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Chapter 23: Final Departure, a Noble Body
Chapter 23: Final Departure, a Noble Body
"This is a huge debt of gratitude."
Watching Su Changqing's acupuncture skills, Su Nan sighed.
It was the legacy of an Emperor, the most mysterious and ancient one at that. This favor was far beyond the value of a mere scroll of the Emperor's musings.
The grandeur of the Scholar-Immortal left Su Nan momentarily at a loss for how to reciprocate.
"Head of the family, how is the situation? Should we wake up my dad first?"
Seeing Su Nan's silence, Er Niu immediately sent a worried transmission.
"If you wake up your dad now, he might just kill you. Do you believe me?"
Su Nan laughed and transmitted, "Don't panic, this is a good thing for your dad right now."
"Maybe, in a while, you'll have a Near-Emperor father."
Su Wenlin and Su Nan were of the same generation, just like Er Niu and Changqing, who had grown up together.
However, Su Nan's martial talent was terrifying, and he soared ahead, suppressing his contemporaries and reaching the peak of the Near-Emperor realm.
But Su Wenlin wasn't weak either. Though he couldn't keep up with Su Nan, he slowly caught up.
That great battle, however, severed Su Wenlin's path to the Near-Emperor realm. This was Su Nan's regret and Su Wenlin's frustration.
But now, Su Changqing, with his divine medical skills and the Nine Profound Needles, was actually going to heal Su Wenlin! This was a tremendous joy for both Su Wenlin and the Su family.
A Near-Emperor wasn't just any commoner; even a newly minted Near-Emperor was a formidable peak existence.
"Ah? Near-Emperor?" Er Niu was stunned.
His father had once said he had no hope of becoming a Near-Emperor in this life. How could there suddenly be another chance?
"Phew!"
Before Er Niu could ask more, Su Wenlin suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood.
Su Changqing also put away the silver needles and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Dad!"
Er Niu was startled and immediately supported Su Wenlin.
Su Wenlin took a deep breath, and after a brief period of regulation, the surging power within him returned.
Not only that, the chronic injury that had plagued him for so long was gone, and a long-lost sense of ease flooded his heart.
"Ha ha ha ha ha!"
After a simple examination of his body, Su Wenlin couldn't contain his joy and burst into laughter.
Su Nan smiled but said nothing, his eyes filled with satisfaction as he looked at Su Changqing.
"Dad, how are you feeling?" Er Niu asked.
Su Wenlin didn't answer, but instead, he stood up solemnly and bowed deeply to Su Changqing.
"Changqing, Uncle Wenlin thanks you!"
From the family's perspective, although Su Changqing was the young master, Su Wenlin was an elder and didn't need to bow.
But this bow was different!
This bow was to thank Su Changqing for giving him a new lease on life.
"Uncle Wenlin, you don't have to do this."
Su Changqing hurriedly stepped aside, smiling bitterly. "I just applied a couple of needles, nothing more."
Su Wenlin and Su Nan sighed inwardly.
Just a couple of needles?
The value of those needles was far greater than a Saint Pill.
"By the way, Uncle Wenlin, how are you feeling?"
"Are you more comfortable now?"
Su Changqing asked hopefully.
"Um..."
Su Wenlin's smile froze, and he looked at Su Nan at the door with a pleading gaze.
How should he say this?
Was the cold cured or not?
Was he leaving tomorrow or not?
Su Nan's lips twitched, "I have some business to attend to, I'll be going."
Since Su Changqing had healed Su Wenlin, it wouldn't be right for him to lie and say he hadn't.
"You damn scoundrel!" Su Wenlin gritted his teeth.
With the greater good in mind, he could only put on a mournful face.
"No, I feel worse."
Su Changqing was stunned.
He didn't understand; if he hadn't healed him, why did he bow just now?
"Uncle Wenlin, I'm sorry."
In the end, Su Changqing sighed.
Su Wenlin also sighed, muttering to himself,
"I'm sorry, Young Master. When you return to the Su family, I will come to beg for your forgiveness."
...
