I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 70 - 26: The Crimson Evil Ghost

"That Er Tu guy... is causing me trouble again."

Quietly closing the third eye in the middle of his forehead, Li Boyang murmured indistinctly.

By now, Li Boyang had already returned home and was lying comfortably on his small bed to recuperate.

After all, even though the altar bore most of the backlash for him,

the remaining small part of the Earth Vein’s power was still enough to keep Li Boyang bedridden for a while.

This is the biggest difference between Divine Power and Spells.

Divine Power is one’s own talent, something akin to instinct.

Whether innate or acquired, once Divine Power manifests, how far it can go depends on how well you develop it.

Spells, on the other hand, rely on external forces to achieve a specific goal.

Whether it’s the Gods or the Earth Vein, by nature, they are external powers that don’t belong to you.

The worst consequence of overusing Divine Power is merely exhaustion.

In contrast, Spells not only require following various taboos in their use but their backlash can also be extremely severe.

Fortunately, Li Boyang’s physical condition had already surpassed that of ordinary people.

The Evil Qi from the Earth Vein, being a branch of Earth Vein’s power, didn’t completely sever his meridians.

Even so, Li Boyang had to use the Fur Robe early on to make it look like he returned home without any injuries on the surface.

Otherwise, just thinking about Chen Yun’s incessant nagging gave Li Boyang a headache.

Although the current situation wasn’t much better, at least she wouldn’t be mumbling in front of Li Boyang’s face.

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"So, what do you think he was up to last night?"

Staring suspiciously at Li Boyang’s room for a long time, Chen Yun finally couldn’t help but ask her husband.

Li Boyang always got up early and never had the habits of oversleeping or staying in bed.

At this time on any usual day, he would either be climbing walls and trees with Li Jingshu in the village or already on his way to study with the Mountain God.

"Haven’t you always been complaining that he’s not like a normal child and that you have no sense of achievement as a mother?"

"Now that your son finally decided to sleep in, why are you unhappy about it?"

Li Yu, who was having breakfast, took a moment to look up, his eyes filled with teasing and fondness.

After so many years of marriage, Li Yu sometimes understood Chen Yun’s mindset even better than she did herself, as a wife and mother.

"How can it be the same!?"

Plopping down opposite Li Yu, Chen Yun retorted indignantly.

"That child has been independent since childhood. He strongly insisted on sleeping alone when he was just one year old and rarely played with children his age as he grew up."

"You aren’t worried about his unusual behavior now?"

Quickly shoveling a couple of spoonfuls of rice into his mouth, Li Yu suddenly lowered his voice intentionally and said.

"Of course I’m worried..."

"But I know that child has much more ability than we imagine."

Before Chen Yun could speak again, Li Yu proactively confessed.

"He was injured when he came back last night..."

Before he could finish, Chen Yun almost jumped up in shock.

Fortunately, Li Yu anticipated this and immediately pressed down on her shoulder.

"The child doesn’t want us to worry. Can’t you see even that much?"

Eyes wide open, Chen Yun glared viciously at her husband, but her voice involuntarily softened.

"When did you find out? Why didn’t you tell me?"

Guiltily turning his head away to avoid Chen Yun’s gaze, Li Yu replied softly.

"When the storm dissipated last night and he returned home, I caught a faint smell of blood from him."

"Though the scent was faint, it couldn’t escape my nose as a hunter."

"It wasn’t the blood of a wild beast; it was our son’s blood. He was injured..."

Seeing Chen Yun about to explode again, Li Yu hurriedly explained once more. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"Since I didn’t notice any wounds on him and considering the child doesn’t want us to worry, I pretended not to know."

"But recuperation is unavoidable even if our child is extraordinary."

"Once our son is rested, you can cook some ginseng soup and rice porridge to nourish him, and he’ll recover soon."

Giving Li Yu a skeptical glance, Chen Yun eventually turned and headed toward the kitchen.

"If I find out that you and our son teamed up to deceive me, you won’t need to come home for dinner anymore!"

Listening to Chen Yun’s muttering curses, Li Yu smiled helplessly.

As the only hunter in Li Family Village, Li Yu had not only accumulated substantial wealth over the past three years but also expanded their modest house into a courtyard, where even the once-precious rice was now abundant.

More importantly, various mountain goods and medicinal herbs had also become daily necessities for Li Yu’s family and even Li Family Village itself.

The mountain goods were results of Li Yu’s hunting trips to the forest, adding some meat to the village’s daily diet.

The medicinal herbs were thanks to Li Boyang and Li Jingshu, which significantly reduced deaths from disease and injury in the village.

"Yun’er, our child surpasses our expectations more than we could ever imagine."

Gazing deeply at Li Boyang’s small room, Li Yu seemed to recall the time a year ago when he went hunting in the mountains.

That time, Li Yu, rarely for him, slipped up.

Perhaps it was out of sheer resentment, or perhaps it was because Xiluo’s presence gradually faded...

Several Earth Ants silently surrounded Li Yu without him noticing.

By the time he realized something was wrong, one Earth Ant had already fiercely charged at him.

Though Li Yu managed to avoid its first surprise attack with his agile skills, the continuous appearance of more Earth Ants put him in a desperate situation.

However, at this critical moment, several red Sleep Bugs suddenly emerged from nowhere, successfully putting some of the Earth Ants to sleep.

Seeing this, Li Yu realized these Sleep Bugs were there to protect him.

Unfortunately, before he could even recover from the surprise, a giant, almost spiritual Earth Ant appeared out of nowhere behind him.

The suddenness of its appearance was too much, and neither Li Yu nor the Sleep Bugs reacted in time, ultimately resulting in severe injuries.

In the last moment before he lost consciousness, Li Yu saw the forest engulfed in flames—a figure of a "Red Evil Ghost" emerging from the fire.

From that day on, Li Yu never saw another Earth Ant near Li Family Village.

Li Yu knew the reason behind it and whom he had to thank.

"At times, when the child is too exceptional, it can make us feel a lack of accomplishment as parents..."

With a subtle sigh, Li Yu could only hope that the "Red Evil Ghost" appeared less frequently in the future.

At the very least, it should never allow Chen Yun to witness the wrath of that "Red Evil Ghost."

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