Twin Heroes

Chapter 61

Chapter 61

When Hua Wu Que woke up the second day, his laughter has really stopped. He only felt his whole body feeling weak, without an ounce of strength, lying on the bed, unable to even get up at all. There is no one in the house, sounds of birds chirping and the fragrance of flowers surround him, with thick shades covering the windows.

Suddenly a person could be heard shouting weirdly from behind the house, “Go out, go out, I’ve said that I won’t eat this root or bark, why are you always making me eat it.”

Su Ying could be heard saying gently, “This is not roots or barks, it’s ginseng.”

That person roared, “Who cares if it’s ginseng or what seng, I said I won’t eat it and I won’t.”

Su Ying actually laughed, “I’ve never seen anyone like you. Fine, fine, I’ll take it out if you won’t eat it.”

A person like her would actually tolerate such behavior from another. Hua Wu Que was feeling perplexed after hearing these, and can’t help but secretly guess what kind of a person would this man be who can treat her thus. After a while, Su Ying walked in with her head lowered.

Once she stepped into the house, she immediately regained her haughty yet refined expression, only that she still held the ginseng soup in her hands.

Hua Wu Que sighed secretly, “That person won’t eat it, so she will bring it for me instead?” Although he really needs it now, but he has secretly decided, if she brought the ginseng soup for him, he won’t eat it either.

Who would have expected that Su Ying would walk to the window and throw all the soup out the window instead. She would rather throw ‘that person’s’ thing away than to let others eat it.

Su Ying had walked over to the bed and asked slowly, “Are you feeling better now?”

Only now did Hua Wu Que remember the unbearable pain of not being able to stop laughing, only now did he feel as if he is in heaven, and can’t help but sigh, “Thank you, Miss.”

Su Ying replied, “You do not have to thank me now.”

Hua Wu Que’s expression changed, “Wh… why?”

Su Ying answered, “Your laughter may have stopped now, but that gossamer needle is still in your acupoint. It’s just that my medicine have forced it slightly to the side and is no longer touching your Laughter acupoint, but once you exert your strength, your old illness will still recur.”

Hua Wu Que expressed in alarm, “This… what can be done?” He would rather sacrifice everything now than to laugh like that again.

Su Ying replied, “This gossamer needle is already deeply embedded, even a treasure like the black stone may not be able to draw it out. Only your own internal strength may be able to force it back.”

Hua Wu Que replied, “But… but I can’t even exert an ounce of strength now.”

Su Ying said icily, “Naturally you cannot do it now, if you can, you will have no need to look for me.”

Hua Wu Que asked, “Does Miss have any methods which can let me internal energy flow unhindered.”

Su Ying said calmly, “Naturally I have, now you only have to tell me the essence of all the internal martial arts you have learnt, and I will help you from the side to make your internal energy flow and force out the poisoned needle.”

She had said it so lightly, as if this is a most normal thing, as if as long as she gave the instructions, Hua Wu Que would reveal the secret to his internal martial arts.

It’s because she knows that this is the only way to talk that won’t let Hua Wu Que think that all these is a trap they have much effort in laying. Hua Wu Que really did not think of it.

But the secret to ‘Shifting Flower Grafting Jade’ is the biggest secret in the martial arts realm, and for him to just reveal it, he can’t help but have some hesitation.

Su Ying looked at him quietly for a moment before saying slowly, “Are you afraid that I will secretly learn your internal energy?”

Hua Wu Que replied, “That is not my intention, it’s just that…”

Su Ying smiled lightly, “A person like me, if I have the love for martial arts, even if I am not the world’s number one martial artist, I would be close to being number one.”

She sighed and continued coldly, “Martial artists are all like you, always treating your own martial arts like some treasure, so how would you know that this thing to me, is not worth even a single cent.” Before she finished her words, she had already walked away with a throw of her sleeves.

Hua Wu Que cried out hoarsely, “Miss, please hold.”

Su Ying did not turn her head, and only said icily, “Although it’s up to you whether to say it, but I might not want to listen to it.”

Hua Wu Que sighed, “The internal energy I learn, is called ‘Shifting Flower Grafting Jade’, which is…”

When dusk arrived, Bai Shan Jun and his wife, together with Jiang Yu Lang and Tie Ping Gu, had already waited a long time, and they can’t help but reveal their anxiety on their faces.

Jiang Yu Lang can’t help but say with a laugh, “I really cannot imagine what kind of a person this Miss Su Ying is, that you two Elders would fall over her so.”

