"Rare to find someone so perceptive," Searcy tossed out a disdainful look, scoffing, "She always told me that people like us can’t afford to have feelings, for anyone, it’s just too dangerous. I actually took it to heart, but she herself forgot. If she hadn’t stepped forward, how would she have ended up ?"
She snorted coldly, then added, "As for Madam Lu... not handing her over was the condition for sparing my life. But this tomboy, she didn’t take my life, yet had me beaten half to death."
Well, it’s a wonder General Lu isn’t insane—if this is what his backyard is like!
"Why did your mother poison the young master of the Lu Family?" The young master is the lifeblood of the Lu Family.
Searcy suddenly burst into laughter, cold and terrifying, "Just testing a poison, does it need a reason? Besides my father, he’s the only man left in our household."
"..." Alright, pretend I didn’t ask.
The night breezes were cool.
Gu Youyou had Xiang Chun close the windows, now that they were so far away from Beijing, Jin Zijin wouldn’t come again tonight.
She was afraid of the cold, and had asked for a thick quilt from the inn so that she could sleep.
The next day, they would need to continue on their journey; before dawn broke, Gu Youyou heard angry cursing and stomping from the neighboring room.
"Damn brats, how dare you bring this old man to such a wretched place?"
Gu Youyou thought the old man must have awoken, and without caring whether she was fully awake herself, she quickly got dressed and went to the old man’s room next door.
Yixi was at a loss, but upon seeing Gu Youyou, it was as if he had seen a savior.
"Doctor Gu, please come and help me persuade my master," Yixi implored, "Master had a drink of your medicine and slept for a full day and night, and now he’s just woken up and is clamoring to go back."
Gu Youyou sighed and braced herself to appease Tian Jizi.
"Heavenly Master, the Sanqing Temple sees so many visitors every day, it’s not conducive to your recovery. Qi Mountain is quieter, and that’s better for your health."
"It’s you again, you little girl," Tian Jizi said irritably, "I’ve already said I’m not sick, yet you insist I am. What now? You want to follow me back to Qi Mountain?"
The corners of Gu Youyou’s mouth twitched as she replied, "That’s the idea."
"I’m sorry, but Qi Mountain doesn’t accept female disciples," Tian Jizi said arrogantly, lifting his chin.
Gu Youyou forced a smile, "I’m not asking to become your disciple, I’m your doctor. I may need to accompany you until you have fully recovered."
"Fine, then we’ll go back to the Sanqing Temple. I’ll be wherever Yixi is; I’m not used to being without Yixi’s service."
Yixi felt exhausted just listening.
"Master, Yixi has been here all along," Yixi pointed to his nose and said.
Tian Jizi bopped Yixi on the head in a sudden outburst of anger, "Yue Rujing, you damn brat, trying to fool me again? Keep shouting and I’ll write a letter to have someone send it to Lingnan and let your father deal with you personally."
With no alternative, Yixi found himself dodging while admitting his fault.
"I dare not, Yue Rujing is the brat, please spare me, master."
As for such an old man, Gu Youyou was speechlessly astounded and could only say, "Heavenly Master, Yixi has long since returned to Qi Mountain. Why don’t you freshen up, come downstairs for a meal, and we’ll take you to Yixi."
Tian Jizi stopped and said, "Nonsense, Yixi is at the Sanqing Temple, I know that."
"Oh, then how many days has it been since you’ve seen Yixi at the Sanqing Temple?"
How many days without seeing Yixi? Ever since he mistook Yixi for Yue Rujing, he hadn’t seen him at all.