Situated in a remote location and surrounded by mountains on all sides, Li Family Village is known throughout the province as an impoverished place. Despite its poverty, the people here are honest and simple. Its picturesque location at the foot of the mountains and beside the river adorns itself with breathtaking beauty, especially during the peach blossom season in March. The sprawling peach blossoms paint a fascinating and spectacular view, which one could aptly describe as the blooming of dazzling youthfulness throughout the mountains!

The ancient saying of an 'utopian world beyond the mortal realm' seems to fittingly describe Li Family Village.

Li Family Village basically has no contact with the outside world. If you're not from the village, it's quite difficult locating this place.

The summer nights at Li Family Village are tranquil, serene, and pleasant.

Behind Li Family Village, there's a cave, and at the entrance of the cave, two lines of words are inscribed on the stone: "Deep in the utopia lies a blessed place, surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers that attract the gods!"

This cave is referred to by the locals of Li Family Village as Immortal Cave.

The Immortal Cave is a place imbued with mythological elements. There are believers and non-believers of its legends, but there’s someone who firmly believes in it.

The person who staunchly believes is a young man who is currently near the cave.

His name is Li Xiaoshan. He appears to be around twenty years of age. Although his appearance is not particularly handsome, he has a clean and bright look resembling the scholarly character from the Strange Tales who spends a night deep in the mountains. His body is thin, weak, and emits a nerdy air.

"I'm back—back to my hometown after ten years!" Li Xiaoshan has a unique feeling upon looking at the vaguely familiar scenery of his hometown in his memories.

Ten years of practicing in the cave seemed like a dream.

At the age of eight, he had entered the cave by accident, was swept into a spatial tunnel, and became a disciple of the Immortal Master of the Biyun Sect. Every second of the past ten years, Li Xiaoshan did nothing but long for the day when he could return to his hometown and meet his parents, sister, and family.

However, undoubtedly, he did not imagine returning to his hometown in such a manner—banished from the sect.

Yes, he had been expelled from the sect after being purged of his cultivation powers.

The senior sister had accused the sect's leader, claiming lewd intentions towards her, an act treated as a grave sin within the Biyun Sect of the immortal world.

Guilty as charged!

Had it not been for Li Xiaoshan's mentor, Elder of the Biyun Sect and the Celestial Daoist, pleading on his behalf, Li Xiaoshan would have possibly died within the sect by now.

Li Xiaoshan stood outside the cave, his master's words still echoing in his ears.

"Xiaoshan, your master knows you are innocent, but there is no evidence. I can only abolish your cultivation and banish you back to the mortal world. Still, this might not necessarily be a bad thing for you. You have excellent potential; your cultivation has made leaps and bounds since you began training in the cave, making your foundation shaky. If you can settle down and start over, it might be a chance for rebirth. Once you return to the mortal world, do not fall into despair!"

Fall into despair? Of course not!

How could I let that wretched maidservant who slandered me off the hook?

Li Xiaoshan, due to his excellent aptitude and having learned the supreme technique from the sect - the Five Thunder Seals, was considered the top contender in the sect's grand comparison seven days later, posing the greatest obstacle to senior sister Liuyan Ran, so...

Any excuse would suffice to implicate Li Xiaoshan.

Moreover, Li Xiaoshan was caught off-guard. He was caught on the scene while the senior sister was undressing, preparing for a bath.

As it happened, Li Xiaoshan was perhaps a tad naive. When the senior sister cried for help, how could Li Xiaoshan not rush in?

...

His cultivation was ruined, his reputation tarnished, banished from the sect, his master humiliated!

Everything filled Li Xiaoshan's heart with resentment.

Only, starting over is easier said than done; the aura in the mortal world is thin, and without spiritual herbs, he fears he may not even break through into the innate realm, right?

The storage bracelet, which was also taken away by the master, made Li Xiaoshan heartache every time he thought about it.

The storage bracelet held not only spiritual herbs and magical tools from the sect, but also Saint artifacts like the Dragon Slayer that he had acquired by chance, as well as all sorts of miraculous spiritual pills and treasures.

If he still had the storage bracelet, it probably wouldn’t be hard for him to start over, right?

The only thing Li Xiaoshan had left now was a dragon-shaped jade pendant he had obtained by chance. This pendant wasn’t considered a magical artifact - at least that's what the sect believed, so they didn't confiscate it from Li Xiaoshan.

Thinking of the jade pendant, Li Xiaoshan took it from around his neck, staring deeply at it. For some inexplicable reason, he always felt something extraordinary about this pendant, but after having it for two years, he still hadn't discovered any of its special uses.

Maybe it was truly just an ordinary object.

Let's go home first.

It had been ten years since his last visit, Dad, Mom, Sister, are you all okay?

