After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Started Pursuing My Master-Chapter 52 - Why?

Chapter 52: Why?

The next day.

When Jiang Huai woke up, he felt a slight ticklish sensation on his cheek.

He opened his eyes.

Dressed in a chest-length purple gown, the dignified and elegant Luo Yueguan was sitting by his bed, her hand gently caressing his face. Jiang Huai almost instantly sat up; his head was dizzy, the price of overexerting his spiritual energy.

“You’re awake,” Luo Yueguan said, turning her face away, not looking into his eyes.

“How do you feel, sect master Luo?” Jiang Huai immediately asked softly.

“Much better.”

“Give me your hand.”

After a moment of hesitation, Luo Yueguan still extended her pale, white wrist towards him. Jiang Huai reached out, gently placed his hand on her pulse, and began to diagnose her condition.

Last night, he had eradicated the cold poison from the thirteen acupoints in Luo Yueguan’s body, some of which were originally blocked and he had incidentally opened them. It seemed that with two more acupuncture sessions, he could resolve seventy percent of her cold poison.

It might not be a complete cure, but at least she wouldn’t have to suffer from the cold poison anymore.

Jiang Huai touched his storage ring and took out a jade box. The moment the jade box opened, the fragrance of the pill diffused, and Luo Yueguan’s eyes widened.

This pill was the same one that Jiang Huai had given her before.

“You…” Luo Yueguan turned her head, staring blankly into his eyes.

Jiang Huai scratched his head, feeling both embarrassed and guilty.

“This… when making pills, I definitely made two at a time. I thought about solving both your Ice Soul Profound Bodies, but that day you were arguing with master… so, I thought I’d wait before giving it to you… just think of it as a child’s tantrum… don’t be mad, okay?”

Since the pill was for curing the Ice Soul Profound Body, Jiang Huai had naturally collected two sets of ingredients, hoping to cure Luo Yueguan as well. After all, he had known her for so many years, and at the very least, he owed her for the times he had buried his face in her chest when he was a child.

He had never disliked Luo Yueguan; at most, he just thought she was foolish when it came to teaching children.

“Keep this pill and don’t eat it yet. Wait until I’ve cleared all the cold poison from your acupoints before taking it. Clearing the poison is the solution to many years of trouble, and the pill is to improve your meridians so that they no longer accumulate cold poison.”

Jiang Huai explained the medicinal theory to Luo Yueguan seriously, then added, “Two more acupuncture sessions will resolve seventy percent of the cold poison in your body. Let’s do it tonight and tomorrow night. I’m leaving the morning after tomorrow. I’ll think of a way to deal with the remaining poison later. Don’t worry, there’s always a method.”

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While speaking, Jiang Huai stood up from the bed and took a few steps, but then he noticed that Luo Yueguan was still holding the pill, sitting there blankly.

He asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”

“Do you not hate me?” Luo Yueguan looked up at him, her eyes full of bewilderment.

“Why would I hate you?” Jiang Huai said with a mix of laughter and helplessness.

“For biting me last night?”

Luo Yueguan was taken aback, suddenly remembering what she had done the previous night. Her tolerance for alcohol was always poor, and in a moment of indistinct annoyance last night, she had bitten Jiang Huai’s face.

Now recalling the event, she suddenly realized what she had done, and her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

“Do you want revenge and bite me back?” Luo Yueguan suddenly smiled, the confusion in her eyes melting away, becoming bright and enchanting.

“Ah, you’re just taking advantage of the fact that I wouldn’t dare,” Jiang Huai glanced at her wryly.

“Alright, let’s have breakfast. I’ll make pepper soup; you’ll definitely like it.”

Saying this, Jiang Huai headed towards the kitchen.

……

Luo Qingyu, with a full belly, took Jiang Huai’s hand and wandered around the sect again.

After attending the gathering at Ziyuan Mountain yesterday, Jiang Huai could clearly sense that he had become quite famous within the Qingxuan Sect. Many disciples stopped to talk when they saw the two of them, and Luo Qingyu held his hand tightly.

Not all disciples of the Qingxuan Sect were so diligent in their cultivation. Jiang Huai even encountered a Senior Brother from their sect teaching the ordinary disciples swordplay. Jiang Huai and Luo Qingyu found a spot and sat quietly in the corner to listen.

Actually, it was mainly to find a good place to bask in the sun.

The Senior Brother teaching swordplay saw Luo Qingyu sitting below, listening very seriously, and felt somewhat embarrassed. After all, Luo Qingyu’s swordsmanship was undoubtedly the best in the Qingxuan Sect.

“Why doesn’t Senior Sister Qingyu give us a lesson?” the Senior Brother on the stage tentatively asked.

Luo Qingyu shook her little head, “No.”

Jiang Huai reached out and pinched her little face, “Shall we teach them together?”

Luo Qingyu obediently nodded, so Jiang Huai led her onto the stage. Luo Qingyu held a spiritual sword and practiced Qingxuan Sword Technique with Jiang Huai. Jiang Huai had, of course, practiced swordplay with Luo Qingyu before, and he knew the Qingxuan Sword Technique used by the Qingxuan Sect.

Even if he didn’t know much, it was enough to teach the disciples below. After half an hour, the disciples benefited greatly, each thanking Senior Sister Qingyu. Luo Qingyu’s eyes were somewhat dazed; she didn’t care about these things. As long as she could be with Jiang Huai, everything was fine.

Close to noon, she happily returned to the courtyard with Jiang Huai, who went to the kitchen to cook. She tasted the food, sneaking away two duck wings, a chicken leg, and three large prawns.

