Kai surprisingly didn't make any noises, even though he couldn't due to exertion, which surprised Mei at his willpower. Even Senri cried tears like a little bunny when she had broken most of his bones from the training she was subjecting him to.
First thing to break on Kai were his left ankle and right femur which caused him to collapse to the floor. Unfortunately, he landed wrong and ruptured a few discs, broke one of his clavicles, and cracked open his mandible. He lay unmoving as Mei stared at him from the side; his eyes returned her stare with a set determination.
"Good," Mei said before picking up the bucket, "Stay still... Oh, of course you can't move. Ho ho ho~"
Senri watched his young miss with cold sweat and goosebumps surfacing on his body at her creepy laugh. He turned his eyes away and continued running but made sure to look like he was struggling; if his young miss saw that he was running with ease she'd double the weight.
Kai continued staring at Mei in a daze at the sudden change to her personality. He hadn't been aware how 'S' she truly was. Mei noticed his glazed over eyes and assumed it was from the pain and gave a sigh. She stepped forward and crouched down to pull the weight out of the cloth to release him of the pressure. Mei began to heal him using Euphoria after she had that taken care of.
The healing mixture slowly left the bucket and covered all of Kai's wounds; it felt as though a butterfly was fluttering it's wings covered in alcohol against his opened skin. It was two opposing feelings which baffled him. Mei concentrated on her task. It was completely different when healing another person and took longer because she wasn't using her entire soul and leaving her body in order to do it.
After thirty minutes, Kai was back to looking exactly as he had previously but he could feel the difference. If he took a minute to meditate and use his 'inner eye' he'd be able to see that a bunch of black particles (Strengthening QI) had begun to cling to his bones, tendons, veins, and organs. Kai set back to 'running' with the weights.. it was more similar to a slow speed walk.. or maybe just walking but who was keeping track?
Mei certainly wasn't. She had gone back to sit at a table that had been erected beneath the canopy in the training area and had a maid retrieve parchment and a writing utensil. It was time for her to begin writing down the healing 'regiment' for Brax. If she could heal his eyes it may cause him to serve her out of gratitude. Those who serve a Master because of such usually stay loyal until death.
Since she had a mass amount of Star Grass she decided to use it as the base agent in the healing salve. Mei paused in thought when she thought about the administration. It would be better to make the medicine into eye drops rather than a salve, less likely for someone to realize he was healed by medicine. If someone finds out his eyes were healed he can always say God visited him in a dream or something. Yeah, that'll work.
Mei put the ink to the parchment and begun to write:
Star Grass
Fully Matured Zǐ dàhuáng (4 Veins)
Chàndǒu dìhuáng
Huǒ gégēn
Bǔzhuō Zhìzhě
(Grind the Bǔzhuō Zhìzhě and Zǐ dàhuáng into powder; Collect Star Grass Dew inside of a jade bottle and put next to Chàndǒu dìhuáng dew that was already collected; Carve hole inside of Huǒ gégēn big enough for ingredients; Pour together and let sit for 3 days; done in proper order the color should turn purple on 3rd day)
Instructions: Dip needle into medicinal liquid; Hang needle near open eye to allow the drop to fall into; Keep eyes closed for 24 Hours
Mei looked through her work a few times to make sure she got everything down properly. It wasn't as though she didn't know the ingredients, directions, et c. but it would make it easier for her if she knew what exactly she had planned. Sometimes when to much lands on someone's plate, things become messy and there is a chance of a mishap.
At the moment she set the writing utensil down, she heard a groan and noticed Kai on his knee struggling to stand again. She smirked slightly and turned her attention to the other guy training. Senri looked to be struggling but Mei narrowed her eyes and saw that he wasn't even sweating. Currently, Senri was staring at Kai with a pitying gaze and completely unaware that a shark had just smelt his blood in the water.
"Senri," Mei called sweetly and he froze up slightly before turning his head as though in a horror movie, "I see that these aren't much of a challenge anymore. Looks like it's time to upgrade."
Mei had on a cute smile while holding another weight in her hands but Senri was terrified of that 'sweet' smile. Before he could run to safety she'd already stuck the weight into a pocket set in the front. Now that both sides had a weight of equal measure, Senri wasn't having a 'balancing' problem... just a 'I'm being crushed alive' problem. He was struggling to breathe because the weight seemed to compress against his chest with each breath.
Within seconds he'd cracked his ribs and breastbone. Mei was prepared for that and immediately healed him. This repeated five times until Senri could walk with the weight on his chest. Those bones were just to fragile in comparison to the other bones in the human body.
Mei turned her head to see Kai fall again but this time it was due to the tendons snapping. She could easily assess medical problems due to her past life's training. She walked over to him and placed both hands on his shoulders to heal him. Unfortunately, it was at that moment that her father and mother stepped into the courtyard.
From their point of view, Mei was kneeling in an ambiguous position over an almost naked man while she, herself, was wearing provocative clothes. Her father floundered his mouth open and shut like a fish and fainted on the spot. The two guards at the entrance immediately caught their Master and couldn't help pitying the man's poor heart. To have such a daring daughter...
"Mei, quickly throw a robe over yourself before your father awakens," her mother hurriedly advised. Mei wasn't willing to get a lecture from her father so she complied.
Once her father opened his eyes he stared at his wife with imploring eyes.
"Wife, tell me my eyes deceived me. Our cute little princess, was she naked with a man in her courtyard?!"
He wrapped his arms around his wife and stared up at her from his hunched position between her breasts. Mei found it funny that this man was seeking comfort in such a perverted way in front of his daughter. Mei's mother, Dongmei, merely rolled her eyes before looking at her daughter.
"Husband, Mei'er is doing no such thing," she reassured. Her husband followed her line of sight and took in the now empty of men courtyard. Senri stood straight beside his young miss, pouring tea into the cup set on the table.
Somehow, they'd hidden Kai behind a stack of wood with his hand tossed into the bucket of medicinal liquid and prepared this scene before Mei's father woke up.
"I'm getting old, wife," he said seriously as he straightened himself. The servants who had followed them in and held umbrellas over their Mistress and Master couldn't help but secretly chuckle. The Madam noticed their struggle and winked at them while comforting her husband. Mei continued sipping her tea while occasionally glancing towards that stack of wood. He should be fine for a while.
A/N: I wrote another Chapter. Mostly because I have a few chapters set up for my other story so I have a bit of spare time. I've chosen an image of what Kai looks like in my mind. He's not 'typical handsome' that most of those who read 'wuxia' or 'xianxia' expect so hope no one is upset over it. It's why I'm writing this novel; I want it to step out of the usual cliches.
(He isn't wearing the armor stuff obviously but this is how I see him in my head; sort of. At least this is the closest I could get. He doesn't have that 'I'm a huge douche-bag' look though. He's sort of shy and blushes when feminine wiles are in proximity. lol)
Hope you enjoyed this chapter. :)
P.S. It took me an HOUR to come up with those medicinal plants; their appearance; how to pick them; proper uses; and whether they are poisonous et c... I love how it turned out but dear lord up in heaven that took almost all of my energy Readers! Throw your energy my way!