242: Chapter 40: A Smooth Cultivation Process 242: Chapter 40: A Smooth Cultivation Process At eight o’clock in the evening, the moon was clearly visible in the sky.
In a few days, it would be the night of the full moon on the fifteenth.
According to the records in the “Beiming Heart thod,” the closer it was to the night of the full moon, the easier it was to gather Moonlight Essence.
Li Mumu sat cross-legged on the rooftop terrace, with the open “Beiming Heart thod” in front of her, as well as pills and a cup of water.
Wendy stood by silently as a protector.
“Do you really think you have a talent for this?”
Wendy cocked her head and chuckled, “I’m not doubting you, but I really think you should practice the Heretical Path’s ‘Blood Transformation Divine Blade.’ Even if I don’t understand Eastern culture, just the na alone seems to suit you.”
“Shut up!
Don’t disturb my cultivation spirit!”
Li Mumu thought to herself, do I not know if it’s appropriate or not?
What could I do?
Could I really give up being human and walk down the path of demons and evil spirits to a dark end?
She swallowed a pill and began to recite the Cultivation Technique silently in her mind.
From a scientific perspective, this was a process of self-hypnosis.
Three minutes after taking the pill, her brain began to dull and her thoughts gradually slowed.
Li Mumu forgot about Wendy next to her, forgot who she was, and where she was.
When she opened her eyes, all she saw was a bright moon hanging high in the sky.
I am a fish…
That moon, is the bait.
Li Mumu opened her mouth and subconsciously took a breath, feeling as if she could swallow the moon in the sky into her belly.
However, what she sucked into her mouth was only a hint of cold chill.
She suddenly shivered and woke up from Dreamland.
When she ca back to her senses and looked up again, the moon had moved a long distance.
“It’s ten o’clock sharp, you’ve maintained your cultivation for two full hours, which according to your country’s tikeeping, would be considered one Chinese Hour.”
Wendy glanced at her watch and then frowned at Li Mumu, “Do you feel any changes?”
Li Mumu slowly exhaled the stale air from her chest, stretched out her fingers and lightly clawed at the ground of the terrace, leaving five clear scratch marks.
She took out the tal rod that ca with the dicine and looked at it, no changes.
“My strength has increased a bit, so it seems like it is indeed effective.”
Li Mumu turned to Wendy, “Did I go crazy or strip off my clothes while I was at it?”
“No, you didn’t move at all after taking the dicine until just now.”
Wendy kindly reminded, “But this is only the first ti, and it’s hard to tell if there are any issues.
No one knows if there will be side effects from taking too much of this dicine.”
“It’s just an aid to help in the initiation of cultivation; it’s not necessary to take it every ti.
Actually, I think I’ve started to get the hang of it.”
Li Mumu was very happy, her first attempt at cultivation had successfully gone into deep ditation, and any progress was good.
As for how long the cultivation lasted or how much was gained, that was not so important.
A response proved that she did have talent, and that she could continue on this path.
No one could expect to reach the peak of Completion in cultivation in just one day; it was a slow and steady process.
The entire process went so smoothly that she even started thinking about dual cultivation…
When she returned ho, Jiang Yinyin had already prepared bathwater for her.
Li Mumu had braced herself for the aftermath of her cultivation; she was prepared for her body to expel two pounds of filth—after all, that’s how it’s described in the novels.
But, to her surprise, she felt refreshed and clean, with nothing out of the ordinary happening.
Li Ya looked her up and down and frowned, “Is that it?”
Li Mumu really wanted to slap her.
If this wasn’t her own mother, she would have done so already.
What does she an by ‘is that it’?
This was so much more instant than learning those basic theories you pushed into!
Do you want to perform so kind of instant saintliness?
As is widely known, highly-educated parents often have unrealistic expectations of their children.
They tend to believe that whatever they produce couldn’t possibly be as vastly different as Yunnan Golden Monkeys are from the macaques of Mount Ei.
The good mood that had lasted less than ten minutes was crushed by Li Ya’s remark.
Feeling indignant, Li Mumu went to take a shower.
In those days, there wasn’t the hot and cold water system of later years, mainly because the technologies for insulation materials and pressure valves had not been developed.
Even if they boiled water in a boiler, they couldn’t channel it into apartnt buildings.
For the poor, taking a bath ant filling a basin with water and leaving it under the sun to warm up before quickly rinsing off.
Wealthier families were more fastidious and would use a bathtub, heating water with a gas stove.
Li Mumu had spent a considerable amount of money on her ceramic bathtub, but it was a necessary expense.
To maintain the image of a lady, bathing daily was a basic requirent.
Showering every day, keeping oneself clean and tender, was more effective than any makeup or external adornnt.
Li Mumu laid back in the bathtub, closed her eyes, and rested for a while until Jiang Yinyin ca to add hot water.
She glanced around to make sure no one was there, then leaned in close and whispered into Li Mumu’s ear, “Miss, I’d like to ask you sothing—if we still need to hire soone for the house.”
“Hire soone?
Who, you can’t handle it?”
Li Mumu opened her eyes and looked at the maid strangely.
Jiang Yinyin quickly shook her head, “No, it’s not that.
The chores like buying groceries, doing laundry, and cleaning are simple, I can do them by myself.
But the needlework you ntioned last ti, I might be slow with that…”
“No rush on that, do you have soone in mind to recomnd?”
“Yes, Miss.
There’s a classmate of mine at school nad Zhou Qing.
Back when my parents sold , it was she who pleaded with Wang Yunxiao to look for outside.
She promised him a al then, but didn’t have the money, so she asked if I could share so work with her.”
Li Mumu didn’t take it seriously.
One sheep to herd or two, the work is the sa, and she wouldn’t have minded hiring a couple more maids if it weren’t for the small size of her house.
It’s just twenty bucks a month, after all; keeping a cat or a dog at ho would cost more than that.
“Have her co to our house tomorrow.”
“No, Miss, you misunderstood.”
Jiang Yinyin quickly clarified, “She doesn’t want to be a maid, she just wants so sewing work so she can earn enough to treat soone to a al.”
“How much can a al cost?
Didn’t my dad give you fifty bucks?
Have you spent it all?
Why not just lend her a few dollars?”
Li Mumu narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing the flustered maid.
That’s no way to make friends.
Soone tries to help you out, and when it’s ti to repay the favor, you won’t even front them a few dollars?
Jiang Yinyin’s face was a picture of misery: “She won’t take my money.”
“She’s got that much pride?”
Upon hearing this, Li Mumu beca more intrigued.
“What did she say when she refused your money?”
The question brought tears to Jiang Yinyin’s eyes, “She said she only wanted to earn this one al’s money, and once she had it, she’d sever ties with !”
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