In the novel "Joy of Life," the protagonist wakes up at Li Chengze's residence.

While Fan Xian was chasing Si Lili, Li Chengze's meridians were fully repaired, and he could officially begin practicing martial arts and advance his rank.

Perhaps because his physical health improved, his mood also improved, which in turn led to his mental health.

Nowadays, Li Chengze sometimes doesn't seem as gloomy as before, but he hasn't become more cheerful either; it seems he's just less "gloomy."

Moreover, to outsiders, Li Chengze and Tao Jingyang's relationship seemed to be getting better and better.

There are many people in Kyoto who are extremely busy, but not Li Chengze right now.

However, the eldest princess is quite troubled, as she has been busy with the matter of Si Lili being brought back to the capital and has no time to attend to anything else.

This gave Li Chengze the opportunity to make moves.

On the surface, the second prince was very leisurely all day long. He even took Tao Jingyang out of the mansion on a fine day after the rain and went to the outskirts of the capital for a trip.

Secretly, he is destroying some of the evidence of his conspiracy with the princess.

He also fabricated evidence to protect himself from being implicated should the smuggling activities in Northern Qi be exposed.

The method was swift and clean, and no one noticed.

The outskirts of Kyoto.

Tao Jingyang got off the carriage and took a breath of fresh air.

[The air is so fresh!] Seeing the beautiful scenery here, she called out to the system so it could also enjoy the view.

[Host, I am a bot. I'm usually in standby mode unless you call me.]

The system's voice sounded in his mind, implying to Tao Jingyang that he had disturbed "this system's" rest.

Tao Jingyang: [Huh? Won't that be boring?]

System: [No, because I'm a bot.]

Tao Jingyang: [Even robots need to get some fresh air, right? Like, maybe come out and admire some green leaves?]

The system paused for two seconds, then said:

[Host, I cannot comprehend human art. However, about 3 meters to your left, there is a venomous snake, mildly venomous, the kind that leaves a swollen welt for a month after a bite.]

Without leaving a trace, Tao Jingyang pulled Li Chengze two meters to the right.

Li Chengze: ? So many people are pulling and tugging at me! ? What kind of behavior is this? (Serious face)

Before Tao Jingyang could exchange another few words with the system, the system announced, "Out of power, logging off." Then it disappeared.

Tao Jingyang was left wondering... why did he always feel that the system was hiding something?

The countryside was picturesque with clear waters and lush mountains, and the lakes were crystal clear. The two took out the fishing rods they had brought from the mansion, moved a stool over, and fished side by side.

They fished for most of the day, but neither of them caught a single fish.

Tao Jingyang: "The rod won't work." Li Chengze: "This water won't work either."

So he put away his fishing rod and started skipping it across the water.

Li Chengze rolled up his sleeves halfway, flicked his hand back, and tossed it forward. It floated and floated until it reached the middle of the lake.

Tao Jingyang tried to throw it too, and "whoosh," it sank to the bottom.

She thought she heard Fan Wujiu laugh out loud behind her... but when she turned around, Fan Wujiu had a straight face and wasn't laughing at all.

Weird.

She was naturally unwilling to accept defeat, but several attempts were unsatisfactory. However, before she could "avenge her humiliation," Fan Wujiu also made a spectacular failure.

...[I'm so angry!]

Tao Jingyang searched the ground for the "Chosen Stone for Skipping Stones".

She deliberately ignored Li Chengze, who was standing next to her with his arms crossed, standing straight and laughing at her.

You Ran glanced at Tao Jingyang, then at Li Chengze, and then at Fan Wujiu. She spoke:

"Miss Tao, would you like me to give it a try?" Upon hearing this, Tao Jingyang's eyes lit up instantly.

"Come!"

He launched his attack with ease, and it was a beautiful strike, seemingly even more powerful than Fan Wujiu's.

Fan Wujiu raised an eyebrow and exchanged a glance with Xie Bi'an, his expression showing some surprise.

However, seeing how leisurely he was, Fan Wujiu wanted to roll up his sleeves and go forward to fight again.

Xie Bi'an, who had been silent the whole time, stopped him abruptly.

Xie Bi'an gave him a look, and he was puzzled. Following the gaze, he saw a sharp look from his prince.

Shivering, Fan Wujiu silently returned to his original position.

Xie Bi'an glanced at him and retorted, "No wonder His Highness called you a 'fool'."

Fan Wujiu got angry upon hearing this and nudged Xie Bi'an with his elbow. Xie Bi'an clicked his tongue and ignored him.

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