Chapter 126 Mutual Unrequited Love
In Lou Yuqing's eyes, the red line on Shi Hua's wrist connected directly to the wrist of the Medical Sage, and the red line was very bright.
This means that the two have a deep affection for each other.
Lou Yuqing's expression turned strange. Could they be Daoist partners? But she had never heard a word about it.
Shi Hua was smiling, but noticing Lou Yuqing's unusual expression, she immediately changed her expression: "Yuqing, what's wrong? Were you bullied?"
He acted as if he wanted to make decisions for her.
Lou Yuqing waved her hand and hurriedly said, "No, no, I just..."
Her gaze flickered between Shi Hua and the Medical Sage.
The Medical Sage looked at himself, then at Junior Sister Shi, somewhat puzzled.
Shi Hua pressed further, "But what?"
Lou Yuqing hesitated: "Uh, this, I..."
Si Nidie, who was standing behind, realized something, her eyes sparkling, and said understandingly, "Elder Shi, Junior Sister probably saw your marriage line."
Shi Hua: "..."
She subconsciously glanced at the medical sage out of the corner of her eye.
Unexpectedly, the medical sage also happened to look in her direction.
Their eyes met, and the two paused for a moment before quickly looking away.
Shi Hua inquired, "Yu Qing, is what Xiao Lou said true?"
Lou Yuqing took in their eye contact just now and honestly replied, "Really."
"Then tell me, where is my destined partner?" Shi Hua asked in a teasing tone, not expecting Lou Yuqing to have become a matchmaker.
Lou Yuqing remained silent, looking at the Sage of Medicine in quiet contemplation.
The healer tentatively took two steps to the side, her gaze still fixed on him: "..."
"Hehe, Yuqing, stop joking." The Medical Sage chuckled awkwardly. "How could Junior Sister Shi's destined partner be me?"
He didn't see that when he said those words, the light in Shi Hua's eyes dimmed.
Si Nidie added, "The marriage line that Junior Sister saw is two-way."
In other words, if Shi Hua has feelings for the Sage of Medicine, then the Sage of Medicine must also have feelings for Shi Hua.
The medical sage's body suddenly tensed up.
Shi Hua's scrutinizing gaze made him even more nervous and uneasy.
Elder Shi Hua and Elder Yi Sheng both had the same master; in other words, their grandmaster was the same person.
Because of this relationship, and the fact that they both joined the Wendao Sect at the same time, they grew up together and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them childhood sweethearts.
Hehe, I'll start by tasting it!
Lou Yuqing's innermost thoughts suddenly rang in everyone's ears.
Si Nidie: Here I come!
She said those two sentences just to stir up gossip.
Inside the medical hall, both doctors and patients secretly glanced at Shi Hua and the Sage of Medicine.
Shi Xiuxiu suddenly realized why Elder Shi Hua always came to see the Sage of Medicine. It turned out that it wasn't because the two of them had a good relationship, but because she had feelings for him.
Judging from the appearance of the medical sage, he must have felt something.
Bathed in such overt and covert gazes, the Medical Sage felt he could barely breathe. Just as he was about to change the subject, Shi Hua's telepathic message arrived first.
"Senior brother, don't try to interrupt."
The Sage of Medicine: "..."
Sigh, it was predicted.
The medical sage sighed. What did it matter if they were childhood sweethearts? Shi Shi had someone else in her heart, so how could he possibly win her favor?
He was already content to be able to discuss medicine with her from time to time.
The next moment, Lou Yuqing's inner voice rang out again.
It turns out they were secretly in love with each other.
The Sage of Medicine: !!!
He reflexively looked at Shi Hua. Did Yu Qing mean that they liked each other?
But she clearly has someone she likes!
The medical sage's heart pounded like a drum, as if it were about to leap out of his throat.
Shi Hua was even more shocked. Her senior brother liked her?
But he had just rejected her, saying that her marriage could not be with him.
Why don't people who like each other end up together?
Everyone: They want to know too.
Good heavens, it was all because of a misunderstanding!
The Medical Sage mistakenly believed that Elder Shi Hua was in love with someone else, while Elder Shi Hua thought he was devoted to the Dao, and the two missed their chance.
Shi Hua couldn't help but send a telepathic message: "When did I ever like someone else?"
She has always loved him.
The Sage of Medicine said sullenly, "Two hundred years ago, during the Flower Festival, you said you were going to find your true love."
