Zhao Xueqing: "..."

Lei Xiaohui: "..."

’Is he humble-bragging or just humble-bragging?’ they thought. ’His "comforting" is making it worse.’

Li Xiang comforted them, saying, "Don’t worry, don’t worry. You two will definitely make it." He patted Zhao Xueqing and Lei Xiaohui on the shoulder, encouraging them to keep trying.

Then, with a flip of his hand, he produced two Spirit Fruits and pressed them into their hands, telling them not to be sad but to cheer up and strive to catch up.

Of course, he didn’t forget Yao Yao. Since she had already formed her first Spiritual Power Vortex, the Spirit Fruit he gave her was of a higher Tier—a Tier Two one.

"Come, come, let me share some of my cultivation experience with you. If you have any questions, feel free to ask at any time."

Li Xiang invited the three girls to sit on the bed and began his "sermon."

Looking at the three beautiful girls, he was actually delighted and excited. ’These three really have good talent,’ he thought. ’I originally believed Yao Yao was a bit behind, but who would have thought she’d pull ahead from behind.’

Li Xiang was vastly experienced. As a Tier Seven Extraordinary Being who often discussed cultivation with geniuses like Luo Feifei, guiding these three novices was more than easy for him. San Niu felt they had benefited immensely.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhao Xueqing checked out of the room. The four of them went to a nearby restaurant for a simple meal. On the way back, Li Xiang noticed that both Lei Xiaohui and Zhao Xueqing were distracted, clearly not yet recovered from the blow, so he had Yao Yao drive.

"Alright, watch me."

Yao Yao’s smile was radiant, and she was in high spirits. After becoming a Tier One Transcendent, her hand-eye coordination had become more agile, and even her driving skills had improved. She sped all the way, taking the four of them straight to Li Family Village.

Li Xiang sat in the passenger seat and glanced back. He saw that Zhao Xueqing and Lei Xiaohui were already deep in their cultivation right there in the car. It seemed they were truly anxious.

’But competition is a good thing,’ he thought. ’They can push each other to improve together. If Yao Yao hadn’t felt the pressure from those two before, she wouldn’t have managed to turn the tables.’

After they arrived, since it was still early, the three women didn’t go home but went straight to work instead.

They had brought back plenty of gifts for the young girls at the shop, and for the security guards as well.

Lei Xiaohui, in particular, had brought a lot of things for Lei Jiaming.

Li Xiang had left their things in the car, telling them to just drive it over to distribute the gifts. The car had been lent to Lei Xiaohui to begin with, and she would be driving it home after work.

As for Li Xiang, he simply grabbed his suitcase and backpack and returned to his own home.

His grandmother was busy in the backyard vegetable garden. When she saw Li Xiang return, she couldn’t stop smiling, her grin stretching from ear to ear.

"Are you thirsty, Xiang’Er? Grandma will make you some tea."

Li Xiang quickly stopped his grandmother. How could he let the old woman bustle about for him? He took out a bottle of mineral water, shook it, and said, "Grandma, I still have some of the water I bought."

Then, he took out the gifts he had brought for his grandmother one by one and gave them to her.

"This, this, and this... they’re all for you." Li Xiang explained briefly as he took them out. He didn’t go into detail about things like clothes, hats, and shoes, focusing mainly on the food, practical items, and medicines.

The packaging was all in Thai, English, and Malay, which his grandmother couldn’t read.

"And this," Li Xiang said, taking out another large bag, "you can hand these out in the village. You can decide who you want to give them to." This was a bag of souvenirs for the villagers, and it was only natural for his grandmother to be the one to distribute them.

His grandmother was beaming. Her grandson had gone traveling abroad and brought her back so many things. Besides, with all the big news coming out of Thailand recently, she had been so worried at home. She never expected him to return safely.

In reality, when Li Xiang went abroad, the ones who should have been worried were the powerful figures of the Alien Races or the criminal underworld.

Li Xiang said, "If you’d like to travel abroad to Europe, North America, Japan, South Korea, or some island nations, I can go with you. Traveling within the country is no problem either, of course. We can bring Cai’Er along, and the whole family can go."

His grandmother laughed. "I’m so old, why would I go abroad? I wouldn’t understand a thing. It’s nice enough at home. Besides, I’m afraid my body couldn’t take it, and I wouldn’t be used to the food."

Hearing this, Li Xiang had some second thoughts himself. He didn’t dare let his elderly grandmother overexert herself for no reason.

She was getting on in years, after all, over seventy.

The fatigue from traveling was a huge burden on an elderly person’s body and could even affect their lifespan. There was also the issue of not acclimatizing, as she might not adapt to the local climate and diet.

Although his grandmother had consumed a fair amount of the Low Tier Spiritual Medicine he provided, the effects had become negligible after a while, as she could no longer absorb it. Li Xiang had tried teaching her the Breathing Technique a few times, but she couldn’t get the hang of it, so he stopped.

He didn’t dare give her High Tier Spiritual Medicine either, fearing that her body was too weak to handle the potent supplement, which could be harmful instead.

In this life, his grandmother’s health was much better than it had been at this same point in his previous life, but unfortunately, it still couldn’t stop the decline that came with old age.

’If she’s ever going to travel abroad, it’s probably best to do it soon,’ he thought. ’The longer we wait, the older she’ll get, and the more hesitant she’ll be to go.’

But a trip that was too far, one with a flight over ten hours long, would definitely be too much for her.

So, Li Xiang described all the places they could reach within a five-hour flight, asking her to pick one so he could arrange the trip.

His grandmother waved her hands dismissively. "Some other time, some other time. It’s enough that you have the filial thought. I don’t really have the desire to go."

The old woman really wasn’t very interested in traveling abroad.

Seeing his grandmother was rather resistant to the idea, Li Xiang naturally didn’t insist. Traveling was supposed to be for fun; if it wouldn’t make her happy, then it was better to respect her wishes.

"Grandma, I’ll go wash some fruit for you."

Li Xiang busied himself in the kitchen and, a moment later, came back with a platter of sliced or peeled fruit. They were all distinctive tropical fruits from Southeast Asia, such as Musang King durian, papaya, longkong, rambutan, mangosteen, tamarind, and so on, which he shared with his grandmother.