Chapter 10

Lin Xi was truly beautiful. Her face, shaped like a goose egg, was the standard of beauty, with skin as smooth and white as snow, a straight nose, and lips that curved so gently and were so rosy that one felt the urge to bite them. Her eyes were clear like water, and her features were exquisitely refined. In short, she had a face that was perfect and flawless, beautiful to the extreme.

But Lin Xi's beauty lay in her serenity. Yes, from the moment Zhou Ze met Lin Xi, she was a quiet woman.

Just like now, she stood there quietly, like a painting, peacefully embedded in the world. She wore a white dress, not a speck of dust on her, looking tranquil and serene.

She was like a bamboo mountain after the rain, a clear sky pond, her serenity so extreme that it was a beauty no one could resist. And Lin Xi had always been like this, always calm and elegant, like the most beautiful scenery in the world. Standing there, though still, she attracted the attention of anyone.

And such a beauty, with such clear and clean eyes, had been watching Zhou Ze all along.

Even Zhou Ze, who had been frequenting pleasure places for a long time, felt somewhat unnatural. He wondered what was wrong with Lin Xi today. Could it be that she had noticed he had grown even more handsome?

"How did you reach the innate realm with just a thought?" Lin Xi suddenly spoke, her voice like the clear sound of a valley after the rain.

"Ah!" Zhou Ze did not expect Lin Xi to suddenly ask such a question. He was a bit slow to react, and when he looked up, he met Lin Xi's clear eyes. Zhou Ze then remembered that Lin Xi had reached the peak of the Qi Gathering realm five years ago, but despite her efforts over these five years, she had not yet stepped into the innate realm. Her desire to reach the innate realm was extremely strong. The fact that he could enter the innate realm with just a thought must have given her a great shock, and she was probably trying to find a way to reach the innate realm from him.

"Have you not shown any signs of reaching the innate realm in these five years?" Zhou Ze asked Lin Xi curiously. Seeing Lin Xi shake her head, she still stood there quietly, her eyes never leaving Zhou Ze, clearly waiting for him to give her some guidance. Stopping at the peak of the Qi Gathering realm for five years was too painful, even for someone as calm as her, she was now anxious, feeling that reaching the innate realm was a distant dream.

Looking at the beautiful and serene Lin Xi, his gaze fell on her rosy lips, which were so tender they seemed to drip with water, extremely tempting. This made Zhou Ze say involuntarily, "Have you ever heard of an ancient legend about entering the innate realm?"

"Hmm?" Lin Xi's clear eyes turned to Zhou Ze, just in time to see him looking at her without restraint. Her face flushed with a rosy hue, and she was not used to such a gaze, her beautiful eyes involuntarily dodging. But seeing Zhou Ze staring at her for a long time without speaking, she could not help but ask, "What ancient legend?"

"An ancient saying passed down from ancient times is called 'mouth-to-mouth transmission!'" Zhou Ze said very seriously.

"What does that mean?" Lin Xi asked innocently.

Zhou Ze could not help but glance at Lin Xi's beautiful and tempting red lips and said very seriously, "It means I can use my mouth to transmit innate energy to you, helping you reach the innate realm. This is the meaning of the ancient saying 'mouth-to-mouth transmission!'"

Lin Xi's tender, smooth face instantly flushed with a wine-like red, extremely charming. Her previous calmness instantly disappeared. She bit her lip, standing there, looking at Zhou Ze without saying a word.

"Really, I'm not lying to you!" Zhou Ze said very seriously to Lin Xi, "Why don't we try? An ancient legend shouldn't be false, right?"

Seeing Zhou Ze come closer, as if he really wanted to try, Lin Xi was startled and quickly took two steps back, "What are you doing?"

But seeing Zhou Ze standing there with a smile, looking at her with a half-smile, Lin Xi bit her lip even harder. She felt that this person was still as despicable as before, using such low tactics to deceive girls even after so many years.

"Really! Why don't we try? Have you never heard of the ancient legend of 'mouth-to-mouth transmission'?" Zhou Ze said very seriously to Lin Xi.

"Before, you said that men's mouths are as sweet as honey. I believed you. Do you think I'm still as naive as before?" Lin Xi stared at Zhou Ze with a burning gaze.

"Did I?" Zhou Ze said somewhat guiltily, "Such a perfect and flawless, wise reason, I don't think I could come up with it with my intelligence."

Lin Xi glanced at Zhou Ze and continued, "You also said that what adults often say, 'raise the buttocks to hit them,' means that the buttocks should be raised, so they should be hit more. I believed you again!"

Zhou Ze felt cold sweat on his forehead. Why did this woman remember so clearly? It was just a few times he had deceived her. He was still young back then. Can you stop talking about it?

"That, such a stunning reason must have been thought of by a clever person. You must have remembered it wrong. It absolutely couldn't be me. Such an outstanding person, how could it be me!" Zhou Ze denied outright.

Lin Xi continued as if she hadn't heard Zhou Ze, "At the time, someone who used these excuses swore: if he lied to me, he would eat a basket of bitter lotus fruits!"

Zhou Ze's face changed drastically. Bitter lotus fruits were extremely bitter, and eating one could make a person cry. Eating a basket would be a matter of life and death. Moreover, compared to others, he was more sensitive to bitter lotus fruits. This was one of the things he feared the most.

