Wang Xiaomi didn’t go far. She called Li Lan and a few other girls to gather together, analyze the situation, and prepare to deal with the two assassins.
Heici and Domin awaited Shuimiao’s appearance inside their car. With such a massive high-rise building, it would be extremely difficult for them to locate Shuimiao directly.
Shuimiao sat cross-legged in his room, arranging the Five Elements Discs in the order of mutual generation, ready to practice his energy cultivation for a while and see if he could achieve a breakthrough. Ever since the last time, whenever he had free time, Shuimiao had consistently practiced. However, his internal spiritual energy had already reached a bottleneck and could no longer progress. This time, the discs contained spiritual energy instead of spiritual Qi, making the situation different, and Shuimiao was willing to take the risk.
Two nights ago, with little to do, Shuimiao flipped through some notes left by his grandfather, deepening his understanding of cultivation. He learned how terrifying a bottleneck could be—if he couldn’t break through, he would remain the same for the rest of his life, only able to use his Yin-Yang eyes to observe the energies of the five elements, unable to control spiritual energy freely to do what he truly desired.
Therefore, breaking through was essential.
Shuimiao’s desire for spiritual cultivation and energy training far surpassed his desire for money.
Just in case, Shuimiao called his younger sister Chenxiang to let her know he was beginning his cultivation session.
Then, he called Wang Xiaomi. Upon hearing that Shuimiao would power off his phone to meditate, she didn’t mention the assassins.
After turning off his phone, Shuimiao locked the doors and windows, silently recited the incantation, and began cultivating.
First, he wanted to test whether he could absorb the spiritual energy directly from the Five Elements Discs.
After a few breaths, Shuimiao realized he had succeeded—the pure spiritual energy within the discs was completely absorbable!
The spiritual energy from the discs entered his body, and the sensation was entirely different from his previous cultivation method of absorbing spiritual Qi. Previously, he absorbed spiritual Qi and transformed it into spiritual energy inside his body, but once the energy reached a certain level, no further conversion was possible. Now, by directly absorbing spiritual energy into his body, his physical form was forced to endure it. As long as he could endure the pain caused by the pressure, he could keep absorbing.
Half an hour later, Shuimiao’s body began to swell.
He looked like a fat man, completely different from his former self.
Inside his body, the spiritual energy kept increasing, and the pressure on both his body and spirit grew stronger. The meridians were the first to suffer, causing a dull ache throughout his entire system. The spiritual energy mixed with his blood, flowing rapidly, and his body became increasingly hot.
In particular, the thinner blood vessels caused unbearable pain, forcing Shuimiao to stop cultivating.
After stopping, Shuimiao opened his eyes and discovered he had become extremely fat. His fingers were twice as thick as before, a truly terrifying sight!
With great difficulty, he got up and looked in the mirror—looking like a massive, bloated pig!
He was covered in stinky sweat, his body dark and sticky. The massive amount of spiritual energy mixed with his blood had forced out impurities from his skin, making him look like he had just crawled out of murky sewage. He went to the bathroom, then to the shower, stripped off his clothes, and washed his body with warm water.
Since his sister wouldn’t be back anytime soon, Shuimiao stood naked in front of the mirror, stunned. The reflection showed a pale, fat boy with a rosy face, looking extremely healthy. The two pimples on his face had vanished, replaced by smooth, pale skin, so delicate it seemed like it could burst with a touch.
Unexpectedly, the enhancement of spiritual energy made him whiter and smoother!
Shuimiao had never cared much about his appearance.
“Oh, right! The pain seems to have disappeared?”
He touched his now-fat, enlarged ears. The pain was clearly not as intense.
“Could it be that spiritual energy itself has healing properties?”
Realizing this, Shuimiao hurried back to his room, locked the door, sat cross-legged, and slowly regulated his internal spiritual energy. He found that the pain really did disappear quickly!
Spiritual energy was magical. Water-element energy, in particular, had strong healing properties.
Once the pain vanished, Shuimiao impatiently resumed his cultivation. Half an hour later, the pain forced him to stop again. After stopping, he found himself covered in stinky sweat once more, and his body had grown even fatter. However, after a hot shower, the pain quickly disappeared again.
As long as there was no pain, his body could continue absorbing spiritual energy.
However, the side effect was significant—he was getting fatter and fatter. At this point, he must have weighed at least 300 pounds!
But Shuimiao’s fatness wasn’t real fat—it was the effect of spiritual energy.
Thus, although he looked fat, his movements remained extremely agile because his actual weight hadn’t increased.
Back in the room, Shuimiao didn’t rush to cultivate again but began to think deeply—how could he transform and elevate his spiritual energy?
Shuimiao was completely self-taught, exploring blindly.
Besides the usual method of regulating his breath and energy, he didn’t know what else to do to achieve transformation.
After thinking for a while, he gradually realized that the body wouldn’t transform merely due to an abundance of spiritual energy. It was the quality, not the quantity, that mattered. To transform, he should first purify his spiritual energy.
With this realization, Shuimiao calmed his mind and slowly regulated his spiritual energy, letting it circulate faster and faster within his body.
The accelerated blood flow placed an enormous burden on the human body.
However, for Shuimiao, this was an excellent form of training. The only downside was that his body became increasingly hot, his sweat more abundant, and his body’s water content rapidly evaporated. He couldn’t keep this up for long before needing to stop, drink water, and take a shower. After trying for a while, Shuimiao decided to lock the door and sit naked inside a bathtub full of water to regulate his energy. This way, his endurance time significantly increased.
However, after several hours, Shuimiao noticed that the originally clear water had become murky.
He drained the water, refilled the tub with clean water, and continued regulating his energy.
