Chapter 81 - The Ghost
Inside the vitality pit in Muguang Mountain.
Li Mu had checked in for two months and acquired more than a thousand years of power. With that, he now had more than three thousand years of power in total.
On top of that, he obtained quite a lot of pills as check-in rewards.
“Seems like I’m ready to reach the upper level of the Virtual Realm. But it’s better for me to first raise my power to the sixth level of the Virtual Realm.”
Just by relying on his own cultivation, Li Mu was getting increasingly closer to the sixth level of the Virtual Realm.
Even without the rewards, he would still reach it in the near future.
However, before boosting his power, he decided to check on Zhou Hua and the others first.
He stopped training and jumped out of the vitality pit.
As for Zhou Hua and other eight people, two of them were engaged in isolated cultivation.
Three of them were practicing sword techniques, and the other four were reading classics.
These nine people were more or less literate. It was basic, but they had no difficulties in reading.
Especially Chu Qing. Her father used to be a teacher, and her mother was the daughter of a decent family.
Her knowledge far surpassed the others.
“Sir!”
Chu Qing noticed the presence of Li Mu.
She slowly put down the books in her hands and bowed to Li Mu.
“No need to be so polite! I am just taking a look at you.”
Li Mu raised his hands with courtesy.
“Thank you, sir! In Zhongzhou, we only wanted to survive. We never thought about any chance of improving our cultivation. You have given us such a generous opportunity. There is no way for us to repay your kindnesses. Please accept my gratitude!”
Chu Qing said and bowed again.
Li Mu was quite embarrassed.
He was uncomfortable with Chu Qing’s politeness.
She was still young.
But she was a real stickler for etiquette.
“I’m leaving for a few days. You should support each other and strive for real achievements that can allow you to guard your loved ones or take revenge for your loved ones,”
Li Mu said.
“Yes, sir!”
Chu Qing’s eyes shone with determination.
It made Li Mu’s heart ache to see Chu Qing like this.
Such a tender woman, under such a blow, could still stand up.
Li Mu reached out his hand and unconsciously patted Chu Qing’s head.
He then froze for a moment.
People in Nanzhou had many rules of etiquette. In particular, it was improper for men and women to touch each other’s body.
Patting the head was only something that could be done by the elders to the young.
Chu Qing was also stunned.
Then her cheeks flushed.
“Well, take care of them. I’m leaving.”
Li Mu awkwardly withdrew his hand, put down a number of pills, and disappeared at once.
In the Shouning Palace, the peach flowers blossomed again.
Li Mu was lying under a tree.
Peach blossoms rained down on him.
Smelling the fragrance of the flowers, Li Mu’s breath gradually stabilized.
What a peaceful moment!
No fights and no heartbreaking stories.
No need to worry about the people around him every day.
“Zhongzhou is definitely not as good as this place! Those people were so desperate to go to Zhongzhou and be slaves, competing for cultivation resources to make others kneel down. Was it possible for people in Zhongzhou to let them succeed?”
He sighed gently.
He parted his lips and exhaled.
Up above his head, the pink petals of the two peach trees gently floated fown from the branches.
Then, like snowflakes, they dropped on Li Mu’s body.
Every day, Li Mu went to the Well of Prenatal Qi in the underground palace for training, and came here to lie under the trees when he was free.
His cultivation was also improved to the seventh level of the Virtual Realm
He still saved the power, pills, manuals, and treasures he had gained for check-in.
Now what he had was no worse than the resources in a sacred ground.
“Hee hee! Look at the flowers over there! I just saw it.”
Outside the palace, several boys followed a little girl and ran towards the Shouning Palace.
“Sister Nine, you lied to me!”
“No, I didn’t. I just saw them. There was a breeze, and many little petals flew up to the sky, and then fell down.”
Tap, tap!
The girl in the lead ran quickly on her wooden clogs.
A group of kids ran behind her.
Soon, the five or six young boys and girls aged six or seven reached the front of the Shouning Palace.
They grabbed the door frame and looked inside.
“No one is there!”
