“Certain specific people's fortunes are useful!”
Another message appeared in Li Mu Bai's mind.
After this message appeared, there was no further information.
Li Mu Bai's eyes flickered slightly.
He wasn't too surprised.
Given the state of the Qing Ping Sword, its blade had been altered, and if it had a sword spirit, it would undoubtedly have been severely injured and extremely weak.
It was only natural that this weakened Qing Ping Sword couldn't communicate for long periods.
“Let's go, follow this Lord back to my room.”
After his eyes flickered, Li Mu Bai turned his gaze to Zhi Gui, who was on the ground with a face full of surprise.
He saw that Zhi Gui's injuries were healing at a visible speed.
Her pale complexion was quickly turning rosy.
Clearly, after establishing a connection with Li Mu Bai's fortune, their fortunes intertwined, giving her benefits from Li Mu Bai.
“Yes, Lord.”
Zhi Gui responded obediently, then stood up from the ground and prepared to follow Li Mu Bai back to the house.
At this moment.
Suddenly, the door of the house in front of them was opened.
As the door swung open, a young man dressed in coarse hemp clothes, his expression filled with sorrow, stepped out.
When he saw Li Mu Bai and Zhi Gui at the doorway, obvious doubt appeared in his eyes.
“Li Mu Bai, what are you two doing here?”
Following his question, Li Mu Bai and Zhi Gui both turned their gazes towards him.
Upon seeing him, Zhi Gui blinked her eyes, a hint of relief in them.
Though she was drawn here by the aura of fate,
She knew that after forming a pact with this young man, they would both benefit.
However, this young man's fortune was like a rootless lotus, destined to not go far with her on the path of the Dao.
Now, since they hadn't formed a pact, she didn't owe him any karmic debt.
“Good evening, Chen Ping An.”
Li Mu Bai couldn't help but look up and down at this protagonist of the Sword Comes world, and then greeted him with a smile.
Li Mu Bai couldn't help but feel fondness for Chen Ping An.
Because this Chen Ping An was an absolute good person in the Sword Comes world.
He was also an absolute good fortune, a treasure-giving boy.
“Um…”
Hearing Li Mu Bai's greeting, Chen Ping An was taken aback, then said, “Good evening to you too.”
“Chen Ping An, can I ask you something?” Li Mu Bai suddenly changed the subject.
“What is it?”
“If someone took away your opportunity without your knowledge, how would you want them to compensate you?”
“Since I don't even know about it, why should they repay me? I haven't seen it, so it doesn't belong to me.” Chen Ping An answered without hesitation.
“Tsk, as expected of you, Chen Ping An, you're going to suffer a lot of losses.”
“My mother said that suffering is a blessing.”
As he spoke, sorrow appeared in Chen Ping An's eyes.
It was clear that he was thinking of his mother.
“Condolences.”
Li Mu Bai sighed, then greeted Zhi Gui and walked back towards his courtyard.
However, as he walked back, he glanced back at Chen Ping An.
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On the other side.
The Li Zhu Cave Heaven Academy.
Before the chessboard.
Qi Jing Chun held a chess piece, a smile playing on his lips.
“Tsk, things turned out this way. Now, there's no need to choose. It can only be said that he's truly an anomaly!”
“Also, suffering is a blessing, huh? Little Ping An, you really are going to suffer a lot. The path of the Dao is difficult, and the variables for you might not be bad things.”
Qi Jing Chun shook his head, then placed the chess piece on a certain spot on the board.
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After following Li Mu Bai back to the house, Zhi Gui immediately looked curiously around the room.
Although the house looked small and dilapidated from the outside,
Upon entering, Zhi Gui discovered that it was filled with a scholarly fragrance.
Various calligraphy and paintings hung on the walls of the house.
Inside the room, there were also many books, ink, paper, brush, inkstone, chessboard, and a guqin.
It was hard to imagine that this would be the kind of equipment found in a family from Mud Bottle Alley.
Because Mud Bottle Alley was the poorest and most rundown alley in Li Zhu Cave Heaven.
The people who lived there were the ones who had the worst luck.
However, Zhi Gui was only slightly surprised, then stood respectfully beside Li Mu Bai, looking like she was waiting for his instructions.
Li Mu Bai casually pulled up a chair and sat down, then looked at Zhi Gui and said, “Should I call you Zhi Gui, or Wang Zhu?”
“Whatever name makes you happy, Lord, call me by that name.”
“That's good, then I'll call you Zhi Gui. Now, you go to the side room, tidy up your room, and go to sleep.”
“Um, don't you need me to serve you with bathing and dressing?”
Li Mu Bai didn't answer, only looking Zhi Gui up and down.
“Are you willing?”
“I'm not willing, but if you command me, I will not disobey.”
“Then go boil some water.”
“Yes, Lord.”
Zhi Gui responded without hesitation, then walked towards the kitchen.
Although she now looked like a little girl,
She was actually a true dragon who had been suppressed for three thousand years.
Of course, she couldn't be treated like a real little girl.
After she left.
Li Mu Bai focused his mind on the sword energy within his body.
He carefully experienced the sharpness and power of this sword energy.
“Although I have the Qing Ping Sword in hand, I don't really want to take anything from Chen Ping An. But since fortune can restore the Qing Ping Sword, then I have to snatch some specific things.”
“But while snatching things, I don't want to become Song Ji Xin.”
“Therefore, this karma has to be repaid…”
“But while repaying karma, I also don't want to become someone else's nanny.”
“Therefore, it has to be repaid in other ways.”
“Right now, the thing that Chen Ping An desires most is for his parents to come back to life.”
“Speaking of which, looking at all those people who have interacted with Chen Ping An in Li Zhu Cave Heaven, even someone as despicable as Ma Po Po was able to become a River Mother after death, and Gu Can's father was able to become a Yin Spirit…”
“But when it came to Chen Ping An, Old Yang just told him it was not worth it.”
“So, if I can protect the souls of Chen Ping An's parents, that would be the best reward for him.”
“But his father has been dead for many days, and his soul might not be around anymore. However, his mother hasn't even had her seventh-day memorial. When the seventh-day back-to-life night comes, she should appear.”
“Therefore, if I want to get the Sword Mother later, I have to repay Chen Ping An with a Mother!”
Thinking this, Li Mu Bai immediately communicated with the Qing Ping Sword in his mind: “Can you help me protect Chen Ping An's mother's soul?”
“I can.”
A message immediately appeared in Li Mu Bai's mind.
(ps: I don't know if you guys like this writing style, if you don't, you can suggest changes. It can be completely modified!)