Chapter 8: What Era Is This?

The sword pill entered the body, and consciousness returned.

When Li Li Boyang opened his eyes again, the first thing he saw was a large face right in front of him.

"Ah?"

That cry of fright did not come from Li Li Boyang, but from the owner of that large face.

"?"

Unconsciously stunned for a moment, Li Li Boyang had never before encountered a situation where the one who frightened others got frightened instead.

Fortunately, he immediately realized that this little girl did not mean to frighten him on purpose.

Judging from her youthful appearance, she must be the eldest maid his mother had found to look after him.

"Ya?"

Due to the fact that his vocal organs had not yet fully developed.

Li Li Boyang could only wave his small hands like this to greet the eldest maid opposite him.

From the slightly terrified expression on the other person's face, Li Li Boyang knew the maid must have seen the scene of the sword pill entering the body.

The only thing he was unsure of now was exactly how much the eldest maid had seen.

"Little brother!"

However, contrary to Li Li Boyang's expectations, the eldest maid's emotions came quickly and left quickly.

He saw her blink her eyes, and her expression quickly shifted from terror to curiosity, and she once again brought her large face close to his.

"Little brother, your hair..."

Pointing a finger at Li Li Boyang's hair, the eldest maid opened her mouth as if to speak but stopped.

Seeing this, Li Li Boyang instinctively reached out to touch his own hair, but suddenly felt a faint warmth coming from his hand.

"Fire! It's fire!"

"Careful, your head is on fire!"

Startled by Li Li Boyang's movement, the eldest maid immediately shouted loudly.

"Little brother, don't move! I'll go get a basin of water!"

Hearing this, Li Li Boyang hurriedly waved his hand, trying to stop the rash eldest maid.

"Ya ya ya!"

Although he did not know what situation he was in now, Li Li Boyang certainly did not want to be doused with a basin of cold water.

After all, it was winter, and a cold north wind was still blowing outside.

Once doused with a basin of cold water, even Li Li Boyang could not guarantee whether his constitution could withstand it.

"Little brother?"

Clearly understanding Li Li Boyang's gesture.

The eldest maid, who was about to go to the next room to fetch water, immediately stopped.

This was not because the eldest maid had repented, but because she noticed that Li Li Boyang's hand had not been burned by the flames on top of his head.

"Little brother, are you okay?"

Carefully yet extremely curiously extending her hand, the eldest maid also seemed to want to touch the flames on Li Li Boyang's head.

The result was that Li Li Boyang, having reacted, slapped her hand away.

【This girl's courage is simply too great!】

With that thought flashing through his mind, Li Li Boyang chose to completely ignore the aggrieved-looking eldest maid.

The next second, he closed his eyes and began to silently sense the primal energy flowing within his body.

It was not the innate qi of the embryonic period.

But the vital primal energy essential in every living creature's body.

Li Li Boyang had only recently shed the assistance of the Heavenly Eye and could perceive the flow of vital primal energy with his own senses.

This vital primal energy originated from Li Li Boyang's blood and qi, coming from every biological cell within his body.

The more one eats, the better one eats, the more abundant the blood and qi become...

And the more abundant the blood and qi, the more active the biological cells, and the more surging the vital primal energy...

However, at this very moment, the vital primal energy within Li Li Boyang's body could no longer be described as surging.

Surging!

It was like a pot of boiling water.

The boiling, surging primal energy flowed along Li Li Boyang's meridians all around his body, rushing toward the top of his head.

The "flames" the eldest maid saw were an unusual phenomenon caused by the primal energy surging out of the fontanelle.

"Hoo!"

After sensing the boiling primal energy, Li Li Boyang immediately adjusted his breathing rhythm.

A habit formed during his embryonic period was now gradually evolving into a unique ability.

Just like the innate qi of the embryonic period.

The vital primal energy within Li Li Boyang's body gradually gathered with different breathing rhythms, then began to circulate based on the body's central axis.

These were the Ren and Du meridians in the traditional sense, also the two main meridians that were the widest and easiest to find among all the meridians of the body.

