Free Web Novel“Recently, even more Jianghu people have appeared in Qinghe County.”
Li Mo looked at the bustling street; the group ahead was clearly sword cultivators from Yunzhou.
Each of them carried a long sword, their white robes fluttering, then they shivered in the heavy snow like quails, but this did not stop them from feeling very handsome.
Inner Breath martial artists could dispel the cold by circulating Inner Breath, but no one in their right mind would keep their Inner Breath circulating for twelve hours a day.
Unless they were like Xiao Li, who had seven Mystic Cores.
“Li...Brother Li?”
Li Mo was wondering if the special effects had been a bit too strong recently when someone ahead suddenly called out to him—an old acquaintance.
It was the famous Hengyun Three Heroes: Wu Chushu, Cao Mu, and Bai Jinghong.
“Why are you here?”
“Are you also planning to investigate Lanke Mountain? A few days ago, ten thousand swords flew into the sky there, shaking the earth, the scene was truly grand.”
“Ten thousand swords flying into the sky is very impressive, but it’s a bit overused. Personally, I prefer today’s Heaven and Earth Furnace Refining the Great Sun.”
Li Mo nodded, giving a small evaluation of his recent work.
Cao Mu: “?”
Wu Chushu: “??”
Bai Jinghong: “.....”
How did he know in such detail? He even knew what today’s anomaly was, down to the smallest detail...
Seeing the three of them look strange, Li Mo couldn’t help but clear his throat.
“It’s almost New Year’s, and you’re still heading to Lanke Mountain?”
Bai Jinghong shook his head, maintaining the demeanor of an aloof sword cultivator:
“Brother Li, you haven’t been idle this New Year, have you?”
Li Mo and Ying Bing, who had never even made it onto the Qianlong Ranking, were now both ranked in the top five!
Which Prodigy at the forefront of the Qianlong Ranking didn’t want to contend for the top spot?
But the top spot belonged to Great Yu Crown Prince Jiang Yu, whose talent was extraordinary. Everyone said he was comparable to his ancestor, Emperor Wu, and he enjoyed the best resources of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, with an entire Dynasty as his backing.
He hung high at the top of the ranking, like an insurmountable chasm.
To surpass him, talent and effort were self-evident; unless there was also a Heaven-Defying Opportunity.
The Legacy of Lanke Mountain, in many people’s eyes, became this Heaven-Defying Opportunity.
“I am quite busy.”
Li Mo looked up at a Forty-five-degree angle, wearing the cool aloof expression of an Ice Cube.
Well, in the evening, he had to Dual Cultivate with Ice Cube, discuss what special effects to use tomorrow, and also teach Xiao Jiang, the princess.
During the day, he had to ride the Somersault Cloud to Lanke Mountain to add special effects, and with the New Year approaching, he also had to maintain the power of the masses from the various tribes in the Southern Border.
He was either displaying his power before others or on his way to display his power before others.
Xiao Li was a little tired.
Wu Chushu’s face showed seriousness:
“It seems Brother Li has made ample preparations.”
“Of course! Otherwise, how could this New Year be peaceful?”
Li Mo said as if it were a matter of course, then suddenly felt something was off.
Emmm
Where’s my Ice Cube?
I was just holding her hand, how did she disappear in the blink of an eye?
Li Mo was looking up to find her when he suddenly noticed Bai Jinghong and the other two looking behind him as if they had seen a ghost.
It’s New Year’s, it can’t be that spooky, right?
Xiao Li’s heart tightened. He looked back, and his expression froze.
Ying Bing, dressed in red, was holding a tiger’s head in her hand—to be precise, a tiger-head hat, somewhat like a child’s, very cute.
Her cold and distant face, paired with the newly made red dress, looked even more stunning. She carefully pinched the tiger-head hat twice.
“Li Mo, does this look good?”
“We don’t have any children in our family.”
“Do you like it?” Ying Bing held the tiger-head hat, her voice soft.
Li Mo was speechless: “I probably can’t even wear it...”
So Ying Bing took the tiger-head hat and put it on his head, and it actually fit.
Thus, the handsome Xiao Li gained a New Year’s skin.
