Chapter 8

After the sunrise Yun Che slowly opens his eyes and stares at his Little Aunt seemingly like a kitten snuggling in his arms , seeing this a sweet smile bloomed on his face , if any girl saw his smile right now would be smitten by him or at least be infatuated with him for a few seconds .

After departing from his Little Aunt he went to his room where Xia Qingyue is , when he reached his room he saw Xia Qingyue staring at him .

"Where have you been ? "Xia Qingyue asked without a ripple in her eyes .

"You know already,no? " Yun Che spoke.

"Well let's first greet Grandpa" Yun Che spoke as he followed outside the room with Xia Qingyue following back , as she stared at his back she seems to have intuition that she will loose something important today .

After reaching Xia Lie's courtyard , he went inside and greeted his Grandpa. Grandpa sees distance between the two and worriedly ask

"Is there something wrong Che'er ,Qingyue "

Xia Qingyue doesn't know how to answer this after all , she just married in name and doesn't know how to respond.

Yun Che calmly spoke " Grandpa there is nothing wrong , actually I have been wanting to tell you , that Xia Qingyue have joined Frozen Cloud and you know they can't have feelings for other and much less marry "

"For me she begged her teacher to do this because if she revoke her marriage , I will be a laughing stock for the entire city , so in hope that she can save my remaining pride she begged her, I hope grandpa that you won't be hard on her , she did this all for me after all"

Yun Che spoke in a sincere voice showing his gratitude

Xiao Lie was sad after hearing this , but he was thankful to her for upholding her father's promise .

"Thank you Qing'er , I didn't knew that you would go so far Che'er sake, I know it's been hard for you , but I can only say thank you as I don't have other things that can please your eyes " Xiao Lie spoke in thankfully tone.

"No , don't say this , Uncle Xiao Ying saved my life , I can at least do this much , I really wish I could do more , Grandpa you don't have to thank me " Xia Qingyue spoke

For sometime they consoled Grandpa as this was a shocking news , after some consolations he seem to calm down.

After that a messenger came to deliver a message for emergency meeting ,and Xiao Lie left .And Xia Qingyue and Yun Che returned to their room.

"Now let me cure you , show me your hand , I will start your treatment"

Xia Qingyue raised an eyebrow in a reply

"What are you trying to do ? and how you know my disease " Xia Qingyue spoke not believing him .

Yun Che's eye contained disappointment and spoke "During wedding, when I held your hand I checked your pulse , Isn't it true that you wake up every day at three in the morning? And not only that, but for the next half hour, your entire body would be ice cold, and your four limbs sore.Also, after training in the Floating Cloud Secret Arts, every time your profound strength makes a breakthrough, within the next two or three days, isn't it true that your entire body would be ice cold, your four limbs sore, and you'd be unable to eat or sleep peacefully"

" I won't harm you , nor do I have the reason to do "

After he spoke Xia Qingyue felt guilty for not believing him and showed her hands.

After that Yun Che begin his acupuncture treatment and released cold energy from her hands .

"Feel yourself , you can find the change in your hand , not only you are free from pain but now can move your hand more freely"

Xia Qingyue complied what he said and indeed what he said was true she was able to exert more strength without strain . She couldn't believe result , she felt he become more mysterious day by day .

"Don't you feel that it's much less congested and faster than before? If we release the rest of the cold air in your body and clear your meridians, you'll have the same body temperature as a normal person's when not practicing the Frozen Cloud Arts. None of the negative side effects will manifest and the speed at which you can use your profound strength will increase by at least half. Not only that, from now on, the speed at which you cultivate the Frozen Cloud Arts will increase by much"

"But you will have to undress beacuse to pinpoint acupuncture points I have to locate them and I can't locate them until I see your naked body" Yun Che asked and you can't see even a speck of lust in his eyes .

Xia Qingyue listened and went on thinking for a few minutes and finally gritting her teeth she accepted and laid on bed as she removed her upper clothing, her heart fluttered and she took a deep breath to calm herself while closing her eyes as she spoke "Continue"

Yun Che began to move his fingers as if they were flying, the silver needles were picked up by him one by one, rapidly and accurately piercing Xia Qingyue's back. It was almost to the point where all that could be seen was a swaying shadow.

One minute passed… ten minutes passed… a quarter of an hour passed…

Wisps of cold air slowly rose from each and every silver needle. After a full half an hour had passed, Xia Qingyue's back had been pierced by a full fifty four needles. Yun Che's hands finally stopped moving at this point but after stopping for not even half a minute, he once again reached out, both hands dancing. He removed each and every needle from Xia Qingyue's back with incomparable swiftness. In the blink of an eye, all of the fifty four needles had vanished from Xia Qingyue's back.

The moment all the silver needles were removed, Xia Qingyue felt as if she were floating through heaven, her entire body indescribably warm and cozy. It made it hard for her to believe, through her stupor, that this was indeed her own body.

She threw her clothes back on and immediately used her profound strength. As the Frozen Cloud Arts rushed forth, she almost jumped in fright, because her profound strength transferred practically the moment the thought crossed her mind. The speed at which it circulated within her body was a cause for joy, as it was many times faster than it was before

"How is it ?"

Yun Che's voice echoed next to her ear, but seemed to be especially hoarse and weak. Xia Qingyue returned to her senses and looked towards Xiao Che. He was powerlessly leaning against the headboard. His forehead and all of his clothing had already been soaked in sweat and his complexion was pale enough to frighten, like he had just survived a severe illness.

Thinking about how every needle had been accompanied by profound strength, an aching feeling suddenly appeared in her heart… a feeling similar to being pricked. This feeling threw her mind into disorder, because she shouldn't have any feelings of heartache for this person that she could only share the status of being married, and nothing else, with.

"It turns out that you, who had been looked down upon by everybody in Floating Cloud City, actually had such an shocking ability… But, you clearly know that I don't have any kind of affection for you. After one month, I will still forever leave you… Why expose all of this to me? Why grant me such a large favor and… try so hard for me?"

"For you ? Don't get full of yourself, it's not for you " Yun Che shook his head "It's for father in law " with that he exits room and moved to his Little Aunt's room to spend some quality time and to be spoiled by her, as he remembers her a smile bloomed on his face as he left , Xia Qingyue who saw his smile become dazed and felt sour that smile was for someone's else.