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47.51% Learning To Live As A Cultivator / Chapter 153: Chapter One Hundred And Fifty Three - I still want to go into town

Chapter 153: Chapter One Hundred And Fifty Three - I still want to go into town

"J-Jin Li, I want t-to g-go into t-town."

When these words were spoken, the martial artist's eyes darkened and his chopsticks paused above the bowl of spiced cabbage. However, this hesitation did not last more than a breath and the delicately carved chopsticks that would not have appeared out of place upon an influential table (at least were they made of something other than cheap wood), dove into the leafy vegetables.

"No," came his answer as the lightly stir fried cabbage and chilli mix was placed close to the mouth. "You are not at full health and will only aggravate your injury." There was another pause as manners insisted upon silence until the mouthful of food was swallowed. Leon was aggrieved, but could only wait.

"B-But, Jin Li, it's b-b-been a week since I t-took the B-Bone Regrowth p-pill..." he began his protest, but was interrupted rudely.

"Are you disputing this Lord?" This time his chopsticks held a small dumpling which had been dipped into salty, rich sauce.

Leon shook his head; "N-No, of course n-not." He sighed inwardly, knowing he'd already admitted defeat before the battle had even begun.

"Then eat," Jin Li emphasised his instruction by pressing forward his chopsticks close towards Leon's mouth.

"You kn-know," Leon murmured, quietly as he could no longer ignore the stares of others in the Food Hall around him. "You d-don't have t-to f-feed m-me though.... I c-can d-do it! Aren't you hungry?"

Jin Li's eye's narrowed as he pressed the cooled dumpling against Leon's lips. "If you know this, then cease your futile arguments and eat more quickly, so that once you are done, this Lord can eat as well." Leon flushed red, his lips parting as Jin Li fed him another mouthful of food.

The silent observers felt that their world views had become warped into something unrecognisable and many appeared to have even lost the ability to translate what their eyes were seeing into coherent thought. Wasn't Leon in an envious relationship with their Lotus Maimai? So why was he acting all coy with that Martial Artist and even being fed by him? Was Leon cheating? With a man? Their eyes all glanced at Maimai, who was also staring at the men and their public displays of affection, but unlike them, she was beaming brightly, with a smile upon her face that made her even more stunning to behold. With that sight in mind, they all could not help but draw a complete blank and wonder what exactly was it that was occurring here?

*****

"C-Can I g-go into t-town t-t-tomorrow?" Leon was feeling a little breathless when he asked this, tumbling over his words as he gasped. Jin Li shadowed him with a frown.

"Why are you so insistent?" He asked, slightly irritated. "This Lord has already told you that it is too soon."

"I wanted t-to t-take my p-pills to b-be evaluated," Leon replied, honestly.

Jin Li glanced at the small jade bottles lined up upon one shelf. Admittedly, he had been a little intrigued to know how Leon's pills had changed in statistics. He could tell that their fragrance and appearance was different to the norm, but nothing else. Still... "No. Each time this Lord lets you out of his sight, I find that you have attracted trouble."

"That's n-n-not entirely t-true..." Leon denied, but was quickly cut off.

"Oh," his Martial Artist's brow rose in question. "Then when this Lord was acclimatising to the school, who was about to be ruined and suppressed by a fat fool and his subservients? And slipping away for a moment, who found himself at the mercy of a lustful student? Becoming victim to unpleasant types, losing your glasses not once but twice... Not to mention the trouble you invite in front of this Lord as well! Give me one good reason why I should not lock you away?" Alright, Leon had to admit that this was somewhat true, but was that to say his luck was worse than other people's?

Thus Leon attempted a different route to obtain what he wanted, using Jin Li's love of food as a guide. "Um, well, I d-don't kn-know... I thought you would c-come with m-me to t-town anyway and afterwards... m-m-maybe we c-could find someplace n-nice to eat a m-meal t-t-t-together..." He blushed suddenly in realisation. Wasn't this like asking for a date?

"Fine, this Lord will allow it," Jin Li's words did not indicate whether he picked up on Leon's slip of tongue. "But you are not to step out of my sight."

"En," Leon agreed and seeing as the subject of conversation was settled, found his mouth and lips once more preoccupied as Jin Li continued his nightly ritual of stealing his breath with his obsessive kissing. Not that Leon enjoyed it any less, but the consequences... just as always, Leon felt something very firm press against his thigh. "Um. J-Jin Li," Leon murmured in between kisses, swallowing his nerves as he boldly asked; "W-Would you l-like m-m-me t-to help you d-d-deal with... that..."

"What?"

"You kn-know... that..." Leon lifted his leg a little, as much as one could when their body was caged beneath another, anyway, indicating to what he was referring to.

It may have been the dim light fooling his eyes, but Leon thought that Jin Li seemed a little red of face. "No need," Jin Li replied, almost coldly. "This Lord knows techniques to suppress it." What? Techniques? "Pay it no mind. Now sleep."

It took a while for Leon to close his eyes after Jin Li curled about him to do just that, unable to comprehend what he had just heard.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Ebonsolaris Ebonsolaris

Author's note; for future reference, I have written/ altered the average ages of students advancing levels as so - breaking through to secondary is around seventeen, usually between fifteen and nineteen, those breaking through at fifteen considered 'talented' those breaking through earlier as 'prodigies'. Breaking through to tertiary is usually twenty five, so between twenty three and twenty eight. This is as far as a middle realm is concerned. I don't know if I have written about when a child starts cultivating, but I have notes on creating a pill to awaken dormant roots (this actually appears in CinZA.), so assume a child cultivates from awakening between five and eight years old with nobles buying the pill to use when their child is ten to twelve?

