Extraordinary Realm from Persuasion System-Chapter 524 - 196: 2019, Returning to Daily Life, Transcendent Mindset_5

Chapter 524: Chapter 196: 2019, Returning to Daily Life, Transcendent Mindset_5

Because at this moment, the person standing at the door, the one knocking, was not just anyone.

It was the very one she had been incessantly thinking about—Zhang Beixing!

"Lao Zhang!"

She threw the door open and, not caring that Zhang Beixing was covered in snow, rushed toward him, letting out a joyful cry.

"Hey, hey, hey, I’m cold! Stop it! You’re a young lady, throwing yourself at a man in broad daylight. What kind of decorum is that?"

Although Zhang Beixing was grumbling, his body didn’t move an inch.

Just before Lin Siqi could pounce on him, he subtly circulated the Postnatal Five Qi within his body to shake off the snow and warm himself, preventing her from catching a chill.

His actions were so discreet that Lin Siqi didn’t notice. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

She just flung herself into Zhang Beixing’s arms, burying her head against him.

She took a deep breath.

Then...

"UGH—"

"Lao Zhang, did you just crawl out of a garbage dump?"

The speed with which she had pounced on him was matched only by the speed with which she now recoiled.

Feeling the lingering, complex scent in her nostrils, Lin Siqi gagged slightly, her disdain for Zhang Beixing unmistakable.

Seeing her reaction, the corner of Zhang Beixing’s mouth twitched.

He stiffened his neck and said irritably, "Garbage dump? What are you talking about? I just got off a train. How does it become so foul when you describe it?"

"Siqi, you’ve changed. You’re no longer the innocent, kind-hearted, tolerant girl you used to be."

Saying this, Zhang Beixing looked at Lin Siqi as if she had been replaced by an impostor.

Lin Siqi, however, wasn’t about to indulge him. She put her hands on her hips and huffed, "Nonsense! Of course, I’m not a girl anymore. I’m a woman now!"

"Alright, alright, enough with the nonsense. Hurry inside, change your clothes, and take a bath. Look at you, you stink! How could you let yourself get so grimy just from a train ride?"

With that, Lin Siqi pulled Zhang Beixing into the house, rummaged through the wardrobe for a change of his clothes, and urged him to go shower.

Zhang Beixing didn’t argue.

After all, the scent clinging to him was, admittedly, rather indescribable.

WHOOSH—

The sound of the shower started.

After a comfortable hot shower that washed away all the lingering odors from the train journey, Zhang Beixing, clad in a bathrobe and towel-drying his hair, stepped out of the bathroom.

He saw that Lin Siqi had already tossed his dirty clothes into the washing machine.

Meanwhile, Lin Siqi was in the kitchen, preparing breakfast.

Recalling their earlier banter, a mischievous smile touched Zhang Beixing’s lips. He hugged Lin Siqi from behind. "Siqi, you were quite bold with your words earlier, weren’t you? Haven’t seen each other for two months, and you’ve gotten this cheeky?"

"Get lost, you! Weren’t you the one being a smooth-talking rascal first? Let’s eat. We can talk about other things after we’ve finished."

Lin Siqi playfully slapped away Zhang Beixing’s hand from her waist and rolled her eyes at him.

If this had happened before, Zhang Beixing, treated this way, would definitely have made Lin Siqi witness the might of a Hidden Essence Realm Extraordinary Martial Artist.

But now...

He had to agree with Lin Siqi; eating first was indeed the priority.

After all, on the train, he had only eaten instant noodles.

While those things might have some nutrients, they were hardly filling.

Coupled with the fact that Zhang Beixing had been wandering around aimlessly since getting off the train, his stomach was now growling with hunger.

Therefore, he didn’t press the matter.

He merely teased Lin Siqi a little more before sitting down at the dining table, waiting for the meal.

Before long, the food was ready, and Lin Siqi brought it to the table.

It was a magnificent spread—Lin Siqi had specially prepared so much, keeping Zhang Beixing’s appetite in mind.

After devouring everything until he was about sixty percent full,

Zhang Beixing felt content. He then flopped onto the sofa, chatting with Lin Siqi about the events of the past few days and all the specific details.

Once they had talked everything through,

Lin Siqi took a sip of water, looked at Zhang Beixing, and asked, "So, Lao Zhang, do you have any other plans? Are you going to leave again for days on end after just a short while, like before?"

"For now, probably not. I’m planning to return to a normal life for the time being,"

Zhang Beixing replied.

Afterwards, he would need to practice ’Qi Control,’ a skill that required painstaking effort to master.

There was no need to run all over Great Xia as he had before.

Moreover, having just entered the Transcendent realm, he needed to adjust his somewhat agitated state of mind. Constantly pursuing rapid martial arts training wasn’t beneficial; haste indeed makes waste.

Only by experiencing the vicissitudes of life and stripping away all artifice could one grasp the true essence of the Martial Dao.

So, after the New Year, once school started again, he planned to return to his studies, calm his heart, and diligently explore the path of transcendence!

"I see."

Lin Siqi understood and said no more, simply watching TV with Zhang Beixing.

Ordinarily, this would have been fine. The problem was, Lin Siqi was nestled in Zhang Beixing’s arms.

Moreover, in the large villa, it was just the two of them.

A man and a woman, both in their early twenties, an age where passions burned fiercely.

Added to that, they had been reunited after a long separation.

Dry tinder met a raging fire.

The verses penned by the Tang Dynasty poet Niu Jiao in ’To the Tune of Pusa Man: Jade Censer, Ice Mat, Mandarin Duck Brocade’ vividly came to mind:

Jade censer, ice mat, mandarin duck brocade,

Powder melts, fragrant sweat flows onto the mountain pillow.

Outside the curtain, the well pulley’s sound;

Startled, she knits her brows, a smile playing on her lips.

The willow shade, light and diffuse;

Her cicada hairpin slips from her lowered temple.

One must resolve to give their all,

To savor this day’s joy with you to the fullest...