Chapter 51

Xu Henshui's body trembled, and he put the herbs into the medicine cabinet with hatred. But Ji Liuli was still not satisfied and nudged an empty medicine cabinet with her chin.

Xu Henshui took out an exquisite small box from his pocket, which was covered with orchids; he opened the lid, and inside were a few black, heavy things the size of rice grains, not knowing what medicinal materials they were. But judging by his trembling lips, these few inconspicuous little things must be extraordinary. He suddenly turned his head, staring at Ji Liuli, his eyes full of anger.

This was the first time Wei Yuan had seen Xu Henshui's face, a face more exquisite than most women's, even more charming when angry, truly a person like a Dao Foundation.

Xu Henshui gritted his teeth and said: "Don't bully people too much!"

"I, bully, people, too, much?" Every time Ji Liuli said a word, she peeled off a petal of the orchid, finally gripping the flower core and rubbing it gently.

"Ah~~~" Xu Henshui's body went limp, almost falling. He leaned against the medicine cabinet, biting his lip and saying: "... You are ruthless!"

Seeing Xu Henshui put the grains into the medicine cabinet, Ji Liuli was finally satisfied, and the orchid in her hand vanished. Looking at Xu Henshui's gritted teeth, she said indifferently: "How stingy, it's not like I'm not giving you money!"

Xu Henshui was extremely angry and said: "Is that something money can buy? Why don't I give you money, and you help me buy some back? Besides, the little bit you gave, you have the nerve to call it money?"

Ji Liuli was a bit embarrassed and defended herself: "This can't be blamed on me either; isn't it because the Tianqing Palace owes money and won't pay?"

Xu Henshui gave a huff, flicked his sleeves, and said: "With that rotten business between you, why do you have to drag me into it?"

Ji Liuli laughed: "Because you and I are fated!"

"Ptooey ptooey ptooey! Who wants to be fated with you!" Xu Henshui didn't want to stay for even a moment and rushed out of the door.

When passing by Wei Yuan, he deliberately looked at Wei Yuan's face and said: "Just like your master, a good seedling, but unfortunately planted in that pile of cow dung that is the Tianqing Palace!"

Wei Yuan was scolded inexplicably, and he didn't know what exactly the Tianqing Palace had done, why everyone was arranging them? Arranging was arranging, but everyone only said half of what they meant, and none of them were willing to say it clearly.

Ji Liuli looked at Wei Yuan, very happy, and smiled: "It just so happens the medicinal materials are complete, let's have a fierce one today!"

Wei Yuan subconsciously shuddered.

There had been a few fierce ones in the past, each time torturing him to the point of near death. But the Senior Martial Sister Liuli was not discussing it with him, but notifying him.

Seeing Ji Liuli set up the wooden barrel, Wei Yuan took off his clothes. Over the past few years, this action had become his instinct; if he didn't take them off, the Senior Martial Sister would do it herself, so it was better to take them off himself. In fact, there was a Dao technique called the Clothes-Removing Technique, which looked like an evil method, but was actually about the same, and could be used in combat to strip away the opponent's robes, armor, and close-fitting magic treasures. However, the Senior Martial Sister didn't seem to know this Dao technique and just liked to do it herself.

The following year, Wei Yuan had grown a little taller, and standing in front of Ji Liuli now, he was about the same height as her. Ji Liuli was the same as usual, rubbing pills by hand, and in the blink of an eye, she had prepared a basin of medicinal soup.

As soon as Wei Yuan soaked in, he knew it was indeed fierce. His whole body was boiling hot, as if soaking in geothermal magma, and wisps of heat penetrated his body like needles, wandering through his whole body; wherever they passed, his muscles and flesh were undergoing subtle changes, and the growth speed was accelerating dozens of times.

Wei Yuan only felt his whole body itching unbearably, as if thousands of ants were crawling, and there was a kind of dry heat and fire accumulated in his heart, with no way to vent. Gradually, Wei Yuan felt more and more dry and hot, wanting to smash something to vent, and also wanting to find those people from the Zhigu Sect to have another fight; having many punches and kicks land on his body was very cooling.

After an hour passed with great difficulty, the medicinal soup turned into clear water, and Wei Yuan struggled to climb out of the medicine barrel, only to discover that he had actually grown an inch taller!

Ji Liuli checked Wei Yuan's whole body as usual to prepare the next prescription. This refining effect was excellent, making even her very satisfied. However, when her gaze swept over Wei Yuan's lower abdomen, she suddenly saw a thin black line below his navel. She reached out to wipe it, but it didn't wipe off, and there was no spiritual power reaction, as if it were a natural black line.

But for a cultivator of her level, photographic memory was already an instinct. She clearly remembered that Wei Yuan didn't have any similar black lines on his body last time; now that it suddenly appeared, it must not be a small matter.

Just as she was lost in thought, Ji Liuli's peripheral vision saw a half-dead little bird. She had seen this little bird many times over the past few years, and currently felt it was a bit of an eyesore, so she flicked it casually.

The little bird's head was flicked, and it suddenly became furious, flapping its wings and raising its head, actually turning into a male eagle!

Both of them were stunned.

The Senior Martial Sister was, after all, knowledgeable, and immediately stood up as if nothing had happened, throwing the clothes to Wei Yuan. Wei Yuan's mind was blank, and he instinctively put on his clothes, but until he was dressed, that eagle still refused to submit, clearly also a stubborn one.

After leaving the Council Hall, Wei Yuan didn't go home immediately, but went to the Bosi Hall again.

He stammered and couldn't explain his meaning for a long time. Fortunately, the Senior Martial Brothers in the Bosi Hall were also knowledgeable, and from his fragmented words, they understood Wei Yuan's meaning, so they entered the inner hall and, in a short while, brought out a large stack of jade paper, all of which were about the Great Dao of Yin and Yang and secret methods of dual cultivation.

Wei Yuan didn't know whether to take them or not, but that Senior Martial Brother had the expression of someone who had been there before, stuffed them all into his hands, and even waived half of his borrowing fee, which was very thoughtful.

Such kindness could not be refused, so Wei Yuan hid the jade paper and returned to his small courtyard. However, where to put these jade papers became a problem.

They certainly couldn't be placed openly on the surface; these had to be returned, and they couldn't be destroyed after reading. So Wei Yuan racked his brains and surveyed the entire small courtyard, studying everything from the roof beams and under the bed to the stove and the latrine.

He even wanted to put these jade papers on the bookshelf, but felt the gamble was too big; what if Zhang Sheng picked them up and flipped through them? He did have that habit.

After tossing and turning for a long time, he finally hid the jade papers in some corners that Zhang Sheng wouldn't normally touch. After doing all this, Wei Yuan was covered in sweat, his little heart pounding.

Since then, in addition to inhaling and exhaling moonlight every day, Wei Yuan had many secret books to read. He studied hard for several days but only read a small half, and still only understood half of it, which made Wei Yuan sigh that the Great Dao of Yin and Yang was truly profound and difficult to understand; no wonder just the Yin and Yang two Qi could be listed as a Dao Foundation.

Retreating in the face of difficulty was not Wei Yuan's style; the more difficult it was to understand, the more he had to read. Wei Yuan was not afraid of hardship.

This night, Wei Yuan took out the jade paper and was about to work hard when a hand reached out from behind and took the jade paper away, and then Zhang Sheng's voice rang out: "What are you looking at?"

(End of chapter)