Chapter 113 Parting is imminent, and there is some reluctance.

When Feng Qingyu came out of Gongsun Jin's room, Jiang Yan had already gone to sleep.

Dongfang Chen transformed himself into his true form and coiled himself at the foot of her bed, while Lin Yun wrapped himself around her ankles.

The room was faintly filled with two presences; they were breathing on her.

Feng Qingyu walked over, lay down on the other bed next to her, reached out and held her wrist, and his breath slowly flowed into her blood.

As he breathed into her, he turned to look at her sleeping face and whispered, "I'll lend you some of my inner strength so you can quickly level up and break free from this bond... and leave this world."

Jiang Yan's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Xiao Mei's voice echoed in his mind: "Host... I'm actually starting to find them kind of cute now."

Xiao Mei knew she wasn't asleep, and sighed softly, "It's strange. She was so eager to leave before, but now that their health is improving day by day, and we're about to part ways, she feels a little reluctant..."

"Although you've never said it, I can roughly guess what you saw in Grandmother Ancestral Master's study that day. Host, I will help you, I can definitely help you!"

Xiao Mei choked up a little and was just about to get sentimental when she suddenly heard Jiang Yan say, "Instead of wasting time talking nonsense in my ear, you should refine a few more pills for me. All you do is slack off all day long!"

Xiao Mei, tears welling in her eyes, said angrily, "Host! You really are the number one person to ruin the atmosphere! Couldn't you let me finish what I was saying!"

"I don't want to listen, I'm sleepy."

After saying that, Jiang Yan automatically blocked all his information, and after a while, Xiao Mei heard her even breathing.

He actually fell asleep?! This person is incredibly careless!

Just as Xiao Mei was about to leave, she suddenly heard Feng Qingyu say, "Hey, you alchemist, wanna chat for a bit?"

"You...you're not calling me, are you?"

"Besides you, is there anyone else helping her refine pills?"

Xiao Mei frowned: "I have nothing to say to you..."

He felt incredibly uneasy, as systems like theirs usually parasitize a host. No one but the host could possibly perceive their existence.

I have no idea how that old monster Feng Qingyu managed to do it. Not only can he sense his presence, but now he can even talk to him directly through Jiang Yan?!

He really is a prodigy!

Feng Qingyu raised an eyebrow and said, "Let's talk about her going back."

Xiao Mei's eyes lit up instantly: "Tell me!"

...

When Jiang Yan got up the next morning, only Shen Yuchen was left in the courtyard. Seeing her get up, he quickly walked over.

"Breakfast has been prepared; they are practicing in the back mountain."

Jiang Yan nodded slightly, "I'll go find them after I finish eating."

Shen Yuchen met her clear gaze, hesitated, and said, "Miss Jiang, actually I..."

Jiang Yan smiled and said, "Actually, you've recovered quite quickly recently, that's great."

After saying that, she turned around and continued walking forward.

Shen Yuchen's hands, hanging by his sides, clenched slightly; what he actually wanted to say wasn't about that...

But never mind, let's leave it for next time.

After eating, Jiang Yan went to the back mountain to find those people and invited them to go to the market together.

Since arriving at Medicine King Valley, they have mostly been cultivating and haven't had a chance to properly explore the town at the foot of Medicine King Valley.

Since it was market day, Jiang Yan took the opportunity to sell the low-level magical artifacts from her treasure bag, as well as the low-level spiritual pills refined from her system space.

Coincidentally, she ran into a few cultivators she had met during the competition at the Hundred Weapons Pavilion. As soon as they saw her, they greeted her warmly.

"Miss Jiang, so you've been here all these days! I've been looking for you everywhere! You'd better sell me a few more bottles of pills!"

Jiang Yan smiled slightly: "No problem!"

She handed him the pills and said with a smile, "You're about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, so you can eat more of these."

The man's eyes lit up: "Miss Jiang, you have such discerning eyes! You must have leveled up recently!"

