Life quickly returned to its usual routine.
Chu Ge's daily routine consisted of writing and cultivating, occasionally going to the dark room to train with the equipment—simple, regular, and monotonous.
Qiu Wuji had many more fancy things to do: grocery shopping, cooking, reading, watching dramas, managing book reviews and group chats, occasionally writing some "main text," and now managing a Weibo account.
The most time-consuming task, alchemy, didn't need to be addressed. Once the pills were finished, a puffed-up little flame would be dragged out, like a wronged child, to refine pills.
The little flame's recovery process was now faster than expected due to the slight favoritism of the Heavenly Dao, but Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji's strength was increasing even faster. With the aid of pills and avoiding the problem of scarce spiritual energy in this world, the cultivation of these two bug-level figures was practically skyrocketing.
Every time the little flame appeared, its eyes gleamed with ferocity, thinking it was almost fully recovered and ready to rebel. But after one glance at the two of them, the ferocity quickly transformed into the gentle glow of honestly refining pills.
Even Qiu Wuji's clone couldn't defeat him...
He couldn't even discern the clone's true strength; it was too unpredictable...
Qiu Wuji's assessment was correct. He had said he could stay for a long time, and sure enough, he'd forgotten how much time had passed since he came out, showing no signs of giving up and wanting to return. He lived peacefully every day like a true modern person.
Chu Ge mentioned at the end of the chapter and in the pinned book review that he had opened a Weibo account. Soon, the Chu Qiu CP fans who had come specifically for the book review team-building event moved to Weibo, and spontaneously spread the word. Within a few days, his Weibo followers had surged past 100,000, all active, and it seemed there would be more to come.
Chu Ge always felt that he had painstakingly written books for several years, yet he hadn't had this many readers.
So these days, people always want to take shortcuts, and the mentality of those who work diligently is unbalanced...
Look at the content on his Weibo!
Qiu Wuji stewed radish and pork rib soup, fried a fish, and stir-fried some vegetables for lunch. That's all the little couple needed for a meal. They snapped a few photos and posted them online, but there was nothing of substance to them. Yet the comment section was buzzing with excitement: "Looks so delicious!"
"Chu Da is so lucky."
"Waaah, I want a Qiuqiu too!"
"Is this fish a cucumber? It looks a bit like it..."
"Makes me hungry..."
Chu Ge thought they weren't hungry at all; they were just bored and had nothing better to do.
Just then, Qiu Wuji came running in with his phone: "Hey, hey, don't move! That pose you're about to type on, right, right..."
"Click!" Qiu Wuji snapped a picture and happily ran out again.
A moment later, a new post appeared on Weibo: "Chu Da is working hard on his creation."
The accompanying picture was of Chu Ge typing on the keyboard.
"Chu Da's profile is handsome too."
"Men who work hard are handsome."
"Ahhh, one works hard creating art, the other is a domestic cook, I'm dying for this..."
Seriously my foot! I was just browsing Weibo on my PC, even thinking you guys were eating too much.
Chu Ge was truly exasperated. It seemed Qiu Wuji was quite addicted to this; now he was even finding material for posed photos. He'd only been playing for a few days, and he'd already turned bad so quickly.
As for the games she'd been taught before, he still showed absolutely no interest.
When asked why, she replied, "It's too fake. Who gives money for the last hit on a minion? The previous hits don't even count..."
"Just because of that? That's just a game. Just think of it as gaining sword skill experience by hitting minions."
"It's still too fake. That guy just keeps spinning around, he can't stop even if he wants to, he has to spin for a certain amount of time, and when he uses his ultimate skill, he can't control who he hits. He's like a runaway newbie. This is supposed to be a Sword Saint? Even a low-level apprentice in my sect doesn't have such weak control. And, a Sword Saint only knows two or three moves, is that all?"
"Emmmm..."
"And also, why can't you dodge when the tower hits you?" "A Sword Saint, in the river? Chasing someone and dying himself, sob sob... They even said I fed, why didn't they chase me? It's just a broken tower..."
Into the river...
Look at Qiu Wuji's long, rambling rant, it's like she's going to rant about everything from the Sword Saint to the tower mechanics and then drag her teammates out to rant too. Chu Ge thinks this is actually a qualified gamer—she can rant, and she rants with a straight face. Look at that Gatling gun-like sprayer, she could probably AFK in the fountain and spray nine people without much trouble...
