A Brief Half-Day of Leisure in This Mortal Life; Ice Block Thought She Had This in the Bag

As is widely known.

The soup made with Ice Block was more than just poisoned.

Li Mo wondered if he could find some soup in the poison.

"Can I not drink it?"

"You've been drinking for two days."

Ying Bing frowned as she looked at him.

"... Two days?"

Li Mo opened his mouth.

"Elder Xue's prescription: three bowls a day, for three days straight."

Today is the last day.

Ying Bing gently lifted the spoon and placed it near Li Mo's lips.

Shocking! The famous Ice Block can actually take care of people.

Fortunately, no one who had heard of her in their previous life was here, otherwise they would have gouged out their own eyes.

Li Mo: "..."

He mustered his courage, opened his mouth, and drank it. It tasted slightly bitter, but not unpleasant.

Now I finally understand how that thin layer of Internal Breath in the meridians is restored.

It turns out it was fed by Ice Block.

So, she's been coming to take care of me every day lately?

The room suddenly became very quiet.

The intermittent chirping of cicadas drifted in from outside the window, along with the sound of my mother vigorously shaking the blankets, and the splashing sound of my father watering the flowers and plants.

The noise was so loud that Li Mo used to find it annoying, and it made it impossible for him to fall back asleep whenever he got up to use the restroom and then lay back down.

But being away from home for a long time, accompanied by the clinking of spoons and porcelain bowls, brings a strange sense of peace.

The sunshine is nice.

In the hazy, dusty atmosphere, every eyelash of the girl was tinged with glistening light, her eyes clear and bright, sparkling with life.

Li Mo is no stranger to such situations.

But I still couldn't help but drift off into thought.

"Hand."

Ying Bing suddenly spoke.

"Oh oh."

Li Mo extended his hand.

After Ying Bing grasped it, the two streams of Internal Breath circulated alternately, passing through the meridians as always, calming the tangled mess.

While practicing her internal energy, she asked:

How are you feeling?

"Soft."

Li Mo rubbed it and said seriously.

"?"

Ying Bing raised her head and looked over quietly.

Li Mo snapped out of his reverie and coughed lightly, saying:

"It's barely acceptable to use the Phoenix Singing in the Heavenly Marsh."

"Good."

Then.

After several days, the two happily resumed their dual cultivation.

Just then, Li Dalong happened to pass by the window and, seeing the scene inside, immediately stopped in his tracks.

"Is your son awake?"

He was about to greet his son when his mother, who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion, covered his mouth.

Gu Xueqin even used her family's traditional light-body skills.

"You brainless idiot, are you stupid? Kids are so easily embarrassed."

"Yes, yes, my wife is right."

Li Dalong awkwardly shut his mouth, bent his knees, and only poked half his head out to look inside.

The two looked inside, their faces beaming with kind, aunt-like smiles.

Whether unconsciously or unable to resist, he started muttering to himself again.

"That's great, hehe."

"See what I said? Ever since I was little, I've felt that Bing'er should become the daughter-in-law of the Li family."

"Okay, okay, I watched her grow up too."

"Mo'er has become sensible now. When she was little, she would always pull other people's hair for no reason, and no amount of beatings could stop her."

"Going out and experiencing life will make you more mature."

"Bing'er is so powerful now, she's already at the Profound Pill Realm, I'm just glad she doesn't look down on our son."

"Luckily, my son is as handsome as me. Sigh, I was once a well-known handsome young man in the surrounding area..."

Li Mo: "..."

No.

Dad, Mom, you two really don't see me as a martial artist.

To him, he could hear every mosquito fly by outside, so his parents' whispers were deafening.

Besides, she has destiny and I have cheat codes, so we're not inferior to Ice Block, are we?

Things change every thirty years! What's Profound Pill? Wait until I condense three hundred and sixty-five of them!

Oh, right.

Since he could hear it, that Ice Block...

Li Mo looked over and saw that the girl's face was calm, but her glistening eyelashes trembled slightly in the sunlight...

