Chapter 16: Orphan (1)

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

After digesting the contents, Hua Shu picked up the second jade slip. This one recorded the array formation, spell formulas, and material formulas for refining artifacts.

The requirements for refining artifacts were higher. Not only did it require a high level of fire, but the higher the level of the artifact, the higher the requirements for fire. It also required various array formations. One had to be at least at the Foundation Establishment realm to be able to refine simple spirit artifacts, and those below the Foundation Establishment realm could only refine magical artifacts.

The third jade slip recorded the art of making talismans. She could make all kinds of talismans and talisman treasures with her cultivation base. For example, she had just asked Little Jiu to conceal her appearance before slowly revealing it. This could be done with just a blindfolded talisman.

However, due to the limitations of her cultivation base and the level of the talismans, the effective period varied. The talismans she made with her current cultivation base could only last for about five hours, it definitely could not be compared to Little Jiu’s spell.

After successfully receiving the contents of the three jade slips and memorizing them in her mind, Hua Shu directly left the space.

When she returned to her room, she heard a burst of happy laughter from outside. The children who had gone to see the dragon boat had returned.

“All of you, keep it down. Sister Hua is sleeping because she’s sick. Don’t disturb her.” Sun Lan sternly stopped everyone from making noise. Although her voice was not loud, Hua Shu’s five senses were different from ordinary people after cultivating, so she could hear everything clearly.

The children were very obedient. When Sun Lan said this, all of them obediently shut their mouths. However, they were still young children after all, and it was rare for them to see a dragon boat. After a short pause, they excitedly told Sun Lan again, however, this time, everyone lowered their voices in tacit understanding.

When Hua Shu heard everyone’s voices, she could not help but smile. At the same time, she felt a wave of sadness in her heart.

This orphanage was located in a town on the outskirts of L city. The town was very close to the city, and it only took forty minutes to walk. The orphanage was originally just an ordinary house. The old director, who had just passed away, lost her husband in her thirties. She never married again and picked up her first child at the age of forty. That was the new director, He Ling. She raised He Ling as her own daughter, and He Ling was also filial. The mother and daughter relied on each other and supported each other in life.

More than ten years ago, He Ling picked up a child on her way to school and was adopted by the old director. After that, there were people who abandoned children at the entrance of the He family’s home from time to time. The old director and He Ling were both kind-hearted and could not bear to abandon the children. In the end, this ordinary residential house became the only orphanage in town.

Over the years, a few children were adopted, but there were always abandoned children. After coming and going, there were a total of nine children in the orphanage, including Hua Shu.

Hua Shu was not in this orphanage in the beginning. Instead, she was in an orphanage in the capital. When she was abandoned, she was only about one year old. Other than her clothes, there was only a jade pendant with the word “Hua Shu” engraved on it. Grandma Zhao from the orphanage named her Hua Shu.

When she was five years old, a childless couple adopted her and brought her back to her hometown in S province, M city, not far from L city.

At first, Hua Shu’s life was quite happy. However, less than a year after she returned to M city, her adoptive mother suddenly became pregnant. After that, she became an outsider in the family. She watched her adoptive parents rejoice at the birth of their child. Ten months later, her adoptive mother gave birth to a pair of twin sons, making her completely redundant.

Fortunately, her adoptive parents did not have a habit of abusing their children. Other than being treated coldly and being treated like an invisible person in the family, she did not have any other sad memories. Even the school let her go as usual. She was very grateful to them for that.