Free Web NovelLate at night, the inn was silent, with only the rustling of leaves.
And the whooshing sound of water flushing in the courtyard.
Even dogs were asleep at this hour, but Xiao Li couldn't sleep. Normally, this would be the time for Dual Cultivation with Ice Cube, but he couldn't do any Dual Cultivation now.
What kind of official could withstand such a test?
After splashing some cold water on himself, he calmed down slightly and checked the System rewards.
“You have two pending rewards to claim.”
“Congratulations, Host, you have received an investment feedback: Secret Silver Creation Seal.”
“This is the feedback I got from Yin Mianmian.”
A cold and mysterious small seal fell into his palm, with agile and obscure Qi flowing on it.
As Li Mo calmed down, his expression became a little strange.
He hadn't even truly seen the Divine Intention of the Extreme Form yet. For a long-standing sect like Horizontal Cloud Sword City, being able to observe the Upper Form was already quite good.
It was evident that the Creation Seal lived up to its name, capable of upgrading Divine Intention and seizing the Creation of Heaven And Earth.
Yet, the one who gave feedback for this small seal was a formidable enemy. One could only say that fate was wondrous, and Creation made fools of men.
“It's a pity I didn't manage to keep her today.”
Compared to the reward, Xiao Li didn't want to be targeted by a powerful assassin even more.
He then checked the reward given by Ice Cube:
“Congratulations, Host, you have received an investment feedback: “Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Part One.”
“Buddhist scripture?”
Li Mo was slightly startled.
Ice Cube had given feedback on many Heaven And Earth Treasures and rare items, but a scripture was the first.
It just so happened that Xiao Li was very agitated right now.
So, with the Buddhist scripture in his left hand, it was written with Buddhist texts. He recognized all the characters, but he couldn't understand a single bit of it. He only felt that the material of this scripture was special, smooth and delicate to the touch, like brocade, and the sensation was somewhat...
“Wait, what am I thinking about?”
Li Mo reprimanded himself in his mind, feeling that using it with a relic might yield better results.
So he took out the white jade relic.
This relic emitted a faint Buddhist light, its texture warm and moist, like high-quality mutton fat white jade, and it even seemed to have a watery sheen...
Just like Hundred Fruits Heavenly Fragrance Oil dripping onto...
A moment later.
Xiao Li confirmed that he had no wisdom roots and was destined to be unrelated to Buddhism in this life.
“The after-effects are too strong.”
Li Mo clapped his hands, making his left hand hit his right hand to eliminate the guilt in his heart.
The clapping was quite forceful and loud.
Clap—
A window not far away opened, and Ouyang, with a messy bird's nest on his head, poked his head out:
“Li Shidi, I'm almost asleep. Why aren't you sleeping at this hour?”
“I usually don't sleep either.”
“Then what do you usually do?”
“Dual Cultivation.”
“......”
The smile on Senior Brother Ouyang's face froze, and his eyelids twitched uncontrollably.
He knew that Li Shidi wasn't lying.
So he clenched his fists even tighter, sweating profusely in the hot weather, trembling with anger and cold.
“Then, Li Shidi, why are you in the courtyard today?”
“Cough, something just happened, so, I needed to calm down.”
Li Mo didn't want to elaborate, because just thinking about it would cause trouble.
Did they argue?
Otherwise, why would he need to calm down?
Ouyang felt that it was highly likely, so he didn't feel so bad anymore:
“Li Shidi, I just drew some more good stuff. Seeing that you also understand art very well, want to take a look together?”
“Good stuff?”
Xiao Li leaned back slightly.
No, Senior Brother Ouyang no longer relied on side businesses to make money now.
“Senior Brother, why are you back to your old ways? Did you encounter some difficulties?”
“No, didn't I say long ago that this is my hobby?”
“......”
Looking at Senior Brother Ouyang's dark circles, Li Mo nodded:
“I can tell, Senior Brother is indeed very interested and loves it very much.”
“Mainly, it can improve aesthetics. Let's exchange ideas and make progress together.” frёewebηovel.cѳm
Ouyang took that as a compliment.
So, under the clear moonlight, Ouyang spread open a picture album under the moon.
“How is it, honestly?” He raised an eyebrow.
“Emmmm, not bad?”
Xiao Li was quite honest.
“?”
Ouyang looked at the voluptuous, scantily clad paper figures in the album, somewhat puzzled.
“Li Shidi, do you perhaps not like this type? Wait a moment....”