Madam Bai smiled, “Little lad, let me tell you, when you see her, I’m afraid you won’t even know how to speak.”

Jiang Yu Lang laughed, “Elder is making it sound so mysterious. Don’t tell me that I will suddenly stop talking, opening my mouth and yet can’t say a word.”

A fairy wearing a colorful feathered robe, under the setting sun, glided over, a snowy white crane with a red head was actually walking in front of her, a deer walking obediently behind her. The gentle evening breeze, messed up the strands of her hair, she lifted her hand and lightly pulled… just a light pull like that, is enough to make the men in the world stop breathing. A painting like that, is not something that anyone can draw.

She may not be born beautiful, but that certain grace is without compare. Jiang Yu Lang only felt that his soul seems intoxicated, how can he even speak.

Madam Bai glanced at him with a hidden smile, and walked up, laughing, “Good Sister, you’ve really come.”

Bai Shan Jun came forward in welcome as well and smiled, “The secret of ‘Shifting Flower Grafting Jade’, I guess Sister must have gotten it out.”

Su Ying replied, “That’s right, I’ve got it.”

Bai Shan Jun and his wife were ecstatic, and beamed “Thank you, thank you…”

Su Ying replied icily, “You need not be in such a hurry to thank me now.”

Madam Bai stuttered, “Then… then…, could Sister have already written down the core of ‘Shifting Flower Grafting Jade’?”

Bai Shan Jun added, “Right, right, naturally Sister would write it down for us. Old woman, why are you so anxious?”

Su Ying replied calmly, “I don’t intend to write it out for you now either.”

Bai Shan Jun was stunned, “Then… then… Sister, you mean to say…”

Madam Bai smiled condescendingly, “When would Sister tell us then?”

Su Ying replied, “Maybe in three to five days, maybe a year or half, maybe ten or eight years, when I’ve had enough fun, I’ll naturally tell you.”

Bai Shan Jun and his wife looked at each other, stunned for a moment, before Madam Bai smiled and said, “Good Sister, don’t joke, if we were to wait ten or eight years, won’t we die of anxiety.”

Su Ying replied, “Whether you die of anxiety or not, that’s your problem, what has it got to do with me.”

Madam Bai asked anxiously, “But… but Sister, haven’t you already promised me…”

Su Ying interrupted coldly, “I only promised you that I will make Hua Wu Que reveal the secret to ‘Shifting Flower grafting Jade’, but I did not promise to tell you the secret.”

Bai Shan Jun and his wife were stunned, unable to say a single word.

Su Ying turned around slowly and said, “It’s difficult to receive guests in the deep mountains, so I will not keep you, you better go back.”

Madam Bai said, “Sister, please hold.”

Su Ying replied lightly, “You should know that I will never change my words once I’ve said it, so why bother.”

Madam Bai sighed, “I just want to ask, how is that Hua person now?”

Su Ying furrowed her brows, “You can rest assured, I will never let him off. He can forget about seeing anyone in this lifetime now.” As soon as she finished her words, she walked away without even turning back.

Bai Shan Jun and his wife can only stare with their eyes wide open, neither of them dare to stop her.

After a while, Tie Ping Gu sighed, “This lady sure is arrogant.”

Jiang Yu Lang instead said, “Obviously this lass has no means of defense, why didn’t Elder just capture her.”

Bai Shan Jun sighed, “The old man treats her like a treasure, whoever dares to touch even a finger of hers, it’ll be strange if the old man doesn’t have it out with that person. My wife and I have no intention of irking that old man now, so we can only let her off.”

Madam Bai sighed as well, “Besides, don’t think that she is defenseless, but she is full of tricks, the few of us may not necessarily be able to capture her.” Jiang Yu Lang smiled slightly and did not speak.

Bai Shan Jun looked at him for a moment, his eyes suddenly glittered, “You are not convinced?”

Jiang Yu Lang took a glance at Tie Ping Gu, and just smiled.

Bai Shan Jun clapped him heartily on the shoulder and laughed loudly, “Good lad, I’ve long heard that you have a way with women, you can go and try. That lass might be looking for love, she may really tell you after all.”

Jiang Yu Lang glanced at Tie Ping Gu from the corner of his eye and laughed, “What ways can I have with women, Elder must be joking.”

Madam Bai had already hugged Tie Ping Gu and giggled, “Good Sister, let him go, sister-iin-law here will guarantee that he will not dare to have a change of heart. If he dares to betray you, I will ask Xiao Bai to bite his head off.”

