Chapter 28: Truly Heartless

Chapter 28: Truly Heartless

Holding onto Qian Ren Xue, who had fallen asleep after their cultivation session, Wang Si exited the imitation cultivation field.

The moment he stepped out, Wang Si involuntarily took a step back.

"Ahem, Your Holiness, it's been a while."

Glancing at the sleeping Qian Ren Xue in his arms, Wang Si felt embarrassed as he looked at Bi Bidong standing at the door.

This is the Heavenly Fighting Emperor City, the Prince's Mansion. How can you all just enter as you please?

Bi Bidong glanced at Qian Ren Xue, snuggled in the boy's arms with a look of contentment, and a mocking smile appeared on her face.

"Yes, it's been a while. I didn't expect you to be doing so well for yourself after leaving the Wuhun Temple."

Hearing this, Wang Si awkwardly took another step back, retreating further into the imitation cultivation room, and gestured for Bi Bidong to step inside and talk.

However, Bi Bidong merely glanced at the imitation cultivation field and shook her head. She had no love for the sun's power.

"I didn't come here today for anything important. I heard that you've researched a special cultivation method to strengthen bones, and I have a student I want you to help."

As she spoke, Bi Bidong looked at Wang Si with keen interest.

When they had first met, she hadn't paid much attention to his greeting, but now she realized something: this guy hadn't called her 'Teacher'.

Wang Si felt a bit guilty under Bi Bidong's meaningful gaze.

"Teacher, where is Senior Sister? I'll go help her."

"Why didn't you continue calling me 'Your Holiness'? Have you never acknowledged me as your teacher in your heart?"

Noting Wang Si's reaction, Bi Bidong's tone took on a teasing edge.

Wang Si found himself at a loss for words.

How could I acknowledge her as my teacher when she doesn't see me as her student?

But he didn't dare say that out loud.

"I'm just nervous because I haven't seen you in a long time, Teacher. I misspoke."

His excuse was plausible, but Bi Bidong wasn't going to let him off the hook that easily.

She reached out and placed her hand on Wang Si's shoulder, then applied force.

"When you left the Wuhun Temple, you didn't have a martial soul. I heard you have one now. What is it? Show it to me."

Bi Bidong's strength was not to be underestimated, and as she exerted force, she also injected a strand of her soul power into Wang Si's body, beginning to probe his physical condition.

There were many shortcuts to quickly mastering the Baidan Gu (Hundred Refining Bones)

, and the simplest one was to directly investigate the physical condition of its creator, Wang Si.

As for whether Wang Si could withstand the soul power of a Title Douluo rampaging through his body, that would depend on how "gentle" this Title Douluo was when probing him.

From Wang Si's slightly distorted expression, it was clear that Bi Bidong's probe was not very "gentle".

Gritting his teeth, Wang Si began the martial soul attachment process.

A skeleton, glowing with black-gold metallic luster, appeared behind him.

Upon seeing this skeleton, Bi Bidong frowned and carefully sensed Wang Si's bone strength. She also glanced at the first soul ring that flickered beneath his feet from time to time.

Finally, Bi Bidong couldn't help but comment, "Your martial soul looks so ordinary. Aside from increasing your bone hardness, it doesn't seem to have any special abilities?"

There were indeed families on the continent that focused on developing specific attributes, such as the Four Single-Attribute Families that used to be under the Haotian Sect.

Among them was the "Guardian Family", known for their defensive capabilities, and their martial souls also had unique traits, such as an innate affinity for the earth element.

But Wang Si's martial soul seemed to only enhance his bone hardness? That was a little... too extreme.

Seeing Wang Si's face turn pale, then flush, Bi Bidong finally "realized" that her words had hurt his pride.

"Sorry, I forgot that you didn't even have a martial soul at the beginning."

Bi Bidong apologized, but her words only rubbed salt in Wang Si's wound.

Seeing Wang Si's discomfiture, Bi Bidong felt a strange sense of accomplishment.

Perhaps it was because this boy could hold her daughter in his arms right in front of her, while she, the mother, could only watch from the sidelines.

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Your senior sister is still waiting for you inside."

Bi Bidong removed her hand and pointed in the direction of Wang Si's room.

