Yin-Yang Harmony, Taiji Dual Blending Sutra, Spiritual Heart Resonance.
Lu Fengmian looked at her with a face full of speechlessness.
“What kind of cultivation methods are these? They don’t look very proper.”
Qing Shi originally wanted to explain, but Lu Fengmian spoke first: “Dual cultivation methods?”
Since she had asked, Qing Shi could only nod obediently.
“Mhm, Mianmian is busy and has never cultivated before, so this is the fastest way,” Qing Shi explained earnestly.
Lu Fengmian: …
“And there won’t be any side effects,” Qing Shi looked at Lu Fengmian and added a quiet explanation.
Lu Fengmian did not want to pay attention to her. Looking at those manuals, she eventually asked, “Nothing else?”
Only then did Qing Shi reluctantly produce another three manuals: “There are these too.”
Nine-Turn Rebirth Technique, Yin-Yang Fundamental Manual, Heavenly Book.
“Just these three?” Lu Fengmian asked in a bad mood, as none of them looked particularly easy.
“Mhm, just these three, as these three are the cultivation methods most suitable for Mianmian. The others aren’t very suitable for you, as sword cultivation, saber cultivation, body cultivation, and the like are far too bitter, requiring one to temper both the heart and the body.”
“These three are cultivation methods for medicine cultivation, soul cultivation, and talisman cultivation respectively.”
Listening to her explanation, Lu Fengmian picked up the second book with some curiosity: “Soul cultivation? I’ve never heard of this school before?”
[The so-called soul cultivation, as the name suggests, means cultivating only the soul while completely abandoning the physical body, with a cultivation difficulty rating of ten stars.]
The system answered Lu Fengmian quite promptly.
Qing Shi’s explanation was similar: “However, once soul cultivation reaches great accomplishment, Mianmian could even surpass me.”
Hearing this, Lu Fengmian knew it was an extremely bitter form of cultivation: “This isn’t easy either, so how can you say it’s suitable for me?”
“Although it isn’t very easy, I can assist Mianmian, and if you practice soul cultivation, Mianmian’s soul won’t have to be restricted to a specific world.”
[If I practice this, will I have a chance to defeat your boss in a fight?] Lu Fengmian asked the system thoughtfully.
[Host, don’t think about it so much.]
Understood, which meant she couldn’t.
“Not cultivating it, too tiring,” Lu Fengmian gave up directly.
Then she picked up the books for talisman cultivation and medicine cultivation to read through them both.
She found that neither of these two was easy to cultivate either, with dense text everywhere that needed to be memorized.
However, the book on medicine cultivation at least appeared less obscure and difficult to understand, so in the end, Lu Fengmian chose this one.
Seeing that she made a choice, Qing Shi did not say that she shouldn’t have picked it, as she seemed to always support Lu Fengmian’s choices.
No matter how Lu Fengmian chose, Qing Shi would support her behind her back anyway.
Of course, except for the matter of whether to take responsibility or not being non-negotiable, everything else was actually quite good.
Even though after Lu Fengmian chose the Nine-Turn Rebirth Technique, Qing Shi still asked without giving up, “Are you really not considering dual cultivation?”
“Not considering it for now, don’t even think about it,” Lu Fengmian gave her a faint glance.
Only then did Qing Shi close her mouth obediently. Not considering it for now didn’t mean not considering it forever, so there was still a chance.
It was just that whenever Lu Fengmian thought about how she, a former programmer, crossed over to cultivate immortals and even practiced medicine cultivation, it was somewhat absurd after all.
Lu Fengmian handed the other two books back to Qing Shi.
She prepared to keep the other one for herself, but Qing Shi took it over, pinching a hand seal to cast a spell.
Then she pressed her forehead against Lu Fengmian’s forehead.
Lu Fengmian only felt the contents of the book entering her mind continuously.
The book she had only glanced at earlier now felt as if she knew it by heart.
When Qing Shi pulled away and was no longer pressing against her forehead, Lu Fengmian unconsciously recalled the contents of the book, feeling as though she had remembered everything.
She even knew clearly which sentence was on which page.
“This works? No need for rote memorization?” Lu Fengmian felt it was somewhat magical.
Qing Shi smiled. “This works.”
“Normally it needs to be memorized by oneself, but I know Mianmian doesn’t like to memorize these things.”
[So she expended a bit of her own power to help you memorize it.]
[Host, she really loves you so much.]
The system burst out to chime in from time to time.
However, Lu Fengmian did not feel like disliking it at this moment, only feeling a warm, swelling sensation in her heart.
Qing Shi looked at her, curving her eyebrows slightly. “Anyway, there is a soul covenant between you and me, so it’s no difficult matter.”
Lu Fengmian let out a sigh. “Silly girl.”
Qing Shi hooked her fingers with a smile. “Then does Mianmian want to give some reward?”
