I Alone Am Immortal: My Rebirth and Leisurely Cultivation

Chapter 330 Sore Shoulders
After leaving the restaurant, Li Yan followed Jiang Yingzhu, Mei Mengqian, and Hua Junshu into the tie-dye shop next door.

Upon entering, they were greeted by an elderly woman with dark skin, dressed in traditional Bai ethnic clothing.

The four were not surprised. The ultraviolet rays here were very strong. Unlike this generation, who had skin anxiety, these elderly people did not care about the sun.

Therefore, they have seen quite a few elderly people like this on the road.

"Take a look, what do you want to make?"

The old woman gave them a brief introduction to tie-dyeing, and then pointed to the white fabric products hanging on one side.

From clothes, scarves, and hats to handbags, bed sheets, and handkerchiefs, they have it all.

Jiang Yingzhu, Mei Mengqian, and Hua Junshu finally shifted their gaze from looking around to what the old woman was pointing at.

"Mengmeng, senior, what do you choose?"

"do not know."

"It will be all right."

Jiang Yingzhu frowned, also finding it difficult to make a choice.

At this moment, Li Yan took off a white long dress and handed it to her.

“I think you can each choose a skirt and dye it in different styles.”

"The girls look beautiful, and the skirts suit them perfectly," the old woman said with a smile.

Jiang Yingzhu nodded with a smile, "Then let's go with the skirt, what do you two think, senior and Mengmeng?"

"me too."

"it is good."

So the two of them chose the same long dress that Li Yan had picked out for Jiang Yingzhu.

After making their choices, the three looked at Li Yan.

"Why are you looking at me? You should go with your mother-in-law to experience how to do tie-dye." Li Yan asked, puzzled.

"Aren't you going to pick one?"

“I don’t wear skirts.” Li Yan glanced at Jiang Yingzhu, and Hua Junshu and Mei Mengqian suppressed their laughter upon hearing this.

"Who asked you to choose a dress!" Jiang Yingzhu rolled her eyes. "There are so many other dresses around here, you could wear a hat."

Li Yan wanted to refuse; he didn't like wearing hats.

But Jiang Yingzhu forcibly took it off and stuffed the item into his hand.

"Neat and tidy, perfect."

Jiang Yingzhu nodded in satisfaction, and then followed her mother-in-law to gather up the wad of white cloth in her hand.

Dexterity might be a girl's natural talent. Li Yan had initially thought he would have to laugh at them, but to his surprise, they finished quickly.

Although it doesn't have the same fluid and graceful movements as the elderly, it's at least a qualified product.

Although they all chose the same dress, Jiang Yingzhu, Mei Mengqian, and Hua Junshu each made different choices regarding the shade of the dye.

Jiang Yingzhu chose a light color, Mei Mengqian chose a medium color, and the senior student chose a dark color.

As for Li Yan, he also chose a dark color.

He was worried that choosing a light, traditional tie-dye blue would make the hat look more like green.

The four of them arrived at the dye vat, where a young prince taught them how to apply the dye.

The large dye vat contained water of varying shades of color.

Under the young prince's guidance, the group put the bundles of cloth they had tied into the cloth and pressed them down repeatedly.

Mei Mengqian learned and observed at the same time. Ever since she started writing and often sought advice from her neighbor Qin Bao, she had developed the habit of observing secretly.

She writes mostly everyday entertainment articles, so she pays close attention to the little details of life.

Therefore, she discovered that besides them, there was another couple of customers a little further inside.

They must be a couple.

Mei Mengqian's eyes immediately locked onto the couple; they were the perfect subject matter.

At this moment, neither of them is dyeing their hair; the girl is dyeing while the boy is watching.

"Baby, push harder."

"I can't squeeze the baby anymore." The girl said, turning her head, in a tone that gave Mei Mengqian goosebumps:

"Baby, my shoulders are sore."

"Then I'll help you, you rest for a while." The boy said, reaching out to help, but the girl dodged him with a quick movement of her hands.

"No, baby, give me a shoulder massage."

Mei Mengqian withdrew her gaze, lost in thought, and then looked at Li Yan beside her.

"Pah!" she blurted out instinctively, then immediately realized she had said the wrong thing and wished she could slap herself.

Li Yan turned his gaze over, and Jiang Yingzhu and Hua Junshu also looked over.

"Mengmeng, who did you just call 'baby'?"

Li Yan asked the question knowingly.

"Huh? Mengmeng called me 'baby'? I only heard 'baby,' and it sounded quite affectionate." Jiang Yingzhu recalled for a moment, then glanced at her and mimicked her voice:
"Baby~, that's it."

Hua Junshu pursed his lips and remained silent.

"I didn't shout!"

With her head down, Mei Mengqian kneaded the ball of cloth in her hands with all her might, her whole body turning red. To relieve the pressure, she kneaded it even harder.

The young man giving instructions stared wide-eyed as the ball of cloth was transformed into a small ball in the hands of this seemingly delicate girl, in disbelief.

This girl is stronger than him!

Grandma, I saw the innate tie-dye sacred body.

Seeing that Mengmeng was almost ready, Li Yan stopped teasing her.

However, after a while, she whispered again, "Li Yan, my shoulder hurts."

"Incorrect password."

"What password?"

"My shoulders are sore," Li Yan said with a half-smile.

Mei Mengqian became famous again and ignored this bad guy.

She was gathering material when she unexpectedly became his material. Mei Mengqian was certain that Li Yan had been observing her.

Just as she was feeling ashamed and indignant, she heard her senior's voice.

