Chapter 47
Mei Liangyu really let Yu Sui carry him to the Medical School with Wind-Riding Techniques.
Yu Sui held onto the corner of his clothes, golden Five Elements Energy covering both of them. Her control over the circulation of the Five Elements Energy was precise, and in the blink of an eye, their figures were already in the distance.
After the Military School closed their formations, there were far fewer injured disciples coming to the Medical School. The previous busyness had ended, and there weren't many people at the clinic now.
At this moment, Shi Yuezhen was still on duty at the clinic, with Cang Shu keeping her company nearby. Tonight, Nian Qiuyan was also there, helping Shi Yuezhen and Cang Shu organize medicinal materials.
"Sister Yuezhen!" Yu Sui's voice arrived before she did, drawing all three people in the clinic to look toward the door.
When Mei Liangyu landed with Wind-Riding Techniques, he glanced at Yu Sui. Her control over the Five Elements Energy was becoming more and more skilled.
"My Senior Brother is injured!" Yu Sui grabbed Mei Liangyu's clothes corner and brought him inside, looking worriedly at Shi Yuezhen. "Sister Yuezhen, please take a look quickly."
She had been coming to the Medical School every night to change her bandages, so she'd become quite familiar with Shi Yuezhen.
The three people inside saw Yu Sui leading in a blood-covered person. Looking more carefully, this bloody person looked familiar too.
Shi Yuezhen walked out from behind the table, her gaze showing some surprise as she looked at Mei Liangyu. She quickly recognized which Nine Schools Arts had caused the injuries on his body.
"You took the Death by a Thousand Cuts technique from the Legalist School head-on?" Shi Yuezhen grabbed some medicinal cloth from the table, but instead of approaching him directly, she handed it to Mei Liangyu, who reached out to take it himself.
Cang Shu also asked, "When did Wei Kun learn the Legalist School's judgment techniques?"
"It wasn't just Legalist judgment techniques. He has Five Elements Energy Chaos, so let's deal with that first." As Shi Yuezhen spoke, she headed toward the second floor first.
Nian Qiuyan looked at the injured Mei Liangyu and shook his head gently with a somewhat helpless expression, then unhurriedly picked up some medicine jars and followed upstairs.
Yu Sui came to the second floor and saw Mei Liangyu enter the small compartment room, casually throwing the outer robe he'd been wearing over the back of a chair, then lowering his head to wrap medicinal cloth around both hands himself. She could see sweat seeping from his tense skin, gradually dampening the hair that fell around his neck.
"What about you?" Shi Yuezhen's voice called Yu Sui back. She withdrew her gaze and looked at the person in front of her. Shi Yuezhen asked her, "Are you injured anywhere?"
Yu Sui shook her head, "I'm not injured. I just happened to encounter Senior Brother on the way back and saw that he'd somehow gotten into a fight with someone and was hurt this badly, so I brought Senior Brother over. Sister Yuezhen, my Senior Brother won't die, will he?"
She looked very afraid of this possibility.
After hearing this, Shi Yuezhen smiled, "That won't happen. Your Senior Brother isn't so easily killed."
Yu Sui seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and obediently sat on the long bench in the corridor to wait.
She noticed that Shi Yuezhen and the others wouldn't take action to help Mei Liangyu directly. As long as he wasn't unconscious and lying motionless, they would only help prepare medicine, leaving everything else to Mei Liangyu himself.
Mei Liangyu wrapped medicinal cloth around both hands, while Cang Shu and Shi Yuezhen brought him two large basins of medicinal water. Mei Liangyu soaked both hands in the black medicinal water, his temple twitching slightly from the pain, his peripheral vision quickly sweeping toward Yu Sui sitting outside through the window.
"First, stabilize the chaos." Cang Shu added medicinal materials to his medicine basin while asking, "More than one person?"
"More than one." Mei Liangyu's tone was cold and indifferent. "Besides Wei Kun, there were three others."
"Shadow Swallow from the Yin-Yang School, Death by a Thousand Cuts from the Legalist School, and one with a Demon Sealing Pillar from the Technical Arts School."
"Wei Kun could find so many helpers?" Cang Shu was somewhat surprised.
Nian Qiuyan said gently, "Anyone willing to join forces with Wei Kun must be people you've offended, or who find you disagreeable."
Mei Liangyu let out a cold laugh, the sound chilling. He looked toward Shi Yuezhen and asked, "Those three were all hit by Taoist Golden Thunder and were badly injured. They don't seem to dare come to the clinic."
