The Eternal Way-Chapter 93: True Form

Since the matter had been settled, Li Qi decided to proceed as planned. He returned to the inn to find Shen Shuibei and intended to bring her along.

He made his way back to the inn.

He knocked on the door outside, "Miss Shen, are you busy?"

However, he received no response.

Li Qi's heart tightened, and without hesitation, he pushed the door open.

Inside, he saw a rabbit.

A real rabbit.

Its fur was smooth and glossy, its ears drooping over its face like an eye mask, covering it entirely. It lay sprawled on the bed with its rear end raised, snoring softly.

Li Qi was stunned.

Honestly, this was the first time he had seen Shen Shuibei in her true form.

It was... kind of cute?

But wait... this didn't seem like an ordinary rabbit.

Li Qi clearly saw that Shen Shuibei's body naturally emitted certain light spots.

His eyesight had improved greatly; with abundant Great Forest Wood Qi, his liver, which belonged to the Wood element, had been refined to the extreme. Since the liver governs vision, when he reached Ninth Rank, his eyesight also improved significantly.

Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the light spots around Shen Shuibei matched exactly what was described in the 'Beast Section' of the 'Zhu Book', under the Chapter 'Strange Tales'.

Radiant brilliance, round ice plate—this was the essence of the moon.

The Jade Rabbit and the Golden Crow, two spirits representing the sun and the moon. The special light spots containing runes were characteristics of the moon's essence.

Shen Shuibei... was indeed not an ordinary rabbit; she was the Jade Rabbit, the essence of the moon.

This creature wasn't just some adorable thing but a spiritual beast on par with the Golden Crow, a preternatural species, the physical manifestation of the moon's spirit, representing a part of 'Taiyin'.

Taiyin, the convergence of earthly yin energy, opposed Taiyang, playing a crucial role in maintaining the balance of yin and yang in the universe. The moon essence was a fragment transformed from Taiyin, inherently part of it.

"Really impressive..." Li Qi marveled, though he already knew Shen Shuibei wasn't simple. He was merely surprised to see her true form for the first time.

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Afterward, he petted the rabbit a few times.

Its fur was smooth, feeling excellent.

Very satisfying.

After waiting for a while, Shen Shuibei still hadn't woken up. Instead, she wriggled comfortably, seeming to enjoy the petting even more, sleeping soundly.

She looked truly exhausted.

However, sleep could wait until they were on the road. Since they were leaving tonight, he needed to wake her up to pack and check out of the inn to join the caravan.

So, he tugged at her ears to wake her up.

Ah...

That feel, irresistible...

But Li Qi maintained self-control. Tugging her ears, as expected, Shen Shuibei's ears twitched, slapping his hand away, then using her small paws to rub her eyes.

"Mmm... Lady, what is it?" she murmured sleepily.

"Lady isn't here, wake up, Miss Shen, we need to leave," Li Qi picked her up from the bed and placed her on the table.

Shen Shuibei seemed dazed, not fully awake, lying there like she was waking up.

Li Qi waited beside her for a moment.

He could clearly see a "waking up" progress bar on Shen Shuibei.

This ability couldn't show deeper things, only current actions, so it was mostly just for observation. Occasionally, it could be useful.

Even now, it wasn't complete. For example, if someone was talking to him, he would only see the action of "communicating," nothing else.

Obviously, Li Qi knew the person was communicating.

The only benefit was that it gave him a small enhancement to his perception. If he wasn't completely unaware, a progress bar would pop up. Like when he caught Shen Shuibei, he sensed a bit, even unconsciously, a progress bar appeared.

But it was quite useless.

If he really couldn't see, hear, or sense anything, he couldn't do much.

For instance, with ghosts, unless he used the Aura Vision perspective, he wouldn't see any progress bars. But with Aura Vision, he could see the ghost's aura, and their action progress bars would appear.

Overall, it was useful, except for frequently blocking his view.

Still, he didn't know where this ability came from.

An effect of external cultivation methods...?

Hard to say, he was too inexperienced to identify it.

While thinking about these, the progress bar filled up.

Shen Shuibei regained consciousness, suddenly sitting up, looking alertly at Li Qi.

Then, she let out a piercing scream!

"What... what happened?!" The sound startled Li Qi, who quickly asked!

"You! What are you doing, Li Qi! Pervert! Get out!" Shen Shuibei was both embarrassed and angry, throwing cups at him.

Li Qi was bewildered but, since he was being hit, he surrendered and retreated quickly, opening and closing the door.

Then, he heard rustling sounds inside, like getting dressed.

After a while, Shen Shuibei said sullenly, "Come in..."

Li Qi entered again, looking puzzled, but Shen Shuibei had returned to her usual self, her expression a mix of anger and embarrassment.

Shen Shuibei bit her lip, full of annoyance, before finally speaking, "Li Qi, how could you...!"

When she said "how could you," she seemed to think it was inappropriate, holding back, looking indignant.

"Miss Shen... although coming in while you were asleep was wrong, I really don't understand what happened."

"What happened? You dare ask! As the ancients said, 'do not look at what is improper.' How could you just look!" Shen Shuibei sounded almost in tears.

Li Qi was even more confused.

"Ah... Miss Shen, but what did I see?" he scratched his head.

"I wasn't wearing clothes!" Shen Shuibei blurted out bluntly.

Li Qi was shocked.

"But... don't you have fur?"

Besides, aren't you in rabbit form? Li Qi thought sarcastically.

Shen Shuibei burst into tears, grabbing a teacup and throwing it at him, "Don't you have fur too! Does that mean you can just look!"

Li Qi, like a clown, was hit and scrambled out of the room, quickly closing the door.

Ah... what bad karma...