Free Web NovelXiao Li swore.
His moral character was absolutely fine, and his integrity was quite solid.
But, who could blame him when that swimsuit looked so perfect on Ice Cube? The coolness and pure allure didn't clash but complemented each other beautifully...
Who wouldn't be captivated by that?
The swimsuit was a reward from the System.
Therefore!
The System was bad, but Xiao Li was good.
Li Mo wiped his nose and said seriously, "Just now at Xue Lao's place, I was Alchemizing with Senior Brother Tang Xiaobao. The fire was too strong, so... I got a bit overheated."
"You can still do Alchemy?"
"I know a little."
Looking at the girl's jade-like face, a hint of surprise flickered in her moonlit eyes.
The unsuppressed thought in Li Mo's mind made his nose itch again.
He diverted his attention, saying, "Hurry and practice. If you don't practice soon, it'll be dawn."
"Mm."
Ying Bing glanced at the bright moon already setting in the west and nodded gently.
"Wait!" Li Mo suddenly spoke again.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I'm just adjusting my state."
The second layer of Phoenix Cries Heavenly Marsh allows one to vaguely sense the other person's emotions.
Last time, when he was thinking about the techniques in Flower-Plucking Finger, his thoughts wandered a bit too much, and his emotions changed, which Ice Cube detected.
Now, he had even more thoughts.
He took a Qing Xin Pill, then calmed his mind and observed the mona bingsha (mona ice sand) in the World Seed.
A moment later.
Li Mo opened his eyes:
"I'm ready."
Two massage chairs, whose angles could be freely adjusted, appeared out of thin air.
"Do you want one?"
Li Mo sat down, adjusted himself to a comfortable position, and turned back to ask.
Ying Bing's eyelashes trembled almost imperceptibly, and she shook her head:
"No need."
"Weren't you fine last time...?"
Li Mo was puzzled.
Ying Bing: "....."
Well... before their Yi Soul were connected and she hadn't detected some of Xiao Li's vague thoughts, she was indeed fine.
Since that time, she had found it somewhat difficult to look directly at that massage chair.
"Then let's begin..."
"Wait."
Just as he was about to touch that jade hand, his hand suddenly retracted.
Li Mo was slightly stunned.
But then he saw the girl close her eyes:
"I also need to regulate my breathing for a moment."
"....."
The night wind blew, the moon was bright, and the stars were sparse.
The Fish Dragon Lake was quiet, so quiet that one could only hear the faint rustling of clothes blown by the wind, mixed with the faint clinking of wind chimes from downstairs.
The boy and girl looked at each other silently, neither speaking, a tacit understanding between them.
A moment later.
Only then did a faint Yi Soul fluctuation begin to flow.
Time passed.
The moon set, the sun rose, and the east was dimly lit.
After a night, the two finally got up.
Before they could even let go of Ice Cube's hand, they heard a familiar voice:
"Junior Brother Li, many people are looking for you outside."
Tang Xiaobao rushed over, his two small arms swinging back for a sudden stop.
"How many people?" Li Mo asked.
Tang Xiaobao counted on his fingers, but found he didn't have enough, so he could only say:
"Anyway, there are so, so many, the threshold of the restaurant is almost worn out!"
"Senior Brother Tang Xiaobao, do you know why they're looking for me?"
He had just learned last night that Rain Listening Pavilion had increased the bounty on him. freeweɓnovel.cøm
Li Mo remained vigilant.
"Probably... probably because of the Qianlong Ranking, Junior Brother, you've become famous?"
Tang Xiaobao clearly didn't know either. fгeewebnovёl.com
Becoming famous because of the Qianlong Ranking...
That made sense. Although he didn't feel much about it himself, his and Ice Cube's rankings were indeed astonishing.
But Ice Cube's ranking was clearly one place higher than his.
Why were people only coming to visit him?
"Senior Brother Tang Xiaobao, go call all the Elders."
"Alrighty."
"Wait, call Master too."
Li Mo took out an antidote pill.
Only then did he turn to greet Ying Bing:
"Ice Cube, are you coming along?"
"....."
Ying Bing gently shook her head.
She didn't want to waste time dealing with these meaningless worldly affairs.
"Alright then, we'll go to Sword City together later."
Li Mo went downstairs.
