The library granted him a fourteen-day honeymoon, and now that they'd taken on a new student, Dan Heng decided to put his work on hold and get his teaching of Zhu Zhuqing on track; things would be easier later.
Early in the morning, Zhu Zhuqing stood beside Dan Heng's recliner. She
looked refreshed, seemingly no longer showing the fatigue of yesterday.
Logically, Zhu Zhuqing had pushed herself to her physical limits yesterday, and should be aching all over.
Dan Heng frowned slightly and pinched Zhu Zhuqing's shoulder.
Zhu Zhuqing's brow twitched, and a look of pain appeared on her face.
"Ahem..." Gu Yuena stood at the door, drawing the attention of Dan Heng and Zhu Zhuqing.
Judging from her posture, it seemed she was saying: "I, your legal wife, am watching right here; don't do anything that could cause misunderstandings!"
Dan Heng said, "Zhu Zhuqing, you must remember, cultivation isn't about pushing yourself to your limits; that's overdrawing your potential. If your body doesn't allow it, don't hold back."
Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head. "I'm sorry, teacher, I... my body is really in a lot of pain right now..."
Dan Heng nodded slightly and continued, "I won't let you do physical training during the day. I'll prepare some medicinal baths for you to help you recover as quickly as possible. Now, I'm going to teach you meditation."
"Meditation? We... our family has a family heirloom..."
Zhu Zhuqing said softly.
The Star Luo Zhu family's martial soul inheritance is the Netherworld Spirit Cat. Whether it's soul rings, meditation, or combat skills, they all have inheritances that have been tested for thousands of years.
She just wanted to accelerate her soul power cultivation and become stronger, but she didn't actually want to change these fundamental things.
"Let me see." Dan Heng held out his hand.
Zhu Zhuqing bit her lip. Meditation was a family's foundation.
Teaching meditation to someone else was almost a betrayal.
If her family found out, they might even hunt her down.
Zhu Zhuqing thought for a moment, then took out the meditation method from her storage soul tool and handed it to Dan Heng.
Dan Heng didn't think much of it; he sat down, took out a pen, and began making corrections.
"???"
Zhu Zhuqing was startled. That was the original!
If her teacher scribbled on it and changed the content, wouldn't it backfire? How would she explain it to her family?
Zhu Zhuqing opened her mouth, then hesitated.
Seeing Dan Heng diligently working on his writing, she didn't dare voice her doubts.
Dan Heng then said, "Gu..."
"Call me wife," Gu Yuena said with a smile.
Her smile was beautiful, but not genuine; it was like a little fox's.
"Please take her to buy these medicinal herbs and prepare a medicinal bath for her. Zhu Zhuqing, you should have gold soul coins, right? These herbs... will probably cost thirteen silver soul coins per bath."
"Uh, yes, teacher," Zhu Zhuqing nodded.
Then, Gu Yuena took Zhu Zhuqing to buy the medicinal herbs.
In the shadows some distance outside the courtyard, several figures were whispering amongst themselves.
One group consisted of black-clad Soul Masters from the Star Luo Empire. They watched Dan Heng scribbling and drawing, unsure of what to do.
"He must be a reclusive powerhouse! The Second Miss wants to become his disciple, but the original plan was for her to go to the Third Prince's place. What should we do now? We're no match for him either!"
"Wait, what's that booklet the Second Miss gave him?"
"How about we find some time to intimidate him using our Star Luo royal family status?"
"..."
The men in black were undecided and could only observe from the shadows.
Of course, they had already reported the matter to their superiors.
Meanwhile, in another shadowy spot, the three sleazy individuals were also secretly observing. They watched Dan Heng and whispered amongst themselves.
"I found out he's just a librarian, so how could he have such high strength?"
"We knelt all night yesterday. To say he's not strong is just nonsense, right? I think we should listen to him; he probably won't kill us."
"What if we just escape this small town? He can't catch us anyway..."
The three sleazy individuals were confused and undecided.
...
Soon, Gu Yuena returned with Zhu Zhuqing.
Seeing Dan Heng still rewriting the meditation method, Gu Yuena curled her lip. She said to Zhu Zhuqing, "When your master teaches you, you'll know what a dimensional reduction attack is."
"Using someone else's meditation method and modifying it on top of that isn't real skill."
Gu Yuena's face showed smugness.
Although her strength was inferior to Dan Heng's, she was not at all inferior in terms of wisdom!
Zhu Zhuqing smiled awkwardly, remaining silent. She secretly glanced at the booklet in Dan Heng's hand, but seeing no words, she was somewhat disappointed. She followed Gu Yuena into the room.
...
When the two women came out again, Dan Heng was still revising the booklet, his brows slightly furrowed, seemingly encountering a difficult point.
Zhu Zhuqing, while drying her long hair, moved closer to Dan Heng, her eyes glancing at the booklet in his hand.
Gu Yuena noticed her little scheme. She knew about human Soul Masters and understood the importance of meditation techniques to a Soul Master's faction.
"Husband, don't mess with Zhuqing's work, or it'll cause trouble."
Gu Yuena lay down on the recliner beside her, covered herself with a blanket, and stretched out to look at the booklet in Dan Heng's hand.
Dan Heng thought for a moment and said to Zhu Zhuqing, "I once studied the Soul Master cultivation system, but after reaching the Soul Emperor level, I gave up... I have some insights into meditation techniques."
Hearing Dan Heng's words, Zhu Zhuqing felt relieved.
"Huh?" Gu Yuena exclaimed in surprise. She knew that Dan Heng, like herself, wasn't human, so how could he be a Soul Master?
Now, Gu Yuena's curiosity was ignited, her eyes lit up, and she tugged at Dan Heng's sleeve.
"Husband, let me see your Martial Soul and Soul Rings."
Zhu Zhuqing also looked at Dan Heng expectantly.
Although he had become her teacher, Dan Heng still held many mysteries and unknowns for her.
Dan Heng glanced at Gu Yuena, knowing that with his cheap wife's personality, if he didn't comply with her wishes, she would definitely continue to pester him.
So, he raised his hand and summoned a phantom of a cyan water dragon. Only the dragon's head appeared above his head, lifelike and imposing without being angry. Just its presence exuded an unparalleled aura. There
was no targeting aura, yet its very existence made it hard not to be bothered and alarmed.
At the same time, six Soul Rings slowly rose from the ground:
red, red, cyan, white, orange, and dazzling.
"!!!"
"???"
The moment Gu Yuena saw the Azure Dragon, she felt as if she had been transported back to the moment of her birth. That fleeting glimpse had left a deep impression on her.
Zhu Zhuqing stared blankly, her expression vacant, seemingly stunned. She had seen the Star Luo Emperor's White Tiger Martial Soul before, but in terms of power, it was worlds apart from this Azure Dragon.
And even more outrageous were Dan Heng's Soul Rings.
The first two red Soul Rings were already earth-shattering enough.
What were those four Soul Rings that followed?!
(End of Chapter)