Chapter 288: Chapter 288: Mediating Between the Two Women
In the hotel’s large bed, after physically exhausting themselves, the two remained entwined, reluctant to part.
"Have you really thought about me every day?" Tong Yunshu asked softly while nestled in the man’s embrace.
Yang Fei caressed her smooth, jade-like skin and involuntarily nodded: "I have."
"Do you think about me as a person, or just my body?" Tong Yunshu asked.
Yang Fei paused, feeling somewhat ashamed.
His desire was more physiological, fixated on Tong Yunshu’s body.
Yet, he also thought of Tong Yunshu as a person, just not as intensely as he did her body.
An otherwise clueless man about romance and atmosphere slowly awakened to a certain talent and blurted out: "Both, the kind that’s desperate."
He had restrained himself from seeing her, which was the greatest loyalty and respect Yang Fei could grant his marriage and to Qin Yanyang.
Now that he was here and had done what he had, he chose to cast aside the guilt he felt.
He believed Qin Yanyang deserved faithfulness, yet the woman in his arms—who loved him deeply and had given herself to him—should not be hurt either.
Since he had indeed longed for Tong Yunshu both physically and emotionally, there was no need for further concealment.
Tong Yunshu did not know whether he spoke the truth, but his words provided her with a sense of peace and sweetness.
"Don’t worry, although I miss you terribly every day, I won’t destroy your family or marriage. I’ll try to keep myself in check," Tong Yunshu said softly.
Yang Fei’s heart trembled, and he hugged her tightly with immense tenderness, planting a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"By the way, I’ve had some cultivation insights recently. Can you listen and give me some feedback?" Tong Yunshu sensed the subtle change in the man’s heart and quickly changed the subject.
She couldn’t let this man feel guilty about being with her or harbor any feelings of remorse.
She wanted him to feel happy with her so that he would continue to visit her in the future.
After the Tong Family suffered a major upheaval, Tong Yunshu shouldered its immense future; she needed Yang Fei’s help, and being emotionally involved later made her exceedingly careful and somewhat humble.
Yang Fei was ultimately a simple man, oblivious to Tong Yunshu’s delicate thoughts. When she brought up the subject of cultivation, his interest was piqued, and he asked, "Oh? Have you been cultivating Elder Tong’s Great Yellow Court Technique well recently?"
"It’s not exactly cultivating, more like absorbing," Tong Yunshu said.
Yang Fei got up and said, "Let me check the state of your Martial Meridians."
Tong Yunshu hummed in agreement, allowing Yang Fei to examine her internal condition.
After a moment, Yang Fei looked surprised and joyfully said, "Back when I assisted Elder Tong in helping you establish your Martial Meridians, it was only a short while ago, yet your Martial Meridians have already formed firmly and expanded broadly. Moreover, you’ve developed a Dantian and can now store True Yuan."
Tong Yunshu nodded slightly and said, "I also feel that following the Breathing Technique Third Grandpa taught, a weak flow of energy has formed inside me, which recently stops at the lower abdomen area and won’t move unless I actively guide it."
Yang Fei smiled and said, "Congratulations, you have truly entered the ranks of Inner Strength Martial Artists."
Although Tong Yunshu had not practiced martial arts before, she came from a Martial Arts Family and was familiar with the levels of a Martial Artist. She smiled and nodded: "Yes, I am now an Inner Strength Martial Artist."
Yang Fei smiled and said, "That’s amazing."
Tong Yunshu’s expression darkened: "What’s so amazing? It was Third Grandpa who gave up months of his life in exchange for imparting his abilities to me. Besides, I am so useless; it took me this long just to barely step into the ranks of Inner Strength Martial Artists. There’s still such a long way to go before I can become a grandmaster like Third Grandpa."
Yang Fei couldn’t help but comfort her: "You are truly incredible. To have successfully inherited Elder Tong’s Great Yellow Court already shows your exceptional talent, an outlier. To become an Inner Strength Martial Artist in such a short period is even more impressive. Your current condition is very different from other Martial Artists; your future pace of cultivation will far surpass ours. Moreover, once you fully grasp the essence of the Great Yellow Court, your strength will leap forward by leaps and bounds."
A gleam flashed in Tong Yunshu’s eyes as she looked up at Yang Fei: "Really?"
