Sister-in-Law

Though they were intimate words of love, when Zhu Qiniang spoke them, they carried a hard edge. Gao Xian's hair stood on end. He couldn't tell whether he was excited or afraid.

Zhu Qiniang was the boss lady of the medicine shop, after all!

If the shopkeeper found out, he really wouldn't live to see another day.

Though he'd fantasized about Zhu Qiniang before, it had mostly been a way to get back at Shopkeeper Zhu in his mind. He'd never actually planned to do anything.

But Zhu Qiniang was tall and athletic, like a female warrior in some game—only with longer legs and more delicate features. She was very much to Gao Xian's taste.

At the same time, more images surfaced in Gao Xian's mind—images of a man and woman being intimate.

Gao Xian was stunned. The original had been so young, yet already knew the joys of a wealthy woman. He'd dared to make a move on Zhu Qiniang. That guy had some serious guts! Serious fucking guts!

Fortunately, fortunately, the original and Zhu Qiniang had only exchanged mushy love talk. There'd been nothing physical between them.

According to the original's memories, Zhu Qiniang cultivated the Primordial Golden Body Art. Her body had become so altered that it was like metal, and she'd lost most of her normal functions. She couldn't have sex with anyone.

Shopkeeper Zhu had married her because he valued her high cultivation and formidable fighting ability.

The two had never truly been husband and wife.

The original had noticed Zhu Qiniang's problem, and that was why he'd taken the chance to woo her with sweet words.

The original had a silver tongue and a handsome face. He'd managed to win Zhu Qiniang over in no time.

Now that the original was dead, it was his turn to enjoy the big sister.

After Gao Xian figured out what had happened, he found himself feeling a little sorry for Zhu Qiniang.

This woman had terrible taste in men. Her husband was no good, and her lover was a good-for-nothing too.

He felt that people here favored the delicate, petite beauty of traditional Eastern tastes. Zhu Qiniang was too tall to fit most men's preferences.

She probably didn't have a single friend here. She'd gotten together with the original just to talk and relieve her boredom. There was likely little desire between them.

"Qiniang..."

Gao Xian could appreciate her beauty, but he wasn't in the mood to fool around.

A thought struck him. Holding Zhu Qiniang's hand, he used the Lightning Dragon Hand.

The Lightning Dragon Hand was exquisitely subtle, concealing the power of lightning. It could reach the nerves in a person's body and bring them an extraordinary sense of comfort.

Even though Zhu Qiniang's body was as hard as steel and she'd lost all normal sensation, her nerves hadn't truly turned to steel.

At first, Zhu Qiniang wasn't used to Gao Xian's gentle touch. But before long, her whole body felt tingly and weak, overcome by an indescribable pleasure...

From her head to her back, Gao Xian stroked her back and forth hundreds of times. The diamond-hard Zhu Qiniang became as boneless as a rag doll, and she fell asleep in sheer bliss.

As she slept, Zhu Qiniang curled into a ball, her arms folded across her chest. She looked a little vulnerable and even kind of cute.

Gao Xian let out a breath of relief. Good grief. Stroking the Little Black Cat was a pastime, but stroking someone this big was a real workout.

At least he'd managed it. The Lightning Dragon Hand could bring pleasure to himself and to others. Excellent!

And Qiniang's muscles were hard as iron, but her skin was smooth and supple. Stroking her felt wonderfully slick beneath his hand!

Dusk had settled before Zhu Qiniang woke.

She sat up after turning over, then spent a long while in a daze before she finally came fully awake.

When she looked at Gao Xian, Zhu Qiniang seemed unexpectedly bashful and shy.

The faint shift in expression on her stern face softened her formidable air. For the first time, she seemed to have a woman's charm.

Zhu Qiniang truly didn't know what to say. She'd sought Gao Xian out because she liked his handsome face and his way with words, like he was an amusing toy.

Today, Gao Xian had let her experience a joy she'd never known before.