In the afternoon, Jiang Huai took her to Qingxuan Lake within the Qingxuan Sect to go boating. With the white clouds drifting lazily and the willows swaying gently, the small boat floated on the lake with the wind, and Luo Qingyu nestled lazily in Jiang Huai’s arms, basking in the sun.

Back in the courtyard, the three of them had dinner together. Luo Qingyu went to bathe, and after bathing, the young girl, dressed in a black bathrobe, sat across from Jiang Huai, her eyes watery as she looked at him, lifting her legs.

“I want a massage,” Luo Qingyu said with a pitiful look at Jiang Huai.

It had been several days since Brother Jiang Huai had massaged her feet.

Jiang Huai, with a mix of laughter and helplessness, reached out and placed Luo Qingyu’s leg on his, his fingertips gently grasping her foot. Luo Qingyu’s eyes immediately showed satisfaction, and her snow-white face gradually turned rosy.

After massaging for a while, when Jiang Huai let go, Luo Qingyu’s eyes still showed reluctance, but Jiang Huai had already spoken.

“Alright, go to your room and sleep? Your mother and I have something to do.”

“What are you going to do?” Luo Qingyu’s cheeks puffed up slightly.

“I need to nurture your mother’s cold meridians. Be good, it’ll be done soon, and she’ll come to sleep with you shortly.”

Luo Qingyu obediently stood up and went back to her room, while Luo Yueguan had just gone to bathe. Jiang Huai intended to wait for her to return from bathing but then heard her voice transmission.

“Come to the backyard bathhouse.”

Jiang Huai hesitated for a few seconds, then stood up and went to the backyard bathhouse.

……

Peach petals floated on the bathhouse water, ripples formed on the surface, and mist lingered.

The light from the flowstone fell on her porcelain-white body. Her figure was immersed in the water, wearing only a tight purple garment that barely covered her bottom, her long legs gently swaying under the water.

Jiang Huai suddenly thought of something strange; how did she know he had just put Luo Qingyu to sleep?

“Can you hear what I say to Luo Qingyu?”

“I can sense everything about Qingyu, including what she sees and hears.”

“Oh, no wonder.”

Jiang Huai’s mind wandered to strange places again. Did that mean Luo Yueguan knew about him massaging Luo Qingyu’s feet earlier?

Oh no, he was now in a situation where he couldn’t explain himself.

Wait, what about the time he spanked Luo Qingyu’s bottom?

“That… you can’t always sense it, right?” Jiang Huai asked tentatively.

“Only when I want to see it.”

“That’s good.” Jiang Huai breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second Luo Yueguan gave him a sidelong glance.

“What do you mean?”

“Nothing, just come out, I need to give you acupuncture.”

Jiang Huai sat down on the steps by the bathhouse, and Luo Yueguan swam towards him. Her figure was like a swaying mermaid, and when she emerged from the water, the purple garment clung to her body, becoming slightly transparent.

Last night, with only the faint moonlight, Jiang Huai could concentrate and keep his composure, but now, with her clothes soaked, Jiang Huai felt it was even more awkward than if she were completely undressed.

Fortunately, today’s acupuncture was mainly on the back. Jiang Huai picked up a silver needle, moved behind her, poured the medicine on her neck, and watched it slowly trickle down her collar. He said softly,

“Spread it evenly.”

“You can do it for me.”

“I dare not,” Jiang Huai replied confidently.

Luo Yueguan suddenly laughed, unable to explain why, but she just found it amusing.

She glanced back inadvertently, “I’m wearing clothes. Won’t a lot of the medicine be wasted?”

“A little waste is okay, I prepared extra, so it should be enough.”

“What about my acupoints?”

“I’ve opened the blocked ones for you. Remember to keep it a secret, okay? If this gets out, I’ll be in big trouble, and you should understand that too.”

Jiang Huai said while trying to spread the medicine he had dripped, but because the garment was already wet, it was indeed diluted quite a bit. He was a bit troubled for a moment and reached out to extinguish all the lights of the flowstone.

The light in the bathhouse dimmed, leaving only the serene moonlight on the water surface. Jiang Huai’s hand gently touched her shoulder, slowly removing her thin purple garment down to her waist.

Luo Yueguan’s smooth back was soon fully exposed to his eyes. He felt as if he was peeling the shell of a lychee. He seemed to hear her teasing voice,

“You dare not?”

“Sigh, at your age, can you stop teasing me? In the eyes of a healer, even the most beautiful woman is but a skeleton with flesh.”

Jiang Huai’s fingertips lightly tapped on Luo Yueguan’s back, gradually moving down to her waist, ensuring that all the medicinal liquid was evenly spread.

After finishing, he softly said, “Alright, start circulating your spiritual energy to refine the medicine.”

Luo Yueguan bit her lip, feeling the silver needles Jiang Huai inserted into her body one by one. There was a slight pain as the needles penetrated, followed by a gentle warmth. She couldn’t quite explain why, but she wished Jiang Huai would slow down his movements, slow enough for her to savor the warmth that seemed to penetrate deep into her bones.

She couldn’t quite say why, but the warmth made her greedily cling to it as if she was always afraid it would slip away in the next moment.

Jiang Huai inserted thirteen more silver needles, and his vision began to darken. His spiritual power was still too weak to withstand the consumption.

His lips moved slightly, “Alright, you can remove the needles in a while.”

Luo Yueguan looked back to see Jiang Huai drenched in sweat as if he was about to collapse.

“Why?” she murmured softly.

But Jiang Huai no longer had the strength to answer her. His vision went black, and he fell forward. Luo Yueguan gently caught him in her arms.

She reached out to gently cradle Jiang Huai’s face, hesitated for a moment, and then dragged his body into the tranquil bath. Her delicate hands gently rested on him as she wiped his body.