Chapter 539 - Why Are You a Man? (1/2)

The tent was brightly lit, and the ground was covered with a hide carpet embroidered with inscriptions which isolated them from the blood. Countless experts of the Human Clan showed up to host a small farewell party for Ding Hao. Actually, most of them attended the party for the sake of getting in touch with him, but they didn’t expect to hear such news.

It was well-known that Ding Hao owned a piece of the map, but it had already been used to open the first section of the ancient road.

Did he possess another piece?

He was incredibly fortunate!

At this point, everyone fixed their eyes on Ding Hao.

Simultaneously, all of them had an extremely strange thought that this gentle boy could smoothly overcome all difficulties, no matter how difficult they were.

Bai Quanshui, the top master of the Extermination Swordsmans.h.i.+p Sect, asked tentatively, “Do you have another piece of the map, Brother Ding?”

Realizing that everyone’s eyes were imbued with great anxiety, Ding Hao no longer kept them guessing. He pointed to Ji Yingqi, who was sitting next to him, and said, “I only have one piece, but this girl has another piece.”

All eyes looked at Ji Yingqi.

In the beginning, when they saw Ding Hao carrying Ji Yingqi, many of them couldn’t help but guess the true ident.i.ty of this little girl.

Those who were able to get there were martial arts masters.

Their acute insight naturally noticed that the vitality in Ji Yingqi’s body was feeble, and she possibly had a terminal disease. Not knowing martial arts, such a weak girl actually had a spot for entering the Sage Battlefield. Besides, it was already surprising enough that she had traveled all the way to that point of the ancient westbound road.

The most appalling fact was the relations.h.i.+p between Ding Hao and the girl.

It was apparent that Ding Hao was very considerate of her.

It wasn’t until they heard Ding Hao’s revelation that they suddenly understood the reason.

It turned out that the girl owned a piece of the stone tablet map.

This was her advantage.

Meanwhile, they also thought this girl was indeed lucky to have met Ding Hao. If she had encountered someone else, even a master of the Human Clan, she would have probably been killed and robbed. How could she, a weak girl, keep the stone table map?

“Haha, that’s amazing. All the eleven pieces of the map are here.” Song Que and the others present were overjoyed.

Ding Hao said with a smile, “Yes, the piece Yingqi owns can complete the whole map. It shouldn’t be difficult for us to find the mysterious ruins. But I have to inform you that my friend is qualified to enter the mysterious ruins and to have a share of the divine treasures since she has a piece of the map. What do you think?”

Everyone was slightly stunned.

The people who had pieces of the map were all masters, so it was reasonable for them to claim a share the divine treasures. Ji Yingqi, however, was a weak girl without any strength, so it was enviable that she could be treated as a supreme expert.

But Song Que did not hesitate and simply burst into laughter. “Of course. Although we’ve made it clear that we should rely on our own strength once we enter the mysterious ruins. Given that she is your friend and owns a part of the stone tablet map, she deserves to have a share. I’m willing to concede to certain shares.”

Bai Quanshui also declared that he was absolutely in favor.

Since the two men aired their opinions and Ding Hao, the most ferocious master, firmly stood on Ji Yingqi’s side, they didn’t dare to oppose the three prominent experts.

After discussing for a while, they quickly reached an agreement.

Then, they needed to bargain with the Demon Clan. Since the last piece of the map belonged to the Human Clan, they could seek more interests for their side. They, therefore, had to redetermine the way they would divide the divine treasures. Song Que and Bai Quanshui would be in charge of this matter.

Everyone was extremely excited.

After a celebration, they began to make full use of the time to prepare for entering the mysterious ruins.

No one knew the risks and dangers inside. Some of them might die; even the strongest people, such as Song Que and Ding Hao, took it seriously.

Ding Hao stayed in the big tent for the time being.

He had to mend Li Lan’s internal injuries first, lest they would be in danger in the mysterious ruins.

“What? Must… must I take off my outerwear?” Li Lan became a little nervous after hearing Ding Hao’s treatment method.

“Yes, the fastest way is to transfer my Heaven Fire Qi into your body, refine the places where your meridians are blocked, and remove the chill poison then. About two hours later, you will completely recover, and it can also help you refine the potency of the 10,000-year-old magic herb. Otherwise, with the treatment of medicine, you won’t be cured quickly,” Ding Hao said with a chuckle.

Finding that Li Lan was a little hesitant, he frowned and said with a doubting tone, “What’s wrong? Xiao Lan, I know you’re a little mysophobic, but what are you afraid of, since we’re both men? Martial artists should not mind such trifles…”

Li Lan was speechless. He quickly said, “No way. I don’t like exposing myself in front of a stranger.”

Ding Hao said in amazement, “Are you kidding? We’re so familiar with each other. Are we still strangers?”

“Erm… Anyway, I can’t do that. I…” Li Lan stuttered.

Ding Hao said, waving with his backhand, “Don’t be such a sissy,” Ding Han said impatiently, “Xiao Lan, don’t make trouble for me. Take the treatment seriously, or I’ll be concerned about your physical condition when we enter the mysterious ruins.”

A gentle force gushed forth and pressed Li Lan to sit on the carpet.

