Chapter 60
Agricultural School symbiotic transmission beasts could record a small segment of memories before death, disappearing after seven days.
Most were cultivated by Agricultural School disciples who traveled the world.
Ji Shuyan had also found Lu Hai Ye's symbiotic transmission beast on the seventh day, glimpsing his argument with Yu Sui and Wei Ren before death, which is how he learned the situation differed from Wei Ren's report.
Yu Sui quietly withdrew the Five Elements Light Core attached to Ji Shuyan's body.
Summoning Master to have Saint Chang Gen take action was also to see a Saint's true strength.
She had deliberately appeared weak without much resistance, looking as if she would soon die at Ji Shuyan's hands. If Master hadn't delivered a killing blow, her Five Elements Light Core attached to Ji Shuyan could have delivered the finishing strike the moment he was severely injured, targeting his heart directly.
So tonight, regardless of who acted, Ji Shuyan was doomed to die.
Yu Sui looked up at the night sky, originally wanting to speak, but only felt her throat hurt when she moved. Still, she spoke: "Thank you, Master. If not for you, I would have died here tonight."
"Well done." Saint Chang Gen praised her courage in summoning him.
Yu Sui remembered from their conversation in the Saint Hall last time that Master actually very much wanted to stand up for his disciples and seek revenge, but Senior Brother always solved troubles himself and never called for help.
Wei Ren's gaze followed Yu Sui as she walked past him, thinking admiringly that from the moment she deliberately said those words to provoke Ji Shuyan's anger and killing intent, he had guessed what Yu Sui intended to do.
Li Jin Shuang sheathed her sword, pausing when she passed Wei Ren. Seeing his injuries, he would die without treatment. After a moment's hesitation, she still crouched down, extending her hand to hover over his wrist, transmitting protective Five Elements Energy to Wei Ren.
Only then did Wei Ren withdraw his gaze, looking at the girl before him with slight surprise. After a moment, he said quietly: "Li... Jin Shuang?"
Li Jin Shuang's body stiffened, not daring to look at Wei Ren while keeping her head lowered.
Wei Ren guessed from this reaction.
His expression was strange as he looked at Li Jin Shuang's stunning appearance in women's clothing, then thought about who had dressed her up this way. Once again he expressed admiration for Yu Sui in his heart.
Wei Ren asked in a very weak voice: "Are you... afraid of spiders?"
Li Jin Shuang answered quietly: "No."
"Then first... save it." Wei Ren indicated she should first save the Ghost Armor Sky Spider that had entered hibernation.
Li Jin Shuang glanced at him with some surprise, then calmly increased her energy transmission. Golden Five Elements Energy enveloped Wei Ren's entire body while also covering the Ghost Armor Sky Spider.
Wei Ren gently closed his eyes, quietly thanking her before fainting without burden.
Yu Sui walked over, looking down at the unconscious Wei Ren, but asked Saint Chang Gen: "Master, will he die?"
Saint Chang Gen: "Soon."
Yu Sui: "......"
Saint Chang Gen added: "If he doesn't receive treatment, he will die."
Li Jin Shuang said: "I'm using Five Elements Energy to help temporarily stop the bleeding and stabilize his heart meridian, but his injuries are too severe. This can only delay things briefly."
Yu Sui thought about it. It seemed that ever since the Outer City incident, Wei Ren had been constantly injured. If not for the Ghost Armor Sky Spider today, he would have died long ago.
"I still have things to ask him, can't let him die." Yu Sui's hoarse voice carried a slightly melancholy tone as she sighed lightly, taking out her Wind-Listening Ruler to message Blackbeard, asking him to help save the person.
Saint Chang Gen said: "Your Senior Brother is on his way and will arrive soon. He has medical training and knows pupil techniques, so he can save him."
"Senior Brother?" Yu Sui was somewhat surprised.
Saint Chang Gen said: "My time outside is limited. His coming can also prevent further incidents."
Even though Saint Chang Gen could be summoned to the Outer City, what he could actually do was quite limited. For instance, now he couldn't take action to save Wei Ren.
If no one attacked his disciples, he couldn't attack others either.
Saint Chang Gen's strength had already surpassed people's known Saint realm, so their fear of him was even higher than other Saints at Taiyi.
Such ability also had to be restricted for people's peace of mind.
Blackbeard in the distance, seeing Saint Chang Gen mobilize, figured it was mostly summoned by his Princess. Had she encountered some crisis to do this? He had again let the Princess fall into danger!
Blackbeard panicked internally, advancing at full speed with the two Nangong family practitioners racing back.
Yu Sui looked down at Wei Ren's deathly pale face, bending close to carefully examine the Ghost Armor Sky Spider resting on his neck. This little thing was quite loyal to its master.
