Chapter 23: Still practicing sword
The stupid disciple hugged Qin Ran, and his soul was gone. He should have taken the opportunity to let Li Shiyin decide to practice the technique, but he hesitated for a long time and was speechless, so he had to leave in a hurry...escape.
Then for the whole afternoon, he didn't show up again. He was locked in the research building alone, not knowing what he was doing.
It wasn't until dinner in the evening, when he cleared away the dishes and came out of the kitchen, that he saw the girl playing with the cat on the sofa, that he finally remembered what was important.
The foundation has been established, so choosing a technique can no longer be postponed.
He coughed dryly, reminding Li Shiyin that he was about to speak. When the girl picked up the cat and looked over, he looked out the window and said:
"Before building the foundation, in order for you to have more choices and to plant better cyclone seeds, I will let you practice the most basic "Basic Skills" and give you enough time to think about whether to practice Sword or alchemy.
"Now that you have established the foundation, continuing to practice with the "Basic Skills" will slow down the progress of your practice. Therefore, you must make the final decision."
"I..." Li Shiyin glanced at Qin Ran, lowered her head and looked at the Xuanming Spirit Tiger in her arms. After hesitating for a long time, she still replied, "I don't know."
Qin Ran looked away from the window and looked at Li Shiyin. The stupid apprentice was obviously impulsive and straightforward, otherwise she would not have accepted his disciples. However, at this time, she was hesitant and unable to determine the path to practice.
He sighed and asked softly: "Why do you want to make an elixir?"
"At the beginning of the year..." Li Shiyin placed her hands on Zhuifeng's furry body and replied softly, "Grandpa passed away."
She did not directly answer why she had to make elixirs, but her reasons for making elixirs were very clear. Qin Ran's eyes also softened and he looked at her but said nothing.
"Grandpa was the founding general of the Northern Chu Kingdom. He fought for Northern Chu in the north and south, expanded its territory, and made great military exploits. He is a great hero that everyone respects." The tone of the carefree and silly apprentice suddenly became very soft, she recalled. road,
"Grandpa is very tall and powerful. His arms are thicker than my waist. Last year, he killed an assassin who came to our house with one punch. He had a very beautiful horse. During the first snowfall in winter, he played with it in the snow. He said that when the weather gets warmer in the new year, he will go to the battlefield. "
As she talked, her tears couldn't stop flowing. She wiped her tears, looked at Qin Ran with a smile, and continued, "Master, you must think that my grandfather is very fierce, but he is not. Grandpa is very gentle and treats me very well. When he comes back from the court, he will buy me candied haws. At home, When I was young, he would make toys for me, cut wooden swords, and protect me from being bullied by my brother...
"But...but..." she sobbed, "after that dance, grandpa said that his knees hurt..."
She became more and more sad, sobbing and unable to speak.
Kieran walked over, picked up the tissue on the table and handed it to her.
"I thought grandpa was invincible in the world. I never thought that grandpa would live forever, but I never thought that grandpa would get old, become haggard, and become skinny and skinny. I thought grandpa's white hair was natural white hair. Grandpa The wrinkles are natural wrinkles..." Li Shiyin cried for a while, wiped her tears and continued,
"But grandpa just died, suddenly. In the blink of an eye, it was as if Li Konghe had never appeared in this world."
With red eyes, she looked up at Kieran, pitifully, "So I started to be afraid that my brother would die suddenly, my father would die suddenly, my mother would die suddenly. No, it's not fear. Whenever I think of people, they will definitely die. When I was there, I knew they would definitely die..."
Qin Ran looked at her calmly.
"But I don't want them to die. Every time they get older, I feel panic..." Li Shiyin said, "I know that people will definitely die, but there are immortals in this world who are immortal, and there are elixirs that stay young and prolong life... "
"Master..." She suddenly became determined and said to Qin Ran, "I want to make elixirs!"
"What a stupid disciple... She doesn't even realize what it means to embark on the path of cultivating an immortal." Qin Ran sighed in his heart. He raised his head and looked through the window into the darkness in the distance. "Cultivating an immortal means loneliness. With It’s the same when Sun Wukong wears a diamond circle. Although the world of immortality and the human world are one world, they are like two parallel time and spaces.”
But he didn't intend to preach at this time. He thought for a while and said, "Have you ever thought that you don't have to make elixirs by yourself..."
Li Shiyin was stunned for a moment, then woke up, her eyes slowly brightened, and she stared at Kieran.
Then Qin Ran said: "You can improve your cultivation and find someone to rob it... Anyway, in the world of immortality, the jungle is the strongest."
The light in Li Shiyin's eyes disappeared instantly. She shook her head and said, "Looking for someone to rob me? Forget it!"
"But you can still ask others to refine it..." Qin Ran looked away, stopped teasing, and said with a smile, "Since you have become my disciple, if you want any elixir, I can help you refine it."
Li Shiyin waited for this sentence for a long time. She looked at Qin Ran: "Master, are you telling the truth?"
"Really." Qin Ran nodded.
Li Shiyin stopped crying and jumped up and down. The ignorant Zhui Feng in her arms was suddenly thrown away, and she quickly changed her body shape before falling to the ground. Li Shiyin continued to rush forward, wanting to hug Qin Ran again.
Fortunately, Kieran discovered her intention in advance and reached out his hand in time to press on her forehead to stop her "rude behavior".
"So, refining alchemy or practicing swordsmanship?" Qin Ran asked, pressing his head on Li Shiyin's head.
"Practice swordsmanship!" Li Shiyin affirmed. She was a tiger girl in a general's family and was born to practice martial arts. It was really too difficult for her to practice martial arts.
"Then choose a technique!" Qin Ran pushed Li Shiyin away, and with a flick of his hand, five techniques appeared. These days, he opened a jade slip and got a new basic sword technique, "Dayan Sword Technique, Tianjian, Qingyun Sword Technique, Gengjin Flying Sword Technique, and Jiuzhuan Xingchen Sword Technique."
"Master, which one do you think is suitable for me?" Li Shiyin did not choose, and asked Qin Ran's opinion first.
"Gengjin Flying Sword Technique..." Qin Ran threw the Gengjin Flying Sword Technique to her and explained, "This is not only a sword technique, but also a gold-based technique."
Li Shiyin turned the page and saw the technique recorded on it, and muttered: "Flying sword?"
This tone was quite dissatisfied, Qin Ran frowned and asked: "What's wrong with flying sword?"
"Flying sword is boring..." Li Shiyin said.
"Why is flying sword boring?" Qin Ran was puzzled.
Li Shiyin did not explain. She thought for a moment, looked at the other techniques, and asked, "Are these techniques chosen for me?"
"Yes."
"Give them all to me then!" Li Shiyin held out her hand.
"You want to practice them all?" Qin Ran was unhappy.
"No..." Li Shiyin shook her head, "I'll take a look at them all and decide which one to practice after I've finished reading them."
Qin Ran thought it made sense, so he handed her the other four techniques, but warned her again, "You can't chew too much. You can only choose one! Do you understand?"
Li Shiyin nodded repeatedly, looked at the techniques, and said perfunctorily, "I know, I know."
Seeing her like this, Qin Ran was still worried, and said, "It's best to practice one basic technique to ensure the purity of your magic power. If you practice too many, your magic power will be mixed and easy to conflict."
"I know!" Li Shiyin sat back on the sofa, looking at the "Dayan Sword Art", and replied without raising her head, obviously a little impatient.
Qin Ran shook his head, stopped talking, and turned upstairs.