With only two days left until the Crown Prince's coup, she felt she needed to practice more during this time, even if it was just to build up her muscle memory. She sent word to Shuangcheng that she would not be returning to the Detached Villa for the next couple of days, and instructed him to find a body double to take her place there by the final day. Hui Wenzhong looked at the second Miao Saber and didn't know whether to laugh or cry; Ninth Lord was hardly proficient with it yet, but she was determined to try dual blades.
Yet Chu Qingmeng seemed resolved to master them. For two straight days, she did not rest: mornings were spent practicing mounted archery, and afternoons on the dual blades. But her hands, unaccustomed to prolonged weapon handling, began to swell and ache after a single hour, requiring her to apply medicinal ointment every sixty minutes without fail. She even summoned Feiying and Feiying's companion Feiling out to spar with her. The two men had been startled to see Chu Qingmeng wielding blades, but upon learning the whole story, they obediently sealed away their Internal Force to practice with her. Chu Qingmeng also refrained from using her Spiritual Power—it was too taxing on her mind, leaving her deeply exhausted whenever she used it.
Because Chu Qingmeng had been away for two days, informing only Shuangcheng and leaving Mo Liujin completely in the dark, an unfortunate misunderstanding blossomed between the two men.
Chapter 211