He couldn't help but think to himself, "It's really true that people can be so different, it’s infuriating!"
Su Yan, after hearing An Ruo Ran's response, immediately called out politely, "Aunt Ran!"
Upon hearing her call her Aunt Ran, An Ruo Ran liked her even more. Shu Zhan Dun Pan.
Little did they know, Su Yan acted this way because she had never heard of the legend of that demon; she had always stayed in Ling Mountain, untouched by the mortal world.
That was why her eyes were so clear and bright, free from any dust.
In fact, Su Yan was the only daughter of the World's Richest Su Qingcheng and the biological sister of Su Yi.
Since her birth, she had been very frail. Su Qingcheng tried many methods and sought out renowned doctors from all over the world, but none could cure her.
Just when everyone thought Su Yan was beyond saving, the eccentric hero Du Zhongtian came to the Su Family to express his gratitude for Su Qingcheng's previous life-saving help.
Previously, Du Zhongtian had accidentally been harmed by someone and was poisoned. Just as he was about to succumb to the poison, he encountered Su Qingcheng, who saved him.
Thus, after fully recovering, Du Zhongtian came to Su Residence to repay his debt of gratitude.
Coincidentally, he arrived at the moment when Su Yan's life was fading. After examining Su Yan's constitution, he told Su Qingcheng that he could cure her illness as a way to repay his debt.
Su Qingcheng was very pleased upon hearing this and allowed him to do everything possible to treat Su Yan.
However, the only way to save Su Yan was for her to become his disciple and follow him back to Ling Mountain to learn its unique secret techniques in order to eradicate her illness completely.
Thus, Du Zhongtian brought the small Su Yan back to Spirit Mountain, using the spiritual herbs of the mountain to nurture her body while teaching her the unique skills of Spirit Mountain.
It was because of this that Su Yan's life was saved, leading to the current state of Su Yan.
However, due to her being a naturally sickly body, Du Zhongtian could not completely eradicate the remnants of her illness, and she had not yet fully recovered.
When Luo Bingbing saw her for the first time, she immediately recognized that Su Yan was a naturally sickly person who had been relying on medicine to sustain her life.
However, for her, anyone who was not recognized by her was considered a stranger.
And for strangers, she always maintained an attitude of "not my business" towards them.
Therefore, even if she possessed the ability to cure Su Yan's illness, she would not take the initiative to mention it or even attempt to heal her.
After finishing the bowl of rice in her hand, Luo Bingbing stood up and said to Snow Spirit Elder, "Old man, take good care of my person. If there is even a slight mistake, I will hold you accountable."
After saying this, she turned her gaze towards Xuan Ye and calmly said, "Master, let's go! We should head to the forbidden area."
Upon hearing this, Snow Spirit Elder quickly replied, "Child, don't worry! I will take good care of Ruoran."
Xuan Ye simply nodded lightly at Luo Bingbing without saying another word.
The few of them were quite calm and chatted as if it were natural, leaving the master and apprentice beside them utterly astonished.
In their impression and life, the Snow Spirit Elder and the Guardian of the Forbidden Land, Xuan Ye, held very high statuses that did not allow anyone to defy them.
However, now that Little Doll was not only defying them but had directly given orders to both of them.
So, Du Zhongtian immediately said to Luo Bingbing, "Stop! At such a young age, you have no manners. How can you command Senior Brother Zhangmen and Senior Brother Xuan Ye?"
Upon hearing his words, Luo Bingbing couldn't help but smirk slightly, revealing a mischievous smile as she slowly replied, "Oh, so you mean to say that I was wrong?"
Du Zhongtian was about to respond when the Snow Spirit Elder spoke first to the Little One, saying, "Child, don't be angry. This Master Uncle Du didn't mean it. I apologize on his behalf."
As soon as he finished speaking, he ordered Du Zhongtian, "Junior Brother, hurry back to your observation peak."
While saying this, the Snow Spirit Elder subtly gestured to Du Zhongtian in a way that Luo Bingbing couldn't see.
