System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests-Chapter 48: Repaying Kindness?

When Chu Qing returned to his courtyard, the assassin’s body was still lying there, looking somewhat desolate.

Chu Qing glanced at it silently, then entered the house.

Gentle was still sitting cross-legged on the kang, and only opened her eyes upon hearing the footsteps, her voice carrying a hint of weakness:

"You’re back."

"Mm."

Chu Qing took out the bottle of antidote from his chest and tossed it to Gentle:

"Antidote."

Gentle opened the bottle, took out a pill and swallowed it, then started channeling her inner strength.

Seeing the black aura on the back of her hand gradually fade, Chu Qing then turned to leave the room, took a shovel and began digging a hole in the yard.

Soon, a large pit was dug out.

Chu Qing examined the assassin’s body again, but unfortunately found nothing of value, so he threw the body into the pit and covered it with soil.

Only when the soil was firmly compacted did Chu Qing exhale:

"It seems being a grave digger isn’t an easy job either..."

There’s a group of people in the martial world who seek neither fame nor fortune, and specialize in burying those who perish in martial disputes and remain unclaimed.

They are referred to as grave diggers...

Chu Qing once saw them pass by in his memories—silent, some carrying coffins, others with just a roll of straw mats at their waist.

Perhaps because they’ve been dealing with corpses for years, they carry a certain cold aura.

Shaking his head, he put down the shovel and entered the house to check on Gentle.

Just as he approached Gentle, he saw her suddenly cough up a mouthful of black blood, glance at Chu Qing, and then her eyes rolled back, collapsing onto the kang.

Chu Qing was startled, suspecting there was something wrong with the antidote.

He took her wrist to check, and only then sighed in relief.

The anomaly in her body was removed, just an empty house now...

"So, she’s asleep?

"Hey, are you really treating me as a good person? You sleep there, where do I sleep?"

Looking at Gentle curled up on the kang, with a slight expression of pain on her face, Chu Qing nudged her twice, but getting no response, remained silent for a long time.

Knowing she wasn’t simply asleep, but had fainted.

However, once she awoke from this sleep, her injuries would be almost healed.

Sighing, he pulled a quilt over and threw it on Gentle.

He then walked out of the room, brought over two chairs, and sat cross-legged to continue his cultivation.

Throughout the night, nothing was said. By early morning, Chu Qing’s ears twitched, hearing sounds from the bedroom.

Knowing Gentle was awake, he stood up to stretch.

After sitting all night, his bones felt stiff, and stretching caused pops and crackles.

Entering the room, he saw Gentle holding the quilt, sitting against the wall, and when she looked up to see Chu Qing, there was still some confusion in her eyes:

"Who exactly are you?

"The scent on you is somewhat like the eldest brother of the Chu Family, but not quite the same."

"Is your nose really that sharp?"

Chu Qing looked at Gentle in surprise.

Gentle nodded:

"Very sharp."

"Once you’ve seen a person, you can recognize them at a glance no matter how they disguise themselves?"

"As long as his scent hasn’t changed, I can recognize him."

Chu Qing thought for a moment, then said:

"Wait a moment."

He went to the kitchen, cooked two bowls of porridge, sprinkled some pickled vegetables in the bowl, and brought one bowl to her.

Gentle licked her lips and looked at Chu Qing again, then started sipping the porridge.

"After you finish eating, leave here."

Chu Qing was eating himself.

Gentle didn’t insist, she just softly said "Mm."

Only after a while did she look up at Chu Qing:

"But... you saved my life."

"So what?"

Chu Qing looked up at her.

"Master said a life-saving grace should be repaid with oneself."

Gentle said with an unblinking gaze, delivering words that could make someone’s heart race.

Luckily, Chu Qing wasn’t a novice, merely laughed upon hearing this:

"Are you sure you haven’t confused ’repaying kindness’ with ’taking revenge’?"

"?"

Gentle looked at Chu Qing again, confusion deepening in her gaze.

"Don’t overthink."

Chu Qing said softly:

"We’re just strangers who met by chance, fortunate enough to save your life without seeking repayment."

Feeling a bit speechless inside, wondering if he’s encountered a romantic streak lately?

First there was Xia Wanshuang, now Gentle... what’s going on?

Women are like a quagmire, especially in his current situation, he mustn’t get too caught up.

Gentle thought for a moment, then said nothing more, quickly finishing the bowl of porridge.

With that, her complexion looked much better.

She tossed off the quilt and stepped onto the ground:

"Then I’m leaving."

"Mm."

Chu Qing nodded, but just as Gentle was about to leave the room, he called her back:

"Wait."

"Do you want me to repay you with myself?"

Gentle turned back to ask him.

"...Can you forget about repaying me with yourself."

Just how worried is Cui Bunu about Gentle not getting married?

Day after day, teaching her this kind of nonsense?

If anyone saves her, how come it feels like being blackmailed?

Chu Qing said softly:

"If you want to repay me, promise me one thing."

"Okay."

Gentle nodded seriously.

"From now on, don’t come to bother me. Neither you nor anyone you know is allowed to come here."

Chu Qing said solemnly.

This woman’s constitution is actually a bit troublesome.

Feels like even moving away wouldn’t matter to her, she could just follow the scent.

Rather than hiding, it’s better to lay things out with her.

Gentle thought for a moment:

"Okay."

Chu Qing heard her response, waved his hand, and Gentle then left.

Just watching her disappearing figure, Chu Qing couldn’t help but furrow his brows...

The assassin’s identity made him inevitably suspicious.

This girl agreed so quickly, wouldn’t she go against her word?

Unfortunately, he had no better way to deal with this girl.

The relationship between them was a mess, neither able to fight nor kill, truly troublesome.

However, fortunately in the following days, Gentle indeed didn’t come looking for him. She probably took Chu Qing’s words to heart.

Chu Qing continued doing his daily routine, morning practice, evening qi cultivation, and late night visits to Zhou Yi at the grain store, sometimes helping him resolve the Demon Seed, other times checking if Wu Qianhuan left a message.

He wasn’t in a hurry regarding Cheng Sihai’s matter, as long as the other party was in Celestial Dance City, Chu Tian would find him.

Sure enough, by the evening of the second day, Chu Qing received a message from Chu Tian.

The content was lengthy, but Chu Qing summarized it.

Cheng Sihai is currently hiding in the Liu Family of Celestial Dance City.

The Liu Family isn’t a martial family; the patriarch, Liu Dafu, has a background similar to Xia Wanshuang’s family, being a rich merchant from Celestial Dance City.

Cheng Sihai, under the alias Ji Changchun, serves as a master at the Liu Family.

And the four great protectors have become hospital martial artists for the Liu Family.

As of now, whether the patriarch of the Liu Family is aware of these people’s situation is unclear.

Of course, this information isn’t important to Chu Qing.

He only needs to know where Cheng Sihai is.