Another half hour later, after Zhi Gui had finished preparing the mountain chicken and wild rabbit, she saw her master once again swinging a wooden stick in the open space.
This time, the swing was still silent.
No strange changes were visible.
It didn't seem to have any power, but she no longer thought her master was crazy.
Such swordsmanship must have hidden mysteries she couldn't see.
Just like how she saw a surge of vitality when Li Mu Bai swung his sword earlier.
So, this time, she didn't bother Li Mu Bai.
Instead, she leaned against the door, watching with an air of leisure.
Hoping to see something.
At first, she couldn't see anything.
But as she continued watching, she felt her vision suddenly blur.
Then...?
Her mouth opened wide.
She saw that Li Mu Bai was surrounded by swirling sword dao rules, completely enveloping him.
At the same time, a river of sword dao appeared, bathing Li Mu Bai in its radiance.
Furthermore, before Li Mu Bai, various giant trees appeared, some blooming with flowers, others laden with strange fruits.
"This is..."
Zhi Gui subconsciously thought she might be seeing things.
She quickly rubbed her eyes.
As she rubbed, the scene before her disappeared.
In its place, she saw her master once again swinging the wooden stick in a normal manner.
"So, I really was seeing things?"
Zhi Gui murmured to herself.
But as soon as she finished murmuring, she saw the place where her master stood change again, and those fading illusions reappeared.
"It turns out I wasn't seeing things. It's that Master is currently in a special state of swordsmanship, something ordinary people can't see!"
"I can see it because Master acknowledges me, and because we have formed a master-servant contract!"
"Or perhaps, Master has granted me permission to watch!"
As these thoughts raced through her mind, Zhi Gui also realized that the space she shared with her master had become independent. She once again felt strength.
She was once again not limited by the restrictions and seals of the Li Zhu Dong Tian.
This made her incredibly delighted.
She immediately took advantage of the opportunity to circulate her cultivation technique and absorb the essence of heaven and earth.
She once again began to restore her strength.
During the recovery process, her gaze couldn't help but fixate on Li Mu Bai.
More precisely, she stared at the river of sword dao that appeared beside Li Mu Bai, and at those madly swirling sword dao rules.
This is an opportunity...?
This is fate!!!
If she could grasp even a single rule of sword dao from these swirling rules, it would undoubtedly be a huge benefit to her.
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Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
At noon on this day.
After Li Mu Bai and Zhi Gui had eaten, while they were in the courtyard stretching their bodies, they saw Chen Ping An, who had been absent for two days, slowly walking towards them from afar, carrying a large backpack taller than himself.
He took each step with great effort.
At the same time, he had some scrapes on his body, and a bloody bandage wrapped around his hand.
It was winter, after all.
Chen Ping An had been in the mountains for two days before returning.
They didn't know where he had been in the mountains during those two days, but he must have been incredibly lucky to have survived the cold.
"Zhi Gui, go and call Chen Ping An over, and be polite."
Upon seeing this, Li Mu Bai's eyes flickered slightly, and he then gave instructions to Zhi Gui, who was beside him.
"Yes, Master."
Zhi Gui responded obediently, then quickly walked out of the courtyard and stood before Chen Ping An.
Then, she smiled sweetly:
"Hey, Chen Ping An, my Master wants to see you."
Hearing this, Chen Ping An subconsciously looked towards Li Mu Bai's courtyard.
He had seen Zhi Gui and Li Mu Bai together before.
So, he naturally assumed that the Master Zhi Gui was referring to was Li Mu Bai.
Looking over, he saw the door to Li Mu Bai's courtyard open, and Li Mu Bai was currently stretching his body in the courtyard. When he saw Chen Ping An looking over, he gave him a slight smile.
"Oh, alright!"
Although Chen Ping An didn't know what Li Mu Bai wanted him for, he still nodded to Zhi Gui and then, carrying his large backpack, walked towards Li Mu Bai's courtyard with labored steps.
Seeing this, Zhi Gui blinked her eyes, then extended a hand and placed it under the bottom of Chen Ping An's backpack, instantly reducing the weight he was carrying.
Although she looked about the same age as Chen Ping An.
Just a little girl.
But even with her strength restricted, she was far more powerful than Chen Ping An.
Almost instantly, as the weight of the backpack was reduced, Chen Ping An was taken aback. He subconsciously turned his head to look at Zhi Gui.
When he saw Zhi Gui with her hand under the backpack, her expression unchanged, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
What incredible strength!
What does she eat to be so strong?
Her strength is unbelievable!
"Thank you!"
Simultaneously surprised, Chen Ping An also sincerely thanked Zhi Gui.
Zhi Gui simply smiled and didn't reply.
Seeing this, Chen Ping An didn't say anything more. He wasn't someone who liked to talk much.
Especially after his mother passed away, he spoke even less.
Now, just like Li Mu Bai, he was an orphan, both his parents gone.
No one would care for him anymore.
Thinking about this, he felt sad.
They quickly entered the courtyard.
Upon entering, Chen Ping An looked at Li Mu Bai in confusion: "Li Mu Bai, what do you want from me?"
He was truly curious now.
In his memory, he and Li Mu Bai actually didn't interact much.
Li Mu Bai was three years older than him.
And because Li Mu Bai's parents had died when he was five.
Li Mu Bai lived a solitary life.
He was either in his own courtyard, practicing calligraphy using the books left by his father, or reading books, chopping firewood, or washing clothes and cooking meals.
When Chen Ping An's parents were still alive, they had invited Li Mu Bai over for dinner, but Li Mu Bai had always refused.
Before, Chen Ping An didn't understand why Li Mu Bai was like this.
But after his father died and his mother became seriously ill, he had to go into the mountains to gather herbs at the age of four, searching for ways to cure his mother's illness, and only then did Chen Ping An understand why Li Mu Bai was like this.
Li Mu Bai didn't want to owe anyone anything. He was living a strong and independent life.
Of course, this was all Chen Ping An's memories.
While Li Mu Bai also had these memories, he knew very well that he had been implanted into this world.
These memories might not be real.
"Although you were implanted here, your memories are real! This is the method of reincarnation, but it has been evolving according to a specific setting all along, until you were eight years old, and then you were completely integrated into this world."
Special information suddenly appeared in his mind.
It was the Qing Ping Sword.
"Oh!"
Li Mu Bai replied, slightly amazed by the Qing Ping Sword's methods, but he wasn't overly moved by these memories.
Because he always understood that he was a transmigrator.
He wouldn't forget his true identity just because of some extra memories.
Of course, he would still do his duty.