Chapter 352
**Chapter 385: Lady Li's Secret Weapon for Shopping with an Ice Cube**
"Seems like even the folks from Qinghe County are showing up more these days."
Li Mo gazed at the bustling street, spotting a group of swordsmen clearly from Yunzhou ahead.
Each of them carried long swords, dressed in flowing white robes, shivering in the heavy snow like quails, yet that didn’t stop them from feeling quite dashing.
A martial artist could circulate their inner energy to ward off the cold, but who could maintain that for twelve hours straight?
Unless, of course, you were like little Li, who had seven Xuan Dan (mystical pills).
"Li... Li brother?"
As Li Mo pondered whether the recent effects had been a bit too intense, someone suddenly called out to him from ahead—an old acquaintance.
It was none other than the famous trio of Hengyun, Wu Chushu, Cao Mu, and Bai Jinghong.
"What brings you here?"
"Planning to check out Lankao Mountain too? A few days ago, it was a spectacle of a thousand swords soaring through the sky, truly a sight to behold."
"While a thousand swords in the air is impressive, it’s becoming a bit cliché. Personally, I prefer today’s phenomenon of the sun being forged in the furnace of heaven and earth."
Li Mo nodded, giving a small self-assessment of his recent work.
Cao Mu: "?"
Wu Chushu: "??"
Bai Jinghong: "....."
How did he know so much? Even the details of today’s phenomenon were known to him...
Noticing the strange expressions on their faces, Li Mo cleared his throat.
"With the New Year approaching, are you still heading to Lankao Mountain?"
Bai Jinghong shook his head, maintaining the aloof demeanor of a solitary swordsman.
"Li brother, you must be quite busy this New Year, right?"
Once, neither Li Mo nor Ying Bing had made it onto the Qianlong List, but now they both ranked in the top five!
Which prodigy on the Qianlong List wouldn’t want to vie for the top spot?
But the top spot was held by the Prince of Dayu, Jiang Yu, whose talent was extraordinary. People said he was comparable to his great-grandfather, the Martial Emperor, and he enjoyed the best resources in the world, backed by an entire dynasty.
He loomed at the top like an insurmountable chasm.
To surpass him, talent and hard work were a given, unless one had some extraordinary opportunity.
For many, the legacy of Lankao Mountain had become that extraordinary opportunity.
"Yeah, it’s been quite busy."
Li Mo looked up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, exuding an air of icy aloofness.
Tonight, he had to cultivate with the ice cube, discuss what effects to use tomorrow, and also teach little Princess Jiang.
During the day, he had to ride the Nimbus Cloud to Lankao Mountain to enhance his effects, and with the New Year approaching, he still had to maintain the life force of the tribes in the southern border.
It was either showing off in front of others or being on the way to do so.
Little Li was feeling a bit worn out.
Wu Chushu looked serious.
"It seems Li brother is well-prepared."
"Of course! Otherwise, how could I enjoy the New Year in peace?"
Li Mo said this naturally, but suddenly felt something was off.
Um...
Where’s my ice cube?
I was just holding her hand, how did she disappear in the blink of an eye?
As Li Mo looked up, he suddenly noticed Bai Jinghong and the others staring at him as if they had seen a ghost, their eyes fixed behind him.
It couldn’t be that eerie, could it?
Little Li’s heart tightened, and he turned around, only to be stunned.
Dressed in a red outfit, Ying Bing was holding a tiger head—more accurately, a tiger hat that looked a bit like something a child would wear, adorably cute.
Her cool and distant features, paired with the newly made red dress, made her even more stunning as she earnestly pinched the tiger hat.
"Li Mo, does this look good?"
"We don’t have any little kids in our family."
"Do you like it?" Ying Bing asked, cradling the tiger hat, her voice soft.
Li Mo was speechless: "I can’t even fit it on my head..."
Then Ying Bing placed the tiger hat on his head, and surprisingly, it fit perfectly.
Thus, the dashing little Li Mo acquired a new spring look.
**Divine Hammer Little Overlord: Tiger Hat Edition.**
Li Mo: "....."
He couldn’t even imagine what would happen if the people from Yantian Sect saw him; his introduction for the next Qianlong List would be something else entirely.
"Ten taels of silver? That’s not too expensive..."
Ying Bing tugged at the tiger whiskers on his hat, adjusting it for him, murmuring.
