Chapter 61

That night, after returning to the dormitory, Li Feng quickly took a shower to wash away the bloodstains on his body. He then greeted Qiao Dayuan and Hua Dashao before lying down on his bed and falling into a deep sleep.

Qiao and Hua naturally understood that rescuing Alexander had drained Li Feng of much of his energy. They quietly finished their own washing and then went to bed.

While the three of them were sound asleep, a faint, dim light suddenly appeared on Li Feng's forehead. If Li Feng had looked in a mirror at that moment, he would have seen that the outline of the light was the same as the jade pendant that had suddenly disappeared into his forehead earlier!

At this moment, a milky white light slowly flowed out from the jade pendant mark on Li Feng's forehead, gradually enveloping him in a milky white cocoon.

Gradually, the cocoon began to emit and absorb light, brightening and dimming as if it were breathing. Li Feng lay inside the cocoon, sound asleep.

The next morning, Li Feng woke up from his dream, stretched his limbs lightly on the bed, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the deep sleep had completely replenished the true qi and physical strength he had expended the previous day!

Li Feng was secretly delighted: "It seems I underestimated the effects of the foundation-building!"

He got out of bed, washed up quietly, and then carefully left the room.

It was still dark outside, and the only people up in the campus were a few cleaning aunts sweeping the streets and the cafeteria staff starting their work.

Li Feng walked through the entire dormitory area and finally arrived at the hill behind the dormitories to the north.

Although this hill was not large, it had left many exciting and beautiful memories for many students and even teachers at Zhonghai University.

There were two popular spots on this hill: one was a maze-like forest of low shrubs, and the other was a slope covered with various large and small rocks.

Some enthusiasts had given these two places names: one was called "Falling Red Forest," and the other was called "Wild Battle Slope." However, they were eventually banned by the school leadership for certain "you know what" reasons.

If you came to this hill at night, you might hear many intermittent sounds of panting, moaning, and even hysterical screams. Of course, you don't need to be afraid; these are not the cries of ghosts. As for what they are, well, I think you understand...

However, at this early morning hour, the place was extremely quiet.

After all, it was not particularly cold in early October, but trying to engage in a morning "meat fight" in the damp and cold hillside was not something everyone could endure.

For this reason, the hill became the best place for Li Feng to practice at this moment.

Climbing up the hill, he turned two corners along the mountain path and entered a pine forest, where he sat down in front of a large pine tree.

Just as Li Feng sat down and reached into his pocket to take something out, a rustling sound came from above the pine tree. Before Li Feng could look up, a small figure suddenly landed in front of him—it was a little squirrel!

"Chirp chirp chirp!" The little squirrel greeted Li Feng and then hopped forward a few steps, its tiny paws resting on Li Feng's pant leg, its bright, round eyes staring straight at Li Feng's pocket.

If it were before, Li Feng would have had to guess what the little squirrel was saying. But now, he clearly understood the squirrel's meaning: "Why did you come so late? I missed you so much!"

"Hehe, are you sure you missed me and not the food? You little glutton!" Li Feng laughed, patted the squirrel's head, and then took out a bag of chestnuts from his pocket, spreading them out in front of the squirrel.

Li Feng had bought this bag of chestnuts from a small stall at the entrance of the cafeteria the previous night. Everyone thought he was buying them for himself, but he had actually bought them for the little squirrel!

"Chirp chirp chirp!" The little squirrel seemed surprised and delighted to see the chestnuts. It quickly reached out with its tiny paws, grabbed a chestnut from the bag, and took a bite, "Crunch!"

Mmm! It tastes good!

The little squirrel licked its tongue, blinked its eyes, looked up at Li Feng, and cautiously reached out a paw to grab another chestnut from the bag. Seeing that Li Feng was not angry, it seemed to relax and focused on eating the chestnut in its hand.

Soon, the little squirrel finished the chestnut in its hand, picked up the one next to it, took a bite, and then looked down at the bag of chestnuts and up at Li Feng again.

"Can I have a few more?" the little squirrel chirped at Li Feng.

Li Feng laughed and, with a thought, a thread of true qi flowed from his body through his fingers into the squirrel's body. "You can eat as many as you want; this whole bag is for you!"

"Ah!" At first, the little squirrel was startled to suddenly understand Li Feng's words, but when it heard that the entire bag of chestnuts was for it, it beamed with joy and danced around, "Haha, really? That's great!"

While chirping, the little squirrel quickly climbed up the pine tree behind Li Feng, still holding a chestnut.

"Huh? What are you doing?" Li Feng was puzzled to see the squirrel suddenly run back with the chestnut. When the squirrel came down from the tree with another chestnut and climbed back up, Li Feng suddenly realized, "You're storing food for the winter!"

Li Feng patted his forehead; how could he have forgotten that squirrels store food for the winter! It was already October, and it was the time when squirrels start to stock up on food.

Watching the little squirrel happily transporting the chestnuts, Li Feng smiled.

It had taken Li Feng three years to gain the trust of this little forest spirit, from initial wariness to cautious approach and finally to intimate friendship.

It was because of the squirrel's companionship that Li Feng had gotten through one of the most difficult periods of his life.

Therefore, Li Feng had a very special affection for this little squirrel.

"Little guy, you keep busy; I'm going to practice now!" Seeing the squirrel happily climbing up and down to transport the chestnuts, Li Feng estimated it would take a while, so he settled his mind, placed his hands on his knees, and began to circulate his true qi, starting his practice.

As soon as the true qi began to flow, Li Feng noticed that it felt different from the previous day. The amount was the same, still as thick as a chopstick, but he found it much easier to circulate the true qi. With a thought, the true qi immediately responded, flowing out from his dantian without any delay.

This phenomenon indicated that Li Feng's control over the true qi had improved to a new level!

Suppressing his joy, Li Feng quietly circulated his true qi and began his first morning practice.

Under Li Feng's control, the true qi flowed down from the dantian, through the lower abdomen, to the Zhongji point four inches below the navel, through the Huiyin and Guizhao points, along the spine to the Baihui point at the top of the head, then down the sides of the face to the Yingxiang point at the tip of the tongue, and finally along the Ren meridian back to the dantian.

As Li Feng's true qi continuously circulated, particles of primordial energy that were invisible to the naked eye began to gather around him. They passed through countless layers of skin and muscle, entering Li Feng's meridians and becoming nourishment for the true qi.

As more and more primordial energy particles gathered, Li Feng's true qi slowly grew stronger.

During this process, the little squirrel completed its task of transporting all the chestnuts. When it jumped down from the tree and approached Li Feng, it suddenly felt an extremely comfortable sensation from Li Feng's body.

"Chirp chirp chirp?" The little squirrel looked at Li Feng, blinked its eyes, and then, as if making a decision, quietly climbed onto Li Feng's body, moving all the way up to his head.

"Ah~" Just as it reached Li Feng's head, the little squirrel yawned, wagged its cute, fluffy tail, and curled up on Li Feng's head, falling asleep!

Li Feng was in deep meditation, and the squirrel was sound asleep.

At this moment, in the quiet forest, the scene of the man and the squirrel was incredibly beautiful and harmonious!

However, Li Feng did not see that at the moment the little squirrel fell asleep, a portion of the primordial energy particles surrounding Li Feng suddenly separated and flowed into the squirrel's body!