77: Chapter 77 You're a nemesis, having received permission

Fang Yanqing slapped Lu Chen's hand away with annoyance and spat, "What are you touching? You heartless wretch."

Lu Chen chuckled and said shamelessly, "If I were truly heartless, would I have come running all the way here to find you? Let me ask you, have you missed me?"

Fang Yanqing retorted stubbornly, "No. Who would want to miss someone as ungrateful as you?"

"Oh? Is that so?" Lu Chen raised an eyebrow and made a move to leave, "Alright then, it seems I was just fooling myself. The green hills remain, the green waters flow, let us never meet again!"

Seeing that he was truly about to leave, Fang Yanqing quickly reached out to grab his sleeve and chided, "You ungrateful thing, you only know how to bully me. We haven't seen each other for so long, can't you say something nice?"

Lu Chen pulled her back into his arms, his hands wandering, "It's been a long time; I need to check if you've lost weight. I heard you've been in seclusion, not stepping out of your doors. Don't starve yourself thin, or I'll be the one at a loss."

"Stop it!" Fang Yanqing quickly pushed him away, looking around in a panic, "This is Emei. What would it look like if the Disciples heard us?"

Lu Chen was unfazed and smirked, "What are you afraid of? This place is so secluded; it's the perfect spot for me to perform my arts."

"Don't worry, I won't let them hear a thing." As he spoke, he swept Fang Yanqing up into his arms and walked toward the bed.

"You... be gentle..."

An hour later, a crisp voice came from outside the door, "Master, it's time for dinner. The Disciple has already arranged the meal, all of which are the vegetarian dishes you love."

Fang Yanqing's face turned crimson instantly. She hurriedly pushed Lu Chen, who was on top of her, and whispered coquettishly, "Jing... Jingxuan?!"

Lu Chen, however, looked at her with a smile, acting as if nothing had happened.

Fang Yanqing took a deep breath and said to the door, "Jingxuan, Master is at a critical juncture in the Breakthrough of the Nine Yang Manual. We will talk later. Prepare some meat dishes for dinner to entertain a guest."

Jingxuan's confused voice came from outside, "Yes, Master. The Disciple will go arrange it now. This Disciple withdraws." After saying this, the sound of footsteps faded into the distance.

Jingxuan thought to herself, "It seems Master has reached a critical moment in her Breakthrough; her Qi seems a bit unstable."

Another hour passed.

Lu Chen lay on the bed, "I told you, you really have lost weight. How can you Cultivate in seclusion without eating some meat? Haven't you already returned to secular life?"

Fang Yanqing rolled her eyes at him annoyedly, though her tone carried a hint of coquetry, "Really thinner? Impossible. If that's true, it must be because I was missing you, you ungrateful wretch."

Lu Chen rolled over to pin her down and whispered in her ear, "I have to say, the progress of your Nine Yang Manual and Dragon-Elephant Prajna Art is indeed fast."

"I didn't expect you to have Cultivated the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Art to the second level. It really makes me look at you with new eyes."

"Logically speaking, without my help, it would have been impossible for you to reach this Realm."

Fang Yanqing lifted her chin triumphantly and hummed, "Didn't expect that, did you?"

"I didn't expect it either."

"Hmph, isn't that thanks to the good foundation you helped me build in the beginning? I wonder if you can stay a few more days this time to help me build my foundation further."

Lu Chen suddenly got up and walked to the window, turning his back to her, his tone calm, "I plan to take you with me this time. Are you willing?"

Fang Yanqing was stunned, then sat up and pulled the thin quilt over herself, "Ah? Take me with you? Where to? No, no, how can I leave Emei? With so many Disciples here, what will they do if I leave?"

Lu Chen turned around with a hint of a smile on his lips, "If you don't make a scene, who would know?"

Fang Yanqing still shook her head, her attitude firm, "That still won't do. The Emei Disciples are at a critical moment in their Cultivation. If the Nine Yang Manual cannot reach Minor Achievement, I do not plan to leave the mountain. I must be responsible for them."

Lu Chen raised an eyebrow, walked to the table, picked up a teacup to fiddle with, and said nonchalantly, "I've brought you the Complete Manual of the Nine Yang Divine Skill this time, the authentic one. Tell me, are you tempted?"

Fang Yanqing's eyes lit up instantly, and her tone changed, "Ah? Really? You got the Shaolin Nine Yang Manual? Where is it? Bring it here for me to see!" As she spoke, she was about to get out of bed.

Lu Chen pointed to his own head and said with a smile, "It's right here."

Fang Yanqing only then realized, and glared at him annoyedly, "I knew it. No wonder you brought stationery with you. Then why don't you hurry up and write it down? You're such a tease!"

Lu Chen put down the teacup, crossed his arms, walked up to Fang Yanqing, and looked at her with a smile, "I can write it down, but what do I get out of it? How will you thank me?"

Fang Yanqing reached out and pinched him, her eyes alluring, "How do you want me to thank you?"

Lu Chen shook his head and pointed to the bed, "I want to stay here tonight."

Fang Yanqing's face flushed slightly, and she spat at him, "That won't do! Not to mention the reputation of my Emei Disciples, if that little girl Yin Susu finds out, what will happen to Emei's reputation? A Sect Head letting a man stay the night, what would that look like!"

Lu Chen smiled mysteriously, leaned into her ear, and whispered, "This humble person has his own clever plan, you can rest assured. I guarantee it will be done without anyone knowing. If you agree, I will write it for you right now, word for word."

Fang Yanqing hesitated for a moment, bit her lip, and finally nodded, "Alright, I'm really afraid of you. I knew you were a vexing one."

Having received permission, Lu Chen immediately perked up. He walked to the table, spread out the silk cloth, picked up the brush, took a deep breath, and began to write furiously.

His small regular script was upright and magnificent, the brushstrokes fluid, and every character seemed to carry a sense of Spiritual Qi.

The Complete Manual of the Nine Yang True Scripture, tens of thousands of words long, flowed from his brush like moving clouds and flowing water, with each character leaping onto the paper.

Fang Yanqing watched from the side, dumbfounded.

After writing for a full half an hour, Lu Chen finally put down the brush and rubbed his slightly sore wrist.

"Alright, done!" Lu Chen blew on the ink on the silk cloth, looking at his masterpiece with satisfaction.

Fang Yanqing couldn't wait to pick up the silk cloth and read it carefully from beginning to end. The more she read, the more shocked she became. This Nine Yang Divine Skill was truly profound and mysterious, with every word being a gem, leaving her infatuated.

Lu Chen walked to her side, pointed to a few places on the silk cloth, and said, "There are two major critical points in here that require special attention."

"One is the need to Cultivate a type of Extreme Yin Internal Energy to resist the Extreme Yang Internal Energy of the Nine Yang True Scripture."

"Otherwise, it is easy to suffer from internal fire burning the body and Qi Deviation."

"The second is the need to break through all the meridians in the body to truly unleash the power of the Nine Yang True Scripture."

Fang Yanqing raised her head and looked at him in confusion, "Extreme Yin Internal Energy? I know about that. Legend has it that the Nine Yin Manual is extremely Yin and soft. But these meridians..."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "I haven't fully solved the former yet, but I plan to get the Xuanming Divine Palm or find the Nine Yin Manual, which can solve this problem."

"As for the latter, opening up all the meridians, that's easy to handle, but it requires my personal intervention. Moreover, it must be my woman, because the process of opening them up, you understand..." Lu Chen blinked his eyes.