Long Siye slowly opened his eyes. "It is rare to see you so helpless. I would be a fool if I did not seize the moment to make fun of you."
Gu Xijiu was speechless at the way they interacted with one another.
Gu Xijiu took a look at both of them and continued, "There were surveillance cameras everywhere in the underground palace. You would give yourself away even with the slightest change of expression. How did both of you communicate and plot the whole thing?"
"In my dreams!" Long Siye answered briefly. He looked bothered as he continued, "He entered my dreams on the same night! He even taught me how to fool Mo Zhao into taking the San Yang Pills."
Gu Xijiu was unaware that Mo Zhao was impotent, so she did not quite understand why he chose to abandon Long Fan, the mad scientist, and favor Doctor Li instead. She decided to bring up the question.
Long Siye hesitated a little before he continued, "Xijiu, do you remember when we escaped the last time? I had placed some medicine into the ice coffin where Mo Zhao's cloned body was lying? It was a shame that it did not destroy the body immediately, but at least it caused him to be impotent after he attached his soul to it. I figured that Long Fan did not wish to sell us out, so he did not explain the entire situation to Mo Zhao. He only tried to work on the solution to reverse its effects, one after another. Unfortunately, the solutions had all failed. Moreover, Celestial Master Zuo weighed in and played them off against each other, making Mo Zhao think that Long Fan had caused him to be impotent on purpose."
A sudden realization hit Gu Xijiu. "No wonder!" Mo Zhao was a very doubtful man. Once triggered, there was no way he would not have any doubts about Long Fan.
As for Long Fan, he was an arrogant man and refused to explain himself in every situation. He would only grow more and more disappointed in Mo Zhao for his accusations.
Long Siye sighed. "Mo Zhao doubted whether Long Fan was entirely loyal. He did not wish to be tracked by him all the time, so he withdrew all the surveillance footages from Long Fan, making him feel even more bitterly disappointed. Hence, Long Fan refused to take any further part in the matter and let him suffer."
"Once you gained Mo Zhao's trust, you brought people out in the name of an expedition. When you came back, all your men had switched, right?"
Long Siye nodded with a bitter smile. "Right. We were ceased by Celestial Master Zuo's men when we got out. I did not need to look for them anymore, they were all there."
Li Mengxia, who had been sailing the ship all this while, coughed in response to Long Siye's remarks. She gently rubbed the tip of her nose. "Overlord Long, I am truly sorry. We were too impatient with all the waiting. When we finally saw someone coming out alive we immediately rushed forward and surrounded them."
If Long Siye did not manage to identify himself in time, he would have beaten him up severely.
Deducing the following story was easy. Long Siye was excellent in disguising himself. All the men who he had brought must be dead now. Long Siye went out several times for expeditions. He chose people of different shapes and abilities to go along with him and brought back dozens of Di Fuyi's men instead.
As Mo Zhao had wholly trusted Doctor Li, he would not have any doubts about the men that he had with him. Thus, they could quickly get through.
Gu Xijiu finally had a grasp of the entire situation and managed to work out the rest of it.
Mo Zhao's constant doubt toward Long Fan made him shut Long Fan out of everything, causing him to be discontented. Long Fan then decided not to be involved. Moreover, Long Siye, who disguised himself as Doctor Li, had gained Mo Zhao's complete trust and was able to move freely in his house. Therefore, he could easily fiddle with the footages to keep Mo Zhao in the dark.
Furthermore, those palace guards were already having a grievance against Mo Zhao. They had been sabotaging the surveillance cameras, making it even easier for Di Fuyi's men to move around in the palace. These men were all elites and were very careful about their conducts, so they would not give themselves away.
Gu Xijiu was able to draw inferences about other cases from this one instance, so she managed to understand the events quickly. She continued to ask a critical question, "Long Fan is excellent in the field of medicine and familiar with the use of poisons. What kind of poison did you apply to prevent Long Fan from realizing it? What was that?"
