Chapter 14: You have grown taller, and you sleep in a new bed
He shook the child a few times but he didn't respond.
Qi Qing's heart tightened, and he subconsciously tried to feel his breath from his nose. Fortunately, his breath was relatively steady.
The two men were struck by lightning, and now they looked extremely miserable, with their long hair standing on end, their outer clothes having turned into pieces of charred paper that shattered into ashes with the slightest touch, and their bodies were covered with cuts of varying sizes.
Qi Qing suppressed the coldness in his body, closed his eyes and looked inward at his meridians.
The little man in Dantian was curled up quietly, as if sleeping.
After the successful formation of the infant, the spiritual energy flowed more smoothly. Perhaps the battle in the sea of consciousness strengthened his body's memory. He now had an indescribable feeling towards the ice spiritual root, as if it was a part of his body, a meridian, or a bone. With a slight movement of his mind, the ice sword appeared in his hand.
Qi Qing was quite curious about this feeling. He looked at the ice sword again and again while holding it. When he was about to take it back, he suddenly exclaimed "Huh".
A few faint red threads were frozen deep inside the ice sword, the color of which was close to dark red. They were out of tune with the crystal clear sword body covered with white frost, like impurities.
But the ice sword was condensed with his spiritual energy, so there could be no impurities.
Qi Qing scratched it subconsciously and murmured, "Could it be that this thing still has quality control risks?"
As a raw material producer, how could he not know it?
After picking at it twice, the red silk didn't move at all, so Qi Qing decided to break the sword and see what happens.
“——Junior Brother!”
Suddenly, a shout came from behind. The young man's hand trembled when he folded the sword. He turned around and asked in surprise: "Brother? When did you come?"
As soon as the senior brother’s soul returned to his body, he picked him up and looked him left and right. After making sure that he was fine, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "I really scared you to death, Senior Brother. Your spiritual roots are not stable, and you dare to take something as tonic as Jade Scale Light?"
"It's because I can't afford to eat." Qi Qing said guiltily: "Besides...the fish is quite delicious."
Heaven and earth can testify that he just wanted to fill his stomach and never thought that he would make a breakthrough by climbing a mountain.
The senior brother rolled his eyes in annoyance and said, "Your spiritual roots are out of control. I can't do anything by myself. I have asked the head master for help. It will take a while for the master to come. Fortunately, you have done your best. Next time you encounter such a thing, you must tell the master and me in advance. Remember?"
Qi Qing carefully picked up the child, was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Master, didn't you make a wasted trip?"
"May the best of luck to you." The senior brother shrugged and stretched out his hand, saying, "Here, give me the child."
"What are you doing?" Qi Qing hugged the child tightly with caution.
The senior brother snatched the child away with a fake smile: "You broke through anywhere and damaged nearly a dozen ancient trees in Tingsong Cliff. The master will definitely beat you when he comes. Isn't it good for me to protect your disciple for you?"
Qi Qing shuddered, and before he could explain, he felt a chill behind his head.
He dodged the whisk and saw the white-bearded old man holding the whisk angrily: "I told you to temper your character, not to break through randomly. Look, a four or five hundred year old tree was struck by lightning! You really don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are."
"Hey, stop hitting me!" Qi Qing was chased around by the whisk: "Master, please listen to my explanation. I don't want to do this either!"
The senior brother stood farther away holding the child. When he saw the young man screaming in pain from being beaten, he felt that he had foresight.
There was a commotion halfway up the mountain, then the thunderclouds dispersed and the sun crept up above the clouds.
After beating up this troublesome disciple, the master's mood finally improved a lot, and he turned around with a kind look again.
He put on a gentle and calm smile and waved to his senior brother: "How is the child? Let me take a look."
The senior brother handed the unconscious Yue Ji over. The old man glanced at him casually and then said in surprise: "Huh?"
He lifted up the child's thin wrist, examined it carefully, twirled his beard and exclaimed: "This boy is definitely not an ordinary person! He took advantage of his master's Heavenly Thunder Tempering and actually built a foundation directly!"
