The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Xiao Han was just teasing it, but when he saw it flapping its wings and looking at him with its head tilted, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Okay, come to the bench and eat the pine nuts."

She took out a bowl specially designed for croton from her storage bag, grabbed a handful of pine nuts, and placed them in the bowl.

Croton immediately flew happily onto the stool and began to peck at the pine nuts.

Lu Xinyu, who was standing by, saw that the croton was so interesting that she wanted to buy a starling to raise herself.

But she thought that she would be a free cultivator in the future, and would be busy making a living, so how could she have the time to raise a bird that was of little use?

However, the life of a free cultivator is dangerous and difficult, and she doesn't know if she can endure it.

Lu Xinyu was very distressed, worried about her cowardice and undecided about how to live her future.

She couldn't tell any of her relatives or friends about her feelings, but the person in front of her was a perfect match.

Lu Xinyu wanted to hear Xiao Han's opinion.

"Sister Han, I have something I want to talk to you about."

Lu Xinyu expressed her conflicting feelings, such as not wanting to marry into a family, wanting to be a free cultivator, but being afraid of the difficult life of a free cultivator.

Finally, she looked at Xiao Han with anticipation, "Sister Han, do you think I should become a freelance cultivator?"

Xiao Han sighed inwardly. Every family has its own troubles. Even the eldest daughters of the immortal cultivation families, who seemed so glamorous and comfortable to casual cultivators, had their own troubles.

Lu Xinyu doesn't want to live a stable and comfortable life of getting married and having children, and is willing to live a hard life as a casual cultivator, just because she wants to cultivate to a higher level and live a free life without constraints. This original intention is definitely correct.

However, she did not dare to encourage Lu Xinyu to become a casual cultivator. As someone who had always been among casual cultivators, she knew very well how difficult the life of a casual cultivator was.

But she couldn't encourage Lu Xinyu to get married and have children, as pregnancy and childbirth would delay her cultivation, or even damage her foundation, reducing her chances of success. Even though she had never been a mother, she could still appreciate the greatness of a mother's love.

It’s like protecting one’s mother all the time in modern society, or like Tian Tian who wants to leave her foundation-building pill to her daughter.

Once a mother has a child, no mother would be so cruel as to ignore him or her. No mother would only care about herself and not consider her children or accumulate cultivation resources for them.

If you want to avoid these troubles and burdens, you have to nip them in the bud: don’t get married and don’t have children.

After thinking for a while, Xiao Han finally said, "Have you ever tried to talk to your father and tell him that you don't want to get married, that you want to practice hard and become a Foundation Establishment cultivator or a Golden Core cultivator in the future?"

Lu Xinyu smiled bitterly. "We enjoy the resources and protection of the family, so how can we act recklessly? If I had better qualifications, I could ask for it. The family would agree to it for the sake of more strength. But I am only of average qualifications, so how can I dare to ask for it?"

Xiao Han said, "If you haven't tried, how would you know that your father and your family will force you to marry?"

She felt that this was, after all, a world of cultivating immortals. Even though these aristocratic families would let their sons carry on the family line and reproduce for the sake of the prosperity of the entire family and to gain greater benefits, and would let their daughters marry into other families, they would never force their daughters to get into the bridal sedan.

Lu Xinyu said worriedly, "I'm afraid they'll scold me for only knowing how to enjoy the family's benefits and not willing to contribute to the family."

Xiao Han: "You're planning to run away from marriage to become a free cultivator, and you're still afraid of this little criticism? Otherwise, you should make two plans. Follow your current plan, practice hard, accumulate spirit stones, and then try to make it clear to your family that you don't want to get married and just want to practice wholeheartedly. If they still force you to marry, it won't be too late for you to run away from home and become a free cultivator."

After a pause, she continued, "As for your concern about encountering danger as a wandering cultivator, I can only say that even if you have the protection of your family, unless you stay hidden in the Immortal City forever, after you establish your foundation, if you want to advance, you will inevitably need to travel and hone your mind. Will you not encounter danger then?"

Lu Xinyu suddenly understood what had happened. Yes, if she was so timid and afraid of everything, she should just get married and have children.

Since you don't want to take this path, you must face all dangers and storms bravely.

And Sister Han’s suggestion is also very good. I can try to persuade my father and my family to show my determination.

Plan for the best and prepare for the worst.

"Thank you, Sister Han. Telling you all my worries is a wise decision indeed. Hehe."

Now that her troubles had been solved, Lu Xinyu became happy again.

At this time, I also have the leisure to entertain the birds.

"Croton is such a big eater! No wonder you spend so many spirit stones feeding it, sister."

Lu Xinyu couldn't help but marvel when she saw that Badou had already eaten half a plate of pine nuts and two plates of pastries while they were talking.

Xiao Han complained, "That's nothing. It can easily eat two kilograms of meat in one meal."

However, thinking of her previous plan, she said to Lu Xinyu, "Aren't you going out of the city to hunt monsters and accumulate spirit stones? Why don't you let Badou join you? With it scouting the mountains and forests and giving you tips, not only can we easily find the location of monsters, but we can also detect high-level monsters in advance and avoid them."

Hmm, when I think about it this way, this little guy I raised is actually no less useful than a combat pet.

Lu Xinyu was indeed very surprised when she heard it. "That's right, Badou is a demon bird. Other demon beasts won't be on guard against it at all. And it flies in the air, so it's easier to find it from a high vantage point."

Oh, with Badou joining, I can find a few more brothers and sisters to form another hunting team, so I don’t have to worry about my seventh brother and the others looking down on me.

Lu Xinyu suddenly felt that the good days of earning spirit stones quickly had come.

Xiao Han remembered that he wanted to sell the jade slips of martial arts techniques, so he asked Lu Xinyu about it.

Lu Xinyu immediately said, "We have a big shop in our family that sells a lot of good things. I'll take you there to find the shopkeeper and put your skills there for consignment."

Consignment means waiting for the item to be sold and then charging a small consignment fee. It can be said that this is Xiao Han's way of selling that maximizes his profits.

So, the two of them stopped drinking tea and immediately walked towards the Lu family's big shop.

Sure enough, after going to the largest comprehensive store in Canghai City, Lu Xinyu found the owner of his family and easily reached an agreement.

It just so happened that the shop did not have the jade slips of the Qingmu Jue technique, so Xiao Han put it in the shop for consignment. Not only could the shop collect a consignment fee, but it could also enrich the variety of techniques.

After finishing this task, the two separated. Lu Xinyu hurried back to form a hunting team, while Xiao Han went back to make a bird's nest for Croton.

Previously, she had been unsure whether to let Ba Dou accompany Lu Xinyu and the others on their hunt, fearing that they might rob Ba Dou. But now, it seemed there was no need to worry at all.

The Lu family has given me a token of trust, so why would they come to snatch a bird?

Besides, since Lu Xinyu had told him the secret of wanting to run away from home, how could she turn against him and plot against Badou?