I made a few edits to the previous chapters before updating this chapter, but most of it stayed the same. Only this name was changed significantly.
Guilao Jiu > Lord Nine
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21. A Man and a Woman Alone
The inn they arrived at “happened” to be the one Gong Yiling had tricked people into going to.
It was currently surrounded by government troops because the First Prince’s men had been set up in the back alley by an unknown opponent. Seeing this, Gong Yiling invited Yan Chuyue to another inn for a detailed discussion.
After some wandering, they ended up back at the inn where Qiu Shui and Chun Lian were staying.
Yan Chuyue found the two girls familiar.
However, she had created over a hundred named characters in her book, and it was impossible to remember all their specific appearances.
Moreover, Qiu Shui’s attire was very different from a typical maid’s, so Yan Chuyue didn’t recognize her immediately.
For appearances in front of outsiders, Gong Yiling had given them different names:
Qiu Ming and Chun Huai.
“Qiu Ming, order some dishes and have the waiter bring them up later.”
“Yes, Young Master.”
“Chun Huai, you wait outside. I’ll discuss some matters with this young lady, and you can come in later.”
“Okay!”
The two girls were delighted to see Gong Yiling return so quickly. After receiving their orders, they left the room without a word.
Only Yan Chuyue and Gong Yiling remained.
“Young lady, let’s get straight to the point.”
Miss Gong was never one to beat around the bush. After pouring Yan Chuyue a cup of tea, she said, “You can tell me your three conditions for the Spirit Phoenix Broom.”
“Actually… I haven’t thought of them yet.” Yan Chuyue stuck out her tongue.
She really hadn’t.
The thing was, the timing of the Spirit Phoenix Broom’s appearance was too strange, so she couldn’t be sure if it was the same one from her book.
Since Jiang Chenmo could disappear, the broom could also be a fake. It would be great to obtain it, but it wasn’t a big loss if she didn’t.
She had simply seen someone so eager for it and decided to try and profit, never expecting this person to be the “male lead” the system had compensated her with.
“Then let’s talk when you’ve decided.” Gong Yiling didn’t mind.
She extended her right hand to Yan Chuyue. “I invited you here because I want you to examine my body and tell me what’s wrong with it.”
Yan Chuyue instinctively reached out, but then she paused.
“How did you know I could heal?”
“Don’t you know now?” Gong Yiling countered.
“That works too?”
“You don’t know, but this illness has plagued me for a long time. If I don’t find a cure soon, I won’t have much time left.”
Miss Gong started her act, sighing dramatically. “I’m grasping at straws. Fortunately, you really can heal.”
Yan Chuyue was completely fooled, or rather, convinced by Gong Yiling’s performance.
Jiang Chenmo needed treatment, and this person also needed treatment.
How interesting~
Confident in her abilities, especially with her cheat, Yan Chuyue said, “Let me examine you first.”
She took Gong Yiling’s wrist.
The touch felt strange.
The man’s wrist was smooth, tender, like polished jade. Her fingers brushed against his skin, and the pale pink turned a translucent red before quickly fading back.
It felt even more feminine than her own wrist.
“What are you doing?” Gong Yiling felt a shiver run down her spine.
Weren’t you supposed to take my pulse? Why are you caressing my hand?
Yan Chuyue realized what she was doing and quickly retracted her hand. “Ah, I’m sorry!”
Fortunately, her face was covered by a disguise, so Gong Yiling couldn’t see her blushing.
A maiden’s heart fluttering wasn’t an expression that should appear on the face of the strong female lead, Yan Chuyue.
However, when Yan Chuyue seriously began to take Gong Yiling’s pulse, her brow furrowed.
This man’s meridians… what was going on…?
No inner energy, no true qi. Did he just help her escape with no cultivation at all?
This thought made Yan Chuyue’s heart race.
“Young Master, have you… ever had your meridians severed?” she asked curiously.
“Yes, I was young and foolish and provoked a scumbag… Anyway, they were severed, and then my mother found a quack doctor, and they seemed to be reconnected but were severed again.”
Gong Yiling casually described this tragic experience.
Such resilience and open-mindedness were rare.
—Did I even write such a character in my book?
Yan Chuyue wondered inwardly, forgetting that a key character had a similar experience.
However, even if she remembered, she wouldn’t say anything. After all, one had a penis, and the other didn’t.
“Can you heal it?”
“Of course.” Yan Chuyue readily agreed. “Don’t worry, Young Master. Since you helped me, I’ll definitely cure you.”
“Hmm?”
What a strange thing to say. This female lead seemed a bit… naive?
“Ah, no.” Yan Chuyue realized she had misspoken in her excitement and glanced at Gong Yiling, relieved to see no strange reaction.
As the saying goes, those who draw running pigs may not have eaten pork. Gong Youyuan was a prime example of this.
The only men she had much contact with were her father and brother, whom she only saw during the New Year holidays in recent years.
She could write fantastical stories, but when it came to real-life experience…
Experience what? Ghosts?
“I mean…” Yan Chuyue mumbled, blushing, “For acupuncture, you need to take off your clothes.”
Gong Yiling asked boldly, “All of them?”
As long as it wasn’t her, a virgin, seeing someone else naked, it wasn’t a problem. Taking off her own clothes wouldn’t make her lose any flesh. No big deal.
“Take… take off everything!?” Yan Chuyue stammered.
In this small inn room, a man and a woman alone, and the man taking off all his clothes…
Was this young master so uninhibited? But handsome men were easy targets these days. He was so trusting, what if he was deceived!
Gong Yiling had no idea what was going on in Yan Chuyue’s mind.
Seeing her silence, she started to undress.
Just as she was about to reveal her undergarments, Yan Chuyue stammered, “No need… to take off everything. Just… one arm will suffice.”
“You should have said so earlier.”
Gong Yiling didn’t want to reveal her female identity so soon.
Hearing this, she readily rolled up her sleeve, revealing an arm that looked even less masculine.
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