Chapter 154: Chapter One Hundred And Fifty Four - I visit a pill shop in New Julip Town

There were two pill shops in New Julip Town, from which cultivators had the option of purchasing pills.

One was called the Heavenly Pill Pavilion and was owned by the Heaven Arts Medicinal Sect. The building was three tiers in height. Common pills and those required for cultivators of the low stages could be purchased from the ground floor curtesy one of the many polite servers. The second floor had small rooms available for cultivators wishing to purchase pills privately, usually these buyers were wealthy and wanted either rare or a large number of pills. And the third floor was reserved for elite members, who could drink tea as managers tempted them with very rare and very expensive pills. It should be noted that not one of the pills sold here was less than high quality.

Heaven Pill Pavilions were usually located in cities or key towns. New Julip was one of those towns due to its close proximity to the Ascending Mountain Institute. While the Pavilion was by no means under the impression that students would purchase their valuable wares, did not mean that the wealthy parents of a good percentage of those students would not.

Although potions could also be purchased here, it was looked down upon; the Heaven Arts Medicinal Sect felt that potions were uncouth and inelegant and had attempted for centuries to alter the recipe of Purification Potions in order to produce them in pill form. They had not yet been successful.

In contrast, the other pill shop was a little bit like a chemist and beauty wares type shop from Leon's previous world, he felt. As one walked in, there were small tables holding pink jade pill bottles holding, what the label claimed were Ageless Pills. They were on sale due to being poor to average quality. Close by, there were small clay pots containing 'Still Waters Lotion' which was able to 'whiten skin' and 'Peach Blossom Balm' able to 'cleanse skin'.

To the other side were common healing One Heart Pills and potions meant for soothing burns or healing frost bite. Further in, pills for combat, defence and cultivation were located. None were particularly eye-catching, that would be a fool who placed valuable pills and potions in easy to reach places, tempting idle fingers. Sure enough, towards the back was a counter and behind that, a chalkboard was upon the wall declaring what few rarer pills could be purchased and their prices.

The contrast between the two shops was like heaven and earth, but such didn't matter to Leon, for he was not here to look around this shop, he wanted to speak to its owner.

"Aiya! I'm so sorry for keepin' you waiting!" A petite woman with blue-black hair appeared from one corner, holding a crate that looked too big for her, but peering around it as if it were no bother regardless. She placed it upon the counter and gave the two youths a broad smile. Her eyes crinkled slightly at the corners as they shaped half-moons. "What can I get for you?"

Much like the Martial Artist women of Jin Li's school, this woman was wearing a two piece outfit of trousers and tunic. In her case, the silk was cut straight and close to the leg, rather than of flared or wide leg fashion that Leon had seen before. Her tunic top was buttoned with pretty knots at the neck and swept down over her body until it reached her knees, but had splits that rose to the upper thigh upon either side. The whole ivory ensemble was embroidered with peonies and butterflies, yet edged with black making it seem less soft and more bold.

Jin Li felt that Leon was looking at the woman a little two much and pinched his waist, causing Leon's eyes to fill with water, slightly aggrieved.

"We are here t-t-to see M-Mr Ursam," Leon said, a soft questioning note to his voice as he was wondering if they had mistakenly wandered into the wrong shop.

"What did you want to see tha' pervert for?" The woman's tone altered from polite to ridiculing without hesitation and then as if she didn't care either way, she began unloading the crate of its contents. It was some sort of potion, this time in jade jars.

"Wife!" Came a whining complaint before Leon could state their purpose, now assured that this was the right shop. "You are so mean to me!"

"Well, who was it that purchased all of these inferior Serene Milk salts?" She replied, with both anger and resignation in her voice. "I can barely sell that fool's ageless pills and that is at a loss!"

"But, he was desperate," Ursam appeared and wrapped himself around the woman, completely oblivious to the fact that there were witnesses, his hands wandering over the curves of her body. "His old grandmother needed money for medicine." She slapped his hands and elbowed him in the ribs.

"His old grandmother be kickin' up daisies for close to five years!" She informed him. "Just as his cousin be a wedded wife with six little children, so what would she be needin' with dowry money? That old fool be spending our hard earned coin at whiche'er pub will let him through the door! Purchase something from tha' drunk's hands agin and I'll crush what's most precious to ya!"

Ursam visibly winced. "You wouldn't...?"

His wife's eyes narrowed. "Try me." His wandering hands stopped wandering and he gave a sigh and offered her a wounded look like a kicked puppy, which she ignored. "Now go see to our customers, they be wantin' to talk to you about somethin'."

The old Cultivator glanced up, suddenly noticing the two youths for the first time and a wicked grin split his face in two as he recalled just where he had seen the pair before. He'd had his suspicions then, but seeing as how the taller one hovered extremely closely to the smaller one, he believed he'd been right about them. And seeing those terribly large and naive eyes no longer hidden behind inch thick glasses, he could see just why the other was glaring at him as if looks could kill. Hoo hoo, this was likely going to be fun!


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