After hearing his senior brother's words and seeing his expression, Du Zhongtian couldn't help but feel confused. He was speaking up for them, yet they were siding with that Little Doll.
"Something's off; something's definitely off here," he thought to himself.
However, he had always obeyed the Snow Spirit Elder's words without question.
So even though he felt puzzled inside, he immediately took his disciple Su Yan and left the hall to return to his observation peak.
Su Yan noticed that the Little Doll was clearly commanding his Master Zhangmen and the elder guarding the forbidden land. His master was obviously helping Master Zhangmen, yet Master Zhangmen and the others not only did not blame the Little Doll but also ordered his master to leave.
She couldn't help but admire the Little Doll in front of her, thinking to herself, "As long as I follow this Little Doll, no one will dare to speak about me anymore, including Master Zhangmen and my master."
Seeing that they had already left, Luo Bingbing decided not to dwell on what Du Zhongtian had said earlier.
She looked at Xuan Ye and calmly said, "Master, let's go!"
After hearing her words, Xuan Ye nodded to Snow Spirit Elder and An Ruo Ran, then left the hall with Luo Bingbing and headed towards the forbidden area of Ling Mountain.
In Silver City, spies from various countries had gathered, all investigating the so-called “Prodigy.”
However, the information they uncovered was that the Little Princess had been rescued by a powerful figure but had not returned to the royal residence.
The wealthy son Su Yi had previously sent his Dark Guard to investigate Luo Bingbing's identity and similarly found out that she was indeed the Little Princess from Prince Luo's Residence, also referred to as the Prodigy by the people of the world.
Yet, he only learned that the Little One had accidentally fallen into the lake while boating, was kidnapped by villains at the entrance of the royal residence, and was rescued and taken away by a powerful figure.
However, he did not believe the information his Dark Guard had gathered at all.
It wasn't that he didn't trust his Dark Guard, but he felt that the Little One was far from simple, and everything happening seemed too coincidental, as if it were deliberately arranged by someone.
Although he didn't believe any of those messages, he felt completely helpless.
Because he had no idea where the Little One was now or who that so-called powerful figure who saved her was.
He could only send someone to secretly monitor the outside of Prince Luo's Residence, attempting to find that Little One.
The Nursemaid, the day after Luo Bingbing and the others left, was taken to the headquarters of Asura Gate by Mu Xi, who was instructed by Miyazawa, the so-called "Emperor" in the palace, following Dongfang Hao's orders.
Mu Xi disguised as Dongfang Hao quietly infiltrated the Piaoyun Pavilion of Prince Luo's Residence and took the Nursemaid away.
Upon seeing Mu Xi disguised as Dongfang Hao, the Nursemaid mistakenly believed that this person was indeed Emperor Dongfang Hao, so she followed him without hesitation.
Once at the headquarters of Asura Gate, the Nursemaid became like a mistress; her food and clothing were all handled by maidservants, and she didn't have to do anything herself.
However, having been accustomed to being busy, she couldn't sit still and often worked alongside those maidservants.
After arranging everything for the Nursemaid, Mu Xi left the headquarters of Asura Gate and returned to their base in Silver City.
After Luo Bingbing and Xuan Ye returned to the forbidden area of Ling Mountain, the Snow Spirit Fox and Phoenix ran out from her sleeve.
As soon as the two little ones came out, they began to run and fly around in the forbidden area, playing joyfully without a care!
Xuan Ye and Luo Bingbing busied themselves organizing the cave. Once they had tidied up their living space, Xuan Ye took Luo Bingbing on a tour around the entire forbidden area.
He explained what places were within this forbidden area, what they were used for, which places were accessible, and which were off-limits.
After they finished exploring the entire forbidden area, night quietly fell.
They casually cooked something to eat, and after finishing, Xuan Ye told Luo Bingbing to go to sleep, explaining that they would need to get up before dawn to practice.
After listening to him, Luo Bingbing went to bed. However, she woke up precisely in the middle of the night.
After lightly changing into Male Attire, she used her Ability to teleport to the cave where the beggars were practicing.
