Chapter 93 Gao Jue and Lu Jiangbei made trouble
The moment before the horse’s hoof was going to fall on He Danggui’s head, she eventually found the feeling of flying in her previous life. When she wanted to jump up for a test flight, her tip of nose knocked into a high and hard “wall” within a blink.
A folding fan hung on the “wall” lifted her veil first. Then the “wall” rushed forward again and rebounded her back to the ground. When she opened her eyes, she saw the black shadow of the horse’s hoof falling slowly. She only got enough time to turn over and protect the little kid under her body, then she was suddenly hit by a weight in the middle of her back. And then she fainted and was unconscious immediately.
How did she survive?
Speaking of that, she had to thank Gao Jue and Lu Jiangbei for conveying their Zhenqi to her. She hadn’t mastered the method of guiding Zhenqi, but could only sigh with emotion when running and lifting heavy loads, “It’s good to have internal force!” Because her internal force was weak in the previous life, she didn’t know that the “Zhenqi for protecting the body”, which sounded very recondite, was actually an automatic air wall. And she had never been practiced before!
Just like one’s fingers would immediately retract when touching a flame, when she was attacked by the outside world suddenly and her reaction speed and kung fu were not enough to protect her life, the continuous Zhenqi in her Dantian would burst out suddenly in her back-heart as a wall of Zhenqi, which protected her as the red-maned horse stepped her in its madness.
Up till today, He Danggui eventually understood the description of Zhenqi in a martial arts secret script that she had read in the previous life, “There are numerous people practicing Zhenqi while very few people get real Zhenqi. If one was born as a smart one, he surely understands the rules of nature. Though brilliant schemes are born talents, if one learns and understands the essence of nature, he is able to perform it skillfully and naturally, like he is supported by Immortals and ghosts. That’s how the one gets his ‘second life’.” To have Zhenqi was to have a “second life”. These Zhenqi existing in the body were as alive as pulse, blood and breath. It was her shield when she was attacked, and her sword when she was attacking So, in the morning, she just pinched the neck of a pheasant, and she didn’t even feel that she had used much force. However, the short-lived pheasant in her hand kicked on both legs, and then died...
Looking at a blue stone step not far, which was stepped into pieces by the red-maned horse, He Danggui was finally in fear. If she hadn’t had internal force, she would not have suffered from severe back sharp pain now, but have been stepped to death after the horse passed by with that hoof stepping through her chest. Just because her internal force was “borrowed” from others a few days ago, and she couldn’t control it by herself, the strength of her Zhenqi was much weaker than that of Gao Jue, who had practiced martial arts for many years. That was to say, her Zhenqi for protecting the body was far from enough to fend against swords and spears. Moreover, Gao Jue might not be able to be that impressive, either. Anyhow, based on her experience, his Zhenqi was at least able to fend against her wooden hairpin.
At that crucial moment of life and death, her high mental tension had magnified her hearing more than ten times. She could hear the surrounding wind clearly. She also heard the horse’s hoof that stepped on her, which smashed the thin air wall that she had made. Then the strength of the horse’s hooves was weakened infinitely before stepping on her back. And that was why she got lucky only to suffer some trauma instead of viscera.
Madam Luo calmed down at last. Seeing He Danggui vomit a mouthful of blood, she didn’t cry out any useless words, but caught He Danggui on the spot and began to feel the pulse. The longer she felt her pulse, the weirder her face changed. Her eyes were more bulging.
“How is she? Is it serious?” Feng Yang looked at Madam Luo’s expression, and his heart hung. He did not intend to kill her, but she died because of him. In fact, if he didn’t intervene, He Danggui was likely to have been out of danger. He just didn’t expect that the little girl who was only as tall as his chest had such great potential. At the critical moment, she could jump four or five feet high with a kid. So, he couldn’t stop moving at high speed. Unexpectedly, he bounced back Madam Luo’s granddaughter who barely jumped out of the danger zone, and caused her trampled to spit blood.