"Ten taels?"
"Ten taels."
"This hat, which looks like a tiger’s head, should be worth about ten taels. Which stall is this from? Even selling to celestial beings wouldn’t warrant such a price! Let’s go find him; I’ll back you up."
Does he really think the little demon king of Qinghe County is just a pushover?
Li Mo had only taken a couple of steps when he turned back, took Ying Bing’s cool little hand, greeted the Hengyun trio, and then turned to leave.
Ying Bing looked at the three, feeling they seemed somewhat familiar. She wanted to greet them but realized she couldn’t remember their names at all.
So, she ended up giving them a cold glance before elegantly turning away...
"....."
Bai Jinghong, Wu Chushu, and Cao Mu fell into contemplation, feeling that what had just transpired was a bit surreal.
After a moment of silence.
Cao Mu, holding his sword, spoke up: "Li Mo and Ying Bing must have prepared quite a bit for the opportunity at Lankao Mountain. What we see might just be the surface."
"Right, they might have some hidden strategies up their sleeves, ready to seize the opportunity when the time comes."
Bai Jinghong often practiced swordplay in secret.
Then he would tell Wu Chushu and Cao Mu that he was just listening to music at the brothel, to put their minds at ease, but unfortunately, he was later found out.
Because Wu Chushu really did go to the brothel every day.
Wu Chushu crossed his arms, squinting at the retreating figures of the two.
It was well-known that Li Mo had always overshadowed him in terms of showing off in front of others, and his deeds in the southern border were renowned throughout the land.
He was curious how Li Mo and Ying Bing had both made it to the top five of the Qianlong List.
"Should we follow them and see?"
"Yeah, we can learn from their example."
"I’m also curious how they manage to progress so much."
With that, the three followed behind, and in the bustling, noisy street, it wasn’t long before they spotted Li Mo and Ying Bing again.
Li Mo was holding Ying Bing’s hand in front of a stall selling hats.
"Ten taels of silver? Boss, aren’t you being a bit excessive?"
"Cough, Little Li, how much do you think it should be?"
The stall owner clearly recognized Li Mo, his tone a bit sheepish.
Li Mo held up his fingers to show an 'eight'.
"Eight taels?"
"Eight wen."
"???? Little Li, you can’t bargain like that!"
The stall owner’s eyes went wide, and then his expression turned serious.
He saw in Li Mo a figure that made all the small vendors on this street tremble in fear.
Gu Xueqin!
And so, the scene inexplicably heated up.
Li Mo and the stall owner engaged in a thrilling, heart-pounding negotiation.
"....."
Ying Bing’s serene eyes revealed a hint of confusion.
Not to mention ten taels of silver, even ten taels of gold wouldn’t mean much to him.
But why was he bargaining like he was in a duel with a master?
"Just one tael and four qian. If you can lower the price a bit, I’ll take two. If you don’t sell, I really will leave."
In the end, little Li Mo employed the "if you don’t sell, I’ll leave" tactic and successfully secured the deal.
He turned to Ying Bing, grinning and tilting his chin up, like a victorious general.
Ying Bing pursed her lips, took out a money jar from her big-headed doll, and began counting the silver.
As she counted, her cool gaze softened with a hint of joy.
"So it turns out you can bargain."
"Of course."
Li Mo paid, then picked up a white cat fur hat from the stall.
The stall owner, feeling sour, said, "Lady Li is a master at bargaining. I get nervous whenever she comes."
Hearing this, Ying Bing’s eyes flickered, her gaze shifting to Li Mo, who was fiddling with the white cat hat.
"Li Mo."
"Yeah?"
"I want to learn too."
**Chapter 386: The Couple's Scam**
Li Mo was currently teaching the ice cube his mother’s bargaining tricks.
"Ice cube, what’s the key to bargaining? It’s all about the attitude! Be fierce!"
"Like this?"
Ying Bing furrowed her brows, her snow-colored eyes shimmering with a deep light.
Little Li Mo leaned back slightly.
"Uh, you don’t have to be that fierce. We’re bargaining, not fighting."
"....."
Ying Bing felt that the expressions she and Li Mo made were exactly the same.
To be precise, Li Mo’s icy demeanor was learned from her...
"I got it!"
Li Mo raised a finger, the genius little Li had an idea!
He plopped the newly bought white cat hat onto Ying Bing’s head.
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