Chapter 641 Checking for Clues
After three days, Li Changxiao had read all the books arranged on one side, but Zhao Qing had only read more than a thousand books, and there were still more than half left. But it was normal. Zhao Qing was now a mortal, so his efficiency was naturally difficult to compare with Li Changxiao.
Moreover, Zhao Qing had to eat, wash, and do other mundane chores, but fortunately Li Changxiao had always lived like a mortal. Before Zhao Qing left, when he and Li Changxiao were traveling together, they often had three meals a day, plus washing, etc. Li Changxiao had many treasures on him, and Zhao Qing was weak, so most of the food used for three meals was not ordinary.
Even many fruits were rare and expensive in their heyday. When Li Changxiao visited, he would often pick them and put them into the dream space. The spiritual energy in the dream space is too special, and only Li Changxiao can use it. Even if he planted fruits and soaked them in the dream spiritual energy, the fruits only grew bigger, rounder and sweeter than those planted in the outside world, but they did not have any spiritual energy. In other words, even if they had spiritual energy, it was very little and could not be used for cultivation.
Those many fruits were put to use in the three days in the desk room. Every one or two hours, Li Changxiao would take them out and throw one to Zhao Qing. He took a bite and the juice was sweet. As a rare thing in the past, even after a thousand years, it still had some special features.
It was very useful for Zhao Qing to nourish the body and make up for the loss. After taking it, his qi and blood really improved a lot. Li Changxiao would take his pulse every two hours to check his physical condition.
Except for the physical weakness and cold, the situation has stabilized. Li Changxiao applied the breeze to drive away the cold, but there were always a few wisps of coldness that penetrated the breeze and penetrated into Zhao Qing's body. It's not that Li Changxiao is not good at learning, but the cold here is unique, and Zhao Qing's situation is complicated.
After realizing this, he took off his coat and asked Zhao Qing to put on some clothes, which were still useful. Zhao Qing would not refuse, and put on the coat honestly, saying shyly: "Thank you." She really didn't expect that there would be a day when she would be taken care of by others like this, but she didn't dislike it, and even enjoyed it.
She used to be obsessed with the Tao, and there was only the Tao in her eyes. But now that she has dispersed the Tao, she feels that the Tao is everywhere, and it all depends on how each person interprets it. If you live a happy and healthy life, how can you not be a person who has attained the Tao?
Li Changxiao smiled and laughed it off. When Li Changxiao flipped through the books, he discovered early that the library of all major forces has the effect of defending against spiritual consciousness. The material of the books and the layout of the library are all set for spiritual consciousness. Li Changxiao had secretly used his spiritual sense to scan the book in his hand. He had already read the contents of the book and knew them clearly. He used his spiritual sense to scan it again just out of curiosity and wanted to try it out, but it made his mind hurt, like the delicate skin being pierced by thousands of fine hairs, piercing into the flesh, unable to be pulled out, but difficult to ignore. It takes a long time to recover, enough to drive people crazy.
Mental damage is much more difficult to heal than physical damage, but Li Changxiao can be full of energy and recover as before after a sleep, and he is not afraid at all. But he dare not easily use his spiritual sense to explore. In fact, the suppression of spiritual consciousness in this world is far more serious than spiritual energy, so the effectiveness of some materials targeting spiritual consciousness has not diminished over time.
After three days of this, Li Changxiao helped to share the burden. After another day, the two of them browsed through the books in the desk room one by one and memorized them all.
At night, Zhao Qing put down the last book. Li Changxiao was already beside him. He used the book as a match, lit a fire, and set up a pot. The pot was filled with lake water, two fish, and fresh fruits cut into pieces. They were sprinkled with various seasonings and stewed until they were fragrant and steaming. It was very appetizing at first sight.
Li Changxiao was holding a long sword and stirring the soup. The fruit and fish soup was milky white. Just looking at the appearance, it was very appetizing. Zhao Qing suddenly smiled, and felt comfortable all over, relaxed, and happy.
Li Changxiao looked up and said, "It's almost done. Let's try it first." After that, he took out two stone bowls, poured out the soup, and handed it to Zhao Qing. After Zhao Qing tasted it, he felt warm all over, and his internal organs were warm. That kind of beauty, only by experiencing it personally can you know what kind of charm it is.
When he looked up again, he saw that handsome smile, as if waiting for his evaluation. Zhao Qing said: "The fish soup of Li Daxianchang is the best in the world."
When Li Changxiao heard the other party call him "xianchang", he knew that the other party was joking with him. Unexpectedly, Zhao Qing's Taoism was dispersed, but he became more and more lively. He laughed and said: "What a weird thing. You call me xianchang to shorten my life and kill my fortune. You have bad intentions."
Zhao Qing chuckled and did not refute. He drank another sip of fish soup. It was called fish soup, but it was actually a portion of medicinal materials. Li Changxiao added 19 kinds of rare immortal fruits to it. The medicinal effects were combined, which was enough to make ordinary mortals energetic for more than a month without sleeping and full of energy.
For Zhao Qing, it was just right to fill the emptiness in the body. Zhao Qing took two sips and suddenly felt weird. At this time, Li Changxiao pulled her out of the palace and sat on the ground in the heavy snow outside.
Li Changxiao told Zhao Qing that because the medicinal power of this soup is too strong, it needs to be consumed in the snow. The combination of the external yin and the internal yang can strengthen the foundation and make the medicinal power work to the maximum.
So, there was such a strange scene in the island of inquiry. A man and a woman sat in the snow, slowly drinking the fish soup, drinking it happily, and from time to time there were a few pleasant chuckles.
Zhao Qing glanced at the long bridge of inquiry, and felt a trance in his heart. "I walked along the road and came to the island. I saw such a scene, but it was not a loss. It would be great if it could always be like this."
The two had never been too intimate. In daily interactions, they behaved in moderation and never crossed the line in joking and teasing. However, Zhao Qing felt that they were in harmony with each other and enjoyed it. He was enjoying it and could not help himself. But when he thought about the long road ahead and the high probability that there was not much hope, he became panicked and did not want to die. He thought that after his death, someone would be sad, and he felt sorry for that person who would have to go through a long journey and end up alone. He would definitely die halfway. His heart ached and tears filled his eyes. He turned his head away and did not know who he was crying for.