"Junior Sister Jinyu, you... you agreed?"
Zhou Rixi's autumn eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Master Jinyu, wondering if she had misheard.
Even Wan Yunting looked at her in disbelief, finding it hard to believe.
Master Jinyu turned her head, her phoenix eyes calmly casting a sidelong glance at Zhou Ruoxi, asking, "Do you have any other questions?"
At this, Zhou Ruoxi opened her mouth, then shook her head, unable to say a word. She inexplicably felt a pang of regret for bringing the man to the peach grove...
Yes, she was feeling a little jealous.
After all, among the young female disciples of the Emei sect, Zhou Ruoxi's beauty was undeniably ranked first!
When the entire martial world knew that the Emei sect also harbored another beauty, it was Master Jinyu!
In her forties, yet she maintained the appearance of a woman in her twenties or thirties, her astonishing beauty made Zhou Ruoxi feel inferior.
Wan Yunting was also taken aback, not knowing what to say for a moment. He himself regretted whether he should have refused to treat Master Jinyu.
His primary concern now was Zhou Ruoxi's feelings.
Snapping back to reality, Zhou Ruoxi shook her head and said to Master Jinyu, "Uncle-Master Jinyu, you should eat first. Wan Guanzhu and I will go back, and I'll have him come up to treat you tonight."
Master Jinyu didn't speak, her phoenix eyes fixing on the vegetarian noodle soup simmering in the clay pot before her. It was ready...
So, Zhou Ruoxi pulled the awkward Wan Yunting away from the peach grove and headed back down the mountain. The woman remained silent in a sulk all the way. Wan Yunting walked beside her and said, "Ruoxi, perhaps we should forget about it..."
"Hmph."
Zhou Ruoxi stopped, turned, and cast a resentful glance at him with her autumn eyes. "Uncle-Master Jinyu has already agreed, how can we refuse now?"
Wan Yunting was embarrassed and smiled, "I wasn't just worried about you..."
"Alright."
Zhou Ruoxi waved her hand and continued down the mountain. "I don't mind your many confidantes, so how can I mind you treating Uncle-Master Jinyu with dual cultivation? Moreover, in the entire sect, besides my master, I am closest to Uncle-Master Jinyu, and she has taught me a lot. Therefore, I absolutely cannot stand by and watch her suffer from the onset of her cold poison."
"So, remember this, you must help me cure Uncle-Master Jinyu's cold poison, understand?"
Wan Yunting's expression changed. Seeing that the woman wasn't thinking what he assumed, the worry in his heart subsided, and he said seriously, "Don't worry, I will definitely cure Master Jinyu's cold poison..."
The two returned to the sect. At nine o'clock that night, Wan Yunting went up to the peach grove in the back mountain alone. In the dim night, the peach grove was still as picturesque as a painting, only missing a full moon.
In the bamboo house, candlelight flickered dimly. Because the peach grove in the back mountain was too far from the foot of the mountain, Master Jinyu's bamboo house had no electricity, so she could only use oil lamps or candles for lighting. On some nights, Master Jinyu didn't even need lighting; she could sit in the bamboo pavilion by the stream outside all night...
Tonight was special. Master Jinyu had bathed and changed early. A medicinal incense was lit in the bamboo house, and a faint medicinal aroma permeated the air, making Wan Yunting, standing at the entrance of the bamboo house, feel refreshed...
He saw Master Jinyu sitting on a stool in front of the bamboo table inside, wearing a thin gray gauze robe. Her raven hair cascaded down her back. Seen from the side, her profile was still astonishingly alluring. She held a book in her jade hand, concentrating on reading by the oil lamp on the table. Beneath the thin gauze robe, her graceful figure was still evident...
The thought of dual cultivation for treatment made Wan Yunting feel a strange sensation, not excitement, but nervousness!
"Why don't you come in?"
Master Jinyu naturally noticed him standing at the door, hesitating to enter.
Wan Yunting, jolted back to his senses, then apologized, "Master Jinyu, how about we forget it? I'll think of another way to help you cure the cold poison later..."
