The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 723 Jing Yan’s Confidence_1

Li Qing’s tiny grocery shop seemed to pique Jing Yan’s interest more and more.

She appeared to rediscover the mindset she had when she browsed through markets and depots in the past, appreciating the wares with relish and her eyes and brow relaxing.

"If this were in the past, such an item would surely be exclusive to the royals, and ordinary people would hardly ever see it," Zi Ling said in a soft voice, holding a glass teapot in her hand and admiring it. "Despite the thousands of years of changes, though everything has transformed and the people are not the same, being able to see such a grand scene leaves me with no regrets. Or rather, it feels like being reborn."

"Yan’er, eat while you look," Li Qing said with a beaming smile, handing over another pack of snacks.

Jing Yan seemed quite fond of these things; in a short while, she had already shown off several packs of snacks.

Although she ate elegantly and seemed slow, she wasn’t achieving small feats.

Zi Ling shot a glance at Li Qing and then sneakily took out her phone.

A moment later, Li Qing’s phone rang. When he looked, it turned out to be a message from Zi Ling.

"Yan’er, Yan’er, you’re so cheesy! I want a unique nickname too, from now on please call me Ling’er!"

At the end of the text, she added a string of frantic emojis.

Li Qing, with a smile in his brow, sneaked a glance at Zi Ling and sent back a message, "Alright, Ling’er."

Seeing her like this, it seemed she didn’t bear too much resentment about the events that occurred in the tomb, and Luo Xiaoxue seemed to have misunderstood Zi Ling’s intentions.

With this, Li Qing could also feel relieved.

If because of the events from that time, he caused any psychological discomfort to this water sprite, enough to make her ignore him from now on, Li Qing’s heart would definitely not be at ease and he would brood over it.

"That’s more like it! This nickname is final, you can’t change it later," Zi Ling’s message came back again, immediately making her beam with joy, her slightly upturned lips impossible to hide.

Li Qing chuckled and put away his phone.

Although the distance between the two of them was only a brief step apart, they had to communicate by texting.

This was a clear sign of how powerful Jing Yan’s presence truly was.

Although Xuan Chen Zhenren had always felt that Li Qing was exaggerating Jing Yan’s strength, standing beside Jing Yan, Li Qing truly felt as if, if she wanted to, she could genuinely slap his cheap master through a wall.

"The changes in this world are truly wondrous. Do you think these novel and strange things happened overnight?" Jing Yan suddenly mused.

Li Qing shook his head and said solemnly, "Actually, everything we see now existed before, it’s just that the era is different, and the materials people use have changed. Like these utensils, in the past, people used ceramics and paper or bronze ware, but now industry has advanced and we have many more sophisticated materials."

"The real change is probably the things behind these objects; they symbolize the change of this era."

Jing Yan nodded thoughtfully. "If there’s time, I should experience this for myself."

"Yan’er, didn’t you say you didn’t plan on coming out for a short period of time? Did something happen?" Li Qing couldn’t hold back and asked again.

He had already asked once before out of curiosity, but Jing Yan had directly ignored his question.

But this time Jing Yan looked seriously at Li Qing and chose to answer.

Her lips curled into a faint smile, and she said softly, "When I first told you, I really didn’t want to see this world that is completely different from the one in my memories. But I’ve grown tired of staying in that courtyard where I lived for so many years that even I have forgotten exactly how many."

"Taking advantage of the fact that those cultivators from your world have temporarily left the Underground Palace, I thought of coming out to take a walk and have a look around."

"If the Underground Palace can’t be kept safe, I might have to go along with the local customs and become a person of your era."

Li Qing chuckled, "In the truest sense, Yan’er, you are already a part of our era now."

"If my awakening counts as rebirth, then that is indeed the case," Jing Yan said lightly.

"By the way, they haven’t breached the Underground Palace, have they?" Li Qing asked.

On this matter, he was temporarily powerless, but if he were to speak truthfully, he also didn’t want the luxurious Underground Palace to be destroyed or become some sort of tourist attraction.

No matter how Jing Yan might view him in her heart, but due to their shared close contact, Li Qing still cared a bit; he didn’t want this woman to lose her home, a place to invest her emotions.

For a person from a thousand years ago, adapting to this era must not be easy.

Even though she had grown tired of the Underground Palace, that place still held the imprints of the past.

"With their strength, there’s no hope for them to truly enter the Underground Palace, unless they use an extremely powerful bomb to level it to the ground," Jing Yan said confidently. "They have been trying to delve into the Underground Palace this whole time, and I even casually saved a few people; they should be thanking you."

"I also asked my master for help, hoping to make them give up their exploration of the Underground Palace, but I don’t know what the situation will be," Li Qing sighed deeply and said, "My influence is negligible, and it’s hard to shake their resolve; for now, I can only take it one step at a time."

"No matter," Jing Yan said magnanimously, "I have encountered such things before. Only now, I’ve become one of those ancient people in the secret place. The only thing that can really make them lay down their arms is the strength in my hands."

"Back then, the imperial court found several relics with ancient peoples living in them. The court, in its greed for the treasures within the relics, wouldn’t care about the life or death of those people. As far as I remember, only one relic had a very powerful cultivator who intimidated the court with his formidable martial prowess, thus preserving his relic and earning the court’s respect."

"Though the world has changed, these things, it seems, remain much the same; there’s no need for you to worry. I have a rough understanding of their strength; by themselves, those who have appeared are no match for me, even if they join forces."

Jing Yan seemed to have a very clear view.

Her confident assertion also steadied Li Qing’s heart; as long as she was assured, that was all that mattered.

"If there’s anything you need my help with, Yan’er... you don’t have to be polite," Li Qing said earnestly.

Jing Yan smiled lightly, "As the only man I’ve known since my awakening, I won’t be polite with you, nor should I be, right? I plan to stay outside for a while; could you arrange a place for me to stay?"

Li Qing nodded his head.

Though this issue was a bit bothersome and gave him a headache, he really didn’t dare to show it too much and could only agree.

Ever since Jing Yan had appeared, Li Qing was indeed faced with many problems.

Moreover, his sister-in-law had no place to go and could only stay at Tian Yue’e’s or Yu Lan’s house.