Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

It was nighttime.

"A bit chilly!"

Jiang Ning had finished his martial arts practice, and as his body temperature dropped, he felt the autumn breeze in waves, prompting him to tighten his clothing.

He could clearly feel that the temperature tonight was lower than last night.

The temperature felt to his body was six or seven degrees lower than last night.

Now the temperature must be below ten degrees.

Just two days before, the weather seemed to be in the height of summer, a sweltering heat unbearable at forty degrees.

In the short span of less than two days.

From around forty degrees, the temperature plummeted to less than ten degrees.

Even with Jiang Ning's physique, he could hardly resist the change in temperature with just thin clothes against the autumn wind laden with the spirit of fall.

But as the autumn wind blew in waves, he still felt a slight chill.

This cool sensation was not comfortable.

...

Inside the room.

The candlelight flickered.

Xie Xiaojiu gazed outside the window, deep in thought.

Woosh woosh—

The sound of the autumn wind from outside the window crept through the narrow gaps, causing goosebumps to rise on her arms.

At this point, the night had also deepened.

The moonlight from outside shone through the slim gaps in the window, casting a very narrow strip of light inside the room.

After a while.

Creak—

Xie Xiaojiu opened the window.

The autumn wind from the courtyard blew against her, causing her loose long dress to cling to her body.

And revealed her delicate youthful figure.

At this moment, the wind seemed to take shape.

"Sir!"

Xie Xiaojiu looked up and saw Jiang Ning lying across the eaves, on a beam.

"Why, haven't you gone to sleep?" Jiang Ning turned his head to look down, and immediately saw a glimpse of breathtaking beauty.

"I can't sleep," Xie Xiaojiu shook her head from below.

Then she continued, "Sir, come sleep in my room! It's too cold to spend the night outside."

"Aren't you afraid?" Jiang Ning smirked at her words.

"Not afraid!" Xie Xiaojiu shook her head.

"You trust me this much?" Jiang Ning jumped down from the beam.

Xie Xiaojiu looked at Jiang Ning earnestly, "I trust the person you are, sir."

Jiang Ning revealed a smile again.

"In that case, I'll take you up on your offer without reserve!"

As he finished speaking, Jiang Ning lifted his leg over the threshold and walked into Xie Xiaojiu's room.

Stepping into Xie Xiaojiu's room, Jiang Ning immediately felt that the temperature inside was several degrees warmer.

He understood at once that the wood used to build this house wasn't ordinary.

It was constructed with expensive wood known for its effect of staying cool in summer and warm in winter.

At the same time.

Xie Xiaojiu suddenly felt a bit nervous.

In the dead of night, being in the same room with a man was a first for her.

And she was dressed so thinly, wearing only a casual home dress.

Although she always dressed like this in her own courtyard, enjoying the rare comfort,

Now it was different.

Being alone with a man in a room made her especially nervous.

Scenes flashed incessantly through her mind.

Some of those images even made her cheeks flush and body heat up.

Moments later.

Creak—

Xie Xiaojiu pushed the room's door and slowly closed it.

Turning around, she saw Jiang Ning sitting in a chair, pouring himself a cup of cool tea.

"Si... Sir..." Xie Xiaojiu's voice trembled.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Ning drank the tea in one gulp, then asked.

Xie Xiaojiu calmed her mind, then said, "Sir, my bed is a bit small, it might be a bit uncomfortable for you later."

Jiang Ning responded with a smile, "Taking shelter in your home, how can I even think of taking over your bed."

Having said that, Jiang Ning stood up and moved the chair next to the table, simply joining them together.

"I'll sleep here, that'll be fine!"

Watching this scene, Xie Xiaojiu was slightly startled.

She realized Jiang Ning had misunderstood her.

She had originally wanted to suggest they squeeze together and share the bed.

Then, Xie Xiaojiu opened her mouth but no longer had the courage to say those words.

"Don't just stand there!" said Jiang Ning, "It's late, time to sleep!"

"Okay!!" Xie Xiaojiu paused for a moment and then nodded.

She approached her bed, kicked off her slippers, and turned to glance at Jiang Ning.

She saw that Jiang Ning had already lain down on the improvised bed of chairs, with his eyes closed.

She then extended her legs under the covers.

The next moment.

Xie Xiaojiu spoke again, "Sir!"

"What is it?" Jiang Ning asked again.

"Do you have a habit of cleanliness?" asked Xie Xiaojiu.

"I come from a common family, where would I get ideas of being a clean freak," Jiang Ning said.

Hearing this from Jiang Ning,

Xie Xiaojiu immediately got out of bed, picked up the quilt from her bed, and walked towards Jiang Ning.

"Sir, it's still getting colder tonight, this quilt is quite thick, let me put it on you."

In the midst of speaking, she arrived by Jiang Ning's side.

"Sir, lie down, and I'll cover you!"

Jiang Ning found it amusing and nodded, then lay down again.

Xie Xiaojiu immediately covered him with the quilt she was holding.

After adjusting it a bit, she asked, somewhat nervously, "Sir, there's no strange smell on my quilt, is there?"

"There isn't!" Jiang Ning lowered his head to sniff, and his shoulder caught the scent as sweet as musk and as exquisite as orchids, then he spoke.

Hearing Jiang Ning's direct answer, Xie Xiaojiu finally let go of her hanging heart.

Then.

She took another quilt from the wardrobe, spread it on her own bed.

Both quickly fell asleep.

...

In the blink of an eye.

Another three days had passed.

During these three days, Jiang Ning practiced relentlessly, day and night refining the Dragon Tiger Refining Muscle Pill.

With the support of such precious pills, his strength too, progressed rapidly.