Tonight’s cicada chirping is a bit raucous!
In the prime of summer, it’s the perfect time to eat ice! Moreover, Li Mo has been soaking in the hot springs. As everyone knows, you can’t soak too long or, despite being in water, your mouth will feel as dry as a desert, especially in this heat.
Li Mo has never had anything so delicious in his two lifetimes.
So, it makes sense that the old saying “excess brings decline” holds true, just like poisonous plants often hide their antidotes nearby.
Ying Bing may not be a great cook, but the best delicacies have always been right on her—hidden, of course.
For the swordmaster with a knack for making his wife happy, the best food changed “hands” twice that night.
“Ha…”
A delicate hand rested on his head—perhaps it was supposed to shove him away, but realized it didn’t have the strength to do so.
With his vision blocked, Li Mo raised his head only to find a dreamy look in her eyes, as if all her brilliance, tranquility, and coldness had been whisked away by a mysterious vortex. Clearly no seals were planted on her neck, yet the rosy glow left him mesmerized.
It seemed Ying Bing finally figured out why she fainted; it was all those kidney-shaped matters during those two hours.
Li Mo had never seen the Phoenix Sky Empress look this foolish.
He boldly thought to himself: Ying Bing could bully him countless times, but as long as she lost just once…
“I can tell the seal was successful.”
Li Mo wiped the grin off his face and cleared his throat. “Not only did we complete the seal, but I also got to eat extraordinary food. That’s what you call having your cake and eating it too!”
“Hmm? Hmm…”
Ying Bing was already soft and mushy, now she looked like a boneless jellyfish, needing Li Mo to hold her to stay upright.
Her mind was still trembling, evidently not ready to think yet.
“Hey, weren’t those fruits that fell into the hot spring? I didn’t get to eat any yet…”
Li Mo shifted his gaze.
He thought to himself that this wasn’t being malicious; it was just a fair share.
The most important quality of a gentleman is fairness! Fairness, and I mean real fairness!!
“Wait… wait a second.”
Ying Bing quickly pinched his nose, trying to deliver her cold, icy glare at him, but her eyes sparkled like autumn water, completely failing to intimidate him and instead risking losing his sanity.
“What’s wrong?”
“Those aren’t fruits…”
The soul-less Ying Bing seemed slightly slow to react. Even a childish ghost couldn’t fail to recognize fruits, and when she accidentally spotted real fruits floating on the water, she finally reacted.
Seeing Ying Bing realize something, if it were any other time, he might casually say he misidentified them.
But now, he was too flustered to think that deeply.
However, just as he leaned in, he accidentally kissed Ying Bing’s delicate hand.
Ying Bing desperately tried to keep her tone calm, advising her childish ghost, “Slow down… don’t be like Bajie.”
Li Mo was stunned. So, Ying Bing actually knew who Bajie was? Did he mention that during his storytelling?
Despite having recently hummed the tune of Zhu Bajie carrying his wife, he couldn’t possibly imitate Bajie while enjoying good food, right? Not a shred of flavor could be detected otherwise.
This time, Little Li was certain.
Ginseng fruit.
It couldn’t possibly be as good as the moon; no wonder everyone makes moon-shaped mooncakes.
Though Ying Bing had agreed, in her head, she was filled with pink bubbles, thinking, did we not agree that failing once doesn’t mean being punished twice?
After all, the system had already indicated the punishment was complete…
Embracing her floating head, she couldn’t help but grab a handful of his hair, curling her long legs up.
After a while, Li Mo lost track of time, but he’d certainly hit cloud nine.
Suddenly tensing up, he heard Ying Bing say, “Li Mo…”
“Hmm? Oh, that’s Hammer Treasure; he’s a bit grumpy right now.”
“But Hammer Treasure is broken, right? And he can also manipulate the laws of heaven and earth?”
“…….I don’t have the power, okay?”
Little Li cleared his throat, his eyes becoming clearer.
Even if he was a steel-hearted gentleman, when someone had a handle on him, he’d be a lot more obedient.
Ying Bing’s fingers instinctively curled up when she got nervous.
They didn’t bother cleaning up the unfortunate fruit corpses in the pool. After changing her clothes, Ying Bing stepped out of the Mineral Springs of Eternal Youth, not daring to look at the childish ghost.
Just a moment ago, she had caught a glimpse of her reflection in the water, and she didn’t dare meet her own gaze.
She sat on the bed wrapped in a blanket, pulling out the scroll of the holy decree, a trace of fear flashing in her eyes.
Suddenly, she felt the thick material of the decree, which, rolled up, was almost the size of her wrist, both delicate and exquisite…
Today, she escaped.
What about when getting married?
But the dates had already been filled in…
[Congratulations, Host, for completing the punishment. Danger averted; many items were nearly deleted.]
[Currently awarding Host with rewards.]
[Reward One: Bi Luo Han Crystal…]
The rewards being distributed were nothing short of extraordinary, but Ying Bing’s beautiful eyes had lost their sparkle.
Now, the outcome of victory and defeat had anything to do with her strength?
Meanwhile…
Downstairs, Li Mo lay on his bed, curling up yet unable to sleep. It was deep in the night, and he was exceptionally alert.
He even contemplated ripping a wheel off to roll around, you know, like a spinning wheel—everyone has done that before.
Little Li figured he should calm down.
It was one thing to wash his underwear at the crack of dawn; what kind of situation was this??
“If your heart is as clear as ice, the sky may fall, but you won’t be frightened…”
“Wait… ice?”
While Li Mo was muttering a passage to calm his mind and practice martial arts, he didn’t expect it to have no effect at all. His head was still filled with various expressions of Ying Bing.
Especially the images from today were particularly vivid.
“Oh, Hammer Treasure! How could you fall so low!”
Li Mo was incredulous.
This time, Hammer Treasure didn’t kick up a fuss in the small universe and didn’t express any discontent.
He paused briefly, rummaging through the system space and pulled out the dim, cracked Hammer Treasure. He sensed a trace of lingering vitality, a weak wave of consciousness radiated from the Pangu Starfall Hammer.
If it could speak human language, Hammer Treasure would probably reveal many unspeakable truths not meant for children.
“Sorry, Hammer Treasure. I’ll work on fixing things.”
Li Mo’s gaze darted away, then he earnestly assured, “Don’t worry; I’ll fix you up because you mean so much to me.”
“Without you, who would help me share the black… uh, who would accompany me to the Hammer Techniques Exchange Conference?!”
Saying this, he began to check the system.
He still had two reward chances left to redeem.
The things in the system were dazzling, even including celestial-grade weapon hammers, forged from the essence of stars in the upper realm.
But what suited him best was the most significant; Hammer Treasure had been with him through thick and thin, more than a weapon—really a partner.
After searching for a while, Li Mo’s eyes lit up.
【Spirit Fusion Device】: “Allows two weapons to fuse, each bringing out the strengths of the other, merging into one; the quality of merged weapons shouldn’t differ too greatly, and any damaged weapon will be repaired.”
“Assisted by forging techniques, it will elevate the limit of the fused weapons.”
Li Mo decided to redeem it, then looked down at Hammer Treasure.
He squinted his eyes and asked seriously, “Hammer Treasure, do you want to learn the laws of heaven and earth?”
