Pei Xihe rubbed his brows rather sadly.
"Now in the past eleven years, I have seen that Zuo Jingshu has been in seclusion and is always prepared. I am afraid that the evil ghost disaster is not far away, but I don't know when it will break out."
There will be chaos by then, and Xue Xintong is unlucky enough to be like this again, and there may be twists and turns.
She wanted to find a great opportunity, so she stayed here for eleven years, but she didn't really want to be this little girl's bodyguard.
Pei Xihe turned her attention to the persimmon tree again. She took good care of the tree and nourished it with spiritual energy. It was almost evergreen all year round and its branches and leaves were lush.
But it only bloomed and did not bear any fruit. It looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. It was really a waste of her efforts.
The fox patted her shoulder and comforted her: "You have not been idle in the past eleven years. You have refined all the rare treasures you obtained in the Kunmi realm. In addition, you have been practicing diligently, and your foundation has naturally increased greatly. , the power of the law body is even more powerful, it is not difficult to save this small courtyard."
Pei Xihe is an innate being, and her cultivation speed is much faster than that of ordinary monks. Even though she has never broken through, she has never slacked off for a day. She practices quietly or reads ancient books, and enriches herself by dripping water through rocks and gathering sand to form a tower.
Now her true body has grown to thirty-three feet. It should be noted that when Cang Sheng was the first-level immortal, her body was only thirty-six feet tall. This is the most intuitive expression of the depth of her background.
Pei Xihe lowered his eyes, clicked his tongue, and said with a smile, "I'm always a little unhappy."
The ninety-nine fortunes did not always make her happy. For example, the protagonist in the storybook said that picking a flower at random would be a rare treasure that had not been seen for thousands of years, and kicking a stone would be a rare mineral. It won't happen at all.
But Pei Xihe is very satisfied. Good and bad things depend on each other. Whatever she gives, she will be rewarded. This is the best thing in the world. But I failed in finding opportunities, so naturally I felt a little unhappy.
She glanced around and suddenly frowned, seeing a visitor in the small courtyard.
"Miss Seventeen, all the training resources for this year are in this storage ring."
There were two men in total, one fat and one thin. The fat man among them had a rich face, which gave people a sense of joy, and his words were gentle.
Xue Xintong lost his mother when he was young. In addition, he practiced Qilinghui and his mind was far more sensitive than his age. Although he was only eleven years old, there was already a calm look between his eyebrows. He did not show timidity in front of others, which would make others look down on him.
"Thank you, steward." She accepted the storage ring and thanked her.
This small courtyard originally belonged to the Xue family, and her surname was also Xue. She could receive high-grade spiritual stones and nourishing elixirs every year to help her practice.
But this time she looked at the faces of the two stewards and thought that there was more to it than just this.
The man with a thin body but full of vitality said: "I would like to congratulate Miss Seventeen for breaking through to the ninth realm of foundation building, and the golden elixir will be here soon."
Xue Xintong couldn't help clenching her fists, feeling a sense of inevitability that her boots would fall to the ground. She had already imagined that the situation would eventually come.
"We don't use many words to sugarcoat it. The young lady can make her choice. There are three children from a cultivating family on the list. I hope the young lady will make a decision as soon as possible."
He handed over a roll of roster and put it into Xue Xintong's hands, and then the two of them said goodbye and left.
Xue Xintong held the roster tightly, and her clear eyes were a little dull for a while. It was not until she sat cross-legged on the futon that she regained some sense of reality.
In fact, the Xue family is considered to be extremely kind. They educate the younger generations and provide training resources. Those with outstanding talents guard the family, and those with low qualifications also need to consolidate the interests of the family. This in itself is a kind of fairness.
Many families will even train their children with average qualifications from a young age, and then give them away in exchange for benefits when they grow up. This is called being ugly.
Although Xue Xintong was only eleven years old, she was alone and dependent on the Xue family, and she was now stable. On the road of spiritual practice, she gradually understood her mother's cry when she was one year old, and anticipated the present.
She spread out the roster, and there were three children of aristocratic families on it. Their appearance and family connections were all on it. The Xue family did not hide anything.
He is about the same age as her, so naturally he will not be in a hurry. After all, as a foundation-building monk, she has a life span of two to three hundred years, and she will get married when she is one or two years old.
Making a marriage contract is a way to establish contact between families. Two surnames are married and the contract is signed together.
Xue Xintong wanted to practice cultivation, but she also knew that she was ranked seventeenth among her peers, and her cousins with single spiritual roots of the same age had already formed golden elixirs and were entering the middle and late stages. Compared with building a foundation by oneself, it is really not worth mentioning.
It's time for her to find another way.
Xue Xintong brushed the page with her right hand, and her expression gradually changed. Maybe people always have a moment when they grow up. When she thought about it clearly, she felt that the previous unwillingness and resentment in her heart were gone, leaving only a piece of clarity.
Her index finger rested on a figure.
The Li family is one of the three major aristocratic families in Shouyi City. Their name is Li Shun. He is twelve years old and has two spiritual roots. He is currently in the early stage of Jindan. He is also the most qualified and has the best family background among the three.
If the hard path of practice fails, she will find another path.
Pei Xihe, who was hiding in the void, frowned when he saw this. Looking at Xue Xintong's movements, he understood what she was thinking at the moment.
After all, looking at this little girl growing up to what she is now, the only way to practice cultivation is to climb to the top. How can you go far by relying on others?
But unexpectedly, she remembered what Shang Xuanyu said in the restaurant.
"There are so many geniuses in the world. Their talents are dull and their chances are gone. When the road ahead is cut off, they just change their path. What's the point of talking about the pros and cons? But all things move forward and try their best. Just for the sake of it.”
These words seemed to ring in her ears, making Pei Xihe feel complicated for a moment.
After all, she produced a strong voice that was difficult to distinguish between male and female, and said to Xue Xintong.
"If you don't want to choose, I can repay what the family has given you, and you don't need to be burdened." There were only a few dozen immortal crystals left.
Xue Xintong was stunned for a moment, but suddenly smiled brightly.
"immortal."
She was always extremely unlucky for some reason, and she often encountered unexpected disasters. Thinking about the consequences would make her frightened. However, she turned disaster into disaster dozens of times, and somehow she sensed that something was wrong. Someone was protecting her.
Xue Xintong looked at the storage ring held in his palm, feeling in a daze.
Without the annual supply of resources from the Xue family, how could he have the cultivation level of the ninth realm of foundation building now? She calmed down and dropped her smile.
"Other than that, what can the gods do to help me?"
Pei Xihe remained silent for a long time, and the light in Xue Xintong's eyes dimmed a bit before he spoke.
"Xintong thanks the gods for saving me many times, but I know very well that I will not regret the path I choose."
"Relying on other people's strength will not last long. In the end, you will be inferior."
"Why can't it last long? How can I be so inferior!"
Xue Xintong's voice became louder, and she stood up from the futon, her eyes red with stubbornness.
"Children without shoes have to walk on a road covered with sharp gravels, or endure it and walk all the way, or borrow a pair of shoes to relieve some pain. Of course, the more powerful thing is to simply sweep away the stones and stride calmly Step over."
"But isn't it all about walking through it? I am responsible for my own choices and accept all possible changes calmly. My original intention will never change. God, you are high in the clouds and overlooking the world, why should you judge me as an inferior! "
"How I want to live is my business, why should I live the way you want me to live?!"
Xue Xintong knew that her words were really sharp and reckless, and to the god who had protected her many times, they seemed even more arrogant and in vain.
But she couldn't help it. She was only eleven now, and what happened today gradually aroused the sharpness and rebellion in her bones.
