Chapter Seventeen Urgency

  "I believe you should be confident in your own judgment, and cherish it well. If you dare to make Zhi Jia unhappy, I'll advise her to find someone better for her, just like I advised her to find you before!"

  Unexpectedly, Zuo Xiao Yao actually brought up their previous joking words, Wang Zi Jia couldn't help but pout and say "Xiao Yao, how could you do this! This is..."

  "That's great, Zhāi Jiā! She was just reminding me to be better to you and always treat you well. I'll remember that. You have such a thoughtful friend who can think for your benefit, I'm really happy for you! Although for me, this is also a kind of supervision and test, but I have confidence that I can pass it!"

  Speaking sincerely, Zhang Kun smiled and hugged Wang Zi Jia again, who had taken a step back from him. It was clear that he was truly happy and content with his heart's desire being fulfilled.

  Zuo Xiao Yao shook her head slightly and said, "No, I didn't mean to supervise or test you. I'll only see if you can withstand the supervision and testing of time. Time is the touchstone for all promises! I hope you can, but if you can't, I believe there's always someone who can!"

  "Xiao Yao, thank you, I will also cherish and listen to your words, live a good life!"

  Chatting by the roadside in the cold wind didn't feel very good, and since it was almost noon, the three of them went to a nearby hot pot restaurant for lunch. Knowing that the other two had already made plans with friends to go ice-skating in the afternoon, Zuo Xiao Yao declined Wang Zi Jia's and Zhang Kun's invitation. As someone who could be called a sports idiot, she didn't want to make a fool of herself. Wang Zi Jia, who understood her well, stopped insisting after a few deliberate invitations.

  After parting with the two, Zuo returned home in a contemplative mood, took off his warm clothing, and decided to put Grandpa Wang's 68th birthday celebration on hold for now.

  Since learning from Wang Zi Jia last time that her parents' concern for her was a bit too much, and thinking about the interactions between the two families over the years, Zuo Xiao Yao had already begun to harbor doubts.

  In the past, she never thought much about it and only felt that having such a family of close friends was truly a fortunate thing. Even when her grandmother was alive, she often remembered the help given by the Wang family in many ways, without any gratitude for financial benefits.

  No matter how poor the family was, Grandma never accepted money or material gifts from others without a reason. At most, she would only borrow some money or food when there was no other way out and would strive to repay it as soon as possible, still feeling very grateful to the other party. Under her influence, Zuo XiaoYao also developed this attitude towards dealing with things since childhood.

  At the beginning, when the grandmother and granddaughter were in their most difficult time, it was also the time when they received the greatest help from the Wang family. After all, that was still an era of material poverty. Although there was borrowing and returning, they did not owe the Wang family a single penny in terms of material things. However, at critical moments, the Wang family could always lend a helping hand in time. This kind of friendship is truly rare. This is also the reason why although the distance between the two families has increased over time, and Xiaoyao's visits to the Wang family have decreased, the position of the Wang family in her heart has not changed. Even when she found out that Zhāi Jiā's father had done something that made her most disgusted, gentle and elegant Zhāi Jiā's mother was not as indifferent as she seemed on the surface.

  If it weren't for her recent experiences being so absurd and having the extremely heaven-defying Zi Zun San Bao, Zuo Xiao Yao wouldn't have thought much about Wang Zi Jia's parents' "concern", after all, as an orphan now, she really didn't have anything worth letting others scheme for, except for this most valuable house, but this obviously wouldn't be noticed by the economically well-off Wang family, just like Wang Zi Jia said, her dad was a rich man, and also with the same surname as that family...

  Grandpa Wang's birthday is twenty days later, it's still early to say, but the gifts for the elders should be prepared in advance. This is also the reason why Wang Zi Jia mentioned this matter early today. For Zuo Xiao Yao, who always uses her own paintings as gifts for the Wang family, this time is no exception. She has those finished paintings in the Purple Boundary Realm, so she doesn't need to worry about preparing ahead of time.