Di Fuyi coughed. "As Long Fan was too sensitive to the use of poisons, simple ones would easily get his attention. We had to use something specially made that took a few steps to work. The combination of furniture made of Gold Phoebe Wood, in addition to the music played from Ah Xi's lute, my blood, and some powdered medicine did the trick. All these four materials were not harmful individually but worked when they were mixed and triggered with a special tune from the lute. It had neither any color nor smell, so Long Fan could not tell it apart."
Gu Xijiu hesitated a little. "Why are you telling me every detail?"
Mo Zhao did not manage to figure it out. Hence, it was safe to assume that he currently had an upset stomach.
Di Fuyi responded gently, "I will not hide anything from you anymore."
Gu Xijiu did not answer.
Di Fuyi raised his concern, "Are you still mad at me?"
Gu Xijiu pursed her lips into a thin line and refused to answer him. Deep down, she could not help but sigh. These arrangements were not much to be particular about, but to get everything done in perfect synchronization required a thoughtful mind with meticulous plans. Every step led to the other. A simple mistake would waste all previous efforts. It was very risky.
Gu Xijiu was not mad at him though. She had lost her memory and was a little dumb. If Di Fuyi had told her every part of his plan in advance, she would not be able to keep it a secret.
She was a little frustrated. Di Fuyi did not lose his power and was still the mighty God who could easily crush anyone with a flick of his finger. However, once Gu Xijiu regained her memory, he acted as though he was weak. So weak that he could be blown away by strong wind. She was really worried about him.
Although he was acting his part in front of Mo Zhao, he could have easily directed an audiomessage to her to keep her notified. Therefore, she did not want to answer him at the moment. She turned and continued to engage in a conversation with Long Siye.
They were talking about Mo Zhao and Long Fan. Concerned, Gu Xijiu furrowed her brows before continuing, "Both of them got away. I am afraid that they will misbehave and will continue to cause a perpetual torment."
Before Long Siye could respond, Di Fuyi suddenly interrupted, "No, although Mo Zhao has escaped, his soul is severely injured. He will not be able to cause any trouble in at least 50 years. As for Long Fan, he was caught by Gu Canmo and Mu Feng but managed to run away through a secret passage because he was familiar with the structure of the palace. However, he, too, was severely injured and will need at least a decade to recover fully."
Long Siye and Gu Xijiu were both relieved. This time, at least they could stay in peace for at least a couple of years. No one could predict what major changes would happen to the world after that but Gu Xijiu was very confident. With the pace of her practice, her spiritual power would already be beyond level nine after a decade. One could easily assume that she would be huge trouble for them as well.
She continued to chatter with Long Siye on some other topics.
Di Fuyi sat leaning on his back. He interrupted their conversations a few times but did not manage to get any response from Gu Xijiu. Long Siye ignored him on purpose as well.
In the midst of pressing affairs, Li Mengxia felt sympathetic toward her master. She could see his solitary figure and felt quite sorry for him. In theory, she should not allow herself to get distracted even the slightest bit when maneuvering the vessel. However, Li Mengxia's attention was taken away for a brief moment, and the ship started to face turbulence as though she was sailing a pirate ship through violent seas.
The ship was not very spacious. Under tremendous jolts, Di Fuyi's body threw himself at Gu Xijiu. She did not see him coming and collapsed onto the ground along with him. She had become his cushion!
He was tall, and she was petite. Hence, Gu Xijiu was entirely in his embrace when he pinned her to the ground. His scent shrouded her entirely, and Gu Xijiu's heart started to beat out of control, and her face was utterly reddened.
She yearned for his embrace, but there were outsiders around them. Two pairs of eyes were watching, and so, she quickly pushed him away. "Get up."
Without any hesitation, Di Fuyi got up. "It was too bumpy. I was not careful enough." He then turned to reprimand the one who caused him trouble, "Li Mengxia, are you looking for trouble? How could you sail the ship in such a way? I will deduct your pay once we are back!"
Li Meng Xia trembled. Intimidated, she responded timidly, "Master, please do not. I am too poor even to afford a dress. I bought this dress on credit."
Di Fuyi answered, in all seriousness, "I don't care, unless Miss Gu does not blame you, or else I will deduct your money."
