Midnight.

On the mountain road outside the village, three people were walking quietly in the moonlight. They were Xu Ziyan's family. Looking back at the village that was getting farther and farther away, the three people all let out a breath quietly at the same time, and their expressions became slightly relaxed.

Since Xu Ziyan came to this world, it was the first time she had walked so far, and she had no idea about this world. At this time, she was far away from the village, so she couldn't help but asked softly:

"Dad, where are we going?"

"We are going to Zhongdu City, which is the ancestral land of our Xu family and the center of the Xu family."

"Dad, will the village chief report our escape to the family? If so, wouldn't we be caught in a trap!" Xu Ziyan asked worriedly.

"Hehe..." Xu Guang laughed twice in a self-deprecating way and said, "No one would care about small people like us. Not to mention that the village chief may not dare to report such a small matter. Even if he reports it, no one will pay attention to it. He may even be reprimanded by the higher-ups."

"Then... why do the people in the village still endure the tyranny of the village chief and don't leave the village?" Xu Ziyan asked puzzledly.

"Alas! Yan'er, you don't understand. It's easy to leave the village, but life will become very difficult after leaving the village. Your mother and I don't have any skills. I really don't know how our family will live after leaving the village!" Xu Guang's expression suddenly sank, and his eyes were indescribably sad.

"Her father, what should we do after we arrive in Zhongdu City?" Xu's face was full of sorrow.

"Dad, are you familiar with Zhongdu City?" Xu Ziyan looked at Xu Guang with hope.

"It's familiar, isn't it?" Xu Guang sighed, his eyes regained some spirit, and he said with reminiscence: "I have lived in Zhongdu City for fifteen years. In the family, if you haven't broken through the fifth level of the acquired realm by the age of fifteen, you will be driven out of the family's inner hall and go to the outer hall to do menial work for the family. Those with worse qualifications will be sent to remote villages and left to fend for themselves."

"Dad?"

"Dad just didn't break through the fifth level of the acquired realm at the age of fifteen, so..., ah~~" Seeing that his wife and daughter seemed to be affected by his emotions, Xu Guang forced a smile and said: "It's okay, I was too young at that time, and I couldn't stand the ridicule of others, so I gave up on myself and took the initiative to choose this place far away from Zhongdu City. Dad's family still has a very high status in the family. Your grandfather is also an elder of the family. Dad and some of his brothers broke through the fifth level of the acquired realm. After so many years, they must have a certain status in the family. After we return to Zhongdu City, Dad will go to find them."

At this point, Xu Ziyan saw in the moonlight that Xu Guang's face was obviously unnatural, extremely unnatural.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and a figure suddenly appeared in front of Xu Ziyan's family of three. Xu Ziyan was alerted and reacted first. When she looked up, it was the village chief standing in front of her with a mocking face. Xu Ziyan couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She was too inexperienced. If she was more careful, with her first-level cultivation of the Qi Refining Stage, how could she not feel it until the village chief appeared in front of her.

At this time, Xu Guang and his wife also saw the village chief. Xu Guang's whole body was tense, and then he strode forward to protect his wife and daughter behind him, looking at the village chief coldly and silently. And Xu was so scared that her whole body was like a sieve, shaking. Xu Ziyan suppressed the tension in her heart, secretly raised the cultivation of the first level of the Qi Refining Stage to the peak, and the hands behind her back gradually had a gas wave like water ripples.

"Xu Guang, return to the village immediately. In three days, marry your daughter to my second son, and then everything will be over. Otherwise, don't blame me for being cruel."

As soon as he finished speaking, the aura of the eighth level of the acquired realm burst out. Xu Guang's body leaned back slightly and immediately stood up like a pine tree, and the aura on his body burst out with all his strength. Xu Ziyan's eyes condensed, and she thought to herself:

"It seems that my father has not given up cultivation. He has cultivated to the seventh level of the acquired realm in these years."

The village chief glanced at Xu Guang unexpectedly, but when he saw that Xu Guang only had the seventh level of the acquired realm, his expression relaxed and he said sarcastically:

"What? Still want to resist?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he strode towards Xu Guang. Xu Guang's expression choked, and he punched the other party with a punch. The village chief laughed suddenly and swung a punch in the same way. Just as Xu Guang staggered back, a graceful figure passed by him like the wind. Under the moonlight, a slender jade hand stabbed the village chief's throat.

A "click" sound came from his ear. When Xu Ziyan stopped, he saw the village chief covering his throat with both hands, blood gushing out of his mouth, retreating all the way, with disbelief in his eyes, gradually becoming lifeless, and finally falling into the dust.

Xu Guang was also unbelievable. He stared at Xu Ziyan blankly, as if the person in front of him was not his daughter. Suddenly, Xu Guang was so excited that he trembled all over, with a look of surprise in his eyes, and seemed a little scared, afraid that what was happening in front of him was illusory. Trembling, he took two steps forward and asked softly:

"Yan'er, have you entered the innate?"

