Cohabitation with Sword Spirit-Chapter 135 - 108: The First Gift of Adolescence

Evening of September 13, 2017

Wang Jiu encountered a truly high-quality problem.

If the person who awakened him back then wasn't Shen Qingming, but Li Chaolu or Qian Yue, how would the timeline of history have changed?

This is a very typical "what if" life question, requiring a comprehensive consideration of the various possible impacts of a single variable on the grand scheme of history. Such questions fully test a person's logical reasoning ability and all-encompassing thinking ability, making it an absolutely high-quality problem. Wang Jiu really didn't expect to hear such a question from someone with an IQ of 3.3.

For a moment, Wang Jiu was transported back to the past.

During the era of the Jiuzhou Era's battle between immortals and demons, the Jiu Immortal Venerables often led brainstorms during moments of peace between battles, spearheaded by Shang Lanfei. The content was mostly: "Shen Kaishan, if you were born with a bit more brains, how great that would be!", "That was close, thankfully Venerable Zhu's Child's Skill divine techniques are profound; if you'd been tricked into bed by that demoness a hundred years ago, we'd be facing heavy casualties today.", "Surname Zhao, I've always wondered if you'd been disfigured at age 10, would you be a bit more conscientious now?"

Shang Lanfei was someone Wang Jiu highly regarded, a prodigy of Jiuzhou with an IQ on par with his. So, her obsession with this game can be considered a high IQ game, vetted by authorities. Wang Jiu needed to approach it with tremendous seriousness to provide a reasonable answer.

If the person who awakened him had been Qian Yue...

First, it's essential to clarify the conditions of his awakening. In Wang Jiu's current view, there are approximately two points: first, possessing the bloodline of Jiu Immortal Venerables; second, staying by his side long enough to provide adequate stimulation.

However, Qian Yue actually does not meet these two conditions. First, she clearly doesn't have the bloodline of Jiu Immortal Venerables—the Qian Family rarely intermarried with the Seven Great Noble Families. Secondly, as a rich girl, Qian Yue had never been to a cheap vegetable market. Therefore, if assuming she awakened him, additional conditions need to be added to resolve these contradictions.

According to logic common sense, these additional conditions should minimize the impact on the objective environment; for example, you can't assume everything in this world is an illusion controlled by a mastermind, which is actually unreasonable as everything is possible. Ideally, changing one or two people's relationships can resolve all the contradictions.

Wang Jiu pondered for a bit, and suddenly had an epiphany.

Simple, Qian Yue is actually the offspring of an affair between Li Jing and Yu Wei, Qian Long's wife.

Qian Long was aware of this but feared being mocked by others, so he kept the matter to himself. This explains why Qian Yue possesses the bloodline left by Jiu Immortal Venerables, the poor relationship between the Li Family and Qian Family, and Qian Long's unreasonable behavior towards Qian Yue, hitting three birds with one stone!

Next, consider the second problem, why would Qian Yue come to a cheap vegetable market? With the first problem explained, this isn't hard to address: as Qian Yue isn't biologically related to Qian Long, and having a bad relationship with her father, she likely has a heightened sense of crisis, realizing her current luxurious life isn't stable. She might one day fall into impoverishment, so she must prepare in advance for a tough life.

Thus, under these conditions, if a Qian Yue like this awakened him on May 13, what would happen next?

The most plausible speculation would be: 1. Qian Yue, with her extraordinary wisdom, would recognize it as a critical moment to change one's destiny, placing great importance on the Celestial Divine Sword, which had awoken from a thousand-year slumber.

2. Qian Yue would fully utilize her family's privileged position to provide Wang Jiu with the vast materials needed to rebuild Sword World.

3. Wang Jiu, on the other hand, would generously share his wisdom and experience, ultimately achieving a win-win situation. Qian Yue's cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds, and under the guidance of her predecessor, she would become more well-rounded and rational, eventually gaining her father's and family's recognition. Under such approval, the resources Wang Jiu could access would also increase, resulting in a perfect positive cycle.

4. From then on, master and servant would live a happy life.

Now consider the second problem, what if Li Chaolu had awakened him?

