Yu Wenjing, Sun-Moon Breathing Method

After Lin Changsheng's clumsy round of pressing and kneading.

The girl in white finally gave a soft groan and opened her eyes. Looking at Lin Changsheng, she seemed somewhat weak, a blush rising on her pretty face. "Thank you, young master!"

"You're welcome. How did you fall into the water? Where are you from?"

Lin Changsheng looked at the girl in white and asked.

"My name is..."

The girl hesitated before saying, "Yu Wenjing. I'm from upstream. What about you?"

"Lin Changsheng. I live right here on East Street."

"Since you're all right, I can rest easy. Farewell."

Lin Changsheng said flatly. With that, he turned and left.

"Young master, wait."

At that moment, the girl in white, Yu Wenjing, called after him. "I haven't eaten anything all day. Could you... help me? I'll repay you someday!"

"Here, eat this flatbread!"

Hearing this, Lin Changsheng took a still-warm flatbread from his robe and handed it to Yu Wenjing.

A blush appeared on Yu Wenjing's face. She accepted the flatbread and ate it in small bites. Perhaps she was too hungry, because she ate quickly.

After watching Yu Wenjing finish eating, Lin Changsheng said nothing more and turned to leave.

But footsteps sounded behind him. He discovered that Yu Wenjing was following him. Lin Changsheng did not mind; bringing her to East Street would be fine.

The two walked one before the other, and before long, they arrived at East Street.

"Miss Yu, East Street is up ahead. Until we meet again."

Lin Changsheng cupped his fists toward Yu Wenjing.

"Young master, I... currently don't have a penny to my name, and I can't walk anymore. Would it be convenient for me to stay at your home for a while?"

Yu Wenjing asked embarrassedly.

"My home?"

Lin Changsheng frowned. He lived alone, and having an extra woman around would be rather inconvenient.

"Yes. I'll stay for a while, then leave once I've recovered. Is that all right?"

Seeing that Lin Changsheng was still hesitating, Yu Wenjing said pitifully, "Please, I'm injured too. I truly have nowhere else to go."

"..."

Lin Changsheng hesitated.

"I'll stay temporarily. When the people coming to fetch me arrive, I'll give you silver then. What do you think?"

Seeing that Lin Changsheng was unwilling, Yu Wenjing added.

"Give me silver?"

Lin Changsheng blinked and nodded. "All right!"

"Young Master Lin, this is your home?"

Before long, Lin Changsheng brought Yu Wenjing back home. As Yu Wenjing looked at the bare walls and empty rooms, a thoughtful look appeared in her beautiful eyes.

"Yes, I live alone. You can stay temporarily in the room on the left."

Lin Changsheng settled Yu Wenjing in the left-hand room.

Zhen's Noodle Shop.

"That beast Ma Zhankui died from four arrows?"

"The person who killed him used a bow and arrows?"

Yan Zhen sat behind the counter, a contemplative look in her beautiful eyes.

Ever since Ma Zhankui died.

Her life had become much safer as well.

A figure flashed through her mind, but she immediately shook her head and muttered, "It can't have been him..."

Yu Wenjing stayed in Lin Changsheng's home and almost never left her room.

She only came out to eat.

As usual, after buying vegetables in the morning, Lin Changsheng went out for a run to increase the experience of his Flying Eaves Lightness Skill. At night, he cultivated the Moonlight Breathing Method.

At dawn on the third day.

Lin Changsheng's Moonlight Breathing Method finally advanced to Grand Perfection.

[Detected two Grand Perfection techniques of the same type: Moonlight Breathing Method and Reflecting Sun Breathing Method. You may consume 10 taels of silver to fuse them into a new technique. Fuse?]

At that moment, Lin Changsheng saw a red notification pop up on the panel at the corner of his eye.

"Hmm?"

"They can be fused? It requires 10 taels of silver?"

Seeing the prompt, Lin Changsheng's eyes lit up. He had not expected that after two techniques reached Grand Perfection, the system could actually fuse them.

Could martial arts of the same type be fused as well?

Lin Changsheng had been worrying about his lack of high-level martial arts techniques. This fusion function was truly charcoal sent in snowy weather!

"Fuse!"

Lin Changsheng immediately confirmed with his mind.

He had more than fifteen hundred taels of silver, so he naturally had enough.

