Chapter 14

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“You’ve been studying hard for the Eighth-Class Meridian and Qi Clearing Acupuncture Manipulation. The level of proficiency increased by 0.01.”

“You’ve been studying hard for the Eighth-Class Meridian and Qi Clearing Acupuncture Manipulation. The level of proficiency increased by 0.02.”

“You’ve been studying hard for the Eighth-Class Meridian and Qi Clearing Acupuncture Manipulation. The level of proficiency increased by 0.01.”

“Congratulations! Your continuous study of medical skills has triggered Heavenly Rewards and increased your insights for the Eighth-Class Meridian and Qi Clearing Acupuncture Manipulation significantly. The level of proficiency increased by 0.1.”

It turned out that the medical skill was not easy to learn.

After four hours, Zhou Heng only triggered Heavenly Rewards once, and the level of proficiency was not even 0.3.

He still had a long way to go until he mastered this acupuncture technique.

Medical skills: Eighth-Class Meridian and Qi Clearing Acupuncture Manipulation.

Unmastered: 0.26/1.

Although he had not mastered it yet, he had already figured out the effects of this acupuncture technique.

It was mainly used to treat injuries related to meridians, qi, and blood circulation. For example, qi and blood stasis, blockage of meridians, and impediment of power. 

These were also referred to as internal injuries.

It was very useful for martial artists.

Of course, Zhou Heng figured out something else as well.

This medical skill paid an emphasis that hands and feet were connected to the whole body. No matter where the disease was, he only needed to perform acupuncture on the patient’s hands or feet. If he performed acupuncture in other places, it would cause qi and blood reflux.

Besides, there was no need to undress.

“The medical skills in the fantasy world are amazing!” Zhou Heng exclaimed. At the same time, he was a little disappointed, as if he had just missed out on some fun.

Crash! Crash!

Right then, Zhou Heng heard the sound of roof tiles clashing from the roof. Someone was obviously walking on it.

‘A thief?

‘The thief must be stupid.

‘Why bother coming to a dilapidated house to steal?’

He was puzzled, but he still quickly stood up. He picked up the steel saber next to him and stood at the room’s entrance.

He would subdue the thief as soon as the thief came in.

‘I’ll tie the thief up and send the thief to the administrative office tomorrow. Maybe I can claim some bounty.’

However, something like knockout gas and door breaking, which he anticipated, did not happen.

Bang!

Suddenly, he heard a loud noise. The roof of Zhou Heng’s room collapsed!

Many things fell at once, including roof tiles, purlins, rafters, dust, and gravel.

Another thing that fell together with these things was a white figure who happened to land on Zhou Heng’s bed.

Zhou Heng was dumbfounded.

‘What’s going on?’

Suddenly…

“Zhou Heng! Do you want to die?! How am I going to sleep when you’re this noisy?! I’ll have you move out of here tomorrow if you keep on being noisy!”

The landlord’s scolding came as expected.

Zhou Heng wiped his cold sweat. He dared not to respond because the landlord would definitely increase his rent if he responded.

He tried it before.

These were the painful lessons he learned.

Besides, the problem this time seemed to be quite serious. How did the roof collapse?

‘Who is this person who fell? 

‘A thief?

‘But shouldn’t a thief wear black?

‘When were the night-traveling clothes available in white?

‘Huh?’

Zhou Heng suddenly stared at the figure who had fallen on his bed.

‘Why are the clothes and the figure of this person familiar?’

There was a mask beside the person.

It should have fallen off the face when the person fell.

The mask had a white background with a face pattern painted in gold color, just like a rich character from a theater production.

She was the woman who saved him during the day!

Her name seemed to be Cheng Jiangjian.

Why did she seem to be severely injured?

Gasp!

Zhou Heng gasped in surprise.

The woman was a top seventh-class fighter and had a sixth-class’s secret treasure. Who could severely injure her in Yellow Wood City?

Zhou Heng no longer hesitated when he found out that she was his savior. He went up to check on her condition and see if he could help her.

When Zhou Heng got close, he saw the face of the woman, or should he say the face of the girl, that had been hidden underneath the mask.

She seemed to be seventeen or eighteen years old. Although her face was covered in some dust, he could still see that her skin was clean and flawless. She had a beautiful face.

She was even prettier than Wang Qingqing, and she seemed more natural and pleasing to eyes.

Zhou Heng was stunned and surprised when he saw the girl’s face. He had not expected a beautiful face to be hidden underneath such a funny-looking mask.

Besides, he did not expect the “mysterious woman” who was meticulous and a little cold to be a beautiful girl of his age.

Who was she?

What happened to her?

He noticed that Cheng Jiangjian’s body was slightly trembling. Besides, her face was pale like a paper, and her lips were a little black as if she had been poisoned by cold poison.

