77: From now on, we will call it Yaoyue and Lianxing

It was already several days later when he returned to Black Ridge City and settled the refugees.

On this day, the sun was bright, but the City Lord’s Mansion was filled with shouts and cries.

"Shen, tell me, why can you break through two minor Realms at once?"

"Are you some old monster Reincarnation?"

"Hurry up and tell me, otherwise I will definitely tell my Immortal Master to give you a Soul Searching Technique!"

"Shen, I tell you, even if you are at Qi Refining Stage 5, when it comes to actual combat experience, you are still far inferior to me!"

"Shen! Are you going to tell me or not? You're really making me scratch my head!"

"Shen Li... did you hide some Immortal Pill and secretly eat it?"

"Stealing is shameful, and stealing medicine is an even greater sin!"

Shen Li roughly sorted out some Mortal trivial matters, then adjusted the Yuting Guard's deployment, and also handled the location of some residential buildings and regional planning.

Only then did he raise his face with a frown, and said with a somewhat helpless look in his eyes.

"Brother Wang... your questions are too many, how can I answer them?"

Seeing this, Wang Teng asked curiously.

"Then let's first talk about how you broke through two Realms? Two heaven and earth treasures, I thought you would nurture the Iceberg Snow Lotus, after all, its vitality was not cut off, but I didn't expect you to swallow it immediately?"

"What exactly were you thinking?"

Shen Li shook his head and said helplessly.

"Initially, I was indeed prepared to just consume the cold stone jade marrow, and breaking through to the Qi Refining Fourth Layer would have already satisfied me."

"After consuming the cold stone jade marrow, I found that my affinity for ice attribute was increasing, and my Aptitude was growing.

But a void slowly swept over me, and I knew that it was the Physical Body void caused by the accumulation of heaven and earth treasures of the same attribute."

"So I simply went all out and swallowed the Iceberg Snow Lotus."

"The result, as you can see, is that my Dao cultivation Aptitude has significantly improved. Although it can't compare to your naturally miraculous Physiques, it's not far off."

Wang Teng nodded, but his expression was a bit strange as he looked at Shen Li.

"Shen, you already look like a pretty boy, and after cultivating 'Ice Muscle Jade Bone', your skin is as fair and tender as snow, making you look even more like a pretty boy."

"To be honest, if you put on women's clothes and some rouge... tsk tsk."

"Qiu Ya."

"Hmm? I'm just joking."

"Take him down... and beat him!"

"How dare you! I am at Qi Refining Third Layer, how dare you hit me? How dare you hit me!"

Shen Li continued to instruct.

"Ruo Liuli?"

"Here."

"Beat him together!"

"Yes!"

"Ouch! Ouch! I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore, is that okay!"

"That's strange! Why do you still have to beat me like this! I just made a joke, didn't I?"

"Shen, you pretty boy! I will never rest until one of us is dead!"

Shen Li, however, was helpless, his eyes looking at the bronze mirror standing beside him. In the mirror, a face as elegant and fair as his own showed the same helpless expression.

His scattered hair draped over his shoulders, adding a touch of Immortal Qi.

Dressed in white like snow... he resembled a graceful Young Master, someone to be admired from afar.

"Looking at it this way... I really do look a bit like a pretty boy."

Shen Li shook his head, only to see Ye Yuèyuè and Ye Xingxing approaching with a tray, offering hot tea.

"Young Master ~"

Ye Xingxing's voice was very pleasant. Although she wasn't wearing brocade or silk at the moment, her blue-green skirt accentuated her waist, making it as slender as a willow branch.

Her face was thin... but it had already lost some of its sallow and emaciated appearance.

Fleeing from the drought-stricken market to a place like Black Ridge City, which was rich in water vapor and Spiritual Qi.

Even the most severe illnesses would heal.

Ye Yuèyuè's eyes were as bright and pure as the moon, and she possessed a noble and aloof demeanor.

Her voice was like bubbling spring water, clear and sweet.

If her face were fuller, she would be one of the most beautiful women in the world.

