Chapter 89

"Teacher, just give me your orders, I'll do anything for you, even if it means going through fire and water!" Ning Yi patted his chest and said.

"Don't be so dramatic." Gu Ying smiled, "I just need your help to give some advice, not to go to war."

"What's so mysterious?" Ning Yi chuckled.

"Um... It's like this..." Gu Ying paused, took out her phone, and shifted into a more comfortable position, crossing her long, white legs. She opened her phone, tapped a few times, and showed it to Ning Yi, "Take a look, which of these men do you find the most appealing?"

Ning Yi suspiciously leaned over and saw that she had opened a personal photo of a man.

He was probably in his early thirties, with fair skin and a handsome face. Like Ning Yi, he had long hair and wore glasses, looking refined and scholarly. He was dressed in a black, well-tailored suit with a black bow tie, sitting in an office with a smile, looking like a professional white-collar worker.

"Is he your boyfriend?" Ning Yi felt a slight pang in his heart.

"Rubbish, keep looking." Gu Ying was quite close to him, wearing a nightgown, and her neckline was slightly open. Ning Yi inadvertently glanced at it, and two astonishingly full objects caught his eye. Of course, she was wearing a bra, but it was still very alluring.

Gu Ying didn't seem to notice, or perhaps she didn't care, and extended her slender index finger to swipe to the next photo.

Ning Yi looked and saw another handsome man, but this one didn't wear glasses. He had a short haircut, a slightly hooked nose, very fair skin, and slightly thin lips.

"Your second boyfriend?" Ning Yi asked suspiciously.

Gu Ying punched him lightly, "Don't guess, keep looking."

The third one, as expected, was also handsome, looking stronger than the first two, with a small mustache, like an artist.

"Which of these three do you find the most appealing?" Gu Ying took back her phone and asked.

"Tell me what these guys are about first, then I can answer you." Ning Yi smiled and picked up his cup to drink water.

Gu Ying bit her lip, thought for a moment, and blushed slightly, "It's fine to tell you, they are the matchmaking candidates my father arranged for me."

"Matchmaking?" Ning Yi's hand trembled, almost spilling the water in his cup.

"You... Why are you so excited? I'm just asking for your opinion." Gu Ying asked, puzzled.

Ning Yi put down his cup, "Of course I'm excited, Teacher, these guys are all庸脂俗粉 (mediocre and vulgar), how can they match you?"

"Ha! What do you mean by庸脂俗粉? How can you use that to describe men? Just tell me, which of these three do you find the most appealing." Gu Ying rolled her eyes and asked.

"The first one..." Ning Yi snatched her phone back, "Look at him, with those small, squinty eyes, he's clearly a**. And he's dressed in a suit, a perfect description of a refined scoundrel."

"Is it that exaggerated? He has a master's degree and is a three-star butler at Blue River Manor." Gu Ying looked conflicted, "And he's my senior!"

"That... I won't say anymore." Ning Yi shut up. When a man looks at another man, especially a handsome one, and especially when they are matchmaking candidates, it's impossible to say anything good.

Gu Ying pouted and flipped to the next photo, "What about the second one?"

"Thin lips and a hooked nose, definitely mean and petty..."

"Uh..." Gu Ying looked at Ning Yi and chuckled, "Are you jealous?"

"He's not as handsome as me, why would I be jealous?"

Gu Ying looked at him seriously and pursed her lips, "No matter how handsome you are, you're still a kid!"

Ning Yi touched his nose, thinking, with two lives combined, he was already in his forties, and even in his previous life, he was older than her.

"Teacher, I'm not happy with you saying that. I'm already a man now." Ning Yi stretched out his arm and flexed his muscles. Honestly, after the body transformation by Feng Yingkong, his muscles were much more solid, and his physical condition was clearly better than the previous Ning Yi.

He wasn't worse than those three guys. If Gu Ying didn't know his actual age, and he said he was in his mid-twenties, others would believe it.

And if he said he hadn't trained, no one would believe it.

