Chapter 8

In his dream, the old man spoke much, and Fang Tianfeng, fearing he would forget, repeatedly memorized and recited the words. Fortunately, after cultivating the Heavenly Destiny Technique, his memory improved, and he did not miss any details.

After memorizing, he needed to ponder and comprehend, for there was a significant difference between merely remembering and fully understanding. Because he wanted to repay Shen Xin by treating her illness, he paid special attention to the disease aura.

Before long, it was already evening. Long hours of thinking made him feel tired, so he stopped pondering and lay on the bed, lost in thought, recalling the three ancient books.

"Those three books seem incomplete. Perhaps the stall owner has other parts. Such important things must be bought!"

Fang Tianfeng went to the bank downstairs and withdrew two thousand yuan. Then he took a bus to the antique market where he had bought the books. Following his memory, he quickly arrived at the place where he had bought the books.

However, the stall was now occupied by someone else, though the people around were the same. He inquired from a nearby stall selling wooden carvings and learned that the stall owner had to go out of town due to a family matter and no one knew when he would return or how to contact him.

Fang Tianfeng spent fifteen yuan on a small wooden carving and left his contact information with the wooden carving stall owner, asking him to contact him if he saw the book stall owner. The wooden carving stall owner mysteriously asked if the books had sold for a high price, and Fang Tianfeng smiled without answering. The wooden carving stall owner gave him a thumbs up, praising his luck.

Fang Tianfeng left the antique market. It was already five o'clock in the afternoon, so he called Shen Xin. The phone rang for over thirty seconds before she answered.

"Who is it?" came a lazy, hoarse voice, as if she had just woken up.

"Hello, Sister Xin. This is Fang Tianfeng. When are you free? I'll come to get the key."

"Uh, I took a nap after getting home and just woke up. Do you remember where my house is?"

"I remember it's in Shengshi Community, on the third floor, but I forgot which building and unit."

"C2 Building, Unit 4, 301. Have you eaten?"

"Um, yes, I have." Fang Tianfeng felt embarrassed to trouble Shen Xin.

"Don't be so formal. Let's say we'll have dinner at my place tonight. I'll take another nap."

Fang Tianfeng noted down Shen Xin's address and spent nearly an hour, changing buses twice, to reach Shengshi Community.

By then, night had fallen, and the lights were on in many homes.

At the entrance of Unit 4, Fang Tianfeng pressed the intercom, and it rang for a full minute before he heard Shen Xin's voice.

"Look up, let me see you properly." Her voice was lazy but contained a hint of amusement.

Fang Tianfeng couldn't help but laugh and cry. He knew this community was equipped with a video intercom system.

"Alright, I won't tease you. Come in." The door lock clicked, and Fang Tianfeng entered.

The door to 301 was slightly ajar. He politely knocked three times and said, "Sister Xin, I'm here."

"Come in. I'll be out after I finish my shower."

Fang Tianfeng's head felt as if it had swollen. He knew Shen Xin was very self-respecting, though she liked to tease young men, she had no ill intentions. However, this was the first time he had entered a home where the female owner was in the shower.

He steeled himself, took off his shoes, and slowly walked in.

The living room was spacious, with a brown floor that shone like a mirror, and the chandelier made the room very bright. The apartment was over eighty square meters, with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a living room, perfect for a family but seemed empty for one person.

The door to the master bedroom was open, and the bathroom door was closed. Through the frosted glass, he could see a light and some steam, and even hear the sound of water dripping, but he couldn't see anyone from his angle.

Fang Tianfeng cleared his throat and said loudly, "Sister Xin, I'm in."

"I know. There's food in the fridge. If you're hungry, help yourself. Treat it like your own home. I'll be out in a bit."

Fang Tianfeng thought she really treated him like family. He walked to the sofa, turned on the TV, and it was showing the news on Dongjiang Provincial TV.

Yunhai City was the capital of Dongjiang Province, and most of the news on Dongjiang TV was related to Yunhai City. With the internet, Fang Tianfeng rarely watched TV news, but he was drawn in by the news.

The TV was broadcasting an important piece of news. It turned out that a murderer had escaped from Shigang Prison in Yunhai City, killing two prison guards and escaping with four others. Two of the escapees had been captured, but the other two were still at large. The news also showed the information and photos of the two escapees, and the police offered a reward of up to 50,000 yuan for information leading to their capture.

After watching the news, Fang Tianfeng changed the channel to a gaming channel, which was showing a Dota match.

Soon, the bathroom door opened, and Shen Xin, wearing a white bathrobe and barefoot, walked out, revealing her white calves. She tilted her head and used a towel to dry her long hair.

Shen Xin, despite her illness, was still beautiful even without makeup. Her only flaw was her poor complexion, which made her look a bit haggard. Her bathrobe had a large collar, and with her hands busy drying her hair, half of her breast was exposed, trembling slightly, which was particularly alluring.

