Chapter 5

"Crunch"

Jin Moli pushed open the iron gate and was about to turn and walk towards the West Mountain when a burly man came out of the house across the street. He glanced at Jin Moli and called out, "Hey, little Moli, have you had breakfast so early in the morning?"

Jin Moli obediently replied, "...Uncle Li, I...I...ate it."

"Oh, you've eaten? Where are you going?"

The big man scratched his arm with one hand and was about to stuff a steamed bun into his mouth with the other when suddenly a black dog darted out from the side and circled around his legs, begging for food.

"Big Black, you greedy dog, why are you so greedy? Didn't I just give you some?"

"It's the same thing, go and breastfeed your child."

The chain around the big black dog's neck was loose, and the dog's legs and body were all muscle. It was jet black with two yellow hairs above its eyes, and it looked particularly intimidating when it was fierce.

Especially when he glances over unintentionally, it's as if he could break free and pounce on her at any moment.

Jin Moli shrank back against the wall in fear, and quietly ran away while the man and dog weren't paying attention.

By the time Li Yuncheng looked up, the little girl had already disappeared.

They run really fast.

He casually wiped the scar off his face, glanced at Big Black who was impatiently hiding from the puppies and trying to escape from the chains, and his eye twitched.

They have absolutely no self-awareness.

Li Yuncheng strode forward and patted Big Black's head with his big hand, "When you're protecting your cub, do you think I'd dare let you go?"

"Um?"

Big Black: "Awoo~"

On the other side, at the foot of the western mountain.

Jin Moli walked to the front of Lingxi's gate. There was a large gap in the middle of the iron gate, and she saw Lingjie sitting cross-legged on the ground inside.

The woman sat upright with a solemn expression, palms facing upwards, eyes slightly closed. As her cultivation deepened, a faint radiance surrounded her, and her loose hair moved without wind, making her appear like an immortal.

Jin Moli was stunned for a moment, and hesitated for a while before reaching out to ring the doorbell, not wanting to disturb Sister Ling.

"Come in."

"Crunch... crunch..."

The bolt on the large iron gate was unlocked when no one was around, and then with a "bang," the gate opened by itself.

Jin Moli's round eyes widened as she looked at the iron gate in astonishment.

Sister Ling didn't even have to move, and the door opened!

Wow……

Sister Ling must be a fairy!

So... will Sister Ling still like her?

Jin Moli stood at the door with her head down, feeling somewhat dejected.

Lingxi's heart skipped a beat when she saw this. Were they so disgusted that they didn't even want to come in?

After thinking for a moment, she spoke again: "Little Jasmine, come in quickly."

The invitation was even more solemn, and Jin Moli mustered her courage and walked towards Ling Xi.

The two met each other's eyes once again.

However, Lingxi still went down this time, while Jin Moli, who was standing, clenched her fingers tightly, her face showing a resolute determination as if she were about to plunge into a tiger's den.

Fortunately, Lingxi didn't see any yin energy on her shoulder, and her lips were a bit rosier.

But this appearance made Lingxi even more uncertain, and she said nervously, "Um, last night..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jin Moli interrupted, "We...are...okay, thank you...sister Xie...for...saving us."

"It's my fault... what?"

Lingxi grasped the key point and came to the rescue?

What did she see?

She frowned slightly, her tone serious: "Little Jasmine, tell your sister the truth, did you see something last night?"

Jin Moli nodded affirmatively.

“I…I…saw it all.”

Lingxi was even more puzzled and continued to ask, "Can you tell me what you saw?"

Jin Moli didn't answer this time, her face tightened even more. If she weren't standing, she probably would have found a place to shrink away long ago.

She seemed to have frightened Jasmine.

Lingxi paused for a moment, then carefully pulled Jin Moli to sit on the yoga mat to ease the tension.

Fortunately, Xiao Moli did not refuse and obediently followed Lingxi's lead, sitting close to Lingxi.

