"Go in and soak yourself." Gu Yi tossed a packet of medicinal herbs into the hot water and said to Zhu Zhuqing behind him. Her dirty and stubborn appearance was almost unbearable to look at.
After Gu Yi finished speaking, he walked out.
Zhu Zhuqing glanced back at the tightly closed door, feeling somewhat embarrassed. After all, this was a man's room. It was a bit too much for her to undress and soak here.
But in the end, Zhu Zhuqing took off her clothes and went in. Wrapped in the scorching hot medicinal water, Zhu Zhuqing felt an unprecedented warmth enveloping her. Unconsciously, she absorbed strands of medicinal power into her body, healing her injuries. Even some minor hidden injuries from previous training sessions slowly began to heal.
Being born into nobility, Zhu Zhuqing had soaked in medicinal baths before and naturally knew their effects. But the effect of this tub of medicinal bath was extraordinary. Not only was its medicinal power remarkable, but it could also enhance spirit power to some extent. This was something she had never dared to imagine. But it was happening to her right now.
Zhu Zhuqing found it hard to imagine how Gu Yi had achieved this. At the age of fifteen, he could reach heights that others couldn't achieve in a lifetime.
Was this what true genius looked like? Compared to him, what were she and the others considered?
As she thought about it, a sense of exhaustion crept into her mind, and she fell into a drowsy sleep without realizing it. It wasn't until the sun had started rising that Zhu Zhuqing woke up from her drowsiness.
The water in the tub had long gone cold, but fortunately, she was a spirit master, and her body was different from ordinary people's. This temperature wouldn't give her a cold or fever. After a night of sleep, her spirits had improved significantly, perhaps partly due to the recovery of her injuries.
In any case, the influence of gloominess on her had diminished considerably.
At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing hadn't changed back into her previous black leather clothes. After all, that outfit was somewhat worn out and covered in dust. But when she came out, she was still wearing black leather clothes, with the same style. She never liked spending too much effort on such boring things. With this time, she might as well spend more time cultivating spirit power and practicing spirit skills.
From her angle, Zhu Zhuqing could even see the rare moment when Gu Yi revealed a smile, genuinely happy just from the sunrise. Was he really so delighted just from the sunrise? This wasn't the kind of joy he showed when joking around with them, but genuine happiness from within.
"You are finally awake, let's take a good look at the sunrise." Gu Yi didn't turn around, feeling his body warming up under the rays of the sun. Zhu Zhuqing didn't understand the significance of this, but for now, she was more inclined to listen to Gu Yi. Standing beside him, looking at the sun just rising from the horizon, she didn't feel anything special.
Gu Yi seemed to have lost interest in the sunrise, turning his head to look at Zhu Zhuqing beside him. At this moment, she hadn't done any grooming. Her half-dried black hair hung loosely behind her head. Her flawless face, slightly moist, had a kind of pureness like that of a water lily emerging from the water. But those eyes, almost devoid of any vitality reduced her charm. The coldness they emitted created a sharp contrast to the beautiful picture.
If this were a scene from nature, Gu Yi would have found it extremely beautiful. But putting all this on a person, especially a beautiful girl, made it unacceptable to him.
At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing also noticed something unusual about Gu Yi and turned her head to look at him. At this moment, sunlight was streaming onto their faces. Perhaps many years later, when they reminisced about this moment, they would feel a bit sentimental.
"Take a good look at the sun every day," Gu Yi said with emphasis and sincerity.
At this moment, whatever he wanted to say would be wrong. Without experiencing their hardships, it isn't right to urge them to do good.
Although Gu Yi knew some of Zhu Zhuqing's experiences, he still couldn't empathize with her. Empathy, fundamentally, was a wrong term.
People often say,
"I'm looking at the problem from your perspective; you spare others when you have the chance." It is easy for people to say, but it's hard for them to do it themselves.
Zhu Zhuqing was like this at the moment. Stopping at a certain point was the greatest help to her. It was precisely because of this that Gu Yi paid special attention to this girl.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded dazedly. Although she didn't understand the significance of looking at the sun, it wouldn't hinder her cultivation, and she could try it when she had free time.
Meanwhile, Tang San found Yu Xiaogang holding the two sets of techniques taught by Gu Yi. Due to Ning Rongrong's previous experience, even though Tang San had experience of learning secretly, he chose not to directly show the techniques to Yu Xiaogang. Instead, he explained the theories and some effects to him.
While torturing himself, Yu Xiaogang still didn't forget to gather various knowledge in Shrek Academy. Among them were not only Gu Yi's more complete knowledge of martial spirits but also the most critical theory of meridians.
Even the Pure Yuan Gong Technique was obtained through Flender. As lifelong friends, this was just a trivial matter. Yu Xiaogang didn't think there was anything wrong with this. After all, he was now also a teacher at Shrek, and learning the basic techniques of the academy posed no problem for him.
If it weren't for Gu Yi's intense hostility towards him, Yu Xiaogang would have wanted to study his martial spirit. Such a peculiar martial spirit, it was the first time he had heard of it. Human body martial spirits were already rare, and someone like Gu Yi was even more rare.
At this moment, Yu Xiaogang felt even more disdainful of his own martial spirit. Apart from farting, it was completely useless.
After listening to Tang San's description, Yu Xiaogang became very interested in these two sets of techniques. After all, these techniques were extremely novel to him.
After Yu Xiaogang made this request, Tang San, feeling a bit embarrassed, said, "Gu Yi said that the techniques he taught can only be cultivated by oneself and cannot be taught to others."
Tang San's refusal was beyond Yu Xiaogang's expectations. He didn't expect Tang San, who had always listened to him since childhood, to refuse him. But both of them were similar kinds of people, and they understood each other without saying a word. The master and disciple smiled at each other, understanding what the other wanted to say.
Unfortunately, Yu Xiaogang's stubbly, wrinkled old face looked a bit ridiculous. Although spirit masters had the ability to stay youthful forever, it was only the case for high-level spirit masters.
Yu Xiaogang was just a waste spirit master in his fifties who hadn't even broken through to the thirtieth rank. To have the ability to stay youthful forever, at least one had to reach the seventieth rank or above.
(End of this chapter)