Chapter 1

"Ah, uncomfortable."

Xu Xian, with a long sword at his waist and a basket full of herbs on his back, sat on a stone bridge with a constipated look, unsure if he had eaten something bad.

Of course, it could also be that he had caught a chill.

Looking at his reflection in the water, he couldn't help but smack his lips: "Tsk tsk, look at how handsome I am. So many young and old women in Yuhang County stare at me all day, and I've resisted the temptation."

"But Lady Bai, where are you? I'm already seventeen, almost an adult..."

"Ah, it's not her fault for not coming to find me. The world has changed too much. The dynasty has changed, and with all those flying immortals and demons, how dare she, a snake demon with only a thousand years of cultivation, come out?"

Xu Xian sighed, suddenly feeling a bit exhausted, thinking that the heavens were just playing with him.

He had clearly been reincarnated as Xu Xian, with his brother-in-law Li Gongpu and his sister Xu Jiaorong, so he just had to wait for Lady Bai to take care of him.

Just a minor hero of the grasslands, he wasn't afraid!

As for Fahai?

Moving house, can't provoke, but can't hide?

But as he grew older,

Xu Xian gradually discovered a serious and terrible problem.

This wasn't the end of the Song Dynasty in history, nor was it the Ming Dynasty...

This was a so-called fictional dynasty.

Commonly known as: the Great Li Dynasty.

Xu Xian's nickname for it: the Great Li Immortal Dynasty.

Before the Great Li, it was the Tang Dynasty, and only after Emperor Xuanzong did the dynasty change.

In theory, even in a fictional dynasty, the changes shouldn't be too exaggerated.

But that wasn't the case.

Just this year, he saw over a dozen cultivators flying in the sky.

Last year, he saw hundreds of figures flashing across the stars in one night, moving so fast that if his eyes weren't good, he wouldn't have been able to see that a little fairy's skirt didn't have any holy light...

Cough, holy light isn't the point.

Black lace isn't the point...

In short,

The world had changed too much, and his little heart couldn't take it.

After thinking for a while, Xu Xian felt he had rested enough and decided to stop wasting brain cells. He got up, patted his buttocks, and planned to go home with the basket of herbs.

Yes, he still had to deliver medicine to the owner of the pharmacy across the street.

This was free labor, no pay.

Actually, this was also a debt he owed.

Because in his early years, Xu Xian begged Li Gongpu to teach him martial arts and swordsmanship, which required a lot of medicinal food and baths.

His brother-in-law Li Gongpu was just a constable, usually very timid and dared not take bribes. With only four taels of silver and three stones of rice from the court each month, it wasn't enough for anything.

Plus, providing for his studies, writing, clothes, and the daily expenses of the Li household, where would he get the extra money for martial arts training?

So, with his sister Xu Jiaorong constantly urging him, Li Gongpu had no choice but to borrow the money and pay it back later.

Of course, Xu Xian wasn't ungrateful. Whenever he had time, he would go up the mountain to gather herbs to pay off the debt in advance.

"But I have to be careful of the old man Song from Baohe Hall. This old guy always wants me to be his apprentice. Just because I learned a few medical techniques from him, he doesn't have to watch me so closely."

Xu Xian walked alone in the mountains, the breeze blowing, and his black hair swaying.

If this were in modern times, his silhouette would definitely be mistaken for a woman.

Unfortunately, he wasn't.

...

Yuhang County.

Hot.

The summer was scorching, like a steamer.

Whether at home or under the shade of a tree, people would sweat profusely, almost drenched.

The men on the street dressed very simply, and the Li-style short sleeves were almost fresh out of the oven. As long as they didn't mind others looking, they could wear as little as they wanted.

As for the young and old women,

Well, it's best not to go out for a stroll.

Otherwise, with a bit of charm and figure, and a bit of sweat, they would be ogled repeatedly.

Of course, Xu Xian didn't dare to appear in front of them either. With his good looks, he would receive the same treatment.

After a quarter of an hour,

Xu Xian sauntered to Baohe Hall, casually placed the basket on the counter, and without heeding the owner's call, quickly ran out.

"Hey, kid, I was thinking of letting you have a meal before you go, but you ran off pretty fast." Doctor Song stroked his beard and shook his head with a smile.

"Meal, is there meat?"

"..." Doctor Song turned around and saw that Xu Xian had returned, peeking through the door, looking eagerly.

"Yes." Doctor Song replied irritably: "I treated Zhang Butcher's son yesterday, and he said he had no money, so he gave me a whole wild boar leg. Your aunt is cooking it now."

"We old folks don't have many teeth, and Little Chen can't eat that much. Do you want to come and have some?"

"That would be great, hehe." Xu Xian wiped his mouth and happily stepped into Baohe Hall.

He casually placed the iron sword at his waist and skillfully walked into the backyard to help.

Chen Abao, who worked here, rolled his eyes.

He actually wanted to say, I can eat half a wild boar leg by myself, why say I can't eat that much?

But there was nothing he could do about it.

Who was Xu Xian?

Half of Yuhang County's little tyrant.

Since the age of four and a half, he had already started practicing martial arts and swordsmanship, with the reputation of being "invincible in three streets and five alleys."

Chen Abao and some other kids had been beaten by him many times...

Xu Xian often went to the clinic with his brother-in-law to buy medicine, and with his shameless personality, he always managed to get a free meal here, naturally making him more popular than the worker Chen Abao.

Xu Xian came to the backyard of the clinic and saw someone busy cooking, so he asked with a smile: "Aunt He, do you need me to chop some wood, to help with the heavy work?"

"Hey, Xu kid, why are you here again?" Aunt He squinted her eyes, like a tigress, and patted Xu Xian's head, saying: "This isn't your job, just wait for the rice later."

"By the way, smell this, is the braised pork fragrant?"

Aunt He deliberately lifted the lid and fanned the steam at him.

"Fragrant!" Xu Xian swallowed, as meat was a rare treat in those days. The Li household also had its hard times, often going ten to fifteen days without seeing any oil.

Seeing there was nothing he could do, he walked to the side and picked up a medical book to study.

Aunt He, who was cooking, saw this but didn't say anything.

Just because,

They were too familiar.

According to Doctor Song and Aunt He, this Xu kid was mischievous but steady when he was young...

But after growing up, he became steady but mischievous...

But that wasn't the point. The main thing was that Doctor Song had discovered a problem.

This kid learned things very quickly. If it were really possible, after he passed away and had no children, passing the clinic to him wasn't out of the question.

Besides, if he had one more disciple,

Wouldn't there be someone to take care of the old couple in their later years...