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Chapter 191 Guidance and Advice

"I don't have anything here that you don't. How about this, from now on, if there's anything you need from me, just ask. No matter what it is, I'll definitely take care of it for you."

Shen Baisu waved his hand, "No need. I gave you this book not for your thanks, but because it suits you and you happen to need it."

Lin Xiaoran looked down at the book in her hand, and began to wonder what kind of book it was.

"Senior."

Hearing Shen Baisu call her, Lin Xiaoran looked up from her book and looked up at Shen Baisu.

Shen Baisu was looking at her with his chin propped up on his hand. "I've already healed the slap mark on your face, because it's easy to heal. But I can't heal the rift in your heart."

Lin Xiaoran's heart skipped a beat, and her pupils contracted slightly.

What did the junior student figure out? Or had she already guessed something?

Shen Baisu looked at Lin Xiaoran and continued, "Although I can't cure it, the book in your hand might."

Lin Xiaoran didn't know what Shen Baisu meant, but she subconsciously gripped the book tighter.

Shen Baisu continued to look at Lin Xiaoran with her chin in her hand and said, "There's another question that I think is very necessary to ask you now, senior."

Lin Xiaoran was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously felt a little nervous.

Is Shen Xuemei going to ask about what happened outside the cafeteria just now?

This conjecture immediately made Lin Xiaoran's heart jump.

However, she was clearly wrong. Shen Baisu didn't ask her about what happened outside the cafeteria, but instead asked, "Senior, do you still remember why you started cultivating in the first place?"

Lin Xiaoran was stunned for a long time after hearing this.

Why cultivate?
She had never thought about this question before, but now that she did, she realized that she cultivated because...

Initially, she started cultivating because it could accelerate plant growth. Later, she witnessed the magic of wood spirit power healing people, and she wanted to save people as well. So, she wanted to cultivate more powerfully and save more people. Then, she was inexplicably assigned to be a teacher. After that, she wanted to become even more powerful. She wanted to teach each of her students well and answer all their questions.

Lin Xiaoran: "I... initially just wanted to have the ability to accelerate plant growth, but now I have more goals. Is this... bad? Is it detrimental to cultivation?"

When Shen Baisu suddenly asked about her original intention for cultivation, Lin Xiaoran was somewhat bewildered and also somewhat apprehensive. She thought that Shen Baisu felt that she was fickle and unable to stick to one thing, and was even more worried that such a mentality would be detrimental to her cultivation.

Shen Baisu shook his head at Lin Xiaoran, "No matter what your goal is, your desire to become stronger has never changed. So, the number of goals is actually irrelevant. What's important is that your willpower is strong enough."

"The most important thing to avoid on the path of cultivation is an unsettled mind. People with weak minds are easily invaded by inner demons."

Lin Xiaoran looked at Shen Baisu blankly, not understanding why she suddenly brought this up with her.

Shen Baisu: "The man you just hit must be a relative of yours, right?"

Lin Xiaoran was stunned for a moment, then nodded and stammered, "He, he is actually my father."

Shen Baisu: ?

This was completely unexpected, and Shen Baisu was quite surprised. "Father? So, you and Xu Huai?"

Lin Xiaoran: "We are siblings. My parents divorced when I was in junior high school. Xu Huai stayed with my father, and I stayed with my mother."

Shen Baisu: "..." Siblings? Are they blood relatives?

So, when his own father beat his own sister, Xu Huai just stood there and watched coldly?

After Lin Xiaoran said the most difficult thing to say, it became easier for her to say what followed: "I wasn't called Lin Xiaoran before, I was called Xu... Xu Zhaodi."

"Lin Xiaoran is a name I changed later. I chose the name myself and took my mother's surname."

Shen Baisu was speechless. She had only wanted to comfort Lin Xiaoran, but she hadn't expected to uncover such a secret. It was truly unexpected.

Lin Xiaoran lowered her eyes and continued, "My father and grandmother favored boys over girls and never liked me. You can probably guess from my name, right?"

“I hate them. I hate my grandma, I hate my dad, and I hate Xu Huai. I even despise them.”

She hated the name Xu Zhaodi, so as soon as my parents divorced, I changed my name myself and asked my mother to change the name on my household registration book as well. My mother and I also moved.

I thought that by changing my name and moving with my mother to Yaocheng, which is far away from Yincheng, I could get rid of the past, get rid of my dad, my grandma and Xu Huai. But I never expected that Xu Huai would also be admitted to Yaocheng Agricultural University.

Actually, we got along well for the four years of university and rarely had any contact. We only exchanged a few words when we occasionally met.

I thought things could continue like this forever.

But today, Xu Huai brought my father to see me. I'm afraid they'll tear my mother and my happy life apart. I'm scared.

Since moving to Yaocheng, Lin Xiaoran had never mentioned her past to anyone. When the secret that had been buried in her heart for many years was suddenly revealed, Lin Xiaoran couldn't control her emotions and choked up, tears streaming down her face.

Shen Baisu patted Lin Xiaoran on the shoulder, silently comforting her.

Only after she calmed down did Shen Baisu continue, "Senior, you were about to kill him just now."

Shen Baisu didn't even ask a question, she just used a statement. Lin Xiaoran was stunned for a moment after hearing her words, and then his heart jumped up instantly.

She was somewhat apprehensive.

She was afraid that Shen Baisu would think she was of bad character and that she would harbor murderous intent towards her own father. She was also afraid that Shen Baisu would think she was a coward and that even if she harbored murderous intent after being slapped, she would not have the courage to retaliate.

“I…I really wish I could kill him.”

Shen Baisu continued patting her shoulder and said, "The reason I brought this up with you is because the moment you had the intention to kill your father, I saw signs of demonic possession in you."

Lin Xiaoran suddenly looked up at Shen Baisu, her expression one of astonishment and confusion.

Shen Baisu: "Inner demons come from all kinds of human emotions. The seven emotions and six desires are most likely to give rise to inner demons. Your suppressed hatred for your father and your inability to face your past shame will become catalysts for your inner demons."

Lin Xiaoran: "I..."

Shen Baisu: "If you want to have a firm mind, you must first accept yourself. If you can't even accept yourself, who else can you expect to accept you?"

"As for the trouble caused by your father, you are now a cultivator and a specially appointed wood spirit root mentor by the state. With your current abilities and status, you can't easily get rid of the person who is causing you trouble."

Hearing this, Lin Xiaoran slowly raised her head to look at Shen Baisu, "I..."

Shen Baisu: "If you're worried about the law and don't want to take matters into your own hands, you can find someone. Find the principal, find Xia Anhe, find Xia Yanqing, or even find Xia Anhe's superiors. You're already helping them teach people, so it's not unreasonable to ask them for help in resolving your predicament, is it?"