Madam Luo shook her head doubtfully, frowned to see He Danggui’s face, and analyzed slowly, “Although your Qi and blood are surging, your viscera and meridians are not damaged at all... Although you vomited a mouthful of blood, your face looks normal, and you don’t look like one who just loses blood... How do you feel, Yi? Do you have any discomfort or severe back pain?”
Although Madam Luo was very skilled in medicine, she was not a martial artist after all. She didn’t know the slippery and astringent pulse as if someone had drunk deer antler wine with tiger whip was actually a symptom of retrograde Zhenqi in people with deep internal energy.
Though He Danggui’s Zhenqi saved herself, just now the Zhenqi in her Dantian was like busting its ass to run to the injured part of the incident. Now that it had completed its glorious mission, most Zhenqi couldn’t find a way back to Dantian, so they could only run without direction in the major channels. Although it was not as serious as the “Qizhou” situation that He Danggui encountered when she suddenly had internal force, the Zhenqi was retrograde fiercely this time. That’s why the Qi and blood in its way were pushed out, and He Danggui spew out a mouthful of blood because of that. All in all, He Danggui didn’t spit blood for being trampled by a horse’s hoof, but because she couldn’t control the deep internal force, so she could only spit blood when she was backfired by her own internal force.
As for her “normal” complexion, it was only a surface phenomenon. In fact, her face under the Yingying Powder was quite likely to be pale. The spot trampled by the horse’s hoof was just a trauma, which was easy to be treated even if it was serious. However, there was no expert like Gao Jue to help her guide the Zhenqi back to Dantian. The longer she delayed to guide this, the more dangerous it would be. Because last time, only Lu Jiangbei’s Zhenqi was making trouble. But this time, Gao Jue and Lu Jiangbei’s Zhenqi both made trouble at the same time. What should she do? He Danggui never dreamed that one day she would be upset because her internal force was too deep.
“Grandma, don’t worry. Fortunately, that horse’s hoof just stepped on lightly, so I could escape from death. I only suffered a little trauma on my back. But now I feel that I’m over frightened, and I want to go home and have a rest soon.” Then He Danggui thought to herself, “Fortunately, I could recite all kinds of excellent Cultivation Methods for Internal Energy. There was not much Zhenqi in the previous life, so I could only guide Zhenqi through expiration and inspiration, and sitting in meditation. As a result, all the methods for me were just empty talks. But it was better than nothing. After I return to Luo’s Mansion, I’ll look for a secluded site and try these methods one by one. Among all the cultivation methods I know, there must be at least one method that could work.”
Guan Bai was the eldest legitimate son of Guan’s Family. Naturally, he also knew some medical knowledge. He came up and studied He Danggui’s face, seeing nothing wrong with her. So, he proposed, “Madam Luo, Ren Shu Tang is not far away. Can I send this sister there to treat her trauma?” Even though his body was stained with blood at the moment, he was still decent. At this moment, he realized that his horse had neither trampled on the daughter of Feng’s Family nor trampled on Madam Luo’s “child”. It made him feel very relaxed. In the conversation with others, he restored his consistent elegance and calm that matched the identity of the noble childe of the family.
“But Madam Luo, is her face… normal?” Feng Yang, who didn’t know medicine, also bent down to look at He Danggui’s face for a moment. He could not help interrupting, “Come and have a look. Isn’t it because the injury is so serious that her face turns yellow with pain?”
“No, it isn’t.” Madam Luo who knew medicine answered, “The reason of her yellow complexion is due to deficiency of Qi and blood, and congenital deficiency. These symptoms are not related to her injury.”
“No, Bro Feng.” Guan Bai, who knew medicine, also added, “People with severe injuries usually look pale and bleeding. Their symptoms also accompanied with sweating on the forehead, trembling hands and feet, upper eyelid twitches and other symptoms. The little sister’s face is light yellow. It is a normal complexion. And there is no sweat on her forehead. The present situation shows that she doesn’t feel any pain now, In my point of view...”
“I’m hungry.” He Danggui interrupted him angrily, “Grandma, Let’s get going!”