Li Mengxia quickly begged Gu Xijiu for forgiveness. "Miss Gu, please forgive me. Please help me ask for master's forgiveness. I have dependents at home, so I cannot afford to have any reduction in my pay."
Gu Xijiu did not know what to say. She was the victim. What was there to blame Li Mengxia for? It was Di Fuyi who seized the opportunity to take advantage of her!
Li Mengxia was distracted even further while she talked and the ship sailed in an even worse course, as though they were going to switch from a pirate ship into roller coaster ride. Gu Xijiu stood up immediately and ordered, "I shall sail it."
She pushed Li Mengxia aside and took control of the ship. It became clear that she was more familiar with the systems of the vesselthan Li Mengxia as it began to sail in a fast and steady course. Li Mengxia was impressed. "Miss Gu, you are so familiar with the controls! Has Mo Zhao taught you how to maneuver it?"
"No, I learned it myself by observing the crew the last time we tried to escape."
Li Mengxia could feel that her pride was hurt.
Gu Xijiu took some time to acquire the skills to operate the ship. When she could finally control it, the crew member she tricked had even flattered her for her sharp intelligence.
Gu Xijiu was indeed extraordinary. It was no wonder that her master was so fond of her, so much that he would risk his life and dignity for her.
At first, Li Mengxia was a little aggrieved for her master, as she thought that Gu Xijiu did not deserve Celestial Master Zuo's fondness. However, now they seemed to be a perfect match with a complement of talents.
Fortunately, Li Mengxia did not forget to beg for her forgiveness. "Miss Gu, you will not blame me, will you? I am very poor."
Gu Xijiu was speechless. She turned to look at Li Mengxia. "How could the overlord of the Secret Service Agency be poor? Are you going to say that you have elders at home who are almost eighty years old and also infants who still cry piteously for food?"
Li Mengxia's face reddened instantly. "That is not the case. I am only 23 years old and an orphan, so I have no parents. I am not married yet, so I do not have any infants."
"What do you mean by having dependents at home then?"
"I meant all the elders from the An Ying Clan. I have to spend a great amount of money on them. Also, the Secret Service Agency has recently recruited a batch of new disciples. They are still young and require a lot of money as well. As an overlord, I do not have any money to spare for me even to afford a dress." Li Mengxia clenched her fist in anger.
Gu Xijiu sympathized with her. "How many pieces of silver does your master normally deduct?"
Li Mengxia put on a face of despair as though she had just lost both of her parents. "Every time it would be a deduction of half a year's worth. That amounts to a total of 50,000 pieces of silver!"
The amount deducted is genuinely quite high. No wonder Overlord Li seemed to act like the heavens were collapsing.
Gu Xijiu pondered for a while, then decided to give her an empty promise. "I wouldn't blame you, but him instead I could not bear it if he does deduct your silver because of this. Alright, how about you wait for me to return and acquire 50,000 pieces of silver for you."
Gu Xijiu had an abundance of silver notes; 50,000 pieces of silver were merely a trifle!
Li Mengxia's eyes brightened up. She was immediately enchanted and almost seemed like she was about to pound her chest and swear an oath. "Thank you, Miss Gu! From here on out I'll follow your lead in the shadows!"
Gu Xijiu was speechless, and so was Di Fuyi.
Alas, the boat finally emerged from the magma and reached the shore.
Di Fuyi stretched his hand toward Gu Xijiu. "Xijiu, help me up. Let us go." What happened to this guy? Had he grown addicted to acting as "Sister Lin"?
Gu Xijiu shot him a look without paying him any further heed and jumped straight up to the shore.
Long Siye shot him a look as well. "Di Fuyi, have you grown addicted to acting weak and delicate? Xijiu doesn't like the type of guys who are at the "bottom". Be careful that she does not end up beating you up!" He flew up to the shore as well.
It was Li Mengxia who had the air of a subordinate and spoke sympathetically, "Master, shall this humble subordinate summon Mu Feng later to support you by the arm?"
Di Fuyi raised his eyebrow and looked at her. "I thought that you would assist me yourself to make a great show of your loyalty."
