Before we knew it, night fell quietly.

Li Chen was sitting cross-legged in his room, practicing breathing.

Sudden!

A thin figure appeared in front of the door. Then, a nervous knocking sound came from the door.

"My benefactor, have you slept?"

Li Chen slowly opened his eyes. His voice was a little timid. It was not the Ning brother and sister, but the little girl who rushed towards Zhang Zhong during the day, Zhang Lingxiu.

His first reaction was that Zhang Zhong's injury worsened and the little girl came to ask for help from him.

Thinking of this, Li Chen waved his sleeves and the door opened "squeaking", revealing a delicate figure, and he was gently raising his fingers to knock on the door.

Without waiting for the other party to speak, Li Chen asked straight to the point: "What's wrong with your dad?"

Zhang Lingxiu replied anxiously: "My father is very good and he has already fallen asleep!"

Seeing that it was not what he thought, Li Chen looked a little surprised: "Uh, then what are you doing in my room tonight?"

"It was the grandfather of the patriarch who asked me to come. He said that you have saved your life to Ningjiabao and my father. Let me..." At this point, her cheeks turned red and she couldn't speak.

Although Zhang Lingxiu is only thirteen or fourteen years old, the poor child has long been in the family. She herself is very smart and understands her future destiny.

Therefore, when the clan leader Ning Changhe told her, she came to knock on Li Chen's door.

A angry face immediately appeared on Li Chen's face and shouted sternly: "What a nonsense!"

Zhang Lingxiu was startled, trembled all over, and she knelt down and apologized to Li Chen.

Li Chen quickly helped her up and said, "It's not your business to get up!"

After saying that, he shouted into the corridor: "Don't hide it, come out!"

The lord of the fort Ning Changhe and a few Su Laos, who did not expect to end up in such an embarrassing scene, all walked out in disappointment.

Li Chen looked at Ning Changhe, who was in charge, and asked coldly: "I just made a move. I never thought of asking you to repay your kindness. Besides, if you want to repay your kindness, you can do it yourself. What's the matter with this girl coming?"

Ning Changhe was guilty and smiled embarrassedly: "My benefactor, you misunderstood. I just saw that there was a maid who served tea and water by your side. Lingxiu was determined to repay her kindness, and she was also very clever, so she dared to let her come over. I am really sorry for having trouble!"

Li Chen was too lazy to argue with him, so he turned around and walked towards Zhang Lingxiu.

Zhang Lingxiu shyly pulled her head and hit Xiao Jiujiu with both hands, as if she had made a mistake and was waiting for the teacher to scold her.

Li Chen gently patted her little head and said, "You have spiritual roots in your body and are of good qualifications. You are expected to become an alchemist. Let's do this, I will pass on your secret book on alchemy. How great you achieve in the end depends on your own understanding!"

When everyone present was stunned when they heard Li Chen's words.

Zhang Lingxiu was even more stupid on the spot, flashing with Shui Lingling's big eyes and her face was full of shock.

Ning Hua first came to his senses and shouted at Zhang Lingxiu.

"Lingxiu, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and give me a thank you for your great kindness!"

Zhang Lingxiu suddenly realized and then knelt down on the ground with a "thump".

Li Chen took out the most basic alchemy secret book and handed it to Zhang Lingxiu.

"Okay, take it!"

This is something left by the Sanchi Zhenren. Li Chen's attainment in alchemy is still far above him, so he doesn't need these things at all. But if he throws it away directly, it would be a pity.

Now, seeing that Zhang Lingxiu is quite smart, he plans to help Sanchi Zhenren find a successor, which can be regarded as a repayment for his kindness to loot the other person's cave.

For Li Chen, this was a casual move. But for Zhang Lingxiu, it was a turning point that changed her life.

Zhang Lingxiu took the yellowed secret book with both hands, looking extremely nervous, as if she was holding a baby who had been single-broken for ten generations, for fear of falling it.

That night, Li Chen did not fall asleep, but called Zhang Lingxiu into the room and passed on some basic methods of alchemy, as well as practicing the most commonly used breathing technique.

Before we knew it, the east was already white.

