[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples":3,"chapter-longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-chapter-105":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Longevity Begins From Raising Disciples",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1531015,1988,"Chapter 105 - 101: Zhiwei’s Treats, Master and Disciple’s Daily Life","longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-chapter-105",105,"\u003Cp>In the evening, as night became deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hustle and bustle of the market fell silent with sunset, and household lights gradually flickered on in the twilight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye, after a busy day, finally clad in chills, pushed open the gate of his small courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The yard was quiet; Qing Jun was probably tired from playing with Yuanyuan and had been coaxed to rest early by Granny Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper on the windows cast a dim yellow light, faintly revealing Zhiwei’s small silhouette hunched over the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This girl, hard at work again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye felt relieved, took off his cloak, and quietly returned home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he opened the door, the sight before him caused his heart to sink sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhiwei was not reading or cultivating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her small body was curled on the chair, back facing the door, with her shoulders trembling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thick cotton coat that Chen Ye had just bought for her was casually thrown aside; she wore only a thin inner garment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her waist was slender, with clearly defined ribs under the thin clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she had grown taller, she seemed to have become even thinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What shocked Chen Ye even more was seeing several new, fine bloodstains on Zhiwei’s exposed slender arm, as if slashed by something sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before her, some broken ice shards were scattered on the ground, with traces of dark red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiwei!\" Chen Ye rushed over in a few large strides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sound, the girl’s body froze abruptly, like a startled young deer, frantically trying to hide her arms behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But due to the sudden movement, she tugged on the wound, letting out a suppressed groan of pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiwei, what... what are you doing?\" Chen Ye’s heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not surprised by the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhiwei possesses the Purity Glaze Body, especially as her constitution has gradually awakened recently...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his presence, Zhiwei certainly wouldn’t harm herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But away from him, it was hard to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhiwei kept her head down, her long dark hair covering her face, making it hard to see her expression, visible only was her pale, delicate chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remained silent, abandoning the attempt to hide her injured arm, merely sitting there silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nonviolent noncooperation, huh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye remained silent as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Comforting was too feeble, stopping her was even useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhiwei played snow games, he tried to dissuade her, but this girl soon repeated the same trick...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alas,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Problematic children are truly troublesome to care for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye suddenly smiled gently, \"Zhiwei, Master has something fun, do you want to play? This thing could make Zhiwei happy...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhiwei remained silent, yet her small body suddenly tensed like a tightly drawn bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt somewhat uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye did not mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out a smooth wooden board from the storage bag, and some evenly sized black and white stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he swiftly drew a simple grid on the board using a charcoal pen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, this was indeed Five-in-a-row!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rules of this game are simple, easy to get started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But infinitely varied, it captures one’s attention, allowing immersion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in elementary school, Chen Ye loved using graph paper to secretly play Five-in-a-row with his desk mate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still cherishes those carefree times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye figured it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, Zhiwei’s age, in his past life, was still in elementary school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though she matured early, she remains a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Children... always enjoy playing and mischief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keeping Zhiwei at home daily to cultivate without stepping out at all,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without the influence of the Purity Glaze Body, she’d eventually develop psychological issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to think of entertaining things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the two little girls can relax well in their cultivation breaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prevent Zhiwei’s idle time from leading her to hurt herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The charcoal pen traversed the rough wooden board, making a slight \"rustle\" sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye, one hand on the board, the other holding the charcoal pen, focused on outlining the intersecting lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slightly bowed his head, hair falling over his forehead, leaving just a solemn and warm side profile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dim lamplight like a warm ball of yarn enveloped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also reflected onto Zhiwei, curled on the chair, subtly lifting a corner of her eyelids quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, the older girl couldn’t resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of charcoal scraping the board, combined with the man’s calm aura, worked like invisible hooks, stirring her to steal glances again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no longer the Steward Chen in Granny Li’s words, who was fierce and striking in the examination hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calm and unfazed, facing doubt and interrogation from many loose cultivators, he remained composed, relying on his superb Spirit Plant Technique to awe medicinal farmers all around alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he seemed more like a clumsy yet extraordinarily patient father preparing a slightly crude surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The focus in his brows no longer served to tame others, nor for survival calculations, but a pure desire to do something for the small figure before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhiwei couldn’t help but recall the thrilling Spirit Plant Master trial Granny Li mentioned that evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye finished the last line, satisfied as he admired this simple chessboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen horizontally, fifteen vertically; a standard Five-in-a-row board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He patted the charcoal dust from his hand, looked up, meeting Zhiwei’s eyes that were quietly scrutinizing him, cool with a hint of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye cleared his throat, pushed the board towards Zhiwei, and placed two piles of black and white stones on each side,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhiwei, you see, this is now drawn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhiwei’s gaze slowly shifted from Chen Ye’s face to the board with the grid. Her small hand moved slightly, seemingly wanting to touch it, yet hesitating a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>",957,"2026-06-06T06:08:59.013Z",1,"novelbin.me","68c61f1730b06e01b4874f8876cb0d42a832f37eb1d72c169355d1b62303752e","longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-chapter-106","longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-chapter-104",686,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flongevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-cover.jpg"]