Gu Changniang opened his eyes in pain and wanted to move, but he was completely unable to control his body. There was a lot of noise in his ears, and he even had difficulty breathing.
In a daze, he seemed to see his master, He Qing.
He Qing was very close to him, with his brows furrowed and eyes closed as if he was meditating. After a while, he felt a warm current flowing into his sea of consciousness.
This familiar aura belongs to... Master.
After realizing that He Qing was healing his wounds, Gu Changnian found it hard to tell what he was feeling at the moment.
Ever since the master accepted a new disciple, not only has the master not been able to guide his Qi back to its origin, they have not even practiced together anymore. Could it be that this spiritual energy that he had always hated is actually so warm?
Gu Changnian vaguely heard a voice saying, "This miasma is too dense. Even for you, it is difficult to purify it by yourself."
These words were obviously addressed to He Qing, but Gu Changnian heard He Qing's unhurried reply: "His Nascent Soul is damaged, and his Golden Core is broken. If the miasma is not led out in time, I'm afraid he won't be able to make it back to the mountain."
Gu Changnian understood that He Qing wanted to draw the miasma in his body to himself.
Gu Changnian's heart tightened immediately after he reacted. He risked the collapse of his spiritual energy and said in a hoarse voice: "Master... Father... please don't take this risk for me..."
He Qing's brows were knitted into a shape of a "川" in an instant, and without even raising his eyelids, he squeezed out three words from between his teeth in a cold voice: "Shut up."
Xu Gaizhi, Hua Chiyu and others who were standing not far away couldn't help but shudder when they heard the voice that was obviously suppressing the anger.
It seems that Master He Qing was very angry this time.
"Master..." Gu Changnian didn't know where he got the strength from, but he suddenly grabbed a corner of He Qing's clothes and said with all his strength: "Disciple... I can hold on until we return to the mountain..."
He Qing took a deep, deep breath, and exhaled slowly. He opened his eyes and stared blankly at Gu Changnian's face, which had turned purple and black. He gritted his teeth and said, "I told you to shut up."
"..." Gu Changnian clearly saw the annoyance in He Qing's eyes. He couldn't say anything more, so he could only groan and fall back.
Seeing this, Hua Chiyu hesitated for a while, but finally stepped forward and explained, "Master, Chang Nian went deep into the source of the miasma because of you, Master."
He Qing closed his eyes again and did not vent his anger on Hua Chiyu as everyone expected.
Hua Chiyu added: "We saw that there was a faint black demonic energy at the source, which seemed to be of the same origin as the black beam of light that interfered with the immortal master's tribulation that day. Chang Nian was worried that these abnormalities were directed at you, the immortal master, so..."
While Hua Chiyu was explaining the situation, the weak Gu Changnian kept looking at He Qing's face, but he could not get any response from her.
But why is this? Gu Changnian didn't understand.
Didn't she come to save him because she was worried about him? Why did she come but seemed to not want to see him at all...
Just like that time in Tianmu Cave, she clearly protected him, but also deliberately treated him coldly.
He doesn't understand.
Guanyue, who was protecting He Qing, realized that He Qing was like a firecracker that could explode at any time.
Seeing Hua Chiyu's worried expression again, Guanyue hesitated and patted her shoulder: "Chiyu, you and Gaizhi should lead the others to meditate. You are all infected with miasma. Even with the help of Kaiyang Palace's elixir, you still need to clear your mind in time."
Hua Chiyu looked at He Qing's indifferent expression and hesitated to speak: "Yes."
When the surroundings quieted down again, He Qing took a deep breath and calmed his breath which had been slightly disturbed by Gu Changnian's voice.
She really couldn't bear to hear a word Gu Changnian said at the moment, and wanted to swear as soon as she heard it.
The current body of He Qing and Gu Changnian were equivalent to being cursed with a life-changing curse! But even a life-changing curse would leave traces in the body of the cursed person.
But since He Qing arrived, she has examined her body dozens of times, whether it is her sea of consciousness, meridians or her soul, and has never found anything abnormal.
On the way here and just now, He Qing had been wondering how the original owner had done it, but he had no clue.
He Qing knew very well that she couldn't get angry now. She was using her own spirit to pull out the miasma in Gu Changnian's limbs and bones, which was equivalent to dialysis. If he had any distracting thoughts in his mind, he might go crazy at any time.
Now she has realized that not only can she not kill Gu Changnian, but she also has to protect Gu Changnian from fatal harm from others. Otherwise, all her cultivation will disappear along with the crisis that Gu Changnian encounters.
Of course, if Gu Changnian could be killed for sure, that would be another matter.
Everyone knows whether it is worthwhile to exchange one's cultivation for one's life.
Suddenly, the slightly desolate figure in the moonlight appeared in He Qing's mind, with seaweed-like black hair reaching the waist, and the slightly curled hair ends were blown by the evening breeze.
I don't know what happened to that person, I hope nothing unexpected happened, He Qing thought.
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"I'll be back soon."
"I'll be back soon."
"...return..."
Lu Li sat on the bed in the corner of the Huanfang in Kaiyang Palace, with He Qing's message echoing in his mind.
This is a magic technique used at close range. Although it is transmitted quickly, it will slowly disappear over time.
A sarcastic smile appeared on Lu Li's lips——
In other words, what this woman meant by "very fast" was that even until the magic wore off, he didn't come back, which was really fast.
The Huanfang was extremely busy. All the new disciples who took part in the initial assessment were sent here to wait for further examination. Many of them were injured when they were attacked by monsters, and there was miasma on their wounds.
Yue Qingru, who was in the bed next to Lu Li, was hanging her arms that were wrapped stiffly with bandages. She caught a passing Kaiyang Palace disciple and asked casually, "Brother, how come there are so few mid-level disciples today?"
The disciple wiped the sweat off his forehead and said with a bitter face, "We received the task of clearing the miasma a few days ago, and originally arranged a team of people to go down the mountain for free medical treatment for three months. Today, we received news from fellow disciples in the front that many of the disciples sent out were infected with miasma, so we transferred another group of people over. Of course, we are not enough."
"Ah?" Yue Qingru's eyes widened in shock: "Something happened to the person in front?"
"Yes." The disciple nodded and said, "You haven't heard about it yet? The disciple with the most serious condition is the eldest senior brother of your Yaoguang Sect. Immortal Master He Qing rushed over immediately after hearing about it."
Yue Qingru was even more dumbfounded when he heard this, and murmured, "Even he was injured?" He couldn't help but feel fortunate that he didn't go down the mountain.
Lu Li, who was standing by, also heard this conversation. His face had already turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, and a trace of gloom flashed across his eyes.
So, the woman had been gone for such a long time and didn't come back because she was rushing to save her lover? She was
so determined when they were cooperating, but she could abandon him for Gu Changnian in the blink of an eye.
Thinking of this, Lu Li couldn't help but laugh in anger: Humph, ridiculous... too ridiculous, I would make mistakes again and again on this woman!