Chapter 74: The Greatest Regret!

  This is a truly intelligent woman, who wouldn't ask any questions that would make people feel embarrassed, so she could bear her curiosity and not ask about the unusual clothes on her body, and wouldn't pry into her origins in conversation, making those who talked or interacted with her feel extremely relaxed and comfortable, like a spring breeze. This is Zuo Xiaoyao's evaluation of Fang Shi after she had some understanding of the situation in this world.

  Her emotions were not only thrown into a remote wilderness, but also thrown into another world. It seems that the legend of Yu Longding being able to break through the void is not unfounded, and the black tripod may indeed be the Yu Longding. This world should be a parallel world with the blue planet, with two continents inhabited by humans: Feng Xing Continent and Lei Yu Continent, both with vast areas. The small mountain village where Zuo Xiao Yao is currently located, called Liu He Kou, is on the edge of the Feng Xing Continent.

  The village of Xiaoyu has a simple and honest folk custom. Due to its remote location, although there are frequent wars on the mainland and between the two continents, this place is rarely affected by the war. As a result, the environment here is very peaceful, but at the same time, the material and production technology are also underdeveloped. In years of good weather, food and clothing are not a problem.

  Of course, these messages did not come from the Fang family's explanation, but after taking Dan medicine to recover physically, Zuo Xiaoyao would often go to some crowded places around, quietly inquiring about the news. Since Liushahekou Village is close to a transportation hub in this area, most of the news she got came from tea houses and wine shops in the town. For that expense, she later went to a pawnshop in the town and pawned off a few inconspicuous items.

  Mr. Fang's husband, Xu San, is a kind and honest middle-aged man. Compared to Mr. Fang's cleverness, his temperament is more straightforward and simple, like a countryman. He knew that Zuo Xiao Yao used the money she earned from selling things to improve their family's living conditions, and Xu San was quite opposed to it. He had openly or secretly blamed Mr. Fang several times, but because Zuo Xiao Yao would not accept her proposal, he felt embarrassed to bother them again with his reasons, so he gave up.

  After all, Zuo Xiao Yao had mentioned it intentionally or unintentionally before, she currently has nowhere to go and needs a temporary place to stay. Seeing her choose the attire of an unmarried woman, he couldn't let this single woman become homeless again.

  The more she understood, the more she realized that humanity was a single race in this world, and the civilized atmosphere was somewhat similar to ancient China. From the words, costumes, and cultural customs, it could be seen that the general trend was the same, which made Zuo Xiao Yao's heart, which had been confused due to her sudden arrival in an unfamiliar world, slightly calmer, and it could be considered a blessing in disguise! Standing on top of a small hill in Liú Hé Kǒu village, Zuo Xiao Yao sighed with a bitter smile.

  Since she vaguely confirmed that her cultivation should not have been lost, but for some unknown reason, she couldn't use any spiritual power. When running the Dharma method, she still didn't feel a bit of spiritual energy, and Zuo Xiaoyao persisted in practicing every day, even if she couldn't enter meditation at all, like doing useless work. The mountain under her feet was the place she chose to practice, just like some cultivators who liked to hide in the mountains for many years. Growing up in a bustling and noisy city, Zuo Xiaoyao also had a special affection for the quietness of the mountains and rivers, and didn't want to be disturbed by anyone. So she told Xu San that she was going to the mountain to take care of something.

  Since the day she woke up, from summer to autumn, three months have passed. Except for her spiritual power and divine consciousness which have fully recovered to their peak state, she still cannot introspect her dantian, nor can she connect with the Purple Venerable's Three Treasures in the Divine Sea. Her body is weak, just like an ordinary person's, and it's really hard to adapt to this feeling of losing all her powers and having no ability to protect herself. In the aftermath of her cultivation, left with no choice, Zuo Xiao Yao can only start cultivating the two ancient martial secret manuals she had bought casually in the Cultivation Realm, whose power is on par with the three secret manuals she had left for the future generations of the Zuo family, led by Zuo Zheng Long.

