20demayo Chapter 63 The Gentleman on the Beam
Chapter 63 The Gentleman on the Beam
Qi Ming reached out and cracked open the futon at the foot of the jade statue, taking out a silk package from it.
Hidden inside was naturally a silk scroll containing the "Northern Darkness Divine Art" and the "Lingbo Steps".
Qi Ming didn't hesitate and opened it to take a look.
Li Qinglu and Yunniang watched from the sidelines.
Before she could even glance at it, Yunniang blushed and turned her head away, while Li Qinglu reached out and covered the manual.
Qi Ming laughed and said, "Qing'er, medicine and martial arts are inseparable. You want to learn martial arts, but you're being so hesitant. What's the difference between you and someone who's sick but refuses to see a doctor? Relax! I have a photographic memory. Once you see something, you won't need to see it again!"
The secret manual of the Northern Darkness Divine Art consists of thirty-six illustrations, and the person in the illustrations is Li Qiushui, who is naked, and she has a flirtatious pose on her face, which is really alluring.
Qi Ming was naturally not swayed.
In fact, he had no intention of learning the Northern Darkness Divine Art. He was just studying it with the mindset of serious academic research, hoping to learn from its strengths and make up for his weaknesses.
No matter how powerful the Northern Darkness Divine Art is, it cannot absorb his Nine Yang True Qi.
Which ocean would fear being drained dry by rivers?
"Okay, fine!"
Li Qinglu said helplessly, "Grandma is really something, why did she have to draw herself on it of all things!"
You also inherited your grandmother's constitution.
That ice cellar was so cold, yet it was so warm and passionate.
Qi Ming carefully examined the manual, hid it, and then led the two women on a tour inside.
The Blessed Land of Langhuan originally contained the secret manuals of various sects... Where did they come from? They were naturally stolen by thieves.
But now it's completely empty.
Li Qingluo moved it to Suzhou.
Qi Ming didn't care much about this.
He walked up to a cradle and smiled at Li Qinglu:
"This crib is the one your aunt used to sleep in. It's been decades, and it still looks like it's not broken. Would you like to try it?"
Li Qinglu kicked him, then sat down on the stone bed next to the cradle, then lay down again, and said to Qi Ming in a coquettish tone:
"My dear husband, Qing'er's feet are so sore~"
We did walk quite a lot of mountain roads.
Master Qi only gave her a physical therapy session... it couldn't really be called physical therapy, it was infused with internal energy, but he pretended to be disgusted and said:
"Folk legends say that princesses are of noble birth and have a fragrance that wafts from their bodies and leaves a trail of scent when they walk. But this is not the case. For example, one princess had very smelly feet."
Li Qinglu took it personally: "Your feet are the smelliest! You're a stinky husband, I hate you the most!"
Qi Ming snorted, and his Nine Yang True Qi rubbed against the Yongquan acupoint on the sole of her foot, instantly making it a hundred times itchier than being tickled by a hundred feathers, causing her to laugh uncontrollably and plead desperately:
"Good man, good husband, Qing'er will never dare to do it again..."
Calling someone "husband" is perfectly normal.
Qi Ming withdrew his true energy and then asked Yun Niang to come over and give her a massage.
After letting the two of them rest, he went up the outdoor stone steps himself.
Before long, they arrived at the cave entrance.
About ten feet below the cave is a large, fast-flowing river, the Lancang River.
Qi Ming punched out, widening the cave entrance considerably, then leaped down and landed in a bend, where he caught two large fish to take back for a barbecue.
Duan Yu came from here.
Even without any extraordinary encounters, he wouldn't be in any danger, since he didn't start practicing martial arts right away. Instead, he was captured and forced to learn these two secret manuals when he was rescuing Zhong Ling with Mu Wanqing.
The first wisp of true energy was given to him by Yu Guangbiao, a disciple of the Eastern Sect of the Wuliang Sword Sect who was guarding him, after he punched him.
Otherwise, it won't be successful so quickly.
