Chapter 17 Jiang Zhihe: What right does it have?! "Squeak—..."

"Squeak—"

The wooden cabin door opened, and Jiang Zhihe was stunned as soon as he entered: "Where's Xiaozhu?"

At this moment, only Lin Yuanzhou remained in the room, sitting at the table drinking tea. He put down his teacup and said, "I asked Jiang Xue to take the child and settle him in."

Jiang Zhihe's eyes widened: "What? Why didn't you wait for me?!"

Lin Yuanzhou glanced at him: "Why should I wait for you?"

"Besides, you've been gone for so long, it's not right to keep them waiting here."

Jiang Zhihe choked.

He glanced at the white-clad man sitting at the table, then at the teapot on the table, and simply went over and sat down directly opposite Lin Yuanzhou, pouring himself a cup of tea as well.

Seeing his almost offensive behavior, Lin Yuanzhou couldn't help but laugh: "Now you're not pretending to be a polite junior anymore?"

Jiang Zhihe: "There's no one here anymore, what am I supposed to do?"

Lin Yuanzhou joked, "Tsk tsk tsk, two-faced, that kind of person isn't popular with young girls."

Jiang Zhihe immediately retorted, "I did that to leave a good impression on her, you know!"

Seeing the indignant expression on the boy's face, Lin Yuanzhou smiled and shook his head.

"Alright, alright, let's get down to business." Jiang Zhihe downed his tea in one gulp. "How is her health...?"

“Hmm…” Lin Yuanzhou frowned slightly. “I have to say, that child’s physique is indeed amazing. No wonder you sent me a message in advance to specifically tell me about this.”

"However, I did make other discoveries."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhihe's expression immediately turned serious, as if he were listening attentively.

"Her soul is incomplete."

Jiang Zhihe paused for a moment, then asked, "You didn't tell her about this, did you?"

Lin Yuanzhou shook his head: "I was afraid the child wouldn't be able to handle it, so I didn't tell her about it."

His expression then gradually became serious: "Whether one is a mortal or a cultivator, the soul is the most important thing."

"For mortals, an incomplete soul can lead to mental insanity or even madness and death; for cultivators, an incomplete soul can prevent them from improving their cultivation, and in severe cases, it can also lead to death."

"Moreover, if such a person dies, his soul is scattered and there is no possibility of him being resurrected."

At this point, a hint of confusion appeared on his face: "But... the child's condition is very strange."

Jiang Zhihe: "What do you mean?"

Lin Yuanzhou: "I can sense that the child's soul is incomplete. Although the missing parts are not many, they are enough to make him mentally impaired."

"But now she looks perfectly normal, without a trace of being out of her mind. Could this be due to her physical condition?"

Jiang Zhihe asked cautiously, "So...the problem isn't that big?"

Lin Yuanzhou sighed: "No, the problem is still very big."

"Although she seems to be unaffected, it's only 'seemingly'."

“As I said before, her soul is not complete, not just in the sense of being missing.” Lin Yuanzhou carefully considered his words. “It’s as if her soul was shattered before, and now… it has been pieced back together.”

"It is fragile, even on the verge of collapse."

Lin Yuanzhou glanced at the boy opposite him; the boy's head was down, and his expression was unreadable. He thought the boy was heartbroken and hesitated to speak, but after much deliberation, he said, "If this continues, the child... will die within two years."

As soon as he finished speaking, the air in the room almost froze.

“I understand,” the boy opposite said.

He looked up, and Lin Yuanzhou realized that the boy's expression was not as sad as he had thought. On the contrary, his eyes were frighteningly bright.

The person opposite stood up, the red hem of their dress lightly brushing the corner of the table, just like their mood at that moment.

His gaze shifted slightly, and after seeing the expression on the white-clad man's face, he pursed his lips and said, "What's with that expression? What? You think I'd be depressed and heartbroken to hear this news?"

"Then you are very wrong!"

