Chapter 218
**Chapter 233: The Monkey is Truly Beautiful, a Moment of Eternity**
Due to a certain icy lump returning to a simple life, Jian Cheng invited Elder Qian and Elder Xue to the city, as well as the senior brothers like Shen Yunfei. It was clear that the higher-ups of Jian Cheng intended to establish a friendship with Qingyuan Sect.
Thus, the atmosphere in the restaurant was quite tranquil.
Ouyang and his junior brother Xiaobao were huddled together, gazing into the distance.
There sat Xiao Li, lost in thought as he stared at a painting.
“What’s wrong with Junior Brother Li?”
Xiaobao didn’t join the feast because he could only sit at the children’s table, and there was no place for him in Jian Cheng.
“He’s been staring at that painting.”
“Could it be something good?”
Ouyang couldn’t help but feel curious.
Just yesterday, Junior Brother Li mentioned that his taste needed improvement, and he had tossed and turned all night trying to figure it out.
In which direction should he improve his aesthetic sense?
“Still a bit off.”
“I’ll strive to imprint the divine intent into my soul tonight…”
Li Mo snapped back to reality, rubbing his aching temples.
Then he noticed someone staring at him with wide eyes.
“What’s up?”
“So, Junior Brother Li, is this what you meant by improving your taste?”
Ouyang leaned back slightly, looking at the monkey in the painting.
“......”
Li Mo wanted to say he was observing the divine spirit.
But considering that no one else could perceive the divine intent from this painting, he finally nodded:
“Isn’t it beautiful?”
“It’s a monkey, Junior Brother Li!”
Ouyang looked utterly bewildered, pulling out his prized art book from yesterday with a pained expression:
“Junior Brother Li, take another good look. Which one is truly beautiful?”
The book was shoved so close that it covered Xiao Li’s eyes.
However, he pushed the book aside, completely ignoring the lifelike, scantily clad lady on the page, and declared with unwavering conviction:
“The monkey is beautiful.”
“Ah?”
Ouyang was even more confused.
The determination in Junior Brother Li’s eyes was reminiscent of his childhood when he insisted on learning to paint, even after his parents nearly beat him to a pulp. He remained resolute.
“Junior Brother Li, your taste is seriously off.”
“It’s not off.”
Li Mo replied matter-of-factly.
Ouyang frowned seriously, “Then let’s ask everyone in the restaurant what they think is beautiful.”
He thought his own taste was already skewed.
Little did he know, Junior Brother Li’s was even more outrageous; it couldn’t even be called skewed.
It was downright bizarre.
But Ouyang forgot that the other senior brothers and sisters had gone to Hengyun Jian Cheng, leaving only Xiaobao present.
“I think the monkey is beautiful too; it looks really smart.”
“Not like me…”
Xiaobao shot Ouyang a strange look.
The innocence in his eyes seemed to say:
“Seriously? You think the lady is prettier than the monkey? What’s wrong with your eyes?”
Ouyang felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
His pupils shook:
“People shouldn’t, at least they shouldn’t…”
Xiao Li didn’t know how to explain himself to Ouyang.
Anyway, he had rested enough and continued to observe the divine intent.
He sank his consciousness into his dantian and saw a tiny, translucent figure.
Using his spirit as a blade, he began to carve the stone monkey beside the moon shadow divine pattern.
It was slow and arduous.
This was different from observing the Mona Bingsha.
Xiao Li himself found it puzzling.
One was a manifestation of the Great Dao, while the other was a mere form; why was the latter so much harder to cultivate?
Was the monkey too difficult to imprint?
Or was it that although Mona Bingsha was a manifestation of the Great Dao, it had characteristics that made it easier for him to observe?
Or perhaps… both were true?
…..
Time flowed quietly.
The task’s subtitle still hung in the air.
Ying Bing wanted to brew a pot of tea.
But thinking of the tea leaves in the big-headed doll, she gently withdrew her hand.
Let it be?
But that didn’t feel natural.
