Emptying the Magazine

"Miss Li, can you still hear me?

Y-you... don't touch me anymore. If you keep touching me, I won't be able to control myself either, mm... mm..."

Jiang Feng wanted badly to push her away, but Li Muxue clung to him like a nimble octopus, refusing to let go.

She even kept using her tempting little mouth to seal Jiang Feng's lips.

Though her movements were clumsy, the sweetness was beyond compare.

Jiang Feng was a strapping young man full of vigor. How could he ever have endured such temptation?

After a fierce internal struggle, he cast reason aside, wrapped his arms around that scorching soft body, and walked toward the storeroom.

Heaven as their blanket, earth as their bed—the most primal hymn of human life rose ever more fiercely at that moment.

When Jiang Feng woke again, it was nearly the hour of the Rabbit.

Though dawn had yet to break, he saw the exquisite face close at hand at a glance.

Breathing in that intoxicating fragrance, feeling that jade-like body as smooth as silk beneath him, scenes from the previous night flooded Jiang Feng's mind.

It had truly been madness. Six times in all—more than twenty years of pent-up accumulation had been completely emptied in one night. Calling it utterly exhilarating would not be an exaggeration!

Still, everything that had happened last night had ultimately been a moment of impulse.

Now that he was clear-headed and had to face Li Muxue, he truly had no idea what to do.

She was a Skin-Refining Realm martial artist, a figure of standing even in Blackwater City. A lowly Medicine Hall apprentice still in the Blood-Moving Realm like him could not compare to her in the slightest.

In the Great Yin Dynasty, martial cultivation began with the Blood-Moving Realm. Only after enduring the nine stages of the Blood-Moving Realm could one be considered past the beginner stage and enter the ranks of martial artists.

The gap in their strength was like the difference between a track athlete and a running enthusiast.

Holding his breath, Jiang Feng carefully tried to pull his arm out from beneath her. Yet that tiny movement made Li Muxue suddenly snap open her eyes.

Those eyes were icy to the bone, their killing intent utterly undisguised, sharp enough to pierce straight through him.

Utterly unconcerned by her exposed body, she fiercely swept out a long jade leg toward Jiang Feng's head, accompanied by a shrill tearing wind.

Her Qi and blood surged, her momentum extraordinary!

The force behind that kick was three parts more terrifying than the granite slab from last night. If it struck solidly, passing out on the spot would be the least of his worries.

At the instant danger descended, every muscle in Jiang Feng's body tensed, while his Qi and blood roared madly through his veins.

His body reacted faster than thought. He instinctively raised both arms, trying to block her attack.

Bang!

After a thunderous crash, Jiang Feng was sent flying several meters before his body slammed into the wall and finally stopped.

Jiang Feng leaned against the wall, his hands hanging unnaturally at his sides, his face pale and his breathing ragged.

He appeared unharmed, but Jiang Feng himself knew that her kick had directly robbed him of his ability to fight.

One more kick, and he would undoubtedly die!

"Is this a Skin-Refining Realm martial artist? Is the gap truly this enormous?"

This was also Jiang Feng's first time facing someone of this level head-on. He was deeply shaken, and the faint trace of luck he had harbored vanished without a trace.

Li Muxue frowned slightly as she looked at Jiang Feng.

"Sixth stage of the Blood-Moving Realm? And you dared set your sights on me?"

Seeing that she seemed ready to continue attacking, Jiang Feng ignored the agonizing pain in his arms and hurriedly raised his hands, waving them repeatedly.

"Miss Li, it's a misunderstanding! There's a misunderstanding between us!"

"A misunderstanding?"

Li Muxue covered her ample chest with one hand while the other snatched a garment from the ground and draped it over herself. Her silver-white hair hung messily down her back, whipping about like silver serpents as her Qi and blood surged.

"You lecherous thief! You defiled my body and ruined my purity! What misunderstanding could there possibly be?"

This woman's presence was truly overwhelming. Jiang Feng felt his scalp go numb and instinctively retreated two steps. Then, at the fastest speed possible, he recounted everything that had happened the previous night exactly as it had occurred.

Li Muxue had originally been determined to kill him, but as she listened, the hazy memories in her mind gradually became clear.

Her face turned red, then white, her expression shifting between light and shadow as though she were changing masks.

"Miss Li, if I hadn't acted at the end and saved you from Wu Han's hands, that beast Wu Han would have ravaged you!"

At that, Li Muxue looked at Jiang Feng with a cold sneer.

Her expression seemed to say: In the end, wasn't I still ravaged by you?

Jiang Feng coughed twice awkwardly.

"I wanted to settle you somewhere safe last night, but at the time, you really were..."

"Enough. Don't say another word."

Li Muxue's pretty face was scarlet. Clearly, she still remembered.

"Who are you? Why were you here last night?"

Jiang Feng let out a breath of relief. From the looks of it, she probably would not attack him again.

