Chapter Thirty-Two: Jing Ge

  After being certain that he had been soaking in the bathtub for more than two hours, Xia Yan finally climbed out of the bathtub with a 'splash', and the pain on his body completely disappeared at this time, without any feeling, as if those pains had never existed.

  "Huh?" Xia Yan's gaze inadvertently swept over his own body, and he couldn't help but let out a surprised cry.

  At this time, his entire body was as white as jade, and the scars and wounds he had suffered during his cultivation had all disappeared. Only some faintly red, tender new skin remained where the scars had been.

  Her fingers slid over the skin, Xia Yan's mouth twitched slightly, thinking to herself that this skin was not inferior to those of famous beauties. Her eyes rolled around and she shook her head, wondering if it was just because of soaking in the medicinal bath once?

  "This medicine is incredibly powerful, the Holy Emperor is indeed not an ordinary person!" Xia Yan's eyes flashed, a smile appeared on his mouth, and his eyes looked at his clothes, with continuous admiration in his heart.

  The immense pain I just experienced in the bathtub was not for nothing. Just from the refreshed and renewed skin, you can tell that Xia Yan has undergone a huge change now. The changes that cannot be seen are actually more numerous and astonishing.

  The circulation of the heart method, Xia Yan's internal force slowly flowed in his body, and each martial arts meridian was clearly felt by Xia Yan. The internal force wandered slowly through these meridians, compared to before, it was much more stable and smooth.

  "Haha..."

  Suddenly, Xia Yan burst out laughing, a look of excitement spreading across his face.

  "Is my control over internal energy already at this level? Internal energy bursts out of the meridians, and I can actually precisely control how much internal energy to output! In the past, I didn't even dare think about it... Not just me, I think even if it's Zixia Feilong, he wouldn't be able to achieve such precise control over his own power?"

  At this moment, Xia Yan was indeed excited beyond words. To know that such precise control of inner power could lead to even more precise control over one's own martial skills. And the more exquisite the martial skill, the more demanding it is on one's ability to control inner power. This point is clear to any cultivator, but wanting to train oneself in controlling inner power is just too difficult! It can be said that the more refined one's control over inner power is, the stronger the actual strength that can be unleashed, even to the point of using weakness to overcome strength.

  One sleepless night, Xia Yan sat on the wide bed, re-examining and solidifying his progress.

  On the second day, it was a fine and sunny day. At around 9 am, Xia Yan finally got up from bed, looking refreshed and invigorated. His eyes sparkled with energy and vitality.

  As soon as Xia Yan opened the door, she saw that Xia Zixing was actually standing in the courtyard chatting with Xiao Qing, both girls were fiddling with the various flowers in the courtyard.

  "Xia Yan, have you rested well?"

  Xia Zixin saw Xia Yan go out, and hurried over, with a lovely smile, and softly asked. Obviously, she had been in this yard for a long time, waiting for Xia Yan to get up.

  Xia Yan was slightly startled and smiled somewhat awkwardly: "Do you have something to ask me?"

  Xia Zixin deliberately frowned and said: "What, can't I come to find you if nothing is wrong? When we were young, didn't I always pester you to play with me?"

  At this time, Xia Zixing's eyes suddenly froze, her beautiful eyes staring at Xia Yan's face. Originally already handsome and unparalleled, Xia Yan now emitted a kind of peculiar aura, an extremely captivating aura that made girls infatuated.

  Even Xia Zixin was attracted by this temperament all at once and couldn't help himself.

  "Hehe, of course not. You came to me, I'm naturally delighted." Xia Yan smiled and said, seeing Xia Zixin's expression suddenly become somewhat dull, he couldn't help but feel puzzled in his heart, but still spoke like this.

  Not far away, Xiao Qing also secretly glanced at Xia Yan, and immediately froze, a cherry-like small mouth slightly open, extremely tempting. Her slender figure still maintained the movement from just now, with an idiotic expression.