Li Mengxia immediately replied, "This humble subordinate would not dare to do so. This humble subordinate dare not break the rules." Her master had some eccentric mannerisms and did not usually allow women to serve by his side.
Di Fuyi let out a laugh. "Seems like you're compliant with the rules then. Initially, when I saw that you acknowledged the rules, your pieces of silver would not have been deducted. But just now you were enchanted by Gu Xijiu; I realized that I wouldn't have to worry about your pieces of silver ever again."
His words had massive implications; Li Mengxia immediately panicked. "Master, do you mean that you wouldn't give this humble subordinate any pieces of silver again?"
Di Fuyi answered indolently, "Go ask it from your new master!" His body flew up and floated onto the shore, leaving Li Mengxia standing on the boat drearily with the warm air.
The clear breeze blew gently with the white clouds drifting in the sky. Gu Xijiu and Di Fuyi sat in the same carriage. The carriage was an extremely sturdy gold-rimmed wooden carriage that was bestowed upon by Li Mengxia in filial respect.
The steed pulling the carriage was the unicorn that Di Fuyi used for himself, which flew as fast as lightning and moved about like the wind. There were envoys outside the carriage, with two in front and another two at the back.
As the carriage was huge, the four people did not feel any sense of crampedness when they stood outside the wagon; Mu Yun even laid prone in the front side of the carriage and rolled blissfully with a genuine feeling of comfort.
As for Long Siye, he went straight back to the Tianwen Mountain after emerging from the volcano. Before he left, Di Fuyi had even forgotten their past feuds and gave him a chart of tactical formations that had the stratagems to break each of the structures surrounding the Tianwen Mountain written with great detail, giving him secret path after secret path to break in. This gesture showed Long Siye the determination that Di Fuyi had to turn over a new leaf. He could not let Di Fuyi treat his Tianwen Mountain as his own backyard and saunter around anymore.
Before they parted, Long Siye paused for a while and spoke to Gu Xijiu heartfeltly, "Xijiu, although your clone body is perfect, it is nevertheless artificial and not the essence of your parents. If you could change back to your original body, please do so!"
Gu Xijiu had naturally wanted to return to her old body; after all, this body Long Fan's creation and might even contain a tracking device inside!
Thinking of tracking devices, Gu Xijiu could hardly bear to sit any longer. "Where are we going to?"
"Back to the palace." Di Fuyi responded.
"Back to your secret palace? That won't do! I can't go there."
Di Fuyi raised his eyebrow and glanced at her, letting out a sigh. "You're still mad at me?"
Gu Xijiu shook her head. "It's not due to anger, I'm honest here. We should head to Tianju Hall instead. It is safer there than your palace."
"My place is safer," Di Fuyi interjected, "Xijiu, you've already learned about every technique and skill you could in Tianju Hall, it would be pointless to go there. Come back with me to my palace instead."
"I have a locator inside my body. If I go back with you, it will expose your secret location!" Gu Xijiu finally expressed her primary concern.
Di Fuyi patted the seat beside him. "Come over!"
This girl has been sitting right across him since entering the carriage. They sat at least half a meter away from each other, much to his chagrin.
"What for?" Gu Xijiu did not budge.
"To examine your body." Di Fuyi made an ambiguous attempt at smiling. "Come over!"
His words were a bit salacious. Gu Xijiu did not want to fall into his trap and just stretched her wrist toward him. "How about you examine my pulse? It would be more convenient that way."
Di Fuyi did not say a single word and went straight into the action, holding her wrist and pulling it into his arms! He pounced on Gu Xijiu's body!
"Thud!" The ground resounded. Gu Xijiu looked at the person pressing on her body and became dumbfounded for a moment!
She gritted her teeth. "Celestial Master Zuo, you're too unpredictable and unreasonable!"
When Di Fuyi pulled her toward him just now, she instinctively pulled back her arm with the thought that she would not be able to do so taking into consideration of his strength. However, she did not expect that the instinctive retreating of her arm would pull him over and let his momentum press upon her body!
