The next day, early in the morning.
When Zhi Yan woke up, I had already let her body fully absorb the Nine Revolving Elixir. First, I looked around and saw that there was no one in the room, and I thought that I must have been mistaken in feeling that Mo Qing was staring at me all night. Then I turned my head to size up Zhi Yan.
This body is refreshed from past exhaustion, radiant, and even the hair has become much darker and shinier.
I stood beside Zhiyan, watching her regain consciousness. Her slightly widened eyes showed a sense of achievement as if she had just bathed her own pet.
Zhiyan squeezed my hand and then stood up and bounced a few times, saying, "So miraculous. I was so miserably injured yesterday, but now I feel no pain at all."
"Watch what you say," I said, "We are in the Temple of No Malice."
Zhiyan immediately covered her mouth.
"Let's go back to Xiyue Peak and talk on the way," I said. When we left the Temple of No Malice, no one stopped us. I endured the sun and floated at the same speed as Zhiyan. Even though the sunlight made me uncomfortable, it didn't slow me down much. On our way, I asked Zhiyan, "Has Liucangling been cured? Has he been sent out of Chenji Mountain?"
Looking around to make sure no one was on the road, Zhiyan whispered to me, "Your South Mountain Master is formidable. He inserted a few needles and revived Cangling on the spot. The guards have already sent him out of Chenji Mountain."
"I think if Gu Hangguang can't even heal such an injury, there's no point in keeping him at Ten Thousand Killings Gate."
"And, was it the South Mountain Master who healed the injuries on my body?"
"I just took a Nine-Cycle Revitalizing Dan," I paused, "But Gu Hangguang also refined the Nine-Cycle Dan, so he can be considered the one who treated me."
Zhiyan took a deep breath, "The Nine-Cycle Dan? Is that the miraculous medicine of 'Rather give up Chang'e's ascent to immortality than part with the Nine-Cycle Revitalizing Dan'? Did I really take that thing? To take that for just a flesh wound, your Ten Thousand Killings Gate is indeed extravagant…" After murmuring to herself, she turned to look at me, "If the South Mountain Master can also refine the Nine-Cycle Dan, why doesn't he heal himself? I heard… he used to be a charming young man…"
In the look in Zhiyan's eyes, there was a hint of subtle scrutiny.
I knew what she was thinking. She was thinking about the various rumors about Gu Hangguang and me in the martial arts world.
I am the South Mountain Master, named Gu Chen and titled Han Guang, known as Yan Wang Chou, because his medical skills can snatch people from the hands of the King of Hell.
After becoming famous at a young age, he lived in seclusion in the wilderness for many years. When news of him spread throughout the martial arts world, it was when I recruited him into Ten Thousand Killings Gate. At that time, he went from being as beautiful as jade to a weak and pale little boy, and has not grown up since.
There were various rumors in the martial arts world. The most widely spread of which was that "Lu Zhaoyao took Yin to supplement Yang, overexerted herself, and harmed Gu Hangguang."
The so-called orthodox schools just talk nonsense.
I, Lu Zhaoyao, have wandered the martial arts world for so many years. Looking at the whole world, there isn't a man more handsome than me.
His Gu Hangguang's medical skills are the only thing that impressed me, but his weak and feminine temperament does not suit my taste at all. If we're talking about supplementing Yin and Yang, it's him supplementing my Yang.
With a subtle curiosity in her eyes, Zhiyan glanced at me, "Gu Hangguang changed because of a woman, but not for me."
Zhiyan immediately stared at me, wanting to know what the martial arts world was like: "Who took him?"
"…" still being from orthodox schools, not having a pure thought, "No one took him. He voluntarily detoxified for a person, took the poison onto himself, turned into a child, and endured the cold for many years, even in the height of summer, it's like being in the depths of winter."
Zhiyan was a bit startled, "It's said that during your reign, those recruited into Ten Thousand Killings Gate were all heinous villains. I didn't expect Gu Hangguang to sacrifice himself for others like this…"
"Hmph, naive," I glanced at her, "Before he entered my Ten Thousand Killings Gate, Gu Hangguang wasn't exactly a kind-hearted person. His tenderness was just special for that person."
"So, who was it…"
I rubbed my chin. "You should also know that among the top ten immortal sects, the only sect with only female disciples..."
"The Rainwatch Tower?" Zhiyan interrupted me. "Aren't they... not allowed to fall in love once they join?"
"Right, but their sect leader can't control it," I said.
Zhiyan was even more surprised. "Are you saying that the one that Nanshan Master begged to come and save them is the Rainwatch Tower's leader, Shen Qianjin? That's impossible. The Rainwatch Tower's leader is cold and selfless; she has never mentioned anything about the Nanshan Master."
I sneered. "She doesn't remember anything; of course, she wouldn't mention it."