Their commission was suspicious.

"..." Two thoughts arose in Hua's mind in that instant.

This guy is very important to me, so I'll just have to put up with it.

This guy is very important to me, so I don't have to worry about losing him at all. I'll beat him up!

However, Hua chose the third option.

"Do you...want to sleep together?"

"Of course not, what are you thinking? You're still a patient."

Seeing Fu Hua, who seemed slightly displeased at being teased but remained largely expressionless, Chen Luo suddenly thought of the Herrscher of Knowledge whom he had abandoned 500 years in the future.

Although abandonment might be a bit much, the fact that the Herald of Knowledge was not by Chen Luo's side, and would not be by his side for a long time to come, made Chen Luo feel somewhat uncomfortable, especially since a day had already passed.

Fu Hua's recovery speed is very fast. Although Fu Hua is suppressing her recovery speed for some reason, her injury recovery can be significantly improved within a day.

Chen Luo took advantage of this time to begin studying his puppetry skills, which were already close to reaching the level of a grandmaster.

As time slowly passed, Chen Luo unexpectedly found himself with a sense of focused cultivation.

Because Chen Luo can only contact Fu Hua, he can't accept requests from other people. Furthermore, since he can't return to the bar, he doesn't need to worry about working there every day or dealing with customer relationships.

This state is different from being in the time frame of searching for the Book of Akasha and during plot jumps.

During the time I spent researching the Book of Akasha, my mind was completely blank, and it all passed in the blink of an eye.

During the plot jumps, Chen Luo seemed to be able to manage his time reasonably and enjoy the fruits of his labor, but he was basically never idle during those jumps.

When Chen Luo spent three days or even longer reflecting on what he had learned in the past, he suddenly discovered many things that were completely different from before.

For example... people can actually be this idle.

For example, the training of puppeteers does require calming down. Although it is not advisable to work behind closed doors, it is not good for the training of puppetry skills if one goes to different worlds every day like Chen Luo used to.

And so, six days passed in Chen Luo's observation.

The Divine Child had a blast on the continent of Teyvat 500 years ago, spending the price of one day's time to play for several days, making a fortune beyond measure.

Chen Luo was able to settle down in the courtyard of Mount Taixu, practicing making puppets while occasionally glancing at Fu Hua, who was quietly practicing martial arts, and benefited greatly from it.

Perhaps because Chen Luo had accumulated too much, he felt strangely that the past six days had passed very quickly, so quickly that it was even less than the amount of activity he used to do in a single day.

Although the profits from raw gems have decreased significantly, he can only occasionally accept small to medium-sized commissions from Fu Hua.

But whenever Chen Luo thought about how only a few hours had passed in 500 years, while several days had passed 500 years ago, he had the illusion that he had made a huge profit.

The atmosphere was so peaceful and relaxed that Chen Luo almost mistook it for the retirement life of an old married couple.

I'm only 17 years old... Oh, almost 18.

"Hua, I'm going down the mountain again. Is there anything you'd like to eat?" Chen Luo asked.

Upon hearing Chen Luo's words, Fu Hua subconsciously glanced at the sun overhead.

It's around 10 a.m. now. For the past few days, Chen Luo has gone out for one to two hours every day around this time, and he has always returned safely. There has never been a case of him leaving and not returning, so Fu Hua has gotten used to it.

I leave home at 10 a.m., come back around 12 p.m. to start cooking, eat at 12:30 p.m., and then lie down again in the afternoon.

This is what life is like at noon every day on Taixu Mountain.

"I don't want anything, I just want you back."

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"You always say that, okay, okay, I'll just take care of it."

Fu Hua always said that, but she always ate the food that Chen Luo brought back.

Today is the seventh day.

A user-friendly plugin suddenly popped up with a notification.

"Yes, I know." Chen Luo's figure had already disappeared into Mount Taixu.

Chen Luo has three things to do in the time that follows.

First, following the adjustment plan displayed by the user-friendly plugin, influence certain regions of the entire Shenzhou to ensure that the timeline involving Chen Luo does not collapse due to Fu Hua's premature awakening.

