Chapter 20: No Solution, Whether to Treat or Not Depends Entirely on Their Will
Before He Huilan could react, she was dragged away by a group of maids and nannies. The servants rushed over to subdue the crazed Gu Feng. The door was closed, and all that could be heard inside were screams and the sound of things breaking.
"Quickly! Go and invite those four immortal masters over..." He Huilan ordered, forcing herself to stay upright.
"yes!"
“Miss, let’s go first. You’re getting married tomorrow. If something happens to you here, we won’t be able to explain it to the master…” the maids advised her.
He Huilan frowned. She was already in poor health, and her emotions had been fluctuating wildly just now, leaving her with little energy. She couldn't help them by staying here, so she had no choice but to follow their advice. She took a deep look at the noisy room and then turned to leave.
...
"Is my husband alright?" Gu Sanqing stood aside with a blank expression, and upon closer inspection, her neck was also covered in bruises.
Cen Ying carefully put away the silver needles and said calmly, "It's alright, at least I'll be lucid for the next two days and won't go crazy."
Before Gu San could even breathe a sigh of relief, her next words sent a chill down his spine.
“Your husband has been subjected to a lot of stress and inhaled a lot of flower poison. You need to be prepared, as he will go crazy from time to time for the rest of his life.” Cen Ying didn’t know why the pollen of the peach blossom demon was poisonous, and the poison was extremely difficult to cure. She currently had no idea how to counteract the poison.
Gu San was terrified and hurriedly asked if there was any way to detoxify.
Before Cen Ying could reply, a tall man walked in from outside the door. His face was cold and stern, exuding an imposing aura.
"How is Gu Feng?"
"Master," Gu San said, forcing himself to repeat what Cen Ying had said.
The more Mr. He listened, the more his brows furrowed.
"Does this mean there's no hope?" Master He glanced emotionlessly at the person bound hand and foot to the bed and frowned.
"..." Gu San dared not answer, and lowered his head in silence.
Master He's gaze swept over Cen Ying, who said calmly, "There is no solution."
It's not that there's no solution, it's just that she doesn't want to.
Ever since Cen Ying heard Bai Yuheng retell the story about Fang Linchun and Mudan, she felt both regret and anger. She didn't want to treat him, and if she were to treat him, it would definitely be a long-term process. It wouldn't be better in three or five years, but at least ten or twenty years... She didn't have the time to waste on this, nor did she want to treat such a beastly scoundrel.
The Five Poisons Sect doesn't treat just anyone; whether or not someone is treated is entirely up to their own will, nothing more.
Master He was unwilling to look at the already useless Gu Feng any longer. He was just a piece of trash and there was nothing to regret. If it weren't for the fact that Gu Feng was his sister's posthumous child, he would only need to take care of him. Otherwise, there would be no way that such a person would enter the He family.
Gu San wanted to persuade Master He to stay and offer an explanation, but remembering Master He's temperament, he could only stand aside dejectedly.
Seeing that everything was done, Cen Ying said, "Since Young Master Gu is alright, I'll be leaving now."
"Hey, hey, this way please, Immortal Master!" Gu San respectfully ushered the person out.
The other three were waiting for her outside. After they met up, they were about to head out of the mansion.
"You take good care of Young Master Gu. We know the way ourselves." Cen Ying turned around and politely declined Gu San's offer.
"Thank you so much. Please forgive me for any shortcomings in our hospitality."
Cen Ying smiled faintly and nodded.
After the others left, the group went out of the mansion one after the other.
Bai Yuheng asked, "How is it?"
Cen Ying rolled her eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.
"He's mentally unstable, suffering from hysteria, and it's damaged his very foundation. He'll probably never recover, he'll be constantly going crazy," Cen Ying coldly commented. "Serves him right!"
Cui Mingcan chimed in, "Serves you right!"
"That Fang Linchun had no grudge against them, yet he harmed them like this. It's already a favor that they spared his life!"
“Exactly!” Cen Ying rarely stood on the same side as him.
Bai Yuheng and Li Tiankuo simply listened to the two men's incessant complaining without saying a word.
