I Was His Neighbor?

"You wretched Dong'er, you stinky Dong'er, all you know how to do is eat! I'll teach you to eat!"

Luo Huo'er pinched Dong'er's ear. At this moment, she was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent it. When she remembered Yi Yun's last words about seeing her own chest, Luo Huo'er went berserk.

"Ouch... ouch... ouch! Miss, you're going to pull Dong'er's ear off!"

Dong'er said aggrievedly, "Poor Dong'er, I still don't know what happened. I was just eating steamed buns when disaster struck out of nowhere, and that's how it happened."

Luo Huo'er then lowered her hand. Dong'er's little ears were red, and her big eyes were full of tears.

Seeing Dong'er's pitiful appearance, Luo Huo'er's heart softened a little, but she was still angry and snorted, "I told you to guard the gate, why are you eating here!"

Dong'er touched her red little ears and said pitifully, "I... I'm hungry..."

Dong'er was guarding the goal, and there was no one to relieve her; it's normal for her to get hungry...

Of course, even when Dong'er wasn't hungry, she wasn't always focused on guarding the training ground. She had many things to do, such as daydreaming, taking a nap, tending to the flowers and plants, and even watching a small insect on the grass for a long time.

In the Central Divine Tower, Luo Huo'er spent most of her time cultivating and practicing the Savage Heaven Technique. Despite her unreliable appearance, Luo Huo'er very diligent in her cultivation, so many times, Dong'er was left alone, and she was extremely bored.

"Miss... has someone seen the <Sacred Fire Limitless Book>...?"

Dong'er pursed her lips and said fearfully, "Luo Huo'er asked Dong'er to guard the door for two reasons. First, she didn't want her cultivation to be disturbed. Second, and more importantly, she didn't want her family's secret cultivation technique, the <Sacred Fire Limitless Book>, to be discovered."

"It's even worse than that!" Luo Huo'er said angrily. In reality, even if someone saw her practicing the <Sacred Fire Limitless Book>, it would be difficult for them to discern what level of technique it was. Luo Huo'er was being cautious simply out of a sense of caution, just in case.

"Worse than that?" Luo Huo'er's mouth gaped open, her eyes wide. She knew she had gotten herself into trouble today.

Although she and Luo Huo'er had a very good relationship, they were still, after all, a young lady and a maid, and she knew her duty: to serve Luo Huo'er wholeheartedly.

"What happened, Miss?" Dong'er asked anxiously, praying that nothing irreversible would happen.

Luo Huo'er blushed and didn't know what to say.

Even though Dong'er and Luo Huo'er were very close, Luo Huo'er didn't want to tell Dong'er such an embarrassing thing.

Should I tell Dong'er that I said some narcissistic things that some brat somehow barged into the training ground overheard, and that he even saw my body?

Not only that, he also escaped from my grasp using almost shameless methods?

Thinking of this, Luo Huo'er felt ashamed and angry. She had encountered something so unacceptable, and not only did she have nowhere to vent her anger, she couldn't tell anyone, not even Dong'er.

Luo Huo'er was seething with anger, so she pinched Dong'er's ear again, but this time she didn't use much force.

"You damned Dong'er, listen to me carefully! From now on, you're guarding the gate. You're not allowed to go anywhere else! Also, you're being punished by not eating steamed buns or rice for ten days! I'll only give you one Bigu Relic!"

Upon hearing Luo Huo'er's words, Dong'er's face turned pale, as if she had encountered the most terrifying thing in the world.

"You can't eat steamed buns, you can't eat rice..."

Dong'er wanted to cry but had no tears. The Bigu Relic that Luo Huo'er mentioned was Ferocious Beast Relic specially used to replace food. It did not contain any exaggerated vital energy. Just eating one relic could keep you from being hungry for ten days.

But this Bigu relic had no taste; it tasted like eating plain white flour dumplings. The thought of going ten days without food and surviving on just a tasteless relic made Dong'er feel like she was going to hell.

"Miss..." Dong'er tugged at Luo Huo'er's clothes, saying aggrievedly, her watery eyes seeming to speak volumes.

"No discussion!"

Luo Huo'er said bitterly, but seeing that Dong'er looked like she was about to die, her heart softened, and she said again, "This time, let's be lighter, reduce ten days to five days!"

After saying that, she shook off Dong'er's hand and stormed off to the deacon's office in the Central Divine Tower.

She wanted to know how some random brat could possess the key to the training ground on the 69th floor of the Central Divine Tower.

In the Central Divine Tower's administration office, a beautiful woman dressed in black was organizing room check-in forms. She appeared to be in her early twenties, with a good figure and striking looks.

As the face of Tai'a Divine City, the Central Divine Tower often receives guests from all over the world, and as a service staff member, this beautiful woman is impeccable in every aspect.

Luo Huo'er came in aggressively to confront the woman, who was stunned for a moment. After understanding Luo Huo'er's question, she chuckled and said, "Sister Huo'er, the person you're talking about is most likely Yi Yun."

At that time, Yi Yun booked a room on the 69th floor of the Central Divine Tower. It was this woman in black who showed him the room. Yi Yun was thirteen years old and had only been in Tai'a Divine City for a year. He paid for half a year's room fee in one go, which greatly shocked the woman in black. So she remembered it very clearly.