"If it really doesn't work, just saving the spider is fine too." Yu Sui said.
Li Jin Shuang paused, saying: "......That would actually be simpler."
Fortunately, Mei Liangyu arrived. From a distance he could see Yu Sui was still alive and well. When his Wind-Riding Techniques landed, his peripheral vision surveyed the surrounding ruins, his gaze sweeping over Ji Shuyan who had become a human skin curse pattern, slightly raising an eyebrow.
"Senior Brother." Yu Sui stood up and looked toward Mei Liangyu.
Mei Liangyu heard her hoarse voice, unlike her usual sweet tone, then saw the bright red grip marks still on her neck. Just as he was about to raise his hand, he saw Yu Sui step aside to reveal the dying Wei Ren behind her, saying with some worry: "Wei Ren is about to die, quickly save him."
Wei Ren?
Wouldn't it be quite good if this kid died? Then no one would dare release spiders, scorpions, or snakes to scare him, and the dormitory could return to being his alone.
Mei Liangyu unhurriedly walked to Wei Ren's side to assess his injuries. He was just one breath away from death. Crouching down, as he extended his hand, golden Five Elements Energy was already flowing.
Medical School pupil technique: Heart Within Sight.
Normally people could only see the flow of Five Elements Energy on the surface, unable to see the Five Elements Energy inside the human body, but some Medical School heavenly mechanism pupil techniques could.
At this moment, Mei Liangyu observed the broken, chaotic Five Elements Energy inside Wei Ren's body. His fingers made virtual points on Wei Ren's face, connecting those disordered Five Elements energies and guiding them back to his limbs and heart meridian.
The broken tendons and bones were also entwined or connected by golden Five Elements Energy.
"Heart Within Sight" could only heal others, not oneself, and could only attack and bewitch others' manifested objects.
Yu Sui couldn't help but look at Mei Liangyu.
Heavenly mechanism techniques required knowing one's own basic mental methods to learn, right? Senior Brother not only knew Yin-Yang School's, but also Taoist, Legalist, and Medical School techniques. What else didn't he know?
Why did he know so many other schools' heavenly mechanism techniques?
Mei Liangyu half-crouched, his expression calm, eyes focused, his hand movements clean and efficient as he regulated the Five Elements Energy in Wei Ren's body to improve his condition and save his life.
"He won't die anytime soon." Mei Liangyu flicked his finger, smoothing the last trace of Five Elements Energy before standing and saying, "The rest needs to be taken back for someone skilled in medicine to handle."
Just then Blackbeard and the others arrived. Seeing the grip marks on Yu Sui's neck, their hearts sank, thinking it was over.
"Princess! This subordinate arrived too late." Blackbeard and the two practitioners knelt before Yu Sui.
"Take him away, save his life." Yu Sui pointed at Wei Ren.
The Nangong family practitioners immediately complied, stepping forward to carry Wei Ren away.
Yu Sui turned to look at Mei Liangyu, but saw a hand still wrapped in medicinal cloth pass before her eyes. Her gaze moved slightly as she watched this hand hover near her neck without touching her skin, while gentle Five Elements Energy soothed the grip marks on her neck.
"I saw your neck was almost strangled." Mei Liangyu looked at her injuries and said casually.
Yu Sui looked up with a smile: "Thank you, Senior Brother."
At least speaking didn't hurt anymore.
Mei Liangyu's gaze pointed toward Ji Shuyan's direction: "Another group of Agricultural School disciples trying to steal the Breath Soil?"
Yu Sui's clear black and white eyes looked at him, her eyebrows curved in a smile: "Yes!"
She wasn't surprised that Mei Liangyu would know about the Breath Soil matter. If he kept quiet about it, that would make Yu Sui feel something was wrong.
Mei Liangyu said thoughtfully: "You seem to get targeted every time you go to the Outer City."
Yu Sui thought about it: "Last time I went to the Outer City to buy clothes and jewelry, it was peaceful with no assassination attempts. But I did encounter Senior Brother being chased by someone."
"Is that so?" Mei Liangyu smiled. "Looks like from now on we'll both need to be well-prepared when going to the Outer City."
Yu Sui asked him: "Senior Brother, why don't you ever summon Master? Last time was so dangerous."
Mei Liangyu's expression was inscrutable: "Why call Master? Handle your own affairs yourself. If I called him over, he'd finish people off in one move, which would be very boring."
Yu Sui: "......"
She blinked in confusion: "I still can't win fights."
Mei Liangyu nodded: "You're right to call Master when you can't win."
Yu Sui was about to ask something else when Mei Liangyu had already withdrawn his hand. The bright red grip marks on her neck had faded considerably, no longer looking so frightening.
Mei Liangyu's peripheral vision swept toward Li Jin Shuang standing silently in the distance, asking Yu Sui: "Who is that?"
