Bat Prince, roaming the heavens

"Madam, you may have misunderstood." Yuan Suiyun's voice remained calm. "To be honest, Madam, I have indeed come for the 'Lianhua Precious Mirror,' but not to practice the martial arts within it. I have been blind since childhood and wish to find a way to regain my sight. I have heard that Master Wang Lianhua's medical skills are divine, possessing the ability to bring the dead back to life and heal wounds, which is why I have shamelessly come to your door to request the secret manual."

Lin Shiyin stared at Yuan Suiyun's empty eyes for a long time before finally sighing, "I can't understand a single word in that book; it's like a book written in heaven to me. If you can really use it, then take it."

"Thank you for your generosity, Madam." Yuan Suiyun bowed slightly in thanks. "However, Madam, would you please seriously consider my words just now? If you do not mind, I am willing to teach you a martial art as compensation."

Yuan Suiyun was willing to take care of Lin Shiyin, who was suffering so much, and he was also very interested to see what kind of impact Lin Shiyin, who had learned martial arts, would have on Li Xunhuan.

Hearing Yuan Suiyun say this, Lin Shiyin's impression of him improved a bit, and she even interpreted their unannounced arrival as an attempt to avoid causing her trouble.

However, she shook her head and gave a wry smile: "I appreciate your kindness, young master. But I'm not young anymore, and I have no martial arts foundation whatsoever. How could I possibly learn any martial arts? You don't need to trouble yourself. That book is useless to me anyway, so you can take it."

What Lin Shiyin said was true. If a person only starts practicing martial arts in their thirties, let alone fail to master it, even if they manage to get started, their bones and muscles will already be set, and their blood and energy will not be vigorous. Even if they practice day and night and work hard every day, they will probably still be at a mediocre level in their entire lives.

"Madam, why belittle yourself? Perhaps you are a martial arts prodigy, one in a million. You could learn any martial art just by studying it," Yuan Suiyun said earnestly, ignoring the objective laws of the world.

Lin Shiyin was amused: "How can an ordinary woman like me talk about being a martial arts prodigy?"

"Madam, you are mistaken. Long ago, there was a woman named Li Qi whose entire family was wiped out. She was forced to cross the sea to Japan and had no choice but to submit to the Japanese. She even bore him two sons. She endured hardship and humiliation, mastered martial arts, and returned to the Central Plains to avenge her family's blood feud. Although she was later forced to go to the desert, she still roamed the Western Regions for many years and earned the reputation of 'Stone Guanyin'. Even the famous Chu Xiangshuai was defeated by her."

Ding Baiyun felt something was off about Yuan Suiyun's linguistically crafted narration, and her expression grew increasingly strange.

Shi Guanyin, isn't that the great demon who was defeated by Chu Xiangshuai?

What's even more absurd is that everyone knows that Shi Guanyin comes from a prestigious family in Huangshan, the daughter of a renowned martial arts family, and has an astonishingly deep foundation in martial arts. Yet Yuan Suiyun described it as if she only learned martial arts after having two children.

Considering that Yuan Suiyun was trying to encourage Lin Shiyin to learn martial arts, and that she really didn't have much of a say, she immediately lowered her head.

Hearing a subtle change in Lin Shiyin's breathing rhythm, Yuan Suiyun knew she was already interested and pressed on, saying, "There is another even more renowned Yin Ji, whom even Shi Guanyin would have to admit defeat to. She is hailed as 'the most terrifying, most skilled, and most intelligent woman in the world.' The Shenshui Palace she governs is a forbidden area known to everyone in the martial arts world. In terms of martial arts, status, and position, she is second to none among the men in the martial arts world."

"Yes, Sister Lin, the Plum Blossom Thieves are causing quite a ruckus lately, and Li Xunhuan has just returned. Baoding Prefecture is now a mixed bag of people. It would be good for you to learn a few moves for self-defense, Sister." Ding Baiyun finally couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but persuade her.

"If Madam does not wish to learn, I will truly feel guilty," Yuan Suiyun said earnestly.

