Chapter 260: Turning Off the Lights to Record Fingerprints

I heard it had been raining in Yujing for the past few days, and it was cool for a while, but after it cleared up today, it got hot again.

The sun is so scorching.

Chen Shu watched for a while, but not wanting to stand in the sun with her, he went inside.

A documentary was playing on the living room television.

The little girl was sprawled over the coffee table, writing her homework without even lifting her head. The coffee table was very low, so she had curled her whole body onto the floor, her legs folded and tilted to the left, while her torso was slightly tilted to the right. A long-haired white cat was also squatting on the coffee table, tilting its head, earnestly supervising her as she did her homework.

Hearing Chen Shu open the door and enter, the little girl and the white cat both lifted their heads, but after only glancing at him, they buried their heads back down.

"What are you doing?"

"Doing homework."

"There's homework in university?"

"The teacher assigned it... don't you have any?"

"We had some too, but it was just suggestions to read a few books or study the structure of a few Spells; the teachers didn't know if we did it or not, and they didn't care." Chen Shu leaned in to glance at the dense formulas written on the little girl's paper; it was truly pitiful.

"Our teacher doesn't check either, it's just a suggestion."

"Then why are you still writing it..."

"Sister wants me to write it."

"That hateful woman, she won't even let people play during summer vacation."

"Hateful woman!"

The little girl repeated the words while writing, secretly deepening her tone to express her resentment.

But the pen in her hand did not stop.

The narration coming from the television did not stop either.

"Why not go into the study to write?"

"I'm not going into her study."

"There's a desk in your room, too."

"I want to watch TV."

"..."

Chen Shu glanced at the TV; *Beast World* was indeed a program that could be watched without using one's eyes, and then he glanced at the girl.

The little girl was wearing loose clothing on her upper body, very casual, and below that were cargo shorts, black, with many pockets.

These pants were a bit big on her—perhaps Chen Shu could even fit into them—but the length was just right, about 10cm above the knees, and beneath the wide pant legs were two thin, snow-white legs in intimate contact with the floor tiles.

Wearing these kinds of pants on a petite, thin, and fair-skinned little girl felt a bit incongruous, yet it was still quite nice to look at.

Like a child being dressed up however her parents pleased.

How is she still a child...

Chen Shu couldn't help but think this to himself.

"Achoo..."

The little girl rubbed her nose with the hand holding the pen, kept a straight face, pondered seriously for a moment, and looked toward the figure of her sister outside the window:

"It must be Sister scolding me!"

"Most likely." Chen Shu nodded in agreement, "Xiaoxiao will be a sophomore when school starts, right?"

"That's right."

"You're a senior student now."

"That's right."

Chen Shu pulled at the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile.

Just then, the little girl turned her head quietly, glancing at him from the corner of her eye. Seeing him smiling, she immediately turned her head back. Sitting on the floor, she looked up and stared at him with a serious expression:

"Brother-in-law, what are you smiling at?"

"I'm not smiling."

"I saw it!"

"I was just happy thinking that Sister is about to advance, and after she takes the Restoration Pill, she'll be unconscious and at my mercy."

"What stage is Sister advancing to?"

"Sixth Stage."

"Clatter..."

The little girl's pen fell onto the table, and her expression went blank.

"Woof?"

Taozi tilted its head to look at the little girl, stepped forward, nudged her pen with its paw, and urged her with its eyes to pick it up quickly and keep writing.

Secretary Ning's gardening activities were nearing their end.

From the shrubs and vines of all sizes in the courtyard, a large pile of branches, leaves, and withered flowers had been cleared away. Under her care, the originally messy shrub shapes had become round and full again, the dense branches and leaves had been groomed, and every plant looked much fresher.

Ning Qing put away the shears and walked back into the house.

Without saying a word or paying them any mind, she walked upstairs on her own.

Chen Shu could be faintly heard giving instructions to Xiaoxiao: "You keep doing your homework well, don't slack off. I'm going to guard Sister's advancement; this is very important."

