Dual Cultivation God Returns

Chapter 698  When knowing is not good enough

Luo Mingyu was sitting in a meditative state. Unlike previously when she paired with Gong Cui for a mutually beneficial training, she was alone.

Her meditating spot was a gazebo placed at the top of a mountain peak, isolated from the rest of the mansion, a long and winding road ending with a wooden bridge leading to it through a lush garden.

Her eyes were shut tight, and there was a concentrated expression on her face. If anyone saw this scene, it was an image of peaceful mindfulness, however, the subtle angle of her eyebrows, and minute tenseness in her pose told a different story.

Suddenly, her previously immobile figure moved, turning her head to the side, a smile appearing on her lips as the tenseness in her posture receded.

Her purple eyes full of the usual mystique and unsuited for her age wisdom opened, revealing a subtle glow that gave off a sensation of power that was not there before.

"Thank you", she said looking toward a figure emerging on the road through the garden.

"Why thank me for something that's a given? It's dangerous to sneak up on Dao Cultivators in deep meditation. I would be the last person to want to hurt you in this careless manner", Wu Long chuckled, passing the gap between him and the start of the wooden bridge with one step, and starting to cross it with a leisurely stride.

"Still, the way you gradually and softly revealed your presence felt very comfortable", Luo Mingyu stood up while he crossed the bridge, greeting him with a hug and a gentle kiss.

"That was the intention", he spoke in a soft tone as their lips parted.

Her eyes were still closed after the kiss, as she leaned on to his chest, feeling the comfort in this warmth and the sense of security his embrace gave her.

"You don't have to carry them, you know", he said in a soft tone, looking down to see those beautiful eyes open again, turning to look at him with surprise and slight confusion.

"Those expectations", a light smile touched his lips, and a flurry of emotions ran through the purple eyes of the beauty, while he continued, "yes, it is true that you are a genius, one of, if not the most gifted Dao Cultivator that I ever met. But it doesn't mean that pressure doesn't get to you. And pressure can be very harmful"

Her hands around his waist tightened a bit, as she turned her gaze away, "I know that pressure is not good, but knowing and feelings are different things…"

"Hahaha, I'm glad you know that", Wu Long chuckled, "But that's when you can rely on me, to take care of feelings when knowing and understanding is just not good enough"

He lifted her by the waist, and skillfully caught her legs to hold her in a princess carry as a slightly surprised and yet playful "Ah!" escaped her lips, followed by a cheerful laugh, while he sat down with her in his arms.

She leaned onto him again, closing her eyes to take in this comfortable feeling, a blissful smile appearing on her lips as she listened to the sound of his heartbeat.

After a long period of cozy silence, in which they enjoyed each other's warmth and simply presence, she softly opened her eyes again, speaking in a barely audible whisper, "I just never thought it would be so… overwhelming"

"Well, you did what others could not. Both I and Ling'er have been complicit in raising up your achievement with the Dao Intent, though it is true and not an exaggeration", Wu Long spoke with a wry smile, admitting his own part in raising the expectations around Luo Mingyu.

"I just never experienced my Extreme Yin Physique's powers, and I can't seem to grasp any clues…", she sighed. If Shen Min and Xue Bing had experienced the side effects of their physiques long before they met Wu Long, hers only truly awakened and manifested any tangible power now.

It was a whole new experience for her, and she was lost on even how to approach the understanding of it.

And while Shen Min and Xue Bing experienced their new powers in a palpable way, their problem being overwhelmed by them, hers remained a mystery to her, even if she felt them awaken.

It was as if there was a veil covering the power that slumbered inside her, and she could not perceive it no matter how much she tried.

"Hmm, that sounds familiar. I am in a somewhat similar situation with my new cultivation path", Wu Long chuckled, a pair of wide eyes turning their gaze to him in surprise. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Eh? Y-you're stuck with your cultivation?", she asked in half-disbelief.

"Hahaha, what's so strange about that?"

"N-nothing, it's just… I never saw you having a hard time with something…", Luo Mingyu did not know what expression to make, as she struggled to process the news.

"It happens to everyone, Mingyu. If you talk to anyone from our Dao Family, everyone has some challenge they struggle with. And I'm no exception", he smiled, seeing her shock.

"But… you must have a way to deal with that", she turned a hopeful look to him, his smile turning wry at that sight.

"Unfortunately, there is no trick like that", he chuckled, "even with all my experience and knowledge, even after searching far and wide, I never found a one-solution-to-fix-it-all. It always varies, and it always requires work. When you're stuck, you're stuck in a way particular to that situation, and particular to you. So the solution is also particular to both the situation, and who you are. My solution may not work for you, and yours may not work for somebody else"

"Haa~", she sighed, half-expecting this answer but still a bit disappointed.

"Haha, what I do know, is that whenever you feel overwhelmed and it gets too hard, you shouldn't hesitate to lean on me. All you need is say the word, and I'll come and give you a hug", he smiled, and her worries melted as she looked into his eyes again.

Their lips met in a kiss, as her arms wrapped around his neck.

"You want me to talk with Min'er and Bing'er about their expectations?", he asked in a low whisper as their kiss ended and they leaned their foreheads together. Both still with closed eyes.

"No, I will talk to them myself", she smiled, feeling his care and gentle consideration. She now understood that part of that pressure she felt was not actually the expectations of her Dao Sisters, but her own perception. She did not want to let down others, and did not want to acknowledge her inability to come up with a solution, not to herself, not to those around.

Wu Long's free and unapologetic admission of his own limitations allowed her to more readily acknowledge her own.