Chapter 229 - 228: Eve of the Storm, Ten Calm and Ten Active Technique

Chapter 229: Chapter 228: Eve of the Storm, Ten Calm and Ten Active Technique

After reading Han Ning’s letter, Gu Yifan gently shook his head.

He didn’t speak. He just silently stuffed the letter back into its envelope, then flicked another cigarette from the pack on the coffee table and quietly lit it.

After a moment’s thought, he picked up the envelope again.

CLICK!

The lighter ignited a corner of the envelope. In moments, the entire thing was burning.

He hadn’t even finished his cigarette before only wisps of smoke remained in the air.

...

DING!

"System upgrade complete. The ’Love and Counterattack System’ has been renamed the ’Pet Wife and Become Strong System’."

DING!

"Congratulations, Host! You have received a Physique Enhancement Potion!"

DING!

"Congratulations, Host! You have received the Seven Detriments and Eight Benefits, and the Ten Calm and Ten Active Technique."

DING!

"Congratulations, Host! You have received 51% of the shares in Jinling Pharmaceutical Factory!"

[Note 1: A healthy body is the foundation of all endeavors. Compared to a genetic enhancement potion, the Physique Enhancement Potion has a much milder effect. It slowly nourishes the body, making it suitable for the Host’s other half.]

[Note 2: Qi has eight benefits, but also seven detriments. If one cannot utilize the eight benefits and avoid the seven detriments, then by the age of forty, one’s yin energy will be halved. At fifty, their daily life will weaken. At sixty, their hearing and sight will dull. At seventy, their body will wither, their yin energy will be useless, and tears will flow uncontrollably.

The Seven Detriments: 1. Engaging in it while in pain is called ’internal blockage.’ 2. Engaging in it to the point of sweating is ’external leakage.’ 3. Engaging in it without cease is ’exhaustion.’ 4. Being unable to perform despite desire is ’impediment.’ 5. Engaging in it with ragged, chaotic breathing is ’agitation.’ 6. Forcing it without desire is ’severance.’ 7. Engaging in it hastily is ’waste.’ These are the Seven Detriments.

The Eight Benefits: 1. Upon waking, sit up and straighten the spine to regulate qi; this is ’governing qi.’ 2. While eating, maintain posture to clear the channels; this is ’governing fluids.’ 3. Engage in foreplay to build mutual desire; this is ’knowing the time.’ 4. When engaging, relax the spine to store energy; this is ’accumulating qi.’ 5. Act without haste, with harmonious entry and exit; this is ’harmonizing fluids.’ 6. After exiting, have your partner rouse you again; this is ’gathering qi.’ 7. Upon nearing climax, hold still and control your breathing; this is ’awaiting surplus.’ 8. After finishing, relax and let go; this is ’settling the flow.’ These are the Eight Benefits. By using the Eight Benefits to bolster one’s qi, the old can become young again, and the young will not decline. Qi and blood will be abundant, and the body will be light and agile.

A gentleman’s life is one of peace and happiness.

The Seven Detriments and Eight Benefits and the Ten Calm and Ten Active Technique will allow the Host to fight a hundred battles without exhaustion!]

[Note 3: Jinling Pharmaceutical Factory is the largest traditional Chinese medicine factory in Jinling. With 51% of the shares, the Host will become the largest shareholder. The Host may choose to take direct control and manage it or simply wait for dividends.]

...

Gu Yifan froze as the string of system notifications echoed in his mind.

When he read about the so-called Seven Detriments and Eight Benefits and the Ten Calm and Ten Active Technique, his brain simply crashed!

FUCK!!!

DAMN IT!

’This damn system really isn’t a proper one, is it!’

’And it’s gotten even more shameless after this upgrade!’

’You think I wouldn’t understand just because you wrote it in classical Chinese?!’

’Isn’t this just a fucking sex manual?!!!!’

’And that "fight a hundred battles without exhaustion" crap...’

