Chapter 155: Little Doctor Fairy! How come you don't know how to read?

My name is Xu Qi'an.

Of course, this name was chosen by myself.

As for why, naturally, that guy, the original Ye Ming, only cares about profit and eternal life, and doesn't understand at all what it means to enjoy life.

Therefore, I named myself Xu Qi'an, just to let the original enjoy the wonders of the world properly.

But even so, I must first complete the task entrusted by the original.

Otherwise, I fear I might be finished.

He asked me to go to the Dou Qi Continent to build a powerful force. Besides resources, what else is needed to build a force? Naturally, it's talent!

Excellent talent is the foundation of a powerful force.

Regarding the talents on this Dou Qi Continent, I feel I am quite familiar with them.

In order not to disappoint the original, I came to a small town closest to the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

The small town is named Qingshan Town, and because it is close to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, it is also known as the Magical Beast Town.

In the small town, the largest group of people is naturally those mercenaries who lick blood from the edge of a blade all day long. They gather in groups, arms around each other, spitting and talking recklessly on the street, discussing which women in the town have the most flavor, which wine is the strongest, and which magical beasts are the fiercest.

Walking on the street paved with bluestone, because my attire was exceptionally handsome, coupled with my extraordinary and otherworldly appearance, I attracted quite a few women who were secretly sending me flirtatious glances.

I ignored this; they were all just mediocre beauties.

I just raised my eyebrows at them, causing those women to blush, and I continued to walk slowly along the street.

On both sides of the street, there were quite a few shops, and because of the geographical location, the popularity was quite hot.

I scanned the brightly lit shops with great interest, and when my gaze fell on a medicinal herb shop that occupied a fairly spacious area, I stopped my steps.

Looking at the plaque of this medicinal herb shop, "Wanyao Pavilion," I smiled slightly and walked in slowly.

Walking into this spacious shop, the interior was illuminated like daylight by the Moonlight Stones hanging on the walls.

At this time, there was quite a lot of traffic in the shop, and the clerks were also extremely busy, so no one came to greet me for the time being.

Regarding this, I was extremely happy, my gaze wandering over these clerks.

Just after scanning a circle, I found that they were all male clerks, and I couldn't help but frown.

I simply wandered around in this Wanyao Pavilion, looking at those strange and varied medicinal herbs, and found it quite interesting.

Not long after, there was a sudden commotion at the entrance of the medicine shop.

"Wow, it's actually the Little Doctor Fairy!"

"So beautiful, *tsk tsk*, that waist is so thin..."

"Idiot, do you want to die? More than half of the mercenaries in Qingshan Town have been treated by the Little Doctor Fairy. Be careful that someone hears you and cuts out your tongue!"

When I heard the voices of these two people, the corners of my mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

It seems the talent I was waiting for has arrived.

Walking out of the medicine shop entrance, I saw a woman dressed in a white dress.

She was wearing a pale white dress, her appearance could be called stunning, and she was a rare beauty. Her face, with a calm smile, revealed a fresh and ethereal temperament, and this unique temperament made the woman's charm increase significantly.

I looked at the woman walking slowly before me, my gaze lingering on the willow waist tied with a green belt, and looking at that willow waist that was not even a handful, I couldn't help but praise in my heart.

A stunning beauty.

I used the power of time to quietly freeze the time around me, and then walked slowly toward the stunning woman.

At this time, the other party also moved her lotus steps lightly and walked toward me.

I looked at the beautiful girl before me and said softly: "Little Doctor Fairy, I think I'm sick."

The Little Doctor Fairy had already sensed the anomaly around her, but still smiled at the handsome young man before her:

"Oh? I wonder what illness the young master has?"

"If I don't see you, my heart aches."

Little Doctor Fairy: "..."

Behind the Xiao Clan mountain, Lin Dong, Xiao Yan, and Shen Cui sat on the mountain wall, looking calmly at the steep mountains shrouded in mist opposite them; that was the Magical Beast Mountain Range, famous in the Gama Empire.

"Brother Lin, I never thought you would have such heaven-defying luck, actually being able to sign a contract with a seventh-rank magical beast at the moment of its transformation."