"If hit by the Golden Thunder of the Taoist Heavenly Gang Five Thunder, it will leave thunder marks. In severe cases, it can also cause Five Elements Energy Chaos and torment from thunder fire." Shi Yuezhen opened a medicine box and pondered, "Currently, among the Medical School, besides several Thirteenth Realm instructors and Saints, only myself and one Junior Sister can resolve thunder marks and chaos."
Nian Qiuyan turned to look, "Qian Ying?"
Shi Yuezhen smiled slightly, "That's her."
"I have some impression." Nian Qiuyan said, "When you went to Moon Island to cultivate before, Qian Ying was the one manning the clinic."
Shi Yuezhen said warmly, "This Junior Sister is very talented. She became Class A in just two years after entering the Academy."
Cang Shu made an "oh" sound and looked at her, "She's the one who made you work consecutive month-long shifts at the clinic?"
Shi Yuezhen turned around, her gaze reassuring Cang Shu as she just smiled, "Since they joined forces with Wei Kun to target Meimei, they definitely wouldn't dare come to the clinic tonight. If they don't remove the thunder marks, they might be discovered later. Since they don't want to expose their identities, the best option would be to find Qian Ying for help."
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Gu Qian followed Yu Sui's carriage all the way, carefully concealing his presence without being discovered by the Nangong family's practitioners. After entering the Academy, he saw Yu Sui use Wind-Riding Techniques to take Mei Liangyu toward the Medical School.
His expression was cold and grim as he watched the direction the two had gone, holding back again and again.
In the end, he still prioritized Xiang Feifei's injuries and didn't pursue them, instead hurrying back to the dormitory.
Xiang Feifei had been entrusted to Huo Xiao, who brought her back to the Academy first.
Huo Xiao avoided other people's notice and brought the unconscious Xiang Feifei back to the dormitory.
When Ji Meng saw Huo Xiao bringing back the injured Xiang Feifei, he said hurriedly, "How did she get hurt this badly?"
"I'll explain later." Huo Xiao wanted to take Xiang Feifei to Gu Qian's room, but Ji Meng stopped him. "That won't work. Instructor Chen just sent me a voice transmission saying he was coming to collect the medicinal flowers I've been growing. Even if he just stands at the door, he'll be able to smell the blood inside, and he's the type who can't resist being curious and loves to join in the excitement. It'll be hard to explain if he asks about it."
Huo Xiao had no choice but to take Xiang Feifei to Xun Zhiya's side instead.
After receiving the message, Xun Zhiya came out to discuss with Shu Chujun in detail. Shu Chujun frowned, "Where should Xiang Feifei stay?"
"Let her stay with me," Xun Zhiya said.
"How can that be!" Shu Chujun firmly objected. "Saint Maiden, how can you associate with someone of her level?"
Shu Chujun looked around, then walked to Li Jin Shuang's door and opened it, saying, "Li Jin Shuang hasn't returned anyway, so let Xiang Feifei stay here temporarily."
Xun Zhiya felt somewhat troubled by Shu Chujun's firm class consciousness.
Shu Chujun wouldn't let the injured and unconscious Xiang Feifei stay in Yu Sui's room either. Once the door opened, she was afraid Xiang Feifei might be blinded by all the gold, silver, and jade inside, adding injury to injury. Besides, Li Jin Shuang was from Nanjing, making her more convenient to order around.
Huo Xiao brought Xiang Feifei inside and placed her in Li Jin Shuang's room. Seeing her tightly furrowed brow and expression of unbearable pain, he explained to Xun Zhiya and the others, "It was the Taoist Heavenly Gang Five Thunder."
After speaking, he covered his shoulder and trembled slightly. He was in a similar condition, except Xiang Feifei had also been struck by Mei Liangyu's thunder snake, and if Gu Qian hadn't intervened, she would have nearly been devoured by a Ghost Way Living Symbol.
"Where's Gu Qian?" Xun Zhiya asked with a frown.
"He's covering our retreat. He should be fine." Huo Xiao said with a pale face.
"You should rest too." Shu Chujun said irritably. "Gu Qian must have gone to find Qian Ying."
They also knew that Gu Qian and Qian Ying had a very good relationship, and the two seemed to have known each other long before entering Taiyi Academy.
Yu Sui usually kept a Five Elements Light Core in her room just in case. Seeing Huo Xiao bringing Xiang Feifei here was somewhat surprising, as she thought he would take Xiang Feifei to Gu Qian's room.
Looking more carefully, they were staying in Li Jin Shuang's room.
Yu Sui couldn't help but sigh. Li Jin Shuang was truly a tool person. To Xun Zhiya and Shu Chujun, Li Jin Shuang was like a loyal dog who came when called and left when dismissed.
