Heavenly Tome's Anomaly! Successor Techniques!

Li Bufan said softly, "Master, you must cultivate that technique I gave you properly. You still have to see me get married and have children someday."

Doctor Liu smiled, smiling with genuine delight. "All right, all right. Master will live to see that day."

After chatting a while longer, Doctor Liu yawned and rose to his feet. "It's getting late, Bufan. Go to sleep."

Li Bufan stood as well, supporting Doctor Liu by the arm. "Master, I'll help you."

Doctor Liu waved him off. "No need, no need. These old bones of mine aren't that useless yet."

He walked into the room himself, removed his outer robe, and lay down on the heated brick bed.

Li Bufan followed him inside, tucked the blanket around Doctor Liu, then went to the outer room and called, "Ping'an, stop practicing. Get some rest early."

Li Ping'an was practicing his punches in the courtyard, drenched in sweat.

Hearing Li Bufan, he withdrew his fists and answered, "All right, Brother."

He ran into the room, fetched water himself, washed up, changed into clean clothes, climbed onto the heated brick bed, and lay down beside Doctor Liu.

Before long, the little fellow had fallen into a deep sleep.

Li Bufan sat at the edge of the heated brick bed, watching their sleeping faces as warmth welled up in his heart.

He closed his eyes, spreading out his Spiritual Sense to envelop Doctor Liu and Li Ping'an.

With his Spiritual Sense, he could perceive every trace of blood and vital energy flowing through their bodies.

After examining them carefully, he found that both were in fairly good health. It was only that Doctor Liu was advanced in years, and his blood and vital energy had somewhat declined.

Li Ping'an was at the age when he was still