461 Teaching the Divine Kung Fu (1/2)

The Princess knew nothing about Kung Fu; however, she managed to separate the remaining Wayless Book into chapters.

She gave Dragon King only 10 pages of the eighth chapter, without the last page and the 12 pages of the ninth chapter.

Gu Shenwei had Maid Lotus alter the 10th page of the ninth chapter. Then, he rolled it up again and hid it under the throne.

Maid Lotus had always known the Dragon King's motive behind his every act. However, this time she was a little puzzled. ”Shall we not keep a copy?”

Gu Shenwei just shook his head without answering. He was thinking that they had already lingered here for too long, so they should leave in case of any future suspicion.

The King of the Stone Kingdom had already been ”forgiven” by his sister; however, he did not dare to visit the Dragon King in person. In the end, he hid inside his palace and sent Xu Yanwei to report it.

”Your Majesty, the Princess has realized her mistake. She wants you to forgive her. Moreover, the King of the Stone Kingdom has reflected on his mistakes too.”

Gu Shenwei still looked angry. He had the King of the Stone Kingdom apologize to her, but that did not mean he had forgiven the Princess. Finally, he marched off with the guards.

Back in the barracks, Gu Shenwei explained to Maid Lotus, ”The ninth chapter is reserved for the Supreme King, so we can't practice it. He'll send people to spy on us.”

”We're not even keeping a copy?” Maid Lotus still found it puzzling. ”He's not only giving up the ninth chapter, but also the eighth chapter because of the missing last page.”

”No, the Wayless Qigong won't benefit any of us.”

Maid Lotus was stunned by his stubbornness, and again, she felt lost. ”But you've taught the Divine Kung Fu to so many swordsmen from the Great Snowmountain.”

”In that way, they won't all have self-destruction at the same time. They can protect each other from the assassins if any of them self-destructs.”

Maid Lotus saw the obvious contradiction in his words, but did not ask further.

She started to get suspicious.

Gu Shenwei knew what Maid Lotus was thinking: ”He's acting weird, as if he is deliberately giving up the eighth and ninth chapters in front of me to cover up something. Maybe he has a copy of them and doesn't want me to know.” Thus, Gu Shenwei could only comfort her. ”I have my reasons, please believe me.”

At that time, Maid Lotus suddenly dropped her suspicion. Their friendship was delicate; all they had was the trust between them. Any strain on that would permanently break their relationship.

Actually, she wanted to tell him: ”I don't care even if you keep those two chapters”, but in the end, she remained quiet.

Maid Lotus bowed and was ready to leave.

”Wait.” Gu Shenwei stopped her to discuss something more important. ”I've been thinking about the Sumeru Mustard Divine Kung Fu. Chu Nanping is practicing it, so why can't we?”

”Have you found a solution?” Maid Lotus's eyes flashed.

Actually, as long as she refrained from the Death Scripture swordcraft, Maid Lotus had little chance of having Qigong Deviation. However, because of the previous incorrect manual, Gu Shenwei suffered from Qigong Deviation periodically. Maid Lotus was feeling happy for him.

”It's a bit risky.” Gu Shenwei had reflected on it. Finally, he decided to take the risk because he could seize the opportunity to completely get rid of his Qigong Deviation and strengthen his Internal Strength. That was more than he could obtain by practicing the two chapters of the Wayless Qigong.

”Have you heard of the Yin and Yang Strength from our Gu family?”

Maid Lotus was the only one who knew the Dragon King's real name; she surely remembered the Yin and Yang Strength well. At that time, Gu Shenwei got rid of Slave Yao using that strength and stirred up a deep hatred in her heart. Now, even though she could not recall the victim's face, her hatred remained.

She nodded.

”The Yin and Yang Strength is different, one can't practice it alone. He must have the aid of another expert. Yin produces yang, and yang produces yin, that's how the strength grows. To practice the Wayless Qigong, I gave up the Yin and Yang Strength. I thought it was lost forever.”

Slave Yao died of Qigong Deviation because Gu Shenwei had just stood by. He did not rescue Slave Yao using his Yin Strength. After he abandoned the Yin and Yang Strength, there was no way for him to help others practice it anymore.

In order to find out the real cause of Slave Yao's death, Maid Lotus had studied the first stage of the Yin and Yang Strength. Now, she quickly realized what he meant. ”You want to practice the Sumeru Mustard Divine Kung Fu using the Yin and Yang Strength method?”

It was risky indeed.

”The Sumeru Mustard Divine Kung Fu contains all the Internal Strength in the world, while the Wayless Qigong has none. These two manuals are completely opposite each other. One is warm and the other is cold, which resembles the Yin and Yang Strength of the Gu family.”

Maid Lotus could not help asking, ”Have you tried it?”

If one wanted to control the Yang Strength at the first stage of the Yin and Yang Strength, he needed another expert who had controlled the Yin Strength to help him. Gu Shenwei had mastered the Wayless Qigong, so he could manage to control both strengths on his own.

”Not yet, there's too much risk in practicing on my own. If I were to fail, I wouldn't know how to reverse it. I need your help.”

Looking at Gu Shenwei, Maid Lotus breathed heavily, emotionless. ”Not only is he seeking help from me, but he's also putting his life in my hands.”