She patiently listened to Huo Xiao explaining tonight's incidents to Xun Zhiya and the others when the dormitory door was knocked. Shu Chujun went to answer it.
Standing outside the door was Gu Qian. Though he was also injured, he could still suppress it. His stern face showed some pallor, and he stepped slightly aside to let the young woman standing behind him enter first.
The white-dressed young woman behind him had fair skin and beautiful features, with lively eyes that carried full warmth and affinity when she smiled and raised her eyebrows.
Yu Sui observed Qian Ying through the Five Elements Light Core for a while, feeling somewhat surprised. She had seen this person before.
The little girl who had once timidly hidden behind Gu Qian, not daring to raise her head to look at her.
Fourteen-year-old Gu Qian, holding the girl's hand, explained to Yu Sui sitting in the carriage that this was a younger sister whose family had often visited his in the past. After her family fell into misfortune and she was left with no one to depend on, wandering outside and being bullied, he fortunately rescued her. He couldn't abandon this sister to live alone in hardship.
But he still had some matters to resolve that were very dangerous, and he couldn't take this sister with him. So he said to Yu Sui, "Sui Sui, her name is Qian Ying. While I'm not in the capital, let her stay at the manor for a while. I'm asking you to take care of her for me."
What could Yu Sui say? Naturally, she agreed.
Qian Ying was arranged to stay at the manor. The muddy little child from wandering outside, when cleaned and dressed in beautiful clothes, was like comparing heaven and earth. Perhaps because of this, the image Yu Sui initially left in Qian Ying's eyes was that of an exquisite and elegant manor young lady, unattainable.
In any case, she was somewhat afraid of Yu Sui.
When Yu Sui returned from the National Academy, she would go check on how Qian Ying was doing, but since Qian Ying was always afraid of her, constantly keeping her head down and rarely speaking, Yu Sui had no other option but to ensure she ate and dressed well.
At that time, Sheng Hao and Gu Qian's relationship was at the explosive stage of mutual disgust, both finding each other unbearable. Learning that Qian Ying was Gu Qian's sister and that he'd asked Yu Sui to care for her, letting her eat and drink well at the manor, how could he stand it?
Yu Sui didn't know how Qian Ying had offended Sheng Hao that day, but she was thrown out of the manor by Sheng Hao, and Yu Sui had to go out in the middle of the night to find her.
Though she wasn't clear about what had happened between these two, she remembered that day clearly.
Nangong Ming was also at the manor and knew about Qian Ying being thrown out, but he didn't intervene. After Yu Sui went through great difficulty to bring the person back, Sheng Hao questioned Nangong Ming, and she heard Nangong Ming say to Sheng Hao, "Gu Qian asked Sui Sui to help look after a child. If she can't handle even such a small matter, what else can she do?"
What Nangong Ming said to criticize Sheng Hao's confrontation with Gu Qian, Yu Sui didn't bother to remember.
Because she was looking for Qian Ying, she encountered several young masters from aristocratic families who were enjoying boat rides on the lake at night.
These aristocratic young masters were all at odds with Gu Qian, and Yu Sui often helped Gu Qian. When Gu Qian encountered these young masters bullying others with their power, it was always Yu Sui who used her status as the manor's princess to rescue him from danger, suppressing these young masters.
After several such incidents, these aristocratic young masters also found Yu Sui disagreeable and targeted her as well.
Today they happened to encounter Yu Sui coming out alone in the middle of the night to find someone. The nearby long street and lake tours had been reserved privately. The sharp-eyed young men on the boat spotted Yu Sui on the shore and called their companions over.
Someone took action, using Nine Schools Arts to strike Yu Sui into the lake water. After all, she was an Ordinary Practitioner who didn't need overly complicated techniques.
Yu Sui was caught off guard and struck into the water, creating huge splashes and sounds, which made the youths on the boat laugh continuously.
The previously high-and-mighty manor young lady who had protected Gu Qian in front of them was now a drowned dog before their eyes. The huge contrast made the youths unable to stop laughing for a long time.
Yu Sui was also accompanied by Nangong family Nine Schools practitioners, but the guards didn't dare take action that night.
Because the Qingyang Crown Prince was on the boat. He leaned against the doorway, watching the youths beside him mock Yu Sui floating on the water's surface with an ambiguous smile. Without his permission, these people wouldn't dare take action.
The Qingyang Crown Prince didn't rely on the Nangong family's power and didn't need to. He also had no fear of Nangong Ming. Besides, with his youthful pride and arrogance, he was unwilling to submit to others. As Crown Prince and future heir, there was nothing wrong with giving the overly self-important Nangong family a little lesson.