When Gu Ying saw him flex his muscles, she couldn't help but think of the night Ning Yi was drunk and she helped him change clothes. This guy was definitely not a kid anymore, and her face turned red, "Let's not talk about this. What do you know, you're just a kid?"

She put away her phone, seemingly not planning to ask Ning Yi for advice anymore.

"Teacher, didn't you say you wanted to become a warrior first? Why do you suddenly want to get married?"

"I used to think that way." Gu Ying's beautiful eyes dimmed, and she sighed, "But as you know, my current situation makes it almost impossible for me to succeed in building my inner energy. My father is getting old, and his health isn't good. He will retire in a year or two. His wish is for me to find a normal family and get married, not to become a warrior. I thought about it, and maybe he's right. If he can let go, why should I be so stubborn?"

Ning Yi was surprised. Her resolve was once so firm, but it had changed so much in just a few days. What had happened?

Looking at her slightly helpless eyes, it was clear that she was saying something she didn't truly believe. If she was going to give up, she wouldn't have persisted for so many years.

"Teacher, what happened that made you suddenly change your mind?" Ning Yi stared at her and asked.

"Nothing, I just suddenly felt that I'm getting older, and continuing like this isn't a solution. You know, the best age for a quasi-warrior to build inner energy is between twelve and eighteen years old. Beyond this age, it's not suitable for martial arts training. I'm already nearly twenty-four, so even if I succeed, what's the point?"

Ning Yi knew what she said was true. The best age for martial arts training is between twelve and eighteen. Too young, and the meridians can't handle it; too old, and the meridians are hard to expand, making it difficult to form the qi sea. Generally, if you're too old, you have no chance.

Of course, there are exceptions, like those from warrior families who start training at eight or nine, and some who succeed even if they're older, but their achievements are usually mediocre.

But this wasn't the real reason she was giving up.

"Really?" Ning Yi stared straight into her beautiful eyes and asked.

"Really!" Gu Ying felt a bit flustered under his gaze, and she hit him, resisting his invasive look, "Would I lie to you?"

"Teacher, I swore to help you build your inner energy. If you give up, won't I be in trouble?" Ning Yi said with a worried look.

"Ah, when did you swear? I don't remember." Gu Ying looked puzzled.

"I did, but not in front of you." Ning Yi said, "I made a solemn vow."

"What did you swear?" Gu Ying asked, surprised.

"If I can't help you build your inner energy, I'll be alone and lonely for the rest of my life..."

Before he could finish, Gu Ying covered his mouth, "Don't say such nonsense!"

Ning Yi pushed away her delicate hand, "I'm serious, and I have confidence in helping you build your inner energy."

"Okay, I'll take it as a joke." Gu Ying suddenly felt her heart pounding, and her face turned red. This guy was practically confessing. He knew about her vow, so she quickly stood up, "Go to bed early."

"Teacher, don't misunderstand, I'm not doing this for your vow." Ning Yi seemed to see through her thoughts and said seriously, "Actually, I've been researching the reverse meridians these past few days."

"You... What did you find?" Gu Ying asked hesitantly.

Ning Yi decided to be straightforward, "The so-called reverse meridians mean that your inner energy flows in the opposite direction of ordinary warriors. Ordinary warriors build their inner energy from top to bottom, following the Shen Ting, Feng Fu, Tian Tu, and Zi Gong meridians, with the inner energy flowing smoothly to the qi sea. But in reverse meridians, it's the opposite, from bottom to top, starting from the three yin meridians of the foot, Qu Gu, Hui Yin, Ren Mai, and Zhong Ji..."

Gu Ying's face turned red, and she looked at Ning Yi, "It seems you know everything."

"Teacher, so this is why you don't want anyone else to help you build your inner energy, right?" Ning Yi said. The reason was simple: the meridians and acupoints he mentioned were extremely private for a woman. If someone were to help her build her inner energy, it would be like molesting her.

For a delicate and beautiful woman like Gu Ying, she couldn't accept that.

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