Su Ruojin secretly calculated in her mind that, based on the timeline Fu Linglong had described, the time Gao Hongyuan spent nurturing the Demon Gu King within his body was roughly the same as the time Yuan Hong was born.
It takes fifteen years for a Gu to be fully formed, which means they still have more than two years, enough time to deal with Gao Hongyuan.
“Yuan Hong, Da Pu, Aya, kneel down and kowtow to thank Senior Fu for saving your lives. You must never forget this kindness in your lives,” Su Ruojin said.
Without saying a word, the three knelt down before Fu Linglong and kowtowed three times. "Thank you, Senior Fu (Master), for saving our lives. We will remember this kindness forever and never forget it. We will never let you down!"
Fu Linglong looked at the three children, her eyes also slightly moist. "Get up, get up quickly."
She looked at Dapp, "Dapp, now you know the truth, but you can only blame me for everything I did to you."
Dap shook his head. "Senior Fu, Dap has no complaints. If it weren't for you, Dap might have starved to death long ago, and I would never have met my sister. Dap should thank you."
For Dap, the hardships he endured with the old beggar over the years were nothing; meeting the sister was the most important thing.
Without such an opportunity, he, an abandoned orphan, would either have starved or died of illness in the orphanage long ago, or become a beggar, or at best be sold to a wealthy family by human traffickers to be a slave for life, with no hope of ever getting ahead.
How could he not only be with his sister now, but he also made a promise with Brother Hu Qing that when they return to the Great Chu, Brother Hu Qing will teach him martial arts so that he can make a name for himself on the battlefield.
With tears in her eyes, Fu Linglong reached out and patted Dap's head with great satisfaction. "Good, good, you really are a good boy. I didn't misjudge you. Dap, you have to believe in yourself. You will be a great person in the future."
Those who inherit the emperor's mandate will surely prosper in the future.
"Yes, I will try my best." Dap nodded emphatically.
"Xiao Jin, may I call you that?" Fu Linglong looked at Su Ruojin with affection.
Su Ruojin quickly stood up and bowed, "Senior Fu, you are my master's good friend and also my elder, so it is only natural."
"Alright, alright, you're a good kid too. Xunzhi's judgment is definitely better than mine." A bitter look appeared in Fu Linglong's eyes, probably because she was thinking of Gao Hongyuan.
Ye Xunzhi felt very sorry for Fu Linglong when he saw her like this. He remembered the time when Fu Linglong and he gathered herbs together. She was so spirited and always wanted to compete with him and be the best in everything.
Unlike today, he directly said that his judgment was better than hers. It seems that his apprentice, Gao Hongyuan, hurt her too deeply.
Come to think of it, who wouldn't feel pain being harmed like this by someone they wanted to pass on all their knowledge to?
Ye Xunzhi didn't care what others thought, and gently patted Fu Linglong's hand to comfort her.
"I want to take Xiao Jin as my apprentice."
Everyone was shocked when Fu Linglong said this.
"Xiao Jin, are you willing? I know your medical skills are superb. In fact, medicine and Gu have been related since ancient times. It's just that Gu techniques are used by more people with bad intentions to harm others."
I hope you will inherit the Star Gu Pavilion. I don't expect you to make it great, I only hope you can combine Gu techniques with medical skills to save more people in the world, which would also be a way to vindicate Gu techniques.
Su Ruojin was stunned by Fu Linglong's request; she never imagined that Fu Linglong would want to take her as a disciple.
Speaking of inheriting the Star Gu Pavilion, even if Fu Linglong lost Gao Hongyuan, she still has Aya, right? Logically speaking, it shouldn't be her turn at all.
Seemingly sensing Su Ruojin's hesitation, Fu Linglong said, "I know what you're worried about. Aya is a good girl, but she's too naive and not suitable to manage the Star Gu Pavilion. Besides, Aya doesn't understand medicine, so she can't combine medicine and Gu. Only you are the most suitable."
Aya quickly chimed in, "Your Highness, I don't know how to manage the Star Gu Pavilion, so please agree to Master's request."
"Xiao Jin, actually I also have selfish motives. I know my body very well. No matter how much I try to treat it, it will never be able to return to what it was before. Even if I know how to raise some of the Gu worms, I am powerless to control them."
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