Chapter 259

Linzhou Upper Sect, on the winding mountain path.

"Hiss... ha..."

A girl dressed in a red dress moved with difficulty on the blue stone steps, letting out a sound of gasping that was suppressed to the extreme.

On that pretty face that naturally possessed affinity, there was currently an unusual flush.

Every step she took seemed to require her to exhaust all her strength, as if she were enduring some kind of intense pain.

Yet she insisted on maintaining her composure, so much so that with every step she took, the muscles in her cheeks were trembling slightly.

Beside her, an old man dressed in simple gray clothes was walking with his hands behind his back unhurriedly, his steps composed and his expression indifferent.

These two were none other than Yin Qingqing and Jiang Ye.

After experiencing Jiang Ye's "stick education," Yin Qingqing was completely honest.

She never imagined that she would suffer such humiliating torture in her life...

This damn old thing has completely opened her eyes today.

How could it be like this?

Pain!

It really hurts so much!

Whether physically or mentally, the pain was almost enough to make her faint.

She didn't even know how she endured it...

Recalling the scenes that happened before, intense emotions surged in Yin Qingqing's eyes, which were as clear as a stream.

There was the relief of surviving a disaster, the lingering fear, and the monstrous resentment as high as the sky.

However, more than that, it was the despair of extreme shame...

What kind of place is that!!!

How could it be!!!

This old thing is simply the beast among beasts...

Although her innocence was still there, she felt as if she had lost something more important.

"One day, I will definitely repay today's humiliation a hundredfold..."

Yin Qingqing glanced at the gray-clothed old man beside her who still had an indifferent face, gritted her teeth, and swore secretly in her heart.

She raised her hand to wipe the corner of her mouth, finding that her lips had already been bitten by herself, and the tip of her tongue could taste a faint metallic tang.

Just at this moment.

A surprised shout suddenly came from above the mountain path:

"It's Xu Xu Shijie Yin!"

An outer disciple coming down from the mountain raised his eyes and saw Yin Qingqing, stunned by the unusual flush and the delicate, dripping appearance on her face.

This Xu Xu Shijie Yin always walked around the sect without makeup, her face plain.

Today, there was a flush on her face that had never been seen before, and against that fair face, there was an indescribable charm.

He hurriedly walked up to meet her, his voice stuttering because of excitement:

"Xu Xu Shijie Yin, it's rare for you to come down the mountain today!"

"Hu Hu Shidi was just thinking about going to the Pill Spirit Peak in the next two days to ask you to help look at the old injury on my shoulder; I didn't expect to run into you here!"

His exclamation immediately attracted several other outer disciples passing by on the mountain path.

"Xu Xu Shijie Yin, your complexion is really good today!"

"Much more flushed than usual; is there any happy event?"

"Xu Xu Shijie Yin, did you hurt your foot..."

"Your walking posture seems a bit wrong; do you want Hu Hu Shidi to carry you up?"

Several disciples gathered around, each with undisguised concern and reverence on their faces.

Facing these gathered outer disciples, Yin Qingqing, who could always handle things with ease and propriety in the past, now felt like she was on pins and needles.

Every concerned greeting was like a life-threatening whip lashing at her heart, making her wish she could dig a hole and crawl into it on the spot.

She forced a smile, gritted her teeth, and finally found a few excuses to send away this group of overly enthusiastic junior brothers.

After those outer disciples walked away, Jiang Ye, who had been standing silently with his hands behind his back, suddenly smiled faintly, sighed with emotion, and his old eyes carried a hint of undisguised playfulness:

"Miss Yin, I didn't expect you to have such popularity among the outer disciples."

"Sigh, if they knew that the goddess in their hearts was just now..."

He deliberately dragged the second half of his words long and slow, leaving enough space for people to imagine.

Yin Qingqing's expression changed suddenly, a flash of undisguised shame and panic in her clear eyes, and she lowered her voice, almost begging:

"Master, please don't say it..."

"Qingqing will be loyal to you forever..."

She knew that this damn old thing was doing it on purpose.

Saying these words was not for anything else, purely to deliberately humiliate her, making her never forget the distinction between master and servant.

Jiang Ye smiled faintly, just looked at the other party meaningfully, and didn't speak again.

After about half an incense stick of time.

Yin Qingqing took Jiang Ye to the Pill Spirit Peak.

Her trip was specifically to take Jiang Ye back to get the pill formula for the "Yin-Yang Harmonizing Qi Pill."

Jiang Ye nodded secretly as he walked to the middle of the mountain.

As expected of the Pill Spirit Peak, the heaven and earth energy here is indeed much richer than that of the Heavenly Cloud Peak.

A faint fragrance of pills drifted in the air, making one feel refreshed upon smelling it.

In a secluded path, Yin Qingqing took Jiang Ye around the mountainside, bypassing several herb fields and alchemy rooms, and finally arrived in front of a quiet courtyard.

She observed the surroundings repeatedly, confirming there was no one else, before lowering her voice:

"Mas... Master..."

"We're here; this is where Qingqing lives."

Jiang Ye raised his brows slightly, looking at the quiet courtyard hidden among the pine forest, far from the hustle and bustle, a flash of surprise in his eyes.

He didn't expect that this Yin Qingqing would like to live in such a remote and quiet place just like him.

It would be convenient for him to give her "stick education" at any time in the future.

Yin Qingqing pushed open the gate and entered the courtyard with Jiang Ye.

The fragrance of pills in the courtyard was even richer than outside, and the layout was quite elegant and simple.

A stone table, a few bamboo chairs, and a few unknown medicinal herbs planted in the corner of the wall, glowing faintly in the sunset.

In front of Jiang Ye, Yin Qingqing walked slowly to the corner of the courtyard, squatted down to move a loose dark brick, and took out a small cloth bag the size of a palm. She held the bag with both hands in front of Jiang Ye, her voice still cautious:

"Master, the pill formula for the 'Yin-Yang Harmonizing Qi Pill' is inside."

Jiang Ye took the cloth bag and took out a thin, old booklet from it.

On the cover, several ancient seal characters were clearly imprinted—

"Yin-Yang Harmonizing Qi Method."

The pupils in his eyes shrank slightly, and he opened the cover to study it carefully.

As the pages were turned one by one, the expression on Jiang Ye's face became more and more solemn, and a hint of undisguised shock appeared between his brows.

And Yin Qingqing, standing to the side, observed his expression nervously, her hands twisting her clothes unconsciously, not daring to breathe loudly.

After a long while.

Jiang Ye finished flipping through the entire booklet from beginning to end, exhaled a breath, a flash of essence in his eyes, and could not help but nod secretly.

Supplementing Yin with Yang.

Nourishing Yang with Yin.

Yin and Yang harmonize to nourish life energy.

This is not a simple alchemy technique at all, but a very ancient dual cultivation secret method.

That "Yin-Yang Harmonizing Qi Pill" is just a bonus derived from this method; the true core is all in these thin ten-plus pages of paper.