Chapter 143 Embracing in sleep
“Well, you are willing to spend 10 days to teach , aren’t you?” He Danggui smiled with curved eyes. She felt that ng Xuan’s cold and handso face suddenly beca lovely and cute. She said, “Little master, when you circle Zhenqi in important channels, could you make a sound to remind so that I can morize the circling route?”
ng Xuan nodded dully and said, “Fine, now it’s in my Qihai acupoint, and soon it will enter my Dantian. Do you want to be responsible for you? Well, I haven’t engaged. I think I’m a nice person. I have good temper and no bad habits. Our personalities are matched, and we’re at the sa age. Now we did this, so if you like…”
“No! Sothing’s wrong!” He Danggui suddenly opened her eyes and yelled, “When you taught the thods for circling Zhenqi, you took away all the Zhenqi in my body. What the hell am I learning this for? It’s useless!” It was like teaching her how to cook and then taking away her cooking materials as tuition. When she learnt all the skills, she would have nothing to practice! Let alone as lazy as she was, she would never beco a senior even when she beca an old lady.
ng Xuan was shocked by “It’s useless”, so he stopped talking about proposing marriage and explained, “Once you learn the thods for circling Zhenqi? and practice hard External Boxing Arts for half a year, I will teach you so palm thods and sword thods, which are suitable for won. And with these foundations, I will return your Zhenqi back to you gently in one month. At that mont, those Zhenqi have already been cultivated stronger and beco much easier for you to absorb. I will straightly transfer Zhenqi into your Dantian, and Qizhou will never happen again. Is that okay?”
What ng Xuan said made He Danggui extrely delight, but she had a second thought and asked in doubt, “Why are you being so nice to ? You will even cultivate all my Zhenqi and then return them all to without keeping so for yourself. Besides, now you can stay at Yangzhou City for days, but what if you die in battle half a year later?”
ng Xuan comforted her, “Relax, I will not die. If there isn’t urgent military call, I will be studying at Chengxu Academy for the year to co. Tomorrow I will tell Madam Luo about this. If she wants to stay at Luo’s Mansion, I will agree after refusing one or two tis; if she doesn’t want to stay here, I will buy a house outside Luo’s Mansion and climb over the walls to teach you martial arts at nights. Will that be good?”
“Why? Why will you help like this?” He Danggui didn’t believe that ng Xuan would help her without benefits. So, she said solemnly, “I don’t have money.”
“Take it easy. I will charge you nothing.” ng Xuan told her honestly, “To be honest, I can get a lot of advantages by teaching you. In this half a year, your Zhenqi beca more and stronger inside my body, and I have improved a lot with your Zhenqi. It’s win-win.” Of course, there was another reason he didn’t say – With He Danggui’s Zhenqi, he would be more confident of success to kill Geng Bingxiu. In ten years, that evil would kill and murder thousands of innocent officials and citizens. So, he must kill Geng Bingxiu before Geng Bingxiu beca powerful. It was what said in Buddhism – “Kill one to save one hundred”.
Hearing his reasonable explanation, He Danggui didn’t doubt again. After all, he was much stronger than her. If he really kept so Zhenqi, it was unnecessary that he explained so much. Then He Danggui smiled and said, “I’m always in fond of our Huaxia’s extensive and profound martial arts. And I’m even more respectful for a senior like you, Childe Xuan. I’ve been trying to find a master to teach martial arts, but I couldn’t find the right one for . Now since you will teach and are worried that soone may reproach us, why not let be your disciple?”
ng Xuan paused, “My disciple?” Was he going to take this naughty and cute girl as his disciple? Although he had a strange familiarity with her, sohow, he rejected this proposal intuitively. He said, “No, I can’t be your master. Why don’t you consider…my proposal? Actually, I am really a nice guy.”
“Little master, you’re too young to understand the love between male and female. You will know what kind of male and female will beco a couple when you grow up.” Because He Danggui had thought of ng Xuan differently, so she talked more patiently, “Well, if you refuse to take as your disciple, I just have to call your master privately. Master, it’s midnight now, and ti is precious. I would like to learn sothing from you. Which sect did you learn your internal energy from? Do we belong to the underworld or the righteous world?”
