Qi Zhiheng glanced at his third disciple and thought to himself that the disciples he had chosen to take charge of things were getting younger and younger.
The third disciple was not the youngest among the remaining disciples. There were two other disciples in the alchemy room who were a year or two older than him, but unfortunately, their talents were not as good as Feng Yuanyi's.
Feng Yuanyi was well-liked; about 30% of his fifty-odd disciples had a good relationship with him. One reason for this was that he shared his alchemy techniques without reservation, offering guidance to others, which took up some of his time. This, however, slightly slowed down his alchemy progress.
The remaining 70% of his disciples didn't have a bad relationship with him either, and they usually got along well.
This information was provided to Qi Zhiheng by Ye Hanyuan. In this respect, Ye Hanyuan paid more attention than Rong Gu.
A few days after Qi Zhiheng returned, Tang Min came to his alchemy room looking for someone.
"Peak Master Tang, what brings you here?" Qi Zhiheng was unaware of Tang Min's purpose in coming.
Tang Min smiled and said, "It's like this, I got a few Essence Fire Fruits from the exchange meeting at the Divine Wood Sect last time. I promised to get you one, so I've come to deliver it to you." As he spoke, he took out a large box containing Essence Fire Fruits.
Qi Zhiheng was somewhat surprised and quickly declined, saying, "This is too valuable, I can't accept it!"
Tang Min still handed the box over: "If you had participated, you would have gotten even more of this Essence of Fire Fruit. Consider this my compensation to you."
If Tang Min hadn't been afraid of the Divine Wood Sect poaching his talent, he certainly wouldn't have stopped Qi Zhiheng. In that case, the person who obtained the twenty Essence Fire Fruits would definitely not be Yi Yun, but Qi Zhiheng! Tang Min, unaware of the truth, thought to himself.
Qi Zhiheng dared not take it for free, so he said, "How about this, I'll exchange it with you some pills."
"How can that be!" Tang Min refused. Wouldn't that make it seem like he had ulterior motives for giving the other party the gift?
Qi Zhiheng said, "Peak Master, you have not refused. Pills are not rare things for me. Besides, doesn't Peak Master want to study top-grade pills?" He then exchanged several different types of fourth-grade top-grade pills for the Essence Fire Fruit.
Tang Min originally didn't want to take advantage of the situation, but which alchemist wouldn't want to study a top-grade pill? So he couldn't resist accepting it.
Qi Zhiheng originally felt a little embarrassed, since he already had twenty of them and then took the peak master's one.
Ten days later, Qi Zhiheng checked the condition of the Firewood Fruit in his space and found that there was no movement at all, so he planted the second seed.
Upon exiting the space, Qi Zhiheng saw Yang Yitian looking sullen.
It seems that he has neglected his family a bit lately. Qi Zhiheng stepped forward and patted Yang Yitian's head: "What's wrong? Your face looks more bitter than a bitter gourd."
Yang Yitian snorted and pointed to his workroom: "Your son, hurry up and take down my talisman! I don't even want to see the child today!"
Qi Zhiheng heard giggling coming from inside the room as soon as he stood outside the door. The voices were childlike and innocent, and they must have come from his three children.
Seeing Yang Yitian turn into a pufferfish in anger, Qi Zhiheng's heart skipped a beat.
Now that his three children are almost two years old, their mobility is much stronger than when they were one year old. He took a breath before pushing open the door.
The scene inside was a complete contrast to its previous cleanliness. Fine yellow scraps of paper, likely unused talismans, were scattered on the floor, tables, chairs, and even the soft couch…
As soon as the door opened, all the children turned to look at it.
"Father—" The children's soft, sweet voices rang out in unison, their faces beaming with joy.
Qi Zhiheng felt his heart soften at the shouts, but the messy room in front of him pulled him back to reality!
Qi Zhiheng turned to Yang Yitian and asked, "What's going on? Weren't you watching?"
Yang Yitian said angrily, "I just went to the kitchen to get some food, and when I came back it was like this!"
The children were all wearing protective magical artifacts, so there wouldn't be any problems even if no one was watching them. Yang Yitian would usually leave for a while, and nothing had ever happened before. Who knew that when he returned today, this was the scene before him!
This is the room where he draws talismans. There are bound to be some talisman paper piled up inside, as well as some books. These children not only tore most of the talisman paper and scattered it all over the floor, but they also tore off some of the books and folded them into paper to play with!
Fortunately, Yang Yitian still remembered that he couldn't commit domestic violence! He couldn't hit the children, otherwise their bottoms would probably be covered in welts by now!
Qi Zhiheng sighed and said, "We probably don't have enough opportunities to educate them usually. We still need to explain the principles clearly. There should be backups of those books. I'll make some copies for you later."
He lifted his foot to walk inside, but the ground was covered with scraps of paper, and he didn't know where to put his foot. No wonder Yang Yitian stood at the door for so long, sulking.
