At about five o'clock in the afternoon, Qin Ran finally returned to Danfeng Mountain, in front of his residence, with his new disciple.
After walking on the stone road in the quiet forest for a while, there was suddenly a light in front. Li Shiyin was shocked and quickened her pace. She came to the exit of the forest and looked forward.
Suddenly everything became clear!
The vast grassland, the vast sky, the gentle breeze gently brushed the green grass, and the bright sunshine made the green grass seem to reflect light. There was a cliff in front of the left, and a small waterfall flowed down the cliff, splashing water, pearl-like water drops, and a small rainbow in the air. The stream meandered through the grassland and disappeared into the forest from the right.
On the edge of the cliff, next to the stream, there are two buildings, one two-story wooden structure and the other five-story brick and stone structure.
Li Shiyin was panting, standing at the exit of the forest looking at this place, and couldn't help but be stunned. This was the world in a painting, this was a dream-like scene!
"Let's go!" Qin Ran said, and continued to walk forward, entering this painting-like world.
Li Shiyin watched from behind. After the master's thin figure walked into this fairyland-like world, he finally looked harmonious...
She followed him forward, walking along the path toward the houses, until she arrived in front of the two-story wooden house.
This wooden house is made of wood tiles. Although the structure still has the atmosphere of the human world, the materials used are extraordinary. The tiles are crystal clear, the eaves are flying, and there is a mysterious and ethereal charm.
The wood used should be some kind of spiritual wood, Li Shiyin guessed secretly. It was pleasing to the eye, had a faint fragrance when smelled, and was surrounded by a light spiritual energy. It really looked like a paradise.
There was a tall tree on the left side, right next to the house, with dense branches and leaves swaying in the wind, covering half of the roof; the right side was empty, with only a few plants planted on the river bank. The plants were short, with lush green branches and leaves, but Li Shiyin had never seen them before.
Across the river, there was a strange five-story building that formed a horn with the house in front of it. The building was made of something similar to stone, and each room was square, like a box, with a strange aesthetic. Li Shiyin had never seen that kind of building structure before.
Seeing Li Shiyin looking at the building over there, Qin Ran introduced: "That's the research building, um, the alchemy room, where we'll make the elixirs in the future. This one in front is called the accommodation building, where we usually eat, sleep and have fun. This tree is a locust tree. Don't be fooled by its appearance, it's actually a spiritual tree. It's said to have been planted by an ancestor of Danfeng, and it must be thousands of years old."
After a brief introduction, he motioned Li Shiyin to go into the house. "This is the living room in front of you, but it's not a living room anymore. It's where we usually play when there are no guests. The one on the left is the kitchen, and the one on the right is the storage room, where we usually use our daily garbage."
The garbage will be put in there; upstairs, there are bedrooms, study, and exercise room, I will go and see them later."
Li Shiyin followed Qin Ran into the living room, only to see that the living room was spotless, too clean and tidy. On the left side of the living room, against the wall, there was a row of seats that looked fluffy and soft. In front of them was a table with some food on it. On the right was a very clean wall with nothing on it.
The layout of the living room was also very strange, she had never seen it before.
"Please sit wherever you like." Qin Ran casually took off his black chief robe, wearing only a white singlet. He hung the robe on the rack beside the door, motioning Li Shiyin to sit wherever she wanted. He then walked through the living room and entered the so-called kitchen.
Li Shiyin did not sit down, but walked around the living room, touching here and looking there. Everything made her feel new and curious. However, this kind of curiosity was not the ethereal curiosity of immortals, but a kind of, well, very strange curiosity, which she could not describe.
She came to the window and looked out through the transparent window. Outside was a large, open meadow, with lush green grass swaying in the wind. Surrounding the meadow was a tall, lush forest, through which dim sunlight shone. They had just passed through the forest to get here.
"Is this a fairyland?" She sighed in her heart, and then laughed. Isn't this a fairyland? This is a paradise, this is the paradise of Langhuan, this is where she will live in the future.