Thinking about his home and family, Li Xiaoshan's mood improved significantly. During the days when he was studying in the sect, home and family were his constant worries!

Li Xiaoshan turned around and descended the mountain, heading towards the village, his heart pounding with excitement.

As he was walking, Li Xiaoshan heard a clear female voice by the mountain path nearby, within the thicket, saying: “Where is this Li's Village? This place is such a pit, I would have never come if I had known this!”

“Who is there?” Li Xiaoshan paused and asked.

“Is there anyone there? If anyone is there please come and rescue me,” the clear and excited female voice from the woods cried out.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoshan walked towards the direction the voice was coming from, only to find a young beauty sitting in the grass. Li Xiaoshan took only one glance at her before quickly turning his head away, saying, "Miss, why are you dressed like this? Ah, it's really against social decency...”

As a matter of fact, Li Xiaoshan turned red as a cherry after just one glance.

The young beauty is wearing an off-shoulder T-shirt on her upper body and a white miniskirt below. On her long, beautiful legs, there's not a single thread?

Oh my God!

Could she be a succubus from the Demon Sect?

But even the succubus from the Demon Sect wouldn't dress like this, right?

No, this is my hometown, in the jurisdiction of Li Village. Where could a member of the Demon Sect come from?

Absolutely not! But even if she isn't from the Demon Sect, she's a frivolous girl!

The frivolous girl is named Zhang Xiaoyu. Hearing these words, Zhang Xiaoyu was stunned. What did he just say about her? That her outfit is inappropriate?

Really?

Zhang Xiaoyu looked down at herself. There's nothing wrong, right? In this summertime, isn't this how all girls dress? An off-shoulder T-shirt and a white skirt that reaches the knees, is there a problem with this?

Maybe the people in the mountains, the country folks, are more conservative?

And so, Zhang Xiaoyu said: "Hey, stop fussing about whether my outfit is inappropriate or not. I've been bitten by a poisonous snake in the mountains. I beg you, please help me. Do a good deed, quickly take me down the mountain to see a doctor and save my life.”

"Like this..." Li Xiaoshan thought to himself when he heard this, being bitten by a poisonous snake is no joking matter. This is indeed a matter of life and death!

As a child, Li Xiaoshan would run around the mountains and naturally knew that there were poisonous snakes and fierce beasts in the mountains.

Saving people is the priority, so Li Xiaoshan immediately discarded the rules and the principle of "do not look at anything indecent," and walked a few steps forward. He then stood before the so-called "inappropriately dressed" beauty.

Once up close, after glancing a few times, Li Xiaoshan was somewhat dumbfounded. What a beautiful woman! Her facial features were exquisitely perfect, and her posture was a wonderful creation of nature.

She's indeed much prettier than that lowly servant girl, even more so than Senior Sister Liu Yanran.

But as lovely as she is, she's far too wanton, dressing so recklessly...

Her bare arms and legs endowed with no shame were enough, but...

Look at her bosom, so unrestrained in its rise and fall!

Ugh!

Li Xiaoshan inwardly shook his head, filled with criticism...

Seeing Li Xiaoshan standing in front of her in silence, his eyes fixated on her chest, Zhang Xiaoyu involuntarily felt a twinge of fear.

Dark night, desolate hill, no one around!

It was the perfect condition for crimes - a pitch-dark, windy night!

Zhang Xiaoyu was sitting in the grass. Initially, her gentle and fair, slender and charming legs were stretched out, but now, she hastily curled them up, hugging her knees, and her smooth, fair, slightly sentimental shoulders trembled slightly.

She looked like a small animal faced with danger!

Yes, Zhang Xiaoyu was really scared. She thought to herself: What's my screaming all about? Now I've brought a pervert here, it's over, probably over. Looking at this man's eyes, he is not good news. I guess my chastity is in danger.

Oh, no. That'd probably be a narrow escape. Would he cover up all the evidence by killing me and burying my body deep in the mountains after having his way with me?

It's highly possible!

The more Zhang Xiaoyu thought about it, the more frightened she became, and her lovely face turned as pale as death.

Zhang Xiaoyu summoned all her courage, looking up at Li Xiaoshan fearfully, and said, "What do you want to do? You're not... You're not having lustful thoughts, are you? Please, no... In this dark night, in this desolate mountain, wouldn't my cries for help be in vain? You wouldn't be so cruel, would you?"

As the words left her mouth, Zhang Xiaoyu felt she might have said the wrong thing. Did she not just imply that nobody would come even if something happened to her?

Oh, look at her foolishness!

Filled with regret, Zhang Xiaoyu realized she messed up. The youth in front of her said: "Quit your pretentious act. You're dressed like this, surely not an innocent... And you're afraid of being the object of desire? Don't worry, I won't be tempted by you, especially not by a woman like you."

Zhang Xiaoyu was left speechless...