The boy in red stood tall and straight in front of the table, the sunlight streaming in from the window shining on him, making him appear radiant.

It was as if he would never fall into the abyss, but would stand forever in the sunlight.

"More important than being depressed and heartbroken is finding a solution right away! Besides, I'm sure I can save her."

Lin Yuanzhou looked at him, a knowing look on his face: "So you already knew."

Jiang Zhihe looked innocent: "What do you mean you already knew? Didn't you just tell me about this?"

Lin Yuanzhou frowned slightly: "You don't need to..."

"Alright, alright, now that I know about this, I need to find a solution quickly!" Jiang Zhihe interrupted him directly.

Lin Yuanzhou was taken aback for a moment, then realized something, gave him a deep look, and finally nodded: "Okay."

Jiang Zhihe beamed with joy upon hearing this: "In that case, I'll leave the matter of physique to you, Valley Master!"

After saying that, he got up and left the cabin.

The man in white sat inside the room, looking at the empty teacup on the table, and finally shook his head helplessly.

Jiang Zhihe, oh Jiang Zhihe…

What exactly do you know?

… …

In the end, Jiang Zhihe and Gu Xiaozhu both settled down in the Valley of the Immortal Doctors.

Gu Xiaozhu lived next door to Wu Jiangxue, while Jiang Zhihe lived in a house not far from them.

Ever since Lin Yuanzhou obtained a drop of Gu Xiaozhu's blood, he has been eager to go into seclusion to study it, and there has been no further news from him.

Unlike Wu Jiangxue, who had to guide her junior brothers and sisters after returning to the Valley of the Immortal Healers, Gu Xiaozhu's daily life was... very leisurely.

Very relaxed.

Of course, Jiang Zhihe, who didn't even belong to the Valley of Healers, was also enjoying a leisurely life.

So, Jiang Zhihe, who was very free, directly pulled Gu Xiaozhu, who was also very free, and vowed to take her to visit the Valley of the Immortal Doctors.

Gu Xiaozhu: "Have you been to the Valley of Healers before?"

Jiang Zhihe continued walking: "No."

Gu Xiaozhu: "...?"

He turned his head and said with a smile, "So strictly speaking, this is the first time the two of us have visited the Valley of Healers."

Don't you find this feeling interesting and surprising?

Gu Xiaozhu looked confused: "Is there...?"

Jiang Zhihe smiled broadly: "Of course!"

Seeing the boy's enthusiastic expression, Gu Xiaozhu silently shut her mouth. If he found it interesting, then so be it.

The boy in front spoke up at that moment: "Xiaozhu, you should occasionally muster up the courage to try new and unknown things."

How will you know if it's fun if you don't take the first step?

So, in the first few days after she arrived at the Valley of Healers, every morning when she woke up and opened the door, she would see the boy in red standing outside with a smile, carrying a hot breakfast he had brought for her.

At first, she told Jiang Zhihe not to bother bringing her breakfast, but the boy would only agree verbally and then bring her breakfast the next day as usual.

The same thing happened on the third and fourth days, and gradually, Gu Xiaozhu let him go.

After she finished eating, the boy would drag her around to various places in the Valley of the Immortal Healer.

Moreover, there were several times when he almost walked directly into other people's spiritual plant fields, but Gu Xiaozhu noticed in time and pulled the boy back from going forward, thus preventing the tragedy of the spiritual plants being trampled.

However, because the boy had been taking her around so often these past few days, she quickly became familiar with the general layout of the Valley of Healing Immortals, and even got to know some of the Valley of Healing Immortals disciples she often saw.

That day, Gu Xiaozhu was eating the breakfast that Jiang Zhihe had brought her in her courtyard when a rustling sound came from the bushes next to her. Then, a white figure pounced on the girl who was still drinking porridge with lightning speed.

But even faster than the white figure was the boy beside the girl.

With a single reach, he lifted the white figure into his hand.

