Exchanging Pointers (3)

"You're quite a funny one, don't you think?" Yanglin randomly replied to what Xia Xuan-Xuan just said without paying attention to her expression. Of course, that means he did not notice the redness on her cheek and the affection behind her gaze.

If it was the previous Yanglin, that guy would have been running to the hill and back while calling Xia Xuan-Xuan's name along the way.

Unfortunately, this Yanglin wasn't the one that was deeply attracted to her. To the current Yanglin, Xia Xuan-Xuan is no different from a schoolmate that lived beside his accommodation. Furthermore, he meant what he said earlier.

As both of them was awakened a few days ago, was they not the same in term of knowledge and experience?

"Come in," Yanglin opened the door from the inside to allow the beautiful maiden to enter his unreliable abode. Looking at how the food was plated, she obviously put a little effort into making it look nicer.

Based on this effort alone, one can easily guess that her intention was not as simple as just here to ask for his help about the Spiritual Gathering Technique. If it's really purely about the cultivation technique, won't her mother be a much better person to ask?

"I can't wait to see what you have in mind..." Yanglin had an evil smile on his face as he tries to guess what was Xia Xuan-Xuan intention for coming to his place.

"Do you want to eat something first? Don't eat what you brought back yesterday. Eat what I brought for you. They're still warm." said Xia Xuan-Xuan. Her demure and graceful hand movement was quite attractive. Even Yanglin, who stays with his girlfriend for some time, finds Xia Xuan-Xuan cute while filling the cup with some tea.

And since she's the one suggesting that he shouldn't eat the leftover food from yesterday, Yanglin reached out and took one of the white buns.

The food was slightly out of flavor, but there's nothing much for him to complain about. Indeed, warm food always tastes much better than cold one. The bun was much softer while still hot, unlike the rock-hard one still sitting in the kitchen. There's also some meat jerky and sweet potato on the side.

As someone with a mere status of an orphan, Yanglin knew that only by changing himself could he turn his life into a much better one. He does miss having pork, beef, fish, and even beer or wine, but these things were entirely out of his reach right now.

At least from what he knew, a single jar of rice alcohol cost about 5 Foundation Pills. Although it sounded affordable to him right now, that was because he could start cultivates and form his own Foundation Pills. Or else, based on his ability alone, he couldn't even be able to afford a handful of wheat.

"I had some difficulties in understanding this part of the Spiritual Gathering Technique. Can you take a look at them and see if my understanding and yours were different?" Xia Xuan-Xuan said and passed the book to Yanglin.

Using the empty left hand, Yanglin took the book from Xia Xuan-Xuan and gave it a quick read. Since it was already turned to the page, she had a problem understanding it. Yanglin went ahead and read that part to see what the problem is here.

'She's likely misunderstands the concept of this sentence...'

'This sentence says refine, but in fact, it should be accumulating instead. The word, refine, should be used on pills, medicine, or metal, but not in producing a Foundation Pill. A Foundation Pill needs nothing else except Spiritual Energy. Hence refining it is wrong. It should be understood as accumulating instead...'

Yanglin deciphered the meaning of the sentence word by word as he finished the plain bun on his right hand. His subconscious mind made him reach out for some water as his hand touched around the table for a pot or a cup.

His look while focusing on the book can be said to be flawlessly charming. Added to the change of his face and how he dressed, Xia Xuan-Xuan pays more of her attention to him. Noticing that he was looking for something, Xia Xuan-Xuan quickly grabbed the teacup and passed it to his hand.

Their hand made contact with one another before Yanglin took the cup away from her. His gaze remained on the book in his other hand as he took a few sips of the tea.

"I think I know where's the problem lies..." Yanglin turned his head back to Xia Xuan-Xuan while speaking.

"Hmm?" Yanglin stares at Xia Xuan-Xuan, who just had her hand touched by Yanglin by accident. She was flustered, and her face is redder than the ripe peaches. This made her heart beating like a rabbit trying to hop out from the empty well.

"W - What's the problem?" Xia Xuan-Xuan lowered her head and shifted her attention to the book in Yanglin's hand. Since the book was at his hand, this made her bends a little further so she can clearly read the book's content.

"Here... You shouldn't interpret this part of the sentence like this, but it should be like that... By changing this part here, it will..." Yanglin did not overthink the changes in her behavior.

As for the reason he could understand the meaning better, it was likely because he's more literate compared to Xia Xuan-Xuan.

But he's still curious about the similarity of language and words between here and his previous world. Even if he couldn't cultivate here in this world, he won't have difficulty becoming a scholar.

"I still find it difficult to understand... Is there an easier way to get around it?" Xia Xuan-Xuan asked. Her question made Yanglin scratched his head for a solution.

And at that moment, something comes into his mind.

"What about you get into your meditation state here? I'll guide you along the way and see if you make any mistakes in the process," he said.

"Huh? Cul - Cultivate here at your place?" she got much more embarrassed than before. Her reaction was also much more intense than the usual herself, as if something cannot be shown while cultivating.