Insufficient balance

  Because the two were too crazy last night, on the second day, Xiangling had a harder time getting out of bed. Looking at Mosheng sitting beside her, Xiangling's small fist hit Mosheng's chest, and her delicate red lips lightly said: "It's all your fault, it's all your fault, how can I go out like this!"

  Musheng also felt that he had been too indulgent last night, seeing Xiangling's painful appearance, and said with a heartache: "Ling'er, it was my fault, I won't do it again. Why don't you rest in the room today, when dinner is ready, I'll bring it to you."

  Looking at Mu Sheng's concerned face, Xiang Ling knew that her husband was worried about her, so she said: "How can this be, let others laugh? Although it hurts a bit, but now it's much better." As soon as Xiang Ling got out of bed, she felt a sharp pain and said to Mu Sheng: "Husband, help me", Mu Sheng hurriedly went over to support Xiang Ling. Like this, Xiang Ling endured the pain and finished making breakfast, while Mu Sheng helped on the side.

  While eating breakfast, Muzhen helped Xiangling sit down gently, but Xiangling still trembled slightly as she sat down and gave Muzhen a reproachful look. Seeing this, Muzhen just smiled.

  At this time, a bright and cheerful laughter came from outside the door: "Brother Mu, how have you been lately?"

  Looking around, he saw that the two immortals had already stepped into the hall. Zhuo Sheng stood up and said respectfully: "The two seniors have arrived! Please sit down quickly."

  However, the Second Immortal did not respond to Mu Sheng, but instead stared straight at the old man sitting in the upper seat. The old man seemed to have realized something and looked up at the Second Immortal. Suddenly, the old man stood up and walked towards the Second Immortal, excitedly saying: "Brother Sima, you want to kill me!" As he spoke, he and the Second Immortal hugged each other, patting each other on the back.

  The two old immortals also exclaimed excitedly: "Brother Zhang, you've made me search for so long!"

  Musheng stared blankly at the two old men hugging each other, never expecting that they would know each other, and their relationship seemed to be very close. It seems that the old man has an unknown story.

  After a while, the two of them parted ways. Zhang Lao looked at the old woman and said: "Qing Feng's daughter has also arrived!"

  The old woman said, "Zhang brother, how have you been all these years? Why couldn't my husband and I find you back then? We thought you had sacrificed yourself. Now that we see you, it's truly the heavens' blessing."

  "Brother Sima, Sister Qingfeng, let's go to the table and talk while we eat," said Old Zhang, calming down.

  Upon hearing the old man's words, Mu Sheng said to Xiao Lü: "Lü'er, go fetch two pairs of bowls and chopsticks." Xiao Lü hastily ran towards the kitchen.

  "Are the two of you old acquaintances with my grandfather?" Mu Sheng couldn't help but ask. Hearing Mu Sheng's words, Sima Old Man said: "Mu young brother, we and your grandfather are sworn brothers, not just ordinary old friends."

  "Son, this is your Uncle Sima and Aunt Qingfeng. In the past, we were all close friends like brothers. Brother Sima, from now on, just call him Musheng, don't keep calling him little brother, or it will mess up the generational order."

  Sima Old Man smiled and said: "What Zhang brother said is reasonable."

  At this time, Little Green also brought over the bowls and chopsticks, and then heard the three old men talk about things from back in the day.

  Thirty years ago, Zhang Lao and Sima couple were both trusted bodyguards of the late emperor. On a trip back to Tiandu, the emperor's entourage was ambushed, and Sima couple fought hard to resist until reinforcements arrived. Unfortunately, Zhang Lao had a fierce battle with a man wearing a golden mask for several rounds, and due to the mask's powerful martial arts skills, Zhang Lao was defeated and his martial arts skills were crippled, and he fell off a cliff.

  However, it was also because Old Zhang held back the masked man that the latter could not get a chance to kill the Emperor, thus buying time for the arrival of reinforcements.

  The old woman asked at this time: "Brother Zhang, why didn't you come back when you were knocked down the mountain cliff that year?"

  Old Zhang said calmly, "In those years, I was knocked off the cliff and thought I was dead. Fortunately, there was a deep pool at the foot of the cliff, so I survived. However, because the other party's move was ruthless, my martial arts were also abolished. Thinking that I had lost all my martial arts skills and couldn't help the emperor when I returned, I went back to my hometown of Hunyuan Prefecture and rented a few hectares of land in the mountains outside Hunyuan City to prepare for the rest of my life."

  The women also shed tears when they heard Zhang Lao's story, and Xiao Lu cried bitterly. Mu Sheng was also very moved, thinking that his grandfather was so loyal to the king, and he admired the old man from the bottom of his heart.

  The atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit heavy, and Sima seemed to want to ease it, so he laughed and said to Zhang: "Zhang brother, don't think about past things, now your grandson is quite impressive, his martial arts skills have surpassed mine, you should be proud."

  Zhang Lao Tou heard Sima Lao Tou say this, and smiled as he said: "Yes! Sheng Er indeed did not disappoint me. However, you say his martial arts skills surpass yours, this seems impossible!"

  Sima old man saw Zhang old man didn't believe, so he said: "You'd better not disbelieve, Mu Sheng has already opened up the Ren and Du two pulses, and passed through the gate of life and death. This is what many people pursue for a lifetime."

  "Zhang Lao said, staring at Mu Sheng: 'Sheng, is what Si Ma brother said true?'"

  Musheng said with some embarrassment, "It was just luck." Zhang Lao saw that Musheng didn't tell him about such a big thing and scolded angrily, "You little brat, why didn't you tell me about something so important?"