Ying Bing silently watched the young man's departing back. She got up, brewed a pot of tea, and planned to start practicing Scarlet Phoenix Qi after drinking it.
Scarlet Phoenix Qi could convert different types of Inner Breath into different types of True Qi.
After her second aperture opened, she hadn't had time to do this.
Soon, she would...
Hmm?
Just as she sat back down, Ying Bing suddenly froze.
She saw her own chair, empty.
And the one she was sitting on now was warm.
This sensation reminded her of not long ago, when they were practicing swordsmanship, and she hadn't been careful...
Letting nature take its course is one thing.
But that scene, no matter how she thought about it, didn't seem quite natural.
...........
As Senior Brother Tang Xiaobao said, the people who came this time truly had a grand presence.
It was reasonable to get acquainted with Prodigy from the Qianlong Ranking, future powerhouses, but according to custom, they should have sent an invitation first and arranged a meeting place.
However, the visitors seemed quite anxious. Almost as soon as they knew Li Mo's location, they rushed over immediately.
As if afraid of being preempted by others.
The Elders were quite happy; Qingyuan Sect had never been famous in Yunzhou.
But after Li Mo told them about Xu Yi, they all calmed down.
Everyone discussed it.
They decided to meet, but Li Mo would keep his Tianming Divine Eye active throughout.
Soon, everyone arrived on the first floor of the restaurant.
There were indeed many people, but they were all standing house guards, all appearing to be in Inner Breath, and not a few were in Guan Shen Realm.
Only one person was seated.
Ouyang was somewhat surprised when he saw this person.
"Chief Sun?"
Chief?
Li Mo looked over and saw that the person Ouyang Senior Brother called Chief Sun was a stout man dressed in expensive silk robes, with a thick belt adorned with gems, coral, and gold around his waist.
Two words: ostentatiously wealthy.
Completely different from the low-key Xiao Li.
"Greetings to the esteemed Masters of Ziyang Prefecture."
Chief Sun stood up, his mouth complimenting the Elders of Qingyuan Sect, but his gaze was directed towards Li Mo:
"I am Sun Gui, the head shopkeeper of Hengtong Merchant House in Yunzhou. I came specifically to visit Li Shaoxia today, and also to establish a connection with everyone from Qingyuan Sect."
Hengtong Merchant House was one of the four major merchant houses in Great Yu, with trade routes spanning north and south, and branches in every prefecture and province.
The status of merchants in Great Yu was not considered high, but that was only on the surface.
In reality, even the Provincial Governor of Yunzhou and the City Lord of Sword City would treat Sun Gui with respect.
"So it's Shopkeeper Sun."
The Qingyuan Sect members were courteous, their expressions calm as usual.
"May I ask, Shopkeeper Sun, what business you have with me?"
Li Mo smiled, cupping his hands with an air of ease.
The other party was not a Rain Listening Pavilion assassin, and was also an Inner Scenery powerhouse.
Sun Gui was a little stunned.
Don't they know how rich I am?
However, his expression changed for a moment, then he showed a look of confidence.
"Li Shaoxia is indeed a man of outstanding talent, good... good."
Sun Gui got straight to the point:
"My humble daughter has always loved reading the storybook based on Li Shaoxia, and has admired Li Shaoxia for a long time. These past few days, she's been crying and fussing with me every day."
"I only have this one daughter, and I'm truly soft-hearted, so I prepared some humble gifts and came to visit."
"Someone!"
He clapped his hands, and the house guards outside opened one box after another.
Except for the last large box.
Instantly, dazzling pearls and treasures, and a myriad of rare curiosities, filled the eyes, causing all onlookers to exclaim.
"My purpose for this trip is precisely to propose a marriage. May I ask if Li Shaoxia is betrothed?"
Thump—
A soft sound.
Someone had just stepped into the main hall, and happened to hear this sentence.
Ying Bing's calm and beautiful Phoenix eyes narrowed slightly with a subtle expression.
.....
PS: Typos will be corrected after posting.
Updates can sometimes be slow, mainly because this humble author wants to make every chapter as interesting as possible, and sometimes I can't put pen to paper if the plot progression feels too bland.
Thank you, dear ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ readers, for your understanding Orz.
Humbly asking for some power-ups~~
