The next day, Yang Sichen only woke up when it was seven in the morning. He felt weak and sore all over, and he was in low spirits. Zi Juan, who was guarding outside, heard the commotion and came in. When he saw Yang Sichen's expression, he was shocked and quickly asked,""Young Master, where are you feeling unwell?"
"I feel weak and sore all over, and I'm not in good spirits," said Yang Sichen.”After saying that, she realized that her voice was a little hoarse.
Granny Zhao then came in and said,"I'll go find Butler Xia and invite him over to take a look."”
After fifteen minutes, Xia Zhong ran over alone. He was shocked to see Yang Sichen in such a state and quickly went forward to check Yang Sichen's pulse.
Xia Zhong carefully felt Yang Sichen's pulse, and his expression gradually relaxed. After half an incense's time, Xia Zhong released Yang Sichen's wrist and asked,""Young Master, did you fight with him last night?”
Just as Zi Juan was about to speak, Yang Sichen interrupted,""Yes, I met a few hoodlums when I went out last night. They wanted to extort money from me. I was angry, so I fought them.”
Xia Zhong nodded and said," Young Master, there's nothing wrong with your body. It's just that your meridians were hit by someone. In addition, it's your first time using force, so your true qi is stagnant. Your qi and blood are blocked, and your circulation is not smooth." The next time he fought, he had to remember to circulate his true qi to protect his meridians. Then, there would be no problem. Don't use two martial arts at the same time. Sometimes, the circulation of true qi between the two would conflict. That would be very troublesome. If it was not handled properly, one might lose all their internal strength and even bleed from their seven orifices.”
Yang Sichen smiled bitterly." Uncle Zhong, you know that I can't do two things at once. I have to observe the other party's movements and circulate my zhenqi. Isn't this forcing me?"”
Xia Zhong smiled and said,"Young Master, when you use force, your zhenqi will automatically circulate and protect your meridians."?You were injured this time because you only used external martial arts and did not circulate your true qi. If you use the set of Taiji Fist that you created, your true energy will automatically travel through your seven meridians and eight meridians, and the effect will be much better than the physical martial arts that you are familiar with.”
"Thank you, Uncle Zhong. I'll remember your words." Yang Sichen nodded. The question is, what should I do now?"
"Young Master, please sit cross-legged with your back facing me."
Yang Sichen obediently sat down according to Xia Zhong's instructions. Xia Zhong didn't say anything else. Instead, he pointed his fingers like a sword, and his fingers moved like the wind, sweeping through Yang Sichen's thirty-six major acupoints at lightning speed.
A warm current suddenly appeared in his dantian and slowly circulated through his thirty-six major acupoints. It then circulated through the meridians of his entire body. Wherever it passed, all the soreness immediately disappeared, and Yang Sichen felt a sense of laziness rising from his entire body…
After the time it took to brew a cup of tea, the warm current flowed back to his dantian through his meridians. Xia Zhong said,"Young Master, you should be fine after resting for another two hours. However, you can't practice internal energy today."”
Yang Sichen nodded and smiled.""Thank you, Uncle Zhong."
Yang Sichen lay on the bed again and slept for more than an hour. After waking up, she felt that she was fine. Only then did she remember that she had to take the manuscript she had written to Old Master Yang today. He quickly got up and called Granny Zhao to help him put on his clothes. After eating something in a hurry, he went to the study room to take the manuscript and walked towards the Blue Sea Hall.
When they arrived at the Blue Sea Hall, Granny Wang, who was beside Old Master Yang, saw Yang Sichen and quickly greeted him. After bowing, she said,""Young Master, Old Master and Old Master went out to visit a friend and will only return at night. Before Old Master left, he instructed that if Young Master took the manuscript, you could give it to this old servant.”
Yang Sichen smiled and said,"Thank you, Granny Wang."”With that, he handed the manuscript over.
Granny Wang took the manuscript, bowed, and said,"Please rest assured, Young Master. This old servant will definitely pass the manuscript to Old Master.”
Yang Sichen nodded and left the Vast Sea Hall.
When Yang Sichen returned to the Jade Wave Courtyard, Zi Juan was already waiting for him at the door of his bedroom. Seeing Yang Sichen enter the Jade Wave Courtyard, Zi Juan quickly welcomed him and whispered into Yang Sichen's ear,""Young Master, how do you plan to deal with that assassin?”
