"Brother, what is this?"
In the evening at the Lu Family, after dinner, Little Yan looked at the Jade Bottle Lu Qing had taken out and curiously asked.
"Good stuff, dessert after dinner, for you to eat," Lu Qing smiled.
"Sweet?" The little one's eyes lit up instantly.
She liked eating sweet things.
"Yeah, it's a bit sweet, try it."
Little Yan obediently opened her mouth, and Lu Qing dropped a drop of Earth Vein Spirit Liquid into it.
"It really is sweet!"
Little Yan smacked her lips happily.
Then she looked longingly at Lu Qing, "Brother, is that all?"
"This can't be eaten in excess. Since you like sweets, I'll make you some snacks tomorrow."
Little Yan was still young, and the energy of the Earth Vein Spirit Liquid was extraordinary. Although its medicinal power was gentle, Lu Qing still did not dare to give her too much at once.
He would start with one drop to see the effects.
If she could digest more, then he would give her more when the time was right.
"Then brother, you promised," Little Yan said, immediately becoming happy when she heard this.
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After taking a drop of Earth Vein Spirit Liquid, Little Yan quickly became sleepy.
Not long after, her eyelids grew heavy, and she slowly fell asleep next to her brother.
Lu Qing carried her to her small bed and covered her with a blanket.
Little Li also hopped up on the bed, lying down in its bamboo-woven nest at the head of the bed, silently guarding the little two-legged creature.
After tucking Little Yan in with a thin blanket, feeling her steady breathing, Lu Qing was relieved and left the room. He went to the courtyard and sat down in his favorite lounge chair.
Now, nearing dusk, Lu Qing watched the setting sun with a sense of contentment.
Although his trip to the mountains brought great gains and chances that others wouldn't even dare dream of,
inside the mountains, he still had to keep his spirits comparatively high.
After all, there were many poisonous insects and snakes in the mountains; if he relaxed too much, he might encounter severe misfortune.
Back at home, he finally let himself relax completely.
Watching the sunset, his mind went blank for a while, and then, uncontrollably, he started pondering again.
His master was now helping him refine Blood Enhancing Qi Benefiting Pills.
Initially, he wanted to help, to practice the art of pill-making.
However, his master had just broken through, full of vibrant energy and finding him in the way, promptly kicked him out of the Medicine Room.
Claiming that refining the Blood Enhancing Qi Benefiting Pills was something he could do alone without help.
Moreover, it was too wasteful to practice pill-making with Century-old Ginseng, which he couldn't stand to see Lu Qing squander.
Lu Qing didn't insist. After all, he knew how to make the Blood Enhancing Qi Benefiting Pills and could practice making them later.
After his master finished refining the pills, he could then devote himself entirely to cultivation.
By then, his strength would enter a phase of rapid progress.
Now, he only needed to wait patiently for two or three days.
Besides Martial Arts Cultivation, he couldn't neglect the training in the Rune Path.
Although runes were weak in the early stages, once he truly mastered them, he could wield various profound powers, something unmatched by Martial Arts.
How could Lu Qing give up such a fantastic power?
Thinking this, Lu Qing took out a silver coin from his pocket, activated his Superpower, and entered a state of meditation to slowly observe.
Earlier, in the Jade Cave, he had already had some insights, which were then interrupted by Little Li's awakening.
Now, he could continue to reflect.
The sky slowly grew dark, and as Lu Qing entered a state of reflection, he was oblivious to time's passage.
Not until the moon was high in the branches and the stars were bright did he suddenly snap back to reality.
Looking around and then up at the sky, he felt bewildered.
"It's already this late. When you get absorbed in the study of runes, it's so easy to lose track of time."
Similarly, in the Jade Cave before, it seemed to him like only a few hours had passed at most, but in reality, it had been more than a day and night.
"But, the time spent is worth it."
Lu Qing looked at the silver in his hand and smiled.
He had gained some understanding of the patterns on the coin.
He believed that after a few more sessions of reflection, he could fully comprehend them.
Of course, just understanding the patterns on a coin didn't mean he had mastered the Rune Path.
If the Rune Path were that simple, it wouldn't have disappeared, leaving only the Jade Cave behind.
It was a profound and mysterious tradition, and for Lu Qing to truly master it, there was still a long way to go.
Putting away the silver, Lu Qing stood up and noticed a layer of moisture on his body.
It turned out that the night air had dampened his clothes.
Luckily, being a Qi Blood Realm Martial Artist, he had a robust physique.
If he had been a bit weaker, sitting in the courtyard for half the night could have resulted in a cold.
Shaking his head, Lu Qing circulated his Qi-Blood, quickly raising his body temperature to dry off the dampness before going back inside to rest.
The next morning, Lu Qing got up, practiced some punches, and then went to prepare breakfast.
Just as he finished, he heard the sounds of Little Yan playing with Little Li in the room.
He entered the room and saw the two little ones rolling around on the bed together.
"Brother!" Little Yan called out when she saw Lu Qing come in.
"Awake? How do you feel after sleeping the whole night?"
"Brother, Little Yan seems to have become whiter!"
The little one stretched out her arm, rolled up her sleeve, and showed her plump little arm to Lu Qing.
The arm, originally somewhat dark, was now like white lotus root, tender and lovely.
In fact, Lu Qing had already noticed that Little Yan had undergone many changes without her having to show him.