Using the room card to open the door, Leo led Madame into the room.
After the door “clicked” shut, Madame’s face showed a hint of nervousness, and she asked knowingly, “Leo, where are we?”
“I booked a room at a hotel, we will rest here for the night, and tomorrow morning I will take you to Riverdale City to treat your eyes,” Leo said as he turned on the lights in the room.
Madame’s face didn’t turn red, but she felt a bit shy. It was clear that staying in a room with a man made her feel uncomfortable. She stood there motionless for a moment.
Feeling the awkward atmosphere, Leo coughed lightly, “Um, why don’t you freshen up and rest in the room?”
“What about you?” Madame asked nervously.
Leo could understand a woman’s thoughts to some extent. Knowing her concerns, he said, “I won’t sleep tonight. I have some injuries and need to meditate in the living room.”
This made Madame go from a little nervous to concerned. “Are you injured? Is it serious? Shouldn’t we go to the hospital?”
“It’s just a minor injury, nothing serious. Don’t forget, I’m not an ordinary person. I’ll be fine after meditating for a night. It’s late, you freshen up and rest,” Leo reassured her as he guided her to the restrooms.
Madame nodded and went to the restroom to freshen up.
Seeing her like this, Leo felt uncomfortable. This beautiful police woman had turned into someone like this, especially because of him.
Leo secretly vowed that he would cure Madame’s eyes no matter what the cost.
Leo didn’t say anything. He held Madame’s hand and quietly led her into the restroom.
As they left the restroom, they had just sat on the sofa for a few minutes when they heard a loud noise from the restroom, as if a cup had fallen to the ground.
Leo quickly walked over to knock on the door, but there was no response. Worried, he opened the restroom door.
He saw Madame standing quietly in front of the mirror, tears of grievances flowing from her blind eyes.
A woman crying in front of a man, no matter how tough the man is, at this moment, there will definitely be a sense of pity in his heart.
Leo handed a tissue to Madame, silently cleaned up the broken glass shards on the floor. Then he took a disposable toothbrush, put toothpaste on it, poured water in a disposable cup, and handed it to Madame, softly saying, “Brush your teeth.”
Madame wiped away tears, took the toothbrush and cup, and said softly, “Thank you.”
After Madame finished freshening up, Leo wanted to take her to the bedroom, but he saw Madame looking a bit embarrassed and whispering, “Can you step outside for a moment?”
Leo understood what she wanted to do, so he left the restroom and closed the door.
It wasn’t until the sound of the toilet flushing that Madame called out, “You can come in.”
Leo then brought Madame from the restroom to the bedroom. After telling her that he would definitely cure her eyes the next day and asking her not to feel burdened, Leo left the room and closed the door.
At this moment, Leo was truly physically and mentally exhausted. The Spiritual Power he obtained by sacrificing his own essence blood had disappeared, leaving his body with a severe Spiritual Power deficit.
The sacrifice of essence blood might have damaged his cultivation foundation. Leo sighed inwardly. It was an unavoidable situation. Encountering these unexpected things, he could only consider himself unlucky.
Sitting cross-legged on the sofa, Leo clasped his hands together and started to adjust himself according to the Nine Heavens Star Chart technique.
Just as Leo was about to enter a state of meditation, a mysterious warmth flowed into his body from the top of his head.
If one were to observe with spiritual perception at this moment, they would see a colorful halo appearing three inches above Leo’s head.
This colorful halo had a professional term-Merit!
At this moment, Merit descended upon him!
The warmth quickly merged into every cell of Leo’s body, moisturizing them. A very comfortable and pleasant feeling spread throughout his body, and Leo finally experienced what it felt like to be on cloud nine.
Not only that, his inner energy immediately stabilized, and his Spiritual Power rapidly condensed and increased. In just a short time, the level of Spiritual Power within his body was almost as full as before the concert.
Most importantly, Leo could clearly perceive that the damage to his cultivation foundation caused by sacrificing his blood had disappeared.
Through spiritual perception, he could clearly sense that his cultivation had improved significantly. Although he was still at the mid-level Spirit General Realm, he had taken a solid step towards the upper-level Spirit General Realm.
At this moment, Leo finally understood that he had gained merit because he defeated Rafferty, causing his absorption of the life essence of over 30, 000 people to fail. It was equivalent to saving over 30, 000 people.
This was what they called a blessing in disguise. After the merit, all the pain in Leo’s body disappeared without a trace. He felt relaxed, and even his state of mind became clear. He had never felt such fullness of Spiritual Power in his body before.
Although he had gained merit, he couldn’t neglect his cultivation. Leo continued to focus on his practice.
The next morning, while Leo was still practicing, Madame had already gotten up.
When Leo finished his practice and helped her freshen up, the two of them left the room and checked out.
After a simple breakfast, they took a high-speed train directly to Riverdale City.
On the train, Leo briefly researched Jewelbloom Temple on his phone.
Jewelbloom Temple was hidden in a corner of the suburbs of Riverdale City.
The main buildings of Jewelbloom Temple were the Celestial Sovereign Hall, Great Buddha’s Hall, Hall of Arcane Practices, and Floral Majesty Hall, with other buildings such as the Arhat Hall, Temple of Benevolent Aid, Floral Elegance Pavilion, Grand Compassion Tower, and Abbot’s Quarters Tower on both sides.
The current abbot was Master Troinis.
The most famous thing in Jewelbloom Temple was a stone called the Stone of Three Lives.
The Stone of Three Lives was located next to the back mountain gate of Jewelbloom Temple, half the height of a person, and completely red in color.
It was said that the Stone of Three Lives corresponded to the Stone of Three Lives in the underworld. Couples in love could inscribe their names on the Stone of Three Lives and be “destined for three lives,” allowing them to be together for three lifetimes.
When they arrived in Riverdale City, got off the train, and left the high-speed train station, the two of them took a taxi to Jewelbloom Temple.
The driver dropped them off, and they walked along a shady path towards the main entrance of the temple.
From a distance, they could see a temple amidst the lush greenery, faintly visible.
Leo led Madame to the entrance of the temple, and although it wasn’t a weekend, there were still many worshippers and tourists. They followed the crowd into the temple.