After rebirth, the eldest sister voluntarily abdicated and gave way to the wise.

Xu Youan nodded, her eyes filled with tiny glints: "Don't worry, Senior Sister, I will definitely take good care of it. It's eating and sleeping well now, and it's even gained a little weight. It's very well behaved. If you want to see it, just tell me and I'll bring it over."

Speaking of the little golden peach, Jiang Liqian still felt full of guilt. She had brought it home out of softness of heart, but she had never had the mood or time to take care of it. She either troubled her senior brothers and sisters or her junior brother, but she herself did not take care of it at all.

She had originally felt sorry for it being alone and helpless, and felt a sense of sympathy for her, so she wanted to give it a home, so she brought it home. However, she didn't expect that she couldn't do it at all.

Maybe she is simply not suitable for raising anything. This is true for spirit beasts and her fellow junior brothers and sisters in her previous life.

"Junior brother, if you really like Little Golden Peach, then I will entrust it to you..."

"Senior Sister," Xu Youan interrupted her, "Little Golden Peach has already recognized you as its master. If you abandon it carelessly, it will become depressed and go on a hunger strike, eventually starving to death. Can you bear to see it starve to death?"

Jiang Liqian was shocked.

Huh? Is... is that so?

How come she had never heard that a spirit beast whose contractual relationship was terminated would go on a hunger strike and even starve to death?

A dark light flashed in Xu Youan's eyes. He lowered his voice and asked cautiously, "Senior Sister, don't you believe me?"

"No, how could that be?" Jiang Liqian was anxious and quickly put the matter aside. "I trust you, absolutely trust you. I will never abandon it. But I still need to ask my junior brother to help me take good care of it. Tomorrow is a holiday for Qimingzhai, so I can go to your courtyard to see it."

Xu Youan then smiled: "Then I will make some delicious cakes and wait for Senior Sister to come."

Jiang Liqian nodded vigorously.

I don’t know if it’s because she was forced to fast in her previous life, but although she doesn’t care about food, she is actually quite envious of his cooking skills.

"Then Senior Sister, I'll be leaving first."

"it is good."

Xu Youan walked a few steps towards the courtyard gate, heard the sound of the door closing, stopped and looked back.

Even through the thin layer of wood, he seemed to be able to imagine what the people in the house were doing at the moment.

Practice, the realm of stable breakthrough.

Even though she has lost the desire to become an immortal, practicing and becoming stronger has become her instinct.

Maybe... maybe she could still think of him while she was practicing, think of his improved cultivation, think of the cakes he made, and think of her little spirit beast staying with him.

but--

It's not enough.

He wanted more, much more.

I want that glassy bright heart, it’s all his.

He didn't know when he became so greedy that even he was afraid of himself.

He tilted his head slightly, closed his eyes, and hid all the obsession and madness in his eyes.

Xu Youan, this is already very good. If you go any further, it will only hurt her. Can you bear it?

He was reluctant to give up.

Turning around and leaving the courtyard, he came out of the courtyard of his third senior sister and ran into his master who was waiting for him outside the courtyard.

He was surprised: "Master?"

Zhongdao nodded at him and asked, "Is your little sister worried about the danger she encountered while going down the mountain?"

Xu Youan replied respectfully, "Senior Sister has a strong character. Matters of life and death cannot shake her determination to cultivate the Dao."

Zhongdao stroked his beard and looked down at him: "What about you?"

"Master?"

Zhongdao sighed: "Do you really think that your master doesn't know that your meridians are broken?"

Xu Youan stood there in a daze, looking up at Zhongdao in disbelief, then clenched his fists and lowered his head after a moment.

"Since Master knows, why..."

"Why did I pick you up and take you in as my disciple?" Zhongdao shook his head, chuckled, and stepped forward to stroke his head. "Your master doesn't just care about the disciple's qualifications when accepting a disciple. I like you. The first time I saw you, I felt that you were destined to be my disciple. Even if you only had mixed spiritual roots, I wouldn't hesitate."

Xu Youan bit his lower lip tightly, using a lot of strength to avoid losing his composure on the spot.

Zhongdao opened his palm, and a small jade box appeared in his hand.

"I have been wondering how to reconnect and rebuild your meridians. I have searched through ancient books and came across a species of Seven-Star Leaf Grass that has this miraculous effect. A few days ago, I heard that a new secret realm had appeared in the south, and that it might contain this substance, so I went to look for it for you. I didn't expect that fate would be so coincidental that I actually found it. You can take it. If it doesn't work for you, let me know and I will find a solution for you."

Xu Youan didn't expect that Master Zhongdao had not been in the peak before, but had gone to look for elixirs for him.

What he didn't expect was that Master Chongdao, knowing full well that he was disabled and would be a trouble that could not be gotten rid of, still accepted him.

He saw his deliberate concealment and his deliberate flattery and approach, and he never felt disgusted, nor did he expose it.

No matter when his master came, he was always like this to him, like a teacher, like a father, like a relative, like a friend.

"Master, I..."

Zhongdao raised his hand and said, "Don't tell your secrets to an old man like me. Practice hard. I am still waiting for the moment when you all become immortals."

After saying this, he stroked his white beard, turned around and disappeared on the spot.

Xu Youan stood there in silence for a moment before returning to his yard.

Because he is young and has low cultivation, his yard is not as elaborate and elegant as those of his senior brothers and sisters, with all kinds of little gadgets, but it is very clean and tidy. The puppy house in the yard is also unique and spacious, and you can tell that the person who built it put a lot of thought into it.

But Xiao Jintao who lives inside doesn't think so.

It always felt that one day Xu Youan would get impatient with it and throw it into the pot to make dog head soup.

It couldn't eat or sleep well. When it saw Xu Youan coming back, it had to force a smile and run over to rub his palm.

This time, Xu Youan was particularly patient and touched its head and smiled at it.

It suddenly felt creepy.

"Senior Sister will be here tomorrow, you must behave yourself, understand?"

"If you annoy Senior Sister," he paused from stroking its head, a cold light flashing across his eyes, "then your existence will have no value."

"I won't raise a useless spirit beast."

All the hair on its body stood up.

Damn it, damn it, you little bastard. When I cultivate back to my former handsome appearance, I will definitely eat you first!

"Be obedient and good."

The cold fingertips slid down from the head, and Xiao Jintao felt as if a poisonous snake was sliding across its back, which was extremely terrifying.

-

After completing five small cycles, Jiang Liqian stabilized his cultivation and walked out of the room feeling refreshed.

She first went to say hello to her third senior sister, and then she walked towards his courtyard while passing a message to Xu Youan.