"Chocolate? Cookies? What are those?" Chen Tianyi frowned slightly.
"It's nothing..." Hu Ke'er almost forgot that she was in another world. The snacks Chen Tianyi mentioned must not be the ones she had in mind.
"So what exactly are snacks?"
"Let's talk about it tomorrow. You should rest well first." After saying that, Chen Tianyi carried Hu Ke'er to the door of a side room. Then he turned around and rammed the door open with his back. After that, he turned back and laid Hu Ke'er on the bed.
"Okay." Hu Ke'er was really exhausted after climbing so many stairs. For someone who had never had such a large amount of exercise, it was even more tiring than staying up all night doing scientific research. So as soon as her head touched the pillow, a strong sense of drowsiness came over her and her vision gradually blurred.
"Miss, miss, wake up quickly!" Hu Ke'er was sleeping soundly when a voice of urging suddenly came to her ears.
"Who is it? So annoying to disturb my sleep." Hu Ke'er stretched and slowly opened her eyes. She saw a young girl in a white Taoist robe standing in front of her bed.
"Miss, you're finally awake. Senior Brother Tianyi has been waiting outside for a long time. I'll go call him in right away." Without saying much, the girl quickly walked out of the room. Then a familiar young man walked into the room.
"It's you." Hu Ke'er was still a bit grumpy from just waking up. She gently rubbed her temples with her fingers and said with a cold face.
"What's the matter? I haven't slept enough yet!"
"It's already late in the morning. You went to bed so early yesterday and haven't eaten anything. You must be hungry, right?" Chen Tianyi said as he placed the tray in his hand in front of Hu Ke'er.
"I'm not hungry. I just want to sleep." Hu Ke'er was still a bit angry about Chen Tianyi leaving her alone yesterday. And being woken up by him today made her a bit sulky.
"Miss Hu, you really don't want to eat? Then I'll take it away." Hearing Hu Ke'er's answer, the corner of Chen Tianyi's mouth curled up slightly. Then he deliberately moved the tray in his hand closer to Hu Ke'er.
As the tray was moved forward, the aroma of the food instantly filled Hu Ke'er's nose.
It smells so good! But she had just said she wasn't hungry. If she went back on her word now, wouldn't that be slapping herself in the face? She definitely couldn't eat it!
"Humph, I won't eat it! I, Hu Ke'er, would rather starve to death, die outside, or even roll off the bed than eat this bit of food!" Hu Ke'er said firmly.
"Gurgle." However, as soon as Hu Ke'er finished speaking, her stomach let out a growl. Embarrassment instantly flushed Hu Ke'er's face red.
"Miss Hu, I think you'd better eat something." Chen Tianyi said with a smile in his eyes.
"You're the one who's asking me to eat, right?" Hu Ke'er turned her head away, blushing and pouting.
"Okay, okay. Miss, please eat. After you're done, I'll tell you about the spiritual stones."
"Okay." Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er took the tray from his hand and started to eat heartily.
"It's so delicious!"
"How about it? The food in our Mount Longhu is not bad, right?" Chen Tianyi smiled when he heard Hu Ke'er's praise.
"It's really not bad. By the way, what's the deal with the spiritual stones you mentioned before?" Hu Ke'er still had no idea about cultivation. Chen Tianyi's fight with the snake demon and flying on a sword were all too amazing for Hu Ke'er.
Since such amazing things could be done, there must be some principle behind it, or a mysterious power that she had never encountered in her original world. If she could master the characteristics and principles of this mysterious power and design something with her smart brain, she might be able to surpass Chen Tianyi's current strength. Then the snake demon like the one before would be a piece of cake for her! Thinking of this, Hu Ke'er couldn't help but get excited.
"Actually, this is the spiritual stone." Chen Tianyi said as he picked up the colorful stone that had been placed on the tray earlier.
"Eh? The spiritual stone you mentioned is really a kind of stone?" Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er was stunned for a moment and showed a surprised expression.
"Yes. Spiritual stone, as the name suggests, is a stone that contains spiritual energy." Chen Tianyi nodded slightly.
"If you really want to embark on the path of cultivation, just eat this spiritual stone."
"Ah?" Hu Ke'er widened her eyes and looked at the red stone on the tray in disbelief.
"You mean to eat this whole stone?"
"Yes."
"Are you kidding me? Is it really that simple to cultivate immortality by eating stones? If that's the case, why bother eating? Everyone can just eat stones and become immortals!" Hu Ke'er retorted.
"Of course, cultivation is not as simple as you said. But eating spiritual stones is a necessary step. If you don't believe me, I can demonstrate it to you!"
"Then you eat one first." Hu Ke'er said casually.
"This spiritual stone was carefully selected for you. It contains relatively high spiritual energy. There are only two of them. If I eat one, you'll only have one left."
"It's okay. If you can really eat stones, go ahead." Hu Ke'er said indifferently.
"Okay then." Hearing Hu Ke'er's words, Chen Tianyi directly stuffed a small spiritual stone he had just picked up into his mouth. Without even chewing, he just swallowed it with a "gulp".
"..." Seeing Chen Tianyi eat a spiritual stone right in front of her, Hu Ke'er opened her mouth in surprise. It took her a second to recover.
"Really? You really eat stones?"
"Otherwise, do you think I'm lying to you? Eating this spiritual stone really helps with your cultivation!" Chen Tianyi said softly.
"Okay, it's your turn now." After saying that, Chen Tianyi's gaze fell on the small piece of spiritual stone left on Hu Ke'er's tray.
"Um... Do I really have to eat it?"
"Of course!"
"Okay then..." Hu Ke'er said as she looked at the spiritual stone in her hand and swallowed hard. Then she was about to put the stone into her mouth.
"Hey, wait. Can I grind it into powder and then eat it?" However, just as Hu Ke'er was about to eat the spiritual stone, she suddenly thought of a way to make herself less resistant by grinding the spiritual stone into powder.
"No. If you do that, the spiritual energy will escape. Eating it will be the same as not eating it. If your teeth are good, don't bite the spiritual stone hard either. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if it loses its effectiveness!"
"... So I can only swallow the spiritual stone raw?" Hu Ke'er directly summarized after hearing Chen Tianyi's words.
"Yes."
"Really? Eating stones raw is just too strange. Is this stone clean? Won't it kill me if I eat it..."