strictlysupreme Chapter 316 Medicine and Gu Techniques: Both are Ways to Save the World
Chapter 316 Medicine and Gu Techniques: Both are Ways to Save the World
"What did you say?" In the silent, dense forest, Xue Lan was bound hand and foot with the Immortal Binding Rope, and Yin Shishi was leading her like a small animal.
“I told my master that there was something wrong with your body and that I was going to take you to Chonggu Village.” Yin Shishi said calmly, “Otherwise, why do you think she would have let you out?”
Yin Shishi shook her head at Xue Lan: "Xue Lan, don't be too naive."
"I'm not being naive," Xue Lan said, her teeth itching with anger. "Yin Shishi, I trusted you, but I never expected you to treat me like this."
As Xue Lan spoke, she glanced at Xue Tong.
However, Xue Tong didn't have the guts. The girl turned her head slightly, pretending not to see Xue Lan's pleading eyes.
Xue Lan: ……
Yin Shishi said in a light tone, "Then trust me a little more. I'm not going to cook you in the village."
Xue Lan had nothing to say.
They walked a short distance before they saw a brightly lit village in the distance.
In the stillness of the night, the layered villages are bathed in warm light, and two groups of women carrying torches stand on either side of the suspension bridge leading into the village.
Xue Lan saw Yin Yue and immediately felt a toothache.
The Gu Master looked exactly the same as when Xue Lan met her ten years ago. She was stunningly beautiful and dressed in an exceptionally dignified and gorgeous Miao costume. The silver pendant hanging from her headdress made a crisp clinking sound in the mountain breeze.
Standing beside her were the Yinhe sisters, one of whom, a girl named Ahe, was holding a plate containing a Miao costume that was in no way inferior to the one worn by Yin Yue.
Yin Yue glanced at Xue Lan first, and then looked at Yin Shishi.
The woman spoke in a somewhat sarcastic tone: "I thought you would hide in the Xuanhuang Sect for the rest of your life and never return to Chonggu Village."
"Yin Shao!"
A dark light flashed in Yin Yue's eyes, and her tone softened when she called out Yin Shishi's original name.
“I will help you find a way to resolve her issue. I previously promised Senior Xuanji of the Xuanhuang Sect that I would not force you to return to Chonggu Village. This is your last chance to leave.”
Yin Yue's voice was like a cold wind mixed with flying snow: "So, do you want to come back and become the Holy Maiden of Chonggu Village, and inherit my mantle?"
Yin Shishi looked up at Yin Yue, examining her mother at such close range for the first time since she was eleven years old.
“But Mother…” the woman began slowly, “I am a cripple who cannot come into contact with Gu worms, am I not?”
"That's not something you should be thinking about. As long as you agree, I'll arrange everything."
Xue Lan wondered if it was just her imagination, but when Yin Shishi called out the word "mother," Yin Yue's voice seemed to tremble slightly.
Yin Shishi's eyes were stubborn as she met Yin Yue's fierce gaze: "I don't want to give up the path of medicine."
"What do you take me for? Do you think I would risk offending that senior and make you give up your medical career?" Yin Yue sneered.
Yin Shishi nodded slowly, and the woman handed the Immortal Binding Rope to Wu Yijun before slowly walking towards Ahe.
Wu Yijun saw Yin Shishi's attire constantly changing, finally transforming into a dark blue Miao dress, the very one that Ahe was holding.
On the deep blue pleated skirt, poisonous insects embroidered with silver threads resembled a bizarre and dazzling painting, leaping before Wu Yijun's eyes.
Under the pure moonlight, and amidst the fervent gazes of the surrounding tribesmen…
Yin Shishi slowly picked up the magnificent silver crown and put it on her head.
"jingle!"
A gentle night breeze blew, and the bell rang out.
It's unclear who knelt first, but the sea of torches slowly began to move, and people knelt down one by one. Among them were several elders of the Chonggu Village at the late Nascent Soul stage.
"Meet the Saint!"
The powerful voice echoed throughout the mountains. Yin Shishi knew that she had come this far and there was no turning back.
After many years, Chonggu Village has finally welcomed its Holy Maiden.
Yin Shishi looked at the brightly lit village and smiled gently.
“Mother… I have returned here because the situation in the Yuanming Lower Realm is currently unstable.”
“Even if Shishi is a good-for-nothing, she is still the Holy Maiden successor who has been supported by Chonggu Village for eleven years.” The woman’s voice was clear and firm.
"Given the current situation in the Yuanming Realm, medical skills alone cannot solve much!"
Having spent so many years on the battlefields beyond the borders, Yin Shishi knows that at this time, thinking of practicing medicine and living a carefree life is simply too naive and laughable.
She wanted to save the world, so she chose medicine.
Because she wanted to save the world, she chose to return to Chonggu Village and rebuild her Gu techniques.
Yin Yue didn't speak, but walked directly to Xue Lan.
"Young friend, we meet again." The woman said with a smile.
Xue Lan smiled slightly: "Senior Gu Master, do you want to kill me again?"
Yin Yue was not angry at Xue Lan's extremely direct words. Instead, she gently raised her hand and tapped Xue Lan's forehead.
In that instant, a dark mark appeared between Xue Lan's eyebrows, and the mark continued to spread and turned into the shape of a scorpion.
After an incense stick had burned, Yin Yue looked at Xue Lan in front of her, her voice filled with deep doubt:
"How did you manage to live your life like a puppet?"
Xue Lan was stunned for a moment.
how?
They don't even consider themselves human!
Seeing the clear expression on Xue Lan's face, Yin Shishi slowly shook her head at Yin Yue, signaling her not to say it in front of Xue Lan.
Yin Shishi returned to Chonggu Village and became its Holy Maiden. She didn't want Fang Xuelan to leave, so the group of six stayed at Chonggu Village first.
Yin Yue arranged for a little boy to guide Xue Lan and the other person.
This person was none other than the butterfly half-demon boy who had met Xue Lan once at the Ascension Ceremony.
Years have passed, and the young man is no longer as shy as he was when they first met, but he is still a little scared when he sees Xue Lan. After taking Xue Lan to her room, he wanted to leave.
"Little butterfly!"
To his surprise, the moment he turned around, the sickly-looking man rushed forward in three quick steps.
"What's your name?"
The butterfly boy looked at Xue Lan, almost crying: "My name is Yin Meng."
"Yin Meng?" Xue Lan murmured the name.
She sounds like a gentle girl, but she's actually a meticulous young man.
"Are you still practicing Gu techniques?" Xue Lan asked, leaning closer to Yin Meng.
Yin Meng nodded: "Yes."
A non-existent glint appeared in Xue Lan's greyish-white eyes; the thousand-year-old monster began to lure the little butterfly:
"Look, your Gu Master took my junior sister away. Shouldn't you compensate me with one? How about you work for me?"
"what?"
Yin Meng was stunned for a moment: "Why me?"
"Because you can't practice Gu techniques!" Xue Lan shouted in her heart, probing the boy's body with her divine sense.
Although the young man in front of me is a promising talent for cultivation, he lacks vitality judging from his aura and divination results.
He's destined to kill everything he raises. Nothing can survive in his hands.
The Gu King survived inside a jar of Gu worms. He vanished the moment he was taken out of the jar and looked at.
But Xue Lan didn't care. She just wanted a delicate little butterfly, because she would need someone to take care of it when she became the head of the Wan Gong Fang workshop.
Xue Lan: I was right to plan ahead!