“Feng Yang, I’m hungry, too.” There was a quiet voice behind He Danggui, “Didn’t you say you would go to Luo’s Mansion? Let’s get going.”
Feng Yang turned his head surprisingly. He glared angrily at the man in the dark red cloak and thick bamboo hat. At the same time, he frowned and whispered, “Yuan, how could you get off the gharry? You can’t be exposed to the wind! Didn’t you pass out? Why are you waking up again...You can walk normally now!”
The man in the thick bamboo hat pointed to the back head of He Danggui. He replied, “I feel all right after I take her pill. But I still want to find a quiet place to rest. Can we go to Luo’s Mansion now?”
Feng Yang turned to look at Madam Luo immediately. He repeated to her the question of his friend, “Madam Luo, can we go to Luo’s Mansion now?” Madam Luo immediately nodded and replied, “Of course, let’s go back home!”
He Danggui could not help turning her head at once to see the man standing behind her. Feng Yang just said that man “You can walk normally now.” Overtones... was it because the man was disabled and couldn’t walk? And the man replied, “I feel all right after I take her pill”, which made her shocked. Her Puxi Pill was a gentle pill for nourishing one’s body, invigorating the heart energy, and strengthening the spleen and stomach. It also had some effects on the internal injuries of martial artists, but...how could it make a lame man walk again?
She turned her head to look at the man. What appeared in her field of vision was a pair of flying phoenix boots sewn with gold thread under the blue long gown. He Danggui titled her head in doubt. That was quite weird. The man’s legs and feet were symmetrical in shape, and the force was even when his soles touched the ground. He didn’t look like disabled people with leg and foot problem.
So, her looked at him from foot to head. The flying phoenix boots, the blue and silver embroidered long gown, the silver and white waistband with double rings and jade buckles, the double ear lace hanging aside the dark red cloak, and the neck with a slightly raised Adam’s apple. At last, her eyes stopped... at the grey top green edge thick covered with several layers of thick veils.
Until the end, she felt disappointed for not seeing the man’s face. She looked at the figure of the man and his Adam’s apple. He should be a young man about 16. He Danggui raised her eyebrows. Was it necessary for a man to cover himself so tightly? She only wore a veil when she went out as a woman. He Danggui didn’t know what happened to her. All in all, an unexpected thing happened, and she just wanted to see what the man looked like very much.
Hence, when she looked more closely, she found this man not only had a bamboo hat covered with layers of thick veils. With the help of her eyesight which had been increased several times by internal force, she saw it clearly that under the thick veils was a mask on his face!
A silk mask covered the top half of the man’s face. Therefore, she focused all her attention on her eyes and looked intently to see more. But she could only see a pair of half-opened eyes under the mask, tight thin lips and blood stains on his lips. Afterwards, under her curious eyes, the thin lips pursed a downward arc. It seemed to show its master’s deep dissatisfaction with He Danggui’s gaze.
“Ha ha ha, sister of Luo’s Family.” Feng Yang pushed Guan Bai away and hustled to stand in front of He Danggui. His body just blocked the man under the bamboo hat. A piece of white veil sewn with double fish buckles were handed by Feng Yang. He said with a smile, “Here’s your veil. It hung on me just now.” Then he pointed at the folding fan on his chest, and began to chat casually, “Oh, this veil is exquisite. Did you make it yourself? The buckle on it is really unique, Aha! My sisters don’t have such a clever mind as yours. And they don’t like wearing veils, ha-ha! But you are more beautiful than them. You should put on the veil to protect yourself, ha-ha!”
When He Danggui took over her veil, she walked slowly to the left for two steps. She slightly bypassed Feng Yang to look behind him. The man under the bamboo hat was already climbing into their gharry. His crimson clothes brushed the shaft of the gharry. Then the bamboo curtain on the gharry was lowered with a “swoosh” sound.
He Danggui half-lowered her head. She suddenly recalled the residuary blood on the man’s lips...Ha?! He had Puxi Pill before... and he really vomited blood afterwards! If so, how could he praise the pill “I feel all right after I take her pill?”
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