Chu Ge stormed back to his room, finished typing the remaining few hundred words, uploaded them, and then stared blankly at the empty room.
He was increasingly unaccustomed to life without her; it felt like a piece of his heart was missing as soon as she left.
He had been considering whether they could share a room tonight… Chu Ge felt that Qiu Wuji's return this time was somewhat deliberate, wasn't it? Was she deliberately avoiding the issue of the night, waiting to return in a few days and naturally go back to their original room, pretending nothing had happened…? So insidious, scheming Qiu!
After uploading the chapter, Chu Ge immediately activated his magic, connecting to the world to see what Qiu Wuji was doing after returning.
The first thing he saw was Qiu Wuji practicing spatial arts. With a "whoosh," the personal space she created was at least the size of a small warehouse.
Chu Ge: "…" Qiu Wuji nodded in satisfaction, then thought for a moment and first stored a bunch of jade slips in this independent space.
Those were all imprinted back by her, but she hadn't examined them closely, simply imprinting them all into the jade slip and placing them there.
Among them were the complete works of Jin Yong, Gu Long, and Huang Yi.
There were simply too many. Normally, Qiu Wuji didn't have time to read them slowly; she would just scan them all with her divine sense.
Now that she was back, she had plenty of time, especially since she didn't have many scenes now, mainly manipulating things behind the scenes. It seemed she could leisurely read books and even save some autobiographical manuscripts.
However, the Qiu Wuji who returned was very different from the one over there; her entire demeanor and temperament were different… Calm, leisurely, with an understated air.
She picked out a jade slip containing the complete works of Gu Long, casually flicked it, and it transformed into an antique-style thread-bound book. Then, leaning against the pavilion on the mountaintop, she leisurely read.
As she read, she suddenly flicked her finger lightly towards the sky.
The eavesdropping "Heavenly Dao" felt as if it had been slapped in the face and glared angrily.
The sun grew hotter.
Qiu Wuji ignored him completely and continued reading.
"Anyway, you're either the sun or the moon, what can you do?"
Actually, Chu Ge could conjure a phantom image; he even spanked him last time. But conjuring a phantom image was more taxing, so she didn't think it was necessary. Why did he have to chase after her like this after just leaving? It was laughable.
"Forget it," Qiu Wuji heard the sun seem to be covering its face, "Rest well. I'll see if it's suitable to write something like 'three days later, seven days later,' you can relax and enjoy your vacation here."
Qiu Wuji gave a faint "Mmm." She also felt that his clinging and chasing after her was... indescribable.
It's good that he's taking the initiative; it prevents him from thinking she's chasing him away.
The sun added, "Also, I don't want your stockings, they stink."
Qiu Wuji moved the book aside, looking at the sky with an unfriendly expression.
"What are you looking at? I left them there. Come back and wash your own stockings! Humph." The sun's halo flickered, the Heavenly Dao's intent disappeared, and it returned to being an ordinary sun.
Qiu Wuji covered his face with the book, burying his face in his hands.
He doesn't wear socks, so what is he supposed to do?
...The idea that a man's passion must be extinguished, or that not extinguishing it might even cause harm, has always been just an excuse to deceive young girls; all men and women tacitly understand this.
Some young girls might not know this, while others truly do. But it's a matter of mutual consent; without this excuse, both sides lose a reason to take things further.
In the end, after deceiving each other for a while, everyone starts to believe it themselves.
Actually, not extinguishing it doesn't matter at all; it's not a big deal, and might even be better for your health.
Now, Chu Ge wouldn't go for it himself anymore. Damn it, he has a girlfriend, why would he go for it himself? It just doesn't feel right. He'll endure it! Sooner or later, he'll let her have her!
Chu Ge poured all his boundless energy into training, systematically planning his various exercises. He practiced Golden Bell Cover meditation with a clam pearl, ran, practiced weight training and plum blossom stakes in a dark room, and used sea sand to train his Heaven and Earth Strike technique.
Aside from going to the dark room, which wasn't routine, the other activities were all part of his daily routine. When Qiu Wuji was around, they would often practice the Plum Blossom Hand technique together.
