Druid Fairy

Chapter 35 Wood Affinity
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

The piercing screams echoed through the village, startling the neighbors who gathered to watch.

What's wrong with Li Gouzi?

"There are bugs, lots of bugs!"

"Insects are crawling all over me and biting my flesh!"

Li Gouzi screamed in terror, huddled in a ball, his face ashen.

"Silly child, where would you find bugs? There's nothing here!" The parents were completely baffled.

"There really are bugs!" she cried out in an extremely distressing manner.

The old village chief was also alarmed. Seeing this scene, he frowned and said, "This is bad. It might be possession. We need to find an expert to take a look!"

"How could he be possessed by an evil spirit?" The parents were panicked. "How much money would it cost to find a master to take a look?"
Upon hearing this, the villagers who had gathered to watch the commotion immediately dispersed, keeping their distance from Li Gouzi, fearing that this "evil" might spread to their own homes!

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After observing the subsequent changes in the event, Li Pingcan severed the [Spore Sensing] connection.

The swarm of insects has almost no killing power. This swarm of insects cannot bite humans under Li Pingcan's orders, and will disperse after a few minutes.

But the sight of countless insects crawling all over your body is enough to leave a huge psychological scar.

Let's deal with one first, and deal with the rest slowly.

From then on, I finally had some peace and quiet.

He looked at Xie Yuan, whose eyes were red.

She was clearly afraid of children who were three or four years older than her, yet she dared to rush forward to "take the blow" for her.

Li Pingcan's feelings were somewhat complicated.

He wasn't worried about Xie Yuan being unreasonable, spoiled, arrogant, or bossy... He had a hundred ways to make his parents sever ties with Xie Yuan.

However, they find it difficult to bear the trust and protection of someone who is not related by blood.

This pure and innocent affection from Xie Yuan made him feel that his caution and defensiveness seemed a bit clownish.

A sudden realization dawned on me.

"True family members are not necessarily those who share the same blood."

on the contrary.

If someone intentionally harms a family member's family member, even if they share the same blood, they still need to be judged.

It seems we'll have to establish a family precept regarding this: Anyone with disloyal intentions within the Li family shall be executed without mercy!

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Regardless of whether Xie Yuan will change in the future, at this moment, Li Pingcan truly accepts Xie Yuan.

"Yuanyuan, your brother will take you somewhere."

"Is there anything good to eat?" Xie Yuan asked, tilting her head.

"There are sweet peaches and fragrant honey."

Li Pingcan smiled, picked up Xie Yuan, covered her eyes, and walked into the deep mountains.

The wind in the valley rippled like waves, black crows circled freely in the sky, and mushrooms grew taller in the wind, spreading all the way towards Li Pingcan's future path.

In the wild mountains where grass and vines crisscross, thorns obediently clear the way and crawl at his feet, while a swarm of black army ants forms a biological bridge across the valley, listening to their master's footsteps.

At the end of the journey, towering ancient trees stood lush and green, their leaves swaying joyfully in response to Li Pingcan's arrival.

"Grandpa Peach Tree, how have you been lately?"

Li Pingcan put Xie Yuan down and greeted her with a smile.

The deep mountains are home to many wild and ferocious beasts, but he is fearless thanks to his unique passive ability [Animal Affinity], and the vision provided by the mushrooms also allows him to anticipate any danger.

The [Thorn Whip] also provides many conveniences. The [Army Ant Swarm] can take a shortcut from above the valley to visit the Tree Ancestor in the mountains, which is much more convenient than the old village chief clearing thorns and brambles back then.

"sand."

The ancestral tree shook its leaves in response.

Greetings are a human custom, and the tree ancestor, having been exposed to them from a young age, had picked up some of them as well, though it didn't have the patience to engage in them.

Li Pingcan knew this. Through their three years of secret dealings, his relationship with the Tree Ancestor far surpassed that of the old village chief. Therefore, he went straight to the point: "Grandpa Peach Tree, please bestow your blessing upon Yuanyuan." Grandpa Peach Tree's blessing had the effect of dispelling evil spirits and strengthening the body, and its effect could be stacked with his own [Blessing].

This one is simple.

Tree Ancestor made a "sha" sound, indicating "okay".

As the blessing rain fell, Xie Yuan patted her cheeks like a raccoon, "It's so cool and refreshing, so comfortable!"

The amount of this blessing seems to be even greater than that given to the children of Peach Blossom Village three years ago.

Grandpa Peach Tree likes Yuanyuan so much?!
Li Pingcan was somewhat surprised and tentatively asked, "Grandpa Peach Tree, does Yuanyuan have a high affinity for the wood element?"

"sand."

"Then can she become a cultivator?"

"Swish."

Li Pingcan felt a little regretful. One sound was "yes," two sounds were "no," and three sounds were "I don't know." This was the tacit understanding that had developed between one person and one tree over three years.

Although Grandpa Peach Tree was nourished by this land and achieved some success in his cultivation, giving birth to consciousness, he was still trapped in this land as a tree, and much of the information he knew still came from human villages.

The blessing ceremony has ended.

Li Pingcan picked a few peaches for Xie Yuan and "borrowed" a small piece of honey from a mountain bee using a thorn whip.

Of course, he didn't forget to use [Dancing Wind] to stir up the stream water and give Grandpa Peach Tree a cool bath in return.

Just between us, Grandpa Peach Tree doesn't actually like the old village chief's sacrificial offerings; in essence, it can't benefit from the "incense offerings and prayers."

Perhaps it's because my cultivation level is insufficient, or perhaps it's because our paths to enlightenment are different.

"Shh shh shh shh."

As the stream cascades down, the tree sways its leaves with ease, the green leaves gleaming and vibrant.

He then practiced the "Breath of the Tree" under the shade of the Tree Ancestor.

Observing the Tree Ancestor's cultivation can accelerate the cultivation speed of this method, which is equivalent to opening a double cultivation card.

This is one of the reasons why he is far ahead of his family members.

An hour later.

Li Pingcan exhaled the stale air from his lungs and stretched, feeling refreshed.

After finishing her peach and honey, Xie Yuan quietly stood aside watching the army ants carry away the dead insects.

Seeing that Li Pingcan had finished his training, she ran over happily and said, "Brother Can, you're all better now?"

Li Pingcan smiled and patted Xie Yuan's hair, but in his heart he was thinking...

"Perhaps Yuanyuan is also very suitable for practicing martial arts. Her patience and composure alone far surpass those of many martial artists."

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For dinner, Li Pingcan brought back two adorable rabbits. Qin Shi made braised rabbit meat, and Xie Yuan ate while crying, her mouth smeared with red and black sauce.

After meal.

Li Rongzhou called out to Li Pingcan, his expression somewhat solemn.

Li Pingcan also straightened his face and sat up straight with a serious expression.

"Can'er," Li Rongzhou said in a deep voice, "you are seven years old now, which is the age to test your spiritual roots. Your mother and I are preparing to go to Baiyun Taoist Temple to obtain a divine talisman and an auspicious day for testing your spiritual roots. We are just informing you."

Li Pingcan already knew this process six years ago when his second brother tested his spiritual roots.

Seeking divine talismans and choosing auspicious days are, to put it bluntly, ordinary people's desire and expectation to become cultivators!

"I know, Dad."

Li Rongzhou looked at Li Pingcan, his mouth moved, but he didn't say anything in the end. He just patted his son's shoulder.

Li Pingcan understood what his father was thinking.

As the most promising person in the family to become a cultivator, I bear the hopes of my family.

But what if it fails?

(End of this chapter)