Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao

Chapter 4653  Currying favor

Zhang Hanjun was actually a prodigy!

This explosive piece of news instantly spread throughout the small village, and became a topic of idle gossip, and before this, Zhao Jian, who was also a prodigy, was only occasionally mentioned.

This naturally made Zhao Jian want to commit murder. However, if he wanted to deal with Ling Han now, Li Yun would be the first to stop him.

He could only swallow his anger for the moment, and told himself that his aptitude was not too bad either. As long as he worked hard on cultivation after entering into the Martial Hall, he could still trample ”Zhang Hanjun” beneath his feet.

He and Ling Han each had a nightʼs time to prepare. Early the next morning, they were going to follow Li Yun into the city to enter the Martial Hall.

And that night, in Ling Hanʼs extremely dilapidated straw hut, there were many visitors.

None of them were idiots. Ling Han was definitely going to make a name for himself in the future. If they didnʼt take advantage of this opportunity to curry his favor, would they still have a chance in the future?

”Hanjun, I can tell that youʼre no ordinary person. One day, youʼll detach from the mortal world and become a dragon!”

”This is what it means to be silent for three years, and amaze the world with a single feat.”

”Come, this is Aunty Liuʼs knitted clothing. Take it with you. After a while, the weather will turn cold.”

These neighbors were all asking about his well-being, wanting nothing more than to take him as their godson.

Ling Han merely smiled faintly. If these people found out in future that he was not Zhang Hanjun at all, what kind of expressions would they have?

”Out of the way! Out of the way!” At this moment, a middle-aged man in his forties came through the crowd. He was also dragging a young girl with him. By the looks of it, she should be his daughter. Otherwise, it would be inappropriate for a man and a woman to have bodily contact.

”Itʼs Ma Yunlai.”

”Tsk, tsk, tsk, he has a good daughter!”

The people around them immediately began discussing in low voices. This Ma Yunlai was a well-known layabout in the village, but good bamboo shoots sprouted from bad seeds. Though the daughter he had was only fourteen years old, she had already revealed her beauty. What young man in the village would not think of her?

Zhang Hanjun was one of them, and Zhao Jian was also completely captivated by her. This was the ”Yuanyuan” that he had spoken of.

Arriving in front of Ling Han, Ma Yunlai rubbed his hands together, and said, ”Hanjun, youʼre not young anymore. Furthermore, both your parents have passed away. Today, Uncle will make a decision for you, and betroth you and Yuanyuan.”

If he could turn ”Zhang Hanjun” into his son-in-law, then no matter how successful the latter would become in future, he could also stick to him. No matter what, he would not be missing out on this kind of benefit.

Thus, though he was lazy, he was not the slightest bit stupid.

Ling Han swept an eye over the father and daughter duo. They were both extremely thin, and it was clear that they didnʼt eat much.

This young girl did indeed have a bit of beauty. Of course, this was because there were too few people in the village. Among the masses that were not outstanding in appearance, she stood out.

In the eyes of the people in the city, they would probably despise her for being too much of a village girl.

Ling Han smiled. Since the main character liked this girl so much, and he was borrowing his identity, then he would treat this little girl better. He brought over the roast chicken and rice cakes that his neighbors had given him, and handed them over to the young girl.

”Eat,” he said softly.

The young girl was shy, and did not reach out to take it, but how could her father be polite? He took the food in one go, and wolfed it down himself first. Then, he reprimanded his daughter, ”Whatever Hanjun has given you, just take it. We are a family, so what are you afraid of!”

Hearing these words, the young girl couldnʼt help but blush, but she also seemed to feel uncomfortable from hunger. She reached out to pick up a rice cake, and began to eat it in small bites.

Ling Han didnʼt mind this. As long as it didnʼt affect his plans, he didnʼt mind helping these people. It could be considered as doing a good deed for Zhang Hanjun.

Though Ling Han was not very cordial, his words also implied that when he became a mighty figure in future, he would give back to his fellow villagers. Thus, everyone was very pleased. When night fell, they all took their leave.

”Yuanyuan, you can sleep here today.” When Ma Yunlai walked out of the thatched cottage, he turned around and blocked his daughter inside.

The young girlʼs face instantly flushed bright red again. She was incredibly embarrassed, but did not dare to oppose her father, and only looked at him pleadingly.

But since Ma Yunlai had already said so, how could he possibly change his mind?

He roughly pushed his daughter into the house, then closed the door behind him, looking like a pimp.

Hehe, as long as ”Zhang Hanjun” slept with his daughter, then everything would be over. There was no way he could renege on this.

The young girl was at a loss for what to do, and lowered her head to play with the hem of her clothes.

A young girl in her prime, pure and ignorant, was extremely alluring.

However, in Ling Hanʼs eyes, there was already no difference among all the living beings in the world. Men and women were merely different manifestations of lige.

There was not much difference between this young girl and a lamb outside the house.

”Do you want to practice martial arts?” Ling Han asked.

The young girl had not thought that Ling Han would suddenly ask such a question. After being stunned for a moment, she nodded, ”Yes.”

”Iʼll teach you,” Ling Han said with a smile. He had nothing to do anyway.

Rather than relying on others to help them after they achieved meteoric success, it would be better to rely on oneʼs own efforts to achieve meteoric success.

The young girl couldnʼt help but look curious, ”Can I also practice martial arts?”

Cultivating martial arts consumed a lot of energy, and needed to be accompanied by medicinal baths. It was very hard for poor families to afford it. Usually, the boys in the family would be the ones to cultivate martial arts, because girls would have to get married in future, after all.

Since they were considered water that would be poured out of the family in future, why waste money?

Ling Han smiled, ”Sure.”

He taught a cultivation technique to the young girl. This was directly harvesting the energy of heaven and earth, and not completing Meridian Opening Tier through the method of Body Arts.

The young girl was stunned. This was a legendary cultivation technique!

It was said that this was a supreme bible that only the noble masters of the city could grasp. She had not thought that ”Zhang Hanjun” would actually have it as well.

No wonder his natural talent was so high.

Ling Han wasnʼt afraid of revealing the secret. In any case, he could say that he had obtained it by chance in the mountains.

He would ”bloom” his talent as soon as possible, and only then would he be able to charge into the core area of the Buddhist Land in a short amount of time, and sneak into the Pond of Life. Thus, his cultivation level had to soar like he had a cheat code.

Thus, passing on a cultivation technique to the young girl was no big deal.

He slept with his clothes on, and after the young girl mulled over the cultivation technique for a while, she too fell asleep in a daze.

If there was anyone who could not sleep at this time, it would definitely be Zhao Jian.

He had lost to ”Zhang Hanjun” in the day, and at night, even the woman he liked stayed in ”Zhang Hanjunʼs” thatched cottage. Just thinking about it, he knew what this beast, ”Zhang Hanjun”, would do.

”We are irreconcilable!” He lay on the ground, swearing to the moon outside the window, clenching his fists tightly.

The night passed, and Ling Han and Zhao Jian set out with Li Yun.

Li Yun wasnʼt some Saint or Venerate. He couldnʼt bring the two of them to tear a rip into space, and he also didnʼt have any means of transportation. The three of them had to cross the muddy land one step at a time before crossing mountains and ridges.

They wouldnʼt be able to reach the city in a dayʼs time. At night, they would still have to spend the night in the mountains. Hearing the roars of tigers and the howls of wolves, Zhao Jian and Li Yun were both on tenterhooks.