Chapter 18: Delaying Measures
"Come home with me!" Shui Xinrou, who was standing beside him, said gently.
"Okay!" After hearing the word "home", Liu Yanyang nodded.
Following Shui Xinrou, he boarded the carriage and set off for the Water Mansion.
In the carriage, at Shui Xinrou's inquiry, Liu Yanyang told her about his life in the past two years.
Hearing that he was going to Longxing City alone, Shui Xinrou couldn't help but tear up. At the same time, she was also happy that Liu Yanyang had met Yang Wudi, a senior who was both a teacher and a friend.
In front of the gate of the Water Mansion, after the carriage stopped, Liu Yanyang followed Shui Xinrou out of the carriage.
In front of the gate, there were two girls in blue cotton coats, one standing quietly, the other chattering.
Seeing the people getting off the carriage, the chattering girl immediately ran over, bumped into Shui Xinrou's arms, and said coquettishly.
"Auntie, you're finally back. My sister said she would wait for you to come back for dinner!"
"Little greedy cat, are you hungry?" Shui Xinrou smiled and gently touched the girl's head.
Enjoying Shui Xinrou's touch, the girl's eyebrows curved and her smile was bright.
But when she saw Liu Yanyang behind Shui Xinrou, she immediately broke free from her embrace, ran to Liu Yanyang, and blinked her bright eyes.
"Little brother, you are so handsome!"
Liu Yanyang was a little dazed. He had some vague guesses from the scene just now.
Now this look and tone made him even more certain of the girl's identity — Shui Yue'er, the flower maniac in the original book, Shui Bing'er's sister.
"Okay, stop making trouble, Yue'er." Shui Xinrou was a little helpless.
Shui Yue'er pouted, a little unhappy, and ran to Shui Bing'er. "Sister, sister, I'm not wrong, he is really handsome!"
"Good girl Yue'er!" Shui Bing'er touched Shui Yue'er's head, walked to Shui Xinrou and called her mother.
She looked at Liu Yanyang and said in a somewhat cold tone, "Long time no see."
Liu Yanyang felt a little embarrassed and rubbed his head. "Long time no see, Miss Shui Bing'er." Seeing the strangeness between the two, Shui Xinrou wondered why her daughter was so different today.
She then remembered that this was only their second meeting, so some anomalies were normal. Not everyone could be as familiar as Shui Yue'er!
"Let's go eat first!" Shui Xinrou said.
They headed for the dining room...
During the meal, Shui Xinrou asked questions, Liu Yanyang answered, Shui Yue'er occasionally interjected to liven up the atmosphere, and Shui Bing'er listened silently.
After dinner, Shui Yue'er ran out to play in the yard. Normally restrained by Shui Xinrou, she had finally been free today, so of course she wanted to let loose.
Shui Xinrou went to the kitchen to cut some fruit, leaving Liu Yanyang and Shui Bing'er alone in the living room, sitting opposite each other on the sofa.
They remained silent, the atmosphere gradually becoming awkward, and Shui Bing'er finally couldn't hold back.
"Can you tell me your spirit power level?"
"A few days ago, I broke through to level 25," Liu Yanyang said calmly.
Shui Bing'er's face was filled with astonishment, a hint of disbelief, and a sense of loss.
She was only level 19 now, and that was due to a special reason.
She felt lost. They were the same age, both had top-tier spirits, and their innate spirit power was only one level apart. She had been practicing so hard, so why was there such a big difference?
Looking at the depressed Shui Bing'er, Liu Yanyang comforted her, "I have a special opportunity, which has led to faster cultivation."
But Shui Bing'er didn't listen and was still in self-doubt.
Suddenly, Shui Bing'er didn't know what happened, her spirit appeared and attached itself to her. Spirit power surged, cold air filled the air, and the sofa and the ground were covered with ice.
She began to tremble, and a look of pain appeared on her face. Shui Xinrou, who came out of the kitchen, saw this scene.
She dropped the fruit plate in her hand and quickly came to Shui Bing'er. The spirit power in her body surged and was directly input into Shui Bing'er's body.
After a while, the abnormality disappeared, and Shui Bing'er collapsed on the sofa weakly. Shui Xinrou began to slowly output spirit power. Seeing that Shui Bing'er's body was no longer trembling, she retracted the spirit power.
"What...what is this?" Liu Yanyang asked doubtfully.
"Ever since you told Bing'er last time that absorbing the spirit rings of Phoenix-subspecies spirit beasts could accelerate the evolution of her spirit," Shui Xinrou said, somewhat helplessly. "I thought this method was feasible, so I found a 400-year-old Water-Condensed Flying Luan deep in the Frozen Forest."
"After absorbing it, Bing'er's spirit did solidify, and she gained a powerful spirit skill — Frost Imprisonment, a single-target, instantaneous, powerful control spirit skill."
"But since then, Bing'er's spirit has periodically erupted, and each time, I've had to rely on spirit power to suppress it."
"Each eruption places a heavy burden on the body, potentially damaging the foundation. But the good thing is that after each eruption, spirit power surges. That's why Bing'er's spirit power is already level 19 at the age of eight!"
Shui Xinrou said helplessly. She had tried everything she could, and she was at her wit's end.
After hearing Shui Xinrou's words, Liu Yanyang fell into deep thought. It seemed the Ice Phoenix spirit was trying to evolve, so it erupted to absorb the energy of heaven and earth.
But this would also damage Shui Bing'er's meridians. The only solution now was to use the Nine Treasures Purple Ganoderma used by Gangzi in the original novel.
However, if he tried to get it now, Dugu Bo would probably kill him. It was impossible to just run up to him and say, "Old Deng, you've been poisoned. Trade me some immortal treasures, and I'll tell you how to detox!"
This method wasn't working for the time being, so Liu Yanyang had to find another way. He told Shui Xinrou,
"Auntie Shui, I don't have a solution for now, but I can alleviate Shui Bing'er's pain during her outbursts."
He then pulled out a piece of thousand-year-old whale glue from his spirit storage device and handed it to Shui Xinrou.
Seeing the whale glue in his hand, Shui Xinrou looked at Liu Yanyang in confusion. If she hadn't known this kid wouldn't act without a purpose, she would have lost her temper.
"Whale glue is very nourishing for spirit masters. It strengthens the body and increases the endurance of muscles, bones, and meridians," Liu Yanyang said calmly.
Then, he summoned his spirit, and two spirit rings, one yellow and one purple, shone beneath his feet.
"Thousand... Thousand Year Second Ring!" Shui Xinrou's face was filled with shock, and Shui Bing'er, who had recovered, was also shocked.
"After a spirit master absorbs whale glue, her physical fitness will be enhanced, and the age of the spirit rings she can absorb will also increase."
"So, Aunt Shui, don't tell anyone about this." Liu Yanyang said earnestly.
Shui Xinrou also knew the danger, and then said gently, "Thank you very much, Xiaoyang, otherwise I don't know what Bing'er should do!"
Shui Bing'er beside her also smiled, but her face was a little pale.
Liu Yanyang waved his hand and said, "Use flames to melt the whale glue into liquid, soak the person in ice water, and swallow it directly. After all, whale glue has side effects."
"No need to thank me, Miss Bing'er once saved me, so this is a repayment. Aunt Shui, you should let Miss Bing'er take the whale glue first, and we can talk about the rest later."
Shui Xinrou nodded and took Shui Bing'er back to the room. Now there was only the matter of the spirit rings left, and Liu Yanyang was lost in thought.
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