6 Chapter 6: The Meeting part II
"There is more to learn about your ailment if you would like to hear" stated Ye Xing.
Xiao Ning'er nods in reply.
"Seeing as you train your soul force quite often at night it has led to a large build up of Yin type cold energy in your body and adding to the fact that you have a cold physique it has cause a nuisance to become life threatening."
"How do you know about my cold physique?"
'I can't just say i read it in a manga now can I.'
"Well if you didn't have one you wouldn't be suffering so much so soon. As the build up of Yin energy should have been slow and only felt in your mid-late twenties but it's happening in your early-mid teens so I just hypothesised that you had a cold physique."
'Hopefully my Dao of bullshit works.'
"I see... go on" replied Xiao Ning'er to Ye Xing's explanation.
'OK it worked so what was next... Ah right the bronze rank thing.'
"Once you reached Bronze rank you would have experienced a number of cases going from being bedridden and a large decline in cultivation to the worst case of having your body explode. There should also be bruise in certain areas and not only do they not dissipate they should also spread as your cultivation grows."
Having recalled all the information from the manga and research in the library Ye Xing spoke with a confidence only one with a full and proper understanding of the matter at hand would have. Xiao Ning'er was shocked at what he had to say as most of if not all of what he had to say was true, in her scared and panicked state she told Ye Xing why she did what she had done.
"Because I don't want to be married to that kind of a person, to Shen Fei. In order to be in of control my own life I practiced hard, none stop for weeks, trying to become strong and now once I'm nearly at Bronze rank you tell me that my cultivation will fall and that if I continue I will die because of an explosion?"
I could feel her suffering from the words she spoke to her actions while looking at how she trembled and shook, the face of horror and terror she made, the emotions trapped behind her eyes was more than I could of ever imagined a person could hold in without going insane.
Even now Xiao Ning'er was still a bit sceptical as not a single member of her family knew of her injury and yet a teen from a lesser standing knows of it and has the needed cure was a bit much to believe for her. But hope can cause many to abandon ration and leap to their deaths so in Xiao Ning'ers' desperation and new found hope she asked Ye Xing this.
"Can...can you help me" Xiao Ning'er cried.
"Yes I can, if you are willing to try that is."
'Her tears bring me pain when I have only just met her. I have always empathised with people more so than is good for me and this time is no different is what I thought but the pain is even worse, far more than ever before, as I plan to take advantage her kindness and it will eat away at me the longer I stay here' Ye Xing thought.
"Really? How can I treat it?" she asked
"I have a technique called the 'Daoyin' technique that must be used to massage the affected areas. To dissipate the bruises you will need a medicine made by combining Golden Stripped Grass with Imperial Sky Grass. This medicine must be consumed daily and considering the severity of your ailment you must take the medicine for a month or so as its different for everyone. Following what I have just told you, you will recover soon. Oh one more thing you must make sure you don't train your soul force at night in the future."
"What's this Daoyin technique and how can you be sure it works?"
"If you will let me I shall remove my robe and shirt so as to show you my own ailment as it stems from a similar core to your own ailment."
"Y-you what?" Xiao Ning'er stammered as she was not prepared for his sudden and 'crass' reply after what she had said previously.
Her embarrassment caused her face to flush bright red. Why wouldn't she as a noble young lady having a man ask her, a man of commoner decent no less, if he may disrobe in her presence can and often is considered indecent.
"Shall I take that as a yes then?"
Our young hero is clearly clueless as to the cause of her embarrassment. Do consider that since he was very young, in his past life, he had been taken care of by nurses and other adults so stripping before an 'equal' of sorts should pose no issue in his mind. Also take into account original Ye Xing had lived as a commoner and slum rat, bathing amongst others was common place for him let alone striping himself of his robe due to this the original Ye Xing side of him also sees no issue either.
She nods and looks away as a response.
Having been given permission to strip himself of his robes, Ye Xing would proceed to do so starting with the outer robe then multi-pocket belt, inner robe and finally his undershirt.
