Chapter 54: The Spiritual Spring Water Space, and Its Magical Effect

Jiang Rou had obtained such a great treasure, and her eyes sparkled with excitement.

Suppressing her bubbling emotions, she first glanced at the children nearby.

Zhou Xiaochuan and Zhou Xiaohua were still asleep, cuddled together. Particularly Zhou Xiaohua, who was sleeping in a sprawled-out position.

Jiang Rou pulled the blanket and carefully covered Zhou Xiaohua again.

She then gently touched Zhou Xiaochuan’s forehead, worried that his high fever might return.

After confirming everything was fine, Jiang Rou immediately got out of bed and began dressing.

Her movements were light, and as she left, she quietly opened the wardrobe and took out the needle and thread she had used before.

Outside the bedroom.

Jiang Rou took a deep breath, then pricked her finger with the needle.

A bead of bright red blood instantly appeared.

“Really… Why does it have to be blood? How painful… Can’t saliva work? After all, saliva can be used to test DNA…”

Jiang Rou frowned in pain and muttered softly.

At the same time, she let the blood bead that had emerged from her finger fall onto the jade bracelet.

In an instant,

The crimson blood was absorbed by the jade bracelet.

Jiang Rou was afraid that one drop wouldn’t be enough because the jade bracelet was large. So, while her finger was still bleeding, she let out a few more drops.

The red blood flowed along the veins within the jade bracelet, forming streaks of lines.

It looked just like human blood vessels.

As the blood entered, the jade bracelet was awakened.

Soon after,

A dazzling burst of seven-colored white light flashed before Jiang Rou’s eyes, and an ethereal voice echoed in her ears.

[Blood match successful, DNA verification complete…]

[Blood contract established…]

[Spiritual spring water space is being constructed, loading…]

[Ding!]

[Loading complete!]

[Dear Master, welcome to the spiritual spring water space…]

Jiang Rou listened to the sound in her ears and couldn’t help but feel that it was somewhat familiar.

Not only did the sound seem familiar, but even the lines in this setting were familiar.

It was as if, when she first opened the “Tao Duoduo Mall.” it had reminded her in the same way.

Was this a coincidence or an accident?

Could it be that the jade bracelet and the jade ring she was wearing were actually part of the same set thousands of years ago?

Jiang Rou’s thoughts were racing, constantly pondering.

However, as the white light dispersed and she clearly saw the scene before her, Jiang Rou lost the interest in thinking about these things.

Because— it was too beautiful!

Jiang Rou had only seen the term “paradise on earth” used to describe the spiritual spring water space in many novels.

There were mountains and rivers, fields and orchards.

There was also a small stream flowing through, which was the spiritual spring water, gently flowing from the center.

Being in it, she could not only smell the fragrance of flowers from all four seasons and hear the gurgling sound of the spring, but she could also feel the warmth of the spring breeze and the leisurely white clouds of the distant mountains.

When Jiang Rou had read novels in the past, she thought the author’s descriptions were exaggerated. After all, it was just natural scenery, and she wasn’t someone who had never seen such things.

But at this moment.

Once she was truly immersed in it, she realized that all the words were pale in comparison.

No matter how beautiful the vocabulary, it couldn’t capture even one-tenth of the spiritual spring water space.

It was more than just a “paradise on earth”; it was truly a “celestial world.”

The “Heavens beyond the heavens” from those immortal cultivation novels were probably nothing like this.

Jiang Rou was so captivated by the beauty around her that she couldn’t help but exclaim how magical this space was.

Aside from the stunning scenery, the spiritual spring water space was actually more of a large-scale management game.

The spiritual spring water space had different levels, and each level corresponded to a different area.

For example, it started with farmland, then orchards, ranches, fish ponds… and so on.

As the spiritual spring water space was developed, different Spiritual Power values would accumulate throughout the process.

Once the Spiritual Power value accumulated to a certain level, it would trigger an upgrade, unlocking different areas and functions.

Jiang Rou remembered that the highest level in the spiritual spring water space could unlock— the medicinal field.

In this medicinal field, not only could ordinary medicinal herbs be planted, but rare varieties such as “ginseng” and “lingzhi” could also drop.

These things were something one could barely encounter in the real world.

What was grown in the spiritual spring water space was even rarer and more precious.

Of course, that was a story for later.

At the moment, Jiang Rou carefully checked her starting equipment after entering the spiritual spring water space.

The space had given her a beginner’s gift pack.

【Three acres of land, one acre of orchard, seeds: rice and wheat】

Though these things didn’t seem like much, the time in the spiritual spring water space was different from real-world time. Its seasons changed in a day.

This meant that within a single day, the rice and wheat could mature twice.

Moreover, the orchard contained a patch of apple trees, with branches already heavy with large, bright red apples.

They looked crisp and sweet.

This was fruit!

After arriving on the island, Jiang Rou hadn’t had fruit for a long time!

She first planted rice and wheat on the three acres of land, then casually plucked a large apple from a branch.

As she ate it, she walked toward the spiritual spring water stream.

What Jiang Rou was most curious about in the spiritual treasure space was the spiritual spring water stream.

According to the settings in the original text, the spiritual spring water stream could not only irrigate crops, but also had magical effects.

For example, it could whiten the skin, make it smoother, and even heal wounds.

Since Jiang Rou was a woman who liked beauty, she was indeed quite curious about these things.

She walked to the edge of the spiritual spring water stream and looked down at the clear and transparent water surface.

As for the magical effects and the like, she couldn’t discern a thing.

But she did notice her own slightly swollen lips.

Ah!

Why were her lips so swollen?

Could it be…

It was true!

Zhou Chongshan had really put the jade bracelet on her wrist, and it was true.

Zhou Chongshan had really kissed her passionately while she was half asleep!

Jiang Rou’s lips clearly looked like they had been ravaged.

And when she had first woken up, her lips had felt hot, slightly prickly, and numb with pain.

At that time, she had noticed the jade bracelet and had set this matter aside.

But now…

The truth was right before her eyes.

It hadn’t been a dream fueled by spring feelings at all. That older man had truly kissed her forcefully!

Jiang Rou belatedly felt a rush of embarrassed frustration.

After all, this had been her first kiss!

Her first time kissing a man had been in a dazed state.

She couldn’t remember what it had felt like, aside from the nervousness in her breath.

Ah, ah, ah!

How regrettable!

Jiang Rou, both embarrassed and annoyed, bit her lip. But with that bite, the pain only intensified.

She quickly scooped up some spiritual spring water from the stream and splashed her face, wiping her lips a few times.

In an instant.

Her lips felt cool, as though she had applied mint-flavored lip balm.

Upon closer inspection, the redness and swelling had disappeared.

Her lips had returned to their original soft and pink state.

The magical effect of the spiritual spring water stream had revealed itself right before Jiang Rou’s eyes.

It was amazing!

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