Chapter 204
“Do you often pick up trash?”
“Um... yeah.”
“Congratulations! You’re setting a great example for local environmental hygiene! This definitely deserves a reward!”
In truth, picking up trash was just a personal hobby of Jiang Chulong.
When she was pulled over, she felt both happy and a bit shy.
Everyone gathered together.
“Let’s all smile!”
Li Mo instinctively called out as he snatched her little golden figurine from Bing Tuozi’s hands.
In the memories before the mystery of the womb, his family used to take a few family photos every year.
Standing together now, it really felt like the atmosphere of taking a family portrait back then.
Emmmm...
Just thinking about smiling.
Li Mo glanced at the person next to him, the one who was particularly lacking in smiles—Bing Tuozi.
They were back, all back.
It was a tingling sensation on the scalp.
“What’s wrong?”
Jiang Chulong turned her head, her delicate body suddenly shivering.
Bing Jie’s forced smile...
So scary!
How to make Bing Tuozi laugh quickly? That was the biggest challenge of the ceremony.
“I tried my best.”
Bing Ying returned to her usual expressionless face, which somehow made her look a bit softer.
“Yeah, you really did your best...”
Li Mo wanted to say that laughter isn’t something you can achieve through effort alone.
Telling jokes like last time definitely wouldn’t work.
But.
He was a genius, and a brilliant idea struck him.
Li Mo looked at the slender, delicate waist of the girl.
Every girl has a special spot that’s incredibly sensitive. Can you guess what it is?
3...
2...
1...
That’s right, it’s the ticklish flesh!
Taking advantage of the moment, Li Mo launched a sneak attack!
Slap...
By the way.
Don’t be fooled by Bing Tuozi’s icy demeanor; her touch was as soft as jade, and surprisingly pleasant...
“If it doesn’t work, then don’t draw me...”
Bing Ying’s unfinished words were abruptly cut off as she bit her lip tightly.
A tingling sensation shot through her waist, flowing through her body like electricity, making her fingers curl involuntarily and even causing her to slightly retract her neck.
Looking down, she saw the boy gazing up at her with hopeful eyes.
“Did you smile?”
“......”
Bing Ying didn’t giggle.
“!”
Seeing the cold annoyance in her Danfeng eyes, Li Mo suddenly realized something.
Oh, it seems not every idea of mine is brilliant...
Sure enough, the next moment, the soft flesh at her waist was pinched and twisted a full 180 degrees.
Because of his sneak attack.
Bing Tuozi was done playing fair.
“Let go, let go... ah...”
Li Mo gasped, covering her icy little hand with a look of despair, but the tighter he held it, the more she squeezed.
Qian Bufan couldn’t bear to watch: “...sigh.”
Xue Jing laughed heartily: “Tsk tsk, hey...”
Shang Wu suddenly burst into laughter: “Haha... you little rascal.”
Including Ouyang and Shen Yunfei, the older ones fell into deep thought.
They suddenly felt that if they appeared in the painting, they might seem quite unnecessary.
Jiang Chulong was a bit anxious.
Xu Xiaoer, however, revealed a wise look.
“Don’t mind him; he’s crazy.”
Ouyang was still sharp, quickly picking up his brush.
And so, this moment was forever captured.
He even thoughtfully included himself in the painting.
......
As night fell.
On the rooftop of the tavern.
“Was I like this back then?”
Bing Ying was a bit lost in thought.
Looking at the portrait, her once cold eyes were now replaced with a hint of playful annoyance as she twisted the soft flesh on Li Mo’s waist.
Actually, this question didn’t need to be asked.
The helplessness of Elder Qian in the painting, Elder Xue’s satisfaction, Shang Wu’s sulky face, Jiang Chulong’s caution, and everyone’s tactical retreat...
All of it had just happened.
Especially him.
That look of him gasping and clutching his waist, his handsome face twisted in pain.
It was all too vivid.
“Just go with the flow...”
Bing Ying took a sip of tea, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly.
Why be confused?
Wasn’t she quite harmonious in this scene?
“However, next time I need to tell him not to touch girls casually...”
