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Chapter 10: Returning to the East and Seeing Youran

As Lingxiang woke up, she saw a water-colored curtain with lifelike orchids wrapped around it.

"Are you awake? Do you feel any discomfort?"

The soft whisper is pleasant to the ear.

"Who are you? The eldest daughter of the Liu family?" Lingxiang asked as she struggled to get up.

"The Immortal Chi Yanzi said that you have injured yourself internally and need to recuperate for a few days. You have just woken up from a long sleep, so don't rush to get up." Miss Liu said as she hurriedly held down Lingxiang and tucked the corner of the quilt for her. "If you don't mind, you can call me Alan."

"So, those women were released?"

"Yes, speaking of this, I really have to thank you."

"In this case, I still have to apologize to you. I told the fox demon about your affairs without your permission. I hope you can forgive me."

"It doesn't matter. If those women are saved because of me, it will be a good deed."

"then you……"

Alan held Lingxiang's hand, then stood up and walked to the window.

"After the battle with the barbarians, he disappeared without a trace. I don't know whether he is dead or alive, but I still can't let him go. He went to that bloody land just to marry me for glory. If he is lucky enough to survive and come back to see me, but I have married someone else..." Alan seemed to choke up when he said this.

"So you discussed with your brother and pretended to be caught, but you didn't expect that the fox demon would really find you."

"He found me yesterday and I told him everything. He turned out to be a pitiful person..."

Alan was sad for a while, so he advised Lingxiang to have a good rest and went away.

Yes, everyone has a past, whether happy or sad, they are all just clouds and smoke, so why should we cling to moving forward?
……

After leaving Cangzhou and passing Xiangcheng, it was only a day's journey to Guyang. Lord Liu specially prepared a carriage to send Xie Lingxiang and his party off.

When they arrived at Guyang, Lingxiang gave Chi Yanzi a marrow cleansing pill as a gift to express his gratitude. Chi Yanzi tried to refuse but failed, so he accepted it and went to visit his old friend.

But why does Long Qi still follow her?
Youran Ju is located in the downtown area in the south of the city, surrounded by wine shops, groceries, medical clinics and other businesses. It cost Lingxiang a lot of money to get this shop.

Having lived here for a few years, the neighbors got along very well with each other. When they saw her come back, they all greeted her and Lingxiang responded to them one by one, and seemed to be in a very good mood.

"This is my leisurely home," she said as she opened the door.

"Oh~ Not bad!" Long Qi praised with a clap of his fist, but just as he was about to step into the door, he was stopped by Lingxiang.

"I just wonder what advice you have for me, young man, since you have come to my humble abode?"

"Hey, we have been together for a long time and have been through life and death together, so we can be considered friends. You see, I have just arrived in your precious place, I am unfamiliar with the place and I have no money. As my friend, shouldn't you take care of me?" He said this and slipped into the house.

Seeing this, Lingxiang hurriedly chased after him and said, "Burning into a woman's boudoir by force, is this what a gentleman does? Get out now!"

"I have never treated you as a woman, and you should not treat me as a gentleman. We are all brothers. It would be too formal if we talk too much!" "How can you be such a scoundrel?" Lingxiang wanted to use force, but she was reluctant to give up her room full of treasures.

In the end, Long Qi stayed, on the condition that he helped Lingxiang take care of those precious spiritual plants.

I thought that taking care of spiritual plants was just about weeding and watering them, but I didn't expect that the water was actually a spring beside a spiritual vein on Qingwei Peak of Jiuque Mountain.

It was a ten-mile round trip, and he had to fill two vats. Even though Long Qi had learned martial arts since he was a child, it was still extremely painful. Before one vat was full, he fell on his back and could not move.

If this woman wanted to use the spiritual veins and springs to nourish the spiritual plants, why did she choose to live in such a far place...

"I don't believe... that you always... carried water by yourself in the past..." Long Qi panted heavily and lay on the ground with his legs spread out.

Lingxiang was lying on a hammock at this time, eating snacks leisurely.

"Of course, I have ways to fill these two jars. Am I stupid for just leaving the labor unused? Besides, it's you who eat and live for free, and it's you who want to practice. How come today is only the first day, and you can't do it?" Lingxiang said, picking up another small cake, "If it doesn't work, you should leave my little temple as soon as possible."

"I heard that you had already established your foundation at the age of seven. Could it be that you were also like this before that?"

"Hey~ this is the difference between you and me," Lingxiang stood up, squatted above Long Qi's head, poked his face and said, "Although you have practiced martial arts since childhood, you have only built up your outer body, which can be regarded as strengthening your body, but your inner self is useless. The first step to cultivating immortals is to refine your Qi, and you must experience it firsthand when you are extremely exhausted. The so-called exhaustion of muscles and bones and then suffering of the mind is what you have to do now. As for me, alas~ I am fortunate to be blessed by heaven. I have the power to build a foundation without refining my muscles and opening my meridians..."

Long Qi had no intention of listening to what Lingxiang said later. He only felt a burst of fragrance when she came, which was so intoxicating that he even forgot to breathe. After a while, he came to his senses and suddenly felt his face hot and he was out of breath. He hurriedly got up and ran out of the door with two wooden barrels.

After finally filling up the two tubs, Long Qi felt that he was out of control in every part of his body. Before he could rest for a moment, Lingxiang called him to take a bath.

The bath room was filled with the aroma of medicine and the tub was steaming. The water was the Lingmai spring water he had just picked, which also contained the medicine bag prepared by Lingxiang. As soon as he got into the tub, he felt comfortable all over. As he was stretching, he heard the door open and close. It was Lingxiang who came in. He quickly covered his body with a towel and buried himself in the water.

"Tsk~ Although I am not good at medicine, I have treated people by sight. How could I not know the problem with your small body? Why are you hiding it?" He put down a set of clothes and a book, "Remember to memorize this "Gui Yuan Jing". From now on, when you take a bath every day, meditate and regulate your breathing according to this formula to strengthen your body and nourish your essence."

Does this woman really not know the difference between men and women, or is she just a bit stupid...

After a month like this, Long Qi felt that his five senses had become sharper, and his breathing seemed to have merged into his whole body. Even fetching water every day was easy for him and he did not feel tired at all.

The Fritillaria cirrhosae obtained by the Supreme Sect began to sprout. The Lingxiang was just an experiment, but it turned out to be able to break through the soil without leaving the spiritual vein. I just don't know if it can grow nine leaves.

Half a year ago, I got a recipe for an elixir from my mother's posthumous work, called Huitian. However, the materials needed for refining are all rare, and the recipe is incomplete and the method is unclear. If the trial fails, I can't go to Changyun Peak to ask for it.

Long Qi originally thought that Lingxiang was an alchemist, but he didn't expect that she also had the ability to cure diseases and exorcise evil spirits. From time to time, there would always be people coming to her house to invite her, and every time she went there, she would go alone, and he didn't know whether it was true or not.

Thinking about those fake Taoist priests who shook their heads and acted pretentiously, if she also acted like that, it would surely be very funny...

A very beautiful woman was doing those gestures - Long Qi couldn't help but laugh...

Yes, although I never see her putting on makeup, she still looks very pretty...

Long Qi smiled foolishly for a moment, then suddenly came to his senses and knocked his forehead.

What is he thinking? That female tiger has been ordering him around a lot in the past month. She looks petite and delicate, but in fact she is full of bad intentions and wants to make trouble for him at any time. How can it be good?
After coming to his senses, he hurriedly picked up the wooden bucket and went up the mountain to fetch water.

(End of this chapter)