Chapter 427
At first, you resolutely prepared to get up, only to be blown back into the warmth of your blanket by the cold wind. Then you thought, just one more minute, just five more minutes, just ten more minutes...
Eventually, you fell asleep, completely sealed in the cozy cocoon of your bedding.
Ying Bing's neck turned red.
She gently exhaled and glanced at Li Mo's neck.
Right, the seal...
"Ice dumpling, do you want to be sealed for a bit?"
"Huh?"
Seeing the sparkle in his eyes, Ying Bing shifted her gaze to the side and said, "I don't need that."
Li Mo, with a serious demeanor, replied, "But there are mosquitoes on the top floor of Bu Yun Tower."
"That's fine; those mosquitoes can't eat ice."
The Cold Fairy, the Empress of the Phoenix, curled her fingers, not even realizing what she was saying.
Strangely, Li Mo seemed to resonate with her thoughts. He lifted a finger from his thigh and said, "What if, I mean, what if a mosquito would be happy to eat some ice?"
"I also quite like shaved ice..."
Ying Bing silently watched him, feeling that he wasn't really suggesting a seal.
Rather, he wanted to be that mosquito that loves to eat ice.
"Sister."
"....."
Ying Bing felt a jolt in her heart and turned her gaze to the side.
She said nothing, but her snow-white neck, now tinted with rosy hues, was exposed to the gaping maw of a certain gentleman.
Li Mo took a deep breath, as if he were about to perform something solemn and sacred!
He lowered his head.
The Cold Fairy's gaze momentarily lost focus; she felt no pain, only a tingling sensation that spread from her neck throughout her body.
She instinctively tightened her grip on Li Mo's shoulder.
"Hmm?"
Li Mo looked up, a puzzled expression on his face, and even licked his lips.
"Alright, the seal is complete. You should go back and rest now."
"Mm..."
"Good girl."
Thus, under the night sky, Li Mo reluctantly finished his ice feast, bending his body as he stealthily returned to his room.
Delicious and enjoyable, he wanted more next time.
Ying Bing lay on the chaise lounge for a while, feeling she had the strength to walk again.
The Cold Fairy finally returned to her bed.
What was that noise?
Oh... it was the sound of her heartbeat and her own breathing...
Ying Bing picked up the mirror from the bedside, using the moonlight to inspect her neck, and was momentarily taken aback.
There was a damp spot, but no red marks left behind.
This mosquito was surprisingly kind; it really loved ice, only eating and not sucking.
"Clearly, I think about that kind of thing every day."
"And yet, I'm such an idiot..."
After calming her thoughts for a moment, she remembered something: the cooldown for the system ranking had already passed.
She could start ranking again.
【Hey hey hey, host, you didn't even need this system to remind you, how strange! You used to focus on getting stronger, but recently it seems you've been more proactive about the rankings.】
"....."
Ying Bing sat on the edge of her bed, seemingly ignoring the nonsensical words.
After a while, the system spoke again:
【Next, please extract a punishment from the mind of the last winner.】
【What will it be this time?】
【Are you a little excited?】
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Chapter 474: New Punishment, One Satisfaction, Supreme Law!
The night was as cool as water.
The Cold Fairy, unable to sleep, silently stared at the images before her, all filled with the thoughts in a certain gentleman's mind.
It had played several times already, and each time was different.
The door to the new world had once been slightly ajar, but now it was opened wide, and at any moment, Ice Dumpling could step through...
【Extracting punishment for the defeated...】
【Congratulations, host! The punishment extracted this time is: the winner must plant forty-nine strawberries.】
"......"
Ying Bing tightened her grip on her skirt, the fading images suddenly becoming clear again.
But that childish fool only knows how to eat ice, not how to plant.
If this is the punishment, does that mean...
She would have to teach him?
How to teach?
Hand-holding?
"If only I could change it..."
Ying Bing bit her lip, murmuring to herself.
