Insufficient balance

  Musheng and the young lady ran while looking back, checking if anyone was chasing them. After running for about ten miles, the young lady estimated that she was truly tired from running, although she had practiced martial arts before, but after doing business for so many years, her skills had basically fallen behind. So she said: "Musheng, let's take a break, I think no one should be chasing us."

  "Looked at the big sister, Mu Sheng said in a firm tone: "No way, this place is still not safe.""

  "Big sister said with some entreaty: 'But I really can't run anymore, Muzhen, let's just rest for a bit, just for a moment.'"

  "Alright!" Mu Sheng said with some helplessness as he saw Da Xiaojie like this.

  Run, this thing. Can't rest in the middle, if you rest, then you won't be able to run anymore. Because your legs will go numb, Big Sister is experiencing this now, resting for a bit, Big Sister found that her two legs were numb and couldn't get up, let alone run. Mu Sheng, since he was used to running from a young age, plus his inner strength was very deep, didn't feel much.

  The young lady told the situation to Mu Sheng, and Mu Sheng was also in a difficult position. After a while, the young lady said: "Mu Sheng, carry me on your back!"

  When he heard the young lady say this, Mu Sheng felt a bit embarrassed. He had never even held hands with a girl before, let alone carried one on his back. However, at present, there was no other way out. Mu Sheng nervously walked up to the young lady and squatted down, saying: "You come up!"

  The big sister was also very nervous, and she had made up her mind to make this decision just now. Carefully lying on Mochi's back, the big sister found that Mochi's hands were shaking, and she couldn't help but think "It turns out he's as nervous as I am! It's really interesting."

  The older sister saw that Mu Sheng didn't move, so she whispered in his ear, "Let's go!"

  "Oh!" Mu Sheng replied vaguely and started running. With the added weight of a person, Mu Sheng's running became noticeably laborious. As Mu Sheng's face was dripping with sweat, the eldest sister was about to use her handkerchief to wipe it off when she heard from behind "Little girl, where are you escaping to?"

  Then a palm wind came, and Mu Sheng knew that this palm hit the young lady, and the young lady was definitely dead. So he turned around without thinking, and the palm just hit Mu Sheng's right chest, Mu Sheng retreated one zhang away, secretly calling out in his heart: fierce!

  After calming down, Mu Sheng suppressed the turmoil in his body and put Da Xiaojie down. Da Xiaojie asked with some concern: "Mu Sheng, are you okay?"

  Mo Sheng didn't respond to her, and instead turned around to see a black-robed figure standing not far away, who looked somewhat surprised. The black-robed figure then slapped out another palm at Mo Sheng, who met it with his own palm. The two palms collided, causing Mo Sheng to retreat three steps back, while the black-robed figure also retreated three steps back, which left him utterly shocked.

  The two stood facing each other, neither making another move, each with their own thoughts. Mo Sheng felt that this person was not easy to deal with, especially after being hit by the opponent's palm, it seemed that leaving today would not be easy.

  The black-robed man, on the other hand, was shocked in his heart. The young man in front of him, who looked ordinary and dressed like a scholar, had such deep inner strength that he didn't even flinch after being hit by his Heart-urging Palm. The black-robed man wasn't very confident about taking down his opponent. At the same time, the black-robed man also considered another aspect: with such exceptional martial arts skills at such a young age, this person was either taught by a reclusive master or was a descendant of some hidden family. Before figuring out his opponent's identity, it would be best not to kill him, lest he suffer retaliation that he couldn't withstand.

  Besides, it's not necessary to risk one's life for that person. "Others' affairs are trivial, personal safety is paramount." Having made up his mind, the black-robed man decided to withdraw first and no longer bother with these broken matters. He thought they wouldn't dare do anything to him anyway, so he simply left without saying a word.

  Moyu saw the black-robed man leave, turned around and took a few steps before spitting out fresh blood, then everything went black.

  When Mu Sheng woke up again, he found himself in a cave. He looked around and saw that his older sister was sleeping on top of him. Mu Sheng didn't wake her up, but instead gently tidied up her disheveled hair.

  "She's also a poor soul," Murong Sheng murmured to himself, and he felt something move, thinking that the eldest miss had woken up. With a guilty conscience, he quickly withdrew his hand and pretended to be asleep. The eldest miss was indeed awake, and she had been so for some time. When she felt Murong Sheng touching her hair, her face turned bright red with shame, and she didn't dare move, but in her heart, she felt a little pleased. Later, when she heard the words that Murong Sheng spoke, the eldest miss's body reacted involuntarily.

  She lifted her head to see Mu Sheng pretending to sleep, and the eldest miss couldn't help but feel a little amused. Since she now knew that Mu Sheng was awake, the eldest miss also didn't dare to stay by his side anymore, so she deliberately went out for a while. When the eldest miss came back, she found that Mu Sheng had woken up, and feigned surprise, saying: "You're awake!"