Li Chen glanced out the window and asked casually: "Did you remember everything I taught you?"

Zhang Lingxiu nodded vigorously like a chicken pecking at rice: "Well, I remember everything!"

Li Chen waved his hand and said, "That's good, go ahead, as long as you persist, you will eventually achieve something according to your talent!"

Zhang Lingxiu nodded in confusion. After hesitating for a moment, she boldly asked again: "Master, can my future achievements surpass Sister Ning Yu?"

Although this girl looks weak, she is very strong in her heart. Ning Yu is recognized as the proud daughter of heaven in the village, and she is also the existence she looks up to, and she is her goal.

However, Li Chen just smiled meaningfully at her and did not give any answer.

Zhang Lingxiu's eyes were slightly dark. She took it for granted that her goal was too unrealistic, so she lowered her head in disappointment.

Many years later, when she thought about this scene, she understood what Li Chen's smile meant?

Shortly after Zhang Lingxiu left, a noise came from the yard.

This is the villagers going into the carriage, loading herbs and monster fur.

They are far away from Ningling County, six or seven hundred miles away. Moreover, bandits are rampant on the road and are very unsafe. Therefore, they only send them to the city every two months.

These medicinal materials and fur are all their savings in two months, and they have loaded six carriages.

The people in charge of escorting the car were Ning Hua, Ning Yu, and the thirty-six strong guys temporarily selected from the village.

After having a hearty breakfast, Li Chen and they headed to Ningling County City with them.

The villagers all came to see them off, and some elders in Ning Changhe told them to pay attention to safety and other things on the way.

Zhang Lingxiu was also in the crowd, her eyes were slightly red, as if she had just cried.

Li Chen turned around and smiled slightly at her, waved his hand, and galloped towards the official road.

"Brother Chen Li, what are you planning to do when you go to Ningling County?"

Ning Hua and Li Chen are both of their peers, so they no longer call themselves benefactors, but directly call them brothers.

Li Chen replied casually: "Buy some medicinal materials to make alchemy!"

A strong man named Luo Dan pointed to the two carts of medicinal materials behind and shouted at Li Chen: "Master Chen Dan, we have two carts of medicinal materials here. Do you think there are any one that can be used?"

Li Chen glanced roughly and found that these were medicinal materials for refining ninth grade elixirs, and even eighth grade medicinal materials were very few, which was simply unsightly.

"Your medicinal materials are too low in grades, not what I want!"

Ning Yu felt a little unhappy when she heard Li Chen's blunt answer.

Moreover, from yesterday to today, she was surprised to find that Li Chen had never looked at her first sight. But he stayed with Zhang Lingxiu, the yellow-haired girl, and even passed on the other party's secrets to refine alchemy.

This was a loss of being ignored for Ning Yu, who was extremely confident in her appearance and had always been arrogant. So she tried every means to arouse Li Chen's ideas and quietly highlighted her excellence through various methods.

She had already expressed her feelings in the ancestral hall last night and looked down on Li Chen. But now she felt inexplicably jealous because of Zhang Lingxiu's affairs. This seemingly contradictory mentality is actually easy to understand.

In China in the 21st century, there is a very appropriate title for women like her: scheming bitch!

"Master Chen Dan, you plan to refine a few grades of elixirs this time. There are also many elixirs in our Dongling Pavilion, including a seventh grade alchemist. I have a good relationship with him, so I can ask him to give you some advice!"

When he spoke, Ning Yu looked at Li Chen with a show-off gaze. He hoped that he could see the expression of envy and admiration from the other person's expression.

Before Li Chen could speak, Luo Dan and other people all had envious eyes and their mouths were full of flattery words. They praised Ning Yu so well that they even had a little forgetfulness.

However, Li Chen's expression was still calm, and he just smiled calmly.

"No need, the elixir I refined, your Dongling Pavilion elixir can't help you!"

The Yunling Pill he planned to refine this time is a fifth-grade pill. I am afraid that only Yunhai Sect can have this level of alchemist.

For a human-level sect like Dongling Pavilion, let alone a fifth-grade alchemist, it would be very good to have a sixth-grade alchemist.
Chapter completed!