Hidden Shadow – CH 136

Chapter One-Hundred-Thirty-Six: Smooth and Naked

Mo Sigui had no direct evidence to prove that Lou Mingyue was Qiu Ningyu; it was just an intuition. He had time to prove it slowly.

“Your meridians still have not improved,” Mo Sigui said, stroking his chin. “You seem to be naturally at odds with me, always getting in my way with medicine, but it is really exciting.”

An Jiu had previously asked Headmaster Sheng because she did not trust Gu Jinghong. Now, compared to that, she trusted Mo Sigui more. “Is my meridian system suitable for practicing the Severing Meridian Palm?”

“Oh my! Severing Meridian Palm!” Mo Sigui’s expression was strange.

An Jiu looked puzzled.

“Haha, just hearing the name makes it sound like some kind of orthodox martial arts.” Mo Sigui’s explanation was laced with blatant mockery. “Your meridians will not recover anytime soon. Practicing external martial arts appropriately is beneficial, but the ‘Severing Meridians Palm’… ha, that’s really funny. You can practice that external martial art casually, but I am determined to heal your meridians.”

“Understood.” Having received a positive response, An Jiu decided to practice diligently. To increase her strength, she was willing to endure any hardship.

Before returning to her room, she glanced at Lou Mingyue’s tightly closed door. “Since you like her, you should be responsible. Do not be a cowardly bastard.”

“Hey! You stop right there! Who’s the bastard?” Mo Sigui jumped up and down.

But he only yelled; he did not pursue the matter further. In fact, An Jiu saw it clearly: Lou Mingyue embarked on the path of revenge filled with boundless hatred. Liking her meant sharing her burden, which was already a heavy responsibility for Mo Sigui.

He both hoped Lou Mingyue was Qiu Ningyu and did not want her to be.

During his time at the Hua residence, he had asked Hua Rongjian to help investigate the Qiu family, but to no avail. However, all the clues told him that Qiu Ningyu was very likely still alive.

“Second Young Lady Lou,” Mo Sigui said, walking to her door, “you are Ningyu, are you not?”

The door opened.

Lou Mingyue looked at him coldly. “You also call me Second Young Lady Lou. Do not ask unnecessary questions. Mo Sigui, I’ve said it before: I will repay your life-saving grace in the next life.”

Mo Sigui remained silent. If she were Qiu Ningyu, she would not acknowledge him, because his Ningyu would not drag him down the path of revenge.

“Fine, I live next door to Fourteenth. You can come to me if you need anything,” Mo Sigui said with a smile. “I will see this through. I really have a conscience.”

The area was full of people, each assigned a large room divided into two. Mo Sigui’s room originally belonged to An Jiu, but was temporarily set aside by Headmaster Sheng.

“Hey!” An Jiu reminded him from the window. “People might attack from time to time here; be careful.”

Mo Sigui lit the lamp, lazily lay on the bed, and grumbled, “Hmm. Do not overexert yourself with physical training; too much of a good thing will only make your meridians worse.”

An Jiu punched open the window and looked at him. “What are your chances of healing it, and how long will it take?”

Mo Sigui jumped out of bed, angrily saying, “Fourteenth Young Lady, are you questioning my medical skills?”

An Jiu stared at him silently.

“Fine,” Mo Sigui did not want to waste time staring at her. “Fifty percent chance. As for when it will heal, it might be a year or two, or it might be ten or twenty years!”

An Jiu hummed in agreement and turned to leave.

“Fourteenth Young Lady, what kind of attitude is that?” Mo Sigui roared. “With your injury, only I in the whole world dare to say I have a fifty percent chance!”

An Jiu believed him, but she did not have much time to wait, nor did she have enough chips to gamble with. Once she entered the Konghe Academy, she had to improve herself as quickly as possible—for her final salvation. To cultivate externally, one must first understand what it is.

At the beginning of An Jiu’s rebirth, she had thoughts of possessing another body, so she read some books on internal cultivation and Taoism. Later, influenced by Mei Yanran’s maternal love for Mei Jiu, she gradually gave up the idea of ​​possession and became less concerned about it. As for external cultivation, she really did not understand what it was.

While her hand injury was still healing, she spent her days in the library reading the basics of external cultivation. After reading about ten books, she had a general understanding of the subject.

Physical training, martial arts, and sanda kickboxing should all be considered external cultivation. They train muscle strength, coordination, and speed. Practicing these required not only good innate physical qualities but also sufficient endurance and perseverance. And the external cultivation in this world was far more brutal than her previous training.

