Chapter 60: Lemon in the Valley (2) Her mother loved her dearly, but...

Her mother loved her very much, but also hated her very much. If she had not been pregnant with her, she would not have been able to marry Da Xinyu so smoothly. But because she was a girl, she could not become the mother of the eldest son, and the identity of the eldest son's mother was taken away by a concubine.

She was not very diligent, and her mother was helpless. But she was her only daughter and she was pretty, so she had to keep a close eye on her.

When questioned by his mother, Liu Binghai nodded, "Yes."

"Are you going to continue like this?" the mother asked again, with impatience on her face.

Seeing that she didn't move, he walked closer, picked up a wet towel that had been prepared long ago, and wiped her face.

"These clothes are dirty, why are you lying on the ground?"

Liu Binghai nodded. "I'm sorry to have worried Mother. I'll change it later."

Seeing her calmness, her mother thought she was holding back, so she advised, "Zhuang'er, you're the commander's daughter. There's nothing you can't have in this valley. As long as you want it, you can have it. Do you know that?"

The mother's words were full of warmth and doting, a mixture of love and hate, and mixed feelings.

The implication is that one can live a worry-free life without fighting or competing. Why bother with those thoughtless people who don't have the bearing of a great general's descendant? It will be difficult for them to accomplish anything great.

Liu Binghai nodded again, lowering his brows. "I know, Mother. I will control my temper from now on."

The mother didn't expect her to say that. She wanted to persuade her a few more times, but she was suppressed in an instant.

Seeing her holding the big fruit in her hand, he was startled again, "What is she going to do?"

Liu Binghai: "The lemon fruits in my forest look very big. Take them back and slice them to make tea. Don't waste them."

After saying that, he took it to the table and prepared to make tea.

The mother was a little surprised. "Silly girl, everyone is laughing at your big fruit, and you are using it to make tea. You are such a fool."

"Your fruit is too big, how can you drink it? Do you know... you... "

The mother was so anxious that she couldn't speak.

Liu Binghai said righteously, "Mother, these fruits are meant to be drunk by people. My fruits are bigger, have a stronger flavor, and are better for cultivation. How can they not be drunk?"

After saying that, she cut it into large slices, put them in the teapot, and made herself warm tea.

It’s really sour…

The mother looked at her, drank the big fruit that had been laughed at for a long time, and sighed that she was stupid, not knowing what to do.

She took a sip of the lemon slices that the original owner had carefully soured, and said to her mother, "Mom, I want to discuss something with you."

Her mother thought she was busy again and asked anxiously, "What's going on?"

Liu Binghai smiled and said, "Nothing much. I just suddenly wanted to practice hard recently. I might go into seclusion in the woods for a while. I won't get involved in the clan's affairs. Please don't bother me, okay?"

The mother was stunned. "You want to go into seclusion?"

"Yeah." Liu Binghai said, "I've figured it out. I'll be 17 next year, so it's no use hanging around any longer. My talent isn't great, but it's not terrible either. I'll go into seclusion and practice a few levels, which will be enough to help me. It'll also be a way of punishing myself for the trouble I've caused the clan, and you can also explain it to the others."

She was referring to those members of the other tribe who disliked her and pointed fingers at her.

The mother suddenly felt that her daughter seemed to have grown up. "So, do you have any ideas about how to practice?"

Liu Binghai thought for a moment, "Not yet, but I must at least raise my level. As for the specific skills, I'll let my own conditions take into account. I'll just refine what you and father have taught me first."

The mother felt relieved to find that what she said was so sincere and didn't sound like a joke. After years of hard work, her daughter finally came to her senses and stopped being so stupid.

She raised her with great difficulty, not for her to make the fruit sourer than those of other families.

The old woman nodded in relief. "Okay, then go get ready. I'll talk to your father."

Just now, Da Xinyu was here talking about his daughter with his wife. When he saw her come back, he didn't know what to do with her, so he stomped his feet in anger and went back to the house.

Liu Binghai hummed.

"In the future, if you can find a husband of your dreams, your mother's life will be complete. If you want to be close to Yaowutian, you must also synchronize your cultivation with him. Besides, there are so many young men in the clan, so there is no need to focus on him alone... I think..."

The mother wanted to say more, saying that if she continued, it would be like matchmaking, but Liu Binghai interrupted her, "I know, mother."

The woman fell silent.

Liu Binghai intends to improve his cultivation, but this is not an easy task.

To practice in the valley, one must seclude oneself in the forest for a long time. At that time, the fruits in the forest will no longer grow, everything will be still like a vacuum, the leaves will not rustle, even squirrels will avoid the forest, and all signs of life will disappear.