【Hello, that's always possible.】
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
【The host often complains that this system is too talkative, so when you didn't ask, I kept quiet. Would you like to extract a punishment again? And finally choose one?】
"Yes."
【Second punishment extraction in progress...】
【Congratulations, host! The newly extracted punishment is: please say two words to the winner.】
Two words?
Ying Bing was taken aback; she had never seen such a simple punishment from the system. But according to the system's usual pattern, she first thought that something was off.
But... just two words, how much could that express?
What outrageous thing could she say?
However, at that moment, the words appearing on the system made Ying Bing freeze, the cold fairy suddenly looking a bit silly.
It was hard to imagine this was the expression she would show.
【Husband】
She stood there, as still as a beautiful jade sculpture, as if she had lost her soul.
【Host, please choose between Punishment One and Punishment Two.】
Ying Bing said nothing, or rather, she didn't even notice the system's reminder.
【Reminder: Please make a choice, or the system will randomly select one for you.】
"....."
【Countdown: ten, nine, eight....】
"...."
【Three.... two.... one!】
【The system has automatically selected a punishment for the host....】
"Huh? What?"
Ying Bing snapped back to reality, realizing the system had already made a choice for her.
【The system suspects that the host cannot part with either, hence the indecision.】
【Therefore, it has made an exception: both punishments, one satisfaction!】
【Next punishment has been updated: after the winner plants forty-nine strawberries, call him 'Husband.'】
"??"
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On the other side, in the room of the fourth-ranked Qianlong.
"I wonder if Ice Dumpling is asleep yet."
Li Mo, lying on the soft and luxurious feather bed, simply couldn't fall asleep.
He felt an itch all over, as if he had been bitten by some mosquito, but hadn't he just been a mosquito himself? What kind of mosquito was so bold?
Could it be some high-grade disaster beast? Even biting its own kind, a crazy mosquito diary.
So, Li Mo could only toss and turn in bed, wriggling like a maggot.
Suddenly, the familiar system notification chimed in:
【Congratulations, host! Successfully invested in 'Xie Xuan,' helping him break free from emotional obstacles and return to himself.】
【Investment feedback: Secret Silver Heavenly Book Seal.】
"Huh??"
Li Mo's eyes widened slightly as he scratched his chin, looking at the system notification.
He had tried so hard to help Xie Xuan and Hua Nongying spend time alone, only to have it backfire; he thought this investment had failed.
He never expected it would directly awaken Xie Xuan!
"This is what they call an unintentional blessing."
Li Mo took out the Secret Silver Heavenly Book Seal.
At this moment, the "Yi Jin Jing" had already become a supreme skill; further deduction would turn it into a divine art.
Snap—
The noble and mysterious silver tadpole script flowed into the book like rivers rushing to the sea.
"What will it deduce?"
Li Mo watched the words on the book swirl and shimmer, feeling a bit curious.
The "Yi Jin Jing" often appeared as a legendary skill in martial arts novels from his past life.
He had loved reading novels since childhood, especially martial arts ones.
He had once believed wholeheartedly that the martial arts within were real and even sought them out.
Then he discovered that the origins of the "Yi Jin Jing" were varied; some said it was created by a Taoist, belonging to Taoist practices, while others claimed it was passed down by the Bodhi Patriarch.
So, he truly couldn't imagine what it would be deduced into.
At that moment, the light stopped.
Whoosh—
A divine art was born, and suddenly dark clouds covered the sky, fierce winds howled, as if gods and demons were weeping.
Not just Bu Yun Tower, the entire outer city was swept up by the strong winds, scattering everything in disarray.
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Outside, in front of the Map of Rivers and Mountains, several figures suddenly appeared as if they had materialized from thin air.
"What happened?"
The one who spoke was an old man in a purple robe, the uncle of the current emperor, a powerful figure who controlled the path of heavenly tribulations.
Among them was also an old man with a goat beard in a Confucian robe, holding a scroll, seemingly just having been reading.
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