Flower Stealing Master

Chapter 985: The Subtle Fragrance of Love

At this moment, the two people in the Ancient Tomb were unaware that Yang Guo had already arrived at the foot of Mount Zhongnan. Song Qingshu informed Xiao Longnu of some precautions before starting to heal her injuries.

He first found a candle to light, making it easier to keep track of time. Then, he helped Xiao Longnu sit on the bed before sitting cross-legged opposite her.

Aside from Yang Guo, Xiao Longnu had never been this close to a man before. Seeing Song Qingshu’s face within reach, she inevitably felt a bit awkward. Fortunately, after Song Qingshu sat down, he closed his eyes and lowered his brows, entering a meditative state, allowing Xiao Longnu’s flustered heart to gradually calm down.

Song Qingshu reviewed the details of the One Yang Finger, convinced that saving Xiao Longnu should be no problem. He then began to consider the issue of energy depletion after saving her.

Years ago, Master Yideng, one of the Five Great Masters, had treated Huang Rong, resulting in him being unable to use internal energy for five years. Song Qingshu certainly did not want such a tragic outcome. In this era of great conflict, he needed to rely on his martial arts far too often.

Xiao Longnu was the dream lover of nearly all men in his past life. After arriving in this world, Song Qingshu finally had the opportunity to meet her in person, and his feelings for her were different from those of ordinary people. However, the responsibilities he bore were far too heavy. If saving just one Xiao Longnu meant leaving other beautiful confidantes in mourning, he would naturally not do it.

Fortunately, he remembered that in the original story, Master Yideng had greatly shortened the time required to recover internal energy by using the Nine Yin Scripture, which he was already very familiar with. Moreover, he had the Joyful Meditation Method to replenish his internal energy. If the depletion was too great, he could always work with Daiqisi a few more times to make up for it.

Having figured out the pros and cons, Song Qingshu’s mood gradually settled.

When the candle had burned about an inch, he suddenly leaped up, placing his left palm on his chest and extending his right index finger, slowly pointing towards the Baihui acupoint on Xiao Longnu’s head.

Xiao Longnu involuntarily jumped slightly, feeling a wave of heat directly penetrating down from the top of her head.

After he pointed with one finger, he immediately retracted it. Without moving his body, his second finger pointed to the acupoint located one and a half inches behind her Baihui. Then, he continued to point at the Qiangjian, Naohud, Fengfu, Dazhui, Taodao, Shenzhu, and Lingtai acupoints, poking at her soft body. Song Qingshu couldn’t help but feel a stir in his heart.

With a soft m0an, Xiao Longnu let out a painful groan. 

Song Qingshu was startled, realizing that he had developed impure thoughts, causing his True Qi to become less stable and peaceful. He hurriedly focused his mind and continued to point at her.

After burning about half of the candle, Song Qingshu had already pointed at the thirty major acupoints of her Governor Meridian in sequence, using his lifelong energy to open up the Eight Extraordinary Meridians throughout Xiao Longnu’s body.

If Master Yideng had witnessed all this, he would probably have been dumbfounded. Song Qingshu’s finger movements were smooth and graceful, and he executed the thirty different techniques to point at these major acupoints with such finesse. Each technique was broad and expansive, each with its own aura. Even after decades of practicing the One Yang Finger, Master Yideng could only reach such a level. Yet, Song Qingshu had just learned the One Yang Finger and was already using it with such proficiency, without a single mistake!

After finishing with the Governor Meridian, Song Qingshu sat down to rest for a moment and took the opportunity to ask, “Junior Sister, how do you feel now?”

“I… I feel very hot,” Xiao Longnu replied with a flushed face. At first, she didn’t notice it, but later, as his fingers touched her body, she seemed to feel a wave of warmth gradually rising from deep within her. However, having been pure and indifferent since childhood, she didn’t pay it much mind.