"Immortal Master! Immortal Master!" A young maidservant ran over. "Immortal Master, please wait."
"Did the girl call us?"
"Yes, please wait a moment, Immortal Masters." The maid smiled at them. "Our master knows that you immortal masters have worked hard for the young master, so he has prepared tea and would like to invite you to sit in the main hall."
Cen Ying and Cui Mingcan looked at Bai Yuheng.
"Let's go then, I'm thirsty."
"This way, everyone."
The maid walked ahead to lead the way, while Cui Mingcan lagged behind and whispered to Cen Ying about Master He, whom she had just mentioned.
“We were just standing outside the door a moment ago, and they probably thought we were Gu Feng’s cronies. They didn’t even glance at us before leaving. And now they’ve changed their tune so quickly!”
Cen Ying snorted: "They probably found out who we are from someone else and want to squeeze some benefits out of us. They're businessmen, after all."
Cui Mingcan immediately retorted, "Cen Xiaoying, you're generalizing! Not all businessmen are like that!"
Cen Ying glanced at him: "What? Did I poke you?"
"Hmph, let me tell you then." Cui Mingcan stood with his hands on his hips, like a proud peacock, "I am the son of Cui Shiyuan, the richest man in Jiangzhou!"
"Tch, you're just bragging! Last time you asked me to treat you to some wontons, and you kept making excuses. So stingy, yet you call yourself a rich businessman? I bet you're a bad businessman!" Cen Ying didn't believe her. "Yu Heng, do you believe me?"
Bai Yuheng watched them argue with a smile, then shook her head: "I don't believe it."
She was definitely on Xiaoying's side.
Cui Mingcan retorted, "Bai Yuheng, you traitor!" He turned to Li Tiankuo, the man with the saw-mouth gourd, and asked, "Brother Li, do you believe me?"
Li Tiankuo glanced at him, and that single glance contained a wealth of information, which was self-evident.
Cui Mingcan was furious with these people: "You bunch of ignorant fools, all talk and no action!"
"Yes, yes, you're very knowledgeable. Hurry up, you wealthy merchant!" Cen Ying urged him to walk faster.
"snort!"
"The immortal master has arrived, please." The maid said respectfully.
Thank you.
The four of them went inside, and a tall man immediately stood up when he saw them.
"It is I, He, who was blind to your greatness, that I only learned today that the immortal masters had come to my residence." Master He's stern face was adorned with a kind smile as he bowed and apologized.
"Immortal Masters," He Huilan also came over and said with a smile, "It is our He family that has failed to take good care of you Immortal Masters. We wonder if you could give us a chance to express our apologies?"
"Miss He, what are you saying? You're too kind." Cui Mingcan was clearly more adept at handling such situations than the three of them. After saying a series of pleasantries, she made Mr. He laugh repeatedly.
"I was so happy that I forgot to invite you all to sit down and have some tea. Please, please, please. The tea I'm serving today to you immortal masters is a treasured Cloud Cauldron Needle Mist tea that I've kept for a long time. Someone, pour the tea!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of maids filed in, each carrying a different kind of tea and snacks. They arranged the items in an orderly fashion and then quietly withdrew, their movements flowing smoothly and effortlessly.
"Come, come, esteemed immortals, please." Master He raised his teacup to toast them.
"It is indeed excellent tea!" Cui Mingcan sipped and exclaimed.
"If you like it, Immortal Master, have a few more cups."
After exchanging a few more compliments, Cui Mingcan finally asked, "I wonder what business Master He has with us here?"
“Ah,” Master He put down his teacup and took something from a maid’s hands. “This is to thank you all for treating my nephew. This is a small token of my appreciation.” Master He pushed the item over, and only then did everyone see what it was: a shimmering glass jar filled with gold.
Cen Ying frowned and declined, saying, "This is too precious, and we haven't been able to help your nephew with his illness, so we can't accept it."
"Immortal Master, please don't refuse." He Huilan said with a faint smile, "Just the fact that you helped save my cousin is an invaluable thing. This little thing is not worth your kindness."
