In the first twenty odd needles, Xiao Che maneuvered them effortlessly, and following the appearance of the sweat on his forehead, the left hand that was holding the needles began to tremble slightly, and his movements clearly became a lot slower as well. He could insert a needle into it with a single breath before, and it gradually increased to several breaths … After thirty needles, each needle grew longer than the last.
If Xia Qingyue looked back, he would notice that when Xiao Che was stabbing the needle, he always used his left hand. He was not a left-handed person, nor was it because his left hand was using an even more skillful technique, but was because of the Sky Poison Pearl that appeared in the palm of his left hand.
Every time a silver needle pierced down, the Sky Poison Pearl in his palm would slightly flicker once. The Sky Poison Pearl's power followed the silver needle and seeped into Xia Qingyue's body. Of course, this power was definitely not some poison, but a type of purification. Sky Poison Pearl had the ability to purify the world's tens of thousands of poisons, and this "poison" was not only used to purify the world's poisons, but also included the harmful parts of the body, or any excess impurities. However, this was different from the Bone Ablutionary Scripture. This ability of the Sky Poison Pearl was the main reason why he spent so much effort to insert a needle into Xia Qingyue today.
Dispersing the cold energy and clearing the meridians were only side effects and pretense. What he was really doing was opening the profound entrances for Xia Qingyue!
One minute passed … Ten minutes passed … A quarter of an hour passed …
Wisps of cold air slowly rose from each and every silver needle. After an entire half an hour had passed, Xia Qingyue's back had been pierced by an entire fifty-four needles. Xiao Che's hands finally stopped moving at this point, but after stopping for not even half a minute, he once again reached out, both hands dancing as he swiftly removed one silver needle after another from Xia Qingyue's back. In the blink of an eye, all of the fifty-four needles had disappeared from Xia Qingyue's back.
Xia Qingyue's jade back was still shiny and snow-white, like the purest of white jade. Under Xiao Che's extremely high level techniques, not a single mark was left.
"It's done..." Xiao Che withdrew the silver needles and heaved a long sigh of relief.
The moment all the silver needles were removed, Xia Qingyue felt as if she were floating through heaven, her entire body indescribably warm and cozy. It made it hard for her to believe, through her stupor, that this was her own body.
When she activated the Frozen Cloud Arts, she was immediately shocked. This was because her profound strength had been activated almost instantaneously along with her mind, and the speed and comfort in which her profound strength circulated in her body was many times faster than before.
After cultivating the Frozen Cloud Arts for nearly four years, she would still frequently find herself unable to completely control it, but at this moment, as she felt the flow of the Frozen Cloud Arts in her body, she was completely certain that she could now completely control it with her current condition. The speed at which he cultivated the Frozen Cloud Art would naturally increase by a level as well!
She didn't have much hope in front of this result, so she was pleasantly surprised. At the same time, she was deeply astonished … What Xiao Che had said, had actually been realized! And the effect seemed to be even better than what he said!
She believed that if her master were to see her current physical condition, she would definitely be shocked!
"Now... Do you believe me now? "
Xiao Che's voice resounded in her ears, but it seemed exceptionally hoarse and weak. Xia Qingyue turned around from the shock and looked at Xiao Che. He saw that he was leaning powerlessly on the bed and his forehead and clothes were already wet with sweat.
Thinking about the profound aura poured into every needle, a trace of pain suddenly appeared in her heart … He felt as if he had been stabbed by a needle. This sort of feeling caused her mood to become slightly disordered. This was because she actually felt a heartache that shouldn't have existed for a person with only a single title and no connection.
"I believe you …" I believe that you really are a Divine Doctor. " Xia Qingyue looked at him with a complicated expression: "So you, who was looked down upon by everyone in the Cloud Flowing City, actually had such an astonishing ability … But, you clearly know that I have no feelings for you, so after a month, I will also leave you forever … Why would they expose this to me? He had given me such a huge favor, and for me … So desperate? "
Grace … This was truly an incomparably huge favor.
"Three reasons." Xiao Che gasped for breath from exhaustion but his face was still smiling: "Almost everyone looks down on me, and you have the absolute ability to look down on me. On the contrary, you are trying your best to protect my pitiful dignity... Last night, you went out to look for me because you were worried, and you even silently brought me blankets … For those who are good to me, I will always be better to them! "
Xia Qingyue: "..."
"The second reason … You're my wife, after all. "
Xia Qingyue opened her mouth, but was unable to say anything.
"The third reason is also the most important reason …" The smile on Xiao Che's face became ambiguous: "I feel that your appearance after taking off your clothes should be very beautiful."
"..." When Xiao Che used vulgar words to tease her, she would always treat him coldly, but this time, looking at the cheap smile that was hung on his pale face, she just couldn't muster any anger.
"I've finished explaining." Xiao Che reached out his hand, and pointed to the medicinal pot he brought with him: "Qingyue my wife, go pour the medicine from that medicinal pot out and drink it."
Xia Qingyue gave him a deep look, and didn't ask what kind of medicine it was.
"This is only the first treatment. If you want to maintain your current state from now on, you'll need a total of seven 'treatment'. In the next six days, he would have to do it once a day. The best time was at three in the morning, because it was the time of day when the yin energy was the heaviest. The best time to recuperate was when the yin energy was the heaviest. Of course, whether or not we continue is up to you. "
After saying all that, Xiao Che tiredly closed his eyes. His physical strength had indeed been severely depleted, and he wasn't faking it.