"My shoulders are sore." "?" Mei Mengqian quietly turned her head, unable to believe that her senior also felt this way.
The senior student was looking at Li Yan with a relaxed and composed expression, though her face was expressionless, one could vaguely see her anticipation.

"Li Yan, the password is correct."

Mei Mengqian felt like the sky had fallen. Why was her senior also observing?!
Just as she thought her senior would wait for Li Yan's reaction, she heard her senior continue:
"Give me a shoulder massage."

Mei Mengqian blinked, not quite reacting, when Zhuzhu's voice came from the other side.

"You're wrong, senior."

She subconsciously looked at Zhuzhu, only to see Zhuzhu turn her head to face Li Yan and say:
"Baby, your shoulder is sore, hahaha! No, this is so embarrassing."

Jiang Yingzhu couldn't help but laugh out loud after learning half of it.

There's no way around it, every time I hear a word like 'treasure,' it's Li Yan who's being a jerk.

Therefore, when Jiang Yingzhu shouted it out, she felt like she was going to act like a fool, but the couple called each other very affectionately and intimately.

So she felt very strange, so strange that she wanted to laugh.

Seeing this, Mei Mengqian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out they weren't all observing her; they were all observing the couple, just like her.

Jiang Yingzhu chuckled twice, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw the couple inside turn around and walk towards her.

Her smile vanished instantly. Could it be? She'd been caught red-handed!
However, seeing that they were just leaving, I immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

However, just as he breathed a sigh of relief, he heard the two people talking as they walked away.

Jiang Yingzhu has excellent hearing. To be precise, under Li Yan's careful guidance, the three women's five senses are exceptionally sharp.

Therefore, they only spoke after the two had walked far away, believing that the other person could no longer hear them.

But Jiang Yingzhu still heard their conversation.

"I'm so embarrassed. It's all your fault for calling me baby."

"How was I supposed to know there would be someone behind me? And you're still feeling jealous."

"Are you trying to die?"

"No, no, it's all their fault, why did they do that?"

"that is!"

Jiang Yingzhu and the others exchanged a glance, their expressions subtle, and then they all burst out laughing.

After dyeing the clothes, the next step is drying, which is a slow process.

However, they had time, and the sun was shining brightly, so they weren't in a hurry.

Jiang Yingzhu found a place to sit down and rest in the drying area, and stretched her shoulders.

Muscles do indeed become sore after prolonged mechanical exercise.

"Li Yan, give me a shoulder massage."

"Pinch mine too."

"And I."

Hua Junshu and Mei Mengqian, who were sitting to Jiang Yingzhu's left and right, said.

"My shoulders are still sore."

Li Yan got up and walked behind them as he spoke.

"Then we'll knead it for you in a bit."

Jiang Yingzhu waved her hand and urged, "Hurry up, don't dawdle."

Li Yan placed his hands, which were covered in spiritual energy, on her shoulders and began to massage them gently.

The main acupoints are Jianjing (GB21), Tianzong (SI11), Jianyu (LI15), and Quchi (LI11). The pressure is applied from the outside in, supplemented by Waiguan (TE5), Houxi (SI3), and Hegu (LI4). The pressure is applied slowly.

After just a few breaths, Jiang Yingzhu felt her shoulders were no longer sore and felt very comfortable. Her whole body was breathing in rhythm with his massage, feeling extremely relaxed, and she wanted to hum softly.

Before I could even enjoy it, the hand on my shoulder disappeared.

She heard a soft gasp from Mengmeng and knew that Li Yan had pressed the button on Mengmeng.

Jiang Yingzhu turned to observe Li Yan's technique and could only see that his fingers were moving rhythmically across Mengmeng's shoulder.

Although you can't see anything clearly, you can feel that there's an indescribable rhythm to his massage.

Like a flowing stream, it's natural and pleasant, and also kind of cool.

Having watched for a while, Jiang Yingzhu noticed that Li Yan had finished massaging her senior. Snapping out of her reverie, she coughed and said:

"I didn't realize, Li Yan, that all those books you read, like the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic, were actually worth it."

Jiang Yingzhu remembered that Li Yan started reading some strange books starting last summer vacation.

It can't be called strange, after all, books like "Zhuangzi" and "Tao Te Ching" are traditional Chinese classics.

But what minor would like these things, be able to absorb them, and actually study them?
Anyway, I haven't seen Jiang Yingzhu much, but people like Mengmeng who like to read literature are more common.

Moreover, Li Yan would often bring out scriptures that she had never heard of before.

Of course, there are also some modern theoretical books on electrical engineering, mechanics, and materials.

But regardless of which one it is, Jiang Yingzhu felt that it was not something someone her age should be watching.

She initially thought Li Yan was just showing off; after all, such behavior seemed inexplicable at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it looked convincingly fake.

However, looking at it now, he actually did learn it.

After all, Jiang Yingzhu could only think of this as a reason for Li Yan's sudden ability to perform massage.

"Then, your shoulders aren't sore anymore, are they?" Li Yan raised an eyebrow and glanced at her.

"It doesn't hurt anymore, it feels quite comfortable. Give me another massage."

"Press your head, my foot!"

"Forcing it on isn't out of the question," Jiang Yingzhu thought for a moment.

Li Yan rolled his eyes. "Get out of the way, it's your turn to press it."

"Humph!"

Jiang Yingzhu wanted to say a few more words, but seeing that her senior had already stood up, she stood up as well.

Then the three of them massaged Master Li's shoulders and back together.

Just then, the couple from before came in to pick up their clothes that had been drying. When they saw this scene, they both widened their eyes in surprise.

They looked at each other for a moment, then the boy whispered, "Baby."

"you dare!?"

(End of this chapter)