Yang Sichen rolled his eyes and snapped,""What else can we do? If he really couldn't get anything valuable out of it, he would just treat it as a random cat or dog! Anyway, I don't need those two bowls of rice every day!"
Zi Juan thought to herself,'Fine, don't raise her like this and she'll become my sister.' She pouted, stomped her feet, ignored Yang Sichen, and went into the bedroom.
Yang Sichen was baffled. He didn't know how he had offended this girl again. Shaking her head, she didn't think much of it and followed him into the bedroom.
Zi Juan lit the oil lamp and lifted the bed. Yang Sichen pulled open the stone door and jumped down. He realized that the oil lamp in the secret room had long gone out, leaving only the charcoal basin that was still flickering with a dark red light. Zhao Sining hugged her knees and sat on the side with her body curled up. She raised her head and squinted at Yang Sichen.
Yang Sichen looked at Zhao Sining. There was no anger in his eyes anymore. After Zi Juan handed over the oil lamp and put down the bed board again, he asked,"Which inn did you and your brother stay in?”
Yang Sichen smiled and said," I just want to talk to him. I want to know who wants to kill me." Is there anything wrong with that?"
"Think about it carefully. Did the woman who gave you the thing have any special characteristics?" Yang Sichen asked again.”
Zhao Sining thought for a while before hesitantly saying,"When that woman handed us the things, the wind blew her face cloth. I think I saw a black mole the size of a grain of rice on the left corner of her mouth. From the way she walked, she should have wrapped her feet.”
When Yang Sichen heard that, he felt deflated and thought," It was not worth much. There were many people with black moles on their faces. Who knew if the black mole was pasted on or if it was born. Feet binding? In this era, most of the women from the wealthy families had to have their feet bound. Even some of the more strict manors would require the bought maids and servants to have their feet bound. It was rare for people like her to not have their feet bound. However, from the girl's words, he could vaguely guess that this woman must have been staring at the siblings for a long time. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the shoes she gave the girl to fit just right. Then…would that woman kill him to silence him? Perhaps that woman had spies outside the Yang Residence. Otherwise, that woman wouldn't know when I left the house, and she wouldn't have arranged for an assassination when I went out with Zijuan. Another possibility was that the woman was just doing her job for money, and the one who wanted to make the Yang family turbulent was someone else. This was even more troublesome. Although the Yang family had always advocated harmony to make money, they had to offend people in the business world. The Yang family's main businesses were shipping, shipyards, and shops all over the country. With these businesses, the Yang family had a huge say in Songjiang Prefecture and even among the merchants in Jiangnan. Once the Yang family was in turmoil, many people would benefit. However, the Yang family had the backing of the current Emperor, so no one dared to challenge the Yang family openly. They could only act in secret. But no matter what, he had to protect this girl's brother. Hopefully, it was still in time…
Thinking of this, Yang Sichen looked at Zhao Sining and said,""Your brother might be in danger. If you fail to assassinate me, that woman is afraid of being exposed and might kill you to silence you.”
Zhao Sining immediately panicked when she heard that. She tore off half a wooden token from her neck and handed it to Yang Sichen. She stuttered,"Eldest Young Master…Big Brother recognizes this wooden token. Take it to…my Big Brother. He will…leave with you.”
Yang Sichen nodded and took the wooden token. He climbed up the ladder and pushed open the bed. He said to Zijuan, who was standing at the side,""Take this wooden token and go to Gao Sheng Inn outside the city to meet a man called Zhao Xingning. Tell him that if he wants to see a girl, he has to follow her obediently. Otherwise, this young master will sleep with his sister and sell her to a brothel! Then, she quietly brought him to Xingde Teahouse. There might be spies outside the door. When you leave the residence, be calm and don't let anyone find out that there is anything wrong. When you come back, be careful not to bring any tails. Bring her to the private room of the teahouse and come back. It's not easy to bring this girl out.”
After Zi Juan heard this, she rolled her eyes at Yang Sichen, took the wooden token, and used her Qinggong to float out of Yang Sichen's bedroom.
Yang Sichen locked the door again, picked up an oil lamp from the table, and returned to the secret room. "I've sent my personal servant girl to invite her. She's the girl who went out with me yesterday. Your brother should have seen her."”
Zhao Sining heaved a sigh of relief and said," Thank you, Eldest Young Master."
Yang Sichen thought for a while and said,""Perhaps that woman has spies outside the Yang Residence. Otherwise, that woman wouldn't have known when I left the house yesterday, and she wouldn't have arranged for you and your sister to assassinate me while I was out. If you go out like this now, I'm afraid you'll be in trouble.”
