Chapter 576
Li Ming's expression was serious and solemn.
“Li Da Long: ?”
He silently took off his Seven Wolves (a type of weapon), knowing that as long as his son wasn’t married, he was still a child. He hadn’t learned the responsibilities of adulthood yet, and he was vaguely aware of the saying, “If a child is not taught, it’s the father’s fault.”
Li Mo sensed something was off and took off running.
“Hey, you little rascal, stop right there!”
“I’m just trying to make up for the regrets between us, right?”
Li Mo wasn’t particularly skilled at running, but he was still faster than his father, who was at the peak of his internal energy. He didn’t really want to escape; otherwise, Li Ming wouldn’t even be able to catch up with his exhaust.
“Regrets about the reversal of the heavenly cycle?” Li Ming waved the Seven Wolves.
“You need your father-in-law’s approval, and I missed my parents’ wedding ceremony. Isn’t this a win-win situation?”
“Hey! If that’s the case, I should thank you, huh?”
The father and son chased each other around the large banyan tree in the courtyard.
He ran, and he chased!
In the end, Li Mo was ‘accidentally’ caught and pinned down, receiving a good dose of bamboo shoots stir-fried with meat.
With his body as strong as a mystical weapon and having mastered the first volume of the “Law of Heaven and Earth,” if he didn’t provide himself with some sound effects, even if Li Ming exhausted himself, he wouldn’t be able to vent any frustration.
“I’ll head out first. When you finish filling out the imperial decree, send it to me, and I’ll take your whole family to the capital...”
The King of Southern Town felt unnecessary and cleared his throat before standing up.
Watching the two chase each other, Gu Xueqin was used to it. She glanced at the side and helplessly said:
“Xiao Bing’er, as women, sometimes we need to be wives, and occasionally we have to be mothers too.”
“I know, Aunt Gu. He’s just a childish brat.” Ying Bing nodded.
Gu Xueqin picked up a piece of food for her and smiled, “Don’t be fooled by your Uncle Li’s serious demeanor; he actually loves it when I call him Xiao Bing’er Da Long Bao.”
“Li Mo never let me call him by his nickname, but he likes to call me ‘sister.’”
Ying Bing took a bite of the baby bok choy that Gu Xueqin offered and said softly.
As dusk faded, the stars and moon climbed up the treetops without anyone noticing.
Li Mo took the initiative to take on the responsibility of cleaning the kitchen and washing the dishes, working late into the night.
He peeked out from the kitchen and saw that his parents’ room had turned off the lights, then chuckled to himself.
“I promised to take a bath with Bing’er; she should be in her bathrobe by now.”
“If she happens to be changing... cough, I’m a gentleman, and that would just be a coincidence.”
Li Mo cleared his throat and approached Bing’er’s room.
Just as he raised his hand to knock, the door creaked open by itself.
Ying Bing tilted her head and smiled in surprise:
“What are you doing here?”
“I came to call you for a bath. I was going to knock and ask if you were ready, and then you just opened the door.”
Li Mo put on a serious face, exuding an air of righteousness.
But under Bing’er’s scrutinizing gaze, he couldn’t help but let his eyes wander elsewhere.
“Well, that’s quite a coincidence. Let’s go.”
Ying Bing seemed to genuinely think it was a coincidence, reaching out her hand for him to take as they walked to the entrance of the Misty Flower Eternal Spring.
As they descended, she glanced at Li Ming and Gu Xueqin’s room, relieved to see the lights were off.
“Bing’er, did you change into your bathrobe?”
Li Mo asked knowingly.
Ying Bing nodded, “I did. I’m wearing an inner lining under the bathrobe, so it won’t be easy to expose myself in the water. I’m not afraid of encountering bad people.”
“Really? Are there any bad people in the Autumn Water Pavilion...”
Li Mo felt a bit disappointed.
Who are you protecting yourself from? Even a gentleman needs to be cautious?
In the past, when they shared a room, she never wore an inner lining under her bathrobe while bathing.
He knew that kind of lining was waterproof, a serious defense that would keep all the good stuff hidden away.
“Better safe than sorry. Don’t believe me? I can show you.”
Ying Bing glanced at her collar.
“Cough, let’s not cross any lines. I don’t think that’s necessary.”
Li Mo looked at the flowing hot spring, feeling the warmth, and suddenly lost his curiosity, maintaining a straight face as if he were truly a gentleman.
