"Yes, Young Miss. I'll be more careful in the future."
Su Qing hadn't noticed he had been sweating so much.
The stench of his own sweat was unbearable to him, let alone to Wang Li.
Su Qing quickly backed out of Wang Li's room.
He drew a bucket of water late at night but hadn't bathed yet.
He glanced at his Synthesizer.
[Synthesizer]
Host: Su Qing.
Realm: Unranked [First Layer Cyan Snake Posture: Entry Level (1/500)]
Synthesis Lv1 (151/200) [Synthesis Success Rate +1%, Mutated +1%]
Inventory: Chaotic Life Body, First Layer Grass Cake x9, Dandelion Grass Cake x3
"There's even a Skill Level?"
Su Qing couldn't help but feel happy.
A thought suddenly occurred to him. 'I seem to be able to control whether the things I synthesize have an effect. Does this mean that practicing Martial Arts I synthesize will guarantee results?'
'Or is it that as long as I possess the Martial Arts, I'll get this kind of Skill Level as soon as I start learning?'
'Either way, this is fantastic.'
A smile crept onto Su Qing's lips.
With the Talent of his Chaotic Life Body, Su Qing decided he wouldn't sleep tonight.
He would practice martial arts!
However, he glanced at the lamplight inside the house.
After waiting for a long time, Wang Li didn't appear, which made Su Qing smile.
But there was one more thing he had to do.
'Replicate the First Layer Cyan Snake Posture once.'
'Replicate the First Layer Cyan Snake Posture once.'
After chanting this in his mind for a moment, his head suddenly grew heavy and his mind felt scattered, but he didn't lose consciousness.
Su Qing sat on the ground, steadied himself, and closed his eyes, dozing off.
An hour passed...
Su Qing slowly opened his eyes.
'As expected, it really consumes my mental energy.'
Remembering what happened during the day, Su Qing gave a bitter smile. Now he finally understood that replicating Martial Arts consumed Spiritual Power.
Su Qing was now mentally refreshed.
He decided to practice the Cyan Snake Posture in his small, dilapidated hut.
And so, he began to practice.
Time passed quickly.
Aside from the sweat pooling on the floor, his constantly sweating body, and his numb hands and feet...
Su Qing felt that this was the first time he had ever been so perseverant.
Realm: Unranked [First Layer Cyan Snake Posture: Entry Level (8/500)]
'Time for a bath. I'm dead tired.'
Even with his Chaotic Life Body, Su Qing felt utterly exhausted.
Fortunately, thanks to his Chaotic Life Body, his recovery ability was quite strong.
After a simple bath, Su Qing's exhausted body recovered a great deal.
His stomach also started to growl with hunger.
He took out another Dandelion Grass Cake and ate it.
The warmth spreading through his abdomen left Su Qing feeling very satisfied.
Although practicing martial arts seemed to consume a lot of food, Su Qing was still very happy.
The moment he felt his control over his body strengthening, his entire perspective changed.
It was just that, for now, he still needed to play the role of a servant.
Fetching water, getting food.
And then, serving Wang Li.
Early in the morning, Wang Li paid Su Qing little attention. He was just a servant, so there was no reason for his mistress to notice him much.
This confidence came from the power of the Wang Family, and from her own status as Wang Li.
Wang Li left to practice her martial arts.
This was the scene Su Qing loved to see most.
This way, he could continue practicing the Cyan Snake Posture.
Su Qing was actually wondering whether he should choose to synthesize the First Layer Cyan Snake Posture or to practice the Cyan Snake Posture.
The former promised a powerful future.
The latter offered some short-term improvements, but Su Qing felt that he would only see a major breakthrough after maxing out the Skill Level of the Cyan Snake Posture.
'Forget it. I can only replicate it once a day. For the time being, I have no way of leaving the Wang Family.'
The Wang Family had quite a few guards.
Besides, even if he escaped the Wang Family, could he escape the County City?