Gu Xiaozhu just put down her bowl at that moment, and when she looked up, she saw that the boy was holding a... rabbit?

This rabbit is pure white, but it has natural red markings on its ears, and its eyes are as red as rubies.

Gu Xiaozhu: "Where did this rabbit come from?"

She wasn't here when she was drinking porridge, so how come she appeared right after she finished and put down her bowl?

Jiang Zhihe rested his chin on one hand and shook the white rabbit with the other: "I don't know either. It suddenly darted out of the bushes, and when I saw it was coming for you, I caught it first."

As Jiang Zhihe swayed, the rabbit being carried whimpered a few times, then began to wag its four little legs, its bright red eyes looking pitifully at Gu Xiaozhu.

The rabbit was already very cute, and now it was looking at Gu Xiaozhu with that expression, which immediately made her heart melt.

In addition to cultivating spiritual plants and herbs, the disciples of the Immortal Healer Valley also raise some spiritual beasts. Some enthusiastic disciples of the Immortal Healer Valley will also introduce the types of these spiritual beasts to their friends.

This rabbit is one of them.

This rabbit is called the Spirit-Gathering Rabbit. Its breath can purify the spiritual energy in the surrounding air and make spiritual herbs grow more vigorously. Therefore, some disciples of the Immortal Medicine Valley raise Spirit-Gathering Rabbits specifically for this purpose. Moreover, its cute appearance often captivates people, who then keep it as a spirit pet.

However, it also has its drawbacks. It is somewhat unruly and likes to run around. Sometimes, when it is in a bad mood, it will even damage the surrounding spiritual herbs.

Gu Xiaozhu couldn't help but reach out her hand, and Jiang Zhihe immediately understood and placed the spirit rabbit in the girl's arms.

The spirit rabbit, which had been struggling desperately in Jiang Zhihe's hands, immediately calmed down after being placed in Gu Xiaozhu's arms. It even lay there very obediently and would occasionally rub against the girl's hand.

Gu Xiaozhu stroked the fluffy white ball in her arms and couldn't help but sigh, "It's so well-behaved."

Jiang Zhihe: "..."

It wasn't like this when I had it just now.

“Miss Gu, have you seen a white rabbit…” A familiar voice came from outside the courtyard.

Gu Xiaozhu and Jiang Zhihe turned their heads at the same time and saw a figure in orange running towards them with a hint of anxiety on his face.

Gu Xiaozhu recognized the girl as the one she had met on the day she arrived; her name was Cui Lingling.

The anxious look on Cui Lingling's face vanished when she saw the obedient Spirit Rabbit in the girl's arms, and she was immediately overjoyed: "So it's here!"

Cui Lingling walked to Gu Xiaozhu's side, looked at the incredibly well-behaved white ball in her arms, and exclaimed in surprise, "How can it be so well-behaved?"

Gu Xiaozhu: "Um...it's not usually like this?"

Cui Lingling shook her head: "The Spirit Rabbit is inherently unruly and not affectionate towards humans. This time, it was only because we were careless and didn't keep an eye on it that one escaped."

"I was worried it would run around and damage the spiritual herbs, but thankfully it's here with you and hasn't caused any major disaster yet," Cui Lingling said, letting out a sigh of relief.

If this rabbit really gets out and destroys the spiritual herbs, wouldn't the other disciples fight her to the death?

Gu Xiaozhu nodded thoughtfully, then handed the rabbit to Cui Lingling. As soon as Cui Lingling took the rabbit, it twisted its body and broke free from Cui Lingling's hand, then jumped into Gu Xiaozhu's arms and lay there comfortably.

Gu Xiaozhu and Cui Lingling were both taken aback.

Jiang Zhihe, who was standing to the side, raised an eyebrow at this.

Is this rabbit going to cling to Xiaozhu?

And what right did it have to stay in Xiaozhu's arms for so long?!