Xi Linxuan wondered if Wei Linxia could be sleepwalking, as it seemed strange for such a well-behaved young lady to fall asleep so easily.
After the New Year, Huo City returned to calm. Xi Linxuan, accompanied by the Wei siblings, went up the mountain. Although more than a month had passed, Huo was still cold, and the trees along the mountain path remained bare. There were many crow’s nests, and as Wei Linxia counted them, she suddenly heard horse hooves approaching. Turning back, she saw several figures and quickly lowered the curtain. The horse hooves came closer and knocked on the carriage board. It was Yan Junzhu, who had just returned from the palace to the Wei residence. Hearing they were out, she came to join them. After greeting Wei Linxia, Yan Junzhu quickly ran to the front to talk to Wei Fengzhi.
Upon reaching the mountain, they sat quietly talking with Master Xu Zhen until Yan Junzhu and Tai Qing started arguing and ran outside. Wei Fengzhi moved a rocking chair to sit by the door, wrapped in thick fox fur, watching the commotion.
Master Xu Zhen noticed that Wei Linxia had memorized all the acupoints and decided to let her watch how to give Xi Linxuan acupuncture.
“Master Xu Zhen, this…
There are boundaries between men and women. “How can I go in?” Wei Linxia asked. Xi Linxuan, sitting behind the screen, felt uncomfortable after hearing Master Xu Zhen’s words.
“Oh, right. You wait outside, and I’ll come to guide you later,” Master Xu Zhen said, holding a black box and moving around the screen.
Wei Linxia stood outside, wondering if Master Xu Zhen could cure Xi Linxuan. After some time, Master Xu Zhen emerged and asked Wei Linxia to follow her to her room. She opened a tall cabinet, revealing a black cloth covering something. Master Xu Zhen pulled down the cloth, and Wei Linxia involuntarily gasped and turned away, blushing.
“Child, why are you blushing? This is just a wax figure used to practice mysterious needles,” Master Xu Zhen laughed.
Wei Linxia then looked at the wax figure, which, although lifelike, was not distinguishable as male or female due to the absence of all the body’s organs. Master Xu Zhen provided her with a silver needle to practice finding acupoints.