Xiao Yan looked at the silver-haired girl beside Lin Dong, a look of envy appearing in his eyes.

"With a Soul Douluo powerhouse protecting you, you will definitely have a boundless future!"

Lin Dong shook his head, "Just luck."

"The Dou Qi Continent is very large; even a Soul Douluo powerhouse cannot roam the continent freely. Furthermore, no matter how powerful external forces are, they are just floating clouds."

"Possessing powerful strength oneself is the true strength!"

Xiao Yan nodded, also understanding this principle.

"Brother Lin, the problem you mentioned earlier about the Dou Qi in my body disappearing..."

Xiao Yan looked at Lin Dong. Even though he had endured mockery for these three years, honing a temperament far beyond ordinary people, now that he knew his talent could be restored, he couldn't suppress it in his heart, and his body trembled slightly.

From a genius praised by others to a piece of trash belittled by countless people. He had endured this feeling of falling from the clouds for three full years.

Lin Dong stood up and patted his shoulder, "Brother Huohuo, don't worry!"

"I will solve this problem for you today."

He looked at the black ancient ring on Xiao Yan's right hand, "Senior, I presume you have also sensed it; you don't need me to let Shen Cui help you, right?"

Once these words were spoken, Xiao Yan's pupils shrank, and he frowned as he looked at the black ancient ring on his right hand, "The Dou Qi that inexplicably disappeared from my body is because this thing is playing tricks?"

"*Hum! *"

The black ancient ring on his hand suddenly trembled slightly, and a transparent, aged figure floated out slowly.

Looking at Xiao Yan's angry expression and Lin Dong, who was full of calmness to the side, as well as Shen Cui, whose aura was not apparent, an awkward look appeared on the aged figure's face.

Originally, after he recovered, he wanted to find a time to take Xiao Yan as a disciple, which would be considered repaying the karma of absorbing Dou Qi for these three years.

But he didn't expect to be suddenly dragged out by someone today.

"It was you who absorbed my Dou Qi for three years, making me endure three years of mockery and insults?" Xiao Yan gritted his teeth, looking at the transparent soul body before him.

"I was also forced to do so, little doll, don't blame me."

"I'll fuck your mother!"

Xiao Yan, who had always prided himself on being calm and collected, suddenly jumped up like a madman, his little face full of ferocity. Regardless of whether this was a relic left by his mother, he immediately pulled the ring off his finger without hesitation, preparing to throw it under the cliff.

Lin Dong raised his hand to stop his action, "Brother Huohuo, calm down."

"This old senior's strength is unfathomable, and his background is very large. Since he absorbed your Dou Qi for three years, if he doesn't give some benefits, this matter definitely cannot end well today."

"Heh heh, you little doll are quite sensible. No wonder you can make this silver dragon recognize you as master; you do have some ability." The aged figure looked at Lin Dong and praised, "However, I, Yao Lao, have always been clear about gratitude and grudges. Even if you didn't say it, I was prepared to do so."

Lin Dong looked at Yao Lao before him, feeling some surprise in his heart.

The other party actually saw through Shen Cui's true form so easily; he was worthy of being the former Medicine Venerable, he truly had some skills!

Yao Lao stared at Xiao Yan with a smile and said: "Little doll, there's no need to be so furious, it's just absorbing three years of your Dou Qi."

The corners of Xiao Yan's mouth twitched, suppressing his anger: "Old fellow, since you were hiding in the ring, you should also know how much mockery you brought me because you absorbed my Dou Qi, right?"

"But in these three years of mockery, haven't you grown? Do you think that if it were three years ago, you could possess such endurance and mentality as you do now?"

Listening to Yao Lao's words, Xiao Yan's mood gradually calmed down, and after the fury was over, joy followed.

Since he knew the mystery of his disappearing Dou Qi, then now, his talent would definitely return.

Once he thought about having the opportunity to shed the title of trash and not let his father worry anymore, he felt his body as comfortable as if it were reborn.

Along with it, looking at the hateful old man before him, he didn't feel too disgusted either.

Some things, only when they are lost, do you know their preciousness! Losing and regaining makes people cherish them even more! He looked at Lin Dong to the side, his eyes filled with gratitude.