"Have a good rest." Xia Qingyue's gaze became even more complicated. After she finished speaking in a soft voice, she walked out of the room and soundlessly closed the door.
As he stood in the center of the courtyard, Xia Qingyue raised his hands and looked at the center of his palms with a hazy gaze in his eyes.
What kind of person was he?
At least, I've always been wrong about him … Everyone in the entire Cloud Flowing City had also misjudged him …
After Xia Qingyue left, Xiao Che's body had also fallen completely and crookedly onto the bed. He sat there, not wanting to move at all, and from time to time, he would let out some vague words from his mouth …
"Huff … Huff …" "My body's constitution is just too weak now. It's just a breakthrough, and I nearly collapsed from exhaustion..."
"If master knew that I asked him to take off his clothes, I wonder if he would jump down from heaven to teach me a lesson... After all … When I was thirteen years old, I was able to perform acupuncture through my clothes. To be able to close one's eyes and perform acupuncture at the age of fifteen... Whoosh... whoosh... "Sleep..."
… ….
Ever since he received the letter from Xiao Sect, the entire Xiao Sect continued to be immersed in an extremely peculiar atmosphere. The sect master, elders, and deacons were all intelligent and prepared from morning until night to welcome matters, afraid that they would be left out in the slightest. As for the younger generation, they were all desperately cultivating as if they had been injected with chicken blood. Even in their dreams, they wished to suddenly break through in the next few days and increase the possibility of being brought into the Xiao Sect …
However, all of this evidently had nothing to do with Xiao Che, as he was practically the most idle person in the entire Xiao Sect.
On this day, in the back mountains of Xiao Sect.
This was a cemetery opened up by the Xiao Sect at the back of the mountain. After the people of Xiao Sect died, most of them would be buried here.
Xiao Lie quietly stood in front of a tombstone, his white hair that was filled with grief and vicissitudes of life fluttering in the wind, the wind howling, it was extremely desolate.
On this tombstone, the two words "Xiao Ying" were carved.
"... Ying'er, I know that your dream since young is to be able to fulfill your ancestors' wish and return to the Xiao Sect to revive your abandoned family. And now, such an opportunity had finally arrived, only … Sixteen years late. "
Xiao Lie's hazy eyes, stood there stiffly, his mouth uttering waves of unconscious muttering …
"I know that even though so many years have passed, you still have many concerns … Che'er's profound veins were crippled since young... This way was also good. Although they were destined to be mediocre throughout their lives, without any actions, there would be no strife and no grudges. Right now, Che'er had already made a family, and was hoping that he could continue to live in peace … Even though he is not his own flesh and blood, you two used your lives to protect his son's life. I will also do my best to ensure his safety … "
Crack!
A slight cracking sound entered Xiao Lie's ears, causing him to be shocked. He snapped out of his daze, and turned his head to shout. "Who?"
Following his shout, Xiao Yulong's figure walked out from behind the thick and sturdy ancient tree in the center of the tomb. When he saw Xiao Lie, he was obviously stunned for a moment before taking a few steps forward and performing a standard junior's salute: "Yulong greets Fifth Elder … Who would have thought that Fifth Elder would be here? Did Yu Long disturb the Fifth Elder? "
The expression in Xiao Lie's eyes fluctuated … Just now, his heart had sunk into grief. He had lost his mind for a moment, but he hadn't realized that someone was approaching this place. He didn't know if this Xiao Yulong had heard him talking to himself just now. He frowned and said, "Yulong, what are you doing here?"
Xiao Yulong hurriedly said: "Xiao Sect's emissaries will arrive tomorrow. Father believes that this is a great matter that will change the fate of Xiao Sect and should be informed of his great-grandfather's passing, so he asked me to come … "I accidentally disturbed the Fifth Elder. Yulong was in the wrong."
"Then did you hear what I just said?" Xiao Lie's voice suddenly became cold and hard, as an invisible aura suddenly pressed down on Xiao Yulong.
How could Xiao Yulong withstand the aura that was released by someone with a cultivation at the peak of the Spirit Profound Realm? His face paled, and he hurriedly shook his head: "Yulong has also just arrived here, if it weren't for Fifth Elder's words just now, I wouldn't have noticed Fifth Elder, and wouldn't have heard anything Fifth Elder had said … If the Fifth Elder does not want to be disturbed, Yulong can leave immediately! "
From Xiao Yulong's expression, Xiao Lie did not see any flaw. His heart also slightly loosened for a moment, his imposing manner retracted, and his expression also slightly eased: "Forget it, it's nothing much. The envoy of the Xiao Sect will arrive tomorrow and you are the one who is most likely to be chosen. At that time, you will be the biggest hope for reviving our bloodline. "
"Fifth Elder's words are too harsh. Jade Dragon doesn't deserve them." Xiao Yulong asked humbly.
Xiao Lie nodded to him and turned to leave.
And after he left, Xiao Yulong's expression gradually became more subtle. He tapped on the this humble one Ba with his right hand and muttered with a frown, "Could it be … "If that's true, then this is going to be interesting …"