"My name is Jiang Feng. I'm an apprentice at Benevolent Heart Medicine Hall. I was sorting medicinal ingredients here last night when I happened to run into you two."

When she heard that Jiang Feng was merely a lowly apprentice, a flash of disappointment passed through Li Muxue's eyes.

She had originally thought that if he were an important figure in the Medicine Hall, perhaps she could bypass Wu Han and obtain Blood-Qi Pills from him.

Having witnessed Wu Han's shamelessness, she naturally did not want any further dealings with him.

At that thought, her expression suddenly changed.

"Where is Wu Han? You didn't kill him last night, did you?"

If Wu Han had died, the matter would truly spiral out of control. Not only would there be no room left to negotiate over the martial arts hall's supply of Blood-Qi Pills, but if the investigation led back to her, their two families might even become enemies.

There were no shortage of experts within the Medicine Hall, nor were there any shortage outside who wished to curry favor with it. With a single command from them, Spring and Autumn Martial Arts Hall would surely become the target of all.

She absolutely could not accept such an outcome.

"No. Wu Han is fine. I sent him somewhere he could vent himself. He should still be enjoying himself right now."

Hearing that, Li Muxue sighed in relief. As for where he was enjoying himself and what he was using to do so, those matters lay outside the scope of her concern.

"Miss Li, there's something I still need to remind you of."

"What?"

"This Wu Han is no good person. You'd best keep your distance from him."

After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Feng still recounted everything that had happened to the previous owner of this body. Li Muxue listened with her almond eyes wide, anger steadily rising within them.

"Wu Han actually did something so shameless?!"

Born into a martial family, she possessed an innate sense of righteousness.

Hearing of Jiang Feng's miserable experience, she could not help feeling both furious and indignant. The way she looked at him also gained a measure of pity.

"Alas, I had heard quite a few things about Wu Han before. I thought they were merely exaggerated rumors, not worth believing. But now it seems those rumors were not only true—they were actually restrained."

She paused, and her tone fell.

"But what can I do? Black Water Town has been unsettled lately. It seems evil spirits have slipped in. Quite a few disciples of our Spring and Autumn Martial Arts Hall have already been attacked and killed, and our Blood-Qi Pills have been exhausted. If it were not for the survival of the martial arts hall, Father would never have allowed me to marry him."

As she spoke, her face filled with disappointment. She glanced at Jiang Feng, then suddenly said half-jokingly, "If only you could refine Blood-Qi Pills. Maybe our martial arts hall could redeem you from here and take you away from this place."

Naturally, she knew that was impossible. Medicine Hall apprentice sounded respectable, but in truth, they were merely the Medicine Hall's servant slaves, bound to the master family by contracts of sale. They could not possibly learn anything useful, and even the internal cultivation techniques they practiced were worthless street-stall goods.

"Alas, reaching the sixth stage of the Blood-Moving Realm at your age means your talent is actually not bad. If you were at our martial arts hall, you would surely have a better future. What a pity..."

Li Muxue shook her head, put on her clothes properly, and did not linger any longer before turning to leave.

After taking a few steps, she turned back and cautioned Jiang Feng.

"Don't tell anyone about what happened tonight. If word gets out, disaster will befall both of us.

"And you'd best forget everything that happened tonight as well. Treat it as nothing more than a dream. Don't entertain any other thoughts."

With that, she leaped away without the slightest hesitation and vanished beyond the small courtyard.

Jiang Feng was a smart man. How could he fail to understand the implication in her words?

She was afraid he would indulge in wishful thinking, afraid a toad would dream of eating swan meat.

He had experienced such things often enough in his previous life. They did not stir the slightest ripple in his heart.

Thinking back to his previous life, hadn't his girlfriend broken up with him because she looked down on him for being unable to provide a house, a car, and three hundred thousand in bride price?

Now that he had finally been given another life, all he needed to do in this one was cultivate diligently.

Only when a person shines and gives off warmth can they draw bees and butterflies.

Besides, in this life, he possessed an absolute trump card capable of defying heaven and changing fate!

She thought the sixth stage of the Blood-Moving Realm was the accumulation of more than twenty years? In truth, it had taken him only half a month in total.

Seeing the distant sky gradually brighten, Jiang Feng knew this was no place to remain. He immediately cleaned away every trace he had left behind, then swiftly departed the small courtyard as well.

Just after he left, a somewhat plump figure slipped into the courtyard.

The man looked around, stared at the retreating figure, and muttered suspiciously.

"Was that Jiang Feng just now?

"What was he doing coming to the rear courtyard storeroom at this hour? Could he be here to steal from the master's family?"

As he spoke, a vicious gleam of excitement suddenly flashed through his eyes, and a sinister smile curled his lips.

"Heh, I've finally caught another opportunity. Jiang Feng, let's see whether you die this time!"