Hearing that Sun Laozhen relented and agreed to his request, Mu Xin's hanging heart suddenly relaxed, and he quickly kowtowed his head again in thanks, and then stood up tremblingly with all his strength.
Kneeling for half an hour was a huge burden on Mu Xin's current physical condition. What's more, he had never experienced such a punishment. His knees hurt so much that he almost couldn't stand up on his own. But when he thought about it, he would be able to stand up right away.
Seeing the bloody flames, he felt that such pain was nothing at all, and he was willing to kneel for another hour.
Clenching his teeth and saying nothing, Mu Xin struggled to move his heavy legs and followed closely.
After walking out of the room, Mu Xin realized that he was staying in a small courtyard. A bamboo fence covered with emerald green vine leaves on three sides, with light blue suona-shaped flowers blooming on it, surrounded the stone house.
There are not many decorations here, and only a few unique flowers and plants are planted here. It is very elegant and clean.
There is no need to specifically explore anything. His spiritual sense, which has grown after his advancement, has already sensed that in addition to the small courtyard where he is, there are five or six similar courtyards located at various distances around him, but each of them is slightly different.
It was shrouded in smoke, and it was impossible to peek into the specific situation inside. It was obvious that isolation restrictions were set up.
The sunlight fell on Mu Xin through the ceiling, and he felt very warm and comfortable. Looking up at the miniature valley, he couldn't help but feel slightly surprised. Because the secret rudders of the dark clouds are all built underground, and they have never been like this.
Directly exposed to the surface.
Although Mu Xin was mostly focused on the upcoming visit to Sun Huo at the moment, based on his years of experience and feelings as a secret guard, judging from the surrounding layout and atmosphere, it should be the territory of a female cultivator. Immediately following Mr. Sun, he set foot on a white stone road that seemed to connect all the small courtyards. He walked dozens of feet toward the middle of the valley and came to a small medicinal field.
Everywhere, there is a rockery dozens of feet high stacked very abruptly, with no grass growing on it, and an exquisite attic next to it. Apart from that, there are only blocks separated by grooves, with different shapes and sizes.
There are different medicinal gardens, each of which is planted with the same normal or strange-shaped medicinal herbs. However, the number of each type is quite small, only about five or six plants, and the vintage is very young.
.Such a situation makes the entire medicine garden look sparse and lack of vitality.
Such an unattractive place more or less aroused Mu Xin's curiosity. After all, in normal times, such a level would definitely not catch the eyes of dark clouds. I don't know what else about its owner who is outstanding.
Following Mr. Sun through the medicine field to the attic, Mu Xin saw at a glance a blank wooden plaque hanging above the door, which was very strange.
Before Mu Xin could think of how to speak to announce Mr. Sun's visit, a slightly hoarse female voice came from the pavilion.
"Senior Brother Sun is here. Please come directly to the second floor. Junior Sister didn't go out to greet you. I hope you won't blame me."
"No problem!" Mr. Sun chuckled and responded.
Listening to the brief conversation between the two, Mu Xin was stunned. Not to mention the identity of Mr. Sun's secret side, the information revealed in the words alone can tell the level of the two people's cultivation. Why did the female cultivator in the building actually...
To be able to be so trusting is really against the common sense of respect and inferiority in the world of immortality. If the relationship is extraordinary, then the words should not be so polite.
Although he was doubtful, he took a few steps forward and opened the wooden door of the attic.
On the first floor of the attic, there is a set of green bamboo tables and chairs, which is obviously a place to receive visitors. But what is striking is that there is a black sandalwood tripod at each corner of the building, with a pot of colorful flowers on top.
The red spirit flower. The flower is shaped like a flame, but has no fragrance at all. After a quick glance, Mu Xin felt from the bottom of his heart that this flower is really not very pretty, and it is incompatible with the color of the entire hall, making it very distracting.
Unlike Mu Xin who was thinking secretly, Mr. Sun walked around the tables and chairs in the hall with a calm expression and walked directly up the stairs to the second floor.
Seeing that Mr. Sun did not indicate whether he could go upstairs, Mu Xin hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and followed him up the stairs.
The layout on the second floor is still as simple and elegant as before, except for a few wooden shelves with jade slips and books placed on the ground.
As soon as he emerged from the stairs, Mu Xin saw a woman wearing goose-yellow silk clothes. She stood up and saluted Mr. Sun. There were a few messy black hairs hanging from her temples, and she looked tired.
Her eyes were dim and dull, with a little bloodshot eyes. On the wooden table and around her feet, there were many jade slips and unpacked wooden slips and books spread out in a mess.
