In the room, Wei Changtian and Xu Qingwan sat opposite each other.
Sandalwood was lit on the low huanghuali table, and a faint green smoke continued, like a fish, sliding between the sleeves of the two people.
"I wanted to come last night."
Xu Qingwan's face turned pale: "But Master Wei sent someone to tell me after you woke up and let me rest in peace and recover, so I came to see you today."
"There's nothing good to see, but I can't die."
Wei Changtian waved his hands happily, but the movement was a bit too big, and he immediately grinned and shouted "fuck".
Xu Qingwan was stunned and couldn't help but laugh: "You didn't even cry out in pain like you did yesterday. Why can't you bear the pain so much now?"
"I……"
Wei Changtian originally wanted to explain what "adrenaline" is, but then he thought that this concept was too advanced, so he just shook his head: "At that time, there was no point in complaining about pain."
"..."
Hearing this, the smile on Xu Qingwan's face suddenly disappeared.
She clenched her hands tightly, and after a long while she raised her head and said softly: "I'm sorry..."
"If I hadn't had to go closer to check the statue, you wouldn't have been so seriously injured..."
Except for the time in Zhangfu Treasure House, Xu Qingwan rarely spoke in such a low voice, so it was obvious that she felt really guilty at the moment.
Wei Changtian had long expected that she was going to apologize to him, so he comforted him by saying, "It's not your fault. After all, no one knew there was a monkey demon at that time."
Xu Qingwan bit her lip gently: "But if I had been more vigilant, I wouldn't have been injured by the ape demon, and the three of us would not have almost died."
"Isn't it okay now?"
Wei Changtian smiled and said: "It's just a matter of staying in bed for two more days. It's time to rest."
"Nothing happened because of you, otherwise..."
Xu Qingwan did not continue talking immediately. After hesitating for a long time, she looked into Wei Changtian's eyes and finally asked the question she had wanted to ask for a long time.
"You...why did you save me then?"
"Ahem, look what you said."
Wei Changtian pretended to be heroic and said: "We are colleagues, can I still watch you being beaten to death by a monster?"
Colleagues...
Xu Qingwan felt sad for a while and argued in a low voice: "But you risked your life to save me..."
"Sacrifice your life?"
Wei Changtian shook his head and answered truthfully: "I knew very well at that time that there was at least a 90% chance that I would not die, so I couldn't talk about risking my life."
"..."
Xu Qingwan opened her mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.
She had seen Wei Changtian's magical inner armor yesterday, so she did not doubt the authenticity of this statement.
But...is it really just a matter of working together?
He looked down at the tip of his shoe and recalled the figure holding the knife in front of him.
She suddenly asked out of nowhere.
"If you didn't have that inner armor...would you still have saved me?"
"..."
After the sandalwood burned out, the long ash finally fell into the gilt incense burner, splashing up a small cloud of gray mist.
No, why do women like to ask this kind of question?
Could it be that you don’t know it in your mind?
Do you have to feel uncomfortable?
well……
Wei Changtian sighed helplessly in his heart.
If it were Lu Jingyao who asked the question at this time, he would definitely answer with two words - "no" without hesitation.
As for Xu Qingwan...
"Mr. Xu, if this doesn't make sense."
I didn't say "I can" against my will, nor did I say "no" directly, but used a more euphemistic way of saying it.
But the meaning is very clear.
The thin lips trembled, and Wei Changtian noticed that Xu Qingwan, who never put on makeup or makeup, seemed to have put on a little lipstick today.
However, the makeup technique is not very good at first glance, and it can only barely cover the pale color of the lips due to injury.
Look at it like this... I'm afraid you didn't buy rouge specifically today, right?
Wei Changtian was a little dumbfounded when he thought of this silly woman standing out of place among a group of ladies, choosing lipstick with great restraint.
But at this time, Xu Qingwan seemed to have returned to normal and slowly stood up.
"Master Wei, I'm going back."
"You saved my life, I will definitely repay you in the future."
"..."
A shout of Mr. Xu and a shout of Mr. Wei.
The distance between the two seemed to be suddenly widened at this moment.
Wei Changtian did not speak, but nodded slightly.
He knew that if he had changed his answer just now, the result might be completely different.
However, he didn't want to lie to Xu Qingwan on this issue. He wanted to remind himself that if he wanted to survive in this world, he couldn't be carried away by emotions.
At all times, your own interests should come first, especially the core interests related to life.
Wei Changtian made up his mind to implement this policy thoroughly, but Xu Qingwan, who was about to reach the door, suddenly turned around and said one last word softly.
"With that 10%, I'm really satisfied."
"One percent?"
Wei Changtian was stunned and quickly understood what Xu Qingwan meant.
The 90% chance of not dying doesn't mean that there is still a 10% risk of him dying in yesterday's pounce...
After a while, a wry smile echoed in the room.
"Alas, it seems that there is still no way to be completely stone-hearted..."
…
…
Five days later.
"Whoosh! Bang!"
"call……"
Pulling his left leg back to stand firm, and slowly pressing his hands from top to bottom to the Dantian, Wei Changtian breathed a long sigh of relief and completed a set of radio gymnastics.
There was no way, he hadn't started practicing boxing and kicking yet, and he had long forgotten the military boxing he learned during military training in his previous life, and he could only remember the radio gymnastics.
"Pah, pah, pah!"
Wei Qiaoling was eating snacks and applauding nearby, seeming to be quite interested in this strange-looking set of exercises.
"Brother, fight again!"
"Eat yours."
Wei Changtian rolled his eyes and silently felt his physical condition.
It's not a big problem and I'm almost healed, but it will take some time to fully recover.
Alas, a monkey demon made him lie in bed for five days. The lesson he learned this time was profound!
However, after all, the fact that the intelligence was wrong was beyond his control. If he had to look for the reason from himself...it was because he was too weak.
Although Wei Changtian now has more victories than defeats, he has never defeated a master whose level is higher than his own.
Such combat power is at the upper-middle level in the same realm at best, let alone comparable to Xiao Feng.
So we must continue to seize the time to improve our strength.
Finding ways to quickly improve your realm is one aspect, but techniques are equally important.
For example, if the ape demon had mastered one or two extremely lethal combat skills, he probably wouldn't have ended up like this.
Thinking of this, Wei Changtian did not delay and immediately set off for the "Martial Pavilion" in Wei Mansion.
A three-story stone tower is not that big, but it is guarded by countless servants, both covertly and covertly.
Wei Changtian had passed by it several times before, but today was the first time he actually entered it.
He thought that what he saw would be shocking, but the reality was that he was disappointed.
At least that's the first level.
Five or six rows of black wooden shelves are unremarkable, with various "secret books" placed on them.
Some are made of paper, some are made of bamboo tubes, and some are carved on stone pieces... At first glance, it looks very messy, and it is hard to believe that these are some good things.
Picking up a thin, yellowed book, he glanced at the cover.
"Hunyuan Thunderbolt Hand"
What a bad name, it won't work once you hear it.
Wei Changtian curled his lips and threw the book back. Just as he was about to go to the second floor to take a look, he suddenly stopped and opened the system interface with some uncertainty.
After a while, the expression on his face began to slowly change, and his mouth opened wider and wider.
[Hunyuan Thunderbolt Hand: Palm Technique (Earth Level), using the palm as a blade, extremely fast moves, can break waterfalls with bare hands, 250 points]
"Gudu~"
Wei Changtian repeatedly confirmed the introduction in the system and what was written on the first page of the booklet just now, and then looked around at the various secret books, which included nearly a hundred books, and swallowed unconsciously...
So what, the system...do you have a recycling function?