Shen Xiu'er breathed a sigh of relief when the terrifying man finally disappeared, and quickly left the hospital with her things.
Upon returning home, Shen Xiu'er recounted everything that had happened to Ming Li, asking with confusion, "Sister, why do I feel a sense of familiarity with that strange man at the hospital today?"
Hearing Shen Xiu'er's words, Ming Li suddenly remembered that the Ghost King was also in that hospital. If nothing unexpected happened, the man Shen Xiu'er met today was the Ghost King.
Thinking this, Ming Li fell silent for a moment and then asked, "How much of the Taoist arts your grandfather taught you have you learned?"
Hearing Ming Li's sudden question, Shen Xiu'er replied guiltily, "Sister, I wasn't interested in that, so I didn't really study it seriously..."
Ming Li: "How far did you get?"
Shen Xiu'er lowered her head and said weakly, "I can see them, and I can communicate with them..."
Ming Li: "..." No wonder she didn't recognize him as the Ghost King.
Ming Li pondered for a moment, then took out a booklet with an ancient aura and tossed it to Shen Xiu'er. "Within three days... or a week, you must memorize everything in here."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xiu'er flipped open the booklet and took a glance, her cheeks twitching instantly. She looked at Ming Li with extreme caution, "Sis, the problem is, I don't recognize a single character in here..."
Ming Li: "..." ???
She took the small booklet back and looked at it. The next second, her expression was indifferent, and she calmly put the booklet back into her space. She then took out another one, flipped it open to confirm she hadn't made a mistake this time, and then handed the booklet to Shen Xiu'er.
Shen Xiu'er took the booklet and asked curiously, "Sis, what was that you just gave me? Why was it so strange?"
Ming Li cast a cool glance at Shen Xiu'er, who was leaning in with curiosity. "A martial arts manual. What, do you want to practice?"
"A martial arts manual??" Shen Xiu'er looked at Ming Li and asked uncertainly, "Where did you buy it from a street stall? I've never seen it before."
Ming Li: "..." "If you can't memorize the contents of this booklet within a week, you have to run ten laps around this mountain."
"?!?!"
Watching Ming Li's retreating back, Shen Xiu'er was completely bewildered. What was going on? Why did she suddenly have to run ten laps??
She glanced at the booklet in her hand, and Shen Xiu'er's face immediately contorted into a bitter melon. This was even harder than the books her grandfather showed her... How was she supposed to memorize it...
Soon, a week passed, and Shen Xiu'er successfully memorized all the content in the small booklet. Although her recitation was hesitant, she had managed to remember the general content.
Ming Li was still not entirely satisfied. After finishing her check, she casually asked, "Do you know it all?"
"???" Shen Xiu'er looked at Ming Li with confusion. "Know what?"
Ming Li met Shen Xiu'er's perplexed eyes, the corner of her eye twitching. She asked the system, "Why does this female lead seem a bit slow?"
The system rubbed its non-existent nose. "This one doesn't know either..."
Ming Li's forehead vein throbbed. Ignoring the system, she looked at Shen Xiu'er and pointed to the booklet, asking, "You didn't learn any of the content on here?"
Facing her sister's disappointed gaze, Shen Xiu'er paused, poking with her index fingers. "Actually... I learned a little bit..."
As she spoke, she began forming hand seals. After a moment, the cup of water in front of her floated up.
Seeing this, Ming Li's face was numb. She brought her middle and index fingers together and pointed at a large rock more than half a meter away. The next second, the rock shattered into several pieces with a "bang."
Ming Li retracted her hand without looking back and asked Shen Xiu'er, who was staring in stunned silence, "What about this? Do you know it?"
Shen Xiu'er snapped back to reality, her eyes wide with shock as she looked at Ming Li. Two words blurted out, "Awesome!"
Ming Li: "..."