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The horse-drawn carriage gifted to Chen Ping'an by Gao Xuan arrived quite late, only reaching Chen Ping'an deep in the night. The coach driver was that old man with no facial hair, the same one who had been by Gao Xuan's side during his time in Jewel Small World, and thus far, Chen Ping'an had met this old man twice.
In contrast with Gao Xuan's friendly and hospitable demeanor, the old man wore an aloof expression, and after handing over the horse-drawn carriage to Chen Ping'an, he began to make his way back to the capital city on foot.
Before doing so, he turned to take an extra glance at Cui Chan, but Cui Chan was busy marveling at how exceptional a specimen the horse pulling the carriage was, and he completely failed to notice the old man's scrutiny.
Cui Chan jumped onto the carriage and voluntarily took on the role of coach driver, then waved at Chen Ping'an as he said, "The carriage hasn't been tampered with in any way, so we can use it without any qualms."
Chen Ping'an inspected his surroundings to find that it was already quite dark, and due to the nightly curfew in the capital city, the lively and bustling official road during the day was completely deserted at night.
Chen Ping'an shook his head as he said, "This is a good chance for me to practice my walking meditation. Just focus on driving the carriage, I'll be able to keep up as long as you don't go too fast."
Cui Chan knew how stubborn Chen Ping'an could be, so he didn't bother to try and persuade him any further. He slowly drove the carriage forward while taking a sip of wine as he loudly mused, "There are countless things to worry and fret over, but all things come to an end eventually. On another note, the autumnal weather sure is nice and cool!" [1]
Meanwhile, Chen Ping'an trailed along behind the horse-drawn carriage in silence, repeating the six-step walking meditation of the Mountain Shaking Fist over and over again. At this point, walking and standing meditation were already second nature to him.
As for Cui Chan, he continued to ramble nonsense, rattling off quotes from Confucian classics one moment, then reciting random poetry phrases the next, and he was barely quiet for even a single moment.
In the end, he even began singing about how he had an old donkey that he never rode, and after listening to his ramblings for close to two hours, Chen Ping'an finally exhaled and ceased in his walking meditation, then declared, "I'm going to take a rest inside the carriage."
Only after entering the carriage and setting down the basket on his back did Chen Ping'an notice that there was a small mountain of jars and vials stacked up in the corner. However, due to how dark it was, he was unable to discern what...
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