Yu Sui emerged from the water, completely soaked, water droplets continuously falling from her eyelashes. She shook her head and tremblingly clung to the stone wall by the shore, looking back toward the pleasure boat on the lake.
Someone shouted at her, "Hey! Isn't this Princess Nangong? How did you fall into the water? Do you want your brother here to go down and save you, or should we call your Brother Gu?"
Yu Sui's trembling gaze swept over the people on the boat one by one. When she saw the Qingyang Crown Prince standing behind the group of youths, she knew this matter could only end here.
In the end, Yu Sui struggled to climb onto the shore by herself. After the Nangong manor servants who had been immobilized by Nine Schools techniques were freed, they all felt they were facing great disaster and knelt beside Yu Sui one after another.
Yu Sui raised her hand to smooth down her wet hair, turning her back to the pleasure boat, and said softly, "Go find her."
She brought Qian Ying, who was hiding in the deserted alleys, back to the manor.
Nangong Ming already knew about Yu Sui falling into the water, but since it involved the Qingyang Crown Prince, he couldn't immediately take action. He could only sigh that his foolish daughter was an Ordinary Practitioner who couldn't cultivate, otherwise why would it come to this?
Thinking about the incident of falling into water, Nangong Ming didn't say anything harsh to Yu Sui.
When Gu Qian returned and learned that Sheng Hao had thrown Qian Ying out of the manor, he took action against Sheng Hao for the first time. When the two fought, Yu Sui happened to be nearby, but she did nothing, just watched quietly.
Only at times like this could she avoid having to be the person who must favor Gu Qian because of her relationship with Nangong Ming.
Qian Ying was ultimately taken away by Gu Qian, and Yu Sui never saw her again. Occasionally she could hear Gu Qian mention this sister, indicating they still kept in contact.
Now, looking at the young woman walking into the room, she had grown into a graceful and elegant figure, with a warm and gentle smile. Yu Sui was surprised because the current Qian Ying showed none of the timid appearance from childhood, when she didn't even dare make eye contact.
She had even become a Class A disciple of the Medical School.
It seemed Gu Qian had taken very good care of her over these years.
……
Qian Ying walked into the room unhurriedly, asking, "Where's Xiang Feifei?"
"Over here," Huo Xiao responded.
Qian Ying stepped forward, and when she reached the doorway, she turned back and smiled at Gu Qian, "Brother Gu, you'd better stop using Five Elements Energy too. Take the medicine I gave you and rest for a while."
Gu Qian nodded somewhat helplessly, "I know. You check on her first."
Qian Ying came to the bedside and saw Xiang Feifei's injuries, her beautiful brows furrowing. She placed the medicine box she was carrying beside the bed and began focused treatment.
"Ghost Way Living Symbol, Taoist Heavenly Gang Five Thunder. How many people did she fight?" Qian Ying used the Medical School's Heavenly Mechanism Arts: Skillful Hands to first stabilize Xiang Feifei's chaotic Five Elements Energy.
Gu Qian's expression changed slightly as he said in a low voice, "It was one person, Ghost Way Mei Liangyu."
"How did you end up fighting him?" Qian Ying looked back in surprise. "My Master said before that what he dislikes most is treating disciples injured by Mei Liangyu, because usually it's not just one type of Nine Schools Arts causing the injuries."
Gu Qian said coldly, "He was also badly hurt this time. On the way back, it was only because of his Five Elements Energy Chaos that he didn't continue pursuing. Originally I could have..." He started to say something but thought of Yu Sui and fell silent.
Huo Xiao said, "His Five Elements Energy Chaos is an opportunity."
Gu Qian said, "As long as he summons Saint Chang Gen, that would be troublesome."
Qian Ying said thoughtfully, "Since he also has Five Elements Energy Chaos, he should go to the clinic to find Senior Sister Shi. Senior Sister Shi will definitely mention that I can treat thunder marks. For Mei Liangyu to find you all, it's probably just a matter of time."
Gu Qian said calmly, "If we can't hide, we'll face him directly."
Qian Ying smiled at this.
Gu Qian watched Qian Ying stabilize Xiang Feifei's chaotic Five Elements Energy. Seeing her tightly furrowed brow finally relax, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt reassured.
After not having to worry about Xiang Feifei, he inevitably thought of Yu Sui again. The image of Yu Sui taking Mei Liangyu away wouldn't leave his mind, and that sinister and cunning man was still wearing the clothes Sui Sui had bought for him!
Gu Qian took a deep breath, turned around to take out his Wind-Listening Ruler, and sent a message to Yu Sui.
