Chapter 6 The Second Thread
How to describe the feeling of a Critical Strike?
It's exhilarating!
The more twists and turns in the pursuit, the more satisfying it is when it finally arrives!
"Senior Brother!"
Chu Hongyu raised her voice and called out again.
He hurt her but didn't come over to comfort her, really!
Lu Bai came back to his senses.
Seeing his Junior Sister's pitiful look, he suddenly felt a little guilty!
He walked over and helped her up, coaxing her gently for a long time before the little girl's mood brightened.
"Make me something delicious!" Chu Hongyu said, pouting.
"Okay, I'll make it as soon as we get back!" Lu Bai readily agreed.
By the time the two returned to the Chixiao Peak courtyard, half an hour had passed.
They walked back!
Lu Bai couldn't fly, and for such a short distance, it wasn't worth using a flying boat and wasting Spirit Stones. Although Chu Hongyu could fly, she was 'injured'. Besides, Lu Bai didn't want to be carried by her.
Swoosh!
A figure appeared out of thin air, startling both of them!
"Where did you two go? I couldn't find you anywhere." Ji Fuyao's face was cold, and her tone carried a hint of questioning.
Chu Hongyu immediately shrank behind Lu Bai, secretly peeking at her Senior Sister.
Lu Bai was also a little uneasy!
He and Hong Yu were most afraid of Ji Fuyao.
Master, Madam, and the two Senior Brothers were all very gentle with their own people, but only the Third Senior Sister kept a straight face all day and liked to lecture them for no reason!
"We went for a stroll in the back mountain." Lu Bai answered honestly.
Ji Fuyao didn't ask further, she simply said, "Mother asked me to call you two for a Spirit Food meal!"
"Oh!" Lu Bai nodded.
"Senior Brother." At this moment, Chu Hongyu tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "I'm not going!"
"Don't!" Lu Bai persuaded, "Didn't I say I'd make you something delicious!"
Using someone else's generosity, Lu Bai didn't blush at all.
Chu Hongyu shook her head, frowning, "My bottom still hurts a bit!"
After speaking, without waiting for Lu Bai's response, she limped back to her own courtyard.
Ji Fuyao stared at Chu Hongyu's back, deep in thought!
Then she looked at Lu Bai, whose complexion was pale!
Her pretty face quickly frosted over, and she snapped, "What did you do to Junior Sister?"
Lu Bai was stunned by the roar and stammered, "I just accidentally..."
As he spoke, he suddenly realized that Ji Fuyao seemed to have misunderstood something.
You, what were you thinking? Am I that kind of beast?
Lu Bai quickly explained the whole story. He was afraid that if he spoke too slowly, his Senior Sister would directly chop him with her sword!
Ji Fuyao's expression gradually softened after listening. However, the look in her eyes was still not gentle.
Lu Bai decided to keep his distance from her.
...
When the two arrived, Su Tingyu was still busy, moving in and out, carrying plates of Spirit Food to the table.
"Madam, I'll help you!" Lu Bai behaved very obediently.
"No need, you just stay there!" Su Tingyu waved her hand.
At this moment, Ji Xinghe came out from the inner room in his wheelchair, and Lu Bai immediately ran forward: "Master, I'll push you!"
He pushed Ji Xinghe to the dining table, then squatted down to massage his leg muscles.
Ji Fuyao subtly pouted, always trying to curry favor!
After all the Spirit Food was prepared, the four sat down.
This could be considered a family dinner!
Lu Bai was brought back and raised by Su Tingyu when he was eight years old. Although he was nominally a disciple, he was no different from a son.
Lu Bai found it strange that he couldn't remember anything before the age of eight. All his memories came from Chixiao Peak.
Therefore, this was his home.
The table was laden with a dazzling array of dishes: fish, meat, vegetables, and fruits, all exuding an enticing aroma.
Spirit Food! As the name suggests, food filled with Spiritual Qi!
Eating it aids in Cultivation!
These items were mainly prepared for Ji Xinghe and Lu Bai, the 'two Trash'.
The former was a cripple, the latter was a Trash!
Ji Xinghe was once a Soul Transformation Stage powerhouse, but after being crippled, he lost all his cultivation. He could only nourish his body by consuming Spirit Food to prevent muscle atrophy.
As for Lu Bai, he hoped to Breakthrough to the Qi Training Stage through this.
Was this goal high?
Absolutely not, yet he had never been able to achieve it.
Because his Spiritual Bone had too low a conversion rate for Spiritual Qi. Every time he ate a lot, he could only absorb a tiny bit.
At this moment, Lu Bai gazed at the Spirit Food on the table, his eyes shining as if he had never seen it before.
As soon as Master and Madam picked up their chopsticks, he impatiently grabbed a large piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth, his cheeks bulging high.
Oh oh oh! He swallowed it after barely chewing twice.
Then, Lu Bai began to quietly sense.
At a certain moment, he suddenly opened his eyes.
There was movement!
The Spirit Food in his stomach transformed into a warm current, flowing through his limbs and bones, then slowly converging into the Spiritual Bone in his chest. Unlike before, it didn't dissipate after one cycle; it actually stayed.
Lu Bai clenched his fists.
This is great!
A huge weight was lifted from his heart!
Hehe, then I won't be polite!
Clatter clatter clatter... Lu Bai's chopsticks, like a pecking chick, busily moved between the various platters.
Oh oh! As long as there was even a tiny gap in his mouth, he would stuff in a little more.
Ji Xinghe and Su Tingyu watched in stunned silence, even forgetting to pick up food themselves.
Pfft!
Su Tingyu laughed!
How many days had this child not eaten?
"Don't rush, eat slowly, it's all yours." She said, amused.
Mmm-hmm!
Lu Bai wanted to speak, but he couldn't articulate clearly, so he could only nod awkwardly.
Although it seemed like all his attention was on eating, he was actually constantly monitoring the situation within his body.
As more and more Spiritual Qi gathered in his Spiritual Bone, Lu Bai had a premonition that he was not far from the 'Qi Training Stage'!
He still needed to push through!
Cleaned plate.
Cleaned plate + 1.
Cleaned plate + N.
Boom!
Lu Bai was like he was struck by lightning, his body trembled violently, and the chopsticks in his hand clattered onto the table.
Around him, a small whirlwind began to form, sweeping outwards.
This is?
Su Tingyu froze for a moment, then instantly covered her mouth, her eyes reddening!
Qi Training Stage!
Xiao Bai finally Breakthrough to the Qi Training Stage!
She couldn't describe her feelings at this moment, only that years of persistent 'feeding' had not been in vain.
Ji Xinghe also felt a slight surprise, with relief in his eyes!
And Ji Fuyao!
She merely glanced indifferently, then paid no further attention.
What's there to be excited about? So many resources have been poured into him over the years, even a pig should have figured it out by now!
A few minutes later.
The surging vital energy gradually subsided.
Lu Bai slowly opened his eyes, hiding an uncontrollable joy within.
He was just about to speak when a System prompt sounded in his mind:
"Ding, congratulations to the host for Breaking through a major Realm, advancing to the Qi Training Stage, and successfully condensing the second thread of affection."
"Please wrap it around the person you admire within 30 seconds."
"Note: To ensure successful entanglement, please gaze into her eyes and say deeply: 'Love knows not where it comes from, yet goes deep!'"
"Beep, countdown begins."