Surging!

Under Li Li Boyang's deliberate guidance, the vital primal energy within his body, after completing one full cycle, finally successfully merged into the dantian location where the sword pill resided.

As expected, the primal energy that had been depleted from slaying the Ru Fu was replenished.

The golden sword pill even faintly emitted a crisp and joyful sword cry.

"Little brother, your hair isn't burning anymore?"

Just then, Li Li Boyang heard Da Yaotou's voice by his ear once more.

Along with that voice came the sensation of a slightly cool little hand stroking the top of his head.

"Ah!"

Opening his eyes instantly, Li Li Boyang helplessly slapped Da Yaotou's hand away.

Then he saw her small mouth pouting, looking at him with a face full of grievance.

"Little Brother, I was just touching..."

Rolling his eyes neatly, Li Li Boyang naturally knew Da Yaotou was simply curious.

But he did not want to become a toy for a curious, bratty child.

"Don't be angry!"

"If you don't want me to, I won't touch!"

Mumbling these words with a pout, Da Yaotou then remembered she had been called to take care of Li Li Boyang.

"Little Brother, are you hungry?"

"If you are hungry, I'll go heat up the millet porridge for you."

Seeing the faint drool at the corner of Da Yaotou's mouth, how could Li Li Boyang not know her little trick?

He only glanced at her emaciated figure.

Though Li Li Boyang was clearly not hungry, he still silently nodded.

At this very moment, he suddenly thought how wonderful it would be if he didn't have the memories of his past life!

Never enough to eat, never enough to cover the body...

In Li Li Boyang's past life, these were terms one could only see in history textbooks.

But now, these terms were presented so vividly before his eyes, making one unable to bear looking directly.

Li Li Boyang even wondered if Da Yaotou, with such a small and thin frame, could truly survive to adulthood?

Of course, in this current era, Da Yaotou did not need to live to adulthood.

Typically, a girl like her could consider marriage matters at twelve or thirteen years old.

During Chen Yun's pregnancy, Li Li Boyang had once heard her discuss such matters with Li Yu.

A girl of twelve or thirteen would either marry into a neighboring village.

Or be sent to a larger nearby town to become someone's slave; exceptions were rare.

Those with even more tragic fates might even become "human sacrifices," specifically offered to certain vicious mountain gods or river gods.

Conversely, a woman like Chen Yun, who grew until eighteen before leaving her home.

And stubbornly married the man she loved, belonged to the minority within the minority.

Even after giving birth to Li Li Boyang, Chen Yun's age was still under twenty.

In the eyes of Li Li Boyang, who had lived two lives, Chen Yun at this age was actually still just a half-grown girl.

"Little Brother! The millet porridge is here!"

When Li Li Boyang came to from his reverie.

Da Yaotou had already walked over carrying a bowl that was extremely large for her.

Watching her stumbling gait, taking three steps and swaying, Li Li Boyang once again felt the backwardness and ignorance of this era.

"Ah!"

So, amidst Da Yaotou's delighted gaze, Li Li Boyang reached out and pushed the spoon she was struggling to lift to her mouth.

"Are you asking me to eat this?"

"No, no, you are still growing; you should eat more."

"After you are full, I will eat the rest; Yun Niang already told me beforehand."

Persistently, she brought the spoon to Li Li Boyang's mouth again.

Though Da Yaotou was extremely craving food, she still said with a stubborn face.

Seeing this situation, Li Li Boyang could only swallow the millet porridge bit by bit with complex feelings.

Unlike the refined rice porridge of his past life.

This so-called "millet porridge" could at best be counted as boiled millet, with occasional specks of oil visible.

In Li Li Boyang's past life, this stuff was considered refuse that even pigs would find gritty in their mouths.

However, in this era, this was a delicacy only infants were qualified to eat.

Coarse grains, wild vegetables, tree leaves, miscellaneous food...

These things, completely looked down upon by people in Li Li Boyang's past life, were the daily fare of the common people at the bottom of this era.

【What era is this exactly?】

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