Chapter 319: Chapter 41: The Feast! Hunting the Yellow Heaven Sect!

Inspection Office.

“Sir, it’s really cold today!” Xie Xiaojiu rubbed her hands together in front of the stove.

The bright red coal fire made her complexion exceptionally rosy.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning temporarily put down his book and looked out the window.

At this moment, the heavy snow was falling steadily, like goose feathers. From time to time, large patches of snowflakes drifted through the gaps in the windows and gradually accumulated a thin layer on the wooden floor.

Then, Jiang Ning glanced at Xie Xiaojiu.

“Since you feel cold, why didn’t you wear more clothes when you went out just now?”

Xie Xiaojiu shook her head, “Wearing too many clothes feels too constricting, I don’t like it!”

Jiang Ning smiled at her words but didn’t say anything more.

For martial artists, indeed, wearing too much clothing is inconvenient.

Besides, the sub-zero cold wasn’t much of an impact on martial artists of his level.

At most, they would feel a bit cold.

The cold was neither fatal nor harmful.

It was merely uncomfortable.

Just then, Xie Xiaojiu tightened her collar.

“Sir, I’ll close the windows!”

“No!” Jiang Ning immediately voiced his objection.

Seeing Xie Xiaojiu’s puzzled gaze, Jiang Ning pointed to the vigorously burning coal fire in front of him.

“If you completely shut the windows and doors, the air won’t circulate, and you could get poisoned by the coal fumes.”

“Coal fire poisoning?” Xie Xiaojiu looked a bit puzzled.

“Yes,” Jiang Ning nodded.

Facing Xie Xiaojiu’s doubtful look, that was the best explanation Jiang Ning could offer.

He couldn’t really say that burning charcoal indoors would produce a large amount of carbon dioxide, leading to carbon dioxide poisoning, could he?

If he said that, Xie Xiaojiu would only be more confused.

Seeing this, Xie Xiaojiu no longer insisted and tightened her collar again to continue warming herself by the fire.

Jiang Ning also reopened the book in his hands.

[Literacy and Judgement Experience +1]

Just then.

“Sir, aren’t you practicing martial arts today?” Xie Xiaojiu looked at Jiang Ning and asked.

Jiang Ning slowly shook his head while looking at his book.

“I’m taking a day off, not practicing today!”

At this moment.

Xie Xiaojiu, watching Jiang Ning quietly reading, suddenly showed an excited look on her face.

“I’ll make tea for you!”

With that, she turned and left.

Watching Xie Xiaojiu’s unexpectedly cheerful figure, Jiang Ning shook his head with a smile, then continued to reopen his book.

The Seventh Grade Refining Muscle had already reached the level of Jiao tendon, and further progress wasn’t just a matter of effort.

External factors were indispensable for this step.

Only with the help of external factors could the innate deficiencies of the human body be compensated.

Also, the recent meeting with Liu Linmen had greatly reduced the sense of crisis in Jiang Ning’s heart.

Thus, he relaxed his previously tense demeanor, read some books, increased his experience, and incidentally improved his Literacy and Judgement experience.

This skill’s breakthrough could bring an increase in his spiritual power.

Having seen the Yin God manifestation of the lord of the Yellow Heaven Sect, Jiang Ning understood more than ever that spiritual power must not become his weakness.

If spiritual power became a weak point, one might not even know how he died in the future.

That night, if it weren’t for his exceptional spiritual power, he wouldn’t have been able to detect the arrival of that lord’s Yin God.

[Literacy and Judgement Experience +1]

[Literacy and Judgement Experience +1]

[Literacy and Judgement Experience +1]

[…]

While Jiang Ning was engrossed in reading, the experience value of his Literacy and Judgement Skill kept increasing.

His efficiency was now much higher than it was at the beginning.

…

After a while.

Xie Xiaojiu reappeared, continually moving tea chairs and stools.

“What are you doing?” During the break, Jiang Ning looked at her in surprise.

Xie Xiaojiu said, “It’s snowing today! It’s perfect for brewing tea! Enjoying tea while watching the snow has its own special taste!!”

“Brewing tea?” Jiang Ning smiled, “Alright then, continue!”

After saying this, Jiang Ning continued to read.

Time trickled by.

The snow outside the window kept falling heavier, and between heaven and earth, all was silent.

“Sir, your tea!”

Xie Xiaojiu approached Jiang Ning with a cup of steaming tea.

“Great!” Jiang Ning looked at her with a smile.

Immediately.

He took the hot tea, slightly blew away the two floating tea leaves on the surface.

After taking a gentle sip, the scalding tea went down his throat.

Jiang Ning instantly felt a bitter taste in his mouth, which soon turned into a sweet aftertaste, lingering sweetly at the tip of his tongue while warmth spread from his belly.

“How is it?” Xie Xiaojiu looked at Jiang Ning with anticipation.

Jiang Ning, seeing her hopeful eyes, nodded slightly, “Good tea!”

“Thank you for your praise, sir!” Xie Xiaojiu immediately showed a smile.

Just then.

“Sir seems to be in a good mood!” The door was pushed open, and the wind and snow rushed in.

Both looked up to see the visitor was none other than Feng Jiuge.

She entered wearing a red outfit, with a fox fur coat on her back and a fox fur hat on her head.

“In this weather, you actually came?” Jiang Ning said.

Feng Jiuge turned around to shut the door, keeping the wind and snow outside.

She glanced lightly at Xie Xiaojiu and then said to Jiang Ning, “Sir, you’ve been quite relaxed these days, completely oblivious to outside affairs!”

“Why should I be worried?” Jiang Ning asked.

Feng Jiuge came over to Jiang Ning and warmed her hands over the lively burning coal stove.

“Sir, after joining the Inspection Office for so many days, don’t you feel you’ve become too marginalized? Besides Commander Ye Qiu who occasionally seeks you out, the other three commanders haven’t looked for you at all.”

Hearing this from Feng Jiuge, Jiang Ning reflected briefly, then nodded thoughtfully.

“Now that you mention it, it indeed seems so!”