Chapter 212: Chapter 107: Reckless Mind-Ox, Effortless Purification

The group, each with their own agenda, immediately settled down when they saw the girl assigned to Zhao Rui.

By now, most of the fourth-year seniors had already left the team, and some had even graduated, all going their separate ways to pursue their futures.

The third-years didn’t have anyone capable of stepping up.

And the second-years all looked to Zhao Rui for leadership.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call Zhao Rui, a first-year, the effective senior brother of the entire Dongqi Martial Arts Team.

It was just that he was normally lazy. Plus, since he was currently under disciplinary action, he wouldn’t bother with matters big or small unless Wang Zhanshan ordered him to.

“Senior Brother Cao, I’m leaving our junior sister’s guidance to you.”

Zhao Rui patted Cao Guannan’s shoulder and whispered in his ear, “Seize the opportunity!”

With that, he flashed Shen Xinzhu a smile, then turned and walked away.

Shen Xinzhu was stunned.

’What am I? A piece of merchandise?’

’Did he just hand me off to someone else?’

A veiled chill flashed across her face, but it vanished as quickly as it appeared.

“Senior Brother Cao, I’ll be in your care.”

Her smile remained as radiant and lovely as ever.

“R-Right! Let me start by telling you about the basics of our Martial Arts Team…”

Cao Guannan agreed and earnestly took on the role of her guide.

「That afternoon.」

Zhao Rui was in the Wall-Facing Chamber, contemplating his next breakthrough, when a crisp voice called out from beyond the bars.

“Zhao Rui, I’m back.”

He knew from the voice it was Qin Rui.

Zhao Rui exhaled, ending his cultivation. He rose and stepped out of the room, his eyes immediately landing on Senior Sister Qin, who was dressed in a historical costume, her features as picturesque as a painting.

He grinned. “And which fairy has descended to the mortal realm? I am utterly enchanted.”

“So, do you want me to be your Snail Girl, or your Seventh Fairy?”

Qin Rui pursed her lips into a light smile, her slender, dark brows arching slightly. She seemed much more alluring than before.

“How about my bed-warming maid? Would that work?”

Zhao Rui chuckled mischievously.

“Pfft! In your dreams!”

Qin Rui shot him a playful glare, knowing full well he would never play along.

“But seriously, Senior Sister, you’ve lost weight. Has it been tough lately?”

“Of course it was! All day long, all I heard was the director yelling ’Cut!’ We’d do a single scene seven or eight times. I spent most of it just playing a corpse,” Qin Rui couldn’t help but complain.

“Haha, but don’t you love acting? I bet you got your fill this time, huh?” Zhao Rui said.

“Oh, I have you to thank for completely curing me of any desire to be an actress. I’ll just stick to finding a regular job.”

After she spoke, she suddenly gave a flirtatious smile. “I heard you wrote the theme song?”

“Yeah.”

“So… do you know how to write a love song?”

“…What are you getting at?”

“Write one for me.”

After saying this, Qin Rui wiggled her eyebrows, her pretty face flushing slightly as she added in a soft voice, “If you write a good one… I’ll warm your bed for you tonight.”

As she spoke, she even gave him a seductive wink and wriggled her body slightly.

“Uh!”

Zhao Rui’s eyes narrowed, a dark glint flashing within them. His hand shot out like lightning and clamped down on her wrist.

“What are you doing? You’re hurting me!”

Qin Rui whined, her brow furrowed in a pout.

Zhao Rui ignored her, pulling her by the hand toward the Wall-Facing Chamber.

“Zhao Rui, what—what are you doing? We’re—we’re at school!”

Qin Rui’s face was bright red, but she obediently followed his lead.

Once inside the Wall-Facing Chamber, Zhao Rui shut the door and said in a low voice, “Don’t talk!”

With that said, he pulled her to the edge of the bed.

“Y-You… be gentle. It’s… it’s my first time!”

Qin Rui was a mess of complex emotions—apprehensive, shy, and even a little excited. She hardly knew what she was doing herself.

“Gentle my ass! Sit down cross-legged!”

Zhao Rui snapped, exasperated.

“Huh? There’s a position like that?”

Qin Rui was flabbergasted.

’This goes beyond what I’ve seen in those “movies”… Could it be… he wants to… Oh my, how could he be like this. But… why do I feel so excited? I kind of want to try it.’

While her mind was a chaotic mess, her body had already honestly complied, settling into a cross-legged position.

Without another word, Zhao Rui sat cross-legged behind her and pressed his palms against her soft back.

A stream of Illusory Sound True Qi, mixed with his Inner Qi, flowed slowly out from his Dantian and began to enter Qin Rui’s body.

’So you’re not…’ Her emotions instantly grew complicated—a mix of loss, disappointment, and even a trace of dissatisfaction.

’Why do I keep thinking about these weird things? Qin Rui, what’s wrong with you?’

Qin Rui had also noticed how strangely she was behaving. Even if she had a crush on Zhao Rui, she shouldn’t be acting this way.

“Mental Calm Technique!”

Just then, Zhao Rui’s voice drifted from behind her.

Qin Rui realized things weren’t as she had imagined and that something must be wrong. She quickly focused her mind and began to silently recite the Mental Tranquility Technique.

“Spirit at ease and Qi serene, a clear sky above a boundless, tranquil sea…”

Inside the Wall-Facing Chamber, the two sat cross-legged as threads of Celestial Demon True Qi coursed through Qin Rui’s body, searching every one of her Meridians.

’Found it!’

Zhao Rui’s expression hardened. ’Just as I thought.’ He could see a mass of ink-black True Qi clinging to one of Qin Rui’s acupoints.

This mass of True Qi was following the flow of her Meridians, absorbing Qin Rui’s Inner Strength to grow stronger while simultaneously releasing its own strange, black energy.

’This aura… It’s Demon Path True Qi!’

Zhao Rui was horrified. He immediately circulated his Heavenly Demon Illusory Sound True Qi to begin refining the mass of Demonic Qi.

Both energies shared a demonic origin, and Zhao Rui’s Heavenly Demon Illusionary Sound Technique had already reached the stage of Great Success. If not for the fact he hadn’t reached the Grandmaster Realm—and thus couldn’t generate True Qi on his own… it would be perfectly fitting to call him an Old Demon.

Even so, it took a full half-hour of refining with his Celestial Demon True Qi to finally dispel the foreign energy.

Exhaling, Zhao Rui withdrew his power and swung his legs off the bed. His expression was far from relaxed as he said, “Alright. You’re fine now.”

Hearing his words, Qin Rui slowly opened her eyes. She looked at Zhao Rui, and seeing his grave expression, she couldn’t help but ask, “What was that? Why was there some strange True Qi inside me?”

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