116: Qing Ye is different from usual

At Madam Jin's place, Chu Qing not only had dinner.

He also felt the greatness of a mother's love.

During this time, he told Madam Jin that he would be going into seclusion for a period to Breakthrough his Secret Inheritance and prepare to forge his bones.

Madam Jin pondered for a moment and said, "Although Martial Dao Breakthroughs are important, reading more is even more important."

"Look at Madam Shi, she's very powerful, but she still reads every day."

Chu Qing nodded.

Madam Jin then said, "You don't have to worry about me, just focus on your seclusion!"

Chu Qing nodded.

Before leaving, he left some luminous pearls for Madam Jin.

"Tell Madam Shi to make them into a Secret medicine; consume them when you should!"

Madam Jin's cheeks flushed slightly as she mumbled, "Madam Shi said that luminous pearls are precious and also beneficial for your bone forging."

Chu Qing suddenly realized; he had thought Madam Shi was addicted to making Secret medicine from luminous pearls.

Late at night, Chu Qing quietly returned to the Martial Arts Institute.

Upon returning to his Stone Tower dormitory, he was surprised to find that the three maidservants and Zhao Hongxiu were all in the living room.

The three maidservants looked indignant, as if they had suffered a great injustice.

Zhao Hongxiu, with wet hair and a faint scent of wine, was glaring angrily at the maidservants.

Chu Qing coughed and asked curiously, "What's wrong with you all?"

The maidservants chattered, "Young Master, Zhao Hongxiu is a rotten toad trying to eat swan meat."

"She deliberately drank wine, trying to take advantage of you."

Chu Qing… Zhao Hongxiu chuckled and said, "Qing Ge, I still have good wine in my room, why don't you come and drink with me!"

Looking at Zhao Hongxiu's flushed cheeks, Chu Qing shook his head and smiled, "I don't have time to play with you all!"

"Come, bathe me, I'm going into secluded Cultivation!"

The maidservants swarmed forward, surrounding him to help him bathe and change.

Zhao Hongxiu gritted her teeth and, without hesitation, followed them in.

Splash!

Splash!

Clean water washed over his strong and muscular body.

Water flowed from his robust skin.

Zhao Hongxiu took a deep breath, feigning composure, and learned from the maidservants.

The maidservants exchanged glances, muttering softly, subtly excluding Zhao Hongxiu.

Meanwhile, Zhao Hongxiu diligently applied the medicinal paste to Chu Qing, seemingly oblivious… Chu Qing ultimately did not reciprocate Zhao Hongxiu's feelings.

Because he only admired Zhao Hongxiu, but did not have a deep, unforgettable love for her.

This outcome left Zhao Hongxiu with mixed emotions.

She still remembered how she had once leaned against the railing, looking down at Chu Qing, pointing and commenting.

She had even concluded that he had no future.

Now… he was high above.

And she had no choice but to curry favor with him.

In fact, her future was now determined by him.

Her heart was heavy with complex emotions, and she couldn't help but lower her head in silence.

Chu Qing gently stroked Zhao Hongxiu's long hair, his thoughts drifting back to the past.

At that time, he was practicing in the training ground.

And this Senior Sister leaned on the railing, looking down at him.

Now—things had changed.

"Life is unpredictable!"

...Croak!

Croak!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Chu Qing first Cultivated the Toad Skill, then activated the Black Water Bone Forging Method.

The three maidservants and Zhao Hongxiu took turns applying nourishing medicinal paste to him.

Front and back, left and right, top and bottom, inside and out, no corner was missed.

[Medicinal paste +1]

[Medicinal paste +1]

The career panel flickered.

It seemed as if it was about to transform at any moment.

But it also felt like something was missing.

Chu Qing was not in a hurry.

He was now putting all his effort into Cultivating the Black Water Bone Forging Method.

Then, he nourished all the bones in his body.

Interestingly, Lan Lan, at the Quarry, became anxious when Zhao Hongxiu didn't come to relieve her, so she ran back on her own.

Then, she saw Zhao Hongxiu serving Chu Qing just like the maidservants, which made her gnash her teeth in anger.

"How can you do this?"

Lan Lan clutched Zhao Hongxiu's arm tightly.

Zhao Hongxiu innocently said, "I'm working for Qing Ge, and you work too."

