The simple two words made Han Shuangjiang involuntarily hold her breath.
Last night it rained heavily, but today it's a good day.
The sky is clear, the sunshine dazzling.
That fox-faced person spoke this answer calmly against the light, then grinned at her.
The protagonist of this world, who is still in the "newbie protection period," felt her body slightly tense.
"When he was still an ordinary person, he killed someone?"
This kind of inner turmoil it brings is far greater than a cultivator killing someone!
Beneath her heaving chest, her heart began to beat faster.
So much so that in a daze, Han Shuangjiang did not realize that Chu Huaixu had continued walking forward.
"What are you standing there dumbfounded for, let's go." he called out.
The cold-faced girl pursed her lips, instinctively quickening her pace to follow, quite submissive.
Realizing this, she quickly slowed her steps.
Chu Huaixu glanced sideways and smiled involuntarily.
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Medicine Mountain is one of the three peaks of the Outer Sect and can be roughly divided into three areas.
It can be understood as: the Spirit Medicine Area, the Residential Area, and the Life Service Commercial District.
In the Outer Sect, there are experienced registered disciples who teach Mortal Martial Arts to outsiders.
Initially, the Outer Sect's Library Pavilion set up four arrays to select outstanding acupoint-opening stage practitioners and provide them with high-quality cultivation techniques.
This was not because the Daoist Sect was stingy and unwilling to spread good things to everyone.
It was purely because the higher the tier of cultivation techniques, the harder they were; if one's aptitude wasn't strong enough, forcing it would only do more harm than good.
But who would've thought that there'd be a countermeasure for every policy.
A small number of people realized that even Mortal Martial Arts had something to offer and could make the physical body exhibit stronger power, beneficial for breaking the arrays!
The rolling dogs of the Profound Yellow Realm immediately sprang into action.
At first, no one trained in this low-end stuff at all.
As this trend fermented and remained hard to ban, eventually, it even forced the Library Pavilion to upgrade the arrays, increasing the difficulty!
Most people studied Mortal Martial Arts, so the initially set standards could no longer conduct effective selection.
They'd say they learned martial arts before coming up the mountain, what could you do?
Forget it, just consider it as letting the disciples build a foundation with Mortal Martial Arts before officially learning techniques.
As time passed, a martial arts industry chain emerged, further increasing taxes.
Chu Huaixu, leading Han Shuangjiang, inquired along the way and soon arrived at a courtyard.
"Why does everyone recommend learning from this Senior Brother Liu?" He was somewhat puzzled.
Is the reputation really that good?
Han Shuangjiang, this cold-faced girl, however, acted like a little housekeeper, busy comparing prices along the way.
Little did she know that the Outer Sect had long passed the stage of fighting over prices.
Nowadays, everyone's martial arts learning prices were more or less the same.
Chu Huaixu had told her this from the start, telling her not to waste time comparing, but she didn't believe it.
Now realizing he was right, she still muttered in her mind, "It's so expensive! How can it be so expensive!"
Entering the courtyard, Chu Huaixu loudly called out, "Senior Brother Liu! Is Senior Brother Liu here?"
The door quickly opened, and a slightly handsome man emerged.
He wore a white robe with fine gold thread patterns on the sleeves and collar.
At a glance, it was made of premium fabric.
With the terrifying prices in the Outer Sect, just this attire cost a lot.
"Is his business really so good that he's earning insanely?" Chu Huaixu thought.
This noble-looking registered disciple Liu, upon seeing the two's faces clearly, was slightly stunned.
The male was tall and handsome, and the female, even behind a veil, seemed unquestionably a beauty.
Though their clothes were relatively ordinary and not luxurious, their unique aura was evident.
Based on the principle of attraction between the sexes, his attention was more focused on Han Shuangjiang.
There was nothing he could do; she gave off an icy vibe that kept people a thousand miles away, yet her fiery figure was hard to ignore.
Though her chest wasn't as dramatically turbulent as Elder Nangong's, it was still amply filled, noticeably well-endowed, incomparable to ordinary people.
Her slender waist further accentuated the alluring curve of her hips.
Underneath her full hips was a pair of proportionately long, slender jade legs.
As she gracefully approached, she moved with poise, like stepping on lotus blossoms, captivating anyone's spirit.
The more she was cold as an iceberg, the more it aroused a sense of conquest in some men, wanting to see her completely transformed into a beauty.
The registered disciple named Liu Chengqi couldn't help but take a deep breath, as if he smelled a fragrance.
Upon seeing Han Shuangjiang, he immediately understood why these two had come to his courtyard. He felt that there were more and more sensible people on Medicine Mountain.
"Junior Brother and Junior Sister look unfamiliar, did someone introduce you here?" He showed a gentle smile that made people feel like a breeze in spring.
Unfortunately, when comparing goods, you'd want to discard some; among people, you'd rather some were dead.