Yang Yitian glanced inside and said to Qi Zhiheng, "These kids definitely look like you." He wouldn't admit that these unruly kids were like him.
Having prepared himself mentally, Yang Yitian's anger subsided. He thought that there were bound to be naughty kids everywhere, so he calmed down.
Qi Zhiheng used his spiritual power to clear a path. He also found it a bit strange. How did these children manage to arrange the papers like this?
Qi Zhiheng thought to himself, these children can't control their behavior yet. Sure enough, it's too early to introduce Qi into their bodies. They should wait until they are three years old and have some self-awareness before giving them the ability.
Qi Zhiheng pretended to be very angry and said, "Da Bao, Er Bao, San Bao! What are you doing?"
"Father! Erbao can draw!" Upon seeing Qi Zhiheng enter, Erbao proudly held up a book of talismans, revealing a page filled with scribbles that obscured the original text.
Erbao's eyes sparkled, his face beaming with pride, looking like he was waiting for praise. Qi Zhiheng really didn't know whether to scold him or forgive him!
Sure enough, he's still too inept at taking care of children.
Yang Yitian was still standing at the door when he started fanning the flames, saying, "Spoiling children is a sin! It will make them grow up badly!" He was acting like a stepfather!
Qi Zhiheng coughed lightly, feeling a little embarrassed. Everyone says a strict father is a strict father, but this seemed a bit off. So he put on a stern face and said, "Erbao, your drawing is quite good!"
Erbao became even more pleased upon hearing the praise.
Then Qi Zhiheng added, "But! It's wrong for you to draw on the book! Do you understand?"
Erbao understood Qi Zhiheng's words, pouted, and grumbled, "I don't understand, Erbao's drawings are so good."
Qi Zhiheng patiently explained, "Look at these books. They contain knowledge. If you draw on them, the words will become illegible."
Erbao looked at his injured book with a bit of confusion. The words on it were indeed blocked, but he couldn't read and didn't know the difference between words and pictures. But he still nodded and said, "Yes, the pictures on it are not clear."
Qi Zhiheng lectured, "Yes, you drew a picture on it, which ruined the content. It's wrong for children to destroy things, so you made a mistake this time! You should admit your mistakes. What are you going to do now that you've damaged your father's book?"
"What should Erbao do? I don't know." Erbao said, picking up his books and looking very distressed. "Erbao doesn't have any books to give to Daddy."
Erbao doesn't understand many other things, but he seems to have heard of the principle that you have to pay for things you break.
Qi Zhiheng picked up the child: "You are your father's child, and your father doesn't need you to pay for it, but you can't take my books or these talismans randomly next time."
Erbao said somewhat aggrievedly, "But Erbao wants to play."
Qi Zhiheng thought for a moment and realized that he hadn't prepared many toys for the child. It seemed normal for a child to want to find things to play with on their own. So he said, "Next time you want to play, ask your father and father first. How about you play only after your father and father agree?"
Erbao thought for a moment and reluctantly nodded: "Okay then."
"Now that you've done something wrong, shouldn't you apologize to your father first?" Qi Zhiheng said, letting Yang Yitian in.
Yang Yitian walked in following the path Qi Zhiheng had cleared.
When Erbao saw his father, who was often with him, come in, he reached out his arms and said, "Daddy, hug me~"
Yang Yitian: "..." How can he scold this kid for doing this? It's too unfair!
Qi Zhiheng reminded him, "Apologize first, otherwise Daddy will be angry and won't hug you."
Erbao nodded earnestly and said, "Daddy, I'm sorry, hug~"
Yang Yitian awkwardly withdrew his temper and said, "Alright, Daddy will reluctantly forgive you this time, but don't cause trouble next time!" After saying that, he still took the child back from Qi Zhiheng's arms.
Erbao rolled her eyes and kissed Yang Yitian on the cheek: "I know I was wrong, Daddy."
Yang Yitian had forgiven this son, and even the pile of scraps of paper in front of him seemed more pleasing to the eye.
Erbao then handed his drawing to Yang Yitian and said, "Daddy, Erbao won't do it again next time. Here, let me show you Erbao's drawing~"
Yang Yitian looked at the painting Erbao handed him and exclaimed in shock, "My God! This is a Level 1 Illumination Talisman!"
Although the order is wrong and the drawing is a bit ugly, the runes inside are the runes of the illumination rune!
Qi Zhiheng was not familiar with talisman drawing. Although he had just glanced at it, he found it difficult to discern the shape of the talisman.
"Erbao is so talented! He can draw talismans at such a young age!" Yang Yitian's attitude changed completely. He kissed his son's face several times and boasted, "Erbao! How about you draw talismans with Daddy from now on?"
Erbao clearly didn't know what Yang Yitian was talking about and refused, saying, "Erbao wants to play, not draw talismans."
"Drawing talismans is fun too!" Yang Yitian spared no effort in enticing them!
"Then Erbao will draw talismans." Erbao was intrigued when he heard the word "fun."
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