So young and already so talented, his future is limitless. He's a real catch, I wish I could raise him...

That was the thought the Black-clothed Woman had at the time. Of course, she knew it was just wishful thinking. She had spent six years in the Tai'a Divine City Trial, and her graduation grades were not only among the worst, but also among the lowest. The only reason she was able to stay and work at the Central Divine Tower was because of her appearance.

"Yi Yun!? He's Yi Yun?" Luo Huo'er didn't recognize Yi Yun at all.

She knew Yi Yun, and it was because Yi Yun broke the record for the first time in nearly a thousand years in Tai'a Divine City that Luo Huo'er was unhappy.

Ninety-nine percent of the Tai'a Divine City trial participants either admired or envied Yi Yun when he was mentioned, but for Luo Huo'er, this name annoyed her to no end.

This time, it's Yi Yun again!

"Yes, that's Yi Yun, young and promising," the Black-clothed Woman chuckled. "He's a tenant on the 69th floor of the Central Divine Tower, so of course he has the key to the training ground. That training ground is a shared area for several adjacent rooms. Oh, and he's your neighbor!"

The Black-clothed Woman looked at Luo Huo'er with envy.

Upon hearing this, Luo Huo'er felt as if a copper basin had fallen on her head...

Clang!

Luo Huo'er was dumbfounded.

That toad and I are neighbors?!

Does that mean I'll have to see this guy all the time from now on?

Sky!

If it weren't for what happened today, Luo Huo'er could have completely ignored Yi Yun, like a toad on the roadside— Luo Huo'er didn't like, but wouldn't care if she saw him.

But... after what happened today, when she meets Yi Yun again, those scenes will inevitably flash through his Yi Yun. Thinking of this, Luo Huo'er went crazy.

The Black-clothed Woman, clearly oblivious to Luo Huo'er's thoughts, continued, "You are all the most outstanding geniuses among the recent trial participants of Tai'a Divine City. You should exchange ideas and learn from each other. Ah, I truly envy you all..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Huo'er's lips twitched a few times. Exchange and spar? Don't be ridiculous!

"I don't want to be his neighbor!"

Luo Huo'er blurted out that she hadn't expected Yi Yun to be able to afford a room on the 69th floor of Tai'a Divine City.

"Huh?" The Black-clothed Woman was taken aback. "Why not be neighbors with Yi Yun? Yi Yun paid the rent, so naturally he should stay on the sixty-ninth floor of the Central Divine Tower..."

There are only a few rooms prepared for the trial participants on the 69th floor of the Central Divine Tower. No matter how you change, they will all be neighbors, unless Luo Huo'er goes to a higher or lower floor.

However, those above the seventieth floor are generally not used by trial participants from Tai'a Divine City, because the concentration of vital energy there is somewhat wasteful for low-level martial artists.

To stay on floors 70 and above, one Glory Points must be paid every two months. Even if Luo Huo'er ranks first on the leaderboard, she doesn't have that many Glory Points to squander. Using Glory Points to buy a place to live is simply too wasteful.

As for being demoted to the 68th floor, Luo Huo'er felt unhappy about it. Why should I be demoted to the 68th floor? If anyone should be demoted, it should be that toad!

"I'm going to find this brat and settle this score!" Luo Huo'er gritted her teeth, thinking bitterly.

At this time, the Medicine Mountain of Tai'a Divine City was a place of beautiful mountains and clear waters.

A Linen-clothed Youth sat on the grass, leaning against a large tree, quietly reading an ancient book. Occasionally, a leaf would drift down and land on the book, which he would simply brush away gently.

<The Myriad Beast Catalog>, <The True Understanding of Laws>...

Yi Yun originally intended to return to his residence in the Central Divine Tower to study the two Secret Manual, but as soon as he opened the door, he encountered a violent woman who nearly killed him.

Yi Yun felt somewhat confused, but there was no doubt that this violent woman was far stronger than him, so he had no choice but to temporarily postpone his return to the Central Divine Tower. Instead, he used the pretext of gathering herbs to come to Gengzi Medicine Mountain.

It must be said that the "True Understanding of Laws" in the Prince Chu's Estate is indeed a precious classic.

The book "True Understanding of Laws" does not explain the cultivation method of any single True Meaning of Laws, but the entire book introduces the True Meaning of Laws. It is a set of law Secret Manual in the form of a general outline.

If one can comprehend this, it will greatly help one's future cultivation of the laws.

The preface to "The True Understanding of Laws" introduces that there are three thousand great paths in martial arts, each leading to the pinnacle. Some of these paths are difficult to traverse, while others are simple, and their power varies.

These three thousand great paths are further divided into many major categories.

The first major category is—the art of war!

Taking military strategy into practice, whether it's the way of the sword, the way of the spear, or the way of the blade, all fall under the category of military strategy.

Some swordsmen dedicate their entire lives to swordsmanship, striving for the ultimate in martial arts with just one sword.

Similarly, the same applies to spears, swords, and halberds!

The Thirty-two Sword Dao Characters that Yi Yun comprehended in the Blade Tomb were left behind by a powerful figure whose mastery of the Dao of the Sword was beyond imagination. (To be continued~^~)