Chapter 403
“Bing Tuozi.”
“Hmm?”
Ying Bing looked up, only to see the boy’s serious expression.
“Is the moonlight beautiful tonight?”
“Pretty beautiful.”
“Then let’s go to the rooftop.”
“?”
Shang Wu watched as the two of them, barely having touched their late-night snacks, held hands and headed upstairs. Suddenly, she felt that the table full of dishes was no longer appetizing.
The moon hung high in the sky.
The rooftop of Qiu Shui Ge was bathed in silver light.
“Xiao Yue said she’s bored being alone.”
“?”
Li Mo looked at the magnificent divine sword, which seemed to be in a deep slumber, and wondered how it could be so different from Chui Bao, who was eager to go out and play.
With a hint of skepticism, he took out Chui Bao, who buzzed with excitement like a hunting dog.
Compared to Chui Bao, Xiao Yue seemed like she hadn’t fully woken up.
Ying Bing glanced elsewhere, lightly flicked the sword’s blade, and said softly, “Go.”
Li Mo: “”
What’s this about? Even a gentleman has to be cautious?
He intended to check on the seed of the bronze divine tree, not out of curiosity, but because he was worried it might affect Bing Tuozi. After all, it was a heavenly artifact, possibly linked to that Yuan Huang ancestor deity.
But, how could it be so?
The moonlight was like silver, and the two of them sat on the rooftop, the cool fragrance of her hair occasionally brushing against his face.
“Bing Tuozi, I think the last time we embraced, the dual cultivation effect seemed really good.”
After saying this, Li Mo was taken aback himself.
Chui Bao wasn’t around!
Without Chui Bao, how was he supposed to respond when Bing Tuozi asked what was in his pocket?
Ying Bing turned her head, her lips slightly pursed, her clear eyes shimmering.
Her consciousness had just accepted the seed of the bronze divine tree, and her spirit was indeed unstable, especially with the system rankings approaching.
“Really?”
“Of course! The Yuan Huang ancestor deity wants to influence you, right? If you hold me, with my righteous energy, she won’t dare to act recklessly.” Li Mo declared with conviction.
Ying Bing’s expression was cool, but she found it amusing inside: “Is that so?”
“Absolutely, sister.”
“Then I’ll trust you this once.”
Bing Tuozi’s heart trembled as she took his hand and stood up. The moon hung behind her, as if trying to illuminate the delicate figure beneath her flowing water-colored dress. Her dark hair flowed like clouds, and her features softened.
Tonight’s moon was not only beautiful but also exceptionally tranquil.
The cool fragrance of Bing Tuozi enveloped Li Mo as she nestled into his embrace, wrapping her arms around his neck.
“Is this okay?”
Ying Bing’s gaze seemed indifferent as she looked away, but the blush on her cheeks betrayed her.
She surely didn’t realize how captivating she was at that moment.
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**Chapter 447: Bing Tuozi is a Genius**
The moon illuminated the rooftop, and Qiu Shui Ge was silent, with only the occasional chirp of birds. The faint sound of Master grinding his teeth while driving a Land Rover could be heard, adding to the tranquility.
Li Mo sat upright, holding the soft, jade-like Bing Tuozi in his arms, one hand resting on her slender waist and the other on her thigh.
Ying Bing’s expression was blank as she felt the warmth on her thigh and waist. She bit her lip, seemingly frozen in place.
It felt so warm...
“You—”
“Forty, it’s forty. As a blacksmith, having a second hammer is quite reasonable, right?”
“”
Strangely enough, the law of complementary opposites seemed to have failed with Li Mo; his mouth was surprisingly firm!
After saying this, Li Mo felt the delicate hand resting on his shoulder tighten.
Looking up, he met Ying Bing’s deep gaze, her tone light:
“Truly impressive, your body is like a sharp weapon.”
Li Mo thought for a moment and replied, “I’ve made a bit of progress recently; I’m at the perfected stage, my body is like a renowned artifact.”
“?”
Ying Bing was taken aback, her cool face showing surprise.
The body is the hardest to refine. She had endured the trials of the Taiyin power for a long time, which had forged her icy skin and jade-like bones.
But even so, her physique had always been slightly inferior to his.
Now, it seemed even more so.
The countdown to the rankings was drawing near.
However, her spirit strength should have the upper hand, and she wouldn’t suffer from the divine weapon’s drawbacks anymore.