It seems like Sister Ling doesn't dislike her!

hey-hey……

Children's emotions come and go quickly, and now they're smiling again.

Lingxi chuckled softly. "She really is still a child."

She tried a different approach, pretending to casually gather a bit of Yang energy and tentatively float in front of Jin Moli.

Jin Moli saw the familiar aura and without thinking, her hand unconsciously followed the movement of the aura.

They even considered arresting it.

Seeing that the ball of light was not flying over like it had yesterday, but instead hiding around, she became a little anxious: "Sister Ling... the ball of light... has flown away."

Sure enough, this child has extraordinary qualities.

We'll let Su Yuan see what's going on then.

"No, look." Lingxi simply stretched out her hand, and the dancing wisp of light obediently returned to her palm and disappeared.

Were you scared yesterday?

Jin Moli nodded: "It's...it's so scary."

"Good child." Lingxi felt a pang of pity for the little child who had endured so many terrifying things.

"Go to bed early tonight, and don't go out even if something happens. Sister Ling will protect you, okay?"

Jin Moli was traumatized after witnessing her mother die in front of her. It took her a long time to recover, but she later started to stutter and speak incoherently.

He was ostracized at school, and after finishing junior high school last year, he stayed at home and rarely went out.

Grandma Lin told her about Jasmine's situation, worried that she might cause more problems by keeping it bottled up, and asked her to spend some time with Jasmine if she had the chance.

This was no difficult task, and Lingxi readily agreed.

Jin Moli shook her head after hearing this and said cautiously, "Sister...is it...very dangerous...I...don't want to?"

As he finished speaking, the worry in his eyes was almost overflowing.

"Don't want what? You mean you don't want your sister to go alone?"

“Because…it’s dangerous.” Jin Moli was somewhat stubborn. She believed that Sister Ling was a fairy, but she was also afraid that the fairy would be implicated by her.

"Everyone... says jasmine... can bring bad luck... I don't want... anything to happen to my sister."

Lingxi felt a little angry; how could someone say such things to a child?

Jin Moli was still staring at her stubbornly, her big, round eyes constantly welling up with tears, as if they were about to overflow.

"No, Jasmine." Lingxi felt a surge of comfort and reassured her, "Were you scared of that ugly thing you saw yesterday?"

"Mmm," she responded softly, her voice slightly nasal.

"Isn't your sister incredibly amazing?"

"Um."

Lingxi said helplessly, "Sister will be fine. Jasmine can cheer for her from the room."

"Isn't this helping too?"

"Hmm~"

Jin Moli then laughed, and the tears in her eyes were instantly squeezed out, which she casually wiped away with her sleeve.

It suddenly turned into a little tabby cat, looking pitiful.

"You can go back later, otherwise, your sister won't be able to explain herself."

Lingxi affectionately pinched Jin Moli's nose, "Come on, let's go see a good cartoon, okay?"

"good."

...

"Grandma Lin, these are the Panax notoginseng, chicken, and fish you asked me to bring." A tall, thin young man walked into the Jin family's courtyard and shouted.

"Oh, I was just thinking of picking it up from your store later."

"I happened to have nothing to do, so I just took a stroll and brought it over."

Lin Fengjuan took the plastic bag and saw the chicken inside: "Ye boy, thank you for your trouble, this chicken is so big."

After the inspection, I picked up my phone, asked the price, and transferred the money.

"Hehe~" Long Xingye picked up his phone and glanced at the amount deposited into his account; another sum had been added to his savings account.

He grinned and said, "No, it's just something I did along the way."

Long Xingye didn't see Jin Moli and asked curiously, "Grandma Lin, isn't Moli home?"

"She went to play."

Play?

Everyone in the village knew about Jin Moli's situation, and most of the village's children had gone to other places with their parents, so there weren't many children her age.

A little kid is like an old man, staying at home all day and never going out.

Long Xingye: "Where did Little Jasmine go to play?"

“Didn’t my new house get rented out? Jasmine and she get along well, so she went there to play.”