"Okay."

"Woof?"

"You stay here and supervise her homework; this is also very important."

"Woo-woof?"

"I'm counting on you! Peach Blossom Monitor!"

"Woo~"

Following that, a series of footsteps followed behind.

Ning Qing was expressionless, as if she hadn't heard.

Pushing the door open to enter the bedroom, she took out the Promotion Potion and Beast Pill on her own, waved her hand, and with a clatter, closed the curtains to block out the blinding sun, ignoring the person following her until she brought over a meditation cushion and sat down in the room, only then looking at this person with indifferent eyes:

"I am beginning."

Chen Shu felt as if she were saying: I am beginning, do as you please, keep your own sense of proportion.

Without waiting for Chen Shu to answer, she opened the potion.

She tilted her head back and drank it in one gulp, just like Chen Shu, even the posture of drinking the medicine was the same.

Then her brows furrowed slightly.

The next step was to guide the Beast Pill.

Boundless pain struck, yet she did not change her expression.

The Secret Sect indeed possesses the ability to selectively block perception, even the ability to transfer perception, yet Ning Qing did not activate such abilities. Possessing the Heavenly Human Bloodline herself, she is unable to feel overly intense neural stimulation, and she is a very cold person, so this bit of pain was not taken to heart by her.

Chen Shu sat down beside her, face to face with her.

The intense Spirit Power field reaction triggered by the potion and the Beast Pill made her appear as if she were covered in a layer of colorful shimmer, like a goddess descending to earth. And looking at her tightly closed eyes, it was hard to resist not kissing her.

Time passed bit by bit.

This woman didn't even break a single drop of sweat.

Chen Shu was getting a bit bored.

Now is the moment of the breakthrough, naturally one cannot do as one pleases with Qingqing; he only followed his own experience, and when Qingqing was about to go limp, he stuffed a pillow behind her back so she wouldn't hit the wall.

"Sigh..."

Chen Shu checked his watch and took out "Rising with the Wind" to study it.

The structural principle of this Spell is not rare, it is just more complex and exquisite than common Spells. Its most precious aspect lies in the Runes used; it is unknown if other great nations have mastered these Runes, but what is certain is that even if they have, they have all tacitly chosen to seal them off.

Regarding the difficulty of understanding the Spell alone, Rising with the Wind is even lower than the Cloud Sky Technique.

It is just that Rising with the Wind is, after all, a high-speed Flying Spell, emphasizing explosive speed and flexibility more, which dictates that its flight is more intense and has more changes. After understanding and mastering this Spell, wanting to use it proficiently undoubtedly requires more practice.

Deep Spiritual Repulsion...

Yuyu Seat Spiritual Power...

"Heh..."

Chen Shu yawned.

Checking the time again, it was already very late.

Outside, the sunset had already fallen.

Only then did Chen Shu remember about dinner, fearing Xiaoxiao would be hungry, he hurriedly took out his Mobile Phone, only to discover two messages from Xiaoxiao.

Xiaoxiao: I brought you dinner

Xiaoxiao: It's placed at the room door

Xiaoxiao: I told Taozi to guard it on the side

Chen Shu blinked his eyes.

Why didn't she knock on the door?

Is she this thoughtful...

So he got up to open the door; the moment the door opened, a white cat quickly squeezed in, and on the floor at the doorway sat a plastic box containing cumin-flavored wolf-tooth potatoes with teppanyaki squid added.

Chen Shu picked it up and returned to the room.

Taozi was standing in front of Qingqing, stretching her neck to blankly observe Ning Qing, then turned her head to look at Chen Shu:

"Woof?"

"She is breaking through, don't touch her."

"Woo-woof?"

"Anyway, you are not allowed to touch her."

"Awoo?"

"The light on her body? It's a lightbulb, she ate a lightbulb."

"Mm..."

Taozi sat down and quietly guarded Ning Qing.