"What's wrong with that?"

Lan Lan fell silent.

Finally, she gritted her teeth and stomped her foot, also begging to stay there.

Chu Qing thought for a moment and said, "Alright!"

"It's good that you and Hongxiu can take turns reading."

"Oh, and there's another Senior Sister; let her read with you too."

Lan Lan was overjoyed.

After her joy, there was endless shame and sorrow:

"Back then, I was high and mighty, not even sparing him a glance."

"Now, I have to fight to curry favor with him."

"What… what have I become!"

Yet, this was her own choice.

Ultimately, the three maidservants applied medicinal paste to Chu Qing, while Zhao Hongxiu, Lan Lan, and the other person took turns helping him read, allowing him to advance his progress.

One day… two days… Chu Qing immersed himself in arduous Cultivation.

With help, he progressed rapidly and didn't find it boring.

And while he was engrossed in his intense Cultivation, Cui Moyang and the others were feeling quite anxious.

Because as time passed, they actively prepared for the Noble families of Zhou City to cause them trouble.

However, after waiting once, no one came.

After waiting a second time, still no one came to cause trouble.

The enemies didn't come, and there was no news from their Family either.

This made them increasingly uneasy.

At the same time, Madam Shi had also been continuously paying attention to Chu Qing.

Although she scolded Chu Qing as a Groom every day, she didn't want him to die inexplicably.

However, she also received no news.

"What's going on?"

Madam Shi was puzzled.

Unable to bear it, she hesitated repeatedly before writing a letter to a Disciple of the Sect, inquiring about the situation.

"The less the opponent moves, the more dangerous it proves to be."

"We must heighten our vigilance!"

However, several days passed, and a reply came from Zhou City:

[The Wang Family has made no moves whatsoever!]

[A servant of the Wang Family said that Second Miss Wang seems to be a bit afraid.]

[She often mutters to herself: What kind of heart of iron and stone would allow human blood to flow from the mountaintop to the foot of the mountain.]

[Additionally: Two-thirds of Caotou Mountain was burned down by a large fire!]

[The people behind Caotou Mountain are currently rebuilding Caotou Mountain.]

Upon receiving the news, Madam Shi was stunned for a very long time.

"They're scared?"

"Blood flowing from the mountaintop to the foot of the mountain?"

"Chu Qing, how many people did he kill?"

Madam Shi's emotions were complex.

She had seen many ruthless individuals.

Zheng Zhixiang, who killed without batting an eye and had a heart as hard as iron, was one of them.

But no one could be as insane as Chu Qing.

"He has just reached Perfected Gold Tendons."

"He hasn't even forged his bones yet."

"If he achieves Perfection in bone forging, how arrogant will he become?"

"By then… will he really conquer me?"

The thought of being conquered by a man made her heart race… Since starting his seclusion, Chu Qing had paid no attention to external matters.

He focused solely on Cultivation.

One day… five days… ten days… On this day, Zhao Hongxiu and the others applied the last portion of nourishing medicinal paste to him.

[Medicinal paste +1]

[You have met all conditions!]

[Secret Inheritance Black Water Bone Forging Method successfully advanced!]

...[Top-tier Bone Forging Secret Inheritance: Black Water Bone Forging Method - Not yet initiated — A thousand practices daily, Secret medicine applied daily, ten years to master — Forge 365 Black Gold Bone]

[Advancement Conditions — 1: One hundred taels of Black Gold, 2: Fondle a string of white bone beads ten million times, 3: View beauty as white bones.]

Chu Qing's eyes lit up.

Advancing from initiation to mastery, were the conditions really that simple?

He had one hundred taels of Black Gold.

Fondling a string of white bone beads was simple.

The only troublesome part was: viewing beauty as white bones.

However, the impact wasn't very significant.

He had quite a few beauties around him.

"Since mastery is also simple, why don't I advance to mastery before forging my bones?"

The higher the Cultivation Technique's Realm, the higher the Cultivation efficiency.

He had experience.

Thinking of this, he immediately instructed the maidservants, "Go, find a string of white bone beads."

"I want to fondle beads!"

The maidservants… Zhao Hongxiu and the others… Not studying, but starting to fondle beads?

This hobby changed so quickly!