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At this moment, the aroma of cumin and grease permeated the small courtyard.
“Roasted meat, five taels of silver per skewer, free for pretty girls.”
“Here, you’re a beauty, here’s a skewer for you~”
Li Mo pulled out a charcoal stove, typically used in winter, to serve as a grill. He skewered some beast meat from Zhenshou Peak, and it sizzled with oil as it roasted.
While grilling, he also hawked his wares in an amusing tone.
“Good Disciple, were you a chef before?”
Shang Wu took a bite, her apricot eyes filled with delight.
She had eaten roasted meat before.
Why was her Disciple’s cooking so delicious?
Especially that unique aroma, combined with the smoky scent of the meat, it was simply extraordinary.
Li Mo smiled and picked up a few more skewers:
“Wow, this is also a beauty. This black-horned lamb meat nourishes Yin and replenishes blood. It’s on me.”
“It’s very delicious.”
Ying Bing took a small bite, chewing slowly.
The Ice Cube gave a four-character high praise, indicating the taste was indeed good.
“Hoo-ha.... Hoo-ha....”
Shang Wu loved spicy food and kept exhaling.
Even Ying Bing, who originally preferred light meals, uncharacteristically ate her fill for once. After all, eating while grilling, she didn't even remember how much she had consumed.
“Little Bing’er, you understand respecting your Master the most, so this skewer of roasted fish should be given to me.”
“But you’re not my Master.”
“You’ve eaten a lot, little girls who eat so much will get fat.”
“I’m in my growing phase.”
“Oh, you live with Li Mo every day, just let him make it for you next time.”
Shang Wu crossed her arms, pouting.
She couldn't even coax or trick this little girl into giving her a skewer of roasted fish. How annoying!
Ying Bing ate the roasted fish, tucking a strand of her dark hair behind her ear, a hint of a smile not quite hidden.
She thought of the past.
In her vague memories of the Eastern Wasteland Region, only a few important people had left a deep impression on her.
Shang Wu was among them.
When Qingyuan Sect fell, if not for Shang Wu, she likely wouldn't have survived leaving Ziyang Prefecture.
What a pity...
Shaking her head, Ying Bing dispelled the distracting thoughts in her mind.
In this life, those tragedies would never repeat.
“Good meat naturally needs good wine.”
Li Mo also sat down at the table to eat.
In his hand, he held a bottle of wine in a jade-colored white porcelain bottle.
As he pulled out the stopper, a spicy yet refreshing aroma instantly diffused.
The wine poured out.
It surprisingly presented as distinct red and blue colors in the cup.
“What kind of wine is this? It smells so good!”
Shang Wu twitched her delicate nose, sniffed, and immediately perked up, her apricot eyes widening slightly.
“Ice Fire Wine.”
Li Mo smiled and placed the wine bowl in front of Shang Wu.
Saying that, he poured another cup.
This cup was for the Ice Cube.
Ying Bing’s crescent-moon-like eyebrows raised slightly. She picked it up and examined it carefully, her ice-mirror-like eyes reflecting the two-colored wine, which was incredibly beautiful.
This item originated from Jade Spring Island in the North Sea.
There was a spring there that was half-cold and half-hot year-round, possessing the miraculous effect of Body Tempering.
A winemaking family on the island specialized in using its water for brewing. The wine they produced was likewise, hence the name Ice Fire Wine.
Although that family was in winemaking, it was a colossal entity compared to Qingyuan Sect.
Each year, that family would offer hundreds of types of fine wines as tribute to Gui Palace, and Ice Fire Wine was among them.
By then, she no longer had a use for it and would typically bestow it upon promising School members.
Why did Li Mo possess this wine?
“My good Disciple, where did you get this wine?”
After drinking the Ice Fire Wine, Shang Wu’s face was flushed, and for the first time, she spoke so softly.
Her apricot eyes blinked gently, like ripples on water.
“.....”
Li Mo leaned back strategically. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
It was hard to imagine that the delicate woman before him was capable of punching a mountain peak to smithereens.
“I stumbled into a hidden Legacy and only obtained a few jars.”
Xiao Li spoke without hesitation.
“Oh? You have such an Opportunity? No wonder you could enter the third level of Shenfeng Cave unharmed.”
Shang Wu didn’t find anything problematic with this explanation.
Ying Bing took a sip, understanding dawning on her.
She had a rough guess in her mind.
Li Mo had likely obtained some Legacy.
It was by relying on the treasures left in that Legacy that he changed his Physique, and the Ice Fire Wine was also left in the Legacy, used for Body Tempering the inheritor.
