"Dad, what good food did you make today?"
Seeing the man, Long Yuling rarely showed a hint of a smile.
This person was her father, the youngest son of the second generation of the Long family, Long Yixian.
"There's your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs, and shredded pork with garlic sauce. Go and see your mother, she was just talking about you, saying that you're always rushing around, and I don't know when I'll see you married."
Long Yixian chuckled softly, doting on his only daughter.
"Dad, you come with me too, I have a surprise for you!"
Upon hearing her father's words, Long Yuling deliberately kept it a secret.
Outside, she was the dignified eldest daughter of the Long family, always thinking about how to contribute to the family's prosperity.
Only here was she a little girl who could act spoiled and feel the true essence of life.
"Oh? A surprise? My dear girl, I'd like to see what surprise you have."
Upon learning that Long Yuling had brought back a surprise from her trip to Hangzhou, Long Yixian smiled gently, then untied his apron and followed his daughter into a small wooden house.
As soon as they entered, a scent of traditional Chinese medicine wafted over. A very thin woman lay on the bed, seemingly having not moved for many years.
Seeing Long Yuling and Long Yixian enter, the middle-aged woman forced a weak smile.
This person was Long Yuling's birth mother, Long Yixian's wife, Lu Yuyan.
"Mom, look, what did I bring back for you this time!"
Long Yuling was not polite and directly took out the Beauty-Nourishing Pill that Lin Chen had given her earlier from her storage ring.
"Hmm? Is this, a Beauty-Nourishing Pill?"
Seeing what Long Yuling took out, Lu Yuyan was startled, her eyes widening.
"Ah? Mom, how do you know about the Beauty-Nourishing Pill?"
Seeing that her mother recognized the item in her hand, Long Yuling was also surprised.
Good heavens, wasn't her mother an ordinary person? She had been recuperating here due to illness and was not allowed to be disturbed by anyone.
And an ordinary person actually recognized this Beauty-Nourishing Pill?
"Hehehe, your father mentioned it before. Yuling, where did you get this from?"
Lu Yuyan then asked eagerly.
"A friend of mine gave it to me. He's now also a revered elder of our Long family."
After receiving her mother's explanation, Long Yuling didn't doubt anything. The reason she went to Hangzhou herself was, on one hand, to get closer to Lin Chen, and on the other hand, it was for this Beauty-Nourishing Pill.
Her mother's health was deteriorating day by day on the sickbed. If she took this Beauty-Nourishing Pill, it would add ten years to her youth!
Youth and beauty, how important were these to a woman?
"Come, Mom, eat this Beauty-Nourishing Pill first."
Then, Long Yuling directly offered the pill to her mother's lips.
"Hehehe, Yuling, it's no use. Don't waste such a good thing. You should eat it yourself. Mom has lived long enough. Seeing you and your father safe is more important than anything."
Lu Yuyan smiled weakly, a hint of reminiscence in her expression.
If it weren't for her daughter, Long Yuling, she would have wondered if she could have mustered the courage to live until now.
"Mom, believe me, it will really work. This Beauty-Nourishing Pill can guarantee ten years of youth for a person!"
Seeing that her mother was unwilling to take the Beauty-Nourishing Pill, Long Yuling became anxious. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
She had gone to so much trouble to get the pill, wasn't it just to make her mother happier? Why did she seem to be in a worse state now?
"Alright, alright, Yuling. Since your mother doesn't want to eat it, you keep the pill."
Long Yixian, who was standing nearby, quickly persuaded her.
They all knew that the Beauty-Nourishing Pill's effect was indeed good, but it would not help Lu Yuyan's illness at all!
Unless they could find the legendary Grade Five Obstacle-Clearing Pill, Lu Yuyan could only lie here and wait to die!
But in today's world, there were only a handful of alchemists who could reach Grade Five.
He had personally visited all of them without exception, but none of them could refine this Grade Five Obstacle-Clearing Pill!
On one hand, the formula for the Grade Five Obstacle-Clearing Pill had been lost for many years, and on the other hand, for any pill above Grade Five, alchemists would face heavenly tribulations when refining it, which was extremely dangerous.
No alchemist dared to risk their life to refine a Grade Five pill!
By now, he had long since despaired.
"Okay."
Hearing her father's words, Long Yuling, although not understanding, still agreed.
Based on her interactions over the years, Long Yuling had actually noticed that her parents were keeping some secret from her.
They all told her that her mother was just an ordinary person and was only ill on the sickbed. However, after this incident, she had vaguely sensed it.
Her mother seemed to be more than just an ordinary person!
This Beauty-Nourishing Pill was a very special pill in the entire cultivation world, and very few people had seen it.
The moment she took out the Beauty-Nourishing Pill, her mother had actually called out its name. Even if her father had told her about this pill before, her mother's reaction was too certain, wasn't it?
"By the way, Yuling, how are things between you and that young master Liu Huaiyu of the Liu family?"
Then, Lu Yuyan, lying on the sickbed, asked Long Yuling again.
She had heard Long Yuling mention the scoundrel Liu Huaiyu before, so she had kept it in mind.
If it weren't for the fact that both of them were seriously injured, how would the mere Liu family dare to force her daughter to make a choice?
"Mom, don't worry. I've found someone to fight for me. As long as he wins, Liu Huaiyu will have no reason to pester me anymore."
Speaking of this, Long Yuling subconsciously thought of Lin Chen's delicate face.
For some reason, even though the other party hadn't agreed to help her, an intuition told her that Lin Chen would ultimately stand up for her!
Although she didn't understand where this confidence came from, she inexplicably had such confidence!
"Oh? Could it be that person who gave you the Beauty-Nourishing Pill?"
Hearing that Long Yuling had found someone to fight for her, Lu Yuyan became interested.
She knew the rules of the Zhejiang Province Cultivator Competition. In the end, it was a competition between young people, and all participants could not be older than thirty years old.
Liu Huaiyu was already a cultivator at the late Foundation Establishment stage. If Long Yuling wanted someone to defeat him, she would need to find a cultivator who was also at the late Foundation Establishment stage and under thirty years old!
Where in Hangzhou could they find such a genius now?