Chapter 869 

He was so wrapped up in trying to decipher the painting that he’d only just realized he was indeed hungry. 

Before he could stand and get a bowl for himself, Maxine hurriedly took it away from him.” Your injuries are still healing. Just let me feed you.” 

“It’s fine. Give it to me. I’ll eat with my own hands.” James tried to refuse her offer. 

He felt uncomfortable being fed by a woman whom he had only met a few times. 

Maxine did not insist and handed the bowl over to James. 

 

Albeit his severe injuries, James was still able to perform simple hand movements. 

As James dug into his meal, Maxine turned to look at the Moonlit Flowers by Cliffside’s Edge. She was raised as a Caden for as long as she remembered and received Tobias’ personal instruction in martial arts. Even so, despite cultivating True Energy and becoming a grandmaster of the second rank, she had never seen the household’s treasure scroll. 

After staring at the painting for quite a while, she too could not find anything peculiar about it. Turning back to James, she asked, “James, have you found anything weird about the painting?” 

James shook his head dejectedly. 

James had taken out, Maxine told him, “Grandpa said that I’m allowed to have a look at

“Mhm.” 

handed the ancient scroll over to

artist, she knew this was a meridian

tried shifting her True Energy as instructed by

“Huurk!” 

a mouthful of blood. Her body was drenched in her own sweat, her face lost its color and she collapsed on the floor. Almost immediately, she righted herself and sat in a lotus

her and asked in a concerned voice,

by the diagram. However, the retrograde motion

moment, he had yet to try

resting for a while, Maxine stood up and scanned the

This is taboo in martial arts. You’d be considered lucky if you

a thought flashed through James’ mind.

“Makes… no sense?” 

Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge

be a full moon in

right. Both the meridian diagram and the painting make no sense. A moon in the middle of the day… This is an inversion of Yin

know the Art of Yin-Yang?” James looked at Maxine

sheepishly, “I like to read when I’m

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