Chapter 1461 You Will Recover
Luo Heng was startled and saw Feng Jiu walk forwards past the boundary barrier. Sure enough, the boundary barrier had dissipated and he immediately followed her inside.
“Why didn’t you tell me you had this thing earlier! You made me come here in vain so many times.” He couldn’t help but complained. However, once he heard his voice travel through the deafening silence of the cave dwelling, he closed his mouth hurriedly.
Feng Jiu looked at the items that were scattered on the ground in a mess. In addition to some commonly used items, there were also some medicinal herbs amongst the items. When she walked past the alchemy room, she saw that the shelf that used to hold the elixir medicines had been smashed to pieces on the floor.
She stopped walking and asked in a low voice: “If he couldn’t get up, why is everything in here so messy? Even the elixir medicines are scattered on the ground.”
“You don’t know that he was injured in the Mystic Realm? When he came back he was conscious but after we sent him back here, he struggled and smashed everything within his reach. He must have continued to smash things after we left and even smashed up the elixir medicine shelf in the alchemy room.”
As he spoke, he tilted his head to look inside and said in a low voice: “Why is it so quiet? Has something happened to him?”
Upon hearing this, Feng Jiu walked inside quickly and when she came to his bedroom, she saw Chen Dao lying on the ground. His forehead was bleeding and he was unconscious on the ground.
When she saw this, Feng Jiu’s heart sank and she stepped forward quickly: “Quickly, help him into bed!”
Luo Heng seemed to be in shock and responded hurriedly. He lifted him up onto the bed with Feng Jiu’s help and shouted anxiously: “I’m going to get a doctor!”
Before Feng Jiu was able to say anything in response, he had already opened the boundary barrier of the cave dwelling and headed outside.
Upon seeing this, she could only take a look at Chen Dao’s injuries. When she checked his pulse, she realised that his internal injuries had not completely healed, and as Luo Heng had said, the most serious injury was his spinal injury.
She took an elixir pill out from her space and put it into his mouth, at the same time, her palm had gathered spiritual energy to help him digest the pill. She also tended to the wound on his forehead. After about the time it took to burn an incense, he finally woke up.
“Senior Brother Chen, it’s me, Feng Jiu. How do you feel now?” She asked softly as she saw his eyes go still. She then said: “Don’t worry, your spinal injury won’t give you any major problems. Once it’s been treated, it will be just like before.”
She was speaking the truth, however, to Chen Dao, it was just Feng Jiu trying to console him. Therefore, he remained expressionless and just murmured: “I am just a handicap, I have become a useless person. What is the point in living anymore?”
“Senior Brother Chen, how can you give up on yourself? It’s just two broken bones, what’s the big deal? Once the broken bones are mended you will recover. It’s no big deal.”
“You should leave! I know what my situation is.” He stared at the ceiling of the cave dwelling expressionlessly and murmured emotionlessly: “I never thought that I, Chen Dao would ever face such a day, death is better than such a life.....”
Upon seeing this, she continued to speak: “Senior Brother Chen, I may not have many talents, however, I do have a family-owned ointment for treating broken bones. Don’t worry, you will recover from your injuries within three months.”
Chapter 1462 I Will Realign
“Thank you for your kindness.” Chen Dao said indifferently, unable to find his previous sense of reckless self-confidence, feeling only silent despair.
It was only natural to feel this way after experiencing such a serious injury. If he had to lie in bed for the rest of his life as a handicapped person, then how would he be able to accept it? Perhaps he had never imagined that such a thing would ever happen to him, so it was completely unexpected. It had caught him off guard and he didn’t know how to deal with it.
“Senior Brother Chen, since I have entered the Sect, you have helped me numerous times. Now that you have encountered a problem, please let me help you!” She said softly: “Don’t refuse me so readily. Just try the treatment for a while. Really, just trust me.”
“The Sect’s doctors and alchemists have all said that it is impossible to heal, so how can you help me? Feng Jiu, don’t waste your time, it’s useless.”
