People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

I'm really looking forward to what's to come.

Before long, the sky darkened. After drinking his third cup of tea, Cao Ze stood up and said, "It's getting late, I need to go back soon."

Ya Fei chuckled and said, "Then please take care, sir. Please come early tomorrow so that Xue'er and I don't have to wait."

"sure."

The bright moon hung low in the night sky, illuminating the snow-covered ground in a dazzling white light.

Cao Ze left Feixue Pavilion and walked alone on the streets of Handan.

Listen to the crunching sound of his footsteps on the snow.

When I arrived at the gate of Qingping Residence, a feeling of tranquility I had never experienced before filled my heart.

He seems to be getting the hang of it...

Chapter 140 Cutting in Line

Cao Ze pushed open the courtyard gate of Qingping Residence.

Hearing the commotion, Li Wu quickly came out of Jing Ni's room.

She had finally managed to persuade Jingni to give Cao Ze to her tonight, so she needed to hurry.

She has accepted her fate and doesn't want to think about it anymore.

Love and romance are not important.

The important thing is that I can enjoy a life of luxury with Cao Ze in the future.

This was also her original intention in following Cao Ze.

Jingni is right, thinking so much is useless.

After Li Wu left with a bright smile, she was just about to pull Cao Ze into her room to sleep so as to relieve the loneliness of the past few days.

But to her utter surprise, Cao Ze seemed even more eager than she was.

He walked up to her in a few steps.

Li Wu subconsciously wondered if she should be reserved for a moment.

However, just as Li Wu's cherry-like lips parted slightly, Cao Ze said, "Move aside, it's urgent."

Li Wu's smiling face froze instantly.

"boom!"

The sound of the door closing echoed through the courtyard.

Li Wu was immediately devastated.

Her exquisitely made-up face stared blankly at the dim night sky.

Snowflakes fluttered down, the north wind howled, and the world was shrouded in a vast expanse of white.

Cao Ze had no idea what Li Wu was feeling at that moment. Even if he did, he would just let things be as they were and deal with it later.

Because he felt it.

We need to seize the opportunity to break through quickly and open up the fifth meridian.

Jingni looked at Cao Ze with a somewhat surprised expression.

He came in and sat cross-legged, with his palms facing upwards.

When did you start cultivating so diligently?

Upon discovering that Cao Ze was indeed cultivating, Jing Ni quietly left the house with Xiao Yan'er in her arms.

However, when she stepped out of the room, she saw something even more shocking.

Li Wu was seen squatting on the ground, drawing circles on the snow with her fingers.

"Li Wu, what are you doing?"

"Cursing someone."

Li Wu gritted her teeth, her heart filled with resentment.

Jingni said "Oh," and then said, "I see. Let's sleep together tonight."

"what?"

Only then did Li Wu suddenly realize what was happening.

She thought Cao Ze was in a hurry to find Jing Ni, but things didn't seem to be as she thought.

Jingni asked in surprise, "What's wrong with you?"

"It's alright, it's alright."

Li Wu stood up, patted her slightly cold hands, and breathed warm air on them as she asked, "What is Cao Ze doing inside?"

"Cultivation. It seems I'm about to break through."

Jingni looked down at Xiaoyan'er, who had her eyes open, smiled gently, and teased, "Looks like you won't have a chance tonight."

Li Wu's pretty face was flushed, whether from the cold or from embarrassment, but it felt a little hot. She murmured softly, "So I misunderstood."

"Huh? What's the misunderstanding?"

Li Wu waved her hands repeatedly and said, "It's nothing, let's go back inside, don't let Xiao Yan'er get cold."

As she spoke, she took Xiao Yan'er from Jing Ni's arms and happily walked into her room.

Jingni was momentarily bewildered. Had Li Wu lost her mind?

Inside the room, Cao Ze's face was serious.

He didn't expect the feeling to come so quickly and so well, which put him into a state of sudden enlightenment.

