Chapter 76: The Vixen

West Lake Academy.

After Luo Zijun entered the classroom and saw Xu Xian was also there, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

When the other students saw him, the expressions on their faces were varied.

After this spring outing, all the students looked at him with new eyes.

He certainly had talent, but he was extremely violent, even hitting women, and seemed to have a grudge against them.

This guy is truly a freak.

When Wang Dafu saw him, he hurriedly shouted, "Brother Luo, I heard you were bitten by a dog. Are you alright now?"

Luo Zijun ignored him, walked to Xu Xian's side, and said to the young man next to him, "Brother Yan, please go sit in my seat; I will sit here."

The young man named Yan Zhi had wanted to ask "On what grounds?", but he suddenly recalled this guy's savage performance during the spring outing and felt a bit timid. After hesitating for a moment, he had no choice but to stand up, pick up his books, and leave.

"Many thanks, Brother Yan."

Luo Zijun sat down next to Xu Xian.

Xu Xian gave him a weak look, not daring to make a sound; feeling flustered and uneasy, he unconsciously shifted his bottom outward.

"Brother Xu, have you been coming to the Academy for classes these past few days?"

Luo Zijun asked.

Xu Xian was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "I have."

"Have you been strolling around West Lake recently?"

"No."

"Then have you encountered any strange women recently who took the initiative to strike up a conversation with you?"

"No..."

Luo Zijun smiled slightly, looked at him with a kind face, and said, "Very good. When your body recovers, I will take you to a Brothel to have some fun."

Xu Xian was startled and hurriedly whispered, "Brother Luo, I never visit Brothels."

"Oh?"

This kid doesn't even blink when he lies.

Xu Xian looked nervous: "If my sister finds out, she will beat me to death."

Luo Zijun said, "Then we just won't let her know. We'll go in secret."

Xu Xian glanced at him, hesitated for quite a while, then blushed and asked uneasily, "Brother Luo, why are you... why are you so good to me?"

As he spoke, he shrank his bottom back again.

Luo Zijun said, "I felt like we were old friends at first sight, and I just want to make a friend."

Xu Xian clearly didn't quite believe it; he stole another glance at him, blushing and stammering as he whispered, "I... I have hemorrhoids..."

"..."

Luo Zijun was speechless and could only say, "Don't worry, I have no interest in your bottom."

Xu Xian stole a few more glances at him, suddenly thought of a possibility, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Brother Luo, then are you interested in... in my sister?"

Just as Luo Zijun was about to speak, Wang Dafu's voice suddenly came from behind: "Aha! I knew it! How could Brother Luo be interested in Brother Xu's bottom? So it turns out he's interested in Brother Xu's sister! Brother Luo, you really are hiding it deep!"

With this loud shout, everyone heard it.

Zhang Yitian said with a smile, "That explains it, why Brother Luo has a special fondness for Brother Xu. It turns out there was an ulterior motive."

At this moment, someone whispered to inquire: "Is Xu Xian's sister very pretty?"

"Doesn't that guy hate women? He even rejected Sun Yan'er's invitation to her face, so how could he like Xu Xian's sister?"

"Could it be that Xu Xian's sister is as beautiful as a celestial being?"

For a time, the students in the classroom were all very curious.

Xu Xian's eyes shone brightly, a look of excitement appeared on his face, and he whispered, "Brother Luo, I'll help you!"

Luo Zijun thought to himself: This is a good explanation.

Otherwise, if he kept hovering around Xu Xian all day, everyone would really think he was interested in Xu Xian's bottom, and Xu Xian would probably be so scared that he'd only want to hide from him, which wouldn't be good for completing his mission.

He didn't speak again, which was equivalent to tacitly agreeing.

Anyway, it was an insignificant person; he didn't take it to heart at all.

He didn't even care about hitting women, so why would he care about gossip?

At this time, Yuan Mang walked in with his textbooks.

He looked at Luo Zijun and asked with concern, "Zijun, I heard you were bitten by a dog. Are you feeling better?"

Luo Zijun hurriedly said, "Many thanks for your concern, Teacher Yuan. This student is already fine."

Yuan Mang nodded and smiled again: "I heard that during this spring outing, you saved two female classmates. Zijun, you did well; the Academy will have a reward for you later."

"Is the reward money?"

Luo Zijun asked directly.

