Chapter 89: The Peach Blossom Paradise Inside the Cave
The four rescued heavenly masters stared blankly, their gazes fixed once again on a certain someone—whose steady crunch, crunch echoed throughout the small stone chamber as he calmly ate his biscuits.
The four of them: “…”
This counts as ‘nothing’? Are you kidding me?
“Ahem…” Yun Jiao cleared her throat, realizing even she didn’t sound convincing. After a moment’s thought, she managed to come up with the perfect explanation, putting on her most professional expression. “You haven’t eaten for days. If you eat something too hard right now, it could damage your stomach. When we return, it’s best to have only thin porridge or something light. Don’t eat too much, or you’ll make yourselves sick.”
“…”
Really? They still looked doubtful—but her expression was so serious that they couldn’t bring themselves to question her.
“The girl’s right!” Bai Yu immediately jumped in, nodding vigorously. “She’s a spiritual healer—you’d better listen to her.”
At that, their eyes lit up in understanding. The confusion on their faces vanished, replaced with gratitude. Though still weak, they struggled to lift their hands in salute. “Many thanks… to our fellow cultivators… for saving us. Might we ask… what happened to the serpent demon?”
“No need to worry. The serpent demon has already been subdued,” Bai Yu said, glancing subconsciously toward their Grandmaster before looking back at the four battered men. His heart softened. He fished out his water flask and handed it over. “Here, drink some. You’ll feel better.”