## Chapter 97 – 97. Xi’an (9)
# 97. Xi’an (9)
“I will compensate you handsomely. So, won’t you accompany the investigation team to Jinheung Village?”
Jo Jawon’s request complicated my thoughts, but the answer came quickly.
Taking Chun Yeohwa to a place swarming with righteous sect bastards was like crossing a crumbling stepping stone bridge with one foot.
No matter how much he offered, it was right to refuse.
“That would be difficult…”
“I’ll do it.”
“Yeohwa?”
It was none other than Chun Yeohwa who cut me off.
-…I’ll explain later, but can you follow my lead for now?
I nodded, hearing her telepathic message. I didn’t understand it right now, but I could trust what Chun Yeohwa said.
“Oh, thank you. The departure is in three days, so rest comfortably until then. If you need anything, tell the attendant, and they will provide it.”
With those words, the conversation with the sect leader ended. We returned to our assigned room.
“Hyunwoo.”
Tap, tap. Chun Yeohwa sat on the bed and patted the space next to her. I had a lot to say, but I didn’t think Chun Yeohwa would have accepted Jo Jawon’s offer without a good reason, so I sat on the bed without a word.
As soon as I sat down, Chun Yeohwa hugged me tightly. She buried her face in my chest and inhaled.
“Sniff… haa… yes, this scent…”
“…”
Could it be that she didn’t have any other reason and just wanted to smell me as soon as possible, so she answered haphazardly?
For a moment, I suspected that, but I had a sliver of faith that Chun Yeohwa wouldn’t do that.
“Yeohwa, why did you accept the White Blossom Sect Leader’s request? What if something happens when we go to a place where Mount Hua, Jongnam, and even Shaolin are gathering?”
“You don’t have to worry about that. Once you reach the level of transcendent master, you can suppress the demonic energy flowing on the surface. It will be fine as long as I don’t use martial arts in front of them.”
Chun Yeohwa had somehow climbed onto my lap, buried her face in my neck, and rubbed herself against me like a big retriever.
I wondered what she was doing, but she was so cute that I just let her be.
“Besides, dozens of silver coins are by no means a small amount of money. Of course, it’s far from enough to hire two transcendent masters, but haven’t we already profited enough from the ‘Black Blood Demonic Sword’?”
As Chun Yeohwa said, the ‘Black Blood Demonic Sword’ was not just a lump of gold to me. For some reason, I was not affected by the demonic nature of the sword. And Chun Yeohwa knew that fact.
It was like obtaining a millennium-class artifact, so that alone was enough compensation to fulfill Jo Jawon’s request.
“Above all, if the righteous sect bastards are gathered, even if the pursuers find me, they won’t be able to move easily. And I thought we had to take some risks to earn travel expenses for our future journey. I didn’t ask for your understanding in advance… it was my fault.”
Chun Yeohwa’s voice grew smaller and smaller. I could feel her worrying that I would get angry. When I gently hugged her, Chun Yeohwa relaxed and leaned on me.
From the beginning, I had no reason to be angry. The hermitage where the greatest master of the world, known as the Vajra Divine Monk, spent his final years… honestly, I wanted to go.
***
The remaining time until departure for Jinheung Village was three days, and I decided to dedicate that time to training.
“Hoo, hoo…!”
6 AM, not long after sunrise, but I was diligently moving my body in the training grounds.
The training was simple. I was conditioning my body to make it suitable for learning martial arts, and I was repeating meditation to bridge the gap between the circle and the body.
Meditation was easy, but physical training was difficult enough to make me want to throw up. As Chun Yeohwa told me, moving my body like that quickly made sweat pour down like rain.
Still, it was fun to train because the concentration of mana was higher than on Earth.
For the record, Chun Yeohwa was still sleeping in the room because I had bothered her too much last night.
“…Should I try using it?”
I took out the Black Blood Demonic Sword from my inventory. The jet-black blade was so beautiful that it stole your gaze just by looking at it.
The hilt felt like it was being sucked into my grip. It was obvious that it was a masterpiece.
As Chun Yeohwa said, the Black Blood Demonic Sword did not emit ominous demonic energy. I didn’t know why, but Chun Yeohwa said that I was instinctively controlling the demonic energy.
I wondered if that was possible, but Chun Yeohwa was an expert on demonic energy, so I just went along with it.
Anyway, it seemed like I could use it in front of the righteous sect bastards.
However, the problem was that if I injected a considerable amount of magic power, the Demonic Sword would emit demonic energy again.