Master Jinyu said calmly, "Come in!"
Wan Yunting's expression faltered. He knew her words meant he should enter to treat her and that there was no need for further discussion.
Wan Yunting sighed softly, then stepped over the threshold of the bamboo house, coming to Master Jinyu's side. She asked, "What do you need to prepare?"
Wan Yunting looked at her and shook his head, "No need."
Master Jinyu put down the book in her hand, stood up, and turned towards the wooden bed. She then casually untied the belt of her thin gauze robe and said lightly, "Then let's begin..."
Seeing this, Wan Yunting's eyes widened. He couldn't help but gaze admiringly at the scene before him, a beauty so profound that words failed to describe it. He could only describe his current feelings as heart-stopping!
And then, guided by Wan Yunting, an experienced "driver," he watched her unfamiliarity, which clearly indicated this was her first time!
This gave Wan Yunting an indescribable feeling, unsure whether to be happy or to feel regret for Master Jinyu...
The two maintained a certain posture. Wan Yunting circulated the Eight Desolations Divine Skill. Instantly, Master Jinyu's delicate body convulsed violently, causing her flushed cheeks to change. Her phoenix eyes widened as she looked at the man before her. She felt the cold poison within her being forcefully drawn out by a domineering suction force...
"Uh!"
The next second, Wan Yunting's entire body trembled violently a few times. A chilling aura entered his body, causing him to shiver uncontrollably, his face turning paler. Master Jinyu, seeing this, said, "If you can't bear it, you can stop."
Wan Yunting endured the discomfort of absorbing Master Jinyu's cold poison into his body, forcing out a smile, "Don't worry, Master Jinyu, I can still hold on. I'll continue..."
Seeing this, Master Jinyu said nothing more. Her face flushed, she closed her phoenix eyes and cooperated with Wan Yunting as he circulated the Eight Desolations Divine Skill to gradually draw out the cold poison from her body. Through their dual cultivation connection, it was transferred into Wan Yunting's body...
As a result, Wan Yunting's body was seen to tremble constantly. The cold poison he absorbed made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. His body temperature was dropping, and his face was frighteningly pale...
This process continued for twenty minutes. When Master Jinyu opened her phoenix eyes, she looked at the man's pale face with astonishment. A few traces of frost had formed on his eyebrows, causing her to frown with concern. She then forcefully broke the connection between them...
Wan Yunting also opened his eyes, shivering, and hugged Master Jinyu tightly. "Just one more step. Let's continue..."
"But you..."
Master Jinyu's cheeks flushed. Being held by this man, her initially tranquil heart, which had been devoid of any ripples, now felt as if a stone had been thrown into it, causing circles upon circles of ripples on the water's surface...
From childhood, Master Jinyu had grown up in the Emei sect. The cold poison had accompanied her for decades. However, her astonishing beauty attracted the admiration of many senior and junior brothers within the sect. Even people from major martial arts sects, hearing of her incredible beauty, came to visit her.
But precisely because of Master Jinyu's astonishing beauty, she was also ostracized by her senior and junior sisters in the sect. Various rumors and attacks caused Master Jinyu immense humiliation. Eventually, she chose to live alone in the peach grove in the back mountain, enduring a monotonous life of loneliness and emptiness in silence. Over time, Master Jinyu grew accustomed to it.
She thought her life would pass this way, with the cold poison deeply ingrained in her bones. She knew she wouldn't live long, and dying like this was fine...
But what Master Jinyu didn't expect was that this man in her arms suddenly broke into her world in the peach grove, disrupting her quiet life. She couldn't even understand why she had agreed to treat her cold poison through the absurd method of dual cultivation.
Was it because she feared death? Or did this man give her a special feeling?
At this moment, Master Jinyu couldn't understand. Her mind was blank, only able to clearly feel the man's strong hands holding her tightly, continuously circulating the Great Absorption Technique, drawing out the cold poison from her body and converting it into him...
"Uh..."
