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. 

taken out, Maxine told him, “Grandpa said that I’m allowed to have a look at the items inside

“Mhm.” 

ancient scroll

she knew this was a meridian diagram the moment she laid her eyes on it.

True Energy as instructed by the diagram.

“Huurk!” 

Energy, she immediately vomited 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 position. She directed all her True Energy into suppressing the Blood Energy which had

asked in a concerned voice, “What’s

Energy in the direction instructed by the diagram. However, the retrograde motion of True Energy shocked the meridians, which caused my Blood Energy to go berserk. I almost lost

moment, he had yet to try it out. However, he knew that something

stood up

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

thought flashed through James’

“Makes… no sense?” 

on Cliffside’s Edge

attention, he said, “Look, the painting makes no sense either. Why would there be a full moon in the middle of the day? Based on the setting of the painting,

painting make no sense. A moon in the middle of the day… This is an inversion of Yin and Yang. Well, it’s not exactly an inversion

Yin-Yang?” James

smiled sheepishly, “I like to read

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