Jin Zijin pondered for a moment before suddenly saying, "If Master were avoiding us, it would at least mean he is safe, but I fear he is seriously injured now... If Xuanzong’s people find him before we do..."
Yue Rujing’s heart raced, casting aside the exhaustion on his face, he said, "Brother, you’re right. I really hope that the half-dead Yu Jizi is found by us first."
Shunzi went back into the mountain today, bringing Gui Yunxi with him.
"How is Youyou?" Jin Zijin immediately asked upon their arrival.
Yue Rujing thought to himself: It’s rare to see Brother so unsettled, truly rare.
"Don’t worry, Big Brother Jin, sister is no longer in life-threatening danger, but she has injured her throat and still can’t speak."
"That’s good!" Jin Zijin breathed a sigh of relief. "Tell her, when I have time, I’ll visit her and let her rest easy and recover."
Shunzi nodded and said, "I’ll definitely convey the message." After a moment, he added, "Big Brother Jin, would you like to visit home when you have time? I’ve been keeping your house tidy."
For the first time in days, Jin Zijin smiled, though faint, it was like the dispersed sunlight clearing the previous gloom.
"Thank you, Shunzi!" He patted Shunzi’s shoulder.
Gui Yunxi spoke to Yue Rujing from the side.
"Searcy said that there are several herbs that Jisheng Hall in Qingshui Town does not have; we probably need to fetch them from the palace. Princely Heir Yue, could you arrange someone to look for those herbs? Doctor Gu’s recovery would be quicker."
Jisheng Hall in Qingshui Town, unlike the one in Beijing, lacks many expensive medicinal herbs, mainly because in such a small place, no one can afford those medicines. And those who can afford them wouldn’t go to Qin Changlin for treatment; they’d directly head to Beijing.
Yue Rujing took the list of medicines from Gui Yunxi, looked at it and said, "All right, I will arrange for someone to get them."
Gui Yunxi hesitated, and Yue Rujing glanced sideways at him and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"Can this commoner ask Princely Heir Yue for a favor?"
"I’ve been away from home for a long time, and my parents must be worried. Could you arrange for someone to send a message to my mother and father to reassure them, so they won’t worry too much?"
Yue Rujing laughed heartily and said, "Of course, that’s a small matter. Alright, go back to Jisheng Hall, and don’t hesitate to come to us if you need anything."
After searching for over a month, the three large teams still found nothing.
And the vast mountains behind Lotus Village had been thoroughly searched.
Unwilling as they were to leave, they had no choice but to do so.
That day, everyone left the mountains with mixed emotions, only Huo Li looked utterly pale, avoiding Jin Zijin and Yue Rujing.
He knew very well that if something truly happened to Yu Jizi, he couldn’t compete with Jin Zijin with his abilities.
However, these were concerns for later; the urgent task was to quickly return to Sanqing Temple and unite Xuanzong’s disciples.
And to ensure that everyone believed the master was still alive and would return.
As long as the master’s name still held them together, no major trouble would arise for the time being.
Yue Rujing actually wanted to take this opportunity to deal with Huo Li, but Jin Zijin clearly wasn’t in the mood.
He had been tirelessly following the main force searching the mountains for over a month.
The soldiers had sealed off the mountain, and the villagers, too scared to hunt, just roamed around the small hills behind the village, while the great mountains behind Lotus Village had become legendary to them.