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It had been almost two weeks since they were back here. And on this quiet afternoon, Lan was in the backyard. He was sitting cross-legged against the peach tree, practicing basic spells like he usually did with Liwei.

He was alone today because she went out earlier to the market. The house was already empty of what they bought a few days after their arrival. But to be fair, they hadn't bought a lot back then.

She advised him to stay here, not only because of the strange encounter she had when coming back from Madam Zheng's inn —if it was because of that, it wouldn't be safer to leave him alone— but because of his daily consumption of Yao Grass.

From what she told him, for someone with great spiritual powers, the effect would manifest after at least a week. And apparently, Lan possessed strong powers, before they were sealed.