Chapter 318: Shifting Thoughts

Chapter 318: Shifting Thoughts



November 16th, 2024

Inside the room, Jiang Ning pushed open the door and saw Xiao Emei in an immodest state of dress.

Her delicate shoulders were exposed, and her two pale legs extended out from under her long robe, reflecting a white glow in the flickering candlelight.

The oversized sleeves made Xiao Emei's hands appear slender at this moment.

It was clear that she was wearing only a single long robe.

This half-concealed, half-revealed, and suggestive attire clearly showed that Xiao Emei understood men's desires.

As she heard the sound of the door opening, Xiao Emei tugged at her collar, deliberately covering the valley between her breasts.

She had already figured it out just a moment ago, she had already thought things through.

Based on her limited knowledge, she knew that reincarnated deities were once great gods in their previous lives.

These great gods chose to reincarnate as humans to free themselves from their divine bodies and some form of confinement.

Such beings were rare, and no one in the entire Dongling Prefecture could compare to them.

After realizing this, Xiao Emei calmly accepted her current situation.

In her mind, this might not be just an opportunity.

At the Water Moon Sword Palace, her future potential would be limited, and even if she reached her full potential, she would only be able to catch up to Xiao Qiushui. Achieving the level of a grandmaster would be more difficult than ascending to heaven.

However, following a powerful reincarnated deity with limitless potential, her future would be immeasurable.

The next moment, Xiao Emei's expression froze, and her eyes widened in surprise.

She saw that the person who entered was not only Jiang Ning but also a green-clothed girl standing behind him.

Noticing the presence of an outsider, Xiao Emei felt a bit embarrassed.

She quickly tightened her collar, covering her exposed fragrant shoulders.

Her pale, glowing legs also retreated into the long robe.

"Little Green, take her to rest," Jiang Ning said. "Also, give her a set of clothes!"

"Yes!" Lu Yi heard Jiang Ning's words and, despite her confusion, replied in agreement.

A moment later, Xiao Emei was led out by Lu Yi.

The door was closed again.

Jiang Ning glanced around the room.

The most significant damage was the earthen pit in front of his bed.

During his previous burst of fist technique, although Xiao Emei wasn't killed by his attack, the wooden floor and ground couldn't withstand the destructive force and a pit formed.

The wooden boards beneath his feet were severely damaged and even carbonized.

However, the extent of the damage in the room was not severe under his control, and it didn't spread to other areas.

After a quick glance, Jiang Ning went to bed.

The next day, at the Cloud Inn.

Bai Luoyu stepped out of his room and glanced at the neighboring room.

"Hasn't Xiao Emei returned yet?"

Then his gaze shifted to the direction of Jiang Ning's mansion.

"I'll go and take a look!" He thought to himself.

He then headed downstairs to the first floor of the inn.

As he stepped out of the inn's main door, he immediately spotted Xiao Emei approaching from a distance.

Unlike her usual preference for white clothing, she was now wearing a set of green clothes.

Seeing Xiao Emei, Bai Luoyu's eyes widened in surprise.

He couldn't help but take a few extra glances at her attire, especially at her hair, which was now neatly coiled on top of her head.

He remembered that previously, Xiao Emei always wore her hair in a waterfall-like style.

This showed that Xiao Emei preferred her hair loose, but today, it was indeed coiled on top of her head.

It was the first time he had seen her like this, and he couldn't help but take a few extra glances.

His curiosity grew even more.

"Miss Xiao, where did you go so early in the morning?" Xiao Emei approached, and Bai Luoyu greeted her with a smile, holding a folding fan in his hand.

"Just wandering around and having breakfast outside," Xiao Emei replied, stopping in her tracks.

"Miss Xiao, you're quite relaxed and leisurely!" Bai Luoyu chose not to expose her, as he had seen Xiao Emei climbing out of the window the night before, obviously heading towards Jiang Ning.

Moreover, he hadn't heard any signs of Xiao Emei returning throughout the night, so how could he believe her words?

However, at this moment, Bai Luoyu's heart was still filled with some doubts.

After a moment's thought, he couldn't make sense of it, but when he thought of Jiang Ning, his mind was no longer troubled.

"Miss Xiao, I plan to visit Jiang Ning's mansion again. Would you like to come along?"

Hearing Jiang Ning's name, a strange expression flashed across Xiao Emei's eyes.