Argh, the back of Gu Xijiu's head hurt so much! Did a bump grow on it?
Di Fuyi looked down at her on the ground and put on a face of innocence. "I didn't mean to do it."
Gu Xijiu wanted to kick him!
Not only was his strength far greater than hers, but she also did not even exert any of her efforts as well. How could she have pulled him over that easily? It must be his intention to take advantage of her!
Di Fuyi looked at her and grinned. "Baby if you want me to throw myself into your embrace, it is only natural for me to satisfy your desire"
Look at him talk! He spoke as though she was a nymphomaniac.
Gu Xijiu pushed him away. "Don't flatter yourself. I do not want you to throw yourself to me"
However, Gu Xijiu felt something was wrong when she pushed his arm away. She immediately held his wrist up. "Why is your arm so cold?" His arm was unusually chilly.
Di Fuyi shook her off and straightened his body. "It has been quite cold these few days." He wanted to pull his arm away.
Gu Xijiu pursed her lips tightly and did not loosen her grip on his wrist. Di Fuyi joked to her, "Who told me just now that she did not want me to throw myself into her? Look at you holding me like this now"
"I'll diagnose you! Don't speak for a moment."
Di Fuyi looked at her and did not make any further movement or speech.
Gu Xijiu's medical skills were extremely proficient and could be easily compared to Long Siye's. She was very skilled at examining peoples' pulse. After reuniting with Di Fuyi, even though they have gone through a series of trials and tribulations with each other, she never did have the time to diagnose him.
They had time on the boat afterward, but he revealed his real abilities that were superhuman and fear-inducing at that time as well, so she did not think to diagnose his pulse.
It was not until this moment where both of them had frequent physical contact that she finally detected that his body temperature was abnormal!
Once she had a suspicion, it would not go over her head. Di Fuyi had no intention of concealing anything from her. Therefore he allowed her to conduct a diagnosis on him.
His pulse was indeed strange; it was apparently a symptom of excessive blood loss. Yet, it did not seem to be entirely due to that as well.
She unfolded the blanket in the carriage. "Lie down here."
Di Fuyi looked at the blanket and then looked at her again. "You want to roll in the sheets with me?" He had occasionally heard Gu Xijiu say this phrase before, so he knew its meaning and put it into creative use.
Gu Xijiu's lips pursed tightly. "I have no mood to joke around with you. Lie down first!"
Di Fuyi lay down and opened his arms to her. "Do you want to lie down next to me?"
His embrace was incomparably alluring; it was what she had always desperately desired. Every time she saw him open his arms toward her, she had the lousy impulse to pounce on him.
This time, Gu Xijiu did pounce on him, not to his side, but on his chest instead of with her ear listening to his beating heart.
Di Fuyi looked at her endearing head on his chest and could hardly restrain himself from speaking. "Xijiu, I have to discuss something with you"
Gu Xijiu pressed a finger to his lips. "Shush, don't talk first!"
Seeing how anxious she was over him, Di Fuyi felt tenderness in his body, as though there was a current of warmth streaming through his heart. At this agitation, his heartbeat hastened.
"Hey, don't you get agitated over this. Calm down and take a deep breath" He had to be in a serene state for her to listen to the blood streaming inside his body.
With the flesh and fragrance of his beloved woman who was worried about him lying on his chest, Di Fuyi found it difficult not to be agitated.
Luckily, his usual forte was the ability to control energy, so after adjusting his pupils for a short while, he was able to calm himself down in a few minutes.
He knew everything about the condition of his body and could have just told her. However, he desired her concern toward him, even though that meant facing her temper.
Gu Xijiu had almost pinched every spot on his limbs and also opened his robe to check the wounds on his body.
The wounds that were created by the depletion of spiritual power were different from common injuries; if it were regular wounds, his wound would have already scabbed with new skin already growing judging by his healing capabilities.
This wound was no ordinary wound. Although Di Fuyi had already applied the best medicine, the injury was still baring its fangs ferociously with only a thin layer of scab forming on it.