  Mo Sheng said somewhat timidly: "This, this, low-key, low-key", Zhang Lao Tou was so angry that he wanted to beat the kid to death, but Mo Sheng's words made everyone burst out laughing, and Zhang Lao Tou didn't pursue Mo Sheng anymore. Everyone quieted down and started eating breakfast.

  After breakfast, Xiangling and Xiaolu put away the bowls and chopsticks. However, Xiangling was injured last night and her body shook slightly as she carried a dish towards the kitchen. Old Yu, who was worldly-wise, saw Xiangling like this and said to Musheng: "Musheng! A martial artist should not overexert themselves, otherwise it will affect their improvement in realm."

  "Thanks for reminding me, Uncle Sima," said Mu Sheng with embarrassment.

  The old woman glared at Mu Sheng and then walked towards Xiang Ling, saying: "Girl, I'll take over from here. You go rest! That stinky little brat is young and arrogant, doesn't know what's important."

  "Senior, I'll take care of this." Xiang Ling said, enduring the pain.

  The old woman said with some reproach: "Stop calling me 'senior' this and that, from now on just call me 'wife', don't be stubborn anymore, go rest quickly! From now on if this kid dares to bully you, just tell wife, see how wife will deal with him."

  Xiang Ling had no choice but to give in, and returned to Mu Sheng's side, pinching him lightly, and scolded in a low voice: "It's all your fault, it's all your fault." Although the voice was very small, Sima Lao Tou, who was used to martial arts, still heard it, and couldn't help but laugh at the young couple.

  Xiang Ling also blushed and buried her head in Mu Sheng's arms, Mu Sheng could only sit there awkwardly.

  However, with a smile, Old Master Sima became serious and said: "Girl, is the black scar on your face something you were born with?"

  Xiang Ling heard Sima's question and raised her head to say: "In response to Grandpa Sima, this black scar appeared after I was eight years old."

  "Stretch out your hand," said Old Master Sima. Xiang Ling stretched out her hand, and Old Master Sima took her pulse. After a while, Old Master Sima said, "I know what's going on now."

  Musheng really wanted to cure Xiangling's black mole, so he hastily asked: "Grandfather Sima, can Ling'er's black mole be cured?"

  "Listen to me, old Sima said: "The girl's physique is a rare poisonous demon body. The so-called poisonous demon body is that this person is born not afraid of poison. If such a person cultivates poisonous skills, the future achievements are unimaginable. In the few years after the girl was eight years old, it seems that she has been poisoned by someone, but the person who poisoned her obviously did not know that she was a poisonous demon body. The toxin posed no threat to the girl's life, but due to the poisonous demon body, these toxins were concentrated on the girl's right face, forming the black scar we see today."

  "What's going on, is it true or not?!" Mu Sheng asked anxiously, Xiang Ling also looked at Sima Lao Tou with anxiety.

  Simar old man saw two pairs of eyes staring at himself, so he coughed a few times and said: "This can be cured, but it's not easy, and the process in between is also very dangerous."

  "Then quickly tell me the method, as long as it can cure Ling'er's black scar, I will spare no expense." Mu Sheng said firmly. Looking at her husband's firm expression, Xiang Ling thought "Even if it can't be cured, I'm already satisfied, having such a husband, what more could I ask for in this life?"

  Simar old man looked at Mu Sheng, and thought to himself: "This young man is indeed deeply in love with Ya Tou, completely unswayed by her appearance. Hmm, not bad, not bad, all men in the world should be like this!" He then slowly said: "The method is to find a master with profound internal energy, using their deep internal energy to slowly force out the poison from Ya Tou's body. However, this process will take a very long time, and cannot be completed in just one or two days. At the same time, the person performing the technique must have extremely pure internal energy, and during the performance of the technique, they must not be distracted by anything else. Otherwise, the poison will backlash, and the person performing the technique will definitely be poisoned to death."

  Upon hearing Sima's words, Mu Sheng and Xiang Ling calmed down. "The conditions are obviously very harsh, but at least there is still a glimmer of hope. As long as there is hope, it's good." Mu Sheng thought to himself. Xiang Ling, on the other hand, had come to terms with it - regardless of whether she could be cured or not, she would face it calmly, as long as her husband was by her side, what else was there to worry about?

  "Grandfather Sima, how's my internal energy?" Mu Sheng asked somewhat uncertainly.

  Simar old man saw Mu Sheng say so, apparently knowing Mu Sheng's mind, and also said without hiding: "Only from the internal force, you can, but I remind you that treating Ya Tou's black scar is not just a matter of internal force. The practitioner's mental state is equally important. A slight difference in thought will lead to irreversible consequences, and your own life will be hard to save."

  "I can handle this myself, thank you, Uncle Sima," said Mu Sheng gratefully.

  "You don't have to thank me, anyone would help in this situation. Zhang brother, let's go to the backyard and chat, it's been many years, I have a lot of things to talk to you about." said Sima old man.

  "I was just thinking of it too, Brother Sima, please go ahead." said Old Zhang.

  "Zhang Brother, please"

  Looking at the two old men walking towards the backyard, only Mu Sheng and Xiang Ling were left in the hall. Mu Sheng felt that he should prepare first, so he said to Xiang Ling: "Ling'er, you go back to your room and rest first, I have some things to take care of outside."

  "Xiang Gong", Xiang Ling looked at Mu Sheng with a desire to speak but hesitated.

  "Ling'er, be good and go back to your room to rest." Mu Sheng said gently. In the end, Xiang Ling still listened to Mu Sheng's words and went back to her room.