“How do you know it will be useless before you’ve even tried it? There are many things in life that you have to try before you know, even if others tell you that it won’t work. Even if others extinguish the flame of your hope, you cannot let the flame in your heart go out.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Dao stared at her blankly: “Is there still hope for me? You don’t know this, but a fellow disciple from the same peak, I rescued someone once but he pushed me out to die, he was someone who used to call me Senior Brother.....”
“I know that human nature is selfish, but I never thought that someone whom I had once saved would not do as I once did but instead push me out to die in that moment of life and death. Hahahaha..... I deserve it! I deserve it! I saved someone who doesn’t deserve to be saved, I deserve it!”
As she watched his emotions change from yelling to crying to laughing, almost at the brink of insanity, Feng Jiu stepped forward and held him down: “Senior Brother Chen, you didn’t do anything wrong and it’s not your fault either. God won’t let you just lie here in bed unable to stand.”
“Get out! Get out! Get lost!”
He yelled, tears spilled from the corners of his eyes as he tried to push Feng Jiu away. However, in the next moment he went from screaming hysterically to sleeping calmly.
“Rest now! Leave the rest to me.”
Feng Jiu retracted the silver needle in her hand and looked down at the person who had fallen asleep. She was about to remove his clothes when she heard a voice drifting in from outside.
“They’re too snobbish! Each and every one of them are shameless! They don’t even care to think about what Senior Brother Chen used to be like. Now they look at his current state and are kicking him while he is down! So shameless!”
Feng Jiu turned around and looked at the person who had walked in and asked: “What’s the matter? Didn’t you say you were going to get a doctor? Why have you come back by yourself?”
“Hmph, those people are too shameless.” He stepped forward angrily and said: “I went to look for a doctor but none of them were willing to come, they all said that there was nothing that can be done and they refused to even come and take a look. They’re so snobbish!”
When she heard that, Feng Jiu smiled: ” It’s okay, it’s okay, it doesn’t matter that they’ve not come, as long as you’re here.”
“What do you mean?” Luo Heng asked: “I don’t have any medical knowledge, I can’t save Senior Brother Chen.”
“You don’t need to save him, you just need to help me take his clothes off and hold him up for me. I will realign the bones for him. I just need to realign the broken bones and then bandage him up with my secret ointment, he will be able to get out of bed and walk within three months.”
Upon hearing this, Luo Heng was in shock for a moment, then he scoffed: “Come on, if you really had the ability then you wouldn’t be an errand boy.”
Chapter 1463 Surgery
Feng Jiu chuckled: “Then are you helping? Or are you not helping? If you’re not helping then I will have to do it myself.”
When he heard this, Luo Heng frowned: “Are you serious?”
“Of course, do you think I’m kidding?” She looked at him and said: “Didn’t you say that the doctors and alchemists said that there is no hope for him and that he will lie in bed for the rest of his life? Since that’s the case, then if you truly wish him to get better, why don’t you trust in me this time?”
He looked at Feng Jiu’s serious expression and thought for a while, then stepped forward and took off Chen Dao’s shirt and asked: “Do you want me to remove his trousers as well?”
“No need, you just need to lower his trousers.” Feng Jiu removed her shoes and got onto the bed and pointed: “Flip his body over sideways and support him.”
“Oh.” Luo Heng did as he was told and turned a half-naked Chen Dao sideways and supported his body while he slept sideways. When he noticed that he hadn’t woken up, he asked: “What did you do to him?”
“Acupuncture, nothing to worry about, nothing will happen to him.”
Feng Jiu squatted down and held Chen Dao’s arm with one hand as she probed his back vertebrae with her other hand and finally rested on his lumbar spine. She could feel the misalignment there and it was precisely because of the misalignment that had caused Chen Dao’s paralysis.
“How is it?” Luo Heng couldn’t help but asked when he saw no movement for a while.
“I need to operate on him.” She said slowly: “In addition to the misalignment in his lumbar spine, there are also bone spurs inside. They must be removed.” Saying that, she jumped out of bed and put on her shoes then went outside.
“Hey, where are you going?”
“Wait for me. I am going to get a basin of clean water.” Feng Jiu said without looking back. After she walked out of the bedroom, she went into the shower room to get a basin of clean water and prepared all the things she needed to use before she returned to the bedroom.
