Chapter 123 Is this the wife you found?
Inside a certain remote, dilapidated, and uninhabited small house.
The condition of his own disciple could not be considered good no matter how one looked at it. No matter how arrogant Chu Xingchen was, he would not stupidly stay in the original spot.
He tactically retreated with his disciple first. In any case, the Sky Glow Sect could not run away.
As for the Nascent Soul remnant soul, it was naturally annihilated completely under that one blade stroke.
After all, for a Nascent Soul to escape, it also required that the strengths be roughly similar, and both sides be exhausted and unable to pursue further, only then could it escape easily.
You were being pummeled while alive, yet you still wanted to run away with just a remaining Nascent Soul?
"Master... can this be saved?"
"How would I know? I am an alchemist, not a doctor."
Chu Xingchen looked with a grave expression at a... tomboy that his disciple shook out from the Storage Pouch?
This person's injuries were very heavy. The pipa bones had already been pierced through. Looking at the blood-red appearance of the mid-abdomen, presumably, a large hole had originally been opened by a strike, and was forcibly stuck together by his disciple using a cultivation technique.
The four limbs also looked soft and limp. When his divine sense swept over, the bones were broken cleanly.
Basically, it could be considered that there was no human shape left.
If not for his disciple using a cultivation technique to sustain the life, it is estimated that the life would have been lost long ago.
Chu Xingchen glanced at his second disciple's slightly helpless expression. He could only sigh, took out a few bottles of medicinal pills from his space ring, and threw them directly to Li Xingtian.
"Pills personally refined by Master. You tried the medicinal effect not long ago. Feed them first. If they cannot be eaten, apply them externally. If external application is also ineffective..."
Master did not finish speaking, but Li Xingtian understood.
Li Xingtian received the medicinal pills, knowing that what his Master said was likely the only way.
As for... that intense side effect.
It was not the time to consider that now.
Chu Xingchen watched Li Xingtian take out the pills and start stuffing them into the tough girl's mouth, while simultaneously beginning to inquire:
"What is the situation with you?"
"I did not handle things well when going to the secret realm and was seen by a backup plan left by someone. Subsequently, I was reported to the Sky Glow Sect. They thought I was a rogue cultivator and planned to force me to hand over the things I obtained from inside."
Li Xingtian's tone paused before he slowly opened his mouth to say, "I have troubled Master..."
Although the incident happened suddenly, Li Xingtian had really not reached the point of being at the end of his rope. Just now it was said he was taking a beating, but actually, he was accumulating power, preparing to tear open a gap in the sword formation, and then use the Thousands Miles Talisman given by Master to run away.
After all, speaking of the matter of strategic retreat, Li Xingtian was also very familiar with it.
But ultimately, it was not as secure as Master personally entering the arena.
Secondly, relying solely on Li Xingtian himself, this Li Zi was ninety-nine percent likely unable to be saved.
Chu Xingchen nodded lightly. He naturally understood his second disciple's temperament. Although he had the tag of being decisive in killing, being decisive in killing was not being frenzied and devoid of conscience.
Since it was the Sky Glow Sect that provoked trouble first, then Chu Xingchen naturally had to support his own disciple.
Next was another problem.
Chu Xingchen raised his eyebrows and said:
"Then what about this tomboy? Seeing you care so much, could it be the wife you found here?"
Li Xingtian was stuffing medicinal pills one by one into Li Zi's mouth. Hearing these words, his originally furiously stuffing hand also stopped. What was Master speaking nonsense about...
However, having spent a long time together after all, he understood his Master's style.
Li Xingtian resumed the movements of his hands and said:
"The smart one here, but unfortunately her brain is not considered sharp. She was set up by others and was ambushed when she wanted to tip me off."
Chu Xingchen nodded lightly upon hearing this, but inquired with an ambiguous tone:
"Giving you a tip-off for no reason? Are you hiding some details that everyone would love to hear?"
"Really, there is not... I just saw that she wanted to help me out of kindness, so I just looked to see if I could save her life in passing."
Chu Xingchen nodded with a look of realization, then whispered again:
"It is just Master alone here. I guarantee to keep it a secret for you. Quickly confess honestly to Master!"
