I Just Wanted To Live but I Somehow Became Better Than the Protagonist

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I Just Want to Live a Good Life but I Surpassed the Protagonist – 16 How Talented, How Hardworking

Ye Yong quickly stood up and walked over. He took out the cooked spirit rice and gave the entire pot to Wu Xue. “I didn’t expect you to be so hungry today.”

“It’s not just me. Maybe because the body training was successful, Xiao Huan has also become a big eater.”

“I didn’t! I didn’t! You’re lying!” Xiao Huan’s shout came from the room.

It was too embarrassing to say that she, a girl, ate a lot in front of her idol.

“Whatever, eat until you’re full.” Ye Yong pinched Wu Xue’s face. He wouldn’t blame her for ruining such a good atmosphere. After Xiao Huan’s body training, it meant that her physical fitness had surpassed that of a mortal, so her appetite would definitely be greater than that of a mortal. Moreover, Wu Xue had always been a big eater, so the two of them were both little gluttons. It was his negligence that there wasn’t enough food.

The most important thing was that Ye Yong had never expected Qin Shimeng to take the initiative to make such a gesture, and she didn’t even refuse when faced with his request.

Ye Yong also noticed at this time that the favorability rating, which had been 94 before, had now increased by 2 points and become 96. The status had changed from [Confused] to [Like].

It could only be said that as expected of Empress Qin, she hated when she hated and liked when she liked. She dared to love and hate, and was very straightforward.

Wu Xue didn’t know what had happened. She glanced at Qin Shimeng and her young master a few times and entered the room with some doubt.

Ye Yong also returned to his seat. Qin Shimeng was still facing away from him, constantly taking small bites of white rice. The atmosphere in the living room was silent and slightly awkward.

Ye Yong thought for a moment and decided to talk about something else to save the situation. “Shimeng, do you think the title ‘Big Brother Yong’ is a bit too much like brothers?”

“I’m not too sure…” Qin Shimeng had never had any friends, so how would she know how to address a friend without seeming too intimate? Moreover, this friend she had made now made her care a lot. It seemed like she had fallen for him, so she didn’t know how to address him at all.

“How about trying to call me by my first name? Ye or Yong.”

“Mm.” Qin Shimeng pondered for a moment and turned her head to look at Ye Yong with her peripheral vision. “Then… Yong?”

“That’s fine.” In fact, Ye Yong didn’t care about the title at all. He was simply looking for a topic of conversation.

“Have you broken through to the Crystallization Realm?” Qin Shimeng also began to look for a topic.

Unilateral enthusiasm in finding something to talk about would ultimately not work. Only when two people got closer to each other would there be a possibility for the future.

Ye Yong could feel that Qin Shimeng was trying hard, so he smiled and said, “My physique is rather special. I still need to spend some time to break through to the Crystallization Realm.”

“Are you lacking something? Medicinal pills?”

“No, no, no.” Ye Yong felt like vomiting when he mentioned medicinal pills. He just wanted to break through to the Crystallization Realm as soon as possible. By then, there would be other choices besides medicinal pills, such as spirit liquid .

Because Foundation Establishment cultivators didn’t have crystals in their bodies, it was difficult for them to absorb high concentrations of spirit liquid. Moreover, the price of spirit liquid was more expensive than super spirit gathering pills, so it was impossible for Ye Yong to waste money on spirit liquid just because he was tired of medicinal pills. “I’ll be able to break through when the time comes.”

When Qin Shimeng saw the pain flash across Ye Yong’s eyes, her chest suddenly felt like it was being grabbed. It was very uncomfortable. A genius might not be able to have everything go smoothly. He must have something he couldn’t say. ” If you need anything, just tell me. I can help.”

Ye Yong knew that Qin Shimeng had misunderstood and thought that he was stuck at a bottleneck and lacked cultivation resources. In fact, there was a bug in his cultivation. He couldn’t explain that he was uncomfortable because he had taken too many super pills , so Ye Yong smiled bitterly. “Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

Qin Shimeng was still very concerned, but since Ye Yong didn’t say what the problem was, she couldn’t do anything. She could only emphasize that if he had any trouble, he must come to her.