“Lie him down so that his back is flat and facing upwards. Come and help me.” Feng Jiu instructed and took out some large and small knives, a tweezer, silver needles and medicine.
Luo Heng looked at the knives glinting in the light and couldn’t help but shuddered: “What, what are you going to do?”
“Didn’t I tell you earlier? His lumbar spine has been injured and as long as his bones are realigned and the bone spurs are removed by surgery, he will be able to recover.”
She replied without raising her head. After she had cleaned her hands, she instructed: “When I am operating, don’t make a fuss over everything. If I perspire, remember to wipe my sweat with a clean cloth. You mustn’t let my sweat drip into the open wound. In addition to that, when I ask you to stop the bleeding, you will use these tweezers to clamp the clean gauze to stop the bleeding. Don’t ask so many questions.”
“But, but, can you really do it? That’s a big knife and a small knife. Will he, will he....” He didn’t dare to say the word die, but he felt his heart trembling and stiffen.
“Don’t worry, this type of surgery is just a trivial thing to me, it’s not a big deal.” After speaking, she seemed to have thought of something and went outside then came back in again soon after.
“What were you doing?” Luo Heng asked.
“To be on the safe side, I have set up the boundary barriers again. Let’s get started!” At this moment, she removed her dusty cloak and wore only her clean undergarments to operate on Chen Dao.
Luo Heng who was stood by the side didn’t dare to disturb her and only focused on the tasks Feng Jiu had instructed him to do. At that moment, he hadn’t even realised that he, a dignified alchemist, was taking instructions from an errand boy.
Chapter 1464 Explanation
Immediately afterwards, when he watched Feng Jiu’s fluid movements, proficient and smooth, he was dumbfounded and his mind was blank at the shocking scene in front of him.
He never knew that when bones were misaligned, they could be treated this way. He also never knew that there would be someone who would be able to do something like this and that someone in the world would have such superb medical skills...
When he heard the cold, calm voice instruct him to wipe the sweat, he followed Feng Jiu’s instructions and wiped the sweat at regular intervals.
When the voice said to stop the bleeding, he picked up the tweezers and clamped the gauze to stop the bleeding.....
After some time, his whole body felt dizzy. When he saw Feng Jiu holding a needle with an embroidery thread suturing the wound on Chen Dao’s back, he opened his mouth but didn’t know what to say.
So human flesh could be sewed like clothes....
“All right, the operation is complete.” Feng Jiu exhaled lightly. After about four hours, the operation was finally completed and the situation wasn’t too bad either.
The speed of recovering would have been faster had she held the misaligned bones with something to hold it in place. However, that was too troublesome as she would have to operate on him again to remove it. Hence, she used another method.
He would heal naturally. Although the healing process would take longer, at least he wouldn’t have to endure another operation.
“It’s done? It’s done?” Luo Heng muttered. After he saw Feng Jiu nod her head, he fell over with a loud bang.
“Hey?” Feng Jiu was startled and looked dumbfounded at Luo Heng who had collapsed on the floor and passed out. What happened?
She stepped forward to check on him and found that he had fainted from shock and there was nothing wrong with him. Hence, she ignored him and used the time to make an ointment instead.
She had also prepared a bottle of liquid medicine and retrieved a blade of Specter Grass leaf from space to put into the bottle of liquid medicine. Once the liquid medicine was ready, she fed it to Chen Dao.
“Speaking of which, you are so lucky that I picked the Specter Grass herb when I entered the Secret Realm this time. It will help to speed up your recovery.” She chuckled. Although she had vitality she could use to heal Chen Dao’s wound quickly, that would arouse suspicion. Therefore, the stitches could only be removed after applying the ointment for a few days.
Luo Heng was awakened by the cold from lying on the floor all night. When he leapt up, he saw Feng Jiu at the table mixing medicines and asked: “What are you doing?”
“You’re awake?” She glanced at him and said: “Just in time, come over here, I have something to say to you.”
“Oh.” He responded and walked over instinctively. When he came to Feng Jiu’s side, his expression was strange as he wondered why he was so obedient.
