Chapter 12: Chapter 12: Willow Return Technique
Li Yuan getting up disturbed Lady Yan, who was still in bed.
Lady Yan found it amusing yet concerning to see her man practicing the moves she showed him yesterday.
She glanced outside; the weather was nice, so she hurried to get up too.
There wasn’t much water at ho, and they needed to fetch a few buckets from the village entrance early.
A while later, she reheated last night’s leftovers, put on makeup, and stuffed so rags inside her clothes before looking at Li Yuan and saying, "Brother Yuan, there is bean rice in the pot, and chicken oil is beside it; you mix it yourself."
After taking a couple of steps, she worriedly added, "Brother Yuan, this Dharma Gate is just for strengthening the body... don’t beco obsessed with it."
"I know." Li Yuan stopped, glanced at her, and said, "Going to fetch water?"
"There’s no water in the crock at ho, and it hasn’t rained for days."
"Going alone?"
"Of course not. Aunt Wang, Feng’Er, and I always go together. Even if their water crock isn’t empty, if I call them, they will join. These days, you can’t just run around alone."
Seeing that Li Yuan was still a bit worried, Lady Yan, beaming, said, "It’s all main roads; nothing will happen. When you didn’t care, didn’t I often fetch water?"
With that, she hoisted a large wooden bucket and went out.
Fetching water is hard work; to fill the crock, one has to go back and forth at least four or five tis.
Li Yuan was about to continue with his cultivation, but saw the young lady poke her dusty face around the doorfra again, naggingly reminding him, "This is just a thod for strengthening the body, not a cultivation skill. Don’t beco obsessed with it."
"I know, I know, I’m just strengthening my body, not practicing cultivation skills."
Hearing this, Lady Yan finally felt at ease.
The cultivation skill stuff seed far from her, and even that nephew from before was a bit distant, so much so that it felt unattainable.
Li Yuan was her man, so she felt the cultivation skills were far from him too.
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Li Yuan continued his cultivation, refining his movents, adjusting his breathing, and finding rhythm.
By the ti Lady Yan returned the second ti with water, he had eaten and went out with a bow, leaving together with Lady Yan.
There were two other won beside Lady Yan.
One was the neighbor, Aunt Wang.
The other was a young lady, fair-skinned and lively, nad Feng’Er.
Feng’Er teased, "Brother Yuan, Sister Yan hasn’t lived a good life with you."
Li Yuan was taken aback and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Feng’Er said, "I rember Sister Yan used to be quite pretty, but after being with you, she looks much plainer, her skin is rougher, and she’s gained weight."
Li Yuan didn’t expect this young lady to ddle so much, straightened up, and said, "What about
then?"
Feng’Er hesitated, seeing that this young man had grown more robust, appearing impressive and sowhat charming under the sunlight.
She spat in jest, provocatively saying, "Seems like you ate all the good stuff! I wonder why Brother Xiong never invites you to hang out?"
Aunt Wang pulled her, signaling her to stop, and Feng’Er pouted, "I’m standing up for Sister Yan."
Yan Yu hurriedly said, "Brother Yuan treats
very well."
Feng’Er huffed and said no more.
The three won and one man split paths at the fork.
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Li Yuan had been to Erchong Mountain before and found his way in with ease today.
However, today he didn’t plan to hunt but just to have a look around.
Due to his strong tracking ability, he could hide his presence and footsteps with ease.
Many animals didn’t notice him.
He quickly surveyed the right side of Erchong Mountain, which bordered the stream.
Few animals were by the stream outside Xiao Mo Mountain, but the area by Erchong Mountain was bustling.
From a high vantage point, Li Yuan could see a big tiger with hanging eyes from afar.
This tiger had the number "5~8" floating above its head.
"Seems like the tigers in the forest are no match for those Entry Grade Martial Artists," Li Yuan recalled the governnt swordman who captured people.
The "19~20" figure was glaringly high, outright declaring that they were in a different world from ordinary people.
He wondered what these people usually ate.
Li Yuan pondered distractedly.
He continued to observe, ticulously examining the hydrology, domain, and roads on the right side of Erchong Mountain.
During this, he spotted many wild rabbits, pheasants, and even so roe deer, all with "0~1" above them.
Moreover, he saw a wolf pack of seven or eight, with most having "2~3" above them, and one standing out with "2~4
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