Uncle Xiang dared not ask more, showing great respect. Wen Caishang used her inner vision on herself; the Qi-Eating Gu was crawling up the Qi Lake. She needed to act imdiately and said, "Uncle Xiang, you must help prepare ’Yang Fire Stone,’ ’Moon Falling Silver’..." She listed eighteen miracle minerals continuously.
Then she detailed nineteen rare herbs, priceless in value, varied in properties. Wen Caishang, mastering pharmacology, made extraordinary formulations.
The manor held countless treasures. Uncle Xiang dared not delay and fetched them one by one. Wen Caishang dismissed Uncle Xiang, arranging the miracle minerals into a formation.
Next, she formulated and boiled the dicines, creating a dicated bath for herself. She took off her clothing, suddenly showing a drifting expression.
She thought, "My Silkworm Robe Mismatched Jade Technique has not been practiced for a long ti. Now with my relationship with Mr. Li La like this, if I cannot move, wouldn’t it be... wouldn’t it let him do as he pleases? I..."
Her pretty face flushed slightly, feeling bashful yet unable to articulate the anticipation. In matters of joy between n and won, she wished to explore their wonders one by one.
She comprehended from the ’Yin Yang Baptism’ why the ’Qi-Eating Gu’ was powerful. The Martial Artist’s body is like heaven and earth, the inner qi originating mysteriously, with various theories.
On that day of the Yin Yang baptism. The Qi-Eating Gu drank and ate qi very slowly, leaving a strand of inner qi lingering in Wen Caishang’s Qi Lake. After the baptism, the Qi-Eating Gu returned to normal, and completely consud that strand of inner qi.
Wen Caishang had known the ’Qi-Eating Gu’ was related to Yin Yang and the Five Elents. The ’Qi-Eating Gu’ was renad to ’Transforming Qi Gu’. Wen Caishang’s inner qi surged, having undergone several transformations.
By relying on a Gu worm, continuously drinking, it should have been ruptured long ago. The Qi-Eating Gu was small in body yet had five legs and two heads.
Two heads represented Yin Yang, five legs the Five Elents. It attached to the Qi Lake, secretly following the principles of Yin Yang and the Five Elents, dissolving and resolving inner qi. Others affected by the Gu wouldn’t know its true nature, only thinking it eats one’s inner qi.
Therefore, it was called ’Qi-Eating Gu’.
On the day of the Yin Yang confusion, the Qi-Eating Gu was contaminated, slowing down the transformation speed. This made Wen Caishang sharply detect the opportunity. On the journey, she had already contemplated how to resolve it.
This attempt was truly effective.
The Qi-Eating Gu gradually subdued, a small pool began accumulating in Wen Caishang’s Qi Lake. Wen Caishang was delighted and said, "Old scoundrel, even if you threaten with your life, this evil Gu was unraveled by !"
The Qi-Eating Gu was extrely stubborn. It clung to the Qi Lake, persistently consuming inner qi. But Wen Caishang understood its principles; the manor held ample treasure, enough to handle the Gu worm.
She delved into research, leveraging heavenly and earthly treasures, engaging in a fierce battle with the Gu worm.
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Li Xian rode a carriage, departing from the manor. He sighed with relief, feeling mixed emotions that were hard to pin down.
"Last night I left stealthily, considering it the safest plan. But I... lingered till today, accompanying the Lady on the final leg."
"Of course... to see things through, as one should. Deliver Buddha to the West, escort the Lady to her ho. Yet this journey of dozens of miles might still encounter obstacles."
"But... ultimately in my heart, the Lady is unlike others to . I respect her knowledge, fear her power, love her tenderness, desire her body... Ah, the affairs of the world are hard to understand. That I left like this, the Lady... the Lady should pursue ."
"I’m hardly out of the tiger’s mouth, now into the wolf’s den. I only hope the Lady’s inner qi is completely gone, requiring several more days to manage. I also hope I’m not worthy the Lady’s personal pursuit."