Xiao Yan understood that if Lin Dong hadn't let Shen Cui stand here to hold the stage, this aged figure probably wouldn't have been so easy to talk to today.

The physical body died, but the soul could still be preserved; the strength this old man once possessed was absolutely terrifying.

Before he traveled to the Dou Qi Continent, in the novels he read, there was a segment called "seizing the body"!

If there were no Lin Dong and Shen Cui...

Xiao Yan thought this way, moved closer to Lin Dong without a trace, leaned to his side, and whispered: "Brother Lin, what conditions do you think we should propose? I don't know the bottom of this old man..."

Originally, Xiao Yan thought about letting Yao Lao help him complete the leap from the third stage of Dou Qi to the seventh stage of Dou Qi within a year, so that he could successfully pass the clan assessment.

But he knew that his understanding of powerhouses was still too shallow, and proposing conditions casually—if the other party did it easily, wouldn't it be too much of a loss?

"Old man..."

Yao Lao's eyes couldn't help but twitch. With his powerful soul strength, at such a close distance, he naturally heard clearly what Xiao Yan was saying.

However, thinking of the humiliation the other party had suffered over the years, Yao Lao didn't say anything.

Xiao Yan, a child of ten-plus years, being able to do this step, had already greatly exceeded his expectations.

His mentality still needed to be honed, but the other party's kind and righteous quality did indeed make him somewhat satisfied.

Lin Dong heard Xiao Yan's question, gave him a reassuring look, and then said to Yao Lao: "Senior, you can see Shen Cui's true form, so do you know where she comes from?"

Yao Lao shook his head; he had never seen the other party before, and he wasn't a fortune teller, so how would he know where the other party came from.

"Central Plains, Southern Region!"

Once Lin Dong said this, Yao Lao's pupils couldn't help but shrink violently, and his soul body began to shake.

After a moment, he stabilized his figure and stared straight at Lin Dong before him, "You know everything? You also came for that thing?"

Lin Dong nodded, then shook his head.

"Senior, that thing in your hand—saying it is a divine object is fine, and saying it is trash is also fine."

"Most importantly, didn't you end up in such a state precisely because of this thing?"

"I am indeed a bit interested in it, but this is not my path."

Yao Lao heard these words from Lin Dong and was silent for a long time. Suddenly he laughed lightly, looked at Lin Dong, and said with interest: "Kid, I see that you have no Dou Qi on your body, so I presume your partner doesn't have any cultivation techniques suitable for you to practice."

"How about you take me as your teacher, how about that?" Xiao Yan to the side was dumbfounded.

He looked at Lin Dong, then at Yao Lao, his eyes filled with confusion.

What were these two talking about? Why couldn't he understand?

Lin Dong looked up and asked: "Can I be an Alchemist?"

Yao Lao shook his head, "Your constitution belongs to fire and thunder, too irritable, not suitable for being an Alchemist."

"Then just take my buddy as your disciple." Lin Dong reached out and pointed at Xiao Yan, "With your background, making him a Dou Zhe in one year, a Dou Ling in two years, and a Dou Wang in three years shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Yao Lao rolled his eyes, "If you are capable, then you be his teacher!"

"I can only say that this kid's talent is very high, and with my help, his future achievements will definitely not be low. But how far he can go still depends on himself!"

Lin Dong touched his chin and pondered: "If you can make him reach the Dou Wang level within three years, I will get you a Soul Douluo body so you can be resurrected!"

"The higher his cultivation, the stronger the body I will get for you!"

Yao Lao stared at Lin Dong and shook his head with a bitter smile, "You kid, you have no cultivation, but you are quite good at drawing cakes for me!"

"However, with that female companion of yours helping, it is indeed somewhat possible. I can only say I will do my best."

Lin Dong nodded and smiled at Xiao Yan beside him: "Brother Huohuo, go and take your teacher."

Although Xiao Yan couldn't hear the specific meaning of the conversation between the two, just the feeling that it was profound made him understand that the old man in his ring absolutely had an extraordinary identity!

Alchemist, Dou Wang—these words stimulated Xiao Yan's little heart fiercely.