This job is about 7 hours long, but Chen Luo was afraid that if he was away for too long, Fu Hua would worry that he wouldn't come back, so he divided it into 7 parts, one part per day.

Second, go and scare Li Sushang.

This is also the work Chen Luo insists on every day. Chen Luo does this simply to prevent the world line from collapsing.

Because Li Sushang in the future was frightened by Chen Luo, Chen Luo now wants to frighten Li Sushang as well.

This is also a part of fate.

Moreover, Chen Luo was also slightly enhancing Li Sushang's basic defense.

Commonly known as foundation building.

Because Fu Hua has recovered more, in order to prevent Li Sushang from being killed by Fu Hua, Chen Luo slightly adjusted Li Sushang's defense, but only her defense.

Erasing the resulting impact was one of Chen Luo's tasks over the past seven days.

Third, beat up the seven apprentices.

One person gets beaten up every day, and today it's Cheng Ling Shuang's turn.

Although Cheng Ling Shuang was neither the eldest nor the youngest, nor the hardest to find, Chen Luo would inevitably run into Cheng Ling Shuang every day when he went to scare Li Su Chang.

However, Cheng Ling Shuang is the strongest among the seven disciples, so she should be saved for last.

Chen Luo had already beaten up his other six apprentices, and then gave each of them 1/7 of the [Fu Hua 4-Hour Torture] he had collected.

However, none of the six people could bear the pain, and after enduring the pain, they would have to stay in bed for at least two or three days.

Chen Luo hoped that Cheng Ling Shuang could be better than her fellow disciples.

……

"Wow!"

As a child, Li Sushang burst into tears.

I saw a ghost again today!

"master!"

"Alright, alright, are you going to say you saw a ghost again?" Cheng Ling Shuang walked out of the house with a hint of helplessness in her eyes.

“It’s true, that ghost is really here.” Xiao Suchang stopped practicing her stance and martial arts, and instead pointed in a direction.

“How could there be ghosts in broad daylight? Even if there were, it should be at night…” Cheng Ling Shuang’s voice grew softer and softer.

Because Cheng Ling Shuang really saw a ghost.

"Sushang, you should go inside first." Cheng Ling Shuang patted Li Sushang's head and then gently patted her back.

"Oh." Xiao Li Sushang glanced at her master, then at the ghosts and monsters that her master had never seen before, and obediently went into the house.

"Who are you? Why are you bothering my disciple?" After Li Sushang closed the doors and windows, Cheng Ling Shuang's face turned cold.

Chen Luo, who was showing himself to Cheng Ling Shuang for the first time, replied calmly:

"Hmm, Cheng Ling Shuang, right? I heard... you know the Void Sword God?"

"So what?"

"Actually, your disciple was hit by my Seven Arrows of Nailhead and was frightened by me for seven days. If the person who cast the spell... that is, me, is still alive an hour later, your disciple will die suddenly."

"So... try killing me within an hour." Chen Luo revealed a provocative smile.

Chapter 1295 Chen Luo: I'm really too amazing!

"Hiss, as expected of the Sword God of the Void, as expected of the number one martial arts master in the world today, as expected of the only person besides immortals in the last hundred years to cultivate the divine essence of the Void... It really hurts a bit." Chen Luo said, rubbing his temples.

"..." Cheng Ling Shuang didn't speak, suspecting that the other party was mocking her.

At the same time, Cheng Ling Shuang's vigilance towards Chen Luo was raised to the highest level.

Because this boy, who looked to be about 18 years old, actually took the blow from his Taixu Sword God head-on without any defense.

And it didn't look like the injury was too serious.

True stubbornness

Only offense, no defense, unparalleled in the world... Although it wasn't originally used to describe the Taixu Sword God, it is indeed true.

"I'm not mocking you, really. The sword mark you left me can stay in my sea of ​​consciousness for an hour. The term 'genius' is truly fitting to describe you," Chen Luo sincerely commented.