"You may now gaze upon my glorious form" said Ye Xing in an overly pompous way trying to disperse the tension that had built up as he disrobed. Having had little contact with those around his age, it has led to a situation where our MC has no clue on how to act amongst his peers, clearly portrayed above.
Having taken a moment to calm her nerves and steel her will, Xiao Ning'er gazed at Ye Xing's chest, she saw a multitude of scars marring his abdomen, chest and arms.
Curiosity getting the better of her she can't help but ask "How did you get so many scars?"
"I lived in the slums outside the inner city where city guards rarely if ever patrol. Due to this crime is rampant, fights to the death are common place, having lived in there for a few years I occasionally crossed into other gangs territory while escaping the chase of a gang I angered by being in the area. Each of these scars represent a moment of my life where a failure or a lapse of judgement caused me to nearly loose my life."
For a moment you see pity and anger flash through her eyes but those emotions left as soon as they arrived. A few seconds pass with me shirtless while the young and beautiful Xiao Ning'er just looks upon all the scars and muscle I have developed while trying to survive. Having had enough of an ego boost I ask Xiao Ning'er.
"Would you like to see the injury of mine and the effect of the technique I wanted to show you?"
She nods sheepishly in reply.
I turn to my left, having my right ribs facing her, showing her a fist sized purplish blue bruise.
'This bruise is akin to a birth mark of sorts for the original Ye Xing as when he was born it was the middle of winter and it had been a premature birth. Due to this he was born with a cold physique, said a number of doctors, but his physique goes against his 'Yang' aligned gender which nearly killed him on multiple occasions. It was only until about a year ago his Grand Uncle healed him, but the healing requires multiple day after day treatment for multiple years before he could be fully healed and I the 'new' Ye Xing has not done this treatment for 3 days so as to draw out the bruise' though Ye Xing.
...
After placing his entire palm on his ribs, Ye Xing uses the Daoyin technique for a few moments and the bruise changes colour from a purplish blue to a more soft blue. After about 1-2 minutes the bruise is all but gone Ye Xing lowers his hand letting Xiao Ning'er have a better look at it rather than small amount of bruise not covered by his palm.
Seeing how only a minute or two was need and the bruise was all but gone Xiao Ning'er couldn't help but feel hopeful that the 'Arctic Cold Disease' plaguing her might be dealt with soon enough.
"As you can see the bruise is almost healed but I must inform you that the Artic Cold Disease is of a much more severe grade than my own ailment and will require more than a few treatments to be fully healed. the only reason I still have my injury is because its been more than a decade since it appeared on me and I didn't get it treated."
Ye Xing's words caused a rollercoaster of emotions for the young Xiao Ning'er, bringing hope of being healed, then despair at how she might not fully recover and finally hope again. She could feel the cold Yin energy in the bruise and since it could heal him it should also heal her.
"Where did you learn of such a technique?"
"Well a number of old books in the school library mentioned the technique and imply the use of the technique for other illnesses. From what I have been able to gather, it was a fairly average technique in common use at the Snow Wind Empires height so nobody bothered to record down the exact details of its use but I managed to find a mostly intact scroll from a peddler in the slums. If you still can't be sure of the effects I can give you a copy like I intended and someone from your family can do it instead if you prefer."
Xiao Ning'er took a moment to think about it and she decided that she will trust her gut.
"Since you can use the technique can you do it for me?" She asked with a light blush on her cheeks.
"I could but the technique requires you massage the bruised areas and it would seem to me that it would be inappropriate for me to do so" said Ye Xing.
'But showing me your bare chest is fine?' Xiao Ning'er thought before shaking head to remove her scandalous thoughts.
"I don't mind..." Xiao Ning'ers' thoughts escaping for a moment, affecting her decision, so as to not seem indecent she continued by saying "You are only helping me to treat the illness right? Since you can clearly use the technique and you are fairly proficient I can only ask you as I don't want to become a cripple."
