The rain became heavier. Behind Wuming Mountain, dozens of Jianghu martial artists were cautiously searching for Guan Yujia's trace deep in the forest.
Above the mountain ridge on the side, three figures walked quickly, moving away from the mountain depression where the conflict had originally taken place.
Luo Ning had been on sentry duty in the back mountain just now. She only saw Yejingtang suddenly rush out of the villa and run wildly. After running not far, he turned back and almost killed Guan Yujia, the overlord of Wuzhou, with three spear strikes. Then his breath became disordered, and she couldn't figure out the situation at all.
After walking not far, Luo Ning looked at Yejingtang beside her:
"Little rascal, what happened to you just now?"
Pei Xiangjun walked on the other side. She had been holding Yejingtang's wrist to observe his pulse and replied:
"He was poisoned with the Power Surge Pill from last time. This time it seems to be a fake. His qi and blood are too vigorous, and his pulse is uneven, but it doesn't seem to be a serious problem..."
Luo Ning still vividly remembered the incident of Cheng Shilu's suicide last time and frowned:
"Should we tie him up?"
"Hmm..."
Pei Xiangjun looked up. Yejingtang's face was red, his breathing was heavy, his body was very hot, and his eyes seemed a bit unfocused. But he didn't have the trembling reaction like last time. So she asked:
"Jingtang, how do you feel?"
"I..."
Yejingtang walked between the two women, carrying two spears on his shoulder, and felt it was a bit difficult to describe.
The "Daliang Pearl" seemed similar to the one last time, but the actual experience was very different.
The medicine last time invigorated the blood, regulated qi, set the bones, and softened the tendons. Although the process was as sour and refreshing as a 300-jin woman giving a massage and stepping on the back, it was within the bearable range, and it felt very comfortable.
But this "Daliang Pearl" expanded the meridians in a short time but didn't stabilize them. If his body hadn't been strong enough and he hadn't released the violent qi energy in time, I'm afraid his meridians all over his body would have been torn to pieces.
However, after the qi energy in his body was released, without the huge internal pressure, the effect of expanding the meridians could no longer be achieved. Its only function was to use up the strength that should have been used in ten moves in three moves, and then quickly exhaust his strength and enter the fatigue period. Its function was equivalent to an ordinary stimulant with great risks.
Secondly, the most powerful thing about the bead last time was its ability to "set the bones and soften the tendons", adjusting every aspect of the body to be flawless.
Now that his body couldn't be improved any further, the "Daliang Pearl" still contained similar medicinal herbs, making his body滚烫 and generating a large amount of essence and blood, but there was nowhere to consume it, leaving his body extremely restless.
To put it simply, it was like a strong man who was already healthy had eaten a lot of medicinal herbs for tonifying qi, nourishing blood, and strengthening yang, resulting in symptoms such as nosebleeds, hyperactivity, a hot body, and an abnormal erection.
Yejingtang could clearly feel that his breath was hot, his heart rate was unstable, and certain parts of his body were completely out of his control. To be precise, he was currently "carrying three large spears" (a euphemism for an erection).
Although this state didn't affect his consciousness, it was indeed a bit uncomfortable. Especially with the charming Sanniang hugging his arm and Ning'er swaying gracefully beside him, it was really testing his self-control...
Yejingtang felt that it was inconvenient to walk and really wanted to adjust his pants. But with the two girls in front of him, it wasn't appropriate. So he could only maintain a calm appearance and say:
"I'm fine. It's just that my qi and blood are a bit too vigorous. I'll be able to recover after taking a rest. This lousy medicine is not a good thing. We can't use it casually in the future..."
Pei Xiangjun checked his pulse and felt that apart from his excessive fire qi, Yejingtang didn't have any serious problems. So she took the opportunity to hug Yejingtang's arm:
"You too. You could have used the long spear properly, but you had to go and fight Guan Yujia with your fists. If you had directly stabbed him with the spear a few times at the beginning, could he have reached you with his arm?"
Yejingtang's arm was sandwiched by Pei Xiangjun's plump figure. His expression clearly showed a bit of hesitation, but if he pulled his arm away, Sanniang might feel alienated and disliked. After thinking about it, he didn't pull it away:
"Guan Yujia is the 'Little Boxing Champion'. If he challenged me to a bare-handed fight, I definitely had to accept it to accumulate some experience in hand-to-hand combat. If it wasn't for this lousy medicine causing trouble today, Guan Yujia wouldn't even have a chance to run."
Seeing that Sanniang dared to hug and cuddle in front of her, Luo Ning's cold and beautiful eyes showed a bit of surprise, and she snorted softly:
"Guan Yujia is the overlord of Wuzhou's Jianghu. Could you have beaten him without taking this medicine?"
Pei Xiangjun felt that there was another reason for the cold tone of the fox spirit. So she hugged the arm even tighter:
"Guan Yujia's boxing skills are indeed powerful, but his skills with the spear and staff are just average. Jingtang's reaction can completely keep up. If he was a bit more shameless and directly used the spear, it would be very difficult for Guan Yujia to get close to Jingtang. When he saw Jingtang holding the spear, he chased out with a Qimei Stick, which showed that he knew it was difficult to break the move with his bare hands. Later, when Jingtang made three spear strikes, Guan Yujia's staff technique in parrying was not as exquisite as Jian Yuhua's Fengbo Staff Technique. Even without taking the medicine, it would just be a matter of making a few more spear strikes..."
Pei Xiangjun was seriously reviewing the battle situation when she suddenly noticed that Yejingtang was staring intently ahead, his eyes deep and cold, as if he was thinking about something related to the common people of the world. Her words stopped, and she asked:
"Jingtang, what are you thinking about?"
