Chapter 585
Don't even mention laundry; when my son is at home, he’s as lazy as a pig. Every morning, after I tidy up, by evening it’s guaranteed to look like a pigsty, as if it refreshes itself automatically. Has he really become so enlightened now?
My son must be... growing up.
Gu Xueqin thought to herself, but when she saw her son’s face, with an ice pop in his mouth, she felt he didn’t look mature or steady at all.
After all, he licked the edges of the ice pop, going around in circles, sucking on the tip.
“What are you staring at that one spot for? What about the rest?”
“Oh, oh.”
Listening to his mom’s lecture, Li Mo sheepishly turned the clothes inside out.
“You little rascal, what’s with you? Did you just have a chat with Xiao Bing’er?”
“How did we chat?”
“I first had a fierce debate with her, discussing three strategies: upper, middle, and lower. Maybe she thought I made sense, so she didn’t say much afterward.”
Gu Xueqin paused, her expression blank, unable to comprehend what her son was talking about for a long moment.
Did they have a fight?
But it didn’t seem like it...
Feeling puzzled, she still spoke earnestly, “Xiao Bing’er grew up in our home, all alone. You can’t bully her.”
“...”
Li Mo sighed in relief; he never lied to his mom.
Fortunately, she didn’t understand the truth. Even if she had been young once, she probably couldn’t imagine what today’s youth are like...
Little Li put on a listening expression: “Mm-hmm, you’re right, Mom.”
“Make sure you take it to heart.” Gu Xueqin shot him a glare, feeling a bit dismissed.
“Mom, can you and Dad help me deliver something to Wang in the south of the town? You’d do a better job.”
“Don’t change the subject; I’m trying to tell you...”
Just as she was about to continue, something yellow caught her eye.
She quickly realized what it was, picked it up, and examined it closely. Seeing the date below, her brows relaxed, as if she had discovered a treasure.
“Is it really this time...?” Gu Xueqin murmured.
Li Mo smiled, “Didn’t expect it, did you? Surprised?”
“Mm.”
“Exactly...”
“Isn’t this during the New Year? Double happiness, great, great...”
“?” A little question mark appeared over Li Mo’s head.
“What? Don’t you like this date?” Gu Xueqin frowned, thinking her son was a bit ungrateful.
Li Mo: “......”
No, it is indeed the New Year, but it’s also my birthday!
What about my mother’s love? Has it been divided by some extra girl?
“Mom, that’s my birthday, you know?”
“Mm-hmm, Happy New Year! I’ll discuss it with your dad.”
Without even finishing the laundry, the excited mother hurried off to share the good news with Li, and soon laughter filled the room.
Li Mo could only shake his head: “Really...”
Muttering to himself, he looked up at the moon and sighed.
Tonight is probably going to be another sleepless night.
Young people are full of energy, unable to sleep through the night.
...
Meanwhile, upstairs.
Ying Bing changed into a new outfit, fed the wet clothes into the big-headed doll’s mouth, and then grabbed a sweet ice pop for herself.
Is ice really that delicious?
Well, it does taste pretty good. This one is made from floral nectar, sweet and fragrant.
But as she ate, she suddenly realized the ice pop was disappearing quickly.
Unknowingly, she had learned a new way to eat ice... not sure who taught her that technique.
【Congratulations, host. The next ranking time is approaching. To keep up with your pace, this system has updated the reward list again.】
【Surprised? Unexpected?】
Ying Bing: “?”
Although the system had always been a bit off, at least its previous statements were hard to find fault with.
Now it just jumps straight to rewards, without even pretending?
Chapter 677: The Treatment Plan for Chui Bao, Shang Li
【As we all know, young people are full of vigor, and Xiao Li has always been your childish little boy, so he’s particularly energetic around you.】
【It’s also well-known that being overly vigorous can lead to illness.】
If others heard this description of Xiao Li, they might think that Li Shaoxia has a heart of gold, forever spirited.
But coming from this somewhat strange system, especially after Ying Bing had witnessed the childish transformation, what could it be but a sign of illness?