‘Did she encounter a powerful poisons master?

‘But it doesn’t seem like she is poisoned.’

After thinking about it for a while, Zhou Heng decided to wait for Cheng Jiangjian to wake up first. He would deal with it after asking her what happened.

He simply cleaned up the roof tiles, dust, and sundries, which had all fallen on and around the bed. He covered Cheng Jiangjian with a quilt and quietly waited for her to wake up.

After he finished everything, Zhou Heng could not help but yawned. He had not had much sleep in the past two days.

He could not bear it even if he had a strong body. Besides, he was frightened by the match with Sun Zhengpin yesterday, so he was a little sleepy now.

He sat on the chair after seeing that Cheng Jiangjian was still in a coma. He closed his eyes and started to doze off.

After an unknown time, the sun shone through the window. The sunlight shone on Zhou Heng’s eyes, causing him to wake up. 

The moment he opened his eyes, he saw Cheng Jiangjian sitting opposite him. She did not wear the mask and was looking at him.

“Ah, Miss, you have woken up?” Zhou Heng heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he explained, “Don’t worry, Miss. I just covered you with the quilt last night. I didn’t touch you at all.”

After all, she was a girl who was seventeen or eighteen years old, so this kind of explanation was necessary.

“Yes, I know.” Cheng Jiangjian nodded slightly. She smiled with her bruised lips and said, “Although I seemed to be unconscious last night, I still had a clear perception of the outside world. I just couldn’t move because of qi and blood stagnation.

“Thank you for helping me, Mister.”

“You saved me during the day, but I only gave you a hand. It was nothing much.” Zhou Heng waved his hand. When he saw Cheng Jiangjian’s face still being pale, he could not help but ask, “Are you all right? You seem to be severely injured. Were you poisoned by cold poison?”

“It’s not cold poison. It’s the contamination from ghost aura.” Cheng Jiangjian shook her head and said, “I came to Yellow Wood City to track down the whereabouts of a ghost.

“I learned a clue yesterday, so I went to the place where the ghost was at night to investigate. However, I encountered a trap unexpectedly as the ghost had accomplices. In the end, I tried my best and killed the ghost, but I was attacked by the ghost’s aura.

“On the way back, the ghost aura’s Yin Spirit burst out cold air and made my qi and blood stagnate, so I couldn’t move. Unexpectedly, I happened to fall into your room, Mister.”

“Ghost? Ghost aura?” Zhou Heng asked in confusion.

He could not help but think of the strange attribute he got when he opened the Lucky Bag. 

It was the extra damage on Yin Spirits!

Did Yin Spirit mean ghosts?

“It shares a similar nature with evil creatures. Similarly, I can’t tell you much about it.” Cheng Jiangjian was a little embarrassed, so she explained, “It’s not that I don’t want to tell you, but I can’t talk about these matters in detail if I’m not given the permission. 

“Well, I can only say that it will bring more harm if more people know about the ghosts and evil creatures. I hope you can forgive me, Mister.”

“I understand.” Zhou Heng nodded and did not ask any more questions. “Are you now able to move freely?”

“Not yet.” Cheng Jiangjian shook her head. She managed a bitter smile and said, “I’m still corrupted by the ghost aura. I can only move a little if I force myself. It will take me at least three days to move freely.”

Unless the secret technique of depleting lifespan and potential was invoked, she could not forcefully dispel the ghost aura in an instant and restore her movement.

“Should I find someone to help you?” Zhou Heng asked.

“No, thank you for your kind offer,” Cheng Jiangjian sighed softly and said, “Ghost aura is very special. If a person is polluted by it, almost nothing will work unless you can get the help of a Deva. If not, that person can only get rid of ghost aura little by little with his or her own strength.”

Deva?!

Zhou Heng was stunned as he was surprised after hearing that. He asked, “Do you mean the third-class fighters on the Heavenly Ranking Board, the Devas?”

‘They are the top fighters in the world!

‘There are only a few top fighters in the whole Great Qara!

‘Only powerful fighters at this level could help other people get rid of ghost aura?

‘What the hell are these ghosts?

‘They are too scary!’

“Yes.” Cheng Jiangjian nodded. Then, she bit her lip lightly and whispered, “Although I killed the ghost, its accomplices are still alive. The fact that I’m injured and can’t move cannot be known by others.

“So, I hope you can do me a favor. Could I… trouble you for these three days? P-Please let me stay here temporarily.”

After she said her request, she seemed to have thought of something and quickly said, “I can pay you the rent. Three silver taels a day!”

At first, Zhou Heng was still considering it. However, his mouth opened on its own right after he heard Cheng Jiangjian’s words.

“Deal! I’ve got no problems with it!”