Now he can easily perceive that the collaterals and meridians on the posterior border of the inner side of the upper limb are gradually beginning to connect with the inside and outside.

The internal energy circulates smoothly and without obstruction within the fifth meridian—the Hand Lesser Yin Heart Meridian.

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhengjing has finally made it to the fifth level.

Half an hour later, Cao Ze slowly finished his practice.

Unblocking the eight extraordinary meridians and twelve regular meridians is not as common as people think, that it can be done quickly as long as there are enough rare and precious materials.

Any cultivator with even a little talent would not choose such a method of forcing growth.

For a true cultivator, opening up the eight extraordinary meridians or the twelve regular meridians is merely the first step in cultivation.

As the saying goes, "A tall building rises from the ground; if the foundation is not solid, the earth will shake."

If you take shortcuts now, you'll have to spend more time and effort to make up for it later.

Not to mention that rare and precious herbs can be eaten indiscriminately, and even eating a hundred-year-old ginseng can greatly increase one's power.

If there is no professional alchemist to purify and refine it.

At best, the medicinal properties will remain dormant in the meridians, making future cultivation more difficult.

In severe cases, it can lead to qi deviation and demonic possession, which is not a trivial matter.

Only a very small number of lucky individuals can consume rare and precious herbs raw and still greatly increase their power.

The thought of alchemy stirred something within Cao Ze.

I wonder if Xu Fu has reached the highest level of alchemy and can now refine the Immortal Gathering Pill.

Compared to the True Person Pill, which merely assists in opening up the meridians, strengthening the Yin and Yang energies of the Ren and Du meridians, stimulating various potentials in the body, and helping people quickly break through the second-rate acquired realm.

The Gathering Immortal Pill combines internal and external cultivation, offering the opportunity to transcend the mundane and ascend to a state of immortality.

The description is somewhat exaggerated, but the meaning is quite clear.

Opening the eight extraordinary meridians is an internal cultivation method to increase internal strength, while opening the twelve regular meridians is an external cultivation method to increase physical constitution.

The Gathering Immortal Pill can combine internal and external cultivation, meaning it can help top-tier experts at the Innate Realm sense the power of heaven and earth.

With good luck, one might become a half-step grandmaster directly. If one has unparalleled talent, one might even become an immortal on the spot, control the power of heaven and earth around them, and become a true grandmaster.

The more Cao Ze thought about it, the more he felt that the Gathering Immortal Pill was very suitable for him.

If Xu Fu could refine them, he would definitely want to get a couple to try when he boards the First Emperor's chariot.

Cao Ze stood up and realized it was almost four in the morning.

Seeing that Jingni was not in the room, it was obvious that it was to give him a quiet space.

His heart felt warm, and so...

In the dead of night, someone sneaked into the door.

In complete darkness.

Li Wu and Jing Ni stared at each other in the dark room as Cao Ze cut in.

Three adults and a little girl were crammed onto the small bed; it was incredibly crowded.

Li Wu said speechlessly, "Don't you find it crowded?"

Cao Ze chuckled softly, "It's warmer when you're squeezed together."

Jingni hesitated and said, "I'll take Xiaoyan back to that room."

"Don't be like that, let's sleep together. I promise I won't touch you and I'll get a good night's sleep."

Cao Ze quickly assured him.

He took some time to have a large bed custom-made by a carpenter, and it's almost finished.

It's time to warm things up a bit, let Jing Ni Li Wu get used to sleeping with him in the same bed first.

To avoid being unable to fully utilize one's abilities when the time comes.

Jingni couldn't win against him and dared not move rashly, so she could only let Cao Ze do whatever he wanted.

Seeing Jing Ni's defeat, Li Wu could only sigh. When would Jing Ni be able to join forces with her, ceding five cities today and ten more tomorrow?

Who knows, in the future it won't just be the two of them, but three, four, five, six, seven, or eight more people surrounding them.