I Just Wanted To Live but I Somehow Became Better Than the Protagonist

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I Just Want to Live Well, but I Surpassed the Protagonist – 59 Very Considerate

“You, why aren’t you eating?” Being stared at by Ye Yong, Qin Shimeng felt uncomfortable all over. She was shy, but she didn’t feel disgusted.

“I’ve already eaten.” Ye Yong had spent so many Reversal Points to buy a full set of equipment. When couldn’t he eat?

Qin Shimeng could finish these two dishes by herself, and she could even eat two more plates. If he wasn’t afraid that eating too much would hurt her soul, Ye Yong wouldn’t mind giving her a full Han Dynasty feast: “Finish everything. Otherwise, it will be a waste.”

“Um…” Qin Shimeng continued to lower her head. She ate very slowly, taking small bites, worried that she would leave a bad impression.

Ye Yong didn’t say anything either. He just watched silently.

After Qin Shimeng finished eating, she took out a handkerchief and wiped her red lips. Ever since she broke through to the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, she had not eaten so much food for a long time. Not only was it delicious, but her exhausted soul had also been nourished. It could be said to be a meal that cultivators dreamed of.

“Thank you for the hospitality.” Qin Shimeng thanked Ye Yong solemnly.

“So don’t be polite, remember to come often in the future.”

“Um…” Qin Shimeng lowered her head again, responding softly.

“Miss!” Xiao Huan called out silently to Qin Shimeng at the door of Wu Xue’s room.

Qin Shimeng understood her meaning and beckoned to her. Xiao Huan immediately stood beside her young lady.

“Yong, Brother Yong.” Qin Shimeng had always wondered how to address Ye Yong. Calling him Young Master Ye was too distant, and calling him by his full name didn’t seem to reflect their friendly relationship. After thinking about it, Ye Yong was a year older than her, so it should be fine to address him like this, right?

“What’s wrong?” Ye Yong didn’t care much about how he was addressed. He might get excited if she called him her husband.

Seeing that Ye Yong didn’t reject this form of address, Qin Shimeng told him about Xiao Huan’s desire to cultivate.

In the novel, Xiao Huan didn’t have much of a role, but in reality, she was a graceful and elegant young woman, half a head taller than Wu Xue, with a well-behaved appearance. She was quite likable. At least in the past four days since Qin Shimeng had her epiphany, Ye Yong felt that she was intelligent and diligent. She would do chores with Wu Xue, and when she couldn’t do her, she would be unhappy even though Wu Xue had already finished the chores.

But in the novel, she didn’t have much of a role, so Ye Yong didn’t know if she could cultivate.

“Have you ever thought about letting her cultivate before?” Ye Yong planned to gather some information first.

“Yes. Unfortunately, she has the lowest level of water spiritual root, and her physique is not very good. The tribe would not allow her to cultivate. I once secretly gave her some resources to strengthen her body, but she failed.” Qin Shimeng answered truthfully.

“I see.” No wonder Xiao Huan didn’t have much of a role in the novel. Such qualifications were not suitable for cultivation. The women that the author gave roles to in the novel, whether they were righteous or evil, were all very powerful. If he had to give Xiao Huan a role, Ye Yong felt that at most the author would write about her dying of old age and Qin Shimeng sighing about the shortness of mortals’ lives.

In fact, in the novel, after Qin Shimeng became the female immortal emperor, she did mention missing her former personal maid. However, because the novel was already in its later stages at that time, Ye Yong had forgotten that Qin Shimeng even had a maid when he read it as a reader. He only remembered when he reread it.

However, now that Xiao Huan was standing in front of him, and she was also Qin Shimeng’s favorite maid, letting her embark on the path of cultivation could increase Qin Shimeng’s favorability, right? Moreover, in the “Body Forging Compendium”, there was indeed one that was quite suitable for her lowest level of water spiritual root.

Before that, Ye Yong decided to check her constitution first, to see if it was the type that could not cultivate due to blocked meridians: “Come over here.”

Although she had been with Ye Yong for four days, Xiao Huan had never disturbed Ye Yong, nor did she dare to swing in front of him. Suddenly, she was asked to come over, and she was very nervous. It wasn’t that she was afraid that Ye Yong would eat her, but Ye Yong’s recent performance had already made him a proper male god in her heart. How could a young girl not be nervous when approaching a male god?