’So that Physique Enhancement Potion from earlier... you want Su Qinghe to drink it because you’re afraid her body can’t handle it, right?!’

’Afraid I might... break her?’

’And another thing... it said the upgrade would unlock new "positions"! Well, these are some fucking "new" positions alright!’

Gu Yifan was completely speechless.

...

Just when Gu Yifan was at a complete loss for words, Su Qinghe came downstairs, having finished her shower.

She wrinkled her little nose at the smoky air on the first floor.

However, when she saw the considerable amount of ash in the ashtray, she didn’t say anything.

Hearing the noise, Gu Yifan turned to look toward Su Qinghe and finally snapped out of it.

He crushed the smoldering cigarette butt in the ashtray, then looked at Su Qinghe, his expression complicated. "Su Hanhan, finished your shower?"

"Mm-hmm."

Su Qinghe nodded and said softly, "I got the hot water running for you. You can go take your shower."

"Oh, okay."

Gu Yifan nodded. "Okay!"

With that, he got up and went upstairs to shower.

After he left, Su Qinghe glanced at the coffee table. She didn’t say anything, but silently placed the bracelet back in its gift box and put it away. Then, she took the ashtray, emptied the butts and ash into the trash, and carried it to the kitchen to wash it clean.

...

「Half an hour later.」

Gu Yifan had finished his shower. He looked at the small vial of Physique Enhancement Potion in his hand, which resembled a dose of oral medicine, and shook his head slightly.

"Hanhan, stop cleaning up. It’s getting late, come on up and rest!"

He walked to the top of the stairs and called down to Su Qinghe, who was still tidying up downstairs.

"Mm-hmm, almost done."

Su Qinghe called back.

A few moments later, she came upstairs.

"Drink this, it’s good for you."

Gu Yifan said, handing the Physique Enhancement Potion to Su Qinghe.

"Oh, okay."

Without a second thought, Su Qinghe took the vial from Gu Yifan and drank it all in one go.

After she finished it, Gu Yifan asked if she felt any discomfort.

"N-No..."

Though a little confused, Su Qinghe answered him anyway.

"Mm... that’s good then!"

Hearing this, Gu Yifan let out a small sigh of relief and said, "Let’s go to sleep!"

With that, the two returned to the master bedroom to get ready for bed.

CLICK!

The main room light switched off, leaving only the faint glow of the two small bedside lamps.

Gu Yifan was just about to close his eyes when he noticed something was wrong with Su Qinghe in his arms.

"Hanhan, what’s wrong?"

he asked in confusion.

"N-Nothing..."

In the darkness, Su Qinghe bit her lip, her face flushed.

"Hmm?"

She was squirming, which didn’t seem like ’nothing,’ so Gu Yifan frowned. "Are you really okay?"

"Ngh~"

Su Qinghe let out a muffled groan.

Gu Yifan sat up and switched on the main light.

Su Qinghe’s deeply flushed face immediately met his eyes...

Gu Yifan suddenly remembered the Physique Enhancement Potion he’d just given her. ’The effects must be kicking in.’

He thought for a moment, then looked at Su Qinghe and asked, "Hanhan, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

"N-No," she said in a small voice. "I just... I feel a little hot..."

’System, what’s going on?’ Gu Yifan asked in his mind.

DING!

"Replying to Host, the Physique Enhancement Potion has warming medicinal properties. The Mandala Flower within it has a slight aphrodisiac effect. This is a normal reaction."

the system’s crisp, mechanical female voice replied in Gu Yifan’s mind.

’Aphro...?????’

Gu Yifan was speechless.

SHIT!

’I’ve been had!’

’There’s no way this damn system didn’t do this on purpose! I don’t believe it for a second!’

Just as Gu Yifan was wondering what to do,

BOOM!

A deafening clap of thunder boomed outside, and a fierce wind sent the leaves in the courtyard whipping about with a WHOOSH.

Clearly, a storm was brewing.

...