Since He Danggui refused his proposal, and he realized that he didn’t know anything about the feelings between male and female, he decided to give it up and said, “I’m not a warrior in Jianghu. What I learnt was the handed-down martial arts of ng’s Family. And I’m a busy person, so I don’t have much ti to teach you. If you want to find a master, you need to find soone else. Wait, aren’t you a saint? I heard Longhu Sect have so serious kung fu skills. Was there no one to teach you that?” Girl, you got exposed.
But she had a thick skin. She would not blush because of this kind of reveal. Then she continued, “Dare to ask is a traditional virtue. Even I have more theoretical knowledge and Jianghu experience than you, none of these could stop from being your disciple. A teacher who teaches only a word or a move is still a teacher.” Last ti, after Gao Jue helped cultivate her Zhenqi, Gao Jue beca her master. Not to ntion ng Xuan was going to teach her more. She said, “Well, let’s not talk about it anymore. I can tell that you are indeed a noble guy, and you’re honest to . I’ve regarded you as my master – it’s reached my Zhongfu acupoint, right? I felt a sudden warm.”
“No, it’s in your Shaoyin channel now.” ng Xuan showed He Danggui a hair and said, “It’s on your cloth. By the way, why is your body cold as ice? I can’t warm you up no matter what I do. I feel hot sleeping on your bed, but you are still so cold. How do you feel?” While saying, he tucked quilt for He Danggui.
“It’s much better than before. I was born cold body, and tonight I can feel coldness from head to toe.” He Danggui laid her head in his chest and said with a smile, “Thank you, master, for tonight.”
“You’re welco. Actually, it was a mont of crush. First, I was interested in you; Second,” The young boy’s hot breath sprayed on her forehead. And in the darkness, those clear eyes staring at her hair. He said, “I have a feeling that we are the sa.”
He Danggui felt the sa way!
He Danggui closed her eyes and felt at ease. She was shocked and grateful to Immortal that one of her kind was sent to her tonight, pulling her out of the cold loneliness. He was a distinguished but easy-going boy; a stranger who talked like a very close friend; a passenger who accompanied her to co through the most difficult path. At this mont, He Danggui believed there was Immortal in this earth, so Immortal could take this young boy who was different from anyone else to her side.
He Danggui yawned and covered her face in the chest which was giving out a faint flavor of tea. Then she fell into deep sleep with satisfaction. This journey was better since they could accompany each other.
They had a nice sleep.
“Rub-a-dub”, Huai Hua said, “Miss, are you awake? We all have finished our breakfasts, and your al is getting cold! Two masters in Peng’s Family just ca and left.” To be precise, as soon as Second Mater Peng walked to the gate, he was knocked out and carried away by First Master Peng. Huai Hua thought they were scared of Tao Yao Yard, so they didn’t even enter the gate.
He Danggui was awakened right away. She opened her eyes to see an extre handso face on the other side of the pillow, and the face was filled with drowsiness and confusion. He Danggui raised her voice and said to Huai Hua, “I’m up! You can go do other business first.”
“Other business? My biggest task is to serve you, my Miss!” Then she shook the door very hard, but it wouldn’t be opened. Huai Hua felt very strange and said, “Miss, did you lock the door? You’ve never locked the door! Please open the door and let serve you!” The door was still shaking –Huai Hua was trying to find out if the Miss’s door was strong enough.
He Danggui waved her hands towards the door and said, “I don’t need your service. Just…go to the Peach Grove and pick so flowers for …I want to bath in flowers tonight.” He Danggui had a feeling of getting busted, so she covered ng Xuan with quilt and put down the curtain to hide ng Xuan.
“Oh, okay.” Huai Hua’s voice had gone further, “Please don’t get up late anymore, Miss!”
He Danggui was relived. But suddenly the door was shaking fiercely again, leaving the ashes dancing in the morning light. He Danggui was shocked. Chan Yi’s voice ca from outside the door, “Miss, water has prepared. Why is the door still locked?”
ng Xuan who just woke up couldn’t stop but laugh happily, which caused He Danggui stare at him angrily. Then she said to Chan Yi, “Just put the water by the door. And I want to eat egg noodles now. Go and bring one.” Chan Yi said yes. She discussed with Huai Hua about “Miss is getting lazy” and left.