He stepped forward two steps, bowed slightly, and asked: "Old sir, can you make me an Alchemist?"

Heh, just a moment ago it was old man, now it's old sir.

Yao Lao puffed out his chest with some pride, "Your aptitude is sufficient; with my teaching, naturally, I can make you a top Alchemist on the continent."

An Alchemist is an incomparably precious and respected profession on the Dou Qi Continent.

Once Xiao Yan heard this, thinking that this was an opportunity Lin Dong had fought for him, he didn't hesitate anymore and knelt directly before Yao Lao, respectfully performing the apprenticeship ceremony.

Watching Xiao Yan complete the etiquette step by step, the old man nodded with satisfaction.

The look in his eyes toward Xiao Yan also became a bit more intimate, "My name is Yao Lao; as for my background, I won't tell you for now, lest you get distracted."

Xiao Yan nodded, his eyeballs turning, and he said to Yao Lao with a smile: "Teacher, then when will you teach me alchemy?"

"To become an Alchemist, you must have the support of fire Dou Qi, so before learning alchemy, you must at least become a Dou Zhe and practice a fire-attribute Dou Qi cultivation technique!"

Xiao Yan reached out his hand and asked with a smile: "Fire-attribute cultivation technique? Heh heh, Teacher, since I am your disciple, then take out a Heaven-tier fire-attribute cultivation technique for me to practice?"

"Nonsense, do you think Heaven-tier cultivation techniques are wild dogs on the roadside? It's a loss that you can open your mouth." Yao Lao's face twitched, and he scolded with a bitter smile.

"Old man, since I have entered your sect, you can't still let me go find a cultivation technique in the clan, right?"

"The top fire-attribute cultivation technique in our clan, I remember, is only Yellow-tier high-grade; isn't this too shabby?"

Xiao Yan drooped his little face, feeling very depressed.

"Little brat, it's Teacher, not old man!"

Yao Lao rolled his eyes; he didn't expect that just after the apprenticeship, this little guy would climb onto his head.

"Hmph, since you have entered my sect, naturally I won't let you be shabby. Heaven-tier cultivation technique, I don't have!"

"However, I do have a cultivation technique that is even more strange than a Heaven-tier cultivation technique; do you want to learn it or not?"

With a light snort, a conspiracy suddenly filled Yao Lao's murky old eyes.

Lin Dong to the side saw this and didn't speak. He just had a faint smile on his face, watching this interesting scene.

"Even more strange than a Heaven-tier cultivation technique?"

Xiao Yan swallowed his saliva, his heart jumped, and his black eyes became hot inadvertently: "What level of cultivation technique is that?"

"Yellow-tier low-grade."

The smile on Yao Lao's face made Xiao Yan's little face stiffen instantly.

"Old man, are you playing with me?" Xiao Yan's angry roar resounded throughout the entire mountain ridge.

Yao Lao's face was full of pride; being able to make this precocious little guy this angry, he felt quite a sense of accomplishment.

"What is strange about that cultivation technique?" Staring at Yao Lao, Xiao Yan suddenly calmed down and asked, frowning.

"It can evolve..."

Once Yao Lao's words were spoken, Xiao Yan's breathing became slightly rapid.

A cultivation technique that can evolve...

Xiao Yan frowned, hesitated for a moment, his pitch-black eyeballs turned, and he looked at Yao Lao and asked: "Can you let me see it?"

"Heh heh..."

Scanning Xiao Yan, who was full of curiosity, with a strange laugh, Yao Lao grinned, his tone changing: "Forget it, it's useless for you to see it now; wait until you become a Dou Zhe, and I will pass it to you then!"

The corners of Xiao Yan's mouth twitched fiercely, and he spat out two words from between his teeth: "You are ruthless!"

Yao Lao smiled without saying a word, then turned his gaze toward Lin Dong.

"Kid, are you really not considering it anymore, taking me as your teacher?"

Xiao Yan's mentality and aptitude, over these three years, he had observed clearly; he was a true genius!

But this kid Lin Dong, his speech was measured, his temperament extraordinary. His heart seemed to have thousands of schemes, and he would definitely be a dragon among men in the future.