“This is ointment. It can only be applied after I remove his stitches three days later. As it’s still not healed, we can only apply some anti-inflammatory liquid medicine. In addition, Chen Dao has to drink a bottle of this liquid medicine everyday over the next three days. You will be in charge of looking after him. I have some matters to attend to so I may not be able to look after him.”
As Feng Jiu spoke, she handed over the different types of medicines to him and said: “Also, in order to prevent him from getting too emotional, I have fed him some medicine so he will be in a coma over the next few days. Therefore, this medicine to replenish his body energy must also be given to him.”
Chapter 1465 Mother
“His injury is still not stable, so while he is lying on the bed, try not to move him too much. Also, don’t let anyone come to visit him these few days as you don’t want to hinder his treatment and misplace his bone alignment again.”
As Feng Jiu left her instructions, she didn’t hear any response from him. Hence, she raised her head to look at him and saw him staring at her blankly with a strange expression on his face. She asked: “What’s wrong?”
Luo Heng came out of his reverie and took a look at the medicines, then he asked: “Where did you get them? Don’t tell me you made them by yourself?”
Although they were not medicinal pills, they were liquid medicines and only an alchemist could make them. He was only an errand boy, how did he know how to make things that their alchemists didn’t know?
“Oh, well!”
Feng Jiu smiled and replied: “Didn’t I tell you earlier? This is a secret family recipe, this ointment has no other uses other than to treat broken hands, feet and bones. As for the other liquid medicines, they are gifts from other people. Even if I don’t know how to refine medicines, my cosmos sack is filled with all the elixir pills you have all given to me! There are quite a lot of them too.”
Upon hearing this, though Luo Heng was puzzled, he also knew that her explanation made sense. Although this chap was only an errand boy, however, because he was highly efficient and had a glib tongue, many alchemists had often given him lower-grade pills as rewards.
Therefore, it wasn’t at all surprising that Feng Jiu would possess liquid medicines that some alchemists were unable to make.
“All right, I will remember everything you have said.” He nodded and put away the medicines on the table then turned to Feng Jiu and said: “Leave Senior Brother Chen with me. I have noted down everything you have instructed me to do. Don’t worry!”
“All right.” Feng Jiu nodded and let a few more instructions before she left.
That day, she had wanted to use the excuse of delivering elixirs to the Eighth Peak to visit her mother. However, just as she walked out of the cave dwelling, she saw her mother walking not far away.
She was taken aback for a moment and then quickly stepped forward: “Martial Uncle, what’s the matter?” It was quite funny thinking about it as she was her mother and they knew of each others’ identities, but she still addressed her as a Martial Uncle.
“You live here?” Shangguan Wanrong glanced at the humble cave dwelling behind her and frowned slightly.
“Errand boys live here.” She smiled and her eyes crinkled up: “Do you want to come inside to sit down?”
“Yeah.” Shangguan Wanrong nodded and entered the cave dwelling with her.
After she had entered the cave dwelling, she noticed that the cave was not only small, but also inadequately decorated. There wasn’t even somewhere to take a bath. When she thought about the fact that she didn’t even have somewhere to bathe at ease, she felt guilty.
She was only living in such a place and became an errand boy disciple of Third Sun Peak because she had come looking for her. Not only had she failed to care for her as her mother all these years, she had also allowed her to live such a hard life. It was not right.
“Sit down.” Feng Jiu gestured and poured a cup of tea for her. She then looked at her and asked with anticipation: “Can I call you mother?”
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Wanrong’s heart twitched and she lifted her head to look at her daughter. Her eyes felt hot as she held her daughter’s hands and stroked her face. She asked softly: “Then will you listen to what mother has to say?”
Feng Jiu’s face revealed a pleasant smile when she heard this and she replied: “Mother, what is it you want to say?” Her father would be so happy when he found out that she had found her mother.
“Get out of here, get out of here quickly and go back to your father.”
Chapter 1466 I Have A Way
The smile on Feng Jiu’s face narrowed and she looked at her asking: “Then will you come with me mother?”“I can’t leave. Master wants me to advance to the Nascent Soul stage within three months and become a Nascent Soul cultivator. Otherwise, he will exile me to the most evil wasteland and let me undergo the most tragic survival advancement.”