After they walked far, He Danggui jumped out of the bed and put on her dress which was on the floor. She said quickly, “Co on, leave through the window. Don’t let anyone see you. And return after midnight. When you knock on the window three tis, I will open the window to let you in. If you et soone from Luo’s Mansion on the way from Tao Yao Yard, you tell them you are here to see Peng Jian and Peng Shi, because the Xi Chang Yard where they live is next to my yard. Today when you ntion about studying at Chengxu Academy to Madam Luo, if she asked you to stay, just say yes imdiately. Otherwise, she may misunderstand you for being reluctant to stay at Luo’s Mansion and decide to never invite you again as the guest. Luo’s Mansion’s guards are everywhere, and so of them are seniors. it will not be easy for you to climb over the walls to et every night…”
Having heard no responds, He Danggui turned around and saw ng Xuan fall asleep again, so she said in worries, “No more sleep, get up! It won’t take a while for Chan Yi to make a al. She will be here soon. I’m afraid it’s almost eleven o’clock. What if your father cos here to find you? And you can totally sleep in your room!”
“I can’t feel my legs, so I’m afraid that I can’t walk now.” ng Xuan had control of the whole bed now, so he rolled himself with quilt just like He Danggui last night and moved around in bed like a small worm. He said, “My father was at a courier hostel (a place where ancient ssengers can rest and change their horses), and he ca back there last night. I lied to him that Peng Jian, Peng Shi and I had beco friends, and they asked to stay a couple of more days in Luo’s Mansion. Therefore, my father will co pick up the day after tomorrow.”
“Even so, you still can’t sleep here.” He Danggui dressed herself in a hurry and picked up ng Xuan’s white silk robe. She tidied it up on the table and ran to pull his quilt. She said, “As a distinguished guest like you staying here at Luo’s Mansion, there will be visitors the whole day. And they will be worried if they fail to find where you are. And they even maybe start a big search.” Since she could not drag ng Xuan out of his quilt, He Danggui took away the pillow to make him feel uncomfortable. She said, “Co on. Get up. Get dressed and leave quickly. You are not a little kid anymore. The anesthetic I used on you ans nothing to you. A brave general like you can swallow broken teeth and blood, and I’m sure that’s what your father taught you. You can leave the sa way you ca last night. Did you fly here last night?”
“Yes.” ng Xuan was covered in quilt. He yawned and said, “I crawled with my hand stand. Girl, what was the Tea Dew you used on ? It’s so strong that I couldn’t even use my arts of lightness.”
“You crawled?” He Danggui thought it would be awkward if he crawled back to South Yard’s guest house like that. Everyone in the mansion would want to take a look. But at the sa ti, she felt surprised and said, “The Anesthetic Herb can only affect seniors. The more powerful the senior is, the more effects the senior will suffer. I’m surprised that my master is so powerful that your arts of lightness got affected.”
“I thought it was Tea Dew you were talking. How does it suddenly beco herb?” ng Xuan stretched his head out of the quilt.
He Danggui explained to him in details, “You were affected by both Anesthetic Herb and Tea Dew. I tell you how that happened. First, I put so tea stems into the censer and lighted the fire. And then I added so Anesthetic Herbs, because it had the similar sll of tea after burning. If I had chosen to burn sandalwood and agilawood with the Anesthetic Herb, it would have produced a sll of fish. In this case, people would have covered their noses, including that assassin. Since I had sealed my acupoint with silver needle in advance, everyone except got Anesthetic Herb. Among these people, anyone whose kung fu was super stronger would feel paralyzed half or all over the body when circling Zhenqi. And the effects would disappear gradually in three days. However, the Anesthetic Herb is not actually an herb. It’s a narcosis prescription made from multiple herbs mixed with Anesthetic Herb, so I called it ‘Three-Day Anesthetic Herb’.”
“You gave it a na, didn’t you? Did you invent this prescription?” ng Xuan sat up in bed and looked at He Danggui from head to toe. He asked, “Girl, who are you? Are your really 10 years old?”
ng Xuan’s fourth uncle ng Xi established Qiyanggong Sect with his bare hands. ng Xi had traveled around the world to search rare and precious herbs, but he couldn’t find a single one that could compete with this one, because this one had such serious effects on Wulin seniors. It was easy to bring down a normal person, but it would be much harder to bring down a senior. Besides, the Changfeng Formula that his fourth uncle taught him had 19 thods for circling Zhenqi, which was better than just one or two thods of the normal one. And now unexpectedly, a prescription that could limit his power this much ca from a 10-year-old girl?
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