Chapter 127 It's unclear what's going on; I'm afraid that person is an arrogant and reckless individual, utterly disregarding everything...
"Tingfeng knows he's still unconscious..."
Elder He yanked aside the insolent Lin Mu and slapped him repeatedly across the face: "You insolent brat! Who taught you to be so disrespectful!"
Clap clap clap!
"Ouch, Elder, that hurts!" Lin Mu screamed in pain as he was slapped on the burns on his shoulder and back, and jumped up in a rage.
"How dare you cover my mouth!" Elder He gave him a good beating. "Absolutely lawless! Absolutely lawless!"
After finishing the beating, Elder He, panting heavily, threw the wood aside and rushed towards his bed: "How dare they do such a thing right under my nose..."
Yu Heqi was dumbfounded. He saw Elder He's fierce demeanor, just like those shrewish women catching adulterers, and for a moment he forgot to step forward to stop her.
When Elder He stormed to the bedside, his brows furrowed in anger, he cried out, "Where is he?!"
The two boys glanced at the bed and seemed to choke on their own spittle.
The person on the tatami mat is gone, and has turned into an umbrella.
Elder He roared in fury: "Where is he? He ran away, didn't he?!"
No, it's right under your nose.
The two boys stiffened their necks, unable to utter a single sound.
Elder He rolled up his sleeves and was about to grab Zhou Yaren on the bed: "Those who indulge in lust die! Today I'll teach you a lesson..."
The two boys' expressions changed, and they rushed over, each grabbing Elder He's leg on either side and wailing, "It's a misunderstanding, Elder! It's a huge misunderstanding!"
Their shouting attracted Li Liuyun, Lian Zhao, and Wen Yi. Seeing the chaotic scene inside the room, they couldn't understand why the three of them, young and old, had become so disorderly.
Finally, when Li Liuyun accused the elder of "killing Bai Yuan and Ting Fengzhi when he saw them sleeping together," he immediately understood what had happened.
Elder He slapped Lin Mu on the forehead: "You bastard, when did I kill anyone!"
"You want to sever the meridians by listening to the wind? What's the difference between that and murder!"
Li Liuyun was speechless. He walked over and said to the two people clinging to his legs, "Get up."
"But senior brother..."
"Get up quickly." Li Liuyun bowed respectfully to Elder He. "Please, Elder He, have a word with me."
Elder He blew on his disheveled beard, wishing he could kick the two boys out.
Li Liuyun bowed and gestured for him to enter. Elder He flicked his wide sleeves and walked out, panting.
"Senior Brother Liuyun," Lin Mu hurriedly grabbed Li Liuyun, who was about to follow, "You can't tell him. If you do, the old man will definitely take away the Death-Reporting Umbrella and might use it to perform a ritual."
"Elder He is a healer who helps the world; he is not someone who doesn't distinguish right from wrong."
Indeed, after hearing the whole story, Elder He frowned deeply, his expression becoming extremely solemn, and he was no longer irritable: "Such a thing actually happened."
Li Liuyun didn't reveal everything. He picked and chose to explain the whole story, including how the Taiyin/Dao Body imprisoned Bai Yuan with karmic debts and how he learned from the wind that he was being chased here by the Smiling Man. After all, the matter was too complicated to explain in just a few words.
In any case, when they returned to Taihang, they would need to report to the Celestial Master and the Headmaster.
Li Liuyun knew that Elder He not only refused to treat those who were suicidal, but also hated those who disobeyed medical advice.
After all, most of the time, even when Elder He managed to save a life, he couldn't withstand the mischief these scoundrels caused behind his back. He vividly recalled treating a spoiled brat years ago. If he had simply followed the doctor's advice to cultivate his character, the illness would have been cured. But as soon as the boy felt a little better, he went off to brothels, spending his days and nights in them, completely unrestrained. Finally, exhausted and dead, his unreasonable parents falsely accused Elder He of being a quack doctor who had killed their precious son!
Thanks to that good-for-nothing son, Elder He had the chance to visit the prison for the first time in his life, and almost got buried with that纨绔 (playboy). From then on, a grudge was added to his heart, and he still holds a grudge to this day. When he saw Zhou Yaren sharing a bed with a woman of unknown origin, his "new grudge" and old hatred surged up and he exploded.
The old man had a fiery temper, a fact known to all the young men of Taihang Mountain, as most of them had been scolded by him. If they caught a cold, he'd yell at them for not wearing enough clothes; if they got heatstroke, he'd scold them for running wild in the mountains in the sweltering heat; if they got injured, he'd scold them for jumping around chasing chickens and dogs. He'd glare and shout, "Just kill him! Just kill him!" Lin Mu was genuinely afraid that if he lost his temper, he might slap Ting Fengzhi so hard his meridians would be severed.