Xiao Huan moved towards Ye Yong little by little.

Without giving her a chance to react, Ye Yong took her hand and injected his spiritual power into her body.

Xiao Huan instantly felt something warm flowing from the male god’s side into her body. As the warmth flowed through her body, she felt as if her entire body had been seen through by Ye Yong. She was so embarrassed.

Ye Yong let go of Xiao Huan’s hand and muttered for a moment: “You can cultivate, but the process may be more difficult than that of ordinary cultivators.”

“It doesn’t matter! I can endure hardship!” Xiao Huan was so excited that she forgot to be shy. As long as she could cultivate, she would be able to live a little longer and accompany her young lady for a little longer .

“Alright, I’ll prepare the materials first. I’ll notify you to come over for body forging when the time comes.” Ye Yong could forge Xiao Huan’s body now, but it was better to buy things that could be bought with Ling Stone with Spirit Stone. Although he still had a lot of Reversal Points left, it didn’t mean that he could waste them.

“What materials do you need? I’ll go prepare them.” Qin Shimeng felt that Ye Yong was already doing her a great favor by helping Xiao Huan. It was really embarrassed to ask Ye Yong to prepare the materials as well.

“You should go into retreat for a while first and digest the things you’ve realized. Understand and master them before we talk about anything else.”

“Um…” Qin Shimeng lowered her head. Ye Yong seemed to be thinking for her all the time, which made her very happy but also very apologetic. She had a lot of things she wanted to say, such as why Ye Yong was so good to her. However, when the words reached her lips, they turned into two words of thanks and: “I’ve been here for four days, I, I should go back first.”

Actually, Qin Shimeng really wanted to stay a little longer, but she always felt a little strange these days. She could no longer look into Ye Yong’s eyes and talk.

“Alright. Before you go into retreat, take this. This is a little something I drew. It might help you comprehend the meaning of the sword.” Ye Yong took out a piece of drawing paper and handed it to Qin Shimeng.

Qin Shimeng was a little curious, but she didn’t open it in front of him. She thanked him again, put the scroll into her sleeve, and hurriedly bid farewell with Xiao Huan.

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After returning to the Hidden Sword Peak, Qin Shimeng was immediately called into her cave by her master, An Yufang.

An Yufang looked like a woman in her early 50s. Her official was delicate and beautiful. It could be seen that she would have been a woman that many male cultivators would have when she was young. However, that beauty had been partially covered by the wrinkles on her face.

“Shimeng, I heard that you stayed with Ye Yong, that disciple of the Music and Painting Hall, for four days?”

“That’s true.” Qin Shimeng nodded.

“A man and an unmarried woman, if such news were to spread, it would be somewhat inappropriate. You don’t know that you are very outstanding, and there are many people who are jealous of you. Fortunately, you were only staying in the pavilion at that time and not in his room. Otherwise, even if you were innocent… In short, people’s words can be terrifying.”

Qin Shimeng was stunned. She had indeed not thought about this problem. She then recalled the day she met Ye Yong. He had directly greeted her to the pavilion instead of inviting her into the room. Perhaps he had also considered this point. If an unmarried woman like her stayed in an unmarried man’s room for four days, it would be terrible to think about what kind of rumors would spread.

Suddenly, Ye Yong’s figure appeared in Qin Shimeng’s mind.

Brother Yong is really caring. Not only did he give me an epiphany, but he also took my reputation into consideration.

Favorability +5.

“So, what did you gain from your four days of enlightenment?” An Yufang didn’t intend to interfere in her disciple’s private affairs. However, since their relationship had not been confirmed, it was best not to let people spread rumors.

“Indeed, I have made some minor progress.” Qin Shimeng did not dare to admit that she had already mastered the basics of the Iceheart Sword Art, because her progress was truly too fast.

“Hmm? What is that in your clothes?” An Yufang suddenly noticed a faint sword intent emanating from the sleeves of Qin Shimeng’s clothes.

Qin Shimeng took out the item inside, which was a painting scroll. It was a gift from Ye Yong before she left.

Without waiting for Qin Shimeng to answer, An Yufang urged, “Can you open it and let me see?”

Qin Shimeng hesitated for a moment but still unfurled the scroll. However, as soon as she did, a sharp sword intent rushed towards her.