The experience from the night before left a deep impression on her, and she kept replaying it in her mind throughout the night.

The events of that night had a profound impact on her.

The next moment, she nodded, "I'll come along, but I need to return to my room to freshen up and change clothes. I wonder if White Inspector can wait for a moment?"

"Take your time!" Bai Luoyu lightly waved his folding fan, "I'm not in a hurry, so waiting won't be a problem."

A while later, Xiao Emei returned to the room.

She went to her bed and searched through several bottles of pills, finding the healing medicine she needed, and took one to swallow.

As the pill entered her body, she sat cross-legged on the bed and began to circulate her inner energy to heal her injuries.

After a brief encounter last night, her internal injuries were not minor.

Her five viscera and six entrails had hidden wounds.

Her limbs and bones also had large and small hidden injuries all over her body.

Her meridians were in a terrible state.

Even with the protection of her inner breath, the severity of her injuries was unimaginable.

Nevertheless, her internal injuries were quite serious. After a night of circulating her inner breath for healing, it only stabilized her condition, without much improvement.

At this moment, as she circulated her energy for healing, the pill quickly dissolved within her body, and its potent medicinal power began to permeate throughout.

Half a stick of incense later, there was a knocking sound on the door.

"Guest, the hot water is ready!" a deep-voiced middle-aged woman called out.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Emei opened her eyes and glanced at the door. With a wave of her hand, her inner breath swept across, and the door bolt dropped.

"Come in!"

Xiao Emei closed her eyes again.

Hearing this, the woman outside pushed open the door.

The next moment, she immediately lowered her head.

She saw the room's curtains and hanging objects moving without any wind.

Inside the well-sealed room, cyclones swirled.

She instantly realized that the gossip she had heard before was not wrong.

The distinguished guest staying in this superior guest room was a big shot from the county city.

Carrying two wooden buckets, the woman made several trips to adjust the water temperature for Xiao Emei, then sprinkled rose petals on the surface.

"The hot water is ready!" the woman said, bowing her head.

"You may leave!" Xiao Emei kept her eyes closed.

"Yes!"

After a while, Xiao Emei got up from the bed and walked towards the door, checking if the windows were sealed. Only then did she approach the bathing bucket, remove her clothes, and undo her topknot.

The next moment, she felt a surge of pain.

Her once waist-length cascading hair was now shorter, with the ends appearing scorched and curly.

For a woman, hair is like a second face.

Seeing her years of nurturing her long hair now in this state, she felt a deep sense of pain.

She then checked her body again.

The areas covered by clothing showed large patches of charred residue.

Seeing this, she stepped into the bath bucket and began scrubbing her entire body.

After several hours, Xiao Emei finally opened the door and stepped out.

She re-tied her hair, and instantly, a sense of being a married woman filled the air, unlike before when her long hair hung down, exuding a youthful aura.

At this time, Bai Luoyu sat alone by the window, sipping wine.

Looking at the bustling scene outside the window, he was speechless.

He couldn't help but recall Xiao Emei's recent words.

Waiting for a moment.

"Several hours have passed, is this what women mean by 'waiting for a moment'?!?" Bai Luoyu silently complained.

"White Inspector!" Just then, Xiao Emei's voice rose.

Hearing this, Bai Luoyu turned to see Xiao Emei descending the stairs.

Xiao Emei was now dressed in a white skirt, her long hair neatly tied up, revealing her slender and fair swan-like neck, exuding the aura of a married woman.

Seeing this, Bai Luoyu's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.

In that instant, he realized that compared to a girl's shyness, he preferred more mature women.

"Miss Xiao, you've finished bathing?" Bai Luoyu asked, standing up.

"Mhm," Xiao Emei nodded, then said, "White Inspector, we can go now!"

"Let's go!"

Jiang Ning's Mansion.

Liu Wanwan opened the main door and saw Bai Luoyu and Xiao Emei's arrival, which no longer surprised her.

"Please come in, esteemed guests!" Liu Wanwan said.

Bai Luoyu glanced at the east wing and saw the crimson Grand Sun True Qi descending from the sky, directly entering the east wing. A slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Brother Jiang must be practicing again!"

"Yes!" Liu Wanwan nodded, "Every sunny day, the hour of the snake is Ah Ning's practice time."