Cheng Ling Shuang is truly the kind of... prodigy.

Cheng Ling Shuang's talent is no less than Li Su Chang's, and she has been cultivating the Tai Xu Sword God for a longer time. Li Su Chang possesses the Tai Xu Sword God, and Fu Hua also possesses the Tai Xu Sword God. Fu Hua used the Tai Xu Sword God to directly cut down the six-core Herrscher of the Void.

While it's certainly not fair to directly compare Cheng Ling Shuang to the six-core Herrscher of the Sea, Sirin, Cheng Ling Shuang's strength is still evident.

The sword mark in the quantum sea within Chen Luo's consciousness now proves all of this.

Chen Luo did not use any special power just now; he simply withstood the attack of the Void Sword God.

The Great Void Sword God struck Chen Luo's sea of ​​consciousness directly, hitting the weakest point in a person's body.

However, Chen Luo's sea of ​​consciousness is protected by the Tree of Imaginary Numbers and the Sea of ​​Quanta.

Although this is just a phantom, if the Virtual Tree and the Quantum Sea were so easy to cut down, Chen Luo would have already personally gone to cut down the real Virtual Tree and the Quantum Sea.

The sword mark left by Cheng Ling Shuang can stay in the Sea of ​​Quanta for an hour, but that's only if Chen Luo doesn't intend to suppress it.

Chen Luo was wondering if he could really block the attack of the Void Sword God with near-zero damage if he didn't have the Tree of Imaginary Numbers and the Sea of ​​Quanta.

They'd lose at least half their lives, right?

The thought that the Taixu Sword God was something the other party had genuinely cultivated himself, while his own was something he had simply bought, filled Chen Luo with a sense of defeat.

What are you so frustrated about? Your swordsmanship talent isn't any worse than hers.

"Really? I'm warning you, don't lie to me!" Chen Luo was stunned for a moment.

Why would I lie to you? In terms of pure swordsmanship talent, you're definitely stronger than him; you just haven't practiced swordsmanship.

"What? Does that mean my parents are holding me back?"

"...Although I've never met your parents, if your memory serves me right, your father taught you swordsmanship, but you refused to practice on your own, right?"

"Damn it... My parents should have been more persistent back then! If they had just held on a little longer, maybe I would have become a swordsman! I would have been able to cut down any god or Buddha in my way!"

Chen Luo looked at Cheng Ling Shuang, whose sword heart was clear, with a hint of envy.

[Alright, stop regretting it. Even if you only use your sword now, can't you still beat Cheng Ling Shuang?]

"But that was the Taixu Sword Qi purchased with Huayuan Stone."

[It's as if this talent isn't yours... Besides, it's not a pity you didn't pursue swordsmanship; your puppeteer talent is a level above your swordsmanship talent. So you haven't chosen the wrong path.]

"That's good!"

In life, the worst thing is to take the wrong path.

You think you have a better talent for swordsmanship, but little do you know that you might have a better talent for puppetry.

Every choice you make on your life's journey determines the heights and directions you can reach in the future.

This is the choice of Steins;Gate!

The ability to recognize talent is, in a sense, the most powerful skill.

A fine horse is common, but a discerning eye is rare.

【…】

Seeing Chen Luo's confident demeanor, the human-centered plugin didn't say anything more.

Although the humanized plugin really wanted to tell Chen Luo that although Chen Luo's talent might be stronger, Cheng Ling Shuang was older.

Before the difference in talent between two people reaches a drastic level, age is also an important factor in determining who is stronger.

"What... exactly do you want?" Looking at the boy in front of her, whose emotions had changed slightly and who had become more confident, Cheng Ling Shuang felt the pressure for the first time.

The Taixu Sword God was originally created by Fu Hua based on the Divine Sound, so it also has some side effects.

The perfect Taixu Sword Heart made Cheng Ling Shuang invincible with her sword, but it also made her indifferent and devoid of emotions.

Cheng Ling Shuang has become stronger, but her feelings have also faded.