◇ 【104】 Underground Fire Spirit

Gu Juan wrapped her legs around his waist and rubbed her cheek against his, "Use the soundproof barrier."

Xi Lang immediately said, "You are not allowed to use it."

Gu Juan was speechless.

"Don't you think this is exciting?" Xi Lang whispered in his ear.

Gu Juan felt hot all over and growled, "Shut up!"

"Heh..." Xi Lang bit his neck gently, "The kang is pretty good."

Gu Juan was puzzled, "Huh?"

"It won't squeak no matter how hard you try."

Gu Juan suddenly wanted to kick him down...

After a long time, the two people on the kang finally calmed down.

Xi Lang still held Gu Juan tightly, his big hand lingering on his back.

"No more..." Gu Juan said softly and didn't want to move.

"Okay, I won't come." Xi Lang comforted him, passing his arm under the back of his neck and letting him rest his head on his arm.

When the two of them first saw each other, they both wanted to talk to each other more and had no desire to sleep at all.

"Old man, how did you get here?" Gu Juan asked.

Xi Lang said, "Except for taking a plane from the imperial capital to Lan City, the rest of the process is basically the same as yours."

Gu Juan laughed out loud, "You also rode the ox cart? How did it feel?"

Xi Lang commented, "Very... fresh."

Gu Juan laughed, "Didn't you take a few photos?"

"What are you taking this picture for?" Xi Lang slapped him on the buttocks. "So that I can post it on Weibo and let Mu Heng and the others laugh at me?"

"Uh..." Gu Juan said helplessly, "Isn't it just that I posted a photo of your face with flour on Weibo that time, and Brother Zhang and the others liked it? Why do you still remember it?"

Xi Lang blocked his lips with his and kissed him deeply.

"What do you think?"

Gu Juan curled his lips, "Where's that thing? Let me see it."

Xi Lang cast a sleeping spell, and Zhou Dong immediately fell into a deep sleep.

Gu Juan brought Xi Lang into the space.

Xi Lang gave him "Amber", carried him into the hot spring and gave him a bath.

Gu Juan examined the "amber." It was about the size of an egg, its surface smooth as if meticulously polished. It was a lake blue, translucent, light and warm, with a gem-like luster and translucence. Inside, a flame-like substance lurked. Unseen to the naked eye, it moved subtly, as if alive.

Gu Juan, who had been leaning relaxedly on Xi Lang's chest, couldn't help but stand up straight.

"What did you find? This thing flew to me by itself." Xi Lang cleaned him up and gently massaged his waist. His eyes fell on the "amber". Now he had time to take a closer look.

Gu Juan handed him the "amber", suppressed his excitement, and said calmly: "Hold it and try to absorb the energy inside."

Xi Lang did as he was told, and a stream of pure fire energy flowed through the meridians in his palm and into his dantian, refreshing him like a cool drink on a summer day. He was startled, vaguely feeling the loosening of his realm!

"Xiaojuan, what is this?"

Gu Juan said, "I can't be mistaken. This is the 'fire essence' mentioned in Master's notes. It is a kind of essence of heaven and earth. It is the underground magma that absorbs the energy of heaven and earth all year round due to its special structure, and inadvertently forms a 'spirit', which is equivalent to opening up spiritual intelligence. During the critical period of its ability upgrade, which is also its weakest period, some powerful geological activity occurred underground, which happened to block it. After being buried underground for many years, it has finally broken out of its cocoon. This is a good thing! This treasure is simply tailor-made for you! When you refine it, your cultivation will be able to increase by at least two levels. However, old man, don't absorb it for the time being. Wait until I soak it in the spiritual spring water for 49 days, and its effect will be even better-"

Before he could finish his words, Xi Lang interrupted him, "Xiaojuan, it's struggling, it seems to be coming back to life!"

Gu Juan's expression changed slightly. "You must have accidentally awakened it when you absorbed the energy inside just now. Quick, refine it now!"

Xi Lang nodded, not daring to delay, and immediately sat cross-legged in the hot spring, clasped his hands together, and held the fire essence in his palms.

"Xiaojuan, we have to separate for a while again. Wait for me."

Gu Juan quickly leaned over and bit his chin hard, "Well, I'll wait for you."

Xi Lang closed his eyes and for just two seconds he was as motionless as a sculpture.

Entered into meditation.

Gu Juan asked him to stay in the hot spring, dry his body, and leave the space.

Zhou Dong was still sleeping soundly.

He opened Xi Lang's suitcase, took out the medicine, food, and 20,000 yuan in cash, and then put the suitcase into the storage space.

There was movement from the sound transmission note again, and Bai Shanxin and the other two returned to their temporary residence.

"This is so strange. How could the treasure disappear for no reason?" Bai Shanxin's voice was filled with anger and unwillingness.

