Chapter 204: Hand strength, judged as a waste (2/2)

“I…really was in a bit of pain. Don’t hold my hand so tightly. How about I try to move you instead?” she said timidly, assuming he was disappointed.

But Long Feiye only coldly replied, “No need. No matter how much you train your hand, it’ll be a waste of time. You can’t get much strength out of it.”

What?

Han Yunxi was surprised and hastened to ask, “Haven’t…haven’t we yet to test it?”

“If you can’t even endure a grip like this, what else is there to hope for?” Long Feiye said mercilessly.

“But…but…” Han Yunxi grew anxious. She had no understanding of martial arts, much less how to train hand and arm strength. Was it really as Long Feiye had said?

Long Feiye stood up, and Han Yunxi hastened to follow after him. “Then what about inner energy? Can I train in that? Teach me inner strength.”

“It’s the same principle. Not teaching,” Long Feiye said as he turned to leave.

Nani?

Han Yunxi was left dumbstruck by her shock. She didn’t notice how quickly Long Feiye had walked away, it was almost as if he was fleeing. Such news was too sudden, wasn’t it? She only felt like she’d been thoroughly denied after looking forward to studying seriously. She stared woodenly at her hands. Even if she didn’t understand anything, she knew that hand strength and inner energy were the basic building blocks of martial arts. If she couldn’t learn either, was she a waste at martial arts?

Did she really have to be so unlucky?!

Han Yunxi was unable to reconcile to this truth and chased after Long Feiye in a rush, but he was nowhere to be found.

—

For the next few days, Long Feiye didn’t make any appearances. It was as if he’d vanished off the face of the Earth. Han Yunxi mused that he must disdain her completely now. That’s why the fellow abandoned her so thoroughly and lost interest. The detox system was still in the middle of upgrading, so Han Yunxi continued her days feeling tired. As soon as she napped, two hours would slip by. When she was conscious, she coated the Tang Clan assassination weapons in poison while feeling depressed. These were such perfect weapons, but it was a pity they and her had no destiny together.

Still, the optimistic Han Yunxi didn’t feel sad for long. Heaven had already granted her an innate talent with the poison arts. Even if she was a martial arts waste, she wouldn’t demand anything more. But would Long Feiye still take her out to play if she didn’t know how to use assassination weapons, only poisons?

Soon enough, Han Yunxi got her answer.

After being missing for 10 days, Long Feiye ordered Chu Xifeng to gift Han Yunxi an item with a very beautiful, unique name: the Pear Blossom Teardrop Rain.

This was a type of assassination weapon that greatly resembled a hand chain bracelet. A shade of enchanting red, the chains themselves were inlaid with red jade stones and rested against Han Yunxi’s small white hand, wrapping around her wrist and the back of her hand. It fit very well with moderate tightness, and emanated an inexpressibly noble beauty. Even Chu Xifeng found it hard to shift his gaze from the sight. He couldn’t help but wonder whether His Highness had taken measurements of the esteemed wangfei’s hand before having it made.

Those who didn’t know beforehand, no matter how good their eyes were, would just assume this was an expensive piece of jewelry. No one would ever think it was an assassination weapon. Moreover, the Pear Blossom Teardrop Rain was a formidable weapon newly created by the Tang Clan themselves. It was Long Feiye who’d pushed them to work without stopping for 10 days to create this one of a kind weapon inspired by the Pear Blossom Rain Needles!

Of course, it still couldn’t compare to the Pear Blossom Rain Needles itself. The strength and speed were about one-third that of the original product. Even the Tang Clan itself didn’t understand all the secrets of the Pear Blossom Rain Needles. For them to approximate its strength to this extent was already quite good. However, the advantage of this bracelet was that it could be refilled with needles after it was used, unlike its predecessor.

“Esteemed wangfei, these 13 jade stones of various sizes can each hide up to three needles. 39 needles should be enough for you to use for awhile,” Chu Xifeng smiled.

Han Yunxi fiddled with the bracelet on her hands, finding it somewhat inconceivable. Timidly she asked, “Can I test it out?”

Since when had this mistress been so polite with her words? Chu Xifeng was amused. “This is what His Highness gave you. Once it’s in your hands, it belongs to you, use it as you’d like!”

“Then good. Stand further back, I’ll test out its strength and speed,” Han Yunxi said seriously.

Chu Xifeng narrowly avoided keeling over as his expression stiffened. So she wants to use me for target practice!

Han Yunxi waved a hand to urge him to back up. She’d tasted the strength of the Pear Blossom Rain Needles. This Pear Blossom Teardrop Rain shouldn’t disappoint her too much.