553: Chapter 95: Benevolent Heart (Part 1)_2 553: Chapter 95: Benevolent Heart (Part 1)_2 This news indeed has an impact.
Even Chen Jingxuan paused for a moment.
An additional reason he had cloistered himself in the Book Tower these past few days was Chu Guo.
The Crown Prince of Chu Country, who rightfully held his position, had suddenly gone missing in Li Kingdom.
The shattered secret orders of the Pelican were an unexpectedly terrible blow, leaving all the hidden guards in the Book Tower at a loss…
If there were no further news, Chen Jingxuan would have to request the Fire Master to search throughout Yuan Province.
“Is it really so?”
Chen Jingxuan’s eyes lit up: “How did you find him?”
“It was all coincidental…
destiny…”
Xie Xuanyi recounted everything that had happened in Taoyuan Village.
“Disaster leans on fortune, and fortune hides behind disaster.”
Fifteen minutes later, the cause and effect were fully explained.
Smiling, Xie Xuanyi comforted: “See…
things aren’t as bad as you imagined.”
Hearing about Chu Guo’s whereabouts.
Chen Jingxuan’s heart felt somewhat relieved; this was indeed a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.
“This child has a good heart.”
Xie Xuanyi asked: “I don’t know which doctor he followed, and he even learned some medical skills.
Was it taught by the ‘Fire Master’?”
“No…
it wasn’t…
”
Chen Jingxuan shook his head, saying: “Chu Guo was sent to Li Kingdom and had been living the life of an ordinary person.
Neither I nor the Fire Master interfered too much…
According to the original plan, before the ‘Royal Bloodline’ awakened, he would continue to live as an ordinary person.”
“I see.”
Xie Xuanyi nodded, saying: “I will interact with him as an ordinary person these few days.”
“Please take good care of Chu Guo.
Yuan Province is currently in a severe situation; I will arrange for personnel as quickly as possible.”
Chen Jingxuan whispered earnestly: “In the next few days, try not to use the Ruyi Order to communicate.
Nalan Xuance’s ‘Iron Curtain,’ just like the ‘Roundness Instrument,’ can detect the secrets of heaven.
Perhaps the Hook and Clamp Master of Li Kingdom has also arranged hidden guards inside the Book Tower.
For safety’s sake, do not let the news from Taoyuan be known to others.”
“Understood.”
Xie Xuanyi had no intention of informing others about his recent brush with danger anyway.
Given the personalities of those few from Da Sui Sword Palace, if they knew of the situation on Qixia Mountain, who knows what kind of scene they would cause.
Huang Su and Qi Lie are both action-oriented individuals.
But…
this is within the borders of Li Kingdom!
Even Fan Yin Temple has to submit to Nalan Xuance’s iron-fisted control; a few Yin Gods setting out cannot change anything, and Xie Xuanyi genuinely does not wish for his junior brothers and sisters to venture into danger for his sake.
It was like the ‘Beihai Killing Array’ of the past; no matter how dire or downtrodden, he did not want to seek help from others.
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Dusk approached, and the tree shadows were dappled in a reddish glow.
Several monks were distributing porridge in the shade, where refugees queued up to receive food.
A gentle breeze passed by, and all was silent as everyone stood in line quietly, without any arguments or turmoil erupting…
Though this scene appeared orderly,
it was permeated with a faint smell of death.
The outbreak of this invasion was not limited to Pingzhi City; people from all around who were affected fled in every direction…
Thanks to the dilapidated and old Yuan Guang Temple providing help, these people found a place to catch their breath.
In the current chaos of Yuan Province, the numbers of those starved, killed in battle, slain in ambush, or worse, are countless.
Under such circumstances, to have made it here was also a kind of fortune.
To them, wasn’t this place just like the “Taoyuan” in stories?
“You’ve also come to get porridge?
I thought you all were immortals who had mastered fasting, not having made a sound even though you were starving these past few days.”
While touring Taoyuan Village, Xie Xuanyi, who had come to the tree shade by chance, suddenly heard a familiar voice behind him.
Chu Guo also pushed a wheelchair over to the shade of the trees.
Sitting on the wheelchair was an old man in a cloth robe, with white hair and an appearance showing some haggardness.
Xie Xuanyi’s Divine Thought swept over.
This old man wasn’t a Cultivator, but in his sixties or seventies of age, his sea of qi was nearly depleted, and it looked like his lifespan was coming to an end; he didn’t have much time left.
With a meaningful look, Chu Guo asked: “Mr.