Bai Shanyan said, "We didn't notice anyone else passing by at the time. Could it be that a cultivator with a higher level of cultivation than us got there first?"

"Impossible," Bai Shanyi said. "Junior Sister, have you forgotten what Master told us before we set out? In order to obtain the treasure smoothly, he arranged for people to secretly monitor other sects. So far, Master hasn't sent any message to our communication symbol, which means everything is normal."

"Or maybe it was picked up by a passing villager?" Bai Shanyan guessed again, "The moment the treasure was born, the spiritual energy fluctuated violently, even our spiritual senses were half suppressed. It's not surprising that we didn't notice any villagers approaching."

Bai Shanxin said, "Junior Sister's guess does make sense. So, after daybreak, let's go around the village. The treasure is full of spiritual energy, so even if an ordinary person hides it underground, we can find it."

"Yes, Big Brother."

Gu Juan raised the corner of his mouth and smiled. "Go ahead and look for it. I doubt you'll find it."

After dawn, Liang Yuntang and others did not see Xi Lang. When they asked, Gu Juan said that he had urgent matters and left early in the morning.

Liang Yuntang and the others had no doubts.

After breakfast, eight teachers and students continued their free medical consultation.

While Gu Juan was watching other students taking pulses, he secretly released his spiritual consciousness. Bai Shanxin and the other two wandered around the village and found something after searching three times in a row.

Bai Shanxin punched the tree trunk. Although he was Bai Xin's biological son, with so many disciples in the sect, Bai Xin couldn't always favor him. Only when Bai Shanxin achieved some success would Bai Xin be justified in giving him some cultivation resources. So, this time, Bai Xin sent Bai Shanxin here just to give him credit. Bai Xin had arranged everything in advance; Bai Shanxin only needed to wait for the treasure to be revealed, take it away, and return it smoothly.

But who would have thought that Bai Shanxin could mess up such a simple thing? You can imagine how depressed and unwilling Bai Shanxin was at this moment.

"You two, go check immediately to see if anyone has left the village since yesterday evening."

"yes!"

Seeing his gloomy face, Bai Shanyi and Bai Shanyan didn't dare to say anything more and went away separately.

When they first arrived at the village, they had scanned it with their spiritual sense. They knew exactly how many people lived in each household, so it wasn't difficult to find out. Half an hour later, the two returned empty-handed.

"Big Brother, we checked. No villagers have left since yesterday evening."

"Damn it!" Bai Shanxin swung his palm, and the jujube tree as thick as his thigh broke with a sound.

Bai Shanyi and Bai Shanyan looked at each other, not daring to say a word.

After a long time, Bai Shanxin calmed down.

"Now it seems that there is only one possibility. Something must have gone wrong with the people father sent to monitor other sects. Someone with higher cultivation than us followed us to Guiyi Village without anyone noticing and took the treasure away first. We must return immediately to report the truth to father."

Master was always meticulous in his actions, so Bai Shanyi thought this was unlikely. But Bai Shanxin urgently needed someone to take responsibility, so he didn't dare say anything. He could only nod and say, "My junior sister and I will go pack our bags now."

Gu Juan withdrew his spiritual consciousness and smiled faintly. Goodbye, I won’t see you off.

At this time, Liang Yuntang's voice rang out, "Come here and feel the pulse of this old man."

Liang Yuntang stood up. Sitting at the table was an old lady in her fifties, hunched over and breathing with some difficulty.

Gu Juan followed the other students.

Cheng Feng and the others took turns taking the old man's pulse, and they all looked a little confused.

It was Gu Juan's turn. He sat down in Liang Yuntang's seat, placed his fingers on the old man's pulse, and released them after a few seconds.

"How is it?" Guo Jianwen wanted to test them.

Zhou Dong said first: "It's emphysema, which is a common disease among the elderly." There was a wound in his mouth, and his speech was a little unclear, but fortunately it was not difficult to understand.

Cheng Feng, Jin Meng and Fang Lingling all nodded.

Cheng Feng added: "It's emphysema, but there seems to be something else wrong. I'm not sure what it is."

Zhou Dong frowned. Why didn't he diagnose any other problems?

Guo Jianwen looked at Gu Juan.

Liang Yuntang asked Gu Juan, "What do you think?"

Gu Juan said calmly, "Emphysema is accompanied by the precursors of gastric ulcers. Gastric ulcers are one of the common complications of emphysema."

Zhou Dong muttered in disbelief, "Can this be diagnosed?"

Liang Yuntang looked at Gu Juan approvingly and said, "You are very talented. Keep working hard."

Gu Juan nodded and said, "Yes, thank you, teacher."

After a busy morning, Fang Lingling and Wu Yu sat in the shade of a tree and chatted.

"Xiao Yu, I think your tutor will most likely bring Gu Juan to the exchange meeting in November." Fang Lingling said in a low voice.