Time in a collapsing world

The next morning, Yae Ri woke up from the bed that originally belonged to Hua. As soon as she woke up, she heard the sound of fists and feet hitting wooden stakes outside the door.

Are you training early in the morning?

Yae Li slowly got off the bed and looked outside the door.

Hua took off his Taoist robe and put on a white training suit. He then threw a punch and knocked the last remaining wooden stake flying.

"Li? Sorry for disturbing you."

"It's ok... how about practicing?"

"I learned some new boxing techniques and wanted to try to familiarize myself with them... Go back to bed and rest. I'll make some medicine for you."

"No need for that... Xi's healing ability can't do anything to me, and my body can't be restored by herbs alone."

Yae Ri was somewhat resistant, but Hua was also a bit stubborn in some ways, so she went straight into the room where she had boiled the medicine last night and started to make a fire.

"Okay, if only you could put more sugar in it..."

Yaeri touched the pendant around her neck and went back to bed obediently.

Soon, Hua brought today's medicine soup over. Under her supervision, Yae Ri had to frown and swallow it in one gulp.

Fortunately, he had some strength today, so Hua didn't have to feed him slowly, spoonful by spoonful, like he did last night.

A few hours after I took the medicine, Hua brought in a small bowl of steamed buns and a sealed jar. When he opened it, he saw some kind of green pickled vegetables inside.

"This is the eternal spring that I planted myself. Li, you can try it."

Although Hua's expression was indifferent, Yaeli could still feel her desire to share the delicious food with her.

Break a crack in the white steamed bun, then use chopsticks to pick up some Chunbulao and stuff it inside. This is the combination Hua usually eats most often.

Under Hua's gaze, Yaeli took a bite and showed an aftertaste expression.

"It's delicious."

"I'm glad you like it. There's no other food on the mountain right now. I'll go down the mountain and buy some later."

Yaeri is a patient now, and Hua knows that he cannot be allowed to eat white steamed buns with pickles for too long.

"sorry to bother you."

"……We are friends."

After dinner, Hua cleaned up the dishes, changed his clothes and went down the mountain, leaving Yae Ri facing the empty mountaintop.

"Just take a quick stroll..."

Talking to herself, Yae Li got off the bed, walked out of the room, and took a brief tour of Hua's residence on Taixu Mountain.

Taixu Mountain is very high, but the area on the top of the mountain is not large, and can only accommodate a Taoist temple and a few small vegetable plots.

Yae Li glanced at the vegetable garden. Green sprouts had already sprouted. After a while, new spring flowers would grow out of them.

Yae Li went into other rooms of the Taoist temple and found the place where Hua Yuan was meditating.

The surroundings were full of dust and debris, and it seemed that Hua had not cleaned it recently.

Seeing a mouse scurrying out from his feet, Yae Ri subconsciously stepped on it, but he missed. Not only did the mouse run away, but he himself fell down because he could not control his body due to the momentary force.

"When I get better, you will be the first one to do it."

Yaegi stared at the little mouse that was looking at her in the corner and said grimly.

Then we visited the other rooms.

"Danzhu and Cangxuan's rooms...are there no places for guests?"

The Taoist temple was so small that Yae Ri quickly completed a circle and finally reached the edge of the mountain top, where she stretched her head and looked down.

There was mist below, and the houses of the small town could be vaguely seen scattered at the foot of the mountain.

At this altitude...even if an explosion happens here, it shouldn't have much of an impact, right?

Thinking of this, Yaeri has already started thinking about her future plans.

At noon, Hua went up the mountain carrying the newly bought vegetables and meat. Seeing Yae Li sitting on the doorstep, he frowned slightly.

"Hua, I want to discuss something with you..."

"Li, go back to bed and rest."

"……Fine."

Being driven back to the bed, Yae Li could only helplessly watch Hua walking around in and out of the house. Finally, she had the chance to express her demands after she came in with lunch.

"Hua, please find some time later to give me some of the Houkai crystals that Mei sent. They will be useful."

"…If you're not messing around, I can help you."

"Don't worry, I just want to try something out..."

Although I am very reluctant to let my body become smaller again, I have to face this side effect in order to restore my condition in a short period of time.

However, considering the poor condition of his body, the absorption of Honkai energy may still require external guidance from Hua.

Yae Li told Hua some key steps. After listening, Hua pondered for a moment and nodded. "Okay, if it's just about controlling the flow of Honkai energy in your body, I can do it."

"That's easy now, Hua. I'll leave it to you from now on!"

"Ah."

However, although Hua promised Yae Ri, he did not go down the mountain to get the Honkai Crystal immediately. Instead, he waited until a day later when Desdobia and the others arrived at Taixu Mountain before taking action.

"If you want to help Brother Li channel Honkai energy... Sister Hua, how about I take over?"

With the power of [Life] of the Ruler of Death, Xi feels that he is more qualified for this position and can stop losses in time when accidents occur.

"...Okay, Desdobia and I will watch from the side."

Hua thought about it briefly and nodded.

"What about us?"

Danzhu, an ordinary person, asked.

"Let's stay at the foot of the mountain first and wait for their news." Cang Xuan answered Dan Zhu's question for Hua, and he also knew that the farther they stayed away from matters related to Honkai energy, the better.

"That's right. I will come down to find you once this is over. In the meantime, you can find a place to stay in the town at the foot of the mountain."

Desdobia slapped a few coins directly into Danzhu's hand, then waved her hand to drive them away.

"...It seems that you are planning to finish everything at once?" Cang Xuan realized something.

"If it was Li, he would definitely do this, right? After all, he is the one who wants to free Alicia and the others from that narrow space the most..."

Desdobia shrugged helplessly.

"Then I wish you all the best... Danzhu, let's go."

"Oh... Cang Xuan, wait for me!"

After watching the twin sisters go down the mountain, Xi, Destobia and Hua walked into the room where Yae Ri was lying.

"Everyone is here... Can we start?"

Yaeri had already taken off the pendant from her neck and held it in her hand. She slowly sat up straight, waiting for their responses.

"Let's get started. Xi will be in charge of assisting you in absorbing Houkai energy. Desdobia and I will be watching from the side."

Hua gestured to Xi, who walked forward to help Yae Li up, and then took her to the back of the Taoist temple. Next to the vegetable field, there stood a cylindrical transparent container, inside of which was a Honkai crystal as tall as a person.