God Hammer Little Overlord: Tiger-Head Hat Limited Edition.
Li Mo: “.....”
He couldn’t imagine what his next Qianlong Ranking introduction would look like if the Yantian Sect people saw him.
“Ten taels of silver, it’s not expensive...”
Ying Bing tugged at the tiger whiskers on his head, helping him adjust it, and murmured.
“How much?”
“Ten taels.”
“This hat would be worth ten taels if it were a real tiger’s head. Which stall is this from? Even Heavenly Immortals in the sky don’t get charged such exorbitant prices. Come on, let’s go find him. I’ll back you up.”
Did they really think his Qinghe County Devil King was a pushover?
Li Mo had only taken two steps.
He turned back, took the small hand of the cool and aloof Ice Cube, greeted the Hengyun Three Heroes, and turned to leave.
Ying Bing looked at the three, finding them somewhat familiar. She wanted to greet them, but then realized she couldn’t remember any of the Hengyun Three Heroes’ names.
So it turned into a cold glance, followed by a magnificent turn and departure...
“.....”
Bai Jinghong, Wu Chushu, and Cao Mu fell into contemplation, feeling that everything that had just happened was a bit Xuanhuan.
After a moment of silence.
Cao Mu, holding his sword, spoke: “Li Mo and Ying Bing must have made a lot of preparations for the Opportunity at Lanke Mountain. What we saw might only be the surface.”
“Yes, behind our backs, they might have prepared some means to seize the Opportunity in one fell swoop.”
Bai Jinghong himself often secretly practiced his sword.
Then he would tell Wu Chushu and Cao Mu that he was listening to music in the pleasure quarters, to put their minds at ease, but unfortunately, he was later discovered.
Because Wu Chushu really did listen to music in the pleasure quarters every day.
Wu Chushu crossed his arms, narrowing his eyes as he watched the two leave.
It was well-known that Li Mo had always surpassed him in terms of displaying his power before others, and his actions in the Southern Border had spread his fame throughout the world.
He was very curious how Li Mo and Ying Bing had both made it into the top five of the Qianlong Ranking together.
“Should we follow them and see?”
“Hmm, the stones of other hills may be used to polish the jade.”
“I’m also very curious how they usually do it to achieve such progress.”
With that, the three followed, and on the bustling, noisy street, they soon saw Li Mo and Ying Bing again.
Li Mo was holding Ying Bing’s hand, standing in front of a hat stall.
“Ten taels of silver, Boss, aren’t you being a bit excessive?”
“Cough, Little Brother Li, then how much do you say?”
The stall owner clearly knew Li Mo, and his tone was a bit guilty.
Li Mo made an ‘eight’ gesture.
“Eight taels?”
“Eight coppers.”
“???? Little Brother Li, how can you bargain like that?!”
The stall owner’s eyes rolled back, then his expression became stern.
On Li Mo, he saw a figure that made all the small vendors on this street tremble with fear.
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And so.
The scene inexplicably ignited.
Li Mo and the stall owner began a thrilling, heart-pounding negotiation.
“.....”
A hint of doubt flickered in Ying Bing’s clear, deep eyes.
Let alone ten taels of silver, ten taels of gold were nothing to him.
But why did his bargaining look like a duel between peerless masters?
“Just one tael and four mace. If it’s cheaper, I’ll take two. If not, I’m leaving, I’m really leaving, okay?”
Finally, Xiao Li used the 'walk away if not sold' tactic and succeeded.
He looked back at Ice Cube, smiling and raising his chin, like a victorious general.
Ying Bing pursed her lips, took out the money jar from the boy with a large head, and began counting the silver from inside.
As she counted the silver, a hint of pleasure flashed in her lowered, cold eyes.
“So, you can bargain.”
“Of course!”
Li Mo paid the money and took another white cat hat from the stall.
The stall owner said sourly: “Madam Li is really good at bargaining. I get scared whenever she comes.”
Ying Bing’s eyes trembled slightly upon hearing this. Her gaze turned to Li Mo, who was fiddling with the white cat plush hat.
“Li Mo.”
“Hmm?”
“I want to learn too.”
