Chapter 107: A Hero’s Blushes

“Have you heard? There’s an amazing young hero in Zhongyang Town who solved the case of the missing women…”

“That young hero’s name is Meng Yingxing. He’s only sixteen years old. A hero emerging in youth!”

“Oh, that’s no ordinary young hero. He’s a Tianfeng Sect disciple! The Tianfeng Sect! That’s a famous immortal sect! If my child had spiritual cultivation talent, I’d sell everything I own to send him to the Tianfeng Sect!”

“A while ago, we girls were all too scared to go out. How can there be such terrifying people in the world, specifically kidnapping girls? Even when it was hot, I was trembling all over, cold sweat and icy hands and feet on a hot day. When will women stop being so frightened! Now, thanks to Young Hero Meng!”

“Where is that Young Hero Meng now? He’s practically a great benefactor to the women in our surrounding towns! I must go and thank him properly!”

Having only fermented overnight, Meng Yingxing’s popularity in the towns surrounding Zhongyang Town had already reached its peak, becoming known to every household.

There were even storytellers preparing to draft heroic tales about Meng Yingxing, replacing the previous stories of the infatuated girl.

Meanwhile, Meng Yingxing himself was in a large inn in Zhongyang Town, having slept for an entire day, collapsing from exhaustion and the release of intense mental tension.

He was completely unaware of the changes that had occurred around Zhongyang Town because of him.

Lin Yunchuan and Mo Kaiming had also temporarily put aside their tasks. They were staying in the inn with Meng Yingxing for this period, to prevent any accidents while Meng Yingxing was at his weakest.

Xiu Qingcheng, however, quietly accepted Lin Yunchuan and Mo Kaiming’s good intentions on Meng Yingxing’s behalf, but still felt their worries were superfluous.

With an invincible… at least a fully-powered invincible Master like her, who could possibly ambush Meng Yingxing?

After a day and night of deep sleep, coupled with the Zhongyang Town physician’s and Lin Yunchuan’s miraculous elixirs, Meng Yingxing’s body gradually recovered.

“Junior Brother Meng, are you awake?”

One morning, Lin Yunchuan knocked on Meng Yingxing’s door.

Meng Yingxing opened the door and saw Lin Yunchuan and Mo Kaiming dressed in neat, full battle attire.

“Senior Brother Lin, are you two preparing to leave?” Meng Yingxing asked.

Lin Yunchuan nodded. “Now that Junior Brother Meng is out of danger, Mo Kaiming and I are almost ready to return to Fengyu City to continue our mission.”

“Junior Brother Meng, you can rest in Zhongyang Town for a while. When I…”

‘…my own mind was bustling with noise.’

‘Yay! Free ride! Loyal dog Senior Brother’s value, I acknowledge it!’

Meng Yingxing felt helpless; his Master was always particularly active when there was such a small advantage to be gained.

Xiu Qingcheng, meanwhile, expressed, ‘What do you know? You know nothing.’

“Not taking advantage is foolish! It’s better to be a bit selfish when alive!”

Xiu Qingcheng’s twisted logic sounded perfectly plausible.

So, Meng Yingxing did not decline Lin Yunchuan’s offer and thanked him for his kindness.

After speaking with Meng Yingxing, Lin Yunchuan waved his hand, preparing to leave with Mo Kaiming.

Before leaving, Mo Kaiming stood alone in front of Meng Yingxing, staring straight at him.

Then, Mo Kaiming’s voice was faint, “Meng Yingxing, when you recover, fight me.”

After saying that, without giving Meng Yingxing a chance to refuse, he turned and left with Lin Yunchuan.

“He truly… has grown to care about you,” Xiu Qingcheng teased Meng Yingxing.

Meng Yingxing, however, shook his head indifferently. “If he wants to fight, then we fight.”

Although there was still a whole realm’s difference between him and Mo Kaiming, Meng Yingxing felt he was still capable of fighting Mo Kaiming.

Meng Yingxing closed the guest room door, and as he turned, he saw Xiu Qingcheng transform into human form, her legs crossed and sitting on the bed.

The morning sunlight fell upon her fair thighs, white and alluring.

Meng Yingxing glanced at her nonchalantly, then immediately focused on Xiu Qingcheng’s forehead.

“Little disciple, it’s time for medicine again. Lie down quickly.”

Xiu Qingcheng raised her hand, shaking the ointment Lin Yunchuan had left in her grasp, her smile as bright as the morning light outside the window.

This was Xiu Qingcheng’s euphemism for Meng Yingxing’s reward.

Xiu Qingcheng still adhered to her pet-style training rule that a disciple should be rewarded for achieving something through effort. So, after Meng Yingxing diligently defeated Xu Jie and Hua Bukai these past few days, Xiu Qingcheng slapped her head and decided on this reward.

“Ta-da, Master will personally apply medicine for you! How about it, isn’t this a good reward?”

When suggesting this, Xiu Qingcheng even called herself a genius, thinking this reward was simply too rewarding.

Meng Yingxing also thought so.

For his Master to personally apply medicine for him, this reward was simply too rewarding; it was exactly what he wanted.