Before Lin Mu could feel anything amiss upon suddenly seeing Bai Yuan appear, the irritable old man had completely disrupted his peace of mind.
He glanced at the death-announcing umbrella on the bed, still held in Ting Fengzhi's hand. He naturally recalled that when Bai Yuan appeared earlier, Ting Fengzhi had held her wrist.
Lin Mu suddenly felt uncomfortable staying there, so he left, silently closing the door behind him, a little worried that Elder He might cause trouble.
No, Bai Yuan saved his life, so he has to go and talk to the elder about it.
At midnight, Zhou Yaren, who had been asleep for three days and nights, moved her fingers.
The soft, cool touch pressed against his fingertips was a section of his wrist that he held tightly at all times.
The pain relief after the severe damage to the meridians began to recover. It felt as if all the bones in my body had been broken. After a process of stitching and mending, the tendons and bones were reconnected, and there was no part of my body that was not in pain.
It hurts so much, it's unbearable for most people.
Zhou Yaren frowned and opened her eyes. Through a row of thick, long eyelashes, she vaguely saw a cold profile on her pillow.
Her vision was too blurry. Zhou Yaren's eyelashes trembled slightly as she stared at the profile of the man beside her on the pillow for a long time.
He was blind and could never see anyone; he could only see the innocent.
At that moment, his emotions surged, and his eyes suddenly reddened. Zhou Yaren closed his eyes, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down as if he were choking with sobs.
Because he survived the ordeal, he did not die, and Bai Yuan is still alive.
He thought he was going to die; he never imagined he would survive.
When Zhou Yaren opened his eyes again, his eyes were wet with tears. How could he not be grateful? He had risked his life and finally saved the innocent.
His miraculous survival gave him the opportunity to reflect at this moment.
Zhou Yaren couldn't explain it, but it was a weight so heavy that he would disregard the cost and put his life and death aside.
Somehow, he felt he owed her something.
If it weren't for A Zhaosu's resentful death, and if it weren't for the pursuit of the Undying People, Bai Yuan wouldn't have been implicated, ultimately being targeted by Fang Xiandao and imprisoned as a Taiyin/Dao Body. Now that she has finally broken free of her shackles and been reborn for just over a month, Xu Zhangfang has set up an execution platform to capture and kill her, because he sees her as a threat, a formidable enemy, and the greatest hidden danger, so he must eliminate her as soon as possible.
Having witnessed the past in the Death Umbrella, how could he not understand that this disaster was caused by him?
“I’m sorry,” Zhou Yaren’s voice was extremely hoarse, “I’ve caused you trouble.”
If it weren't for being implicated by Azhaosu, you wouldn't be in this situation.
It turns out that what I owe you is far more than just a pot of Fenqing tea.
Ever since Azhaosu, I've owed you something.
But I've been wronged, how can I make amends, how can I repay this injustice?
He can't pay it back.
Zhou Yaren grasped that slender wrist, and naturally and naturally, a thought arose in her mind that she wanted to stay by her side forever, which reminded her of what Bai Yuan had said to her in Puzhou City.
"What? Feeling uncomfortable in this vast world? Still thinking about going back to your prison to be a blind official?"
"Why insist on doing this job? Why not consider coming with me? Maybe I can help you out."
"Know that no matter where you are or how the world changes, you will die in front of me."
"Tell me, isn't this what they call different paths leading to the same destination?"
So that's what she meant by different paths leading to the same destination.
Bai Yuan had mentioned it to him, suggesting he consider following her.
Zhou Yaren didn't agree at the time, she really didn't know what was good for her. So from now on, even if I have to be her slave, I will follow her to the side and never abandon her until death.
He stared at Bai Yuan for a long time, until she returned to her origin.
Zhou Yaren was stunned for a moment before realizing that the Death Umbrella was actually unstable. Bai Yuan was clearly unconscious and unable to maintain his form freely. She was already seriously injured, and then she helped him kill Xu Zhangfang in Zhongtiao Mountain. Afterwards, she had to constantly infuse him with Yin Cold Qi to protect his meridians, which must have greatly depleted her vital energy.
The serious injury left Zhou Yaren exhausted. He briefly regained consciousness, but his mind gradually became hazy again, and he fell asleep from exhaustion.
For several days in a row, he was in a drowsy state, waking up a few times during which he only saw Bai Yuan lying beside him twice.
