Chapter 96 – Li Zixuan: May I Ask, What Is Your Relationship With the Jianghai Sword God?

Night, when all was quiet and still.

Inside Qin Yang’s home.

Doors and windows tightly shut, curtains drawn close.

After finishing his midnight snack, Qin Yang sat cross-legged on his bed, holding the Fragment of Wood Law in his palm. Emerald fluorescence slowly rose from his palm, floating like a translucent glass lamp.

Mysterious Law Power spread outward, disturbing the void and causing visible ripples.

Nearby, Xiaobai lay by the bedside, wagging her tail excitedly as she watched Qin Yang holding the Law Fragment.

Her little eyes revealed immense longing.

“So beautiful!”

Drool trickled from the corner of Xiaobai’s mouth as she enviously extended her paw, wanting to touch it.

But just as she reached halfway.

“Ahem…”

Qin Yang opened his eyelids and glanced over.

Hearing this, Xiaobai’s restless paw retracted, her ears drooping as the entire fox immediately became dejected.

Qin Yang had warned her before:

If she dared disturb him even once, she would no longer receive any Mind-Calming Pills in the future – he had directly targeted her weakness.

“Hmph, no disturbing then, no disturbing. It’s no big deal anyway.”

Xiaobai hunched her body, transformed back into White Fox and curled up in the corner, licking her paw while saying sourly, “I don’t even care about this Law Fragment…”

As she spoke, her small eyes shifted, still gazing reluctantly toward the center of the bed.

Buzz buzz buzz—

The void hummed lowly, emerald light points swirling around. Thick vitality continuously emanated as the Law Fragment released large amounts of green light.

The energy brewed by these light points was abundant.

Far exceeding the wood essence of a five-hundred-year tree demon by several times.

At this moment, they expanded along with Qin Yang’s even, slow breathing, like trees sprouting, the light around him growing increasingly brighter.

The next moment.

The emerald light points completely merged into Qin Yang’s body, enveloping his entire form and nourishing his mortal flesh.

Moisturizing, replenishing.

“Mmm…”

Qin Yang groaned in enjoyment, his face showing clear pleasure. Faintly, his hearing amplified, extending through the Law Power to the surrounding area.

Crack—

The crisp sound of grass and trees growing echoed in his ears.

From the “Golden Lotus” near the door to the planted poplar trees at the residential area’s entrance. The growth rhythms of all plants were completely captured by his hearing.

No wood escaped his perception, as if all the grass, trees, and flowers in the residential area were under his control.

“Not bad, not bad.”

A moment later.

Qin Yang slowly opened his eyes, quite satisfied as he retrieved the Law Fragment.

Through this session of comprehension, he had finally gained something, having touched upon a trace of the Law of Wood.

He extended his palm, and with a thought, emerald fluorescence rose from it – gorgeous and brilliant, exactly like that emitted by the Law Fragment.

Instantly!

Rich vitality erupted, sweeping through the entire room, filling it with vibrant life force!

“Eh???”

Nearby, Xiaobai saw this and suddenly raised her head, staring at Qin Yang in shock, her eyes wide open.

Could this be the legendary Law Essence?

Flesh and blood comparable to heavenly laws?

How was this possible?!

Unheard of!

Xiaobai stared at the fluorescence in Qin Yang’s palm, licked her pink tongue, gulped down saliva, and eyed it covetously, desperately wanting to go up and lick it.

This was hundreds of times more nourishing than the plant essence she had found before!

“Master smells so good!”

Xiaobai slowly emerged from her nest, crouching low as she inched toward Qin Yang’s bedside, preparing to ambush him.

But the next moment.

Buzz.The green light converged as Qin Yang closed his palm, retracting all the scattered glimmers of law fragments. He murmured softly,

“In less than half a month, I’ll fully comprehend this Fragment of Wood Law.”

With the Enlightenment Space at his disposal, achieving this was naturally effortless.

…

…

The next day.

Qin Yang carried Xiaobai to the Library.

He went about his usual routine, clocking in as always. Life continued as normal—slacking off when there was nothing to do, occasionally putting in some effort, and then lying down in a corner of the library.

In contrast, Xiaobai seemed unusually restless along the way.

She frantically licked Qin Yang’s palm, desperately trying to curry favor, as if searching for something…

A short while later.

Library Sector 1.

Li Qinghe pushed a book cart, slowly passing by the area outside the door. Noticing Qin Yang’s absence, she couldn’t help but feel exasperated.

“All he does is slack off every day.”

“He can’t even manage his duties as a librarian properly. How could someone like that ever achieve anything great?”

She had once considered using him as a stepping stone, but now it seemed he was hopelessly incompetent—calling him a stepping stone was already giving him too much credit…

“Whatever, it’s just as well. A mere librarian isn’t worth worrying about. As long as he doesn’t interfere with my plan to obtain the Formation Dao diagram.”

With that thought,

Li Qinghe placed the book in her hand into the cart and passed by the entrance to the second floor, pretending to glance casually in that direction.

She had already gathered all the information last night.

Recently, the Curator had not been in the Library.

It seemed it was time to make her move!

…

Time flew by, and soon it was nearly noon. The visitors in the library gradually left, leaving the place quiet and deserted.

Li Qinghe flipped through a book, her peripheral vision catching a graceful figure drifting in through the door.

“Huh? Zi Xuan-mei?”

Li Qinghe froze for a moment, rubbed her eyes, and immediately recognized the other person. “Why is Zi Xuan-mei here?”

Moreover,

judging by her trajectory…

Why was she heading toward Qin Yang in the rest area?

“Strange?”

Witnessing this,

Li Qinghe was baffled. She quickly put down her book, hid behind a bookshelf, and pulled out one of the books to create a gap, secretly observing the two.

“Zi Xuan-mei knows Qin Yang?”

A diligent Sword Dao genius.

A slacking-off library administrator.

The gap between these two was just too vast!

How could they possibly be connected?

Filled with confusion, Li Qinghe fixed her eyes on the pair, quietly monitoring their movements.

…

Meanwhile,

leaning against the rest table, Qin Yang naturally sensed Li Zixuan’s presence, her hurried footsteps rapidly approaching him.

“Why is this girl here again?”

Seeing this, Qin Yang also felt puzzled.

Since yesterday, this girl had been acting strangely.

Preoccupied and seemingly eager to confront him.

Thinking this, Qin Yang continued flipping through the book in his hand, feigning nonchalance and using it as cover.

Tap, tap.

With the crisp sound of footsteps drawing closer,

in less than a moment,

a fragrant breeze wafted over.

The footsteps beside him came to an abrupt halt.

Hearing this, Qin Yang pretended nothing was amiss and looked up at Li Zixuan standing by the table. “Can I help you?”

“Sorry to bother you, but I’d like to take a few minutes of your time.”

Li Zixuan glanced around at the nearby visitors, ensuring no one was close by, before pulling out a chair and sitting down opposite Qin Yang.

She had deliberately chosen this time slot.She planned to question Qin Yang during the quieter lunch hour to fully clarify the teacher’s intentions.

Thinking this,

Li Zixuan stared intently at Qin Yang and spoke slowly, enunciating each word carefully:

“Mr. Qin, I’d like to ask…”

“What exactly is your relationship with the Jianghai Sword God?”

(End of Chapter)