Xun Zhiya noticed his emotional fluctuation and wanted to ask about it, but hesitated.
Yu Sui played with the Wind-Listening Ruler, watching Gu Qian's messages come one after another, but didn't reply.
After Qian Ying stabilized the injuries of Xiang Feifei and Huo Xiao, she said to Gu Qian outside, "Brother Gu, let me remove your thunder marks first."
Gu Qian nodded.
When Qian Ying came out, she glanced at the room next door and asked, "Does Princess Nangong also live here?"
"Sui Sui? Yes." Gu Qian looked toward the empty doorway, his brow furrowing.
"It's so late, why hasn't the Princess returned yet?" As Qian Ying helped him remove his outer clothing, her fingertips' Five Elements Energy pressed against the black thunder marks on Gu Qian's back.
Gu Qian said, "Probably busy cultivating at the Ghost Way Saint Hall."
Qian Ying didn't continue discussing Yu Sui.
She didn't dislike Yu Sui, she just disliked everyone in the Nangong family.
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Yu Sui looked down at the Wind-Listening Ruler, paying attention to the situation at the dormitory, not noticing Mei Liangyu and the others in the compartment room.
By now, Mei Liangyu's chaotic Five Elements Energy had stabilized, so he spoke more. He sat in a chair with both hands soaking in medicinal water, legs crossed, leaning lazily against the chair back in a relaxed posture. If you didn't know better, you'd think he was here to enjoy himself rather than suffer.
Nian Qiuyan pulled his clothes to look at his back, sighing, "Worthy of being a Yin-Yang School Star General. This frost cuts into the flesh without melting."
Mei Liangyu said perfunctorily, "Then melt it for me."
Nian Qiuyan smiled and let go, having Cang Shu help extract the fine ice fragments embedded in his back, "I don't like doing this kind of thing."
Mei Liangyu said casually, "My Junior Sister is learning Medical School healing arts, so why don't you choose Medical School as an elective?"
Nian Qiuyan said, "I'm just a fortune teller. What use is learning medical arts?"
Cang Shu glanced at him, "Then learn some physical techniques. When your divinations are wrong and people chase you, at least you can run faster."
Nian Qiuyan smiled, "I just need to run toward Yiyi."
Shi Yuezhen came upstairs carrying a medicine bowl. Mei Liangyu looked toward Yu Sui outside and asked her, "Why haven't you left yet?"
Only then did Yu Sui look up, seeming confused about whether Senior Brother was talking to her. After confirming, she said, "I'm waiting until Senior Brother is okay before leaving."
After a pause, she added another reason, "Besides, I don't sleep very well at night anyway."
Mei Liangyu then turned to Shi Yuezhen and said, "Take a look at my Junior Sister and see why she doesn't sleep well at night. If necessary, prescribe some calming medicine for her to take."
Shi Yuezhen smiled at this and called Yu Sui to go downstairs. Yu Sui obediently followed.
Nian Qiuyan watched both of them go downstairs, then turned to Mei Liangyu and said, "I still cast a divination for you."
Mei Liangyu glanced over sideways, "No wonder you were waiting here for me."
Nian Qiuyan took out his black sacred wood divination sticks and showed them to Mei Liangyu, his voice slightly lowered, "Good and bad mixed, but what's strange is this."
Both Cang Shu and Mei Liangyu looked at the sacred wood sticks in his hand. The originally fine, solid, and smooth sacred wood sticks had several small cracks.
"I don't know which of you affected my divination setup. There's a more mysterious and higher-level authoritative power suppressing my divination, as if it dislikes being guessed or divined." Nian Qiuyan reminded Mei Liangyu, "Everyone you encountered tonight was not a coincidence."
Mei Liangyu looked down, unhurriedly glancing at the now-empty corridor bench where no one sat.
He thought of the carriage approaching, Yu Sui lifting the carriage curtain and calling out "Senior Brother" to him.
For the first time, Mei Liangyu actively recalled more details.
Unable to cultivate yet able to break open the Ghost Way Saint Hall's doors.
Possessing Breath Soil and being hunted by the Agricultural School since childhood, suppressing Wei Ren underwater in the Outer City.
Gently saying she wanted Wei Ren to cripple his own cultivation.
An abnormal thirst for Nine Schools Arts.
Most of the time, his Junior Sister appeared gentle and obedient, looking cute and adorable, with a sunny and bright smile. Perhaps because she maintained this state for long periods, even when she occasionally displayed another side that didn't match her obedient image, it wasn't easy to take seriously.
So what if she had schemes and calculations?
Wasn't she still quite cute?