Chapter 284: Empty Mountain Spirit Rain (1)
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The rain gradually became heavier. Behind Martial Understanding Mountain, dozens of Jianghu martial artists carefully followed Guan Yujia’s traces into the depths of the forest.
On the mountain on the side, three figures were walking quickly, far away from the col where the conflict had occurred.
Just now, Luo Ning had been in charge of keeping watch at the back of the mountain. She had seen Ye Jingtang suddenly rush out of the villa and turn back after running wildly for a short distance. His three attacks had almost killed Wu Province’s overlord, Guan Yujia, and then his breathing became chaotic. She couldn’t figure out the situation at all.
After walking a short distance, Luo Ning looked at Ye Jingtang beside her. “Little thief, what happened to you just now?”
Pei Xiangjun was walking on the other side and kept holding Ye Jingtang’s wrist to observe his pulse. She replied, “He was poisoned by the internal energy boost pill from last time. This time, it seems to be a fake medicine. His qi and blood are too strong, and his pulse is uneven, but it doesn’t look serious…”
Luo Ning still remembered when Cheng Shilu committed suicide. She frowned and said, “Should we tie him up?”
Umm…” Pei Xiangjun looked up. Ye Jingtang’s face was red, his breathing was heavy, and his body was very hot. His eyes seemed to be wandering, but he didn’t have the trembling reaction like last time. She asked, “Jingtang, how do you feel?”
“I…” Ye Jingtang was holding two spears while walking between the two women. He felt a little indescribable.
The Earthly Carnel Bead seemed similar to last time, but the actual experience was too different.
The medicine he took last time improved blood and qi circulation, straightened the bones, and made the muscles flexible. Although the process was as sore and refreshing as the tui na massage from a 300-pound girl stepping on his back, it was still within his tolerance range and felt very comfortable.
This time, the Earthly Carnel Bead had expanded his meridians in a short period of time, but it didn’t stabilize them. If not for the fact that his body was strong enough and he had vented the violent qi in time, his meridians would probably have been riddled with holes.
But after releasing the qi in the body, without the huge internal pressure, it was impossible to achieve the effect of expanding meridians. Its only use was to allow the user to use the strength that should have been used ten times in three times before quickly exhausting and making them enter a fatigue period. Its effect was equivalent to ordinary stimulants with high risks.
Second, the most powerful thing about the bead last time was the ‘straightening the bones and making the muscles flexible’. It adjusted every aspect of the body flawlessly.
But now, his body had not improved much. But similar medicinal herbs had been added to the Earthly Carnel Bead, causing his body to heat up and produce a large amount of essence blood. He had nowhere to consume it, so his body was very dry.
To put it simply, a man with a strong body had eaten a pile of medicinal herbs to nourish his qi, blood, and yang, causing his nose to bleed, his mind to be excited, his body to be hot and abnormally agitated, and other conditions.
Ye Jingtang could clearly feel that his breathing was hot and his heartbeat was unstable. Some parts of his body were not under his control at all. To be precise, he was carrying three huge spears now.
Although this state didn’t affect his consciousness, it was indeed a little uncomfortable to hold it in, especially when the charming Third Lady was hugging his arm and Ning’er was swaying beside him. It was a real test of his willpower…
Ye Jingtang felt that it was inconvenient to walk and wanted to adjust his pants. But with the two girls in front of him, it was not very elegant. He could only maintain a calm appearance and say, “I’m fine. My qi and blood are just a little vigorous. I’ll recover after resting for a while. This lousy medicine isn’t anything good. I can’t use it recklessly in the future…”
Pei Xiangjun was checking Ye Jingtang’s pulse and felt that he was a little hot and excited. It was nothing serious. She hugged his arm. “You too. You can’t act recklessly either. You didn’t use your spear again for no reason and insisted on fighting unarmed with Guan Yujia. You could have just raised your hands and stabbed him a few times. Could his arms have touched you?”
Ye Jingtang’s arm was clamped by the big watermelons, and his expression clearly showed that he wanted to say something but hesitated. But he was afraid that he would make Third Lady feel alienated and disdained if he pulled away. After thinking about it, he didn’t pull away. “Guan Yujia is the Little Fist Chief. If he fights me alone with his bare hands, I definitely have to accept it and accumulate more unarmed combat experience. If not for this lousy medicine disturbing the situation today, Guan Yujia wouldn’t have been able to escape.”
Seeing that Third Lady actually dared to hug Ye Jingtang in front of her, Luo Ning’s cold and beautiful eyes became a little strange as she harrumphed softly. “Guan Yujia is the overlord of Wu Province’s Jianghu. If you didn’t take this medicine, could you have beaten him?”
Pei Xiangjun felt that there was another reason for the vixen’s cold tone, so she immediately hugged Ye Jingtang’s arm tighter. “Guan Yujia’s unarmed martial arts are indeed powerful, but his spear and staff skills are average. Jingtang’s reaction is completely on par with his. If he had been thick-skinned and used the spear directly, it would have been very difficult for him to get close to Jingtang. When he saw Jingtang get the spear, he chased after him with an eyebrow staff. He knew that it was very difficult to break the moves with his bare hands. Later, Jingtang attacked him three times, but Guan Yujia’s staff techniques weren’t as exquisite as Jian Yuhua’s Storm Staff. Even if Jingtang didn’t take the medicine, it would have only been a matter of a few more… more attacks…”
Pei Xiangjun was seriously reviewing the battle when she suddenly noticed that Ye Jingtang was focusing on the front. His deep eyes were a little cold, as if he was thinking about something important that concerned the lives of the world. She paused and asked, “Jingtang, what are you thinking about?”