A major power like this had an intricate web of influence. Su Qing had no desire to be caught during an escape attempt and beaten to death.
He would have to wait until he was strong enough before he could leave the Wang Family.
...
Realm: Unranked [First Layer Cyan Snake Posture: Entry Level (15/500)]
He cultivated for two hours. Then, after another three hours of cultivation, he stopped.
His body felt as if it was constantly engorged with blood.
A stream of power from his Dantian began to flow throughout his body.
And this was after barely a single day of Cultivation.
Su Qing felt his stomach growling with hunger again.
So, he ate another Dandelion Grass Cake.
The effect of the grass cake made Su Qing's face feel a bit sticky again.
If Su Qing were to actually look in a mirror, he would probably search for charcoal powder immediately to smear on his face.
He had become far too pale.
Just from eating a few Dandelion Grass Cakes, Su Qing's face was no longer dark.
It was now a wheat-like color.
And this was the power of just a few Dandelion Grass Cakes.
If Wang Li were to discover Su Qing's skin-whitening secret, what would his fate be?
He wiped away his sweat and rinsed himself with water again.
Only then did Su Qing go to the dining hall to get food.
Su Qing grabbed a good number of steamed buns.
The Wang Family wouldn't care anyway.
But Su Qing cared. This was what replenished his body.
In Su Qing's view, all food was actually produced from the Energy of heaven and earth.
He remembered learning a bit of traditional Chinese medicine in his past life.
It said something like: humans eat cows, cows eat grass, but what does grass eat? It eats the Energy produced by heaven and earth.
Grass can convert that Energy, cows can convert grass into meat, and humans eat cows to supplement what they cannot convert themselves.
Can a person grow a body of flesh by eating grass? It would be very difficult, but a cow can.
Therefore, Su Qing thought that as long as his stomach wasn't empty, he would be fine.
Before long, Su Qing would definitely no longer be a skinny person. As for his height...
Su Qing didn't know if he could grow taller.
After all, he was quite short right now.
But with the Synthesizer, Su Qing felt he should be able to find a way to grow taller.
The Synthesizer was just too powerful, after all.
...
"Young Miss, I have brought your meal."
"The water has also been heated."
Su Qing said with a wide smile, looking at the sweat-drenched Wang Li.
Wang Li had truly given Su Qing too many pleasant surprises.
The key was that Wang Li also knew a Swordsmanship technique. How could Su Qing not covet it?
When Wang Li returned, she saw Su Qing looking very happy and didn't understand why. He always used to have a long face, so where did all this enthusiasm come from?
Taking a closer look...
"Wang Qi, how has your skin gotten a bit paler?"
"Ah?" Su Qing was puzzled.
'Has my face gotten paler?'
"Perhaps it's because I had some dirt built up on my face before. I've cleaned a lot of it off these past few days."
Su Qing's excuse was immediately accepted by Wang Li.
At the same time, she began to have suspicions about Su Qing's identity. 'Could I have really picked up a treasure?'
'If this Su Qing was the scion of a great family who ended up as my servant... just thinking about it was enough to make Wang Li laugh.'
On the surface, Wang Li calmly said, "In that case, wait a few days before you attend to my bath again."
"You had best put all your effort into cleaning the filth off your body."
"Yes."
Su Qing nodded.
'I'm out of Dandelion Grass Cakes and I don't have the raw materials. How am I supposed to synthesize more? I guess my face can't change much for the time being.'
Su Qing actually still wanted to make his face paler.
Because, no matter the era, society was always a place that judged by appearances. If you were good-looking, you would only receive more attention, not less.
Your chances of survival would be greater.
But Su Qing didn't know if, at his current stage as a servant, being good-looking counted as a sin.
...
'I can't eat any more Dandelion Grass Cakes. As a servant, attracting too much attention makes it easy to get killed!'
Su Qing made a decision in his heart: his appearance couldn't change too drastically from now on.