Bing Ying recalled that sensation, a slight shiver running down her neck.
Speaking of which, this time there was no system interference.
Why did his touch feel the same as when they were sword fighting before...
[Ding—]
Hey, isn’t that a coincidence?
The system notification popped up again.
[Countdown to the next ranking comparison: 1 day.]
[The punishment is: request the victor to touch, covering more than 80% of the area... ]
Previously.
Bing Ying thought it was nothing.
But the sensation from earlier lingered in her mind, refusing to fade...
Some things are like that.
The more you try to forget, the more deeply they root themselves in your mind.
.........
On the other side.
In the tavern’s separate courtyard, by the Longhu Dan Furnace.
“Sigh...”
Li Mo had a painting resting on his knee, waiting for his little master and Elder Xue.
Today, he planned to condense the last of the seven Xuan Dan.
Then he could attempt the Tianfan style.
“What’s wrong, Li Shidi?”
Ouyang passed by and saw him sighing.
He was a bit puzzled.
How could someone like Li Shidi have worries?
“I was thinking, even geniuses can have their thoughts go awry sometimes.”
“What kind of problem?”
Ouyang felt he was also a genius, and being much older, he should be able to enlighten Li Shidi, saving this lost lamb.
“Ouyang Shixiong, do you understand what’s on a girl’s mind?”
“You’ve painted so many beauties; you should know a lot about this, right... Ouyang Shixiong?”
Li Mo sighed.
But he noticed Ouyang Shixiong had gone silent.
Turning around.
He saw Ouyang Shixiong with droopy eyes, staring at him with a look of resentment heavier than a ghost’s.
“Damn it.”
“Hmm??”
“Why would I talk about love? What’s so good about real-life women? The little sisters in the paintings are much more fragrant.”
“......”
Li Mo fell silent.
Although he didn’t understand why Ouyang Shixiong reacted so strongly.
It seemed he had inadvertently given birth to the first “二刺猿” (er ci yuan, a term for someone who is a bit of a fool or overly earnest) in the world...
Little Li shifted the topic:
“By the way, Ouyang Shixiong, why are you also in the painting?”
“Of course, it’s using qi to control the brush.”
“Huh?”
“Is it normal to use qi to control a sword?”
“Normal.”
“Then what’s unreasonable about using qi to control a brush, letting it paint automatically?”
“....... That makes sense.”
**Chapter 222: Countdown for the Seven Star Zhou Tian System Ranking**
In the separate courtyard.
Around the Dan furnace, there were already a circle of charred marks.
By the time Elder Xue and Little Bao Shixiong arrived, Li Mo had prepared the herbs needed for today, some of which were for Elder Xue.
The art of external alchemy, even with Little Bao Shixiong assisting, consumed much more mental energy than refining ordinary pills.
“Elder Xue, you’ve worked hard these past few days.”
Li Mo noticed a hint of fatigue in his brows.
“The external alchemy was originally my own idea.”
Elder Xue organized the herbs and said with a hint of annoyance:
“But if you make me continue refining external pills, I really can’t take it anymore.”
“This will be the last time for now.”
“Last time? Isn’t seven enough?”
Elder Xue raised an eyebrow.
Although our external alchemy has temporarily succeeded, and Li Mo can afford the costs.
But you can’t just keep going like this!
After pondering for a moment, Elder Xue said:
“The Xuan Dan requires proper control to complement each other; otherwise, they will interfere with one another, leading to losses. You need to grasp that balance yourself.”
“You’re right.”
Before Li Mo, six Xuan Dan, each glowing with different colors, appeared.
The aura of each Xuan Dan needed to be maintained by the intent of the soul to operate normally without conflict.
If it weren’t for his unique observation of divine intent, it would be difficult to achieve the coexistence of seven pills even in the realm of observing the divine.
Seven Xuan Dan was probably the limit of the observing divine realm.
The “Zhou Tian Xing Dou Xuan Dan Jing” was not meant for someone at his level to practice.
“Take a moment to adjust.”
Elder Xue became more serious, sitting down beside him, closing his eyes to adjust his state.
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