Chapter 40: The Lazy Daoist

  "This road is really going to take lives, over ten miles, some people can't handle it." Qin Yu sat in the carriage, bouncing up and down, feeling like his butt had been split in two, frowning with anxiety.

  "Master, I'll carry you, that way you won't fall." The stone who was following beside the horse carriage heard Qin Yu's words and shouted out without thinking.

  Qin Yu's face stiffened for a moment, "Forget it, I can still take it."

  Don't be kidding, how could Qin Yu possibly agree to carry this guy? It would look too ridiculous if someone saw them. Even if no one saw them, Qin Yu himself wouldn't be able to take it.

  The stone heard Qin Yu didn't tell him to resist, and he shook his head in some confusion, but he didn't say anything. In his mind, whatever Qin Yu said, he had to listen.

  The horse carriage swayed forward, Qin Yu endured the bumpy ride while thinking about his future days. Who would have thought that just as Qin Yu was deep in thought, a person suddenly jumped out from the grass by the side of the road.

  The coachman was startled and hastily pulled on the reins, afraid of running over this reckless person.

  The coachman hadn't even explained to Qin Yu when Shi Tou suddenly shouted, "Halt! Which evil spirit dares to block the young master's carriage? Come and die!"

  The stone roared and finished, a figure flashed and came to the front of the carriage, raised the big hammer and prepared to smash the person who blocked the carriage.

  Qin Yu was only dazed when the carriage stopped, and he didn't suffer any serious injury. The carriage's speed was very slow after all. Just as he was about to ask what happened, Shi Tou's words came over, and he was shocked in an instant. Afraid that Shi Tou would really kill someone, he hastily shouted, "Shi Tou, stop!"

  A low cry escaped, and the stone maul halted in an instant, just a centimeter from the man's face.

  Qin Yu did not hear the sound of the hammer hitting someone, and he secretly let out a sigh of relief. He quickly lifted up the carriage curtain, but the horse was blocking his view in front, so he couldn't see the situation clearly. He immediately got off the carriage, and when Qin Yu arrived at the front of the carriage, he suddenly froze in shock.

  The person blocking the car was a Taoist priest, about seventy years old, with a head of white hair that was messy and tangled like a bird's nest, with several blades of grass stuck in it. His Taoist robe was tattered and had at least twenty-eight holes in it, and his body gave off a foul odor that hit Qin Yu as he approached.

  Qin Yu frowned, not in disgust, but the old Taoist's body smelled as if he hadn't taken a bath for thousands of years, so foul that it was deadly. Even the horses pulling the carriage were snorting one after another, tossing their heads and kicking their hooves back and forth.

  Only the stone seemed to have noticed nothing, at this moment it was withdrawing its fist, staring at Lao Dao with bright and piercing eyes.

  When Qin Yu's gaze met the old man's, he was momentarily stunned. The old man's eyes were a bit off; no matter how you looked at them, they didn't seem like an old person's eyes - not only were they bright, but they also gave people a sense of depth.

  The old Tao's face, which was full of wrinkles, suddenly increased by at least a fold after seeing Qin Yu. A smile filled his entire face as he stood up, patted the grass dust off his body, and stared at Qin Yu from head to toe, making continuous "tsk" sounds with his mouth.

  Qin Yu felt uncomfortable being looked at by the old Daoist, and was just about to ask if he had been injured when the old Daoist's words shocked him into silence.

  "Hmph, someone who shouldn't have appeared has shown up after all, no wonder, no wonder."

  Qin Yu's pupils suddenly widened, and a feeling of being X-rayed ten thousand times surged up in his heart. His whole body felt cool from head to toe as he thought wildly, "Impossible, this old Taoist can't possibly know where I'm from."

  The old man finished speaking and suddenly raised his dry, tree-bark-like hand towards Qin Yu.

  "Hmmph." The stone giant's massive hammer instantly smashed towards the old Daoist, previously not hitting him because Qin Yu had stopped it, but now the old Daoist was clearly going to harm Qin Yu, so the stone giant suddenly became enraged and swung out its hammer without hesitation.

  Unfortunately, Lao Dao just swung and missed with his stone hammer, then continued to reach out with his withered hand towards Qin Yu.

  Qin Yu had the intention to dodge, but was terrified to discover that he couldn't move at all, as if he was being tied up by an invisible force, and even speaking was impossible. Just then, a stone came crashing down, faster and more ruthless than before.

  "Little guy, this won't do, take a nap." The old Taoist said, pointing at the stone with a casual finger. The stone's body stiffened on the spot and then "thudded" to the ground.

  "This is too fake, right? This isn't some fantasy novel!" Qin Yu's eyes suddenly narrowed, his heart racing with fear.

