Chapter 186
“Can I sit here too?”
As the two were talking, a voice like jade echoed from the side.
Princess Xiao Jiang tilted her head in confusion.
Classmate Li slightly leaned back.
He turned his head and met a pair of cool, clear eyes, catching a glimpse of curiosity within them.
“Bing Tuozi?”
Li Mo tentatively called out.
That scar from the Hengyun Sword—surely it wouldn’t have any side effects, right?
He simply couldn’t imagine the scene of Bing Tuozi sitting on a swing, her smile radiant like a blooming flower.
It was unusual.
Too unusual.
So unusual that Li Mo felt a bit uneasy.
A piece of food he picked up with his chopsticks fell into the soup, splattering a few drops of oil on his clothes.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was off...
“Sure, you can.”
“Yeah, your clothes are dirty.”
Ying Bing noticed the stains.
Li Mo then unbuttoned his outer garment and set it aside.
“Uh... I’ll go wash it later...”
“I’ll help you wash it.”
Before the clothes even touched the chair, a delicate hand reached out to take them.
She gently stood up and walked toward the well.
Watching her roll up her sleeves and scrub the clothes, Li Mo found himself speechless for quite a while.
Washing clothes?
Bing Tuozi not only tidied his collar but also wanted to sit on the swing and even took the initiative to help him wash his clothes?
Why was he suddenly breaking out in a sweat?
Classmate Li was left scratching his head in confusion.
He lowered his voice and asked, “Chuchong, is your sister Bing okay?”
“Um... I don’t know... I’m not a doctor... but she shouldn’t be... sick...”
“Then what’s going on?”
“Because...”
Jiang Chuchong bit her lip, her little head filled with more and more question marks.
She probably not only couldn’t figure it out but might also be experiencing a mental crash.
Suddenly, a ‘rip’ sound caught her attention, and Princess Xiao Jiang instinctively looked over, nearly bursting into tears.
The clothes... were ruined?
Li Mo: “...”
As expected, Bing Tuozi wasn’t cut out for these chores; she was a natural disaster in the household department.
“The clothes... the clothes...”
“Chuchong, that’s not the one you made for me.”
“Oh, oh...”
Princess Xiao Jiang felt a bit less sad.
Since the clothes were torn, Big Brother Li wouldn’t wear torn clothes, so she could pick them up.
Coming back to her senses, Jiang Chuchong timidly added, “Sister Bing... it seems like her intention soul is growing... faster than usual?”
“Hmm?”
Li Mo was momentarily stunned.
Not far away, the girl was washing clothes under the moonlight. If you set aside the fact that her clothes were ruined, it was quite a serene and beautiful scene.
So beautiful it felt dreamlike, making Li Mo wonder if he was still asleep.
In an instant, he started to think.
Bing Tuozi was not only unusually caring for others but also seemed to be enhancing her intention soul while doing chores and observing the Taiyin (the moon)?
What was going on?!
Classmate Li suddenly felt that swordsmanship seemed rather simple.
At least simpler than the thoughts of the Phoenix Empress Bing Tuozi.
Before long, Ying Bing walked over, holding the clothes. She shook them vigorously a couple of times, mimicking what she had seen, and hung them on the clothesline.
“All done.”
“Um...”
Looking at the now pitiful excuse for clothes, Li Mo took a deep breath and said, “Thank you.”
“No need, it’s nothing.”
Ying Bing walked toward her room but turned back at the last moment, saying, “Remember to come find me tonight.”
“Huh?”
“Double cultivation.”
“Hmm?!!”
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Chapter 199: Sudden Wealth Feedback from the Taiqing Golden Liquid Divine Pill Scripture
The bright moon hung high in the sky.
The owner of this room was quite the connoisseur, having put a lot of thought into the various decorations.
But the owner probably never imagined that this room would be personally cleaned by the Phoenix Empress (from her past life)!
At this moment, Ying Bing was sweeping the room with a broom.
Even the box on the table, containing a pair of walnut shells that had been polished for many years, was cleaned thoroughly by her using a cloth infused with her true essence.
“This feeling is...”
“Actions stem from the heart, thoughts become clear?”
