Chapter 21: Senior Brother, I’ve Opened a Physiotherapy Shop
In this world, physiotherapy isn’t exactly a new thing.
Gua sha, fire cupping, and tuina massage have been popular among mortals for millennia, but only among mortals.
After all, these treatments are most effective when they hurt, and cultivators have different cultivation levels and pain tolerances. So, under normal circumstances, when a low-level cultivator performs physiotherapy on a high-level cultivator, it’s like scratching an itch.
However, Ye Anping is different.
In the past, he often performed gua sha and tuina for Pei Lianxue, relaxing her muscles and bones to aid her cultivation. Over the years, he has also developed a set of physiotherapy methods that are extremely effective for cultivators.
What’s more, he doesn’t have the arrogant attitude of other cultivators, unwilling to lower his status by doing such things for others.
The Xuan Xing Sect senior sister who reviewed his shop application wanted to experience his physiotherapy, so Ye Anping led her to a nearby resting room.
Just as she was wondering what “physiotherapy” entailed, she saw Ye Anping suddenly kneel on one knee before her, cup her right foot in his hands, and attempt to remove her shoe and sock.
Seeing this, her eyes immediately widened, and she quickly kicked out at Ye Anping. However, Ye Anping was quick to react, dodging to the side.
“You! What are you doing?!” she glared at Ye Anping, her hand already reaching for the hilt of the spirit sword on her back. “Why are you taking off my shoes?! You scoundrel, how dare you be so brazen and take liberties with me?”
Hearing her words, Ye Anping felt quite awkward.
Everyone’s understanding of “taking liberties” was different. Some female cultivators felt that having their bare feet seen meant they couldn’t get married, while others remained nonchalant when their baths were spied upon.
The Xuan Xing Sect senior sister before him was clearly the former.
After a moment of thought, Ye Anping took out his Hundred Lotus Sect disciple’s waist token as collateral and handed it to her.
“Senior Sister, I have absolutely no intention of taking liberties with you. This is my identity token. If you feel I have taken liberties with you later, you may make this identity token public. Would that be acceptable?”
“Identity token?” The Xuan Xing Sect senior sister took the identity token and examined it closely, her brow furrowing. “You are the Young Master of the Hundred Lotus Sect?”
“Yes, I am the Young Master of the Hundred Lotus Sect.”
“The Young Master of the Hundred Lotus Sect opens a shop in the Xuan Xing Sect, and such a shop at that. Don’t you feel it’s beneath you?”
Ye Anping let out a soft sigh and asked in return, “Senior, let me ask you a question. Do you think a teacher who educates people or a farmer who cultivates land holds a higher status?”
“Naturally, the teacher is higher.”
“Being a teacher is indeed respectable, but without farmers cultivating land, the teacher would starve,” Ye Anping said with a smile. “All paths in this world are interdependent; none can be dispensed with. How can there be any talk of being beneath oneself? I am simply doing what I wish to do.”
“While that is reasonable, but…” The Xuan Xing Sect senior sister examined Ye Anping’s face, hesitating for a moment. “Is this physiotherapy of yours truly not some sort of brothel trick?”
“Of course not. Senior Sister, you will know once you try. If there are no results, I will leave immediately. If you feel this is improper, I can wear gloves and blindfold myself while performing the physiotherapy.”
Hearing Ye Anping’s proposal, she looked at his face again. Seeing that he was quite handsome, she nodded.
“Then… alright. But I’m warning you, if you dare take liberties with me later, I will cripple you on the spot.”
“Alright.”
Ye Anping agreed, then took a black cloth from his storage bag to cover his eyes. He put on gloves and squatted down, fumbling for a moment before gently cupping the senior sister’s foot before him and pressing his thumbs onto the sole.
“Senior Sister, have you been eating too much oily and spicy food recently? Your liver and spleen seem to have a lot of fire.”
“How did you know?”
“The fire at your Heart Gate acupoint is a bit strong, it might hurt a little later. Please bear with it.”
Hearing this, the Xuan Xing Sect senior sister raised an eyebrow, inwardly marveling that this youth seemed to possess some skill, to be able to discern such things with just a light touch.
However, in the next moment, as Ye Anping condensed spiritual energy at his fingertips and touched the acupoints on her sole, she instantly felt a current flow upwards from where his fingers touched. Unable to hold back, she let out a soft cry.
“Ying~”
She quickly covered her mouth, but then a flow of spiritual energy, like warm jade, coursed through her entire body.
“Wu~ En~~”
“Senior, is the pressure alright?”
“En… Al… also Ying~”
“Senior, please don’t tense up your body like this. Relax a little, otherwise, I won’t know how much force to use.”
“En… En…”
Ye Anping simply massaged the sole of her foot for a quarter of an hour like this. However, neither the Xuan Xing Sect senior sister nor himself noticed that many of the Xuan Xing Sect disciples on duty that day, as they passed by their room, had overheard the suspicious sounds emanating from within.
Now, outside the door, three men and four women were pressed against the door, their faces flushed red as they eavesdropped on the commotion inside.
— “Should I go lighter?”
— “No… don’t… Ying~ use more force~ like just now~~ it feels so good~~”
— “Alright then~~”
The sounds from inside the room became increasingly strange.
The three men and four women couldn’t help but whisper amongst themselves.
“Senior Sister Bai is so bold! She’s actually… actually dual cultivating with her cultivation partner here.”
“Speaking of which, who is Senior Sister Bai’s cultivation partner? I didn’t know she had one.”
“I saw a short youth go into the room with her just now. That youth is quite handsome and refined. I don’t know which sect he’s from, but he’s definitely not a Xuan Xing Sect disciple.”
At this moment, it seemed the matter inside was concluded.
— “Is… is that all?”
— “Isn’t Senior still on duty?”
— “Right… let’s go out first then…”
Hearing this, those at the door quickly exchanged glances: Let’s get out of here! Senior Sister Bai is coming out! They immediately dispersed as if nothing had happened.
A moment later, the door opened, and Senior Sister Bai, her face flushed red, led Ye Anping out and returned to the table where the shop application had been filled out.
“Senior, how was my physiotherapy? Try circulating your spiritual energy. Don’t you feel much more relaxed?”
“En…” Senior Sister Bai pursed her lips, closed her eyes, and attempted to circulate her spiritual energy. She was immediately surprised. “Indeed, I feel much more relaxed, and now I feel quite refreshed.”
“Hmph, hmph, then about my shop application, Senior…”
“En, but… I’ll have to ask the Elder. This matter is still subject to the Elder’s approval.” Senior Sister Bai nodded, took out her seal from her storage bag, and stamped a red seal on the application order. However, she still cautioned, “In any case, you can open your shop first. The Elder will likely visit your place personally later, and whether it passes will be up to the Elder. I reckon many people haven’t even heard of physiotherapy.”
“Understood.” Ye Anping took the shop application order and cupped his hands in thanks. “Thank you, Senior Sister. I shall take my leave then.”
Seeing him prepare to leave, Senior Sister Bai hesitated for a moment, then called out to keep him there.
“Oh, right, Young Master Ye. My name is Bai Yuexin, a disciple of Tianyun Peak in the Xuan Xing Sect. If you have any questions in the future, you can come here directly and ask for Senior Sister Bai from Tianyun Peak. I’m the only one with the surname Bai on Tianyun Peak.”
“Mm, thank you, Senior Sister Bai.”
