I Stepped on a Bug, and the System Says I Slayed a Dragon? - Chapter 96: Li Zixuan: Excuse me, what is your relationship with the Jianghai Sword God?
Chapter 96: Chapter 96: Li Zixuan: Excuse me, what is your relationship with the Jianghai Sword God?
Night fell, and all was quiet and still.
Inside Qin Yang’s home.
The doors and windows were shut tight, the curtains drawn.
After finishing a late-night snack, Qin Yang sat cross-legged on his bed. He held the Wood Law Fragment in one palm. A verdant, fluorescent light slowly rose from his hand, hovering like a translucent, colored-glass lamp.
The profound Power of Laws spread outward, causing the void to tremble and form ripples visible to the naked eye.
Beside him, Xiaobai lay by the edge of the bed, her tail wagging excitedly as she watched Qin Yang hold up the Law Fragment.
Her little eyes revealed an immense longing.
“So pretty!”
Drool trickled from the corner of Xiaobai’s mouth. She enviously extended a paw, wanting to touch it.
But she had barely reached halfway.
“Ahem…”
Qin Yang cracked open his eyes and glanced over at her.
Hearing him, Xiaobai retracted her mischievous paw. Her ears drooped, and the little fox’s entire demeanor deflated on the spot.
Qin Yang had warned her before.
If she dared to disturb him even once, she would get no more Soul Condensing Pills in the future. He had her right where it hurt.
’Hmph, fine. I won’t disturb you. What’s the big deal, anyway?’
Xiaobai shrank back, changing back into a White Fox and curling up in a corner. Licking her paws, she muttered sourly, “I don’t care about that Law Fragment anyway…”
As she spoke, her little eyes darted around, still gazing reluctantly at the center of the bed.
BZZZ—
The void hummed. Specks of verdant light swirled as a dense, continuous stream of Life Force emanated from the Law Fragment, which released a massive amount of emerald light.
These motes of light were brimming with vigorous energy.
They far surpassed the Essence of Wood from the five-hundred-year-old Tree Demon by several times.
At this moment, they followed the rhythm of Qin Yang’s long, slow breaths, multiplying and expanding like rapidly growing trees. The light around his body grew brighter and brighter.
The next moment.
The specks of verdant light all merged into Qin Yang’s body, enveloping him completely and nourishing his mortal flesh.
Nourishing him, strengthening him.
“Mmm…”
Qin Yang grunted in enjoyment, a look of pure bliss on his face. Vaguely, he felt his sense of hearing expand, extending into the surrounding area along with the Power of Laws.
CRACK—
The crisp sound of grass and trees growing echoed in his ears.
From the “Earth-Surging Golden Lotus” in front of his door to the poplar trees planted at the entrance of the residential complex, the growth rhythm of every plant entered his ears.
He could hear every tree. It was as if all the grass, trees, and flowers in the complex were under his control.
“Not bad, not bad.”
A moment later.
Qin Yang slowly opened his eyes and put away the Law Fragment, quite satisfied.
’Through this session of comprehension, I’ve finally made some progress. I can be considered to have touched upon a sliver of the Wood Law.’
He stretched out his palm, and with a thought, a verdant fluorescent light rose from it. It was magnificent and dazzling, exactly the same as the light emitted by the Law Fragment.
In an instant!
A dense Life Force erupted, sweeping through the entire room and filling it with vitality!
“Huh???”
Seeing this, Xiaobai, who was nearby, abruptly lifted her head and stared at Qin Yang in shock, her eyes wide.
’Could this be the legendary Essence of Law?’
’A physical body on par with the Heaven and Earth Laws?’
’How is that possible?!’
’It’s unheard of!’
Xiaobai stared at the fluorescent light in Qin Yang’s palm, licked her pink tongue, and swallowed hard with a GULP. She was so envious she desperately wanted to go up and lick it.
’This is a hundred times more nourishing than the Essence of Grass and Wood I found before!’
“Master smells so good!”