Who would have thought that with each additional acupoint Song Qingshu pointed at, she felt the heat within her intensifying? By the end, her cheeks were flushed, and she felt an infinite shyness, her whole body soft and limp, as if all her bones had melted. If the man behind her were Yang Guo, she might have already leaned into his embrace.

Song Qingshu did not notice her abnormality and smiled, saying, “Junior Sister, don’t worry. This is my internal energy entering your body; you just aren’t used to it yet.”

Xiao Longnu practiced a soft internal energy style, while Song Qingshu’s internal energy was a harmonious blend of yin and yang. Although it wouldn’t harm her, it felt somewhat hotter compared to her own True Qi.

Xiao Longnu murmured in response. She had no impure thoughts and simply considered it a normal reaction, closing her eyes again.

Song Qingshu gently pushed her shoulder, turning her body to face him. Just as he was about to extend his hand to point at her Conception Vessel’s twenty-five major acupoints, he suddenly froze.

The Governor Meridian was located on the back, which was fine, but the Conception Vessel was on the front, and many of its twenty-five acupoints were in sensitive areas, such as the chest and lower abdomen…

After hesitating for a moment, Song Qingshu decided to inform Xiao Longnu first.

Upon hearing his words, Xiao Longnu exclaimed, realizing that even if she was naive, she understood that a woman’s sensitive areas should not be touched by a man.

Noticing the expression on Xiao Longnu’s face, Song Qingshu inwardly cursed. If she firmly refused treatment, she would likely perish here today.

“In urgent matters, one must act decisively. Junior Sister, forgive me,” he said, and without waiting for her response, he began to point at her twenty-five acupoints on the Conception Vessel.

To indicate that he had no impure thoughts, Song Qingshu used only swift movements this time.

Xiao Longnu saw his arm tremble, like a dragonfly touching the water. Before she could catch her breath, he had completed all the acupoints of the Conception Vessel. Although these twenty-five movements were as fast as lightning, there was not a single mistake.

Xiao Longnu was astonished, thinking, “Such skill exists in the world!” Because Song Qingshu’s fingers touched her b0dy and then immediately withdrew, she felt no sense of offense. Instead, she admired him, feeling less shy than at the beginning.

Song Qingshu wiped the sweat from his forehead and was about to prepare to open her Yin Wei Meridian when he suddenly froze. If the acupoints on the Conception Vessel were awkward, the ones on the Yin Wei Meridian were extremely awkward.

Just imagine: the Yin Wei Meridian starts from the inner side of the calf, travels up the inner thigh to the abdomen, connects with the foot Taiyin channel, passes through the chest, and meets the Conception Vessel at the neck.

Song Qingshu stammered, “Junior Sister, next I need to open your Yin Wei Meridian.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Longnu’s pale cheeks flushed with a layer of red. As a member of the martial world, how could she not know which acupoints were on the Yin Wei Meridian?

Song Qingshu hurriedly said seriously, “In the eyes of a healer, there are no distinctions of gender. Junior Sister, I am now a doctor and have no lewd intentions whatsoever.”

Xiao Longnu replied softly, “I naturally trust my brother-in-law.” Previously, Song Qingshu had treated her with great courtesy, without any hint of offense. Coupled with Xiao Longnu’s pure thoughts, she instinctively thought well of him, so she believed him without hesitation.

“Junior Sister, please lie down. This position makes it easier for me to open the acupoints,” he said. Since the Yin Wei Meridian extends from the calf to the neck, lying flat was the best position.

Xiao Longnu responded with an “mm,” and Song Qingshu gently helped her onto the bed.

Noticing her gently rising and falling chest, Song Qingshu quickly averted his gaze, worried it would affect the accuracy of the treatment.

Starting with the Zhubin acupoint, Song Qingshu held Xiao Longnu’s delicate foot, feeling a stir in his heart. He hurriedly focused his mind and pointed at it, sending rich internal energy into her body.

