Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 376: 282. The Magical Species of Taboo Land_2

Qing Chen seemed pensive as he took a bite, and the very next moment he suddenly felt something odd about the fish meat—it didn’t taste like fish at all, but rather like freshly sprouted bamboo shoots.

Moreover, the instant he swallowed, he even felt a warm current flowing toward his stomach and then concentrating on the injured part of his ribs.

Li Changqing, having watched him eat, slowly explained, “Eating Dragon Fish can nourish the bones. All of the Transcendents in the Federation cannot escape the fate of having high offense and defense but low stamina. Therefore, those Transcendents who want to compensate for their weaknesses will seek opportunities to find miraculous species in the Taboo Land. Since you were injured earlier, eating Dragon Fish is just right for you.”

Qing Chen was stunned for a moment—it was no wonder his master had sought out Dragon Fish, and no wonder his master had said, before he was imprisoned, that he had visited many Taboo Lands. So that was the reason.

But what surprised him the most was not this, but that the old man seemed to know he was injured and purposely sent Dragon Fish to him.

The gift was too targeted—could it be that the other party had been paying attention to him all along?

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If that was the case, it must have something to do with his master, Uncle Li Dong.

Qing Chen used his finger to press around his rib injury, and found that it was no longer as painful.

It was as if a layer of gentle fish collagen had filled in the cracks in his bones.

This gave Qing Chen some confidence for the upcoming second life-and-death challenge.

Previously, he had not wanted to have anything to do with that old man at Dragon Lake anymore, but now Qing Chen was wondering if the old man might have any other treasures in his possession.

Maybe tomorrow he would negotiate with the old man—to help him surreptitiously replace the genuine Taboo ACE-020 Heartless Bronze Bells on the eaves of the Bao Pu Building with replicas.

After all, there were already so many fakes; one more pair wouldn’t make a difference.

After dinner, Li Changqing looked at Qing Chen, “How do you feel after eating?”

“Indeed miraculous,” Qing Chen nodded in response, feeling that with every bite of Dragon Fish, the gentle warm current increased by a bit. At one point, Qing Chen wondered whether the nourishment from eating Dragon Fish could accumulate?

If it could, could he eventually eat himself to a point where his bones were as hard as steel?

Then, after Li Changqing and Li Yinuo had left, Li Changqing smiled faintly and said, “You won’t notice anything after just a couple of bites. How about Auntie checks for you?”

Qing Chen fled in disarray.

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The next morning, Li Yinuo, leading Li Tongyun, was waiting at the door early: “Qing Chen, my aunt and I will be quite busy recently. Whenever XiaoTongyun has time, she thinks of skipping class, and the instructors at her school can’t keep her in check. Now that you’ve become an instructor, she’ll be under your care. She will go to school with you, and if she skips class, report to me.”

Qing Chen fell silent.

“What’s wrong, can’t you?” Li Yinuo asked curiously.

“It’s not that,” Qing Chen turned and went to find Li Changqing in Feiyun Courtyard: “The thing is, I’ve become a school instructor. I was thinking, Qing Yi is only 14 years old and still of school-going age. Although he has to face the Shadow struggle, you also know that education is crucial in life. If he came to City 18 seeking refuge with you, and his studies ended up neglected, his parents would definitely feel that you, as an elder, had not fulfilled your duties after the Shadow struggle is over when he returns home.”

Li Changqing’s eyes lit up: “I didn’t expect you to consider so much for me.”

At this time, Qing Yi was still eating breakfast at the table. When he overheard Qing Chen bringing up this matter, he was completely upset.

Qing Yi looked up and saw Qing Chen looking at him sincerely, as if he was truly planning for his future!

Li Changqing patted Qing Yi’s shoulder, “Stop eating, hurry up and pack your things, and go to school with Uncle Qing Chen. Li’s School is no worse than Qing Family School. If you don’t obey, I won’t keep you in the Half Hill Manor and will send you back home directly with the Federal Group’s military.”

Qing Yi struggled internally for a while, then maintained his facade of obedience, “Okay, Aunt.”

“XiaoTongyun and I will wait for you outside,” Qing Chen said with a beaming smile. “By the way, servants are not allowed in the school, and Qing Yi doesn’t need to bring too many people, just one or two will be fine. After all, there won’t be any deceitful people in Half Hill Manor, right?”

“That’s true,” Li Changqing nodded.

Both waited outside for Qing Yi.

XiaoTongyun looked up at Qing Chen beside her, “Brother Qing Chen, yesterday Li Ke eavesdropped by the instructor’s corner, and now the whole class is gossiping about you.”

“What are they saying?” Qing Chen asked curiously.

“About how you grabbed another instructor’s desk, Li Ke said you are proficient in both literature and martial arts, very impressive,” XiaoTongyun muttered, “He spent the whole afternoon talking as if he knew you better, while I’m the one who really knows you better. But, I can’t tell the other students.”

“Why fight over this,” Qing Chen stroked her head.

“Oh, Brother Qing Chen,” Li Tongyun asked, “I heard you Transcendents have a way to live longer, even to stay forever young, is that true?”

“Only Cultivators can achieve that, Awakeners and Genetic Warriors cannot,” Qing Chen said.

“I see, so can I train with you?” Li Tongyun looked around to make sure no one was eavesdropping before she whispered in a very soft voice, “I am a Time Traveler; if I shuttle back and forth between two worlds, I will certainly age faster than others. If I don’t find a way to extend my life, by the time I’m 20, I might look like I’m in my thirties or even forties.”