Perhaps... it was during those few days when she opened her meridians in Ziyang Prefecture Fu City?
That’s good.
At least in his future, he would have the chance to inherit Shang Wu’s mantle and become an Elder of Qingyuan Sect.
For him, this was already a significant change in his destiny.
“Hmph, alright.”
Shang Wu pouted, finishing the wine in one gulp.
“There are still a few jars of Ice Fire Wine left, Master. If you like it, why not take a jar with /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ you?”
“No need, you keep it. This wine can Body Temper, and I no longer need it.”
“Then I’ll go down the mountain later and bring Master a few more jars of good wine.”
Li Mo was a little surprised. He picked up a wine cup and took a sip.
Only.
The next moment, he realized something was off.
He remembered he hadn’t poured himself any wine, so what he had just drunk... was Ying Bing’s cup?
“Little Bing’er, what’s wrong?”
Shang Wu tilted her head. She noticed that Ying Bing seemed a little dazed.
“Nothing.”
Ying Bing frowned, gently shaking her head.
“Oh, then you should drink more. This wine is very beneficial for you in the Qi Blood Realm.”
Shang Wu said, picking up the small gourd at her waist and taking two big gulps.
Li Mo lightly coughed, handed her a new cup, and poured it full again.
“Mm.”
Ying Bing sipped her wine.
Just now, her calm mind seemed to have a faint, almost imperceptible ripple?
That was what made her feel strange.
Among the men who had pursued her, there were those with unparalleled talent and wisdom, those with unmatched innate abilities, and those with terrifying backgrounds. Even before she became one of the Nine Heavens, Cang Tian, one of the Nine Heavens, had once expressed admiration for her.
Let alone giving him a pleasant expression.
She had never even entertained the thought.
Over time, everyone in the world said that the Empress who resided in Gui Palace was ice-hearted, devoid of emotions and desires.
In truth, she was merely steadfastly pursuing the Dao of martial arts.
The Mortal World wears down heroes’ bones; love is merely a stumbling block.
But just now, when an unusual feeling arose in her heart, she didn’t reject that sensation...
“Perhaps it’s because of the Ice Fire Wine...”
Ying Bing drained the Ice Fire Wine, not lingering to savor the taste of the fine wine.
“My current Realm cannot ignore the effects of intoxication.”
Recalling her thoughts, she silently guided the trace of alcohol to circulate within her body.
“For this period, practice diligently.”
“In a while, there will be a Sect trial for new Disciples. Don’t bring shame upon your Master, okay?”
Shang Wu finished speaking and yawned.
“Trial?”
Li Mo looked bewildered.
Shang Wu wiped the glistening wine stain from the corner of her mouth:
“It’s just putting you into the Qingyuan Mountain Range to collect some medicinal herbs and kill some Yao Beasts.”
“For those in the Qi Blood Realm, it’s a bit of a challenge. Some ninth-grade Yao Beasts are also quite difficult to deal with.”
“At that time, you and Little Bing’er can look out for each other.”
Li Mo nodded, roughly understanding what was going on.
It was a common plot device in novels.
Li Mo was slightly speechless:
“Master, Ying Bing is the Sect Master’s Disciple; her treatment is much better than mine. She doesn’t need to look out for me.”
Speaking of which, it seemed Master took him in because she was interested in Ying Bing?
They had just met, and she was already calling her ‘Little Bing’er’.
Ying Bing didn’t seem to reject it either; they seemed to have known each other for a long time.
“Who said I don’t care about you?”
Shang Wu twitched her delicate nose and pulled out a small booklet:
“Take this and practice. It’s a middle-grade martial art, just right for you now. Anyway, it’s much better than Six Harmonies Fist.”
The booklet read:
“Prairie Fire Swordplay”
Don’t underestimate it just because it’s a middle-grade martial art.
Outside, it was already something many Schools would use as their ultimate secret technique.
Many smaller Schools still cherished lower-grade or even unranked martial arts as precious treasures.
“Thank you, Master.”
“Hmph, hmph, you were just complaining about me.”
With that, Shang Wu waved her hand, clutching her small gourd, and left Autumn Water Pavilion. freewebnovёl.ƈom
At the table, Ying Bing put down her wine cup, her mind returning to peace.
The Sect trial, what she had to do, no one could help her.
She was going to acquire a Legacy.
Although she didn’t know who left the Legacy Li Mo obtained, compared to what she was about to get, it was absolutely a world apart.
After all, no strong practitioner would leave a Legacy in the barren Eastern Wasteland Region.
The Legacy she was going to activate was different.
That was not left by a ‘person’.
