“Darn it.”
Li Mo pinched his nose, looking utterly confused.
As a noble weapon, was Hammer Treasure a thing to be casually handled? Kicking was one thing, but using both feet at once?
His sidelong glance followed the set of legs that seemed to stretch on forever, and he found Ying Bing blissfully asleep, her delicate brows relaxed.
She must have finally gotten around to catching some decent sleep today.
“But she can’t be too relaxed!”
“Ying Bing has gone soft, but I…”
“Am I just messing with you here, in a game that’s not even funny?!”
Li Mo stood up, gazing at the ceiling at a 40-degree angle, trying to keep the warmth from his nosebleed from trickling down.
“Miss Ying! Miss Ying!”
“Little Ice Girl!”
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, followed by two strangely familiar female voices from outside.
As he opened the door, he saw Zhong Ling and Shang Qin Qing.
“Hmm? Li Mo, I was just about to ask where Miss Ying was,” Zhong Ling blinked, slightly surprised since she had just called for Li Mo.
Shang Qin Qing’s eyes lit up instantly, digging through her pocket to pull out a handful of sunflower seeds, ready to snack.
How can Clan Leader Shang always have a stash of seeds ready…
Li Mo half-hid behind the door, rolling his eyes internally before asking, “What’s up this early?”
“Oh, the South Border King wants to see you. He’d like to invite you and Miss Ying to the royal city as guests,” Zhong Ling explained.
The “household” she referred to was none other than the South Border King, a man of considerable reputation.
Li Mo nodded, “Alright, I’ll go with Ice Girl in a bit.”
As he nodded, the warmth from his nose once again began to flow.
“Brother Li, what happened to you?” Zhong Ling’s expression turned cautious.
Li Mo put on a serious face and casually wiped his nose. “It’s a minor issue; I was sparring with Ying Bing, and she accidentally… tripped, resulting in a bit of a scratch.”
“Really?” Shang Qin Qing squinted critically, her disbelief palpable.
Didn’t something lifethreatening happen?
She was just itching to hear the juicy drama unfold.
“Really!” Li Mo asserted firmly.
Just then, a soft, dreamy voice floated in from behind him.
“Who’s there?”
Ying Bing appeared, her sleepy demeanor resembling a half-awake lotus flower, with a few stray strands of hair adorning her lips, making one forget she was the icy Cold Fairy.
“!”
Li Mo’s sharp eyes caught sight of a rather alarming crimson stain on Ying Bing’s pristine nightgown…
Oh no, when did he start bleeding from his nose?!
He hadn’t even noticed a thing earlier…
“??”
Zhong Ling leaned back, her eyes growing increasingly blank.
Shang Qin Qing’s eyes sparkled with excitement, her laughter erupting like an uncontrollable giggle, resembling a spirited hen.
“Well, last night’s sparring session must have been pretty intense; we might want to let Little Ice Girl rest for a bit…she might not be feeling so well…”
“…..That’s just the bl**d from my nose!”
“Oh dear, oh dear~” Shang Qin Qing’s expression turned into a comically exaggerated one.
“I’ve just been a little under the weather, that’s all…”
“No need to explain, I believe you.”
“You’ve been munching on those seeds non-stop!” Li Mo felt the complete mismatch between Shang Qin Qing’s expression and her words.
She made eight munches per second; how could he possibly believe her nonsense?
Ying Bing also dropped her gaze, momentarily stunned by the red stains on her gown.
She didn’t really suspect anything else.
Instead, she pondered what that warm, fuzzy thing was that she had stepped on in her dreams…
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Downstairs, Zhong Zhenyue, wrapped up like a dumpling, poked his head out under the protection of a troop of armored guards.
Seeing only Li Mo and Zhong Ling, he curiously asked, “Where’s Miss Ying?”
“She said she wanted to get some good rest, so I’m filling in for her…” Li Mo was mid-sentence when—
Zhong Ling cut in: “She’s preparing to have a baby.”
“?”
Zhong Zhenyue’s muscles tensed, and he winced at the sudden pang from his injuries, gritting his teeth in surprise.
After a moment of silence, he gave a thumbs up.
“Don’t tell me it’s so soon… No, I mean, you’ve got it all wrong.” Li Mo was taken aback.
Zhong Ling, why would you suddenly unleash a bombshell like that?!
“The old lady in the palace told me; she’s been bleeding!” Zhong Ling had the air of someone who possessed the ultimate truth.
The old lady had served many noble families, and Zhong Ling had even seen her chop off bloodied cloth from the new bed.
“Let’s calm down a bit…,” Li Mo glanced at the sky and hopped onto the carriage.
The carriage rolled into the inner city smoothly. It was only when they approached the imperial city that they ran into extensive checks, confirming identities instead of faces.
The South Border King’s residence was considered part of the imperial city, but it actually lay between the inner and royal cities, where all nobility resided.
Along the way, Li Mo kept his “Divine Eye” open, observing the activities around.
He had about two hundred years of martial comprehension left.
In terms of the hammer technique, he knew a lot, but regarding the sword technique, learned so little—he’d saved it for emergencies.
Yet Dugu Nine Swords felt like it was one step away from perfection.
So, during the next couple of days, Li Mo planned to look for investment opportunities in the imperial city.
“Brother Li, you and Miss Ying aren’t married yet, right?”
As the carriage slowed, Zhong Zhenyue suddenly asked.
Man, that reflex arc of yours is a bit too long…
Li Mo let down the curtain; the street had become increasingly empty. “Not yet…”
“Then I suggest you hurry up and tie the knot; after all, she will be your wife, and you will be her husband—it’ll make everything much more respectable. Plus, I’m curious about what being married is like.”
Saying that, Zhong Ling shot a crimson glance at Zhong Zhenyue.
“Married… imagining Ice Girl in bridal attire…”
Li Mo couldn’t help but let his imagination wander.
He envisioned a night filled with candles and flowers, the climax of which would be lifting a veil to see the face of the Cold Fairy amidst the gentle light.
What on earth had he done in his past life to deserve this opportunity?!
He merely wanted to grab her jade legs for rewards; how could he have ever thought beyond that?
Now, with rewards in hand and having learned what Ice Girl’s teacher taught, he found himself hoping she might call him “hubby” one day and maybe even want to have a baby…
Oh, Little Li Mo, you truly are a daring little beast!
“Can you have kids if you’re not married? Probably not…”
Zhong Zhenyue looked dead serious, his eyes glinting with wisdom.
In his mind, only through the “marriage” ritual could one have children.
“…Why do you think that?”
“Because no child has ever attended their parents’ wedding ceremony, so how could kids ever come about if there was no marriage?”
“That’s true.”
Li Mo’s memories of his past life were buzzing to life.
Yet he chose to keep his mouth shut.
Because, to be honest…
The thoughts of those daring beasts were electrifying even just to think about.
Little Li Mo believed in being a gentleman, one who discusses actions, not desires.
So thinking about it was one thing; speaking it into existence? That was an entirely different story!
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