Six months later, Xiao Li left Anshan and returned to Qingqiu. Her alchemy skills had improved greatly, and she was able to refine even more pills.
Demons from all over the demon realm kept coming to Qingqiu, asking Xiaoli to refine pills. She could obtain a lot of resources without leaving home, and her cultivation speed increased even more.
Three months later, Andy brought news of Amon's death. He had taken his two sons into the secret realm, but they all perished. Whether Andy was involved in this remains unknown.
Xiao Li focused on alchemy. This time, she wanted to upgrade her alchemy skills to an advanced level. A large number of spiritual herbs were continuously refined into pills, and Xiao Li finally became an advanced alchemist fifty years later.
Another hundred years have passed, and Xiao Li's cultivation has advanced to level 9, which is equivalent to the tribulation stage for humans. She is about to ascend to immortality.
There has always been a legend of fox spirits in Qingqiu, but over the centuries, very few have managed to transcend tribulations and become immortals. Xiao Li knew that she would leave this world after this tribulation, so she left all the elixirs she could to Qingqiu.
Alone, she faced the tribulation. After the lightning tribulation, the guiding light fell, and Xiao Li drifted away.
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Xiao Li regained consciousness. Everything was pitch black; it was nighttime, and all around was quiet. She was alone in the room, with no one else around. She closed her eyes and began to process her memories.
Ruan Lingling was an educated youth sent to the countryside. Her family had a bad class background, and she was delicate and weak and could not do heavy work. Just then, Dong Hongjun, the youngest son of the Dong family in Xiaobazi Village, fell in love with her at first sight.
To avoid trouble, she married into the Dong family.
Because Old Mrs. Dong looked down on her, she made things difficult for her in every way, not letting her eat her fill and making her work every day. She couldn't stand the torment and complained to Dong Hongjun every day.
For the sake of his beloved wife, Dong Hongjun separated from the Dong family and lived a sweet and happy life together.
Years later, Ruan Lingling's family was exonerated. She tearfully told her older brother, who came to pick her up, how much hardship and injustice she had suffered in the countryside.
Her elder brother, Ruan Nanzhu, was so angry that he reported to the public security authorities that the Dong family was the capitalists and still engaged in bullying.
Soon, the public security authorities sent people to investigate. In particular, Old Lady Dong was invited into the public security bureau. After the facts were clarified and it was found that there was no capitalism involved, she was released.
But the people in the countryside are honest and have never been to a police station before, so they are easily frightened.
Some people, unaware of the truth, pointed fingers and gossiped, which frightened Old Lady Dong so much that she fell ill, and the illness nearly took her life.
The Ruan family looked down on Dong Hongjun, a country bumpkin, and made things difficult for him in every way, just like Old Mrs. Dong had done to Ruan Lingling before.
Dong Hongjun was devastated. Seeing that his wife had a better future while he was just a countryman who could not stay in the city for long, he felt he was no longer good enough for her. So the two of them voluntarily divorced.
He returned to his hometown dejectedly, and every day he would get drunk and cause trouble at the Dong family's house, blaming his mother for ruining his wonderful marriage.
When Old Mrs. Dong saw that her son was blaming her for everything, she was both anxious and angry. She was heartbroken by her son's complaints and angry that he was so dejected. In the end, she died of anger.
What an unfilial son! The old lady devoted herself to him, but in the end, she was angered to death by him. She died with her eyes wide open in disbelief.
This time, Xiao Li became Old Lady Dong, or Dong Xiaoli.
Her wish is to save her youngest son and prevent him from suffering the same tragic fate as the male supporting character.
Yes, Dong Hongjun is just a supporting male character, specially created for the female lead's time as an educated youth in the countryside, just to make her life in the countryside a little better.
Afterwards, she returned to the city and began her legendary life as a leading lady.
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The original owner was a refugee who came here alone. She later came to Xiaobazi Village, was adopted by the Dong family elders, and eventually became the Dong family's daughter-in-law.
She gave birth to five sons and two daughters in her lifetime, but unfortunately only two sons and one daughter survived. Her youngest son almost died of hunger.
She secretly went to the city and took her only silver ornament, a silver ring that Grandma Dong had left her, to the black market to exchange for some millet, which saved her youngest son's life.
Therefore, she doted on her youngest son and never wanted him to suffer any injustice.
When her youngest son wanted to marry a sent-down youth, she was reluctant, but eventually agreed and even sewed a red wedding dress for Ruan Lingling.
Fabric was so precious back then, but unfortunately Ruan Lingling disliked her handiwork and didn't wear it. She married into the family wearing a green military uniform.
Although Old Mrs. Dong was a little angry that her daughter-in-law didn't appreciate it, in those days military uniforms were more popular than wedding dresses, so she didn't say anything.
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Xiao Li arrived early. Today was the day the educated youth went to the countryside, and nothing had happened yet. She didn't know if her son could still be saved.
A loudspeaker blared, announcing that the village was sending people to work.
Xiao Li opened her eyes. This old woman, Dong, was actually only forty-five years old, not too old. It was just that she had given birth to too many children and worked too hard, so she looked like she was fifty or sixty years old.
She needs to take good care of herself; health is the foundation of everything, no matter what.
"Bang bang bang..."
"Mom, why aren't you up yet? You're about to go to work."
This is Qin Lijuan, the wife of the eldest son, Dong Jianjun. She has been married into the family for five years and has a four-year-old child. She goes to work with her family every day.
"I'm not feeling well today, so I won't be going to work. You guys eat and then go to work. Leave Niu Niu at home, and come back early to cook lunch."
"Okay, I'll keep your breakfast warm in the pot. You can sleep a little longer, but don't forget to get up and eat later."
"Um."
The noise outside the door soon subsided, with only the occasional sound of the little granddaughter digging in the mud coming from the yard.
Xiao Li lay down for a while before getting up.
After washing up and eating breakfast, I tidied up the kitchen before leaving the yard.
"Grandma, Mom told me to wait here for you to get up. Would you like some water?"
Niu Niu was a little afraid of Old Lady Dong because the original owner of this body often had a stern face and looked fierce.
Actually, the original owner was too busy with life and had no time to care for the younger generation because he was worried about everything.
"Niu Niu, be good. Grandma doesn't drink water. Don't run around outside. Just play in the yard. Call Grandma if you need anything, okay?"
Xiao Li tried her best to put on a kind face, and even gave Niu Niu a piece of candy, peeled off the wrapper for her, and put it in her mouth.
Niu Niu blushed with happiness. "Thank you, Grandma."
Xiao Li went inside and tidied up the house. The original owner was quite clean, but in this era, she couldn't bear to throw anything away, so the house was very messy.
Since her husband passed away a few years ago, she has been living alone in a room. Fortunately, Old Man Dong is no longer here. If Xiao Li and Old Man Dong were to live together peacefully, she wouldn't know what to do.
His health was precarious; he had been overworked and was nearing the end of his life, so he passed away a few years later.
Xiao Li's task is to recuperate. Fortunately, she has always kept some elixirs for mortals, so as long as she is alive, this is not a problem.
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