The Rebirth of the Prince: Starting from Not Being a Doglicker

Sima Yue and Su An went to the study together.

"Will you come back to stay tonight?" Sima Yue suddenly asked.

During this period, Su An ate and slept in the study. Except for the wedding night when she slept in Su An's room, the two lived separately.

"Starting today, I will move to the bamboo forest in the back garden. You can take a few of the Taoist books that I don't need for the time being, and I will move the rest over there." Su An said.

Sima Yue was silent, feeling a little lost.

Sima Yue was a bit slack in her practice of the art, but she was not like Su An who just laid back. She had a solid grasp of the basic properties of elements, so she picked up a few books on elemental reactions.

Su An cannot use these for the time being. He has not even finished reading the basic properties of the fire element. There are still wind, water, thunder, wood, etc. to come.

Su An wanted to find a quiet and undisturbed environment to retreat and study the art of magic and hone his martial arts. He thought of the small bamboo forest in the back garden of the marquis' mansion.

The late Lady of Marquis Shenwei loved bamboo. When Su An was a child, Lady of Marquis Shenwei built a bamboo house in the bamboo forest, and she often brought Su An and Su Wan to live in the bamboo house.

Su An and Su Wan led the servants, took the things Su An needed, such as bedding, calligraphy, and books, and walked towards the small bamboo house.

The sunlight shines through the gaps in the bamboo forest and onto the winding stone path covered with moss. The breeze blows gently, and the bamboo shadows sway and rustle.

In the quiet bamboo forest, you can occasionally see singing birds chasing each other.

There is a pavilion next to the bamboo house. There is no plaque on the pavilion. The stone table and stone chairs in the pavilion are covered with dust, and the vermilion paint on the pillars is peeling.

Next to the pavilion, there is an abandoned pond covered with bamboo leaves.

Next to it is a bamboo house with a well in front of it. Next to the house is a small vegetable field enclosed by a fence, which is now covered with lush grass.

After the death of Lady Shenwei Hou, no one lived here for a long time. Su An looked at the bamboo house covered with dust, and the memories buried in the dust gradually revived.

He thought of his biological mother, the beautiful and gentle woman.

Su Wan led people to clean the bamboo house and pavilion inside and out, and all the bamboo leaves in the pond were picked up.

She asked the servants to go back and stood in the room, staring at a bamboo flute hanging on the wall, in a daze.

Su Wan looked at it for a long time, as if she was lost in some memories. She was in a low mood and her eyes were slightly misty.

Su An walked over and patted her shoulder gently.

Su Wan took Feiyue away, leaving only Su An and Danqing.

"You should stay with Su Wan during this period and follow her instructions." Su An said to her.

"But Prince, my duty is to protect you." Danqing hesitated.

"This is the Marquis' Mansion, no one can assassinate me." Su An said.

Under Su An's persuasion, Danqing also left, and Su An began to practice in seclusion alone.

He got up on time at 6 a.m. every day, and after washing, he began to read in the pavilion under the morning light. When the sun was shining brightly and he felt hot, he would return to the bamboo house and sit on the bed to meditate.

After lunch, he would meditate for a while, rest up, and read in his room until the afternoon.

If Su An wants to advance both martial arts and magic, martial arts practice is also essential.

For a sword cultivator like him who has not yet started practicing, the first thing he needs to do is to practice swordsmanship and strengthen his body. Su An inherited the swordsmanship foundation from his previous life, and his swordsmanship has already reached perfection.

Therefore, Su An only practiced sword for a while in the afternoon as a warm-up, and then used the elixir he got from the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion to strengthen his body until the sunset.

At night, the lights were dim, he listened to the chirping of insects outside the window, and read at the desk until he was tired and went to bed to rest.

Reading in the bamboo forest, all he could hear was the sound of bamboo and birds singing. It was quiet and peaceful, and even Su An's heart was calm and peaceful, without a trace of impetuousness, allowing him to better immerse himself in the world of elements.

In this way, Su An read books, meditated, practiced sword, and strengthened his body day after day.

Su An had already made some progress in the martial arts in his previous life, so he would be able to make rapid progress in this life. He only needed to follow the steps and accumulate resources.

The only thing that puzzled Su An was the sword intent. In his previous life, his sword intent was refined and condensed, as vast as the ocean. Although the sword intent he inherited in this life was no different in quality from that of his previous life, its quantity was really pitifully small.

The sword power that Su An possessed could only allow him to control the sword with his mind, and he couldn't sustain it for too long.

Su An guessed that this might be related to his realm. His current martial arts realm could not bear so much sword intent.

Time passed day by day, and before he knew it, Su An had spent a month in the bamboo house. During this time, no one came to disturb him except the servants who delivered three meals a day.

He spent most of this time reading and meditating, and had already read all the knowledge related to the basic properties of elements and element reactions.

His spiritual awareness was also significantly improved. His eyes were bright, his mind was full of spiritual light, his thinking was more agile, and he could read for several hours without feeling tired.

Su An's physique has become much stronger through exercise and the tempering of spiritual medicine.

A first-level body-refining martial artist who can defeat a wild bull and tear apart a tiger or leopard can consider asking a second-level martial artist to help open the Heavenly Gate and advance to the second level. Although Su An has the help of precious elixirs, he has only practiced for one month and is still some distance away from this standard.

However, with his current physique, he could easily beat five or six of his former selves in a bare-handed fight.

Su An's spiritual consciousness is now able to sense the mysteries between heaven and earth, but he cannot yet feel the spiritual energy and elements between heaven and earth. However, it will probably not take too long.

Su An planned to wait until he could sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, draw the energy into his body, form magic power and Qi, and enter the second realm of magic to absorb the spiritual energy while advancing to the second realm of martial arts to practice Qi.

At dusk, the setting sun was shining in front of the bamboo house. Su An, who had just finished physical training, was naked in front of the bamboo house. He drew a bucket of cold water from the well and poured it over his head to cool himself down.

"Cool!"

Su An looked at his body. He was no longer as thin as he was a month ago. His chest, abdomen and arms had distinct muscle curves.

Sword cultivators pursue symmetry and balanced development, so Su An has developed a standard sword cultivator's body. He is not as frail as magic cultivators, nor as strong and muscular as physical cultivators. Instead, he is like a swimmer who appears thin when dressed and has muscles when undressed.

After taking a shower, Su An changed into a simple and clean white outfit and read a book in the bamboo house.

By this time, it was already getting dark, and the maid who was supposed to deliver dinner did not come because today was the last day of his retreat.

Su An took one last look at the bamboo house and walked out of the bamboo forest along the stone path.