‘This is demonic energy…’
The black haze that bloomed on the blade gave off a strong feeling of ominousness just by looking at it. Moreover, the consumption of magic power was also significant.
Fortunately, I didn’t feel dizzy or disgusted. It was proof that the demonic nature of the Demonic Sword was not harmful to me.
‘I should usually use the Demonic Sword, and when I have to go all out, I should switch to Millennium.’
I grabbed the Demonic Sword and slowly moved my body.
Horizontal slash, vertical slash, thrust. It was a repetition of these three. As my master said, I focused on maintaining the form without any distortion, even if the speed was slow.
At the same time, I opened my whole body and accepted the mana of nature. It was an unusual act that I didn’t usually do.
[Mana Sensitivity increased by 1000%]
A huge amount of mana began to be absorbed into my body.
If I converted all this mana into magic power, my body would surely explode in a few seconds.
Like putting air into a balloon until it bursts, so I just left it alone. I absorbed it into my body, but I didn’t convert it into magic power.
The process of converting mana into magic power is generally to move from the skin along the magic circuit to the circle. But what if you intentionally don’t convert mana into magic power?
The mana naturally stays in the magic circuit and then flows out of the body again. In the process, the magic circuit becomes stronger and wider as a result of exceeding its capacity.
Crack, crackle-
This was one of the ways Iris taught me to grow the magic circuit.
Of course, it was originally a training method that magicians of the 5th circle or higher did through meditation. It was not a training that could be done while moving the body vigorously like now. It was the app’s mana sensitivity buff that made all this possible.
Of course, there was a pain that turned my insides out, but I thought of this as part of the training, so it was bearable.
I continued training for a long time, finishing 1,000 horizontal slashes, vertical slashes, and thrusts each, and then lowered the sword. A faint steam rose from my whole body.
“…How long are you going to peek?”
I spoke with magic power in my voice.
“Hehe…”
Only then did the owner of the gaze I had been feeling reveal herself from behind the pillar. It was a woman with a pure white martial robe and her long hair neatly tied up.
I couldn’t help but be surprised when I saw the woman’s face. It was the second beauty I had met in this world. Of course, the first was Chun Yeohwa. Even in the complicated streets of Xi’an, I had never seen such a pretty woman.
Her awkwardly smiling face was pretty enough to be an A-list idol. However, her figure was not properly visible because she was wearing a martial robe that was quite loose.
I suppressed my magic power and sheathed the Demonic Sword.
“I’m sorry!”
The woman immediately bowed and apologized. According to Chun Yeohwa, secretly peeking at someone else’s training was a serious crime.
According to the laws of the Jianghu, it would not be strange at all if I were to engage in a life-or-death duel with that woman on the spot.
But I didn’t. Instead, I approached her with a friendly smile.
“Who are you?”
“Ah, I am Jo Yeonhee, the second disciple of the White Blossom Sect.”
“Jo Yeonhee?”
“…Yes, embarrassingly, my father is the White Blossom Sect Leader.”
Only then could I understand why a woman with that kind of appearance was wearing a martial robe in this barbaric land of the Central Plains.
If she were from an ordinary family, she would have been married off to a rich man instead of learning martial arts, but since she was the daughter of the White Blossom Sect Leader, she was able to learn martial arts at that age and with that appearance.
“I apologize again formally. I secretly peeked at the guest’s training because of my petty curiosity. If you tell me what you want, I will compensate you in any way I can.”
Jo Yeonhee bowed again and apologized. It was a sincere apology.
‘Is she a D cup? No, with that size, she might even be a G cup…’
Honestly, I wasn’t interested in the apology at all. Rather, the cleavage that was clearly visible because she was bowing caught my eye. I couldn’t see her nipples because of her underwear.
“It’s okay. It wasn’t even training worth mentioning.”
If the other person was a sweaty man, I would have immediately applied for a life-or-death duel, but if it was a beauty like Jo Yeonhee, I could be generous.
“Ah, um, excuse me…”
“Yes? What’s wrong?”
“…It’s nothing.”
Jo Yeonhee’s face had been as red as if it was about to explode since a while ago. I wondered why she was like that, but I thought I knew the reason from the way she kept glancing at me.
Jo Yeonhee’s gaze was mainly fixed on my upper body and face. For the record, I was shirtless right now.
‘A daughter of a martial arts family is embarrassed just because she saw a man’s naked body?’
Well, when I thought about it carefully, it wasn’t that strange. If it was a beauty’s naked body, I was confident that I wouldn’t get tired of seeing it even after seeing it several times for more than 10 years.