Xie, how does the wheelchair feel?”
According to the story concocted by Mi Yun and Deng Baiyi,
he was a Ranger of the worldly society who had practiced a bit of swordsmanship, and thus he had a conflict with bandits and incurred a sword injury…
This excuse perfectly explained his unnatural Vajra bones.
“Not bad.”
Xie Xuanyi gently smiled, then inquired, “Although the pace was slow, it felt quite comfortable.
Who is this person?”
“This is my mentor, Old Zheng.”
Chu Guo said calmly, “The reason you find the wheelchair relaxing is that it is merely a temporary means of mobility for you.
If you had to travel like this for your entire life, like your nephew, or my mentor…
you wouldn’t say the same.”
“…”
Upon hearing these words, Mi Yun’s expression turned peculiar.
He had always been held in Xie Zhen’s arms.
It was only when he turned his head slightly that he noticed…
The elder seated in the wheelchair seemingly had the same condition at the position of his legs as himself.
Empty and hollow.
“I apologize.”
Old Zheng sighed, hurriedly speaking up: “The kid has grown up and was impolite due to lax discipline.
Mr.
Xiao Xie, he didn’t mean it that way.”
“I meant exactly what I said.”
Chu Guo shook his head, looking at Xie Xuanyi with a faint complaint, “I know you got injured while protecting your family and fighting against bandits.
A few days ago, there was a riot in Pingzhi City; my mentor was wounded in the same way…
He wanted to play the hero, trying to reason with the bandits, but unlike you, he had never practiced martial arts, nor was he as lucky, so they amputated his legs.
His injuries can’t be healed; he’ll have to live like this for the rest of his life.”
“…”
Xie Xuanyi looked at the old man, then at the young fellow.
No wonder.
No wonder the emotions of this young man were not quite right when I woke up.
Ten years ago, Chen Jingxuan and the Fire Master had sent Chu Guo to the Li Kingdom…
Since then, Chu Guo’s life had been dependent on Old Zheng, who in a sense was his only relative.
In the story of Mi Yun, his own experience was very similar to that of Old Zheng.
Both suffered serious injuries due to attempting to be a hero and offending bandits.
“That wasn’t me trying to be a hero!”
Old Zheng quickly retorted, “You little brat, if no one had stood up then, you would have been the one under the knife!”
“I don’t care…”
Chu Guo stiffened his neck, saying irritably, “Even if I got cut, I wouldn’t die.
I’d rather have you safe and sound…”
“Stop it, stop it, we’ll argue when we get back!”
Old Zheng, having no other choice, waved his hand in resignation.
Then, he wheeled himself over to Xie Zhen’s side and performed a fist-palm salute.
As a worldly physician who had been treating people for many years, he had some understanding of the ways and principles of worldly society.
“I’ve heard of what happened to you all…
in this world, it’s hard for anyone to survive, no matter who they are.”
Old Zheng gazed at Xie Xuanyi’s neck and palms, and after scrutinizing for a moment, suddenly asked, “If I’m not mistaken, you must be a Body Refiner?”
After the battle at Qixia Mountain, Xie Xuanyi’s clothes were shredded, but now he had changed into a clean black shirt.
Even so, his neck and palms shone like jade, their luster clearly revealing that they were no ordinary attributes.
These were the distinct features of a Body Refiner.
“…Yes.”
Xie Xuanyi admitted with a frank smile, also returning the fist-palm salute: “I owe Doctor Zheng a debt of gratitude for preparing medicine and prescriptions these past few days.”
“You are thanking the wrong person for that.”
The old man chuckled, saying, “Although this disciple of mine is mischievous, his character is not bad, and his medical skills are extraordinary.
He learned quickly, has a photographic memory, and after studying with me for three or four years, he could take someone’s pulse and treat illnesses.
Over the past few days, your ailments were all treated by him.”
“Oh, I didn’t expect young Doctor Chu to be so skilled at such a young age?”
Xie Xuanyi praised subtly, “Given the severity of my injuries, they have healed remarkably quickly these past few days.
I thought the miraculous doctor was you, but it turns out to be such a young boy.”
“…”
Deng Baiyi’s expression was odd.
Was this the same Xie Zhen she knew?
She thought that Xie Zhen never spoke pleasantries!
But after these words.
The color in Chu Guo’s face visibly improved quite a bit.
After all, he was still young, and even a precocious child falls for praise, unable to resist several continuous compliments.
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(Another chapter of about 4K words will be released around 12 o’clock)