Chapter 9: Li Tianhen: Two Traitors, Sneaking Food Without Telling Him

Feng Zeyan only showed care toward her when he needed her; when he didn't, he would cast her aside without a second thought.

He had never gone to such lengths as Li Tianhen, who personally sought out spiritual treasures for her.

Let alone asking him to find spiritual treasures, it was already a rare favor that he didn’t snatch away the rare materials and treasures that Sinan Sheng had found and give them to Liu Xuewei.

Before leaving, Li Tianhen reminded Sinan Sheng that if she was free, she could go to the library to browse.

Though the Four Divine Sect’s library wasn’t extensive, the books weren’t ordinary either; most were acquired by Li Tianhen from various secret realms and ancient sites.

Although Sinan Sheng couldn’t cultivate yet, it was still beneficial for her to read more.

Since Sinan Sheng had no cultivation and would get hungry, Li Tianhen also didn’t forget to remind Ye Yanqing to prepare meals for her daily.

The library didn’t have many books, but Sinan Sheng read diligently, finishing one book after another quickly.

Unless it was mealtime and Ye Yanqing called her out to eat, she spent almost all her time in the library.

Even when it was time to sleep, she lay among the piles of books just to get by.

She hadn’t left the library until Li Tianhen returned.

During this time, she had also found a few basic cultivation methods to prepare for when she could start cultivating; she wanted to begin with the most fundamental techniques.

However, after searching, she still hadn’t found the cultivation method she truly desired.

“Junior Sister, Junior Sister, come out quickly. Master has returned and wants to see you,” Ye Yanqing called from outside.

Sleepily, Sinan Sheng emerged from the library.

“Senior Brother…” she called softly.

“Did you fall asleep in the library?” Ye Yanqing looked at her cheerfully.

“I was reading too late last night and accidentally fell asleep. Has Master returned so soon?” Sinan Sheng rubbed her eyes.

Li Tianhen had only been gone about half a month, hadn’t he? That was quite fast.

“Yes, just returned. Let’s go.”

When Sinan Sheng saw Li Tianhen, she was momentarily stunned. He looked somewhat weary as he sat there.

“Master, what’s wrong? Are you hurt?” she asked anxiously.

“No injuries. Just didn’t rest well because I had to travel non-stop; the materials you need are quite far away,” Li Tianhen waved his hand, and Sinan Sheng finally relaxed.

With a wave of Li Tianhen’s hand, eight exquisite boxes appeared on the plain table.

The moment the boxes were opened, even Sinan Sheng could sense a strong spiritual energy emanating from them.

These were eight spiritual treasures representing different elemental attributes.

“By the way, I met your Second Senior Brother on the way. He asked me to give you this storage ring to use for now. It holds about five hundred square units.

He said he’s currently tasked with mining and will find some top-quality ores to forge a new storage ring suited for you.”

Li Tianhen took out a storage ring. Its design was simple but elegant.

Five hundred square units! The storage ring she used in the Sacred Heaven Sect was only twenty square units, and that one was an outdated model that had never been filled.

Even if it were full, everything would vanish with a turn.

No matter how many good items she found, those so-called senior brothers at the Sacred Heaven Sect would take them away for various reasons.

She never had a chance to resist.

Unexpectedly, this Second Senior Brother she had never met personally had directly given her a storage ring with five hundred units of capacity.

“Hehe~”

Li Tianhen and Ye Yanqing looked at Sinan Sheng with silly grins, suddenly feeling a bit embarrassed.

“Ahem, Master, please thank Second Senior Brother for me. I really like this storage ring,” Sinan Sheng regained her composure and smiled at Li Tianhen.

“Perfect timing, now that you have a storage ring, Senior Brother has prepared some talismans for you. Take good care of them.”

Ye Yanqing pulled out a bunch of various talismans and stuffed them into Sinan Sheng’s storage ring.

Sinan Sheng was stunned.

Other people’s talismans were usually given in small batches, but Senior Brother had prepared a whole bunch for her.

What generosity!

“Use these slowly for now. When you can cultivate, Senior Brother will adjust the spirit-gathering array in your courtyard and prepare a few defensive magic plates for you,” Ye Yanqing said with a smile.

Sinan Sheng nodded obediently but tears welled up in her eyes.

“Junior Sister, what’s wrong?” Ye Yanqing asked, worried seeing her on the verge of tears.

“Nothing, it’s just that this kind of life is so different from before,” Sinan Sheng gently shook her head.

Li Tianhen knew what Sinan Sheng meant and reached out to ruffle her hair.

Ye Yanqing looked at Sinan Sheng with sympathy, silently resolving to treat the junior sister better from now on.

Knowing Sinan Sheng needed spiritual flowers and herbs to forge her meridians, Li Tianhen told her to first restore her health.

Ye Yanqing prepared plenty of spiritual beast meat for her every day to strengthen her body.

Ye Yanqing was quite skilled at cooking, and the stewed spiritual beast meat smelled delicious. At first, Sinan Sheng ate well, but over time, she grew tired of it.

“Senior Brother, can we stop eating stew for a while?” Sinan Sheng looked at Ye Yanqing pitifully.

“Well, Junior Sister, our Four Divine Sect almost practices fasting; we rarely eat. Senior Brother only knows how to stew meat. What do you want to eat? I can learn,” Ye Yanqing scratched his head awkwardly.

Most senior brothers had no appetite; when hungry, they just took fasting pills. Only the Fifth Junior Brother could cook a bit.

But he… wasn’t here!

“Senior Brother can’t cook, but I can! Let’s have roasted meat today. I’ll show you my skills!” Sinan Sheng blinked her big eyes.

“Of course! I’ll go catch some spirit chickens, and we’ll roast them in your courtyard.”

“You’re the best, Senior Brother!” Sinan Sheng laughed happily as Ye Yanqing ruffled her hair.

Ye Yanqing caught two spirit chickens, and the two busied themselves in Sinan Sheng’s courtyard.

Li Tianhen, who had been lazily lying under a tree, suddenly twitched his nose.

That smell...

So fragrant!

“Junior Sister, is it ready? Can we eat?” Following the aroma, Li Tianhen found his way to Sinan Sheng’s courtyard.

Before entering, he saw his two disciples sitting together, roasting something.

His usually appetite-less Senior Brother sat eagerly, waiting to be fed.

“Senior Brother, wait a moment, it’ll be ready soon.”

“It smells so good, I don’t think I can wait,” Ye Yanqing said, eyeing the golden spirit chicken in Sinan Sheng’s hands, no longer as composed as before.

Li Tianhen pouted in mock grievance: two ungrateful disciples sneaking food without inviting their teacher.

“Ahem, what are you two doing? Since you didn’t call me, I’ll just come in uninvited.”

“Master, I was worried Junior Sister would be hungry, so I caught two spirit chickens for her. Junior Sister’s cooking is really amazing,” Ye Yanqing said, giving Sinan Sheng a thumbs-up. Sinan Sheng smiled shyly.

“They do smell good. Sinan, your health has improved a lot now. You can start using those spiritual treasures,” Li Tianhen remarked, glancing at the golden, oil-dripping spirit chickens, and gave her a reminder.

“I understand, Master.”

“Then I shall take my leave.” Li Tianhen turned and left.