Shen Xiaoming was momentarily stunned, and upon hearing Shen Xiaoyan's words, his dazed eyes turned to Shen Xiaoyan.
Seeing Shen Xiaoyan looking at him with concern, Shen Xiaoming quickly said, "Elder sister, don't worry, I just slipped accidentally."
Hearing Shen Xiaoming say this, Shen Xiaoyan's heart finally settled completely.
As long as the person was alright, that was good.
Shen Xiaoming moved out of Lu Taobao's embrace and said to Lu Taobao, "Thank you so much, Brother Taobao. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid today..."
"Stop being polite with me, that would be too distant."
Seeing Lu Taobao's rare stern expression, Shen Xiaoming stuck out his tongue and truly stopped talking.
Shen Xiaoyan's attention, however, was drawn to a pile of small ice cubes on the ground.
Zheng Wei strode forward from behind, and as soon as he saw what Shen Xiaoyan was holding, he asked curiously:
"What is this thing?"
Shen Xiaoyan shook her head and said with some annoyance, "It's ice, I just don't know why it suddenly appeared here."
"Was it deliberate?" Yizixie said uncertainly. "It shouldn't be. Among the servants, who would dare to do such a thing?"
Without waiting for anyone to answer, Yizixie had already answered himself.
Although everyone remained silent, they all agreed with Yizixie's words.
The servants definitely wouldn't be so bored as to put small pieces of ice here.
"Right," Yizixie said, looking at Lu Taobao again and asking curiously, "Why were you so fast just now?"
"Huh?"
Lu Taobao looked at Yizixie in surprise, "Was I very fast just now? How come I didn't know?"
Yizixie: "Yes, you were very fast just now. It was like..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yizixie's eyes widened as he looked at Lu Taobao.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Lu Taobao looked at Yizixie warily and couldn't help but step back a few paces.
Shen Xiaoyan and the others were also bewildered, not knowing what had happened to Yizixie.
Yizixie ignored Lu Taobao's defensive gaze and strode over, grabbing Lu Taobao's hand.
"I don't like men, don't pull me... Namuc Zhong, Mu Zhong, why aren't you controlling your man?"
Lu Taobao struggled and yelled.
Hearing this, Namuc Zhong felt extremely embarrassed.
However, she didn't move.
Because when Yizixie acted like this, it was usually for something important.
Upon hearing Lu Taobao's yells, Yizixie's face instantly turned extremely ugly.
Yet, he still endured it with great effort and said, "Don't move, let me see if you have awakened your spirit."
"Why shouldn't I move? I... what did you say?"
Lu Taobao's arms, which had been flailing continuously, froze in mid-air as he processed what Yizixie had said.
Yizixie glared at Lu Taobao impatiently, not speaking, and began to examine him intently.
On the side, Shen Xiaoyan and the others were also full of surprise.
Last night, there was nothing unusual. Lu Taobao hadn't mentioned that he should be awakening his spirit, nor had he asked Yizixie and Namuc Zhong to guard him. Could it be that he had awakened his spirit all by himself?
Thinking of the pain of awakening one's spirit, Shen Xiaoyan couldn't help but look at Lu Taobao with admiration.
He didn't expect this guy to be so resilient, enduring it without making a sound.
But soon, she realized she had overestimated Lu Taobao.
After about fifteen minutes, Yizixie released Lu Taobao's hand.
Under everyone's expectant gazes, he said, "That's right, the awakening of the spirit was successful."
"You're quite good, actually awakening your spirit all by yourself. How did you endure it? I didn't hear any noise from your room."
Yizixie's question was exactly what everyone was curious about, so they all looked at Lu Taobao.
After hearing Yizixie's words, Lu Taobao was first surprised, then bewildered, and finally simply spread his hands, "I don't know."
"Taobao, may lightning strike you for faking it," Shen Xiaoyan said seriously.
Hearing this, Lu Taobao became even more bewildered, looking at Shen Xiaoyan and asking, "What is 'faking it'?"
Shen Xiaoyan put her hand to her forehead, forgetting that this was ancient times and that he wouldn't understand her words.
"Do you really not know how you awakened your spirit? Didn't you feel unbearable pain?" Zheng Wei asked.
Lu Taobao spread his hands, "Really not. I slept until dawn and felt so comfortable."
Everyone: ...
Yizixie looked at Lu Taobao for a long time, making Lu Taobao uneasy. He was considering whether he should quickly retract his words and say that he had silently endured a night of pain, not wanting to disturb Yizixie's rest.
Just then, he saw Yizixie suddenly smile, "Everyone doesn't need to hesitate anymore. This is the blessing of the simple-minded."
Lu Taobao's words were blocked, and he felt choked.
What did "the blessing of the simple-minded" mean? How was he simple-minded?
"This is blatant jealousy," Lu Taobao said proudly.
Unexpectedly, Yizixie nodded seriously and said with great solemnity, "I am indeed jealous. Therefore, you should keep this matter hidden in the future. If anyone asks how you awakened your spirit, just say you were tormented for a night."
After speaking, Yizixie looked around at everyone, "You all, don't speak of this matter either."
Seeing his seriousness, although they felt strange, everyone nodded earnestly.
"You... you... don't scare me, why is it so terrifying?"
Lu Taobao was startled by Yizixie's sudden seriousness, and his speech became a little stuttered.
Could it be that his smooth awakening of the spirit was also a bad thing?
"If you want to stay safe, do as I say, otherwise... hehe..."
Yizixie didn't say what would happen otherwise, but at this moment, the power of not saying was much greater than saying it.
As soon as Yizixie finished his laugh, Lu Taobao nodded his head like pounding garlic and said earnestly, "I definitely won't say it. Big brothers and sisters, you all shouldn't say it either."
After speaking, Lu Taobao looked at everyone pleadingly, afraid that someone might accidentally reveal it and his life would be in danger.
He hadn't yet been filial to his parents, nor had he found Bai Ying. He couldn't die like this.
"Alright, look how scared you are. Just be more careful in the future," Yizixie said, unable to bear seeing him like this, and spoke to comfort him.
Although Lu Taobao was still faintly worried, he said nothing.
"What's with these ice cubes?" Shen Xiaoyan said, looking again at the broken ice on the ground.
"Did someone accidentally cause it?" Namuc Zhong said uncertainly, but as soon as she finished, her own face showed disbelief.
"We're leaving first. Afterwards, ask Luoluo about it," Zheng Wei said to Shen Xiaoyan.
Then he looked at Shen Xiaoming, "Xiaoming, you don't need to go either. Cultivate at home. Look, you're the only one left who hasn't awakened your spirit."
Shen Xiaoming nodded heavily, "I will work hard."
Zheng Wei glanced at Lu Taobao and continued, "Even someone as lazy as your Brother Taobao could get lucky and awaken his spirit. Xiaoming is so talented, awakening his spirit is definitely not a problem. You don't need to feel too much pressure."
Lu Taobao: ...
"Brother Zheng, I'm innocent. Why do you have to bring me up when you're encouraging Xiaoming?"
Zheng Wei looked at Lu Taobao seriously, "Because, only you and Xiaoming can be compared."
After speaking, Zheng Wei took the lead and walked forward. Yizixie, Namuc Zhong, and Sima Han, with smiles on their faces, walked forward without a word.