"Young Lord Chiyan, since we agreed beforehand, I naturally won't go back on my word."
Su Hua did not press further with the myriad curiosities and doubts she held about Gu Qingfeng, speaking frankly instead. "Moreover, the Little Blue Flower Language you revised is simpler, more perfect, and more profound than my original version. It's also more suitable for beginners, which fills me with immense admiration and gratitude. I will honor our agreement and serve as your maiden attendant for a few days."
Although this fellow's actions had left Su Hua feeling awkward and embarrassed, it did not hinder her admiration for Gu Qingfeng's unfathomable mastery of the Musical Arts—an admiration that came from the depths of her heart.
She had intended to express more words of gratitude, but halfway through, Gu Qingfeng seemed uninterested in listening, cutting her off impatiently. "Alright, enough of that. Let's get to it."
Su Hua raised an eyebrow. "Now?"
"Why not?"
Gu Qingfeng laughed. "I've heard that the court maidens in the Immortal Dynasty all cultivate a very sophisticated massage technique. What's it called again? Something like... the Great Sublime Spring-Return Finger? They specialize in serving the immortals who descend from the Nine Heavens. I heard one session of the Great Sublime Spring-Return Finger can make a person feel... ecstatic. I've long wanted to experience it, but never had the chance. Now that such a fine opportunity is right before me, naturally I want to enjoy it sooner rather than later."
"The Great Sublime Spring-Return Finger is not some massage technique; it's a complex medical Immortal Art," Su Hua explained with a furrowed brow. "Moreover, this art is not for mere pleasure, nor can it make someone feel... ecstatic. It's a healing Immortal Art. After being performed, it can open all the pores, acupoints, meridians, and even the Purple Mansion of a person, allowing them to merge with the Great Natural Order and achieve a state of self-forgetfulness..."
"Is that so? Then hurry up and let this master merge with the Great Natural Order and forget himself for a bit."
Su Hua pursed her lips, seeming somewhat embarrassed. However, after a moment's hesitation, she steeled herself and walked behind Gu Qingfeng. Qian Shan, standing nearby, wanted to stop her, but Su Hua looked at her and shook her head, signaling that she knew what she was doing.
And so,
Su Hua stood behind Gu Qingfeng and began performing the so-called Great Sublime Spring-Return Finger on him. Just as she had said, it was a profound medical Immortal Art—capable of invigorating blood, dispersing stasis, unblocking meridians, healing the heart, and mending bones without question. Not only that, through this medical art, one could even heal a shattered Purple Mansion or an injured Nascent Soul.
Gu Qingfeng reclined in his chair, enjoying Su Hua's Great Sublime Spring-Return Finger, nodding in approval. "Not bad, not bad at all. No wonder the old saying goes, 'as blissful as an immortal.' The immortals of the Nine Heavens really know how to enjoy themselves, creating such a massage method. I must say, it's damn comfortable..."
Gu Qingfeng had indeed heard of the Immortal Dynasty court maidens' Great Sublime Spring-Return Finger before, but as for enjoying it, this was his first time in this lifetime. He had to admit, the thing was really quite good. As Su Hua kneaded and pressed, streams of spiritual incantations condensed and manifested, gradually opening Gu Qingfeng's various pores and acupoints...
It really did feel good.
Only, the scene was somewhat... indecent.
At least, that's how it seemed to Master Wenzhu present. He simply couldn't bear to watch this scene, turning his back, unable to look any longer.
The renowned fairy of the world was actually giving someone a massage—this was something Master Wenzhu simply couldn't accept.
As for Qian Shan, she had already turned her back and closed her eyes. Compared to Master Wenzhu, she was even more unwilling and unable to accept this sight.
Equally unable to accept it were Ouyang Feiyue and Ouyang Ye. They watched as Su Hua sister massaged Gu Qingfeng, even wanting to pinch themselves hard to see if they were dreaming.
Especially Ouyang Ye. Ever since Gu Qingfeng had assaulted her chest, she had been waiting for an opportunity to get revenge. She had waited for months, hoping against hope, and finally managed to bring Su Hua here.
And what was the result?
Not only did Su Hua not help her get revenge, she was actually massaging this guy.
This scene was something Ouyang Ye simply couldn't accept, no matter what. She opened her mouth several times wanting to say something, but when the words reached her lips, not a single syllable came out.
Faced with this scene, what else could she do?
Nothing could be said.
Ouyang Ye was very embarrassed. Everyone was very embarrassed, let alone Su Hua. Although she had lived two lives, possessed a formidable state of mind, and was transcendent and unworldly, not caring about others' gazes... giving a man a massage—no, performing the Great Sublime Spring-Return Finger for a man—this was her first time. Even for her father in this reincarnated life, she had never performed the Great Sublime Spring-Return Finger.
To say she wasn't embarrassed would be a lie.
To say she didn't care would also be a lie.
Su Hua looked at Qian Shan and Master Wenzhu, who had turned their backs, then at Ouyang Feiyue and Ouyang Ye, whose expressions kept shifting. A look of profound embarrassment immediately filled her peerlessly beautiful face. When she looked at Huode, she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
If only she had listened to Master Huode's advice earlier, she wouldn't have been reduced to this state.
Sigh!
Su Hua sighed inwardly. Besides embarrassment, her heart was filled with regret, and even more so, anger.
Gu Qingfeng, this fellow, was reclining in his chair like a lord, eyes closed, looking utterly blissful—which made her feel very uncomfortable.
Forget it, forget it.
Just this once. Only this once.
There would never be a second time.
Su Hua told herself this inwardly.
As she performed the Great Sublime Spring-Return Finger, she took the opportunity to probe Gu Qingfeng's True Body. But the more she probed, the more astonished and doubtful she became. The more she probed, the more she felt something was off. Because the first finger technique of the Great Sublime Spring-Return Finger was to open the pores, and she was shocked to discover that all the pores on Gu Qingfeng's body were...
Complex and very peculiar.
They looked no different from an ordinary person's pores, but upon careful probing, Su Hua found that all the pores on Gu Qingfeng's body were opening and closing autonomously. Each pore seemed like a living entity, breathing on its own—every single one on his entire body was like this.
This was simply...
Simply unbelievable to Su Hua.
She had never encountered such an inconceivable thing before.
What made it even more bewildering to her was that she discovered Gu Qingfeng's pores weren't breathing anything else—they were breathing the surrounding spiritual energy.
It really was spiritual energy. Not absorbing it, but breathing it—naturally and subtly. As natural as an infant breathing air, so subtle that one couldn't detect any change in the surrounding spiritual energy. It was as if Gu Qingfeng's body had perfectly merged with the Great Natural Order, becoming one and the same.
Perfectly merged with the Great Natural Order?
No!
Absolutely impossible!
Su Hua was firmly convinced that Gu Qingfeng's True Body had not merged with the Great Natural Order, because her own True Body had merged with it. She knew better than anyone what a True Body merged with the Great Natural Order was like.
When a True Body perfectly merged with the Great Natural Order, it could indeed absorb autonomously—but only the Nascent Soul or Primordial Spirit could do so. She had never heard of the body's pores being able to absorb autonomously. These were just pores, not something else; how could they absorb on their own?
Moreover, Gu Qingfeng's pores not only could absorb autonomously, they seemed to possess life themselves. This feeling was like a stone not only speaking human words but also singing—somewhat like a fantasy tale.