CH 114

Chu Ge had a good idea, but unfortunately, Qiu Wuji didn’t understand. She had never learned those techniques. As a female master, she felt extremely embarrassed, eating with a sour face and not saying a word.

She didn’t know whether to scold him for intentionally choosing things she didn’t know or to scold him for not including things she did know. Either way, it was his fault.

Chu Ge looked at Qiu Wuji, who had turned into a chameleon, and couldn’t figure out how her face suddenly turned sour after they were just laughing and talking…

Qiu Wuji poked at her food with her chopsticks, trying to save face. “Even so, you should learn some martial arts. Since we’re talking about martial arts techniques, I can think of one that I learned when I was young, the Heavenly Mountain’s Freezing Hand. It’s a comprehensive style, albeit a bit feminine, but it suits you quite well.”

Chu Ge: “?”

How does it suit me if it’s considered feminine?

No, the Heavenly Mountain’s Freezing Hand is not feminine. People have an elegant impression when they see Xu Zhu and Ding Chunqiu fighting with it!

Well, actually, that’s not a bad idea. It suits someone as handsome as me.

It’s just that the imagery feels a bit mismatched… A shiny golden armor and then the Heavenly Mountain’s Freezing Hand… emmmm…

Chu Ge tried hard to imagine the future battles he would have, but he couldn’t visualize it.

Qiu Wuji said with a stern face, “Or maybe the Finger-Flicking technique? Or the Flower-Grasping Hand? Since your golden armor is a Buddhist technique.”

“No! Let’s go with the Heavenly Mountain’s Freezing Hand, it’s good.”

Anything is better than the Finger-Flicking technique. It’s fine for Buddha to flick flowers and smile, fighting with a smiling face and fingers flicking like flowers. But if a mighty monk with a golden armor does that, it would ruin the style beyond the nine heavens.

“Alright, show me that box,” Qiu Wuji remembered his small metal box.

Chu Ge took it out and handed it over. “This thing is said to have produced a bunch of ability users in the Wang family and fueled their underground influence. I don’t know what’s inside.”

“This small box isolates energy, but the effect is not ideal. The contents still emit spiritual energy, no matter how it’s concealed. In the end, it became the source of trouble,” Qiu Wuji weighed the small box in her hand, flipping it back and forth. She formed a protective spell in her hand and carefully opened it.

Then her pupils slightly contracted.

Inside the box was just a grain of sea sand, the kind that could be bought for a few hundred yuan per ton. But it was a strange grain of sand.

As soon as the box was opened, a colorful aura swept through, like the sunset on the horizon of the sea, and then returned to normal.

At first glance, it was right before their eyes, but upon closer inspection, it felt distant like the sea and sky. A grain of sand seemed vast when observed closely. The sense of the mustard seed containing the universe seemed to permeate, as if an ocean resided within that grain of sand.

“What is it, what is it?” Chu Ge leaned over the dining table to take a look, and his eyes widened.

“This… is it a spatial anomaly? Or does it affect the mind?” Chu Ge was amazed. “Is what we’re seeing an illusion, or does it truly possess the meaning of containing the universe?”

“It affects the mind, it’s not a treasure of space,” Qiu Wuji stared at the sand with a strange expression. “You just mentioned wanting to practice the Heaven-Shaking, Earth-Moving technique, and this thing is delivered right to your doorstep.”

Chu Ge thought for a moment, uncertain. “It should be that Zhong Yi reported my mental test results, and they want to observe and cultivate me. Otherwise, if it was just my parents pulling strings, they wouldn’t casually give such a valuable item to someone for a month. This should be a collective decision.”

Qiu Wuji glanced at him. “In our sect, collective decision-making is actually my decision.”

Chu Ge replied, “…Our situation is different from yours. After all, I haven’t really received any special treatment in all these years, so I know where I stand.”

Qiu Wuji sighed with some regret.

Chu Ge asked curiously, “What are you regretting?”

“I was originally going to suggest that you refine this thing into a pill and consume it, or refine it into a magic treasure to carry with you. But if you can’t determine its purpose, then we can only give up.”

“…”

Qiu Wuji continued, “This is just a primal treasure, considered a relatively good material from our perspective. Without refinement or alchemy, its effects are not that impressive… If it was refined into a pill or used to forge special magic treasures, it would be much more valuable than just a single grain of sand. I don’t think you have a system for forging magic treasures here, so it would be a waste to give it to them.”

