The Bed Beam Cracked

Zhou Hao saw Murong staring intently at him, so he subconsciously touched his face and asked, "What's wrong?"

Murong rolled her eyes slightly, extended her jade-like hand, and softly uttered two words: "A gift."

Zhou Hao was stunned for a moment, then realized with a sudden clarity, "Oh, of course I have one prepared."

As he spoke, he gently placed a two-finger wide and two-joint high "Guan Yin who bestows children" into Murong's hand.

Murong felt the cool sensation of the jadeite. She knew at a glance that this jadeite wasn't anything particularly special, but she didn't need anything special. She just needed the thought behind it.

She looked at the "Guan Yin who bestows children" and asked, "What is this?"

"This is a 'Guan Yin who bestows children' from my hometown. Many people who can't have children pray to her. I saw you really wanted children, so I thought I'd give this to you," Zhou Hao explained with a smile.

Murong felt a stir in her heart. Looking at the "Guan Yin who bestows children" cradling a child, she nodded with satisfaction, "It's nice, I like it very much."

She took out a thin red string, threaded the "Guan Yin who bestows children" onto it, and wore it on her left wrist.

"How is it?" she asked with a smile, shaking her wrist.

Zhou Hao nodded, "It looks good."

He secretly felt pleased, thinking, I knew you'd like it.

Murong smiled, grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, and asked while cracking them open, "Have you been doing well these past two days?"

It sounded like a greeting from an old friend.

Zhou Hao looked at her, feeling a bit awkward. What kind of question was that?

He nodded and replied, "Pretty well."

He paused suddenly. He remembered that Murong didn't even know what sunflower seeds were before. How did she suddenly have so many high-quality sunflower seeds? Were they originally there, or...

This gave him an idea that he himself found hard to believe.

Could it be that these sunflower seeds were all planted in the last three days?

Zhou Hao thought for a moment and asked, "By the way, these sunflower seeds you have, they weren't just planted, were they?"

Murong replied calmly, "They were planted in the last two days."

Her answer confirmed Zhou Hao's suspicion.

Zhou Hao's mouth opened in surprise, and he asked, "How did you manage to grow sunflowers and have them mature in such a short time?"

Murong glanced at him and said casually, "We have people specifically responsible for farming. For plants of this caliber, we can make them flower, bear fruit, and mature in less than a day."

Zhou Hao's mouth hung slightly open, unsure of what to say. Alright! He still hadn't adapted to this Mysterious Fantasy world. Anything could happen here.

Murong suddenly remembered something and warned him, "Right, don't eat too many of these sunflower seeds. If you can't digest the energy, you might explode."

Zhou Hao, who had just brought a seed to his lips, heard Murong's words and quietly put it back, muttering, "You're giving me something dangerous to eat?"

Murong waved her hand with a smile, "It's fine, eating one or two pounds is no problem. Just don't eat too much."

Zhou Hao gave her a look. He didn't dare to eat them now. He didn't want to risk exploding just from eating something.

Murong watched his cowardly demeanor with amusement and teased, "Afraid to eat them?"

Zhou Hao pouted, "I'd rather eat my ordinary sunflower seeds."

As he spoke, he grabbed a handful from his Storage Ring.

Murong smiled charmingly, "You look quite cute like this."

Yes, she finally struck back.

Zhou Hao's mouth twitched. He thought to himself, What a vengeful woman.

He knew very well that Murong was deliberately retaliating for him calling her cute last time.

Just then, they heard a "crack" sound coming from under the bed.

Zhou Hao and Murong both froze.

Zhou Hao went to look and saw that the bed frame had broken.

He and Murong exchanged a look, seeing the awkwardness in each other's eyes.

The bed must have finally broken under the strain because of their earlier intensity.

"Ahem." Zhou Hao coughed twice to ease the awkward atmosphere, then said, "I'll go fix it."

Murong also gave a sheepish smile and watched Zhou Hao repair the bed from the side.

She hadn't expected that she and Zhou Hao were so vigorous that they almost made the bed collapse.

Zhou Hao flipped the bed over, intending to fix it, but there was no wood.

At this moment, Murong raised her hand and produced a piece of wood, "Here, use this to fix it!"

Zhou Hao didn't examine it closely. He placed the wood against the broken part of the bed frame and tied it up casually. It was fixed.

It didn't need to be perfect. Anyway, he would be leaving in a couple of days. He could let Ma Hongyun replace the bed directly then, or he could keep it himself. Since he was going out to forge his own path, bringing a bed would be more convenient.

Zhou Hao was probably the only person in this world who found it convenient to bring a bed.

Murong saw that the time was almost up. She informed Zhou Hao and then left.

Zhou Hao glanced at the premium sunflower seeds on the table. He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately put them away. Eating them slowly meant he wouldn't have to worry about exploding.

Afterward, he brought Zhou Yuanbao and the others to Ma Hongyun.

"Sir, is there something you need?" Ma Hongyun asked obsequiously.

Zhou Hao said, "I've come to let you know that we should be leaving in a day or two. Thank you for your hospitality these past few days."

"Ah? You're leaving, Sir?" Ma Hongyun asked in surprise.

He hadn't even managed to establish any connections yet!

Zhou Hao nodded gently. "I've stayed for a few days, and it's time to go. Alright, enough talk. Here's a crystal stone for you."

He placed a top-grade crystal stone down and then left.

Ma Hongyun stared at the top-grade crystal stone, frozen on the spot, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

By the time he came to his senses, Zhou Hao had already left. He quickly put the top-grade crystal stone away, as if afraid someone would snatch it from him.

After finding Ma Hongyun, Zhou Hao then found Ye Zi and exchanged a few farewell words before preparing to head back.

He didn't give Ye Zi any crystal stones. After all, he didn't have Murong's disguise abilities, and he understood the principle that possessing treasures could bring trouble.

"Uncle, we'll meet again in the outside world," Ye Zi suddenly shouted with all his might, watching Zhou Hao's retreating back.

Zhou Hao's footsteps paused for a moment. He then smiled, waved his hand, and said nothing, not looking back. Everything was understood without words.

In Shilpo Mountain Stronghold, Zhou Hao was only familiar with Ye Zi and Ma Hongyun, so he only sought out those two to say goodbye.

Zhou Hao would leave when he broke through to the Spiritual Consciousness Fifth Stage. He already had a premonition that he would break through in the next couple of days.

So, if he broke through tomorrow, he would leave tomorrow. If he broke through the day after, he would leave the day after.

Tonight, Zhou Hao needed to cultivate all night again.

Ice and Snow Divine Realm

Murong returned to her study and sat down at her desk. Her slender fingers caressed the "Guan Yin who bestows children" on her left wrist, and a breathtaking smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

From this gift, she could truly feel Zhou Hao's intentions.

Murong smiled and shook her head, then began to handle her official duties.

She, the Empress, wasn't that idle. After all, many matters in the Divine Realm required her decision to proceed.