Chapter 3019 (Three Thousand and Nineteen) Top Gate

Wu Xunsheng continued, “It’s already Chou Hour. Normally, everyone is asleep at this time. Even in this situation, you have to prop the door with a chair to prevent me from knowing, right? The main door of Henglianju has been closed for a long time. The people who were waiting to take care of you in the guest hall a few days ago have also left. There is no one else in the guest hall today. At this time, I am the only one who can enter your room from the inner residence, right?”

Tie Hongyan wrote some more words on the paper, telling Wu Xunsheng what happened before: She went to find a Taoist priest who I was very familiar with, and wanted to ask that Taoist priest to help her solve the problem of her slow progress in practicing Yin Qian Gong. The Taoist priest provided a method. She had previously asked the Taoist priest if no one else would know when she was doing the “removal of marks”, and she also told the Taoist priest that she was learning Yin Qian Gong with someone else, and that they both learned it at the same time when the same Taoist priest performed the ritual. The Taoist priest she went to find told her that if the person who was learning Yin Qian Gong with her was not asleep when she was “removing marks” and happened to be within a short enough distance from her, then only that person could possibly feel what she was doing. The Taoist priest also told her that other people, including the Taoist priest who performed the ritual for the two of them when they were learning the Qigong, would not be able to know even if they were not asleep at the time and happened to be within a short enough distance from her. She asked the Taoist priest about how short the distance needed to know the answer. The Taoist priest said that it depends on the person and is related to their respective situations and a certain “field” between them. The Taoist priest also said that he could not say for sure and could not even guess.

Tie Hongyan also wrote to tell Wu Xunsheng that the Taoist priest was not sure whether the distance between Tie Hongyan’s room and Wu Xunsheng’s room was short enough.

“So actually you are still worried that I know…” Wu Xunsheng said.

Tie Hongyan wrote again to tell Wu Xunsheng that when she learned about this matter from the Taoist priest, she was not so worried. She thought that Wu Xunsheng should fall asleep at this hour of Chou.

Wu Xunsheng said: “But I couldn’t sleep because I was worried about you.”

Tie Hongyan nodded.

Wu Xunsheng looked into her eyes and said, “In order to prevent me from sharing your pain, you used a chair to prop up the door without making sure that the distance between your room and mine was short enough.”

Tie Hongyan expressed through writing that it was she who needed to “remove the marks”, not him.

Wu Xunsheng looked at Tie Hongyan affectionately and said, “What if I am the one who ‘removes the scar’?”

Tie Hongyan didn’t even think twice and wrote: “Then let’s do this together.”

Wu Xunsheng said: “If it was me, you would be willing to share the pain of ‘removing the scar’ with me, but now it’s you, you want to bear all the pain yourself?”

Tie Hongyan smiled and told him through writing that she could bear it herself.

Wu Xunsheng said: “Of course I know you can do it yourself, but I really can’t bear it! I am willing to share the burden for you!”

Tie Hongyan wrote to tell him again, but she didn’t want him to suffer for her again. She also emphasized that this was not the first time, and he had done too much for her.

Wu Xunsheng said: “I am willing to continue to do it for you.”

Tie Hongyan wrote on the paper with wet eyes to show that she couldn’t bear it. She also told him through writing that although she couldn’t bear it today, he still did it.

(End of this chapter)