Chapter 98: 098. Guarantee to Make You Satisfied (First Update)
Translator: 549690339
Su Liang drew a very detailed human acupoint map.
The next morning, when it was Su Liang’s turn to drive, Ning Jing sat in the carriage and studied the map.
After looking at an acupoint, Ning Jing would ask Su Liang if hitting this acupoint could be fatal.
After asking three times in a row, Su Liang was somewhat speechless, “As a martial artist, you should know about this.”
“Hmm.” Ning Jing’s voice came from the carriage, “I need to confirm it with you. Don’t you want to talk?”
Su Liang:… She shouldn’t have said that last night…
Ning Jing had an excellent memory, and having memorized all the human acupoints, it was time to practice needle techniques.
That night, Su Liang had just picked up a book when she heard a knock on the door, “Come here for a moment.”
Su Liang closed the book and went to Ning Jing’s room next door.
“I want to try the needle technique.” Ning Jing said.
Su Liang was stunned, “You… you’re not going to practice on me, are you? I refuse.” Most of the acupoints were under the clothes, and although she wasn’t too strict about male-female contact, she couldn’t go that far.
Su Liang realized she didn’t need to remove any clothes while treating people during the poisoning case at the academy.
Only in the beginning, when treating Xing Yusheng, he needed to be shirtless. But Xing Yusheng’s feelings for Su Liang had nothing to do with her seeing his body…
“You can stab a straw man.” Su Liang seriously suggested.
Ning Jing shook his head, “That way, there’s no feeling.”
Su Liang coughed lightly, “Even if you don’t see me as a woman, this really won’t do.”
Ning Jing frowned slightly, “What are you thinking about?”
Su Liang was stunned, only to see Ning Jing walk to the side of the bed, sit down facing her, and then untie his belt.
Su Liang was dumbfounded as she watched Ning Jing take off his outer garment, revealing his inner clothes, and then continue to untie the belt, exposing his chest…
She didn’t expect him to look so skinny, but when he undressed, there was flesh… Su Liang snapped out of it and immediately turned around, “What on earth are you trying to do?”
Ning Jing’s voice was faint, “You can still feel shy?”
Su Liang turned back, “I’m just baffled. Why are you taking off your clothes for no reason?”
Ning Jing’s expression was calm, “I want to try the needle technique on myself. You said it won’t kill me.”
Su Liang held her forehead, “Well…okay.” Her golden needle was already in Ning Jing’s possession.
“You help me see if there’s any misalignment.” Ning Jing said.
“Oh.” Su Liang nodded, sitting at the table, boldly enjoying Ning Jing’s figure, thinking that it was truly a feast for the eyes! If she measured it with a ruler, it would surely conform to the perfect golden ratio.
Ning Jing spoke again, “Come closer.”
Su Liang moved a chair over, sat next to him, and looked openly, “Go ahead.”
Soon, some suggestive words were heard in the room.
“What does it feel like?”
“Painful.”
“Pain is correct, you missed the spot.”
“Why didn’t you say that earlier?”
“This is an easy mistake to make, so I’m letting you learn.”
“What about this time?
“Numb.” “Can’t you say one more word?”
“Very numb.”
“You can’t reach the ones on your back, just forget them for now.”
“You do it.’
“Alright. Such a good back, it would be a pity not to cup.”
“What is cupping?”
“I’ll let you try it another day, it’s very exciting.”
Finally, it was over. Ning Jing put his clothes back on, and Su Liang was about to leave when he said, “Wait.”
“Big brother, any other instructions?” Su Liang yawned.
Ning Jing glanced at the ceiling.
Su Liang was stunned for a moment, then realized that someone was on the roof.
Although Ning Yao’s family was gone, Ning Jing’s enemies were more than just that one. Assassins from the Li Family, Xiao Family, or Yanyun Building might come to trouble him.
Ning Jing fastened his belt and picked up the golden needles that hadn’t been put away yet. He slid one between each finger of his left hand and said calmly, “Tonight, I’ll try that needle technique you taught me.”
Only Su Liang understood this, “that” referred to the technique she had told Ning Jing about, where stabbing certain acupoints simultaneously would make a person wish they were dead.
As soon as the words fell, Ning Jing pushed open the rear window and leaped out.
Su Liang heard some slight noises from the roof and then it quickly returned to silence. She figured Ning Jing had led the person to another place.
She sat in Ning Jing’s room waiting. Since there was nothing to do, she took out the four treasures of the study and continued to write the acupuncture prescription for Ning Jing to see.
Su Liang wrote attentively and didn’t know how long it had been when the rear window shook, and Ning Jing returned.
He still looked the same as when he left, his clothes immaculate, only bringing in a hint of chillness, with a faint flash of gold between his fingers.
“Your needle technique is not bad,” Ning Jing said, “They were fake Yanyun Building assassins hired by the Li family.”
“Fake?” Su Liang raised her eyebrows, ���Is it because after Yan Sui’s death, Yanyun Building fell into chaos, and some third-rate little assassins have the guts to pretend to be Yanyun Building’s people and take on tasks?”
Ning Jing nodded.
Su Liang stood up, “If they were really capable assassins from Yanyun Building, they should know that Yan Sui died at your hands. Yan Shiqi was clever enough to just scam people without risking his life.”
On the other hand, the Lin family was heading to the capital city, being cautious all the way.
They stayed at an inn that night, having booked an independent courtyard. When assassins approached, Lin Bojun heard the commotion and hadn’t yet taken action when Yan Shiqi appeared and quickly killed them all with lightning speed.
He was Yan Sui’s most outstanding disciple, but not as famous as Yan Shiba because Yan Shiba’s father was the previous owner of Yanyun Building, and she was like a young lady of Yanyun Building with a special status.
