Knowing that it was indeed Qin Mu who wrote the poem that inspired the gift from heaven, Li Chongyi became much quieter and lost interest in showing off.
"Alright, let's take a look at the rewards we got this time," Qin Yue said.
"Great!" Xiangli Yanran and Huang Yuqi's eyes lit up, and they immediately turned to look.
"It seems that women everywhere are very excited about opening boxes," Qin Mu thought to himself, though he was also somewhat looking forward to it.
"Open them and see who can use them," Qin Yue said, pushing the two boxes in front of Xiang Liyanran and Huang Yuqi.
As the box was opened, all five people's eyes swept over it. Inside the box were a chainmail, a bottle, and a pair of bronze objects.
"These are Qi and Blood Pills. As the name suggests, they can increase Qi and blood and strengthen the physical body. There are thirty-six pills here, so let's divide them up. As for this chainmail, it has array patterns on it, so its defense is quite good. This pair of wrist guards is similar. Whoever needs them, please tell me." Qin Yue said with some disappointment.
"I'm not going to wear such ugly chainmail," Xiangli Yanran pouted.
“Both of these are men’s styles, so I think it’s best if Prince Qin Mu takes them,” Huang Yuqi continued.
“I don’t like heavy armor, so how about these two bracers? What do you think, Your Highness?” Qin Mu asked.
"I don't care," Li Chongyi said magnanimously. As a member of the royal family, he naturally had no shortage of armor, even armor with array patterns added.
The wrist guard was made of bronze, and not only did it have array patterns, but when closed, it also formed a tiger's head. Qin Mu liked the tiger-head bronze wrist guard very much and immediately put it on his wrist.
Seeing Qin Mu's naive and unsophisticated demeanor, Li Chongyi finally regained his confidence. However, he still walked to the side and changed out of his ordinary iron armor.
They came to offer birthday greetings, and everyone brought their own weapons, but no armor was worn; instead, they wore ordinary armor provided by the Qin family. Those like Qin Mu, who weren't used to it, wore only leather armor.
Qin Yue put the pills away, planning to distribute them later, since everyone was short of things to carry.
"The art of array patterns is quite ancient, and nowadays only people from the Taoist and Mohist schools still understand it quite well," Huang Yuqi said casually when she saw Qin Mu staring at the wristband.
"Don't look at me! I don't understand!" Xiangli Yanran rolled her eyes and said.
I don't know how many pine nuts she brought, but she never stopped eating them except when she was fighting. However, she wasn't talking, as talking would have interfered with eating snacks.
“Yanran is proficient in the Mo family sword technique, even better than me,” Qin Yue said.
"Isn't the Mo family's swordsmanship all about defense as offense? How come I don't see that?" Qin Mu asked curiously.
"That's because you're ignorant! The Mohist swordsmanship uses defense as offense, making one invincible. Using offense as defense, one gains the upper hand. When mastered, one can achieve both offense and defense, becoming invincible throughout the world."
"I was born with superhuman strength, so naturally I learned to use offense as defense. Originally, the Mo family's sword techniques progressed from light to heavy, from soft to hard. But I'm doing the opposite. When you see me use a light sword, that will be the time when your swordsmanship is perfected," Xiangli Yanran said with a slightly arrogant tone.
"To handle heavy tasks with ease, and light tasks with difficulty, right?" Qin Mu uttered this phrase, and then replied.
"How do you know about our Mo Family Sword Technique cultivation level?" Xiangli Yanran asked, somewhat dumbfounded.
"Is this a secret?" Qin Mu asked, taken aback.
"Of course it's a secret. Even if there are the same classifications, the wording will definitely be different." Xiangli Yanran said somewhat frantically. After all, it was her family's secret that was being spoken of so casually by others, as if it were not worth mentioning.
"Yes, I have read a few fragments of Mohist texts," Qin Mu said after a moment's thought.
"Really?" Xiangli Yanran asked him with a skeptical look.
"Really," Qin Mu said sincerely. For a modern person's soul, lying easily is second nature.
"Then tell me, what book were you reading? What did it record?" Xiangli Yanran asked, a sly glint in her eyes.
"So I hate it when people talk about Lolita and stuff like that. They keep asking me questions." Qin Mu thought to himself with a headache, but he couldn't help but recall the things about the Mo family from his memories.
Back then, the Mohists were naturally among those who studied the ancients. However, in this world, the Mohists clearly still wield considerable influence, so we can't speak carelessly about it.
What Qin Mu didn't know was that although many of the Mohist texts in this world had been lost, those related to cultivation had always been in the hands of the Mohists, which was why Xiangli Yanran kept asking.
"I told you they're all fragments! They definitely don't have names."
You should remember some of the things recorded, right?
"Universal love," "non-aggression," "respect for the worthy," "harmony," "the will of Heaven," "belief in ghosts," "anti-fatalism," "anti-music," "frugal funerals," "frugality." These are all things that are incomplete and lack coherence," Qin Mu said, his eyes darting around.
In his mind, these main ideas of the Mohist school were just propaganda, perfect for fooling her.
"Hmph!"
"What's wrong? You don't believe me!" Qin Mu asked, his eyes wide open, as if he had suffered a great injustice.
"Hehe! I believe what you say, but what you just mentioned are the ten main ideas of our Mohist school. It's not like you're so lucky that the fragments you've seen contain these records, right? Even if it's just a few words. You know, these aren't from the same book." Xiangli Yanran said with a malicious smile.
"Oh right, I remember the book was called 'Yin Yi,' and the sentence I remember most clearly is, 'Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts,'" Qin Mu said, pretending to suddenly remember and realize something.
"You have a point," Xiangli Yanran said unwillingly.
It was mainly because Qin Mu happened to be there. The "Yin Yi" chapter had long been lost, and Xiangli Yanran didn't know what it recorded, so she stopped asking.
"We've been here for about four hours. Everyone, let's take a break. We'll set off in two hours." After chatting for a while, everyone felt more relaxed, and Qin Yue said with a smile.
This girl is usually straightforward and a bit carefree, but after entering the secret realm, as the team leader, she made all the arrangements very well, which made Qin Mu look at her in a new light.
To avoid Xiangli Yanran, the curious one, from asking further questions, Qin Mu hurriedly agreed, "Okay." He then ran to a corner, closed his eyes, and began to recover his righteous energy.
This area was considered a safe zone, so the others started to rest as well. The three girls stayed together, not minding that the ground was dirty, and sat down, leaning against the wall to fall asleep.
Li Chongyi felt embarrassed to be with the girls, and of course he didn't want to be with Qin Mu either, so he went to another corner, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and went to sleep.
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