At that moment, however, he heard Bing’er’s surprised voice:
“Ah, I think I forgot to wear the inner lining.”
“Hmm? Really?!”
Li Mo turned his head in shock.
Oh no.
He had just avoided falling for Bing’er’s trick, and now he had walked right into it!
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Chapter 666: Looking Up at the Moon, Thinking of Home
In the deep of night, the gentle sound of flowing water brought life to the stillness.
The bright moon hung high in the sky, its light cascading through the empty skylight of the Misty Flower Eternal Spring.
With such beautiful moonlight, it was only natural for a gentleman to feel a surge of emotions.
So, Li Mo sat in the spring water, one hand covering his nose, his expression serious as he gazed at the moon above.
Even though Bing’er was right beside him, he didn’t dare to turn around.
He feared that one more glance would send him over the edge.
Ying Bing didn’t enter the pool but sat at the edge, her gaze fixed on her delicate, snowy feet, occasionally splashing water.
Even now, she was only half a head shorter than Li Mo. Originally, she had an ethereal beauty that made others feel a sense of pressure and nervousness when looking into her eyes.
But when her small foot accidentally brushed against someone’s shoulder, it made her own eyelashes flutter, and she felt nervous.
She didn’t even know what she was thinking when she changed clothes or spoke at the entrance of the hot spring.
Perhaps it was her innate unwillingness to lose, a lifetime of never being inferior to others?
Or maybe she always felt that in this life and the next, she was the older sister, and how could she let a childish brat bully her...
Just a moment ago, she had indeed given Li Mo a bloody nose, winning the first round.
But what to do now?
That’s why the Misty Flower Eternal Spring was so quiet.
Li Mo didn’t dare to turn around, fearing he might see (someone).
Damn it, Bing’er’s slim waist and long legs; he used to think they were (something else).
The Empress of the Phoenix Heaven didn’t dare to enter the water, fearing that if Zhen Bao accidentally used the Law of Heaven and Earth, it would lead to a lot of complications.
“Looking down at the moon, what a thing.”
Li Mo looked up at the sky, murmuring to himself.
“?”
Ying Bing naturally didn’t understand this poem that even elementary school students knew. She paused, her beautiful eyes gazing at the night sky:
“Shouldn’t it be ‘looking up at the bright moon’?”
“I’m looking up while thinking of home.”
Li Mo’s shoulder was splashed by the water, making it a bit itchy. He reached out to scratch it but accidentally grabbed something soft and smooth that he was quite familiar with.
“If you want to go back to Qinghe, I’ll go with you tomorrow.”
Ying Bing looked down at her feet, gently moving them, but unfortunately, Li Mo’s shoulder couldn’t accommodate a four-room apartment.
“Not that home.”
Li Mo shook his head, unsure if he was trying to find something to say:
“In my dreams, I often see a place that’s completely different from the world of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. There are many tall buildings, and the bright lights can outshine the stars.”
“During the day, there’s only one sun, but at night, the moon seems to be about the same.”
“The people there don’t practice martial arts, but that land has no hunger or cold, no wars.”
“Many people laugh there, wander there, and die there...”
As Li Mo spoke, he cleared his throat, almost breaking into song.
“Even us childish brats can be sentimental when we feel lonely.”
Ying Bing entered the water, hugging her legs as she sat beside him, tilting her head to observe him, her beautiful eyes sparkling with laughter.
“I don’t feel lonely.”
Li Mo shook his head; he just missed a place he could never return to, a place where he had lived a lifetime.
“What about now?”
He felt Bing’er shifting closer, snuggling up to him, the water no longer serving as a barrier to her warmth.
His knees suddenly felt cool.
Li Mo was taken aback, his mind unable to think, but his heart was already racing wildly.
The cool girl, with a beautiful face, rested her arms on his knees, whispering that she would confiscate his loneliness.
Who wouldn’t be confused by that?
“Now, looking down at the moon.”
Li Mo said seriously, trying to sneak a taste of ice while Bing’er wasn’t paying attention.
But just as he leaned in, his nose was pinched.
“You haven’t even learned the martial arts for condensing stars with the Xuan Dan Sutra during the day; now is the time to strike while the iron is hot.”
So, the bad Bing’er could also appear alongside the teacher Bing’er?
“Alright.”
Li Mo, of course, couldn’t hear.
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