The Flower Festival is a unique festival in Heian-kyo where men and women express their feelings for each other. If two people are willing to go together, it basically means that they like each other.
At that time, he already had a vague affection for her, but her words shattered his hopes.
Although she never brought that person back to the sect, he didn't have the courage to ask. As long as he didn't interfere, he could pretend he didn't know.
Flower Festival?
She only invited him once.
Shi Hua blankly rummaged through her long-forgotten memories.
At the same time, audio-visual presentations unfolded before everyone's eyes.
The scene depicts Shi Hua and the Medical Saint in their youth, standing atop a mountain peak surrounded by swirling clouds and mist, with a blue phoenix soaring through the sky, creating a picturesque scene.
After admiring the scenery for a while, Shi Hua suddenly asked, "Senior brother, tomorrow is the Flower Festival, do you want to go together?"
The Sage of Medicine asked in surprise, "You have someone you like?"
Shi Hua tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and smiled gently, "Yes, maybe I can find my true love there. Don't you want to?"
The Sage of Medicine pursed his lips and said, "Unexpectedly, my medical skills are currently at a bottleneck, and I need to find a way to break through. Junior Sister, you should invite someone else."
The smile on Shi Hua's face vanished, and she silently watched the departing figure of the Medical Sage.
[The Medical Sage's emotional intelligence is even lower than that of a basin. Elder Shi Hua invited him to the Flower Festival, subtly indicating that he is the person she likes.]
[As it turned out, the Medical Sage thought Elder Shi Hua really wanted to go to the Flower Festival to find a partner, so he used the excuse of studying medicine, but actually didn't sleep a wink all night after returning to his cave.]
The Sage of Medicine: "..."
Shi Hua: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Si Nidie thought to herself, "This is more than just low emotional intelligence; it's practically nonexistent."
Shi Hua looked at the Medical Sage with a half-smile and transmitted her voice, "Senior brother, are you an idiot?"
The thought of being delayed for so many years because of this ridiculous reason made her angry, and she didn't give her a kind look at her crush—or rather, her crush now that she's openly in love with him.
The Sage of Medicine, both surprised and delighted, exclaimed, "Junior Sister, you like me?"
I don't care about losing face in front of others; what could be happier than being liked by someone you like?
"Not only is he stupid, he's also a coward!" Shi Hua grabbed his sleeve, transformed into two streaks of light, and flew into the sky, ready to have a good talk with him.
[Where did they go?]
Lou Yuqing realized she had been watching the drama unfold for a while, and by the time she came to her senses, Shi Hua and the Medical Sage were already gone.
[No one seemed to speak just now. Were they all moved by the emotion between the two elders?]
Everyone nodded frantically; yes, that's exactly it.
Si Nidie put on her acting skills: "Junior sister, thanks to you, the misunderstanding between the two elders has been cleared up."
[It's wonderful that true love has finally come together; I never knew I had the potential to be a matchmaker!]
Lou Yuqing said happily, "Will they hold a Dao Integration Ceremony? Let's go and share in their joy."
Si Nidie said confidently, "It will definitely happen. According to tradition, whenever a Nascent Soul cultivator in the sect becomes a Daoist couple, a grand ceremony will be held to announce it to the outside world."
First, it's a matter of etiquette; second, it's about demonstrating strength.
Lou Yuqing nodded in satisfaction and continued to look through the gossip she hadn't finished reading.
But when she saw the following text, she was immediately startled.
[This is bad news! There's a mole in our sect!]
Everyone looked shocked, their killing intent surging as they looked around, trying to find the undercover agent.
[They've already reached the outside of the mountain gate!]
This concerns the hands of the medical sage; he must be stopped!
Lou Yuqing screamed inwardly, flipped onto Qingluan's back, and said urgently, "Qingqing, to the mountain gate!"
"What does it have to do with my hand?" Because Lou Yuqing didn't reveal much, the Medical Sage was also confused at the moment.
"What are you waiting for? Do you want to die?!" Shi Hua took out a communication talisman to notify the disciple guarding the mountain, and took him there together.
Having finally come to understand each other's feelings, she wouldn't let anyone threaten him.
When the medical sage regained consciousness and saw her worry for him, he felt an overwhelming sweetness in his heart.
He checked his body and found nothing wrong.
How did that undercover agent make his move?
At the mountain gate.
A figure flew out from the sect, the token at his waist flashing, allowing him to pass through the protective array's light membrane without hindrance.
The disciples guarding the mountain watched him depart into the distance.
