Gorgeous Female Tenants

Chapter 190: An Unexpected Intrusion

Held in Xu Xiangbei’s embrace, Gu Xiangyi felt a sense of safety, and she particularly liked the warmth emanating from his chest, like a warm and secure haven.

Lately, she was very exhausted, not only busy from morning till night, her body weary, but also, since her grandfather advised her to give up the CEO position, her heart felt more exhausted and colder.

The reason she worked tirelessly was to secure a place in the Gu Family, to prevent her uncles from looking down on her, so that her grandfather and relatives would acknowledge her as a member of the Gu Family.

They never considered how relentlessly Gu Xiangyi toiled for the Gu Family’s business, day and night, nor did they think about her risking herself for the Gu Family.

Yet her efforts only brought them fear, leading them to believe she was seizing the family’s business.

When she leaned within Xu Xiangbei’s arms, she could sleep peacefully, savoring that moment of ease without worrying about others’ disdain or the coldness of the world.

She hazily dreamed, imagining herself as a Princess crowned with flowers, cherished immensely, longing for a prince’s wholehearted care and love.

Suddenly, Ouyang Jiahui appeared, shattering her dream.

Upon waking, Gu Xiangyi smiled and slipped away from Xu Xiangbei’s embrace: "Shampoo? I just bought two bottles last week, the shampoo and conditioner 2-in-1, it works well, I’ll get them for you."

Watching Gu Xiangyi’s graceful silhouette fade away, Xu Xiangbei really wanted to kick Ouyang Jiahui out right now; this girl was too annoying. However, having promised Elder Master Ouyang, he had no choice but to let Ouyang Jiahui stay for some days.

After dinner, Xu Xiangbei went to the community garden to exercise, cultivate the Taigu Chu Jing, absorb the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into his Dantian, release the old and take in the new, penetrating the twelve meridians, feeling the Inner Strength flowing rapidly like the ever-flowing river.

Since coming to Jiangcheng, Xu Xiangbei rarely had time to cultivate the Taigu Chu Jing, having always been using Reverse Eight Needles to heal others.

He was pleasantly surprised to discover the unnamed Inner Strength cultivated from Taigu Chu Jing had a special trait; whenever it was exhausted, a small amount would protect the Heart Vein, and once replenished, it would be slightly stronger.

Healing others with Reverse Eight Needles several times exhausted his Inner Strength, yet Xu Xiangbei was not injured because of it. On the contrary, his meridians became more resilient, and his Inner Strength grew stronger.

Xu Xiangbei read many ancient texts, learning that fully depleting Inner Strength easily invites evil qi invasion leading to madness, risking the Heart Vein breaking.

At Inner Strength exhaustion, Xu Xiangbei was at his weakest, akin to a Warrior stripped of armor and weapons, defenseless as a child could hurt him.

To avoid the peril of Inner Strength exhaustion, Xu Xiangbei specially refined the Taiqing Pill from the medical Chapter of Taigu Chu Jing, a precaution for unforeseen needs.

During his days in Jiangcheng, his Inner Strength increased, though not significantly, still far from the next realm, yet it gave him a glimmer of hope to become a powerful Martial Artist.

His Inner Strength was like a small sapling patiently cultivated, fertilized and watered, eventually growing into a towering tree, blossoming and bearing fruit.

Xu Xiangbei practiced a session of Taigu Chu Jing and then performed Chaos Fist, the only fist technique recorded in Taigu Chu Jing.

Though called a fist technique, it encompassed finger, fist, palm, leg techniques, Light Body Technique, many kinds of integrated Combat Techniques, he only comprehended a tenth.

Reverse Eight Needles was one of the simplest Finger Techniques among them.

The general principles of Chaos Fist stated: In chaos, Heaven and Earth formed, the forces divided into Yin and Yang, mutually deriving and restraining, endless and continuous.

Xu Xiangbei felt the profundity was that Chaos Fist was just a basic fist technique, and after every Martial Arts, there were countless changes.

This truly adhered to Taigu Chu Jing’s teachings, all Martial Arts originating from chaos, from the beginning of Taigu, and the ultimate formed moves were the result of a Cultivator’s lifelong comprehension.

It’s like an open-ended novel without a fixed ending; different people will yield different results.

When his parents passed Taigu Chu Jing to Xu Xiangbei initially, they held a trial mentality; how much success he would achieve depended on his talent.

After practicing all the Martial Arts he comprehended, it was already midnight, the Gu Family Sisters on the second floor were asleep, only the living room on the third floor was still lit.

Xu Xiangbei, drenched in sweat from practice, took off his shirt, revealing muscles like stones, preparing to take a hot bath.

Just as he opened the bathroom door, a scream erupted inside; everything happened too abruptly. Xu Xiangbei couldn’t see clearly, but within the misty water vapor, a charming and alluring figure appeared very captivating.

They shared one bathroom on the third floor; his exhilaration from practicing martial arts made him forget there was an extra tenant tonight, never expecting Ouyang Jiahui to be bathing at this time.

"Ahhhh."

A high-pitched woman’s scream suddenly reverberated.

Xu Xiangbei was momentarily dumbfounded, stunned for quite a while before coming to his senses. He smiled slightly, leaned against the doorway, and spoke slowly, "Beauty, my back scrubbing technique is top-notch. Would you like me to scrub your back?"