After the day's work, Kong Xiang collected his half wage. Li Luo collected hers too and whispered 'Run' to him. He looked up to see her dashing into the night. He hurriedly followed suit.
Behind them, the angry looking boys chased after them. Kong Xiang's body was quicker and much more agile after the cleansing, so it didn't take much for him to outrun them. Surprisingly, Li Luo's speed was no less than his'.
The boys could only watch in despair as the duo left them in the dust. They gritted their teeth and turned to go home.
Kong Xiang and Li Luo finally stopped at a dark alley. Kong Xiang gulped some air greedily and looked at Li Luo quizzically. Li Luo hadn't given him any fruit, and although the others bought the story, he knew it was a lie.
Li Luo looked back at Kong Xiang and signaled him to keep quiet. At the same time, a figure cloaked in black moved stealthily at high speed across the opposite alley. They kept their breath still, as this figure was obviously an expert, and judging from his night clothes and the blade in his hand was probably up to no good. After all, it was not unheard of for assassins to kill witnesses.
Luckily for them, he had no interest in killing some weak fries, and soon, he vanished from their sights. Later in the night, there would probably be a curfew and night search to capture this unknown person for doing God knows what.
A while later, Kong Xiang and Li Luo sat opposite each other on square boxes. A quick glance at the surroundings showed the dilapidated conditions of the small shack. There were no items that told tell-tale signs of the place being a resident area, as it was just the two boxes in the whole room.
"Earlier..." Kong Xiang started.
"We all have our secrets," She sighed. She and Kong Xiang had only known each other for about four years, and despite her cold attitude, she took him as a younger brother.
Kong Xiang paused and said nothing again. He took a moment to examine his body. There was no mirror around, but he could see his arms, torso and legs brimming with vitality. If he could see his face, he would have noticed that his face had transformed in no little way too. He knew the cause was the golden sphere that disappeared into his mind earlier.
Just as he thought of it, he felt he could somehow summon it out. In front of him, the golden sphere resurfaced. He stole a glance at Li Luo and noticed she couldn't see it. He willed it to reveal itself, and her eyes widened in shock.
Although he was mortal, he wasn't ignorant about cultivation matters, thanks to his family background. He could sense from his body conditions that this sphere had helped him cleanse his body earlier and wanted to see if it was possible to do the same to others. Conveying his intentions, the golden lights swept towards the wide-eyed Li Luo.
He didn't get to witness the sphere's operation on him before, so now he finally saw how the sphere had done so earlier. The golden lights seeped into Li Luo's body continuously, and the black impurities that seeped out of her body were vaporized, leaving no trace. The sphere revolved around her head, absorbing all the energy within a 40 mile radius. Her pale face became imperial looking after the infusion of energy, and her malnourished body strengthened, leaving a perfect physique that would leave most people dying in shame. After a while, it returned to Kong Xiang and vanished into his glabella once again.
Li Luo opened her eyes and met Kong Xiang's. Her eyes gleamed, and from his eyes, you could see a similar resolve. Excitement!
They possessed healthy bodies, reforged physiques and fully cleansed bodies. With these perfect conditions, was there anything stopping them from entering the world of cultivation?
Today was truly a perfect day.