Chapter 293: The Plot That Stabs You in the Heart

The joys and sorrows of people are not shared.

While Chen Shu was getting beaten, Chen Banxia was curled up in a corner of the sofa, hugging a pillow, fast asleep. Taozi was sitting on the back of the sofa playing with its tail, also fully engrossed in its game; it had only glanced at them at the very beginning, and after that, it lost all interest, devoting its entire being to the battle of wits against its own tail.

The only ones still watching were Zhang Suannai and the little girl.

But even for the two of them, their expressions gradually shifted from "full of anticipation," "relishing the show," and "excitement" to "numbness."

Because they both realized—

The force Qingqing (the older sister) used to hit Chen Shu (the brother-in-law) was on a completely different level than when she hit them.

This was more like playful banter.

The two looked at each other again, their moods complicated.

So it turned out that the only ones getting beaten from start to finish were them.

……

The room finally quieted down.

Ning Qing sat to one side, saying nothing, sulking in a rare display of temper.

Clearly, what she meant was that if people get together before the age of 23, the probability of breaking up is significantly higher than the probability of staying together for a lifetime; it only starts to improve and reverse after 23, and only by getting together after 25 is the probability of staying together close to one hundred percent.

If it didn't work out, who would be to blame?

It would be this person!

And this person was now so impatient.

It was he who said, "The probability of a first love leading to marriage is only one in ten thousand; the earlier you define the relationship, the easier it is to break up," and it was also he who couldn't restrain his own impulses.

Love has never been something with a long shelf life, but that doesn't mean long-lasting love doesn't exist; so-called loving devotion until old age mostly stems from rationality, restraint, the persistence of one's original intentions, loyalty to vows, tolerance for each other, and stems from character, and from mutual compatibility……

If it were any other time, Ning Qing would glare at him coldly to express her dissatisfaction, but today, she had the urge to crush him to death.

Ning Qing glanced to the side quietly—

"?"

This person had just taken back his Mobile Phone and was already happily playing with it again; he was really getting into it now.

Ning Qing couldn't help but take a deep breath and let it out slowly.

……

Chen Shu: Senior Brother Ji, have you finished that Seawater Purification Technique?

Ji Guanhe: I finished it /frown

Ji Guanhe: I finished it half a year ago /frown

Chen Shu: Why? Is the effect not good?

Ji Guanhe: The purification effect is actually very good.

Ji Guanhe: Maybe the Spell volume is too large and the difficulty is too high; it takes a long time to learn. I put it on the Spirit Magic Net and only sold it for twenty coins a set, plus I provide lifetime synchronized version updates, but it's been over half a year now and only a few hundred people have bought it.

Ji Guanhe: They even said that spending half a year learning a seawater purification spell is not as good as spending over a thousand coins to buy a small purifier to carry around.

Ji Guanhe: /frown

Chen Shu: It's that they don't know a good thing when they see it.

Chen Shu: Though the cost-performance ratio is indeed a bit low.

Chen Shu spoke very tactfully.

Ji Guanhe: /sigh

Chen Shu: I have another idea.

Chen Shu: I just looked it up and found that there isn't a single spell on the market specifically developed for "Cutting Technique"; a Cultivator who wants to cut vegetables still has to use a kitchen knife to cut them one by one. Tell me, is that reasonable?

Ji Guanhe:!

Ji Guanhe: This is good!

Ji Guanhe: I like this!

Ji Guanhe: If this can be tinkered into existence, it will definitely sell like hotcakes!

Chen Shu: This should be much simpler to make; it doesn't need Second-level or Third-level Runes, Basic Runes and First-level Runes are enough. When casting, you only need to apply a weak cutting force to objects within a certain range. However, to sell it, you have to make the power very low or set restrictions to eliminate lethality; that is a difficult point.

Chen Shu: It would be best to provide different modes of transformation; it could julienne, dice, and slice, and you could also choose the distance to cut different thicknesses and sizes.