Chu Ge smiled casually. “Each realm has its own uses. Anyway, we can only use it for a month. Why think too much about it? Oh, does it have any effect on my practice of the heaven and earth technique?”

“It’s almost tailor-made for it. It’s extremely compatible,” Qiu Wuji said. “Although I haven’t learned the heaven and earth technique, I can still guess its general meaning as something related to martial arts. It’s highly suited to this item.”

“Well… you haven’t learned it though…”

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold.

Qiu Wuji’s expression turned unfriendly. “What, I’m not surprised by something so low-end. Do you want to learn our sect’s Clearwater Celestial Heart Technique? Can your cultivation handle it? We have many techniques, but if you can’t learn them, it’s not because you don’t know how, it’s because you’re too inept!”

“No, no… I’m inept,” Chu Ge apologized with a smile. “Um, since it’s a low-end technique, let’s add a setting that says you know it. It won’t have much impact anyway… Do you agree?”

Qiu Wuji hesitated for a moment but still shook her head. “Even with the slightest modification, I’m not willing to… Chu Ge, we’ve worked so hard for this. We can’t let our efforts go to waste.”

Chu Ge decisively said, “Then let’s not learn it for now. Wait until you go back and learn more about it before deciding.”

Qiu Wuji looked at him silently. “When a treasure is right in front of you, it’s not something that happens often. The opportunity to obtain a technique is within reach, yet you’re willing to wait. What if you miss the chance to cultivate alongside the treasure? Don’t you care at all?”

Chu Ge reached out and held her hand. “If you feel even the slightest disadvantage, then I won’t do it. This sand may be a treasure in the eyes of others, but compared to you, it’s really just a grain of sand.”

Qiu Wuji’s gaze gradually turned soft, and she gently freed her hand, lowering her head. “We’re having a meal, why are you fiddling around? You shameless pervert.”

Although she freed her hand, she didn’t hit him… Chu Ge smiled and withdrew his hand. The two of them ate their meal with their heads down, and silence filled the air.

Yet, something was stirring in their hearts.

Even if a priceless treasure that everyone coveted was right beside them, radiating brilliance and reminding them of their existence, it was still as insignificant as a grain of sand to them, unable to stir any emotions.

It wasn’t until they finished their meal that Qiu Wuji whispered, “The official request in a month is for the sea sand. Can we keep this box?”

“We can negotiate that. I’ll ask Moon Shadow later. The box itself isn’t that important. They shouldn’t be so foolish as to buy a casket for a pearl, right?”

“Yeah, if we can keep the box, it’s perfect for storing our pearl, so that people like Hai Dongqing won’t get their hands on it,” Qiu Wuji weighed the sand in her hand and smiled somewhat smugly. “As for this sand, we can just put it in a cup for now. I can use a spell to conceal it. The spell will last for about a month, perfectly timed.”

Seeing her satisfaction as if she had just neatly arranged a room, Chu Ge found it amusing. She really resembled a housewife, even though she was talking about topics from a xianxia world.

However, the casual conversation during the meal didn’t mean that Qiu Wuji was going back to find the heaven and earth technique at that moment, nor did it mean that Chu Ge was going to learn the Heavenly Mountain’s Freezing Hand technique. For both of them, the most important thing was always writing.

As soon as they finished their meal, Chu Ge was rushed to start writing. This time, his mind was calm, and he wasn’t as distracted as he was in the 20 minutes before the meal. He quickly entered a state of concentration and began typing away.

Qiu Wuji cast a spell on the sea sand, placed the pearl in the box, tidied up the dishes and chopsticks, and thought for a moment before naturally going to make a cup of tea and placing it next to Chu Ge’s desk.

With the tea by his side, Chu Ge wasn’t even affected anymore and continued writing. Both of them were already very accustomed to this dynamic, with her acting like an assistant.

In fact, in Chu Ge’s heart, simply making tea and doing dishes, what could that be called? Clearly, it was being a wife.

He was writing, and she held her own notebook, occasionally watching videos, managing group chats, and reading book reviews. Rather than calling her an assistant… it could probably be called a husband and wife small workshop.

The warmth of home permeated through the afternoon tea fragrance, drifting through the quiet room and lingering in their respective hearts.

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