Chapter Thirty-Four Ambiguity

  Roasting rabbit, Shi Jingxuan looked at Wu Ming's appearance of operating his internal energy to heal his wounds, and his face became somewhat complicated.

  It turns out that your martial arts skills are so high, why do you still want to accompany me to Wanshou Mountain to find the Shape-Shifting Grass? With such high abilities, what's the need for the Shape-Shifting Grass to unlock your potential? Why is it, could it be that you want to stay with me alone?

  But these days he's completely different from before, no longer dull and stuffy, but rather cute and interesting, always making people laugh... Hmm, does little brother like me?

  Thinking of this, Shi Jingxuan's face turned bright red.

  Was that just now to protect me? But he's so powerful, he can even block the tail of a snake and dragon. How did he learn all this? And his swordsmanship is also very impressive, no wonder they said they want to teach me! But isn't he supposed to be untalented? When did little brother become so powerful?

  Yeah, it must be the Master who taught him. Shi Jingxuan suddenly thought of the old man with white beard he saw when he left the mountain gate. Since he is the ancestor of the sect, his strength should be very strong, and he must have been the one to teach his younger brother. But why didn't I notice that my younger brother was practicing before?

  Shi Jingxuan's mind was a mess, full of tangled threads. He thought about it from all sides, and had many doubts. Then he found some 'answers' for himself, but soon fell into another reverie. The rabbit in his hand was unknowingly grilled to a slightly charred flavor.

  Wu Ming swallowed a few pills of therapeutic medicine, and then ran the Nine Yang True Classic. The remaining true energy in his dantian circulated through his body's meridians for nine large cycles. When the Jade Rabbit rose high outside, he finally stopped, and his internal injuries had healed by about 80%. However, it seemed that this time he had injured his internal organs, and a complete cure would not be possible in the short term.

  "Cough cough... Sister, what are you thinking about? The rabbit is going to be overcooked!"

  "Ah?" Wu Ming's words startled Shi Jingxuan, who quickly took a look at the rabbit skewers in his hand. The bottom layer of rabbit meat was charred black, while the top layer was still only yellow and oily, with skin that hadn't yet crisped up. Seeing Wu Ming looking over curiously, Shi Jingxuan's face suddenly turned bright red.

  "Damn it, what's he thinking!" Shi Jingxuan quickly lowered his head and turned the rabbit meat around again. He then picked up another unroasted rabbit and handed it to Wu Ming.

  "Heh heh, what's on your mind, Shifu? You seem so absorbed in thought, I wonder if you're thinking of..." Wu Ming winked, leaving the sentence unfinished, as if hinting at something.

  Shi Jingxuan reflected in the bonfire, her smooth and delicate face was as if set aflame.

  "Little brother, your kung fu, was it that old... master who taught you? How come it's so fierce? What level are you at now? Are you a martial arts expert?"

  She didn't know what to say and could only find a topic to divert attention away from it.

  Wu Ming surprisingly didn't notice either, and after Shi Jingxuan said that, he hesitated and said: "This has nothing to do with that old man, it's just that I had some strange encounters, and for now, I still can't say anything about it." Seeing Shi Jingxuan seemed somewhat disappointed by his evasiveness, Wu Ming quickly added another sentence: "When the time comes, I'll tell you first, okay?"

  "Mmm!" Shi Jingxuan nodded lightly, indicating understanding.

  Wu Ming saw her like this and scratched his head again, just sitting there, feeling quite embarrassed.

  Just as Wu Ming felt embarrassed, Shi Jingxuan lightly opened her cherry lips and said: "Younger brother, what realm have you reached now? I see that you are so powerful, have you already entered the martial arts realm?"

  Wu Mingdao said, "This is not it, just the first five heavens of innate quality. However, last time the sect leader gave me a jade pendant and said that it can conceal my cultivation, so you can't see it. Actually, sister, I'll teach you swordsmanship, you've seen it before, my swordsmanship is really good."

  "I promised earlier on the boat. But how did you, Tianwu, become so formidable? Did you cultivate some powerful martial skills?" Shi Jingxuan said in a low voice.

  "Hmm, pretty intense, huh... Hehe..." Wu Ming burst out laughing again, feeling that the two of them together were somehow mismatched today.

  "Huh, what's wrong with your feet?" Wu Ming was smiling foolishly, suddenly discovering that Shi Jingxuan had actually taken off both boots and placed them aside, while his feet seemed a bit off.

  "No, nothing. Just, just water got into my shoes and they're uncomfortable to wear." Shi Jingxuan heard Wu Ming's question, her beautiful legs involuntarily drew back, trying to hide under the white skirt.

  Uncomfortable? Is there water? Wu Ming was taken aback, as a master since childhood, this bit of water could be evaporated with a burst of true energy, wouldn't the clothes and skirt be dry already? These shoes...... no, why does this foot feel much bigger all of a sudden?

  Usually didn't pay attention to Shi Jingxuan's slender little feet, but now that I take a closer look, they seem slightly asymmetrical, as if they're swollen?

  Wu Ming suddenly darted to the front of Shi Jingxuan, grabbed her small foot with his hand, and pulled it out. The plump toes, through the snow-white skin like jade, could still see a few blue veins exposed. However, what Wu Ming saw was not these, but at a glance, he saw that the ankle was swollen like a steamed bun, and when he turned it over, there were more than ten blisters on the sole of her foot.

  "Does it hurt a lot? Let me rub it for you!" Wu Ming's heart was moved, this must have been left from when he carried her and ran earlier.

  "Uh, it doesn't hurt, not at all, just need a rest... I'll just rub it myself and it'll be fine."

  Shi Jingxuan's face, which had just returned to normal, suddenly turned a strange shade of crimson again as she was held in the man's hands for the first time.

  "No, I'll do it! I still have medicine on me."

  Wu Ming picked out all the blisters, then poured some golden wound medicine on them. This was a system-produced injury medicine that would absolutely not leave any scars, although blisters wouldn't usually leave scars either. Afterwards, he gathered his internal energy in his hands and massaged Shi Jingxuan's ankle.

  The two of them remained silent, neither speaking. It was unclear whether they were too serious or just awkward, but they sat there by the fire pit, one absent-mindedly roasting a rabbit and the other lowering their head to rub the swollen ankle of the other.

  It wasn't long before Shi Jingxuan handed over the roasted rabbit meat in his hand, "Younger brother, it's done, here you go!"

  The ambiguous atmosphere was suddenly broken, and Wu Ming's face also turned a little red. He hastily picked up his half-familiar rabbit and said: "You, Shijie, you eat first, I'll just put this here!"

  "Pfft, aren't you just massaging my feet? Can this be eaten? I'll roast it myself!" Shi Jingxuan looked at Wu Ming's clumsy movements, seemingly wanting to laugh.

  "Hey, you go ahead and eat first. You've been carrying me on your back all day, I'm sure you're exhausted. You eat first." Wu Ming pushed it away again, but his stomach was also hungry. However, thinking of Shi Jingxuan, this silly girl, actually carried him on her back for a whole day, he just couldn't eat first.

  "Alright then, let's go halves! No objections allowed, or I won't eat either!"

  "Alright then, you eat first, leave some for me when you're done, and I'll give you a foot massage..."

  "Hmm!" Shi Jingxuan didn't mention splitting it in half either, his face just turned a little red.

  Sorry, my grandfather passed away, now I have time to go online!

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