It’s Chui Bao, burning up with fever.
The lingering sensation made Ying Bing curl her fingers instinctively.
【This time’s punishment is to help Xiao Li cure Chui Bao’s illness.】
“Cure Chui Bao...?”
As still as a statue, standing gracefully, anyone who saw her frosty, jade-like face would surely call her stunningly beautiful and wise.
No one would guess that the light flashing through her mind was the new world peeking out from Xiao Li’s head.
Maybe she was just staring blankly.
The system asked again:
【Are you at a loss for how to proceed?】
“I don’t understand what you mean.”
Ying Bing snapped back to reality, hearing the system’s confusion, her expression blank, as if she didn’t care.
A bit guilty, but standing her ground.
Speaking of which, this seems to be a technique she learned from someone...
【Detecting the host’s confusion, the system is obliged to provide methods to complete the reward.】
Ying Bing: “?”
【Playing related clips...】
Ying Bing: “??”
At this moment, the Cold Fairy sat at her desk, preparing to write martial arts notes for Xiao Li. Anyone who saw her would think she was pondering some profound martial arts.
But her mind was filled with ways to cure Chui Bao.
...
Meanwhile, Li Mo had just finished washing the clothes and returned to his room, still holding the now-empty ice pop.
He intended to grab a new outfit but accidentally pulled out a Pure Yang robe, sighed, and put it back.
“No, I need to find something to do.”
Li Mo lay on his bed for a while, his consciousness sinking into his inner world.
This place was no longer a small world; it didn’t exist independently but operated based on him.
The red giant stood on the edge of chaos, with the starry sky above, grand and magnificent, a stark contrast to others’ inner worlds, leaving a significant mark in the martial arts realm.
Little Li wore a serious expression, making the starry sky ripple, and strange phenomena began to manifest as light and shadow.
A grand voice echoed through the universe, shaking the world.
“Hu Lu Wa, Hu Lu Wa, seven flowers on one vine...”
“Whoa... don’t say it, but this snake spirit is quite sassy...”
Li Mo watched for a while, feeling like he was really in trouble.
Is it right to almost mess up while watching Hu Lu Wa?
What’s the difference between this and Uncle Murong Feng?
Of course, that was a minor issue; the second reason was that watching cartoons was quite expensive, comparable to the old days of 2G, where one dollar bought one megabyte of data for downloading videos online.
His body was drained, and his wallet was empty.
“Is it because the former small world existed independently, while the current inner world is entirely based on me?”
Little Li finally found something to distract himself.
Speaking of which, others who just broke through are carefully consolidating their realms and studying martial arts.
Little Li still needs a sassy snake spirit to remind him.
After a moment of deep reflection, he finally understood his own realm.
In a normal fourth realm, the inner world and the outer world’s nine heavens and ten earths mutually validate each other, achieving a cycle that allows for endless vitality.
This is also the biggest difference between the inner scenery realm and the observation spirit realm; as long as one doesn’t exceed the critical value of the cycle, the subsequent power is boundless.
But in Li Mo’s inner realm, there are simply no nine heavens and ten earths.
Even if he could achieve unity with heaven and man, he couldn’t validate each other, let alone create a cycle.
So whether it’s fighting, cultivating, or even watching “Hu Lu Wa,” he can only rely on himself.
The trouble is, all three hundred sixty-five stars need different exotic energy points to light up, just like the sun within him needs the fire of karma and the fallen star flame.
Of course, he could absorb the world’s energy, but the speed would be painfully slow.
Heavenly materials and earthly treasures could significantly shorten this process.
“How many heavenly materials and earthly treasures would it take for three hundred sixty-five elixirs?”
Calculating a bit, the financially robust Little Li was shocked by the number.
At the rate he practiced, using up the stock from the investment feedback, it would probably only last a little over two months. After all, heavenly materials and earthly treasures were just a part of the feedback, and not all of them would be useful.
Li Mo wasn’t the type to worry excessively; it wasn’t really a time of crisis just yet.
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