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Chapter 79: A Treasured Book?

The Princess Residence was very large with lots of pavilions and buildings, colored gla.s.s and glazed tiles, rock gardens and flowing water, and beautiful serene paths. It was truly quite nice. Ning Shu expressed that it felt very comfortable, like a vacation spot. It was great.

Chest after chest of items were carried into the Princess Residence. Though there had not been a master in the residence, it was kept very clean, and servants stood in neat lines waiting to welcome their master.

When Ning Shu got to her room and saw the layout, she was quite pleased with it.

En, from now on this was her home. It was much more comfortable than staying in the palace, and most importantly, she didn't need to face Li Wen, whose thoughts seemed as mysterious and deep as the sea.

Yuan Dong looked at the decorations and layout of the room, and spoke as if complaining for Ning Shu. "Princess, this room is really small ah. It really can't compare with the palace."

Ning Shu simply glanced indifferently at her. "This was something Imperial Older Brother bestowed on this princess. This princess likes everything that Imperial Older Brother gives."

Yuan Dong's face paled when she realized how impudent her earlier words had been and hastily said, "Y-yes, His Majesty's grace is vast."

Ning Shu prepared to go take a look at the original host's a.s.sets.

When she got to the storeroom, she saw that guards were currently moving the chests into the room. Yuan Dong immediately opened a chest for Ning Shu to inspect. This particular chest was filled with books.

Ning Shu picked one up and casually looked through it. She didn't feel much interest. It was all traditional characters and even had to be read from left to right vertically; it was seriously tiring.

Wonder if there were any orphanages in the ancient era? It would be good to just donate all these books instead of leaving them here to simply take up storage room. She knew from the original host's memories that the original host didn't like to read much. At most, she would read some love stories about a gifted scholar and a beautiful lady, or some legends and supernatural myths. In short, she rarely read nonfiction.

Ning Shu also wasn't very interested in these books and simply rummaged through them casually. At the bottom of the chest, she found a book that was turning yellow and smelled moldy.

Ning Shu's heart leapt. This was probably something good. After all, it had been placed at the very bottom so the original host probably valued this book a great deal. Ning Shu excitedly took it out and gave it a shake. A burst of dust immediately filled the air.

Yuan Dong, who was at the side, coughed. When she saw that Ning Shu's eyes were s.h.i.+ning, she asked, "Princess, what is it?"

Ning Shu looked down to read the book's name. It was just three large words: Unsurpa.s.sable Martial Arts.

Ning Shu: What the f-ing f.u.c.k?

Could it be anymore ridiculous? No wonder the original host put this book at the bottom of the chest and ignored it. The book had been nibbled by bugs and was completely damp.

Ning Shu flipped it open and saw that it really did contain figures showing meditation and martial arts motions. From the looks of it, the book was serious.

"Where did this book come from?" asked Ning Shu as she continued flipping through the book.

Yuan Dong walked over and glanced at it. After thinking for quite a while, she finally seemed to recall and said, "This was a gift from the administrator that governs Princess's land in Taiyuan. He had heard that Princess liked to read so he sent it over."

Ning Shu: …

Ning Shu shook out the book and caused another burst of dust to fill the air. Although the name was a little ridiculous, she was very interested in things that might be able to increase her strength.

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Chapter 80: Side Effect of Practicing the Unsurpa.s.sable Martial Arts

Leaving the storeroom, Ning Shu saw that the surrounding were heavily guarded - there was a guard every ten steps. These guards had all come from the palace. Li Wen had bestowed them to her. Truly, Li Wen treated the original host really well. It was just that the original host had been submerged in her own sorrows and couldn't see any of it.

Family, nation, world. There were many things that were meaningful in the world, what need was there to cling so much to one love?

Ning Shu took off her shoes and climbed onto the bed. She placed the book in front of her, then copied the meditation pose depicted in the book. Even she felt like it was a dumb idea to casually copy the movements on the book. What if it ended up causing qigong deviation?

>Qigong deviation is when something goes wrong in spiritual or martial arts training and is believed to result from "improper practice."

However, for some reason Ning Shu felt like this book was probably the genuine article. She took a deep breath and was just about to start meditating when she heard the system's voice.

The system hadn't made a sound ever since she came to this world. Although its voice was mechanical and emotionless, at this moment, Ning Shu actually felt that it was slightly endearing. To feel that a system without emotions or self-thought was endearing, she must have gone stupid.

"Ding. Martial arts manual discovered. Conduct conversion? Yes/No." The system's voice suddenly appeared and gave Ning Shu a fright.

"Once I convert it, can I still learn from the manual?" asked Ning Shu.

"You can."

"Then convert it." Ning Shu converted the manual and in the end it only converted for 100 points. So little points.

>What type of points these are isn't specified. And I don't remember what they were for either. Xp

Ning Shu: Pff…

However, the fact that the system acknowledged it meant that this manual was a genuine article. It made Ning Shu relieved and no longer worried about qi deviation occuring.

She sat on the bed and emptied her mind as she followed the motions in the book.

And then… And then after an entire night of meditation, Ning Shu didn't sense anything different at all. The only thing was, she wasn't very tired from not having slept the entire night. At the same time, she didn't feel relaxed either.

Yuan Dong walked in to attend to Ning Shu. Ning Shu soaked her hands in the hot water, then Yuan Dong helped her wipe her hands dry.

Ning Shu was in deep thought. Duan Xinghui would probably be back after just a little while longer, and Er Ya would arrive as well. Then, the true battle would start.

Before that happened, she had to deal with the matter of the betrothal first, which meant that she had to show Li Wen her value. However, she had no idea how to go about that.

During breakfast, Ning Shu had to eat three bowls of porridge and five sesame rolls in order to feel half-full. What was this?

Yuan Dong was also astonished to see the princess's appet.i.te undergo such a huge change. "Princess, this servant knows that you're feeling depressed but it's truly not good to eat too much."

She really wasn't eating out of sorrow ah, she was truly still hungry. Even Ning Shu herself didn't know what was going on.

She kept an indifferent expression on her face as she wolfed down another three steamed buns. As Yuan Dong watched on with a contorting expression, she ate another two sesame rolls.

Only then did she feel her hunger subside.

It couldn't be that the side effect of practicing the Unsurpa.s.sable Martial Arts was that you would become a glutton?

The mental image was too beautiful, Ning Shu didn't even dare to imagine it.

After breakfast, she returned to her room and started meditating on the bed. She refused to give up just because of this and was determined to learn this Unsurpa.s.sable Martial Arts.

And then… And then when it was lunch, Ning Shu ate five bowls of rice and swept all the dishes on the table into her stomach.

This confirmed Ning Shu's hypothesis that her body was changing. To transform, the body needed a large quant.i.ty of energy. It was said that in ancient times, people that practiced martial arts could eat an entire cow for a meal, because their bodies simply needed way too much energy.

Yuan Dong watched the princess worriedly. Anyone would be stunned to see such a beautiful person eat so much. Moreover, where did all the food go?

The princess was acting way too abnomal. Could it be that Princess has really abandoned herself to despair?

Yuan Dong sighed. General Duan ah, General Duan, where are you? Yuan Dong didn't believe that Duan Xinghui was dead. She felt like he would definitely come back one day.

Ning Shu put down the bowl and burped. Afterwards, she distinctly felt her stomach move to digest the food. Following that, something warm flowed through her body.

Although the manual hadn't converted for a lot of points, Ning Shu was very happy since it turned out to be useful.