In fact, Li Ding didn't know that his birth was on that day, and on September 11, the head man's father rescued him back to the tribe, so naturally this day became his birth date.

Listening to Li Ding's words, Huayang and Hua Rong were both overjoyed, Huayang smiled: "I've been a master for so long, and I don't know the birth of my apprentice, why didn't you say it earlier, and let the master prepare some gifts for you." ”

On the side, Hua Rong pouted and said: "I think it's better to forget about grandpa's gift, last time I gave a pill in my life, and nothing else." ”

Huayang raised his eyebrows and said: "What is just a pill, it is a five-grade 'Flowing Fire Chasing Wind', it took your grandfather and me three years to refine one, do you know how much it cost?"

"Okay, okay, thank you, but Li Ding said that you won't send another pill, right?" Hua Rong said unhappily, but turned her head and just saw a jade bottle containing the pill on the table, which was the one that Huayang had just refined. Hua Rong couldn't help frowning and said, "Ah, grandpa, you really sent a pill!"

Hua Yang said with an embarrassed face: "I don't know that this kid is born today, and besides, I will only refine the pill, what do you want me to do?" ”

"Grandpa is just stingy. Hua Rong said with a pout.

Huayang suddenly raised his eyebrows and said: "I'm stingy, I have already given this kid ten Qiyuan Pills this month, although it is only a first-grade pill, but it is also your Senior Brother Lin who has worked hard to refine, and the quality is even better." Compared to the other disciples who have just started to only have four in the first month, what else do you have to do, otherwise I will let Li Ding enjoy the same treatment. ”

Hua Rong's face was slightly shocked when she heard this, and she hurriedly said: "Grandpa is just bad, and now he is bullying Rong'er." "A small face looks extremely red because of the movement.

Looking at Hua Rong's appearance, Li Ding naturally knew that this was just Hua Yang deliberately provoking Hua Rong, and Hua Yang looked at each other helplessly and smiled, and no longer paid attention to this little girl's unreasonable trouble.

Skimming over Hua Rong, who was no longer talking, Hua Yang got up and took a small bottle from the shelf on the side and said to Li Ding: "Li Ding, there is really nothing to give to you as a teacher, here is a 'Dayang Pill' refined by your Senior Brother Qi, which can enhance physical fitness, strengthen muscles and bones, and is also a three-grade pill, but the color is a little worse at Qi Zheng's current level, but the medicinal power of this pill is just enough for your body to withstand it, but it is of great help to practice." ”

"It's not an elixir yet, and it's not a self-refining cure. Hua Rong muttered in a low voice again, but suddenly said: "Li Ding, do you remember what I once said, as long as you can condense the first trace of vitality, I will tell you a secret, since it is your life today, I will take you to a place." ”

As he spoke, he took Li Ding's hand and ran out of the door, regardless of whether Huayang still had something to say to Li Ding. Li Ding didn't object to this, but he still turned around and bowed to Huayang, leaving Huayang to shake his head helplessly.

followed Hua Rong all the way to trot, during which Hua Rong deliberately avoided the other peers, and after some trails, the two came to the pond behind the main hall.

Looking at this place that was no longer very unfamiliar, Li Ding knew that disciples were generally not allowed to come here, so he asked with some doubts, "What are you bringing me here for?"

Hua Rong continued to walk towards the forest by the pool, and after a while, a small cave that only allowed one person to enter appeared in front of Li Ding. The cave is located under a hillside overgrown with weeds, and the entrance to the cave is made of blue bricks in a semicircle, and the entrance is so deep that you can't see the inside clearly.

"Follow me. Hua Rong entered the cave with a smile on her face, and after Li Ding followed her through a distance of more than ten zhang, she found that there was a cave in the cave. Although the entrance of this cave is small, the area inside is enough to see three or four zhang square, except that there is no trace of carving and chiseling on the rock wall around it, the top and bottom are trimmed unusually flat, and the top is inlaid with several pieces of phosphorite, so that the whole cave is reflected in a pale green fluorescence, which is obviously deliberate.

"What kind of place is this?" Li Ding asked with some dazed feelings, feeling the almost biting shade in this cave. Hua Rong didn't answer Li Ding's question, sat down cross-legged, closed her eyes, and said, "Learn from me, and then try to run the exercises." ”

Although he didn't understand Hua Rong's purpose for doing this, Li Ding still closed his eyes as he did, and began to run the wood surname Yuan Qi in his body according to the exercise path on the Wood Qi Technique. Gradually, the surrounding wood surnamed Yuan Ling slowly immersed himself in the body from specific acupuncture points under Li Ding's induction, and then turned into vitality through specific meridians, one of which converged into the cyclone in Li Ding's dantian, while the other way flowed towards Li Ding's heart through another route.

