After a flurry of chaos, Shen Qing's injuries were finally under control.
However, the damage to her internal organs and the cracks in her bones still required some time to heal properly. Otherwise, it could easily cause irreversible harm to her body.
True Person Hongdie and Elder Yaoyue had once studied medicine under Fairy Qingyao for a while. But True Person Hongdie had limited patience, so she only learned some superficial knowledge.
Even with just this superficial knowledge, True Person Hongdie could tell that there was something unusual about Shen Qing's body.
She pointed at Shen Qing's wound, her voice filled with confusion and surprise. "Sect Master, you know Elder Hengling's cultivation method. Wounds inflicted by his sword qi are always difficult to heal. But look..."
True Person Honghua followed the direction of True Person Hongdie's finger and saw that the wound on Shen Qing's back was healing at a visible speed.
Although there were still serious scars, it looked much better.
Ling Zhou was sitting on the chaise longue, munching on spiritual fruits one by one. His mouth was stuffed full, and his speech was unclear.
"Little apprentice... Your secret... is going to be discovered by the old man..."
Shen Qing turned her head and saw Ling Zhou eating fruits. She tried to pick up the spiritual fruits on the table again, but found that her hand always passed through them.
However, Ling Zhou was completely unaffected. After finishing one fruit, he picked up another and ate happily.
Shen Qing gave Ling Zhou a meaningful look and had a faint guess in her heart.
Maybe... Ling Zhou was still alive?
Shen Qing shook her head and didn't intend to dig deeper.
"My spiritual bone has always been coveted by True Person Hengling and Lin Yibai. I always feel uneasy. The Sect Master is an upright person. He will protect me well."
Seeing Shen Qing's trust in True Person Honghua, a hint of a smile flashed in Ling Zhou's eyes.
A thousand years ago, Ling Zhou was just a little boy who liked to climb trees and steal bird eggs. By chance, he was spotted by True Person Honghua, who was on a mission, and was taken to the Qingyun Sword Sect. He became a disciple of Fairy Qingyao and a junior brother of True Person Hengling.
It was only many years later that Ling Zhou learned that True Person Honghua had taken a fancy to him because he had detected the spiritual bone in his body...
Although True Person Hongdie was surprised by Shen Qing's recovery ability, seeing True Person Honghua's calm expression, she assumed that he had a plan and must know something.
After all these years, True Person Honghua saw the scene of a wound healing at an astonishing speed again. The first thing that came to his mind was the figure of a little boy.
That year, a little boy fell from a high branch while trying to save a little bird. His thigh was cut by a sharp stone.
The wound almost went through his entire leg. But even so, the child didn't cry or make a sound. He endured the pain and comforted the trembling little bird in his arms.
Seeing this, True Person Honghua felt pity. He originally wanted to leave a bottle of wound medicine and go. But unexpectedly, he saw that the child's wound had completely healed in a short time.
With such a good foundation, True Person Honghua's love for talent couldn't be contained.
The child was taken by him and became a disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect. Later, combining the child's extraordinary performance, True Person Honghua found in the ancient books that the child was actually a person with a spiritual bone.
And that child was Ling Zhou.
But what puzzled True Person Honghua very much was that when Ling Zhou died, the spiritual bone in his body had disappeared...
"Sect Master?"
Seeing True Person Honghua seemed to be in a trance, True Person Hongdie gently called out to him twice.
True Person Honghua came out of his memories and looked at the still unconscious Shen Qing. He sighed, his eyes full of nostalgia. His look at Shen Qing changed from fanatical to kind.
If that child hadn't died, maybe he could have become Shen Qing's master.
If Ling Zhou had become Shen Qing's master, Shen Qing might not have ended up like this.
Thinking of the completely changed True Person Hengling, True Person Honghua couldn't help but have a headache.
"Hongdie, this child is special. We must take good care of her. She became a disciple of Hengling, but he ignored her. In the end, it was the negligence of our sect. During this period, whatever spiritual medicine Shen Qing needs, go to the Spiritual Medicine Hall and get it. Our Qingyun Sword Sect can afford it."
True Person Hongdie nodded. She had already started to calculate whether to take the thousand - year - old Jasper Silk Grass or the ten - thousand - year - old tortoise shell powder.
After True Person Honghua left, there were still many people around True Person Hongdie's cave.
Elder Feiyun and Elder Zhushi were both around Shen Qing's bed, staring at her intently and reluctant to leave for a long time.
True Person Hongdie didn't understand at first, but after being reminded by Hong Chaoyang, she understood.
This precious child who was still in a coma had no master now. It seemed that both Elder Feiyun and Elder Zhushi had their own thoughts.
Hong Chaoyang was also eager to let her mother take Shen Qing as a disciple. But then she thought that Shen Qing had the main water spiritual root, which was incompatible with the fire spiritual root of the Zhixing Peak.
So, Hong Chaoyang gave up this idea.
The matter of finding a master had to wait until Shen Qing woke up. No matter which master Shen Qing chose, they would all be fellow disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect, right?
True Person Hongdie thought Elder Feiyun and the others were in the way, so she directly drove them all away.
Finally, the cave became quiet.
True Person Hongdie asked Hong Chaoyang to stay and take care of Shen Qing, and she went to the Spiritual Medicine Hall to get medicine for Shen Qing.
But Hong Chaoyang remembered the matter of the secret realm. Thinking that Shen Qing would be safe on the Zhixing Peak, she planned to go to the Lu Hall with Qi Nian to sign up for the secret realm trial first.
Hong Chaoyang opened the barrier in True Person Hongdie's cave and left.
Shen Qing's clothes were in tatters. Since the wound was on her back, she couldn't put on clothes properly.
There was only a thin blanket covering her upper body. It was True Person Hongdie who covered it for Shen Qing after seeing that her wound was healing quickly.
Otherwise, Shen Qing's upper body would still be cold.
In the light curtain, Ling Zhou was very considerate and created a blurry effect on Shen Qing's body. A layer of mist floated above her body, relieving Shen Qing's embarrassment.
"Sister Hong has left. I always feel that my eyelids are twitching. Master, do you think no one will come in and see me like this?"
Shen Qing looked worried. Although she knew that there would be no danger in True Person Hongdie's cave, not wearing clothes always made her feel very uneasy.
After Ling Zhou finished eating the fruits, he took out some mortal snacks and started munching on them.
He puffed out his cheeks, glanced at the quiet cave twice, and said, "It'll be okay... There's a killing formation in Hongdie's barrier. Who would be so stupid to..." Hmm??
Ling Zhou paused. His pupils slowly dilated, and the snacks in his hand fell directly to the ground.
Shen Qing looked at Ling Zhou in confusion and then followed his gaze to the light curtain.
She saw the light curtain flicker twice, and a dark figure appeared beside Shen Qing's small couch...