txolops Chapter 61 Fellow Daoist Li shouldn't be that kind of person... right?
Chapter 61 Fellow Daoist Li shouldn't be that kind of person... right?
Immortal Peach Mountain, Li Ping's cave dwelling.
Inside the talisman-making room, Li Ping was intently drawing a second-tier, low-grade spirit talisman.
Behind him, Bai Lin watched Li Ping carefully as he wielded his brush. She didn't even dare to breathe loudly, afraid of disturbing Li Ping's work.
Berlin saw it.
Li Ping held the talisman brush in one hand and pressed the talisman paper down with the other. The soft brush tip, soaked in talisman ink, moved across the smooth talisman paper, leaving behind incredibly complex and mysterious paths.
The complex spiritual energy circulation made her dizzy just by looking at it.
"A senior who focuses on his work." Bai Lin's gaze fell on Li Ping's profile again.
In Bai Lin's view, the senior, as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, was not as aloof as other high-level cultivators. He treated her very kindly and was a very good person.
The only flaw was that the senior's appearance was somewhat ordinary, but this was not a major drawback. Moreover, apart from his appearance, the senior was very young, unlike the old ancestor who was so old that he could not even walk.
Moreover, the older generation is not only elegant but also multi-talented.
Although she addressed him as "senior," she didn't really feel he was that old. To her, he was like the older brother next door, so she shouldn't call him "senior," she should call him...
Thinking of this, a blush crept onto Bailin's earlobes, and she felt incredibly shy: "What are you thinking about, Bailin?"
Just then, Li Ping finished drawing a second-tier low-grade spirit talisman.
His gentle voice reached her ears, interrupting Bai Lin's rambling thoughts: "Later, tidy up the talisman-making room and put away the talismans. Tomorrow, when the Meng family cultivators arrive, complete the transaction with her as usual."
"Yes, brother... senior!" In her daze, Bai Lin almost called out the wrong name. She realized her mistake halfway through and quickly changed her address.
Li Ping gave the girl a strange look, then smiled and said, "The New Year is just a few days away. You haven't been home for almost a year, have you? I'll give you a few days off so you can go home and visit your family."
"Ah? Thank you so much, senior." When Bai Lin heard that Li Ping was going to give her a day off, she was stunned for a moment, and then quickly thanked him loudly.
Having been away from her family for nearly a year, although she had a fulfilling and happy time in the Immortal City, she also missed her family members and good friends who had grown up with her.
Now that she could go home, her joy was almost palpable.
……
Li Ping was very satisfied with Bai Lin, the housekeeper. With her, he no longer needed to be involved in matters like transactions with the Meng family, saving him a lot of time.
During this period, apart from occasionally visiting Master Hu to chat and cultivate their relationship, he rarely went out, focusing all his energy on cultivation and alchemy.
A year has passed, and almost all the ingredients for the Qi-Nourishing Pills on his body have been refined into pills.
The first-grade high-level elixir 'Innate Spiritual Energy' that the Nourishing Life Technique's power needs to absorb has been almost fully absorbed.
This is because he mainly focuses his energy on cultivation, and only refines pills to adjust his mood when he is tired from cultivation.
Otherwise, it would be even faster.
The reason he offered to give Bailin a day off today is because...
Firstly, we genuinely wanted to let her go home and see her family and friends. After all, she's been working for a year, and if someone has to stay and work overtime during the Chinese New Year, is that even human?
Secondly, the monks of the Fellowship would be gathering at his cave on New Year's Eve. This matter had to be kept secret and not let outsiders know, so he deliberately sent Bailin away.
Li Ping sighed slightly, "Unbeknownst to me, it's already been two years since I reached the Foundation Establishment stage."
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After completing the transaction with the Meng family as instructed by Li Ping and casting a Spirit Rain spell on all the spiritual herbs, Bai Lin couldn't wait to ask Li Ping for leave.
Although she felt that her senior was very kind and comfortable to be around.
But now, after being away from home for almost a year, she can't wait to see her family.
Li Ping smiled and agreed to her request for leave, watching her skip and hop away.
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Although there are no large gangs of calamity cultivators committing crimes near the Immortal City, many independent cultivators would not mind playing the role of a calamity cultivator if given the opportunity.
Therefore, Bai Lin, a female cultivator at the early stage of Qi Refining, naturally dared not leave the Immortal City alone to return to the Bai family. She had to wait for the family elders to return to the family together.
Since Li Ping had no shortage of pills, he would occasionally give her a few bottles of pills when he asked her to do things.
Bai Lin herself did not have the habit of spending spirit stones recklessly. After working in the Immortal City for a year, she found that she had actually saved up a full 150 spirit stones.
Of course, the bulk of the profit came from the 120 spirit stones obtained from selling the beauty pills.
During the few days of waiting, she indulged in a shopping spree in the market, spending nearly 100 spirit stones to prepare gifts for each of her family and friends.
Even the late-stage Qi Refining elder who was traveling with her was surprised that she had so many spirit stones.
As they flew, with the high-ridged mountains looming in the distance, Bailin's longing to return home grew ever stronger.
……
Deep in the high mountains, beside a pool of water, several tens of feet in circumference, shrouded in mist.
The Bai family patriarch was still lying on the recliner, leisurely basking in the sun, resting with his eyes closed.
With little time left to live and cultivation having lost its meaning, the Bai family patriarch increasingly preferred to lie down and reminisce about his life.
The other members of the Bai family also knew that their ancestor had worked hard for the family all his life and didn't have much time left, so few people would disturb his rest.
But today is an exception.
Bai Mingde hurriedly landed beside the pool on his magical artifact, then put it away and walked to the patriarch, bowing respectfully: "Patriarch."
The Bai family patriarch opened his eyes, looked at him kindly, and teased, "What's wrong, Mingde? You look so serious. Who offended you?"
He wasn't worried about something happening to his family. If it were really a family emergency or an enemy attack, Bai Mingde wouldn't have time to come looking for him; he would have simply issued a warning signal.
"Nobody provoked me." Bai Mingde quickly shook his head, and then said what was really bothering him: "Ancestor, Lin'er came back today."
"Fellow Daoist Li let this little girl come back for the New Year?" The Bai family patriarch asked, puzzled.
Bai Mingde continued, "But if I'm not mistaken, Lin'er is still a virgin."
At this, the expression on the Bai family patriarch's face changed. He seemed to be talking to himself, yet also asking Bai Mingde, "Oh? Could it be that Fellow Daoist Li doesn't like this girl and sent her back?"
"No." Bai Mingde's expression was solemn: "According to Lin'er herself, Senior Li values her highly, has given her many things, and treats her very kindly. What Lin'er said is probably not a lie. I estimate that the gifts she brought back for her relatives and friends this time are worth more than 100 spirit stones."
At this point, Bai Mingde's eyes showed deep worry.
It's a good thing that Senior Li values Lin'er and is willing to trust her.
But the Bai family had more to do with sending Lin'er to Senior Li's place than just that.
Given the current master-servant relationship between Lin'er and Senior Li, what will the Bai family use to ask Senior Li to help if something really happens to them in the future?
Bai Mingde took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind: "Ancestor, after the New Year, I want Yun Jun and Lin'er to go to Senior Li's place to serve him."
Bai Yunjun is his grandson and is also recognized as the most handsome among the younger generation of male cultivators in the Bai family.
Bai Mingde was naturally heartbroken to see his beloved grandson make such a sacrifice, but... it was all for the sake of the family!
Upon hearing this, the Bai family patriarch immediately shook his head and said, "Nonsense, Fellow Daoist Li shouldn't be that kind of person... right?"