, dancing.

  She was a soldier by origin, I had never seen her dance before, so now I'm watching her with great curiosity. I feel that her dancing posture is very elegant, although I am not very interested in dancing.

  I saw that Chen Jing was jumping very seriously, and even my cousin was watching with great attention, as if she had seen a rare sight.

  Chen Jing's dance soon attracted more people to come and watch, they all looked very excited, with a look of relish.

  I watched and watched, but felt that it didn't make much sense, so I quietly took a step back and said to my cousin: "I'm going out for a walk..."

  Her elder sister was so absorbed in watching that she nodded unconsciously without saying a word.

  I then walked out of the crowd and wanted to go somewhere else to take a look.

  Chen Jing had been paying attention to my movements. Seeing me leave, she stopped dancing and looked at me loudly saying: "Where are you going?"

  I turned around and looked at her, saying calmly: "I'm going for a walk."

  "Then I'll go with you."

  I didn't say anything, but Chen Jing had already run over and grabbed me.

  I looked at Chen Jing's unhappy face and felt a bit strange in my heart. Still holding my hand, Chen Jing led me to the mountain behind my house.

  I once came here with Chen Jing, she really likes it here. The scenery here is still early spring, not as beautiful as the last time we came. But such a scene is just right for people to relax.

  Chen Jing looked at the scenery in front of her and said softly: "Have you encountered some changes? Why did you suddenly become so cold?"

  I wanted to laugh, but I couldn't. So I made a great effort to look very cheerful: "I just think some things aren't that interesting anymore, and... nothing's wrong."

  Chen Jing looked at me and said, "But I feel that something is not quite right with you now. If you were like this before, then I wouldn't say anything more. But now, you've clearly changed."

  I found it a bit strange: "I just feel like something is missing in my heart all of a sudden, but I don't think there's anything wrong with that!"

  Chen Jing furrowed her brow and said: "Then you don't have anything to say to me either, or is there something you want to say?"

  I furrowed my brow slightly: "My heart still wants to be with you, but I just don't know how to say it..."

  Chen Jing burst out laughing: "You scared me, I thought you didn't even have the interest to be with me anymore... Now that I know your situation, I won't worry about it. You go for a walk, I'm going back, my cousin is still waiting to teach me how to cook."

  I nodded and watched Chen Jing leave with a smile, thinking to myself: "What's wrong with me? Won't it be like this from now on?"

  I dare not think about it anymore, but continue to walk further away, wanting to see a bit more of other things. I cannot be indifferent to all things in the world, otherwise, how can I spend my future days?

  I don't want to be like those legendary figures such as Xi Men Xue, after all it's too lonely and boring.

  I took a casual walk, thinking hard about everything in the past, filling my heart with more worldly things, and then I felt a bit more fulfilled.

  Maybe it's just that I've been in seclusion for a long time, getting used to living alone, so suddenly I'm not used to living with others. Now that Chen Jing and my cousin are here, as well as my parents, I believe I'll be fine after a few days.

  After my sister and Chen Jing knew about my situation, they would take time out every day to pull me out for a walk. On the one hand, it was to let me relax, on the other hand, they also wanted to help me adapt as soon as possible. At least, I shouldn't be too different from before, otherwise, even Chen Jing might leave me because of my coldness.

  I understood the point, so I cooperated with Chen Jing and my cousin's "treatment". Every day, I followed them to climb mountains and wade through rivers, either catching rabbits or catching small fish, which was quite lively.

  In the midst of play, my mood really started to change slowly. At first, I had no interest in hunting and fishing, but now I have a liking for these things. Hunting and fishing can improve life on the one hand, and there is also a kind of fun in it on the other hand.

  I still remember when I was a kid, I had such an experience, but as I grew older and went to school, I gradually forgot about these things. Now, with Chen Jing, my cousin, revisiting childhood memories again, it's really a different kind of flavor in there.

  If it weren't for Chen Jing and my cousin persisting in their practice every day, we would have had more time to do these things. However, practice should still be the top priority, so I didn't ask them to accompany me too much or "treat" me.

  Time always passes quickly, and Chen Jing and her cousin's cultivation speed was indeed very fast. In just a few short months, they had already sensed the true energy within their bodies and truly began their cultivation journey.

  My parents are after all a bit older and have not felt the existence of true energy until now.

  I see they are also determined to succeed in their cultivation, so while secretly anxious, I also contacted my Master Konghou.

  Kong Shou's meaning was very clear, he directly said to me: "You now have a great mastery of your heart method, your power has greatly increased, and you can completely try to help your parents. I think with your help, they will definitely be able to quickly feel the true energy in their bodies and enter the door of cultivation. However, you must grasp this degree well, don't hurt the two elders."

  I remembered when I was practicing before, Kong Shou and Yi Chen helped me to infuse the true energy, so I said: "I know what to do now. Master, take care of yourself, I'll come visit you when I have time."

  "Ha ha, I'm fine, don't worry about me. By the way, when you have time, come back and visit us at Wudang Sect. We've moved to a new location and are building new houses now. It should be finished by the time you return."

  I was overjoyed: "That's great. My Wudang sect should also be well-constructed. I'll definitely go back when I have time, Master, take care of your body, and next time I'll accompany you to play a few rounds."

  "Haha, no need for you little kid to accompany me anymore, I now have many people accompanying me, and every day can come up with a few rounds."

  I knew it must be those new junior brothers and sisters who were pulled by the master to accompany him in playing cards, so I smiled and said: "It seems that you have been doing well recently, then I can rest assured, hehe..."

  "Ah, that's... you little scamp knows how to worry about me, it wasn't in vain that I taught you a lesson. Alright, no more talk, you little scamp remember to cultivate diligently at all times, don't become lazy and neglectful just because your heart method has reached great success."

  I said: "Master, don't worry, I will persist in practicing."

  Kong Shou finally hung up the phone. I put down the phone and suddenly realized that I had laughed just now. I knew my illness was almost cured, and my heart was overjoyed again. I hurried to find Chen Jing, wanting to tell him the news as soon as possible.