So he flipped further back.
“How about this one?”
“Barely satisfactory.”
“This one?”
“Average... I guess it's enough to challenge Brother Murong's weakness.”
“No, Li Shidi, look closely again, is this called average?”
Ouyang widened his eyes, staring intently at Li Mo, but found that the latter's eyes were exceptionally clear, showing no sign of being tempted yet feigning indifference.
Li Shidi was truly unfazed.
Mainly...
His aesthetic threshold had been raised by Ying Bing, and now everything he saw felt inferior to Ice Cube.
“It seems I can only use my latest achievement!”
Ouyang suddenly injected true essence into the booklet.
Li Mo was startled.
In a trance, he actually saw the scantily clad paper Young Misses in the album move, becoming more and more lifelike!
They can move?
“Amazing, right! Humph humph, last time I saw your comic strip, I got an inspiration.”
“Since the God-Observing Picture can move, if I apply the technique of drawing God-Observing Picture slightly to the album, then it can also achieve the effect of a comic strip!”
Ouyang raised his chin, his words ringing clear and forceful, as if he had made some astonishing creation!
“Animation!?”
Li Mo gasped.
Thinking of combining the technique of drawing God-Observing Picture with realistic and good-looking small picture albums... he was indeed an unparalleled Genius!
But it also seemed a bit off somewhere.
“Shocked, aren't you!”
“I'm more shocked by Senior Brother's research direction.”
Li Mo shook ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) his head and returned the album to Ouyang:
“But in terms of aesthetics, there's still room for improvement.”
“? ? !”
Ouyang instantly turned to stone, that sentence still echoing in his mind, like a thunderclap resounding from flat ground.
Aesthetics... still needs improvement?!
.....
The next morning.
The sky was bright, and there were no clouds for thousands of miles.
On the mountain path of Horizontal Cloud Sword City, Li Mo held a steaming donkey meat pancake, eating as he walked. Ying Bing was not far from his side, her head slightly lowered, holding her sword and walking slowly.
The two of them walked the entire way without saying a word.
Jiang Chulong clutched the corner of her Li Dage's clothes, her grayish-white eyes flickering with strangeness.
Today, the atmosphere between Li Dage and Ying Bing was weird...
It seemed like there was something she couldn't see separating them? freёwebnovel.com
Before long.
A fork in the road appeared ahead, and there were noticeably more Disciples of Sword City. Several people walked towards them, as if they were going out to handle external affairs.
“The Rain Listening Pavilion just quieted down, and now trouble has arisen again.”
“Yes, you say he's already a traitor, but instead of fleeing to the Southern Border, he's roaming around our Yunzhou.”
“I hope he can be apprehended soon and not cause any major trouble.”
“Li Shaoxia, Ying Xianzi?”
The few people who went out to post notices greeted them. Nowadays, they were already quite famous in Sword City.
Li Mo spent a fortune, donating to repair the Sword Pool Formation.
Ying Bing's lectures at the Sword Pool were even revered by countless people as a banished Fairy.
Even the little girl with the cloth covering her eyes received the attention of all the Elders, who were willing to openly display the Sword Tower Legacy to her without reservation.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Li Mo also clearly saw the wanted poster.
Chang Bolong.
Inner Scenery Sixth Heaven, a rebel general from the Southern Army. Anyone who discovers his whereabouts and provides information will be rewarded five hundred taels of silver. Those who capture and kill him will be rewarded five thousand taels of silver and can enter the Sword Tower to choose martial arts.
Such a reward would likely make many Executioners eager to act.
Li Mo wasn't very interested in the bounty; he just took a casual glance.
Before long, they reached the fork in the road.
Li Mo was going to the Sword Tower, while Ying Bing and Jiang Chulong were going to the Sword Pool, so they had to part ways.
“What do you want to eat tonight?”
“Just buy whatever you like.”
“Hmm...”
Li Mo walked a dozen steps forward, then, as if by a ghost's prompting, he looked back.
And then he saw Ice Cube's graceful back.
He laughed at himself, it wasn't like they were parting for a long time.
So Li Mo strode towards the Sword Tower again.
What he didn't know was that the moment he turned his head back.
The girl tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, and on the steps, she suddenly turned back, taking in the sight of the young man's proud back.
Ying Bing's gaze lowered for a moment before she headed towards the Sword Pool.
Little Princess Jiang blinked.
Indeed, something was off....