“Definitely no one. Eunuch Zhao said that this used to be a cold palace. Then people said that there was a ghost inside, so no one went in there anymore.”
“Ghost! I’m scared!” a six-year-old girl covered her mouth and said said in fear.
“Is there really a ghost?” The little boy standing in the front was a little curious.
“Why don’t you go in and have a look?”
The girl in the lead said to the little boy.
“I… I’m also afraid!”
Afraid and curious, the little stared at the courtyard over and over again.
“Afraid of what? We are in broad daylight, and ghosts don’t dare to come out.”
The girl in the lead continued to incite the little boy.
However, there was a flash of fear in her eyes.
“That’s right! Mammy said that ghosts don’t dare to come out during the day.”
The little boy seemed to be less afraid.
“You go in there first and have a look!”
The children behind continued to encourage him.
The little boy looked behind him, and turned back to look at the courtyard.
He looked at the sun, gritted his teeth, and then took a big step over the threshold with trembling legs, pretending to be fine.
Huh!
Nothing happened!
He looked back at these kids who were still leaning on the door frame.
“Cowards!”
The little boy said. He then walked around the yard twice, his legs trembling.
After two laps, the little boy was getting bolder.
“Look, guys, nothing is happening to me. The yard is so wide, and there are so many rooms. We can totally consider it as a ‘home’ for us in the future,”
The little boy said smugly.
“It’s true!”
“Sister Nine, look how scared you guys are. I’m going to have fun.”
The little boy said and ran into the big hall, and then hid himself behind the pillars, not daring to go further.
He carefully looked towards the hall b the light.
In the hall, there were countless shelves.
There were all kinds of bottles and jars and books on the shelves.
“What are those?”
He was curious.
But he didn’t dare to enter the room.
The room was eerie and lifeless.
The kids at the door saw the boy disappear behind a pillar. They looked at each other and followed him into the yard.
Inside, they realized that the yard was, in fact, very ordinary.
There was just no one there.
They were happy at once.
“It would have been nice to find such a fun place earlier.”
They began to play in the yard, making happy noises.
A few moments later, they discovered the backyard.
“What’s that?”
Under the peach tree, there seemed to be a person lying on a huge recliner.
His whole body was covered with flower petals.
It was impossible to see his face.
“Brother Sixteen, you go and take a look!”
“No, why it’s always me? why don’t you go?”
The little boy decisively refused.
He firmly believed that it was a giant beast under the petals.
“I am your ninth sister, so you must listen to me.”
“On what grounds? I am the son of the Emperor.”
“And I am the daughter of the Emperor!”
“My mother is a concubine, and your mother is just a noble lady.”
…
After arguing for a long time, the little boy finally gave up and went towards the recliner. When he came close, he gently tugged Li Mu’s robe.
Wow!
The petals covering the robe fell away.
Li Mu let out a breath, blowing away the remaining petals on his face, and then turned back to look at these kids.
“Ghost!”
“Run!”
Hula!
Ta-da!
They quickly ran far away, leaving behind the messy sound of clogs.
Li Mu opened his eyes to look at the backs of these kids, and then turned back to continue his rest with his eyes closed.
“Naughty kids!”
The peaceful atmosphere was broken for a while.
Then, the backyard quickly restored its tranquility.
Outside the palace.
With faces turning pale, the kids looked back at the Ninth Sister.
“What the hell? I haven’t even seen it clearly!”
“I saw it! It was an old man, a white-haired ghost!”
“No, it’s a red ghost.”
“Brother Sixteen, do you want to go and see it again?”
“No! I would rather die!” Brother Sixteen shook his head vigorously.
He was too scared.
Li Mu lived in peace for two days.
Not long after that, a group of older children came running towards the Shouning Palace.
The leaders were Sister Nine and Brother Sixteen.
Behind them, there was a young man.
He was followed by several guards and eunuchs.
The young man had a quite calm face.
Judging from the mature look on his face, he must have a quite significant status, no matter inside or outside the palace.
“Brother Four, it’s true. There’s really a ghost inside!”