Chapter 185: Another Helping of Soft Rice

The princess's voice was very sincere.

And she used a pleading tone.

Xu Xi thought for a moment and eventually agreed to her request.

The Courtyard was large and had many rooms; let alone just moving in one Wu Yingxue, even if two or three more came, there would be absolutely no problem.

Furthermore.

Wu Yingxue's idea was simple; she just purely wanted a place to stay.

"Very well, among the remaining empty rooms, Yingxue, you may choose one for yourself."

"Sir is the best!"

Xu Xi's agreement.

Seemed to make the girl quite happy.

The night was deep and the air was chilling, but the night at the turn of the New Year was still noisy and boisterous.

The cold therefore dissipated, and the desolation was buried as a result.

Wu Yingxue put her hands on her hips and grinned, her smile like the rising sun, full of energy and warmth.

"Let's go, we should head back."

Xu Xi glanced at the time.

The wall clock's hands, of varying lengths, slowly danced and rotated, carrying time toward a more distant future.

Midnight was approaching.

That was the most important moment of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new.

It was also the critical moment of stepping into the first day of the New Year.

Xu Xi prepared to take the princess back to the living room of the Courtyard to cross into the New Year with his younger sister and the witch.

But just as Xu Xi took a step.

A hindrance from the girl made him stop.

"Wait, Sir!"

"Hmm?"

Xu Xi was puzzled as he watched Wu Yingxue trot in front of him and grab his wrist.

"All this time, Sir has been taking care of me."

"Whether in the past or now, Sir has never changed."

Those eyes, as clear as water, gradually curved into crescent moons. Joyful glimmers in her eyes carried a hint of sorrow as her fair hands gently pulled at Xu Xi's wrist.

Xu Xi felt something wrap around his wrist; it was cool and delicate.

Upon closer inspection.

It was a thin cord of red mixed with yellow.

It was like fresh, soaking blood, and also like handfuls of loess.

With rare, gentle, and careful movements, Wu Yingxue slowly wove the thin cord around Xu Xi's wrist.

"Unknowingly, I have owed Sir so much."

"For example, the rent while living in Qingniu Town; Sir never collected it from me."

"After leaving Qingniu Town, those two bottles of Medicinal Pill that helped me step into the Xiantian Realm, and the Cultivation Technique Sir created for me."

"So much, too much to finish saying, and even today, Sir still prepared a New Year's gift for me."

"Sir, this won't do…"

"For only you to do this is truly too cunning; I also want to repay you with something."

As her voice fell.

Wu Yingxue's movements stopped exactly then.

She slowly stepped back, her pace light, leaving enough space for Xu Xi so that he could see the red and yellow thin cord wrapped around his wrist.

It shimmered with crystalline light, as if stars were twinkling upon it.

[Ding-dong — —]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the special item: Starlight of the Dust]

[Starlight of the Dust]

[Item Description]: The dust on the ground transforms into stars, forever shining upon the one whom She gazes at.

[Item Effects]: Qi and blood cultivation effects increased tenfold, Martial Skill cultivation effects increased tenfold, Qi and blood power increased tenfold, Martial Skill power increased tenfold, Inner World operation speed increased tenfold, Observing Principles effect increased tenfold, damage against demons increased tenfold, damage against the Azure Dragon clan increased a hundredfold.

Refreshes one Martial Dao Epiphany daily, allowing one to ignore Aptitude and Bottleneck to comprehend the Supreme principles of heaven and earth.

Refreshes one Eternal Qi and Blood daily; within 24 hours, your Qi, blood, and vitality will receive a massive boost, and no matter how you use it, it will not endanger your life.

Refreshes one True Martial Body daily, which can reduce 90% of worldly attacks and completely nullify demon attacks.

Permanently fixes the "Persistence" effect; as long as you have a clear goal and work continuously toward it, you can achieve several times the progress.

[Usage Requirement]: The best fool in the world, the fool who remembers one thousand three hundred and thirty-five stars.

"This…"

Xu Xi paused in surprise.

Subconsciously turning his wrist.

The thin cord upon it swayed along with it.

The tactile sensation was subtle, like cold blood sliding by, and also like rough sand rubbing against the skin.

If one looked closely with the naked eye, it would feel like a series of stars, flickering on the surface with dots of light.

It was beautiful.

The effects were also very strong.

"I… am eating soft rice again?" While Xu Xi was stunned, his gaze was also drawn to the usage requirement of the new soft rice.

One thousand three hundred and thirty-five; this was the final number the young girl counted, star by star, while lying on Xu Xi's back when the Qiuhuo Army broke through the border pass.

Xu Xi had not expected.

The girl still remembered something from so long ago.

"Sir, do you like it?"

As if she had finally completed some task, the corners of Wu Yingxue's mouth curled up, and her face appeared very relaxed.

She stacked her palms and raised them upward, leaning her body slightly backward, her waist bending with it as she did a stretch on the spot.

"This is a New Year's gift I carefully prepared; Sir must not dislike it."

She said this.

Her eyes widened slightly, a posture that forbade Xu Xi from refusing, as if she would cry and make a scene if he did.

Xu Xi smiled; he had no intention of refusing the girl's kindness to begin with:

"Thank you, I like this New Year's gift very much."

He paused, then continued: "And thank you for your thoughtfulness, Yingxue."

Receiving Xu Xi's affirmation, Wu Yingxue appeared extremely happy, and the thin cord on Xu Xi's wrist also shimmered with the flowing light of stars.

That was the condensation of authority.

It was also the Supreme sentiment.

It was the bond of the tiny dust on the ground rising to the high sky, transforming into stars to illuminate the dark moon, making it shine once again.

Vaguely.

After putting on this thin cord, Xu Xi felt that he seemed to have become more like a martial artist.

The various martial dao bonuses, combined with a defense that could be called invincible, plus incredible Comprehension Ability, simply maxed out every aspect.

It was only missing the words [Invincible] written directly on it.

"The operating speed of my Inner World has suddenly become obvious."

"When the simulation ended, I was only a newly promoted Human Immortal, and the development of the world was very limited."

"But now, the world is perfecting itself at an extremely fast speed."

"Is this the power of the Starlight of the Dust… It seems that even immortal cultivation and magic have improved by analogy."

Xu Xi felt the changes in his body on the spot, and the look of surprise on his face deepened.

The changes brought to Xu Xi's body by the thin cord given by the princess could not be clearly explained by the literal meaning of tenfold.

The superposition of multipliers and the multiplication of the same system.

Created an unrivaled strength.

This was the noble numerical soft rice!

Seeing the familiar Persistence effect, Xu Xi's motivation to Cultivate was endless, and he sighed in his heart: "I am just too hardworking; I am always thinking about Cultivating."