I'm just lazing around cultivating in the world of Jade Dynasty.

"what happened?"

The others also stepped forward to check on Zhang Xiaofan, who had suddenly become abnormal.

Li Qingan patted Zhang Xiaofan on the shoulder: "It's nothing, Xiaofan was just frightened, it's my fault."

Then he whispered to Zhang Xiaofan, who was still in a daze, "Xiaofan, come to my room tonight."

Recalling his murderous intent towards Li Qing'an, Zhang Xiaofan felt guilty and didn't know what to do. He could only nod blankly.

Outside Li Qing'an's courtyard late at night

Zhang Xiaofan hesitated outside the door, his heart filled with trepidation.

"My senior brother has always been so good to me, how could I have harbored murderous intent towards him!"

"Senior brother, you don't know, do you? What if you ask me about it later...?"

Zhang Xiaofan was overwhelmed with thoughts and regrets. "If I had known this would happen, I would have thrown away this broken bead."

Inside the courtyard, Li Qing'an lay on a chair, listening to Zhang Xiaofan's pacing outside.

"According to the information I previously revealed to Zhang Xiaofan, if he comes in, he should know that the news can no longer be kept secret, and he might have a little bit of a desire to be honest with me, and his obsession with keeping his promise will have a slight flaw."

This was also Li Qing'an's preparation for Zhang Xiaofan's future exposure of the Bloodthirsty Beads and demonic techniques!

I don't know if it will work out!

He didn't want to see Zhang Xiaofan rendered speechless by the monks' constant questioning.

He was displeased when he saw this scene in the novel in his past life.

Why not try to subtly change his personality and make Zhang Xiaofan less rigid? If he can get the information out of those monks when they interrogate him, he'd like to see what kind of expressions those monks from Tianyin Temple will have!

"Xiao Fan, come in. You've been wandering around for an hour."

Li Qingan felt that Zhang Xiaofan should be close to it as well.

Outside the door, Zhang Xiaofan heard Li Qingan's voice in his ear, paused, but still went in.

"What?" Li Qingan looked at Zhang Xiaofan, who was standing in front of him with his head down. "Did you think I would ask you something?"

Zhang Xiaofan nodded, then shook his head: "My senior brother treats me very well. According to common sense, I shouldn't have kept it from him, and instead, I've troubled him to defend and cover for me."

Zhang Xiaofan's voice choked with emotion as he continued, "But I promised others I wouldn't tell them..."

"If it's my senior brother who wants to know the news, I still can't tell him..."

Having said this, Zhang Xiaofan reaffirmed his decision, but felt deeply ashamed!

Li Qingan was quite satisfied with this scene. If someone else had asked directly, Zhang Xiaofan probably wouldn't have said a word. Now he was willing to say so much, and even said that it was because he had promised someone else.

"Not bad"

"Alright, you've already said I'm covering for you, so naturally I'm not interested in your secrets. But when you think about keeping your promises to others, you should also consider whether that person is worthy of your life-or-death protection."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaofan was overjoyed. He had been prepared to be expelled from the sect, but Li Qingan's actions now brought him immense joy. However, at the same time, he felt even more guilty towards Li Qingan.

"My senior brother treated me like this, yet I..."

"Don't overthink it. I'm going down the mountain to travel soon. I see that your mind is unsettled today, filled with hatred, and you can't seem to understand anything. Some time ago, I developed a Taoist technique called the Tranquility Mantra. You need to recite it often to prevent yourself from being consumed by hatred, making mistakes, and regretting them."

Li Qingan said to Zhang Xiaofan, "Listen carefully, a woman's spirit desires clarity, yet her mind disturbs it; a person's heart desires tranquility, yet desires pull it away. If one can constantly dispel desires, the heart will naturally find peace..."

"Xiao Fan, did you remember?"

Zhang Xiaofan blushed and said, "Senior brother, no."

Then, Li Qingan repeated it to Zhang Xiaofan several more times until he could recite it from memory.

"Alright, it's getting late. You have to get up early to do your homework tomorrow. Go back to sleep. I'm going to sleep too."

Li Qingan glanced at the night sky and told Zhang Xiaofan to leave.

Zhang Xiaofan bowed to Li Qingan, then returned to his residence with cheerful steps, showing no trace of the unease he had felt upon arrival.

......

A few days later, Dazhu Peak

Li Qing'an stood in Shoujing Hall and bid farewell to everyone.

All that could be seen was a shrunken Xiao Luo perched on Li Qing'an's right shoulder, his right hand holding the 'Looking-at-Immortal'.

"I'm leaving now, Master, Mistress, and Senior Brother. I'll be back before the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament."

Li Qing'an soared into the air on his sword and flew swiftly towards the outside of Qingyun Mountain.

"That wretched Li Qingan, he didn't even say goodbye to me."

Tian Ling'er watched Li Qing'an walk away, feeling reluctant to part with him.

Watching Li Qing'an ride away on his sword, Zhang Xiaofan felt a pang of longing, thinking, "My senior brother is almost down the mountain, and he's still thinking about my problems and passing on his Daoist teachings to me..."