Did she really have to go downstairs, walk right up to Li Mo, and say: “Let me kiss you?”
Perhaps in the past, due to the system’s rewards, she wouldn’t have cared about such trivial matters and would have done it without hesitation.
After all, it was just a matter of their lips touching; they had shared a bed before, so why be shy?
But now she found herself questioning what she was hesitating about…
“This reward, can’t it be given up…?”
【Ding Dong—】
【This penalty can be forfeited.】
“Why didn’t you say so before?”
Ying Bing remembered she had refused before.
【Because the system did not detect the host saying the words ‘give up.’】
Ying Bing: “.....”
So, if she hadn’t accidentally said those two words, she would have never known?
【Reminder: Giving up anything comes with a cost, including rewards.】
【If you forfeit the rating reward, the system will randomly reclaim one of the ranking rewards.】
Randomly reclaim a ranking reward?
Ying Bing’s mind stirred.
The system might not be very smart, but the rewards were excellent.
Among the three rewards from last night.
The accumulation of the Moonlight Crystal allowed her to break through three barriers today.
The Demon-Slaying Gourd was quite miraculous; it could slay evil demons and transform them into pure essence, replenishing her Xuanjing and even the Moonlight Crystal’s energy.
And then there were the Qingluan wings.
If she lost one of these three rewards, her chances of turning things around next time would be even slimmer.
“Let me go see him first…”
Ying Bing pursed her lips and moved gracefully.
As she descended the stairs, she happened to bump into the two still arguing.
It was Xiaobao and Ouyang.
“Xiaobao, it’s obviously the lady who’s beautiful.”
“But I really think the monkey is beautiful; it looks so smart.”
Upon hearing footsteps, both turned to see Ying Bing.
Ouyang decided to ask Ying Shimei for her opinion.
“?”
Hearing their debate, Ying Bing furrowed her brows slightly.
“What monkey?”
“The one painted by Junior Brother Li.”
“Well, this…”
“It’s from my hand.”
Ouyang said confidently.
Ying Bing thought for a moment:
“The monkey is beautiful.”
“!”
Ouyang was instantly petrified.
Oh no, could it be that he was the most normal person in Qingyuan Sect?
“I told you so.” Xiaobao said, hands on his hips.
Ying Bing walked to the backyard.
She raised her gaze slightly and saw Li Mo lying on a recliner, eyes closed, breathing steadily.
Was he… asleep?
Ying Bing instinctively let out a sigh of relief.
Delays could lead to changes.
Seeing that Li Mo didn’t get up to greet her, she bit her lip and quickly pecked his forehead.
Then she stood up swiftly, pretending nothing had happened, her jade hand rubbing the big-headed doll to soothe her nerves, while her mind raced with chaotic thoughts, like what if Li Mo suddenly woke up? What would she say?
Just say…
“The moonlight is nice tonight?”
But Li Mo didn’t wake up.
The system remained silent.
A forehead kiss didn’t work?
【Hint: Keyword: kiss.】
Ying Bing: “....”
Her gaze dropped, landing on the boy’s seemingly deep-sleeping face and those lips that seemed to speak volumes.
Should she… kiss there?
Her expression was blank, yet she suddenly felt her heartbeat was quite loud.
The night breeze rustled the leaves.
Under the moonlight.
Bathed in its silvery glow, the girl quickly leaned down.
Her movements were swift, but for some reason, time felt like it was dragging on, each moment stretching into an eternity.
Li Mo remained blissfully unaware that his first kiss had been taken.
He probably couldn’t even dream of who had stolen it from him…
Finally, this moment of eternity passed.
Their lips met for an instant.
“Hmm?”
Li Mo’s eyelids fluttered.
**Chapter 234: A Request Never Heard Before**
Not long ago.
Xiao Li had poured all his focus into the tiny figure in his dantian, constantly enduring the onslaught of countless profound divine intents from the observation painting.
His soul felt as if it were caught in a whirlpool, barely maintaining a flicker of spiritual light thanks to the moonlight’s support.
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