Lin Bojun only caught a glimpse of a black shadow before the trouble was resolved, and even the corpses were quickly dragged away.
He could only marvel at how powerful the friend Ning Jing found.
In the middle of the night, Lin Bojun suddenly got up, drawing a knife from under his pillow! He heard movement in the courtyard! He opened the door to see masked Yan Shiqi attacking someone.
“Master Lin! I am from Duke Qin’s Mansion!”
Qi Yan, who was being continuously driven back, had no choice but to call out for help. He had been ordered by Xing Yusheng to protect the Lin family, and after a few days of hurried travels, he finally arrived at Pingbei City, only to find out that he had missed the Lin family and hurriedly pursued them, finally catching up.
He didn’t expect that before seeing the Lin family, he encountered a ferocious roadblocker.
Upon hearing this, Lin Bojun immediately spoke up, “Stop fighting! He’s one of us!”
Yan Shiqi sheathed his sword and disappeared without saying a word.
Qi Yan breathed a sigh of relief, came forward to salute Lin Bojun, “My name is Qi Yan, I’m not considered a member of the Qin family, but my master is Crown
Prince Bei Jingwang.”
Lin Bojun hadn’t met Qi Yan, but he had heard of the name of Xing Yusheng’s guard.
Seeing Qi Yan take out Xing Yusheng’s crown prince token, Lin Bojun no longer doubted his identity.
“General Lin saved Miss Wan previously. She has been worried about General Lin and his family, so our master sent me to protect them. There are a few other brothers. After entering the city, they went to other inns to check and will join us shortly,” Qi Yan said, “I didn’t expect that General Lin has a master protecting him.”
Lin Bojun felt delighted when he heard that Qin Yujin was concerned about his and his family’s safety, so Qi Yan came, “Thank you, Brother Qi!”
“If General Lin doesn’t mind, we will escort you in secret and complete our master’s task from now on,” Qi Yan said.
Lin Bojun shook his head, “Of course I don’t mind, I’m very grateful! When I get to the capital city, I must thank Crown Prince Xing and Miss Qin in person!”
Lin Shuzhi and Lin Boyan came out when they heard the sound, and they also expressed their gratitude to Qi Yan when they learned of his identity.
Qi Yan thought that the Lin family was very nice, treating a guard like him with such courtesy. No wonder Duke Qin once said that the Lin family all had an admirable character.
“You don’t need to worry about us, I’ll meet up with my brothers, and we’ll follow you in secret,” Qi Yan said and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and turned back to ask Lin Shuzhi, “Does Master Lin know Ning Jing?”
Lin Shuzhi was not surprised that Qi Yan would ask about Ning Jing, because it was well known that Ning Jing was participating in the Imperial examination using Xing Yusheng’s token.
“Yes,” Lin Shuzhi answered.
Qi Yan hurriedly asked, “Is there a young lady by Ning Jing’s side?”
Lin Shuzhi nodded, “Yes, there is a young lady.” “Have they gone back to Bei’an County?” Qi Yan asked.
“Yes,” Lin Shuzhi replied.
Qi Yan didn’t ask any further questions, thinking that perhaps Lin Shuzhi only knew about Ning Jing because he was the top scholar.
When they set off again the next day, Lin Xueqing learned that someone had come last night and it was someone Xing Yusheng had sent to protect them.
“Miss Qin is really kind,” Lin Xueqing said.
Lin Bojun, who was driving the carriage, frowned, “Could it be that Crown
Prince Bei Jingwang and Miss Qin’s cousins are getting engaged?”
Lin Xueqing shook her head, “No way, Brother, don’t speculate. In my opinion, Crown Prince Xing clearly likes Sister Su! But Sister Su has Ning Jing by her side!”
Lin Shuzhi frowned, “Stop making wild guesses. Except for Xiaoliang and Jingjing’s relationship, everything else is nonsense.”
Ning Jing began to hope for someone to come and kill him, so he could practice acupuncture on assassins and also test Su Liang’s homemade poisons and antidotes.
Unfortunately, the number of assassins coming to kill him decreased as he had already killed their leader.
When the two arrived in Qingyang City, Su Liang drove the carriage while Ning Jing sat inside, holding a straw man, practicing acupuncture based on the prescription written by Su Liang.
Qingyang City was a large trade hub in the northeast of Qian Country. It was surrounded by Qian Country’s most important grain production area, and inside the city was one of the four major grain merchants, the Wan Family.
It was already afternoon, and as Su Liang drove down the main street, she heard many people discussing the Wan family.
After listening for a while, she roughly understood the situation.
“That shameless Li San sabotaged Zhengzheng and failed, so he reported to the local government and the Qingyang City government, asking both sides to intervene and take the Wan family to the blood test for their lineage. The Wan family couldn’t defy the Government Office, so they could only agree,” Su Liang said coldly.
She was telling Ning Jing, but there was no response in the carriage.
Su Liang looked back, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and saw Ning Jing still focused on “stabbing the straw man”…
“I heard it,” Ning Jing said without lifting his head, ��Go to the Wan family.” “Go openly?” Su Liang asked.
“Yes,” Ning Jing replied, “As the head of the Ning family, I am here to discuss business. Can you guarantee that the blood test won’t succeed?” Su Liang nodded, “Easily. This kind of method has no scientific basis in the first place. Your blood and Zhengzheng’s can blend together.”
“Very well,” Ning Jing nodded slightly, sticking a needle in the brow of the straw man, “I want to practice acupuncture on Li San. You figure out a way.” Su Liang let the curtain down and smiled slightly, “Sure. I promise you’ll be satisfied..”