The sect has been sending out disciples on missions for years, so they're used to it.
Just then, a communication talisman flew in: "Quickly stop the disciple who appears at the mountain gate! No matter who it is, do not let him leave!"
Someone recognized it: "It's Elder Shi Hua's voice!"
The disciple guarding the mountain sensed something was wrong and called out to the figure that had just flown a dozen feet away: "Disciple in front, please wait a moment."
To everyone's surprise, the figure not only kept moving, but also increased its speed, looking like a guilty thief.
Without a word, the disciples guarding the mountain gave chase, forming an arc to surround the enemy. As they were responsible for defending the mountain gate, their strength was naturally outstanding.
In just a few breaths, the distance between the two sides continued to close.
The figure glanced back, trembling with fear. He didn't want to die; he was even willing to betray the Medical Saint for the sake of the Great Dao, so he had to escape.
He formed hand seals, and a burst of black light erupted from his body, causing his speed to increase dramatically, leaving the other disciples far behind.
The disciples guarding the mountain exclaimed in alarm, "That's demonic energy!"
Their speed inevitably slowed down a bit.
Just as the other party was about to escape, two figures suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their path. It was Shi Hua and the Medical Saint.
"When did you begin practicing demonic arts?" The Healer Saint looked at the other person with a solemn expression. He and Shi Hua both knew this person and were quite familiar with him.
Because he was his own medicine-brewing boy!
The boy's throat tightened: "You've discovered it."
Without offering any excuses, he let out a sharp shriek, his entire body erupted with demonic energy, and his cultivation level rose from the early stage of the Golden Core realm to the late stage. He then quickly fled into the distance.
He had actually concealed his true level of cultivation.
Shi Hua said coldly, "Stubborn to the end."
With a flick of his right hand, a blue light streaked through the air and struck the boy's body directly. The demonic energy surged, but it could not stop the boy in the slightest, and his movements were completely controlled.
This is the world of difference between the Nascent Soul stage and the Golden Core stage. Even without using spirit beasts in battle, one can easily subdue or kill the latter.
The Sage of Medicine raised his hand, and a white ribbon bound the boy, pulling him in front of him. His eyes were filled with complex emotions as he said, "Why? You weren't a demonic cultivator to begin with."
He still has that much judgment; otherwise, he wouldn't have accepted the other party as a disciple.
The boy closed his eyes, his heart filled with despair.
He knew all too well how the sect dealt with demonic cultivators.
At the same time, Lou Yuqing's thoughts grew closer.
Why? Naturally, it's due to greed.
The Xuan Yin Sect promised to help him improve his cultivation, and unable to resist the temptation, he agreed to become their spy.
Shi Hua frowned. The Xuan Yin Sect was a demonic sect on par with the Black Demon Sect, yet they had actually interfered in the Wen Dao Sect.
For some reason, I have a feeling that a storm is brewing. A lot has happened in the sect recently, from the sect leader down to the disciples.
Lou Yuqing breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the man being detained, and then began to defend the Sage of Medicine.
The Sage of Medicine promoted him to a nominal disciple and frequently bestowed upon him cultivation resources, but he was still not satisfied and secretly complained that the Sage of Medicine would not make him a personal disciple.
[What an ingrate! I've taught him medicine and given him elixirs, does the title even matter?]
The Sage of Medicine felt a chill in his heart. The other party had long been dissatisfied with him, but he had clearly explained that he would never accept a personal disciple in this lifetime, and the other party had said that he did not mind.
What a nice "I don't mind" attitude!
Shi Hua held her senior brother's hand, offering silent support. Being betrayed by a close junior was an extremely unpleasant experience.
He was seriously injured not long ago, and the medical sage painstakingly treated him, but this also gave him an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
The Xuan Yin Sect ordered him to administer the Azure Poison, one of the most potent poisons in the world, to the Medical Sage, and he complied.
Although he didn't directly poison the Medical Sage, he did add poison to the ointment the Medical Sage used.
After treating patients, the legendary healer would apply ointment to his hands. He took advantage of this habit to successfully render the healer's hands unusable.
Can someone without hands still be called a medical saint?
Shi Hua felt a chill run down her spine. Her senior brother had always been dedicated to the pursuit of medicine, and she couldn't imagine what he would become after losing his hands.
The medical sage stared blankly at his hands. Not long ago, he had just applied ointment to them. Could it have been mixed with Bilan poison at that time?
This poison is the most potent poison in the world, extremely deadly. Once it takes effect, it will corrode everything it touches, rendering even the secret methods of reattaching severed limbs useless.