As soon as these words were spoken, the other students burst into laughter.

Yuan Mang smiled and said, "Not money, it is honor."

Luo Zijun immediately lost interest.

Yuan Mang said a few other things and then began the lesson.

Luo Zijun opened his textbook and listened attentively.

After all, he still had to follow the path of the imperial examinations in the future.

Neither martial arts nor the imperial examinations could be abandoned.

After class, Luo Zijun followed Yuan Mang out of the classroom and told him about studying at home in the afternoons from now on.

Yuan Mang asked for the reason.

Luo Zijun said, "It is quieter at home, and there are family members who need looking after."

Yuan Mang did not ask much, only saying, "If you feel that studying at home would be better, that is naturally fine."

After Luo Zijun gave his word repeatedly, he received permission.

At midday.

He did not go to eat, but went straight to the Hidden Book Pavilion.

He needed to read more stories and commit them to memory, so that when he fabricated tales in the future, he could write them down more quickly.

The third floor.

Arriving in front of the "Strange Tales" section, he picked out two books at random, sat down by the window, and began to read.

The content was indeed quite novel, but the storytelling skill was very ordinary.

After finishing the two books, he was already feeling drowsy.

Thinking that he still had to go practice martial arts in the afternoon, he raised his head, looked left and right, and seeing that there were few people on the third floor reading, he slumped over on the table, preparing to take a short nap.

His body probably had not fully recovered yet.

Ever since he returned from Hanshan Temple that day, his energy had been worse than before every day, and he was extremely prone to sleepiness.

That female flower-thief was truly detestable.

In a hazy state, he had a dream.

In the dream, the female flower-thief appeared again, crawling on him like a spider, revealing eight claws, while at the same time, a long tongue lolled out of her mouth.

Just as he was struggling in terror, a Buddhist chant suddenly rang out.

"Amitabha..."

The female flower-thief immediately fled in a panic.

At this moment, he suddenly entered another dream.

In the dream, Xu Xian met Bai Niangzi and Xiao Qing, and the three of them were strolling by West Lake.

The atmosphere was ambiguous.

Bai Niangzi even raised her slender, jade-like hand to help Xu Xian wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Xu Xian looked at her with a dazed gaze.

Bai Niangzi also looked at him with a gentle gaze.

Then, the two leaned closer and closer, and were about to kiss.

Xiao Qing, who was to the side, also approached Xu Xian, seemingly wanting to kiss him as well.

The scene was truly absurd!

Seeing this, Luo Zijun was anxious and immediately rushed over, shouting angrily, "Stop! Xu Xian, that is a snake demon!"

In his panic, he lunged forward directly.

Then, he woke up from the dream.

By now he was panting and drenched in sweat; looking up, several students reading nearby were all looking at him with surprised expressions.

At this moment, a faint voice suddenly came from behind him: "I... am... a... demon..."

Luo Zijun turned his head to look.

That loli girl named Luo Diudiu was widening her eyes, holding her two little hands in the shape of claws, making a funny face, deliberately trying to scare him.

She was wearing a pink dress, a pink hair clip, and pink hair ties; she was all pink and tender, with a pair of large, dark, rolling eyes, and even while deliberately making a funny face, she was the kind of cute that would make you cry for a long time if you hit her once.

Luo Zijun ignored her, wiped the sweat from his forehead, picked up the books on the table, and prepared to leave.

Just as he was about to put the books back on the shelf, he suddenly heard two girls talking not far away.

"Zijuan, this book is really good; how come I didn't discover it before?"

"This is a new book that only came out a few days ago, so naturally you didn't discover it."

"No wonder. But the ending of this story is actually like this; I really didn't expect it. How could Zhang Sheng suddenly become like that..."

"Normal; scholars are inherently fickle and heartless..."

Luo Zijun was stunned, immediately put the book back on the shelf, and walked over.

The two women were sitting there reading and talking.

Luo Zijun arrived nearby, glanced at the book in front of one of the women, and said hurriedly, "This young lady, may I take a look at this book?"

The two women looked up at him.

The woman from whom he requested the book was startled for a moment, then hurriedly protected it with both hands and said, "No, I haven't finished reading it yet."

"I'll just take a look and return it to you."

Luo Zijun spoke in a friendly manner.

