BXBX NOVEL Chapter 24 - Shy Li Hanyi
“Well, what did you see?”
Retracting the Seven-Star Longyuan Sword, Jiang Che turned his head to look at Li Hanyi beside him and asked with a teasing smile.
To be honest, even Jiang Che himself was astonished by the effects of the Heaven’s Sword.
To think it could affect the weather within a kilometer radius—utterly defying the heavens!
Moreover, as my cultivation level increases, this range would likely expand even further.
The only downside is the enormous consumption. Just this one strike drained all the spiritual energy in my body.
Still, with the ever-regenerating Wood Spirit Power, Jiang Che was unconcerned.
In at most a quarter of an hour, he could fully recover.
It seems that until I reach the stage of unity with heaven and man, the Heaven’s Sword can only serve as a trump card.
With this sword alone, I can easily challenge and overcome Heavenly realm martial artists!
“I saw the path of my swordsmanship!”
Li Hanyi took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her excitement.
Yet her trembling shoulders betrayed her true emotions.
Watching Jiang Che’s strike, she experienced a revelation.
With a period of secluded cultivation, she could undoubtedly break through to the half-step Heavenly Realm!
After all, she had been stuck at the ninth level of Grandmaster for two and a half years, merely lacking the right opportunity.
“Thank you, Jiang Che…”
Li Hanyi’s soft tone broke the icy detachment she typically displayed.
Her gaze at Jiang Che held a mix of gratitude, admiration, astonishment, and a subtle emotion she herself had yet to recognize.
No one had ever so decisively defeated her in swordsmanship—not even the Four Sword Immortals of Beili.
Jiang Che’s breathtaking sword strike had left an indelible mark on her heart.
Cough, cough…
Overwhelmed by her emotions, Li Hanyi’s internal injuries flared up, causing her to cough up a mouthful of blood and grow even paler.
Though Jiang Che’s Myriad Sword Technique hadn’t caused her direct harm, she had suffered backlash from her Still Water Sword Technique, leaving her gravely injured.
“You’re hurt…”
Jiang Che’s brows furrowed as he decisively took Li Hanyi’s soft, jade-like hand without waiting for her response.
He transferred a portion of his Wood Spirit Power to help her recover.
In just a brief moment, his spiritual energy had already recovered by thirty percent.
“You…”
A blush flashed across Li Hanyi’s pale face, and her eyes revealed panic as she instinctively tried to pull her hand away.
Other than her father and brother, she had never been this physically close to a man.
Of course, the times she had twisted someone’s neck didn’t count.
But in her current state, gravely injured, there was no way she could break free from Jiang Che’s grasp.
…
“All right, you’re fully recovered now.”
Half an incense stick’s time later, Jiang Che released Li Hanyi’s delicate hand, secretly marveling at her.
Despite years of sword practice, her hands were smooth and flawless, as white as snow, without a single callus. He couldn’t help but wonder how she maintained them so perfectly.
“I…”
“I’m going into seclusion now…”
Li Hanyi left this sentence behind before hurriedly fleeing, clearly flustered.
Such intimate contact with Jiang Che had left her heart racing, unsure of what to do.
“Hey, you still haven’t taught me Moonlit Blossoms Sword Technique!”
Watching Li Hanyi scamper off like a startled rabbit, Jiang Che called out.
“I’ll teach you when there’s time…”
Li Hanyi paused briefly, leaving behind a hurried reply before her figure flickered a few times and vanished completely.
Her heart was in turmoil.
“I never thought the cold fairy could be this adorable when embarrassed…”
Jiang Che chuckled twice, satisfied as he descended the mountain.
Li Hanyi, usually cold and aloof, utterly unapproachable, turned out to be unexpectedly endearing when shy!
Just looking at her made him want to tease her…
…
In the City Lord’s Mansion, Main Hall.
“Father!”
Sikong Qianluo kept tugging at Sikong Changfeng’s arm, pleading coquettishly.
“Please give me the key so I can get those spiritual herbs from the storeroom!”
“What do you need so many spiritual herbs for?”
Sikong Changfeng asked warily, clearly puzzled.
If his daughter had asked for just a few specific herbs, he would have handed them over without hesitation.
But now she was asking for over a hundred kinds, including several life-saving ones. He couldn’t help but grow cautious.
If I hand over such a large quantity, the city’s herb reserves would shrink by at least thirty percent!
These herbs had been painstakingly collected over the years, both by him and Li Changsheng, to be used in critical moments for extending life or saving it.
Even Sikong Changfeng felt a pang of distress at the thought of parting with so many all at once.
“Hehe…”
“Big Brother Jiang said he knows how to refine pills, so he asked me to gather some herbs for him…”
Sikong Qianluo scratched her head and chuckled awkwardly.
Sikong Changfeng: ….
Sikong Changfeng had assumed his daughter was facing some pressing difficulty.
To think it was all for Jiang Che, that rascal?
And alchemy?
Who are you trying to fool!
Sikong Changfeng scoffed. In his many years of life, he had never encountered a real alchemist.
How could Jiang Che, a mere youth, possibly know such an ancient and rare art?
His daughter, blinded by trust, hadn’t even stopped to think before asking him for help?
It’s often said that women in love lose their rationality, but his daughter wasn’t even in love yet, and she was already this foolish?