Wang Si recalled his martial soul and didn't look at Bi Bidong. Instead, he walked out of the imitation cultivation field.

"Snow needs to sleep some more. I'll help her cultivate in the cultivation field later."

Hearing the nickname "Snow", Bi Bidong let out a cold snort.

Wang Si took a deep breath and walked out of the imitation cultivation field. Bi Bidong shifted her body slightly to make way for him.

He then gestured for her to wait outside, where Bi Bidong would presumably instruct her to begin cultivating in the imitation cultivation field.

Hulina glanced at the little girl in Wang Si's embrace, surprised by her appearance.

She soon left the room, and Wang Si gently placed Qian Renxue on the bed, pinching her soft flesh with his fingers as he did so.

Qian Renxue's eyebrows twitched slightly, even in her "deep sleep."

Wang Si leaned down and gently kissed her cheek before covering the luminous night pearl, which illuminated the room, with a piece of cloth.

As he exited the room, Wang Si saw that Bi Bidong was still standing guard at the entrance of the imitation cultivation field.

"This is a balm specially formulated by Ju Douluo to greatly relieve pain. You can apply it to your senior martial sister's body.

However, the balm only provides temporary relief. If the pain becomes too much for her to bear, you can give her this pill, and she'll sleep through the night."

Bi Bidong handed Wang Si a wooden box the size of a palm and a small porcelain bottle.

Wang Si took the box and bottle but continued to stare at Bi Bidong.

Seeing his expression, Bi Bidong chuckled.

"What are you looking at me like that for? Do you want me to help apply the medicine?"

She snorted derisively and shook her head.

"Your cultivation method involves using your soul power to unblock the skeleton, right? During this process, your mental power follows the path of your soul power.

It's quite fascinating, isn't it? You get to see some wonderful things while unblocking the skeleton, am I right?"

As she spoke, Bi Bidong no longer bothered to conceal her disdainful gaze.

"What? You dare to look but not touch? Oh right, that's applying medicine, how could that be taking advantage? Am I right?"

Wang Si took a deep breath and chose to ignore the crazy woman, entering the imitation cultivation field without another word.

He glanced at Hulina, who had turned her back to him and had already summoned her martial soul. Then, he looked at Bi Bidong standing by the door.

"Teacher, aren't you going to come in and supervise? If something goes wrong during this process, it could affect my senior martial sister for life."

Hearing this, Bi Bidong merely laughed softly.

"If you treat your senior martial sister with the same attitude as you do Snow, how could there be any problems?

As for coming in, I don't see the need. Firstly, you wouldn't dare to tamper with the process.

Secondly, even if you did, I wouldn't be able to tell right now anyway."

Hearing her teacher's words, Hulina turned to look at her, opening her mouth as if to ask something.

But Bi Bidong shook her head slightly, indicating that these words were for Wang Si's benefit and that she would, of course, step in if anything went wrong.

The door of the imitation cultivation field creaked shut.

Hulina quickly turned back, her face reddening as she thought about what was about to happen.

"Hulina, this is just a cultivation process, and nothing will happen, I assure you. Nothing will happen.

You have to trust your teacher's judgment, alright? You have to trust me."

As Hulina was still steeling herself, Wang Si approached her.

"Senior Martial Sister, I don't even know your name yet. Would you mind telling me?"

"My name is Hulina. You can just call me Senior Martial Sister or even Na Jie if you like. I don't mind."

Hulina, her train of thought interrupted by Wang Si's words, quickly introduced herself.

As for Wang Si's situation, her teacher had already briefed her on the way here.

"Senior Martial Sister, I'm sure you can't bear the pain, so to avoid wasting the balm, you should just take the pill and sleep it off."

Wang Si came to Hulina's side, poured out a pill, and brought it to her lips.

Hulina looked at the pill, confused, but in that moment of hesitation, Wang Si placed the pill in her mouth and followed it with a gulp of water from a flask.

Hulina tried to say something, but the pill soon took effect, and she struggled a few times before falling into a deep sleep.

Inside the imitation cultivation field, Wang Si began to unblock Hulina's skeleton after she fell asleep.

Outside, once Bi Bidong confirmed that Wang Si had started the process, she finally made her move, heading toward the room where Qian Renxue was currently resting...

(End of Chapter)

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