Chapter 517 - 290: First Steps in Celestial Bright Swordsmanship
Chapter 517: Chapter 290: First Steps in Celestial Bright Swordsmanship
The mist from the hot spring rose, Chu Qing was in the pool, staring blankly at Wu Qianhuan beyond the thin fog.
It seemed as if time had frozen, despite being a non-static scene, the two maintained this state for a full ten breaths.
Only then did Chu Qing awaken as if from a dream, instinctively trying to hide himself in the water:
"Did you... go into the wrong room?"
His voice revealed a slight timidity, after all, some things, even with unparalleled martial arts, are hard to control.
However, his performance slightly eased Wu Qianhuan’s anxiety.
It’s said that when men and women interact, it’s like an east wind overpowering a west wind.
One side shows weakness, and the other naturally gains the upper hand.
Wu Qianhuan certainly didn’t enter the wrong room; she had earlier asked a maid for the location of the male and female pools just to find Chu Qing.
But the journey wasn’t easy for her...
She didn’t know how Chu Qing would perceive it, nor whether doing this was right or wrong.
Wu Qianhuan had been strong-minded since childhood, never weaker than others.
Because Chu Qing was more skilled and had formidable opponents, she went to request Master Ye Tan to teach her the Moon-Pointing Profound Skill.
But although this skill is the ultimate method to increase inner strength, it was after all still opportunistic, leading to her meridians being damaged, hard to recover.
Originally, she thought that with her current martial arts, she could compete with the world’s top experts.
Yet unexpectedly, being crushed by Chu Qing was tolerable, but today standing against Gongyang Chou under the Six Paths of Sorrow Finger, she was utterly powerless.
This was truly hard for Wu Qianhuan to accept.
Although Gu Ling’Er acclaimed her highly all the way, given that Gu Ling’Er grew up under the Ghost Emperor, her knowledge and experiences far surpassed an average person’s imagination.
For someone at Wu Qianhuan’s age, with her level of martial arts, it was indeed extremely rare.
It was inevitable for Gu Ling’Er to admire her greatly.
However, Wu Qianhuan couldn’t accept this state... Every time she felt inadequate, she couldn’t help but recall Chu Qing mentioning that the Celestial Bright Swordsmanship might restore meridians.
If she could continue to practice Moon-Pointing Profound Skill, using Celestial Bright Swordsmanship as a support.
Thinking she might... make rapid progress.
Even if driven by opportunistic goals causing meridian damage, she could still practice Celestial Bright Swordsmanship with Chu Qing to thus repair herself, forming a positive cycle.
This thought had existed in her mind for a long time, but whenever she considered being candid with Chu Qing, she felt shy and embarrassed.
If married, it wouldn’t be much to say.
Nowadays... it feels like something stolen.
Ultimately, it was her inability to face herself that shattered the shyness and instinct.
Leading her to make a firm decision.
But determination doesn’t mean reassurance...
She feared that upon seeing Chu Qing, he would think poorly of her, considering her frivolous for seeking him out.
At the end, being underestimated by him.
Also worried that Chu Qing might suddenly turn into a big bad wolf, pouncing before she expressed her intentions.
The more she thought, the more worried she became, causing her spirit to weaken.
So much that when they locked eyes, her mind went blank.
Until Chu Qing hid himself in the water, like a little wife encountering a great lecher, Wu Qianhuan breathed a big sigh of relief, followed by wild thoughts rampaging in her mind like a mad demon dance.
She bit her lip, slowly approached the edge of the pool, and finally slid in.
Hiding herself in the water, she gradually edged closer to Chu Qing.
Chu Qing inhaled sharply:
"What do you want to do?
"Qianhuan... I advise you to calm down..."
If you don’t calm down, I might not be able to hold myself back, I tell you!
Wu Qianhuan stopped in front of Chu Qing, examined him left and right, then suddenly grabbed his chin and gently lifted it:
"Do you really want me to calm down?"
This was even more fatal...
Yet Chu Qing frowned, grabbing Wu Qianhuan’s wrist, while his other hand was already beside her cheek, gently scrubbing twice with the hot spring water, not too lightly, causing Wu Qianhuan to wince:
"It hurts... take it easy."
"Not a human skin mask?"
Chu Qing was somewhat of a master in disguise; whether it was a human skin mask, his check would most likely uncover it.
The edges of Wu Qianhuan’s cheeks were seamless, showing no sign of disguise.
This indicated... it wasn’t someone disguised as Wu Qianhuan intending harm.
In the next moment, Chu Qing felt the wrist in his grasp growing hot...
"Human skin mask?"
Wu Qianhuan also responded:
"Who do you think I am?"
"...No one."
Chu Qing watched this eager Wu Qianhuan, speechless for a moment, this feeling was like... like a little white rabbit with tempting scent being delivered to the mouth of a big bad wolf.
The big bad wolf hesitated to open his mouth, yet the little white rabbit tried to pry open his mouth to inspect his sharp teeth?!
Whether the big bad wolf’s teeth are sharp Chu Qing didn’t know, but he knew Wu Qianhuan was playing with fire:
"What are you doing? I tell you, if this continues, I won’t hold back... don’t cry to my father later saying I bullied you."
"...I was meant to be bullied by you."
After saying this, Wu Qianhuan felt something off.
How did her words forget the original purpose?
And the most direct consequence of these words was, Chu Qing suddenly exerted force, directly pulling Wu Qianhuan into his embrace.
As skin touched skin, the fire within the young man and woman was instantly uncontrollable.
As Chu Qing lowered his head, coming increasingly close, Wu Qianhuan instinctively closed her eyes, her mind blank, casting aside thoughts of Celestial Bright Swordsmanship or healing.