This process was slow and laborious, and in less than an hour, Li Ding already felt that his physical strength was a little exhausted, his mind became sluggish, and he couldn't control the vibration of the vitality in his body, so he finally opened his eyes and looked at Hua Rong on the side.

"This is!" For a moment, Li Ding's eyes showed a glow of surprise. I saw that Hua Rong's entire body was wrapped in a layer of red light, and under that red light, there was a faint layer of cyan light mask, and the two color light masks were distinct but seemed to be dissolving with each other on the contact surface. Hua Rong in the mask showed a serene look, and her handsome and cute little face made people look at a different kind of beauty, and Li Ding couldn't help but look a little stupid.

As if feeling Li Ding's gaze, Hua Rong, who was practicing, opened her eyes suddenly, and then the light mask on her body turned into stars and blue and red points of light and gradually disappeared. A pair of eyes full of spirit stared at the stunned Li Ding and said, "Do you feel anything?"

Hearing Hua Rong's question, Li Ding came back to his senses and said: "It seems that the aura here is much richer than outside, and I can already apply the wood qi technique skillfully, and I can usually absorb the spirit element for almost two hours before I feel sleepy and weak, and here I have only practiced for less than an hour before I have reached the limit of my body's endurance." ”

"Hmm. Hua Rong nodded and said, "This is what I accidentally discovered a few years ago, and looking at the appearance of this cave, it was originally a place to practice. ”

Li Ding was stunned and said, "What you found, didn't anyone else know?"

Hua Rong suddenly smiled slyly and said, "I'm not that stupid, if such a good place is known by others, maybe there will be no place for me to practice by then." ”

Li Ding carefully observed the cave again, but nodded in agreement with Hua Rong's words. Don't look at this cave is not small, but if you really want to stand people, you really can't fit a few, and besides, cultivation needs a pure place, and it won't be good if there are too many people to be disturbed.

Li Ding didn't expect this girl to have such careful thoughts, but he smiled and said, "Then why do you want to tell me, you are not afraid that I will tell others." ”

"You won't. Hua Rong stared at Li Ding with a smile on her face, "Because you and I have a common secret, besides, I believe you won't tell others, and they can't find this cave, otherwise it would not be my turn to find such an obvious place." ”

These words made Li Ding stunned again, and said: "The common secret, you mean what Yu Lao said, ......" and then thought of Yu Lao's previous advice, but swallowed the following words and continued: "Then why can't others find it?"

"I don't know. A hint of doubt flashed in Hua Rong's eyes, "I and other colleagues have come here to play before, even Xue Yun's guy has also come, but they don't seem to be able to see this cave, I didn't plan to tell them, so this has become my secret." After saying that, he smiled slyly again.

Looking at Hua Rong's cute appearance, Li Ding really wanted to reach out and pat her head, but finally held back: "Then you also brought me here because of our common secret." ”

Hua Rong nodded and said, "Sure enough, as I thought, you can also see the cave." Actually, I wanted to bring you here after the celebration, but so many things happened later, and I never had a chance. But today, this is my birthday gift to you. ”

Looking at Hua Rong's bright smile, Li Ding's heart suddenly rose a trace of emotion, although he has suffered repeated setbacks, but there are always people around him who care about him. Daddy, Yu Lao, Hua Rong, and even Xiao Cui, who has only seen a few faces, are sincerely thinking about themselves, and when they think that so many people are caring about themselves, it seems that at this moment, the pain caused by setbacks has disappeared.

"Ah, I almost forgot, I have to go back quickly, otherwise the old man will be angry again. Hua Rong suddenly jumped up and said, "I'll go first, I've only completed half of the homework assigned by the master today, and I have to do five hundred more 'jumping stones', otherwise I will suffer." Remember, be careful when you go out so that no one sees you. After speaking, he ignored Li Ding, who was at a loss, and rushed out of the hole.

Awakened from his emotion, Li Ding didn't have time to see the flashing red shadow, and he was the only one left in the cave.

"I can feel that this little girl likes you, do you like this little girl?" Xiao Dan's voice suddenly sounded.

Li Ding was stunned for a moment, but then he shook his head and said in a low voice: "I don't know, but I'm not worthy of her, with the power of her bloodline, I will definitely be able to break through to the Imperial Spirit Realm before the age of sixteen." After speaking, he seemed to think of something, and hurriedly said: "Who likes her, I just ...... Just ......"

"Hehe...... Xiao Dan said with a smile: "You can't fool me, although I don't know what you think in your heart, but I can feel that you like that little girl, at least this feeling is much stronger than when you face that little girl named Ye Xinyi, it seems that you kid is not honest either." ”

This time, Li Ding didn't refute, after all, Xiao Dan was in his heart, and he should be able to feel some of his emotional changes. It's just that Li Ding is still young now, and he can't say whether he likes it or not, but he also knows the current situation, even if he really likes it, with his current strength, he is not worthy of Hua Rong at all, and as he grows older, this gap may become bigger and bigger.