I Alone Am Immortal: My Rebirth and Leisurely Cultivation

Chapter 24: Meeting the Parents Now
"Mom, that's one of my...one of my classmates. This is Jiang Yingzhu, mine."

Jiang Yingzhu turned around and saw an elegant and intellectual woman. Before Mei Mengqian could finish speaking, she gave a bright and cheerful smile and raised her hand.

"Hello, Auntie, I'm Qianqian's friend. You're so beautiful, Auntie. That guy was my childhood friend, he's just like that, please don't mind him, Auntie."

Ye Qian smiled gently, exuding a scholarly air.

Seeing this smile, Jiang Yingzhu finally understood where Qianqian's scholarly air, like that of an ancient talented woman, came from.

"Little girl, you are very pretty. Auntie is so glad that Qianqian has a friend like you."

Even though it was their first meeting, Jiang Yingzhu had already left a deep impression on her.

She could tell that her daughter wasn't quite sure whether she was friends with this little girl.

But the little girl was very bold and stood up to speak out.

She understood her daughter's situation; she lacked peers and was socially anxious and introverted. Having such an outgoing, lively, and seemingly clever friend would be wonderful.

There was also a boy, who looked like he was brought by Xiao Jiang.

Ye Qian doesn't object to her daughter interacting with boys, as long as it doesn't affect her studies or cause her to make any fundamental mistakes, she won't interfere.

On the contrary, she believes that the more her daughter interacts with boys, the less of a bias she has towards them, especially the handsome ones she just saw.

After thinking about it, she noticed that the two children were a little reserved, so she smiled.

"You kids can play by yourselves, Auntie won't bother you."

Ye Qian walked away, and Jiang Yingzhu and Mei Mengqian exchanged a glance.

Jiang Yingzhu patted her chest. "Qianqian, what are you doing here? You scared me!"

"I came with my mother, and I don't know how she found us."

After saying that, Mei Mengqian suddenly realized that her mother might have come to see her for something.

However, letting her play with Jiang Yingzhu right now might not be the most important thing.

Having figured this out, she breathed a small sigh of relief, only to see Jiang Yingzhu raise an eyebrow at her.

"Qianqian, we've already met each other's parents, when are you going to sleep together?"

"Zhuzhu, don't talk nonsense."

Mei Mengqian felt a little shy, thinking that what she said was strange.

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On the other side, Li Yan arrived at the section on classical Chinese philosophy.

This collection includes most of the classics of Taoism and Confucianism, as well as many Buddhist texts.

He took down the Tao Te Ching, and the system gave him a notification the next moment.

[Ding! Testing the Immortal Technique "The Great Dao Visualization Scripture," have you begun practicing it?]

Li Yan's heart pounded. Good heavens, they've even used immortal techniques.

He looked at the system sidebar and saw an extra category.

The two gilded characters of the Immortal Law were hung high at the top, with only the Tao Te Ching below.

Li Yan clicked on the system to train for one minute, but this time the system gave a different response.

[Host's cultivation level is insufficient; unable to cultivate]

"Σ(⊙▽⊙"!!!"

Li Yan was not disappointed; on the contrary, he was surprised and excited.

If the Tao Te Ching is merely a philosophical book disguised as a guide to immortality, the system will simply start flipping through the pages.

but no.

The system can actually prompt that the level of understanding is insufficient?
We can't say that his philosophical understanding is insufficient, can we?
In other words, the system is capable of normal cultivation?!

Li Yan was unsure, so he put down the Tao Te Ching and picked up the Baopuzi next to him.

[Ding! The cultivation technique "Golden Elixir Secret Manual" has been detected.]

Li Yan remained silent and continued searching for books.

[Ding! The cultivation technique "Taishang Ganying Jing" has been detected]

[Ding! Technique "Yin Yang Harmony Technique" detected]

Li Yan, who had been numb from the stinging, suddenly paused, glanced at the Tantric texts in his hand, and looked thoughtful.

In the end, he put it back, since he couldn't carry it himself.

The system was like a shopping spree here, and Li Yan also made a judgment by reading the detailed descriptions of those cultivation techniques.

According to the system's description, not every one of these cultivation techniques can lead to immortality, nor is every single one designed for cultivating immortality.

For example, the previous "Taishang Ganying Jing" was used to cultivate spiritual consciousness.

The Yi Jin Jing is used for body training.

The Yin-Yang Harmony Technique combines cultivation of immortality and physical training with spiritual awareness.

Although it has everything, it is not good at anything.

Li Yan felt that if he really wanted to cultivate, he should choose carefully.

Furthermore, since popular classics are acceptable, could books that truly embody contemporary Taoist cultivation thought, even those less famous than these classics, also be acceptable in specific Taoist fields?
Thinking this, Li Yan picked up a stack of books at his feet and was about to leave.

Just then, he noticed several red bills floating down in front of him.

Looking up, I saw an elegant woman with a scholarly air, rummaging through her bag as she walked out.

As she walked, a few more bills fell from the wallet hanging next to her bag.

The wallet wasn't fastened properly, and it rattled as the bag shook.

The attention of several people nearby was immediately drawn to the money on the ground.

This is real, unprocessed RMB!

Li Yan put down the book, took a few steps, and picked up the banknotes that had fallen to the ground.

Upon seeing this, several men and women nearby immediately turned displeased, and one of the girls, who appeared to be somewhat artistic, even uttered curses.

"You've never seen anything like this before, you have absolutely no manners!"

However, the next moment, she lowered her head in shame, pretending that she had done nothing.

Ahead, Li Yan quickly caught up with the elegant woman and called out:
"Auntie, you dropped your money!"

Upon hearing the shout, Ye Qian, who had already deliberately slowed down her pace, immediately stopped.

She turned around and saw her daughter's classmate run up, holding several bright red bills, saying:
"Auntie, you just dropped some money."

"Okay, thank you, little classmate." Ye Qian pretended to rummage through her wallet, then nodded.

She took the exact amount of five hundred yuan, pulled out a bill and said, "Young man, this is Auntie's way of thanking you."

After all, it's quite reprehensible for an adult to scheme against a minor in this way.

In reality, even if Li Yan remained indifferent or did not chase after her, she wouldn't do anything.

Returning lost property is a good virtue, but no one stipulates that not returning lost property is a bad thing.

She only pays more attention to her daughter in daily life.

However, it seems that this student has met expectations.

He can rest assured that his daughter can play with him.

When the other party offered to thank him, Li Yan shook his head and waved his hand in refusal.

"Auntie, I didn't do anything. There are many students here. Even if I didn't remind them, someone else would have, or it would have been captured on camera."

If he doesn't have the money, he will definitely accept it, since it saves him the cost of buying the book.

But he wasn't short of money at the moment, so Li Yan just wanted to enjoy the pleasure of realizing his self-worth after helping others.

"In that case, Auntie won't insist."

Seeing his serious expression, Ye Qian stopped pushing and shoving him.

After tidying up her open bag, she glanced behind Li Yan and went over to help him carry some books.

"Little student, if you help me this once, I'll help you carry some books."

As she spoke, she looked around, somewhat surprised, but said nothing more.

Li Yan blinked, sensing that she was quite particular, so he nodded in agreement and went back to pick up the remaining books.

Just as the two walked out of the philosophy section, two shouts came from a few meters away.

"Li Yan!"

"Hey, Mom, what are you doing here?"

Li Yan was taken aback and subconsciously looked at the elegant aunt next to him.

"Mother?"

(End of this chapter)