Fang Tianfeng's eyes flickered, and he quickly stood up, saying, "Sister Xin."

Shen Xin chuckled and said, "Why are you so nervous?"

Fang Tianfeng smiled helplessly and said, "Sister Xin is so beautiful and dressed so provocatively, which man wouldn't be nervous?"

"You're sweet. Help me dry my hair." She sat on the sofa, facing him.

Fang Tianfeng took the towel and helped her dry her hair. Shen Xin's bathrobe was loose, and as she sat and he stood, he could see the view inside the loose collar.

Fang Tianfeng didn't want to look, but after cultivating the Heavenly Destiny Technique, his vision was too good, and he inadvertently saw the two inviting peaks and occasionally a hint of pink. Soon, his body had a slight reaction, and he subconsciously took a half-step back, breathing deeply to suppress his desires.

"Why are you backing away? Why are you panting?" Shen Xin asked curiously, but she quickly looked down, a blush spreading across her face, and she tightened the belt of her bathrobe.

Shen Xin giggled and said, "You're a gentleman. I was going to ask you, they said you were absent for two days due to illness, but you don't look sick. Why were you absent for two days?"

Fang Tianfeng hesitated for a moment, then realized this was a good opportunity to treat Shen Xin's illness. Besides, he would eventually need to earn money with his special abilities, so he could reveal some things now, but he needed to cover them with something ordinary.

So Fang Tianfeng said, "Sister Xin, do you believe in qigong or martial arts?"

Shen Xin said doubtfully, "You're talking about these things. I know that hard qigong and combat techniques in the military have traces of traditional martial arts, but they're different from what's in wuxia novels. People who practice hard qigong and combat techniques are definitely stronger than ordinary people. I've seen a reconnaissance soldier easily take down a dozen thugs. But if you're talking about wuxia novel techniques like leaving no trace on snow or punching a car into the air, I don't believe it."

Fang Tianfeng seized the opportunity and said, "Sister Xin has been so kind to me, so I won't hide it. I've practiced an internal martial art for many years without much progress, but I recently achieved it and gained legendary internal power. I experimented on a friend, and my qi can slightly alleviate pain, though not significantly."

Shen Xin suddenly turned her head, looking at Fang Tianfeng in surprise, and said, "Don't lie to me. I've heard of some true masters, but I've never seen one, so I don't really believe it. You should know I'm not easy to fool."

Fang Tianfeng smiled and said, "I know Sister Xin has a background and isn't easy to fool. But what I said is true. Today, Sister Xin helped me a lot, and I want to repay you, so I'm telling you this secret."

Shen Xin hesitated for a moment and said, "I can believe you, but you need to provide evidence."

Fang Tianfeng said frankly, "Sister Xin, I know you have migraines and heart disease. I can't cure your heart disease, but I can try to treat your migraines. However, my power is weak, and it might not show results in a day. You need to give me at least a week to verify. If there's no improvement in a week, I'll admit my mistake."

Shen Xin, seeing Fang Tianfeng's sincere attitude, smiled and said, "Alright, how should I cooperate? Do I need to take off my clothes?" She deliberately raised her chest, exposing most of her shoulder, and blinked her eyes, her allure as a mature woman making him feel itchy.

Fang Tianfeng knew Shen Xin was teasing him and said helplessly, "Sister Xin, lie down on the sofa and close your eyes. I'll try massaging your head."

"Okay." Shen Xin smiled and lay flat on the sofa, then closed her eyes.

Fang Tianfeng sat next to Shen Xin's head, placed his hands on her forehead, and began to massage slowly.

Fang Tianfeng mobilized his yuan qi and used the Qi Observation Technique to observe the disease aura in Shen Xin's head. He saw a small, beer cap-sized blue-black disease aura in her brain, and a thin strand of disease aura was entangled under the white life aura, reducing her lifespan.

Fang Tianfeng thought for a moment, gathered his yuan qi in his index fingers, and gently kneaded, while thinking about how to clear the disease aura.

Shen Xin let out a soft nasal sound and said softly, "Tianfeng, your hands are so warm, it feels so good. I'm starting to believe you have qigong."

Fang Tianfeng didn't respond, took a deep breath, and used the Qi Induction Technique. A warm current flowed from his abdomen through his body to his right hand.

An invisible force flew from his right hand into Shen Xin's head, landing on the surface of the disease aura. It extracted a tiny bit of disease aura, no larger than a needle tip, and quickly returned to Fang Tianfeng's body, settling in his dantian.

Fang Tianfeng's dantian seemed like an independent space with a small river slowly flowing. At the river's end, a small blue-black disease aura appeared. This blue-black disease aura struggled like a small snake, but the river immediately extended and increased its flow, submerging the disease aura.

In an instant, the river receded, revealing the now calm disease aura. The total amount of disease aura was now only one-tenth of its original size, but it had a mysterious connection with Fang Tianfeng.

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