Chapter 2228 - 2229: Ambition Knows No Bounds

When drying peach blossom tea, it's essential to pick out the bad petals. This ensures the quality of the tea leaves and also gives the Peach Blossom Fairy something to pass the time with.

Time within the Peach Blossom Secret Realm is indeed incredibly dull, so without something to pass time with, it's unbearable.

The Peach Blossom Fairy handles this aspect very well, for example, by drying peach blossom tea, collecting flower dew, washing clothes by the riverside, and so on.

Seeing Ling Zhenfei helping, the Peach Blossom Fairy said shyly, "You don't need to help me, young master. I can do it myself."

Ling Zhenfei replied, "It's okay, it's just a small matter."

The Peach Blossom Fairy said, "A man with great ambitions wouldn't bother with such trivial things. Besides, the flower tea is almost done. You finish up here, I'll make you a cup of tea."

With that, the Peach Blossom Fairy went to pour tea for Ling Zhenfei.

In no time, the Peach Blossom Fairy came out and said, "The water pot you brought me last time is really great. It keeps the temperature stable, so I don't have to boil water all day."

The last time Ling Zhenfei visited, he brought the Peach Blossom Fairy a few warm water pots for storing water.

Previously, the Peach Blossom Fairy's small stove was always burning, and tea was made by boiling, which tasted good but was a bit troublesome.

Ling Zhenfei said, "As long as it's useful to you, I was worried it might not be."

The Peach Blossom Fairy said, "It's definitely useful, it has solved many of my troubles."

Ling Zhenfei placed the tea leaves aside and said to the Peach Blossom Fairy, "While I've been away, nothing else happened, right?"

The Peach Blossom Fairy paused slightly and asked, "What do you mean by 'something else'?"

Actually, last time, Ling Zhenfei was almost killed, and fortunately, the powerful energy didn't affect the Peach Blossom Secret Realm.

Ling Zhenfei said, "Nothing, nothing, I was just asking casually."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Seems I overthought things, I really need to thank you properly for that matter."

The Peach Blossom Fairy said, "Having spent countless plain years in this Peach Blossom Secret Realm, you're the man I've interacted with the most and cherished the most. Entrusting everything to you is something I willingly do."

Ling Zhenfei didn't expect the Peach Blossom Fairy to say such heartfelt words, which warmed his heart.

The Peach Blossom Fairy's face lit up with a happy smile as they embraced happily.

The wind blew through the Peach Blossom Forest, gently scattering the fringes of flowers, creating a rain of petals that was truly beautiful.

Though the Peach Blossom Fairy was unsure how long she had lived in the Peach Blossom Secret Realm, she retained the appearance and physique of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl.

She also retained the heart of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. Living here alone, she had never been in love.

Now, being with Ling Zhenfei had made the Peach Blossom Fairy truly experience the wonders of love.

Ling Zhenfei did his utmost to make the Peach Blossom Fairy happy.

To Ling Zhenfei, the Peach Blossom Fairy now seemed like a genteel lady from an aristocratic scholarly family of ancient times.

In fact, the Peach Blossom Fairy's room had many of her paintings and calligraphy hanging on the wall, exuding an elegant charm that was anything but ordinary.

As a genteel lady of ancient times, she excelled in musical, chess, calligraphy, painting, and needlework, but living here alone, not everything was needed.

Ling Zhenfei played chess with the Peach Blossom Fairy, and his chess skills were just average.

However, playing chess with the Peach Blossom Fairy was indeed a good way to enhance their feelings.

The Peach Blossom Fairy couldn't remember how many years she had lived in the Peach Blossom Secret Realm; the impurities in her body had long been expelled, making her virtually no different from an Immortal.

Another thing was that Ling Zhenfei discovered the Peach Blossom Fairy's strength to be immensely powerful.

Indeed, she was extremely powerful. Previously, when Ling Zhenfei was injured, he had only vague impressions.

But last night, Ling Zhenfei, once again, sensed the mighty Northern Spiritual Energy radiating from the Peach Blossom Fairy.

With strength at the later stage of the Pursue Heart State like Ling Zhenfei, he was considered quite powerful among humans.

As for the Peach Blossom Fairy's strength, Ling Zhenfei could not speculate; the formidable Northern Spiritual Energy gave Ling Zhenfei a sense of terror.

Outside, battles were daily storms of blood and sleet, whereas this Peach Blossom Secret Realm felt like a beautiful dream for Ling Zhenfei. He even wondered if he shouldn't just stay here and forget all the Jianghu conflicts.

But then he realized he couldn't. The Peach Blossom Secret Realm Map had to be found and placed in a very safe location. If the map were damaged, everything would be over.

The Peach Blossom Fairy said, "Let me make something for you to eat; there are some delicious bamboo shoots under the bamboo behind the house."

Ling Zhenfei nodded and said, "Sure, some Heart-Talk Fruit juice and bamboo shoots would be nice."

The Peach Blossom Fairy smiled and walked toward the back of the house.

Ling Zhenfei waited there and took out his Tang sword.

This Tang Horizontal Saber is actually similar to a sword; it's straight but single-edged, with great chopping power.

But the best part is that the tip is double-edged, making its thrusting power very strong.

However, the Tang Horizontal Saber was bent, and Ling Zhenfei wanted to check if it could be repaired.

Originally, the Tang Horizontal Saber's resilience was very strong; if bent, it could spring back on its own. But now, it's bent and can't return to its original shape.

Ling Zhenfei used his spiritual energy to restore the Tang Horizontal Saber. It had barely been restored, but it never returned to its original state completely.

A broken mirror is hard to restore, and so is a bent Tang Horizontal Saber.

Ling Zhenfei felt quite frustrated; the Tang Horizontal Saber was good, but it was just an ordinary weapon, so higher expectations were unrealistic.

Ling Zhenfei wondered if he would have to start using the Dragon Tooth Dagger in the future.

Although the Dragon Tooth Dagger was a divine weapon, it was relatively short. Being a dagger, using it as a long knife was impossible.

The Peach Blossom Fairy brought Ling Zhenfei breakfast, a cup of Heart-Talk Fruit juice, and some fresh bamboo shoots.

The bamboo shoots from here differed from others. They had a sweet taste and were incredibly delicious. Biting into the sweet bamboo shoots, they were succulent and infused with Northern Spiritual Energy and the essence of grass and earth.

After eating a bit, Ling Zhenfei realized these bamboo shoots were extraordinary. Finally, he understood why the Peach Blossom Fairy's body was so extraordinary—eating these every day surely expelled all impurities from her body.

As they ate, the Peach Blossom Fairy said, "Why has your weapon turned out this way?"

Ling Zhenfei explained the situation to the Peach Blossom Fairy. She asked, "Can this weapon still be repaired?"

Ling Zhenfei replied, "It probably can't be. In the end, it is but a piece of mortal iron. Once broken, it's broken."

The Peach Blossom Fairy said, "A weapon is, after all, a very important thing. Without a handy weapon, how can one stand proud? There are a few treasures from the Star Lord within the Peach Blossom Secret Realm. You may take one for your use."