Level Up! Martial Technique
Regrets of a Reincarnator [4]
After walking all day Yu Jian felt numb. It had been a long time since the last time he had traveled a long distance. Seeing the exhausted Yu Jian they stopped their journey, moreover at that time the sun seemed to have started to set on the horizon. The three were looking for a place to rest in the middle of the wilderness.
“Looks like we won't find any lodging near us. So I guess we'll sleep outside tonight.”
“I... No.. Problem with... It was...” replied Yu Jian while panting.
Only with a mat they rest in the middle of the forest. With the match he brought Yu Jian burning wood and dried leaves to warm himself up before the night got colder.
Yi Wei appeared to be taking out some food that he had deliberately bought for our supplies on the way. Although the amount is not much, but it is better than we have to endure hunger or find our own food in the forest.
“Wait a minute, add this” Yi wei thrusting a bottle with powder inside.
“What is this?” Yu Jian was curious.
“Complementary material, it will taste better if you add it.”
Yu Jian without asking further directly sprinkled the seasoning in his food. As soon as he put the food into his mouth an unexpected sensation he got. A perfect blend of sweet, salty, and spicy balanced flavors of the spice filled his mouth. Even the more he chewed on the food, the more intense the flavor of the spice became.
“What is this?! It feels amazing.”
“You're surprised, right? Yi Wei was indeed an expert in using herbs more than her ability to use poison as a medium-level poison master.” Praise mr. Zhang.
“If cooking ability has a rank like martial arts, I can assume he has reached master level.”
“Pfftt..”
Suddenly, Master Zhang let out a small laugh when he heard Yu Jian say. But when he changed his expression to serious.
“Nak, you just saw the shell. Don't underestimate Yi Wei's ability to cook.”
“Ja-Don't-don't!”
When the two were excited about discussing Yu Wei's cooking ability, Yu Wei continued to finish the food he had then grabbed the nearest pebble and threw it at Master Zhang.
“Pak old, stop talking and finish your food.”
The pebble hit right on Mr. Zhang's forehead. After a small warning from Yi Wei, Yu Jian and Master Zhang continued their meal in peace without taking a word.
After they finished eating, they collected the trash and burned it on a small fire. It was then that Yu Jian realized that he did not see Yi Wei's face at all while eating or was resting. Yi Wei seemed to be wearing the mask most of the time.
“Yi Wei, are you going to keep using that mask all the time? Although I am still a prospective student but I don't think it is necessary for you to hide your face from me continuously.” Yu Jian was curious.
“Hmm? Oh this? This mask I use is not to cover my identity, I have a physical poison. Sometimes people will get poison from me when they touch me if the level of poison in my body is high enough. So I covered my skin area with masks and gloves so that people do not come into direct contact with me.”
Finally Yu Jian learned the secret that was the reason Yi Wei kept hiding behind his mask the entire time. But Yu Jian did not feel afraid of it even though such a dangerous thing was nearby. In the end Yu Jian and Yi Wei continued talking about the poison physique that belonged to Yi wei out of curiosity.
“For now I have not found an effective way to suppress it perfectly. Some of the herbal toxins I use only suppress the effect a little.” Yi Wei slightly remembered.
“Toxins don't always spoil as long as you know the right dose when using them. During these 5 years I focused on developing herbal poisons even though it was not very good.Especially the old man was not very helpful, but the name is quite useful because I can use it to obtain the poison and medicine I need.”
“Old sir?”
Yu Jian was puzzled by Yi Wei's words that had repeatedly mentioned old master Zhang Feng over and over again.
“Yes old man, he's over 70 years old. He looks young like your father because he used drugs and poison to kill his age or at least as I know it.”
After a long talk Yi Wei looked tired and decided to go to bed first. He took off his mask quickly and covered himself with the blanket he was carrying. Yu Jian who was tired of being lost after eating and talking to Yi Wei decided to go to Master Zhang.
He seemed to be sitting on a large rock while looking at the full moon that was emitting its soft light. As he realized Yu Jian's whereabouts he gestured for Yu Jian to sit beside him.
“I thank you.” said suddenly.
“Eh? For what?” Yu Jian was confused.
“That girl hasn't spoken that much in a long time. Most people in the sect stayed away from him because of his physique. Only a few special children who dare with him, but he has already chosen to close himself at that time so as not to have peers.” explained master Zhang
Imagining Yi Wei who possessed a physique that could poison anything she touched made her feel pity. This made Yi Wei shunned by everyone. Although Yi Wei looked like a cold girl but from their conversation earlier if he wanted to be open with others. But at some point he seemed to be holding himself back from going too far.
“Happy to help then. For me too Yi Wei is a first friend after several years of solitude. As Mr. Zhang knew from my past, I decided to distance myself from most children my age because it reminded me of the incident.”
For a moment silence separated the two. Master Zhang came down from the stone then looked towards Yu Jian.
“The two of you really do have some similarities. Yeah I guess our arrival in your town wasn't really a failure because it couldn't get poison science or something. At least I found you, so now go to bed. We'll leave as soon as dawn arrives.”
After saying that master Zhang left Yu Jian on the stone and went around to keep it around while Yu Jian and Yi Wei went to sleep. In Yu Jian's heart was full of hope that the meeting with master Zhang Feng and Yi Wei would bring about a change for him.
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