Cultivators cultivate themselves into a vessel of spiritual energy. The spiritual energy nourishes and tempers the cultivator's body, and also serves as a medium for them to output, store, and create various pills, talismans, and spiritual artifacts in the form of spiritual power to aid in longevity and defense against enemies!
Similarly, during the tempering of spiritual energy, a cultivator's bones, meridians, and dantian are strengthened and expanded, allowing them to hold more spiritual energy...
There are many levels of cultivators, from the twelfth level of the Acquired Stage (before Qi is drawn into the body), to the twelfth level of the Qi Refining Stage, then Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Incarnation, Divine Transformation, and Mahayana.
However, for Ke Meiyu, all of this was like watching a fairy tale. With the help of a spirit, given her lazy nature, it would be good enough if she could draw qi into her body and reach the Qi Refining stage in her lifetime.
Furthermore, the spiritual energy in the air is extremely thin, which also limits the aptitude and cultivation level of cultivators!
After a cursory search, Ke Meiyu only found jade slips containing cultivation techniques, alchemy, talisman making, array setting, and weapon crafting that she could currently use, as well as the notes left behind by that great cultivator.
Because Ke Meiyu possesses speed-based abilities, her mental strength is already stronger than that of ordinary people. Furthermore, her rebirth has enhanced her abilities even further. Therefore, despite not sleeping all night, she remains energetic.
Before leaving the space, she glanced at the spiritual plants in the courtyard and noticed that they had grown an inch taller than before!
Given her family's intense reaction to queuing up all night to use the toilet, Ke Meiyu had no desire to experience the power of the spiritual spring and decided to wait until the spiritual plants grew up before gently nourishing them.
Stretching, Ke Meiyu stepped out of the room.
The two elderly members of the Ke family and the seven members of the fourth branch did not sleep all night, but they did not show signs of exhaustion. On the contrary, they were in high spirits and full of energy. Never before had they felt so comfortable and energetic!
However, on this late autumn morning, a strong stench permeated the entire alley. The old lady directed her grandsons to clean the outhouse in their house and then take it to the village's septic tank to exchange for work points.
As a result, this domineering aura wafted from the east of the village all the way to the west, attracting many people to stand in their courtyards and shout curses.
"Mom, what are we having for breakfast?"
"I'll help you!" Ke Meiyu was hungry and looked at her mother pitifully.
When Ke's mother saw her precious daughter, she was both amused and exasperated. She quickly said, "I can manage on my own when we have noodles for breakfast. Go wash your face, brush your teeth, and change your clothes."
You'll be going to the market with your grandma later.
The old lady also poked her head out and said, "Yu Bao'er, you don't need to eat too much. Save some room so we can go to the market and have something good to eat!"
Ke Meiyu's eyes lit up, and she readily agreed before running back into the house.
The two elders of the Ke family and the people of the fourth branch who were paying attention to this secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Qianzhuang is not far from Luofeng Village, about a half-hour walk away. However, whenever it's market day and the farm work isn't busy, the village will send out an oxcart to take the elderly, women, and children there.
The driver was Ke Yuanyuan, the third son of the village chief. When he saw Grandma Ke and Ke Meiyu arrive, he chuckled and put the two baskets next to him together and hung them on the cow's back. "Third Grandma, Yu Bao's sister."
Grandma Ke didn't stand on ceremony. Amidst the envy and jealousy of the many women and daughters-in-law who were crammed together on the bus and were still standing there longingly, she pulled Ke Meiyu to sit down.
Ke Meiyu sweetly called out, "Third Brother Yuan!"
"Hey, Ke Meiyu, you took several hundred yuan of betrothal money from Eun-sook, and instead of staying home to recover, you've come to the market to join in the fun?" A slightly shrill voice came from behind.
"That's not right. Our village beauty is determined to become a phoenix and fly out of the village. If she's going to join in the fun, she should be at the town's supply and marketing cooperative. Why would she demean herself by going to the market?"
"Yunyue, how can you talk like that!" Ke Yuanyuan shouted disapprovingly.
Ke Meiyu turned her head and saw Ke Yunyue, the youngest daughter of the village chief, who was the same age as her and had not yet gotten engaged.
Before Grandma Ke could speak, a long-faced old woman next to her grabbed Grandma Ke's hand and said disapprovingly, "Grandma Yu Bao'er, I know you love your granddaughter, but everything has its limits."
A girl's reputation is the most important thing. Yu Bao'er getting involved with Qin Yuanjiu from the cowshed—what kind of mess is this?!
"Tsk tsk, no wonder your eighth daughter said so many people saw it last night..."
"I heard that your Yu Bao'er did CPR to save Qin Yuanjiu, and even kissed him on the lips!"
"No, I heard from so-and-so that they went into the reeds and were bumped into before they could take off their clothes..."
The women on and off the oxcart were all incredibly outspoken!
Grandma Ke's face darkened. She stood up, picked up the bamboo basket beside her, and swiftly swung it at each of the people who had spoken, demanding, "Who told you this?"
You guys only have ears, not brains, huh?
My precious baby stays at home all day long, and even when we go out, he's always with someone. Last night, all my kids were here, how did you manage to get them all so dirty?
You are persecuting the families of war heroes. Have you forgotten who fought and bled for this good life today?
A bunch of heartless scoundrels, they don't even know how many fathers their kids have, that's why they'd try to drag my precious child into this mess!
Grandma Ke raised four sons and two daughters all by herself, and she had long since become a formidable fighter. As she spoke, she began to use her hands, effectively intimidating and frightening the group of women into silence.
"Third Grandma, although Comrade Qin lives in the cowshed, he is good-looking, hardworking, responsible, and quite knowledgeable. Maybe Ke Meiyu will take a liking to him?"
"If Comrade Qin's family is exonerated, she can fly to the city with them. After all, her marriage to the Yu family has fallen through, and it's hard to say if she'll find such a good match again." Ke Yunyue gritted her teeth in hatred for Ke Meiyu.
At this moment, she mustered her courage and, despite her third brother's attempts to pull her back, still braced herself and said, "Flies don't land on eggs without cracks. If Ke Meiyu and Comrade Qin are innocent, who would link them together?"
In every village, the village chief and the village party secretary live comfortably. As the village chief's youngest daughter and only daughter, she also has an uncle who is in the army and sends her a generous allowance every month.
Ke Yunyue was pampered and considered herself superior, enjoying a lifestyle that no other family could match. Even Ke Meiyu, known as the "village beauty," couldn't steal her thunder, despite being doted on by her grandfather's family!
Ke Yunyue's ambition was no less than Ke Meiyu's; she also longed to become a city dweller.
Although the situation remains grim, some people in the cowsheds have already been exonerated. Her father received instructions from his superiors to secretly look after Qin Yuanjiu, which shows that the Qin family's power is extraordinary, and their exoneration is only a matter of time.
She was determined to have Qin Yuanjiu; she couldn't let Ke Meiyu get away with it!
Ke Meiyu pulled back the old lady who had been venting her anger, and while trying to calm her down, she said with a light laugh, "Ke Yunyue, there's an old saying: 'To judge a gentleman by the standards of a petty person.'"
If you like Comrade Qin, just say so. Why beat around the bush and belittle me?
Do you want my grandma and me to swear in front of everyone that there's absolutely no possibility between us and Comrade Qin?
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