Chapter 701 - 557: Please Have Some Self-Respect, Miss
Chapter 701: Chapter 557: Please Have Some Self-Respect, Miss
Night fell on Yuncai Village.
Moonlight, like water, spilled into the quiet courtyard.
The woman sitting alone in the courtyard raised her head, staring absently at the star-filled sky.
Exactly twenty days had passed since she began traveling and practicing medicine with Xiao Mo.
She recalled how, just the day before, she had deliberately let a snake bite her so that Xiao Mo would have to tend to her wound, giving her a chance to seduce him further.
But she had made her intentions so obvious then.
Yet that dense monk, Xiao Mo, had just played dumb.
At the thought, Tushan Jing Ci couldn’t help but pout, a wave of frustration rising within her.
Tushan Jing Ci knew that even though Xiao Mo was a monk, he was, in the end, still a man.
And she had always been utterly confident in her looks and her figure.
Moreover, as a member of the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox clan, the faint, sweet fragrance she exuded was an almost fatal attraction to men.
In Tushan Jing Ci’s eyes, as long as Xiao Mo was attracted to women, he should have been utterly bewitched by her.
But to her great surprise, this monk’s devotion to the Buddhist Dharma was incredibly strong.
She could clearly sense that he did, in fact, like her, yet he always managed to restrain himself!
’No... I have to think of something.’
Tushan Jing Ci pulled her gaze from the night sky, her pearly white teeth nibbling gently on a fingernail.
She knew this couldn’t go on.
If she let things drag on like this, there was no telling how long it would take to make Xiao Mo break his vows.
Although Tushan Jing Ci felt she had plenty of time, she didn’t want to wait any longer.
Delays breed trouble, for one. And what if the more he cultivated the Buddhist Dharma, the more he severed his mortal ties? She wouldn’t even know where to turn to cry then.
Besides, by then, Xiao Mo’s Realm would be higher, and it would probably be incredibly difficult for her to even kidnap him.
Tushan Jing Ci decided it was time for a more forceful approach.
Just as Tushan Jing Ci made up her mind, a Flower Snake was coiled in a corner of the wall, timidly lifting its head from time to time to glance at the woman lost in thought on the stone bench.
It was clear she wanted to approach Tushan Jing Ci but didn’t dare, afraid of disturbing her.
"Stop hiding over there. Come here," Tushan Jing Ci said slowly. Her voice wasn’t loud, but it carried clearly through the quiet courtyard.
"Master..." Upon hearing the command, the Flower Snake quickly slithered out from the corner. It then transformed into a young girl, kneeling on one knee before Tushan Jing Ci.
"What is it?" Tushan Jing Ci asked.
"It’s... it’s just that I bit you today, Master, but I bit a little too hard. Please punish me," the girl said, her voice filled with apprehension.
"It’s fine. A bite from you is nothing to me. Besides, I was the one who told you to do it."
Tushan Jing Ci spoke calmly, casting a cool glance at her before asking nonchalantly,
"By the way, if I recall correctly, the venom of your Qinghua Snake clan has the effect of destroying a person’s reason, does it not?"
"Yes, Master."
The Flower Snake girl nodded and answered respectfully.
"My clan’s venom isn’t lethal, but it has other effects."
"If a Cultivator below the Golden Core Realm is bitten by one of my clan, their mind will become muddled within eight hours, and they may even subconsciously obey another’s commands."
"And with your Realm, Master, you could even weave new memories for them while they are unconscious."
"Will it harm their Divine Soul? Even a little?" Tushan Jing Ci pressed.
"No, Master," the Flower Snake quickly assured her, her tone firm.
"Very good." Tushan Jing Ci nodded in satisfaction. "Get me about half a small bottle of your venom."
"Yes... Master..." Although the Flower Snake didn’t know what her master wanted the venom for, as a Maid, she could only obey.
Before long, the Flower Snake had produced half a small bottle of venom and carefully handed it to Tushan Jing Ci.
"That’s enough. You may go. Remember, what happened these last two days..." Tushan Jing Ci glanced at the Flower Snake girl, and a mountain-like pressure instantly bore down on her.
"I understand! I wouldn’t say a word even if it meant my death!" the Flower Snake girl exclaimed.
"Good that you know. Leave me," Tushan Jing Ci said with a wave of her hand.
"Yes, Master."
The girl then transformed back into a small snake and silently slipped out of the courtyard.
Under the moonlight, Tushan Jing Ci’s slender, pale hand gently lifted the Glazed Bottle filled with greenish-blue venom. A smile played on her lovely cherry-red lips, a glint of amusement in her eyes.
’Dense monk, this time, I’d like to see how you play dumb, how you’ll escape!’
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The next morning, Tushan Jing Ci arrived early at Sikong Temple as usual, waiting quietly at the entrance for Xiao Mo to emerge.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two descended the mountain together, heading to the nearby villages and towns to treat the common people.
Tushan Jing Ci continued to assist Xiao Mo, handing him medicine, grinding herbs, and recording prescriptions...
They worked together with increasing harmony. Sometimes, a single glance from Xiao Mo was all it took for Tushan Jing Ci to understand what he needed.
For simple aches and pains, Xiao Mo would also let Tushan Jing Ci handle the diagnosis and treatment, giving her more hands-on experience.
Although Tushan Jing Ci always acted quite inexperienced, occasionally fumbling about, she actually performed her tasks perfectly, never making a single mistake.
Xiao Mo knew in his heart that Jing Ci was trying very hard to disguise herself as a novice just beginning to learn medicine.