"The hour of the snake!" Bai Luoyu repeated, muttering, "Inner Core Nourishment Art's Small Success, the next step is the Great Success, reaching the level of inner breath like celestial qi."

"It seems that once Brother Jiang completes the sixth-level Bone Tempering, with his foundation of both inner and outer cultivation, he'll be truly formidable!"

Beside them, Xiao Emei heard Bai Luoyu's words. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and her lips curled slightly.

Last night, she had personally experienced Jiang Ning's strength.

Such a terrifying physical body, a force she couldn't resist.

Coupled with the miraculous effects of his blood, she understood that Jiang Ning couldn't possibly still be at the sixth level of Martial Arts, as they had speculated, with a foundation of both inner and outer cultivation.

The sixth-grade bone-forging process inevitably leads to great success.

Moreover, during the fifth-grade Inner Fortification stage, she progressed further than most.

With over thirty years of accumulated Inner Core Nourishment Art, her cultivation surpassed that of most fifth-grade martial artists.

Xiao Emei was well aware of her own cultivation progress.

As early as the age of twenty-six, she had already reached the level of having an ocean of Inner Core Nourishment Art, possessing thirty years of cultivation.

Now, at the age of twenty-nine, her cultivation growth was far beyond that of an average person's three years.

Being the third on the Martial Artist Ranking, Xiao Qiushui's disciple, and the senior sister of Water Moon Sword Palace, Xiao Emei had access to abundant martial resources, and her cultivation growth far exceeded that of most fifth-grade martial artists.

After three years, her cultivation had increased by at least ten years.

Her current cultivation was at least thirty-seven or thirty-eight years.

However, in front of Jiang Ning, she felt a noticeable gap.

This also indicated that Jiang Ning's cultivation was several years ahead of hers, not less than forty years.

Thinking of this, Xiao Emei couldn't help but secretly smile bitterly in her heart.

The purpose of last night's action was to investigate Jiang Ning's secrets, and she had indeed achieved that, successfully uncovering Jiang Ning's details.

But at the same time, she had lost her freedom last night.

From now on, she was no longer free.

She thought about her speculations about Jiang Ning, and her heart suddenly felt relieved.

These thoughts flashed through Xiao Emei's mind.

Then.

The two stepped over the threshold and entered Jiang Ning's residence.

In the front courtyard.

Bai Luoyu continued to gaze at the sky above the eastern courtyard, exclaiming in surprise.

Observing the frequency of the scarlet-red Solar Vital Energy descending, he instantly understood how efficient Jiang Ning was in refining Solar Vital Energy.

"With such refinement efficiency, no wonder he could possess such strength at such a young age."

"I wonder how astonishing his most proficient arrow technique is!"

Bai Luoyun secretly spoke in his heart.

At the same time, his doubts did not diminish.

Last night, he saw Xiao Emei stealthily leaving in her night-traveling attire, and he suspected she was heading towards Jiang Ning.

But today, Jiang Ning seemed to have no changes.

Being able to refine and absorb Solar Vital Energy, cultivating the five internal organs.

This also indicated that Jiang Ning's body had no abnormalities at this moment.

He suddenly doubted his judgment from the previous night.

Doubting whether Xiao Emei had left last night to find Jiang Ning.

"If not him, then who could it be?"

Thinking of this, Bai Luoyu turned to look at Xiao Emei.

He immediately suppressed his emotions and continued to look towards Jiang Ning.

"Jiang Ning, you're disturbing my cultivation again, I hope you don't mind?" Bai Luoyu waved the folding fan in his hand and smiled as he spoke.

"How could I mind?" Jiang Ning said, smiling.

Being able to befriend Bai Luoyu, he would not refuse.

It was known that Bai Luoyun was a prominent figure in Dongling County, a top-tier individual.

For such an existence, ordinary people would have no access to visit.

Let alone Bai Luoyu personally coming to his door, that would be like a fantasy.

"Bai Luoyu, there's something I must apologize for!" Jiang Ning said.

"What is it?" Bai Luoyu asked, puzzled.

Jiang Ning explained, "Last night, I ran out of the refined elixir, and it will take some time to brew more."

"I thought it was something serious!" Bai Luoyu smiled, then he opened his right hand, and a white jade wine flask appeared in his hand: "I came today, of course, to drink my wine!"

(End of Chapter)

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