My whole face turned green as I glared at Zhang Shuying, this childish ghost.
Zhang Shuying continued to joke around and said to Gu Quansheng, "The money in cash, and the gifts you brought, tie them to the horse and deliver them to my mountain sect."
"Sure, sure, sure, Master Zhang, I'll make sure it's done." Gu Quansheng was profusely grateful, going out to inform and discuss with the village chief, Old Man Gu.
Old Man Gu, knowing that Gu Quansheng needed to take care of his son, called a few young men to help with the matter.
In the house, Gu Jun began coughing and woke up, so Gu Quansheng went back to continue caring for him.
Back at the Gu Sect's mountain gate, Uncle Zhong and the Bearded Man waited at the entrance.
Cheerfully, they unloaded the cash and gifts from the horse and carried them up the mountain; those gifts weren't actually very valuable, just ordinary local products.
But considering the financial situation of the Gu Sect, it seemed they really needed those products to supplement their food supply.
It wasn't until then that I realized the Bearded Man really had been too cowardly to leave the mountain gate and hadn't gone to Ancient Water Village.
Zhang Shuying swaggered into the mountain gate, holding me hostage, and smugly said to Yun Hao standing at the gate, "Old Demon Snake, just stay out here and behave. From now on, I'll take care of your conconsort. If you ever have a son, who knows, he might even call me 'daddy'."
My head was full of black lines; Zhang's mouth really knew no gate, there was never a moment of silence with him.
"Zhang, you wait, within three days, this mountain gate of yours will fall," Yun Hao said, looking at me being taken up the mountain, his eyes dark and cold.
I turned back helplessly, "Make sure to come rescue me, I really want to go home."
"Su Wan... Su Wan..."
Yun Hao, hearing my cry for help, seemed moved for the first time in many years, and surged forward, only to be blocked by an invisible Formation.
Zhang Shuying was truly a genius gifted by heaven, having built such a large sect all by himself.
Proficient in the marvelous Gu Art, his Formation and Taoist Arts were even more unbeatable.
The Formation at the mountain gate that restricted entry was very complex. When I used the Spiritual Eye to see it, I could understand some of it, but I couldn't focus too hard.
If I did focus, I would get lost in the Formation, trapped and unable to wake up.
"Yu Longting, he..." I wanted to ask Yun Hao about Yu Longting's condition but alas, I had already returned to the sect at the top of the mountain.
Among the local products Gu Quansheng had sent were preserved meat, pork ribs, and pig's feet.
There were also loofah, Chinese cabbage and some fresh fish...
Uncle Zhong and the Bearded Man cooked a lavish lunch together, and I, feeling depressed, didn't eat a single bite.
"Hey, Spiritual Eye Sister, it's been three hours and five minutes since you last spoke to me," Zhang Shuying puffed up and glared at me.
I closed my eyes and remained silent, unwilling to deal with him.
The Bearded Man grumbled, "The girl had a good attitude just before leaving, why is she suddenly ignoring the Sect Master, did Third Master do something to her?"
"He might have teased her," suggested Uncle Zhong. Follow current novels on novel⟡fire.net
Zhang Shuying irritably put down his chopsticks, circled around me several times, stopped and said, "Spiritual Eye Sister, there's a new wooden tub in the sect you can use to bathe. If you want hot water, I can boil it for you."
"Well... thank you, and can you get me another clean Taoist robe to wear?" Hearing I could take a bath, the irritation I felt from being grimed by him naturally subsided.
Uncle Zhong and the Bearded Man seemed unable to comprehend my mood, showing bewildered expressions.
Soon after, Zhang Shuying moved a wooden tub into an empty room.
I took a quick bath in the tub, changed into a cheongsam, draped on a washed-out greyish hemp Taoist robe, and came out feeling refreshed and invigorated...
The cuffs of the Taoist robe were embroidered with healing patterns using a borrowed needle and thread.
Just after putting it on, the pain in my injured wrist subsided significantly, and I believed it wouldn't take too long to fully recover...
"Ouch, what's that?" I felt something bumped into my face, touched my face, and to my surprise, it was a golden, plump creature with wings, "It's you!! Xiao Yuanyuan! How did you end up flying onto my face??"