"Doctor Zhao, is this Spirit-communicating Grass or Blood-Spitting Grass?"
Lu Chen was shocked. Since when was Spiritual Medicine used like this?
"Hahaha," Doctor Zhao laughed heartily and said, "That’s because you don’t know where Qin Yaotiao’s symptoms originate! You came here for her back wound! But I kept her here because of her constitution!"
"Her constitution?"
Lu Chen was startled and then exclaimed, "What kind of constitution does she have that requires Spiritual Medicine to induce vomiting blood?"
Doctor Zhao shook his head and said, "We’ll talk about it when you get back! In any case, once she stops spitting blood, you must swiftly bring her back. Don’t delay on the way, understand?"
Lu Chen’s expression tightened, and he straightened up.
"Understood!"
Doctor Zhao waved his hand and said, "I’m going to rest. In an hour, your young lady will wake up. When you take her away, be very careful not to let her back wound reopen. Otherwise, in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, if the scent of blood is too strong, it might attract demonic beasts!"
After giving his instructions, Doctor Zhao turned into another side room.
Lu Chen pondered deeply for a long time before he entered the main hall.
He saw Qin Yaotiao lying silently on the bed, her eyes tightly shut, her long and thick eyelashes fluttering as if she were dreaming.
Suddenly, her lips parted slightly, and she said intermittently, "Young... young master... run quickly!"
This was clearly not a good dream.
A pain shot through Lu Chen’s heart as he remembered that night in the grove.
Qin Yaotiao’s frail body had blocked Xu Yueru’s lethal blow for him!
He hurriedly approached, kneeling beside the bed, grasping her small hands tightly, and said softly, "It’s alright, it’s alright, the young master is here, the young master won’t run away!"
In her sleep, Qin Yaotiao seemed to hear Lu Chen’s voice, a faint smile appearing on her lips, as the nightmare had seemingly passed.
An hour later, Qin Yaotiao slowly came to, the first thing she saw was Lu Chen.
"Young master, how did you..."
Seeing Lu Chen kneeling, Qin Yaotiao struggled to sit up.
"Yaotiao," Lu Chen said softly, "do you still remember who I told Doctor Zhao you were to me?"
Qin Yaotiao’s face suddenly reddened.
Of course, she remembered.
She would always remember that phrase in her heart.
Everything a married couple should have, they already had, except for an actual wedding ceremony.
Yet Qin Yaotiao still thought she wasn’t worthy of Lu Chen!
She dared not say the two words aloud, but her cheeks blushed, and she nodded slightly.
Only then did Lu Chen get up and said, "Lie down a bit longer. When the medicine boy returns, we’ll have to leave."
"Young master, where are we going?"
To her, the destination didn’t really matter. What was important was to be able to stay by the young master’s side and serve him.
"Wherever I am, that’s where you’ll be," Lu Chen said, playfully touching her nose, inadvertently expressing her inner thoughts, making Qin Yaotiao blush even more.
Just then.
The medicine boy returned with a bundle on his back.
"Young Master Lu, everything is ready."
He wiped the sweat off his forehead and handed the bundle to Lu Chen. The half-grown boy was also exhausted, indicating the bundle wasn’t light.
"Thanks for your work!"
Lu Chen said with a smile, taken aback, and turned to Qin Yaotiao, saying, "Yaotiao, it’s time for us to go."
"By the way, Young Master Lu," just then, the medicine boy suddenly said, "You’re going to Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, right? When I was buying things in the town, I heard something about you!"
"Oh?"
Lu Chen’s eyebrows rose. Was it the Lu Family, or had the organization behind Xu Yueru found this place?
"I ran into more than ten martial artists, who also planned to go into the mountain together. Seeing their generous spending, I took a closer look and just happened to overhear them talking about... the Lu Family!"
As the pride of the Lu Family, Lu Chen would often be mentioned wherever the Lu Family was discussed.
And those more than ten martial artists, could they be those who were initially chasing them under Yu Pavilion?
"What did they say about the Lu Family?"
Lu Chen asked calmly.
He knew that Doctor Zhao had strict rules, and this medicine boy wasn’t likely to gossip.
"They said that the Lu Family had undergone changes, and they wanted to lie low for a while and take the opportunity to hunt demonic beasts in Ten Thousand Demon Mountain! By my estimates, they should have already entered the mountain!"
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Thank you, young man. Actually, I have no ties with the Lu Family anymore!"
After that, he took Qin Yaotiao by the hand, heading outside the house.
It wasn’t until Lu Chen had personally closed the gate to the courtyard that he realized there was something he hadn’t said!
Three powerhouses from the Marrow Refinement Realm had also quietly followed those members of the Lu Family into Ten Thousand Demon Mountain!
"It should be fine, right," the medicine boy thought. "Young Master Lu already said he has nothing to do with the Lu Family. Those three looked like people from the Polar Treasure Meeting, probably thinking the Lu Family has some treasure and were targeting them!"
...
"Young master, I think I’m fine now; there’s no need for you to carry me!"
When they reached the entrance to the mountain, Lu Chen suddenly picked up Qin Yaotiao, causing her to panic.
But Lu Chen’s face was stern as he said, "Your back wound has not yet healed. If it opens up, entering the mountain might attract demonic beasts! We need to venture deep into the mountain, so we must be cautious!"