So for the past two days, Xiu Qingcheng had been applying Meng Yingxing’s medicine, and today was no different.

Meng Yingxing turned his back to Xiu Qingcheng, taking off his upper garment, exposing his back.

Xiu Qingcheng chuckled stealthily behind Meng Yingxing. ‘This disciple, she had seen him so many times, yet he was still so shy around her. He was truly an incredibly pure disciple.’

‘She had to find a way to make some suggestive jokes with him again. Just thinking about Meng Yingxing’s potential reactions, Xiu Qingcheng’s smile grew even more mischievous.’

‘As a sword, it’s perfectly reasonable for Xiu Qingcheng to have a cheeky smile, right?’

He held his clothes to his chest, as shy as a little bride, and even kept reminding Xiu Qingcheng: “Master, be gentle.”

Xiu Qingcheng replied with a “Master, light touch.”

“Got it, got it, hurry up and lie down.”

Xiu Qingcheng was impatient, not sure if she had listened.

Meng Yingxing knew that his Master was usually quite heavy-handed when applying medicine.

Xiu Qingcheng looked at the ointment Lin Yunchuan had given Meng Yingxing and shook her head, thinking Lin Yunchuan was truly generous.

“This Jade Healing Ointment is a good thing; it works well and leaves no scars. There’s still a lot of good traditional Chinese medicine in the world.”

Then Xiu Qingcheng removed the gauze, which was stained with a bit of blood, from Meng Yingxing’s back. She dabbed some ointment onto her hand and applied it to Meng Yingxing’s wounds.

Meng Yingxing let out a low, muffled groan, and then there was no other sound.

Xiu Qingcheng felt her disciple’s spirit was commendable.

Actually, to filter out the pain from his wounds and Xiu Qingcheng’s varying pressure, Meng Yingxing would focus all his attention on Xiu Qingcheng’s hands every time she applied medicine.

Master’s hands were soft and delicate, without the calluses that a sword practitioner would develop after years of practice.

Whenever Master’s fingertips and palms moved across his back, Meng Yingxing would feel very comfortable, subconsciously hoping Master would touch him a little longer.

Xiu Qingcheng, of course, was unaware of her disciple’s little thoughts. She was entirely focused on applying medicine to Meng Yingxing, striving not to miss a single wound in every corner of his body.

She was trying to achieve the “Healing Saint” platinum achievement by applying medicine to Meng Yingxing.

However, this time, before Xiu Qingcheng even finished applying the medicine, a knock sounded on the door of Meng Yingxing’s guest room again.

The moment Meng Yingxing got up, Xiu Qingcheng transformed back into a sword and fell onto the bed.

But the precious Jade Healing Ointment in her hand also flew up into the air.

Seeing the Jade Healing Ointment about to fall to the ground, Xiu Qingcheng quickly used her sword tip to pick it up, and it safely landed on the bed with her.

Meng Yingxing thought the person knocking was Lin Yunchuan, who had returned for something, and opened the door without even putting on his clothes properly.

But when he opened the door, he immediately froze in the doorway.

The visitors were not Lin Yunchuan, who had returned, but a group of aunties and older women.

So, the young man, shirtless, and a group of aunties and older women stood at the doorway, staring at each other.

The air was incredibly quiet, as if imbued with some strange atmosphere.

“Disciple, who is it? Why no sound?”

Xiu Qingcheng asked curiously in Meng Yingxing’s mind.

“Nothing.”

Meng Yingxing replied stiffly. Xiu Qingcheng still found Meng Yingxing a bit strange, because her disciple had never been so cold to her.

After a brief silence, Meng Yingxing slammed the door shut with a snap, then rushed into the room, hastily putting on his clothes.

“What happened, what happened?!”

Xiu Qingcheng, thinking something was wrong, asked frantically.

“Aunties! There are aunties outside the door!”

“What aunties!”

“Just aunties!”

While Xiu Qingcheng was having this inexplicable conversation with Meng Yingxing, a clamor suddenly erupted outside the door.

“Oh my, that young man just now… that must be Young Hero Meng, right? This… is quite captivating.”

“Ah, as expected of Young Hero Meng, able to exterminate demons and defend the righteous path at such a young age. He’s also quite handsome and has a good physique. If I were a teenager, I would definitely pursue him!”

“There’s still a chance! My youngest daughter is not yet married. I must go home immediately and tell her to seize the opportunity!”

“Can your big, burly daughter do it? I feel she’s not even a match for my Yan’er!”

The noisy voices outside the door also reached Xiu Qingcheng’s ears, more or less.

So, there really were aunties outside the door.

“Disciple, honestly, when did you become an ‘Auntie Killer’?”

“Or… do you think other girls aren’t as pretty as me, and this is to cover up the fact that you like aunties?”

Xiu Qingcheng was silent for a while, then sincerely asked Meng Yingxing.

After hearing this, Meng Yingxing’s silence was once again deafening.

“Master, please respect yourself.”

Meng Yingxing finished speaking, put on his clothes, and reopened the door.

“Ladies!”

Facing the aunties who filled the hallway in front of his door, Meng Yingxing chose his words carefully.

“Ladies, may I ask who you are looking for?”

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