"Anyway, the scenery here is at least pretty, right?" The master's voice came from behind. She turned around and saw the master holding two transparent cups with some strange dark brown liquid in them. The master handed her a cup and said with a smile, "Try it, it tastes good."
She took it. The cup felt icy cold and the liquid in it was bubbling and looked poisonous, so she didn't dare drink it at first.
Seeing his apprentice's look, Qin Ran smiled, took a sip of his own, and said, "There is no soda in this world. I spent several years to mix this. There is only one store, no other branches!"
Li Shiyin thought about it and realized that if Qin Ran, who was in the late stage of foundation building, wanted to do something bad to her, he would never use such a dirty trick. So she picked up the cup and took a sip.
The cool, sweet water flowed into her mouth, and thousands of bubbles instantly exploded on her tongue. This feeling... She suddenly opened her eyes wide. How could it be so comfortable? !
She couldn't help it, so she took a big sip from the cup. Then the cold water flowed down her throat into her stomach, and the bubbles burst in her stomach, instantly making her feel comfortable all over, almost making her moan...
But she still held it in. However, soon, a wave of gas rose from her stomach, and she seemed to be about to hiccup! !
She quickly put her hand over her mouth to stop
, the air did not come out of the mouth, but from the nose.
“Hahaha…” Li Shiyin’s action made Qin Ran laugh. He picked up the cup and took a big sip. Then he went to the window and looked at the beautiful scenery outside. He burped loudly and laughed, “It feels so good!”
"This... what is this?" Li Shiyin asked.
"Hmm..." Qin Ran tilted his head to look at Li Shiyin and said with a smile, "Let's call it soda for now."
"Soda?" Li Shiyin smacked her lips and couldn't help but take another sip.
"I'll teach you how to make it later." Qin Ran said to Li Shiyin while drinking soda, "Actually, there used to be a large forest here. I cleared the trees at the beginning of this year... I made a piece of land like this, and I can grow some food, medicine, etc."
He pointed to the back and said, "In fact, the caves of Danfeng are usually on the cliffs at the back, but I can't get used to living in caves, so I built houses here. Yes, these two houses were built by me. If you like caves more, you can live in the back in the future. It's all the same."
Li Shiyin didn't reply, she drank the soda slowly. She had some expectations about the life of a cleric, good and bad, Cinderella, the law of the jungle, but... So far, none of the developments were right, not what she had imagined.
After drinking soda and quietly looking at the scenery for a while, Qin Ran said to Li Shiyin, "You sit for a while, or look around. I'll go cook."
"Does cultivating immortality also require eating?" Li Shiyin finally asked.
“Hmm…” Qin Ran thought this question was quite serious. He thought for a while and replied, “Practice is actually a process of improving oneself. I have studied it. The foundation-building stage is actually a process of improving one’s physical fitness so that the body can withstand the golden elixir. The golden elixir is actually an egg for hatching the Nascent Soul. The Nascent Soul is…”
As he spoke, he suddenly saw Li Shiyin's confused eyes, and hurriedly stopped and said with a smile, "So, the foundation-building stage is a process of improving physical fitness, and the best way to improve physical fitness is to eat."
Li Shiyin didn't understand and didn't dare to ask, so she just nodded blankly.
"I'm going to cook." Qin Ran left this sentence and turned into the kitchen. Soon, smoke rose from the kitchen.
Li Shiyin walked out of the living room and stood at the door. She looked at the grass in front of her, the nearby forest, and the setting sun in the distance. The evening breeze blew, the shallow grass swayed, the branches moved slightly, and the golden sunlight twisted in the smoke. She opened her hands, raised her head, and took a deep breath. The air was fresh and moist, and the sky was blue and clear. She suddenly felt that this was what a spiritual life should be like. She finally had expectations for the future again.
The sun set behind the mountain and the master called her to eat from inside the house, so she turned and went into the house.