  Xia Zixin woke up with a start, her face slightly flushed. She felt her cheeks burning and quickly looked away, not daring to look at Xia Yan again. In her heart, she kept saying, "I'm so ashamed, how could this happen? He's my brother, after all..."

  "Actually, I came to find you to go to the pavilion. There's less than a month left before the three major families compete for the Purple Leaf Academy entrance exam quota. Father said we should take a look at some other secret skills, so that we can also gain a deeper understanding of martial arts." Xia Zixing furrowed her brow and changed the subject, mentioning the purpose of finding Xia Yan.

  The Council of Elders agreed to let Xia Yan and five other young men enter the Scripture Pavilion at will, an opportunity that Xia Yan would not waste. The Scripture Pavilion of the Xia family still had a considerable number of martial arts manuals hidden within it, including some human-grade secret manuals. Last night, Xia Yan clearly felt that his speed in using the Ling Luo Secret Manual to refine his martial skills was much faster than before.

  Xia Yan smiled lightly and said: "Alright, let's go now. I also want to see more martial skills manuals."

  Looking up at the sunlight on his head, it was probably still an hour before noon.

  "Master, aren't you going to eat anymore?" Xia Qing couldn't help but ask as she heard that Xia Yan was now going out with Miss Xia Zixing.

  She is now in charge of serving Xia Yan's food and accommodation, and naturally she has to think for her own young master. If it weren't for Xia Yan not allowing her to enter his room, her responsibility would also include helping Xia Yan tidy up his room and so on.

  "It's okay, Xia Qing, you eat it yourself." Xia Yan waved his hand and smiled at Xia Qing.

  ……

  "Your Excellency, we have obtained permission from the Council of Elders and may enter the Scripture Pavilion."

  Outside the Scripture Pavilion, Xia Yan and Xia Zixing were stopped by two old men. These two old men were both senior elders of the Xia family who were in charge of guarding the Scripture Pavilion. There were four people guarding the Scripture Pavilion, divided into two groups, each taking turns to guard for twelve hours a day. Without the permission of the Council of Elders and the Clan Master, no one was allowed to enter the Scripture Pavilion.

  "What are your names?" The two old men took a deep breath, looked at Xia Yan and Xia Zixing for a moment, their eyes rolled around, and their long gray beards fluttered as they asked in a low voice.

  "My name is Xia Zixin, and this is my brother Xia Yan!" Xia Zixin said with a bow.

  The elders of the family are in charge, although they have retired and no longer manage the family, their status is very high, and what they say also carries a lot of weight within the family. Xia Yan and Xia Zixing, as younger generations, naturally show respect in front of them.

  "Oh, so you're Xia Zixing and Xia Yan. Hmm, the clan leader has told us about you two, you little ones can come in! Hehe, you two are the hope of our Xia family, you must work hard to cultivate!" An old man nodded with a smile, stroking his beard as he spoke.

  Another old man, however, let out a cold snort and looked at Xia Yan with his turbid eyes, saying: "You're Xia Yan? I heard that before the Excellent Disciple Selection, you were completely clueless, but during the selection, you shocked everyone. Xia Yan, you've hidden yourself extremely well!"

  The old man was close to Xia Lei, and since he had heard Xia Lei mention Xia Yan several times, all of which were extremely negative remarks, he had always been somewhat dissatisfied with Xia Yan. Now that he said this, it was clear that he meant Xia Yan was young but had a deep mind.

  Xia Yan slightly bowed his head and said, "Before the selection of excellent young disciples, Xia Yan had been practicing diligently in secret. However, my family elders and brothers didn't pay much attention to me, and I didn't want to show off in front of people either, so they all thought I was useless."

  Xia Yan did not want to explain much, since this old man was determined that he was intentionally hiding his clumsiness, then just go along with it.

  "Haha... you two go in quickly, study hard and cultivate diligently! Make the Xia family prosperous." Another elder took over the conversation, laughing loudly, and gave a wink to Xia Yan and Xia Zixin.

  Xia Yan and Xia Zixing looked at each other, then hastily stepped inside.