Jinggang Shan laughed and said, "Xiao Tian, are you worried about your dad or Chuan?"
Jing Tian: "..."
She didn't expect the old man to start teasing her.
However, Jing Tian's face instinctively turned red.
Because, if she said she was worried about her dad, it felt unfair to Li Chuan, who had saved her dad's life before and helped her a lot.
But if she said she was concerned about Li Chuan, as a boss, she should care about her subordinates, but it still felt a bit unnatural in this situation.
"You old scoundrel, stop digging holes for our daughter. Chuan still has to work this afternoon; it's not like he's retired like you." Jing Tian's mother, Liu Guihua, said with annoyance, trying to help her daughter smooth things over.
Li Chuan also said, "Uncle, Aunt is right. Drinking just a little is perfect for us. If it's not enough, we can wait for next time!"
Li Chuan wasn't much of a drinker, but he drank a couple of glasses to accompany the old man, especially since Jing Tian seemed okay with it.
After all, sharing a meal needs a bit of atmosphere!
"Alright! Let's listen to our daughter." At last, Jinggang Shan decided to heed his daughter's words.
After the meal, it was Jing Tian driving because Li Chuan had just had alcohol.
Jinggang Shan and his wife watched their daughter and Li Chuan leave, standing at the courtyard gate for a long while.
Liu Guihua looked very happy: "Old man, did you see the way our eldest was looking at Chuan? It's different than before, isn't it?"
Jinggang Shan looked astonished: "Huh? I didn't see anything. Did you notice something?"
Liu Guihua looked dismissive: "Well, of course, with your brain, what could you possibly notice? I think our eldest has taken a liking to that boy."
Jinggang Shan was stunned, showing a look of disbelief: "How come? Weren't you trying to match Ruyang and Chuan before?"
"If our eldest truly likes Chuan, I wonder how you'll handle it!"
Liu Guihua shook her head: "Before, I did think about matching Chuan and Ruyang. Their ages are closer, and they can relate better. But at the last dinner, you also saw that Ruyang has no interest in Chuan at all."
"Plus, there's a bit of friction between the two."
Jinggang Shan strongly agreed.
Previously, Li Chuan and Jing Ruyang really didn't get along well; they disliked each other somewhat.
"Honestly speaking, I genuinely think highly of Chuan. Not only is he skilled in medicine, but he's also modest and humble. Although he's just a driver now, his future achievements are limitless!"
"I don't care how high of an official our children can become, but if Chuan can become my son-in-law, I'd be truly happy!" Liu Guihua beamed with praise for Li Chuan.
...
Jing Tian drove and dropped Li Chuan off at Ming Shan Residence: "Chuan, it was my fault you had to drink this afternoon. Go home and rest well; I'll head to work myself."
Li Chuan: "Thank you, Sister Tian, then I won't be polite."
After saying goodbye to Jing Tian, Li Chuan didn't actually head home but instead called a cab once Jing Tian had driven away, heading to Qing Feng Temple.
For Li Chuan, resting wasn't necessary.
Having a bit of alcohol was nothing; he had stored so many herbs at Qing Feng Temple and was eager to turn them into pills.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of the Old Immortal Furnace, such a magical artifact?
Speaking of which, Li Chuan is a workaholic who constantly thinks about cultivation, cultivation, and nothing but cultivation!
Just stepping into Qing Feng Temple, Li Chuan heard the sound of grinding ink.
He glanced in the direction of the main hall and stepped forward.
Entering the hall, he saw little Nan Xuan standing at a desk, holding a stick of ink, looking distressed as she ground it.
On the table in front of her lay a copy of the Ling True Sutra, along with several sheets of scripture paper, filled densely with beautiful Song-style calligraphy. The writing was quite pretty.
"So diligent, copying scriptures!" Li Chuan said with a smile. He had chatted with this little girl before, so he knew that besides practicing martial arts, she also handled daily chores and temple cleaning, but copying scriptures was something she'd never done.
So seeing her copying scriptures now left him rather surprised.
Nan Xuan looked helpless: "Master is punishing me, sigh~"
Li Chuan wanted to ask more but noticed the faint dark circles under her eyes, her originally clear eyes now bloodshot. Seemingly realizing something, he couldn't help but ask, "What's with your eyes? Did you stay up all night?"
Nan Xuan's body tensed up, blurting out, "I really didn't watch those unhealthy little movies you mentioned! I really didn't!"
Li Chuan: "..."
Hearing this, Li Chuan was instantly speechless.
I didn't even say anything, and yet you just let the cat out of the bag!
Li Chuan laughed, "If I'm not mistaken, your master is punishing you by making you copy scriptures because you watched those little movies all night, right?"
Nan Xuan lowered her head: "I think it's no big deal. Our Taoism values acting according to one's nature, and I believe that if the Tao Ancestor knew, he wouldn't blame me, would he?"
Li Chuan: "..."
Not knowing what to say, he shook his head, turned, and left the hall, heading toward the side room.
Next, he was going to practice alchemy, specifically refining Face Stabilizing Pills.
Now, in the Foundation Establishment Realm, he could live for several hundred years, staying youthful. So, thinking about his many close female friends aging before him left him unsettled.
Hence, he planned to refine a batch of Face Stabilizing Pills so that even if they couldn't cultivate, they could still remain youthful.
This is the meaning of immortality.
Just when he found the materials for refining Face Stabilizing Pills and prepared to take out the Old Immortal Furnace, he suddenly heard a very faint moaning sound.
The moaning was very soft, but Li Chuan immediately recognized it as the sound from those little movies.
"Damn it!"
Li Chuan trembled; he didn't expect Nan Xuan, that girl, would dare to watch those movies even while copying scriptures.
Even though Taoism values acting according to one's nature, you can't be so indulgent, right?
Clearly, punishing her to copy scriptures is too lenient; she should be punished by fetching water from a forever unfillable vat!
"Wait, something seems off... this sound..."
"It's not coming from the direction of the hall, it seems to be from the side room where Qing Yi lives?"
After hesitating for a moment, Li Chuan suddenly discovered the source of the sound wasn't the hall!
"Could it be Qing Yi watching those movies?" Li Chuan thought, breaking out in goosebumps!
Shocking really is shocking!
Thinking of this, Li Chuan also felt a strong sense of curiosity, so he released his spiritual power, exploring towards Qing Yi's side room!