Chapter 131: Mixed Doubles
Yun Jiao slept straight until the next afternoon before waking up. Perhaps it was because she had entered the Netherworld, but her body felt unusually exhausted. Fortunately, Wen Qing and Yuan Jiang’s injuries had been stabilized earlier with acupuncture, so they hadn’t worsened.
“How is it, girl?” As soon as Yun Jiao finished applying the needles again, Bai Yu was the first to ask anxiously, “Are the two Martial Uncles all right?”
Yun Jiao was stunned for a moment and gave him a surprised look. How long had it been, and this old man was already getting along so well with them? But she didn’t think too much about it and simply answered, “The needles and formation can only repair the damage to their meridians. As for the recovery of immortal energy and Uncle Yuan’s damaged golden body, acupuncture alone won’t be enough.”
As soon as she said that, both men’s expressions darkened, especially Wen Qing. The little bit of immortal energy he had painstakingly recovered over the past two days seemed to fade instantly. He looked guiltily at Yuan Jiang. “Second Senior Brother, it’s all my—”
“Enough.” Yuan Jiang didn’t seem to mind. Before he could finish, Yuan Jiang shook his head and said, “We are brothers. There’s no need for such words. It’s only a golden body. I’ll just cultivate it back again.”
But that only made Wen Qing feel worse, nearly wanting to bury himself into the ground. The golden body wasn’t something that could be easily restored. Among their brothers, who had cultivated for tens of thousands of years, only the eldest and second senior brothers had managed to achieve it.
“You don’t need to worry too much.” Yun Jiao spoke again. “Uncle Yuan can’t use his golden body right now only because it’s damaged and dormant, not gone. There’s no need to rebuild it entirely—there’s still a chance it can be repaired and awakened.”
“Really?” Wen Qing’s expression brightened immediately, his eyes lighting up. Even Yuan Jiang’s face regained some color.
“Mm.” Yun Jiao nodded. “But your injuries still need rest. Since you two are immortals, if you want to recover faster, you’ll likely need to return to—”