Chapter 130 - 109: Awakening the Martial Soul

Chapter 130: Chapter 109: Awakening the Martial Soul

"Young Master Gu, you just said you were drawn to my Martial Arts and wanted me to give you a few pointers."

Xia Wuyuan set down his thermos. With a calm and composed look in his eyes, he said faintly, "That is possible, but there’s a condition."

’Of course there’s a condition. I knew there’s no such thing as a free lunch...’

Gu Qing thought to himself, his expression calm as he said:

"Please, Elder Xia, go on."

"It’s very simple. You must join the Jixia Martial Arts Hall and become one of its members."

Xia Wuyuan’s gaze was fixed on Gu Qing as he spoke in a serious tone.

He then added, "Of course, you only need to be a disciple in name. You don’t have to formally become my apprentice, nor do you have to stay at the hall every day."

"You just need to casually mention you’re a disciple of the Jixia Martial Arts Hall on certain occasions—for example, when you’re in a competition or after doing a good deed. That’ll be enough to help me promote the Jixia Martial Arts Hall."

The condition was very reasonable.

’Why should he give me pointers if I don’t give something in return?’

’Just because I’m handsome?’

Gu Qing understood this principle well, so he accepted readily. "No problem. I’m willing to become a disciple in name at the Jixia Martial Arts Hall."

Upon hearing this, Xia Shuran, who was sitting next to him, was overjoyed.

’Senior has joined the Jixia Martial Arts Hall! Our bond will be even deeper now.’

’We’re university classmates.’

’We’re colleagues at the Night Court.’

’And now we’re fellow disciples at the martial arts hall.’

’With this triple-layer guarantee, how can I possibly lose?’

’There’s no other girl in this world who can compete with me for Senior anymore.’

’I’ve totally won!’

At that moment, Xia Shuran declared victory in her heart, unable to imagine any reason she might lose.

"Little Shuran, your senior is now a member of our Jixia Martial Arts Hall. Go fetch two sets of well-fitting, cyan Martial Arts Uniforms."

Xia Wuyuan instructed, looking at Xia Shuran.

Although Gu Qing was only a disciple in name, Xia Wuyuan still arranged for him to receive the cyan Martial Arts Uniforms on account of him being an Extraordinary Being.

Xia Shuran nodded and agreed, "Okay, I’ll go get them now."

With that, she got up and left the inner hall to pick out Martial Arts Uniforms in the right size for Gu Qing.

"Elder Xia, I’m just a disciple in name of the Jixia Martial Arts Hall, just like that?"

Gu Qing asked with some confusion, "Don’t I need to sign an agreement or something?"

He had originally wanted to say "contract," but thinking that Xia Wuyuan was an old fossil, he opted for "agreement" instead.

Xia Wuyuan took another sip of his goji berry water and said coolly, his expression nonchalant:

"I never bother with such frills."

"For me, a verbal agreement is all that’s needed to seal a deal. No further constraints are necessary."

"Because my strength is the greatest constraint on the other party."

"If the other party refuses to honor the agreement and has an extremely poor attitude, I’ll simply strike them down and be done with it."

’Just strike them down?’

’Tsk, tsk. How simple and brutal.’

’But he’s right.’

’Might makes right.’

As long as you’re strong enough, you don’t need contracts to bind your partners.

「A few minutes later.」

Xia Shuran returned with a bag and handed it to Gu Qing. "Senior, there are two sets of cyan Martial Arts Uniforms in the bag. I washed them last night, so you can take them home and wear them directly without washing them again."

"You washed them?"

Gu Qing looked surprised.

Xia Shuran gave a playful smile and blinked her glistening eyes. "Senior, when you said last night that you wanted to visit my family’s martial arts hall, I already planned on inviting you to join."

"That very night, I picked out two Martial Arts Uniforms in the right size for you and washed and dried them overnight."

"See? Don’t I have great foresight?"

"..."

’Jeez, the way you say it makes me feel like a lamb walking into a tiger’s den.’

Gu Qing couldn’t help but roast her in his mind.

Xia Shuran’s face was full of anticipation. "Senior, hurry up and try on the Martial Arts Uniform to see if it fits. If it doesn’t, I’ll get you another set."

Checking if it fit was just an excuse.

The real reason was that she wanted to see how handsome Gu Qing would look in it.

Gu Qing didn’t have as many subtle schemes as his junior. He just took out a Martial Arts Uniform and tried it on right there.

Of course, he didn’t take off the clothes he was already wearing.

Otherwise, he was afraid his junior would get so excited she’d have a nosebleed.

After quickly slipping on the Martial Arts Uniform,

Gu Qing took out his phone, opened the front-facing camera, and held it up high to get a full-body view of himself.

The cyan Martial Arts Uniform fit his body perfectly. It accentuated his straight shoulders and back, and his well-proportioned waist, highlighting his agile and trim physique. Paired with a handsome face that could charm thousands of young girls, the sight was exceptionally pleasing to the eye.

’As expected, as long as you’re handsome, you look good in anything.’

Gu Qing was very satisfied with his own looks.

As for the Martial Arts Uniform he was wearing, he subconsciously ignored it.

Next to him, his junior, Xia Shuran, was staring at him, completely entranced.

’Senior is so handsome in the Martial Arts Uniform.’

’From now on, whenever Senior wears his Martial Arts Uniform, I’ll wear mine too.’

’That way, it’ll be like we’re wearing matching outfits...’

Xia Shuran’s mind drifted with these thoughts, a complete fangirl.

Even Xia Wuyuan, a man himself, couldn’t help but praise Gu Qing’s dashing appearance in the Martial Arts Uniform. "I have to say, you’re quite a fine figure of a man."

"You flatter me, Elder Xia."

Gu Qing returned the compliment, "Elder Xia, you have the bearing of an immortal sage. My meager good looks can’t hold a candle to even a fraction of your charm."

Hearing this, Xia Wuyuan was greatly pleased,

but on the surface, he just gave a light smile and said,

"That’s only because you already knew that I am extremely strong and have lived a long time. It’s a preconceived notion that makes you think I have an immortal’s bearing."

"When I first came out of seclusion, my clothes had rotted with age, and I was covered in dust. Walking down the street, people mistook me for a beggar and gave me money."