He took a deep breath and prepared to return to the pool.
puff--
Unexpectedly, Zhao Chengmo floated up at this time, sprayed a mouthful of water and started breathing heavily. Gu Lingze hurriedly dragged him out of the pool.
At this time, the entire mountain top was already showing signs of collapse.
Gu Lingze held his arm and stumbled down the mountain. He fell countless times along the way, but he gritted his teeth and stood up every time.
Finally, before the mountain wall collapsed, they ran down the mountain and hid in a safe place.
The little green ox brought some dry firewood in its mouth. After Gu Lingze lit it with the Yanhuo Talisman, it fell asleep immediately.
When Gu Lingze opened his eyes again, he smelled the aroma of food. He covered his forehead and sat up, and found that Zhao Chengmo had caught a pheasant and was roasting it.
"You're awake." Gu Lingze saw that he was only wearing his inner shirt, and when he looked down, he saw that, indeed, his outer robe was covering him.
Gu Lingze handed over the outer robe and said, "Put it on quickly, don't catch a cold."
After Zhao Chengmo took it and put it on, the roast chicken was cooked. He untied a chicken leg and handed it to the other party.
Gu Lingze felt that he had never been so hungry before. He had only missed two meals at most, but why did his stomach feel twisted into a ball? Could it be that he had climbed mountains, swam, and escaped today, and consumed too much energy?
Gu Lingze felt alive only after he finished chewing a chicken leg, and Zhao Chengmo handed him another chicken leg.
"You eat too. We'll each have a chicken drumstick."
Zhao Chengmo smiled and said, "I'm not very hungry. You eat first. At worst, I can catch another one later." As soon as he finished speaking, his stomach started to growl.
Gu Lingze directly snatched the chicken leg and stuffed it into his mouth.
At this time, the little blue ox snorted and seemed to chew the fruit more vigorously.
Gu Lingze made a smug expression and then began to concentrate on eating chicken.
The two men and the cow had their fill and were ready to hit the road. On the way back, they felt they were going a little faster than on the way there, probably because they were eager to go home.
When they parted, Gu Lingze told the little green ox that if it wanted to come and play with him after it transformed, it should go to the General's Mansion in the capital, where he would be waiting for it.
The little green ox nodded, turned and walked towards the depths of the dense forest, and disappeared in a short while.
When Gu Lingze and Zhao Chengmo returned home, it was not yet completely dark and the family was eating around the table.
As soon as I saw them come back, I quickly served them food.
Aunt Tao looked at the two men's slovenly appearance and asked hurriedly, "Mr. Gu clearly sent you some clean clothes, why are you in such a mess?"
The two of them looked at Gu Xiuyi at the same time, and seeing that the other party was winking at them, they responded vaguely twice.
Brother Wu looked at the two and asked, "Is the situation at Prefect Yao's home very difficult? Why did you stay away for seven days?"
Gu Lingze and Zhao Chengmo were both shocked. Seven days? How could it be seven days?
Everyone felt that the two people seemed a little strange when they came back this time. They just thought they were tired, so they didn't continue to ask.
After they finished their meal, they took a hot bath and went to sleep on the bed.
When Gu Lingze opened his eyes, it was still daybreak, so he went into the secret realm to check on the condition of the Tianling Immortal Grass.
The magical herbs in the medicine basket were still the same as what Gu Lingze saw in the cave, so Gu Lingze felt relieved.
Looking at the magical milk on the magic grass, he was inspired and suddenly wanted to try out its effect.
He didn't dare drink it directly, for fear of any accidents, so he went to the kitchen and quietly poured in a bowl of water.
A small drop of the spiritual milk was dropped into the water, and the moment it entered the water, it dissipated directly into the water, and the color of the water did not change at all.
Gu Lingze tasted it lightly, smacked his lips, and then drank the whole bowl.
Unexpectedly, after just a few breaths, he felt his whole body getting hot, and the spiritual energy in his dantian began to spin rapidly. Gu Lingze hurriedly practiced his skills and calmed his mind.
When he opened his eyes, Gu Lingze suddenly smelled a pungent odor, which came from his body.
It turns out that the effect of this magical milk in cleansing the tendons and strengthening the marrow is exactly the same as the legend. Even though Gu Lingze knew this, he couldn't help but feel surprised now.
Gu Lingze came out of the secret realm and took out a paper bird to pass a message to Zhao Chengmo, asking him to help boil some hot water and bring it in, as he wanted to take a bath.
Zhao Chengmo boiled water early in the morning. When Aunt Tao asked, she found out that Gu Lingze said he had a nightmare yesterday and was sweating all over, so he wanted to take a shower in the morning.
When Gu Lingze tidied himself and came out again, everyone felt that he seemed different from before, but no one could tell exactly what was different.
After dinner, Gu Lingze called Zhao Chengmo to his room.
The two sat face to face, and Gu Lingze had a serious expression.
"Let me make my position clear first." He cleared his throat, "I have never disliked the scar on your face. I like everything about you."
Zhao Chengmo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was clearly a tender love talk, so why did Gu Lingze have such a serious expression?
"What about you? Do you care?"
Zhao Chengmo was stunned by his question and subconsciously raised his hand to touch the scar on his face.
I guess I care.
In the past, he cared about other people’s eyes, but now he doesn’t want others to think that his sweetheart married an ugly person with a scar on her face.
Gu Lingze looked at the expression on his face and understood what he was thinking. It was because of this scar that Zhao Chengmo became the focus of everyone's attention when he was given an official position this time.
"Those with damaged faces or deformities are not allowed to serve as officials in the court." This is the rule set by our ancestors. I didn't expect that the emperor would make an exception for Zhao Chengmo this time. How could this not attract attention?
Gu Lingze sighed, took out the jade bottle containing the spiritual milk, then poured a bowl of water and added the spiritual milk in.
He wet the cloth and was about to wipe the scar on the man's face, but Zhao Chengmo took the cloth and said, "I'll wipe it myself."
Gu Lingze didn't care about that and took the cloth back, "I will wipe it for you, every day, until your scar disappears."
Zhao Chengmo couldn't win against him, so he just let him be. It was fine as long as he really didn't mind.
When Gu Lingze was wiping, he did not wring the cloth very dry. After wiping once, Gu Lingze asked him how he felt, and Zhao Chengmo shook his head.
Gu Lingze frowned. Could it be that the spiritual milk could only be taken internally and not used externally? Did he remember it wrongly?
Anyway, the spiritual milk had already been poured into the bowl and moistened with a cloth, and it couldn't be drunk, so Gu Lingze adhered to the principle of not wasting and continued to wipe it.
After a while, Zhao Chengmo suddenly felt the scar area slightly hot. He didn't know whether it was due to the friction during the wiping process or the effect of the spiritual milk water.
The scar slowly changed. The originally brown scar was now red and slightly swollen and stinging.
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