Of course, when he was extricating himself from the subterranean palace, he concealed the wound on his arm with a spell to not perturb the situation and make her worry, so it seemed that there were only two fading streaks of scars on his arm.
Di Fuyi had always been strong. In fact, he was stronger than strong! Hence, in Gu Xijiu's mind, it mattered little even if he was wounded as he would recover in a matter of minutes. However, Di Fuyi had cozened her this round by the spell concealing his wound.
It was only until now when she checked his body and saw the bloody wounds that she knew that his wounds were very heavy! Heavier than what she had imagined!
Maybe his unusual tenderness was not feigned but real; maybe those Spiritual Chains were not artificial as well...
Di Fuyi was pretending too often, which was the reason Gu Xijiu did not care much about it. She felt depressed. She took a deep breath and asked a series of questions, "Whydid you not tell me about your physical condition? How are you feeling now? Is it painful? Does your spiritual power still exist? Did you use forbidden magic while we were in the underground palace just now? Those could be harmful to your health"
Di Fuyi smiled happily. He stretched his arms and pulled her into his arms. "You have so many questions, which one I should answer first?"
He ran his fingers through her hair as he spoke, "Can you promise me something?"
"What is it?" He sounded like he needed a big favor, hence, Gu Xijiu felt nervous.
"Your short hair is very annoying. Can you stop cutting it? I prefer you with long hair."
Gu Xijiu was speechless.
She paused for a second. "I feel that it is fine, I want my original body."
There was a navigation device in her current body and it was hidden in a chamber in her heart! The only way to remove it was by undergoing an operation. Only Long Siye could do it as it required the patient to be completely naked and anesthetized.
Coupled with the fact that the body was cloned by Long Fan, there must be many more unknown objects in it. Gu Xijiu acted as if she was carrying a timed bomb in her body every day. Hence, it was no surprise that she wanted to return to her original body.
Her original body almost achieved a spiritual power of level eight but the cloned body she possessed was only at level six. It did not make sense for her not to swap back to her original body!
Besides that, the Firmament Stone and the love bracelet was on that body. Gu Xijiu would never give it to someone else!
However, Di Fuyi did not seem to care about it. "Your current body is quite good and is beneficial for martial arts practice. Your soul is already at level eight now, so as long as you practice harder, your body would achieve a spiritual power of level eight or even higher in six months time"
"No way! There is a navigation device in my body. Long Fan is still alive"
"I can take it out."
"No, you cannot, it's installed inside my heart. The only way is to undergo an operation" Gu Xijiu explained the challenges of the surgery.
She had to be naked and only Long Siye could do She knew Di Fuyi was obsessed with cleanliness, hence, he would never allow Long Siye to do the surgery.
Indeed, Di Fuyi remained silent. He placed his fingers on her wrist and tried to detect the navigation device and also check if there was something else in her body.
A moment later, he opened his eyes. "No surgery is required. I can teach you a set of spells, it can help to remove the device."
"But the love bracelet is still on that body!" That was the thing she cared about the most.
Di Fuyi rubbed her hair. "Silly girl. That is not important, my dear. Take it easy."
Gu Xijiu remained silent for a while and looked at him doubtfully. "You do not seem to agree with me swapping back to my original body, huh? Why?"
Di Fuyi smiled. "Our physical body is just a shell for our soul, as long as the soul is the one I want, whichever body is the same. I personally feel that your current body is extraordinarily great and it is more talented than the previous one. I have checked your body, there is nothing else hidden in your body other than the navigation device. Besides that, this body matches your current age better, right? With regards to the Firmament Stone, I believe that it will return to you when it sees you."
"What about the love bracelet? Can it come back to my current body?"
Di Fuyi could not help but sigh. "It is just a bracelet. If you really like it, I will get you a better one. I am sure it will be even nicer than the previous one."
How could that be the same? That was a love bracelet, it is more important than an engagement ring! Even if it was just a normal glass, it would be irreplaceable in Gu Xijiu's heart!
"I do not care! I want to go back to that body! That is the real me"
"Xijiu, we both know that is not yours" Di Fuyi slowly added, "It belongs to the daughter of the Gu family."