Such a scene really shocked Mu Xin and made him feel pity. The mental and physical strength of an immortal cultivator is much stronger than that of ordinary mortals, let alone a foundation-building monk, and the woman in front of him would be so haggard.
, obviously he has been restless for a long time.
"Doctor Xiao, you'd better rest for a while. A good yellow flower girl's family is not beautiful anymore. No matter how big the matter is, there is nothing more important than taking care of your own body. If you have fallen down, how can you go there?
How about treating others? The people sent here are so lazy and don’t know how to take care of them. I will severely punish them later and send you a few more decent servants." Mr. Sun was also secretly surprised, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he persuaded him first
Rest.
"It's okay. I know it well. Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother Sun. Also, please don't punish those servants. I ordered them to do other things, so not being here won't disturb me from checking the classics.
"The woman in yellow forced a smile and said softly, then turned her eyes to Mu Xin behind her, secretly guessing the purpose of her visit.
This woman is none other than Xiao Yumu, who framed Sun Huo for theft and then failed to trace her. But three years later, she has somehow become the "Medical Doctor Xiao" in Mr. Sun's mouth.
"The fellow Taoist behind my senior brother has just improved. Are we going to take him away now?"
Seeing that the person on the other side only accepted his kindness but did not listen to his words, and quickly changed the subject and asked about his purpose, Mr. Sun sighed helplessly, and then said calmly:
"That's not true. He will continue to stay here for a while. He just wants to see his subordinates now."
Although the title "healer" felt very unfamiliar, Mu Xin could also understand that the female cultivator in front of him was actually the one who was currently treating him and Xueyan, and she had worked so hard to look like this, so he was naturally very grateful. Now that he heard
When Mr. Sun mentioned himself, he quickly took two steps forward and raised his hand to salute and thank him.
But the next moment, an unexpected scene appeared.
With a muffled sound of "pop", Mu Xin's eyes blurred, and he received a heavy blow on his cheek. He staggered and almost fell to the ground.
Mu Xin stood up holding his sore cheek and looked at Xiao Yumu in shock. A wisp of blood slowly flowed down from the corner of his mouth, and a purple color appeared above him. He moved his lips, but still did not make a sound.
Question the other person.
"Is there anyone like you? You can put your subordinates in such a miserable situation, but you are still alive and kicking!"
Mr. Sun's eyelids twitched twice, and the hand he clenched suddenly slowly released. At this moment, he could see clearly that Xiao Yumu suddenly became furious after hearing his words, and even the jade in his hand
Jane slapped her face without putting it down.
But now that he heard this, Mr. Sun's speculation about the entanglement between the two in the past seemed to have become much clearer. Now that I have heard this, I want to see what happens next.
"Senior taught me that he was derelict in his duty. Please have mercy on me and save him. I will be grateful and I will repay him generously." Kneeling down again, Mu Xin begged inarticulately, seeming to have forgotten that he had already
They are equal to each other.
Although I don’t know if the woman in front of me knows about Wu Yun, what I did just now is an overstep anyway. After all, there is no subordinate relationship between the two. No matter what mistakes she makes, it will not be her turn to punish her. But Mu Xin
He would not care about these sworn brothers who had no respect for their dignity. He would accept no matter how they were beaten, scolded and punished.
Seeing Mu Xin's reaction of being so humble and self-degrading, Mr. Sun felt a little unbearable. This son had experienced it before, but the torment of his inner self-guilt seemed to have outweighed any external punishment. He was heartbroken.
There is nothing more poisonous than this.
"Junior sister was so offensive and overstepped the rules, so please ask senior brother..." After slapping him in anger, Xiao Yumu immediately calmed down a lot. Even though he still looked at Mu Xin with displeasure, he came back to his senses.
She quickly wanted to plead guilty, but was stopped by Mr. Sun before she could finish her words.
"It doesn't matter. It would be good for Dr. Xiao to teach these incompetent subordinates a lesson. If the sword is dull, it would be good to sharpen it to make it as sharp as new. Otherwise, it will have to be discarded."
Although these words were directed at Xiao Yumu, which was regarded as acquiescence to her taking action this time, Mu Xin clearly felt that when Mr. Sun said this, his eyes were always on him.
"Thank you, senior brother, for not being fussy. Then let Uncle Yu lead you there. If it's inconvenient for junior sister, I won't go with you." Hearing that Mr. Sun was willing to let the matter go, Yu Mu felt in her heart.
Yisong said gently, then he turned his right hand, and a small bell appeared, which he rang three times. After a while, an old servant in green clothes walked in quickly from a side door.