The woman looked at him again, and seeing that he was good-looking, refined, and dashing, she moved her hands away and said, "You can just take a look, you are not allowed to take it away."

"..."

Luo Zijun ignored her and reached out to take it.

The woman hurriedly tried to snatch it back: "Hey, you said you would only take a look!"

Luo Zijun pressed down on her head, forcibly pushed her back into her seat, and then began flipping through the book.

The woman was furious, stood up immediately, and said angrily, "How can you be like this! Which school are you from, and what is your name?"

Luo Zijun ignored her and continued flipping through the book in his hand.

It must be said, the layout of this book was actually quite decent.

The handwriting was neat and quite clear.

I wonder how the sales will be.

But this author's name...

"Jun Chujian?"

While he was dazed, a small, fair hand suddenly reached out from the side, snatched the book from his hand, and said fiercely, "You liar, bullying people here again!"

Luo Zijun turned his head to look, and the loli girl named Luo Diudiu had followed him.

"You aren't called Wang Dafu at all, you are called Luo Zijun!"

She glared with her big eyes, looking very angry.

Luo Zijun's gaze swept past her and looked at the bookshelf not far away.

Sure enough, Bai Daxiaojie, wearing a pure white dress, was quietly choosing books in front of the bookshelf over there. Her snow-white skin was bathed in the afternoon sun, dazzlingly white.

"Hey! What are you looking at! You aren't allowed to look!"

Luo Diudiu immediately raised both hands, blocking his view, looking like a little beast protecting its master with a milky ferocity.

Luo Zijun ignored her and prepared to leave.

After walking only a few steps, he suddenly turned his head and happened to see the loli girl raising her small foot, clad in a pink embroidered shoe, preparing to kick him.

"What are you doing?"

Luo Zijun asked with a cold face.

"I... I..."

Luo Diudiu was caught and stammered.

Before she could finish, Luo Zijun suddenly reached out, grabbed her raised small foot, and then jerked it upward.

"Ah!"

Luo Diudiu let out a cry of surprise and fell onto the floor with a "thump" on her bottom.

"If there is a next time, I'll beat you until you cry!"

Luo Zijun threatened viciously and turned to leave.

At this moment, the two women at the table were looking at Bai Daxiaojie, who was standing in front of the bookshelf not far away with skin like snow and the appearance of a celestial being, looking as if they had lost their souls.

"Luo Zijun! If you have the guts, don't run, duel with this young lady!"

Luo Diudiu climbed up from the ground, clutching her bottom and shouting.

Luo Zijun ignored her and quickly went downstairs.

... After leaving the Academy, he went straight to the Martial Arts Hall.

The people practicing martial arts in the Martial Arts Hall were still the same few from yesterday.

The burly man named Cao Zuojian sneered when he saw him, then continued to lower his head and move his Millstone.

He also practiced the Kaishan Fist, so he naturally knew what kind of person this set of fist techniques was suitable for.

The youth before him was clearly not suitable; he was likely just spending money to play around.

Luo Zijun did not care about his attitude; after arriving at the training ground in the back, he began to practice his fist techniques.

A moment later.

Liu Zhangqing walked over with his hands behind his back, paced for a while, and began to give instructions.

Then he demonstrated it himself.

"Your output must not only be steady, but also powerful. As for speed, you aren't there yet. This Kaishan Fist relies on being full of domineering spirit the moment you throw a punch, giving people a fierce aura that rushes toward them..."

!

Liu Zhangqing taught while practicing.

After demonstrating it once, he added, "I told you long ago that this set of fist techniques doesn't suit you, but since you want to practice it, then continue. If you feel you really can't do it, go change to another set and tell Yang Shixiong directly."

After saying this, he paced away.

Luo Zijun wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued to practice.

During this time, Yang Kaiming also came by, gave a few casual instructions, and then went to continue his own practice.

Luo Zijun practiced until evening; he was not only exhausted but his whole body was incredibly sore, and he felt that every part of him—skin, muscles, and bones—was aching.

This was a feeling he had never experienced before.

Clearly, this technique was very useful for body tempering.

He dragged his tired body to take a bath and then left the Martial Arts Hall.

This was the best time for a Medicine Bath.

He still had ten taels of silver on him, which should be enough for the first, simplest Medicine Bath.

According to Yang Shixiong, the medicinal herbs needed for the Medicine Bath had to be bought at specific pharmacies, most of which sold herbs needed by martial artists.