Gu Xijiu paused as she ran out of words. "But but she has passed away. The Firmament Stone told me that it now belongs to me since I have avenged her death."
Di Fuyi sighed. "The Firmament Stone is not completely reliable. In fact, each body can only accommodate one soul. It is harmful to your soul if you reluctantly invade the body which was once accommodated by another soul. Besides that, you would not be able to fully utilize the dexterity of the body. For example, Mo Zhao had once possessed Rong Che's body, although he finally got the body, there was a restriction no matter how hard he practiced. His soul was trapped in the body and his spiritual power declined. That was the reason he got Long Fan to make a new body for him."
Gu Xijiu did not expect there to be so many complicated theories when it comes to metaphysics. She personally found it mysterious as she frowned. "But I was totally fine when I used it and I even practiced with it until it shone bright like a star"
"That was because your soul is powerful. Xijiu, if you had this body earlier, perhaps, you might have achieved a spiritual power of level nine by now."
Gu Xijiu felt that something was not right but she could not tell what it was at the moment, "But" She paused and finally, she recalled. "This is not my body as well, it was cloned by Long Fan"
"No, this is yours. Your current body perfectly matches your soul as it was specially customized for you. It's first master is you! Given that, it is just like a newborn baby"
Gu Xijiu smiled awkwardly. "So, you mean I am originally a clone and a cloned body suits me best?"
God knows how much she hated clones! God knows how much she wished that she had a physical body which belonged to her. A real human body,given by her parents, instead of being a clone...
Di Fuyi seemed to sense that she was hurt from hearing those words. He pulled her back into his arms and let her lean against him. "Don't take things too personally, whether it is a clone or a normal body, it is just a shell. You should be happy since you have two options."
Gu Xijiu rubbed her brows as she felt that the world is full of mysteries.
Before she came to this era, she was a free thinker and an assassin. However, in less than a year's time since she came here, she was already looking for a better body for her soul. Buddhists always mentioned that the physical body is just a useless shell, the soul is the important element. Now, she literally felt it.
Yet Perhaps, she was not intelligent enough as she still wanted her original body. After all, she still felt that that body suits her the best, it was even better than the cloned body which she had when she was an assassin...
Gu Xijiu took a glimpse of Di Fuyi who was still injured and decided to stop arguing with him about it.
She coughed and asked, "How're your injuries"
Di Fuyi passed a small green bottle to her. "My wounds are painful. Sweetheart, can you apply the cream for me?"
Mo Zhao was terrible. Other than locking Di Fuyi's limbs with the Spiritual Chains, there were scars on his waist, his back, his thighs, his chest and many other parts of his body.
When Gu Xijiu had checked on his wounds earlier, he tried avoiding her a little and only exposed the scars on his hands, legs, and his shoulders.
Gu Xijiu helped him to apply the cream on these three parts of his body. She realized that he had used a particular kind of magic as his shoulder injuries seemed to be more severe than the ones on his hands and legs.
She recalled the locations where the Spiritual Chains were locked on Di Fuyi earlier and immediately pulled at his robe. "Take it off!"
Di Fuyi was speechless.
The robe had slid off his shoulder a little just now. He was stressed as Gu Xijiu was staring at him with her eyes wide open. He cleared his voice. "I can take care of the other wounds by myself."
Gu Xijiu pursed her lips as she looked at him. "Are you shy?" She could not believe that such a thick-skinned person would be shy!
In fact, Di Fuyi did not know what the word 'shy' meant. He just wanted to distract her as he was afraid that his wounds would terrify her! Perhaps, he did not want her to see him feeling embarrassed.
Everyone likes to show off their best side to their beloved, and Di Fuyi was no exception as well.
However, Di Fuyi knew that he could not escape when he realized her insistence. He sighed. "Fine. I have to face reality." He obediently opened his robe.
Gu Xijiu had not seen his entire body before even though she had known him for such a long time. Despite bumping into him at the hot spring, he was wearing a big red robe.
However, the most charming man was standing right in front of her now. He was pretty good at selecting his attires. When he took off his robe, his perfect waistline and muscles were completely exposed!