  Being able to become a cultivator and possessing the cultivation method, no one would be interested in martial arts secret books anymore. Zuo Xiao Yao had bought them initially mainly to repay the debt of gratitude for inheriting the Purple Venerable's Three Treasures, although she only owed it to her grandmother. However, the fact that she got the Purple Venerable's Three Treasures which should have been inherited by her grandfather's biological son, Zuo Zheng Long, cannot be denied. Moreover, Zuo Zheng Long had also suffered greatly for the Purple Venerable's Three Treasures, not only being betrayed by his first love but also having to flee to a foreign land and not daring to return home to reunite with his mother.

  Even if the rules of the Xiuzhen realm are that whoever has a predestined affinity with a treasure can obtain it, in front of precious treasures, people will often go to great lengths to make themselves the ultimate "person with affinity", even completely throwing away their so-called conscience and morality. However, Zuo Xiaoyao, who did not grow up in the Xiuzhen realm, insisted on her own ideas. Although she could not return the Purple Venerable's three treasures to the Zuo family, she had always been trying to find other ways to make amends.

  After Zuo Zhenglong took the position of head of the Zuo family, in the past three years or so, Zuo Xiaoyao had used some timely information or secrets obtained during her mission time at Gai Shi to help the Zuo Group establish a relationship network in several countries with business development, making it a major force with international influence.

  Before the large black tripod, which was very likely to be the real Yu Long Ding, was "thrown" here, she had even helped the Lu family set up a family in the mortal world with a one-product net dust pill formula. The Lu family was a truly powerful entity, although it was always low-key, its privately-owned strength was quite astonishing. With the Lu family willing to protect the direct line of the Zuo family, Zuo Xiao Yao was completely at ease.

  She sincerely hopes that the Zuo family's direct lineage can be passed down for a long time, although Zuo Xiaoyao herself does not have the Zuo family bloodline. She hopes that Grandma and Grandpa's graves will not become desolate and unvisited after many years, and that they can continue to enjoy the incense offerings of their descendants.

  Since learning that the world indeed has a cycle of cause and effect, when younger generations sincerely offer sacrifices with their thoughts, they can bring good fortune to their deceased ancestors. Zuo Xiao Yao then became even more diligent towards the Zuo family, only making one request: no matter whether it was Zuo Zheng Long or his descendants, during every festive occasion, they must not forget to pay respects at her parents' graves. However, she herself never appeared in front of the Zuo family members again, and even Zuo Zheng Long and his son rarely saw her, only occasionally receiving information from her.

  Even if they had met by chance at Grandma's grave, Zuo Xiaoyao always avoided them in advance and didn't want to have direct contact with them again. After all, she didn't want to become the daughter of Zuo Zhenglong for real. Considering Grandma's face, she couldn't directly refuse Zuo Zhenglong's enthusiasm!

  Zuo Jingxuan's mother was worried for a while, but finally found Zuo Zhenglong in the ancestral hall, in front of everyone, acknowledging that his daughter had no intention of dividing the Zuo family property. She finally put her mind at ease, but didn't know that the greatest wealth of the Zuo family had already been inherited by Zuo Xiaoyao.

  These two secret books were also prepared by Zuo Xiao Yao for the Zuo family, unfortunately, before they could be sent out, Zuo Xiao Yao inexplicably arrived here and fell into such a situation, allowing them to come in handy.

  One was called Treading Cloud Steps, a lightness skill, and the other was named Quaking Mountain Palm. Both were mainly based on external movements, with only a small portion of internal energy cultivation methods attached. However, Zuo Xiao Yao didn't lack internal energy techniques either. Among the three skills that had been given to the Zuo family, one was an extremely brilliant internal energy technique. She had taken a look at it before, and the routes of those techniques still remained in her mind, not disappearing along with her spiritual power.

  Afterwards, dragging her legs bound with heavy iron, she changed her pace back and forth in the forest, strenuously avoiding every bush in front of her. Zuo Xiaoyao couldn't help but feel a surge of desolation whenever she thought about anything related to martial arts training, which was even more arduous than cultivation itself.

  She later did everything for the Zuo family, far more than just to repay the three treasures of Zi Zun. To a large extent, it was all for Grandma, but she suddenly came here without being able to visit her grandmother's grave one last time, and even knew that there would be no chance to pay respects again in the future. If you really want to say it, this is absolutely the biggest regret in Zuo Xiao Yao's heart since knowing that this was already a different world!

  PS: Finally updated for the second time, it's not easy, fortunately I didn't break my promise!