It wasn't just an intense rush of sensation. It had a lingering afterglow, bringing her comfort, ease, and peace.

Ever since she'd cultivated the Primordial Golden Body Art, she'd felt as if she'd turned into a piece of metal, losing most of her sensations.

Now, she felt alive again.

"You're wonderful."

After holding it in for a long time, Zhu Qiniang managed only three words.

She took two boxes of pills and left Gao Xian two talismans in return.

One Golden Body Talisman and one Geng Metal Sword Talisman.

Gao Xian didn't want to live off a woman and refused quite seriously, but he couldn't overpower Zhu Qiniang. In the end, he could only accept them with resignation.

After all the commotion of the past few days, and with many of the original's memories fused into his own, Gao Xian had gained a basic understanding of spells and talismans.

The Golden Body Talisman was a protective talisman. When used, it made the whole body as hard as gold and iron. It was a mid-grade first-tier talisman, worth about two Low-grade Spirit Stones.

The Geng Metal Sword Talisman unleashed an exceptionally keen sword ray of Geng metal. It was a low-grade first-tier talisman, worth one Low-grade Spirit Stone.

One massage had earned him three Low-grade Spirit Stones. That was a pretty hefty fee.

Talismans were made from the hides of demon beasts. They were two inches wide and four inches long, and covered in large swathes of vermilion runes. They looked incredibly complicated.

These single-use talismans only required a person to guide their spiritual sense and channel their magical energy to activate them.

They were extremely quick and convenient to use.

The only problem was that talismans were expensive. Ordinary low-level Qi Refining cultivators couldn't afford to burn through them.

Usually, they'd buy a few for protection and save them for a critical moment.

Gao Xian turned the talismans over in his hands for a while, but in the end, he couldn't bring himself to test their power.

After putting the two talismans away, Gao Xian took out the Wind and Moon Mirror. To his delight, he found that his Humanity Aura had increased by thirty-two points.

So, stroking a big sister could earn him that much.

Thirty in one go, three hundred in ten, three thousand in a hundred...

By that reckoning, accumulating Humanity Aura wouldn't be hard.

A smile spread across Gao Xian's face. With the divine skill that was the Lightning Dragon Hand, the Great Dao was within reach!

He also suddenly understood. As long as there was a hint of delicate feeling between a man and a woman, it could generate Humanity Aura.

Gao Xian suddenly thought of the three hundred and thirty-five points of Humanity Aura he'd started with. The smile slowly faded from his face.

In more than thirty years of life, had a woman ever loved him?

What a bleak, colorless life...

Gao Xian sighed for a while over the sorrowful life he'd lived in his previous world, then quickly rallied.

This was the maturity of a middle-aged wage slave. He might occasionally get sentimental, but he wouldn't wallow in self-obsession and self-pity.

Life could be awful, but it still had to go on.

Feeling sorry for herself was Sister Daiyu's business. A man should cut himself some slack and stop making his life so miserable.

Gao Xian took out the Wind and Moon Mirror and studied how to make the most effective use of his Humanity Aura.

He still needed a lot more to upgrade the Lightning Dragon Hand.

However, his proficiency with the Lightning Dragon Hand had also increased by seven points. The technique worked on himself, on cats, and even better on other people.

But using it on himself was too taxing. It was better to use it on other people, with cats as the next best option.

So he'd have to do more of this work. It benefited others and himself—a win-win.

The Great Idol Spirit Method was even more powerful. He had less than seventy points of Humanity Aura on hand, which wasn't enough to upgrade it.

Right, he should go learn some Yellow-Red Arts. Maybe he could pick up something new.

He could quickly turn Humanity Aura into fighting strength.

This world was far too dangerous.

Take Qiniang just now. It had turned out well, but if he'd handled it poorly, the furious Qiniang might have torn him to shreds.

He didn't like fighting, and he was also very afraid of dying. He hated being completely at the mercy of others like that.

As Gao Xian thought about his next move, he noticed his Humanity Aura suddenly increase by another point...