She can AFK and rant about teammates, she can tower dive and feed kills, Qiu Wuji is like water flowing with the sky, that's how awesome games are.
Forget it, Chu Ge completely gave up on trying to cure her. Qiu Qiu's mentality isn't playing games at all. The fantasy martial arts background is too much of a project for her; she's too immersed in her own abilities, it just doesn't feel right.
Anyway, MMORPGs are more suitable for her, more skills, more combinations, more freedom. Well, there's no need to worry about that. Suggesting she play games was just to help her integrate into the modern online world. If she doesn't like games, she doesn't like games. There are plenty of girls who don't play games, and that doesn't mean they're not modern.
Speaking of integrating into the online world, Qiu Wuji is more like an ordinary girl now that she's on Weibo.
For example, she has more snacks in her room than anyone else, a whole bunch of which Chu Ge has never even seen before—all sorts of trendy foods recommended by her Weibo friends. She no longer needs Chu Ge to recommend food to her…
Luckily, Qiu Qiu doesn't gain weight; all her energy is converted into cultivation.
"Chu Ge, Chu Ge, they recommended several Hanfu photos to me. Those clothes are so beautiful! Should we buy some sometime?"
"Buy, buy, buy! Wait, no need to buy..."
"Why?" Chu Ge casually flipped through his fingers, revealing a set of clothes: "The robes from that world aren't easy to take out, but we have plenty of ordinary clothes."
Qiu Wuji leaned closer to look: "These are the uniforms for low-level disciples of my sect."
"They're a bit plain, not as flashy and pretty as the elders' and deacons'... Doesn't the sect leader like them?"
"I love them! These are from my family, much, much prettier than the ones they recommended!" Qiu Wuji happily hugged the clothes, then looked Chu Ge up and down: "You have to wear them too!"
"Mmm." Chu Ge then pulled out a set of men's clothing: "That's what a couple should look like, right?"
Qiu Wuji happily compared the clothes, feeling like a fellow disciple learning martial arts with Chu Ge, the buff stacking up again.
Still from her own Yunji Sect, she exclaimed happily, "I'll teach you the basic cultivation methods of the Yunji Sect, plus your movement techniques, so you can pretend to be a disciple of my sect!" Chu Ge pinched her nose. "I am a disciple of the Yunji Sect, personally taught by the Sect Master, so my seniority is high."
"Hmph." Qiu Wuji slapped his hand away. "Also, they recommended some everyday dishes that look delicious. I'll cook them for you tonight."
"Okay, okay."
"They said there are some trendy restaurants and must-visit spots in Nanjiang that we haven't been to. Should we go check them out?"
"That's really not necessary. They're all just ordinary things, hyped up, just for the hype..."
"Oh..."
"But those old shops, like the one I told you about eating fish balls in the alley before, you could try those. Actually..." Some trendy online stores are like this too. Qiu Wuji was quite interested, but also a little lazy: "But they're in the city center, a bit far, I'm too lazy to go." Chu Ge then remembered the car purchase: "How about we go look at cars?"
"No way." Qiu Wuji smiled slightly: "Actually, we don't really need a car, we barely even ride our electric scooters. I know you don't really want to buy a car, it's purely so I can experience all sorts of things, but it's really unnecessary. It'll just gather dust, such a waste… We have plenty of time, no rush."
"So thrifty." Chu Ge rubbed her cheek again, laughing: "Speaking of which, there's a pre-trip option for experiencing these things."
"Huh?"
Chu Ge laughed: "You can get your driver's license first." Qiu Wuji exclaimed "Eh!" with great interest.
"You have an ID card, you're a modern person now. You can do whatever you want. It's not like before when you needed me to take you everywhere you wanted to experience something..." Chu Ge said, "One of the main reasons I had you play games before was for the social aspect, to fill the various gaps in your existence in this world. However, games aren't actually that important. Participating in learning is clearly a more significant aspect, and learning to drive is one of those learning experiences." Qiu Wuji's eyes sparkled: "Then I'll go learn. Mengmeng is being discharged from the hospital tomorrow; I'll have her recommend a driving school I know." Chu Ge sighed as he looked out the window at the sunset: "The Qiu Sect Master who couldn't recognize traffic signs and couldn't hail a cab is gone forever..."