Chen Shu also started eating his dinner on the side.

The dinner had already gone cold, and the squid had become a bit fishy.

Calculating the time, it should be soon.

"Come, have a piece of squid."

"..."

"Not giving me face?"

"..."

"That's more like it." Chen Shu said to Taozi, "I'll eat the squid tentacles, you eat the squid body, isn't that just right?"

"..."

"What kind of look is that?"

"..."

"Ignoring me? Fine, forget it if you're going to ignore me."

"..."

The Spirit Power field reaction on Qingqing's body gradually weakened, and the radiance on her body dimmed rapidly, proving that this breakthrough attempt had reached its end. Even if it had not succeeded, it could no longer continue, because the Spirit Power was already exhausted.

"Woof?"

The white cat turned its head to look at him, its eyes sparkling.

Chen Shu thought for a moment and replied, "The power is out, so the lightbulb isn't shining."

"Woof?"

"It will take a while longer."

"Mmm~~"

The white cat withdrew its gaze and continued to stare at its master.

Time flowed slowly by.

The Spirit Sea stabilized after the advancement, and the Sixth Stage Spirit Sea displayed powerful capabilities, causing the surrounding Spirit Power to gather rapidly.

Chen Shu was so bored that he forcibly pulled Taozi over, held it in his arms, and rubbed it, and although Taozi did not resist, it still stared earnestly at its master; this behavior of its made a strange feeling inevitably rise in Chen Shu's heart.

I do not know how much time passed—

Ning Qing's eyelashes trembled twice, and she finally opened her eyes.

Those eyes were incomparably pure.

Chen Shu transformed into a Secret Sect Practitioner, took out a Restoration Pill, pinched his fingers to calculate, and said to her, "I guess you have already succeeded."

Ning Qing did not make a sound, and at this moment she could not make a sound; the most she could do was open her mouth, let Chen Shu feed the Restoration Pill into her mouth, and then look at Chen Shu, slowly closing her eyes amidst the medicinal effect of the Restoration Pill.

The surrounding Spirit Power continued to gather toward her.

The gentle Spirit effect of the Restoration Pill filled the void in the newly formed Spirit Sea while repairing the damage to her body and Spirit Soul.

The other part of the Beast Pill's Spirit effect also began to take effect, repairing the destruction it had caused itself while simultaneously greatly strengthening her body.

The night gradually deepened.

Taozi had even narrowed its eyes and started to doze off, yet it still forced itself to stay awake and refused to go to sleep.

The sound of footsteps outside the door echoed back and forth five or six times.

I wonder if the little girl is full from drinking water.

Chen Shu touched Qingqing's hand and felt that the repair was complete, so he got up, picked her up, carried her to the bed, covered her with the quilt, and then turned to pick up Taozi, who had widened its eyes again, and walked toward the door.

"Woof?"

"Go sleep outside, ah, go sleep in your little house, I am going to sleep with Qingqing too."

"Woof woof woof?"

"Who knows what you're saying..."

Chen Shu tossed it at the doorway and heartlessly closed the door.

Turning around—

The light in the room was soft, the temperature was pleasant, and the woman, who looked like a goddess, lay quietly on the bed, with the soft quilt covering her chest. Under the lamplight, the skin on her cheeks and neck was so white it was dazzling; her features were delicate and pretty, her eyelashes were long, and her breathing was even.

Chen Shu began to wash up without haste.

The sound of footsteps echoed at the doorway again, accompanied by the conversation between the little girl and Taozi; in the end, she seemed to have taken Taozi in.

Chen Shu ignored it all, and after washing until he felt refreshed, he walked to the bedside, burrowed into Qingqing's quilt, hugged her upper body with one arm, and rested one leg on hers, holding her soft body tightly like an octopus, his eyes fixed on her beautiful profile.

How could he resist?

*Smack, smack. *

Without any psychological burden.

Turn off the lights, record the fingerprints.