"Doctor Xiao, please help yourself. I'll be back as soon as I can. We still need to discuss some situations together." After saying hello, Mr. Sun took Mu Xin with him and motioned to Uncle Yu to lead the way.
Watching the three people walk out of the side door one after another, Xiao Yumu slowly sat down, suddenly feeling very exhausted physically and mentally, and a deep sense of powerlessness came from the bottom of his heart.
I chose the path of a healer because I knew that going to an unknown place would inevitably lead to danger. Here, I could face him calmly instead of being hated. It has been three years, and I look forward to seeing him again.
But I don’t want to really see him being sent here.
However, the situation still happened. In the past five days, she was basically unable to do anything for him. His body was deeply burned, and there was large-scale necrosis and scorching from the surface to the inside. She could not find a way to heal it.
If there was a way to save this level of damage, it would be to take another body and be reborn, but she couldn't even keep her consciousness awake for a moment, let alone get her soul out of her body.
What Xiao Yumu didn't know was that Mr. Sun was not prepared to send Sun Huo into the hands of her "enemy" at the beginning. It was just because when he was rushing back, the speed was transmitted back to the sect, and he was seeking help from several alchemists.
After the method was fruitless and difficult, he asked the Danjie monk to take action, and then he sent the people over together with Mu Xin, treating the dead horse as a living horse doctor, and doing everything to see the will of God. After all, as a secret guard, he was on a mission.
It is normal to have casualties, and this is all he can do.
At the same time, after walking through a short corridor and stepping on a covered bridge connecting the attic, Mu Xin arrived at the rockery he saw outside.
A small stone chamber has been opened here, and the top has been punched through to make a square skylight. At this moment, a beam of sunlight hangs down from it, into a white jade pool.
The white jade pool is one foot square and two feet deep. It is filled with a pool of clear light blue liquid. This blue liquid exudes a faint fragrance, which smells very good. It is obviously some kind of carefully prepared potion.<
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Just in the blue liquid, there was something dark and soaked, like a log that had been charred by a mountain fire. But Mu Xin could see it at a glance. This so-called "charred wood" was clearly the one he was worried about.
Sun Huo!
At this time, Sun Huo's body had expanded by nearly half compared to when he was in the oasis. The charred body surface was densely covered with countless cracks, like a clay pot that had been over-fired and cracked. Soaked in blue liquid.
All over his body, only his nose was slightly above the water for breathing.
"Brother!" Mu Xin called softly and instantly collapsed on the ground.
He couldn't understand that it had been five days and he was as alive and kicking as others scolded him. How come Sun Huo was still like this, showing no signs of improvement, and was still being treated like this.
Mu Xin suddenly shouted and stood up suddenly to rush over and fish Sun Huo out of the jade pond.
The next moment, with a scolding of "bastard", his body suddenly became light, and he flew backwards and hit the wall hard.
"If your eyes are useless, just take them off and throw them away. Forget it." Although Mu Xin said scolding words in his mouth, Mr. Sun's eyes kept falling on Sun Huo's body and did not move away.
, shining with doubt and surprise.
After a moment, Mr. Sun suddenly turned around and asked: "Uncle Yu, you are the one who has been taking care of him here, right? When did his body start to show signs of bursting?"
Hearing such a question, the old servant was stunned for a moment, but he immediately replied respectfully: "As far as I'm concerned, the old servant is taking care of me. It's not clear when exactly it started, but it probably started yesterday afternoon.
The cracks became more obvious before the old slave saw it. I informed Fairy Xiao about this situation and came to check it out."
"Do you know when that crack on the lower abdomen appeared?" Mr. Sun raised his finger and pointed at Sun Huo's belly button, where there was a relatively thick crack running across the charred flesh.
But this time, Uncle Yu could only shake his head blankly. After hearing Mr. Sun's detailed inquiry, Mu Xin also got up and looked over. After a while, he unconsciously opened his mouth slightly. p>
Inside, there is a hint of dark black that is not very similar. Even with his eyesight as an immortal cultivator, it took him a lot of effort to distinguish it.
Mr. Sun's eyes lingered on Sun Huo's chest for a while, and then he calmly ordered: "I've seen it, it's time to go. After you tell Doctor Xiao what you know about how he was injured, you
Just go back there and think about your past."
"Yes." Even though Mu Xin was reluctant to leave, he could only agree reluctantly, and then left the stone room together.
The sound of footsteps is getting further and further away, people.
Suddenly, a small, fuzzy black shadow appeared out of thin air in the blue liquid in the jade pond. This black shadow was like a swimming fish, circling around Sun Huo's body in the pond, swimming around irregularly.