Chapter 349 - 281: Village Defense Battle (17)
He said helplessly, "Gu Qing, you’re... condensing *this*?"
Gu Qing laughed. "Doesn’t this make it more difficult? Besides, it won’t contaminate the spring water, which purifies itself quickly. I have to hurry, or it’ll all be purified."
Gu Qing swept her palm upward.
Zhao Chi felt the current in the spring water suddenly change direction.
The next moment, a perfect sphere of water shot out of the hot spring.
It was a pale-yellow ball of water.
"My Lord, open your mouth."
"Don’t mess around."
"Heehee, it seems this Water Condensation Skill really is geared toward control. It can even control water containing filth."
Gu Qing flicked her fingertip.
The pale-yellow water ball plunged back into the spring, diving straight into a crevice in the rocks below.
"Qi Yue, see? I wasn’t wrong. Sister Gu and My Lord are both here."
Just then, a delicate, young female voice called out.
"Hm? How come Sister Gu Qing isn’t hanging on My Lord this time?" This was Qi Yue’s voice.
Gu Qing turned her head and laughed. "If you two are going to talk about people behind their backs, couldn’t you at least lower your voices?"
Tang Ruan said, "We know you won’t get mad. We’re both awake now, so you should go rest, Sister Gu."
Qi Yue said, "Sister Gu Qing, is there any work you need to hand over? You can give it to me."
Gu Qing nodded. "Qi Yue, you come over here first. Tang Ruan, you stand right there and don’t move. I want to test the Power of my new Skill."
"A new Skill? Okay!" Tang Ruan stopped in her tracks.
"Take off your clothes, too, and don’t use your Hardened Skin Armor Skill. Tell me about any injuries in a bit."
"Okay."
Tang Ruan obediently stripped.
Qi Yue helped her put her clothes away, then entered the Carefree Spring and settled in on Zhao Chi’s other side.
Gu Qing said to Tang Ruan, "I’m going to hit you with two water balls, one after the other. Help me test how much Power they have, but there shouldn’t be any real Damage."
Tang Ruan laughed. "It’s fine even if there is Damage! Bring it on!"
Gu Qing then condensed two water balls at once, both the size of a fist.
She swung her arm, and one water ball shot out.
SPLOOSH!
It burst against Tang Ruan’s body, sending water splashing everywhere.
Tang Ruan’s two great prides trembled and swayed slightly, but she felt nothing else.
Gu Qing immediately followed up with a forceful swing of her arm.
The second water ball flew rapidly forward.
SMACK!!!
The sound was loud.
Tang Ruan’s two prides shook violently, even deforming for an instant.
The splash was much wider, but Tang Ruan still hadn’t taken any Damage.
She laughed. "Sister Gu, is that all? You can hit me harder."
Gu Qing shook her head. "That’s it. That was its full Power. Tell me how it felt."
"Hmm... the first water ball was very weak. It was like when My Lord feels bad for us and doesn’t dare to use much force."
Gu Qing understood instantly.
"Oh... so it really doesn’t have much Power."
Zhao Chi was speechless. "Tang Ruan, what kind of an example is that...?"
Tang Ruan giggled and continued, "The second water ball had decent Power. I felt a slight stinging sensation, but that’s just like My Lord’s normal level of force. It’s nothing compared to the final sprint."
Gu Qing chuckled. "The example was actually a good one. I get it now. It seems using this Water Condensation Skill for an Attack isn’t realistic."
Zhao Chi nodded. "It is a Support Class Spiritual Technique, after all. If necessary, you could wrap some small stones in the water to attack an enemy’s eyes. That might have some Power."
Gu Qing’s eyes lit up. "Oh, right! Good idea! I’ll try practicing that later."
Zhao Chi said, "Mhm, no rush. You go rest first. We can talk about anything else after you wake up."
Gu Qing smiled. "I’ll first tell them a few things they need to pay attention to, including the matter with Shirel."
"Mhm, okay, go ahead."
Soon, Gu Qing finished explaining some tasks to the two of them.
They were both very surprised.
Tang Ruan immediately laughed. "It’s fine. My Lord isn’t getting the short end of the stick. Not only does he get a Racial Bloodline, he also gets to enjoy himself one more time."
Gu Qing frowned. "You little rascal, you’re still laughing? You have no idea how infuriating Shirel is. I was so angry at her, I could have died."
Tang Ruan grinned. "So let My Lord get revenge for you."
Gu Qing huffed. "What revenge? Shirel enjoyed it immensely, just like Qi Yue last time. Honestly..."
Qi Yue said innocently, "How did I get dragged into this?"
Gu Qing said, "Don’t you also like to cover your mouth and not make a sound? Shirel was like that too, but she couldn’t hold it in at all. Honestly..."
Tang Ruan laughed. "It’s fine. At least she can leave after midnight, and the benefits go to My Lord. That’s not bad."
Gu Qing sighed. "That’s true. Forget it."
The three of them chattered for a while longer before Gu Qing finally went to sleep.
「It was now 3 PM.」
They had just finished fighting the Celestial King Army today. Even if their enemies wanted revenge, they would have to wait a few days.
However, there were many bandit-type rebel armies, so other groups might still show up.
Zhao Chi needed to Supplement his Equipment as soon as possible.
Tang Ruan and Qi Yue stood quietly on either side of Zhao Chi, waiting for him to issue their tasks.
Zhao Chi said, "Tang Ruan, you’ll come with me to Peach Blossom Village in a bit for Forging Equipment. Qi Yue, you have four arms now. As quickly as you can, help me cut down all the trees in Penglai Village. We’re going to develop Agriculture here in a big way."
"Understood!" the two replied.
Originally, Qi Yue’s tree-cutting speed was already very fast thanks to her Talent.
Now, with four arms, she could Attack four times simultaneously, allowing her to use her Talent to its fullest potential. Her Efficiency had risen to a whole new level.
It shouldn’t take long for Penglai Village to be completely transformed into a large farm.
Tang Ruan was very happy.
She chattered and giggled with Zhao Chi nonstop the entire way.
Zhao Chi laughed. "How do you never run out of things to say? I’m going to enter your Body. Talk to me with the thoughts from your Inner Heart; it’ll be faster that way."
"Hehe, okay! Come on in!"
With a flash of light, Zhao Chi vanished.
Only his clothes were left on the ground.
Zhao Chi sighed inwardly. ’This comfort in a Body... it’s been a long time.’
’Extremely soft, extremely warm.’
’I really just want to fall asleep.’
[Heehee, really? Then why don’t you just come inside me more often in the future, My Lord?]
[You’re reading my thoughts again.]
[I’m not reading them! You’re not even trying to hide your thoughts, My Lord. If you want to sleep, just sleep.]
[I can’t sleep now. We still have work to do. Let’s work hard together.]
[Okay!]