Chapter 8

'What? Did he know what i had?' thought Ning'er, and only her pride prevented her from falling to her knees and begging for his help.

Li Ming merely widened his eyes at her reaction and said in a slow but firm tone, "Cultivating in the moonlight, which increases the production of Yin Qi, naturally makes things even worse," he continued before turning to look into her eyes where golden orange meets purple, "Your body probably feels like it's stuck in an ice chamber and gets worse when you cultivate, right?"

"I don't know exactly what this disease is called, but it is quite obvious that it is slowly damaging your body, I can already see the bruise on your foot and feel the cold temperature coming from your body. In your case, the Yin energy and cold energy that have been absorbed have been too much for your meridians to bear, and the more you cultivate, the more Yin Qi you will produce, and once you pass the bronze grade up to a star, you will probably end up being bedridden and lose a ton of power in your cultivation, in the worst case, you might just die."

Ning'er's despair was easily visible as she collapsed to her knees and stared at him with wide, sad eyes, tears welling up in her eyes "...I've spent so much effort," she whispered, unable to stop the words from escaping her lips.

"... In order not to be married to someone like Shin Fei, I diligently took those elixirs, studied everything I was told to do, and cultivated every night for hours, to the point of being constantly fatigued during the day. I have spent so much time and effort to get to where I am now, and you are telling me that my cultivation will dissipate and I may even die if I continue like this?"

Ning'er could no longer hold back the tears that lined her cheeks, "Li Ming, do you know what this disease is? You must know some cure, right?" Ning'er asked desperately, her voice became hysterical with despair and panic, "Please.... Help me," she begged in a whisper. No longer able to keep calm, the desperate girl burst into sobs, crying her eyes out.

Li Ming was certainly not the kind of man to be softened by such a thing, especially without any benefit, and so he approached her, lifting her chin slightly to meet he violet eyes.

"In this world there is no such thing as a free lunch, if you want something you have to give something in return, it seems obvious to me," Li Ming whispered in her ear in a cold tone.

"... Do you want my body?" asked Ning'er looking at him with her big brown eyes slightly reddened as her whole body only trembled as she asked with obvious difficulty in her voice.

Li Ming gave a simple smile, shook the head slightly, and said in a clearly amused voice, "Unfortunately, unlike some perverts, I have no interest in your body," a comment that made Ning'er's body and mind, that were on the verge of breaking, relax.

"Then what do you want?" stated Ning'er with a small hint of anger in her eyes as she bit her lip and lowered her gaze, avoiding looking him in the eye.

"I want you," Li Ming declared in a gentle but at the same time cold tone that sent shivers all over her body, while suddenly Ning'er could feel a gentle hand on top of her head, running through her hair making her blush slightly from the intimate contact.

"I really appreciate girls like you, Ning'er a beauty needs more than just a bag of skin; It takes a sense of self-awareness and wisdom. In return for your talent and loyalty to me, I will give you the power to stand atop the ten worlds and never have to submit to anyone!"

Something warm filled her chest, and Ning'er could only peer at the boy in front of her through tear-dulled eyes to see the boy smiling sweetly at her. Her heart was beating fast in her chest, and her previously frosty face suddenly felt warmer than it had in a long time.

Li Ming continued to gently rub his hand through her hair comfortingly for a few moments, until Ning'er regained control and her sobbing, retreated into a mumbling before clearing up.

Ning'er showed a difficult expression while her eyes were still swollen and red. She took a deep breath to try to regain control of her emotions and said in a determined tone, "As long as you keep your word, then I will follow you!"

Li Ming a showed a satisfied expression "So, It is time for you to break through the bronze rank."

Hearing his words, Ning'er showed a shocked expression and asked with obvious confusion on her face, "But shouldn't you treat my illness first!"

"Honestly, curing this disease is quite simple, I have no idea why your family doesn't know, just use some redirection techniques," Li Ming commented, moving his hand away from the girl's head once she had calmed down, and strangely Ning'er felt a sense of bewilderment and disappointment that he was no longer stroking her head.

"Redirection techniques?" asked Ning'er, realizing that she had never heard of these kinds of martial techniques.

"Mhm," nodded Li Ming and raised two fingers. A few moments later, a small resembling a golden flame surrounded his finger.

"If you had met someone else, he could have cured your illness simply by using this method.... A man who has more abundant Yang Qi than women massages the bruises, drawing out the overabundant Yin Qi, which is the redirection technique. On the other hand, the man can massage the bruises and inject his own Yang Qi into the woman's body to balance the Yin Qi; this method hurts a little, but it supposedly increases the recipient's fortitude if he can integrate it"

Ning's eyes opened wide. It seemed unbelievable. If the way he had emphasized the amount of Yin Qi he should have because of the way he had cultivated, then balancing it with Yang Qi would definitely increase his cultivation. At least she thought so, if she understood what he was saying correctly.

Suddenly Ning'er felt a tap on her forehead. "Ah!" cried the orange-haired beauty, rubbing her forehead with cute little pout on her face "What was that for?" asked Ning'er annoyed at being treated like a child.

Li Ming pointed at her with his index finger, "Above all, though, you must promise not to cultivate under the moonlight from now on, okay?" Staring seriously into her eyes, "You can still cultivate at night, but try to do it inside the house"

Ning'er lowered her gaze shyly, the way he looked at her made her stomach tingle pleasantly. "Mhm." she simply nodded in response.

"Right," Li Ming nodded suddenly as if remembering something, then held out his hand, "Let me take a look at your cultivation technique."

"Huh?" exclaimed Ning'er, blinking. It was such a bold request that no one in their right mind from a noble family would make, to let him see her family's cultivation techniques just because someone asked, sheer madness....