[Moonlight Breathing Method and Reflecting Sun Breathing Method are fusing... Fusion successful! Obtained Sun-Moon Breathing Method!]

[Sun-Moon Breathing Method detected. Consume 10 taels of silver to simplify it?]

The instant Lin Changsheng completed the fusion, another notification appeared on the panel.

"Simplify!"

Lin Changsheng's eyes shone as anticipation filled him.

A red notification appeared on the panel before Lin Changsheng's eyes.

"Basking in the sun, basking in the moonlight?"

Seeing the prompt, Lin Changsheng's eyes lit up.

At that moment, moonlight from outside the window shone upon him. He saw that in merely a few breaths, the Sun-Moon Breathing Method had gained 8 experience points.

Lin Changsheng opened the panel with his mind.

[Great Dao Made Simple: Level 1]

[Lin Changsheng: 16/55]

[Cultivation: Second-Rate Realm (448/2500)]

[Technique: Sun-Moon Breathing Method (Entry Stage 8/1000)]

[Martial Arts: Arrow Technique (Grand Perfection), Iron Sand Palm (Grand Perfection), Flying Eaves Lightness Skill (Grand Perfection), Azure Snake Sword Technique (Major Accomplishment 6223/12500)]

[By consuming a certain amount of silver, techniques, martial skills, and more can be simplified.]

[Status: Yin Energy Invasion (Weakened)]

"The Sun-Moon Breathing Method is a little higher-level than the Reflecting Sun Breathing Method, so it requires more experience points as well!"

Lin Changsheng looked at the panel and came to a realization.

As long as he basked in sunlight and moonlight, it was equivalent to cultivation.

This was truly too simple.

"My cultivation experience is advancing too slowly."

Lin Changsheng looked at the panel and thought to himself.

After advancing to the Second-Rate Expert Realm, the growth of his cultivation experience had slowed. He considered that there might be two reasons. First, his technique might be too low-level.

Second was absorbing energy—that was, the power of medicinal pills.

If he used medicinal pills, would taking them increase the speed?

Now that his techniques had fused, it was time to find some medicinal pills, Blood-Qi Decoction, or something similar to assist his cultivation.

Lin Changsheng had obtained more than fifteen hundred taels of silver from Ma Zhankui's home. He planned to wait a few days, take it out, and visit Hundred Herbs Hall in West City to buy some Blood-Qi Decoction to try.

Three days later, at noon.

Lin Changsheng returned after buying vegetables on East Street.

"Today... I feel embarrassed having you cook every day. Let me cook today!"

Yu Wenjing volunteered.

"Mm, all right."

Lin Changsheng nodded and went to check his little snake cage, increasing the experience points for the Azure Snake Sword Technique.

"I currently have four martial arts: Arrow Technique, Azure Snake Sword Technique, Iron Sand Palm, and Flying Eaves Lightness Skill. None are of the same type, so they can't be fused. If I want to take these martial arts to the next level, I'll have to acquire more techniques."

"Perhaps I can get the movement technique from Flowing Cloud Martial School?"

Lin Changsheng looked at the little snakes in the cage and thought to himself.

Golden Bell Martial School had the Golden Bell Shield and fist techniques. Flowing Cloud Martial School's Flowing Cloud Lightness Skill and Flying Eaves Lightness Skill should be able to fuse.

"Changsheng, the meal is ready."

Just then, Yu Wenjing emerged from the kitchen after bustling about, carrying four plates along with two bowls of rice.

"This..."

Lin Changsheng was startled when he saw the food Yu Wenjing had brought out.

Black and burnt—those were the colors of the dishes Yu Wenjing had cooked today.

"Changsheng, I... I haven't cooked much before. Today was my first time, and I really didn't do well. But I'll improve..."

Seeing Lin Changsheng's expression, Yu Wenjing's pretty face revealed embarrassment. She rubbed her fair little hands together like a child who had done something wrong.

"It's fine. For a first time, this is already very good! Let's eat!"

Lin Changsheng took a look. Apart from being a little black on the outside, it was still edible inside. They would have to make do; they could not waste it. He immediately picked up his bowl of rice, only to discover that half the rice was undercooked.

Lin Changsheng then picked up a chopstickful of greens and stuffed it into his mouth. He instantly froze.

Salty—salty to the point of bitterness!