Apocalypse: Why did you provoke her? She's a cultivator.

Chapter 69 Soft-hearted
Nan Shaohua thought Shen Yujie had gone mad; before anything was even settled here, he had already resigned from his military post.

However, since the two had known each other for quite some time, Nan Shaohua naturally hoped that Ye Qiumian would agree to Shen Yujie's following.

Ye Qiumian, who was quietly cultivating at this moment, had no idea that another person would be following her.

At this moment, she is attempting to break through to the eleventh level of the Qi Refining stage.

After reaching the fifth level of body tempering, her cultivation could continue to break through.

Over the next ten days, Ye Qiumian broke through to the twelfth level of the Qi Refining stage.

They detected abundant spiritual energy and had already reached the barrier necessary for foundation building.

She consumed a Foundation Establishment Pill and began her attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage in one fell swoop...

These past few days, Shen Yujie has been extremely anxious, pacing back and forth in the stairwell every day.

Since he moved here, he hasn't seen Ye Qiu Mian even once.

Remembering what Nan Shaohua had said before, that if someone knocked on her door for no reason, they would be kicked out.

He raised his hand several times, but had to force himself to lower it.

The three of them were so busy absorbing the crystal cores that they didn't have time to pay any attention to him.

He could only stand outside Ye Qiu Mian's door every day, longingly waiting for her.

Just then, a powerful force suddenly emanated from Ye Qiumian's room.

Shen Yujie was suddenly thrown against the wall and then crashed to the ground.

He felt a dull pain in his chest and suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood.

He looked up at the door, his eyes filled with horror.

Who exactly is this Ye Qiumian?

Her strength is terrifyingly powerful!
The next moment, the other three doors opened simultaneously.

Nan Shaohua stepped forward to help Shen Yujie up, his eyes filled with worry: "How are you?"

Shen Yujie raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. "I got a little injured, but it's nothing."

Chu Qingyang stared intently at Ye Qiumian's door. "Was that power coming from her just now?"

He was absorbing crystal cores in the room when a sudden surge of power almost injured him.

Fang Jun looked shaken; all he knew was that Ye Qiu Mian's strength had increased again.

Shen Yujie nodded and hummed in agreement.

The four of them remained silent for the rest of the time.

All eyes were fixed on Ye Qiumian's door.

He wished he could peer through the door to see what had happened to Ye Qiu Mian.

Inside the room, Ye Qiumian had successfully established her foundation, and her body was covered in black grime.

She cast a cleansing spell on herself and noticed Nan Shaohua and the others standing outside the door.

She recalled that after successfully establishing her foundation, she had inadvertently released a trace of pressure, which must have startled them.

Ye Qiumian was in a very good mood after successfully establishing her foundation.

She opened the door with a slight smile on her lips, looking refreshed.

"Sister Ye." Nan Shaohua and the other two said in unison.

As soon as Ye Qiu Mian appeared, all three of them sensed that her aura was much stronger.

This made them involuntarily feel a sense of submission.

Ye Qiumian nodded slowly, her gaze falling on the bloodstains remaining at the corner of Shen Yujie's mouth.

That gaze was calm and collected, but Shen Yujie felt as if he were being pricked in the back, unable to look up and meet it directly.

Just then, a hand appeared in his line of sight.

In the palm of a fair hand lay a small, dark ball.

Just as Shen Yujie was wondering what was going on, a clear and pleasant voice came from above his head.

"This is a healing pill. Take it and it will heal your injuries, including your hidden ones."

The healing pill contains spiritual energy and is of great benefit to ordinary people.

Ye Qiu Mian knew beforehand that Shen Yujie had a hidden injury, but she didn't have much interaction with him.

She's not someone who's overly kind and doesn't feel obligated to treat anyone who's injured.

This time, however, he was unintentionally hurt by her, so she gave him a healing pill as an apology.

Shen Yujie's eyes snapped open, his heart filled with both shock and delight. He hadn't expected her to be able to spot his hidden injury.

So his hunch was right; she really could heal his wounds.

"Thank you, Sister Ye." Shen Yujie cried tears of joy.

He reached out and took the healing pill, swallowing it without hesitation.

A warm current flowed through my body, and the dull pain I had just felt vanished instantly.

At that moment, he felt his whole body brimming with power.

Shen Yujie clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Sister Ye, for healing my hidden injury. If you need anything in the future, just give the word, and I will do my best without hesitation."

Shen Yujie took the opportunity to show his loyalty, as he had previously been worried about not being able to find an opportunity to follow her.

Now, I can take advantage of this favor and formally follow her.

Ye Qiu Mian saw through his thoughts at a glance, but it wasn't anything malicious.

She nodded, which was taken as agreement.

Having just successfully established a foundation, I need more spiritual energy to break through again, and I'll also need to remain dormant for a while.

We must not rush things, lest the meridians develop cracks.

After cultivating in the room for ten days, she decided to go out for a stroll.

Seeing that she was about to leave, the four of them lost interest in their cultivation and followed closely behind her.

Ye Qiumian walked along the streets of Lincheng, strolled around, and bought two wooden hairpins.

This wooden hairpin was carved by an ordinary old man without any special abilities.

Before the apocalypse, he was a master carpenter.

With this skill, he can support his whole family.

After the apocalypse, his wife mutated into a zombie and scratched his elderly parents, son, and daughter-in-law.

This caused them to mutate into zombies as well.

Later, he traveled a long way with his two children and settled down in Lincheng.

But he has no special abilities and cannot kill zombies.

Unable to find the crystal cores, they would go hungry.

The old man could only use discarded wood to carve small trinkets to earn some crystal cores.

Unfortunately, they can't sell more than a few crystal cores a day.

In the past two days, he has only sold five hairpins, one hairpin for each crystal core.

Five crystal cores weren't enough to buy a meal, and both children were starving.

The old man reached out his wrinkled hands to accept the crystal core, tears streaming down his face as he said, "Thank you, young lady."

He turned to the two children and smiled, "Good children, Grandpa has crystal cores now. Grandpa will go buy you food now."

"Great, Grandpa, we have food now!" The two children looked at the old man, their clear eyes sparkling.

Like a dazzling star in the deep Milky Way.

Ye Qiumian's heart softened at the sight, and her voice carried a hint of tenderness.

"Wait a minute, I want the other hairpins too."

There were eleven hairpins on the table. She had just bought two, so she had nine left.

Ye Qiumian placed ten crystal cores on the table. "Your hairpin is beautifully carved. I like it very much."

Looking at the crystal cores on the table, the old man was so excited that he didn't know what to do.

He trembled as he put away the crystal core, only to find that there was one extra.

The old man quickly handed the crystal core back, saying, "Young lady, you gave me one too many."

I then realized that the girl and the young men had all left.

The old man knew perfectly well that the girl had deliberately given him extra crystal cores.

He was so moved that he couldn't express it in words.

The old man packed up his stall, his back hunched, and with two children in his hands, he walked unsteadily toward Zhenchanglou.

The four people behind Ye Qiumian looked at the figure in front of them with complicated feelings.

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