Henry Langley did not argue with her; his status had long since been recorded in history.

“Why didn’t you agree to let Master Zhu stay by your side? He’s not only an alchemist, but also a powerful practitioner at the Spring Emergence level,” Emily Thompson asked.

Henry Langley paused, turned to glance at her, then continued walking and said, “First, you have a Heaven-grade spiritual root, and now you’ve reached the eighth layer of Gathering Essence. You’re just one step away from breaking through to the Spring Emergence realm. Second, I don’t need anyone to refine pills for me.”

“Third, if someone must stay by my side, of course a beautiful woman is much more pleasing to the eye than an old man.”

Emily Thompson was left speechless, but this reason seemed to make her a little secretly pleased.

“Let’s go home first. I still need to teach you the Three Yin Profound Art,” Henry Langley added.

Emily Thompson was instantly excited, her steps quickening a bit. This strange problem of suddenly falling asleep had troubled her for so many years.

The two returned to the Ling family. As they walked along, all the servants showed strange expressions—they had already heard about what happened that morning. The chief steward had actually been slapped repeatedly by the so-called good-for-nothing young master. Naturally, such an event would spread throughout the family at once.

Henry Langley acted as if he hadn’t noticed, leading Emily Thompson to his own room to begin teaching her the Three Yin Profound Art.

“Aren’t you afraid I’ll go back on my word?” Before Henry Langley could recite the technique, Emily Thompson suddenly asked.

“Will you?” Henry Langley countered.

Chapter 0009: Guidance in Cultivation

If it had been half a day earlier, Emily Thompson might really have burned the bridge after crossing it—tricking Henry Langley into giving her the technique, then compensating him with some money. After all, Henry Langley had insisted on making her his follower, ignoring her status as a wealthy heiress.

But now she was hesitant. A woman’s reserve made her want to leave Henry Langley, but thinking of his endless miracles, she wanted to stay by his side and see just how far he could go.

“Maybe I will, maybe I won’t. Who can say for sure?” she replied ambiguously.

Henry Langley laughed heartily. If Emily Thompson had sworn loyalty to him, he wouldn’t have believed it. But as a dignified Heaven-Human realm expert and emperor of alchemy, could he really not handle such a little girl?

“Take off your clothes,” he said casually.

Emily Thompson immediately looked furious. Was Henry Langley using the technique as leverage to force her to give herself to him? She didn’t want to die, and she did want to cure her illness, but if it meant trading her body, she’d rather die!

“Don’t misunderstand!” Henry Langley laughed. “I just need to guide you through the circulation route of your vital energy. This technique requires the energy to travel through many extraordinary meridians, which can’t be explained clearly with words. You should know that in cultivation, even the slightest deviation can lead to huge mistakes—there can’t be any error at all.”

Emily Thompson was taken aback. Henry Langley was right; there were countless meridians in the human body, and even a slight difference in the route of energy flow could lead to vastly different results.

The problem was, she was an unmarried young lady—could she really strip down and let a man trace his finger all over her body?

She thought for a long time and proposed a compromise: she would keep her undergarments on, and Henry Langley couldn’t use his finger, but would use chopsticks instead to guide the flow of energy.

“You go out first!” Emily Thompson pointed to the outer room.

“Hey, hey, hey, this is my room!” Henry Langley laughed, but still got up and went outside—he had that much grace.

After quite a while, Emily Thompson finally called out, “You can come in now.”

Henry Langley entered the room to see Emily Thompson sitting on the bed, her delicate body draped in a sheet, her hair cascading like a waterfall, exuding endless charm.

What a captivating beauty, Henry Langley thought to himself. Even with his picky eyes from his previous life, he had to admit that this ice-cold beauty’s allure made his heart flutter.

Her pearly white teeth gently bit her red lips, her beautiful eyes full of mixed emotions—resentment and sorrow. Emily Thompson slowly let the sheet slip off, revealing her jade-like body.

She wore only a bandeau on her upper body, her fair skin as flawless as the finest jade, glowing with a mesmerizing luster. On her lower body was a pair of underpants, but the legs had been forcibly torn off at the thighs, exposing two long, slender, perfectly shaped legs—neither too plump nor too thin, truly perfect and heart-stirring.

As Henry Langley’s gaze swept over her, she couldn’t help but blush, two rosy clouds appearing on her jade-like cheeks, adding a touch of stunning beauty.

Goodness, she was originally an ice-cold beauty, but now with her face flushed, she was even more alluring, exuding endless charm. Even with Henry Langley’s Heaven-Human realm composure from his previous life, he felt his fingers itch, wanting to devour this enchanting little vixen.

But he quickly calmed his mind and said, “Sit cross-legged. I’ll teach you the first level of the Three Yin Profound Art.”

He recited the technique word by word. At first, Emily Thompson couldn’t get into the right state—after all, she was nearly naked in a room alone with a man—but her martial heart soon took over, and she listened intently to Henry Langley’s instructions, memorizing them.

Henry Langley spoke quickly, and Emily Thompson displayed astonishing talent, almost never forgetting what she heard. After only two repetitions, she had memorized nearly a thousand words of the technique.

That was just the first step. Next, the key was the route of the vital energy’s circulation.