Li Xingtian said with a speechless face, "Really!"
"Do you know how worried Master was about you? Traveling all the way here across such a great distance! Yet you still want to hide things from Master!"
"Master, I really didn't..."
Chu Xingchen did not wait for Li Xingtian to finish speaking and cast his gaze toward Li Zi, who was like mud to the side. At this moment, she began to tremble all over. Chu Xingchen waved out a spell, directly immobilizing Li Zi.
Most of the medicinal pills here were actually test versions refined for Yuankong.
The medicinal efficacy could be guaranteed, only that there was a tiny bit of side effect. It should be easily overcome, right?
Li Xingtian looked at Li Zi before him with a doubtful gaze. This medicine seemed to have taken effect. His divine sense swept over Li Zi, but he felt that it only stopped the injuries from continuing to deteriorate.
The medicinal pills Master refined using the furnace indeed had excellent effects, but... the after-effects were also more severe.
That kind of feeling was something that even Li Xingtian felt he could not withstand.
He had only eaten one, whereas this Li Zi had already downed a whole bottle.
If he continued to feed her, would Li Zi be fed into becoming a fool?
Just as Li Xingtian was hesitating, his Master's words came over:
"Continue feeding. They are healing pills anyway; eating more might even help grow some flesh."
Li Xingtian: "..."
However, after listening to his Master's words, Li Xingtian still decisively opened another bottle and continued stuffing medicinal pills into Li Zi's mouth.
Chu Xingchen spoke leisurely, "Do not stop your mouth either. As your teacher, I am still waiting for your excuses."
"No excuses..." Li Xingtian sighed and honestly explained everything that had happened.
Perhaps because the medicinal efficacy had already taken effect, the subsequent task of feeding medicine was somewhat difficult. Li Zi had already refused to swallow, so Li Xingtian could only use spiritual power to forcibly stuff them in.
After stuffing in another bottle.
Li Xingtian had also basically explained the majority of Li Zi's matters.
After all, his contact with Li Zi was actually quite little.
Li Xingtian also did not understand what this Li Zi was thinking, insisting on coming to warn him.
"Hmm? Was she set up by that clever partner? Seeing that her age is not great, it is also impossible to be comprehensive in everything." Chu Xingchen nodded lightly, which counted as an affirmation.
"Even if she did a bad thing with good intentions, the initial intent counts as goodhearted. For the time being, we can count it as owing her a favor."
"What about now? Her brother, with whom she depended on each other, has an unknown fate of life or death. As your teacher, I feel he is likely dead. How do you want to handle her? Bring her back to the sect?"
Li Xingtian sighed, "Let us talk about it after she wakes up."
Chu Xingchen nodded, considering it an agreement with this statement. However, seeing his disciple stop his hands again, he continued to speak:
"Why did you stop? Is there not still one bottle left? Continue feeding."
How could Li Xingtian dare to continue feeding? Li Zi's expression had already twisted into a knot.
In case the medicinal efficacy was too fierce later, and she did not die from the injuries but died from the medicine Master refined, who could he appeal to?
He hurriedly spoke:
"That is enough, Master. Let us save a bit of this life-saving medicinal pill to eat during emergencies."
Chu Xingchen did not dwell on it and looked at Li Xingtian, speaking:
"Now that this matter is concluded, do you plan to return to the sect with your teacher?"
Li Xingtian fell silent for a long time upon hearing this, but still gently shook his head and said:
"I have troubled Master... but this disciple still has things to do, so I will not go back for the time being."
"As your teacher, I may not be able to save you in time every time, and you will not always have the opportunity to use the Thousands Miles Talisman."
"This disciple knows."
Chu Xingchen nodded lightly. This second disciple of his actually had a mind of his own.
Since Li Xingtian had thought it through, what he could do was nothing more than to support him.
Chu Xingchen spoke as if he remembered something:
"By the way, as your teacher, I have accepted two more disciples. You have gained another Junior Sister and Junior Brother."
"Is that so? Then when I go back, I must bring two more gifts."
A slight smile finally appeared on Li Xingtian's face.
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