Chapter 35 The Degree of Meridian MutationYe Feng read from early morning until dusk before finishing the three ancient books.By the time he came back to his senses, he discovered that Jinling was gone.He panicked and went out to search, finally learning from a maid that Jinling had followed Ye Lingling to the study.Following the maid toward the study, Ye Feng felt inwardly annoyed; he had been too engrossed in his reading, and if he had known, he would have gone home to read them instead.Pushing open the door eagerly, he instead saw Jinling and Ye Lingling sitting together, as if she was learning something from her.Ye Feng let out a sigh of relief. Even though he had tried his best to control himself earlier and avoid overthinking, various conspiracy theories kept welling up in his mind, forcing him to worry about Jinling's safety.The sound of Ye Feng pushing open the door was very loud, drawing the attention of both women.Jinling jumped down from her seat and ran toward Ye Feng."Ling'er, why did you come here?"Jinling buried her small head in Ye Feng's arms and said in a muffled voice,"Master, I'm sorry. I was too bored, and Sister Lengleng asked me to come out and play. I couldn't help myself and came out."Ye Feng sighed. This couldn't really be blamed on Jinling; a child of this age, who could sit still for a whole day? When all was said and done, it was also his responsibility."Ling'er, you aren't wrong. It's Master's fault, but next time don't just follow anyone off."Jinling rubbed against his clothes and shook her head."Sister Lengleng is not a bad person. Ling'er can sense it."Ye Feng suddenly thought of Ling'er's grandmother's words: Ling'er was very accurate at reading people and could distinguish between good and bad people. He originally thought it was just an excuse, but now it seemed it might actually be true."Ye Feng, I'm very sorry for taking Ling'er out without authorization."Ye Lingling's face was still covered by a black veil, and her cold expression carried a hint of apology."No, it was I who neglected her feelings. Thank you, Miss Ye Lingling, for being willing to play with Ling'er.""It can't really be called playing. Just now, I was helping Ling'er learn characters."Ye Feng patted his head, only then remembering that he hadn't taught Ling'er to read yet.Society on the Douluo Continent was still in a feudal era, and there weren't many literate people in the countryside. Many work-study students learned to read at junior academies.Ye Feng was a transmigrator, and since the characters on the Douluo Continent happened to be Chinese characters, he had overlooked this point.Ye Feng felt annoyed inside, but he didn't show it on his face, and thanked Ye Lingling."Thank you for your guidance, Miss Ye. Shameful to say, I actually forgot to teach Ling'er how to read.""You're welcome, it was just a small effort."Afterwards, Ye Lingling changed the subject, glanced at Jinling's ears and tail, and asked Ye Feng,"Ye Feng, have you found a way to solve Ling'er's problem?""There is some progress. Physical mutation mostly occurs during Spirit awakening, and it affects a Spirit Master's innate spirit power.""I deduce that a portion of the Spirit Master's innate spirit power is absorbed by the body as nutrients for the mutation, and this mutation generally causes the Spirit Master to change in the direction of a Spirit Beast, with the meridians inside the body being no exception.""This is also the reason why Spirit Masters with physical mutations generally have slow cultivation speeds; human cultivation methods do not fit a half-human, half-beast body.""The only case of full recovery was when that Spirit Master's mutation was not deep, and the body leaned more toward being human. Under the dual effects of herbs and spirit power, the Spirit Master's meridians were slowly altered to remove the beastly parts.""This process lasted for nearly a decade, and finally the beast ears and beast tail were severed together. Moreover, during this period, it had to be assisted by the healing ability of the Nine Heart Begonia, otherwise the meridians would easily be damaged, wasting all previous efforts."Ye Feng sighed and glanced at Jinling with pity."Unfortunately, even this cumbersome method is not suitable for Ling'er. The meridians in her body lean more toward a Spirit Beast, and forcing a change will only yield the opposite result. Alas, we can only look for another way.""However, these three ancient books are not