The group walked together toward the backyard. As they walked, Shen Wuyang complained to Shi Xuan, "If you ask me, I'll just buy out all the pills in your shop from now on. It'll save me from this humiliation. And then some scoundrel even showed up at our door. What bad luck!"
Shi Xuan glanced helplessly at the rich man, "I'll sell you what you need, and you don't have to waste what you don't need."
"Anyway, they're all top-quality and free of poison, so I can just eat whatever I want."
Shi Xuan: ...
Amid the commotion outside, only Shen Wuyang came out; Shen Wuji was still inside taking care of the immobile Feng Xiujie.
Seeing Shi Xuan walking towards the backyard with them, Shen Wuyang chatted with Shi Xuan, saying, "Speaking of which, are Fellow Daoist Shi and Master Round Face good friends? She even chose the backyard of your shop as the location for treating us."
Shi Xuan was numb to the word "round face" by now. She said calmly, "You don't have to call her round face. She has a name too."
"Oh?" Shen Wuyang became interested. "Everyone calls her Master Round Face, but I've never heard of her name. Fellow Daoist Shi, do you know her? Would you like to share with me?"
“Hmm,” Shi Xuan said lazily, “Her name is—Shi Xuan.”
“Oh~ so it’s Shi…” Shen Wuyang was stuck and remained silent for a while.
It took him a while to react. "Shi...you mean..." He looked at Shi Xuan in surprise. The round-faced, slightly chubby master had the same tall and beautiful figure as Shi Xuan...Shen Wuyang couldn't see anything in common between the two.
If we had to pinpoint something they had in common, it would be that they were both incredibly skilled in alchemy. Aside from that, the only other similarity was that they were both female cultivators.
Shen Wuyang was almost speechless with shock. So, after all this time, the round-faced master was Shi Xuan?! Shi Xuan was the round-faced master?!
Why did he bother bidding for a spot? If he had known, he would have asked Shi Xuan to treat Senior Brother Feng during the Alchemy Competition. Why wait until now?
To Shen Wuyang's shock, the two entered Feng Xiujie's room.
Feng Xiujie looked much weaker than yesterday, appearing to be on his deathbed and possibly about to pass away at any moment.
When Shen Wuji saw Shi Xuan and Shen Wuyang enter, he nodded to them as a greeting. He sat on the edge of the bed, ready to be ready at any moment, in case something unexpected happened to Feng Xiujie.
Shi Xuan stepped forward, grasped Feng Xiujie's wrist, and checked his condition.
Shen Wuji was unaware of the situation and was about to ask when Shen Wuyang stopped him, giving him a look that said he would explain later.
Shen Wuji watched in bewilderment as Shi Xuan examined Feng Xiujie, then took out a golden Four Symbols Pill and fed it to him. Afterward, he grasped Feng Xiujie's wrist, closed his eyes, and seemed to be helping him refine the medicinal power, remaining motionless for a long time.
Shen Wuji looked at Shen Wuyang, wanting an explanation. However, Shen Wuyang, fearing it would affect Shi Xuan's treatment, remained silent, which made even the honest and simple Shen Wuji anxious.
What exactly is going on? Where did Master Round Face go? Why is Fellow Daoist Shi Xuan here to treat him? Is she even qualified? Did she disrupt Master Round Face's plan? What if she accidentally kills someone?
But Shen Wuyang held him back, making him believe in his younger brother and remain still, waiting for the final outcome.
After a long while, Shi Xuan finally stopped.
"How is it?" Shen Wuyang asked hurriedly. Knowing that she was the round-faced master, he spoke more casually.
"It went very smoothly, and I estimate it will be finished by tomorrow." She had struggled a bit when treating Leng Rufeng before, but now that she has advanced a major level, treating Feng Xiujie is naturally a piece of cake.
Shen Wuji finally managed to interject, "Why..."
Shen Wuyang laughed and said, "Did you know? It turns out that Fellow Daoist Shi is the Round-Faced Master. You didn't expect that, did you?"
"So that's how it is!" Shen Wuji patted his chest. He had worried for nothing. He gave his younger brother a reproachful look, blaming him for not telling him beforehand. His heart had been in his throat the whole time during the diagnosis.
Shi Xuan's attention was focused on Feng Xiujie. Seeing him open his eyes, drenched in cold sweat, she instructed him, "The treatment is not finished yet. You still cannot move. Stay in this state, and I will come again tomorrow."
Feng Xiujie was clearly surprised to see Shi Xuan; his eyes widened in astonishment.
Why has that round-faced master from yesterday become so beautiful? Her full moon-like round face has become an oval face, her slightly squinty eyes have become large and bright, sparkling, her nose has become small and straight, her lips are beautifully shaped, and the corners of her lips have a slight upward curve. She is so beautiful that it is impossible to look away.
After giving him her instructions, Shi Xuan left. There was someone else waiting for her on the other side.
After Shi Xuan left, Feng Xiujie, suppressing his discomfort, looked at Shen Wuyang and asked, "This is... Master Round Face?"
Shen Wuyang nodded. Feng Xiujie was already injured during the Six Sects Alchemy Competition, so he hadn't seen Shi Xuan.
Thinking of this, he explained to Feng Xiujie, "She is Shi Xuan, a direct disciple of the Lianfeng Sword Sect. Her alchemy skills are unparalleled. Legend has it that she was the first person to produce an alchemy Dao seal."
Listening to Shen Wuyang's introduction, Feng Xiujie felt a surge of longing. Such a beautiful girl, so incredibly capable—it was truly rare. The image of Shi Xuan flashed through his mind again, and he couldn't help but blush, saying, "If only I could become a Daoist partner with such a female cultivator..."
He was the son of the sect leader, and in terms of family background, appearance, and talent, he was excellent. In the past, many female cultivators followed him and tried to curry favor with him. Although he had never had any romantic feelings for them, the sheer number of women made him feel that he was very popular with them. Now that he was about to recover, he found himself thinking about all sorts of things.
"Stop!" Shen Wuyang quickly stopped him. He thought about the group of men outside who were still laughing and crying incoherently, shuddered, cleared his throat, and said seriously, "Senior brother, please listen to my advice. Fellow Daoist Xuan is not someone we can covet right now. You are so weak now, you should focus on recovering your health. You barely escaped with your life, don't let it slip away again."
This senior brother has never seen the dangers of the world. Someone like him, running up to Shi Xuan, is afraid that Shi Xuan will regret it and punish him. If he weren't currently unable to move, Shen Wuyang would have taken him out to see the terrible scene outside.
However, it's also possible to talk about it.
Thus, the tiny flame that had just risen in Feng Xiujie's heart was extinguished by Shen Wuyang's gentle narration, and as a result, he was extremely respectful whenever he saw Shi Xuan afterward, which made Shi Xuan think that he was overly grateful for the favor he had done.
On the other side, Zhu Lingyun was too badly injured, and the secondary damage to her dantian was not evenly distributed, so she had to endure the pain of shattering the spirit pill again.
However, she was already too weak and it was not suitable for her to take pills like the Shattering Spirit Pill continuously. So we had to give her a few more Rejuvenation Pills and let her rest for another day to recover. We would talk about it again tomorrow.
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