The Gift a True Gentleman Loved Most
In the Li Mansion, in the room of a certain Divine Hammer Little Overlord, Li Mo, who was celebrating his birthday, sat on the bed, looking at the open box.
After awakening from the Mystery of the Womb, those long-buried memories surged up, each one replaying as if it were yesterday.
There are exactly seventeen, one for each age group.
"Ice Block..."
Li Mo looked up blankly.
The fireworks on the snowy night illuminated her red dress, her slightly crooked white cat-shaped hat, her long, slender legs encased in white stockings, and snowflakes clinging to her black hair, which was tied up with a jade hairpin.
On Les Millennium, there's an old man who keeps leaving eggs.
Nine Heavens and Ten Earths has its own New Year Goddess.
They even suddenly appeared beside you, giving you a birthday surprise.
That's exactly how Little Li feels right now.
"I found this while cleaning the room, and it looks like... it's your stuff."
Ying Bing lowered her eyes and sat down next to him.
"..."
Li Mo glanced at the pacifiers in the box.
Even if you Little Devil of the World when you were a baby, you wouldn't run off to the street to buy this thing right after you were born.
"That might have been a gift from my New Year Fairy."
Li Mo put down the pacifier and picked up a jade pendant, which was carved with White Jade Bamboo Joint.
It symbolizes that the man has grown up and can wear beautiful jade like a gentleman.
When he was shopping with Ice Block, he thought it was exquisite, but unfortunately, after haggling for a long time and finally using the "take it or leave it" tactic, he still couldn't win it over.
They actually went back and bought the Ice Block.
"I'm glad you like it..."
Seeing him happily hang up the jade pendant, Ying Bing gently took off her shoes and sat on the bed, her small feet, wrapped in silk stockings, folded to one side.
As she brewed tea, she glanced at him out of the corner of her eye.
Suddenly, the tea in the teacup rippled slightly. She paused, her lips pursed, and pulled her foot back.
"This wooden sword is so beautiful. If I had one like this when I was a kid, all the other kids would be so envious."
Li Mo held a small wooden sword in his left hand, looking very serious.
Yes, Little Li the Gentleman has dreamed of becoming a swordsman since he was a child!
"Is everything to your liking?"
Ying Bing looked casually at the fireworks outside the window, her clear eyes shining brightly in the light.
Li Mo hugged the box and said earnestly, "Yes, it just suits the tastes of people of different ages."
"So what's the one you like best right now?"
"Then it's naturally jade..."
Li Mo was initially torn between a jade pendant and a wooden sword.
But her eyes seemed to have a mind of their own, looking at the white figure to the side, at the long and delicate little feet in the stockings.
"..."
Ice Block's face had always been very fair, but now it suddenly looked different from the white cat fur hat; the color difference suddenly became obvious.
As is widely known.
Jade is a symbol of purity and nobility.
Bamboo symbolizes unyielding spirit.
The combination of the characters "jade" and "bamboo" signifies that jade can be destroyed but its whiteness cannot be altered, and bamboo can be burned but its integrity cannot be destroyed. This has always been favored by upright gentlemen.
As everyone knows, Little Li is an extremely upright and gentlemanly person.
A gentleman likes jade bamboo.
Li Mo is a virtuous and upright person.
Therefore, Li Mo merely harbored the refined aspirations of a gentleman; what wrong did he commit?
Moreover, Ice Block herself had taken off her shoes, and lay there with her legs crossed, her icy skin and jade-like bones bathed in the rosy glow of fireworks.
She may not know.
The budding orchid in the secluded valley is enough to make Hundred Flowers Ranking list pale in comparison.
This is the scene.
Li Mo felt that even if he were now an unparalleled Sword Immortal and the Sword God of the world, his hand holding the wooden sword would still tremble slightly, let alone the fact that he was only a little bit away from becoming the Hengyun Sword Hero.
Besides, no other swordsman is as skilled in foot massage as him...
"Ice Block, it's my birthday today. All sixteen gifts you gave me are the best, and the last one..."
"But... I haven't washed yet today."
"How can you doubt yourself like that? Cold Fairy is spotless; bathing is just a hobby."
"..."
"How about this, I have a bathtub in my room..."
Gentleman Li stroked his chin, as if he were doing something serious and important.
The Cold Fairy gave him a long, quiet glance, biting her lip with her pearly teeth, and silently changed her posture, placing her legs on his side.
If he keeps talking, he might end up taking a shower in his room.
"Ice Block, this is the happiest birthday of my life."
"This will not be allowed to happen again..."
Ice Block was actually used to having his feet massaged by him, but today, Little Li was being a bit too arrogant because it was his birthday.
They didn't even spare the calves.
Ying Bing took out a small jar of money from the Big-Headed Doll, intending to count the money.
Then I discovered...
The jar is empty.
I almost forgot, she was in a rush to buy things today and didn't bargain; she just accepted whatever price they quoted.
If you can't distract yourself by counting money, your thoughts will explode like fireworks outside, one after another, making the lake of your heart shimmer with light.
Little Li Little Devil of the World even in his toddler days.
It turns out that even though he's grown up, he hasn't learned to be well-behaved.
Do men tend to become worse as they grow older?
What about next year...?
An hour later, the sounds of fireworks outside gradually faded, leaving only the night sky hazy with the glow of fireworks. New Year's Eve was over, and so was Li Mo's birthday.
"Let's begin dual cultivation; I'm about to break through to a higher realm."
Li Mo, who had become a little worse at seventeen, decided to get down to business.
Anyway, he had already mastered the secrets of dual cultivation.
"I'm going back to my room."
Ying Bing gently pulled her small foot back, hugged her legs, and looked at him warily.
"Aren't we practicing today?"
"But when I arrived, I ran into your aunt and uncle at your door."
Ying Bing said with a cold expression.
Li Mo: "..."
Given his criminal record, his father would keep a close eye on him when he went to the outhouse at night, especially since he passed by this area.
Besides, tomorrow is the first day of the lunar new year, and he still has to go with his parents to the old house of the Ying family to offer incense.
After that, we'll have to go to Lanke Mountain.
"Oh well."
"I'm going back."
Ying Bing put on her boots, got up, and went out.
With an expressionless and aloof demeanor, she tripped over herself as she reached the doorway, perhaps because her legs were a little numb from sitting for too long...
The following morning.
Before relatives and friends arrived, Li Mo's parents got up early, packed the things they had prepared, and woke him up.
Even after Lunar New Year's Eve, the liveliness in Qinghe County remains undiminished, and the festive atmosphere is growing stronger. Perhaps tomorrow will be even more lively.
The ground in front of the Li Mansion was covered with firecracker paper and snow. Everyone was ready to set off, and Li Dalong slipped some incense and candles into Li Mo's hand.
"I never took you with me when I went to offer incense before because you were still young. Now you're a grown man, so you should come with me for all the ancestral worship from now on. No matter how high you fly in the future, don't forget to come to the Ying Family Old Residence to offer incense during the New Year."
The old man patted him on the shoulder and went ahead.
Li Mo, holding the incense and candles, looked at Ying Bing beside him:
"Ice Block, are you joining us?"
"Good."
Ying Bing looked in the direction of the old house.
That place is no longer a shadow from her childhood.
However, although the shadow has disappeared, the thick fog has not yet dissipated.
Li Mo and Ice Block had the same idea.
Why did the Ying Family attract that black Year Beast?
What does this have to do with Ice Block?
A trip to the old house alone isn't enough to find the answers to these questions; perhaps a trip to Lanke Mountain is also necessary.