The long night was moonless, and sleep eluded everyone.
Zhao Li picked up Ye Yunsheng and walked towards the wooden house, but stopped before entering.
"I wonder if this house will bring her warmth or endless sorrow from now on?" Zhao Li looked at the wooden house before him, and thinking back on the day's events, that question couldn't help but surface in his mind.
After a long pause, Zhao Li finally walked in and gently placed Ye Yunsheng on the bed.
Seeing the sorrow etched on the girl's brow, Zhao Li let out a soft sigh.
Gently tucking her in, Zhao Li pushed open the door and left the wooden house, looking at the rain that had started falling at some point. "Perhaps it also wants to wash over the world and purify it..."
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The next morning, the rain was still falling.
Ye Yunsheng woke up to the sound of the summer rain rustling through the leaves. Opening her eyes, she looked at the familiar surroundings, feeling a wave of nostalgia. It was so much like before...
Sadness welled up in Ye Yunsheng's heart again. "I truly have no family left."
Through the window, Ye Yunsheng watched the rain, hiding her sorrow. She regained her usual calm composure and a different kind of stubbornness, then got up and walked outside.
Just as Ye Yunsheng reached the door, she saw the young man leaning against the eaves, staring blankly at the sky, lost in thought.
"Young Master, it's cold outside, please come in." A clear, ethereal voice brought Zhao Li back to his senses. Looking at Ye Yunsheng, who had once again become like she was when they first met, as if those events hadn't affected her, Zhao Li knew that she was still just the little girl who had cried her heart out during the night.
Seeing her like this, Zhao Li didn't know what to say. He just nodded and followed her into the house.
"Yunsheng hasn't thanked Young Master for saving me. If Young Master needs anything, Yunsheng will do her best."
Zhao Li waved his hand, feeling a bit awkward. Having lived two lives, this was truly the first time he had encountered such a situation.
Zhao Li didn't have the mind to think of anything else and just spoke his thoughts. "To be fair, this situation arose because of me. I just hope Miss Ye doesn't resent me. I originally came here to find a quiet place to cultivate for a while. May I temporarily stay in this valley?"
Ye Yunsheng sensed that Zhao Li was still bothered and didn't say anything more. He would understand eventually.
Hearing that Zhao Li wanted to stay in the valley for a while, Ye Yunsheng agreed without hesitation. "Young Master is welcome to stay."
From that day on, Zhao Li found a spot in the valley, opened up a simple cave dwelling, and moved in.
Inside the cave dwelling, Zhao Li decided to follow his original plan and quickly refine the Pills to complete the transaction.
Taking out the Medicine Cauldron and Medicinal Ingredients, Zhao Li once again became an Alchemy Technique tool.
Time flew by. It was five days later when Zhao Li finished using the Medicinal Ingredients provided by the Auction House, having refined twenty bottles of Meridian Opening Pills.
"If I calculate based on the auction price, I've earned at least a million Gold Coins in these few days. Making money is really easy," Zhao Li put away the Pills, stretched, and clicked his tongue again.
After tidying up casually, Zhao Li left the cave dwelling and went to the small house.
Looking through the wooden window, Zhao Li didn't see Ye Yunsheng, and an inexplicable panic arose in his heart.
With a flash, he rushed into the small house. As soon as Zhao Li entered, he saw Ye Yunsheng collapsed on the ground in pain, her body emitting a faint glow. Zhao Li even felt a trace of coldness nearby.
"What's going on? Could it be a Special Constitution awakening? I don't have a knowledgeable Golden Finger Old Grandpa! What should I do?" Zhao Li examined her and felt a vast power within Ye Yunsheng's body, but he had no idea how to guide or control this energy.
"Am I going to see my father and brother?" In a daze, Ye Yunsheng seemed to see her father and brother waving to her.
Zhao Li sensed that the energy within Ye Yunsheng's body was still growing stronger, and Ye Yunsheng seemed to be reaching her limit. He decided to try inputting Dou Qi to see if he could guide and sort it out. "There's no other way. I can only treat a dead horse as if it's alive."
As soon as Zhao Li's Dou Qi entered, it was swept up by the vast energy, like a small boat in a raging sea, losing control almost instantly.
