Chapter 411: Spring Rebirth Valley Also Has Fasting Pills

Zhang Xiaohua was stunned for a moment, then immediately embarrassed, and said: “Why do we need to remove the clothes?”

Nie Qianyu smiled and said: “I heard that the acupoint-sealing techniques in the martial world are always passed down from master to disciple, or between husband and wife, but never between masters and disciples of the opposite sex. That’s because these acupoints are the hardest to recognize, and sometimes you need to remove the clothes to truly see them clearly.”

“Oh, I see.”

Zhang Xiaohua seemed to be thinking.

“Then, since Brother Ren is unlocking the acupoints for the first time, does he need to take off Little Orange’s clothes? It’s okay, Brother Ren. A healer has the heart of a parent. That’s what my father always taught me.”

After saying that, she was about to go forward.

Zhang Xiaohua hurriedly waved his hand and said: “No, no, no, Little Fish Nie, that’s not necessary. I’m just thinking for a moment about what to do next. You, you’d better stand aside.”

Alas, Zhang Xiaohua was really afraid that Nie Qianyu would be too quick and just strip Little Orange’s clothes off. Then he’d be in a real dilemma—he couldn’t possibly let his eyes get a sty, could he?

Seeing that Zhang Xiaohua wasn’t hesitating because of the clothes, Nie Qianyu quietly breathed a sigh of relief and stepped aside.

Zhang Xiaohua closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then reached out his hand and slowly pressed a few major acupoints around Little Orange’s body. After waiting for a while, he slowly pressed a few more points elsewhere, and then… and then, he stood up!

Nie Qianyu was stunned. Although her own martial arts weren’t great, she was still someone who had seen the world. When others unsealed acupoints, didn’t they always hold their breath, gather all their inner strength, strike like lightning, move with the speed of the wind, and display the demeanor of a true master? But this guy, how could he just lazily wave his hand a few times and be done?

Was he trying to fool her?

Nie Qianyu’s face was full of suspicion.

Seeing Nie Qianyu looking at him as if he were a monster, Zhang Xiaohua asked curiously: “What? Haven’t you seen a master unseal acupoints before?”

“You!” Nie Qianyu was truly speechless. Just flailing around like that, and he calls himself a master?

But just then, a groan came from the bed, like a bolt from the blue.

Nie Qianyu turned her head, and wasn’t it exactly Little Orange, who had been in a deep sleep for days, making that sound?

“Thank heavens, thank heavens.” Nie Qianyu muttered, hurrying over to the bed.

Zhang Xiaohua curled his lips—she only knows to thank heaven, doesn’t even think to thank Brother Zhang!

Nie Qianyu came to the bedside but did not rush to wake Little Orange. Instead, she first placed her fingers on Little Orange’s wrist. Sure enough, Little Orange’s pulse had gradually stabilized, with no abnormalities, just a bit weak.

Nie Qianyu was overjoyed and was about to wake Little Orange when she saw Little Orange slowly open her eyes by herself.

Seeing Nie Qianyu sitting by the bed, Little Orange hurriedly tried to sit up. But as she exerted herself, she couldn’t move at all—her whole body had no strength. She quickly said: “Miss, why are you up so early? Wait a moment, I’ll get up right away to fetch hot water for you.”

As she spoke, she tried again to get up. Hearing this, Nie Qianyu could no longer hold back her tears, and they streamed down her face as she cried out, “Little Orange! Wuwu~”

Seeing this, Little Orange quickly said: “Don’t cry, don’t cry, Miss. Look at you, why are you crying so early in the morning? That fortune-teller yesterday was just talking nonsense. I can see Brother Ren really likes you. For your sake, he even went out of his way to take us from Danhe City all the way around to Mochou City. If you cry your face all ugly, what will you do when Brother Ren comes back!”

“Little Orange! You…” At this moment, Nie Qianyu couldn’t bother with crying anymore. She hurried forward and covered Little Orange’s mouth with her left hand, not caring at all about Little Orange’s condition.

“Mm… Miss, you’re not crying anymore?” Little Orange, her mouth covered, mumbled as she spoke.

Nie Qianyu’s face turned completely red, and she looked aside uneasily.

Only then did Little Orange notice that her mistress’s expression was different from usual. Following Nie Qianyu’s gaze, she saw that not far away stood Zhang Xiaohua, looking both embarrassed and helpless!

Little Orange, surprised, wanted to cover her mouth with her own hand, but both arms were too weak. Fortunately, Nie Qianyu’s left hand was already there, covering her for her.

The whole little room fell silent.

After a while, Nie Qianyu finally moved her left hand away. Little Orange gave a wry smile and said: “Young Master Ren, when did you come back? Have you settled everything? Today is the sixteenth of the first month, which is the day of the full moon. You must eat dumplings with us.”

Zhang Xiaohua rubbed his nose and said: “No problem, Little Orange, as long as you have the strength to wrap them.”

Little Orange replied irritably: “Never mind whether I have the strength or not, but please, could you not appear and disappear like a ghost? This is a lady’s chamber! And you were gone for several days, leaving us…”

Before Little Orange could finish, Nie Qianyu smiled and said: “Little Orange, don’t talk, just sleep a bit more. When you wake up, we’ll eat dumplings.”

Zhang Xiaohua also came to his senses and said: “Exactly, exactly, you rest first. I’ll go to the kitchen and hurry up the dumplings.”

