The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon (2/3)

Ma Feifei gestured for Zhang Yunji to go about his business, while he quietly walked towards a corner.

"Hmm?" The woman seemed to sense something, looked up, and met Ma Feifei's gaze. Ma Feifei walked to the opposite side with a smile.

"Brother, squeeze in." Ma Feifei patted the cultivator sitting opposite her.

Upon seeing that it was Ma Feifei, the cultivator had no intention of refusing. His face lit up with excitement as he squeezed his way in, leaving most of the space for Ma Feifei.

Ma Feifei smiled in response, then turned to the woman and asked, "What's your name?"

"Ling Xian." The woman's voice was a little ethereal, very spacious, with a kind of surround sound quality.

She had been in Dubian Town for two months, so she naturally knew the owner of the Mysterious Bookstore. However, she was a little puzzled by Ma Feifei's sudden visit, since she and Ma Feifei were two people who had never crossed paths before.

"What a fine name! I've heard you're a disciple of the Medicine Saint Shaoyao, Peony. I have great respect for the Medicine Saint Shaoyao, but I've never met her, which is quite a pity!" Ma Feifei started lying through his teeth. What regrets did he have, let alone any respect?

"Shopkeeper, please just state your purpose," Ling Xian said calmly. She wasn't stupid; Ma Feifei's sudden contact with her certainly wasn't just for a simple introduction.

"Hehe." Ma Feifei rubbed his hands together, pointed to the backyard, and then gestured for Ling Xian to enter.

Ling Xian understood and got up, finally following Ma Feifei into the backyard.

After an hour of unspoken events, Ling Xian finally understood what Ma Feifei meant.

Being a Book-holding woman isn't much of a struggle; it doesn't involve fighting or killing, and it's not particularly tiring. So why did she help Ma Feifei? That's the question.

"You're studying medicine, right? I have a medical book here called 'The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon Classic,' which is Epic-grade- quality book. If you're willing to help me with this, I can let you read it for one Spirit Crystal per day." Ma Feifei took out the book he had just bought from the System Shop and Captivate him.

Although there were other medical books in the Bookstore, they were all of Yellow Quality. Ma Feifei had gone to great lengths to win over the Book-holding woman.

Ling Xian stared at the book in Ma Feifei's hand, her eyebrows showing delight. Having been in Dubian Town for two months, she was quite familiar with the quality classification of the books in the Mysterious Bookstore. Epic-grade- quality books were of a higher grade than Yellow Quality books. If she could read an Epic-grade- quality book, the benefits she would gain would naturally be greater than those from reading a Yellow Quality book.

"Just carrying books?" Ling Xian asked suspiciously. The Harvest didn't seem to match the effort, making her a little afraid that Ma Feifei was setting a trap for her.

"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. If I said I'd pick up a book, I'd pick up a book. I can't ruin the reputation of Mysterious Bookstore, can I?" Ma Feifei said, patting his chest. Although Ling Xian was beautiful, Ma Feifei was surrounded by beautiful women and didn't care at all. That kind of thought was definitely not on his mind.

Seeing how sincere Ma Feifei was, Ling Xian couldn't resist the Captivate of Epic-grade- quality item and finally nodded, saying, "Alright, I agree to this."

"Smack!"

Ma Feifei snapped his fingers happily, handed the "Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon" to Ling Xian, and said with satisfaction, "From now on, you can come to the Bookstore every day to read this book until our transaction is completed."

After saying that, Ma Feifei chased Ling Xian away. Now that he had found the eighth Book-holding woman, he was going to start looking for the Book-holding woman.

Most importantly, the Book-holding woman in front of him were all people he Sheer Force included without even informing them. Although Ma Feifei knew they probably wouldn't object, he still needed to ask for their help beforehand.

Of course, Ma Feifei couldn't possibly visit each and every one of them, so he compromised and chose a method: writing letters!

"Gongsun Qiong, Zhou Zhuling, Zhao Xiaodao..."

"Luan Feng is currently in Yan State, so she should also write a letter. To ensure fairness, Qingyang should write one as well."

"Since they've all written, Lian Yi in the capital write one too. It wouldn't be right for Mu Qingyi not to write one either, so she should write one as well."

"Oh well, never mind, everyone writes."

Finally, Ma Feifei made eight copies, all with the exact same content. After finishing writing, he went to the post station in the town center, where there were special messengers to deliver the letters.

In the afternoon, Yun Qingyang received the letter.

"Are you sick? Why can't you just tell me what you want to say instead of writing a letter?" Yun Qingyang looked at Ma Feifei as if she were an idiot, holding the opened letter in her hand.

Ma Feifei shook his head seriously and said, "You don't understand. When asking for help, you have to be more formal. That's called respect."

"Oh..." Yun Qingyang drawled, then held the letter up in front of Ma Feifei and asked, "Your so-called respect is just putting all eight of our names on it?"

"Huh?" Ma Feifei looked up and instantly felt incredibly embarrassed. She said apologetically, "Oh dear, I was so engrossed in copying that I forgot to separate the names..."

"But that's not the point. You just need to know my feelings." After saying that, Ma Feifei took out a beautiful little Badge from her pocket. The Badge was engraved with a statue of a graceful lady holding a book.

"Look, I even prepared a small Present for you. Here, it's for you." Ma Feifei handed the exquisite little Badge to Yun Qingyang and said happily.

Yun Qingyang glanced at the Badge in Ma Feifei's hand, found it quite nice, reached out and took the exquisite little Badge, playing with it in his hand.

"Ding~ The Book-holding woman' quest is 1/9 complete~"

A system notification sounded in Ma Feifei's mind. This was the exclusive mark of the Book-holding woman, provided by the system. Anyone who obtained this small Badge would automatically establish a connection with Ma Feifei and become the Book-holding woman of the Four Books and Five Classics.

Yun Qingyang seemed quite satisfied with the little gadget, and didn't bother arguing with Ma Feifei about the eight copies of the letter. He took the little thing and headed towards his room.

"Oh, right, it seems someone is looking for you outside." These were the words Yun Qingyang left behind before going inside.

"Someone's looking for me?" Ma Feifei frowned, glanced at Yun Qingyang, and then turned and walked towards the Bookstore.

Normally, no one would look for him, and for Yun Qingyang to say such a thing, this person must have some connection with the Mysterious Bookstore, or at least be someone Yun Qingyang knows.

Yun Qingyang knew very few people.

However, upon entering the Mysterious Bookstore and seeing that purple figure, Ma Feifei suddenly realized what was going on.

It's her!