I understand.

I'm supposed to play along with your act, pretending not to see anything.

I reckon it's about time.

Li Mo coughed heavily.

"Where are my parents? I haven't even paid my respects to them since I came back."

"Them..."

Ying Bing silently shifted her gaze towards the window and withdrew her hand.

Shortly after, footsteps sounded.

"Son, did I disturb you?"

Mr. and Mrs. Li Dalong entered through the door.

Li Mo seemed quite surprised:

"What a coincidence, Mr. Li, you mentioned Miss Gu, and whoever you said arrived!"

"Your mother and I were just taking a stroll around the neighborhood, yes, just a stroll."

Li Dalong remained calm and composed, his words resounding.

"What a coincidence, I say."

"Who says otherwise?"

Comrade Lao Li and Little Li are now equally adept at talking nonsense; the father and son can talk for an hour or two without any shortage of material.

"Are you feeling better? Elder Xue even came to ask in person today."

Gu Xueqin sat down beside him and carefully examined her son.

"A couple of days of rest should be enough."

Next came the family's warm greetings and concern for each other.

Li Mo took out the Earth Vein Spirit Milk and healing pills that he had prepared beforehand, and gave several instructions.

My father has a long-standing injury that keeps him stuck at the Inner Breath Realm.

His mother was also in poor health when she gave birth to him, and she never practiced martial arts afterward.

Moved by their words, the couple repeatedly warned their son, "You must never do anything illegal or disorderly, such as sneaking into the Clear Abyss Sect's storeroom to steal chickens or dogs."

Little Li was completely speechless.

The old couple's worries were not unfounded. When he was a child, he stole money from home to buy popsicles and got a good beating for it.

Ying Bing watched quietly from the side, a sense of tranquility and ease involuntarily rising in her heart.

In Li Mo's words, this is called...

Stealing half a day of leisure from a busy life?

[Ding-dong]

At this moment, the system's daily notification sounds.

[Countdown to the next ranking comparison: 7 days.]

This time, I don't have to worry about being punished as a loser.

Everything is getting back on track.

She now possesses the Blood Phoenix Essence, the Rosy Phoenix Soul, and the True Phoenix Feather.

Even a descendant of the Heaven Derivation Sect and a prince of the Great Yu Dynasty couldn't possibly possess so many hidden treasures at the Inner Breath Realm.

Even if he condenses his Profound Pill, it won't affect her ranking.

The reward for first place is definitely better than that for second place.

Thinking of this...

Ying Bing found it difficult to take it for granted.

Because he played a part in it...

Two more days have passed.

After Li Mo woke up, he took the miraculous medicine from the System Space and recovered extremely quickly.

Just as he expected.

The process of breaking down and then rebuilding did indeed provide him with an opportunity to break through his limitations.

He began to work on condensing the Profound Pill.

Ying Bing, meanwhile, stayed at home, continuing her usual routine, except that she spent each night consolidating her cultivation level.

Now her two Profound Pills are completely perfected, and the Blood Phoenix Essence has been truly incorporated into her own power, becoming her foundation.

That day, she had just finished practicing her martial arts when the immense power of the Blood Phoenix Essence slowly dissipated.

When she opened her eyes, Shangguan Wencang and several other elders of the Clear Abyss Sect were looking at her with smiles on their faces.

"Two Profound Pill, plus an incredible fortuitous opportunity of luck."

"After returning to the clan, choose an auspicious day, and you may enter the main ancestral Ancestral Hall."

Shangguan Wencang with satisfaction.

Ying Bing nodded slightly; she knew these people had come for other reasons.

Qian Bufan spoke up:

"Regarding the secret realm, we need to consult you first to understand the situation."

Ying Bing and Li Mo were not together from beginning to end.

Li Mo has not yet recovered, so it's natural that we need to inquire about Ying Bing's experience as well.

I'll correct the typos first, then I'll fix them later. If you find any, please kick me out.