"It's not working…" Zhao Li sensed his Dou Qi losing control and became anxious. He still couldn't control his Dou Qi under various interferences.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Zhao Li, and he had an idea. "I hope it works."
He circulated his Dou Qi again, but this time it wasn't directed towards the vast energy within Ye Yunsheng's meridians. Instead, he continuously nourished and tempered Ye Yunsheng's physical body.
Zhao Li had no way to deal with that energy, so he simply treated Ye Yunsheng as a Pill to refine.
Zhao Li didn't dare to be careless in the slightest, cautiously refining this special 'Medicinal Ingredient'. His Soul Power and Dou Qi were constantly being consumed. Zhao Li felt that Ye Yunsheng was continuously adapting to the energy within her body and gradually breathed a sigh of relief.
Time continued to pass. Ye Yunsheng regained consciousness, but Zhao Li still didn't dare to be careless.
"Miss Ye, can you hear me? Later, follow what I say and try to control the energy within your body." Zhao Li asked, and seeing Ye Yunsheng blink in acknowledgment, he explained the method he had researched for a long time, which was only in its nascent stage.
After several attempts, Ye Yunsheng was able to successfully control a portion of it. As she continuously compressed it, a Qi Cyclone formed in her Dantian. With the formation of the Qi Cyclone, the pressure greatly reduced.
Seeing this, Zhao Li's hanging heart finally settled, and he immediately fell asleep. "It's good that she's alright."
Ye Yunsheng looked at the young man who wasn't much older than herself. "So it wasn't an illusion, you really are different from others…"
Perhaps it was because the huge stone in his heart had been lifted, Zhao Li slept for two days. When he woke up again, he saw Ye Yunsheng by his side and asked, "Miss Ye, are you alright?"
"Thank you, Young Master, I am very well. You can just call me Yunsheng. This humble girl has no way to repay Young Master's kindness, except to offer myself," Ye Yunsheng replied, with a hint of shyness.
Hearing this, Zhao Li couldn't help but think to himself, "Thankfully it's not about repaying kindness by being a cow or horse in the next life… Bah, Zhao Li, what are you thinking? Which girl wouldn't like this handsome face of mine?"
"Young Master, don't take it seriously, Yunsheng was just joking with you." Seeing Zhao Li staring blankly and not replying, Ye Yunsheng thought he was startled by her abrupt words.
Zhao Li came back to his senses, looking at Ye Yunsheng's flushed face, and thought to himself, "Did I miss out on a wife?"
Sensing Ye Yunsheng's awkwardness, Zhao Li laughed it off and changed the subject, asking Ye Yunsheng how long he had slept. Upon getting the answer, he remembered the agreed-upon time with the Auction House and wanted to say goodbye and leave.
The words of farewell reached his lips, but Zhao Li ultimately couldn't say them. He had a feeling that if he said goodbye now, he wouldn't know when they would meet again.
Zhao Li found an excuse to return to his cave dwelling, planning to sneak out quickly and return just as fast. "Yunsheng, I'm going back to my cave dwelling first. I haven't finished refining the earlier Pills yet." Zhao Li ultimately couldn't resist Ye Yunsheng and stopped calling her Miss Ye.
Watching Zhao Li leave quickly, Ye Yunsheng's small face showed some confusion. "Does he seem a little afraid of me? How could that be? Am I scary?" She shook her head, pushing the thought down, and didn't think about it anymore. Hearing that Zhao Li was going to continue refining Pills, she went to prepare food, planning to take it to Zhao Li as she had done in the past few days.
Returning to the cave dwelling, Zhao Li sensed his condition. His Alchemy Technique had improved somewhat, seemingly reaching the Third Grade level. Zhao Li was delighted.
"Although it was a bit risky, there really wasn't any other way. If I had a knowledgeable old grandpa, it wouldn't be this troublesome. Another day of envying the Son of Destiny… Forget it, I should go to the Auction House first to complete the transaction. If I could get the Cultivation Technique earlier, maybe it wouldn't be this troublesome. Alas, it's still because I'm weak."
Zhao Li summarized his thoughts and didn't dwell on them anymore. He left the valley alone and sped towards the Auction House.
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