There are few people in the village, so any commotion gets known very quickly.

Believe it or not, this incident even made the village headlines at one point.

Long Xingye knew about the house being rented out, but he had never met the person in the house. Hearing this, he was happy for Jasmine, "That's a good thing. Jasmine won't have to stay at home every day anymore."

"yes."

...

As the sun sets, the big white geese in the pond waddle home, honking and wagging their big yellow webbed feet.

Every now and then, they would stop by the roadside, eat a few bites of tender grass, chew as they walked, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

"Dinner's ready, Lao Li."

Occasionally, a woman's loud voice could be heard from the village, reminding those chatting that it was time to go home for dinner.

Lingxi unconsciously stopped cultivating, leaned against the balcony, and admired the unique evening scenery that belonged to the village.

That's great!

It was as if she had returned to when she was ten years old, when her mother was also shouting for her to come home for dinner.

Her thoughts drifted for a long time before she came back to her senses and sighed softly.

It was still early, so Lingxi went to the rooftop, where she could see the Jin family's courtyard. She planned to observe the Jin family's activities first.

Having learned from yesterday's experience, Lingxi now has some experience.

When that thing comes out, she can rush over immediately.

I opened my spiritual eye, but there was still no movement.

She sat cross-legged, focusing her inner energy on her dantian. The spiritual energy she had consumed had not yet been fully replenished, but the efficiency of energy conversion was actually higher after last night's exertion.

Moreover, she can use her spiritual power to lift things out of thin air and retrieve objects remotely.

Hehe~

Today's performance in front of Jasmine showcased all of her life's skills.

Since there's nothing else to do, she should focus on her cultivation.

I don't know when I will be able to establish a foundation.

After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, will she be able to... fly on a sword and soar through the sky?

Thinking about it, she shook her head again, feeling a little timid, thinking that such a spirited, unrestrained, and carefree world was too far away from her.

etc……

Why can't she?

Why can't she do it!

Holding a stick she picked up casually from the ground, she waved her arms and legs as she pleased. For a moment, her consciousness seemed to transform into a gust of wind, a drop of rain, or even a tree... Unbound by any identity, she roamed freely, letting the vast world roam at her leisure.

The internal cultivation technique began to operate spontaneously at some point, and the surrounding spiritual energy, even the moonlight in the distant sky, spontaneously gathered around her. Her dantian and jade pendant began to operate endlessly, and slowly, her cultivation level improved a little more.

After an unknown amount of time, Lingxi regained consciousness. She felt a sudden sense of openness in her mind, as if she had let go of her past obsessions.

Recalling that wonderful feeling, she calmed herself down and imagined herself as a flame. The meridians in her body started to rotate with her will, and the transparent ball of energy in her dantian skillfully released Yang Hua. Occasionally, a few red spiritual lights would jump out. After an unknown amount of time, a flame the size of a thumb rose in her palm.

The moment it appeared, the air above distorted. The tiny ball of golden flame seemed capable of burning through everything; it was not to be underestimated.

Ordinarily, fire can be directly condensed using fire spirit energy, but fortunately, Lingxi is not good at anything else, but she is skilled at Yang Hua. Naturally, with the help of the essence of the sun—Yang Hua, she comprehended the true fire of the sun.

If it were to become known that someone who had only just begun cultivating Qi could seize the spiritual fire of heaven and earth, countless people's Dao hearts would be shattered.

After glancing at it again and again, Lingxi finally withdrew the True Fire of the Sun, completely satisfied.

A cool night breeze ruffled Lingxi's skirt as she stood on the rooftop, laughing heartily at the village below.

Hahahaha

The future looks promising!

Jin family

Lin Fengjuan brought out the soup she had cooked, then took out a large bowl and scooped out a portion of the soup with a ladle, saying, "Here, take this bowl of soup to your sister Ling."

"Don't burn yourself."

Jin Moli took the food box she had packed, but before she could even leave, she froze on the spot.