  Since the appearance of that 'Shi Ding', it has been vaguely confirmed that there are other cultivators in this world. After the shock, Zuo Xiao Yao did not naively think that this was a good thing and that she should hurry to find the 'main force'. Instead, she felt an urgent need to improve her cultivation and strengthen her own power as soon as possible. Even if it is very difficult for her to move forward alone on this path of cultivation, there are many things she doesn't understand, no one to guide her, and no one to exchange experiences with!

  The more she felt the power that she unknowingly possessed due to her cultivation of the unnamed technique, the stronger it became. This unknown power would bring about immense confidence and temptation, and at the same time, she could sense even more clearly how precious the Heaven-Defying Purple Yuan Three Treasures were, making Zuo XiaoYao even more determined that this matter absolutely cannot be let known to outsiders.

  After all, she was still very weak and didn't know what kind of mysterious powers other cultivators might possess. If she wasn't careful, she would attract unwanted attention and it was uncertain whether she could protect herself.

  Although it is uncertain how other cultivators hiding in this world get along with each other, Zuo Xiaoyao is very certain that most of them should be human. Since they are essentially humans, they cannot escape the inferior roots of humans, such as jealousy among peers, pursuing benefits, and flattering or humiliating others. Such phenomena must exist, and it's even possible for them to trample on people's lives. After possessing a mysterious power beyond ordinary humans, she doesn't dare expect those cultivators to follow current laws like herself!

  Determine that the current primary task is to work harder to improve and refine oneself, only when one's own strength is stronger, can have the ability to respond to potential risks in the future. After all, avoiding for a while, can't avoid for a lifetime. According to Zuo Xiaoyao's personal experience, cultivators may not like this complex and bustling urban environment, living in S city, it is unlikely to encounter other cultivators directly, but she also cannot stay in this prosperous metropolis forever.

  Since stepping onto this path of cultivation, Zuo Xiao's goal had been very firm. She was determined to continue on the path of cultivation, striving to go further and not for fame or fortune, but only to see that purple-robed woman again, fulfill her last words, and also thank her for leading herself onto this path, so she wouldn't be stuck in grief after losing her grandmother, still having other goals and pursuits, living with great motivation!

  Zuo Xiao Yao was even more eager to try the two types of Dan medicine that were suitable for Nai Qi Jie, but with the freezing weather, her plan to personally go to Gao Jiao Wai to find fresh herbs was impossible. She thought about how she had been practicing and successfully extracting pure medicinal essence from those dried medicinal materials over this period of time, although most of them were wasted because they couldn't be condensed into Dan medicine immediately.

  But according to the method of alchemy that the woman in purple had imprinted on her mind, even if she found fresh medicinal materials suitable for refining elixirs, it was still necessary to extract their essence first and then condense those essences into an elixir. Perhaps the dried medicinal materials sold in pharmacies could also be used, after all, although they had been wind-dried, their actual efficacy was still preserved. Anyway, no matter what the outcome might be, trying more times wouldn't hurt!

  Action speaks louder than words. Putting on her coat and hat again, she took a taxi to a distant Chinese medicine house, spent a large sum of money to buy back a batch of Chinese medicine, looked at the consumption information on her mobile phone, Zuo Xiaoyao felt a bit painful, as a real poor man, five thousand yuan was absolutely a considerable amount for her, especially when this five thousand yuan might be wasted due to the failure of the experiment.

  Because the main medicine for refining another Dan medicine, Zi Ye Shen, is too expensive, Zuo Xiao Yao didn't bear to sell it. Most of the medicinal materials in this are used as raw materials for refining Yi Qi San. Fortunately, these two large bags of Chinese medicine were only semi-finished products that had been air-dried, much cheaper than the real finished product. They didn't weigh much, but there was a substantial amount, enough to last for some time. Of course, how long exactly depends on the rate of consumption at the time!

  PS: Thanks for the support from Dizzy Girl, wishing everyone a happy weekend, and I'll try to continue double updates around 8 o'clock!