No one could solve Ye Yong’s trouble, and he didn’t want Qin Shimeng to be too tangled, so he changed the topic. “What’s your cultivation level now? How much of the sword technique have you comprehended?”

“I accidentally broke through to the third level of the Crystallization Realm a few days ago when I was comprehending the sword technique. I’ve also completely comprehended the beginning of the sword technique and reached the entry level, mastering the Gold Spirit Sword Intent. ” Qin Shimeng claimed to the outside world that she had just broken through to the Crystallization Realm, hiding it very well. However, she didn’t hide anything from Ye Yong. “Speaking of Sword Intent, I heard about the Sword Pavilion Hall competition . You must have mastered more than just the Gold Spirit Sword Intent, right? You’ve reached the Nascent Soul stage, right?”

Similarly, Ye Yong wouldn’t hide some things from her. “Yes, I’m quite lucky.”

Qin Shimeng did not believe this was luck. She felt that this was inseparable from Ye Yong’s comprehension and effort. He was just being humble.

“After we rest for a while after dinner, how about we spar?” Ye Yong was now at the thirteenth level of the Foundation Establishment. Apart from Qin Shimeng, no one in the sect could be his sparring partner without revealing his true strength.

“Very well.” Qin Shimeng was very interested in this proposal. She wanted to understand Ye Yong more and find out his true strength.

The atmosphere had completely returned to normal. Ye Yong no longer asked Qin Shimeng to feed him. Some opportunities had passed, and if he insisted on repeating them, it would only ruin the atmosphere. Excessive haste was a great taboo.

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Half an hour later

Wu Xue and Xiao Huan knew that their young master and young lady were going out to spar. They did not follow them but instead rushed to clear away the dishes, doing housework at home.

Ye Yong brought Qin Shimeng to the Bamboo and Lotus Forest.

The Bamboo and Lotus Forest had a unique scenery at night. The moonlight was reflected in the pond. When the breeze blew, the lotus flowers swayed gently, stirring up ripples in the water, obscuring the moonlight.

Because the Bamboo and Lotus Forest had a spacious open space and was relatively far from where the disciples of the Music and Painting Hall lived, it was very suitable as a training and sparring ground.

However, sword cultivators were combat-oriented, and sparing would inevitably damage the surrounding environment. Fortunately, Ye Yong had bought basic formation knowledge, which could crack/set up common basic formations when he saved that fox that did not expect him to repay its kindness on Spirit Mountain.

So he opened the System Shop and bought array materials, using his existing Spirit Stones as energy to set up a primary defensive array around him.

“…” Qin Shimeng saw Ye Yong start to tinker with the formation, not knowing what to say for a moment. Every time she felt that she finally understood Ye Yong, he would do something surprising.

Formation was ranked primary in difficulty among the Six Arts. It was impossible to learn without talent. Speaking of the Six Arts, Ye Yong should have also mastered the easiest one, Spirit Food. Qin Shimeng believed that the spirit dishes they ate were all made by Ye Yong.

How talented and hardworking must a person be to be so versatile?

Ye Yong became even more mysterious in Qin Shimeng’s eyes. The more mysterious he was, the more she wanted to understand him.

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The primary defensive array was not difficult to set up, but Ye Yong wanted to cover a larger area to avoid being tied up later, so it still took some time.

After he was done, Qin Shimeng came over and handed him a handkerchief.

Setting up the array required the consumption of spiritual power. The larger the area, the more it consumed. Ye Yong was sweating a little.

There was no one around, so this was another opportunity. Ye Yong would not take the initiative to ask Qin Shimeng to do anything, but he could change the way they interacted based on her initiative.

Without reaching out to take it, Ye Yong looked elsewhere.

Qin Shimeng quickly understood. Her face flushed. After a pause, she took the handkerchief and gently wiped Ye Yong’s sweat.

The handkerchief was soft and carried the fragrance of Qin the Female Emperor. Ye Yong inexplicably wanted to lean in and take a strong sip, but he held back.

The two of them did not speak. Although the atmosphere was a little awkward, it was more of a ripple of rapid heartbeat between a man and a woman.