79: Chapter 79: It wouldn’t be too much to pluck two of his leaves, right?
79 -79: It wouldn’t be too much to pluck two of his leaves, right?
As soon as Gu Zhiqi finished speaking, the corridor fell into complete silence.
Almost no one in the Ancient Martial Arts World did not know what Fiery Flame Grass was.
Generally, ancient martial artists would not come into long-term contact with the Fiery Flame Grass.
Despite its extremely faint scent, it could affect ancient martial artists within ten meters of it, acting as a catalyst for an outburst of their Vital Energy.
Once exposed to the Fiery Flame Grass for too long, an ancient martial artist’s Vital Energy would go berserk.
Those who were injured were most susceptible to its effects.
Now, why Tang Yichen’s Vital Energy suddenly went berserk, why Xiao Yixue was so certain it was a Vital Energy outburst without further investigation, and why she abruptly started cooperating with Yun Sen and Fu Hong—
Everything seemed to have an explanation.
“I saved his life and plucked two leaves, that’s not too much, right?” Gu Zhiqi slightly turned his eyes, smiling lazily as he spoke to Su Yunling.
“It wouldn’t be too much even if you took the whole pot,” Su Yunling replied with a smile, his eyes half-closed.
From Yan City to the Ancient Martial Arts World, it was a day’s journey—enough time for the Fiery Flame Grass to induce an energy outburst in Yun Sen and Fu Hong.
For an ancient martial artist, an outburst of Vital Energy could mean grave injury or even death.
Thinking back to the child’s conversation with Yun Sen earlier, a flash of danger passed through Su Yunling’s eyes, with a chill that could not be dissipated lingering at the bottom of his pupils.
Earlier, if the child had not noticed the problem with that woman’s bracelet, Yun Sen’s trip would have likely been fraught with more peril than fortune.
After the surgery had finished, daylight was starting to break.
Once it was confirmed Tang Yichen was out of danger, Su Yunling took Gu Zhiqi to the Shengyuan Hotel.
Tang Yichen indeed experienced a Vital Energy outburst.
Without any Fragrance, Gu Zhiqi utilized his spiritual power to help him regulate the berserk Vital Energy inside his body.
Then, after completing the surgery while highly concentrating his spiritual power, Gu Zhiqi had expended a considerable amount of spiritual power and was quite tired.
So as soon as he got into the car, Gu Zhiqi leaned back in the seat, closed his eyes, and initially just wanted to rest his eyes a bit, but before he knew it, he had fallen asleep.
Su Yunling had also not slept the entire night and felt the heaviness of fatigue, so he closed his eyes and leaned back in the seat to rest.
Suddenly, something heavy pressed against his shoulder, causing Su Yunling to open his eyes instinctively.
He glanced sideways and noticed an additional head resting on his shoulder.
The child beside him had fallen asleep.
Awake, he wasn’t the talkative type, and now in sleep, he was even more peaceful, his expression even more well-behaved and serene than when he was awake.
Su Yunling stared at the head resting on his shoulder for a long while, and in the end, instead of pushing it away, he adjusted his sitting position to offer the resting head more stability.
Just as he thought to close his eyes and rest again, he caught sight of the withered leaf in his hand, and his gaze paused.
Because he was asleep, the curve of his fingers loosened, and the four withered leaves were loosely held in the palm of his hand.
As his fingers became more relaxed, two leaves were about to slip out.
His gaze deepened, he lifted his hand, and, with a gentle motion, he took the leaves one by one and placed them carefully in his own palm.
All four leaves had withered: two had been withered by him, while the other two…
Looking down slightly at the wilted leaves in his palm, a smile began to lift the corners of his mouth, joy brimming in his peach blossom eyes.
After a long time, he murmured softly, “You learn quite fast.”
“Child, we’ve arrived at our destination.
Get out of the car,” a low and magnetic voice sounded in his ear, and Gu Zhiqi slowly awoke.
Blinking groggily, he instinctively looked towards the source of the voice and saw an excessively beautiful side profile.
He looked at the face in front of him, still half asleep, for a few seconds, then his gaze paused.
This person was excessively handsome, strikingly flawless from every angle.