Xu Ran heard this and was stunned for a moment, his face turning pale.

  At this time someone around said: "Hey! You old thing, just now this little brother, kindly saved you, how can you still curse him!"

  Lin Qingyaos face wasnt looking good either, wanting to pull Xu Ran away. This lazy old man was simply ungrateful.

  At this moment, an old man with a sloppy appearance softly said: "Huh."

  "It seems I was overthinking things."

  "Miss, you and your friend saved me today. Im not an ungrateful person. Take any book from here as a token of my appreciation."

  As she spoke, her hand moved and the few tattered books were placed at Lin Qingyaos feet, with an air of letting Lin Qingyao choose.

  Someone next to him snickered, and in his heart he was very dismissive. This old man had been setting up his stall for a long time, and everyone treated him like a beggar, occasionally stopping a few people to try to sell his books, but who would have so much money to burn? Who would spend tens of thousands of yuan on a rotten book?

  Lin Qingyao didnt want to pay attention to him, but as she lowered her head casually, she saw a book thrown at her feet. Her expression changed slightly and she squatted down to take a look.

  Not another one, but... Lin Qingyao saw that the font on the book was exactly the same as the font on her jade pendant!

  It has a subtle mysteriousness, but its hard to put your finger on what exactly is mysterious about it.

  Lin Qingyao flipped through it casually and found that the entire article was written in this font, with some human body diagrams on top, which looked like a diagram of meridians.

  Just for these words related to her own life, Lin Qingyao decided to bring this book back.

  Although she no longer cares about who her biological parents are, it doesnt mean shes willing to spend her whole life in a daze, not even knowing where she came from.

  "Old man, this book... where did it come from? Do you recognize the characters on it?" Lin Qingyao calmed herself down before asking.

  "You little girl, youve actually chosen this book, its your fate... as for the words, I can barely recognize a few of them." As he spoke, his expression turned somewhat sorrowful. If he had truly grasped the meaning of those words, why would he have been beaten so severely that his entire cultivation was undone?

  Since the book was useful to her, she couldnt just take it for free. So Lin Qingyao took out a 50 yuan note from her pocket and handed it to the old man.

  "Uncle, I dont have 50,000 yuan. You can just take this 50 yuan." Lin Qingyaos voice was clear and pleasant to hear.

  The old man took the money, suddenly smiled and said: "On the road of cultivation, what cant be obtained is this kind heart! Remember, remember!" He then stretched out his hand to pick up the book that had fallen on the ground, rolled up the old yellow calendar, bent down, and slowly walked away.

  "This woman is really stupid!"

  "Yes! I was cheated by the old man!"

  Lin Qingyao didnt notice that Xu Ran hadnt stopped her from talking to the old man. If Xu Ran thought she would be deceived, he would have said something long ago. But at this moment, Xu Rans face was pale and he walked unsteadily.

  Lin Qingyao, who was restless, did not notice Xu Rans abnormality.

  Actually, from the time that old man called her "young lady" or "lass", she had sensed it - this old fellow was not ordinary... With this appearance of hers, how many people would take her for a young woman now?

  And finally those last words...... Cultivation......

  If it were in the past, Lin Qingyao would have just snorted a laugh, but now, she couldnt help but think more about it.

  What she used to laugh at before, now she doesnt think so.

  Everything she met in the valley, and the space she brought back, clearly told her that this world has so many things that are difficult to understand, and these things are slowly integrating into her life.

  As for the stories of cultivation, Lin Qingyao had heard a few. It was said that those who cultivated to the extreme could ascend to immortality in broad daylight! She didnt want to become immortal; all she wanted was to protect herself and her friends around her!

  If I were strong enough, how would the Zhao family dare to bully me like this?

  If one is strong enough, why would Bao Tong have to live in a world of deceit and betrayal?

  Cultivation... I must give it a try! Lin Qingyao thought firmly.

  In the evening, what they ate was this self-produced small white vegetable. Xu Ran was a bit dazed and saw the stir-fried small white vegetables on the table, without even asking where the vegetables came from.

  "Xu Ran, whats wrong?" Lin Qingyao suddenly realized Xu Rans abnormality.

  Only under the lamplight, Xu Rans complexion was as pale as a piece of paper. Lin Qingyaos heart sank, thinking of what the old man said during the day, excessive yin energy...

  Xu Ran came back to his senses, picked up a small white vegetable with chopsticks and ate it. Unexpectedly, he, who originally had no appetite, found this vegetable surprisingly delicious. His weak body gained some strength after eating the vegetable.

  "Xu Ran, tell me, what exactly happened?" Lin Qingyao asked seriously.

  Xu Ran suddenly pulled out a bowl of small white vegetables, then turned around and walked out, followed by the sound of the door slamming shut.

  Lin Qingyao felt a bit inexplicable and thought to herself that perhaps Xu Ran had recalled his own heart-wrenching past...

  Whatever it is, lets talk about it tomorrow during the day. And that old man later said he was just being overly cautious. It wouldnt be good for her to go knock on a mans door now, Lin Qingyao thought to herself.

  After quickly gathering her things, she returned to her own room and sat down on the old bed, starting to flip through that old book. The writing on it was crooked and twisted, as if the person who wrote it was very unskilled.

  But it was written neatly and cleanly, Lin Qingyao didnt recognize this character either.

  She doesnt recognize characters, but she always recognizes that picture.

  According to the posture of the person in the book, sit cross-legged and try to sink your breath into your dantian.

  As for this Qi sinking into the Dan Tian, it was something Lin Qing Yao had come up with herself. She thought to herself that regardless of whether it was useful or not, trying it out would be good!

  At this moment, Lin Qingyao suddenly felt that from her lower abdomen, where the dantian was located, it began to heat up! Thats right, it seemed like there was a flow of energy colliding inside! The collision made Lin Qingyao feel a sharp pain, and beads of sweat as big as beans fell from her forehead.

  She didnt have time to think of anything else and controlled the airflow, starting to operate in the way that was just written on the book.

  At this time, Lin Qingyao, who was in pain, did not think about why she could control the airflow.

  That air flow was originally only in Lin Qingyaos dantian, rushing about wildly, but later began to evolve into wildly rushing about in the meridians throughout her entire body!

  This pain was unbearable for ordinary people. Lin Qingyao bit her teeth tightly, and the corners of her mouth had already started to seep out blood threads.