Peerless Divine Doctor in the City of Flowers
Chapter 548 Ni Chang’s Abilities

Chapter 548: Chapter 548 Ni Chang’s Abilities

The cave entrance before their eyes was a complex web.

Gazing into it revealed dozens of passages sprawling before them.

If one were to test each path, one would easily become lost.

"No worries, I am a descendant of the Banshan Taoist, naturally, I have a way."

Now that she was positioned here, Zhao Jiaqi couldn’t very well back down.

Opening her backpack, she took out a piece of yellow paper wrapped in plastic cloth.

She then sat down cross-legged, muttering while she began to fold the paper.

"Do you really have the leisure for crafts at a time like this?"

Lin Fan watched Zhao Jiaqi’s focused appearance with curiosity.

"She’s not just crafting, but performing the Banshan Taoist’s most adept technique, ’Paper Crane Seeking’, steered by curses, where the crane enters the secret paths, moving with the wind to find the true passable route. It’s one of the Banshan Taoist’s most impressive secret techniques."

Ni Chang quickly explained on the side.

"Ni Chang, I wouldn’t have guessed you to be so knowledgeable, even aware of ’Paper Crane Seeking’. You certainly know more than a certain someone who doesn’t like to read."

Zhao Jiaqi placed the paper crane aside and started folding another one.

"Do I not like reading? I simply haven’t had the chance, okay? Most of what I read are medical texts. They don’t record the deeds of your Ban Mountain lineage. Isn’t it quite normal that I don’t know? But speaking of which, Ni Chang, since you’ve read so many books, do you remember what is recorded in the ’Exotic Beasts Theory’?"

Lin Fan turned his gaze towards Ni Chang, curious.

When the book was mentioned, she visibly paused.

After thinking hard for a moment, Ni Chang finally spoke.

"It’s nothing but legends, as it is quite an ancient book. Out of all the exotic creatures documented, nine out of ten have never been seen. I glanced over it a few times and found it useless, so I didn’t continue reading."

"After we go back, you must find it for me."

Lin Fan nodded with a hint of dejection.

"Once we return, whatever you want, I will give it to you."

Ni Chang’s words brimmed with tender affection.

Her crimson cheeks bloomed like deeply flushed apples.

The look in her eyes towards Lin Fan was thick with desire.

"She’ll probably need to wait a while longer; I’ll go gather some wood to start a fire," he said.

Her alluring appearance made Lin Fan’s throat go dry.

Ever since he arrived at Tianku, both women had hardly left his side.

With daily close contact yet unreachable, Lin Fan was becoming uncontrollably frustrated.

Now, with her exhibiting such springtime allure, it only intensified his troubles.

However, considering the half-human, half-demon wanderer, Lin Fan could only forcefully suppress the fire in his heart.

He moved to the corner to search for some wood washed in by water.

He picked dry pieces and ignited a campfire.

Without the chill of groundwater,

Ni Chang sat barefooted by the fire, its flames dancing.

Her ethereally beautiful face radiated with the full fervor of spring.

Especially her delicate feet; Lin Fan couldn’t help but be reminded of Meng Die.

Her soul-stirring, bone-corroding allure was truly unforgettable.

Every time he remembered her half-reclining figure,

his heart would involuntarily beat faster.

And at this very moment, Ni Chang seemed to transform into someone else,

provoking a surge of lust, leaving his mouth parched.

While he was lost in his thoughts, Zhao Jiaqi’s weary voice reached his ears.

"Hey, what are you grinning about?"

"Was I smiling?"

Lin Fan was startled and quickly turned around.

He saw Zhao Jiaqi returning with a hundred or more paper cranes in her hands.

He rolled his eyes and then plopped down onto the ground.

"You’re grinning at Ni Chang, and you think I can’t see it?"

"I... I was just thinking about something else. Now that the work is done, is it possible that we can set off?"

Lin Fan hurriedly defended himself.

He certainly couldn’t admit that looking at Ni Chang had reminded him of Meng Die.

"You guys have it easy. I’m almost dead from exhaustion. Do you know how draining it is to use the paper cranes for scouting? My master nearly worked himself to death finding new passages for the Heavenly Cavern. It’s still a trial-and-error process, and who knows when we’ll find the right one. All you can do is rush, rush, rush, without being able to help at all."

Zhao Jiaqi leaned on Lin Fan’s shoulder, exhausted.

These days, she had grown accustomed to physical contact with Lin Fan.

"Then what can I do to help?"

Lin Fan looked at Zhao Jiaqi with a smile.

He didn’t know any Daoist magic, let alone how to write talismans.

He was utterly useless with such meticulous, slow work.

"You can at least give a massage, can’t you? Can’t you see I need that?"

Zhao Jiaqi rolled her eyes in disdain.

"Alright, alright, I’m at your service now, and I can even warm your bed," said Lin Fan, seeing that Zhao Jiaqi was indeed very tired.

So he got up and began massaging her shoulders.

"Ni Chang, why are you sitting so far away? Come closer and warm up."

While enjoying Lin Fan’s service, Zhao Jiaqi did not forget to call out to Ni Chang.

The fire was not big, and she was sitting two meters away from it.

How could she feel any heat from there?

"I’m fine here. It isn’t that cold, but I remember the Banshan Taoist has a technique called ’Thousand Cranes Taking Flight.’ Why test one by one when that would take so long?"

Ni Chang looked at Zhao Jiaqi curiously.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jiaqi notably furrowed her brows.

"Thousand Cranes Taking Flight? What’s that? I’ve never heard of it. Even my master could only control eighteen paper cranes for scouting at most."

Zhao Jiaqi’s response made Ni Chang pause in surprise.

"Really? Maybe there’s a mistake in the records then. But with so many passages to try one by one, won’t we run out of time before the curse takes effect?"

"Then we can only leave it to fate. At best, I can simultaneously scout with three cranes. Any more than that, and I lose control," Zhao Jiaqi said with a sense of helplessness.

Controlling the paper cranes was extremely draining.

It required a certain level of skill and knowledge of secret techniques.

Handling three at once was already her limit.

Yet, faced with nearly a hundred passages,

unless the correct one was found within ten tries,

it would be impossible to finish before the curse took effect.

"What if I remember the method for ’Thousand Cranes Taking Flight?’ Could that give you a better way? Don’t forget, I have the ability to remember everything I’ve seen. That book recorded many of the mental methods of the Banshan Taoist," said Ni Chang.

Her words suddenly sparked excitement in Zhao Jiaqi.

She grabbed Ni Chang’s wrist in a rush.

"If you really remember the mental methods, perhaps there could be a way to control more. My master once mentioned that because of a break in the lineage, many secret techniques were lost. He was also feeling his way, drawing his own conclusions."

"You’ve got it; I’ll leave it to you now to figure it out. Even if you can’t achieve ’Thousand Cranes Taking Flight,’ even a tenth of that would be enough." Ni Chang was not stingy.

She immediately began reciting the records from the book.

Zhao Jiaqi listened eagerly.

But Lin Fan, on the other hand, couldn’t help frowning.

This matter, was somewhat unusual!