  "Where is this place?" Mo Sheng asked in response.

  The older sister said: "After you fainted yesterday, I found a cave nearby."

  "Then is there anyone around here who comes to search?"

  Just then, a "gurgling" sound was heard. The young lady looked embarrassed and lowered her head, and then Mu Sheng's stomach also responded, the two exchanged a glance and laughed, Mu Sheng said to the young lady: "Trouble you to help me get up"

  After Big Sister helped Mu Sheng up, she went out to pick wild fruit. Mu Sheng then began to cultivate his internal energy to heal his injuries. When Big Sister returned, Mu Sheng was still healing, and he felt that he had a faint sign of a breakthrough, with the true energy inside him constantly surging towards the Ren and Du meridians.

  It's come to this, having to open up the Ren and Du meridians. I've heard it's extremely dangerous, if you're not careful, it can lead to a complete rupture of all the meridians in your body. To do it or not, missing this village means there won't be another chance at this shop, who knows how many years will pass before the next opportunity arises. Might as well do it, anyway I've already died once, what's the harm in dying again? Besides, I don't have any close relatives, even if I die, there's nothing worth lingering for.

  Then Mu Sheng ran the true energy for several weeks, and then concentrated the true energy to rush towards Ren Du Er Mai. Mu Sheng was sweating profusely, his face twisted in agony.

  The young lady saw Mu Sheng like this, and didn't know what to do. When she was learning martial arts before, her master had told her that when someone is practicing their skills, they must not be disturbed, otherwise it would lead to a terrible outcome. So now the young lady was like an ant on a hot pot, looking at Mu Sheng's twisted expression, and pacing back and forth nonstop.

  It wasn't until a few hours later that Mu Sheng's expression returned to normal, and he finally let out a long sigh of relief. He was both excited and lucky, as it was indeed not easy to open up the Ren and Du meridians! His success this time, aside from luck, had to be attributed to the "Mantra of Brahma". Without it, he wouldn't have been able to open up the Ren and Du meridians in this lifetime.

  Now, Mu Sheng felt that the true energy in his body was like the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, endless. It seemed that he no longer had to worry about running out of true energy, and his injuries had also improved a lot. Seeing Da Xiaojie staring at him like a monster, Mu Sheng curiously asked: "Da Xiaojie, is there something wrong with me? Why are you looking at me like this?"

  The older sister said uncertainly: "I feel that you've changed, it seems different from before, but I can't quite put my finger on what's changed about you."

  Mo Sheng didn't plan to tell Da Xiaojie about unblocking the Ren and Du meridians, this was his lifesaving secret, the fewer people who knew the better. So he smiled and said: "What changes could I have made, it's just that my injuries have healed a bit."

  The young lady thought of Mu Sheng because he was injured to save herself, and gratefully said: "Thank you for saving me yesterday. If it wasn't for you to block a palm for me, I'm afraid I would have died long ago." Mu Sheng said casually: "It's nothing, that's just my duty."

  The young lady saw Mu Sheng say this, and her heart involuntarily felt a little down. Mu Sheng saw the young lady not speaking, so he said: "Young lady, my injury has healed a lot, it's time to leave here, otherwise we will starve to death sooner or later."

  The young lady responded with an ambiguous sentence, "Musheng, from now on, would you call me Xinye?" She looked at Musheng with a hopeful expression. Musheng was startled by the young lady's words, and felt that calling her "Xinye" seemed too intimate, so it was better to dismiss this idea. After all, he and the young lady were from different social classes, and thinking about those things was unrealistic.

  However, when Mu Sheng saw Da Xiaojie's hopeful gaze, he unconsciously agreed and said: "Xin Ya, let's leave this place!"

  "Uh-huh!" The young lady responded softly with her head down, then she helped Mu Sheng walk out of the cave. After they came down from the mountain, they arrived at a small town called Niu Tou Shan. The two went to a small restaurant and started eating voraciously. At this time, the young lady didn't care about appearances anymore. In total, they ate ten large bowls of dumplings. When it was time to pay, Mu Sheng asked the waiter: "Young master, how far is it from here to Hunyuan City?"

  This address of "young master" made the shopkeeper overjoyed, as no customer had ever shown such respect to him. He happily said: "It's still 40 or 50 miles from Hunyuan City, sir. Just follow the official road ahead and you'll be there."

  Musheng thanked the shopkeeper and then came out to say to Xiaojie, "Xin Ya, for safety's sake, I think it would be better if we leave at night."

  The young lady nodded, seeing that it was still early, the two of them found an inn to stay in. Mu Sheng prepared to book two rooms, but the young lady said they wouldn't be resting at night, so one room would do. Since the young lady had spoken, Mu Sheng did as she said.