Jian Ning returned to her room and went straight to the jade pendant space to take a hot shower.
Instead of sleeping, he went to the immortal abode to meditate and cultivate. Now that his physical strength was exhausted, it was the best time for his spiritual power to increase, and he couldn't waste it.
The meditation lasted until nightfall. When I opened my eyes and stopped circulating my spiritual energy, my stomach started growling.
I glanced at my watch; it was already past 7:20 PM. No wonder I was hungry.
After leaving the immortal abode, I took out the food from my spatial storage and was about to start eating when the walkie-talkie rang.
"It's me. Is it convenient for you to come over now?" Xiao Lingfeng's deep and pleasant voice rang out.
“Okay, you can just walk through the wall and come in. I won’t open the door for you.” Jian Ning didn’t want to move at all right now.
"Okay, coming right away." Xiao Lingfeng chuckled softly from the other end.
In less than a minute, the person appeared in Jian Ning's room.
"Have you eaten? Want to grab something to eat together?" Jian Ning asked with a smile, not surprised.
“Okay,” Xiao Lingfeng said without any hesitation and sat down.
I glanced at the crispy cheesy chicken and braised prawns on the table. I smiled again.
"Your meals are pretty good even though you're eating alone."
"Of course, my life motto is that I can't let anyone suffer, I can't let myself suffer. How about I add two more dishes for you, garlic and salt roasted ribs and seafood in a dipping sauce?"
"Sure, I'm not a picky eater." Even so, who doesn't like delicious food?
Seeing the two delicious-looking dishes that suddenly appeared on the table, Xiao Lingfeng couldn't help but swallow.
I'm starting to regret not stocking up on more food before the apocalypse.
If only we had spatial abilities back then, we wouldn't have had to store things like canned goods, compressed biscuits, and instant noodles that could be preserved for a long time.
"A little more red wine, perfect."
"Actually, it would be great if we could maintain this lifestyle. We have plenty to eat and drink, and we have air conditioning and hot water," Jian Ning remarked.
"Cherish the present moment. What will happen in the future is unknown." Xiao Lingfeng picked up his wine glass and poured the last drop into Jian Ning's glass.
"You should drink less and eat more vegetables."
Jian Ning smiled. This body really couldn't hold its liquor. Actually, she could use her spiritual power to stimulate the alcohol, but that would be pointless.
"Have you decided to go to the military base to store water for them?" Jian Ning took a bite of pork ribs but couldn't help asking.
Although she knew in her heart that Xiao Lingfeng would definitely not refuse to go.
He was, after all, a soldier; the spirit of serving his country and family was ingrained in his very being. Unlike her, he was rather selfish, doing whatever he pleased, and no one could control him.
"After tomorrow, I also want to improve my strength as soon as possible. Is there anything I can do to help with this jade refining? If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know."
"You can keep some to refine yourself later. It can help you practice your fine control over spiritual energy. Eat first, and I'll teach you the method later."
If someone is willing to help, Jian Ning is of course willing. She has always been quite lazy; in this world's terms, she dreams of being a lazy bum.
Unfortunately, without her master and senior brothers here, her dream can't be realized. She has to do everything herself, but at least there's no one to urge her to practice every day.
And what about her apprentices? I wonder how they are now, and if they miss her.
Both of them had good appetites, and they finished all four dishes without leaving a single one. Xiao Lingfeng even ate two extra large white steamed buns.
Jian Ning was full after eating the dishes, and after drinking some red wine, her face flushed, making her look especially beautiful under the lights.
Xiao Lingfeng didn't dare to look too much. He wanted to help clear the dishes, but Jian Ning waved her hand and collected all the empty bowls and plates on the table.
"No need for you, I can wash it myself later. Take out the jade, and I'll teach you how to get the ore out of it."
"Shall we go outside? It's all dusty inside, it's not good."
"Okay, let's go into the hallway."
Neither of them went through the door; they simply passed through the wall and went out. After learning this spell, Xiao Lingfeng found it incredibly practical and convenient.
No wonder Jian Ning likes to use it. When they reached the corridor, he took out most of the jade stones from his space and gave them to Jian Ning, leaving a small piece of raw stone outside for later use in teaching.
"Actually, it's quite simple. If you concentrate your spiritual energy on your eyes, you can see the distribution of jade within this raw stone."
Simply take the sword and disassemble it; that can also be considered a form of cultivation.
After Jian Ning finished speaking, she took out Ruoshui and gently waved it twice over the large piece of ore she had set aside for herself. At first, the stone did not move at all.
A few seconds later, with a crash, the entire stone shattered into pieces, revealing the jade inside intact without any damage.
"Amazing! I'll give it a try." Xiao Lingfeng immediately became interested and, imitating Jian Ning, channeled his spiritual energy into his eyes.
Sure enough, the originally ordinary raw stone revealed a green glow inside.
The distribution of the jade pieces was clearly visible in my mind. Although the rough stone was not large, there were two pieces of jade: one was a round, elongated shape, and the other was about the size of an egg.
Holding his breath and concentrating, he thrust his sword forward. With a whoosh, the rough stone was split in two from the middle, revealing the jade inside perfectly intact.
"That's good. If you keep practicing, you'll get better and better," Jian Ning said approvingly from the side.
Little did he know that Xiao Lingfeng was not satisfied with his performance. His performance just now was far inferior to Jian Ning's, and there was still a lot of room for improvement.
"What are you doing?" Jian Anping suddenly pushed open the door and came out.
"Practice your sword." Xiao Lingfeng said, and then slashed at the stone on the ground with his sword.
"Wow! You two really have a lot of free time. How old are you? Still playing around like a child, splitting stones. Can I join you?" Jian Anping said, taking a few quick steps to come closer.
Upon getting closer, they saw that the stones on the ground were emitting a green light, and they rushed over in surprise.
"Holy crap, is this jade? It's incredibly valuable! Where did you get it? This is such a waste! You just hack at something this expensive with a sword?"
"It didn't damage the jade flesh; it only cut the stone." Xiao Lingfeng put his sword back in his hand. With Jian Anping blocking the stone, he couldn't draw his sword.
"Oh, you want to take this jade out of the stone, right?"
I told them, even though nobody's buying jade now, it still has value. If social order is restored, these things will definitely appreciate in value.
Jian Anping lovingly stroked the uncut jade stone with his hand. Such a valuable thing, and these two just used a sword to chop it up—what a waste!
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