Therefore, be sure to pick up some jade and keep it by your side to provide spiritual power. Only this spiritual power can sustain your life. Without jade, people will over-consume themselves when practicing, which may be dangerous. Therefore, jade must be of the best quality before being brought into the forest.

There is also a family in the valley that specializes in jade mining. They are a group of rough people who do not practice cultivation and only provide labor for practitioners. In the previous life, Dahongzhuang eventually married a young man who collected firewood. They belonged to the least prestigious group in the valley.

However, the atmosphere in this valley is quite good. Intrigues and factionalism are rarely seen. Everyone practices with peace of mind and is always ready to fight against the threat of the Son of Red.

In the original world, Dahongzhuang always stole the jade that Murong Qian picked up, trying to stop her from practicing or to deplete her spiritual power.

In this life, she has not yet reached such a miserable state.

Once the jade theft is discovered, it will be an act that is despised by everyone and there will be no hope of recovery in this life.

Liu Binghai went to the valley to pick up jade for his retreat.

After lying on the ground for a long time, her body was still a little dirty. She changed her clothes and went to the stream to wash her clothes. There were very few servants in this valley. Even the wife or daughter of the commander had to wash her clothes by herself.

She tied her hair up and put the dirty clothes into the water to wash. The water was clear and the birds were singing crisply. She saw this extremely beautiful face reflected in the river.

The strands of black hair were as shiny as satin, her eyebrows were neat and slightly raised like willow leaves, her eyes were like a bottomless lake, emitting a deep, dark light, and her lips were like a fleshy and stubborn little cherry, slightly curved downwards, with a sense of aloofness.

So beautiful... she couldn't help but sigh.

It's a pity that she is probably too beautiful to allow those who are not as beautiful as her to receive more attention, and she is unwilling to spend time on cultivation, but instead thinks about those trivial things.

Liu Binghai hung up the washed clothes and went to pick up jade.

There are a lot of jades here, but not many of the best quality ones. The spiritual power level of jade is very helpful for nourishing the body during cultivation, so she has to choose carefully.

While picking up the jade, she met a young stone cutter from the tribe. The kid was about 13 years old, but he had been cutting jade for several years and knew a lot about it.

Seeing the commander's daughter picking up jade, he did not dare to neglect her. Although this daughter was not easy to deal with and had not made much progress, she was the commander's daughter after all. If he neglected her, his life would be in danger.

The young tribesman quickly handed over a few pieces of high-quality jade he had just mined and said, "Madam Hongzhuang, these pieces of jade are for you."

Here, the chief's daughter is called the mistress, the chief's son is called the young master, and the children of the patriarchs of other families are called wise sons and young ladies respectively.

The younger tribesmen were respectful.

Liu Binghai took the jade and found it was indeed of the highest quality. She thanked him and praised the young tribesman. She also asked him, "Where do you usually find such high-quality jade?"

The young tribesman quickly replied, "They are everywhere. The leader ordered that jade should not be distributed according to status in our valley. We cannot give more jade to the forests near the chief's family, so we distribute it evenly.

My father is a very fair and kind old man.

Liu Binghai smiled and said, "That's it. Thank you."

The original owner never practiced diligently and was unaware of the serious matters of the clan. Now if he wants to practice, he has to sharpen his sword.

When she smiled, the tribesmen did not dare to respond, for fear that this heroine was hiding a dagger behind her smile.

Liu Binghai said again, "It's okay, you can go."

The young tribesman ran away.

I picked up some jade from the drifting ice sea. It was heavy and probably enough for me to use during my retreat.

After picking up the items, he walked back, but halfway through, he saw Yao Wutian again.

He had just picked up the jade, so why was he coming back now?

She nodded to him and tried to pass by, but he noticed the jade in her hand that the tribesmen had just given her. He stopped her and asked, "Your jade..."

Liu Binghai raised his eyes and looked at him.

"Where did it come from?" Yao Wutian asked again.

Liu Binghai replied, "The young tribesman gave it to me just now."

These pieces of jade are of rare and high-quality jade, which is hard to come by. If he had come earlier, he could have gotten them before her.

There might be more members of the small tribe there, but they have already run too far and it is too late to catch up with them.

Yao Wutian secretly felt regretful that he hadn't noticed that Dahongzhuang had actually started picking up jade, which was such a strange thing. Perhaps he had thought about it, but didn't want to talk to her much, so he didn't say much.

Liu Binghai asked politely, "Is there anything else?"

Yao Wutian shook his head, his long, clear face showing a cold expression.

Liu Binghai nodded again and walked past him.

Yao Wutian watched her walk away, then he suddenly realized that she had started picking up jade. Was she going to practice?