Yu Sui said: "Li Jin Shuang."
Mei Liangyu made an "oh" sound, withdrawing his gaze to ask Yu Sui: "Back to the Nangong family or back to the Academy?"
He seemed completely unsurprised by Li Jin Shuang's appearance. Yu Sui was a bit surprised but still answered: "Back to the Nangong family. I want to wait for Wei Ren to wake up, I still have some things to ask him."
"Then let's go." Mei Liangyu said. "Master isn't here now. I'll escort you over and then return, seeing if there are any other bold Agricultural School disciples who aren't afraid of death and dare to make a move on the way."
He had only taken a couple of steps when he remembered who Li Jin Shuang was, stopping and turning back to look at her.
Only then did Yu Sui realize that Senior Brother really hadn't remembered earlier.
Li Jin Shuang, hearing the two discuss leaving, had originally planned to follow behind, but seeing Mei Liangyu suddenly turn back, she also immediately stopped and turned her face away.
Mei Liangyu looked back at Yu Sui with a somewhat strange expression: "You turned her into this?"
Yu Sui nodded enthusiastically.
Mei Liangyu's gaze toward Yu Sui was complex.
To make such a stubborn person wear women's clothing again, my Junior Sister really has something special.
……
All three eventually returned to the Nangong family's inn. Medical women were already helping treat Wei Ren's injuries. His Ghost Armor Sky Spider clung to his face protectively. The medical woman carefully guided the spider silk to move it aside, but soon the Ghost Armor Sky Spider ran back. After several attempts, the medical woman just let it be.
Li Jin Shuang couldn't return to the Academy alone dressed like this. Yu Sui knew very well she couldn't do it alone, so she had Li Jin Shuang also rest in the Outer City and return together tomorrow.
Li Jin Shuang agreed.
Yu Sui pushed open the door to her resting room and said: "You can think carefully about what you like and don't like."
Li Jin Shuang stood at the doorway, asking quietly: "Clothes?"
Yu Sui pointed: "Clothes, jewelry."
Li Jin Shuang hesitated for a moment, saying: "Are there any... simpler ones?"
Yu Sui smiled at her: "No."
Most of the girls at the Academy wore beautiful dresses and dressed very exquisitely. Even when fighting was necessary, it didn't affect them at all. As long as Five Elements Energy control was precise enough, you could wear the most complex clothes and the most complex crowns, hairpins, and jewelry without any impact.
Fifth Realm Li Jin Shuang could definitely do this.
They dressed so beautifully and looked so good simply because they liked it.
Though Yu Sui said there were no simple clothes, she still had attendants select a few sets for Li Jin Shuang to prepare for tomorrow.
The attendants brought the dresses for her to review. Yu Sui approved them before they were kept.
What Yu Sui liked about Li Jin Shuang was that she wouldn't ask many questions. Naturally silent people always quietly received information but wouldn't output externally.
After settling Li Jin Shuang's matter, Yu Sui went to the first floor to see Mei Liangyu.
After nightfall, the first floor had no more customers, only Mei Liangyu remained. He stood in the same position as last time, with the wooden window half-open, able to see the night lights on the street. Looking up, the corridors and commercial buildings were even brighter with lights.
Mei Liangyu leaned lazily against the wooden window, slightly raising his head, his eyes calmly watching the continuous corridors outside.
Yu Sui, seeing this scene from the stairway, was somewhat surprised and unconsciously lightened her footsteps as she descended.
She stopped in place and watched Mei Liangyu for a long time.
Until Mei Liangyu felt it had been too long to be normal and actively turned his head, his gaze precisely landing on the person at the stairway behind him: "What are you doing standing there watching me?"
"I always feel something's not right." Yu Sui frowned in thought.
In Mei Liangyu's eyes, her frowning motion was just like a kitten contemplating whether to extend its claws and gently scratch you as a test.
"What's not right?" Mei Liangyu asked with some patience.
Yu Sui figured it out, realizing: "It's rare not to see Senior Brother playing with your Wind-Listening Ruler to pass time."
Mei Liangyu: "......"
Mei Liangyu, having been gently scratched by a claw, smiled without warmth: "You've reminded me well."
Yu Sui walked toward him, asking: "What was Senior Brother looking at just now?"
Mei Liangyu again glanced at the commercial buildings above the corridors outside the window.
He didn't know if it was the power of Divine Mechanism Arts: Heavenly Official from last time affecting the seal within him. Several times when it eliminated his Nine Schools Arts, the Nine Schools Arts power sealing his memories was also affected. Some familiar yet strange feelings made Mei Liangyu certain:
He had never lacked money to spend before.
His family was also very wealthy.
Family?
Mei Liangyu blinked lightly.
That's right, he also had family members.