Li Ling, with his profound skills, was not afraid of the cold, but Zhao Yu'er, an ordinary girl, could not withstand it. Taking this Peiyuan Pill would also prevent her from catching a cold.
Zhao Yu'er was naturally more aware of this situation than Li Ling. Seeing the Qi-Nourishing Pill that Li Ling had taken out, Zhao Yu'er immediately accepted it and swallowed it. After a short while, she felt a surge of heat rising in her abdomen and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:
"Brother Yi, your pill is amazing! I felt a little cold just now, but now I feel warm all over, just like I just drank some hot mutton soup."
Li Ling nodded: "Yes, that's good. With this pill, you shouldn't catch a cold tonight. You should get some rest. We still need to find our way back early tomorrow morning."
As he spoke, he came to the cave entrance and sat down cross-legged.
"But Brother Yi, don't you need to rest?" Zhao Yu'er came to Li Ling's side and advised, "Besides, it's windy at the cave entrance, let's go inside!"
"No need," Li Ling said with a smile. "With my skill, I am already immune to heat and cold. Let alone such a little breeze, even in the coldest winter, it cannot affect me in the slightest."
"It would be bad if you, a girl, caught a cold."
Hearing this, Zhao Yu'er didn't return to the cave, but sat down next to Li Ling and said, "Brother Yi, you're so considerate. Then... your wife must be very happy too!"
Li Ling chuckled and said, "Hehe, it is indeed quite enjoyable to be with Xueyan. There is a sense of comfort and ease. Xueyan is always very kind to people, and her behavior is different from that of the desert girls. You will know once you meet her back in the Central Plains."
Hearing Li Ling say this, Zhao Yu'er couldn't help but wrinkle her nose: "Don't forget, I am also a Han Chinese, it's just that I grew up in the desert."
"By the way, I heard my mother say that girls in the Central Plains only need to learn music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and a little embroidery and needlework. Is that true?"
"You're only talking about women from wealthy families!" Li Ling laughed. "In the Song Dynasty, it wasn't easy for ordinary ladies from well-to-do families. Besides learning embroidery and needlework, they also needed to learn various etiquette rules, read and write, and study music, chess, calligraphy, and painting."
Generally, the more powerful a family is, the higher its expectations for its daughters. Of course, if they come from a family with a long tradition of martial arts, then their primary focus will be on martial arts training.
Zhao Yu'er said with some envy, "In that case, women in the Central Plains are really lucky. Here, whether you're a boy or a girl, you have to work, herd sheep, herd horses, and do business. It's all very hard work!"
"You're so adorably naive!" Li Ling couldn't help but chuckle when he heard Zhao Yu'er say that.
Where is the life of ordinary women in the Central Plains easy? Every day they have to weave cloth, feed livestock, do laundry and cook, which is not easy at all. This little girl has obviously taken her imagination as reality, as if everything in the Central Plains is wonderful.
However, Li Ling didn't tell Zhao Yu'er that much. If she came back to Mingjian Manor with him, she would naturally be able to live a carefree life without worrying about food and clothing. Rather than saying so much now, it would be better to let her indulge in her fantasies for a while longer.
Zhao Yu'er was somewhat bewildered by Li Ling's sudden words. She instinctively felt that Li Ling was thinking something bad, and couldn't help but glare at him with her almond-shaped eyes: "What did I say wrong? Why do I feel like you're laughing at me? Keep laughing! You're not allowed to laugh anymore!"
“Hahahaha…” Wishing Star of All Realms and Worlds
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Chapter 197: Accompanying Each Other Back to the Central Plains
The next morning, the two determined their direction and set off towards Yu'er's tribe, walking for three days and three nights.
Although they hadn't encountered any water sources along the way, Li Ling had stored enough clean water in the Qiankun World, so his water bag was always full. This surprised Zhao Yu'er, but Li Ling brushed it off.
