"What happened? What’s the matter?"
Jin Zijin smiled and said, "It’s nothing serious, just a little injury."
"Injury?" To be honest, Gu Youyou really didn’t know what kept them busy all day long. There were several times he arrived late, only mentioning that something had delayed him.
Gu Youyou thought that sneaking around wasn’t honorable, so she naturally chose a good time and thus didn’t ask too many questions.
But now... "How did you get hurt? Where are you injured? Haven’t you always been staying at Sanqing Temple?"
While speaking, Gu Youyou had already grabbed Jin Zijin’s hand to check on his internal injuries.
"It’s inside." Jin Zijin pulled her hand away and then tore open his clothes at the chest.
A simple wound that had been treated with medicine was on his chest. She hadn’t yet seen how deep the wound was, but it was noticeably long and startling.
Gu Youyou cried out in alarm and anxiously pushed him back onto the edge of the bed, saying, "How did you get this, it’s so frightening?"
Gu Youyou brought over a candle and placed it beside the bed, finally getting a clear view of his wound.
It was a gash caused by a broadsword, not a thin cut. Judging by the look of it, it had probably been about an hour, so he’d just performed a simple treatment on the wound before coming here.
"I’ll re-bandage it for you."
Gu Youyou quickly fetched the bandaging supplies and medicinal powder to accelerate the healing of the wound.
Originally, she had been waiting for him today, delighted to tell him about the big victory at the Jie Residence, only to find he had been injured.
Well, of course, she couldn’t mention having given a common medicine to Miss Du and exaggerating its effects - she absolutely couldn’t admit to deceiving and cheating.
She set up this situation with selfish intentions, but it was also for Miss Du’s sake.
Old stubborn Master Jie would not have agreed had she not taken such measures.
Gu Youyou slowed her movements while washing his wound again, applying the medicine, and re-bandaging it.
She was always swift in her actions, but this time, she was unusually gentle.
Once she had helped him put his clothes back on, she began to interrogate slowly.
"What exactly happened? How did you get injured?"
Jin Zijin said, "I was careless this time, I’ll be more cautious in the future."
"In the future?" There’s a future?
"Ajing and I were attacked; it’s a common occurrence."
"Really?" Gu Youyou never heard about it before.
Jin Zijin smiled nonchalantly, "Using such methods to test each other is normal. It’s just for these past few years. The next State Preceptor will need to be chosen soon, and the rivalry behind Tianzong and Xuanzong will become more intense."
"So you get attacked often?" Gu Youyou’s heart tightened, and she kept her eyes fixed on him.
"Yes, getting attacked often." Jin Zijin said, "Don’t take it too seriously; it’s very normal. Our days aren’t easy, and presumably, neither are theirs."
How could she not take frequent attacks seriously? Gu Youyou rolled her eyes speechlessly and could only helplessly mutter "psychopath."
She took a jade pendant from herself and handed it to Jin Zijin, saying, "I got this during the day; it’s a promise from Master Jie. Is that unexpected?"
Jin Zijin took it and said in a low voice, "It’s unexpected; I only thought that he would owe a favor, not that he would solemnly give you a token."
Gu Youyou tugged at the corner of her mouth, smiling faintly, "So, does that mean I have dealt with Master Jie?"
"Dealt with?" Jin Zijin’s brows tightened as he stuffed the jade pendant back into Gu Youyou’s hand, saying, "I suppose so."
"Why are you giving it back to me when I gave it to you?" Gu Youyou held the jade pendant awkwardly.
"You should keep this jade pendant for now; we won’t need it just yet." Jin Zijin said.