entirely useless; at least they ruled out one treatment method. I must also thank Miss Ye Lingling for passing on the message for me.""It's getting late, so Ling'er and I won't stay long."As he spoke, he led Ling'er toward the door. Jinling looked back and waved goodbye to Ye Lingling.Ye Lingling stood in place for a moment, returned to the quiet room, and put the three ancient books back onto the bookshelf in the study.Afterwards, she came to Ye Qingyi's room."Mother, Ye Feng has left."Ye Qingyi did not reply, instead fixing her gaze tightly on Ye Lingling."What do you think of him? Is he suitable to be your husband?""Mother, I don't know. I have never thought about this matter."Ye Lingling's expression was blank, and her eyes were filled with confusion.Ye Qingyi sighed and pulled Ye Lingling into her arms."Lengleng, this is our Ye family's fate. Since you are the heir of the Ye family, you must secure the protection of a powerhouse for the family.""Mm, Mother, I understand.""I'm sorry, Lengleng, I'm sorry. It's all because Mother is useless..."She hugged her tighter and tighter, as if her overflowing guilt could only be vented in this way.Ye Lingling gently patted Ye Qingyi's back, just like how her mother used to take care of her when she was little."It doesn't matter, Mother. I don't resent Ye Feng; children of great families find it very difficult to control their own marriages. I've been mentally prepared for a long time."The dusk shone upon the mother and daughter, draping them in a layer of golden gauze.The mother and daughter hugged each other for a long time, stepping into the cool night together with the golden gauze....At this moment, Ye Feng had already returned to the small courtyard.Along the way, he had been pondering ways to treat Jinling.It was a pity that he gained nothing, and instead accumulated a body full of irritability.Yaoguang flew down from the Evergreen Tree and rubbed against his cheek.Ye Feng chuckled and said,"If Jinling's meridians completely undergo beastification, it might be even better. At least by then, you little fellow could teach Jinling how to cultivate."Having said that, Ye Feng was stunned for a moment. Right, why not let Jinling's meridians completely undergo beastification?What he wanted to solve was Jinling's cultivation problem, not the mutation problem.There was no need to force her to walk the human cultivation path!Following that, his brows locked together. Spirit Beasts came in a wide variety of species, even divided into animal Spirit Beasts and plant Spirit Beasts; he wasn't sure if the cultivation methods among Spirit Beasts were compatible.Making Jinling's meridians completely undergo beastification was also a problem.No matter what, having a direction was always better than running around like a headless fly.These problems could be solved slowly.As for now, start a fire! Cook!The sky was still early; tonight, Ye Feng planned to have a barbecue.Setting up the grill, he used fire-attribute spirit power to heat the coal. By now, Ye Feng's fire had already reached the level of Ultimate Fire.This could also be considered an unintentional success.It also indirectly verified Ye Feng's path: as long as one stacked all of their personal stats high enough, they could master all methods through a single one.Just like how his spirit power purity and density were high enough right now; if he learned to use light-attribute spirit power one day, he would also be able to unleash Ultimate Light.This was the charm of having high stats. Everyone else laid a good foundation and then built a tall building on the spot.But for Ye Feng, his foundation alone could be taller than other people's tall buildings.Ye Feng controlled the output of his spirit power, withdrawing his hand once the coal was heated red.Afterwards, he handed the meat skewers that had been strung up in advance to the two curious little ones nearby.He taught them the techniques of barbecue hand-in-hand.Jinling and Yaoguang learned to barbecue from Ye Feng with a semblance of professionalism. Jinling learned quite quickly, but Yaoguang..."Yaoguang, how did your meat skewers turn into charcoal? Didn't you claim to be the older sister? You're already being outdone by the younger sister?""Shut up, stinky dad, do you know how hard it is to control this pair of claws?""It's okay, Sister Yaoguang, I believe in you. You can definitely do it."Under the moonlight, the laughter of several people intertwined together.
