Chapter 4

◎Warm and Cozy◎

Chi Lu was leaning on the windowsill, eagerly peering inside, hoping that Jing Shuxing would put down the water cup so she could go in and retrieve it.

Who knew that after Jing Shuxing meticulously finished tracing it bit by bit, he squeezed out a bit of spiritual power to envelop it, and threw it into his bosom.

The water cup disappeared into the space bag.

He even hid it!

Chi Lu was so angry that she almost fell over.

“Who’s there?”

Jing Shuxing noticed someone standing in front of the window, propped up his body, and groped for his long sword.

Chi Lu weakly held onto the window sill and said: “It’s me.”

Even Jing Shuxing didn’t expect that, after hearing Chi Lu’s voice, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

He held onto the bedside table, wanting to prop himself up to greet her.

Before he could stand up, he heard a noise at the door. Chi Lu pushed open the wooden door and strode into the room.

Jing Shuxing, who thought the other party would climb through the window: …

He coughed twice, trying to cover up the fact that he was staring straight at the window.

“What else do you need?”

“I came for the cup.” Chi Lu’s gaze was firmly fixed on the space bag.

She had a lot of plans in mind, ready to coax and even snatch it directly from Jing Shuxing’s hand.

Who knew that Jing Shuxing, without any hesitation, took the water cup out of the space bag and handed it to Chi Lu.

“Here.” He said warmly, “There are often outsiders here, I was worried it would get broken, so I put it away.”

“Outsiders?” Chi Lu voiced her confusion, pointing at Jing Shuxing’s space bag, “Do they want what’s inside the space bag?”

Jing Shuxing clenched the space bag, his knuckles turning white. He lifted his eyes that couldn’t see, turned towards Chi Lu, and suddenly showed a difficult to understand, strange smile: “Do you want it?”

Chi Lu shook her head: “Why would I want it?”

She took the cup from Jing Shuxing’s fingers, their fingertips lightly touching again.

Jing Shuxing quickly withdrew his hand, as if he couldn’t avoid it fast enough.

The spiritual power infused by Chi Lu gradually dissipated, the Clear Heart spell that was swirling around the spiritual platform had already faded, Jing Shuxing’s body became heavy again, the pain that was almost forgotten was faintly surfacing.

He didn’t want Chi Lu to notice anything, so he tried his best to endure it. Hearing the footsteps gradually moving away, he finally let out a sigh of relief, curled up in the corner, and coughed softly.

Fortunately, he didn’t cough up blood this time.

After coughing for a long time, his body was covered in a thin layer of sweat, sticky and uncomfortable.

Jing Shuxing recalled the techniques he had learned in the past, turned over, faced upwards, and raised his hand to form a seal.

Having experienced it once, and it being a technique he himself had cast, it shouldn’t be too repulsive.

He formed the seal very slowly, with each incantation he recited in his heart, the hidden pain in his body increased a bit.

When he finally got to the last step, a cleansing spell descended from the sky, dispelling his discomfort.

Jing Shuxing suddenly let out a suppressed shout, which contained surprise and discomfort. Because the timing was too coincidental, others who heard it thought he was simply startled.

“I just thought of something.” Chi Lu’s voice sounded above his head.

She bent down, and helped Jing Shuxing lean against the head of the bed: “Can I take a look at your spiritual body?”

Jing Shuxing let out a series of violent coughs, his facial expression shattered into pieces.

“What did you say?” He randomly grabbed something nearby, not caring what it was, and firmly blocked it in front of his chest.

Chi Lu raised her eyebrows, climbed back onto Jing Shuxing’s bed, and knelt beside him: “It’s just a check, it won’t harm you.”

Without waiting for Jing Shuxing to answer, Chi Lu sat down in front of him without saying a word.

Face to face with Jing Shuxing.

Her five fingers climbed onto his wrist, spiritual power poured into Jing Shuxing’s body, gently wandering in his broken spiritual body and fractured meridians.

