Chapter 191: The Gu Master Who Cultivated the Young Hero
The courtyard returned to peace. Lin Zhi drank the sobering soup and asked Qi He to deliver a message to Taoist Yunxu.
He had asked someone to clean the room, and the faint smell had long since dissipated. Lin Zhi soaked in the slightly cool water, feeling a little regretful that he didn't remember what had happened.
They should have kissed, but there was nothing unusual afterwards. I guess Qi He didn't reach out his hand yet.
He is young, but always cautious.
It must have been explained before. Lin Zhi held the body, which seemed a little tired after being relaxed, from time to time, and wished to hold something else.
01 reminded: [Host, the mission target is outside. 】
Lin Zhi responded indifferently. He couldn't see anything anyway, so he didn't even need to hide his expression.
After getting up, Lin Zhi changed into Miaojiang short clothes and closed his eyes to rest.
He and Bai Wuqiu set a five-day deadline, so he didn't plan to move around during these few days.
The next day, Yan Yixiuan came to visit and brought Ying Shuang with her.
"The Biyuan Villa's physician assessment is imminent, and Axun needs to go back to prepare, so he left with his uncle. They left in a hurry this morning, so he didn't have time to say goodbye to you, so he hurriedly asked me to pass on a message."
"My senior brother was also ready to take us back to the sect, but I just got out. I've been in the sect for three years and I'm bored. I don't want to go back. I still want to do good deeds with Qu Ziheng. I can't let this kid leave me behind too much. Oh, they haven't dealt with the Seven Star Sect yet, so he didn't come."
Yan Yixuan explained the situation and patted Ying Shuang on the shoulder: "I happened to meet him when I came out, so we came together."
Ying Shuang blinked and asked curiously, "Young Master Lin, did anyone come to steal the treasure last night?"
The fact that Bing Yulian was almost stolen was an insignificant episode in many people's minds, but Ying Shuang happened to enter the small hall with them that day. Ying Shuang felt that the matter was not that simple, so he did not rush to leave here, wanting to see if anything would happen.
Qi He replied: "There were some scoundrels, but they did not succeed."
"Someone actually came to steal things. How abominable. If you need us, you must tell us. This should have been a happy occasion, but there are so many things going on and the young master is still nowhere to be seen."
Yan Yixiuan sighed, a little worried about her friend whose whereabouts were unknown.
She muttered, "The world is so big, I don't know where to find it."
Lin Zhi said comfortingly: "We can always find it."
As long as Jiang Yan wants to appear, he will definitely appear, unless he is dead.
Ying Shuang echoed, "It is said that if you are destined to meet, you will meet even if you are thousands of miles apart. If you are not destined to meet, you will not even know each other. Since you are friends, you must be destined to meet. Who knows, you may meet each other someday."
"Brother Ying Shuang is right. Maybe it will be tomorrow, or maybe it will be the day after tomorrow."
Qi He whispered, and while speaking he switched the sword from his right hand to his left hand.
Ying Shuang happened to be standing on his right side, and subconsciously looked at his arm because of his movements. He knew that Qi He's right arm was injured, and it was something he had done with great difficulty.
He noticed the not-so-obvious marks on the boy's black clothes and said, "Young Master Lin, your hand seems to be bleeding."
Qi He shook his head gently: "Maybe the wound has split open, it's okay."
Yan Yixuan disagreed, "If you are injured, you should rest well. Don't think that you don't take your health seriously just because you are good at martial arts. Brother Lin, please take care of him."
Before Lin Zhi could speak, Qi He said, "I guess I wasn't paying attention when I was practicing sword skills this morning. I'll go change the medicine now."
Qi He pursed his lips gently: "Master, please help me."
Yan Yixiuan and Ying Shuang were there, so Lin Zhi did not refuse.
The two walked towards Qi He's room, one in front and one behind. Yan Yixuan pouted at Ying Shuang and said, "Xiao He is a very good disciple. As long as you mention Brother Lin's name, he will definitely be obedient."
"I wish my future apprentice would be like this."
Yan Yixiuan had a look of longing on her face; Xiaohe was simply her dream lover.
Ying Shuang nodded thoughtfully and said, "He really listens to his master."
But he always felt that it was a bit weird. Whose apprentice, so old, still needs the master to tie a silk ribbon and help apply medicine? It wasn't that the injury was fatal.
When Ying Shuang thought of his master with wrinkles on his face applying medicine on his arm in a friendly manner, he hissed in his heart and shook off the goose bumps on his body.
It is common for a master and his apprentice to be as close as father and son. Besides, Young Master Lin is blind, so he must be overthinking it.
The furnishings in Qi He's room are much simpler than those in Lin Zhi's room, even shabby.
There was nothing much furnished inside, which Qi He could not see nor need. This place was more like a retreat place used only for ascetic practice. Apart from the bed and the table, there was a cushion for meditation, which could be seen at a glance.
Lin Zhi frowned subconsciously and asked, "Where are the things inside?"
This was a temporary residence. They moved in when the martial arts conference began. Lin Zhi came here to take a look at that time, and it was not in this state.
"I put it in the cupboard because I didn't know how long it would stay here. I wanted to put other things in it, but I forgot."
Qi He took out medicine and gauze from the cabinet and said embarrassedly.
"Here I wanted to put the fox lantern that I won when guessing riddles during the Lantern Festival with Master that year, but it was placed somewhere else. Here I wanted to put the chessboard that Master and I carved together, but I was playing chess alone in the courtyard yesterday and forgot to bring it in. But here I replaced it with the set of teacups that Master liked second most..."