As for Qi Ming taking the secret manual, what will he do afterward?
He can't learn the Six Meridians Divine Sword, so Qi Ming will learn it for him!
Qi Ming's One-Finger Divine Skill has already reached the first rank. He only needs to read the Six Meridians Divine Sword manual a couple more times to learn it.
He didn't want to beat around the bush.
I plan to just steal it.
With his way, he also gave his body.
He used his One-Finger Divine Skill and the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth to make Murong Fu and Murong Bo take the blame.
Soon after, Kumārajīva will also come to snatch the scriptures, saying that he wants the sword manual in order to pay tribute to Murong Bo. He can pay tribute, and Murong Fu, as his son, should also pay tribute!
Back inside the stone chamber.
As Qi Ming grilled the fish, he said, "Dali is like spring all year round. It would be a real shame if we didn't go into the city to have some fun on this trip."
He then deliberately added, "I've heard that Baiyi women are beautiful and passionate; it would be a great pity not to see them for myself."
Li Qinglu, lying on his back, bit him upon hearing this, and said righteously and sternly:
"You call yourself a chivalrous hero, so you should focus on upholding justice and helping the weak. How can you be so preoccupied with other women? You have me as your wife at home, and at most I'll let Yunniang be your concubine. One wife and one concubine, isn't that enough?"
Yunniang was entrusted to him by "Brother Han" before his death, and Brother Han died because of her mistreatment by the Western Xia soldiers. She felt she owed him a lot and dared not drive him away.
Upon hearing this, Yunniang blushed and lowered her head in silence.
Qi Ming laughed and said, "Other people have many wives and concubines and are still not satisfied. How come you are already content with just one wife and one concubine? When we get to Suzhou, I have to go see your cousin. If she is beautiful, I will definitely be tempted."
Li Qinglu scoffed, "So what if you're attracted to him? So what if she is? Would she really be so shameless as to steal my cousin's man?"
Qi Ming nodded with a smile, but inwardly he thought to himself:
"Let alone her cousin, she would have been willing to be with even her half-sister. It's just that she loved Murong Fu too much, and then she ran away."
Of course, this is not a big problem.
If Murong Fu falls to his death in the street, who can she turn to?
After dinner, the three of them stayed in the stone chamber to rest.
Under Qi Ming's supervision, the two girls took it quite seriously and began practicing the basic techniques of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra.
There's no need to find an open space to be honest with each other now; it's not time for joint practice yet!
The next morning.
Qi Ming and his two companions left Wuliang Mountain and headed towards Dali City.
They couldn't get there that day and didn't enter the city until the afternoon of the next day.
Qi Ming's target, Tianlong Temple, was indeed located north of Zhongyue Peak in Diancang Mountain outside the city. He decided to postpone his trip until nightfall...
It would be best to go on a rainy night.
Anyway, he was determined to get the Six Meridians Divine Sword, the supreme sword technique, and the Duan family would definitely not give it to him. So what else could he do but forcibly take it?
I can only be a thief once.
At worst, he could go to Suzhou later, win over Madam Wang, and save Duan Zhengchun and his harem members' lives as a reward.
That night.
West City Night Market.
Li Qinglu smiled and said, "Honey, the climate here is so nice. Why don't we come here and live in seclusion from now on?"
"It's warm here, but the sunlight is too good and will tan your porcelain-white skin. Also, you can't see the changing scenery of the four seasons, so it's not very interesting."
"That makes sense. But what if we don't want to go to Suzhou? There's a saying: 'Above is heaven, below are Suzhou and Hangzhou,' and Yuhang is also very nice; we could consider that too!"
"Let's skip Yuhang, since your cousin isn't here."
"You stinky husband! Carry me back to the inn!"
"..."
Qi Ming, holding Yun Niang's hand and carrying Li Qinglu on his back, like an unlucky older brother taking his sisters on a trip, walked through the bustling night market and returned to the inn.
It started raining in the middle of the night.