Chapter 75: The Subtlety of Taoism Is Unique and Special
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“She is my sister,” w.a.n.g Yao said to the eagle with a smile.
The eagle waved wings for a while and then it calmed down, showing it understood.
“You’ve even raised an eagle!” w.a.n.g Ru looked at the eagle and said surprisingly.
“No. It was injured, and I just helped it,” w.a.n.g Yao explained.
“So the bandage?”
“I wrapped it.”
“You could even wrap it?”
“Yes. It was reluctant at the beginning, but it is good now.” w.a.n.g Yao smiled.
He was nearly injured when he tried to wrap it the first time.
“How could you do that?” asked w.a.n.g Ru curiously. w.a.n.g Ru thought that eagle seemed to deem him as its master. She had seen so many pet raisers, but it was her first time seeing an eagle raised as a pet even though she knew it existed from the internet.
“Let it feel your kindness.”
“Kindness?” w.a.n.g Ru was confused. Then she showed the eagle a nice smile.
“Eagle, let me touch you and I will give you meat.” She stretched out her hand when she said it.
The eagle opened its wings and stared closely at w.a.n.g Ru. It opened its mouth slightly.
Woof, woof, woof. San Xian barked at w.a.n.g Ru.
“Ah. San Xian, what do you want?”
“Sister, I think you don’t get me.” w.a.n.g Yao kneaded his forehead. He thought his sister was being silly.
“What? I have been kind!”
“Are you kidding me? Even San Xian knows that you are being hypocritical. Do you think that animal is a fool? You are a bad actor; you should practice more.”
“Fine. Show me your kindness then, please.”
“Hey. It is okay.” w.a.n.g Yao smiled and got close to the eagle. He said nothing as he stretched out his hand to touch its feathers. The eagle did not protest or attack him but instead, enjoyed the touch. w.a.n.g Ru was astonished.
“See, it is so easy.”
w.a.n.g Ru tried, but she still could not remove his alertness. w.a.n.g Yao had fed it for days and he even changed the bandages for it. It was not that easy for a stranger to get the recognition of a wild beast.
Finally, w.a.n.g Ru lost patience and she gave up. Then, she went to the cottage.
“Serve me some good tea.”
“Okay.”
“A cup of good tea—good Qimen black tea with the good smell,” w.a.n.g Ru reminded. “It is really good tea.” Although she had drunk it more than once, she still felt good when she had it.
“Ah. Others should drink good tea to enjoy life. The rich are so different. I am not talking about you, though.” She refuted her brother in the end.
“Just see the good, and not the bad,” w.a.n.g Yao said quietly to himself. He was talking about his brazen sister.
“Why do you read these books every day?” w.a.n.g Ru took a book from the desk—Zhuangzi.
“They are treasures,” said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile.
“Treasures? What kind of treasures? Gold houses or beauty?” w.a.n.g Ru read the book and she found that there was some ancient Chinese prose inside. She was impressed by some of them.
“It is artistic conception, Taoism,” said w.a.n.g Yao.
“I know the former one, but what is the latter?” w.a.n.g Ru looked at her brother surprisingly. “Are you brainwashed by these books?”
“I do not understand them comprehensively, but I feel at peace with these books. I do learn something from them,” explained w.a.n.g Yao.
“I think you must be bewitched,” w.a.n.g Ru said. “We don’t read these kinds of books. I should burn them.” w.a.n.g Ru took all of these books away as she spoke.
“No. Don’t do that!” w.a.n.g Yao was annoyed.
“They’re only about peace and understanding!” w.a.n.g Ru argued.
“Sis, stop fooling around. Hurry up and go back home to cook dinner.” w.a.n.g Yao took the books back and pushed w.a.n.g Ru out of the cottage.
Suddenly, she stared at w.a.n.g Yao with bright eyes.
“Sis, what do you want?” w.a.n.g Yao felt a bad sensation, suddenly.
“I heard from Mom that you can throw a 50-kilogram millstone easily. Show me,” said w.a.n.g Ru excitedly.
Of course! w.a.n.g Yao thought he was trapped.
“Unfortunately, there are no millstones here.”
“You can throw a rock.” w.a.n.g Ru would not give up. In her eyes, this was so much cooler than acrobatics and circus.
“No rocks.”
“None?” w.a.n.g Ru looked around and then she found a boulder soon. It was average size, but it couldn’t be moved by even two people. “How about that one.”
“The stone is rooted into the ground, so I am sorry,” said w.a.n.g Yao.
“You just have a try. Hurry up.” w.a.n.g Ru bent down and pushed the stone excitedly. The stone was really rooted into the ground, so she could not move it.
w.a.n.g Yao went to that stone and raised his hands. He took a breath as the Qi ran through his body. Then he yelled, “Ha”. w.a.n.g Ru was scared but the stone was still.
“You see, I told you. I could not push it.”
“Ah! You disappoint me. I’ll leave then.” w.a.n.g Ru was disappointed. Suddenly, she stopped. “You come home and have a meal, then show me your power.”
w.a.n.g Yao sighed.
You deserve to be single for all these bad ideas.
When his sister left, he pressed on the stone and ran his Qi through it. He tried so hard to press on that position. Then, the stone was broken, and his cut through the middle easily, leaving scattered pieces of the stone all around.
w.a.n.g Yao brought back his palm slowly.
Natural Cla.s.sics is so subtle.
At lunch, w.a.n.g Ru still remembered and she pushed w.a.n.g Yao to show her his power. Finally, she was scolded by their parents.
“What if it is known by others? Your brother would be deemed a monster or even reported to the police?!” said Zhang Xiuying.
“Look at you, you are almost 30 years old but you still look act like a child. You look silly—unlike a lady. Who would want to marry you?!”
Having been scolded, w.a.n.g Ru became quiet.