Seeing how sincerely the two of them cared about her, Lin Shiyin suddenly felt a warm feeling that she couldn't quite explain.

"In that case, I'll give it a try. But if I'm not naturally gifted and really can't learn it, please don't laugh at me." Lin Shiyin's voice carried a long-lost sense of ease at the end, like someone who had been confined to their boudoir for too long and finally decided to push open the window that had never been opened before.

"It's good that you're willing to learn, Madam," Yuan Suiyun said with a smile.

As he spoke, he took out a martial arts manual that he had prepared in advance from his sleeve and handed it to Ding Baiyun: "Baiyun, you can explain it to Madam Lin."

"Can I learn this too?" Ding Baiyun took the booklet, her eyes lighting up.

Yuan Suiyun had asked her if she wanted to see the Yi Jin Jing, but even after returning from Mount Song, she hadn't seen a trace of the book.

It's truly not easy to obtain a martial art from Yuan Suiyun these days!

She opened the booklet and began to read it with great anticipation—Hun Yuan Yi Qi Gong.

In fact, for someone like Lin Shiyin, a martial art that can be learned quickly would be most suitable for her. Unfortunately, the only two martial arts techniques that Yuan Suiyun possessed that could be learned quickly by ordinary people were not the proper methods.

He originally intended to teach Lin Shiyin the Star Absorbing Technique, hoping to cultivate a bewitching and capricious witch who could devour internal energy and fall in love with and kill Li Xunhuan.

But then I thought about it again. The Star Absorbing Technique, a strange art that can absorb the power of others, would surely attract both good and evil forces to attack it once it appeared in the world, causing a huge uproar.

Lin Shiyin's fragile little shoulders definitely wouldn't be able to handle it, so Li Xunhuan would definitely step in. Old Li had treated him quite well, so Yuan Suiyun was too embarrassed to cause Old Li such a big trouble again.

As for the other type of sunflower, let's not even talk about how it's not quite mature yet. If a woman possesses this pure yang energy, who knows what kind of changes it will undergo...

"If you want to learn, then learn." Yuan Suiyun didn't mind at all; he considered it a reward for driving for him these past few days.

Ding Baiyun immediately put on a relaxed smile and walked to Lin Shiyin's side: "Sister Lin, let me teach you to recognize the meridians and acupoints first. Although the things in this book are profound, once you have a good foundation, the rest will be easy."

"Thank you very much, Sister Baiyun. May I call you that?" Lin Shiyin nodded.

"Of course, my name is Ding Baiyun." Only then did Ding Baiyun remember to introduce herself.

Lin Shiyin showed little reaction to the name. She knew nothing about the affairs of the martial arts world and had never even heard of the famous Ding family of Hebei. She simply regarded her as Yuan Suiyun's ordinary maid.

Then, she handed Ding Baiyun the "Precious Mirror of Pitying Flowers" that she had taken from the bottom of the box while Yuan Suiyun and Ding Baiyun were talking: "Sister Baiyun, this is for you. Please take a look at the contents of this book for Young Master Yuan. I wonder if there is any way to help Young Master Yuan's eyes."

Before Ding Baiyun could even reach out, a slender hand caught the yellowed book with remarkable precision.

"Baiyun, you should focus on teaching Madam Lin martial arts for now," Yuan Suiyun said casually, putting the "Lianhua Baojian" into his pocket.

Ding Baiyun nodded in agreement. Although she was also quite curious about the contents of the "Lianhua Baojian", she was not in a hurry.

She figured that since Yuan Suiyun couldn't see it anyway, the task of reading the secret manual would eventually fall to her, so it wouldn't be too late to read it then.

Lin Shiyin gave an order not to let the servants disturb her, and then immediately began to learn martial arts from Ding Baiyun.

Lin Shiyin's comprehension greatly exceeded Ding Baiyun's expectations after this lesson.

She had originally thought it would take her most of the day to memorize the meridians and acupoints, but she memorized most of them in less than an hour, and could even roughly trace the path of true qi circulation.

Yuan Suiyun nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.