Chen Shu: Later on, we could also make a "Peeling Technique" spell.

Chen Shu: That one would be much more complex.

Chen Shu: Imagine the scene: you snap your fingers and the vegetables are all automatically cut; you snap your fingers and the potatoes are automatically peeled……

Ji Guanhe: That's so cool!!

Chen Shu: It is.

Ji Guanhe: Are you going to make it, Junior Brother?

Chen Shu: I don't have time to do these things for now; I'll just provide the idea to you, Senior Brother.

Ji Guanhe: Then I'll do it right now!

Ji Guanhe: It just so happens I've been very free lately with nothing to do!

Ji Guanhe: Thank you so much, Junior Brother!

Ji Guanhe: As long as the volume and learning difficulty of this spell are controlled well, it will definitely sell well. I'll give you twenty percent of the profits when the time comes!

Chen Shu: /bows to the big boss

Putting away his Mobile Phone, Chen Shu showed a look of satisfaction.

Today he had been cutting mushrooms, slicing ham, chopping chicken, and cutting other vegetables; he hadn't spent much effort on the cooking, as all his energy went into this. Thinking that in the future he could also shout "Bala-la energy" and have all the vegetables cut, just like in a fairy tale, he was really looking forward to it.

By the way, he logged onto the "Spirit Magic Net" and found Senior Brother Ji's Seawater Purification Technique.

This website was run by the Spirit Sect and contained most of the world's civilian Spells. If one developed a new spell and registered the property rights, one could also put it on this website to share or sell for profit—the Spirit Sect was quite fair and would distribute most of the proceeds to the creators. If one were a fairly famous spell designer, one could even sign a special contract with the website, and the profit share would be even greater.

Chen Shu had also published self-created minor Spells on it before, such as the Fireworks Spell, which was quite well-received, with customers giving it a rating of 4.8.

It's just that there are too many Fireworks Spells on there, so it doesn't make money.

【Purchase Successful】

【View Online】

Chen Shu scanned through this Purification Spell roughly; his first reaction was that the volume was indeed quite large, likely no less than the Impact Technique and Tracer Technique.

A twenty-dollar mid-level Spell—buying it is a bargain.

Moreover, Senior Brother Ji's foundation in Rune principles is very solid; he is worthy of being a core disciple of the Spirit Sect. Many parts of this Spell can be called perfect. In the eyes of someone who truly understands Spell design, one can see a sense of elegance in it. Such a Spell, selling for only twenty dollars—not buying it would be a loss.

Although it is a bit of a chicken rib...

But then again...

Isn't this kind of useless thing cool?

Chen Shu was delighted and examined it carefully.

Spells cannot be downloaded, nor can they be screenshotted.

This is to avoid casual distribution; one person buys it and a hundred people use it. Supporting the genuine version is supporting the creator, and maintaining the creative environment together.

But for those intent on piracy, relying on such basic means still can't stop them; it can only rely on self-discipline. It's just that the genuine version has the benefits of the genuine version; for example, most of these Spells provide lifetime upgrade, revision, and synchronization services. Once purchased, you can receive notifications for every subsequent upgrade and revision, and automatically possess the new version. Buying pirated Spells on the black market or the Gray Net is cheap, but it is only a one-time thing.

"Wonderful, wonderful."

While watching, Chen Shu felt something was wrong again.

He turned his head to look—

His own Qingqing was staring coldly at him.

"？？"

Is there something wrong with me watching a silly Spell?

Chen Shu couldn't help but be full of question marks.

And this was only the first day of Qingqing experiencing "Chong Nu".

……

The personality a person displays within a certain period is often a comprehensive manifestation of their life experience, their own emotions, and desires. It is clearly not constant; short-term manifestation depends relatively more on the emotions and desires at that time, while long-term manifestation is more closely related to one's own life experience and background.