"He has established his foundation?" Qi Qing came over, rubbing his arm that was hurt by the whisk, his eyes wide open.
He stood there in a daze, looking as if he had seen a ghost.
"That's not right. How can I build my foundation directly... How can that be possible?"
In the original novel, Yue Ji was called a "good-for-nothing with mixed spiritual roots" by everyone in the sect. He was stuck at the Qi Refining stage for a long time before he transformed from a good-for-nothing with mixed spiritual roots in the Qi Refining stage to a good-for-nothing with mixed spiritual roots in the Foundation Building stage.
But now Yue Ji directly built the foundation, which was equivalent to skipping the stage of refining Qi and entering the Tao, and his cultivation speed was astonishingly fast.
From today on, regardless of whether he has mixed spiritual roots or not, the fact that he established his foundation within one month of joining the sect is enough to be regarded as an amazing genius.
How could this be?
The head of the sect sighed, "This is the first time I have seen such a genius since I took over the Tiandu Sect. You must be an excellent master. I have wronged you."
He patted Qi Qing's head kindly: "My dear disciple, does it hurt when you were beaten just now? Are there any hidden injuries left?"
Qi Qing sensed something was wrong and shook his head, remaining as quiet as a chicken.
The head of the sect was more compassionate: "In that case..."
He smiled and said, "There are still some new disciples left in Lingxiao Mountain, many of whom are gifted. Disciple, why don't you work harder... and accept them all?"
Qi Qing took a breath and shook his head frantically.
No, taking care of Yue Ji is enough to shorten his lifespan, he still wants to live a few more years!
Fearing that the headmaster would insist on making him the class teacher, Qi Qing suddenly snatched Yue Ji from his senior brother's arms and said to the two of them, "Ah, Master, Senior Brother, I suddenly feel very tired. It may be that the spiritual pressure during the breakthrough just now hurt my brain nerves. I must have a good rest. I'm leaving first!"
Thanks to the competition with Yue Ji in climbing the mountain these past two days, he was now going down the mountain as fast as a gust of wind, and he rushed down the jade steps and headed straight for the courtyard in a few light steps.
Qi Qing brought Yue Ji back to the yard. After seeing the smashed scene in his sea of consciousness, he actually felt a sense of relief when looking at the broken fence and crooked window frame, thinking "it's good as long as it's still there".
The young man summoned a spiritual spring, gave himself and Yue Ji a quick bath, changed into clean clothes, and immediately felt refreshed.
The child slept very soundly. Not only did he not wake up during the sleep, he also turned over in Qi Qing's arms.
When Qi Qing was taking a shower, he saw that his palm was injured, so he applied medicine on him, put him on the bed, tucked in the quilt, and went to the sect cafeteria to find food.
After eating and drinking, Qi Qing walked with light steps. On the way back, he finally remembered that he still had to live broadcast, so he checked his live broadcast points.
Unexpectedly, today’s live broadcast breakthrough actually made him a little famous. The number of viewers briefly reached three digits, and his points also jumped from over 400 to over 600.
Not to mention his popularity, there are already double-digit audiences waiting for him to start broadcasting backstage.
It’s worth it that he broadcasts every day, it really is true that hard work pays off!
Qi Qing hummed a song happily and couldn't wait to enter the points mall to see if there was anything he could exchange.
His level was low, and there was only one row of lighted shelves in the mall, but with a sweep, Qi Qing locked onto what he wanted - the story card.
Who is he suffering for here?
Qi Qing stared at it grimly for a few seconds, then decisively clicked on the exchange button.
[The story card has been redeemed, do you want to use it now? ]
【Used successfully. 】
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There seems to be a missing paragraph at the beginning. It does not mention how Yue Ji dealt with "Qi Qing", but directly skips the plot.
But Yue Ji left Tiandu Sect and went to Xiwuzhou alone. He heard that an alchemy conference was being held there. The prize was the inner elixir of a ten-thousand-year-old monster, and a place in the competition was worth a fortune.