And the little beauty beside her, dressed in a purple-blue skirt, had two braids tied up.

Her appearance was not as cold as her sister's, but her budding tenderness evoked a completely different kind of pity.

The kind of pity that made one's heart ache.

Like a treasure in one's palm, a beloved person.

"Young Master."

Shen Li came back to his senses, also feeling a bit helpless.

"You two don't need to be so formal. Black Ridge City is vast, and you can settle down anywhere. With me here, no one will make things difficult for you two."

"There's no need to be servants like this; it's not good for a woman's reputation to have it known."

A hint of slyness flashed across Ye Xingxing's face.

"People often say... a drop of kindness should be repaid with a gushing spring... and if the savior is handsome, offering oneself in marriage is not out of the question..."

"Ouch, Sister, why are you hitting me?"

Ye Yuèyuè's face was flushed, and she softly scolded her.

"Who did you hear these improper words from? You're so young, and you're already learning bad things?"

"I learned it from Sister Ruo Liuli!"

"You're not allowed to associate with her next time!"

"Okay."

After reprimanding her younger sister, Ye Yuèyuè looked up, gathering her courage to face Shen Li.

But she quickly lowered her head, her face flushing even more.

This young Immortal Master... his appearance was too delicate.

This world was a huge 'face value' game.

The ugly ones would repay in the next life.

The handsome ones would be offered marriage.

That was how it was.

She said in a muffled voice, lowering her head.

"My sister and I wish to seek a position under Young Master's command. Please do not despise us."

Shen Li then asked the question he most wanted to ask.

"Why... did you two sisters not leave with that Immortal Master back then? You should know, perhaps that was your only chance in this life to change your destiny."

Ye Yuèyuè was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice.

"During our escape, my sister and I met many people, good people and bad people.

There were old people and children.

Among those who fled with us, some lived, some died, some disappeared, some were killed, but that Immortal Master never intervened."

"Immortal fate and destiny, my sister and I cannot fathom or grasp them. We only know... that it was Young Master who sent people to save my sister and me."

"So no matter what, this kindness will not be credited to that Immortal Master."

"Is it that simple?"

"It's that simple."

Shen Li asked calmly.

"In the future... you might regret it."

Ye Yuèyuè, however, raised her face, revealing a reserved and cool smile.

"That will be something to discuss in the future."

"?"

"At the very least, it will make us feel more comfortable."

"As for Immortal fate... what is destined to be, will eventually be."

"You are quite interesting."

Shen Li nodded, then picked up a magazine about the Loulan Ancient Kingdom and began to read it.

Half a day passed quickly, and he understood it thoroughly, a wisp of Spiritual Qi flickering between his eyebrows.

The moonlight was rising, and Spiritual Qi was surging. It was time for cultivation again.

Seeing two slender figures at the entrance, Shen Li walked out of the hall.

He looked up, and countless stars twinkled, surrounding a bright moon.

Moon and Star, the two girls bowed, only to see Shen Li's figure become ethereal.

"Cultivation... naturally, one must cultivate... otherwise, you would be wasting your Aptitude."

"Here is a copy of the Qi Consumption Method, you can begin to comprehend it."

"Normally, you don't need to put too much attention on me."

The two girls' eyes dimmed slightly.

They watched Shen Li walk away, his wide sleeves fluttering, enveloped in moonlight as if he was about to Ascend at any moment.

He suddenly stopped, his voice ethereal and distant.

"Since you are cultivating... then you will need a Daoist name."

"Moon shadow, sparse stars, a beautiful scene... raising a cup to invite the bright moon, pitying the stars in the cup."

"From now on, you two shall be called."

"Inviting Moon."

"Reaching for the Stars."

"How is it?"

"Thank you, Young Master, for bestowing the Daoist names."

When the two girls looked up again, the figure like an Immortal was no longer there.

They couldn't help but feel empty inside... disheartened.

"Young Master's demeanor... truly like an Immortal..."

"Unforgettable at first sight... unforgettable for a long time."