Chapter 169: Are You Done Touching?

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Chapter 169: Chapter 169: Are You Done Touching?It was Saturday, and Fang Bai returned from Yanjing Hospital at noon, only to find Baili Mingyue sitting alone under the grape arbor on the west side of the courtyard, nattering to the Lightning Mink in her arms as if she were serenading a cow. Her brows were furrowed, and her mouth was puckered up, a clear sign of her being in a sulk. Baili Mingyue was characteristically cheerful and extroverted, especially since becoming "friends" with the Lightning Mink; she was always all smiles. She had never looked as downhearted as she did today. "What’s wrong, Mingyue? Did someone bully you? Tell me who it was, and I’ll beat them up for you!" Fang Bai walked up to Baili Mingyue with a beaming smile and said. Baili Mingyue shook her head listlessly and said, "Fang Bai, today is my birthday..." "Your birthday? Shouldn’t that make you happy?" "I would be very happy if Dad were home because he would take me everywhere and buy me all sorts of delicious food. But now with Dad not around, and having to stay at home to look after Mom, I can’t go anywhere... My eighteenth birthday is so boring!" Seeing her dispirited face, Fang Bai sighed softly and spoke in a gentle voice, "Before your dad left, he entrusted you to me. I can’t bear to see you so unhappy... Come on, let’s go out." Upon hearing this, Baili Mingyue’s eyes suddenly sparkled, then dimmed again as she said wistfully, "But my mom..." "Let Ghost Hand take care of her. He’s not going out anyway." Pointing at the Lightning Mink in Baili Mingyue’s arms, Fang Bai continued, "Let the Lightning Mink stay as well. If any bad people come to cause trouble, it can help Ghost Hand protect your mom." "Fang Bai, thank you! You’re so kind!" Excited, Baili Mingyue stood up, set down the Lightning Mink, and trotted into her mother’s room to whisper something to her. A short while later, she returned to the courtyard, full of excitement, and bubbled to Fang Bai, "My mom agreed to let us go out. She says she’s at ease with you accompanying me." The summer weather was scorching, with the midday sun fiery enough to make it hard to breathe. Yet Baili Mingyue’s enthusiasm for shopping outshone even the day’s heat. "Today is your birthday; we’ll do whatever makes you happy! Whatever you want to do to have fun!" Before they left the house, Fang Bai said this to Baili Mingyue. So the entire afternoon, under the fierce sun, Baili Mingyue, accompanied by Fang Bai, indulged in all the places she had wanted to visit and all the foods she had longed to taste. Perhaps because Baili Mingyue was accustomed to a frugal lifestyle, the places she took Fang Bai were free attractions, and the snacks they ate were tasty but inexpensive, costing hardly anything at all. Around five in the afternoon, they arrived at a park. Fang Bai sat in a small pavilion to catch the breeze, while Baili Mingyue took selfies among the flowers and plants outside on her own. "Hey girl, you’ve been standing under the sun for ages, aren’t you afraid of getting tanned?" Watching Baili Mingyue pouting and continuously taking selfies among a cluster of flowers, Fang Bai couldn’t help asking. "I was born with beauty that even the sun can’t mar," Baili Mingyue pinched her fair and dewy skin and said with a giggle. Glancing at her face, Fang Bai thought that despite her daily exposure to the harsh sun when going to her tutoring classes, without sunscreen or a parasol, her skin hadn’t tanned at all. This hardly seemed due to natural beauty; it was very likely that her constitution was different from ordinary people. With that idea, Fang Bai beckoned to her and called out, "Mingyue, come here." Baili Mingyue struck a peace sign pose, taking a few more selfies before bouncing over to the pavilion and standing pertly in front of Fang Bai, she asked, "What’s up?" Fang Bai glanced around and, seeing that there was virtually no one else near the pavilion but them, patted the spot next to him and said, "Come, sit here... " "What’s with all the secrecy..." Though she muttered to herself, Baili Mingyue still sat down next to Fang Bai. Fang Bai cleared his throat and asked seriously, "Do you like martial arts?" "Of course, I do!" On hearing this, Baili Mingyue’s eyes lit up instantly, and she said excitedly, "My dad already promised me before he left that he would teach me martial arts when he returned. My mom also said that once the poison in her body is fully purged, she can teach me, too." Fang Bai said, "If I could teach you a more powerful martial arts, much more powerful than what your parents could teach, would you like to learn it?" Baili Mingyue’s eyes shone as she grabbed one of Fang Bai’s arms excitedly and said, "Are you willing to teach me? My dad really admires you, saying you’re much stronger than he is. Actually, I’ve wanted to learn from you, but I was afraid you’d say no..." "If you have a Spiritual Root, I’ll teach you. If not, then there’s nothing I can do." "What’s a Spiritual Root?" "It’s a constitution that’s very suitable for cultivation." "How do you know if I am a spiritual body or not?" "You can feel the root bone." Fang Bai said seriously, "If I feel your root bone, I can determine whether you have a Spiritual Root and whether you are a spiritual body." "Feel the root bone?" Baili Mingyue’s eyes widened, "You mean, you are going to touch me all over with your hands?" Fang Bai nodded, "More or less... Of course, if you think I’m trying to take advantage of you, then forget it." "Then... Which areas do you have to touch?" Baili Mingyue was a bit nervous. "Just both arms will do." Sёarᴄh the NôᴠeFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Whew— Baili Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Arms are ok, I thought you were going to touch my whole body!" "If you ever meet some master who offers to teach you martial arts but wants to touch the root bone of your whole body, you’d better stay far away from them because they’re definitely trying to take advantage of you!" "I’ll remember that! Now, go ahead and touch!" Baili Mingyue extended her fair, slender arms in front of Fang Bai as she spoke. Fang Bai didn’t stand on ceremony, picked up her arms, and carefully felt them. "... To actually be a Water Spirit Root... Water overcomes fire, no wonder you’re not afraid of the scorching summer sun... Mm, not bad..." Fang Bai, with his eyes half-open half-closed, murmured to himself as his hands kneaded Baili Mingyue’s soft, boneless, snow-white arms gently yet firmly. Baili Mingyue, ticklish as she was, giggled non-stop as Fang Bai’s hands alternately touched and squeezed her arms lightly and firmly, especially when Fang Bai’s palms approached the upper part of her arm near her armpit, she couldn’t help but burst into laughter. "Have you finished feeling? Ah... I’m so ticklish!" Baili Mingyue squirmed and giggled as she asked. Fang Bai released his hands and looked at Baili Mingyue with a smile, "Mingyue, congratulations, your physique is very suitable for cultivation." "Really?" Baili Mingyue’s spirits lifted, and she asked with her laughter halted, "Then when can you teach me martial arts?" "We’ll talk about it when your father comes back. I’ll discuss it with him first," Fang Bai said seriously. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— PS: I’ve been very busy, but today I especially want to list some names here to thank those who have rewarded this book: WeChat user 11***427: 588 book coins Meng Fang Jue: 588 book coins Hetu Youngster: 588 book coins Palace Official: 300 book coins Chaoxi Youhen: 110 book coins Book Friend 1948158313: 100 book coins Book Friend 1697714662: 100 book coins Chu Yun: 100 book coins Thank you to the friends listed above for your support and love for this book. I’ve seen it, and I remember you. I’m very grateful and moved. Also, thanks to every friend who has voted for and collected this book. Thank you for your attention and loyalty all this time. Without further ado, here I make a solemn promise—I will write this book completely and well, and will not leave it unfinished!

Chapter 169: Are You Done Touching?

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