“Hui’er is right.” Master He nodded in agreement. “It’s just a small token of our appreciation. Compared to a human life, it doesn’t mean anything.”
“Then we absolutely cannot accept it,” Bai Yuheng said with a smile. “The sect has rules against accepting money from the common people. Violators will be punished with whipping and confinement at best, and expelled from the sect at worst.”
“This…” Mr. He and He Huilan exchanged a glance.
"It was I who was presumptuous. Since you immortal masters are mindful of the sect's rules, you must not refuse the second matter."
"Please speak, Mr. He."
He Huilan received her father's signal, smiled shyly, and said, "Tomorrow is my wedding day, and I would like to invite all the immortal masters to attend."
"With the immortal masters in charge, my Hui'er's marriage will surely go smoothly."
The four of them exchanged glances and no longer refused.
"good."
"The wedding is about to begin tomorrow, why don't you immortal masters stay at my He family's place for now?" Before they could refuse, Master He said to the servants outside, "Someone, escort the immortal masters to the wing rooms in the east courtyard! Treat them well!"
"Yes, sir."
"..."
The swift and decisive action left them no chance to refuse.
Cen Ying said, "This Master He is truly a man of his word."
“That’s right,” Cui Mingcan agreed, “but Master He is clearly trying to find out our background. Could it be that he also wants to cultivate Taoism?”
Cen Ying rolled her eyes and said in a low voice, "With his physique, he probably can't even abstain from grains. His body has long been hollowed out by wine, meat, women and women."
"He looks quite energetic to me! And he's very strong!"
"What you see is only the surface. His emptiness is not only in his body, but also in his mind."
Bai Yuheng chimed in, "I heard that his son-in-law is the famous scholar Tang Peiqian, who is quite the scholar this year. If he's in such a hurry to get married, I guess his health really isn't good enough."
Li Tiankuo also said, "Given that he only has one daughter at home and Gu Feng can't rely on him, and with his huge family fortune, it's inevitable that he will attract unwanted attention."
Cui Mingcan nodded: "With this scholar in charge, I reckon we can hold out for many years."
The four of them analyzed the situation very logically.
"Let's rest for another day before we go find the peach blossom demon and the peony," Bai Yuheng said. "You've all worked hard these past two days, working day and night to catch that peach blossom demon. You were invited here again this morning before you even got a good night's sleep. Go get some rest and recharge."
Cen Ying nodded: "Yes. You've worked hard too, get some rest."
Cui Mingcan yawned and waved his hand: "I'm going to sleep now. I'm going to sleep like a log after the mission is over!"
Cen Ying smiled and teased him a few times.
They each went back to their rooms to rest.
The night passed peacefully.
The next morning, Bai Yuheng was awakened by the deafening sound of firecrackers and drums.
After washing up, I went out and ran into Li Tiankuo, who was returning from sword practice. He was shirtless, his muscles were still bulging and covered with a layer of shiny sweat.
"morning."
"Good morning." Li Tiankuo, unable to avoid her, subconsciously shrank his bare arm, his ears burning. He hurriedly greeted her and quickly went back to his room.
"Bang!"
"???" Bai Yuheng glanced at his loudly banging door and felt baffled.
Good morning, Xiaoying.
Cen Ying was jolted awake. Rubbing her eyes, she came out and complained, "Who slammed the door so early in the morning! They have no sense of public decency!"
"Good morning!" Cen Ying saw her practicing her boxing and followed along to imitate her. "By the way, what's that little golden snake of yours? It looks really powerful!"
Bai Yuheng lied without batting an eye: "Oh, this is a gift from my master to me when I started my training. It's the spirit of a senior, and it happened to be willing to follow me, so it gave it to me as a weapon."
"Wow! Uncle Pei is so kind!" Cen Ying exclaimed in amazement. The Uncle Pei she met in the main hall that day seemed a little different from what she had heard.
"Of course!" Bai Yuheng was still very protective of her disciple's reputation. "He's just cold on the outside but warm on the inside. You'll know his true nature once you spend more time with him."
She praised him without reservation, although in her heart she also felt that this apprentice was becoming increasingly cold and distant, quite different from what she had previously known.
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