Luo Zijun found a Martial Artist Pharmacy and walked in.

When he came out of the pharmacy, he had a pitiful three copper coins left.

Sigh...

Carrying the purchased herbs, he rushed to Bao'an Hall impatiently.

But when he arrived at Bao'an Hall, he suddenly discovered that people were moving things out of the shop, and his master was standing at the entrance directing them.

"Master, what is going on?"

Luo Zijun hurried forward to ask.

Why were even the shop's counters and herbs being moved out?

Seeing him, Su Dafang immediately showed a face that looked like he was about to cry, then forcibly held it back and said with a mournful face, "The house is about to collapse; if we keep living here, we'll die."

"Ah?"

Luo Zijun looked stunned.

"Isn't the house perfectly fine? Why is it suddenly going to collapse?"

He hurriedly observed carefully but found no abnormalities.

Su Dafang sighed and said, "The walls in the room have cracked into two large gaps; I dare not live there anymore."

"Which walls?"

Luo Zijun asked hurriedly.

He came to clean every day, so how had he not noticed?

"The room where I see patients."

Su Dafang cast a gloomy glance at him.

Luo Zijun hurried into the room to check.

When he arrived at the room where patients were seen, he indeed discovered that two of the walls inside had each cracked into a large gap.

It certainly looked dangerous.

Strange?

Why hadn't he noticed it before?

Did they crack recently, or had they been cracked for a long time and he just hadn't paid attention?

He observed the two gaps carefully again.

It was indeed no longer fit for living.

If it suddenly collapsed one day, that would be troublesome.

He hurried out and asked, "Master, then where are we moving to now? Have you found a new house?"

Su Dafang's brow twitched a few times, and he sighed, "It's found. It's a small building; the ground floor serves as the shop, and the upper floor is for living. There is a small courtyard in the back where we can light a fire to cook. It's very large."

Luo Zijun asked in surprise, "Master, is it necessary to rent one so big?"

Su Dafang said painfully, "Of course... it is necessary. Also, it's not rented; it's bought."

Luo Zijun was even more astonished: "Master, are you that rich?"

Su Dafang immediately had a toothache, hissed twice, and said, "Yes, your master has saved money for most of his life..."

Luo Zijun thought for a moment and nodded: "That's good too. Master and Senior Sister can live in the Pharmacy from now on, and there will be no need to rent another place."

Su Dafang echoed bitterly: "Yes, it's quite good..."

Luo Zijun hurried to help move things.

Su Dafang looked at his back and couldn't help but sigh again.

Soon, everything in the shop had been moved out.

The two of them followed behind the carriage, walked less than a mile, and stopped in front of a small building at a street corner.

"Is it right here?"

Luo Zijun was very curious and immediately entered the door to check, discovering that Senior Sister was already sitting prettily behind the counter.

The first floor was truly large.

After placing the tables and chairs, the remaining space was still more than twice as large as the previous shop.

Near the corner of the inner wall, there was a wooden ladder leading to the second floor.

The back door was wide open.

Luo Zijun walked over to check and discovered that there was indeed a small courtyard in the back, with flowers, slender bamboo, peach trees, and so on planted in the corners.

At this moment, the peach blossoms all over the trees were blooming brilliantly.

There was a water well in the courtyard, and at the very back, there were two more rooms.

They were likely the kitchen and the woodshed.

Luo Zijun walked over, observing carefully, his heart full of envy.

When he reached the kitchen, he discovered there was another back door.

Pushing open the back door to look, behind the house was actually a river—the Luohua River that ran through the entire Lin'an City!

The riverside was planted full of flowering trees, and at this moment, they were in a riot of color, vying for beauty.

This scenery... so beautiful!

Luo Zijun's heart grew even more envious.

It was a pity he had no silver; otherwise, he would also buy a small building with such picturesque scenery.

Living on the second floor, pushing open the window, one should be able to see this river and this beautiful scenery, right?

He returned to the room and said to the young girl behind the counter with great envy: "Senior Sister, you are truly rich."

Su Qingling was wiping the counter and ignored him.

Thinking of how he was now penniless and still had to spend money on medicine every day, Luo Zijun couldn't help but sigh and went out to help move things.

After moving everything, he was so tired his whole body felt limp, and he didn't want to move.