Ding Hao then unfastened Li Lan’s outerwear with ease and sat cross-legged behind him to run his Heaven Fire Qi. He pressed his palms, which were as crimson as blood, on Li Lan’s back.

“You…” Li Lan was both anxious and angry.

“Concentrate on both Spirit and Qi, hold your breath in deep concentration!” A magic power in Ding Hao’s voice quieted Li Lan down. At this moment, it was meaningless to continue resisting. He had to stimulate the Qi Seed in his body to cooperate with Ding Hao, leading the warm current of Qi to his own Qi channels to remove the blockages.

Golden flames surged all over Ding Hao and spread out, even surrounding Li Lan.

Ding Hao didn’t improve his Qi cultivation by much while he traveled along the ancient westbound road, but his control of power had reached the acme of perfection. Like a trickle, Qi was transmitted into Li Lan’s body through the two acupoints, namely the Tianguan and the Shenmen, and slowly flowed forward through the meridians in his body.

“Hmm? Why is Xiao Lan’s body so delicate…?”

Ding Hao placed his hands on Li Lan’s back. Although there was a layer of underwear between their skins, that thin layer of cotton was unable to block Ding Hao’s perception at all. He only realized that Li Lan was really slim, as if he were malnourished, and his skin, like a woman’s, was extremely soft and smooth while he pressed his palms against his back.

The collar of his underwear was slightly lower so that Ding Hao could see the lower part of Li Lan’s neck. His skin was as white as mutton-fat jade, which was so dazzling due to its flawless condition.

If it weren’t for Li Lan’s Adam’s apple and his flat chest, Ding Hao could have probably considered him as a woman.

Even so, the extremely strange touch of soft and smooth skin still fascinated Ding Hao, when his palms were against Li Lan’s back.

“I’m actually obsessed in the face of a man. This is not a good sign. Am I in a physiological period?”

Ding Hao felt that he was going to be abnormal.

Time ticked by.

After two hours, Ding Hao slowly withdrew his Qi and exhaled a mouthful of foul breath.

At this time, Li Lan was glinting with Golden Jade Qi, and the previous decadent and gloomy Qi was swept away. Moreover, the power of the magic medicine acc.u.mulated in his body these days was also refined and purified by Ding Hao just now. The tremendous medicine power transformed into Golden Jade Qi, roaring and surging in the Qi channel like an onrus.h.i.+ng river, which had never been so active before.

He hesitated for a while and simply controlled the Qi to break through the next acupoint as it was in full swing.

When Ding Hao opened his eyes, he was spontaneously stunned.

Surrounded by the Golden Jade Qi, Li Lan looked so graceful, fair, and pretty that he definitely had never seen such a man in his life. Li Lan, vaguely like a female War G.o.d who befell the mortal world, was n.o.ble and inviolable.

“Uh? Is Xiao Lan really a woman?”

Ding Hao was somewhat puzzled.

Taking Li Lan’s reactions and strange behaviors into consideration, Ding Hao was uncertain at this point. However, after careful observation, he denied his guess because of Li Lan’s Adam’s apple. Furthermore, his chest…

“Even an airport cannot be more flatter. His b.r.e.a.s.t.s are smaller than Want Want Ball Cake… Haha, I must be too suspicious.”

Ding Hao shook his head with a smile.

In the end, he ignored his doubts in his mind, for it was absolutely impossible.

While Li Lan was das.h.i.+ng the next aperture, Ding Hao set up a small inscription array in the tent after pondering for a while. He sat inside and took out some herbs from his Storage Ring. Then he took out more than a dozen Nine Emperor’s Heart-Protecting Bamboo Shoots which were soaked in Ji Yingnan’s blood. After matching them in proportion, he molded handprints and began to refine the Nine Yang Heart-luring Pills.

Soon they would go to the mysterious ruins, but Ding Hao could not predict what risks they would take and was not sure if he could return alive.

Therefore, he refined the Nine Yang Heart-luring Pills first, which would comfort Ji Yingnan, who was dead.

Ji Yingqi had been taking the Vegetation Life Elixirs these days. Although she would be free from the torment, her symptom of Nine Yin Meridian Severance became worse day by day. The earlier the symptom was relieved, the quicker the girl escaped from Death.

A ball of golden flame appeared in Ding Hao’s palm.

The Nine Yang Heart-luring Pill was a high-level elixir.

Only the alchemists who were above the Rank Six were qualified to refine this kind of elixir.

Currently, Ding Hao was only about a half-step to be the Rank Five Alchemist, but he had heard about the refining method and formula of this elixir from Saber Master and Sword Master. Moreover, he cherished the Heaven Fire Qi, which was one of the famous kindling in the Refining Heavenly Flames. Ding Hao also mastered several long-lost alchemy handprints, so refining the Nine Yang Heart-luring Pills was out of question for him.

Time ticked by.

Suddenly, a column of golden light shot out from Li Lan’s left atrium and disappeared in a flash.

A glowing golden and jade green light ball shone from his body and gradually faded. However, the power that was slowly released became countless times stronger. A faint illusionary pattern of an Immortal King fighting in the Ninth Heaven appeared on his back, which became more and more vivid. Against the divine power released by the pattern, Li Lan, with an irresistible magic power, looked like a G.o.d King.