Book1:TeDream-Maker

erewasaBARTairholeonthegroundwhichletoutheatandwarmth，enablingsurroundingbedsofflowerstobloominspiteofthecold．Lyingontheairhole,lookingupatthefullmoonandmyriadoftwinklingstarsaboveher，StephahoughtitwastheidealpcetogiveherselftoDimitriifitweren’tforhermenstrualperiod；aatrifleletdownanddisappointed．Dimitriwashisownkindselfandseemedintuitivelytoknoasonhermind．

    "Youknow，Stephahemaindiffereweenamanandawomanisthatawomanhasmenstruationeverymonth．Butbecauseofthis，amanfeelsespeciallytender,lovingandprotectiveatthisperiod．Itisjustlikenurturingadelicateredrose．"

    "IthinkGodisunjustingivingwomenthiscurse，whichreallybringsalotofinveniences.”

    "Butitisnotungeableorirreversible．TheeseTaoistshaveamethodcalled"EnKung"orinternart,whistopmenstruationaltogether．Itiscalled"decapitatingthescarletdragon"，afterwhianwouldremainyoungaifulforeveranditdoesnotaffectherfertility．"

    "That’sincredible！Howdoyougoaboutlearningthisamazi?Idoit?IfI，IwillgivemyselftoyouafterIhavedecapitatedthescarletdragon!"

    "IknowsomethingaboutthisTaoistinternartandIwillteachyouifyouarereallyseriousaboutit．Iwillmakethenecessaryarrasandeorealizeyourwish.”

    ThusStephaniecametotheKingdominthemountainsandchosethissecludedcaveasherretreat．Dimitritaughtherthemethodofpractiginternartandshefollowedhisinstrusassiduously．Soon，shenolongeropartakeofanyfoodforsustenanlydrinkingsomewatereveryfewdays，butherskihelessbecamesoft，velvetyandlustrous．ShelivedintotalisotioforperiodicvisitsfromDimitri，whowouldvisithertoseeh