The soreness from practicing boxing was now even more obvious.

He had to have a Medicine Bath as soon as possible!

"Eh, where is my bathtub?"

He searched a circle in the room and another circle in the backyard, but couldn't find it.

Su Dafang sat there wiping his sweat and drinking tea, saying crossly: "Upstairs."

Luo Zijun was stunned: "Upstairs? Who moved it up there?"

Such a large bathtub, how was it moved upstairs?

Su Dafang drank his tea and ignored him further.

Luo Zijun hurried upstairs and found his bathtub in one of the rooms.

The room was empty, with nothing else but the bathtub.

Even so, he was not prepared to take a Medicine Bath here.

This was, after all, someone else's newly purchased house; even if his master and senior sister said nothing, or perhaps would not mind, he could not push his luck.

That the two of them could provide him with a place for a Medicine Bath was already something he was very satisfied with.

Sometimes, between people, a certain sense of distance is still necessary.

Many people originally have very good relationships with others, but sometimes, precisely because there is no sense of distance, they are suddenly loathed by them.

This is even the case among relatives.

Enduring the soreness in his body, he laboriously moved the wooden tub out of the room, and then carefully moved it down the stairs.

Su Dafang saw this and hurriedly asked, "Zijun, why are you moving it down?"

"It's more convenient."

Luo Zijun moved the wooden tub down the stairs, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then moved it toward the backyard.

Seeing this, Su Dafang hurriedly stood up and said, "Where are you moving it to now?"

Luo Zijun said, "The woodshed; it's closer to the kitchen there, so it's more convenient for me to boil water."

Su Dafang opened his mouth, looked toward the counter, and seeing that someone did not speak up, he did not interfere further: "Suit yourself."

Luo Zijun moved the wooden tub into the woodshed, then immediately went to the kitchen to boil water.

Very quickly, he had boiled two full pots of hot water.

He first put all the medicinal herbs he had bought into the wooden tub, then began pouring in the scalding hot water.

Instantly, a rich medicinal fragrance drifted out from the wooden tub.

He let the medicinal herbs soak for a moment.

He drew cold water from the well and began to neutralize it.

Testing the water temperature and seeing it was about right, he closed the door, took off his clothes, and prepared to get in.

Just at this moment, the wooden door was suddenly pushed open by someone.

Su Qingling was wearing a plain white dress, appearing coldly outside the door, staring at him as she said, "What are you doing?"

Luo Zijun was currently stark naked and was truly given a fright by her; he hurriedly went over to push the door shut and said angrily, "Senior sister, you're doing this on purpose, right?"

He hurriedly bolted the door from the inside.

This lecherous girl, she clearly knew he was coming for a Medicine Bath!

Su Qingling came to the window again, peering inside.

Luo Zijun hurriedly went over and jumped into the wooden tub, saying toward the window, "Senior sister, how can you be so despicable!"

This girl was clearly taking revenge!

Taking revenge while he was stripped naked and unable to beat her up!

"Oh, I forgot you were having a Medicine Bath."

After Su Qingling finished speaking, she turned and left.

"Senior sister, you just wait!"

Luo Zijun shouted toward the outside.

Hmm?

As the medicinal water soaked his body, the soreness throughout his entire body suddenly became even more intense.

"Hiss..."

He could not help but groan out loud.

It's normal, it's normal...

He comforted himself.

This was currently a step in tempering the body, so pain was unavoidable.

Just hold on and it will pass.

"Hiss..."

He could not help but groan again.

Hmm?

He immediately looked up and discovered that the girl, not knowing when, was actually standing outside the window again.

"Are you masturbating?"

Su Qingling asked suddenly.

"..."

"I am having a Medicine Bath, it hurts! Su Qingling, go away!"

Luo Zijun said loudly.

Immediately after, he shouted toward the outside: "Master! Su Qingling is peeking at me bathing!"

He was now increasingly suspicious: could the reason he had frequent and urgent urination be because this lecherous girl often pinched him when he was little?

Pharmacy living room.

Su Dafang was lying on a rocking chair with his eyes closed to rest his mind; hearing his shouting, he did not pay any attention.

"What are you yelling about? It's not like she hasn't seen it before. That girl has been peeking since she was little, she even knows how many hairs you have on your body..."

He muttered to himself in a low voice.

(End of chapter)