At Dan Peak, in front of a small wooden cabin, under an old locust tree, on the grass.
Li Shiyin sat cross-legged on the grass, her pretty face very serious, eyes fixed on Li An who was about ten feet away from her.
Little Li An stood there trembling, his face looking aggrieved. He wanted to lie down but didn't dare move... This aunt was too fierce.
Although little Li An could already fly through the sky riding on Sword Qi, and even chase the eighth-grade demon king Chasing Wind all over the mountains, he actually couldn't even stand steadily.
Because even though his Sword Qi seed had awakened, drawing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into his body and strengthening his physical form, and even though he had been carefully fed Spirit Beast Milk by Long Qiqi, which had also strengthened his body, making him much stronger than a normal infant, in the end, he was still just a four-month-old baby.
No matter how amazing he was, there was a limit.
So, to teach him how to control the Sword Qi inside his body, they first had to teach him to stand, to walk, to move his hands and feet, to use his own strength.
They had to take it step by step.
Seeing that Li An really couldn't stand anymore, Li Shiyin reached out her hand to him, gesturing: "Come, walk over here. Come to auntie."
However, Li An's legs were wobbly, and he pouted, not wanting to move.
Seeing him not moving for a long time, Li Shiyin furrowed her brows and lightly scolded: "Come here!"
Li An was startled, tears "plop plop" falling from his eyes, but he still moved his chubby little legs, taking one step at a time, swaying towards Li Shiyin.
Auntie is so scary!
His birth mother Yu Chi Zhen was right beside him. Li An's state made her heart ache, as he wobbled, seeming like he might fall at any moment. As she watched, she wanted to reach out and support him, but the sharp Sword Qi around Li An made her hesitate to act rashly.
She looked up at Li Shiyin, wanting to ask her not to be so fierce, but she opened her mouth and still didn't say anything.
Although he was unsteady and stumbling, Li An didn't fall after all. He walked while crying, reaching Li Shiyin's side, stretching out his chubby hands to grab Li Shiyin's hand, then taking a few quick "toddling" steps to crash into Li Shiyin's embrace.
"Great job! Our An'an is so amazing!" Li Shiyin immediately changed her expression, smiling broadly, continuously praising Li An. She then took out a handful of breakfast candy beans she had swiped from her master, spreading them out in front of Li An, "Here, auntie gives you candy to eat."
Li An's eyes brightened, thinking this aunt wasn't so bad after all. He picked up the candy beans to eat while still crying, his expression relaxing.
The carrot and stick approach really worked wonders. Little Li An was completely under control. Training needed to be strict, but rewards were necessary after training. The reward mechanism was the best training mechanism. — This was what her master had told her.
Li Shiyin gently hugged Li An, letting him rest, and smiled at Yu Chi Zhen, giving her a reassuring look.
Qin Ran walked out of the small wooden cabin, saw Li Shiyin methodically training Li An, and advised: "Although training should be strict, don't be too fierce. You also need to let him rest... He really needs sleep right now."
"Oh!" Li Shiyin nodded, "I understand, Master."
She looked at Qin Ran, seeing he was dressed as if going out, and asked, "Master, where are you going?"
"To the Chief Alchemy Hall! I haven't been there for three months, don't know how it's doing." Qin Ran replied, "Your master is still the Chief Alchemy Elder!"
"Oh right..." Li Shiyin suddenly realized, "I had forgotten if you didn't mention it."
Qin Ran glanced at her, thinking she was still absent-minded even when trying to act fierce.
Ignoring his silly disciple training his nephew like a pet, he activated his divine walking step and headed towards the Chief Alchemy Hall.
He had reorganized the Chief Alchemy Hall, removing Jian Yuanjie's old faction, bringing in all new people, and it was now on the right track.
And a Butler Hall that was on the right track didn't need him that much.
...At least not for a short while.
So he wasn't too worried.
Walking into the Chief Alchemy Hall, he looked around. Yan Yi, Zhou Fu, Zheng Jue, Wu Yan were all there, as well as four menial disciples. Indeed, everything was as usual.
Because there were fewer people than in Jian Yuanjie's team, it was busier than in Jian Yuanjie's time, especially for those responsible for medicinal herbs and pills.
The atmosphere in the hall was originally relaxed, with disciples organizing herbs and pills looking at ease, chatting and laughing. But as he walked into the Chief Alchemy Hall, the atmosphere instantly became serious.
He sat down in the main seat, and the breathing of the eight people inside collectively tightened.
After waiting for a while, he spoke up and asked: "Has anything major happened in the Chief Alchemy Hall during the days I was away?"
Zhou Fu, responsible for pill distribution, quickly found several scrolls, stood up and walked over, respectfully handing them to him, saying: "These are the records of pill distribution over the past few months."
Qin Ran took them but didn't immediately look, his calm gaze on Zhou Fu as he asked: "Has anything else important happened?"
"No," Zhou Fu replied.
"Medicinal herbs, pharmacology, pill refining techniques, these..." Qin Ran asked again, "How's the learning going?"
"Regarding medicinal herbs, I've memorized over a thousand types. I have some understanding of pharmacology, but this disciple's comprehension is poor, and there's much I don't understand. As for pill refining techniques..." Zhou Fu lowered her head, "There's been no progress."
Qin Ran frowned and asked: "Have you refined any pills?"
Zhou Fu's body trembled as she replied: "No."
"Hmm?!" Qin Ran was about to reprimand her when he suddenly realized why Zhou Fu had made no progress in pharmacology and pill refining techniques.
...Because Long Qiqi had been taking care of the child these past few months and had no time to teach her.
He paused, suppressed his anger, nodded and said: "Alright, focus on it in the future."
"Yes, Elder." Zhou Fu let out a big sigh of relief and quickly retreated to her seat.
After Zhou Fu withdrew, Yan Yi came up with another scroll and said to Qin Ran: "Sect Leader, these are the procurement records for December."
Qin Ran took it, opened it to look, and casually asked: "Did you go procurement alone?"
"I asked Senior Brother Lu Junxing for help..." Yan Yi said, "I was responsible for pill procurement, Senior Brother Lu was responsible for safety."
"You're quite clever!" Qin Ran praised, then said, "Later, give me a sample of the pills you procured. I want to see if Zhican Valley has been up to any tricks."
"Yes."
Then, just like a "homeroom teacher checking on studies", he questioned Yan Yi until he was sweating profusely before finally letting him go.
Qin Ran then questioned Wu Yan and Zheng Jue in turn. Zheng Jue had nothing to report, but Wu Yan mentioned one important matter.
Wu Yan's current responsibility was what Yan Yi had been responsible for before, which was the training of new pill refining disciples within the Dao Sword Sect.
She said to Qin Ran: "A few days ago, a young man came to the Dao Sword Sect, bringing spirit herbs, saying he wanted to exchange them for the qualification to join our immortal sect."
"What kind of spirit herb?" Qin Ran asked.
"Spirit Fuling, of entering-grade quality." Wu Yan took out a black wooden box from her Universe Bag and handed it to him.
Qin Ran took it, opened it to look, and saw that the Spirit Fuling inside the box was vibrant and bright, without any loss. He couldn't help but be surprised.
Because spirit herbs contain Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and essence, they are not easily collected, and the spiritual Qi and essence inside can easily be lost.
Even when alchemists collect spirit herbs, they need to be extremely careful, let alone ordinary people.
He looked at the spirit herb in the box, pondering whether it was collected by an ordinary person or if Zhican Valley was pulling strings behind the scenes...
"How old?" he asked.
"About thirteen years old."
"What's his name?"
"Zhang Junyi."
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
