Chapter 51 Women love to make assumptions
In the room, Wei Changtian and Xu Qingwan sat opposite each other.
There was sandalwood burning on the Huanghuali low table, and the faint green smoke was like a fish sliding between the sleeves of the two people.
"I meant to come last night."
Xu Qingwan's face turned pale. "But after you woke up, Lord Wei sent someone to tell me and told me to rest and recover, so I came to see you today."
"What's so good about it? I can't die."
Wei Changtian waved his hands happily, but his movement was a little too big, and he immediately shouted "Fuck" with his teeth bared.
Xu Qingwan was stunned and couldn't help but laugh: "You didn't cry out in pain yesterday, why are you so unwilling to bear the pain now?"
"I……"
Wei Changtian wanted to explain what "adrenaline" was, but then he thought the concept was too advanced, so he just shook his head and said, "In that situation, there was no time to cry out in pain."
“…”
Hearing this, the smile on Xu Qingwan's face disappeared immediately.
She clenched her hands tightly, and after a long while she raised her head and whispered, "I'm sorry..."
"If I hadn't insisted on going closer to check out the statue, you wouldn't have been injured so badly..."
Except for the time in the Zhang Mansion's treasury, Xu Qingwan rarely spoke so softly, so it was obvious that she was really feeling guilty at the moment.
Wei Changtian had expected that she would apologize to him, so he comforted her: "It's not your fault. After all, no one knew there was an ape demon at the time."
Xu Qingwan bit her lip gently: "But if I had been more vigilant, I wouldn't have been injured by the ape monster, and the three of us wouldn't have nearly died."
"It's okay now, isn't it?"
Wei Changtian smiled and said, "It's nothing more than lying in bed for two more days. Just take a rest."
"Nothing happened because of you, otherwise..."
Xu Qingwan did not continue speaking immediately. After hesitating for a long time, she looked into Wei Changtian's eyes and finally asked the question she had wanted to ask for a long time.
"Why did you save me then?"
"Well, look at what you said."
Wei Changtian pretended to be heroic and said, "We are colleagues. Can I just watch you get beaten to death by a monster?"
Colleagues...
Xu Qingwan felt sad and argued softly, "But you risked your life to save me..."
"Sacrifice your life?"
Wei Changtian shook his head and answered truthfully: "I knew at the time that there was at least a 90% chance that I would not die, so it was not a question of sacrificing my life."
“…”
Xu Qingwan opened her mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.
She had seen Wei Changtian's magical inner armor yesterday, so she did not doubt the truth of this statement.
But...is it really just out of the feeling of working together?
He looked down at the tip of his shoe and recalled the figure holding a knife in front of him.
She asked suddenly for some unknown reason.
"If you didn't have that inner armor... would you have saved me then?"
“…”
The sandalwood burned out, and the long ash finally fell into the gilded incense burner, splashing a small cloud of gray mist.
No, why do women like to ask this kind of question? ? Is it possible that they don’t know what’s going on? Do they have to make themselves uncomfortable?
well……
Wei Changtian sighed helplessly in his heart.
If Lu Jingyao had asked the question at this moment, he would have answered without hesitation with two words - "No".
As for Xu Qingwan...
"General Xu, this is meaningless."
I didn't say "I can" against my will, nor did I say "No" directly. Instead, I used a more euphemistic statement.
But the meaning is clear.
Her thin lips trembled, and Wei Changtian noticed that Xu Qingwan, who never wore makeup, seemed to have put on a little lip balm today.
However, it was obvious that her makeup skills were not very advanced and could only barely cover up the pale color of her lips due to the injury.
Looking at this...Isn't it possible that she bought rouge specially today? Wei Changtian was a little speechless when he thought of this silly woman standing out of place among a group of ladies, choosing lipstick in a very reserved manner.
But at this time Xu Qingwan seemed to have returned to normal and slowly stood up.
"Master Wei, I'm going back."
"You saved my life. I will repay you one day."
“…”
One is General Xu, the other is Young Master Wei.
The distance between the two seemed to be suddenly widened at this moment.
Wei Changtian didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.
He knew that if he had changed his answer, the result might have been completely different.
However, he did not want to lie to Xu Qingwan on this issue. He wanted to remind himself that if he wanted to survive in this world, he must not be blinded by emotions.
At all times, one's own interests should be put first, especially those that concern one's life.
Wei Changtian was determined to implement this policy thoroughly, but Xu Qingwan, who was about to reach the door, suddenly turned around and said something softly at the end.
"With that 10%, I would be satisfied."
"One percent?"
Wei Changtian was stunned for a moment, but soon understood what Xu Qingwan meant.
A 90% chance of not dying doesn't that mean that he still has a 10% chance of dying when he pounced yesterday...
After a while, a bitter laugh echoed in the room.
"Alas, it seems that I still can't be completely heartless..."
…
…
Five days later.
“Swoosh! Bang!”
"call……"
He pulled his left leg back and stood firmly, and slowly pressed his hands from top to bottom to his dantian. Wei Changtian breathed a sigh of relief and completed a set of radio gymnastics.
There was no way, he had not yet started practicing boxing and kicking techniques, and he had long forgotten the military boxing he learned during military training in his previous life. Only the radio gymnastics he could barely remember.
“Pah pah pah pah!”
Wei Qiaoling was eating snacks and clapping her hands nearby, and seemed to be quite interested in this seemingly strange set of exercises.
"Brother, hit me again!"
"Eat yours."
Wei Changtian rolled his eyes and silently felt his physical condition.
It's not a big problem. I'm almost fully recovered, but it will take some time to fully recover.
Alas, an ape demon made me lie in bed for five days. This lesson is very profound!
However, the incorrect intelligence was beyond my control. If I were to look for the cause within myself... it was because I was too weak.
Although Wei Changtian now wins more than he loses in competitions, he has never won against masters who are at a higher level than himself.
Such combat power is at most at the upper-middle level of the same realm, let alone compared with Xiao Feng.
Therefore, we must continue to seize the time to improve our strength.
Finding ways to quickly improve your realm is one aspect, but techniques are equally important.
Take the ape monster for example. If he had mastered one or two combat skills with great destructive power at that time, he probably wouldn't have ended up like this.
Thinking of this, Wei Changtian did not delay and immediately set off for the "Wu Ge" in the Wei Mansion.
A three-story stone tower is not very big, but there are countless servants and guards guarding it openly and secretly.
Wei Changtian had passed by several times before, but today was the first time he actually went in.
He thought that the scene he saw would be shocking, but the reality disappointed him greatly.
At least that's the case for the first floor.
There are five or six rows of unremarkable black wooden shelves, on which are placed various "secret books".
Some are made of paper, some are made of bamboo tubes, and some are carved on stone slabs... At first glance, they look so messy that it's hard to believe what kind of stuff they are.
He picked up a yellowed thin booklet and glanced at the cover.
"Hunyuan Thunderbolt Hand"
What a crappy name, it sounds unpleasant.
Wei Changtian curled his lips and threw the book back. Just when he was thinking about going to the second floor to take a look, he suddenly stopped and opened the system interface with some uncertainty.
After a while, the expression on his face began to change slowly, and his mouth opened wider and wider.
[Hunyuan Thunderbolt Hand: Palm Technique (Earth Level), uses the palm as a blade, extremely fast moves, can break waterfalls with bare hands, 250 points]
"Gulp~"
Wei Changtian repeatedly confirmed the introduction in the system and the words written on the front page of the booklet, then looked around at the hundreds of secret books around him, and swallowed unconsciously...
Well, system... do you have a recycling function?
(End of this chapter)
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