As for running, Chu Ge could now run a marathon without feeling particularly tired. This wasn't the result of regular physical training, but rather closely related to his combined practice of the Golden Bell Shield. Continuing to train like that would be cheating if he were to compete with ordinary people in sports.
Chu Ge now understood Qiu Wuji's intention in teaching him the Golden Bell Shield first. It wasn't just for the sake of making it more fun for her to beat him up, but because physical fitness and defense are always a crucial foundation, applicable everywhere and universally applicable.
Chu Ge felt that his strength was now quite good… he might even be able to fight the Anvil head-on, but unfortunately, Nanjiang usually wouldn't give him many opportunities to demonstrate his abilities.
A regular life, writing, and exercise—the days passed quickly.
A few days later, Yueying completed her internship and prepared to return to the capital for her official position.
Before returning to the capital, Yueying went to see Chu Ge again: "Have you finished using that sea sand? I need to go back to the capital to report for duty. It would be best if it were convenient now, but if you need to postpone, that's fine too. I'll come back later..." Chu Ge generously handed her the sea sand: "It's used up. No need to rush back and forth." Yueying was somewhat surprised by his straightforwardness: "A few days ago, we didn't have enough..." Chu Ge sighed.
Not being in a relationship has affected his cultivation, hasn't it? These past few days, he's been practicing whenever he has free time. As he practiced, he realized that the sea sand was gradually becoming useless. It used to only help him accurately grasp the manifestation of his sea of consciousness. Now, even while standing still, he can internally observe his sea of consciousness whenever he wants. That sea sand really is just sand.
Its long-term value is even less than the clam pearls he and Qiu Wuji picked up at the bottom of the sea. Those are rich in spiritual energy, very useful for aiding cultivation. At least so far, I haven't felt that the spiritual energy is insufficient; it's quite helpful... Sure enough, what real treasures could a small family in Nanjiang possibly possess? I'm overthinking it. It's just that its spiritual energy is somewhat unique. If it were truly a powerful treasure, the Wang family wouldn't have kept it for so many years.
I wonder if Zhang Qiren's horizons will broaden after leaving for Japan. Going through all that trouble to snatch this thing...
Chu Ge returned the sea sand and asked, "Something similar to this sea sand, something of higher quality, I wonder if I could borrow it from you..."
Yue Ying said, "I don't know about that. I can ask the Materials Research Institute for you. I don't know if submitting a formal application will work..."
"Oh, that institute..." Chu Ge coughed, "I understand."
Yue Ying took the sea sand, looked at the house and the opposite door one last time, and whispered, "I'm leaving."
Chu Ge said: "No, it's evening, I don't remember any flights to Beijing tonight."
"No, it's tomorrow morning." Yueying smiled. "I'm planning to go to the Miracle Nightclub tonight, so I won't invite you, lest Sister Qiu get jealous."
"It's not that bad... Qiuqiu is just verbally jealous, it's not that dramatic." Chu Ge said, "At the Miracle Nightclub, is Zhang Xiaoren in charge now?"
"Yes." A hint of fierceness appeared in Yueying's eyes. "He used to... bully me too."
Chu Ge said, "I think I should go with you."
"Huh?" Yueying looked at him in surprise.
Chu Ge chuckled, "I have a feeling you're going to get into a fight." Yue Ying smiled slightly, "Why do I feel like you're just itching for a fight?"
Chu Ge coughed, "Anyway, I have absolutely no liking for Zhang Xiaoren. Whether we fight or not is another matter; as long as they don't mess with us, who wants to fight?"
"Regardless of whether we fight or not… I should buy you a drink, as long as Sister Qiu doesn't mind." Yue Ying silently walked towards the elevator, turning to look out the window at the flashing neon lights in the distance.
Chu Ge followed her out, looking at her somewhat empty eyes, blurred by the flashing neon lights.
Yue Ying whispered, "This might very well be my last night in Nanjiang. If I come back again, I'll just be a passerby on a mission. And you… are the only old friend I have in this city." Qiu Wuji wasn't from Nanjiang, so she didn't count; Chu Ge was indeed her only old friend in Nanjiang.
However, Chu Ge felt a pang of regret.
Yue Ying knew what Chu Ge was regretting…
The other was just an enemy.