"Really, Elder Tong personally told me that. Moreover, I think your understanding of the Great Yellow Court may surpass Elder Tong’s, and you could become even stronger than him in the future," Yang Fei encouraged.
Of course, this wasn’t just an encouraging statement; it was based on a certain judgment.
The Great Yellow Court could be transmitted to others, but often the recipient struggled to absorb it.
Yet Tong Yunshu succeeded.
Not only that, but her pace of cultivation after having her Martial Meridians opened was astonishingly fast. From what Yang Fei observed, he believed she might indeed possess a special talent for the Great Yellow Court.
And then there was himself.
Once she cultivated the Great Yellow Court to a certain Realm, with his assistance, it was not impossible for her to surpass Tong Yan.
Remembering the miraculous effect he and Qin Yanyang experienced when cultivating together, an idea suddenly struck Yang Fei, and he said to Tong Yunshu: "Let’s try cultivating together now."
Tong Yunshu was taken aback, "Cultivate together?"
"Hmm, I’ll tell you the method; let’s try it and maybe we could achieve better results," Yang Fei said.
He explained the matters that required attention during Dual Cultivation to Tong Yunshu, and then both of them began to cultivate with calm and peaceful minds.
Under Yang Fei’s guidance, combined with Tong Yunshu’s strong comprehension skills, and the fact that her body had hardly any True Yuan left, akin to a blank slate, Dual Cultivation in such a condition turned out to be extremely harmonious.
After thirty minutes, a trace of doubt appeared on Yang Fei’s face.
Tong Yunshu, on the other hand, had a rosy complexion, unable to hide her excitement.
For Tong Yunshu, she felt that cultivating together with Yang Fei was not only very comfortable but also that the True Yuan produced seemed much more abundant than when she cultivated alone, and the True Yuan from Yang Fei’s body, when it ran through her Martial Meridians and acupoints, further helped her expand her meridians and acupoints, making her Martial Meridians stronger.
In one word, there were many benefits!
But Yang Fei was somewhat puzzled.
He could feel that this method of cultivation was indeed more effective than cultivating alone, but it was absolutely not as good as when he cultivated with Qin Yanyang.
The method was not wrong.
Why was the effect so different?
Gradually, Yang Fei discovered the crux of the problem.
Firstly, the Realm between Tong Yunshu and Qin Yanyang was too disparate.
Cultivating with Tong Yunshu now felt more like helping her in her Cultivation.
Whereas cultivating with Qin Yanyang was complementary, with a strong reciprocal effect.
Secondly, it was about the different Cultivation Techniques.
Tong Yunshu’s Great Yellow Court Technique was also very profound, able to cultivate with him without being rejected, creating a combined effect greater than the sum of parts.
However, Qin Yanyang’s Cultivation Technique seemed to integrate better with his own, and the True Qi produced by their cultivation mingled and fused, seemingly yielding a qualitative transformation effect of yin and yang harmony.
Before they knew it, it was already five-thirty in the afternoon.
Yang Fei’s phone rang, startling both of them from their cultivation state.
After concluding their cultivation, Yang Fei saw the number on the screen and felt a sudden tightness.
It was his wife’s call.
He hurriedly glanced at Tong Yunshu and made a shushing gesture.
Tong Yunshu nodded gently and went to the bathroom.
Yang Fei took a deep breath and walked to the balcony with his phone.
"Honey, what shall we eat tonight?" the call connected, and Qin Yanyang’s voice came through.
Yang Fei glanced at the time and his expression suddenly changed.
Fuck, it’s five-thirty already?
At this time, Qin Yanyang would be getting off work; he was supposed to be at the market by now.
He tried to calm himself, maintaining his tone, and on the spur of the moment said, "Wife, I still have a patient here, I’ll be a bit late getting off work."
"Alright, I’ll buy the groceries, you can cook when you get back," Qin Yanyang said empathetically.
After hanging up the phone, Yang Fei was filled with a deep sense of guilt.
This is not a good situation.
As he was thinking, a voice came from the bathroom, "Yang Fei, the effect of cultivating this way is simply too good; you must come over to help me often."
Yang Fei: ...
It’s difficult to say no.
Is this the legendary pain mixed with pleasure?