But what need did Li Ming have to deceive her about her cultivation technique? Clearly whatever his was doing was far superior to she....

"All right," nodded Ning'er, who raised her hand and pulled the scroll of her cultivation technique out of the space ring, then handed it to him. As she handed it to him, her fingers brushed against his, and the memory of his gentle but firm touch on the top of her head made her face blush.

Li Ming did not seem to notice their intimate contact as he opened the scroll and looked with his family's cultivation technique, "Huh. I see. Winged lightning cultivation, right?" he said, his eyes scanning the scroll before sighing and shaking his head.

"This technique is bad. The meridian pulsing technique here to simulate lightning through them is an interesting touch and would definitely increase the cultivation speed. But it is too aggressive and would burn the meridians, no wonder you have Yin Qi disease so easily, using it would definitely make you more susceptible to Qi-based diseases. "

Li Ming really could not understand how a descendant of one of Glory City's greatest great families could practice such a garbage cultivation technique.

"Huh?" Ning'er blinked. He had only looked at her for a few seconds, but had he already found fault with one of his family's vaunted cultivation techniques that had existed for hundreds of years?

Li Ming let out a small sigh as he entered his sea of consciousness; in front of him he could see millions of cultivation manuals floating around him.

Li Ming closed his eyes as his soul power expanded into his surroundings and carefully searched every single cultivation manual in front of him before grabbing one with a steel grip.

"Inheritance of the Wind Lightning Emperor!" whispered Li Ming, as every piece of information in the cultivation manual was absorbed by him.

Li Ming looked at the girl in front of him with a serious and very profound gaze as he said in a tone that left no room for discussion "This cultivation technique I am about to impart to you is just for you and is much stronger than the one you are currently practicing, don't disappoint me."

She quickly nodded and began to pay attention as he shared the Wind Lightning Emperor's Inheritance technique with her, shyness was quickly replaced by shock and even before she realized what she was doing, Ning'er pulled out a white scroll and a silver writing pen from her space ring, "Wait Li Ming!" she blurted out, "Can you say all that again and let me copy it?"

Li Ming could only sigh, "Couldn't you have said that earlier?" he complained, although there was no warning in it, only small unflappable smile on his face, "You're lucky you're cute."

Ning'er blushed up to her neck as she tried to maintain a dignified expression, but without much success.

Finishing imparting the cultivation technique, Li Ming decided to move on to a more important matter; after all, they had wasted enough time...

"The time has come to treat your illness. I need physical contact, I cannot treat otherwise,'' Li Ming explained in a careful tone that almost made Ning'er bury herself on the ground in embarrassment.

''....Mm,'' Ning'er nodded shyly and grasped the buttons of her clothes with trembling hands as she waxed strong that she could only look in front of her, while her cheeks clearly showed her embarrassment at the whole act.

The orange-haired girl, with obvious embarrassment, removed her top to allow, leaving her wearing only her pink lace bra.

''... I'm ready,'' Xiao Ning'er said in an embarrassed tone, with her dress tied at the waist to hide her butt and her feet on the edge. Her cleavage was clearly visible, as the bra barely held her large round breasts from her bra, and the way they rose and jiggled with each breath.

Li Ming nodded and approached Ning'er without paying much attention to her state of embarrassment as he touched an intimate spot on her body and raged the blood energy of he body to activate the "Physiology of Heavenly Evil," while a small black hole was created in he dantian ready to devour everything in the entire universe.

''Ahhnn~...'' A groan escaped Xiao Ning'er's mouth that made her look at a simple amused smile, much to her embarrassment.

After feeling Li Ming's touch just below her breast, Xiao Ning'er's body shuddered and she hid her chin in her chest. She could not stop the beating of her heart, nor how embarrassed she felt to think of how beautiful it was, the feeling of his strong but gentle and warm hands touching her body, and the feeling of his powerful and reliable Qi suffusing her soul realm, running through her meridans brought a sense of security to Ning's heart and soul.

Usually, Ning'er hated the way people observed her rapidly maturing body. But while it embarrassed her when Li Ming looked at her, she had also felt elated and pride had suffused her being. Her face was bright red, but there was no way to erase the radiant smile that made its way onto her face,

Li Ming used he "Heavenly Evil Physique" to slowly draw all Yin Qi into his datian while also using his Yang Qi to try to refine it to break through the silver rank! This process was very slow so as not to hurt Ning'er while making sure that some of the refined energy of Yin Qi and Yang Qi also entered inside her body.

At that moment Ning'er wanted to shake Li Ming's body to tell him to stop, it felt as if thousands of ants were crawling on her body while her had butterflies in her stomach. However, after seeing his eyes of well closed, and beyond noticing that he seemed to be in a kind of cultivation state! She decided to keep her mouth closed and tried to endure the feeling.

*Clack* *Clack* *Clack* *Clack*

Ning'er: Rank 1 star bronze!

Li Ming: Rank 1 star Silver!

"Incedible!" muttered Ning'er shocked, as she looked at the boy in front of her with an adoring gaze. Not only had she managed to pass the bronze grade, but she no longer felt pain in any part of her body where the disease had spread.

"I see you took advantage of the opportunity I gave you," Li Ming said, opening her eyes as she stabilized her cultivation.

"Yes, thank you..." affirmed Ning'er with a happy smile appearing on her face as tears streamed down her face.

Li Ming simply shook his head at the scene in front of him as he comforted her for a few minutes before going, after all, he had some things he had to prepare.

"Ah, Li Ming." Ning'er inwardly sighed as she looked at his distant back. She was looking forward to seeing him again. They would meet again tomorrow morning in class. It made her so excited!