Seeing that the beggars had already mastered the Skill she taught them last night, Luo Bingbing taught them another Skill and let them practice on their own.
She then went to the cave at the back where food and supplies were stored. Upon arriving, she noticed that there was not much food and supplies left.
So, she used her Ability to teleport to the entrance of the tavern that had helped her gather food and supplies last time and secretly communicated with the tavern's Keeper using her Ability.
She informed him that she was at the tavern's entrance and urged him to come out quickly and open the door.
The Innkeeper, who was dreaming and playing chess with Zhou Gong, suddenly woke up upon hearing Luo Bingbing's secret message.
The Innkeeper quickly got dressed and hurriedly ran to open the door for Luo Bingbing.
After opening the door, the Innkeeper invited Luo Bingbing inside. Once in the tavern, Luo Bingbing directly said to the Keeper, "Please gather a cart of food and a cart of supplies for me tomorrow."
After a brief pause, Luo Bingbing continued, "From now on, gather a cart of food and supplies for me every half month. They should be delivered to the Small Mountain Valley outside the city, and I will go there at night to collect them."
Although the Innkeeper found it strange that this Little One needed so much food and supplies, he did not voice his curiosity.
Because he knew what his responsibilities were, what to ask, and what to say, he would not deliberately voice any inquiries.
However, he would report all these matters to his master, Poet Sage Li Jingshan.
Luo Bingbing also knew that he would certainly inform Li Jingshan about this, so she directly asked the innkeeper to bring the Four Treasures of the Study and picked up a brush to write a poem titled "Mountain Residence in Autumn Dusk."
"After the new rain in the empty mountains, the weather turns autumnal in the evening. The bright moon shines between the pines, and clear springs flow over the stones. Bamboo rustles as the washerwomen return, and lotus stir as fishing boats pass by. Spring blooms may fade at will, but the noble son can stay."
After handing the completed poem to the innkeeper, Luo Bingbing instructed him to deliver it to her master, Poet Sage.
Then she asked the innkeeper to take her to her room to rest.
Thus, the innkeeper led her to the Heavenly Room for her rest. Upon entering the room, Luo Bingbing signaled for the innkeeper to leave quickly as she needed to rest.
The innkeeper complied with her request and hurriedly took his leave to return to his own rest.
Once the innkeeper left, Luo Bingbing immediately activated her Inner Strength and used her Ability to teleport to the cave where she trained those beggars, continuing to guide them in their practice.
Due to needing to rise early for training, Luo Bingbing stayed in that cave for a while before using her Ability to teleport back to the forbidden area of Ling Mountain.
Upon returning to the Stone House in the forbidden area, Luo Bingbing quickly went back to bed to sleep.
As the twinkling stars in the night sky quietly faded away, Xuan Ye arrived at the door of Luo Bingbing's Stone House and knocked on her door.
Luo Bingbing had already sensed his arrival, so she had gotten up early. Upon hearing his knock, she opened the door.
Seeing that Luo Bingbing was already up, Xuan Ye directly invited her to follow him into the woods to practice.
Since Luo Bingbing already had a foundation but lacked internal energy, and learning the Skill required internal energy to see results, Xuan Ye began teaching her the internal cultivation methods and Lightness Skill.
Luo Bingbing understood his intention and did not object, promptly following his instructions to practice internal energy and the Lightness Skill.
Xuan Ye and Luo Bingbing sat on the ground, and Xuan Ye spoke to the little one across from him, saying, "Bing'er, follow your master in reciting this while trying to practice."
After hearing his words, Luo Bingbing lightly nodded and replied, "Yes, I understand."
Then Xuan Ye began to recite: "Qi is generated from the heart, reaching the dantian, spreading to the seven meridians..."
Luo Bingbing followed his words as she recited and practiced. At first, there was no discomfort, but as she continued, she suddenly felt a raging fire in her chest.
It made her feel her blood surging, her head spinning, and her whole body was in excruciating pain; it felt as if her soul was about to break free from her body!
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