Maybe it was the tension in the air that prompted Ma Yuanzhi to hide under the covers and shout, "Li Chuan! What are you doing! Didn't you say that in front of a healer, there's no distinction between male and female! Where are you looking with your eyes! Believe it or not, I'll blind you later..."
Before Ma Yuanzhi's voice faded, Li Chuan suddenly exerted force with his hands, catching her off guard and eliciting a cry of pain as her body tensed and her legs crossed.
This made it impossible for Li Chuan to continue the massage.
"Senior sister, prejudice in a person's heart is like a mountain. You should think more positively. Once I'm done with this treatment, you'll be free from pain. If you act like this, I can't proceed and can't eradicate the root of your ailment."
Ma Yuanzhi: "You just hurt me. I'm not dead; it's natural to have a reaction."
Li Chuan indeed had caused her pain with that move.
"Alright, I'll try to be gentler, but you need to cooperate with me."
Li Chuan recalled techniques from the Ghost Gate Pulse Technique and switched to a method that was less painful.
With this change, Ma Yuanzhi indeed felt a lot better.
As time passed, and Li Chuan's hands roamed over her body, Ma Yuanzhi felt her heart racing and her body heating up. It was as if a spark ignited in her dantian, causing her mind to wander.
Alone in a room with a man, in such an ambiguous situation!
She's not a fool who knows nothing. On the contrary, Ma Yuanzhi enjoys watching Qiongyao dramas and romantic shows.
She understood that her body's instinctive response was due to Li Chuan's massage.
Although Li Chuan's hand remained properly placed on the three acupuncture points without going elsewhere, leaving three to four centimeters from her most sensitive bud, she couldn't help but think of matters between men and women.
At this moment, Ma Yuanzhi knew that if Li Chuan continued the massage, she, as the senior sister, would definitely lose face.
"Li Chuan, you can go faster, harder," Ma Yuanzhi mumbled, wanting to end the treatment quickly.
"No problem," Li Chuan nodded, considering the patient's requests.
Thus, he quickly switched his technique.
But just as he applied force, Ma Yuanzhi, who had been lying quietly, suddenly trembled violently and let out an intense sound from her throat, followed by a quiver in her hips.
Then, Li Chuan watched, dumbfounded, as Ma Yuanzhi covered her face with her hands.
Li Chuan, having learned much from Zhao Qingyao, realized that the massage had stimulated his senior sister.
Even Li Chuan felt embarrassed then, lightly coughing, "Senior sister, let's stop for today. We can continue in a couple of days."
"Alright...Leave...leave..." Ma Yuanzhi visibly hadn't recovered, responding from under the covers.
Li Chuan left the room and washed his hands in the courtyard, preparing to leave.
But just then, the eighth senior brother from the boxing hall rushed in, looking anxious: "Senior sister, it's bad, the people from the Niu Family Martial Arts Hall are here again!"
"What?" Ma Yuanzhi, still recovering, had to come out supporting herself against the wall, her expression souring upon hearing the name Niu Family Martial Arts Hall.
The Niu Family Martial Arts Hall is well-known in Jiangzhou's martial arts circles, and they practice the formidable Hong Fist, which is broad and powerful.
Moreover, the Niu Family Martial Arts Hall has been locally established for hundreds of years, with many disciples and a large industry, unlike the Ma Family Boxing Hall.
Facing the Niu Family Martial Arts Hall, the Ma Family Boxing Hall isn't even fit to carry their shoes!
However, the young master of the Niu Family Martial Arts Hall, Niu Genshen, has always coveted Ma Yuanzhi's beauty, seeking a marital alliance with her.
But Niu Genshen, being brutal, violent, and indulgent, is a frequent nightclub attendee. Using his family's power, he became an underground king in Jiangzhou City. How could Ma Yuanzhi accept such a scoundrel's proposal?
Despite several refusals, it seems the Niu Family Martial Arts Hall is still not put off.
"Logically speaking, Niu Genshen should have given up. Could it be the Xingyi Master who caused a stir in Jiangzhou that caught their attention again? That's surely the case; if it weren't for that guy causing such a commotion in Jiangzhou, we wouldn't be thrust into the spotlight with Xingyi Fist, and they wouldn't have come knocking! That jerk, of all places to show off, he had to come to Jiangzhou!" Ma Yuanzhi, once outside, immediately vented her frustration.
In fact, it can't be blamed on her, as recently, parents have been bringing their children to learn Xingyi Fist and Eight Extremes Hand.
Most of them are martial arts enthusiasts or people from the Jianghu.
Lately, Xingyi Fist has become popular, and as a result, their Martial Arts Hall has gained fame.
Originally, Ma Yuanzhi was pleased to have collected tens of thousands in tuition fees over the last few days.
Unexpectedly, it attracted the people from the Niu Family Martial Arts Hall.
Li Chuan curiously asked, "Has a Xingyi Master come to Jiangzhou to show off? Who?"
"Junior brother, you don't know. That guy's indeed formidable, single-handedly challenged ninety-one masters from Three-blade Hall! It's said he twisted a gun into a pretzel with his bare hands! That guy used Xingyi Fist," explained the eighth senior.
Upon hearing the eighth senior brother's words, Li Chuan felt awkward.
Turns out, the show-off master was himself.
Though it was a bit strange, considering the heavy rain that day and no soul around, who could've witnessed the battle?
Could it be that Three-blade Hall leaked the news themselves?
Surely, they're not that foolish, right? Don't they care about their reputation?
As they spoke, the three of them arrived at the courtyard in front of the boxing hall.
Here, Li Chuan also spotted Ma Family Boxing Hall's lady, Miao Cuilian, and standing beside her should be the Ma Family Boxing Hall's owner, Ma Tianfeng.
Miao Cuilian possessed a sharp and proficient aura, and Ma Tianfeng appeared around fifty years old, sporting some gray hair at his temples. He was tall and imposing, resembling a wall—a very solid and stable presence with piercing eyes.
This moment saw several senior disciples gathered around Ma Tianfeng, while the children were ushered into a side hall.
Nonetheless, those little figures crammed behind the windows, peering through gaps to witness the situation in the courtyard.
This time, Niu Family Martial Arts Hall brought quite a few people, led by none other than Niu Genshen, accompanied by a burly middle-aged man—Niu Kun, the owner of Niu Family Martial Arts Hall!
Upon seeing Ma Yuanzhi come out, Niu Genshen's greedy gaze settled on her before laughing heartily, "Ma Yuanzhi, I was wondering where you found the confidence to reject my advances repeatedly. Turns out there's a Xingyi expert!"
Niu Kun laughed loudly and said, "Ma Tianfeng, your Xingyi Fist is impressive, it's been the talk of Jiangzhou lately. I've come to challenge you today. If I happen to take your daughter down in one move, she marries my son, and your Ma Family Boxing Hall merges with my Niu Family Martial Arts Hall, how about it!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of everyone from Ma Family Boxing Hall changed immediately!