Jiang Yu Lang sauntered into the valley. The night breeze blowing into his face, the fragrance of the flowers caressing his face, his body felt light, as if there’s no weight on his bones at all.

With regards to women, he feels that he’s an old hand, especially young women like her. He only need to go into action and they will fall into his hands.

What assured him further is that this girl does not know martial arts at all. Even if he does not succeed, he can at least retreat safely, without a hair on his body harmed.

Besides, when it’s necessary, he can still force himself on her. By then nothing can be changed, so need he still be afraid that this girl would not bow to him obediently.

Furthermore, even if this Miss Su has a weird temper, and would rather die then to tell him, anyway he had already taken advantage of her, it will always be others who is on the losing end, and never him. The more he thinks about it, the happier he is, so happy that he is almost flying.

Suddenly someone asked coldly, “Who are you? What right have you to come barging in here?”

It turned out that he was so jubilant that he did not realize that Su Ying had already been staring at him coldly for a long time.

Once he saw Su Ying, Jiang Yu Lang immediately gave a pitiful look and lowered his head, sighing, “I have taken the liberty to barge in, and it’s really discourteous…”

Su Ying interrupted, “Since you know it’s discourteous, then you should leave quickly now.”

Jiang Yu Lang had actually prepared lots of honeyed words, thinking that it’s enough to touch any girl’s heart, but who would have expected that there seemed to be an ice wall in front of Su Ying, which did not give him any opportunity to penetrate at all.

He had not even spoken a single sentence of his prepared words and Su Ying had already turned and walked back icily. Jiang Yu Lang rolled his eyes and suddenly called out, “Miss, please hold. Miss, you must at least save my life.”

Su Ying really turned her head around and said with furrowed brows, “If you are sick, then you should see a physician. This place is neither a clinic, or are there plans to open one, why did you come here?”

Jiang Yu Lang replied dejectedly, “If others could save my life, would I dare to come and trouble Miss. A pity that although there are many famed physicians, most of them are frauds. If they were to have even a tenth of Miss’s capabilities, I would… ai, I would not need to travel so far to come and disturb Miss.”

As the saying goes, ‘There may be a thousand or million loopholes, but there will never be loopholes in being obsequious’. Jiang Yu Lang knows this point better than anyone else. Su Ying’s expression really warmed up, but she still said coldly, “How do you know I can cure your illness? Who told you?”

Jiang Yu Lang replied, “It… it was an Elder, who could not bear to see me die, therefore he gave me a way out and brought me here.”

He lowered his head further and said with a bitter smile, “This Elder would not allow me to reveal his name, but in front of Miss, how dare I lie. The person who guided me here, is Elder Bai, Bai Shan Jun and his wife.”

Su Ying’s expression really warmed further, and said with her head shaking, “This couple really know how to find problems for me.”

Jiang Yu Lang saw her expression and knows that there is hope, so he immediately continued his act and actually knelt down, “This illness of mine, cannot be cured by others anyway, if today Miss refuses… refuses to pity me, I might as well die in front of Miss.”

Su Ying’s eyes, clear as autumn’s water, stared at him for a while before she softly sighed, “You really know how to bug people…” As she spoke, she turned around and walked away again.

Jiang Yu Lang shouted, “Miss, you can’t leave, Miss must at least save my life.”

Su Ying turned around and smiled, “Silly, I’m leaving, but don’t you know how to follow me?”

This smile, is enough to make Jiang Yu Lang’s bones go weak, and this expression of ‘silly’, is making Jiang Yu Lang’s heart itch even more, so much so that he does not know what to do.

Su Ying brought him to that bright porch. The candles are already lighted, the bed is still there, but Hua Wu Que, who was on the bed, is nowhere to be seen.

Su Ying asked, “Now you can tell me, what illness have you contacted? Where do you feel unwell?”

What illness could Jiang Yu Lang have, so in anxiety, he blurted out, “My… my stomach is in great pain.”

Su Ying’s expression immediately became stern, and said icily “But I see that you don’t look like you’re in great pain.”

Jiang Yu Lang was stunned for a moment. If it was someone else, that person would have blushed by now, but Jiang Yu Lang indeed live up to the name of an adept liar, and with a roll of his eyes, said with a smile, “In front of Miss, how would I dare to behave improperly. Besides, no matter who that person, on seeing a fairy-like person like Miss, would forget all about his pain.” His words have just hit the right note.