"Yes, Dad, I'm already in the first level of the Qi Refining Stage." Xu Ziyan suppressed the surging in her stomach. It was the first time she had killed someone in two lives, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

"Really?" Xu Guang strode forward and grabbed Xu Ziyan's shoulders with both hands. Because of his excitement, he grabbed Xu Ziyan's shoulders so hard that they hurt.

"Dad, you hurt me." Xu Ziyan said with a wry smile.

Xu Guang was stunned, and then embarrassedly let go of his hands, but his eyes were still fixed on Xu Ziyan, hoping to get another affirmative answer from her. Xu Ziyan looked at Xu Guang's worried eyes, and couldn't help but feel funny in her heart, and said softly:

"Dad, it's true."

"Please show me your skills!" Xu Guang still said worriedly.

Xu Ziyan smiled helplessly, stretched out a hand, and used the first level of Qi Refining Stage. I saw water ripples on that hand, and there was a wave. Although Xu Guang had not broken through the innate, he had lived in the family for fifteen years after all, and he still had some basic knowledge. He recognized at a glance that this was a water-based skill of the first level of Qi Refining Stage. After confirming that his daughter had spiritual roots, Xu Guang could no longer hold back his excitement and laughed up to the sky:

"Hahaha..."

This long laugh seemed to have made all the depression in his heart disappear. Xu Guang felt a joy he had never felt before. After calming down from the excitement, Xu Guang asked with a questioning look in his eyes:

"Yan'er, when did you know that you had spiritual roots? Where did you learn the skills?"

Xu Ziyan slowly said what she had thought of long ago: "My daughter met a female fairy by the river outside the village three months ago. She discovered that my daughter had spiritual roots and taught her the skills."

"What else did she say to you?" Xu Guang asked anxiously.

"She didn't say anything. She just said that we would meet again if we were destined to, and then she flew away on her sword."

Xu Guang's face revealed disappointment, but he immediately became happy again. He said with a smile:

"Anyway, my daughter is a person with spiritual roots, and has already broken through the innate level. We can return to Zhongdu City openly."

"Dad," Xu Ziyan hesitated and said, "I don't want to join the family right away. I want to consider this matter when I have achieved success in cultivation."

Xu Guang was stunned before saying, "Why?"

"I don't know the family. I want to wait until I have the ability to protect myself, or until I have a better understanding of the family."

"But..."

"Dad, are you worried about life in Zhongdu City?"

Xu Guang didn't say anything, but the embarrassment on his face had already been shown. Xu Ziyan chuckled and said:

"Dad, don't worry. The fairy also taught me how to make pills and talismans. Although I have only learned a little bit now, it is still no problem to maintain our family's life and cultivation."

"Really?" Xu Guang's eyes lit up, and his expression was full of uncontrollable excitement.

"Really, Dad." Xu Ziyan nodded affirmatively.

At this time, the original worry and unnaturalness on Xu Guang's face were swept away, and his spine straightened unconsciously. His voice became much more cheerful, and his tone was full of pride and hope for the future. He waved his hand and said:

"Let's go back to Zhongdu."

Zhongdu City.

Xu Guang spent three taels of silver to rent a small room in the slums of the city, and there was a small courtyard of several square meters around it. Now Xu Guang only has seven taels of silver left in his hand. He worked hard for decades, but he only saved ten taels of silver. After settling down, Xu Ziyan went out with the five taels of silver given by her father. She wanted to go to the pharmacy and the talisman shop to buy some materials for alchemy and talisman making, so as to improve the life of her family.

After walking for nearly a morning, Xu Ziyan walked on the street with her head down and depressed. She went to many pharmacies and talisman shops, and found that her five taels of silver were nothing. If it was for living, she could buy rice and vegetables for a year, but she couldn't afford to buy materials for alchemy and talisman making, not even a piece of talisman paper or a herb.

She walked aimlessly with her head down. Suddenly, she bumped into a person. The person on the other side was very strong. Xu Ziyan staggered back all the way and almost sat on the ground. When she stood up and looked up,

She saw a young man looking at her with a smile, a well-fitting white shirt set off his well-proportioned figure. He was tall and straight, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. The edges and corners on his face were as clear as a knife, and his whole body exuded a heroic and unrestrained temperament.

Xu Ziyan's eyes lit up, handsome guy! He must be much more handsome than those stars on Earth in her previous life!

The young man looked at Xu Ziyan, and a strange color flashed in his eyes, surprised by Xu Ziyan's beauty. Although Xu Ziyan was dressed very simply, she still showed the potential of a beauty. The strange color in the young man's eyes flashed, and then he returned to his original appearance, looking at Xu Ziyan indifferently.

There was also a younger girl standing next to the young man, pinching her waist and shouting at Xu Ziyan:

"You walk without eyes, or deliberately bump into my brother Lin."

After saying that, she saw Xu Ziyan's beauty, a trace of hostility flashed in her eyes, and she stepped forward and slapped Xu Ziyan in the face.