Zhou Yaren could occasionally hear a few words of conversation surrounding him, mostly discussing his injuries.
When Zhou Yaren fully regained consciousness, they had been moved to a secluded courtyard.
"I can tell from the wind." Following Elder He's instructions, Lin Mu had just finished applying medicine to Zhou Yaren's wounds. "You're awake."
Zhou Yaren opened her eyes, gripped the Death Umbrella, and opened her mouth to say something, but her throat was so dry it felt like a knife was cutting it. Then a cup of warm water was fed to her.
Lin Mu was afraid he would choke, so he fed him very carefully: "You have been unconscious for six days. Although you have woken up a few times, you are not fully conscious. We can only give you some herbal medicine."
Zhou Yaren took a few sips of water to moisten her throat and asked in a hoarse voice, "Where is this?"
"We are in Pinglu now."
Pinglu?
Lin Mu poured another half cup of water and brought it over: "Yes, this is Shanzhou territory. Shanzhou City is just across the river."
Zhou Yaren could clearly feel that her meridians had stabilized and the dull pain had lessened, so she said, "Thank you all for saving me."
“Tingfengzhi, there’s no need for thanks. You’ve injured your meridians, and we were actually helpless. Fortunately, Senior Brother Liuyun invited Elder He to Pinglu…” Lin Mu rambled on about what had happened these past few days. Finally, he paused, as if he wanted to say something but couldn’t, and said, “Tingfengzhi, that… that smiling man isn’t dead.”
Zhou Yaren suddenly looked up: "What?!"
"We never expected that he could escape from the inferno and even chase us all the way to Shanzhou. Fortunately, Senior Brother Liuyun discovered them yesterday, which allowed us to evacuate from the inn in advance." They almost ran into each other; it was a truly harrowing experience. Because of the chase by the Smiling Man, Bai Yuan and Ting Fengzhi had narrowly escaped death. Lin Mu was terrified. "This is the residence of an old acquaintance of Elder He; it's relatively secluded, so those people haven't come looking for us."
Zhou Yaren found it hard to believe that Xu Zhangfang was still alive.
Lin Mu glanced at his hand tightly gripping the Death Umbrella, knowing what Ting Feng was most worried about right now, and continued, "From Ruicheng to Pinglu, quite a few people have seen us. Pinglu is definitely not safe, so Senior Brother Liuyun and the others immediately set off for Shanzhou. They even found someone with a similar build to you to disguise themselves and expose their whereabouts along the way. Now they have led those people to Shanzhou."
None of them were a match for the smiling man. Elder He was just a Taoist doctor. Although his medical skills were superb, his swordsmanship was mediocre. He was probably not even as good as Senior Brother Liuyun. So they had no choice but to resort to this tactic.
Zhou Yaren understood their intention: "So now it's just you and me left here?"
"And Elder He, he just went out to get medicine," Lin Mu said. "You must be starving, I'll go and cook some porridge right now."
As he spoke, Lin Mu stood up, poured Zhou Yaren another glass of water, and then pushed open the door to leave.
As soon as the door opened, a gentle spring breeze blew in, carrying a warm and pleasant feeling.
Zhou Yaren propped himself up and leaned against the headboard. His hands and feet were particularly sore and weak. He knew his own body well enough to know that he really needed to hide away and recuperate for a while. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so lucky next time he faced Xu Zhangfang.
Zhou Yaren held the death umbrella horizontally in front of her, with only one thought in her mind: to kill Xu Zhangfang!
Before that, he needs to recover as soon as possible.
When Zhou Yaren told Elder He about this request, the latter was quite annoyed: "What do you mean by 'quickly'? It's not that fast. Do you think I can concoct a magic pill?"
"Elder, a master of medicine..."
Elder He wasn't buying it at all: "Don't try to flatter me, it's useless!"
After saying that, Elder He, who was not swayed by reason, turned and left. Then he came back and tossed Zhou Yaren a porcelain bottle: "Take this and eat it. Take three pills a day. Do not overdo it."
"Thank you, Elder He."
"I know your situation. Those arrogant brats, like Li Liuyun, are still alive or dead because you haven't returned for two days."
It's no wonder Elder He made some accusations. Several young fellow Daoists were indeed implicated by him and their safety was uncertain. Zhou Ya felt guilty: "Xu Zhangfang's target is me. Now that his identity has been exposed, he will definitely have some reservations when facing Liu Yun and the disciples of Taihang Dao."
"I hope so." I'm afraid he's an arrogant and reckless person who has no scruples.
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