Su Ying smiled and said, “Since your pain stops upon seeing me, then what else is there to cure?”

Jiang Yu Lang beamed, “If I can accompany Miss, it doesn’t matter even if I die of pain, it’s just that… just that…”

His internal energy has already reached a deep level, and right now he secretly adjusted his energy and on his forehead, beads of perspiration as large as beans immediately appeared. Su Ying seemed anxious and exclaimed, “Look at you, already in such pain, lie down quickly.”

She gently held Jiang Yu Lang’s hand, and Jiang Yu Lang, being a wolf in sheep’s clothing, immediately leaned on her and breathed into her ears, “Thank you, Miss.”

Su Ying was actually not angry at all, and Jiang Yu Lang became bolder and his arms reached out as well. Who would have expect Su Ying to escape with a twist and she pouted, “If you do not lie on the bed obediently, I shan’t be bothered with you.”

Jiang Yu Lang hurriedly agreed, “Yes, yes, I’ll be obedient.”

Su Ying chuckled, “Only an obedient child is a good one, Big Sister will buy candies for you.”

Her anger rises and falls easily, she seems angry yet happy, she really is a woman of many emotions, making one forget oneself.

Jiang Yu Lang’s heart itches so badly that he really does not know how to scratch it. He pointed to his stomach and said, “I’m in pain... the pain is worse now, come quickly… quickly and take a look.”

Su Ying really walked over, “Where’s the pain?”

Jiang Yu Lang held her hand to massage his stomach and said, “Here… right here.”

Su Ying’s soft and slender hands really massaged his stomach lightly and asked gently, “Are you feeling better now?”

Jiang Yu Lang closed his eyes, “Better now… but you must not stop, I’m in pain once you stop.”

Su Ying’s hands really did not stop massaging, really dare not stop.

Jiang Yu Lang was secretly feeling smug and hilarious, and thought to himself, “Others keep saying how formidable this Miss Su is, but in my opinion, she’s just a young girl who has just began to understand the feelings of the heart. I only need to execute a little ingenious plan of mine, and didn’t she fall into my hands immediately.”

Suddenly he caught a whiff of fragrance and Su Ying’s slender hands have reached the side of his mouth, in her hands she held a pill with a fresh fragrance and said gently, “This Clearing Soul Suppressing Pain Pill is a concoction I made specially. Not only can it stop pain, it’s also very nourishing. Eat it now and your stomach will not feel any pain immediately.”

Jiang Yu Lang shook his head, “I won’t eat it.”

Su Ying furrowed her brows. “Why won’t you eat it?”

Jiang Yu Lang replied, “Once I eat it, my stomach will no longer be in pain, if my stomach is not in pain, then won’t Miss refuse…. refuse to massage for me anymore.”

Su Ying smiled, “Naughty… all right, you eat it, and I’ll still massage you.”

This expression of ‘naughty’ is enough to make Jiang Yu Lang’s soul float away, so he might as well say coquettishly, “Is this pill bitter?”

Su Ying covered her mouth and laughed, “Not only is this pill not bitter, but it’s very sweet instead, just like sugar. Come, open your mouth obediently, I’ll feed it to you.”

Jiang Yu Lang closed his eyes and opened his mouth, feeling really comfortable in his heart.

Suddenly a person can be heard shouting outside, “Where’s the wine? There’s no more wine, Little lass Su Ying, bring me wine quickly.”

Su Ying furrowed her brows and her hands actually stopped, and said “You’ll lie here obediently, I’ll be right back.”

She actually seemed a little anxious, and have rushed out without even finishing her words. However, she turned back and said, “If you stand up and run around, I’m not going to be bothered with you then.”

In the distance that person shouted again, “The lass named Su, are you deaf? Why aren’t you here yet.”

Su Ying actually smiled, “Coming, coming, I’ll go and bring some wine for you now.”

Jiang Yu Lang was secretly feeling perplexed, “This Miss Su is really interesting. Others treat her courteously and yet she’s cold towards them. This person keep calling her lass, and does not treat her like a person at all, but instead she yields to him. I wonder what ability this brother has to make her so obedient.”

He really felt like climbing out of bed and taking a peek but he changed his mind, thinking that now that there’s hope, he better not act rashly and spoil the plan. So he might as well close his eyes and imagine that this beauty will soon be in his arms, and the secret that everyone in the martial arts realm is yearning for will soon be in his hands.