Sighing Ye Xing agreed.
"In the following period I will use the guiding technique to treat you once every 3 days. Once you return home you should use the medicine and I believe you will recover soon. Come sit and show me where the affected areas are."
...
Seated across from one another Xiao Ning'er couldn't help but look upon the scars on Ye Xing and it caused her face to blush red like a rose at his bare body before her. As Ye Xing grasped her foot it caused her face to blush even more as no man has ever touch her skin and in her embarrassment.
'Why is she so shy?..." Looking down Ye Xing realises he is still shirtless then he remembers a bit of modern earth knowledge told to him by a nurse "Girls hit puberty earlier than boys" and that was all he needed to realise the situation he was in even if it's only a fraction the whole at least he is learning some would say. With this realisation Ye Xing stands up, walks to his clothes and gets dressed.
"Apologies for the delay I was starting to get a bit cold" said Ye Xing while scratching the back of his head.
"To that end I would like to apologise if I have come as rude, indecent or any many of slight really. I would quite glad if we could become friends" he said as an after thought.
"It will hurt at first but please endure for a moment and all will be okay."
Using his index and middle fingers Ye Xing massages the bruise. Having never used this technique on anyone but himself he needed to concentrate but the sensual moans let out by Xiao Ning'er were quite the distraction for a virgin teen of two lives.
'The pain was excruciating at first but now it feels like a few hundred ants crawling all over' Xiao Ning'er thought continued by 'These bruises appeared six-seven months ago, the sharp pains were excruciating and while I could endure it with my willpower it was torture but know its all but gone.'
"Thank you Ye Xing. Heaven knows how difficult it was to endure that endless torture. After the massage the pain has been relieved."
"It's not a problem Miss Xiao Ning'er. Though it might hurt in the next session it won't be anywhere near as bad, though you should rest and there shouldn't be any problems" said Ye Xing with a smile and trying to alleviate any concern she may still have.
"Thank you..." said Xiao Ning'er as she trailed off before soon blushing red like a tomato.
"Is anything wrong?"
"I have another bruise, can you help me massage it also?" Xiao Ning'er blush even further.
'Oh boy I thought she wouldn't ask somebody like me who see met for the first time to help her with that bruise after all I'm not the protagonist' thought Ye Xing while 2 voices in his head stated that they disagree with him but he couldn't here either of them.
With a bright smile Ye Xing replies "Sure, anything for my Lady."
"Xiao Ning'er."
"Excuse me?"
"We're friends aren't we? If so then call me Xiao Ning'er."
Met with such a blunt statement and having ask her to be friends a few minutes ago Ye Xing could only relent at his good fortune.
"Sure thing Xiao Ning'er."
The words he said caused Xiao Ning'er show a dazzling smile like no other Ye Xing had ever seen in his 2 lives and it caused him to blush.
"Ahem! So onto the bruise..." He *coughed* trying to change the tune of the conversation and hide his blush.
Xiao Ning'er was soon blushing again for the umpteenth time this night. She soon starts to undress, showing off quite some skin and furthering Ye Xing's blush until both fought in a duel of who could blush the hardest.
"Ah! Young Love oh how I miss those days." a voice spoke startling Ye Xing causing him to look carefully at his surroundings but he could find nought but the trees and leaves. Looking at Xiao Ning'er, seeing as she didn't react ye Xing chopped it up to his inner voices following him from Earth.
Looking at her bare chest caused his heart to beat faster and faster but as soon as he saw in bruise on her ribs, any 'excitement' he may have had died in an instant. The pain this bruise caused must have barely been below the pain he felt during Chemo-therapy. Getting to work Ye Xing used his whole hand instead of the 2 fingers he did earlier, this method was faster but it also caused more pain and Xiao Ning'ers' body trembling while letting out moans was bring back the feeling from earlier and it was stressing him out because he didn't want to ruin what he had cultivated between the two of them.
...
