The advanced courses that Leng Yue purchased included talisman drawing techniques, mental cultivation methods, incantations, mantras, and various Heart Sutras.

Upon entering the classroom, time began to shift. The flow of time within the jade slip was similar to that in the cultivation world, making time seem much longer. Leng Yue could study with peace of mind inside; if she stayed inside for a year, only one day would have passed outside. In short, this was an excellent place for learning and leveling up.

Days passed quickly, and Leng Yue spent her time studying, her days busy and fulfilling. Although her understanding of the Dao was not yet perfect, she was accumulating knowledge little by little.

In the blink of an eye, a week has passed, and it's already the end of December. At the same time, the time for Leng Kang to leave is getting closer and closer.

Leng Yue thought Leng Kang wouldn't attend the previous family gathering. But to her surprise, he accepted the work offer in the end. His mother said he would be leaving on January 6th.

"Is he really willing to abandon Zihao and his sister-in-law? Isn't he worried about the situation over there?" Leng Yue complained indignantly to her mother while munching on a big apple. "How can my brother be so stubborn?"

Looking at Leng Yue, who was furious, Leng's mother was also helpless. "Who knows? Your brother has become more and more stubborn in recent years. Once he's made up his mind, not even ten oxen could pull him back!"

"I wonder what it's like there? Ever since your brother said he was going to work abroad, I've been so worried. I really don't want him to go!" Mrs. Leng said anxiously, looking quite unwell.

"Mom, did you tell my brother what you said?" Leng Yue asked, puzzled. "Is he really that heartless?"

No matter how good the opportunity, can it compare to one's parents? Leng Yue didn't understand. Because she was an orphan, she cared more about her parents and family.

“I didn’t dare tell him,” Mrs. Leng said with a wry smile. “He looks so radiant lately, how could I dare to dampen his spirits?”

Leng Yue sighed inwardly. People are just different. Leng Kang only ended up with his family destroyed because he always wanted to pursue that dream in his heart.

Leng Yue chatted with her mother for a while before returning to her room to work.

During this time, Leng Yue's Taoist skills had made some progress. Leng Yue drew many ghost-suppressing talismans, just waiting for Tang Liangfeng to come so she could subdue him. However, recently Tang Liangfeng has disappeared without a trace.

Leng Yue had searched the place where Tang Liangfeng had his car accident, and even checked the road where they had burned paper money, but she couldn't find him. At first, Leng Yue thought that Tang Liangfeng might have left and gone back to his hometown, or perhaps he had been taken back to the underworld by the ghost messengers. So after searching for several days without success, Leng Yue gave up.

Later, Leng Yue discovered that she couldn't find Tang Liangfeng at all; she couldn't find any spirits either. Or more accurately, she couldn't see spirits anymore. Thinking about it carefully, this situation seemed to have become increasingly normal after she began cultivating Taoist arts.

Leng Yue felt a mix of joy and regret. She was happy that she could finally live a normal life like everyone else. She regretted that the Taoist arts she had studied so diligently, which she had long been eager to try out, had all been cut short before she could even put her plans into action.

"Yueyue," Leng Yue's mother called her as soon as she entered the room.

Leng Yue responded as she walked out, only to see her mother sitting on the sofa, seemingly unaffected. She asked, "What's wrong, Mom?"

"Don't rush inside. Aren't you getting bored staying home all the time? How about we go shopping together?" Leng's mother also wanted to buy something for Leng Kang. Although she hadn't decided what to buy, she was willing to go first.

Leng Yue initially wanted to refuse. Life is so convenient now; you can just buy things online, why bother going shopping? But then she thought about it, and realized she hadn't been shopping in ages. So she agreed, "Shall we go now?"

Mrs. Leng nodded, "Let's go and come back as soon as possible. Zihao is on holiday today and should be coming soon. Hurry up and change your clothes, hurry up!"

"Okay, I'll go right away," Leng Yue said as she jogged into the room.

Leng Yue was quick; she took off her pajamas, grabbed a long down jacket, put it on, tidied her hair, and went out.

Leng's mother looked at Leng Yue, and after about half a minute of stunned silence, she finally spoke, "Yueyue, aren't you going to tidy yourself up?"

"No, it's fine as it is." Leng Yue patted her down jacket, looked at herself in the mirror from left to right, and felt quite satisfied.

But Mrs. Leng didn't think so. "You used to never leave the house without makeup. What happened today?"

"Uh," Leng Yue was used to being casual and had completely forgotten the original owner's habits, so she could only make up a story, "Well... it's because your daughter is naturally beautiful, and I was afraid that if I dressed up, I would bring back a whole company of live-in sons-in-law."

"You shameless brat, aren't you ashamed!" Leng's mother was successfully fooled by Leng Yue's shamelessness. While scolding Leng Yue, she reached out to hit her.

Leng Yue giggled and quickly ran away. Actually, she knew that her mother was somewhat pleased to see her without makeup. The original owner of this body wore makeup not because she loved beauty or was particularly polite, but because she was insecure!

People outside always gossiped about her mental illness, so she disliked going out. If there was absolutely no reason for her to go out, she would always put on makeup first. She felt that makeup was a form of protection, giving her an extra layer of shield.

Therefore, whenever possible, even if it was just to open the door and sign for a package, the original owner would put on makeup.

Now, Leng Yue dares to go out without makeup. Besides knowing that she's just being lazy, her mother thinks it's a sign of confidence! It can only be described as a beautiful misunderstanding.

After Leng's mother locked the door, Leng Yue naturally straddled her arm. Leng's mother looked at Leng Yue and smiled again, "You, how old are you now? Why are you still like a child, always clinging to people when you walk?"

Leng Yue, however, was quite self-assured: "Even when I'm eighty years old, I'll always be your child, always your baby."

"Hahaha," a burst of laughter came from the door next door. Leng Yue looked over and saw that it was their next-door neighbor, Yao Yuan.

"What are you laughing at? What's so funny?" Leng Yue glared at Yao Yuan with displeasure.

Yao Yuan is two years older than Leng Yue, but they went to the same school from kindergarten all the way to high school, except that Yao Yuan was always two grades ahead of Leng Yue.

"Xiao Yuan, are you going out too?" As soon as Leng's mother saw Yao Yuan, she greeted him with a smile, and then turned to Leng Yue and said a few words, "Really, how can you be so rude? Don't you know how to greet people?"

"Auntie, are you going shopping? How about this, I happen to have something to do at the pedestrian street, shall we go together?" Yao Yuan warmly invited them.

Before Leng Yue could react, Leng's mother agreed, "Really? That's wonderful. I knew there would be a lot of people on the subway today! Thank you so much."

Yao Yuan smiled and said, "No need, no need, Auntie, you're too kind. It's on my way anyway!"

As a result, Leng's mother chatted with someone the whole way, talking about Leng Yue's embarrassing moments, from kindergarten to now. Leng Yue couldn't get a word in edgewise and could only roll her eyes in exasperation.

It wasn't until they were almost at the pedestrian street that Leng's mother remembered to ask Yao Yuan what he was there for. Yao Yuan said he was on a date with his girlfriend, and Leng's mother immediately deflated!