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Suddenly, he took it out again, examined it carefully, pursed his lips, and took a deep sniff.
“It smells really good!” Dugu Zhen inhaled deeply before placing the medicine pill in his mouth and puckering slightly.
It was a bit bitter.
But also a bit sweet.
After swallowing it and drinking a mouthful of water, he sat in a chair, waiting for the medicine to take effect.
But as he waited for a while, his body felt warm.
The places hurt in his earlier years seemed to be gently soothed, no longer in pain; gradually his whole body warmed up. “Huff, huff, huff!”
He took several deep breaths urgently and rushed to the bed to meditate and practice his Inner Strength.
Given his age and truly advanced Martial Arts, after one cycle of circulation, when he opened his eyes again, they were astonishingly bright.
Yet he began to worry for Xie Zhinuan.
With such an effective medicine pill, if the Martial World came to know of it, what she would face would be inevitable.
Countless people would come knocking on her door for medicine, or worse, to steal it.
“Ah, it seems the capable must do more!” Dugu Zhen said with a serious expression.
He hadn’t made any moves, but he could feel his old injuries and chronic ailments had healed, and his Inner Strength had increased by a layer. Previously he could rank within the top fifty in the Martial World, but now he felt he could make it to the top ten.
“Staying anywhere else would mean camping out, and no one to occasionally snap at me. That annoying girl is quite cute after all!”
He muttered to himself in bed, trying to convince himself to stay.
In a nutshell, it wasn’t because he was shamelessly clinging on to stay; it was because he saw that Xie Zhinuan was pitiful, and possessed a treasure, that he decided to stay.
That was exactly it!
When it was time for breakfast, he swaggered in.
Seeing his rosy complexion, Uncle Dumb and Silly Girl knew that Xie Zhinuan must have given him a medicine pill, and he had taken it.
Earlier, Xie Zhinuan had also given a pill each to Aunt Chen and Grandma Chen, but the two hadn’t taken them and instead kept them safe.
Unless it was an absolute necessity, neither of them would take it.
“Old master!” Uncle Dumb immediately stood up, respectfully inviting the elderly man to sit, serving him both medicine soup and extra dishes-doing everything a disciple was supposed to do.
Dugu Zhen used to be very picky, always complaining about Uncle Dumb’s cooking; but today, he didn’t say a word and even nodded happily.
Uncle Dumb was overjoyed.
Xie Zhinuan smiled with pursed lips; this old master really knew how to put on an act.
“I say, I went out yesterday, and indeed, someone tried to assassinate Old Master Mu!” Dugu Zhen said while holding his bowl and sipping the soup.
The soup tasted good, very rich and fragrant.
Xie Zhinuan’s hand halted while holding a spoon, then she continued to feed Xie Yi the bone porridge and responded faintly, “Hmm, thank you.”
“Thank what, I was happy to make the trip. And I tell you, how about we practice a bit later?”
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Xie Zhinuan raised her eyebrows toward Dugu Zhen, “Perhaps not, I’m afraid I won’t be able to control myself and might hurt you!”
“Who are you looking down on, huh? I’m saying you annoying girl, who are you looking down on?” Dugu Zhen started to bellow.
Xie Zhinuan exhaled, “Alright then, we’ll practice after a while!”
She indeed should practice, to avoid accidentally taking a life with a single blow.
After breakfast, they moved to the backyard. Xie Yi wanted to follow, and Xie Zhinuan thought it would be good for him to see and broaden his horizons, so she decided to take him along.
Once in the backyard, before they started, Xie Zhinuan suddenly said, “Master Dugu, if I win, could you agree to a request of mine?”
“Let’s talk about it after you win!” Dugu Zhen felt that Xie Zhinuan had no chance of beating him.
Xie Zhinuan had Silly Girl fetch a bamboo stick. Using the bamboo as a sword, she saluted Dugu Zhen with a fist, “Master, please!”
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Chapter 467