[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars":3,"chapter-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-68":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Why Do All These Monsters Have Health Bars?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1557515,2023,"Chapter 68: Sorry, I’m Used to This","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-68",68,"\u003Cp>Li Jing was dragged out of the house quite reluctantly, but he was helpless to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the community, he flagged down a taxi on the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing, as a gentleman should, opened the car door and stood aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qing, who had transformed into her human form, was a stunning beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were accompanied by a beauty like Ji Qing, he should act the part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing knew that Ji Qing was a monster, but others didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When going out, he had to give some face to his female companion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t pay any attention to details, others might have quite some thoughts about his behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Li Jing had always treated Ji Qing as a female friend. If she were in her cat form, he didn’t need to pay much attention. But now that she had transformed into a human, he had to mind his manners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qing saw him being so chivalrous and letting her get in the car first, so she looked at him strangely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they had been together for nearly half a month, she was experiencing this side of Li Jing for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly, Li Jing lived under the same roof with Chen Yuran, and he didn’t seem to mind much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them were very casual in private.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One grazed around the house all day in her nightgown with a bare face, the other only cooked when the former expressed hunger, without showing any particular consideration or care for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting in the car, Li Jing told the driver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, we’re going to the North City Spiritual Market.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Responded the driver, hitting the road. He stole a couple of glances at Ji Qing through the rear-view mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing noticed the driver sneaking glances at Ji Qing but didn’t overthink it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beautiful women were not uncommon in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any young woman on the street could be eye-catching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially if her cultivation level was high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Age could be completely disregarded, as they appeared full of magical charm from head to toe, just looking at them was pleasing to the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Ji Qing was a bit different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to say that she was more beautiful than anyone else, but rather, she had a unique lazy charm about her, which was highly attractive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While laziness might not be unique to Ji Qing, it was very difficult to find someone who can carry it off as well as her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qing’s laziness was a part of her nature as a cat demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cats are inherently lazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be truly difficult for a regular person to imitate her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given Ji Qing’s uniqueness, it was only natural that she attracted attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An extraordinarily charming beauty walking down the street would certainly have drawn more than a few glances from Li Jing himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Men, after all, have such hobbies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about the presumably long journey ahead of him, Li Jing leaned back in his seat and let out a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to strike up a conversation with Ji Qing, he felt a tight grip on his arm and a weight on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing turned around in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he saw was Ji Qing, leaning on his arm, with her small head resting on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Jing turned, their eyes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing was a bit stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qing also blinked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, Ji Qing adjusted her position and mumbled an apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, it’s just a habit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qing flushed a little under his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What happened just now was not intentional on her part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just thought that since Li Jing had shown gentlemanly behavior, she, as a woman, should give him some face too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a man and a woman go out together,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can a woman make the man look good?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Link arms, showing others their close relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing wrong with it, it was just for show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was different from the kind of affection shown between boyfriends and girlfriends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Ji Qing wanted to casually link arms to indicate this, but as her hand reached out, she naturally leaned over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to be said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Habits can be really scary sometimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ji Qing’s embarrassment, Li Jing understood it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past week or so, Ji Qing has always acted like a cat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She often liked to climb on his shoulder and hang around there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nodding to indicate his understanding, Li Jing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to go inside and look around later?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qing was not typically an awkward person, but this situation made her feel a bit uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Li Jing understood her and did not misconstrue her intentions brought her demeanor back to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don’t mind accompanying me to the shop, I won’t object. I’ve been eating the home-cooked meals you make for awhile now and I’m starting to crave my usual hot pot. We can go get it after I return,\" she proposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drive, which lasted over an hour, quickly went by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the North City Spiritual Market, Li Jing glanced at the taxi meter with a painful expression before reluctantly handing over nearly two hundred yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he could afford to spend these two hundred yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The issue was that it felt incredibly wasteful to spend so much money on such an ordinary trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having struggled for more than three months since he transmigrated, being frugal had become a \"good habit\" ingrained in his character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After paying the fare, Li Jing and Ji Qing entered the Spiritual Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night-time market was extremely crowded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was just as crowded during daytime as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spiritual Market could be compared to a large shopping mall, except that it traded in all sorts of spiritual objects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the unique nature of spiritual objects, strict management was required and usually the markets were set up by designated City Management Bureaus of the respective provinces and cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only merchants who held operating permits and related qualifications were allowed to set up their stalls here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the market, Li Jing did not wander aimlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place was literally a gold dig.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how cheap the items were, they were priced in the tens of thousands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual objects and materials costing hundreds and thousands of millions were common.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some unusually rare items could not be valued by money and had to be bartered with items of equal value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To cultivators, money was just a universal currency used in daily life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing and Ji Qing entered a shop with a material quality appraisal qualification, after finding it on the first floor of the market. But as soon as they walked in, Li Jing’s eyebrows furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the whole shop, there was only one female shopkeeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t the issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The issue was that she was someone he had just seen yesterday morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small in both sense of the word, face and stature, it was Xu Jiayi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the shop, Xu Jiayi was slightly surprised to see Li Jing entering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s you?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing was dumbfounded, thinking he wanted to ask the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Ji Qing blinked, looking puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know the shopkeeper?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, she’s my colleague’s cousin,\" Li Jing replied and walked over to the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xu Jiayi in the Spiritual Market gave him the feeling that the world was incredibly small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he didn’t think much of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t that familiar with Xu Jiayi; they had only met once before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing there weren’t any other people in the shop, Li Jing looked at Xu Jiayi, who was also scrutinizing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re the only one in the shop?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, everyone else is not here. If you need something, you can ask me,\" Xu Jiayi responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, don’t misunderstand, I don’t work here, this shop belongs to my family,\" she added, looking at Ji Qing standing by Li Jing. After pausing on Ji Qing’s chest for a moment, she asked, \"Is she your girlfriend?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, she’s just a friend,\" Li Jing replied, taking out the snake monster’s body from his storage space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a Three Realm serpent monster, I came to have it appraised,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Three Realm serpent monster?\" Xu Jiayi raised her eyebrows, studying the two-meter long serpent creature before carefully taking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a moment, I’ll appraise it for you,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing was surprised. \"You know how to appraise?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t compare me to Lu Yangcheng, I am supposed to inherit my family business,\" Xu Jiayi scowled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I studied appraisal at Immortal Learning College and received my Junior Appraiser Certificate last year,\" she said, pointing at the several certificates hanging behind the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing followed her gaze, and indeed found Xu Jiayi’s Junior Appraiser Certificate among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could say anything, Xu Jiayi took the snake monster and walked towards a side door at the back of the shop, saying, \"Look after the shop for me, the appraisal will take some time, I will give you a complete data appraisal later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t he a customer? Why was he being asked to look after the shop?\u003C\u002Fp>",1556,"2026-06-06T07:41:35.216Z",1,"novelbin.me","c105eaea66a3fec5e9053d62a3114d0de5774441a10f2a2aac5f28b20bae56b9","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-69","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-67",719,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwhy-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-cover.jpg"]