Su Wenlin didn't make it through the night, and many others in the village didn't either.
Today, Su Changqing didn't go to school. Instead, he went to see Uncle Wenlin and the other villagers off for the last time.
On the way back, he patted Er Niu's shoulder with a somber expression.
"Sorry, Brother Er Niu. I couldn't save Uncle Wenlin."
Erbao grinned and waved his hand, "No worries, it was his time to go. It has nothing to do with your medical skills."
Su Changqing looked at Erbao curiously, "Erbao, Uncle Wenlin is dead, but why do you not seem sad at all?"
Erbao's smile froze.
He had wanted to act more convincingly, but he just couldn't cry.
His father's old injuries were healing, and he was on the path to becoming a Near-Emperor.
Moreover, with his father gone, no one would be around to keep an eye on him, making him feel incredibly relieved.
Yesterday, he had also condensed his life secret technique and gained a new sword art.
All these events added up, it wasn't just a double joy, but a quadruple joy!
Seeing Su Changqing's puzzled gaze, Erbao inwardly wailed.
"I can't cry, but I promise not to laugh. Okay?"
To avoid giving himself away, Erbao ran off, but the sound he made was indistinguishable between a loud cry or a loud laugh.
...
Su Wenlin's and the other villagers' passing left Su Changqing feeling somber for a long time.
But time heals all wounds, and before long, three months had passed, and the village gradually returned to normal.
During this period, Su Changqing maintained a regular routine: he read books at the library during the day and studied medical texts and sword techniques at night.
However, as time went by, Li Qingchen's expression when looking at Su Changqing became increasingly strange.
Until today.
"Radiant Body!?"
Seeing Su Changqing suddenly radiating light from his entire body, Li Qingchen's face showed shock.
No one knew how many books Su Changqing had read during this time.
The vast amount of knowledge he had absorbed had transformed his entire demeanor.
Moreover, thanks to Su Changqing's exceptional insight, a thread of pure Radiant Qi was born within him almost every day.
But following Su Nan's instructions, Li Qingchen would casually dispel it, not thinking much of it.
What Li Qingchen hadn't realized was that the Radiant Qi he dispelled didn't disappear; it was absorbed into Su Changqing's body.
It was well-known that the most pure thread of Radiant Qi in a scholar was the first one to form.
Subsequent Radiant Qi grew stronger based on this initial source.
For Su Changqing, it was as if a new thread of Radiant Qi was being dispelled and then absorbed into his body every day.
At first, this didn't show much, but after three continuous months, Su Changqing's body underwent a tremendous transformation, becoming a Radiant Body.
"Radiant Body, just like Emperor Wen had this constitution."
"Every word and action is a manifestation of the Way of Literature!"
Li Qingchen exclaimed in amazement.
He hadn't expected that he had inadvertently helped form a Radiant Body.
This constitution was on par with other martial and divine bodies.
With this, Su Changqing's future path in the Way of Literature would be incredibly smooth, and the power of his Radiant Qi would far surpass that of other scholars.
"If this body continues to produce Radiant Qi, even I won't be able to suppress it."
Li Qingchen smiled bitterly, shaking his head. Su Changqing's foundation in the Way of Literature was now so solid that it was almost frightening.
"Changqing," Li Qingchen said slowly.
"Yes, Teacher?"
Su Changqing looked up, his eyes shining like bright stars, causing Li Qingchen to instinctively turn away.
Regaining his composure, Li Qingchen smiled lightly.
"In the future, you won't need to read books anymore. I will teach you the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting."
To others, these arts were merely for aesthetic pleasure, but in the hands of a scholar of the Way of Literature, they were powerful offensive tools!
A word can command the heavens, a brushstroke can create mountains and rivers.
A painting can bring a beauty to life, a chess piece can alter the course of the universe!
This was the true heavenly skill of Li Qingchen, the Scholar Immortal!
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The Su family's sect, the literary gamble of Ling Si, and Su Changqing's first step out of Green Mountain Village will soon be revealed.
Stay tuned for the exciting developments.
(End of Chapter)
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