Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 70 Serene as the Moon, Beautiful as a Song

"And you're not allowed to call me 'Auntie' either!" Cheng Ying blurted out, her voice as clear and melodious as a nightingale's.

She was clearly in a hurry, and she no longer cared about suppressing her originally pleasant voice.

"Okay, Auntie!" Cha Nan replied with a playful smile.

If you want to pick up girls, you can't be shameless. Back then, Yang Guo was so handsome, but he still relied on his mischievousness and thick skin to roam among women.
"You...!" Cheng Ying's chest heaved with anger. If it weren't for the large blue robe he was wearing, it would probably have stirred up waves.

"Alright, Auntie, let's get down to business. How effective are those liquids for the injured?" Cha Nan began to steer the conversation.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Ying indeed stopped dwelling on the issue of address and instead said with bright eyes, "It's amazing. The healing effect is very good, especially for external injuries. Many wounds that only damage the skin and flesh without reaching the bone have already begun to heal completely."

"That's good. I was worried that the concentration wasn't high enough," Cha Nan said.

Cheng Ying looked at Cha Nan and asked in a low voice, "Did you prepare that medicine?"

Cha Nan: "You could say that!"

"Thank you very much, but... I have a favor to ask!" Cheng Ying hesitated for a few breaths before saying, "I want some with a higher concentration for research, so that I can refine a pill that is more effective for internal injuries."

While external injuries are more common on the battlefield, internal injuries are far more deadly in martial arts battles, especially when masters clash.

"Sure, but on one condition!"

"Let me see your face!" Cha Nan couldn't agree to that so readily; of course, she took the opportunity to make demands.

Cheng Ying thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

She wears a mask simply because she is shy by nature and doesn't want to communicate with people or be approached by strangers while walking around. There's no rule that she can't take off the mask or that there will be consequences if she does.

Now that she has heard Cha Nan's conditions, she is about to remove her mask.

Cha Nan reached out to stop him: "Wait, we need to have some ceremony, come with me!"

After saying that, he got up, dusted himself off, and walked into the courtyard first.

Cheng Ying didn't think much of it at first, but Cha Nan's serious approach made her a little shy. Removing the mask felt like taking off clothes, giving her a strange sense of shame.

“Cousin!” Lu Wushuang tugged at Cheng Ying’s hand.

Cheng Ying patted her arm: "Don't worry, he's Guo Daxia's disciple after all, he shouldn't be a bad person."

These sisters also had experience in the ways of the world, and they wouldn't believe everything others said. They only believed Cha Nan when she introduced herself, entirely because Guo Fu was still there.

Since Guo Fu did not deny it, then it must be true.

Following Cha Nan into the courtyard, the sky had already darkened completely, a cold moon hung in the sky, and a cold wind blew, making the courtyard, which should have been lively, seem particularly desolate.

The distant drumbeats had completely ceased, but the firelight on the city walls had not yet died down.

Although the city of Xiangyang was running low on timber and combustible oil, the torches burning on the city walls could not be extinguished.

Due to poor nighttime lighting, the Mongols were unlikely to attack the city at night in the early stages of the war. However, if the fires on the city walls went out or went dark, it was hard to guarantee that the Mongols wouldn't send small elite troops to raid the city walls and try to open the city gates.

"Alright! This is it!" Cheng Ying called out to Cha Nan as he was about to walk further, and was about to remove the mask from his face.

"Don't rush! Don't rush! What musical instrument do you like? Oh, right... you can play the xiao (vertical flute)!"

“I can whistle, so how about I whistle and you play the flute, and we can play a duet?” Cha Nan suggested.

Cheng Ying frowned slightly, then forcefully ripped off the mask from her face, revealing... her black hair flowing freely, and her face as beautiful as a song!

The book describes Cheng Ying as "refined and elegant, with an extremely beautiful appearance," but Cha Nan felt that this was far from enough. "Quiet as the moon, elegant as the wind, like a fleeting ephemera, purer than snow!" Cha Nan sighed, at that moment he only regretted not being a liberal arts student, as his vocabulary was so inadequate.

Judging solely from facial features, Cheng Ying and Guo Fu are roughly equal in beauty, with Guo Fu even more fitting the definition of stunning beauty in most people's eyes.

But Cheng Ying gives people the feeling of tranquil autumn water; just looking at her will bring you a sense of peace.

She wasn't unrealistically beautiful, but she was also not something you could easily reach.

"Alright!" Cheng Ying put the mask back on, concealing her stunningly beautiful face once more.

“I’m all better too!” Cha Nan replied.

"Huh?" Cheng Ying obviously didn't understand the joke.

"It's nothing! Come on, I'll take you to get the concentrated solution!" Cha Nan waved, signaling Cheng Ying to follow.

The two walked deeper into the Liu residence. Cha Nan pretended to whistle and then summoned a small elephant in a pot.

Behind the artificial hill, a cute little elephant with its tuft of hair on its head wobbled out.

"The liquid you need is what it provides!" Cha Nan said, pointing to the little elephant pot.

Having said that, he gestured for the little elephant in the pot to spray a healing liquid.

The little elephant in the pot, whose satiety level was still half, sprayed out a small stream of thick, snot-like liquid, which landed in a stone groove on the artificial hill. After that, its satiety level dropped a little.

Using the Pot Elephant's companion skill requires consuming a lot of satiety, and when it is hungry, it needs to eat a lot of grains or highly nutritious food.

Therefore, Cha Nan did not allow the little elephant to fully unleash its power to create healing liquids. Instead, it only created them when needed, and then brought them back to the Mythical Beast World in batches when their satiety was about to reach its limit, replacing them with fresh batches.

This can effectively save the food brought into the martial arts world.

After all, there is no shortage of wheat, but each time they can only carry about 1,000 jin (500 kg).

"So that's what he was after!" Upon seeing the little elephant in the pot, Cheng Ying suddenly felt guilty for suspecting Cha Nan. She had originally thought that Cha Nan brought her out and wanted to whistle with her to tease her.

Now it seems that it was all for the sake of protecting and bringing out this cute and precious little guy in front of us.

In Cheng Ying's view, a strange beast like the Little Elephant should be kept hidden and protected, and should never be known to others. Otherwise, not only would many people in the martial arts world come to snatch it, but the Mongolians would also do everything in their power to obtain it.

"Don't be so trusting of people again!" Cheng Ying slowly advised.

Given her cautious nature, it is truly commendable that she would utter such words of advice.

Cha Nan said, "My aunt is not an outsider!"

"By the way! Auntie, did you and Aunt Lu have any other important business in Xiangyang this time?"

Cha Nan asked this question because of the timing of Cheng Ying and Lu Wushuang's return.

Now that the two armies are at war, their return would actually have limited effect.

This means that something is compelling them to come.

Cheng Ying's eyes darkened slightly before she replied, "Since you are not an outsider, I will tell you, but please do not make a fuss."

"The Condor Hero is trapped in Nanyang. My cousin and I have heard the news and have come to Xiangyang to ask Hero Guo for help!"

(End of this chapter)