The Qilin then lay there, grumbling, "I don’t need to cultivate, I’m not like you humans. Even if I sleep for years, I’ll still have what you call Grandmaster’s skills. I am a Qilin, after all!"
Li Guanyi had no choice but to continue studying, when suddenly he heard a knocking on the window from outside.
Li Guanyi paid no attention to it.
The knocking grew louder and Li Guanyi got up, walked over, and pushed open the window.
Instantly, moonlight poured in, covering the ground with a layer of silver frost.
Under a moonlit starry sky, the town was serene, and the quaint buildings were cloaked in a layer of pale glow. Below the moonlight, a silver-haired girl stood quietly on the green tiles. Her silver hair lifted slightly, reflecting the moonlight, beautiful enough to make one’s heart stop.
She crouched down, looking at the boy by the window.
Stretching out her hand, she poked Li Guanyi’s cheek, her face expressionless.
Perhaps it was due to the moonlight.
Li Guanyi felt that the girl before him seemed gentler than when he first met her.
"I think, you might need help."
The girl’s voice remained clear, cold, and tranquil.
Her fingers were pale and slender, gently pressing on the window frame, then with force, she lightly jumped inside, her right foot landing on the wooden table. She then leaned her body slightly forward, spinning like a butterfly towards the open space.
She took another light hop.
With a gentle tap, her footsteps were swift, and her light-colored embroidered shoes touched the ground.
The skirt and hair lifted slightly and then fell.
The fragrance of the girl, carrying the scent of rainwater, flowed in along with the moonlight.
Her skirt covered her embroidered shoes as the girl stood quietly in front of Li Guanyi, smoothing out the creases in her skirt, her eyes calm and gentle.
Li Guanyi fell silent for several breaths.
He then said, "Shaking Light?"
Shaking Light nodded, "I’ve come to help you."
Li Guanyi hesitated, "But the Taoist Sect elder said, I’m only allowed to study on my own."
Shaking Light pondered for a moment, then said, "But..."
The girl, looking at the boy before her, replied, "I am also your strength."
"You can rely on me."
Li Guanyi couldn’t refute her, so he laughed carefreely, with a demeanor reminiscent of the Red Emperor, "Anyway, I’ve got the Cultivation Technique now!"
The girl nodded and quietly sat beside the table, moving the candle to the center.
Li Guanyi brought over some tea. The silver-haired girl looked at Li Guanyi’s notes, pondering seriously, while the boy was looking for some snacks; he heard her say:
"I thought you would come looking for me much earlier."
Li Guanyi paused, turned around, and saw the silver-haired girl reading the scrolls under the candlelight.
Her face was expressionless, just as quiet as before.
Li Guanyi looked outside. It was already Central Heaven, the equivalent of 2 a.m. in his past life. The girl usually slept very punctually. Perhaps she had been waiting all along for someone who did not understand Formation, someone looking frazzled, to come and quietly knock on her door.
But because he didn’t, Shaking Light stepped on the moonlit green tiles and knocked on his window.
Li Guanyi said, "Next time, I’ll definitely come to you early!"
Shaking Light’s Mystical Skills and Formation knowledge helped Li Guanyi unravel many key pieces of information he couldn’t grasp. And with that, Li Guanyi was able to integrate and understand, and the once impassable barrier suddenly became clear.
Unknowingly, the extremely difficult first volume of the "Imperial Pole Worldly Scripture" had been sorted through.
Although still far from Great Success, he now understood it.
At least, he had made an entry.
Li Guanyi stretched, feeling refreshed, as the sun was already rising on the horizon.
Li Guanyi said, "Shaking..." He turned, only to see the silver-haired girl had fallen asleep on the table, her eyes closed, breathing softly, her face bathed in the morning light like a dusting of gold.
Li Guanyi’s voice softened. After thinking for a bit, he draped his Taoist robe over the girl’s shoulders.
Then he picked up the Qilin and stuffed a bun into its mouth to prevent it from crying out.
Holding the Qilin in his arms, he walked out and carefully closed the door, then strode to the Taoist Sect’s guest room. After knocking, the Taoist inside opened the door and Li Guanyi stepped inside, facing the Taoist.
The young man bowed and said, "Elder."
As the Taoist held his tea, he raised his brow slightly, "How did it go?"
Li Guanyi replied, "I’ve learned it."
The Taoist, who never pried into the matters of the young, paused for a moment.