"Throughout my life, Li Mo has relied on nothing but integrity... I'm here."
Little Li is already out of his mind; not only is Hammer Treasure having his own ideas, but his brain is also acting up.
However, as soon as he stepped behind the screen, he saw that Ice Block had already put on her nightgown. Her dark hair was dotted with frost, which turned into sparkling starlight when she shook it gently. She sat on a low stool with her snow-white legs crossed, her squinting eyes seemingly sunny but with a smile.
"??"
Little Li leaned back slightly.
"Are you done washing?"
"Yes, I called you after I finished washing."
Ying Bing tilted her head, as if she knew nothing.
"You've gone bad, you Ice Block." Li Mo clicked his tongue.
"No, I'm a very serious person, everyone says so."
Ying Bing narrowed her eyes, trying to look serious.
"Then why didn't you come out and call me again?"
Ying Bing lowered her eyes and looked away. "The water's getting cold, and you don't like changing it..."
"..."
Little Li found himself unable to refute.
If you give someone bathwater that tastes like Ice Block, you can dilute it and drink it for three years.
Was he going to dump everything down the drain? He couldn't, so he had to trust the Ice Block.
"My massage skills have improved recently, Ice Block, wait a minute." Li Mo threw his shirt aside.
Having already gone outside, Ying Bing sat on the edge of the bed, secretly looking down at her snow-white and smooth toes, and unconsciously curled up slightly.
"Something's not right... something's not right."
Li Mo looked at the clothes that Ice Block had changed out of, and they even had a touch of Southern Border style...
But he quickly remembered.
When Ice Block came in to take a bath, she didn't bring her Big-Headed Doll or a change of underwear...
What is she wearing under her nightgown right now?!
Li Mo gasped, almost inhaling the Ice Block- smelling bathwater.
"Add martial arts insights to my list!"
As it turns out, his talent for finger techniques was also quite good. After forty years of martial arts enlightenment, his <Flower-Plucking Finger> had reached a state of perfection!
This also became one of the very few martial arts techniques that Li Mo, besides his hammer techniques, had reached the pinnacle of mastery...
Li Mo put on his clothes and went out.
Ying Bing was wearing a Pearl White Lotus Silk nightgown, sitting on the soft couch with her legs together, gazing at the moonlight outside the window, seemingly lost in thought.
Hearing footsteps, he turned around.
Li Mo said solemnly, "Ice Block, my martial arts have improved again."
What progress has been made?
"Supreme Lore finger technique, reaching the pinnacle!"
Ying Bing rarely saw anyone who knew finger techniques... let alone someone at the Transcendent level.
Finger techniques are difficult to master and less practical than fists and palms; if you're looking for lethality, weapons are better...
"Since you don't seem to believe me, why don't you stretch out your leg, and we'll have a little chat, but we'll stop here."
"?"
Ying Bing clutched the hem of her skirt, feeling that he genuinely wanted to communicate, but it probably wasn't about martial arts.
But she still placed her slightly curled little feet on his lap.
"Take this!"
Li Mo grabbed her small foot!
Ying Bing continued to gaze out the window, but gradually, the moonlight in her eyes changed from the bright moon in the sky to the moon's reflection in the ripples of a well... Her delicate hand, clutching the Big-Headed Doll, tightened its grip even more.
She took a deep breath, and just as Little Li was about to increase the intensity, she whispered:
When did you learn it?
"Just recently." Li Mo said without looking up.
Ying Bing pursed her lips, thinking to herself that he actually had quite a talent in this area, and said quietly:
"Haven't you been focusing on sword practice lately?"
"!"
Li Mo paused, thought for a moment, and then said:
"I've hit a plateau lately, and learning is very slow..."
Little Li's recent progress in comprehending sword techniques has not been ideal.
"Wasn't everything fine before?"
"Yes, one can grasp the sword of chivalry very quickly, but the sword of governing the world and managing the country is much slower."
Li Mo said with a headache.
The sword of governing the world and managing the country includes the sword of the Confucian scholar and the sword of the general.
At this rate, he probably won't see the Emperor's Sword later on. Well, actually, he wasn't interested in either of them to begin with.
Why did you start learning swordsmanship in the first place?
Ying Bing wiggled her toes and asked curiously.
Li Mo held the soft, fragrant jade in his hand, thought for a moment, and said, "Hobbies... Swordplay is so cool, so elegant and free-spirited, a true hero of the martial world, a voice of justice when injustice is seen, a display of prowess before others..."
"Then just do what you love."
"..."
Li Mo was taken aback. He looked up at Ice Block and found that her face, bathed in the moonlight, was a mixture of light and shadow, and she was looking at him with gentle eyes.
"It's just a hobby, so it doesn't matter if you do it well or not, as long as you're happy."
"Good!"
Li Mo's eyes lit up, as if he had realized something.
Ying Bing had just curled her lips into a smile when she heard him say:
"Actually, finger techniques are also one of my hobbies, and I enjoy them even more than swordplay."
"?"
Gradually, Ying Bing's body relaxed and stopped being tense.
This seemed to be the first time she had lost a sparring match with Li Mo, but she had to admit it...
That finger technique at the pinnacle of skill is truly amazing...
As his body relaxed, Ice Block's mind also relaxed.
She didn't want Li Mo to do things he didn't like because of her, whether it was practicing swordsmanship or going to the Heavenly Phoenix Domain.
Going to the Heavenly Phoenix Domain felt like experiencing life all over again; the burden was simply too heavy.
Let him stay a childish kid forever...
"Alright."
Li Mo reluctantly put down the small foot in her hand and yawned.
But they found that the Phoenix Heavenly Empress was already leaning against the soft couch, breathing evenly, her sleeping face serene and peaceful.
Ice Block really doesn't treat Little Li like an outsider!
When did you fall asleep?
Li Mo muttered to himself, lifting her soft, fragrant body into his arms. The moment he held her, he was startled, because the sensation in his hands told him...
It doesn't have the feel of the traditional craftsmanship from Southern Border.
She really didn't...
Not good!
Li Mo quietly and quickly placed her on the bed, covered his nose with his hand, and was about to leave when a delicate hand unconsciously grabbed the hem of his clothes, and he sat back down.
But now he's been given a bleeding buff, and who can withstand sleeping here for one night?
So he delved into the World Seeds.
Who lives inside a giant pineapple in the deep sea?
After watching an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, Li Mo's condition improved, and he sighed.
"Doing what you love comes at a price, you might even get hurt and bleed..."
"But Li Mo, you are a man of unwavering integrity, how can you give up so easily?"
Li Mo has just figured it out.
Since he definitely can't master the sword of imperial rule and the sword of governing the country, then...
Why not just focus on the Swordsman's Path and max out all of its skills?
Little Li thinks that's what "Ice Block" means.
He's simply a genius.