"Are you her senior brothers?" The old wizard frowned.

The two people in front of him were disciples of Lingxiao Zhenren of the Feiyun Sect, but he remembered that Shen Sanruo had said at the beginning that she was a disciple of the Ninghua Sect.

She was far more considerate in her dealings with people than Feng Heyun, clearly not taught by the same master.

Moreover, the symptoms of the third senior brother she mentioned were blindness in both eyes and mind, which were completely unrelated to Lu Shiqing's symptoms.

But Feng Heyun was able to say Shen Sangruo's name, know her whereabouts, and so confidently say that they were her senior brothers.

The old wizard had a connection with Lingxiao Zhenren several hundred years ago, so he was naturally unaware of the recent situation at Zhenlin Peak.

How strange, truly strange.

"This isn't right..."

Before the old wizard could even utter the word "ba," he was interrupted by the boisterous Feng Heyun.

"It really is her, isn't it?!" His voice was several octaves higher with excitement, his eyes filled with joy.

It wasn't just because Lu Shiqing was saved, but more importantly because Shen Sanruo still cared about them.

"Thank you for informing me, senior. You needn't trouble yourself with the matter of the Yingying Gu worm. Chen Sangruo will give it to us later. She came to ask for it for my third junior brother." Feng Heyun seemed to be in high spirits, and his tone was no longer downcast.

He was exceptionally confident, but the old wizard was becoming increasingly clear that the "third senior brother" mentioned by Shen Sangruo was not the same person as Lu Shiqing at all.

Although he didn't know what had happened between them, he could roughly guess that Shen Sangri had probably jumped to another sect, while Feng Heyun and the others were still stuck in the same place.

He didn't remind him that he disliked Feng Heyun anyway, so why not watch the joke?

Feng Heyun, oblivious to the mockery in his eyes, continued:

"Shen Sangri is really something. She came to ask for medicine for our third junior brother without even telling us. I almost thought he was beyond saving."

There was a hint of smugness in his tone.

"By the way, senior, do you know where she is right now?"

"She left Wuqing Village a few days ago," the old shaman said calmly.

"So she was thinking of returning to Feiyun Sect as soon as possible to reunite with us and hand over the Firefly Gu Worm to us."

"I would like to trouble you, senior, to use the Gu worms you have to treat my third junior brother. We will obtain the missing Firefly Gu worms once we return to the Flying Cloud Sect, and then we can proceed with the treatment."

Because of Chen Sangruo's return, Feng Heyun was in an exceptionally good mood, and even his tone became more polite.

“That works too.” The old wizard was eager to get rid of the person as soon as possible. “Once you get the Firefly Gu Worm, you just need to put it on him.”

Of course, whether they can get their hands on the Gu worm is another matter entirely, and it's none of his business.

Next, the old wizard began to place the Gu worms into Lu Shiqing's body one by one.

He released it in a hurry, leaving Lu Shiqing no time to recover. Various Gu worms fought each other in Lu Shiqing's body, and naturally, he, as the "host," would not have an easy time.

Even while still unconscious, the veins on his forehead bulged, his jaw was clenched, beads of sweat kept seeping from his forehead, and his palms were almost bleeding from his own clenching.

The old wizard pretended not to see any of this.

After all, Feng Heyun only said he would save Lu Shiqing, but he didn't say anything else.

It took about half a day for Lu Shiqing's face to change from an eerie purple to a bloodless pale white.

"Alright, all the remaining Gu worms in his body have been cleared, and even the fungal poison has been neutralized," the old wizard said.

A hint of unease flashed across Feng Heyun's face. "Ahem, then thank you very much for your help, senior wizard."

"You may leave Floating Cloud Tower now," the old wizard said, seeing the guests off.

Because Lu Shiqing still needed to recuperate for a while before he could continue his journey, Feng Heyun decided to stay at Wuqing Village first.

A few days later, Lu Shiqing slowly woke up.

Feng Heyun first told Lu Shiqing about his current situation, "The old wizard finally invited us in, and after his treatment, you are almost fully recovered."

Lu Shiqing's face showed little expression, as if he was indifferent to the matter and did not respond to Feng Heyun's words.

Feng Heyun had long expected him to react this way, but he had been holding it in for too long, so he continued talking to himself.

"Guess who took the missing glowing Gu worm?" he asked mysteriously.

Lu Shiqing had no interest in this at all, and even turned his face away to the side.

He kept stroking the Seven Emotions Gu in his hand, lost in thought.

Feng Heyun hadn't expected him to cooperate, so he answered himself, "Chen Sangri took it. That's the surprise I told you about earlier."

Upon hearing a certain name, Lu Shiqing suddenly turned his head, staring intently at Feng Heyun with a barely perceptible obsession in his expression.

Lu Shiqing's reaction startled Feng Heyun. His gaze was so terrifying that Feng Heyun subconsciously assumed he was dissatisfied with Chen Sangruo.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Even if you hate Shen Sangruo, there's no need to look like this, is there?"

What Feng Heyun didn't know was that Shen Sangruo and Lu Shiqing's attitudes toward each other were completely opposite to what he had imagined.

Now, Shen Sangruo despises Lu Shiqing, while Lu Shiqing cares about Shen Sangruo to the point of madness.

"They came specifically to the old wizard to ask for help to save their third senior brother, and that's how they obtained the Firefly Gu worm."

"Although she left Zhenlin Peak and Feiyun Sect, our friendship is still there, and she must still care about us."

"Even if you dislike her, you can't let her kindness go to waste, can you?"

Feng Heyun felt that what she said made a lot of sense, otherwise why would she do these things for them?

Chen Sangruo: Hehe, you guys are overthinking it.

Little did they know that Shen Sang's visit to the old wizard had nothing to do with them.

Lu Shiqing's eyes trembled, and his hand unconsciously tightened.

Third senior brother?

If Chen Sang really still calls him that?

But didn't she... not even react when she was afflicted by the Seven Emotions Gu?

How could she care about him as Feng Heyun claimed?

"Are you telling the truth?" Lu Shiqing gripped Feng Heyun's sleeve tightly, as if he had grasped a lifeline.

"How could this be false? That old wizard said it himself, why would I lie to you about something like this?"

"If you don't believe me, come back to the Flying Cloud Sect with me. Maybe Shen Sangruo is already waiting there with the Firefly Gu Insect."

"When you see her again this time, don't speak ill of her. I'm telling you, this is her way of giving us a way out."

"After being so assertive for so long, she probably felt a bit embarrassed, so she used this Firefly Gu worm to try to reconcile with us and return to Zhenlin Peak, back to our side."

At this moment, Lu Shiqing's mind was filled with nothing but Shen Sangruo's words that she wanted to save him and had obtained the Yingying Gu worm for him. He didn't hear a word Feng Heyun said.

Didn't you say you had no feelings for them at all? Why are you doing these things now?

His eyes held a mixture of emotions: anger, joy, and a hint of vulnerability after his armor had been shattered.

His lips parted and he softly uttered two words:

"fraud."