Standing before Chu Huaixu, who ranked second on the "Accompanying Play Must-Eat List", Liu Chengqi's slight handsomeness seemed insufficient.
"Senior Brother Liu, we indeed asked some fellow disciples, and everyone recommended coming to you for martial arts." Chu Huaixu said this, but privately he cast an "Information Detection" to see Liu's capabilities.
Oh wow, he's actually a Sixth Orifice Powerhouse!
Many apologies, much respect.
At Medicine Mountain, Outer Sect Disciples who have entered the First Realm or even stronger realms disdain teaching Mortal Martial Arts for money; it's beneath them.
As for registered disciples who are close to having all Nine Acupoints open, they wouldn't waste precious time. They are busy with breakthroughs, like cramming for exams, not free to be private tutors.
Therefore, those who teach martial arts typically peak at six or seven orifices.
The only thing that felt off to Chu Huaixu was that Liu Chengqi's basic information showed his status as: Spiritual Embryo (damaged).
"Hmm, seems like there's a story behind this." He thought to himself.
Liu Chengqi walked forward two steps with a gentle voice, even carrying a legendary bubble sound: "Recommended by others? Their praise flatters me."
"Junior Brother and Junior Sister, my surname is Liu, Liu Chengqi, you can call me Senior Brother Liu."
"The martial art I'm best at is 'Heaven and Earth Infinite Eight Trigrams Palm'. Each session is one hour, and the fee is 10 taels of silver per person."
At this point, he glanced at the iceberg beauty with furrowed brows and suddenly changed his tone, saying: "However, whether I teach one person or two, it's all teaching. Junior Brother, you pay ten taels of silver, and I'll teach both of you the first session together, hand in hand."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the iceberg beauty's brows indeed relax.
Upon hearing this, Chu Huaixu only thought, "Heaven and Earth Infinite Eight Trigrams Palm? Never heard of it."
But Mortal Martial Arts and Acupoint Opening Stage cultivation techniques have equally domineering names.
When he was inquiring outside, he even heard someone teach things like "Heaven and Earth Slash" and "Great Wilderness Heaven-Caging Finger." For those unaware, they might think they're some kind of Celestial Level Techniques!
However, this buy-one-get-one-free approach of Liu Chengqi was unexpected for him.
The main issue was, your speaking skills are problematic.
"Why should I pay ten taels instead of each paying five?"
Although indeed he was the one shelling out the money, it just didn't sit right, sounding like giving someone an opportunity to show off.
Or did he misinterpret the relationship between me and Han Shuangjiang, giving me a chance to curry favor?
Anyway, saving money is definitely a good thing.
Chu Huaixu immediately paid the ten taels of silver, eager to see this "Gibberish Eight Trigrams Palm."
Liu Chengqi began with a simple introduction of this martial art and then proceeded to demonstrate.
He executed the sequence from the first move to the ninth.
The strength of this Mortal Martial Art was indeed impressive, counting as a high-grade martial art.
The most important thing was that this martial art looked very cool, elegant, and dashing.
After the demonstration, Liu Chengqi began teaching the first move—Eight Desolates Roaming Dragon!
He promised hand-in-hand teaching, and he really did just that.
"Junior Brother, this place needs to sink a bit."
"Yes, and this part should be raised a little more."
He would adjust Chu Huaixu's waist here, lift his arm there…
Besides that, he thoroughly explained all the tips and tricks.
Since it was just martial arts, Chu Huaixu immediately heard a system notification: "[Ding! Liu Chengqi is teaching you the first move of 'Eight Trigrams Palm', do you wish to learn it?]"
"[Yes]. The ten taels of silver were well spent."
After learning, Chu Huaixu planned to demonstrate once, to showcase his martial genius openly.
However, Liu Chengqi directly bypassed him, saying, "Junior Brother Chu, take your time to digest it first, let me explain to Junior Sister Han."
At this moment, the cold-faced girl was earnestly imitating on the side.
As she performed the imperfect Eight Desolates Roaming Dragon, her body lines completely unfolded. From the side, the luscious fullness of her hips stretched her robes taut.
A breeze blew, lifting the edge of her veil, revealing lips that were vibrantly red and tenderly plump, tightly pressed together.
Liu Chengqi's mind swayed, yet he kept his promise.
He promised to teach both by hand, and so he did!
Having already handled Chu Huaixu, it was now the beautiful lady's turn.
"Junior Sister, the 'Eight Desolates Roaming Dragon' isn't like that; your waist needs to sink a little more." Liu Chengqi still smiled as a warm spring breeze, extending his large hand towards her waist.
Han Shuangjiang listened intently, momentarily not realizing what was happening.
"Tsk! Why are you touching?" A voice came from the side, and Liu Chengqi's wrist was firmly grasped by a large hand.