Lin Zhi's favorite set of teacups was naturally placed in his room. Qi He walked around and touched the empty spaces, saying that each one was related to Lin Zhi.
"I'll put it up in a moment so it doesn't look empty. My injury is not serious, so don't worry, Master."
Qi He turned his back to Lin Zhi, took off his clothes, and exposed his upper body.
The boy looked thin but not weak, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. His perfect muscle lines were like undulating mountains, smooth and beautiful.
He turned around and sat on the chair, tilting his head slightly and waiting for Lin Zhi to apply medicine for him.
His arms are strong from years of martial arts and sword training, his fair skin is wrapped in blood-colored gauze, his abdominal muscles are clearly defined, and the narrow mermaid line spreads downward. The boy has long hair tied up high, and he looks very imposing.
Qi He looked calm, not realizing that there was anything wrong, even though it only required unbuttoning half of his sleeve.
Lin Zhi's eyebrows slightly raised, and the smile on his lips became more obvious.
When Qi He showed no weakness, he was probably closer to his true nature. His injuries made him look even colder and more difficult to approach, making the morbidity beneath his docile appearance stir.
"It's all right. We can't stay here for a few days."
Lin Zhi's hands untied the gauze on Qi He, revealing the somewhat hideous wound on his arm.
"Aren't you going to make a deal with that guy?"
Qi He thought they should use static to slow down the attack and wait here for those people to come.
There was a barely perceptible tremor in his voice. His master's warm and soft hand was pressing on his wound, just as he had held his hand tightly when he was relieving him last night.
"See what kind of answer they can give. If it's not what we want, then we can go to Akabane Gate and ask in person."
Since coming to this world, Lin Zhi has been making arrangements to get to the bottom of the matter. However, the people behind the scenes have done a very good job of cleaning up the mess, and he can't find any clues. He can only cast the widest possible net.
The incident of Snake Cloud Grass and Bilu Hantian three years ago made Lin Zhi begin to suspect that the Chiyu Sect might be related to this matter. Using the prescription as a clue, it would be very easy to identify who was inquiring about it.
Lin Zhi's sight fell on the Chiyu Sect, because the matter of Bai Wuqiu and Jiang Yan made him feel that there was still a force looking for a prescription. He could not be sure for the time being whether the real culprit of the Qi family massacre was from the Chiyu Sect or from another force, so he did not take action for the time being and just watched.
From Taoist Yunxu's words, he could judge that the other force was the Western Region Holy Religion.
Fifty years ago, Yan Sangeng of the Holy Cult developed a prescription that could greatly increase a person's power in a short period of time. After the Demon Cult's plan to invade the Central Plains failed, the Holy Cult fled, but Yan Sangeng did not leave.
Nineteen years ago, the deceased Yan Sangeng left a prescription for Qi He's parents.
Nine years ago, the Qi family was wiped out because of a medicine prescription.
Three years ago, someone started searching for something that could be used as a prescription.
That is to say, the person who killed Qi He's parents did not get any clues about the prescription nine years ago, but learned about it through some channel three years ago.
Lin Zhi had two guesses about this. One was that the Chiyu Sect, which had swallowed up the remaining forces of the Demon Cult, learned about Yan Sangeng's prescription, so they came to the sect and wanted to take the prescription for themselves. The other was that the people from the Western Region Holy Cult wanted to take the prescription back, so they took action.
Three years ago, they learned the specific information of the prescription. Perhaps the Akabane Sect learned it from the Holy Church, or maybe it was the other way around. In any case, the two groups began to snatch it.
In the past three years, except for the Ice Jade Lotus, two of the six items were in the hands of the Chiyu Sect, another two were in the hands of the Western Region Holy Church, and of course the other two were snatched by him, but those people did not know that he was the man behind the scenes.
Now that Qi He has shown up, the real murderer has become suspicious and they even go to dig up the grave to confirm.
Then the situation is very simple. Among these people, whoever not only wants Bing Yulian but also wants to kill Qi He is related to the original incident.
He gave the people of Akabane Clan five days, not because he really wanted to make a deal with them, but also to give others a warning so that the truth would soon emerge.
If the people from Akabane Gate don't give a response, which is also a response in a sense, then they will just come to their door.
He waited for these three years not just to watch, but also to wait for Qi He to grow up.
Lin Zhi sprinkled medicine powder on Qi He's wound and wrapped it with new gauze.
"Finally I can get my revenge. Are you looking forward to it?"
Lin Zhi put her hand on Qi He's shoulder and looked down at the boy's face.
“Can’t wait.”
Qi He felt the breath spraying on his face and raised his head slightly to answer.
His tone was not urgent, but his right hand, which was placed on the table, grasped the black and red woven sword tassel and tightened it slowly.
The murderous intent was vented in a calm state, casting a light gloom on the young man's brows, and within this gloom was hidden an excitement that was almost trembling.
They were very close, and although Qi He's eyes could not focus, they were still staring at Lin Zhi's face, even on her lips.
One would inexplicably feel that his impatience had another meaning.
"What a pity...if only you could see it."
Lin Zhi murmured regretfully. If Qi He could see it, she would understand the intention in his eyes.
He stood up, his eyes swept across Qi He's body, and lingered on a certain place.
Qi He stiffened slightly. If he was not mistaken, what the master saw was... He did have this idea, and it turned out to be feasible.
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