Gu Xijiu felt that no word could correctly describe his body figure!
Not only did he possess facial features that were as beautiful a beauty pageant, but even his body figure was also better than a hot chick's. Gu Xijiu realized that it was difficult for her to resist his seduction even though she had seen many hot male models in the past when she studied the human body in the modern world. None of them was as good as Celestial Master Zuo's even though they attracted a lot of attention at the beach!
If she were to describe him, 'perfect' would be the ideal adjective she could think of!
Of course, it would have been even better if there were no wounds on his body. Though his body figure was perfect, his injuries looked annoying!
However, Gu Xijiu was not in the mood to enjoy the scenery right now. She was stunned for a few seconds before she reacted and quickly applied the cream carefully.
Di Fuyi appreciated her concern. Though she looked upset, she was very gentle and caring towards him as though he was a fragile piece of ceramic which required good care.
Her fingers occasionally touched his skin, and it felt so smooth and soft.
Initially, his wounds were painful...
Initially, his wounds had felt very painful. However, he felt better whenever Gu Xijiu's little hand caressed his skin. Wherever her hand had touched, he felt a slightly numbing and itchy sensation at the same time. There also seemed to be some changes to his body as well while his gaze also seemed to have changed.
Gu Xijiu was an excellent physician as she always focused her attention whenever she had a patient. Hence, she was unaware of Di Fuyi's gaze and was focused only on his wounds.
There was a big wound on his abdomen, and the best way was to sew it to speed up the recovery process. Therefore, she took out some needles, threads, and an anesthetic used for microsurgery.
All of the items were from Long Fan's lab. While still suffering from amnesia, Gu Xijiu had requested for some stuff from Long Fan when she was wandering around as she subconsciously thought that it would be useful someday. Long Fan had a strange expression at that moment and casually warned her before giving her a few accessories and even jewelry instead.
However, Gu Xijiu was not an easy-going person. Thus, she decided to get those items using her own method. Since then, she had never asked for anything from him again as she had already stolen it without informing anyone else.
Now, it was a perfect time to use it.
She mixed a small bowl of anesthetics and was about to apply it on Di Fuyi's wound. However, Di Fuyi suddenly stopped her. "This is not suitable for this type of injury."
Gu Xijiu knew that he was also an expert. Hence, she did not argue with him but frowned. "It will be excruciating if you don't use this" His wound would require at least eight to nine surgical sutures to be completely closed.
Di Fuyi gave a faint smile. "Don't worry, I can take it."
Fine, Gu Xijiu decided to compromise. "Bear with it, alright? Let me know if you really can't take it. I'll take a break then."
"Sure!"
Indeed, Di Fuyi could handle the pain as he did not make a single sound or even frown until Gu Xijiu had finished sewing the wound. Gu Xijiu almost thought that his nerves weredamaged.
All the wounds on both of his upper body and abdomen werecleaned, and now, Gu Xijiu gazed at his pants! She distinctly remembered that two Spiritual Chains were chained to his thighs.
She was still looking at his pants even though he had changed into a new pair of pants. There was a light blood stain.
She paused for a second as she knew that he had to take off his pants if she was to clean his wounds. However, people did not usually wear boxer in that era, so...
Though she had secretly decided to marry him, they were not officially married yet. So far, they had only kissed each other a couple of times which was considered to be at a very early stage of any relationship. Thus, she would feel stressed if she had to stare at his pen*s while cleaning his wounds.
She asked after struggling for a short while. "Are the wounds on your thigh severe? Otherwise, you could you apply the cream yourself"
Di Fuyi immediately interrupted her. "Of course! It's horrible! I guess it's more serious than the one which was on my abdomen!"
It meant that a surgical suture was necessary...
Di Fuyi looked at her uneasy face as he lied down and then waved at her. Gu Xijiu lowered her body as she thought that he had something to say. "What do you want to tell me?"
Before she had finished her question, she was pulled down and fell onto his body.
She screamed softly as she was afraid that she would hurt his wounds again. However, before she could respond, her lips were attached to his again...