First, if one’s innate physical qualities were not perfect, one must use medicine to rebuild them. There were prescriptions for rebuilding bones and muscles on the books, but the principles were not explained; it only vaguely stated, “Flesh and bones are reborn.” Secondly, each level of cultivation required physical tempering with medicine.

An Jiu’s innate conditions were good, but because her meridians had been severely damaged, Mo Sigui suggested rebuilding them.

Mo Sigui prepared a new prescription based on the original one.

One of the great advantages of being in the Konghe Academy was the inexhaustible supply of resources. The Academy was not overly strict about basic supplies; as long as it improved one’s skill, they did not mind paying for it. Mo Sigui bribed Xuan Instructor with a bottle of pills that could boost skill, obtaining only top-quality medicinal herbs.

Rebuilding the bones and muscles required applying ointment all over the body. An Jiu went to look for Lou Mingyue several times, but Lou Mingyue seemed to be deliberately avoiding Mo Sigui, disappearing without a trace.

An Jiu realized she would need to change the medicine midway through, so she simply asked Mo Sigui for help.

He shyly declined once, but then readily agreed.

The room was filled with the fragrance of medicine.

“Get ready to get in the water,” Mo Sigui said, pointing to the steaming bathtub, his peach blossom eyes gleaming.

This was his first time preparing an external medicinal bath, and An Jiu was honored to be the guinea pig. He was eagerly anticipating the results.

“What side effects?” An Jiu asked.

“How could there be?” Mo Sigui denied.

“Your face is practically screaming ‘what?'”

Mo Sigui raised an eyebrow. “What?”

An Jiu said, enunciating each word clearly, “Damn it, kill me.”

“It will not be harmful. I swear on my reputation.” Seeing her hesitation to use the medicine, Mo Sigui hurriedly fanned himself.

“Swear it.” An Jiu stared intently at him. “If you lie to me, you will not be able to work in the medical field anymore.”

“That’s too harsh!” Mo Sigui snapped his fan shut, shamelessly saying, “It does hurt a little bit, like an ant bite or a bee sting, but there will absolutely be no aftereffects. Otherwise, I, Mo Sigui, would not be able to work in the medical field anymore!”

An Jiu nodded and began to undress.

Mo Sigui brought over a bucket of paste-like medicine. Seeing An Jiu completely naked, his cheeks flushed, and he coughed a few times, turning his face away. “Um…you do not mind, do you?”

“You’ve already seen it, stop playing innocent,” An Jiu said coldly.

Even with his thick skin, Mo Sigui was still embarrassed, as it was the first time he’d seen a woman so naked. He muttered to himself as he applied the medicine to An Jiu’s body, “My apologies, my apologies. I am so sorry to my little Yu Yu.”

An Jiu scoffed, “Such a shameless act of taking advantage and then acting innocent is truly despicable.”

“There’s no advantage to be had!” Mo Sigui’s embarrassment vanished considerably. He pointed at her with a bamboo strip. “No breasts, no buttocks!”

Bang!

An Jiu punched him in the face. “Hurry up!”

After being punched, Mo Sigui finally calmed down, quickly applying the ointment all over her body and wrapping her tightly in cloth strips.

An Jiu sat in the bathtub.

Mo Sigui sealed the bucket lid.

“Mo Sigui, after seeing a woman’s body, do you have any thoughts of taking responsibility?” An Jiu suddenly thought of Chu Dingjiang.

Mo Sigui was plastering the bucket with mud, his mud-covered hands slamming onto the lid. “I’ve already sacrificed myself to this extent! I do not care; I am only responsible for my little Yu Yu. I saw her naked when she was five. Besides, as a physician, I really cannot take responsibility for everyone.”

“I did not say you had to take responsibility; do not give me that look as if you’ve been sexually harassed!” If An Jiu were not trapped inside the bucket, she would have really wanted to stand up and beat him up.

“You really scared me to death.” Mo Sigui could not bring himself to have any romantic feelings for An Jiu after thinking about all her misdeeds. For example, on their wedding night, she might grab his manhood and say coldly, “It’s too small!” For example, like now, standing naked in front of him, not only without any shyness but also powerfully swinging her fist at him…

Good heavens! Just thinking about it made him break out in a cold sweat.

Mo Sigui shuddered and quickly placed a huge iron weight on the lid of the cylinder.

“What’s this for?” An Jiu frowned.

Mo Sigui fanned himself, his hair flying, a bright smile on his face. “You will find out in a moment.”