"We have no choice but to go to him. He's that Taoist's disciple, so he should know something about medicine," said Gesang, who had been silent until now.
"What could a little kid like him know!" Su Peisheng said, recalling the child's rather rude tone towards him.
"What can we do now? We can only ask him to come and take a look. You can't find even half a person who knows medicine in this place," Si Hua said.
“Look, Master’s hand is starting to tremble too. Something must be wrong,” Shui Ling said.
Lanqin's hands and feet began to tremble, and she looked very unwell.
"She must have been attacked by poison in her veins. Although Master's silver needles can suppress the upward attack of the poison, there are still side effects." Xiu Zhu had already reached the door and said upon seeing Lan Qin's condition.
"Do you have a solution?" Si Hua asked hurriedly.
“There is a way, but it seems like you all think I’m a little kid.” Xiu Zhu said deliberately to annoy Su Peisheng when she saw his unnatural expression.
"Young Taoist priest, you should think of a solution. If your master returns in this state and something goes wrong, you will be punished by him." Shui Ling immediately walked up to Xiu Zhu and said to him very seriously.
Upon hearing this, Xiuzhu's little face showed a hint of fear, and she quickly said, "The needles need to be moved. Master actually told me this before he left."
By the time Xiuzhu went to move the silver needles for Lanqin, Fourth Master, Zhou Tianhao, and Ling Feng had already reached the halfway point of the mountain.
They traveled at breakneck speed without taking a single rest. Fourth Master and Ling Feng were usually horsemen and archers, and their stamina was quite good, but compared to this Taoist Master Zhou, they were indeed somewhat lacking.
Fourth Master was panting heavily, his legs aching, and it was difficult for him to walk any further. Ling Feng was slightly better than Fourth Master, but he was also so tired that he could barely lift his legs.
"How are you? Can't walk anymore?" Zhou Tianhao turned around and asked Fourth Master and Ling Feng when he saw them lagging behind him.
"How much further?" Fourth Master asked.
“There’s still half left. We need to get there before dark, otherwise we won’t be able to collect any more after dark. We’ll also have to spend the night in the mountains,” Zhou Tianhao said.
Upon hearing this, Fourth Master and Ling Feng immediately perked up and followed Zhou Tianhao. As they walked, Fourth Master chatted with Zhou Tianhao.
"Taoist Master, do you know a Taoist Master named 'Zhou Tiangang'?" Fourth Master asked.
“Of course I recognize him. He’s my senior brother. What, were you fooled by him?” Zhou Tianhao said as he walked.
Fourth Master hurriedly said, "That's right. He once lied to me, saying that I could live forever and made me buy his elixir. I spent several thousand taels of silver on it, but he ran off with the money."
Zhou Tianhao looked Fourth Master up and down and said, "Immortality? There is no such thing as immortality in this world, only birth, aging, sickness and death. Yet many people still fall for his words."
When Fourth Master saw that he indeed knew Zhou Tiangang and even refuted him, he immediately said, "Does the Taoist priest know where he is now? I was just about to go find him to get my money back."
Zhou Tianhao said, "I don't know about that. He was our senior brother, but he was expelled from the sect by our master many years ago for swindling and deceiving people. However, he's shameless and often comes back. Sometimes our master will let him in."
Upon hearing this, Fourth Master asked, "Is your master Zhou Quangang, the leader of the Wudang Taoist sect?"
Before arriving, Fourth Master had naturally done his homework, learning about the current situation of the Wudang Quanzhen Sect. The current leader of the Quanzhen Sect, Zhou Tiangang, is said to be an enlightened immortal. Few have seen his true face, as he rarely sees outsiders. The sect has four disciples managing worldly affairs.
“Of course. But he’s not our master, he’s our grandmaster, and he’s already in seclusion. What brings you to Wudang?” Zhou Tianhao finally became suspicious of Fourth Master and asked.
"I've come to collect a debt from your senior brother, and I also want to enter the Wudang Mountain gate to admire the Taoist aura," Fourth Master said.
“Then you’re probably going to be disappointed. My senior brother hasn’t shown up for a long time,” Zhou Tianhao said.
Fourth Master asked, "Has it been more than half a year since you last appeared?"
Zhou Tianhao thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "It really has been more than half a year. How did you know?"
"I was scammed half a year ago. Master Zhou, could you take me to meet the head of your sect?" Fourth Master said.
“Sir, my master is not someone anyone can just see. My eldest brother was my master’s disciple, but he has long since disowned him. If you’ve come to see my master for his sake, I’m afraid he won’t see you,” Zhou Tianhao said.
Fourth Master pondered, "The Daoist Master's name differs from your senior brother's by only one character, and your ancestor also had the surname Zhou. Is there any connection between them?"
Zhou Tianhao didn't expect Fourth Master to ask this question. He said, "My senior brother and I are both orphans, and we were both picked up by our grandmaster, so we both took his surname. Most of the people in the sect are orphans who were picked up by our grandmaster and taken into the sect, so they all have the surname Zhou."
"So that's how it is. Master Zhou, may I ask which of your sect's disciples, besides your grandmaster, has the most profound cultivation?" Fourth Master asked.
"We've arrived!" Zhou Tianhao looked at the cliff in front of him, without answering Fourth Master's question.
Fourth Master followed Zhou Tianhao's gaze and looked over. He saw that the place he was looking at was on a rather precipitous mountain wall.
"See that? The herb that can cure the four-legged monster's poison is on that cliff," said Master Zhou.
When Fourth Master saw the place, he said, "You brought ropes, didn't you? To climb up that place, you have to lower ropes down from above."
Zhou Tianhao nodded and said, "Your henchmen and I will lower ropes up here, and you can go down and pick those herbs yourself."
"Why are you making me go down? You took ten thousand taels from me, shouldn't you be the one picking them?" Fourth Master said warily. It wasn't that he was unwilling to go down and pick the herbs for Lanqin, but rather that he suspected Zhou Tianhao's intentions.
“Because she is your wife, shouldn’t you be the one picking them yourself?” Zhou Tianhao said.
“But I don’t recognize those herbs, how do I pick them?” Fourth Master said.
"It's very simple. I have a picture here, you'll recognize it after taking a look." Zhou Tianhao took out a piece of paper from his pocket and unfolded it for Fourth Master to see.
"Can you see it clearly? It's on that cliff. You'd better act quickly, that way you'll have more time. I can't guarantee that if too much time is wasted, we might not be able to save her," Zhou Tianhao said.
Fourth Master gave him a deep look several times, then gave instructions to Ling Feng. The three of them quickly climbed to the top of the mountain and began to lower the ropes.
After Zhou Tianhao secured the rope to a large tree and tried several times, he said to Fourth Master, "You can go down now."
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