Chapter Eight: The Female Spirit's Rhythm

  After returning to the room, Ye Tianfan called for a bucket of water. When the water arrived, he smiled and said to the little beggar girl: "You can go in and wash up now, you're really dirty. I'll go outside and buy you some clothes." "But I'm scared, can't you not leave?" The little girl's shy voice echoed in his ears, making him feel a bit comfortable. Unfortunately, our protagonist is still innocent and doesn't understand what it means to cherish and appreciate beauty, so he didn't have much of a reaction, just feeling a bit comfortable.

  Ye Tianfan was about to refuse, but seeing the little girl's fearful expression and her eyes welling up with tears, he ultimately didn't refuse. So Ye Tianfan said: "Alright then, I'll wait for you in the outer hall, after you're done washing, temporarily wear my clothes first." After saying that, he took out a set of clothes from his storage ring and handed them to the little girl's small hands, also setting up a restriction in the room to prevent anyone from suddenly bursting in and catching him off guard.

  The little girl felt a sense of relief after hearing this, and was even more moved by Ye Tianfan's caring actions. She looked at him gratefully until he walked away before closing the door, taking off her beggar clothes, and getting into the bathtub to wash up. As Ye Tianfan walked outside, he sighed to himself: "It seems I'm still too soft-hearted, wanting to get involved in everything. But it's not bad to have the feeling of helping others either, haha." Ye Tianfan thought about these trivial things in his boredom.

  Half a time later, the little girl finally came out. The footsteps of the little girl approached from afar and came to Ye Tianfan's face. Looking at the little girl who had changed her clothes, Ye Tianfan felt a sense of astonishment. Although the little girl was only thirteen or fourteen years old, she could already see that she would become a beautiful woman in the future. No wonder the young master of the Wang family wanted to take her back by force.

  Looking at Ye Tianfan's stunning eyes, the little girl was also delighted, but still said with reserve: "Xia Lingyin thanks you for saving my life, but I have nothing to repay you. I am willing to serve tea and water, wash clothes and cook meals for you, to repay your kindness in saving my life. I hope you won't despise me and can take me in." As she said this, her face also became somewhat anxious, as if afraid that Ye Tianfan would not agree.

  Looking at her, Ye Tianfan found it somewhat amusing. Not to mention that he had already gone into seclusion, but even if he hadn't decided to go to the Wan Shou Forest, he couldn't agree to let him follow along. Thinking of this, Ye Tianfan said: "I don't even know your name yet, and you don't understand my character at all, how can you make such a rash decision? Moreover, I'm going to a very dangerous place, it's not convenient for me to bring you along, so I'll send you to a safe place instead, okay?" "No, I want to be with you. If not, I'll be scared." As she spoke, tears began to flow out, and the more she cried, the more heartbroken she became, as if she was about to lose control.

  When faced with this situation, Ye Tianfan was at a loss for what to do. He had never experienced anything like this before and didn't know how to handle it. However, letting her continue crying wasn't an option either. He needed to calm her down first, so he said, "Let me think about it for now, and I'll tell you later." Xia Lingyue cried even harder when she heard Ye Tianfan still wouldn't agree. She sobbed, "If you don't agree, I'll keep crying until you do!" After that, she continued to wail loudly. Seeing that Xia Lingyue showed no signs of stopping, Ye Tianfan had no choice but to agree. However, he thought to himself that he needed to find a way to persuade her properly later on. So, Ye Tianfan changed the subject and asked, "Can you tell me how you ended up having to beg for food? What about your parents?" As soon as Ye Tianfan asked about her past, Xia Lingyue's voice choked up again, and she spoke of her life story in a stuttering tone.

  Originally, Xia Lingyue was a young lady from a wealthy secular family, which is also the reason why she speaks with reserve and reason, after all, she has read some books. However, due to her family's decline, her parents were weak and ill, taking all the money to see doctors and buy medicine, until they spent all their money, even selling their ancestral home, but their illness did not improve much, and eventually both parents passed away. Because of poverty, their house was sold to bury their parents, and because of poverty, she had no choice but to become a beggar and ask for food.

  Upon hearing this, Ye Tianfan gradually felt sympathetic and looked at her frail appearance with a tinge of pity. Ye Tianfan comforted her, saying: "Don't be sad anymore, from now on I'll be your older brother. My name is Ye Tianfan, you can call me Tianfan Gege (older brother) from now on, and I'll call you Ling Yu, okay?" "Really? That's great! I finally have a family member again. Older brother, older brother, hehe." Xia Lingyu suddenly became excited and called out "older brother" several times before stopping. Ye Tianfan couldn't help but smile wryly, thinking: Women are indeed as changeable as Zhong said, it seems that's really the case now. It looks like I'll have to study how to coax women well like Zhong from now on.

  Ye Tianfan did not expect that this idea would allow him to capture the hearts of many young girls in his future adventures in the Cultivation Realm, earning him many admirers. Next, Ye Tianfan said seriously: "Next, I will teach you a cultivation technique. After cultivating it, you can also fly through the skies and traverse the earth like me. Moreover, if you cultivate to the end, you can retain your youth forever and live an eternal life."

  "Really? I want to cultivate, brother teach me quickly, I want to stay young forever." Xia Lingyue said impatiently. Looking at her sister's anxious appearance, Ye Tianfan smiled knowingly and imprinted the cultivation method into Xia Lingyue's mind with his divine sense. The cultivation method that Ye Tianfan taught Xia Lingyue was a property-less cultivation method. It's a bit embarrassing to say, because although Ye Tianfan had already reached the Yuan Ying stage of cultivation, he didn't know how to test for spiritual roots, so he could only take out a property-less cultivation method to pass on to her. Of course, what he passed on was a modified version of the cultivation method, which was much better than ordinary property-based cultivation methods. Moreover, property-less cultivation methods also have their advantages: first, they can lay a good foundation through this type of cultivation method; second, after cultivating this type of cultivation method, one can convert to a property-based cultivation method. Therefore, some people specialize in cultivating property-less cultivation methods until they find the most suitable property-based cultivation method for themselves before converting to it.

  And without mentioning how Ye Tianfan thought, Xia Lingyue was already attracted by the Gongfa and unknowingly sat down to cultivate. Seeing Xia Lingyue enter a state of cultivation so quickly, he thought that her talent must be very good, after all, being able to enter a state of cultivation so quickly requires at least double spiritual roots qualifications. Watching her cultivate, Ye Tianfan also protected her on the side and cultivated himself.