Vajra, Phantom

Qi Bei sat on the edge of the bed and placed a hand on her wrist, sending his inner power inside.

Qi Bei's brows knitted at once. Half of the girl's twelve regular meridians were blocked, with the Pericardium Meridian of Hand Jueyin and the Heart Meridian of Hand Shaoyin being the most serious. No wonder the slightest agitation brought her excruciating chest pain.

In modern terms, she had severe heart disease.

However, Qi Bei faintly sensed that something was unusual. Those blocked meridians seemed to be suppressing some powerful force.

Without thinking, Qi Bei looked toward the giant man. Some even more powerful force should be hidden inside him as well; otherwise, he would not have felt such extreme danger from him.

These siblings were extraordinary!

"What exactly is wrong with my little sister?" The giant man grew anxious when he saw Qi Bei look over. Since birth, his little sister had suffered three attacks, and each time she had struggled back from the brink of death.

"She'll be fine. All of you, get out. No one is allowed in without my permission." Qi Bei had made up his mind. He wanted to keep these siblings by his side.

"No." The giant man raised his voice.

"If you don't want her to die, get out." Qi Bei's voice turned cold.

That clearly struck the giant man's vital point. He hesitated briefly, then turned and walked out.

Huo Lie and Tie Tou also cupped their fists and withdrew, closing the door behind them. They stood guard outside like two door gods.

Qi Bei helped the girl sit up, then sat cross-legged behind her and pressed one palm against her back. As he circulated his power, he implanted a Dragon Seal. Girls with an Extreme Yin Body were not easy to find. His luck was pretty good. First, he had encountered Yao Rao and, through a twist of fate, merged with her in perfect harmony when the Extreme Yang Fire had burned through his body, harmonizing yin and yang and allowing him to survive that calamity. Now he had encountered another one. No matter what, he had to tie her to his side.

Wasn't this a little shameless?

Yes!

But if the feelings were mutual, there was no question of shamelessness.

Still, there was one thing he did not understand. Why could he sense that the girl had an Extreme Yin Body only when she was suffering an attack?

Qi Bei's profound inner power flowed continuously into the girl's body, surging against her blocked meridians.

The girl's meridians were far too severely blocked. Completely clearing them was not something that could be done overnight. Besides, even if Qi Bei could clear them completely now, he would not do so. He knew nothing about these siblings yet—not even their names.

Time passed second by second. The palm Qi Bei kept pressed against the girl's back constantly shimmered with a faint golden light. With every breath he took, hot vapor tinged with a faint golden hue streamed from his nose.

Half an hour passed. Huo Lie and Tie Tou remained motionless like two wooden posts, while the giant man paced restlessly around the courtyard.

An hour passed. Huo Lie and Tie Tou were still like two wooden posts, while the giant man had begun pounding the ground again and again with his fists.

Two hours passed. Huo Lie and Tie Tou remained wooden posts, but a savage killing intent flickered in the giant man's eyes.

Just then, the girl slowly woke up. Her entire body felt warm and cozy, as though she were soaking in a hot spring.

But she soon sensed that something was wrong. She abruptly turned her head, and the first thing she saw was Qi Bei's handsome face with his eyes closed. Immediately, her pale, delicate fist swung toward his face.

"You shameless scoundrel, you..."

"Pfft!"

Before the girl could finish, Qi Bei spat out a mouthful of blood onto her body, his body toppling straight backward.

The girl froze. Had her punch really been that powerful?

Soon, the girl recalled what had happened. Seeing that her clothes were completely intact, she covered her small mouth with her palm. He seemed to have been using some strange art to save her, yet she had repaid his kindness by beating him until he vomited blood.

"Hey, you... are you all right? I didn't mean to." The girl pushed Qi Bei, whose face was contorted in pain, at a loss for what to do.

Qi Bei opened his eyes and spat out another mouthful of blood.

The girl hurriedly wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth. Her beautiful eyes were already misty with tears. She really had not meant to do it.

Qi Bei secretly stole a glance at the girl. In truth, although he had expended some inner power, he had forced out the blood himself. When pursuing a girl, one had to use a few tricks.

Qi Bei trembled as he sat up like a man at death's door. Suddenly, his body went limp, and he leaned forward against the girl's chest.

She looks so slender, but who would have thought she'd be just as well-endowed up front as she is from behind? Qi Bei secretly reveled in it. The softness against his cheek sent a wave of ** through him.

"I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to." The girl's voice carried a hint of tears.

"It's... it's fine. I just pulled something. I'll be all right once I work it out." Qi Bei knew when to stop. If he went any further, he would expose himself and achieve the opposite effect. Thus, he reluctantly pulled his cheek away from the girl's remarkably full chest.

Qi Bei took two deep breaths. A little color returned to his deathly pale face, reassuring the girl somewhat.

"About what happened on the street—I didn't mean to do that either." Qi Bei put on a solemn expression.

The girl's pretty face flushed slightly. She nodded and said, "I know that now."

"My name is Qi Bei. What's yours?" Qi Bei asked.

"I... I don't have a name." The girl paused, then shook her head in confusion.

"What about your brother?" Qi Bei was stunned as well. How could a person have no name? Even Little Flower or Little Red counted as names.

"He doesn't have one either. He's always called me Little Sister, and I call him Older Brother," the girl said.

Qi Bei looked into the girl's clear eyes and believed her.

"Go open the door, or your brother is going to go berserk," Qi Bei said.

The girl's face changed slightly when she heard the words "go berserk." Then she heard the booming sounds of someone pounding the ground outside, so she hurriedly got out of bed and opened the door.

"Little Sister, are you all right?"

"Fifth Young Master, are you all right?"

The giant man, Huo Lie, and Tie Tou charged in almost simultaneously and asked.

Qi Bei waved his hand and climbed down from the bed. Huo Lie and Tie Tou immediately came over to support him.

Seeing that his sister was unharmed, the giant man came over to offer his thanks.

"It was all a misunderstanding. There's no need to keep thanking me. I only temporarily eased your little sister's condition. Her constitution has already deteriorated to an extreme degree." Qi Bei's thoughts stirred, and he spoke.

The giant man fell silent for a moment before saying in a resonant voice, "I know. Little Sister's illness can't be cured."

The girl looked somewhat despondent as well. In the flower of her youth, who would want to die just like this? She still had too many dreams and regrets.

"However, it's not impossible to cure her. It'll just take quite a long time," Qi Bei said.

The eyes of both the giant man and the girl lit up, only to dim again at once. The giant man shook his head. "I know this illness. No one in the world can cure it."

"If our Fifth Young Master says he can cure it, then he definitely can!" Tie Tou shouted. This military thorn had gone from disdaining Qi Bei at first to worshiping him now.

"You really can?" Though the giant man was still doubtful, a sliver of hope had entered his voice.

"I can." Qi Bei nodded firmly.

"As long as you can cure Little Sister, my life is yours," the giant man declared like rolling thunder.

Qi Bei smiled. That was exactly what he wanted to hear from the giant man.

"Give me one year. As long as I'm still alive, I'll definitely cure Little Sister completely. If I can't cure her after one year, you may leave at any time," Qi Bei vowed.

And so, when the moon rose above the willow branches, two more people had joined Qi Bei's side.

These siblings owned nothing but the four bare walls. They had nothing worth bringing with them, so after a quick cleanup, they followed Qi Bei out of the poor district.

How could the people beside Qi Bei have no names? Thus, Qi Bei gave the giant man a formidable name: Vajra! He gave the girl the name Phantom.