"..."
Yejingtang was thinking about the last time he was poisoned and was sandwiched between Sanniang and Ning'er and had watermelon cream applied. Hearing this, he brought his thoughts back and showed a smile:
"That's right. Guan Yujia's staff technique is really bad. He's just more powerful in internal energy. As long as we don't give him a chance to get close, he can't do anything to me..."
"..."
Pei Xiangjun hesitated for a moment, looked around, and said:
"How about taking a rest for half a night and waiting for the bird to come back before chasing again?"
Yejingtang's original plan was to stay away from the martial artists of the Twelve Gates, take a little rest, and then continue to chase the seriously injured Guan Yujia after his internal qi stabilized.
But now he was impatient and had consumed a lot of energy just now, and he was also a bit lacking in vital energy. He was probably in a state of being both restless and weak. There was a risk if he encountered a fight. After thinking about it, he nodded.
When the three of them came to Tiehe Villa, since they were entering the tiger's den, they definitely had to scout out the surrounding situation. They had previously selected a location in the back mountain ridge that was convenient for surveillance, hiding, and escaping. The reason why Yejingtang ran towards the back mountain just now was also for this reason.
Yejingtang carried two long spears. After walking along the mountain ridge for a while, he first came to the place where the horses were hidden and retrieved his personal luggage. Then he came to a halfway up the mountain three li away from Wuming Mountain.
There was no one in the wilderness. There was a stone wall on the halfway up the mountain. In the middle of the cliff was a natural concave crack. Lying on it, one could use a telescope to observe the inside of Tiehe Villa, and also have a panoramic view of the mountains and ridges behind the mountain.
Yejingtang carried two long spears and leaped up like a dragonfly skimming the water along the protrusions of the cliff rocks and vines, landing in the stone crack that was about a zhang in diameter. The two women followed closely behind.
The ground in the stone crack was relatively flat. Blocked by the cliff, the torrential rain outside didn't飘进来, and it was also a good place to shelter from the wind and rain. But it was quite high from the ground, and there were only some traces left by birds.
Yejingtang put the package taken from the horse on the ground. When he opened it, there were rolled-up blankets, medicine for injuries, clothes, candles, and other things, as well as dry food for hunger.
Pei Xiangjun landed on the cliff, took off her bamboo hat, wiped the rain from her cheeks, and first used a long spear to set up a simple light-shielding curtain deep in the stone crack. Then she lit a small candle.
Luo Ning took a piece of cloth and spread it on the ground, picked up Sanniang's telescope, leaned out of the light-shielding curtain with her upper body, and lay on it to observe the situation around Tiehe Villa.
After Yejingtang finished tidying up the things, he drank two sips of water, exhaled softly, took off his torn clothes, and only wore the silver soft armor and pants. He sat cross-legged on the blanket, started eating, and secretly adjusted his breath.
Pei Xiangjun didn't disturb Yejingtang. She took a pack of dry food and a water bottle, bent down and crawled out from under the light-shielding curtain, and lay down in front of Luo Ning.
The dry food that ordinary Jianghu people carried when going out was usually things like dry biscuits and rice crusts, which weren't very delicious.
As the leader of Honghua Tower, Sanniang definitely wouldn't treat herself so poorly when going out on business. The staple dry food was the best Jiangzhou ham, multigrain cakes, as well as dried jujubes, raisins, and other things. It had an excellent taste and rich nutrition. The only drawback was that it had too many calories and would be greasy if eaten too much.
Pei Xiangjun held a bright red ham strip in her mouth and took out another one and brought it to Luo Ning's mouth:
"Is there any situation over there?"
Luo Ning opened her red lips and took the meat strip, carefully observing the situation in Tiehe Villa:
"The sect leaders who were poisoned have all run away... Yang Guan seems to be hiding on the roof and watching. He didn't even dare to go up when his master was in trouble. What kind of disciple is he..."
"Yang Guan is just like that. He has neither ability nor discernment. He's completely useless except for being lucky..."
...
Yejingtang sat on the blanket with his back against the cliff. Hearing the two women talking in whispers, he wanted to interrupt, but when he looked up carefully, his action of eating the dry food paused for a moment.
The dim yellow light emitted by the small candle illuminated every corner inside the light-shielding curtain.
There were two blankets on the ground, and some sundries were placed in front of them. He sat with his back against the stone wall facing the light-shielding curtain, while Sanniang and Ning'er lay on the blanket on the left.
There was nothing wrong with this at first, but the space in the stone crack wasn't large. When the two women lay down, they had to crawl under the light-shielding curtain. Their upper bodies were outside, the curtain was draped around their waists, and their legs and buttocks were inside the light-shielding curtain, right by his hand.
Ning'er lay very properly. Her embroidered shoes with bamboo leaf patterns were placed together, her legs were straight, and further up was a perfectly curved green "full moon" (referring to the buttocks), which then narrowed to a slender waist, looking extremely beautiful, just like a masterfully crafted work of art.
Sanniang was pressed closely together. Because her figure type was different from the tall and slender Ning'er, she was plump and curvy like a gourd. Although she wasn't as tall as Ning'er, her lower body circumference was almost the same, resulting in an astonishing waist-to-hip ratio. Even through the skirt and thin pants, one could feel the substantial texture...
Sanniang's posture wasn't proper. Lying on the blanket, she took off her embroidered shoes and hooked her calves. Her two feet in white socks swayed back and forth in the candlelight, looking a bit lively and playful.
The most crucial thing was that the curtain fell on their waists, covering their upper bodies so that they couldn't see him. All he could see in front of him were their legs and butts, and this feeling was really special...