Yin and Yang energies surged, the Taiyin spirit resonating with the moon above, as time flowed quietly.
Unknowingly, the hour of the rat arrived.
The system could never be absent or late:
【Listing all the prodigies from the Dong Huang region, Yun Zhou, and Nan Jiang.】
【Conducting power comparisons.】
【Fiftieth among the prodigies: Huang Donglai.】
【Forty-ninth among the prodigies: Du Yu.】
Ying Bing watched the rankings intently, her eyes glued to the screen.
Soon, the rankings reached the top ten.
Li Mo, initially sitting upright, felt constrained and couldn’t move much. But after a moment, he noticed that Bing Tuozi kept her eyes downcast, staring at a single spot.
Moreover, her soft, fragrant body seemed slightly tense.
“What’s Bing Tuozi looking at?”
Li Mo, ever curious, leaned down to take a look.
As he did, his eyes were suddenly covered, and he almost bounced back.
“Mm-mm.”
“?”
Ying Bing jolted, her tense body relaxing a bit. She bit her lip, wanting to glare at Li Mo.
But he was already blindfolded.
The breath he could feel against his face was like a tickle to his heart.
Bing Tuozi had something she wanted to say.
But the system’s rankings had already reached the end.
【Second among the prodigies: Ying Bing.】
【First among the prodigies: Li Mo.】
【Congratulations to the host for achieving second place in this ranking; please keep up the good work.】
【Please promptly seek out the winner and complete the punishment for the loser. Oh, detected that the host is currently sitting in the winner’s lap, I’m leaving now, I won’t disturb you~】
“”
The system, having had its fun, vanished without giving anyone a chance to retort.
“Hmm?”
Li Mo, with his face buried in her body, suddenly sensed something was off.
Why was Bing Tuozi’s heartbeat, which was already fast, getting even quicker?
Not only that, but the sound of her heartbeat seemed louder than before.
Li Mo asked, bewildered, “Bing Tuozi?”
“Why have you been scratching your neck so much lately?”
Ying Bing asked a question that seemed out of the blue.
She herself didn’t know how she had come to ask it.
She looked down at the boy’s neck, where faint red marks were visible, likely from his own scratching.
Li Mo was puzzled but nodded, “My neck often itches, like I’ve been bitten by a mosquito. With my physique, what mosquito could bite me? It’s been itchier lately, and even the ointment doesn’t help.”
“Strange, Bing Tuozi, do you have any clues?”
“”
Ying Bing couldn’t help but recall the images from her dreams.
Right, Qin Yuzhi seemed to have mentioned it.
Dreams and reality, to some extent, are connected in mysterious ways and can influence each other.
The higher one’s mastery of the dream path, the more apparent this connection becomes.
But she hadn’t practiced the dream path, and her realm wasn’t sufficient to reach that level of connection between dreams and reality.
However, it didn’t seem like the right time to ponder this issue.
“I don’t know either.” Ying Bing spoke softly, brushing her hair behind her ear, her gaze drifting elsewhere.
“Damn it.”
It was well-known that Bing Tuozi was incredibly knowledgeable.
Yet even she couldn’t figure it out; was she really falling behind her?
When she was a child and got bitten by mosquitoes, what did her mother do?
Suddenly, Li Mo had a flash of inspiration:
“Hey, although I don’t know the reason, I think I might have a solution!”
“What solution?”
“Saliva! When I was a kid and got bitten by mosquitoes, my mom would use her saliva to rub the bump, then seal it with a spell.”
Saying this, Li Mo mimicked the action, reaching out to scratch a cross on Bing Tuozi’s wrist with his fingernail.
Ying Bing pursed her lips and asked, “Will this work?”
“It should work for the bump; my mom’s methods are reliable, but I can’t see my own neck.”
Li Mo blinked: “Sister, help me.”
“”
Ying Bing bit her lip, her eyes shimmering with moonlight.
“Sister, it itches.”
“Really, I can’t deal with you.”
After saying this, Ying Bing suddenly lowered her head.
Li Mo was taken aback, then felt a tickling sensation on his neck, warm and with a gentle biting feeling.
He suddenly remembered the cat he had raised in his past life, a beautiful long-haired calico. Though stunning, it was usually aloof, keeping its distance from strangers and indifferent even to him, its owner.
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