Chapter 819: Chapter 821: Red Crystal Stone
Su Shi has emerged, and perhaps only Li Bai can rival him.
[Although I can’t fully understand it, reading it is particularly invigorating.]
[I do understand a bit, there’s a vivid sense of imagery filling my mind.]
[That’s right, even an elder over sixty is going to battle, why shouldn’t we?]
A poem sparked a great deal of enthusiasm among many people to go to the battlefield. After Nian Shutong finished writing it, she displayed it for everyone to see.
“There are many ancient books, masterpieces of famous authors, and long novels like this on Blue Star. In the future, Elder Hua will explain them to everyone.”
“Today’s live stream ends here. See you next time.”
Nian Shutong nodded at the other side, and the camera immediately went black, ending the live stream.
“Boss, Boss.”
Elder Hua, who had been standing by, enthusiastically stepped forward.
“Boss, this piece of calligraphy?”
“If you like it, just take it.”
Seeing Elder Hua’s ecstatic expression, Nian Shutong comforted him by saying, “There’s no need to get excited. Apart from you, they might not necessarily appreciate it.”
Holding the piece of calligraphy, Elder Hua looked at the people around him, as if conceding that might be the case.
“Nian Shutong, I suspect you’re implying that I don’t understand culture.”
Lin Mu was sitting across from Nian Shutong, together with Xiao Si.
Nian Shutong looked at Lin Mu earnestly and innocently, “Why do you think I’m implying? Was I not clear enough?”
In response to Nian Shutong came a tossed apple, which she caught with one hand and said to Lin Mu, “Thanks.”
Nian Shutong, biting into the apple, said goodnight to everyone and walked off gracefully.
The people remaining at the live stream also dispersed.
However, in other places on Blue Star, people did not disperse; even around the small wooden house’s square, many children and adults were still gathered outside.
Children played and frolicked, while many adults had something in their hands, some working on shoes, some weaving baskets, some handling tree branches; everyone had work at hand.
While working, they chatted, joked, and laughed at pleasant topics, and on matters of disagreement, they engaged in louder discussions.
This scene was not unique. Many residential areas were like this, with Nian Shutong having built squares, playgrounds, and lush shade trees for people to rest and talk.
Around nine o’clock, people self-consciously dispersed, going home to rest well, as there were many things to do the next day.
Nian Shutong flew a circle around Blue Star, saw clusters of home lights below, and Blue Star increasingly resembled a real planet.
She flew to the place she first met Boss Long, Kunlun Peak, and took out the red crystal stone to try absorbing it.
If she absorbed it without issue, she could show it to Rubble to see if it could be used and let Fu Yunhe try to absorb it too.
After obtaining the crystal stone, Nian Shutong did not take them all back, as Fu Yunhe also had some.
She sat cross-legged, placing the red crystal stone in her lap and began trying to absorb it.
Upon starting, Nian Shutong realized that this red crystal stone was much more challenging than the top-grade crystal stone, which could be absorbed almost instantly by holding it in the palm.
But this cluster of red crystal stone seemed like a somewhat untamed crystal requiring taming.
Nian Shutong’s Divine Sense reached out, attempting to communicate with the red crystal stone, or bridge a connection that allowed it to be absorbed by her.
Her Divine Sense transformed into thousands of fine threads, each attaching to the red crystal stone, trying to communicate, exerting effort.
When one thread of Nian Shutong’s Divine Sense succeeded, over an hour had passed.
However, after the first thread succeeded, the others became noticeably easier.
When the sun rose in the east, Nian Shutong felt not only refreshed but also that her spiritual power, like a magnifying glass, could zoom in and out on the surrounding things with clarity.
Her Divine Sense had enhanced; though it was just a night of cultivation, the harvest was tremendous.
Validated by her own experience, Nian Shutong first messaged Fu Yunhe, who immediately responded with a call.
“Hey———”
Fu Yunhe had just opened his eyes, his voice bearing the raspy and dry quality of morning, yet to Nian Shutong, it carried a certain sexiness.
Moreover, Fu Yunhe had grown a beard.
Not that he didn’t grow a beard before, but she hadn’t seen him with one; his face had always appeared paler and more tender than Nian Shutong’s.
After just over a month on the battlefield, there was a certain ruggedness that didn’t diminish his looks but rather added a lot of masculine charm.
“Can you talk now?”
“Give me a moment.”
Fu Yunhe sat up, the blanket falling off his body. Though not nude, the tight vest clinging to him highlighted his muscular lines.
Watching this scene, Nian Shutong hadn’t expected such a stunning scene early in the morning; it felt so rewarding!
She watched as Fu Yunhe casually pulled on a piece of clothing, with his shoes likely still on, and seeing him walk a few steps, finally lift the tent flap, and walk out.
Outside, Fu Yunhe took a breath of the morning air, causing his brain to gradually come alive, and casually wiped his face, feeling a prickly sensation.
He forgot to shave!
Nian Shutong might not like the prickly self with a beard, considering she repeatedly said she liked his face.
“Hey, hurry up, I have something to tell you.”
On the other side, Nian Shutong started urging. Fu Yunhe, looking at the video of Nian Shutong watching him, missing the main point, said, “I haven’t shaved yet; it’ll look good once I do.”
“Huh?”
Nian Shutong suddenly laughed and said to Fu Yunhe, “Fu Yunhe, I quite like it, you seem a lot more manly now, quite charming.”
“A lot more manly now?” Fu Yunhe’s tone carried a hint of danger.
“Did you think of me as a sister before?”
“Hahaha!”
Fu Yunhe’s words made Nian Shutong burst into laughter at the mountaintop.
This language, laughing until she was out of breath: “Who… who thought of you as a sister!”
“Where did you learn this language from?”
Fu Yunhe, laughing along with Nian Shutong, finally found a secluded spot, waiting for her laughter to subside.
“Be careful, you’re outside, right.”
“There are rocks over there.”
“Alright, stop laughing.”
Fu Yunhe worried about Nian Shutong hurting herself, anxiously but helplessly, constantly monitoring her surroundings and reminding her.
“Alright, alright, I won’t laugh; don’t be so tense. Even if I hit something, it’s the rock that’ll hurt.”
Nian Shutong stopped goofing around and began discussing serious matters concerning the red crystal stone, sharing what Boss Long told her and her understanding and experiences from cultivating the whole night, with Fu Yunhe.
“Did you say you have a lifespan of thousands of years?”