Chapter 28: This Punch

“Master, this disciple doesn’t quite understand…”

At this moment, Ruo Ximeng’s adorable little face showed a completely bewildered expression.

She seemed to not understand anything Su Chen was saying, yet at the same time, she felt like she understood a little…

“It’s alright, just practice however you like, it’s fine even if you can’t master it. All you need to remember is that you are my disciple, and that’s enough. No matter how many tribulations or hardships come your way, your Master will sweep them away with a single punch.”

Su Chen was actually a bit worried that Ruo Ximeng would bury herself in hard training, since he was just speaking nonsense off the top of his head.

Naturally, Su Chen’s words moved Ruo Ximeng so much that she was on the verge of tears.

A misty layer appeared in her bright, beautiful eyes.

In the days that followed, Ruo Ximeng began to cultivate according to Su Chen’s instructions.

Three days passed in a row, and while Su Chen was still savoring his tea, Ruo Ximeng suddenly ran up to him.

“Master… your disciple has comprehended it!”

“What?”

Su Chen almost choked on his tea. Although he’d seen Ruo Ximeng playing in the courtyard these past few days,

there was no way she could have been cultivating while playing around, let alone actually succeeding, right?

‘Hmm? She actually comprehended it!’

Within Su Chen’s sea of consciousness, the Imperial Teacher System was dumbfounded.

Any normal person could tell that Su Chen had been spouting absolute nonsense with a straight face these past days, couldn’t they?

Who could have guessed that now Ruo Ximeng would say she’d comprehended it!

Could it be that for a talentless cultivator, the only way is to go down an unorthodox path?

No! This wasn’t even an unorthodox method—Su Chen was just making things up!

Looking at Ruo Ximeng’s sincere, receptive expression, the little figure manifested by the Imperial Teacher System was practically spitting blood.

“Ximeng, as expected of my disciple! Your comprehension speed is second only to your Master back in the day!”

Su Chen, however, didn’t care if the Imperial Teacher System was about to cough up blood. He was very satisfied as he patted Ruo Ximeng’s shoulder.

After being praised, Ruo Ximeng’s beautiful eyes sparkled with delight, clearly very happy.

“But, Ximeng, how do you know you’ve comprehended it?”

At this moment, Su Chen voiced the question in his heart.

“Master, this disciple will demonstrate for you.”

After Su Chen asked, Ruo Ximeng replied with full confidence.

Then, Ruo Ximeng gathered her focus and channeled her energy, suddenly swinging her delicate fist at the nearby artificial mountain.

“Boom!”

A gust of wind howled, spiritual energy surged!

The moment Ruo Ximeng’s fist broke through the air, a loud explosion followed.

The scene before them left both Su Chen and the Imperial Teacher System utterly stunned!

“Uh…”

At that moment, Su Chen stared dumbfounded at Ruo Ximeng, and the little figure conjured by the Imperial Teacher System was even more shocked, staring wide-eyed at the artificial mountain that had been smashed to pieces.

“Hiss—”

Just then, Ruo Ximeng suddenly drew a sharp breath. Though her power had grown, her body was still a bit frail.

With that punch, she had directly dislocated the bones in her hand.

Seeing Ruo Ximeng’s pained and almost tearful expression, Su Chen truly didn’t know whether to laugh or cry—he felt both pity and amusement.

“Ximeng, you…”

Su Chen carried Ruo Ximeng over to sit and rest, while instructing the mansion’s servants to fetch the Imperial Physician.

“Master…”

At this moment, Ruo Ximeng’s beautiful eyes were red, as if she was about to cry from the pain—her pitiful look was heart-wrenching.

Su Chen could only pat her little head. He hadn’t expected this girl to shatter the artificial mountain with a single punch!

“It looks like your hand is dislocated. Don’t move for now, let the Imperial Physician take a look when he arrives.”

Su Chen spoke gently as he held Ruo Ximeng in his arms. Even now, he was still extremely shocked in his heart.

That punch from Ruo Ximeng just now was truly unbelievable.

At this moment, Ruo Ximeng obediently rested her little head on Su Chen’s shoulder, her beautiful eyes filled with grievance.

How come Master and Sister Yanhong can shatter stones with a single punch without any problem, but when it comes to her, she’s so unlucky?

‘Imperial Teacher System, what just happened?’

While holding Ruo Ximeng and waiting for the Imperial Physician, Su Chen communicated with the Imperial Teacher System in his sea of consciousness.

‘Ahem… Host, to be honest, even this system doesn’t know what just happened!’

‘However, one thing is certain—though this little girl’s talent is indeed quite poor, if she had a proper cultivation method, she could definitely achieve something!’

‘So, Host, stop misleading her and quickly think of a way to get her a cultivation method.’

This time, the Imperial Teacher System gave a rather reliable suggestion.

No one knew how, but Ruo Ximeng seemed to have accidentally grasped a bit of power.

At this point, if she were given a decent cultivation method, she might actually make some progress.

‘We’ll talk about that later. Where am I supposed to get her a cultivation method? Besides, I already said it doesn’t matter whether she cultivates or not.’

Su Chen responded matter-of-factly to the Imperial Teacher System. At this point, he was already invincible in the world, unmatched and undefeated, so whether Ruo Ximeng cultivated or not made no difference.

Before long, the Imperial Physician hurried to Ruo Ximeng’s mansion to set her bones.

“Imperial Physician Linyuyi, how long will it take for Ximeng’s injury to recover?”

This time, it wasn’t Su Chen who asked, but the God of War Yanhuang.

Upon hearing that Ruo Ximeng was injured, Yanhong rushed over immediately. Clearly, she cared deeply for Ruo Ximeng.

“Reporting to the Military God, injuries to the muscles and bones generally take a hundred days to heal. Of course, with this old man’s treatment, Princess Ximeng’s injury should recover in about thirty days, and since Her Highness is a cultivator, her recovery will be even faster.”

The elderly, white-haired Imperial Physician Linyuyi cupped his hands and answered truthfully.

“Thank you, Imperial Physician Linyuyi.”

Su Chen nodded as well, recalling the suggestion from the Imperial Teacher System.

The Imperial Teacher System had advised him to prepare a proper cultivation method for Ruo Ximeng.

Now that Ruo Ximeng was injured and needed some time to recover, this was the perfect opportunity for Su Chen to go out and prepare a cultivation method for her.

Because of her hand injury, Ruo Ximeng was forced into “feeding mode” for a while.

At every mealtime, Su Chen enthusiastically took on the task of feeding his adorable little disciple!

“Ximeng, here, have a spoonful of this nutritious fish soup.”

Ruo Ximeng sat beside Su Chen, who picked up a spoon and fed her the soup.

“Master, I can use my left hand to drink the soup…”

Ruo Ximeng spoke timidly.

Actually, there was nothing wrong with Su Chen feeding her soup, but for some reason, whenever Master did so, it just felt a bit strange.

Moreover, Master sometimes mentioned words like “feeding” or “training,” which she didn’t really understand.

Still, deep down, she felt blissfully happy being cared for like this!

“Ximeng, during this time, rest well in the mansion. I have to go out for a few days—maybe one or two days, at most three or four days. Anyway, I won’t be gone for too long.”

(The collection rate is a bit scary, anyway, the first arc is about to end soon.)