Moreover, my face had become quite decent since I awakened my magic power, and my body was getting better as I was training. It was enough to attract a woman’s attention.
“Do you have something to say?”
“Yes, yes?!”
“I’ve been seeing you glancing at me since a while ago.”
When I approached her with a smile, Jo Yeonhee was startled and took a step back. Of course, my stride was wider, so the distance quickly narrowed.
I wouldn’t have done this because of the smell of sweat usually, but today was different.
[Third Step Towards Alpha Male]
[Grade: Epic]
[Body fluids become sweet]
[Body fluids have a faint aphrodisiac component]
[Body fluids emit pheromones that captivate the opposite sex]
I don’t know if pheromones can be smelled, but it’s a scent that even Chun Yeohwa was captivated by.
“Ah… ?!”
Jo Yeonhee, who seemed to be much lower in level than Chun Yeohwa at first glance, would have a hard time enduring it.
Jo Yeonhee’s eyes became slightly dazed by the pheromones wafting from a distance that could be reached with just an outstretched hand. The effect was much better than I expected. It was a skill that was worth the Epic grade.
“Miss Jo.”
Thanks to the ‘Blessing of Infertility,’ I don’t have to worry about pregnancy, and she’s showing interest in me first. If this isn’t a consensual situation, then what is?
“Y-Young master, if you do this…”
Unlike her words that she shouldn’t, Jo Yeonhee didn’t push me away even though we were close enough for our breaths to mingle. Instead, she was busy glancing at my body with trembling eyes.
I smiled at her and grabbed Jo Yeonhee’s arm and pulled her closer.
“Kyaa?!”
Jo Yeonhee, who was suddenly in my arms, struggled to get out of my arms, but that didn’t last long.
“…Huu, haa… haa…♡”
I could see a faint heat in Jo Yeonhee’s eyes as she buried her nose in my chest and sniffed.
About 5 minutes passed like that.
“Haa, haa…♡”
Jo Yeonhee, who was soaked in pheromones, was half out of her mind. Her martial robe was completely wet. However, I couldn’t tell if it was my sweat or her sweat.
I carefully took Jo Yeonhee out of my arms.
“…Wow.”
“Y-You can’t look…”
Jo Yeonhee’s face was limp as if she had been caressed for almost 30 minutes.
Even in the midst of that, she turned her head and avoided my gaze, knowing that she was embarrassed. I grabbed Jo Yeonhee’s chin and kissed her.
“Uup…!”
Jo Yeonhee’s eyes widened at the sudden kiss. Taking advantage of her confusion, I stuck my tongue in.
“Ha-up?! Uup, huuup…”
I met her stiff tongue. For the record, this wasn’t rape. If she really hated it, she would have bitten my tongue off as soon as it went in.
Instead of pushing me away, Jo Yeonhee slowly moved her tongue and responded to me. Of course, it was obvious that it was her first kiss, but it was awkward.
“Hup, chuuup… choop…”
Jo Yeonhee closed her eyes tightly and drank my saliva like a baby bird receiving food from its mother bird.
I grabbed Jo Yeonhee’s butt, who was engrossed in the kiss. As expected, it was huge and bouncy. It was obvious that she was working hard to take care of herself as a martial artist.
Jo Yeonhee struggled again at the touch of my hand caressing her butt, but that didn’t mean I would stop.
I continued to kiss her while touching her butt with both hands. I thought it was okay to do this much, so I spread her butt apart and gently stroked her pussy with my index finger.
“Hiek?!! N-No…!!”
As soon as I touched her pussy, Jo Yeonhee used all her strength to get out of my arms and ran away.
I clicked my tongue at the sight of her running away so urgently, leaving the perfectly fine gate and jumping over the wall.
‘Was I too hasty?’
Well, it’s a world with strong ideas about chastity, so I thought that could be the case.
Of course, I could have caught her if I wanted to. If I had been a little more forceful, Jo Yeonhee wouldn’t have refused.
But considering that her pussy was so wet that I could feel it even through her martial robe, Jo Yeonhee would definitely come to me on her own accord soon.
Is there a possibility that Jo Yeonhee will tell Jo Jawon about this?
I didn’t think that would happen. It had only been 10 minutes since we met, but I could tell that Jo Yeonhee wasn’t the type to tell her dad about this kind of thing.
Besides, Jo Yeonhee had a previous record of secretly peeking at the training of a valuable guest of the sect. If she had any sense, she wouldn’t be able to tell anyone about this.
“…Still, it’s a shame.”
I was sorry that I couldn’t touch her breasts.
“Hoo? May I ask what you are so sorry about?”
“…”
