"Ah?" Chen Yuanyuan's attention was indeed diverted. Back when she had lived by the Qin Huai River, she had encountered all sorts of people and knew that martial artists truly did have strange quirks like this.
Song Qingshu coughed. "After that little test just now, Madam has proven herself to be a person of pure character. That is why I can rest assured and teach you this martial art."
Chen Yuanyuan remembered nothing of what had happened after she was struck by Soul Transfer. Otherwise, hearing Song Qingshu spout such solemn nonsense, she would probably have greeted him with a slap. At the moment, she was thoroughly confused, but she more or less understood that he wanted to teach her martial arts. Her worries immediately turned to joy; after all, no woman could resist the temptation of eternal youth.
But she soon frowned. "At my age, my meridians have long since closed. If I start learning martial arts from scratch, I'm afraid I won't achieve much." Though she knew nothing about martial arts, she had been surrounded by quite a few martial arts experts in the first half of her life and thus knew some common knowledge.
"That is generally true," Song Qingshu nodded. "But this martial art of mine is extraordinary. It can allow someone with no martial arts training to quickly cultivate powerful true qi."
"Really?" Chen Yuanyuan asked skeptically.
Song Qingshu smiled faintly. "Madam must have heard of my reputation in the martial world. If I say it can be done, then it can."
The lofty bearing he revealed in that instant reminded Chen Yuanyuan that he was not only a regional overlord, but also a renowned martial arts master. All her doubts vanished. "That's wonderful!"
In truth, she had no interest in practicing martial arts. With