Lin Chen closed his eyes and controlled his inner energy, attempting to remove the accumulated impurities inside Xu Mengyao's wrist meridians.
Some of these impurities were ordinary substances.
Others were all kinds of chaotic energies. To ordinary people, these energies might not even exist, but now that Lin Chen possessed inner energy, he could clearly perceive them.
"System, these accumulated impurities are really difficult to remove," Lin Chen said inwardly.
The impurities inside the meridians were not like sludge clogging a pipe that could simply be flushed away.
The meridians were more like the inner walls of iron pipes that had rusted over. Many of the impurities had already fused with the meridians themselves. Using brute force to clean them might very well damage the meridians.
The system replied, "Host, this is perfectly normal. The older a person gets, the more their meridians are affected and the harder they are to restore. Xu Mengyao is still young, so her condition is actually considered quite good."
"You should be able to completely clear her major meridians in about half a month."
"As for your parents... with your current cultivation, you're simply not capable of clearing their meridians."
Lin Chen asked, "If it takes half a month, how much time will I need to spend clearing Mengyao's meridians every day?"
The system answered, "Host, at least five hours. Cleaning Xu Mengyao's major meridians will take roughly eighty hours. If you include the smaller meridians, the workload will increase by several times."
Lin Chen fell silent.
"System, I can do it while Mengyao is asleep, right?"
"Yes."
Lin Chen muttered to himself. That made things a little easier.
Xu Mengyao was extremely busy—how could she possibly spare five hours every day?
Back home, they hadn't been sleeping in the same bed. Since they were away on this trip, if they shared a bed every night, by the time they returned home she would probably have gotten used to it.
He could hold Xu Mengyao in his arms while she slept and quietly clear her meridians.
"Honey... what's wrong with me?"
Xu Mengyao looked at Lin Chen with concern.
He had been feeling her pulse for a long time, and his expression had been unusually serious.
"Nothing's wrong."
Lin Chen withdrew his hand and smiled.
"Honey, there has to be something wrong. When you take other people's pulse, it never takes you this long."
"Just tell me. I can handle it."
Lin Chen explained, "I wasn't simply taking your pulse just now. I sent my inner energy into your meridians to examine them."
"My strength has improved somewhat, hasn't it? When the time comes, I can help clear your meridians. Once they're cleared, you'll be able to practice martial arts too."
Xu Mengyao's eyes immediately lit up.
"Honey, didn't you say my talent isn't as good as Qianqian's? That even if I practiced, the results wouldn't be that great?"
Lin Chen replied, "Your talent really isn't as good as Qianqian's, but I never expected you to become an incredible martial artist anyway. As long as you're capable of beating three or five grown men, that'll be enough."
Xu Mengyao's aptitude wasn't bad.
Once her meridians were cleared and she trained properly, defeating three or five ordinary men would be no problem at all.
That would greatly improve her ability to protect herself.
"Daddy, I'll protect Mommy with you."
Lin Xiaoqian said in her sweet, childish voice from the side.
That was a major reason she insisted on practicing.
She had once seen Xu Mengyao crying in secret and had also witnessed her waking from nightmares on many occasions.
She wanted to protect her mother.
"Mm, we'll do it together."
Lin Chen gently rubbed Lin Xiaoqian's little head.
"Honey, are you ready to head out? I'll call Chen Lei."
"Okay."
Xu Mengyao nodded.
Two hours later, Lin Chen and the others arrived in the countryside.
They had reached a vast grassland. The endless sea of green was breathtaking, and colorful wildflowers bloomed throughout the fields.
"So pretty!"
The moment she got out of the vehicle, Lin Xiaoqian ran off.
"Daddy, come catch me!"
Xu Mengyao smiled.
"Honey, go play with Qianqian first. We've got plenty of time, so there's no need to rush into taking photos."
"Alright."
Lin Chen happily chased after her.
"Qianqian, you still remember how Daddy taught you to run before, don't you?"
Five minutes later—
The system's voice sounded in Lin Chen's mind.
"Host, your Grass-Top Flight lightness skill has begun to improve."
Whenever they were outdoors, Lin Chen occasionally taught Lin Xiaoqian how to run, though he hadn't spent much time on it.
This skill required thirty hours of training to reach the Grandmaster level, and altogether he had only taught her for five or six hours so far.
The grasslands here were exceptionally beautiful, and Lin Xiaoqian loved running across them. Over the next few days, the Grass-Top Flight skill would probably improve a little more.
Of course, Lin Chen wasn't forcing her.
If Lin Xiaoqian wanted to run, he'd teach her.
If she didn't, that was fine too.
"Daddy, you can't catch me!"
"Daddy, there's a butterfly over there!"
Lin Xiaoqian happily ran all over the grassland.
Watching the father and daughter, a sweet smile spread across Xu Mengyao's face.
Chen Lei quietly said, "President Xu, there are two vehicles following us. The one that's closer should be your bodyguards, right?"
"There's another vehicle farther away too."
Xu Mengyao turned to look.
They had come in a luxury motorhome.
About fifty meters away was a black SUV.
Roughly three hundred meters farther back was an off-road vehicle.
"It's fine. They're all here to protect us."
Xu Mengyao replied.
She knew that both vehicles were carrying members of the National Security Bureau.
Chen Lei clicked his tongue inwardly.
Being rich really is nice.
They had come out on vacation just to take pictures, yet a single vehicle wasn't even enough to fit all the bodyguards.
"Xiaojun, launch a drone."
A man inside the vehicle in the distance gave the order.
The "Xiaojun" he referred to was Cheng Xiaojun.
Hearing the command, Cheng Xiaojun immediately opened a storage case and took out a drone.
Each of their two vehicles carried ten drones.
The vehicles could recharge them, ensuring that most of the drones were always fully powered.
"Take off. Search radius: two kilometers."
"Search for enemies capable of long-range attacks."
Putting on a pair of smart glasses, Cheng Xiaojun issued the commands.
A two-kilometer radius was enough to guarantee safety.
Beyond that distance, it would be extremely difficult even for a sniper to hit Lin Chen and the others.
Buzz—
The drone immediately lifted into the air.
There were quite a few other vehicles and tourists within the two-kilometer radius.
As the drone flew overhead, it rapidly evaluated each person.
Since people wore relatively little clothing during summer, anyone who clearly couldn't be carrying a long gun on their body or nearby was immediately classified by the drone as a non-threat.
After all, for long-range attacks, even possessing a handgun wasn't enough.
Soon, a photograph appeared on the display inside Cheng Xiaojun's smart glasses.
The person in the image was carrying a large backpack.
There was no way to determine what was inside, so the drone couldn't make a definitive judgment.
Cases like this required manual evaluation by the operator.
If someone actually took out a firearm, however, the drone would immediately identify it.
"Mark as a suspicious target. Continue searching."
Cheng Xiaojun gave the order.
The drone immediately tagged the individual.
After completing one circuit, it had marked more than a dozen people in total.
During subsequent patrols, the drone would pay special attention to those individuals.
If suspicion decreased, the tag would be removed.
If suspicion increased, Cheng Xiaojun and the others would carry out a manual inspection.
"Captain, Mr. Lin's drones are amazing."
Cheng Xiaojun said.
They had used drones before, but none had been this convenient.
Their previous drones required direct manual operation.
If they only needed to control one drone, the difference wouldn't be significant.
But with Lin Chen's system, they could simultaneously manage a thousand drones—or even ten thousand—without any problem.
"That's why we absolutely cannot let anything happen to Mr. Lin."
Cheng Xiaojun's captain said gravely.
"Everyone, stay alert. If anything unusual occurs, deal with it immediately."
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