Shangguan Wanrong looked at her and said: “I came over here today because I want you to leave here as soon as possible. It’s not safe here and I won’t be able to stop worrying until you are back by your father’s side. Once I have settled everything here, I will come to look for you.”
“Mother, do you think that you will be able to leave here safely?” She asked softly and saw the atmosphere stagnate and become solemn.
Feng Jiu didn’t take much notice of it and continued speaking: “Mother, you don’t know this, but before my arrival here, I had already been to the Shangguan Residence. I had wanted to ask for you, but when I found out that you had come here, I came looking for you.”
“Father is rest assured about me being outside by myself because I have the ability to protect myself. Although my strength is not considered outstanding within the Eight Supreme Empires, I will have no problem protecting myself at all. I will also have no problem protecting mother either.”
Shangguan Wanrong stared at her blankly, and at this moment the feeling she had revealed to her was different from before. At this moment, she was calm and indifferent, confidence exuded through her eyes and a look of excitement throbbed between her eyebrows. A noble and pressing aura also pervaded her whole body at this point in time.
“Mother, I can tell you now that Master Third Sun means to do you harm. Although I don’t know what his intentions are exactly, it cannot be anything good. You need to tell me everything you know and let me share your burden. I can discuss the matter with you and give you ideas. Otherwise, I don’t believe you will be able to walk away alive from Master Third Sun.”
“But, if you stay, and if something happens....” She was extremely worried as she hadn’t expected her to refuse to leave. Even more unexpected what her whole demeanor had changed when she said these words to her.
“If you don’t leave then I won’t leave either. I promised father that I will bring you back.”
After hearing that, Shangguan Wanrong sat in silence for a while, and after a long time, she sighed: “Then stay behind! However, when we are outside, don’t call me mother. Otherwise they might harm you if they find out.”
“Yes, I know.” She nodded and smiled. She squinted her eyes and asked: “Then now will mother tell me the whole story?”
Seeing that she had no other choice, Shangguan Wanrong divulged the details about how she was brought back by Master Third Sun and everything else that had happened.”
“I feel that there is something fishy about why Master Third Sun has ordered me to advance to the Nascent Soul stage. If he wants to take my life then I feel that it would probably be after I advance to the Nascent Soul stage.”
She spoke slowly, continuing: “But it’s not that easy to advance to the Nascent Soul stage. I am afraid that if I were to take pills to force myself to advance, my foundation will be unstable and it will be difficult to advance further in the future. But given the current situation, even if I don’t take pills to advance, once the three months deadline is up, I fear that he will do something.”
As Feng Jiu listened, her eyes darted about slightly, an idea bounced around in her head and she said: “Oh, mother, leave this matter to me! I can disguise myself as you mother and stay behind. Mother, you can leave first and go and meet up with Leng Shuang and the rest. What do you say?”
Chapter 1467 Human Furnace
“No way!”
Shangguan Wanrong refused immediately and said with a solemn expression: “That is too dangerous and it won’t fool him.”
“Why won’t I be able to deceive him? Mother, I am already a Nascent Soul cultivator. I am only suppressing my cultivation at the moment. If I were to stay behind, I have the ability to protect myself and nothing will happen to me. I also definitely won’t let him find out that we have switched places either. ”
Shangguan Wanrong shook her head: “No.” When she saw her daughter’s puzzled expression, she paused slightly and hesitated for a moment: “He’s given me medicine, there’s something wrong with my body.”
“What?”
Feng Jiu was stunned. She grabbed her wrist and checked her pulse. After a while, she said in confusion: “There’s nothing wrong with your body! There’s no poison in your body.”
“It’s this hand.”
She stretched out her other hand and showed Feng Jiu her palm: “Look here, a red line has appeared on my middle finger. Although it’s not very obvious, this red line extends further and has already reached my arm. It’s just that it’s not that obvious with it being under my skin if you don’t pay attention to it.”
When she looked at the red line that appeared under her skin, Feng Jiu’s eyes darkened. No wonder she was unable to detect anything in her pulse, it was hidden in her arm.
She stretched out her arm and probed the wrist carefully. After a while, her expression became strange.
“This is not poison, it’s medicine.” She said slowly and looked at her mother: “I think I know what Master Third Sun intends to do.”