Feeling the aura of the inscriptions on the little figure in her dantian flowing, her second aperture gradually filled.
Ying Bing gently set down the broom and cloth, opening the window.
The cool breeze and bright moon made the courtyard quiet and serene.
She gazed at the Taiyin, her eyes reflecting the moonlight like a tranquil spring.
Observing the spirit is about honing the mind and refining the intention soul; however, the strength of one’s heart is the root of the spirit.
Now, she could face all things with calmness.
She was about to practice her skills when the system chimed in with a notification:
“Ding dong!”
“Countdown to the next ranking comparison: Eight days.”
“Eight days...”
Ying Bing’s eyes lowered slightly.
Letting things take their course.
Wanting to achieve the top rank was also a thought deep within her heart.
But no matter the outcome, she could now face it with tranquility.
“Notice!”
“The next punishment will be: Requesting the victor to touch (covering at least 80% of the body).”
Ying Bing’s eyelids twitched slightly.
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In another room.
Li Mo lay on his bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. As he recalled Bing Tuozi’s behavior today, he found it all summed up in two words:
“Unusual!”
Three words:
“Something’s off!”
How could Bing Tuozi care about others?
Moreover, she even took the initiative to suggest double cultivation?
The sword comprehension couldn’t have suddenly changed her nature...
It couldn’t be... a terminal care situation, could it?
Was something about to happen to him?
Li Mo pondered for a long time but couldn’t make sense of it, deciding to open a reward to calm down.
Just to be safe, he first checked his information.
[Name: Li Mo]
[Age: 16]
[Root Bone: Xuanpin Immortal Body.]
[Realm: Observing Spirit First Aperture (about to break through).]
[Fate: ??]
[Evaluation: Bearing an immortal body, fate is chaotic, future is uncertain.]
[Recent Encounters: Understood ‘Immortal Spirit Stone’ in Hengyun Sword City, comprehended a complete divine hammer technique, and obtained the title of Sword Immortal of Yunzhou (If I call you Sword Immortal, will you dare to respond?).]
“...”
Ignoring the system’s inexplicable quips, Li Mo sighed.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t see his own fate now.
The recent encounters didn’t mention what he was about to face either.
[You have multiple investment feedbacks waiting to be claimed. Would you like to claim them?]
“Claim.”
Li Mo softly said in his heart.
[Congratulations, host, for successfully investing in Dong Chang'an, allowing him to escape disaster during the attack on the Drizzle Tower.]
[Investment Feedback: Three thousand taels of gold.]
[Congratulations, host, for successfully investing in Lu Mo, allowing him to escape disaster during the attack on the Drizzle Tower.]
[Investment Feedback: Three-turn Fuyuan Grass.]
...
A long string of feedback followed one after another.
This wave of rewards was much longer than the last and quite dazzling.
After all, the last time he had guided many people, but this time he had saved many lives and fortunes.
So as long as it wasn’t a white fate, the rewards given were all quite good.
Li Mo categorized the feedback as usual.
Sigh.
Counting the gold and piling it into a mountain was such a tedious process.
And those rare treasures and heavenly materials—there were so many! Some he didn’t even recognize, and he couldn’t keep up with the introductions.
Roughly calculating, the value of Baohuan Tower was only about one hundred fifty times that of Li.
And!
“The most enticing Bing Tuozi hasn’t opened yet!”
Classmate Li looked at the unclaimed rewards and couldn’t help but ponder.
Could it be that Bing Tuozi’s odd behavior was related to this investment he was about to claim?
They had merely engaged in double cultivation...
Double cultivation had rewards, which he could understand, but suddenly gaining enlightenment while practicing was quite baffling.
“Claim.”
Li Mo shook his head and decided to claim the reward first.
[Investment Feedback: “Taiqing Golden Liquid Divine Pill Scripture.”]
[“Taiqing Golden Liquid Divine Pill Scripture”: “An external alchemy method that involves regulating qi and maintaining unity, profound and mysterious, the fundamental method for refining external pills.”]
“Alchemy?”
Li Mo had thought from the name that it was something similar to the “Zhou Tian Xing Dou Xuan Dan Jing”...
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