The conditions of Li Chaolu are actually quite similar to Shen Qingming—also a member of the Li Family, inheriting the bloodlines of two Jiu Immortal Venerables. So the historical timeline change caused by this assumption won't be too drastic. Considering Li Chaolu has a better IQ, superior early development ability, more abundant wealth resources, and a stronger fanatic admiration for Wang Jiu compared to Shen Qingming, the reasonable hypothesis is: Wang Jiu would obtain the resources needed to rebuild Sword World faster in the early stages.

Also, considering the sibling relationship between Li Chaolu and Li Xinyu, Wang Jiu believes his expertise in the modern dual cultivation theory would rise to a new level.

In this way, the answer is basically apparent.

Wang Jiu pondered for a long time, then finally spoke.

Shen Qingming was almost holding her breath, waiting for his answer.

"I think I will live a happy life with them."

——

Late at night.

Wang Jiu was very gratified to see Shen Qingming practicing tirelessly in the Shen Garden Training Ground.

The little girl repeated the Immovable Tyrant Body practice movements over and over, her body surpassing its limits long ago; each move brought a groan as her bones and muscles showed signs of damage. As she moved her limbs, patches of blood stained the ground, resembling ink splashed on a landscape painting.

At the same time, Shen Qingming's body was rapidly adapting to the stimulus of pain, with muscles, bones, and meridians visibly strengthening at every moment!

Although these fortifications were accompanied by maddening pain, Shen Qingming was entirely engrossed and oblivious.

This is correct.

For the cultivation of the Immovable Tyrant Body, such an almost self-harming approach is actually the most efficient, though the pain index also multiplies—this pain surpasses the usual pain tolerance, which even the toughest men could hardly withstand, the agony emanating from every corner of their torso. Even Shen Kaishan, who viewed the bone-scraping treatment indifferently, rarely practiced to this extent.

Thus, although Wang Jiu had long known this training method was highly efficient, he never arranged for Shen Qingming to do it, usually having her bed-rest after her severe waist injury until her body naturally healed. Unexpectedly, Shen Qingming voluntarily broke through the limit today, suppressing the madness-inducing pain, focusing, and immersively repeating these high-difficulty movements.

Considering the high-quality problem she raised earlier, it's not difficult to reach this conclusion.

Shen Qingming's adolescence is about to begin.

Puberty is a rapid growth stage for humans where both physiological and psychological aspects undergo transformative changes. Clearly, Shen Qingming is also leveraging this change to make a breakthrough in IQ and willpower.

Although experiencing puberty at 14 is somewhat akin to her late breakthrough of the Wind Barrier, better late than never. The onset of puberty also means that in the near future, Shen Qingming will see a significant improvement in all aspects.

Truly a cause for celebration.

As a master, it's obligatory to prepare a gift for a servant's achievement, so… what should this little one be given?

Magical Treasure? Unnecessary, the Immovable Tyrant Body is the best magical treasure in existence, and if actual combat is needed, the Celestial Divine Sword can lend a hand.

Spirit Stones? The most logical and practical choice, but according to Zhao Yuming, giving snacks as a gift to a girl is a very irresponsible act.

Aside from that, what else could be given?

As Wang Jiu pondered, he returned to the bedroom and flipped through Shen Qingming's bedside reading material, the Dobao Pavilion booklet.

It wasn't long before he found what he wanted.

The new women's lingerie from Celestial Fragrance Pavilion.

Although Wang Jiu has virtually no knowledge of women's lingerie, the catalog clearly states: "an irresistible temptation for women."

Shen Qingming is undoubtedly female, so naturally, she can't resist the allure of these undergarments, making them the right gift.

Then, through the Master-Servant Contract channel, Wang Jiu re-confirmed Shen Qingming's current physical condition and, based on strict and precise calculation methods, projected Shen Qingming's possible developmental directions in the coming period. He then compared these data to the catalog to find the matching lingerie styles and ordered them all.

He believes that Shen Qingming would be thrilled upon receiving the gift, wouldn't she?

——

The next day, when Shen Qingming received the gift, she was indeed on the verge of ecstasy.

Well, at least, she was on the verge.

"I want a duel with you!!!"