With that, he dashed out in a flash. After hearing Little Orange’s words just now, Zhang Xiaohua really had the urge to regret saving her.

After Zhang Xiaohua left, Little Orange whispered: “Miss, when did Brother Ren come back? How could you let him into the room? I haven’t even gotten up yet!”

Nie Qianyu smiled and said: “Let’s not talk about that for now. Do you remember what happened yesterday?”

Little Orange asked in surprise: “What’s that supposed to mean? Miss, are you treating me like I’ve lost my memory? Oh right, actually, now that you mention it, I do remember. Last night, when we returned to the inn, I was walking and hadn’t even reached the entrance when everything went black. Did I slip and fall? But I didn’t feel like I slipped. How did I end up sleeping until now? The sun is already high in the sky, but why do I have no strength at all? Could I be sick?”

Nie Qianyu asked: “Little Orange, are you hungry?”

“Hungry? Not really. I ate a lot last night, and I don’t feel hungry now.”

At this moment, there was a gentle knock at the door. It was Zhang Xiaohua coming in with a food box, smiling as he said: “Little Orange must be hungry. Here, have some porridge first.”

Little Orange said: “Thank you, Young Master Ren. I was just telling Miss that I ate a lot last night and still don’t feel hungry. Oh, right, Miss, I didn’t serve you breakfast this morning. I’ll get up now and feed you some porridge.”

Nie Qianyu quickly held her down and said: “It’s fine. My right hand is almost healed. Even if I don’t use my right hand, I can still eat with my left. You just rest well.”

“Rest?” Little Orange was puzzled. “Miss, I don’t seem to be sick, do I?”

Nie Qianyu glanced at Zhang Xiaohua and said: “Brother Ren, why don’t you tell Little Orange what happened?”

Zhang Xiaohua waved his hand: “I’m not good with words, you’d better say it.”

Nie Qianyu did not refuse and recounted in detail everything that happened when Little Orange was in danger.

Listening, Little Orange was dumbfounded. Wasn’t this just like listening to a storytelling performance? Was this really something she herself had experienced?

But if it wasn’t, how could she explain the weakness in her whole body?

But if it was, why didn’t she feel anything at all?

Still not believing it, Little Orange asked: “Miss, could it be that you and Brother Ren came up with this story to trick me? Just now you said Brother Ren carried… brought me back to the inn, it took two days, and I was unconscious for another day, plus the time before that I don’t know about—so I haven’t eaten for several days, yet why am I not hungry at all?”

“Well,” Nie Qianyu thought for a moment and said: “You were unconscious and your body didn’t move, so there wasn’t much energy used up. Also, you were sealed by the villain’s acupoint technique, so your body’s consumption was even less. That’s why you didn’t need to eat and didn’t feel hungry. Oh, do you remember the Fasting Pills from our Spring Rebirth Valley?”

“Fasting Pills!?” Little Orange and Zhang Xiaohua exclaimed in unison.

“Huh? Brother Ren, didn’t you say you didn’t know about our Spring Rebirth Valley? How do you know about Fasting Pills?”

Nie Qianyu was a little surprised.

Zhang Xiaohua smiled: “I don’t actually know about Fasting Pills, it just sounded unfamiliar, so I asked.”

Nie Qianyu didn’t doubt him and continued: “Our Spring Rebirth Valley’s specially made Fasting Pills can keep you from eating for two or three days with just one pill. I suppose someone fed you such a pill, so you didn’t feel hungry.”

Zhang Xiaohua was surprised when he heard this: “These Fasting Pills are something from Immortal Path alchemy. How can Spring Rebirth Valley make them? Could it be that Spring Rebirth Valley also has an Immortal Dao inheritance?”

“And, all the way bringing Little Orange back to Pingyang City, how did I forget that I had Fasting Pills on me? I was even worried back then about what to do if Little Orange didn’t eat.”

But it wasn’t Zhang Xiaohua’s fault. The Fasting Pills were just something he made out of boredom, tossed into a corner of his storage space. He himself had long since practiced fasting and didn’t need them, so in his anxiety, how could he have remembered?

By now, Little Orange had already woken up. Though her body was still weak, there were no other major issues. This calamity, in the end, had been a narrow escape from danger.

Although today was not actually the sixteenth day of the first month, with money, you can make the devil turn the millstone. That evening, Zhang Xiaohua, Nie Qianyu, and Little Orange still managed to eat dumplings. The weak Little Orange only ate a few, and Zhang Xiaohua didn’t eat many either. Instead, it was Nie Qianyu, who hadn’t eaten or slept well for some time, who ate a great many in one go, as if she were the one injured, not Little Orange.

Because Little Orange was still weak, for her safety, Nie Qianyu suggested they rest a few more days in Pingyang City. Naturally, Zhang Xiaohua had no objections. He knew that once he left Pingyang City, he might not know when he would return. Although Pingyang City wasn’t his home, it was like a second hometown to him, so being able to stay even one more day made him happy.

During these days of rest, Zhang Xiaohua thought about visiting the Lotus Escort Agency, but after thinking it over, he realized that without Zhang Xiaohu, the Lotus Escort Agency really had nothing to do with him anymore. Why bother going just to stir up old feelings?

So, with this free time, he hid in his room, comprehending the Dao of Heaven, studying formations and restrictions, and occasionally practicing the Bewitching Soul Finger. Life was truly carefree.