Li Xian leaned against the side of the carriage, gazing afar, the sky washed clear, cloudless. He caught the remaining scent on his clothing and lifted the curtain of the carriage, noticing slight stagnation of water within.
Several hours later.
The sky had gradually darkened.
Li Xian returned to Huangshan Town, visiting the inn he stayed at the previous night. Spending several taels of silver, he rented the room from last night.
Placing a letter on the table. Then left under the cover of night.
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...
Wen Caishang concentrated on healing her injuries and managing the Qi-Eating Gu. Within her body, Thunder Injury and Vajra Palm Injury, combined into the Brahma Sound Injury, along with Li Quan’s Bone Marrow Stabilizing Finger Injury, consolidated internally.
She had beco accustod to fleeing throughout the journey.
Now the situation had stabilized, the wild winds and storms and thunderous tempests had all passed. She examined her body and couldn’t help but laugh, "Such complex injuries would doom anyone else. Only with Mr. Li La’s intelligence and decisiveness... could I be salvaged and escaped."
She couldn’t help feeling joyously sweet. Recalling the taste of the journey, dangerous and perilous, as though on the brink of death. But looking back now, it held a unique charm.
The injuries were consolidated and wouldn’t recover overnight. Her knowledge was deep, knowing well how to handle them. Li Quan’s Bone Marrow Stabilizing Finger was the easiest to resolve by selecting a few extraordinary dicinal treasures for complete recovery.
However, the ’Vajra Mantra’ was quite troubleso. The fusion of human strength and divine power. Wen Caishang instructed Uncle Xiang to bring a sheet of musical score.
During the Nanyang Period, a famous scholar composed the "Song of Eternal Joy for Heaven." This piece could be played on the pipa, resonating in the sky during its climax, as if accompanying.
It also belonged to the ’Immortal Sound lody.’ Could be played with immortal sounds. Wen Caishang didn’t specialize in immortal sound skills, but only relatively speaking. She knew of this score but hadn’t practiced it.
At this mont, it sounded, immortal sound lingering, resonating for a long ti. Within the inner courtyard, there was a babbling stream, blooming flowers and red leaves... the lodies drifted, the stream rising with rosy clouds, flowers blooming in halos.
Indescribably beautiful.
Wen Caishang played the immortal sound, her long hair slightly hanging. Ethereal as a fairy in the mist, the ’Vajra Mantra’ within her body was gradually decomposed, reverting back to Vajra Palm Power and thunderous destructive force.
She imdiately employed thods, weakening palm power, reducing thunderous destructive force. In this way, the entangling injuries were broken through one by one.
Qi-Eating Gu, Bone Marrow Stabilizing Finger, Vajra Palm, and thunderous destructive force... all were greatly reduced. In a few more days, they would no longer pose a threat. Wen Caishang was about to return to her peak.
Upon regaining awareness, it was already evening.
Wen Caishang called Uncle Xiang, saying gravely, "Didn’t I say, if Li Xian returns, you must let him see , do not stop him."
Uncle Xiang responded blankly, "But... but Madam, Li Xian hasn’t returned."
Wen Caishang was taken aback; she glanced at the sky, realizing the back and forth would take ti. But now it was evening, which seed a bit prolonged.
She thought, "Could it be... Mr. Li La is in danger?" She should easily suspect Li Xian might have fled. But she had been tender each day, throughout severe and perilous journeys, yet Li Xian was reluctant to abandon her.
Now after barely returning to the manor, how could she anticipate Li Xian would leave? Her sentintality was beyond control, believing Li Xian likewise. Yet the obvious reasoning was hard to see clearly.
Wen Caishang’s injuries had recovered by one-tenth. The Qi-Eating Gu was subdued, its transformation speed drastically reduced. Her Qi Lake had amassed one-tenth inner qi, leaving her feeling uneasy:
"No, I need to find him."
Unable to sit still, she imdiately prepared a horse and set off at night.
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