Beauty and the Bodyguard

"Old Jiao! Old Jiao!" Lin Yi suddenly cried out in surprise in the middle of training, "Old Jiao I did it!"

"Oh?" Jiao Yazi paused for a bit, "you did it...?"

"Yeah! I found that the energy that passes through my body has not become completely useless. There's still a small portion left over that's slowly healing my injuries!" said Lin Yi excitedly, "although the area being healed is very small, I can still feel it."

"Oh… you mean that…" Jiao Yazi rubbed his chin. He really couldn't bear to break it to Lin Yi but there are certain things that must be said, "what you said was not wrong. Since you are practicing the Art of Dragon Mastery, it then becomes a process for the intake and conversion of energy. Although your meridians are already damaged, it doesn't mean all your abilities are lost so you can still convert a small portion of energy. But this is only a small fraction compared to before…"

"Oh? So what you're saying is, if I continue training like this I can restore my power?" After hearing Jiao Yazi's words, Lin Yi immediately felt overjoyed. He did not, in fact, detect the hidden meaning in Jiao Yazi's words.

"Yes, there is this possibility," nodded Jiao Yazi, "after about 100 years, you'll be able to restore one third of your meridians."

"Huh?" Lin Yi was shocked at Jiao Yazi's words, "100 years? And only restore a third?"

"Yep, if you continuously train night and day, you can restore one third in about 30 000 days. And in about 100 000 days you can restore one whole meridian. By then you'll be able to quickly restore all your other meridians…" Jiao Yazi calculated to Lin Yi with his fingers.

"..." Lin Yi was speechless for a moment, "But, it didn't feel that slow to me? From the speed at which my injuries are healing, it should only be a few days before my body will be fully restored…"

"You're not wrong there," Jiao Yazi nodded reasonably, "physical masters train their bodies and spiritual masters train their meridians. You're not a physical master, your body's just a bit stronger than ordinary people so it heals faster. As for your meridians though…"

It finally dawned on Lin Yi. So that was the reason. Then in that case, he had rejoiced for nothing!

"Whew…" feeling dispirited, Lin Yi gave up on trying and sat on the ground in the jade space, "Old Jiao, is there really no other way?"

"If I wasn't a shadow spirit then maybe we could have given it a try. If Master was here, he could have also helped you..." said Jiao Yazi.

"What you're saying is unrealistic… is there no realistic way at all?" asked Lin Yi bitterly.

"There is. Realistically, you'll need to train as a physical master," said Jiao Yazi, "you remember Ma Zhu? He trained as a physical master and is now pretty badass. If you don't have the energy bomb that can kill instantly, you're pretty much dead."

"Uh…" Lin Yi blinked, "so you're telling me to practice the Golden Shield technique?"

"It's what I think will be the easiest way for you to restore your powers," nodded Jiao Yazi.

Lin Yi didn't respond. He remained silent for a while before finally nodding his head and said, "Maybe you're right, this is the only way..."

"It's good that you've thought it through. There's always a solution to everything, maybe there'll be unexpected surprises when you activate the stone door on the second level of the cave. You never know!"

"You're right... why didn't I think of this?" Lin Yi's eyes lit up. His cultivation was different to a physical master's, but was still not the same as spiritual masters. What he was practicing was the Art of the Dragon Mystery, an extremely rare art. There's a chance that he might find a solution in restoring his meridians behind that stone door on the second level.

"Life is always full of adventures. You'll always find a solution to everything," said Jiao Yazi, "when you're feeling desperate, maybe there's a way out just waiting for you to discover it?"

Lin Yi nodded, "In other words, I'll still need to heal my body first before I worry about other things..."

....

If you're gonna continue carrying him like this, your human shield's gonna die from all that swaying," said Chu MengYao as she and Chen Yushu carried Lin Yi down the mountain.

The two girls treated Lin Yi's wounds but didn't dare to remain on the mountain for too long as they feared that Zhen Yingjun would return with his men. In that case, not only Lin Yi, but they themselves will be in danger as well .

Their mobile phone was taken by Zhen Yingjun's men and when Chu Mengyao dug out Lin Yi's phone from his pocket, she found that it was already blown to bits. It was completely unusable, even half of the flip screen was nowhere to be found.

They couldn't call for help and was worried about Lin Yi's injuries so they ended up deciding to carry him down the mountain. At first, Chu Mengyao had wanted to carry him on her back. However, after realising that the path was too steep and almost sending him flying, she gave up on that idea and let Xiao Shu help her carry him down.

Thus, Chu Meng Yao walked in front while carrying his legs and Chen Yushu walked behind, and supported his armpits by carrying his arms.

One behind the other, the two girls cautiously made their way down the mountain. The mountain range was extremely steep, and extremely dangerous. Even someone who wasn't holding onto anything could easily fall, let alone two girls carrying an injured person.

"Okay!" This was also the first time Chen Yushu had carried someone so she could only guess the method, there was no way she was an expert at it on the first go. As she spoke, her hands tightened and lowered Lin Yi's head to her stomach to prevent further swaying.

"You want to kill him or what? Your chest is so big, it's suffocating him!" Chu Mengyao chided and frowned at Chen Yushu.

"Ah... what can I do? They're already this big, I can't cut them off either, it would hurt so much!" Chen Yushu said helplessly as she moved Lin Yi's head from under her chest, afraid to drop him as Well, "Yaoyao, how about you go behind? Your chest is small so it wouldn't suffocate him!"

"!!!" Chu Mengyao almost exploded in anger, "What do you mean my chest is small? My chest is just the right size alright? Unlike yours, they're like cow udders," humphed Chu Mengyao in retaliation, "You continue to carry him like that, you're too short to walk in front."

Chen Yushu wasn't even mad, she knew that she wasn't as tall as Chu Mengyao and giggled in response, "Okay."

"Ah..." Chu Mengyao took a few steps forward and her foot slipped. Staggering, her whole body shifted forward. Despite this, because she was afraid to drop Lin Yi so she didn't dare let go of him to grab onto the branches beside her. Instead, she lifted both arms higher and with a thump, she knelt down on the ground.