The next day...
As soon as dawn broke, Ying Huaixu was already up.
This was something Ying Huaixu hadn't expected.
Since coming to this game world, his routine had somehow become normal.
What surprised Ying Huaixu even more was that Ye Ningshuang was up even earlier than him.
She had already prepared breakfast.
Lean meat porridge with two salted duck eggs.
This breakfast, in this era, was already quite luxurious.
Ying Huaixu didn't stand on ceremony and started eating right away.
Honestly, Ye Ningshuang's cooking was really good; the lean meat porridge was truly fragrant.
Moreover, Ye Ningshuang's model was indeed excellent.
Even dressed as a village girl, her beauty and figure were not concealed in the slightest.
Ying Huaixu couldn't help but mentally curse the game designers.
Such a gentle and virtuous female lead, and in the end, she ends up in a CP with some Pure Yang Sword Immortal, making players so disgusted that they almost all quit the game.
If it weren't for the fact that the game later became not just a game but also a business, it probably wouldn't have survived.
However, even though this was a game world he was familiar with, it wasn't really playing a game.
Could some irreversible things actually be changed?
But then, Ying Huaixu quickly dismissed this thought.
If he really wanted to change Ye Ningshuang's fate now, or even win her over early, what if the main storyline didn't trigger?
Or what if, when he thought he had won over Ye Ningshuang, the Pure Yang Sword Immortal appeared and the situation reversed again?
Wouldn't that mean he'd have to go through everything he had before all over again?
Forget it, forget it, better to stick to his original plan.
Just brush against the edges, gain experience, increase his strength, and survive—that's the way to go.
With that in mind, Ying Huaixu took out a hundred taels of silver notes.
"Take this. For one, you shouldn't have to pay for breakfast, and for another, I'm quite particular about food, so I might trouble you more in the future. If you don't accept it, I won't feel comfortable staying here!"
Ying Huaixu spoke decisively.
Ye Ningshuang awkwardly accepted the silver notes, feeling a bit at a loss.
After finishing his meal, Ying Huaixu got up and left.
"I'm going out for a walk!"
Ye Ningshuang nodded, "Mm..."
After Ying Huaixu left, Ye Ningshuang stared at the silver notes in her hand for a long time.
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...
Looking at the map of Ping'an Town, Ying Huaixu felt much more at ease.
The daily quests refreshed normally~
Before long, he saw a burly blacksmith.
Ying Huaixu approached and asked, "Hey, buddy, need any help?"
The blacksmith looked up, saw it was Ying Huaixu, and immediately beamed.
"Ah, young hero, could you help me fetch a small hammer?"
Ying Huaixu: "..."
Come on, buddy~
The small hammer is just two steps away from you, you can reach it yourself, do you really need my help?
What kind of overgrown baby is this?
But Ying Huaixu was still happy to help.
Overgrown baby or not, as long as he got experience, he didn't mind.
After handing over the small hammer, Ying Huaixu completed today's daily quest.
He gained another 300 experience points.
But it was just 300 experience points, unlike with Doctor Li, where he got extra rewards.
Ying Huaixu didn't mind.
As long as he got experience, it was fine.
After finishing the daily quest, Ying Huaixu went to the martial arts hall in Ping'an Town to buy a Mortal-grade Sword Technique.
It cost him a full five taels of silver.
Having confirmed that the daily quests refreshed normally, Ying Huaixu decided to slightly improve his current strength.
Similarly, Ying Huaixu wanted to experiment to see if there were any changes in how experience could be used.
After obtaining the sword technique, Ying Huaixu quickly opened it to take a look.
"Ding, Mortal-grade Sword Technique, Flying Snow Sword, discovered. Learn it?"
Without a second thought, Ying Huaixu chose to learn it.
The next moment, he saw a new icon appear in his skill bar.
"Damn!"
Ying Huaixu was shocked.
This was a bit overpowered.
This was a Mortal-grade Sword Technique, so if he joined a sect later, would he be able to instantly learn spells and divine abilities too?
The most crucial part was that after learning the sword technique, it seemed as if he naturally knew how to use it.
Ying Huaixu removed the Flying Snow Sword from the skill bar and placed it in the skill inventory, but it didn't erase the fact that he knew the Flying Snow Sword.
However, when he tried to perform it, it was like a beginner babbling.
Once he put it back into the skill bar, the execution was smooth, with no hesitation at all.
It felt as if he had practiced it countless times.
The most important thing was—
There was no cooldown.
"This is absurd!"
Because in the later stages, many skills had ridiculous cooldown times, Ying Huaixu had always wished for a no-cooldown hack when leading a raid.
He never expected that crossing into the game world would fulfill his wish.
Since this feature worked, Ying Huaixu began to experiment with the use of experience points.
Ying Huaixu noticed an upward arrow next to the Flying Snow Sword and clicked on the icon with his mind.
Immediately, the Flying Snow Sword expanded.
"Skill advancement to Minor Mastery (300/2200)"
Ying Huaixu clicked to advance.
With a flash of golden light.
The Flying Snow Sword reached Minor Mastery.
Flying Snow Sword Strike became Flying Snow Double Strike.
"Alright, alright, this works too!"
Ying Huaixu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But then, he noticed that one of his Healing Pills had been automatically used.
"This... well, could it be that my health limit increased?"
At this moment, Ying Huaixu felt a bit itchy with curiosity.
He really wanted to know what his initial health was like now.
However, as a real person, he didn't have a health bar or mana bar.
The so-called health increase likely referred to an improvement in physical fitness.
Still, this was a pleasant discovery.
It meant that the Healing Pill's function, beyond the game's settings, could not only heal injuries but also restore physical health!
But why was he still so hungry?
"I can't take it anymore, I need to eat!"
Ying Huaixu hurried to the tavern in Ping'an Town.
Then, with great bravado, he said, "Bring me one of everything!"
Who didn't know Ying Huaixu now?
Especially since everyone knew he wasn't short on money.
The shopkeeper smiled and said,
"Alright, young hero, just wait!"
Then, Ying Huaixu began to show what it meant to eat like a starving ghost reborn.
However, no one laughed at Ying Huaixu.
In their eyes, Ying Huaixu was a martial artist, and eating a lot was perfectly normal.
The martial artists at Ping'an Martial Hall ate from buckets.
And the more Ying Huaixu ate, the more respect he garnered from the people of Ping'an Town.
Because the more he ate, the stronger they believed Ying Huaixu was.
At this moment, Hall Master Zhao of Ping'an Martial Hall watched Ying Huaixu's appetite with a hint of envy.