Jing Shuxing’s brain was slowly operating, and it took a while to understand what was going on.

After the cultivators in the cultivation world built their foundation, their bodies stored spiritual bodies to store spiritual power, absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon. Over time, most people equated the spiritual body with the body they were born with.

Being infused with the spiritual power that only a cultivator in the Divided Spirit Stage would have, plus the fact that he clearly touched the pattern of the Linghua Sect, but heard that the Great Elder of the Linghua Sect denied that she was a person of the Linghua Sect, it could only be a high-ranking person secretly hidden by the Linghua Sect, not showing their true face.

When he heard her say “spiritual body”, he subconsciously thought of the consensus among cultivators, and inadvertently made a blunder.

At this moment, his whole body was wrapped in a warm and numb wave, whether it was during the early period of hard cultivation, or after the spiritual platform was broken, he had never experienced such a comfortable feeling.

He suppressed a sigh in a low voice, his hands twisted together, intending to alleviate the confusion and awkwardness in his heart.

Chi Lu blinked, not understanding what Jing Shuxing meant, and was even less aware of what was wrong with her behavior.

Her cultivation method, the Spirit Crossing Heart Method, speaks of “emptiness”, discarding distracting thoughts, and her thoughts and actions are as clear as a mirror. The people of Linghua Sect regard her as their own flesh and blood, yet she has no understanding of the words “love and affection”.

She has no idea how much impact her words and actions have had on Jing Shuxing.

Right now, helping Jing Shuxing is partly out of sympathy, and partly because she is being forced by the system, she can’t let him die.

“Did I hurt you?” She laughed, “It’s not in vain that I looked at your body, smell the bottle in your hand, guess what’s inside.”

Only then did Jing Shuxing realize that what he had grabbed in his panic was a small medicine bottle.

He fumbled to find the cap, unscrewed it and took a few light sniffs, then immediately tightened the bottle and put it down.

“…I can’t accept it.” He recognized that this medicine is extremely valuable, and subconsciously wanted to return it.

“Don’t move.” His head was patted by Chi Lu again.

This time she didn’t drive her spiritual power, and only after patting did she say: “I am recording the spiritual veins in your body, and I can only carefully check your physical condition when I go back.”

As her voice fell, Chi Lu saw a look of confusion appear on Jing Shuxing’s face.

That helplessness quickly faded, and he lowered his head and smiled lightly: “I don’t know why you have repeatedly helped me, what is the reason?”

His smile was gentle and polite. If his eyes had not been blinded, Chi Lu would have been surprised to see his smile, wondering why he was clearly smiling, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

Jing Shuxing’s mouth curved into a slight smile, waiting for Chi Lu to say some words of gratitude and threat. She’s not hesitating to give him so many benefits, it seemed that she had some ulterior motives.

From beginning to end, he never thought she was trustworthy.

Chi Lu also felt that she had done a bit too much, accepting so much help all at once, anyone would feel undeserving.

“I haven’t thought about it yet, if you want to repay, you can first promise me two things.”

Jing Shuxing’s smile didn’t diminish at all, making people feel comfortable: “Please speak.”

“The first one, keep my identity a secret, don’t let Fengyue City know that I am helping you privately.”

Chi Lu wanted to ensure that Jing Shuxing followed the plot line and proceeded step by step.

“What about the second thing?” The smile still lingered on Jing Shuxing’s lips, but it became a bit strange, as if it had frozen there.

Chi Lu: “Before I allow it, try not to hurt the people of Linghua Sect and Fengyue City as much as possible.” If he recovers his strength, kicks Fengyue City, and punches Linghua Sect, wouldn’t she be digging a hole to bury herself?

After a long silence.

Jing Shuxing finally spoke, “…Okay.” 

“Great!” Chi Lu sincerely praised, but felt that just saying it with her mouth seemed a bit empty.

Recalling the praise she received from the people of Linghua Sect, Chi Lu freed a hand and ruffled Jing Shuxing’s black, scattered hair.