"Oh? What's the big deal? Tell Daddy." Lin Yao asked cooperatively, knowing that this was what the child wanted most.
“Let me tell you! Lili, let me tell you this time!” Nannan immediately reached out to cover Xiao Guli’s face, then turned her head and quickly whispered in Lin Yao’s ear, “We discovered a secret. There’s a basement here, and there’s a big pot inside. Grandpa Gong said that the big pot is fine, we can hit it as much as we want, so Lili and I have been practicing our skills by hitting the big pot in the basement.”
"A big pot?!" Lin Yao was a little confused and his eyes widened.
"Uncle Yao, we'll take you there."
Nannan quickly twisted her body and slid off Lin Yao's arms to the ground, grabbed Lin Yao's hand and dragged him towards the basement. Xiao Guli also cooperated by getting off the ground and dragging Lin Yao along by his other hand.
A giant cauldron? It turns out it's a large tripod cauldron from the Mausoleum of Emperor Yan in Hunan…
Lin Yao suddenly realized what was going on. He saw the two little ones standing in front of the cauldron, taking a serious stance, and striking the cauldron with their hands while letting out childish shouts.
A series of booming sounds rang out, sounding neither like gold nor stone, nor like wood. This strange phenomenon made Lin Yao even more aware of the cauldron's abnormality. He had always examined it carefully after acquiring it before, and had never hit it with such brute force. The rust on the cauldron's surface also showed that it could not withstand Lin Yao's brute force, which was why he missed discovering the secret.
It turns out that the large cauldron is just as strange as the small alchemy furnace obtained from the Yi family. At least the material is very special. It is not the cast iron material that it appears to be. The reason for the severe corrosion is unknown, but it is definitely not that simple. Otherwise, it would not have attracted Xiaocao's attention and given her a vague sense of familiarity.
"Dad, am I good? I hit louder than my sister Nannan, and Grandpa Gong said I was good too."
Little Guli's showing off startled Lin Yao from his reverie, immediately provoking Nannan's displeasure.
“You’re a boy! Boys are naturally stronger, but Uncle Zuo Jun said girls can be very strong too. When I learn new moves, I’ll be stronger than you, and then you won’t be able to beat me!”
Nannan stopped hitting the cauldron, put her hands on her hips, and said, "Hmph, you savage bull!"
"Alright, you are not allowed to use this cauldron for training from now on. It's something very important to your father. If you want to train, go find Uncle Zuo Jun and ask him to arrange something better. Do you understand?"
Lin Yao certainly couldn't let the little guy damage the cauldron, even though they were only around nine years old. Using "human core force" meant they possessed human-level or even earth-level power. If they accidentally damaged the cauldron, they would suffer a huge loss.
"Oh, Uncle Zuo Jun doesn't know yet, it was Grandpa Gong who brought us here."
Little Guli honestly betrayed Yi Gong, which answered Lin Yao's doubts. Yi Zuojun knew that Lin Yao valued this cauldron highly and would never allow the little guy to damage it. Only Yi Gong, who was unaware of the situation, would allow this rusty iron lump to be used by the little guy for training.
"Alright, you all go out now and ask Uncle Zuo Jun for Dan Dan to eat. Dad has something to do here and will be right out."
Lin Yao waved the two little ones away and walked to the cauldron to examine it carefully.
"Yaoyao, try sending that electric flame into the cauldron and see how it reacts."
Xiaocao's voice suddenly rang out. She knew that Lin Yao had encountered an anomaly when he sent the pseudo-elixir fire into the cauldron before, but at that time, both she and Lin Yao were seriously injured and could not investigate. Now that everyone's abilities have improved, the electric light called "electric fire" has become useless. It's better to use it to try the cauldron and make good use of it. Anyway, they don't have any other options now.
"I was just thinking of giving it a try, Little Grass, you're thinking the same thing as me..."
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Chapter 435 Lightning-Fast Alchemy
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"Lili, you're not allowed to use nuclear power casually anymore!"
Lin Yao stared seriously at Xiao Guli. He glanced at the girl beside him, who was secretly laughing, which startled her so much that she stuck out her tongue and made a face. "You're still young. If you use nuclear power too often, you might not grow any taller. Besides, you'll never become great heroes if you rely entirely on external forces!"