Finally, Wan Yunting gritted his teeth and let out a low growl, releasing Master Jinyu. He felt as if he had been locked in an ice cellar for a day and a night, his whole body covered in a layer of frost, trembling uncontrollably. "Jin Yu... Master Jinyu, it's... it's done..."
Before Master Jinyu could respond, Wan Yunting quickly sat down cross-legged and began to circulate the Eight Desolations Divine Skill to suppress the cold poison within his body, pushing it outwards...
The Eight Desolations Divine Skill could absorb others' internal energy and convert it for his own use, but it could also release all internal energy. What Wan Yunting needed to do now was to release the cold poison he had absorbed from Master Jinyu...
Master Jinyu, sitting beside him, silently watched him for a long, long time...
This process lasted for an unknown duration. With a fierce shout, Wan Yunting raised his hands and pushed them towards the sky. A blast of cold energy erupted from his palms, hitting the thatched roof of the bamboo house and creating a large hole.
The thatch fell, scattering on the ground. Master Jinyu, who had already put on her thin gauze robe, waved her sleeve and shielded Wan Yunting on the bed from the falling thatch and broken wood from the roof...
"Hoo..."
Wan Yunting completed his technique and exhaled a breath of turbid air before slowly opening his eyes. He looked at Master Jinyu standing before him. Her astonishing beauty was devoid of any emotion, her phoenix eyes fixed on him. This made Wan Yunting a bit embarrassed. Naked, he awkwardly shielded himself with his right hand and gave a forced laugh, "Sorry, Master Jinyu, I accidentally leaked through your roof."
Master Jinyu, however, was unfazed and said, "Your internal energy has advanced quite a bit!"
Wan Yunting climbed out of bed, picked up his clothes, and began to dress. "Yes, a little. But Master Jinyu, please don't misunderstand, I didn't use the Eight Desolations Divine Skill to absorb your internal energy and convert it for my own use..."
Master Jinyu said nothing and turned to walk outside. Wan Yunting hurriedly put on his clothes and followed. They came to the bamboo pavilion by the stream and sat down, looking at the hazy night, listening to the gurgling of the stream and the chirping of insects in the bushes of the peach grove. It created a feeling of a nighttime symphony, seeming to purify the soul.
"No wonder Master Jinyu is willing to live in this peach grove. Such an environment can indeed purify the soul," Wan Yunting said with a smile, sensing the surrounding environment.
But Master Jinyu, sitting beside him, was raising her eyebrows, her thoughts unknown, and said nothing.
Wan Yunting turned his head and looked at her astonishing profile. In the dim night, it seemed as if a hazy, soft light was cast upon her, making her appear somewhat dreamlike and unreal.
For a moment, Wan Yunting was mesmerized...
"Have you seen enough?"
After a long while, Master Jinyu turned her head, her phoenix eyes casting a sidelong glance at him.
"Cough, cough..."
Wan Yunting awkwardly withdrew his gaze and blurted out, "Sorry, I couldn't help myself..."
Master Jinyu's phoenix eyes looked into the distance, gazing at the continuous mountain range. In the hazy night, white mist drifted among the mountains, like being in a fairyland...
Wan Yunting realized he had said the wrong thing and quickly changed the subject, saying, "Master Jinyu, I have drawn out one-third of the cold poison in your body. I will come back to help you in a month, and with two more sessions, your cold poison can be completely eradicated."
Master Jinyu nodded in response without looking at him.
Seeing that she wasn't speaking, Wan Yunting didn't know what else to say. The two fell into an awkward silence again, the atmosphere becoming very strange. Finally, Wan Yunting got up and said, "Then, Master Jinyu, if there's nothing else, I'll be going back now."
Wan Yunting turned and walked out of the bamboo pavilion. Master Jinyu didn't look back...
Wan Yunting glanced back at her silhouette, sighed softly, and left the peach grove.
Only after he had disappeared into the peach grove did Master Jinyu's delicate eyebrows slightly lift. The breath she had been holding in her chest slowly escaped. Thinking of something, her cheeks began to flush with a hint of crimson...