Chapter 412 Heavenly Master 119
For Shuangshuang, the ultimate penny pincher, the last time Dong Wentao took a cab home from Lu Tianxing's villa, she was so distressed figuring out how many meals that fare could buy, how much rice it could get her!
If they were to take a cab to Mr. Hua's place at the foot of the mountains, just how much would that cost! Just the thought of it was enough to keep Shuangshuang awake at night in anguish! Therefore, Shuangshuang resolutely decided to start Dong Wentao's endurance training from the journey and insisted on walking all the way!
At the beginning, Shuangshuang walked ahead with a backpack larger than her own size, while Dong Wentao, with an ordinary backpack, walked behind, covering his face.
As a grown man walking alongside a girl, he ended up having the girl carry the heavy load while he took the lighter one, which certainly went against the gentlemanly manners Dong Wentao always adhered to!
The occasional odd looks from passersby only made Dong Wentao wish he could find a hole to crawl into.
After being scrutinized by who knew how many people turning their heads, Dong Wentao couldn't take it anymore. Ignoring his fear of Shuangshuang's cold expression, he approached with a face flushed from embarrassment and said, "Well, Master, let me carry that backpack for you."
Shuangshuang turned back to look at Dong Wentao's completely red, awkward, and ashamed face. With the high rate of people turning their heads on the street, Shuangshuang naturally understood why Dong Wentao was making such a request. She looked at Dong Wentao and said meaningfully, "Keep walking, soon you won't care about all these thoughts."
After saying this, Shuangshuang ignored Dong Wentao and continued walking. Dong Wentao initially didn't understand what Shuangshuang meant, but he soon found out, as the passage of time made him increasingly exhausted, especially carrying a huge backpack filled with change of clothes.
Although Dong Wentao's backpack was naturally smaller compared to Shuangshuang's, it wasn't exactly easy. With Shuangshuang's fast walking pace, after three hours of rapid walking with a backpack, Dong Wentao felt that he was starting to run out of stamina.
But ahead, Shuangshuang was clearly carrying a much heavier backpack, yet she walked with ease, showing no signs of fatigue, not even a drop of sweat, while he was already drenched in sweat!
Gritting his teeth, Dong Wentao continued for two more hours, but Shuangshuang remained her relaxed self, her pace undiminished, while he was panting heavily, bending over and almost crawling on the ground.
Seeing that Dong Wentao was really struggling to move, Shuangshuang stopped to let him catch his breath, and then they slowly continued. Stopping and starting, by the time night fell, the two finally reached the mountain entrance leading to Mr. Hua's place.
By now, Dong Wentao was completely unable to move and collapsed directly on the ground, refusing to proceed. Shuangshuang had to give up the idea of climbing the mountain overnight and pitched two tents where they were, planning to stay overnight before continuing.
Their dinner consisted of buns that Shuangshuang had prepared herself; a small stove made from a few stones, a fire lit in an open area to heat up the buns, and surprisingly, they tasted quite good.
Early the next morning, Shuangshuang set out again with the entirely sore Dong Wentao. He truly didn't want to move, but when Shuangshuang's face cooled, he obediently dragged his aching body and followed her along.
Even Dong Wentao didn't know why he feared Shuangshuang so much, but his feeling in front of her was exactly the same as when he faced his father.
Mr. Hua was the same as before, unchanged, and as soon as he saw Shuangshuang, he unveiled a smiling face on the tree trunk to greet her with. Shuangshuang first offered three incense sticks to Mr. Hua, then took out a little black cat from a small coffin and presented it to Mr. Hua.
"Mr. Hua, I've come this time to ask a favor. This little cat has consumed its spirit significantly to save someone, so I'd like to ask you to help nurture its soul!"
This visit to Mr. Hua was not only for Dong Wentao's cultivation but also a significant mission to have Mr. Hua nurture the little black cat's soul.
For Mr. Hua, this was simple and without any damage, so he promptly extended two branches to take the little black cat's soul from Shuangshuang, then absorbed the little black cat into his body.
Handing over the little black cat to Mr. Hua, Shuangshuang was about to introduce Dong Wentao to Mr. Hua, as they'd be guests on his territory in the future, and naturally, they should first greet the host.
But as soon as Shuangshuang turned around, she immediately found Dong Wentao hiding with a pale face behind a large rock, showing only his head to peer this way!
Shuangshuang's eyebrows twitched! She was about to be amused by Dong Wentao's cowardice! She glanced back at Mr. Hua, who was kindly and gentle. If he was so afraid of a benign, harmless monster like this, what would he do when facing Evil Ghosts, lie down and wait for death!
Seeing Dong Wentao's cowardice, Shuangshuang decided that this time's cultivation must toughen him up; she refused to believe she couldn't cure Dong Wentao's bad habit!
Shuangshuang's vow ended up being self-defeating, as by the time she left with Dong Wentao, his courage hadn't grown, but instead, he was nearly scared to death by her!
Shuangshuang's method was too straightforward and crude. She thought fear was due to seeing too little — see more and one naturally wouldn't be afraid. And conveniently, the mountain didn't lack spirits and ghosts!
She scheduled daily meetings with them for Dong Wentao, resulting in him nearly being scared crazy by her crude bravery-boosting attempts!
When Shuangshuang finally gave up in despair on this method and left with Dong Wentao and the soul-nurtured little black cat to say goodbye to Mr. Hua, Dong Wentao was almost weeping tears of joy!
The torturous days over, Dong Wentao endured grueling physical training, the monotonous cultivation of guiding Spiritual Energy into his body, and countless terrifying encounters with monsters! Dong Wentao felt that surviving without being worn to death by Shuangshuang was a sign of good fortune!
Little did he know, in Shuangshuang's eyes, this period which was just a series of tormenting innovations on Dong Wentao was equally draining! She had never seen a man have such little courage that even the sight of an isolated soul or ghost would drive him mad!
She had also never encountered someone with a Yin Yang Eye so innately deficient! Though Shuangshuang herself had never met another person with a Yin Yang Eye, judging by her Dharma Eye's cultivation speed, her innate talent was unparalleled in all her lives. Therefore, someone with a Yin Yang Eye shouldn't pale in comparison!