Chen Shu discovered that any fluctuation in emotion would affect the short-term manifestation of personality.

How gentle Qingqing was under the influence of Chong Xi.

The No Joy version of Qingqing is also very cute.

The No Anger version is well-behaved and obedient.

As for the Chong Nu version...

I don't know how to describe it yet.

Anyway, it is somewhat different from usual.

Over these past few days, Chen Shu has made her angry a few more times. Each time she sulks, it always feels like she is being hard on herself rather than tormenting Chen Shu. Each time it only lasts for a few hours; during that time, she ignores him, doesn't want to do anything, just sits in the living room alone with a cold face, motionless.

As for why she sits in the living room...

Because there is a human-shaped camera in the living room.

However, she is easy to coax; one coax and she is fine.

It is also fine not to coax her.

Based on his understanding of her, Chen Shu guessed that her thoughts at the time might have been like this—

She is angry, doesn't want to talk to him, doesn't want to look at her Mobile Phone, but she quickly discovers that she often doesn't look at her Mobile Phone for several hours anyway, and often chooses not to reply when he teases her or provokes her, so this anger was for nothing.

But if it lasts a little longer, she can't stand it.

It's just very conflicted.

The more conflicted, the angrier.

The angrier, the more conflicted.

……

In the blink of an eye, it was the fifth day of the third month.

At the bottom of the Ancient Cultivation Building.

Chen Shu lowered his head, closed his eyes, and pressed his palms together.

"Boom..."

Dust rose, and rays of light appeared suddenly.

A cold and solemn divine statue appeared behind him, suddenly opened its eyes, and quietly pushed out a palm forward.

"Whoosh..."

A gust of hurricane blew out.

Chen Shu released his hands.

The divine statue disappeared.

He pressed his palms together again.

Two seconds later, the divine statue appeared again.

Through a period of diligent practice, he had shortened the time to summon the Spirit Body to about two seconds, and the success rate in a static state reached eighty or ninety percent. If in actual combat, perhaps due to unstable factors such as an unsettled heart or external interference, the success rate would decrease.

Once successful, it can basically be stably maintained until the Spirit Power is exhausted.

At the same time, the problem of Spirit Power leakage was also solved.

As for pressing the palms together, it is just an auxiliary action.

In the early stage, combining it with fixed physical movements helps one quickly enter the state after a period of time; later, once familiar, it can be canceled.

As for the actual amplification of offensive Spells by the spirit body, Chen Shu had not yet tested it; firstly, because he had not fully mastered it yet, and secondly, because to test it, he would have to go to the forest behind Yuan'an Temple, which was somewhat far, and the Hunting Festival was coming up soon, so he could test it on the way in the depths of Qingshan Ridge, near the edge of the Forbidden Land.

"Hoo..."

Chen Shu walked out of the Ancient Cultivation Building and took out his Mobile Phone, wanting to check the time, but discovered a string of messages.

They were sent by Qingqing.

At least a dozen or so.

Only the very top one was a question mark, and every one after that was a bleeding kitchen knife emoji.

Looking at the timestamps, each one was exactly fifteen minutes apart.

Not a minute off.

"..."

Chen Shu could almost imagine what she looked like at the time—

Her face must have been expressionless. She had originally wanted to tell him something, but after receiving no reply from him for a long time, she had no choice but to send him a bleeding knife every fifteen minutes; it was both a threat and an expression of her dissatisfaction, and it could also indirectly tell him how long he had gone without replying.

During this process, even when sending the knives, she must have still been expressionless.

Perhaps she would frown slightly?

By the time he saw the messages, the pile of knives stacked up would give him the illusion that she was very angry and irritable.

This stage of Qingqing was probably just like this.

Chen Shu took out his Mobile Phone.

Chen Shu: Just went to the basement to be a trainee

Chen Shu: Practicing the spirit body

Chen Shu: /kiss/hug

Qingqing: /knife