"You also said..."

"Wait!" Seeing Lin Xi about to speak again, Zhou Ze quickly interrupted. Cold sweat was already on his forehead. He didn't expect that what he had done to his mother would now happen to him. Zhou Ze wiped the sweat from his forehead and, not daring to delay, continued, "You haven't reached the innate realm in five years. Temporarily put aside the cultivation of the Qi Gathering realm, don't force it. Focus on sensing the spirit, and try the cultivation method of the innate realm directly. If that doesn't work, then exhaust the power of the Qi Gathering realm, and when your body is empty, forcefully absorb the elemental energy of heaven and earth. If you can't sense the elemental energy of heaven and earth, you can use elixirs and talismans to help."

"Elixirs and talismans' elemental energy of heaven and earth?" Lin Xi murmured to herself.

Zhou Ze nodded, "You don't need to worry about this. My mother has them, and I can steal them for you."

"..." Lin Xi didn't know how to comment on Zhou Ze's straightforward and righteous tone when talking about stealing Lady Lan Yang's things. "No need, I will ask myself."

Zhou Ze shrugged, thinking that Lady Lan Yang always doted on Lin Xi. If she asked, it wouldn't be a problem. This would save him from being scolded again.

"But will this work?" Lin Xi was somewhat skeptical. Zhou Ze's method was too direct and forceful. Would it really work for her?

"Try it!" Zhou Ze was also surprised by Lin Xi's state. He could clearly feel that her spirit was very pure, and her power was refined. Logically, she should be able to directly enter the innate realm. Now, being stuck for five years was quite inexplicable. So, if that's the case, treat her as if she is already in the innate realm and then deal with the problem.

Reaching the innate realm with a thought lies in the thought! Others wouldn't recommend such a method to Lin Xi because it was beyond reason, but Zhou Ze dared to. Because Zhou Ze paid more attention to Lin Xi's spirit. He felt that Lin Xi's spirit was already at the level of the innate realm, so she should first exhaust her own cultivation, empty herself, and follow the path of entering the innate realm with a thought. He had experience with this.

In Lin Xi's current state, even if it failed, it wouldn't harm her. The elemental energy of heaven and earth wasn't too much for her body to handle. But if she could absorb this elemental energy and find a way to attract more, she could step into the innate realm.

"If you can't reach the innate realm, you'll eat the bitter lotus fruits!" Lin Xi looked at Zhou Ze and said this.

"What does this have to do with me?" Zhou Ze felt wronged. You asked me, and I gave you a suggestion. Now, if it doesn't work, you blame me?

"Because men's mouths aren't sweet, and hitting the buttocks won't make them raise!" Lin Xi's beautiful eyes stared at Zhou Ze, calmly uttering these two sentences.

Zhou Ze instantly collapsed, "Did I really swear?"

Lin Xi's eyes were clear and bright, calmly looking at Zhou Ze without speaking, but the meaning was obvious.

Zhou Ze gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and shouted, "Bai Zhu!"

Bai Zhu quickly came in from outside, surprised to see Lin Xi, who usually didn't stay close to Zhou Ze, in the same space: "Young Master's orders!"

"Go and get a basket of bitter lotus fruits to my room." Zhou Ze almost said this with tears in his eyes.

"Ah!" Bai Zhu stared at Zhou Ze with wide eyes. Weren't bitter lotus fruits the thing the young master hated the most? Is the young master taking the wrong medicine today? "Young Master, are you really going to? What are you going to do with them?"

"Rubbish, of course, I'm going to eat them!" Zhou Ze said somewhat dissatisfied.

"Ah!" Bai Zhu was even more stunned. In the past, just a whiff would make you feel like the other person was your mortal enemy. Now, you're actually going to eat them, "Young Master, why are you eating this?"

Lin Xi also looked at Zhou Ze in shock, not knowing what had stimulated him. Didn't he say he would rather be stabbed than eat bitter lotus fruits? When Lady Lan Yang used them in medicine, Zhou Ze refused to eat them.

Amid everyone's puzzled looks, Zhou Ze said bitterly, "A promise made by myself, I must fulfill with tears!"

"..." Bai Zhu was puzzled, wondering what promise Zhou Ze had made that would make him eat the thing he hated the most. Only Lin Xi stood there, her face flushed, not knowing what she was thinking.

Not long after Zhou Ze left, Lin Xi was still pondering Zhou Ze's suggestion when Bai Zhu rushed in and asked, "Miss, what did the young master swear? He really ate a basket of bitter lotus fruits!"

Lin Xi was stunned and asked in shock, "He really ate them?"

"Not only did he eat them, but the young master really ate one mouthful and shed one tear. Now, he is in tears and almost on the ground," Bai Zhu said anxiously, "Most importantly, even so, the young master is still eating! He is crazy, eating one mouthful and shouting, 'I will finish it with tears!'"

"Ha ha!" Even Lin Xi couldn't hold back and burst out laughing, a smile that could charm a nation.

"Miss, you should go and persuade the young master. If he keeps eating, he will really go crazy," Bai Zhu said anxiously.

"Deserved!" Lin Xi's face showed a beautiful smile, and she left with a parting shot. Bai Zhu was left standing there, unable to believe that the words "deserved" came from the gentle Lin Xi.

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