He almost can’t help but want to laugh, and mumbled, “Bai Shan Jun oh Bai Shan Jun, do you think I will tell you after listening to this secret? If you really think that I’ll tell you, then you are the world’s greatest fool.”

Suddenly someone laughingly asked, “Who did you say is the world’s greatest fool?”

Jiang Yu Lang was secretly startled, but he immediately smiled and said, “Whoever that dares to call Miss a lass, that person is the world’s greatest fool.”

Su Ying laughed, “That is an old muddle headed person, an old drunkard, we need not be bothered about him.”

Once Jiang Yu Lang heard the word ‘old’, he was greatly relieved, and when he heard the word ‘we’, he was so overjoyed that he can’t help but laugh loudly, “Yes, yes, yes, we need not be bothered about him.”

Su Ying asked, “You’re laughing so happily, your stomach’s not in pain anymore?”

Jiang Yu Lang immediately furrowed his brows and said, “Pain… the pain is greater now, I beg that Miss help massage me again.”

Su Ying covered her mouth and smiled, and massaged his stomach again. Jiang Yu Lang felt his whole body weaken, as if he’s in heaven. After massaging for a while, Su Ying asked slowly, “Actually, in your heart, you think that I am the world’s greatest fool, right?”

Jiang Yu Lang was stunned, and carried on with a smile, “How would I dare to think that, unless I’ve gone crazy?”

Su Ying said slowly, “You think that I’m very young, and have not met much men, so I must be easily tricked. You think that you have a way with women, just a little ploy of yours and you can make me throw myself at you, and even tell you truthfully the secret to ‘Shifting Flower Grafting Jade’… is that right?”

Only now was Jiang Yu Lang shocked, and he said with a forced smile, “There… there’s no such thing, Miss, you’re…. you’re too…”

Su Ying calmly interrupted, “Besides, you know that I know no martial arts at all, so even if I see through your plan, I can’t do anything to you, so you became even bolder, right?”

In his shock, Jiang Yu Lang wanted to leap up, but without knowing why, his whole body was so weak that there’s not an ounce of energy left. He can’t help but exclaim, “Miss please do not accuse wrongly a good person, I have no such intention at all.”

Su Ying replied, “Not only do you have such intentions, but if it is necessary, you even thought to force yourself on me. Anyway I am powerless to resist, so after the deed is done, what can I do but to obey?”

She could actually count all the rotten ideas in Jiang Yu Lang’s mind. As Jiang Yu Lang listened, he started to sweat and he fluttered, “Miss you must not malign me, if I have such thoughts, then I’ll die a horrible death.”

Su Ying smiled, “At this point in time, do you think you can die nicely?”

Jiang Yu Lang stammered, “I… I…. Miss… ai!”

Su Ying’s hands were still massaging his stomach, now she suddenly pressed down hard and Jiang Yu Lang roared, in so much pain that his whole body started to break out in cold sweat.

He did not know himself that he would actually be so afraid of pain.

Su Ying smiled, “You wanted me to massage your stomach, so I massaged it for you, do you know why I was so obedient?”

Jiang Yu Lang stammered, “I… I do not know, I beg Miss to stop massaging…”

Su Ying laughed, “Now that you feel pain, you want me to stop massaging. But I know that your stomach is in much pain, and you’re seriously ill, so how can I bear to stop massaging you."”

Jiang Yu Lang shouted, “I’m… not sick… not sick at all.”

Su Ying’s expression turned somber, “You are not sick? Why did you lie to me?”

Her hands pressed down again, Jiang Yu Lang shouted, “I’m sick, sick…”

Su Ying beamed, “That’s right, not only are you sick, but your illness is serious as well, and it’s getting worse, until such time that even if a leaf were to land on your arms, you would feel as if it’s a knife slicing.”

Jiang Yu Lang exclaimed in alarm, “Please… Please save me, Miss, save me…”

Su Ying’s hands continued massaging gently, but Jiang Yu Lang no longer found comfort in that. He only felt as if all the bones in his body are being massaged into pieces.

He heard Su Ying sigh, “There’s no way I can save you now, because I took the wrong medicine just now. The one I gave you, is not the Clearing Soul Suppressing Pain Pill, but Hundred Illness and Pain Life Ending Pill…”

Jiang Yu Lang was startled, “Hundred Illness and Pain Life Ending Pill? What medicine is that?” He has really never heard such a name in his whole life.