Even with his former strength, when seeing Lin Dong, the thought of taking him as a disciple couldn't stop rising in his heart.

Lin Dong shook his head and responded again: "Our paths are different; Senior's things are not suitable for me."

"Heh, you kid!"

Yao Lao raised his eyebrows, "I haven't taught you yet, how do you know my things are not suitable for you!"

"Could it be that you know me better than I know myself."

"You say it's not suitable, but I insist on giving it to you!"

Yao Lao stretched out his withered, transparent right hand, shook it slightly, and a black, somewhat illusory scroll appeared on his palm.

He tossed it lightly, and Lin Dong caught the scroll subconsciously.

"Anyway, the thing is already given to you; you can handle it however you want."

Yao Lao glanced at Xiao Yan's curious expression and cautioned, "Do not give it to Xiao Yan; I have my own arrangements for him."

"*Tch*." Xiao Yan rolled his eyes at Yao Lao, but walked silently to the bluestone to the side and sat down, no longer peeking.

Yao Lao looked at Lin Dong before him with interest, but secretly thought in his heart, such a genius, even if he couldn't become his own connection, he had to be on good terms with him.

He had lived for more than half his life and still couldn't say he saw his own path clearly. But now, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old child was full of confidence, speaking with certainty, saying he had found his own path.

Such a person was either a monster or a fool.

Being able to sign a contract with a seventh-rank magical beast, and looking at the respectful appearance of the other party, it was probably a master-servant contract! Could such a child be a fool? He would rather believe Feng Xian was than believe the other party was.

Having accepted his things, this favor was considered connected. The matter of taking him as a disciple could still be discussed in the long run.

Lin Dong looked at the black scroll in his hand, his face showing some surprise.

This thing, it was obtained so easily? He slowly pulled open the *Burning Mantra*, known as the number one cultivation technique of the Dou Qi Continent, his eyes fixed on the content above.

"*Hiss~*"

"*Oh~*"

"*Ya~*"

"*Tsk tsk~*"

Yao Lao watched Lin Dong frowning for a moment, then suddenly realizing, then gasping, and felt somewhat confused.

He asked: "Lin kid, is there a problem with my cultivation technique?"

Lin Dong turned around so Yao Lao could also see the scroll, pointed to the character "Mantra" above, and said: "This is read as 'Mantra', right?"

Ignoring Yao Lao's horrified eyes, he pointed to the character next to it and asked: "How is this character read?"

"!!!"

Yao Lao's pupils shrank violently, and he blurted out: "You actually don't know how to read?"

Lin Dong puffed out his chest, tilted his head, and glanced at Yao Lao, "Didn't I say that character is read as 'Mantra'? How come I don't know how to read?"

"It's just that I don't recognize all of them."

Yao Lao suddenly wanted to take the *Burning Mantra* back; he felt he should seriously consider his decision just now.

Such a clever genius youth with schemes, and he didn't even recognize the character "Burning" in *Burning Mantra*!

"No wonder, no wonder..."

"No wonder you always call Xiao Yan Brother Huohuo..." Yao Lao murmured in a daze: "So you kid don't know how to read."

Yao Lao suddenly felt some heartache; it was the first time he had taken out the treasure he had cherished for more than half his life.

And he had run into someone who didn't know the value of the goods.

He watched Lin Dong, who kept tilting his head to look at the black scroll, took a deep breath, waved his hand, and took the *Burning Mantra* back.

He reached out and pointed at the center of Lin Dong's brow, and the content of the *Burning Mantra* was branded into the depths of Lin Dong's mind through his soul strength.

Lin Dong closed his eyes, felt it for a while, and after roughly going through the *Burning Mantra*, he opened his eyes and looked at Yao Lao, saying: "Senior, this move is so good!"

"In the future, if there are any cultivation techniques or Dou Skills, just use this move to pass them to me!"

Yao Lao rolled his eyes, his body shook and he shrank into the storage ring, floating toward Xiao Yan not far away.

Lin Dong smiled slightly.

Just at this moment, he suddenly heard the system notification sound in his mind.

【Ding, Martial Ancestor Lin Dong roleplay progress has reached 10%, rewarding...】

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 156 =====