He wanted to watch, but accidentally saved the city lord's sister. The city lord waved his hand and gave his place to him.
Yue Ji thus successfully entered the knockout round. However, because his alchemy tools were too ordinary and the resulting pills were very stunning, he was soon questioned by the alchemy "master" for cheating. During the face-slapping incident, he met a cold and aloof female alchemist from a large sect. Although the two were strong rivals, they appreciated each other's talent in the way of alchemy.
On the eve of the finals, the inner elixir of a thousand-year-old monster disappeared, and the alchemy conference was in chaos. Yue Ji and the female alchemist teamed up to track down the cause, and a storm began to brew within the Alchemy Association.
Qi Qingzheng was reading with great interest, but as soon as he turned the page, the updates stopped abruptly.
“…”
Why is it stuck here? Where is the rest of the article? Where is his update?
It felt like the breath was stuck in my throat, neither going up nor down, and it was very uncomfortable.
Qi Qing angrily condemned the author a few words, then looked up and found that he had walked back to the gate of the courtyard.
A child's voice came from the door: "Master, Master."
"Here I come." The young man sighed, put away the interface, and strode into the yard.
Yue Ji had woken up, but he seemed a little dazed from sleep, with several strands of his hair sticking up.
The child has gained some weight these days, and his complexion is visibly rosy, his cheeks are slightly protruding, and he looks very soft.
Qi Qing walked over, put the lacquer box in his hand on the stone table, and pinched her little face twice: "When did you wake up?"
"Just now." The child obediently let him pinch him and moved his eyes to the lacquer box: "Where is the master?"
"I'll bring you some food."
Qi Qing lifted the lacquered lid, and the aroma of food wafted out. He brought out a few side dishes, with a small steamed bun and half a chicken at the bottom, making it an extremely rich meal.
He sat down and greeted in a cheerful tone: "Eat, I brought it especially for you."
Yue Ji's eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks.
He ate with relish, while Qi Qing supported his chin with one hand and looked at him silently.
The young man looked at the child for a long time, and seeing that the child was a little embarrassed, he carefully peeked at him and asked tentatively: "...Master, can I leave some for you?"
Qi Qing waved his hand: "You eat."
He still looked at Yue Ji in the same way.
The child in front of him, whose head was moving little by little as he ate, was completely different from the one described in the book. Even though they had the same name, he still felt a little dazed when he saw him in person.
In the original novel, "Yue Ji" left Tiandu Sect after killing "Qi Qing", but what about the Yue Ji in front of us?
There is still a lot of time to go - will he make the same mistake again?
This was a question that was destined to have no answer. Qi Qing was stunned for a while. When he came to his senses, he suddenly realized that the child seemed to be a little older.
Maybe it was because he had fish for every meal in the past month and had enough nutrition, Yue Ji grew a lot taller and his clothes became a little tighter.
...still growing.
He woke up suddenly, laughed to himself, and felt that he was really worrying too much.
The side dishes on the plate gradually became empty, and Yue Ji was particularly satisfied with the meal. Suddenly, he heard the person opposite him say, "Let's go down the mountain in a few days."
Yue Ji looked at him in confusion.
Qi Qing gestured and smiled slowly: "You have grown taller, and the bed in the room is too small. How about the master making you a new one?"
"Will we sleep in the new bed together?" The child's eyes showed anticipation.
Qi Qing smiled and said, "Of course you sleep on the new bed."
The child stopped eating, thought about it seriously, shook his head and said, "Then I don't want a new bed."
"Why?" Qi Qing raised an eyebrow: "The new bed is not good?"
Yue Ji did not answer immediately.
The child's soft hair hung down, blocking his eyes. He poked the bun with chopsticks, as if he couldn't say anything.
Qi Qing waited patiently for him to struggle.
After a long while, the child glanced at him quietly with his wet eyes, like some kind of uneasy little animal, and said in a very soft voice: "...After making a new bed, Master won't hold me anymore."
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