Then he moved his fingers up to the Chongmen acupoint on her inner thigh. Xiao Longnu let out a soft moan and trembled all over. Song Qingshu noticed her face was as red as blood, and her beautiful eyes were watery, as if they might overflow with tears.

Song Qingshu felt a bit dry in his mouth and throat, pretending not to see, and continued to point at her groin’s Fushé acupoint, then at the Dahuang and Abdominal acupoints on her lower abdomen, and finally pointed at the Qimen acupoint on her chest.

The soft sensation made Song Qingshu momentarily freeze, forgetting to move his finger away.

Xiao Longnu bit her lip, trying to endure. Seeing him seemingly entranced, keeping his finger there, she felt both shy and anxious, unable to resist reminding him, “Brother-in-law, the next acupoint is Tian Tu.”

Only then did Song Qingshu come to his senses. To cover up his embarrassment, he quickly opened the remaining Tian Tu and Lianquan acupoints, while inwardly cursing: ‘Master Yideng, that old lecher, must have touched Huang Rong all over when treating her!’

Although Huang Rong was not his wife, Song Qingshu still felt quite displeased.

However, he had misunderstood Master Yideng. Master Yideng was a highly accomplished monk and would not be as careless as he was about avoiding taboos. When treating Huang Rong, he had kept a distance of ten feet from those sensitive areas, using deep finger strength to remotely point at the acupoints on her body. Unlike him, who was directly poking at the girl’s body.

Of course, Song Qingshu had just learned the One Yang Finger. Although he was already quite proficient, he still lacked the ease of Master Yideng. Thus, he had completely forgotten that he could use remote finger strength—though even if he had remembered, given his nature, he would probably still pretend he hadn’t thought of it.

After the little incident, the Ancient Tomb was suddenly filled with an indescribable atmosphere. Song Qingshu coughed lightly, quickly focusing his mind, and began to open her Yang Wei Meridian acupoints.

The Yang Wei Meridian starts at the outer side of the heel, moves up past the outer ankle, along the foot Shaoyang channel to the hip joint, travels behind the ribs, from the back of the armpit up to the shoulder, to the forehead, and finally meets the Governor Meridian at the neck. The acupoints along this meridian were much more normal compared to the Yin Wei Meridian. Song Qingshu quickly pointed at the thirty-two acupoints of the Yang Wei Meridian, and finally, he pointed at the Fengchi acupoint in her neck, hitting it precisely and swiftly.

By the time Song Qingshu finished opening her Yin and Yang meridians, the candle had burned down to half, with only the Dai Meridian left. Once the Dai Meridian was opened, it would be a great success.

The Seven Extraordinary Meridians are interconnected vertically, while the Dai Meridian wraps around the body, passing through the waist like a belt, hence its name.

At this point, Song Qingshu felt that his True Qi had been greatly depleted. He couldn’t help but sigh: Even my current energy was starting to falter. No wonder Master Yideng could only use the One Yang Finger to save someone once in the combined books of the Double Eagles; the depletion was truly enormous.

Taking a deep breath, Song Qingshu slowly pointed at her Zhangmen acupoint. The Dai Meridian has eight acupoints, and Song Qingshu moved extremely slowly, as if it was very difficult to point, gasping for breath, drenched in sweat, his body swaying, looking as if he could barely hold on.

At this moment, Xiao Longnu also had her eyes tightly closed, her clothes soaked with sweat, her brows furrowed, biting her lip, seemingly trying to endure the pain.

Seeing her face gradually reddening, Song Qingshu felt a surge of joy, knowing that he was close to success. He hurriedly increased his energy to urge the One Yang Finger.

Little did he know that the redness intensified, and soon her cheeks were like fire. Suddenly, Song Qingshu caught a whiff of a fragrance that was neither orchid nor musk, and he was astonished as he looked at the w0man before him.

Having traversed through flower patches, how could he not know that this kind of fragrance only arises when a w0man is deeply “moved”?