Chapter 8 Overnight in the Mountains
Mo Sanniang smiled and said, "The skin color of this long-tailed silver fox is so good, the whole body is snow-white without a trace of other colors. It will definitely look good when I make a piece of leather armor for Ling'er."
Ji Linhai beside him whispered: "The leather armor made of wolf skin is just as warm, and the spirit stones required are less than 30% of the long-tailed silver fox skin."
"What are you mumbling about?"
"I also think Ling'er will look good in it."
Mo Sanniang glanced at him unhappily and said, "Don't think I didn't hear you. The wolf's skin is neither black nor gray. It's very ugly."
It turns out that no matter which world a woman is from, her love of beauty will never change.
Ji Qingling, who was meditating nearby, heard what the two said clearly. She didn't want to wear the wolfskin either, so it would be better to give it to Ji Qingyuan.
"Dad, you are so stingy."
Mo Sanniang glared: "Don't be distracted."
Ji Qingling was so scared that he quickly closed his eyes and dared not speak.
One of the couple looked after the child while the other cleaned up the long-tailed silver fox.
After a while, the brother and sister finished their meditation.
"Little sister Ji, come here." Ji Qingyuan waved at her.
"What do you want to do again?"
"You can tell my parents later that we will stay overnight in the mountains."
…
Ji Qingling was speechless. She didn't know when she became his follower.
"Why don't you say it yourself?"
Although she didn't want to listen to Ji Qingyuan's words, what should she do if she was really moved? She had never spent the night in the mountains before.
Just thinking about lying on the top of a mountain and looking at the stars makes me feel great.
"Mom!" She decided to start with the person in charge of the family, ignoring Ji Qingyuan who was smiling smugly beside her.
"Mom, let's stay in the mountains tonight and find a place on the top of the mountain to watch the stars."
"No, you are only at the first level of Qi Refining, yet you are so bold as to want to spend the night in the mountains. There are wolves at night, aren't you afraid?"
"We are cultivators. My father has already reached the first level of foundation building. The monsters in the mountains would avoid him if they saw him. Dad, right?"
Ji Linhai really couldn't say no to his own delicate little daughter.
"Yuan'er and Qing'er have never spent the night in the mountains, so why not take them and try it today?"
Seeing that Mo Sanniang didn't refuse anymore, Ji Qingling hurriedly hugged her arm.
Mo Sanniang was so amused by her that she lost her temper: "I don't know who she looks like, she's always good at making people happy."
Since there was no need to rush down the mountain today, the few of them slowed down and gained a little along the way.
We reached the top of the mountain in the evening, just in time for sunset.
Ji Qingling climbed up a high rock and watched the sun sinking little by little.
Ji Linhai took out the tent from his storage bag and set it up on a piece of flat ground he had cleared.
Ji Qingyuan was responsible for making fire, Mo Sanniang was responsible for eating, and Ji Qingling was responsible for daydreaming.
Ji Qingyuan looked at his little sister. His sister had been like this since she was a child.
Before he started practicing, he always stayed alone in the yard, daydreaming. After he started practicing, he always stayed alone in his room to practice.
"Ji Xiaomei, what are you doing?"
"Stand high and see far."
After dark, the family roasted meat around the fire.
"Dad, what is Tongcheng like? What is the Ji family in Tongcheng like?"
Ji Qingyuan was curious about the Tongcheng Ji family, or rather, all the children in the village were curious about the Tongcheng Ji family.
One of their grandfathers, or their grandfather's grandfather, or even their grandfather's grandfather's grandfather, was always from Tongcheng.
But most people in the village don’t know which way the door of Tongcheng Ji’s house faces.
Occasionally when I hear my ancestors mention it, I always feel a sense of longing in my heart.
Ji Linhai came here with Ji Liangshan when he was ten years old.
At that time, Ji Liangshan's meridians were damaged, and it was almost impossible for him to advance further.
Being ostracized everywhere in the family, he came here with his wife and children in despair.
“I was only in my teens at the time, so I don’t remember it very clearly.
I just remember that there were shops everywhere in the market.
There are people selling elixirs, magical instruments, various formations, talismans and many interesting gadgets.
There are also monks setting up stalls on the street, selling or exchanging items they don’t need.
The largest place in Tongcheng is the City Lord's Mansion, which is said to have several Nascent Soul cultivators.
There are also immortal cultivation families like our Ji family. The Hong Tai you saw before is from the Tongcheng Hong family."
He handed the sizzling meat in his hand to his little daughter.
Ji Qingling took the barbecue and put it to his lips and blew on it, looking at him with wide eyes, as if reminding him to continue.
“As for the Ji family, the previous patriarch was almost at his limit when I was here, and I rarely saw him.
The children of the Ji family were the same as those in the village. Their spiritual roots were tested at the age of six, and those without spiritual roots were sent to the mortal world.
Those with spiritual roots, regardless of their aptitude, will be taught uniformly by the clan.
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I remember that the children were divided into three factions because of their elders.
In addition to the clan leader and the three elders each having their own faction, there is also a group of people who are neutral like their own master.
At that time, we were only at the second or third level of Qi training, and we weren't satisfied with the fighting, so we started using fists and kicks.
My face is often covered with bruises, and I have been scolded by your grandmother for this."
When talking about his mother, Ji Linhai's face was full of nostalgia.
"The tribe doesn't care? It's up to you?"
Ji Qingyuan finally couldn't help but interrupt and ask.
“In the Ji family, everyone’s cultivation level is equal, as long as they don’t harm lives or ruin others’ cultivation.
The elders in the family will not interfere. This is a rule passed down for many years.
Problems such as conflicts among the clan members must be resolved by themselves."
"Dad, I heard from the villagers that the amount of medicinal herbs and spirit stones that the clan gave us was much less than that in Tongcheng."
Ji Linhai handed the baked piece of meat to his wife and could hear the indignation in his daughter's tone.
“Tongcheng has been unfair to our village over the years, providing too little supplies.
In fact, everyone has many opinions about the clan.
What Hong Tai said last time was not without reason. Several generations have been guarding the spirit tree, but few of them have ever seen the Spirit Tempering Pill.
The spiritual tree was destroyed, but the village chief and Qingshan, who had the highest cultivation level, did not come out to stop it.
Although it was because of the huge difference in their cultivation, it is true that no one spoke..."
Ji Linhai was silent, and Mo Sanniang spoke up to stop him.
"Why are you telling these things to children? They are still young and don't understand them. Don't confuse them."
"It is because they are little kids that we need to explain things to them clearly. Otherwise, when they go out in the future, they will be lectured by others on the truth.
If you really want to sacrifice yourself for the sake of the family cause, you are really stupid.
Yuan'er and Ling'er, let me make it clear to you here that the Ji family has done nothing for you.
The blood in your bodies was given by your parents, so don't put yourself in danger for the sake of your family.
Even lost his life.
Don’t be like your grandfather and your maternal grandfather…”
"Ji Linhai!" Mo Sanniang chuckled.
Looking at the three people who were slightly stunned, she stood up.
"Go to bed early, you have to get up early tomorrow."
Ji Qingling also knew that his family never mentioned his maternal grandparents, and he heard from Ji Qingyuan that his grandparents had passed away long ago.
Ji Linhai also realized that he had said something wrong. He shook his head at the two of them, took out a formation plate and began to set up the formation.
"This is a defensive formation. Once it's activated, low-level monsters can't enter."
A spirit stone was placed into the array plate, and a circle of light was emitted from the array plate.
The halo expanded to a size of two meters, then stopped and disappeared.
(End of this chapter)