  Qin Yu's heart was extremely unpeaceful, anyone who saw this completely unscientific scene would be like that, and at this time, the old Taoist's withered hand had already touched Qin Yu's body, quickly touching all over Qin Yu.

  "How strange! How strange!" The old Taoist muttered to himself on the side, like a madman, frowning one moment and smiling the next, making Qin Yu's hair stand on end.

  A moment later, the old Taoist grasped Qin Yu's hand, looked at his palm lines again, and stared at Qin Yu's face for a while before frowning and saying, "Nine stars shining in the sky, the heavenly gate opens, no, how come I can't see what's behind?"

  The old man closed his eyes and sank into deep thought. After a long while, he let out a long sigh, "The great way cannot be deceived, alas, alas, haha."

  Qin Yu heard this and became more and more suspicious. At this time, the old Taoist suddenly pressed down on Qin Yu's head, a dizzy spell followed, and then Qin Yu lost consciousness.

  The old man pressed Qin Yu's head for a while before letting go, but the old man who let go of his hand seemed to have aged several decades in an instant, which was very strange, but that was indeed the case.

  The old man looked at Qin Yu, who was sleeping soundly, and smiled slightly. He then let out a long sigh towards the sky, his voice filled with helplessness, bitterness, and relief. Afterwards, he disappeared without a trace in just a few steps.

  The coachman sat in the carriage like a fool, his mouth wide open until the old man disappeared for a long time before he came back to his senses and hurriedly jumped off the carriage to run towards Qin Yu, fearing that something unexpected would happen to him, and at that time Qin Qiong would not forgive him.

  At this time, the stone slowly opened its eyes, and after a slight daze, it suddenly jumped up, no, it was prone, then propped itself up with both hands and jumped up. All that could be heard was the stone shouting with lingering fear, "What an incredibly formidable old fellow."

  The coachman came to Qin Yu's side, stretched out his hand nervously to check Qin Yu's breath, and when he found that Qin Yu was still breathing, he immediately let out a sigh of relief. He hastily shouted at Shi Tou, "Shi Tou, quickly, lift Young Master into the carriage! We must hurry back and find a doctor for Young Master!"

  "Slap." The stone gave itself a hard slap and regretfully shouted, "It's all because of my useless guardian."

  "Hurry up, young master is still unconscious." The coachman shouted somewhat anxiously.

  Shi Tuo hastily ran over, picked up Qin Yu, turned around and ran, shouting "I'll take the young master back first, you bring my hammer for me."

  "Alright." The carman nodded and shouted, but when he looked at the stone mallet, he was suddenly stunned, and hurriedly shouted, "Stone, your hammer is too heavy, I can't lift it up."

  The stone heard it, but didn't respond. All that came back was the sound of the stone's words: "You watch out for me, that's my treasure. Don't you dare lose it for me, or I'll break your legs."

  The cart driver's face stiffened as he heard this, and his mouth opened wide, but he couldn't say a word. After a while, he finally spoke up in a loud scolding tone, "You damned fool! I won't let you see it now, I want to see how you...".

  The carman's voice grew smaller and smaller, eventually turning into a long sigh, with a knot on his face, sitting in the carriage, staring at the two big hammers on the stone.

  It took an hour to get here, but it didn't even take a tenth of the time to get back, which shows how fast the stone ran and how great its strength was.

  The stone held Qin Yu back to the Clear Wind Residence, just wanting to go straight to Chang'an. At this time, Qin Yu opened his eyes, and his face was full of strange expressions. He only heard Qin Yu say in a low voice, "Immortal supporting my head, hair knot receiving longevity."

  "Hey, Stone, put me down." Qin Yu saw that Stone was staring at him with a surprised expression and only then realized he was being held by Stone, so he quickly spoke up.

  "Master, you're so cool?" Shi Tou exclaimed in surprise, his loud voice ringing Qin Yu's ears.

  Qin Yu hastily nodded, and Shi Tou finally put Qin Yu down.

  Qin Yu landed on the ground and looked into the distance, with a gaze that seemed to be both dreamy and illusory in his eyes. After a while, he let out a long sigh and returned to Qingfeng Residence.

  After dinner, Qin Yu locked himself in the room, meditated for a long time, then sat cross-legged on the bed, inhaling and exhaling. Not long after, "pfft", Qin Yu let out a fart.

  "Wow, I hope this breathing technique isn't the ultimate farting method." Qin Yu muttered to himself and continued with his exercises. Fortunately, Qin Yu didn't fart again afterwards.

  "Stones, stones."

  "You damned idiot."

  "I've been waiting for you for so long, why haven't you come yet?"

  "Achoo! Achoo!"

  "How come I feel like something's missing?" Shi Tou lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Suddenly, he slapped his forehead, "Ah, my hammer!"

  Shi Tou finished speaking and hastily got up, rushing out of Qing Feng Ju in a flurry.