Ye Jingtang was thinking about when he was drugged and attacked by Third Lady and Ning’er from both sides to apply watermelon cream on him. When he heard this, he retracted his thoughts and smiled. “That’s true. Guan Yujia’s staff techniques are very poor. It’s just that his internal energy is deeper. As long as I don’t give him a chance to get close, he can’t do anything to me…”
Pei Xiangjun hesitated for a moment and looked around. “Why don’t we rest for half the night and wait for the bird to come back before we chase after him?”
Ye Jingtang’s original plan was to stay away from the martial artists of the twelve sects and slowly wait for the qi in his body to stabilize before continuing to chase after the heavily injured Guan Yujia.
But now, he was agitated. He had consumed a lot of qi just now and was a little lacking. He was probably in a state of holding it in and feeling weak. There was a risk in a fight, so he nodded after thinking about it.
When the three of them arrived at the Iron River Manor, because they were deep in the tiger’s den, they had investigated the surrounding situation well. They had found a place in the mountains behind them in advance that was easy for spying, hiding, and escaping. This was why Ye Jingtang had run to the back of the mountain earlier.
Ye Jingtang was carrying the two long spears and walking along the mountain path. Not long after, he arrived at the place where the horses were hidden. He picked up his traveling bag and went to a mountainside two kilometers from Martial Understanding Mountain.
There were no traces of people in the wilderness. There was a stone cliff halfway up the mountain, and in the middle of the cliff was a natural crack. Lying in it, one could use a monocular to observe the situation inside the Iron River Manor and also had a clear view of the situation behind the mountain.
Ye Jingtang jumped up along the rock protrusions and vines on the cliff like a dragonfly skimming the water. He landed in the crack in the rock that was more than ten feet wide. The two women followed closely behind.
The ground between the rocks was relatively flat. With the cliff blocking it, the heavy rain outside didn’t drift in. It was a good place to take shelter from the wind and rain, but it was quite high from the ground. There were only some traces left by birds.
Ye Jingtang placed the bag he took from the horse’s back on the ground. After opening it, there were rolled blankets, medicine, clothes, candles, and other things inside, as well as snacks and dry rations to fill their stomachs.
Pei Xiangjun landed on the stone cliff, took off her bamboo hat, and wiped the rain on her face. She first used her spear and a blanket to set up a simple curtain in the stone crack and then lit a small candle.
Luo Ning took a blanket and spread it on the ground. She picked up Third Lady’s monocular and stretched her upper body out of the curtain to observe the situation around the Iron River Manor.
After Ye Jingtang unpacked their things, he took two sips of water and exhaled softly. He took off his tattered clothes and only wore the silver soft armor and pants. He sat cross-legged on a blanket and began to eat while adjusting his breathing.
Pei Xiangjun didn’t disturb Ye Jingtang. Holding a bag of dry rations and a water bottle, she bent down, crawled under the curtain, and lay down beside Luo Ning.
Ordinary Jianghu people’s dry rations when they went out were dried pancakes, crispy rice, etc. They were not very tasty.
As the sect master of the Red Flower Pavilion, Third Lady would definitely not treat herself badly when she went out to do things. Her dry rations were the best Jiang Province ham, grain pancakes, dried dates, raisins, and other things. The taste was excellent and nutritious. The only thing was that they were high in calories and would make people tired if they ate too much.
Pei Xiangjun held a bright red ham strip in her mouth and took out another one to bring to Luo Ning’s mouth. “Is there anything going on over there?”
Luo Ning opened her red lips to catch the meat strip while carefully observing the situation in the Iron River Manor. “The poisoned sect masters have all run away… Yang Guan seems to be hiding on the roof and watching. He doesn’t even dare to go forward when something happens to his master. How is he still a disciple…”
“Yang Guan is just like that. He’s neither capable nor discerning. All he has is good luck…”
Ye Jingtang was sitting on a blanket with his back against the cliff. When he heard the two of them talking softly, he wanted to join. But when he raised his eyes and took a closer look, he stopped eating his dry food.
The dim yellow light emitted by the small candle illuminated every corner inside the curtain.
Two blankets were placed on the ground, and there were some miscellaneous items in front of him. He was sitting with his back against the stone wall and facing the curtain while Third Lady and Ning’er were lying on the blanket on his left.
Originally, this was nothing, but the space in the stone crack was not big. The two women were lying down under the curtain. Their upper bodies were outside, and the curtain was draped around their waists. Their legs and butts were inside the curtain, right beside his hand.
Ning’er was lying very properly. Her shoes, which were embroidered with bamboo leaves, were placed together, and her legs were straight. Farther up was a perfectly curved blue full moon that reached her waist. It looked extremely beautiful, like a work of art.
Third Lady was lying right beside her. Her pear-shaped figure was different from the tall and slender Ning’er. Although she was not as tall as Ning’er, her waist measurement was similar, so her waist-to-hip ratio was shockingly impactful. Even through her skirt and thin pants, he could feel the heaviness…
Third Lady’s lying posture wasn’t very proper. She was lying on the blanket with her embroidered shoes off and her calves in the air. Her two white socks were swaying back and forth under the candlelight, making her look lively and mischievous.
Most importantly, the curtain fell on their waists and covered their upper bodies. They couldn’t see him, and there were only waists and legs in front of him.. This feeling was very special…
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