Moreover, she seemed to no longer bother him. From now on, he should have a peaceful life and be able to further improve his cultivation.

It’s just that jade, it’s really a pity.

If it could be used on myself and Qian'er, it would definitely be much better than using it on her.

Liu Binghai brought the jade back to the training forest and spread it all around. She practiced here for a few days and made sure it was safe before returning home. She told her mother about it and went into seclusion in the forest the next day.

These days of seclusion are not easy.

I couldn't eat every day and could only drink lemonade, listening to the birds singing every night, and ignoring what was in my heart.

Liu Binghai practiced hard here for a period of time and came out after about twenty-one days.

During this time, one thing flashed through my mind.

That Aqiu was the son of Chi who had sneaked in from outside the valley. He took advantage of the stupidity of the people in Dahong Village and set up a trap.

But this valley is guarded everywhere and is very tightly guarded. How did he get in?

After Dahongzhuang brought Chi Zi into the picture and he became the culprit, Daxinyu lost his position as leader and had no right to investigate. The incident was also mixed with other matters such as the clansmen fighting for the new leader, and it was let go.

But I'm afraid it's not that simple.

After practicing in Liubinghai for a period of time, he came out of retreat.

During the retreat, everything was clear and refreshing. She practiced skills such as Xuanhuo and Tantra, and her martial arts improved significantly.

Before, she only had the third level of cultivation, but after one stage, she increased one level.

When she returned home and met her parents, her mother was very surprised to see her and felt that her temperament had become much more stable.

"Zhuang'er, your father is talking to me about your marriage. Seeing that you have begun to concentrate on your cultivation, we are all very pleased. If you can get married and have a family, we will feel more at ease."

Da Xinyu wanted to arrange for her to marry his confidant Fan Huacheng to preserve the family's strength.

She politely declined her mother's request, saying, "There's no rush for marriage, Mother. I want to cultivate myself first. There's still a long way to go."

After hearing this, his father glared and said angrily, "No hurry? But you are still thinking about Yao Wutian."

He and Murong Qian have a deep brother-sister relationship and they interact with each other a lot. Why should she get involved in that? He must find someone for her to marry to put an end to her wishful thinking and stop embarrassing him in public!

Liu Binghai said calmly, "I don't miss him anymore, father."

"Then you won't marry!" Da Xinyu said angrily.

His daughter was so beautiful and was the love of his heart, but she used to talk nonsense all day long, which made him disappointed and upset.

"I just want to practice well, nothing else." Liu Binghai thought for a while and said.

At this time, Fan Huacheng stood beside her, waiting for the commander's orders.

He used to covet the heroine's beauty but was afraid of her temper. Now that she has restrained herself, she would be a good candidate for a wife, and he is somewhat tempted.

Liu Binghai still insisted, "If I agree, it would be disrespectful to Mr. Fan. Let's just give up for now and talk about it later."

This was a very frank statement, so Da Xinyu had no choice but to agree with her, "Then stop messing around and stop getting entangled with Yao Wutian."

Having said that, he knew that Yao Wutian was a very talented child and a genius in cultivation. It would not be a bad thing if he could really marry his daughter.

But she was so naughty in the past, who would like her...

well.

Da Xinyu waved his hand and Liu Binghai retreated.

After she left, Da Xinyu asked Fan Huacheng, "What do you think of Zhuang'er now?"

Fan Huacheng said, "The mistress has calmed down a bit, Commander, you can rest assured."

"I mean, about her own body... do you think...?"

"The heroine is in good health and will surely live long. Commander, you are overthinking it."

Da Xinyu thought about it, his brows and eyes full of sorrow. He shook his head, sighed, and said nothing more.

This daughter has had a strange temper since she was a child. He can't beat or scold her, and he spoils her to the point of being unruly. He also doesn't want to let her practice for too long. He doesn't know what her life will be like in the future.

Liu Binghai came to the training forest where he was practicing.

Outside the training forest were lush bamboos and filled with lemon trees. After the lemons were ripe, they were picked and put into baskets to make tea. However, the original owner had never practiced before, so she had never picked fruit. This was a valley where everyone had to be self-reliant, and no maid would pick fruit for her.

There are only a few cooks at home to help with cooking, and the rest have to be done by yourself.

Liu Binghai took a bamboo basket and picked up big and sour lemons.

Just thinking about it makes my teeth fall out.

She picked a whole basket full before leaving the training forest.

The bamboo outside the forest is bright and green.

This valley also follows the rules of the outside world, working at sunrise and resting at sunset, with the changing of seasons and the alternation of day and night.

It was almost evening and the moonlight was soft and bright.

Outside the bamboo, someone seemed to be waiting for him.

When I came out, I saw it was Yaowutian.