Lin Yao's words were quite harsh. Of course, he knew that the two little guys, aged nine and under nine, were currently most interested in becoming heroes. Xiao Cao had told him long ago how to persuade the little guys. The education of children can only be guided by following the aspects they value most; simply lecturing them is not very effective.
Xiao Guli and Nannan were lying on a soft leather sofa, looking like smokers lying on a soft footstool before liberation, looking as ugly as could be. Lin Yao was furious at the sight and couldn't help but curse Yi Zuojun in his heart for indulging the two little ones.
Such indulgence might make them dependent on the pills, and if that happened, Lin Yao didn't know if he would skin Yi Zuojun alive.
"Dad, Lili won't do it again."
Little Guli obediently apologized first, and then offered his opinion, "Then how will Sister Nannan and I cultivate in the future? If we don't eat the pills, we will be in a lot of pain. It will be as painful as if we are going to die."
The little guy had somehow learned some vocabulary, and his nonsensical use of it gave Lin Yao a headache. Nannan immediately nodded in agreement on the sofa, and like Xiao Guli, she didn't sit up. The aftereffects of using "human core power" were too uncomfortable, and they had gotten used to taking pills and resting in bed, which felt very comfortable.
"Cultivation! What do you little brats know about cultivation!"
Lin Yao completely lost his temper. He was already a little angry. The investigation of the cauldron could not be rushed. He had to appease everyone, especially the two little guys, before he could proceed. So Lin Yao left the basement to give instructions, but he did not expect to see the two opium addicts. The more he looked at them, the angrier he became, and he couldn't help but swear.
She had already placed all the blame on Yi Zuojun in her mind, causing Yi Zuojun, who was preparing food in the kitchen, to sneeze repeatedly. She thought that some girl in Yanji was talking about her, and her cooking movements became lewd.
"Children, it's not time for you to cultivate yet. I gave you nuclear power only so that you could protect yourselves and escape danger unexpectedly in critical moments. If you all made yourselves known to the whole world like this, what use would nuclear power be to you?!"
Lin Yao made his expression as fierce as possible, his eyes glaring, "From now on, you are absolutely not allowed to use more than one-tenth of a drop of nuclear power. The total for each day cannot exceed one-tenth of a drop, otherwise we won't give you any more!"
"Oh." Little Guli pouted and rolled her eyes in response. "Daddy, Lili is the best behaved. It was Sister Nannan who made me do this, and I listen to her the most."
"Nonsense! Lili, you can't talk nonsense!"
Nannan became anxious and struggled to sit up from the leather sofa. Her face was full of grievance as she looked at Lin Yao in a soft and weak voice. "Uncle Yao, Nannan would never come up with such a bad idea. It was clearly Lili who did it under Uncle Zuo Jun's instigation, and I've learned from him. I'll change right away. Uncle Yao, please don't withhold my nuclear power. It's okay if you don't give it to Lili. I'll protect him from now on."
Lin Yao was taken aback, his heart pounding. When did these two little ones learn to shirk responsibility? Is this how children are taught in a prestigious elementary school? While it's understandable to cultivate children's ability to avoid responsibility and hardship, racking one's brains to spout nonsense just to shirk one's duty is simply outrageous.
Let's just send them to a regular elementary school from now on. That way, the children can learn and live a peaceful and healthy life, and the family can see them every day. We won't go to a prestigious school. Regardless of whether the teachers deliberately guide and educate them, or whether it's due to the influence of classmates, Lin Yao doesn't want Guli and Nannan to become hypocritical and cunning. He wants them to be honest and down-to-earth. Even if their future achievements aren't spectacular, at least they'll have a relaxed and stress-free life—that's true happiness.
Elite? If you want to be an elite who's always scheming against others and constantly on guard against being schemed against, then forget it! Those elites are less happy than mentally ill people. Little Guli and Nannan absolutely cannot become like that!
"Sir, dinner is ready. Today we have your favorite braised pork hock, as well as boiled fish, which is Lili's favorite. And, of course, bok choy, which is Nannan's favorite."