Chapter 7 – Yuan Li Manipulation (1/2)

Chapter 7 – Yuan Li Manipulation

Liu Ming couldn’t help but pick up the bronze bracelet with an astonished expression on his face.

This bronze bracelet was as light as the wind, as if it was weightless.

“Is this Young Master Bai’s Practitioner Weapon?” Liu Ming asked after he had carefully inspected the bracelet in his hand.

“That’s right. The Tiger’s Bite Bracelet is a rarely seen, upper tier Practitioner Weapon in both its offensive and defensive capabilities. It can be ranked among the top ten Practitioner Weapons within the Bai Clan.” Gu Lao San explained while he looked at the bracelet with an air of reluctance.

“However, before young brother can activate it, I fear that you must first learn the most basic skill of controlling your Yuan Li. As for these techniques, we will teach them to you as we continue on our journey. We will definitely help you activate the bracelet as quickly as possible.” Guan Lao Da added.

“Then I give my sincere thanks to both uncles.” Liu Ming said with a hint of joy in his eyes as he placed the bracelet onto his right wrist and felt a cooling sensation emanating from it.

“Very good, but your current appearance is still slightly imperfect and needs to be adjusted so that the Apostles of the sect won’t see through our ruse.” Guan Lao Da was nodding his head as he observed Liu Ming’s face.

“Adjusted… in what manner?” Liu Ming frowned as he heard this.

Even though Liu Ming had an average appearance, he was still unwilling to let others change his appearance by any large degree.

“Ah, relax young brother! We will definitely not damage your original appearance, we only need to make some slight adjustments to your hair and skin tone. Gu Lao San is an expert in this area so you can leave it to him.” Guan Lao Da immediately saw through Liu Ming’s worries and reassured him with gentle laughter.

“If it is just like that, I do not mind. Uncle Gu, I am sorry to bother you.” Liu Ming set aside the worries he was carrying in his heart and agreed to their request.

“Heh heh, this is just a small matter. In the days before I became a Practitioner, I once held the title of [The Man with a Hundred Faces]” Gu Lao San boasted with a laugh.

At this, he turned around and pulled out a number of vials from his massive bag, along with some small yet unnaturally sharp blades and gestured for the youth to come over.

After some hesitation, Liu Ming stood up and walked toward him.

An hour later, in front of Liu Ming was a shiny bronze mirror that cast light upon his facial features.

“The eyebrows are slightly lighter and the hairs that were originally crooked have been fixed. A silver hair band has been added to the forehead, giving off an air of elegance. However, the biggest change is still…”

Liu Ming raised both his hands, which could originally be considered a rather healthy pair, and discovered that they had now become abnormally white, giving him the appearance of a pampered noble.

“Take this vial of Skin Washer, apply it to your body once every night. I’ll brew a few more bottles for you during our journey. By the time we reach the Barbarian Ghost Sect, your skin color will remain as such for some time. By the time the color begins to fade, nobody will notice it anyway. Even without using this appearance changing skill for so many years, looks like I am still pretty good at it.” Gu Lao San remarked delightedly as he held the bronze mirror.

Gua Lao Da assessed the youth and gave his look of approval.

The current Liu Ming definitely looked more suave than his previous self. As long as it was not a person who was closely acquainted with the young master of the Bai Clan, the disguise would not be easily seen through.

Even though Liu Ming had never met the young master, judging from the satisfied looks on both of their faces, he knew that the transformation was a success and inwardly heaved a sigh of relief.

Now that he was in deep with these two men, his own life would also be in jeopardy if they were unable to scam their way through.

“Ah that’s right, you are our master from now on so please refrain from calling us uncle. Just address us as Guan Da or Gu San, just to prevent any slip ups when we get there.” Guan Lao Da remarked.

“I got it.” Liu Ming replied with a heavy expression.

……

One day later, a small yellow vessel could be seen traveling downstream.

On this small boat, Gu Lao San occasionally glanced into the cabin while holding onto the rudder with both hands.

Within the cabin, Liu Ming was sitting cross-legged under the guidance of Guan Lao Da.

In front of him was a small wooden table upon which the Tiger’s Bite Bracelet was placed.

All of a sudden, Liu Ming let out a low cry and aimed a finger toward the bronze bracelet.

*Poof*

The bracelet slightly trembled, after which it didn’t move again.

Liu Ming frowned at this sight.

“Not bad. To be able to form a reaction between your Yuan Li and the Tiger’s Bite Bracelet within such a short time, seems like you are rather gifted in controlling Practitioner Weapons.” The middle-aged man standing by the side was rather pleased, unlike Liu Ming’s dissatisfaction.

“Did you not say that I only have two months to train?” Liu Ming slowly asked.