Chapter 977: This Body is Super Useful—As If!

“So that’s how it is. Thank you for answering, Sister Hong.” Ye Wenxin withdrew her gaze and didn’t ask further.

Sister Hong accompanied her as they wandered around, the frantic thoughts in her heart all too obvious.

Ye Wenxin could now grasp Sister Hong’s thoughts but realized that her interest waned once she fully understood someone. No wonder Long Qingyue always found the world boring. The mind-reading had no off switch, always giving her spoilers in advance and taking away the thrill.

She knew what would happen, what movements would be made, and the other person’s mental state.

Ye Wenxin began to miss when she knew nothing and the simplicity of her old daily life.

Just then, Fei Chai’s voice suddenly rang out from afar. Looking over, Ye Wenxin saw Han Shanxue and Fei Chai’s figures.

“Miss Ye, enjoying a stroll?”

Fei Chai shot her a pleading look. Ye Wenxin answered accordingly, “Yeah, we’re just wandering. Are you two training? Should we leave you some space?”

She observed his hands and feet, reddened from the cold. It seemed he’d accidentally injured himself while seeking pointers from his master. And, knowing Han Shanxue had been attentive to Ye Wenxin lately, he looked to her, hoping she might help him get some rest.

Han Shanxue realized this and paused the training. “Take a break,” she told Fei Chai before sitting nearby to meditate, using spirit stones to replenish her qi.

A thick layer of frost formed around the stone Han Shanxue sat on. Ye Wenxin was curious about her cultivation technique. Even if she’d been heavily boosted with resources, reaching the Golden Core stage within a year was still terrifying.

It wasn’t hard to imagine another madwoman like Fairy Fengya emerging in a few years. What impressed Ye Wenxin even more was Tundra Demesne’s vast, powerful aura. She felt tempted to suppress her cultivation, use Flower Burial to spar with Han Shanxue and see who would win.

Of course, that was only a passing thought. If this female lead found out about Ye Wenxin’s deception, she might face a miserable end.

……

Fei Chai returned before long, smelling subtly of alcohol. Despite his flushed cheeks, his steps were steady. It looked like he’d drunk some wine to fight off the cold.

“Master, I’m ready for the next round,” he said as he gathered qi in his hands, a faint red glow appearing.

The color surprised Ye Wenxin. Logically, Han Shanxue’s disciple should also have an ice-based cultivation technique. However, Fei Chai was using a fire-based attack.

Wait. Looking closely, Ye Wenxin noticed his other hand preparing an ice-based technique.

Han Shanxue gave no explanation. She stood up and waved casually, instantly melting the ice around her. Fire and ice also emerged from her hands.

Everyone knew ice and fire conflicted, making them extremely difficult to cultivate or use simultaneously. Yet, Han Shanxue showed a stronger mastery of fire over ice.

Ye Wenxin observed her. The two elements collided, producing sparks. Razor-sharp ice shards shot forth, followed by fiercely aggressive flames engulfing Fei Chai. He clenched his fists and controlled his breathing to refine the ice and fire.

Ye Wenxin had never seen such a training method, which deepened her curiosity about Han Shanxue’s cultivation method. Unfortunately, Han Shanxue stopped there, as Fei Chai failed to absorb it. He rolled on the ground a few times, his face grimacing in pain.

‘Master’s training method is as insane as ever. Looks like it’ll take me years to learn this move.’

Although feeling slightly resentful, Fei Chai didn’t dare complain aloud. Ye Wenxin agreed that Han Shanxue’s teaching method was bizarre. However, as a self-taught person who constantly strayed into Qi Deviation, she didn’t feel qualified to comment.

She stepped forward, handing Fei Chai a bottle of healing ointment. He smiled wryly at her but said nothing. Despite his clumsiness, he had a surprisingly high pain tolerance.

Countless questions remained in Ye Wenxin’s mind. However, Han Shanxue had already stood and left, her graceful back figure growing smaller in the distance.

Gritting his teeth, Fei Chai tried to apply the medicine himself, but the pain kept making him wince. Ye Wenxin kindly applied the ointment for him, taking the chance to ask about his story with Han Shanxue.

Fei Chai unsuspectingly recounted how Han Shanxue had saved him when he nearly lost his life in the mountains over a year ago. However, she had refused to take him as a disciple due to his poor aptitude.

“How did you convince Miss Han to take you in?”

“She may not look like it, but Master is terrible with directions, has no life skills, and, most strangely, doesn’t even recognize silver coins. In the end, she reluctantly took me in.” Fei Chai gave an honest smile, casually selling out Han Shanxue’s weak points.

Ye Wenxin had wondered why the girl eager for revenge had waited so long to act. So it turned out she had no sense of direction. Ye Wenxin found it funny but held back her laughter.

“But now, I feel like I’m not suited to be Master’s disciple.” Fei Chai sighed again, regarding Ye Wenxin as a friend he could confide in.

“Maybe you just haven’t fully grasped it yet.” Ye Wenxin recalled how Han Shanxue had used that strange technique earlier. She mimicked it to see if she could forcefully operate it using her cultivation.

“Think of it this way—your left hand channels fire, your right hand channels ice. No need to use them at the same time. Complete one part first, then slowly—”

Long Qingyue’s body had exceptionally high cultivation and talent. Ye Wenxin could invoke fire and ice with just a casual motion.

Fei Chai stared in astonishment as she demonstrated the technique. Feeling pleased, Ye Wenxin slowly brought her palms together, merging the two forces into the same frost-blaze blossom Han Shanxue had shown.

Fei Chai was speechless. Ye Wenxin smiled faintly and blew the frost-blaze blossom away. It shattered and transformed into a lightning bolt, striking a distant tree and splitting it in two.

She was stunned. She hadn’t expected combining ice and fire would produce lightning. Even stranger, she felt like she had used a similar technique before.

“Miss Ye, you’re amazing!” Fei Chai rose in excitement, his fists clenched. “Even Master couldn’t show the lightning strike that comes after!”

“Oh, no, it was a coincidence. You mustn’t tell your—”

Ye Wenxin felt a cold gaze land on her.

‘I didn’t think someone could grasp the Cherished Flower Scroll’s Fenghua Xueyue this quickly.’

‘Is she really unrelated to Immortal Lord Taohua?’

Ye Wenxin heard Han Shanxue’s thoughts and panicked.

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TL: Decided to leave Fenghua Xueyue as is. Wind, Flower, Snow, and Moon is a mouthful, so you guys just have to remember what it means.