Xiaobai slowly crept out of her spot. Keeping her body low, she inched her way toward the edge of Qin Yang’s bed, preparing a sneak attack.
But the next moment.
BZZ.
The green light receded. Qin Yang closed his palm, retracting all the diffused Law Fragmented Light, and murmured to himself.
“In less than half a month, I’ll be able to completely absorb this Wood Law Fragment.”
’With the Enlightenment Space, all of this is naturally a breeze.’
…
…
「The next day.」
Qin Yang arrived at the library, holding Xiaobai.
He went to work as usual, and his day passed just like any other: slacking off when he could, putting in a bit of effort occasionally, and then finding a corner in the library to lie down.
Xiaobai, on the other hand, had been acting a little strange the whole way here.
She was frantically licking Qin Yang’s palm, desperately trying to curry favor as if she were looking for something…
A short while later.
Library, Area 1.
Li Qinghe was pushing a book cart, slowly walking past the outer area. When she noticed Qin Yang wasn’t around, she was instantly speechless.
’All he knows is how to slack off every day.’
’He’s not even a competent administrator. How could he possibly accomplish anything significant?’
’I was even thinking of using him as a stepping stone before, but now it seems he’s just useless mud that can’t be plastered on a wall. Calling him a stepping stone would be a compliment…’
’Whatever, this is fine too. A mere administrator is nothing to be afraid of, as long as he doesn’t get in my way of getting the Array Dao Map.’
Thinking of this.
Li Qinghe placed the book in her hands onto the cart. As she passed the entrance to the second floor, she pretended to glance casually in that direction.
She had already found out last night.
The Hall Master wouldn’t be in the library for the near future.
’Looks like it’s time to make my move!’
…
Time flew by, and soon it was almost noon. The library’s patrons left one after another, and the entrance area grew quiet.
Li Qinghe was flipping through a book when, out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a beautiful figure gliding in from the entrance.
“Huh? Little sister Zixuan?”
Li Qinghe froze for a moment, rubbed her eyes, and instantly recognized the other person. “What is little sister Zixuan doing here?”
Moreover.
’Judging by her path…’
’Why is she heading toward Qin Yang in the break area?’
’Strange?’
Seeing this.
Li Qinghe was baffled. She quickly put down her book, hid behind a bookshelf, and then pulled out a book to create a gap, using it as cover to secretly observe the two of them.
’Little sister Zixuan knows Qin Yang?’
’A diligent Sword Dao genius.’
’A slacker of a library administrator.’
’The gap between them is just too wide, isn’t it?’
’I just can’t connect the two!’
Filled with confusion, Li Qinghe kept her eyes glued to the pair, quietly observing their movements.
…
Meanwhile.
Leaning against a table in the break area, Qin Yang had naturally sensed Li Zixuan’s presence. She was walking briskly, rapidly approaching him.
’Why is this girl here again?’
Seeing her, Qin Yang was also puzzled.
’Ever since yesterday, this girl hasn’t been acting right.’
’She seems troubled and has been wanting to confront me.’
Thinking of this, Qin Yang continued flipping through the book in his hands, pretending to be engrossed in his reading as if nothing were amiss.
TAP, TAP.
The crisp sound of footsteps drew near.
In just a moment.
A fragrant scent wafted over.
The footsteps beside him came to an abrupt halt.
Hearing the silence, Qin Yang pretended to be unfazed, looking up at Li Zixuan beside his table. “Can I help you?”
“Sorry to bother you, I’d like to take up a few minutes of your time.”
Li Zixuan glanced at the other patrons nearby. After confirming no one was close, she finally pulled out a chair and sat down across from Qin Yang.
She had deliberately chosen this time.
Her plan was to question Qin Yang while there were fewer people around at noon, so she could fully understand her master’s intentions.
Thinking of this.
Li Zixuan looked directly at Qin Yang and said seriously, enunciating each word:
“Mr. Qin, I’d like to ask…”
“What exactly is your relationship with the Jianghai Sword God?”
