The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Chapter 448: Scared Away

The Nascent Soul cultivator would not believe that Xiao Han was really related to a Mahayana cultivator just because of what she said.

In his opinion, Xiao Han was the kind of person who just boasted without thinking.

"Haha, fellow Daoist, why don't you tell me that you also know immortals from the upper realm."

Seeing the other party's expression of complete disbelief, Xiao Han could only say, "If Senior really forced me to produce evidence of my good relationship with Senior Liu, then the matter would have become a big deal. Why would you make things so awful just for a mermaid?

How could I, a Jindan cultivator, dare to deceive you with such lies? Well, let me tell you this: did you know that ten years ago, Senior Liu used the pseudonym Liu Anonymous and played a role in a play? Senior Liu and I became friends at that time."

The news about Liu Qinghan acting came from Chaoyang Palace and caused a sensation in the Eastern Region. How could this Nascent Soul cultivator not know about it?

He stared at Xiao Han for a while, and seeing that he was still fearless and confident, he finally uttered three words: "Excuse me."

After saying that, he turned around and glared fiercely at the Jindan cultivator behind him, then strode out.

After the two men left, Xiao Han hurriedly closed the door, patted his chest, and let out a long sigh.

The male mermaid lying on the bed, his tense body, finally relaxed slowly.

If this female cultivator had been a little weaker and hadn't resisted with all her might, he would have been doomed today.

Xiao Han came to the bedside at this time, looking at the male merman lying on the bed, and a very important question came to his mind.

That is, how should she control this male merman and make him find the Sea Heart Pearl for her.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Han walked to the bedside and said softly, "I'm out of healing pills. I have to go out and buy some. You can rest here and recover. I will activate the formation. No one will come to disturb you or hurt you. Don't worry, when you feel better, I will take you back to the sea."

After saying that, she gently stroked his forehead.

Afterwards, she didn't care what the male mermaid was thinking, and directly used the formation to trap him in the house, then turned around and left the inn.

It has been windy and rainy these two days. Fortunately, the wind has died down a bit now and the rain has stopped.

Of course, Xiao Han was not going to buy any healing pills, she was going out to find a way to control the mermaids.

She didn't want to spend money on the best healing pills and offend a Nascent Soul cultivator, only to have the male merman dive into the sea and run away, leaving her with nothing.

After Xiao Han left, the male merman immediately jumped off the bed.

Although his injuries had not yet healed and his internal injuries were still very serious, he still wanted to try and see if he had a chance to escape from this human city.

However, when the light of the formation blocked his way and his attacks fell on the formation but could not damage it at all, he knew clearly that he was trapped in this room by this female cultivator and had no chance of escape.

And here he was, he didn't dare to openly confront the female cultivator.

In other words, he now has no choice but to believe the words of the female cultivator.

After leaving the inn, Xiao Han visited the shop that sold mermaids again.

Then she discovered that the mermaid girl in the big water tank had disappeared.

Thinking of the mermaid girl who once stared at her across the water tank, Xiao Han suddenly felt uncomfortable.

Those mermaids, originally elves living in the sea, had never proactively provoked humans. However, because of their unique half-human, half-fish nature, they became playthings for some human monks.

The shop owner obviously recognized Xiao Han and immediately came over and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist, you are leaving Linhai City soon, so you want to buy a mermaid?"

Xiao Han asked noncommittally, "Can this merman sign a master-pet contract like a demon beast?"

The shop owner shook his head. "I can't sign it. The Spirit Beast Contract only works on demonic beasts. Mermaids are half human, so the Spirit Beast Contract has no effect on them."

Xiao Han finally understood why the male cultivator who had wanted to buy the mermaid's inner elixir had said that the Demon King didn't recognize mermaids as belonging to the demon race. Indeed, even the spirit pet contracts specifically for demon beasts couldn't bind them, clearly indicating that the laws of nature hadn't classified them as demon beasts.

The Demon King was probably indignant about this and simply refused to acknowledge that the mermaids were demon cultivators.

Xiao Han then asked, "Then how do we control them after we buy them back?"

The shop owner laughed and said, "You are a Jindan cultivator. If you release your pressure, you can crush them. How do you still need to control it?"

Xiao Han: "Mermaids with low cultivation can do this, but if they have the same cultivation as me, how can I control them?"

The shop owner said: "When you reach your level, you have already transformed into a human being. Then you can only be restrained by the Dao oath."

The so-called Dao oath is the oath to the Heavenly Dao.

When a mermaid transforms into a human, he becomes just like a human cultivator. The oath he makes to the Heavenly Dao is supervised by the Heavenly Dao, which is why he has a deterrent effect.

So Xiao Han, who had successfully obtained the scriptures and wanted to save face but didn't want to buy a mermaid, started to embarrass the shop owner, "Do you have any mermaids that can transform? I think buying a mermaid would be more interesting."

The shop owner said, "If a cultivator had caught a living mermaid, they would have auctioned it off long ago. They wouldn't have left it here."

Xiao Han pretended to be regretful. "That can't be helped. I think mermaids are more interesting when they transform. I don't like a mermaid with a big fish tail like this."

Shopkeeper:......

If you don't like it, why did you come in and see it twice, staring at the mermaid in the tank?

Xiao Han returned to the inn, opened the formation, and saw the mermaid still lying obediently on the bed, so he started to play the emotional card again.

She took out a bottle of much less potent healing pills and sighed, "When I found you, you were only breathing your last breath. To save your life, I gave you all the high-level healing pills I used to save my life. Now I want to go to the street to buy some more, but I can't find any."

She sighed and continued, "This is the best healing elixir the shop has right now, and it's not cheap. Use it first, then take a few more pills. After a few days of recuperation, you'll be fully recovered."

After saying that, he poured out a pill and fed it into the mermaid's mouth.

The merman swallowed the pill and finally said the first words: "Thank you!"

Although the tone of his voice was a bit stiff, it was ethereal and very pleasant to hear.

Xiao Han was stunned for a moment, then said happily: "Oh, you can talk, your voice is so nice, can you say a few more words?"

The male merman shut his mouth tightly and refused to say anything more.

Xiao Han felt that this was because he and he were not familiar with each other.

That day, Xiao Han stayed in the inn and found a few movies to show the male merman.

This novel thing really attracted the male mermaid.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, his eyes wide open, watching intently.

As mermaids with higher IQs than many monsters, they envy humans' manufacturing capabilities.

Not to mention that these monsters would never be able to learn or create elixirs, talismans, weapons and formations, even what he saw before his eyes felt incredible to him.

How can a person's entire life be replayed using this small thing?

Xiao Han naturally would not explain to a mermaid what drama and acting were.

What she wanted was for him to see more of the human world, understand humans, stop being afraid of her, and finally be willing to find the beads for her.