Lu Fengmian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, so she was waiting for her right here?
“I’ll reward you by having you make something for me to eat, I’m hungry,” Lu Fengmian said in all seriousness.
Qing Shi huffed in dissatisfaction.
Yet she still asked Lu Fengmian obediently, “What does Mianmian want to eat?”
She was so well-behaved that Lu Fengmian felt embarrassed instead.
“Alright, just sit down, I was joking. I’ll make something to eat myself in a bit,” Lu Fengmian indeed wanted to eat something.
However, she felt embarrassed to let Qing Shi make it for her, considering she had just helped her.
“It’s alright, I’m just afraid Mianmian will think what I make doesn’t taste good,” Qing Shi sat beside Lu Fengmian, resting her head on Lu Fengmian’s lap.
Lu Fengmian couldn’t help reaching out to pinch her cheek.
“Since you put it that way, doesn’t that make me even less daring to let you make it? After all, I guess your cooking skills are really not that great,” Lu Fengmian said with a smile.
Qing Shi chuckled. “They are indeed quite average.”
“However, I can act as an assistant for Mianmian, such as helping to wash and chop vegetables.”
“How about washing the dishes after finishing the meal, then?” Lu Fengmian teased.
Qing Shi even nodded in all seriousness. “Sure, washing dishes doesn’t take up much time.”
Hearing her agree without hesitation, Lu Fengmian grew somewhat hesitant instead.
When conversing with Qing Shi, everything seemed to gain a sense of mental imagery.
Especially with the two of them sitting in the courtyard right now, this sense of imagery became even stronger.
Lu Fengmian even had a feeling, did they use to have scenes like this in the past too?
It was just that she couldn’t remember, that was all.
“Did we use to cook together in the past?” Lu Fengmian asked directly as she thought about it.
Qing Shi, on the other hand, blinked her eyes looking at Lu Fengmian, and then shook her head with a look of confusion: “Did we? I don’t remember.”
Thinking of these things, Lu Fengmian always felt a sense of loss and melancholy.
The time spent with Qing Shi was clearly not much, yet she felt familiar with whatever she did.
“By the way, I haven’t apologized to Mianmian yet, today was all my fault for causing Mianmian to get hurt,” Qing Shi lowered her head cautiously, looking somewhat sad.
Lu Fengmian let out a light laugh. “Forget it, didn’t you save me too, so merit and fault offset each other.”
She wouldn’t hold onto this without letting go. Qing Shi was merely making a joke at the time, and she was the one who went to catch the spear herself, so she couldn’t blame her.
[Host, just keep doting on her then. Tell me yourself, if it weren’t Qing Shi, but someone else, would you have scolded them?] The system popped out to chatter again.
Lu Fengmian suddenly felt that being able to contact it in the game was truly a very annoying thing. Why was this fellow so talkative?
[I think you want to get scolded.]
Lu Fengmian retorted to the system in her mind in a bad mood.
When she turned her head again and met Qing Shi’s eyes, this girl’s eyes were beautiful as if sparkling with stars, clear and innocent.
Had she not known that her mind was completely dark and cunning, Lu Fengmian almost would have believed she was this innocent and well-behaved.
“Then go help me prepare some food, any meat dish will do,” Lu Fengmian ordered a few dishes, Qing Shi noted them down one by one, and once Lu Fengmian entered the kitchen, Qing Shi went off to look for ingredients.
After Lu Fengmian entered the kitchen, she took a look around and found that the items inside were surprisingly complete.
Cookware, seasonings, and everything else were present.
She cooked the rice, and after starting the fire, Qing Shi happened to return as well.
Everything brought back was what Lu Fengmian wanted, plus some items she hadn’t mentioned but really liked to eat.
Qing Shi always said she didn’t remember many things, yet when encountering things Lu Fengmian liked and disliked, she would always subconsciously make choices suitable for Lu Fengmian.
Lu Fengmian watched her wash and chop vegetables. A dignified Divine Maiden, using divine power to help her cook in the kitchen, made her feel both warm and comical.
The two of them cooked a meal together and finished eating together.
After eating her fill, Lu Fengmian continued lying on the recliner, looking lazy.
Qing Shi, on the other hand, was still clearing away the dishes and chopsticks.
After clearing things up, she even sliced some fruit and brought it out to serve as post-meal dessert for her.
However, after sitting for a brief moment, Qing Shi stood up again to go busy herself with something.
Lu Fengmian watched her busy herself back and forth, not knowing what she was doing.
It wasn’t until she saw Qing Shi bringing hot water into the room that she finally couldn’t help asking, “What are you doing?”
“Preparing a medicinal bath for Mianmian.”
After Qing Shi finished preparing it, she walked out and smoothly picked Lu Fengmian up in her arms.
Lu Fengmian: …
Is this fellow getting a little bit too smoothly accustomed to this?