Meanwhile, Li Qing'an had already flown to Heyang City on his sword.

He had always wanted to taste the highly praised delicacy—stewed mackerel—to see what kind of food it was that even Zhang Xiaofan, a chef whose talents were wasted on cultivating immortality, could praise.

In the air, Li Qing'an stood on Wangxian Mountain, looking at Xiao Luo, who was like a pendant on his shoulder.

"Come on, I'll take you to eat something delicious."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Luo stretched her neck out of the tortoise shell to look at Li Qing'an, her eyes, no bigger than mung beans, already revealing some of her emotions.

Half a day later, Li Qingan looked at the huge and magnificent city in front of him.

"Not bad, much better than the small town I used to live in."

Li Qingan looked at the city gate with emotion, then walked towards Shanhe Garden.

"Selling candied hawthorns, selling candied hawthorns!"

The sounds of vendors hawking their wares filled the air all along the way!

As Li Qing'an stood at the entrance of Shanhe Garden, a waiter came to greet him.

"Please come in, sir."

"Our Shan Hai Yuan restaurant is the largest and best-tasting restaurant in all of Heyang City! What would you like to order, Immortal?"

Li Qingan placed Xiao Luo on the table; "I heard you have a signature dish called Stewed Fish. Give me one, and one or two other dishes as well."

"okay!"

"Is this where Biyao appeared?"

Li Qing'an looked around but couldn't see the spirited woman in the light green dress.

"Judging by the timeline, Biyao shouldn't be much older than Xiaofan, and she should still be on Fox Hill!"

Forget it, we will meet again if we are destined to.

"Hey, what are you doing here, fortune teller? Nobody here wants their fortune told."

At this moment, an old man with a sideburn comb walked in from outside the door. He was holding the hand of a little girl of about five or six years old, and in his other hand he was holding a brown cloth banner with the words "Immortal Points the Way" written on it.

Chapter 33 Zhou Yixian's Japanese-Style Language

"Hey, what are you doing here, fortune teller? Nobody here wants their fortune told."

"Please don't be angry, sir. Although I have no money, someone has invited me to dinner."

The old man put down the banner and placed it at the doorway. He stroked his gray beard, a smile in his eyes, and glanced slightly in Li Qing'an's direction.

Li Qing'an naturally noticed the situation at the door as well: 'This old man and the young girl, with the cloth banner and their Taoist-style sideburns, must be Zhou Yixian and Xiao Huan.'

He was curious when he saw Zhou Yixian looking at him and saying these words. He had come down the mountain this time to see the Qingyun Sect's ancestral inheritance in Zhou Yixian's hands, but he didn't expect to come to Zhou Yixian's door himself!

I don't know if it was a coincidence or if it was really predicted by a fortune teller!

But Li Qingan still went along with Zhou Yixian's words: "Since this old gentleman has arrived, please take a seat. I'll treat the old gentleman and this young lady to a meal."

Seeing this, the waiter realized that someone had indeed invited him to dinner, so he quickly apologized and led the person to Li Qing'an's table.

Zhou Yixian also strolled over, placed Xiao Huan on a stool to the side, and made another one herself.

"My name is Li Qing'an. What would you like to eat, sir and young lady? It's on me."

Li Qingan looked at Xiao Huan with a smile.

"Big brother, my name is Xiaohuan. I want to eat candied hawthorn. Can you buy me some?"

"Of course you can, but you have to eat first. If a child eats too many candied hawthorns, their teeth will fall out, and then you'll become ugly."

While coaxing Xiao Huan, Li Qing'an's eyes kept glancing at Zhou Yixian.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Huan quickly covered her mouth, which was quite adorable.

"What are your plans for this young brother from Qingyun Sect as he descends the mountain?"

Seeing the harmonious scene between the two in front of him, Zhou Yixian asked a question.

"I don't have any plans yet. I'll just travel around and see what's happening, and maybe find some opportunities along the way."

Li Qingan stopped playing with Xiao Huan and turned to look at him.

"In this world, nothing is more elusive than love and fate!"

"Big brother, don't believe him. He always says that to cultivators." Xiao Huan was afraid that the big brother in front of her was being deceived, so she exposed Zhou Yixian.

"Hey, you little rascal, I'm telling the truth," Zhou Yixian said, glancing at Xiao Huan who was speaking up for an outsider.

“However, I see that you are radiant with health and purple aura around your head. You are clearly destined for great fortune, and there will probably be more opportunities to come, though they will be fraught with twists and turns.” Zhou Yixian paused for a moment, then pointed at Xiao Luo: “And this divine tortoise carrying the Luo Shu on its back is truly rare. You are indeed destined for great fortune, young man.”

Just as Li Qingan was about to speak, he saw Xiao Huan looking at the food on the table.

Seeing this, Li Qingan picked up his chopsticks and served food to Xiao Huan.

"eat first."

"Thank you, big brother." After saying that, Xiao Huan buried her head in her food.

"No hurry, no hurry."

"Grandpa, this smelt is so delicious, much better than the dishes you usually give me."

Xiao Huan looked up, her mouth full of soup, and said to Zhou Yixian.