Jiang Yan smiled and said, "Just a guess."

The man handed Lin Yun a handful of spirit stones and left satisfied.

Jiang Yan then filled the medicine for the person behind her.

There's only one bottle left on the table, but by now we've bought almost everything we needed to buy.

Suddenly someone grabbed his sleeve.

Jiang Yan turned her head and saw a small demon, who only reached her knees, tugging at her sleeve.

"Sister, I have spirit stones, can you sell me a few?"

As he spoke, he held out a few spirit stones from his palm. Jiang Yan glanced at the spirit stones, squatted down, looked at him, and asked with a smile, "Why do you want to buy pills?"

This little demon is physically weak and not suitable for cultivation at all; her medicine is not suitable for him.

The little demon sobbed, "Grandma is sick. She fell and hurt herself while helping me gather herbs on the mountain. I don't have any more spirit stones. Sister, please, sell me a few."

Jiang Yan was taken aback and asked, "Why was Grandma injured? What kind of injury? Where is it?"

Speaking of this, Xiao Yao sobbed again, "She got hurt because of me. I don't have much talent, and my grandmother heard that there was a kind of herb that could improve talent, so she went to pick it for me. She encountered evil cultivators, who injured my grandmother and stole her herbs."

Jiang Yan frowned slightly, took out some medicinal herbs for treating injuries and handed them to him: "Take these back and use them to treat your grandmother's injuries."

The little demon accepted the money and thanked her repeatedly. Then, she said earnestly, "Sister, I can write you an IOU and pay you back when I have the money."

Jiang Yan smiled and said, "It was nothing, no need to repay me."

The little demon stubbornly insisted, "But Grandma said that a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of gratitude, and one shouldn't accept favors for nothing. I can help you with chores! I can do a lot of work!"

Jiang Yan patted his head and squinted her eyes, saying, "Grandma is right, but we don't need to do it this time."

As she spoke, she took out some food from her bag and handed it over: "Give these to Grandma as well."

Xiao Yao looked at the item in her hand with surprise, then looked at Jiang Yan with gratitude: "Thank you, sister."

Jiang Yan patted his head and said, "Go back quickly, so that Grandma won't worry."

The little demon nodded excitedly and ran off, but after a short distance, she suddenly turned back and asked, "Sister, can I cultivate? Will I become as powerful as you in the future?"

Jiang Yan looked at him gently and said, "Of course you can cultivate, but cultivation is not the only path for a demon to live on. There are countless lesser demons who cultivate, and not every demon can attain godhood. Just be yourself and be happy. You are you, and you don't have to become anyone else. If you are tired, rest; if you are sleepy, sleep."

The little demon looked at her with a moment of confusion, then nodded solemnly and said, "I understand, thank you, sister!"

After saying that, he turned around and ran away quickly.

Gongsun Jin, watching the little demon's retreating figure, frowned. He had already realized that the little demon's aptitude was mediocre and indeed unsuitable for cultivation. However, Jiang Yan didn't explain, instead pointing him to another path. Good.

A long-forgotten memory suddenly flashed through my mind.

When he was about the same age as this little demon, his elders always told him, "Life is about cultivation, and only by attaining the Tao can one find ultimate belonging."

Later, when he went to learn from a master, his master told him, "Among all the disciples in the sect, you have the highest talent. You must cultivate diligently and never slack off. Under heaven, only attaining the Dao and ascending to immortality is eternal."

Throughout his life, no one ever told him, "You can take a break."

Jiang Yan put the small table in front of her into her magic bag, and then took the others to stroll through the market.

Coal Ball drooled all the way while watching the roadside snacks, and Jiang Yan couldn't bear to watch any longer, so she bought him some food. But in the blink of an eye, he finished it all and started grumbling at the beef buns not far away.

Jiang Yan sighed and had no choice but to carry him over, but unfortunately they bumped into someone.

Before she could apologize, she heard the other person say unhappily, "It's you again!"