“What is he planning to do?” Shangguan Wanrong asked softly.
Feng Jiu looked at her and asked with a strange expression: “Mother, do you know that you have a spirit-gathering physique?”
She shook her head and asked: “Spirit-gathering physique? What kind of physique is that? What is it used for?” Other than being imprisoned in the Shangguan Residence, she was brought here and she had only ever been exposed to matters of alchemy. She didn’t know anything about physique.
“A spirit-gathering physique is a mobile spirit-reservoir. Master Third Sun wants you to advance to the Nascent Soul stage so that he can take your newly condensed Nascent Soul energy and refine elixirs from it.”
She looked at her shocked expression and continued speaking: “The newly condensed energy of a Nascent Soul cultivator who has a spirit-gathering physique is the purest form of all. Just like a newborn, it gathers the essence, qi and blood of your whole body. The medicine in your arm is what he needs to refine the elixir once you have advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. To put it bluntly, he is using you as a human furnace to refine an elixir that will make him immortal.”
“Human furnace?”
Shangguan Wanrong’s face turned pale and a storm surge in her heart. She knew that nothing good was ever given for free in this world. If she wasn’t useful, why would Master Third Sun bring her here and take her in as his core disciple?
So this was his plan all along, to use her as a human furnace to refine an elixir to make him immortal!
“Well, mother, the medicines in your arm are top-grade spirit herbs and each one is five hundred years old. I’m not sure what method he has used but he has locked the medicinal properties in your arm so that they won’t dissipate into your body. They are not harmful to your body. But because these spirit herbs haven’t been refined into pills, your body is unable to absorb their qualities.”
Shangguan Wanrong came out of her reverie and asked: “So these spirit herbs in my body won’t pose any threat to me?”
Chapter 1468 What Should We Do
“No, they aren’t harmful to you at the moment because they are locked in this red line in your arm right now. However, if the medicines spread then that’s different.” Feng Jiu frowned and thought for a while, then said: “It’s a little difficult at the moment. Even if I disguised myself as you and can pass off as you by learning your mannerisms, it’s no use if he can see through my disguise. Moreover, there is a medicine among these called Seven Mile Purple Gold Incense that prevents you from escaping from here.”
She walked around the cave slowly as she thought of a way. She sighed and said: “The other medicines aren’t a problem. I can drain the blood from your arm and it will remove the effects of those medicines. However, the Seven Mile Purple Gold Incense is a latent drug and if your distance from Third Sun Peak is too far, it will turn into poison. The only medicine that will cure the poison from the Seven Mile Purple Gold Incense is its companion herb, the Three Leaf Purple Gold Clover.”
“Then why didn’t the Seven Mile Purple Gold Incense turn into poison when I entered the Secret Realm?” Shangguan Wanrong asked in surprise.
“That must be because you had the Three Leaf Purple Gold Clover within your body.”
Shangguan Wanrong shook her head: “But I don’t have anything like that in my body. If there is, I would know.”
“The Seven Mile Purple Gold Incense is not scented, so even if it’s in your body, you wouldn’t notice it. It has a reaction to its companion herb. If the Seven Mile Purple Gold Incense is away from the Three Leaf Purple Gold Clover, it will become poison. If the companion clover leaves the incense, it will wither within seven days. Moreover, this is the only antidote.”
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Wanrong said: “In that case, I will act like I don’t know anything and stay here to continue to practice my cultivation. I will leave once I’ve found the companion herb.”
“It’s just your current situation....” Feng Jiu was a little worried.
“It’s fine, nothing will happen.” She smiled and said: “As for you, you have to look after yourself. I won’t be coming to visit you again so as to not arouse suspicion.”
“Mmm, I will come to visit you in secret.” Feng Jiu adjusted her state of mind and smiled at her mother: “Don’t worry mother, you are not alone.”
“Yes, I know.” Her eyes reddened and she reached out to hug her tightly in her arms.
The pair of mother and daughter continued speaking in the cave dwelling for some time and it was nearly noon when Shangguan Wanrong got up to return to her cave dwelling to practice. Although three months was a short deadline, however, with the help of pills, it was not impossible to advance to the Nascent Soul stage.