"Aren't you going to bring my brother into the residence?" Zhao Sining asked in confusion.”
Zhao Sining burst out laughing when she heard that.
After the time for an incense stick to burn, Zhao Sining asked,""Then how do we get out?"
" I don't know." Yang Sichen spread his hands and said," Your face is too conspicuous."”
The expression on Zhao Sining's face fell as she said,"It's not my fault. My father made me practice the Nine Yin White Bone Claw for no reason, but in the end, I went berserk. When I was nine years old, I had red spots all over my body. It was all thanks to Nun Quanzhen who helped me to drain my blood and clear my meridians that the red spots on my body disappeared. However, the wound at the corner of his right eye was on his temple. If he forcefully let out blood, he was afraid that it would hurt his meridians. If it was serious, he would have diarrhea and blood gushing out, which would be life-threatening.”
Yang Sichen raised his eyebrows and asked,"Why did your father let you practice the Nine Yin White Bone Claw?"?As far as I know, that's unorthodox!”
"My father said that I have the rare Nine Yin Absolute Meridians. My physique is pure Yin, and Qi flows through the Yin Meridians, which imperceptibly suppresses the development of my breasts. As my True Qi grows stronger, my breasts will naturally grow larger, but the speed will be very slow. If he didn't cultivate, it would be a waste of his talent.”Zhao Sining replied with a pout.
"If you can read, then can you write?”Yang Sichen asked.
"I will. When he was six years old, he had studied in a private school with Hu Xiucai from the village for less than two years. Naturally, he knew how to write a few words. Later on, because she practiced martial arts, she stopped studying with her teacher.”Zhao Sining replied.
"Is there anything taboo about the thing on your face? For example, he couldn't touch anything.”Yang Sichen asked.
"Nun Quan Zhen once told me that Yin Qi is cold and cannot be cold for a long time. If the red spots are cold for a long time, they might spread.”Zhao Sining said sadly.
"What did Nun Quan Zhen say about your physique?”Yang Sichen asked curiously.
Zhao Sining thought for a while before saying,"She said that I have the Nine Yin Absolute Meridians and my body is pure Yin. Of course, I need to practice internal energy, but the Nine Yin White Bone Claw, which is extremely cold and yin, is not suitable for me. The Nine Yin Divine Technique, which can disperse yin and guide blood, and transform yang into yin, is the most suitable. It would be best if I can practice it with a man who practices the Nine Yang Divine Technique. The Dark Yin Heart Sutra was also a good choice. However, she has never seen the Nine Yin Divine Technique manual before, so she is unable to guide me in my cultivation.”
"What else did Nun Quanzhen say?" Yang Sichen asked again.”
Zhao Sining's expression darkened as she whispered,""She said that if the red spot at the corner of her right eye couldn't be removed within a year, then there would be no other way. Moreover, she also said that the stagnation in my blood and Qi was only temporarily alleviated, and the disease had not been completely cured. If I want to eradicate it, I have to practice that damn Nine Yin Divine Technique. Otherwise, my entire body will be weak and powerless after I turn twenty, and I'll be like a cripple…"
Yang Sichen didn't say anything else and just kept pacing back and forth, thinking," There were spies at the main entrance, and there might be spies at the side and back doors as well. For safety reasons, they could only climb over the wall. The key was that Zhao Sining's face was too eye-catching. Ordinary cosmetics could not cover it at all. Wearing an ordinary face mask might not be able to cover it completely, and wearing a hood would be too eye-catching. If a man used his hair to cover one eye, he could still pretend that he had a problem with his eyes. If a woman used her hair to cover half of her face and ran on the streets, she would be an out-and-out YWTF in this era, and it would instead attract more attention.
Yang Sichen looked at Zhao Sining, then lowered his head to look at himself. He asked hesitantly,""How do you usually cover that red spot?”
Zhao Sining pouted and said," My family only has two or three acres of land. I'm not a rich family, so I don't have any rules. I'm usually exposed like this. If I'm ugly, so be it. Anyway, I'm not a delicate young lady who has to wear a face cloth when I go out.”
"You should know how to comb your hair and apply powder, right?" Yang Sichen asked.
"I know this!" Zhao Sining nodded.
Yang Sichen hesitated for a while before finally gritting his teeth and saying to Zhao Sining,""Take off your clothes!"
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