After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

“There’s always an old man with a limp resting in front of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion,” Shi Yan said softly.

She was referring to the old man who possessed a wisp of fire spirit energy or a fire-attribute rare treasure, and who could trigger the side quest "The old immortal is not dead, he was just shot in the knee with an arrow."

"Senior Shiyan?"

“That’s a powerful being,” Shi Yan nodded in certainty.

In a beginner village like Nanjun City, someone at the late stage of the Spirit Realm can indeed be considered a powerful being.

"A powerful being!?"

“Go to the winery and buy him a good bottle of wine. He will drink it silently and then leave,” Shi Yan instructed. “The next day, at the same time, go and buy him another bottle of good wine.”

"Three days will suffice."

In the game, without using cheat codes, it's quite difficult to obtain spiritual energy or rare treasures in the early stages.

So that NPC also has another set of side quests, the name of which is "Once upon a time, I was a cultivator just like you".

It's a rather tedious task, but upon completion, you'll receive a martial arts manual for a type of fist and foot fighting.

If you're lucky, you might even get a red-quality manual.

However... Shi Yan used to think that martial arts were not as cool as swordsmanship, and since she was a cheater who used cheat codes, she didn't pay much attention to that quest.

I only remember seeing it on a forum.

Aside from the time and effort required to care for the elderly, it's not too difficult.

This opportunity is perfect for Shi Luren.

Shi Luren was overjoyed. He clasped his hands in a fist salute to Shi Yan and then hurriedly left.

Shi Yan sighed, and took Xia Xia's hand, intending to leave.

My own abode is depleted of spiritual energy; I should go back and cultivate properly.

It's impossible to replenish Xia Xia's spirit; it's not time to completely devour her yet.

however--

"Ahem, young man Yan." The Second Elder, who had been watching the show while basking in the sun, suddenly opened his eyes.

A sense of foreboding immediately rose in Shi Yan's heart.

"Second Elder?" Because the Second Elder had always been fair to him, Shi Yan's attitude was also respectful.

"You think you can just walk away after damaging the wooden stake?" The old man looked at Shi Yan with a smile.

Shi Yan's lips suddenly twitched.

Huh...aren't wooden stakes just driven in randomly?

She certainly wreaked havoc on those wooden stakes in the game.

Many players are also obsessed with testing damage by hitting targets.

"Then... what does the Second Elder mean?"

"One hundred spirit stones."

"Why don't you just rob someone?!" Shi Yan is now penniless and is entirely supported by Xia Xia.

Seeing the Second Elder's ambiguous smile, she touched her ring and boldly asked, "How about a discount? Ten spirit stones?"

"make a deal."

"Damn, we lost out."

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Although he verbally admitted that he had lost out, Shi Yan didn't really care.

"The Second Elder is a good person."

The literal meaning.

He had no children and was always very fair.

Ten spirit stones... I'll just use them to buy wine for the Second Elder.

Actually, you can't buy any really good wine; the distillery's top-tier spirit brew costs at least six or seven hundred spirit stones. But it's more than enough to buy ordinary fine wines without any spiritual energy.

Shi Yan obediently paid the "fine".

She subconsciously touched her pocket. Her storage ring was now completely empty; she was going to have to rely on Xiaxia for money again.

Hmm... why did I say "again"?

However, as long as the elderly are happy, that's all that matters.

If this were still in the game, Shi Yan would probably see symbols like "Affection +1", "Mood +1", "Affection +1" constantly popping up above the Second Elder's head.

After taking Xiaxia's hand and saying goodbye to the Second Elder, the two girls left.

The Second Elder simply lay on the recliner with a smile, watching the two girls' departing figures. He shook his head, "Sigh... what a tragic fate."

"never mind."

"Let's go buy some wine."

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His arm was held, and the girl's soft curves rubbed against Shi Yan, making him lose his mind.

She couldn't help but pull her hand away a little more, only to see Xia Xia's slightly pouting lips.

Shi Yan stopped and stood in front of the girl.

He didn't ask directly what was wrong. Shi Yan simply brushed aside the soft strands of hair on the girl's forehead, leaned down, and their foreheads gently touched.

She held the girl's soft little hand tightly, "Xiaxia, would you like to go for a stroll in Xifang?"

"I heard they've released a new lip gloss there."

You cannot go to the market town closest to your master's house.

Yinghua City is right there.

During this season... you might see a few girls from the Nightingale Flower Team, or perhaps that "female schoolteacher".

The two remained strangers for the time being. But Shi Yan could already roughly guess... that once they met, their affection would probably be instantly boosted to "until death do them part," just like Wen Ruya's.

For her, it was perhaps love at first sight... an instant attraction.

Shi Yan recalled the plot involving that girl.

All that is known is that she is the "female schoolteacher" of Yinghua City. Not to mention that she doesn't sell her body, it is very difficult for ordinary people to even see her.

Back then, Shi Yan only managed to force his way in by using a cheat engine, and then... meeting Shi Yan was the beginning of a lifelong mistake.

My affection for Shi Yan has been maxed out to the point of "unwavering until death."

She was a very independent girl, and also very gentle.

They don't have much strength.

Even the young children still studying in the academy have their cultivation level listed as either "Cultivation: First Stage of Body Tempering Realm" or "Cultivation: Second Stage of Body Tempering Realm".

Shi Yan had a deep impression of that girl... her entry was "Cultivation Level: --".

Not only that.

Whether it's the Eight Trigrams attribute or the talent for swordsmanship, alchemy, or array formations, they all use the symbol 【--】.

Their attack and defense capabilities are both weak, only single digits.

It's probably what's called a "useless spiritual root" in the novel.

They are born unable to cultivate.

After all, not everyone is destined to be a protagonist. In this world where everyone cultivates immortality, the inability to cultivate is practically the greatest curse.

Otherwise, how could she have ended up in a place like Yinghua City?

That girl was also a little different to Shi Yan.

Well... Yinghua City is the only place in the game where you don't need to increase your affection level; you can directly load CGs just by spending money.

And there are a lot of CGs.

Although that girl was an exception, everything changed after Shi Yan maxed out her favorability.

During the first few days after venturing into Yinghua City, Shi Yan thought he would suddenly die in front of his computer desk.

Even now, when Shi Yan thinks about it, she still feels her cheeks burning slightly and her breathing becoming a little difficult.

So she had no idea how to face that girl.

All I remember is... that girl, though she had no cultivation, had reached the maximum favorability rating with Shi Yan. No matter which main city Shi Yan went to in the future, he could always find her waiting for him in Yinghua City of that main city.

Shi Yan had also considered helping her redeem herself.

But... no option to redeem her was found.

For this reason, she tentatively redeemed two courtesans, and the result was... the Shi family gained two more beautiful servants.

The only explanation is that the girl is a rare beauty with exceptional charm in the starting village, and she probably has some special role in the future storyline, which is why she was "locked" in Yinghua City.

Don't think so much anymore.

Shi Yan comforted Xia Xia and gently kissed the girl's forehead.

Xiaxia wasn't particularly interested in lip gloss; on the contrary, she was curious about who had told her sister that there was a new lip gloss for sale in Xifang.

The girl's eyes were wide open, and a sour smell filled the air.

It took Shi Yan a long time to reassure Xia Xia that she had just happened to see the "advertisement".

The two returned to the courtyard.

Shi Yan rubbed his storage ring with a hint of bitterness.