amaotonovel Chapter 641 Checking for clues
Chapter 641 Checking for clues
After three days, Li Changxiao had read all the books on the side, but Zhao Qing had only read more than a thousand books, with most left. But it was normal, Zhao Qing was now a mortal, so his efficiency was naturally difficult to compare with Li Changxiao's.
Furthermore, Zhao Qing now had to eat, wash, and do other mundane chores, but fortunately Li Changxiao had always lived like an ordinary person. Before Zhao Qing left the sect, when he and Li Changxiao were traveling together, they often had three meals a day, plus washing, etc. Li Changxiao had many treasures on him, and Zhao Qing was weak, so most of the food used for three meals was not ordinary.
Even many fruits were rare and expensive during their heyday. When Li Changxiao visited, he would often pick them and store them in the dream space. The spiritual energy in the dream space was too special, and only Li Changxiao could use it. Even if the fruits were planted and immersed in the dream spiritual energy, they would only grow bigger, rounder, and sweeter than those planted in the outside world. There was no spiritual energy attached to them. In other words, even if there was spiritual energy attached, it was extremely small and could not be used for cultivation.
The numerous fruits were put to good use during the three days they were in the office. Every hour or two, Li Changxiao would take them out and throw one to Zhao Qing. He took a bite and the juice was sweet. As a rare thing in the past, it still had some special features even after a thousand years.
It is extremely useful for Zhao Qing to nourish the body and make up for the loss. After taking it, his qi and blood have indeed improved a lot. Every two hours, Li Changxiao will take his pulse and check his physical condition.
Apart from the cold, the situation has stabilized. Li Changxiao used the breeze to drive away the cold, but there were always some wisps of coldness that penetrated the breeze and entered Zhao Qing's body. It was not that Li Changxiao was not good at learning, but the cold air here was unique, and Zhao Qing's condition was complicated.
After realizing this, he took off his coat and asked Zhao Qing to put on some clothes, which were still of some use. Zhao Qing would not refuse, and put on the coat honestly, saying shyly: "Thank you." She really didn't expect that she would be taken care of like this one day, but she didn't dislike it, and even enjoyed it.
She used to be obsessed with the Tao, and there was only the Tao in her eyes. But now that she has dispersed the Tao, she feels that the Tao is everywhere, and it all depends on how each person interprets it. If one lives a happy and healthy life, how can he not be a person who has attained the Tao?
Li Changxiao laughed it off. When he was flipping through the books, he discovered early on that the libraries of all powerful forces had the function of defending against spiritual consciousness. The materials of the books and the layout of the libraries were all designed for spiritual consciousness. Li Changxiao had secretly used his spiritual consciousness to scan the books in his hands. He had already read the contents of the books and knew them by heart. He used his spiritual consciousness to scan them again just out of curiosity and wanted to try them out. However, it caused a stinging pain in his mind, like the delicate skin being pierced by thousands of fine hairs, which were stuck in the flesh and could not be pulled out, but were difficult to ignore. It would take a long time to recover, enough to drive a person crazy.
Mental damage is much harder to heal than physical damage, but Li Changxiao can be full of energy and recover as before after a good sleep, so he is not afraid at all. But he dare not easily use his spiritual sense to explore. In this world today, the suppression of spiritual sense is actually much more serious than spiritual energy, so the effectiveness of some materials targeting spiritual sense has not diminished over time.
After three days of this, Li Changxiao came to help share the burden. After another day, the two of them looked through the books in the desk room one by one and memorized them all.
At night, Zhao Qing put down the last book. Li Changxiao was already beside him. He used the book as a match, lit a fire, and set up a pot. The pot was filled with lake water, two fish, sliced fresh fruits, sprinkled with various seasonings, and stewed until the aroma was overflowing and the steam was gushing. It was very appetizing at first sight.
Li Changxiao was stirring the soup with a long sword. The fruit fish soup was milky white, and the appearance alone made one very hungry. Zhao Qing suddenly smiled, and felt relaxed and at ease, feeling a sense of contentment.
Li Changxiao raised his head and said, "It's almost done, let's try it first." After that, he took out two stone bowls, poured out the soup, and handed them to Zhao Qing. After Zhao Qing took a bite, he felt warm all over, and his internal organs were warm. Only by experiencing the beauty of the soup in person can you know how it tastes.
When he looked up again, he saw the handsome smile, as if waiting for his evaluation. Zhao Qing said: "The fish soup made by Li Daxian is the best in the world."
When Li Changxiao heard the other party call him "Xianzhang", he knew that the other party was joking with him. He didn't expect that Zhao Qing's Taoism would disappear, but he became more lively. He laughed and said, "What a weird thing! You call me Xianzhang because you want to shorten my life and kill my fortune. You have bad intentions."
Zhao Qing chuckled and did not argue, and took another sip of the fish soup. It was called fish soup, but in fact it was a portion of medicinal materials. Li Changxiao added nineteen kinds of rare fairy fruits to it. The medicinal effects were combined, enough to make an ordinary mortal full of energy for more than a month without needing to sleep, and still full of energy.
For Zhao Qing, it was just the right amount to fill the emptiness in her body. Zhao Qing took two sips and suddenly felt strange. At this time, Li Changxiao pulled her out of the palace and sat on the ground in the heavy snow outside.
Li Changxiao told Zhao Qing that because the medicinal power of this soup is too strong, it needs to be drunk in the snow. The combination of the external yin and the internal yang can strengthen the foundation and make the maximum effect of the medicine be exerted.
Thus, a strange scene appeared on Wenxin Island: a man and a woman were sitting in the heavy snow, drinking fish soup slowly and enjoying themselves, with pleasant laughter coming from time to time.
Zhao Qing caught a glimpse of the Heart-Searching Bridge and felt a sense of trance. "I walked along the path and came to the island. I saw this scene. It's not a loss. I wish it could stay like this forever."
The two had never been too intimate. In their daily interactions, they behaved in moderation and never crossed the line in their jokes. However, Zhao Qing felt that they were in harmony with each other and enjoyed it. He was so happy that he could not help himself. But when he thought about the long road ahead and the high probability that there was not much hope, he became panicked and did not want to die. He thought that after his death, someone would be sad, and he felt sorry for that person who would have to go through a long journey and end up alone. He would definitely die halfway. His heart ached and tears filled his eyes. He turned his head away and did not know who he was crying for.