Chapter 277 Departure

Wang Xu said, "Fellow Daoist Tao, there's no need to be so polite. You can just heal your wounds and bathe here before leaving."

As he spoke, he glanced at Tao Zi's dirty and bloody clothes.

Bath therapy...I'm afraid it might kill you.

Tao Zi said politely, "Thank you for your kindness, Young Sect Master, but I'm not used to healing here."

Wang Xu smiled and said, "Well, then, this afternoon..."

Having said that, he glanced at Tao Zi, who was still able to stand but whose breathing was already a little weak, and changed his words: "If possible, come over tomorrow morning. A disciple will explain the procedures for entering Jianshan."

"Thank you very much."

Tao Zi walked out of the competition arena surrounded by many physical cultivators. As soon as she was out of sight of those people, she tugged at Li Xiu's sleeve, and he looked down at her in confusion.

Tao Zi pointed at her face, then closed her eyes and fainted. Fortunately, Li Xiu was quick enough to hug her.

Xi Jing exclaimed, "Senior Sister?"

Li Xiu picked her up and said anxiously, "Go back immediately."

They rushed to the inn and unexpectedly found Cheng Wuchou sitting in the lobby.

Han Yueshan greeted him: "Senior Cheng."

Li Xiu nodded at him hurriedly, then took Tao Zi upstairs to treat the illness.

Cheng Wuchou asked, "Do you need me to ask Qianzhen to come over?"

Zhao Xue and the others naturally agreed directly. At this time, they didn't care about being polite or not.

When the Thousand Needle Doctor arrived, Li Xiu had just washed Tao Zi's face and put on a human skin mask.

After the Thousand Needle Doctor came in, he waved his hand and asked his little apprentice to sit aside while he checked on Tao Zi's condition.

After three seconds of silence, he looked up at his apprentice and said, "Why is there no sign of treatment at all?"

Li Xiu said seriously, "I just finished investigating and you came in."

The Thousand Needle Doctor shook his head helplessly, took out a piece of paper and wrote down the medicinal ingredients, and said: "Even if there is no treatment medicine, you can just use ordinary healing talismans."

He said seriously, "I understand, Master."

The Thousand Needle Doctor handed the paper to Xi Jing and said, "Go buy the herbs on it."

She looked at it, put her raised foot back down, and asked blankly, "What's written on it?"

Thousand Needle Doctor: "...you'll understand if you show it to the Cheng family."

She hurried out and the doctor began to do some simple treatment to stabilize Tao Zi's condition.

As soon as he stopped, Han Yueshan asked worriedly, "Senior, how is my senior sister?"

"Seriously injured." He paused, then added, "You're brave enough to challenge Xu Qianjia."

Zhao Xue immediately said, "Senior Sister wins."

The Thousand Needle Doctor naturally added, "His strength is even more commendable."

Han Yueshan thought about it for a long time and asked cautiously, "Will it have any major impact on the future?"

He shook his head and sighed, "Ordinary Daoists would need to recuperate for at least six months to ten months. But your senior sister is a physical cultivator, so she can handle it. She only needs to recuperate for a month or two at most, and there won't be any sequelae. Physical cultivators are just tough."

Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief.

The Thousand Needle Doctor added, "But Tao Zi's physical fitness is too good. Are all physical cultivators like this?"

Li Xiu said expressionlessly, "I've been nursing her for three years. If she doesn't get better, I won't have to be a medical practitioner anymore."

He nodded in sudden realization and praised, "You are worthy of being my disciple."

Not long after, someone knocked on the door.

The man poked his head in and asked carefully, "How is Senior Tao?"

This person is Zhou Qiandan.

Zhao Xueying said: "It's okay, Senior Sister will be fine after recuperating for a while."

His brows relaxed a little, he nodded repeatedly, closed the door and walked out.

It was about midnight when Tao Zi opened her eyes. Everything around her was quiet. Xi Jing was sleeping soundly on the side of the bed. The little fox was sitting at the head of her bed. When he saw her wake up, he glanced at her and closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Han Yueshan and Zhao Xue were sleeping on the table and snoring.

She frowned, as if someone was arguing below.

Tao Zi touched her face and made sure that the human skin mask was on it. Then she got up quietly, opened the door and walked out.

There was indeed a whispered argument going on in the lobby.

A group of people stood opposite one person, and one of them said, "Zhou Qiandan, this time she has completely offended the Minglan Sect. We can't stay here any longer."

Zhou Qiandan didn't notice her arrival and continued to persuade her, "You've seen her strength. Even if she hides her skills and reveals only a little bit of her cultivation method, it will be of great help to us."

"That also requires life."

He said stubbornly, "There's always the risk of losing your life, so you have to take a gamble."

"You can gamble on your own. We can't play with you." The man sighed. "If she loses, we can still stay, but if she wins... Even if the Minglan Sect doesn't feel embarrassed, what about the other sects that are on good terms with the Minglan Sect?"

Zhou Qiandan got angry and raised her voice slightly: "There's no rule that you can't beat people from three sects and four schools!"

"No, but we are physical cultivators. Do you think the Taoist cultivators will be happy if we beat them?"

He paced back and forth several times in frustration, angrily saying, "You're just worrying too much. This kind of thing won't happen. Young Sect Master Xu isn't someone who can't stand losing. It's true that some arrogant Taoists might feel humiliated because of this, but so what? At most, they'll be ostracized and suppressed a little, but haven't we always been ostracized?"

The person on the other side disagreed and said coldly: "Who knows? We dare not bet. She can beat Dao Xiu, but we can't."

Zhou Qiandan was still trying to persuade her when Li Xiu's voice suddenly rang out, "Qiandan, there's no need. It's better if they leave."

Li Xiu walked down the stairs. Zhou Qiandan pursed her lips, stopped talking, and let them leave.

Seeing that he was still a little unhappy, Li Xiu comforted him: "If these people stay, they will cause trouble in the future."

"But..." His voice stopped abruptly and he looked at Tao Zi.

Tao Zi came out from the darkness and said with an apologetic smile, "Sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop."

Zhou Qiandan said: "It's okay."

Li Xiu looked over and said, "I went to your room and found that you were not there, so I came down to look for you."

She nodded and said, "Go back and rest. We have things to do tomorrow morning."

Then, she turned to look at Zhou Qiandan and said gently, "I will find a way to solve any problems that may arise. Don't worry."

He nodded, then hesitated and said, "Senior Tao, don't blame them. We really can't afford to offend them. We have to think carefully about even the slightest word we say."

Tao Zi smiled gently and said, "I know."

Zhou Qiandan finally breathed a sigh of relief and watched her go upstairs to rest. But when she thought of those who had left, she sighed a little. Such a good opportunity was given up for something like this. It was really... Alas.