Most importantly, it is colorless and odorless, so the person poisoned will not detect it.
This is why the medical sage did not notice.
However, he had studied the Azure Poison, which was extracted from the saliva of the Azure Bird, and the Azure Bird and the Sacred Heart Flower were mutually reinforcing and mutually antagonistic.
The poison can be neutralized if the Sacred Heart Flower is taken before the onset of symptoms.
The Azure Poison has a one-day-one-night incubation period. Ten hours have passed since he was poisoned, and he only has two hours left. Where can he go to find the Sacred Heart Flower?
The medical sage felt a chill run down his spine, but dared not let Shi Hua see his fear.
However, Shi Hua understood him better than he thought. Seeing his silence, she understood what was going on: "Senior brother, don't be afraid, I will stay with you."
The medical sage smiled bitterly. If he really became a cripple, how could he bear to drag her down with him?
The next moment, Lou Yuqing's words saved him.
Fortunately, the Azure Poison wouldn't take effect immediately, and this undercover agent had a Sacred Heart Flower on him.
Yuqing, don't breathe so heavily next time you speak.
The medical sage was so frightened that his soul almost flew away. Now that there was a way to detoxify, he immediately took the boy's storage bag into his hand, not forgetting to put on an act in front of Lou Yuqing.
“I know you poisoned me, and I also know you have the antidote. I thought you would see the error of your ways, but who knew you would insist on being a pawn of the Xuan Yin Sect.”
The boy opened his eyes and exclaimed in horror, "How could you possibly know!"
That Sacred Heart Flower was recently presented to the Medical Sage by the Medical Hall, but he intercepted it without permission, intending to cut off the other party's escape route.
The Medical Sage scoffed, "Nothing is impossible."
[I was still thinking about how to tell people, but it turns out the Sage of Medicine already knew. That's for the best; things won't end the way they did with Elder Shi Hua.]
Shi Hua was startled.
Yes, without Yuqing, Qingluan would have perished, and she would have been severely weakened and would definitely have needed to go into seclusion to recuperate.
During this time, with his hands crippled, his senior brother would definitely become depressed, and they would no longer be able to be together.
Several streaks of light flew in from the horizon and arrived in an instant. They were Qingxuzi, Meng Zonghan, and Lady Hongyan, who had come after noticing the commotion.
Qingxuzi looked at the bound boy and frowned: "What did he do wrong?"
The Sage of Medicine sighed and said, "It is my fault for not disciplining him properly, which led him to commit the heinous crime of colluding with the demonic sect and plotting against his teachers."
Meng Zonghan said in a deep voice, "The Demonic Sect's reach has gone too far. The Enforcement Hall previously investigated the entire sect and arrested several people with ulterior motives."
"But unexpectedly, some still slipped through the net!"
Seeing his grave expression, Qingxuzi comforted him, saying, "They must have used some kind of concealment technique. We'll find out after some questioning."
Meng Zonghan pondered, "Sect Leader, we still need to review the sect again."
Qingxuzi nodded: "That is the way it should be."
On the other side, after hearing Shi Hua's words, Madam Hongyan showed a look of surprise and delight: "This can be considered a turn for the better after all the bad times. Should we go to your and Senior Brother Doctor's wedding banquet another day?"
Shi Hua was slightly embarrassed: "Junior sister."
Madam Hongyan joked, "Don't be shy, I can help you set up the scene, I guarantee it will suit your taste. It's a good opportunity to use your happy occasion to dispel the shadow of the sect."
Shi Hua looked at Lou Yuqing, wanting her to come over, but noticed that her gaze was fixed on Hong Yan's wrist, and she had a guess in her heart: "Yuqing, did you see Hong Yan's marriage?"
Hongyan's Daoist partner perished in the demonic calamity of that year, but she has never believed that he is dead, and she goes to Yongding City from time to time to look for traces of her Daoist partner.
Now that she has found a husband, has she finally come to terms with things?
Madam Hongyan frowned and said, "Senior sister, don't talk nonsense. My heart can't accommodate anyone else but him."
Shi Hua gave Lou Yuqing a wink.
Lou Yuqing was unaware of Madam Hongyan's affair with her Daoist partner. Looking at the red thread on her wrist, she chose to tell the truth: "There is indeed a marriage line."
Moreover, the color was even more vibrant than that of Shi Hua and the Medical Saint, indicating that she and that person were very much in love.
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