Shuimiao repeated this process several times. Unconsciously, his body became much thinner.
Yet, he felt his internal spiritual energy had grown stronger!
A knock on the door interrupted him. It was already dark outside. Chenxiang returned home and found the door locked, realizing that Shuimiao must still be inside.
Shuimiao had just finished showering, but his body was still fat, and his old clothes no longer fit. He couldn’t possibly meet Chenxiang naked, so he turned on his phone and called her, asking her to go downstairs and buy him some clothes suitable for a 250-pound man.
Chenxiang, puzzled, went downstairs.
Shuimiao glanced at several text messages he had just received—all from Wang Xiaomi.
The messages read:
“Boss, we’ve spotted those two suspicious individuals. Don’t come down yet. Wait until we uncover their true identities before you come down.” Sent at 9 a.m.
“Manager, we’ve figured out their identities. They have a Taiwanese accent; they must be assassins sent by Old Master Lin. We’ll contact Director Zhang now and ask him to send people. You stay upstairs for now.” Sent at 11 a.m.
“They’ve been captured by Director Zhang’s men. We found guns on them; they are indeed the two assassins. It’s safe now. I’m waiting downstairs for you.” Sent at 11:30 a.m.
“Why haven’t you turned on your phone yet?”
“Little Shui, are you okay?”
“…”
Then, every three hours, Wang Xiaomi sent three more messages.
It was already past 9 p.m. now!!
Shuimiao felt like only half a day had passed, but it was already past 9 p.m.—truly unbelievable.
Half an hour later, Chenxiang returned. Shuimiao hid behind the door, took the oversized clothes she had bought, put them on, and opened the door. Chenxiang was stunned speechless, “You… you… you…”
She thought she had seen a ghost. In the morning, Shuimiao had weighed no more than 100 pounds, but now he looked like a massive pig! Wearing the old lady-style baggy pants and an oversized T-shirt that Chenxiang had bought, he looked even more ridiculous.
Shuimiao held his backpack and smiled awkwardly, “Haha, sis, don’t worry, I’m fine. These clothes don’t fit well, but it’s okay. I’ll slim down soon. Don’t worry about me. This is the result of my spiritual cultivation. I’ve made a lot of progress today. Please clean up the bathtub area. I have something to do in Jing Shui Village. You go ahead. Call me anytime.”
With that, Shuimiao picked up his backpack and left.
Chenxiang stood there for a while, stunned but not entirely surprised. She knew this was indeed Shuimiao—his voice, expressions, and tone were unmistakably his.
“Ahh! Who are you!?”
Wang Xiaomi was dozing in the car when she suddenly heard the door opening. Seeing a fat man entering the car, she was startled.
“Hehe…” Shuimiao chuckled, scratching his head. “It’s me. I just got a little fatter. Xiaomi, let’s go to Jing Shui Village.” He showed Wang Xiaomi his phone. “These are the messages you sent me. I just stopped cultivating and knew you were waiting for me, so I rushed down immediately.”
“Shuimiao, come on! In just one day, how could you change like this?”
Wang Xiaomi still looked doubtful.
Shuimiao sighed, “It’s all from spiritual cultivation. I gained some weight, but I made great progress today. Let’s go, and tell me about those two assassins on the way.”
Wang Xiaomi carefully examined Shuimiao. To confirm whether the fat man was really Shuimiao, she said, “Answer one question. If you get it right, you’re Shuimiao. If not, you’re not. On the day I dropped you and Lin Jie off at the airport, what was the most important thing you said?”
“…”
Shuimiao hadn’t expected that after gaining weight, even Wang Xiaomi wouldn’t recognize him. He paused, then sighed again, “Okay, I asked her, ‘Can I love you?'”
“OK, correct!”
Wang Xiaomi snapped her fingers and drove off.
Shuimiao rubbed his chin, watching Wang Xiaomi’s sweet expression, suddenly realizing, “Oh! Xiaomi, you’re taking advantage of me!”
“Am not! You asked me yourself, right?” Wang Xiaomi giggled.
Shuimiao smiled and shook his head, “Well, if you say so, I don’t mind. After all, I’m a guy, not at a disadvantage.”
“You say that, but what if I tell Lin Jie that you’re two-timing?” Although joking, Wang Xiaomi’s face still blushed.
Shuimiao winked at Wang Xiaomi, “Xiaomi, you don’t really like me, do you?”
“Like it or not, you already have someone you like.” Wang Xiaomi didn’t deny it.
Shuimiao scratched his head, unsure whether he felt embarrassed or pleased. It was just a joke, but he hadn’t expected Wang Xiaomi to genuinely like him. Seeing her bold and direct personality, Shuimiao truly feared she might be as open as Liu Hongmei. If that were the case, he would be overwhelmed.
Even if Wang Xiaomi were willing, Shuimiao wouldn’t act recklessly.
Because right now, his sole focus was cultivation, breakthrough, transformation, and becoming stronger.
Seeing Shuimiao’s awkward silence, Wang Xiaomi grew even more fond of him. Smiling, she teased him, “Little Shui, have you ever had a girlfriend? Looking at how shy you are, could it be that you’ve never even held a girl’s hand?”
“Xiaomi, I kissed Lin Jie the other day. You wouldn’t have forgotten that, right?”
Shuimiao felt a bit embarrassed but refused to back down. After all, he was a man and couldn’t act like a shy girl forever.
Wang Xiaomi smiled, pursed her lips, and waved her hand, “That doesn’t count. That was an emergency rescue kiss, just like mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.”
“By your logic, then I really am quite innocent!”
Shuimiao’s heart fluttered, his mind wandering. He couldn’t help but wonder what had gotten into Wang Xiaomi today—why had she suddenly become so flirtatious with him?
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