244 Chilliness (2/2)

Using the Wayless Qigong to remove the Peripheral Force was a guess from the duo, and there was always a possibility that it was in vain.

Maid Lotus walked over to Slave Huan's side and pressed onto his abdomen for a moment, ”I think this is just temporary. When Wayless Qigong gets stronger, it will remove the Peripheral Force entirely.”

”Is it the same for you as well?”

”No, it's not like that for me, but I did not have self-destruction as well, so maybe that is where the problem lies.”

Gu Shenwei was nervous and flustered for a moment, as he had not thought it through carefully. The reminder from Maid Lotus cheered him up slightly. She was right. It must be due to the self-destruction. He should not resign himself to self-loathing, but continue to practice qigong until he regained his power.

”I was slightly scared.” He admitted bashfully.

”It's alright. Before I got the Wayless Qigong, there was a period of time when I couldn't fall asleep.”

Gu Shenwei laughed, it was hard to imagine Maid Lotus, who was always calm, to lose sleep due to fear of qigong deviation.

The day passed peacefully. An apprentice came over to dump a corpse. He was not aware of the people in the arrow tower, kneeling at the cliff side, trembling for a while. It looked like the apprentice was crying, before standing up reluctantly and returning, pretending to look strong and tough.

Killers dumping the corpses themselves was a tradition that Gu Shenwei started and that was continued in the East Castle.

Apart from this, the duo did not know what was going on in the castle.

During the nightime, Maid Lotus went out to explore one round. She saw many killers leaving the castle in a hurry. Their diversion plan worked. Shen Liang and Lady Meng both assumed that Slave Huan and Maid Lotus had escaped the Stone Castle and sent men to capture them.

After eating the food that Maid Lotus stole from the kitchen, they practiced Wayless Qigong separately.

Gu Shenwei was slightly anxious. The Death Scripture relied on the Internal Breath to make a swift and deadly attack, he could only regain his kung fu and ward off attacks when his Internal Strength returned.

Maid Lotus was a good killer and assistant, but he could not possibly rely on her protection alone. They are partners, and partners should protect each other.

They hid in the arrow tower for five days in a row. The duo mostly did nothing during the day and practice qigong during the night. Maid Lotus would go and patrol around every night, bringing back food and bits of information.

The atmosphere in the Stone Castle was getting tenser by the day. The Supreme King was not concerned about who should be held accountable for Slave Huan, but how two normal killers could actually escaped the Golden Roc Fort without any trace.

It was worrying for Gu Shenwei as well. Soon, people would think to search the Stone Castle for the runaways. He needed to regain his Internal Strength as fast as possible.

He felt that the moment was coming soon.

Although Immortal Peng was a liar, he did possess some genuine knowledge. That kind of hypnosis after collective practice of the Secrets of Love was like no other. It helped Gu Shenwei to open the meridians in his body, and this was very helpful in practicing any type of qigong.

Once he finished a chapter of Wayless Qigong, the Internal Breath circling in his body would strengthen slightly. Although it would disappear after a few days of circulation, the duration tended to be sustained for longer and a faint portion of it would remain in the Dantian.

The only thing that worried Gu Shenwei was the chilliness that he felt within his body. It was also getting stronger by the day. Deep from the Dantian spread waves after waves of aching pain, and he once fainted due to it as well. Maid Lotus was helping him to wipe his sweat when he woke up. Gu Shenwei was shivering from the cold, but his forehead was damp.

This was a fight for time against the qigong deviation. Gu Shenwei would need to practice harder and let his qigong advance faster, so that it could overcome the Peripheral Force in the Dantian.

On the evening of the sixth day, Gu Shenwei felt particularly good. Even before he started practicing, there were signs of Internal Breath flowing through his meridians. This was an auspicious sign, showing that he was going to regain part of his qigong, and maybe even remove the dangers in his body.

Like always, Maid Lotus went out to steal some food and snoop for news. Gu Shenwei was left alone in the arrow tower, silently reciting the contents of the seventh chapter. He still felt that the Wayless Book was incomplete, there was definitely more chapters behind.

”Maybe only the Supreme King could grasp the secret within.” Gu Shenwei thought. Unsure of how long that person had been waiting there, he turned around, and saw someone standing opposite on the ballista staring at himself.

”Liuhua!” Gu Shenwei exclaimed in surprise. Liuhua was supposed to stay in the South City to help Shangguan Ru take charge of Kun Society. What was he doing here?

”Are you ready?”

”For what?”

”Ready for your death. I've been going crazy waiting for this day.”