Over the next few days, other than taking care of her mother’s situation, she had to visit Chen Dao occasionally. Three days later, after the stitches were removed and the ointment was applied, Chen Dao was still unconscious.
This was because Feng Jiu felt that Chen Dao being unconscious was more beneficial to his recovery as he wouldn’t get too emotional. She decided that she would let him regain consciousness when his injury was nearly healed. By that time, he would be able to see the results and he wouldn’t be agitated and accidentally open up his wound.
On this day, Feng Jiu once again came to Chen Dao’s cave dwelling. However, as she was approaching, she heard Luo Heng’s voice coming from inside the cave dwelling.
“Feng Jiu, Feng Jiu, you’re here? Come in, I have something to tell you.”
She stepped forwards and asked: “What’s the matter?”
“The Great Elder came this morning and said that his clansmen will be here soon to bring Senior Brother Chen back. What should we do about that? Senior Brother Chen’s injuries haven’t completely healed, has it? If we allow them to move him, his wound might split open.”
Chapter 1469 Feng Jiu, Who The Hell Are You?
Feng Jiu asked: “What did you say to him?”
Luo Heng scratched his head and said: “I, I didn’t even get a chance to speak and they left. He just came over to let me know and he didn’t even go inside to look at Senior Brother Chen. He left so quickly that I couldn’t react quick enough!”
“Next time he comes, tell him that Senior Brother Chen wishes to return after three months. If he asks you for the reason, just tell him that Senior Brother Chen has lived here for so many years and he has sentimental feelings to this place. He knows that once he leaves he will never be able to come back. Therefore, you hope that Great Elder will be accommodating and allow him to remain here for three more months before taking him back.”
She paused and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly: “I don’t think that the Great Elder will refuse such a small request and have no regard for the family clan.”
Luo Heng was a little puzzled by what he heard and asked: “Why don’t we tell him the truth that you are helping Senior Brother Chen with his treatment? And that he will recover in three months time? Is it because you are not confident?” Wasn’t it more straightforward to tell him the truth? Why did he have to make excuses?
Feng Jiu rolled her eyes and said: “I am only an errand boy, if you don’t even believe that I can cure Senior Brother Chen, do you think the Great Elder will believe it? Moreover, won’t it sound a little strange telling the truth? You said it yourself, how can an odd-jobber disciple like myself possess medical skills? If they decide to deal with me like I’m a spy, then who will I turn to when I’m in trouble?”
“That’s right, you have medical skills, so why are you an errand boy? Unless you’re really a spy?” He asked in confusion, as he really did find it very strange!
The corners of Feng Jiu’s mouth twitched. How annoying, he had questions for everything she said. At this rate, he would just keep asking questions....
“Hey, Feng Jiu, you...”
She raised her hand to stop him from asking anymore questions: “I’m going to check on Senior Brother Chen.” She then entered Chen Dao’s cave dwelling.
After she had come to Chen Dao’s bedside, she checked his pulse and the speed of recovery of the wound on his back. She also asked: “When did you apply the ointment?”
“I applied it in the morning.” Luo Heng who was following behind her replied and also came to the bedside: “Feng Jiu, Senior Brother Chen hasn’t eaten in a few days. Can his body really be sustained just by taking your liquid medicine?”
“Yes, of course.”
She then asked how much medicine was left. After checking the medicines, she left a few more bottles and said: “In another half a month! After another half a month we can wake him up and he can eat by himself. By then, he will also be able to feel the recovery of strength in his back.”
When she saw Luo Heng staring at her without saying anything, she asked: “What’s the matter? Is there something on my face?”
“No, there’s nothing on your face. It’s just that, you’re amazing! Although I don’t have much medical knowledge, I can see Senior Brother Chen improving daily. So tell me why would a person such as yourself be an errand boy?”
Feng Jiu smiled without the intention of saying much more and started to walk outside. However, she was blocked by Luo Heng: “Feng Jiu, tell me honestly, it’s a torture to be left dangling like that! Tell me truthfully, who the hell are you?”
