Chapter 3 Xiaobai and Xiaoqiang
After a while, Xiaobai and Xiaoqiang stopped sucking blood.
Xiaobai's pink forked tongue gently brushed Ye Lin's wound, and the wound on Ye Lin's hand healed and scarred at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Ye Lin asked in confusion: "Why do you drink only this much today? Is it not to your taste after awakening the spiritual root?"
Xiaobai and Xiaoqiang shook their heads, and then opened their mouths and burped at the same time.
Xiaoqiang also patted his belly with pliers, indicating that he was very full today.
Ye Lin suddenly realized.
"It seems that after the spiritual root awakened, my blood is more filling for them. When I enter the immortal gate, I can raise a few more little guys."
Xiaobai and Xiaoqiang rubbed against Ye Lin intimately, and then Xiaoqiang "whooshed" into the bushes and disappeared, and Xiaobai swam back to the river.
Ye Lin suddenly remembered something.
"Xiaobai, I heard that the treasures of heaven and earth are guarded by vicious monsters. Don't take risks in the future. Be sure to pay attention to safety."
Xiaobai turned around and nodded quickly and obediently, then dived into the water and disappeared.
Ye Lin sighed slightly.
"Xiaobai must have sensed my eagerness to awaken my spiritual roots, so he took the risk to seize the pearl. Fortunately, he won."
"Unfortunately, Xiaoqiang can't help much in underwater combat, otherwise it would be much safer to join forces."
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After returning to the Lin Mansion, Ye Lin did not show any abnormality. He was still as hardworking and uncomplaining as before under the command of the steward. Facing the masters of the Lin Mansion, he was servile and allowed to be beaten and scolded every day, appearing numb and humble.
For safety reasons, Ye Lin no longer practiced the breathing method when doing work on weekdays. He was afraid that the traces of spiritual energy he inhaled would be noticed by others.
After the awakening of his spiritual roots, his energy became more vigorous, and his physical strength increased rapidly at a visible rate every day. He only needed to sleep for two hours every day to be full of energy.
At the same time, his demand for food increased.
Xiaoqiang needed to steal five chickens every day to satisfy Ye Lin's appetite, which gave the manager of the Lin Mansion kitchen a headache. Losing one chicken every day was tolerable, but five was a bit unbearable.
Five chickens a day, more than a thousand a year!
Moreover, the chickens in the Lin Mansion were not raised by ordinary farmers, but high-quality medicinal chickens. These chickens grew up eating herbs from childhood, rich in nutrition, and precious in value.
After Xiaoqiang stole chickens for seven consecutive days, the Lin Mansion invited a Jianghu monk who had practiced Qi for the first level to set up a net to guard the kitchen.
As a result, not only chickens were lost that night, but also the Jianghu monk's pants and clothes were lost.
Xiaoqiang and Xiaobai became stronger after drinking Ye Lin's blood after his spiritual roots awakened!
Everyone in the Lin Mansion was shocked and felt the horror of the chicken thief. Since then, there was no servant guarding the kitchen at night.
The Lin family even built a shrine in the kitchen for this purpose, and offered five fragrant roasted chickens every day.
Many servants murmured in private that it was a good thing that the chicken thief only stole chickens and not people. Don't provoke him on weekdays, otherwise the safety of the master and the young master of the Lin family could not be guaranteed. Only the immortals could subdue this rampant chicken thief.
But the embarrassing thing is that the territory of the Great Xuan Dynasty is vast, and demons and monsters are not uncommon. Killing the evil demons is the primary task of the Taixuanmen immortals. Who would care about such a small matter as the chickens of a wealthy family being stolen.
Later, the rampant chicken thief not only stole chickens, but also stole books that taught young men and young ladies to read.
Because Ye Lin wanted to recognize the common characters of the Great Xuan Dynasty within two months.
As a lowly servant, Ye Lin was not qualified to read. He liked to work in the private school that taught young men and young ladies on weekdays. Occasionally, he learned some knowledge, but it was far from enough.
So he specially asked Xiaoqiang to steal some books and learn to read while strengthening his body.
Xiaobai and Xiaoqiang were lying beside Ye Lin while he was reading, shaking their heads. Ye Lin could occasionally hear Xiaobai learning to pronounce and read like him, while Xiaoqiang could only chirp.
Ye Lin guessed that this might have something to do with race.
Xiaobai would bring a pearl of similar size to Ye Lin every once in a while.
Every time he took the pearl, a lot of dirt was discharged from his body, and every time the dirt was discharged, Ye Lin's physique was greatly enhanced. When he breathed in and out, the spiritual energy threads he inhaled became thicker and thicker.
He felt that his spiritual roots were becoming thicker and stronger.
Unknowingly, Ye Lin had become as strong as an ox and as agile as a monkey in the mountains. He was no longer someone that any servant of the Lin Mansion could deal with!
In this way, Ye Lin was constantly learning and training, and two months passed quickly.
Ye Lin got the news from the steward of the Lin Mansion that the Taixuan Sect's immortal will descend tomorrow. The entire Lin Mansion was cleaned spotlessly by Ye Lin's servants.
Everyone in the Lin Mansion couldn't hide their excitement, and they were even happier than during the Chinese New Year.
The immortal's arrival will grant those with spiritual roots the supreme immortal fate, peace and good fortune. It is a great blessing for ordinary people to have the honor of seeing the immortal and getting a touch of immortality.
After dinner, Ye Lin and his roommate Wang Er returned to the shabby and dirty Lin Mansion's servant dormitory after the masters fell asleep.
Wang Er had pockmarks on his face and usually behaved more cowardly and humble than Ye Lin. He clenched his fists, his body trembled a little, and asked Ye Lin anxiously.
"Ye Lin, what should you do if an immortal comes tomorrow and senses that I am the legendary supreme genius and insists on taking me away to teach me the way to immortality so that I can save the common people?"
"But, but, I, Wang Ermazi, can only serve my masters. It is impossible to learn such a profound and unpredictable way of immortality. Wouldn't I have to bear the heavy responsibility of saving the common people! I am too stupid, and I can't even read. One can only chop wood and mop the floor..."
Ye Lin looked at the stars in the sky and said slowly: "Maybe in the immortal sect, chopping firewood and wiping the floor is also a kind of practice, which can increase longevity? It's just that they chop firewood made of gold, and the floors are all made of jade. "
Wang Er's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Yes, yes! Why didn't I think of that... Well... Where are you going?"
"Would you like to take a shower?"
"Forget it, last time I took a bath with you, I almost got bitten by mosquitoes. I really envy you because you are not born to be bitten by mosquitoes... The management said that your life is too cheap, even mosquitoes despise you."
"I want to have a good rest. Maybe after tomorrow, I can go to the fairy gate to chop wood and mop the floor to save the people. Maybe I can also marry one or two fairies like the protagonists told by those storytellers!"
Well, there is everything in the dream. Ye Lin cursed in his heart.
Seeing Wang Er enter the dormitory, his figure flashed and disappeared into the darkness. He soon came to the one-story-high Lin Mansion wall and jumped out of the wall. No guards found anything unusual.