"Li'er, it's time to eat..."
A woman's voice called out from the kitchen. Moments later, the door to the side courtyard's cultivation room swung open, and a girl whose skin was coated with an unknown cultivation liquid stepped out.
Seeing this, the plump woman busy in the kitchen hurriedly poked her head out and said:
"Li'er, did you just finish applying the Body Tempering Liquid? It's alright to wait a bit. The family's quota for Body Tempering Liquid has always been tight, and your father worked hard to exchange Merit Points to get this for you. You're only two years away from the Torch Awakening; you can't waste even the slightest opportunity to improve your Guidance Technique level!"
Her cheeks flushed, still caught in the lingering effects of a morning's cultivation, the girl shook her head.
"It's fine, Mom, the effect has just been absorbed. I'll go wash up!"