“I am Feng Jiu! That’s my name, I didn’t lie to you.” She chuckled and said: “As for other matters, don’t be too nosey, you just need to know that I won’t harm you.”
“But, who are you really? The more I look at it, the more I feel that you’re not a simple errand boy. Although I am an alchemist but after being by your side, I am feeling more and more like I am the errand boy instead.”
Chapter 1470 Eloquence
When she heard this, Feng Jiu couldn’t help but laughed out. “Why, you are a great alchemist, how can I compare? Well, I am going to go back now and I will be back in a few days.” Saying that, she waved her hand and left.
Luo Heng stood outside the cave dwelling and watched. He had been living here during this short period of time in order to look after Chen Dao and it saved him from going back and forth too. Although prior to this, he hadn’t had much contact with Chen Dao, however, he had great respect for him and admired his character. Now that he had ended up in this sorry state, though he was unable to save him, the least he could do was take care of him.
Early in the morning a few days later, the Great Elder came to Chen Dao’s cave dwelling with a few clansmen following behind him and saw Luo Heng waiting to greet them.
“Ah, Great Elder! Greetings to you. Are you here to visit Senior Brother Chen, Great Elder?” Luo Heng asked with a smile on his face.
“I have brought men to take him back to the clan.” The Great Elder glanced at Luo Heng and asked: “Why are you still here?”
“Oh, you see, Senior Brother Chen has helped me many times in the past, so I thought since Senior Brother Chen’s movements are inconvenient at the moment, I would come and look after him for a while.” He replied, he paused and continued speaking: “Great Elder, there is a message that Senior Brother Chen has asked me to convey for him.”
“Huh? What is it?” He asked as his gaze swept back to Luo Heng.
“Well, Senior Brother Chen would like to stay here for a few more months before going back. After all, he has lived here for so many years, he’s feeling emotional and is reluctant to leave so suddenly, so...”
He was interrupted before he was able to finish his sentence.
“He’s been reduced to such a sorry state and he still wishes to remain here? Isn’t he going to become a laughing stock? It’s ridiculous! Chen Dao has injured his lumbar spine, are you telling me he has also injured his brain?” The Great Elder snorted in a displeased voice and the coercion from his whole body struck out inadvertently rendering Luo Heng speechless for a short while.
“Follow me inside and take him back to the clan!” The Great Elder instructed the men behind him and was just about to walk inside the cave dwelling himself.
Luo Heng was so nervous that he was at a loss of what to do. Just at that moment, he saw a figure in azure robes approaching slowly and immediately shouted out in joy: “Feng Jiu! Feng Jiu you’re here! Hurry, come over here quickly!”
It had been a few days since she had visited so she had decided to come to take a look when she saw the people gathered outside the cave dwelling. She knew the identity of the old man and the others. When she saw Luo Heng’s anxious expression, she knew that he was unable to deal with the Great Elder. Therefore, she hurried over to the front of the cave dwelling.
“Great Elder! Great Elder! You must be Senior Brother Chen’s Great Elder, am I right? Great Elder, I heard from Senior Brother Luo that you have been to visit Senior Brother Chen several times and I was hoping that I would have the opportunity to bump into you. However, I didn’t expect to be able to meet you today.”
Feng Jiu had stepped forwards quickly and walked past Luo Heng to stand in front of the Great Elder with surprise and excitement on her face, as if she had just seen someone she truly respected and admired, her eyes were full of surprise and delight as she looked at him.
The Great Elder was a little startled. He looked at the admiration in the youth in azure robes and couldn’t help but coughed lightly and asked: “Who are you? Where are your manners? Why are you yelling so loudly?”
“Great Elder, although your humble disciple Feng Jiu is only a lowly odd-jobber, but my admiration for you Great Elder is like the waters of the Yangtze River surging endlessly, like the Yellow River overflowing out of control. Great Elder’s name has been struck in my heart like the God of Thunder. Ever since I heard from Senior Brother Chen that Great Elder is the Great Elder of the first Sect of the Eight Supreme Empires but doesn’t forget his clan members and supports and helps....”
The few people next to him, including the Great Elder couldn’t help but be startled listening to Feng Jiu’s endless words of flattery and the atmosphere suddenly became weird...