However, the desert sun was blazing, making it extremely uncomfortable. Along the way, Li Ling used his own innate true energy to help Zhao Yu'er regulate her body, and also gave her World Essence from time to time, which allowed her to persevere.
Three days later, the two met Zhao Yu'er's mother on the road and followed her to Yu'er's home.
On the first night after her return, the tribe celebrated Zhao Yu'er's safe return with a drink. Zhao Yu'er said directly, "Thank you all for caring about me and searching for me all this time! Come on, let me toast you all, bottoms up!"
Zhao Yu'er downed the wine in one gulp, then looked at her mother and said directly, "Mother, we walked in the desert for three days and three nights. If it weren't for Brother Yi protecting me all the way, I probably wouldn't have been able to hold on until you found me."
As she spoke, Zhao Yu'er picked up another bowl of wine and said to Li Ling, "Come on, Brother Yi, let me toast you!"
"So, it turns out that Yu'er's life was really saved by Young Master Yi!" Yu'er's mother raised her wine cup to Li Ling.
Li Ling quickly picked up his wine glass and said, "You flatter me, Auntie!"
After downing his drink in one gulp, Li Ling put down the glass and said with a smile, "Yu'er is my friend, so naturally I will do everything I can to help her!"
After finishing his drink, Li Ling took the mutton that Yu'er handed him and took a bite.
Seeing her daughter grilling meat for Li Ling, Zhao Yu'er's mother couldn't help but ask, "I heard that Young Master Yi is from the Central Plains. What brings you here? When are you returning to the Central Plains?"
Through a series of questions, Yu'er's mother could tell that Yu'er had a good impression of the young man in front of her, which made her very interested in Li Ling's background.
Li Ling chuckled and said, "I came to the desert to take care of something, but unfortunately, there hasn't been any progress lately. I did get to know Yu'er, which I suppose is fate. As for when I'll go back, I haven't decided yet, but it won't be too long."
Upon hearing Li Ling's words and seeing her daughter's affectionate expression towards him, Yu'er's mother pondered for a moment before saying, "Speaking of which, Yu'er has always wanted to go to the Central Plains since she was little, but the journey is so far, and I'm worried about her being a girl all alone. Now that's great, Young Master Yi can take care of Yu'er."
Hearing her mother say this, Zhao Yu'er knew that her mother did not object to her relationship with Li Ling. She immediately grabbed her mother's hand and said with a smile, "Mother, don't worry, Brother Yi has already promised me that he will take good care of me, right?"
At this point, Yu'er looked at Li Ling.
“Yes, Yu’er and I have already discussed it.” Li Ling did not hesitate at all. Yu’er had taken such the initiative, and as a man, he naturally could not remain indifferent. He immediately gave an affirmative response.
As for whether Yu'er still harbored any ulterior motives, Li Ling asked himself if he couldn't win over this young girl and make her fall in love with him wholeheartedly, then all his experiences would have been in vain.
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After the celebratory banquet, Yu'er's mother pulled her aside and asked, "Yu'er, what exactly is your relationship with that Yi Jifeng?"
Although Yu'er's mother did not object to the relationship between the two at the banquet, she still needed to understand Li Ling's character. It is rare for parents not to care about their children.
Zhao Yu'er didn't answer immediately, but instead asked, "Mother, what do you think of Brother Yi?"
Yu'er's mother hesitated for a moment, then said, "He does seem quite righteous, but Yu'er, do you really want to go back to the Central Plains with him? Do you know anything about him?"
Yu'er nodded firmly, her expression full of determination: "I understand now. Brother Yi is from a famous family in the Central Plains martial arts world, the young master of the Famous Sword Manor. He has also treated me well and said he would teach me martial arts."
"Mother, you don't know, do you? Brother Yi's martial arts are amazing! I saw him with my own eyes before; he just waved his hand and beheaded more than ten bandits!"
Yu'er's mother didn't believe Yu'er's exaggerated story at all: "I don't believe any of this nonsense you've made up. Tell me, what is he doing here in the desert all by himself, not doing business?"