"Are you sure this is the Goddess Temple? It looks nothing like what I've seen," I asked.
"You've seen the Goddess Temple? How could that be? It's been closed all year round. No one but me can get in," Jun He looked up at the statue of the goddess, a gentle smile never seen before on his face.
It seemed like he was lost in memories.
I followed his gaze. Inside was just a huge statue. There were no steps, and no one came to offer incense.
A Yin and I were both stunned. A Yin bit her lower lip and said, "The White Impermanence brought us here. There must be something wrong."
"You've wronged me. Since I saw Chi Yu last time, I haven't been to the City of Eternal Night. How could it be me who brought you here?"
The figure of the White Impermanence appeared in front of us in a hurry, holding a white jade vase in his hand.
"Where's Gu Yuan? I'm here to save him," the White Impermanence said again.
At this moment, we didn't dare to trust him easily.
The imposter was too good. He impersonated the White Impermanence, and even Gu Yuan and Jun He didn't notice any flaws. Now we were even more cautious.
"How can I trust you?" I asked coldly.
"I have my seal. It's essential for me to travel between the Yin and Yang Realms," the White Impermanence said.
As he spoke, he took out the seal and showed it to us.
I didn't say a word. My eyes were deep. It would be too hasty to trust him just based on his words.
"The Holy Water from the Jade Pool in the vase can only last for half an hour once it leaves the Jade Pool. I've already spent some time on the way here. If we don't use it soon, it will lose its effect."
I stood there, hesitating. I didn't know whether I should trust his words.
"Gu Yuan's heart meridian was almost shattered by the magic formation. Although he can heal himself, it may take at least three to five years, or even more than a hundred years. Do you think you can wait that long?"
"Is what he said true?" I turned to ask Jun He.
Jun He didn't say a word, but his silence was an indirect answer.
"Seventh Master, how's your beard?" I asked.
"What?" The White Impermanence didn't understand what I meant and asked back.
"Never mind. You can go in," I hesitated for a long time, but finally decided to let him in.
The White Impermanence carried the jade vase and entered the room where Gu Yuan was resting.
He reached out and gently touched the barrier. A powerful wave of energy shook out, knocking his hand back.
The White Impermanence's eyes darkened. I even saw a flash of anger in his eyes.
I quickly stepped forward, took the bottle from his hand, and said, "I'll feed it to him for you, Bai Xiangjun."
Bai Xiangjun's expression remained unchanged. He smiled and said, "You've seen through me."
"The White Impermanence is a ghost official who travels between the Yin and Yang Realms. Why would he go to the Heavenly Court for no reason? Even if he did, with his immortal rank, how could he get the Holy Water from the Jade Pool in the Queen of Heaven's back garden?"
"You're really smart. But it seems you didn't discover me because of this. It was because of that sentence just now, wasn't it?"
Indeed, the White Impermanence had once said that I tied a bow on his beard, and he would remember it for a lifetime. When I asked just now, he seemed to have no idea.
The person who could impersonate the White Impermanence without being discovered by Jun He and Gu Yuan must have stronger magical powers than them.
The only person I could think of at the moment was Bai Xiangjun.
"Why did you impersonate the White Impermanence? What on earth do you want?" I asked bluntly.
"If I didn't impersonate the White Impermanence, would you believe that what I gave you was the Holy Water from the Jade Pool?"
Jun He took the jade vase from my hand, checked the Holy Water inside, and said to me, "This is indeed a celestial item. It can help Gu Yuan recover his magical powers."
"Bai Xiangjun, who on earth are you? You took me into the past and tried to trap me there. You also used the full moon to sow discord between Gu Yuan and the dragon scale. Now you're trying to save Gu Yuan. What exactly are you up to?"
"Hahaha, it's enough that you know I'm trying to save him."
"Gu Yuan, you're awake?" Bai Xiangjun looked at Gu Yuan and blurted out.
All my attention was drawn to him. When I turned around, he had disappeared without a trace.
"He actually lied to me."
I really wanted to chase after him and fight him, but I was too weak. So I had to give up this idea.
"You hold this. I'll go after him and find out," Jun He gave me the Holy Water and disappeared in a flash of black shadow.
"What's the use of having the Holy Water? Even Bai Xiangjun couldn't get in. How can we?" A Yin looked at the thin barrier outside, which was airtight and impenetrable.
"I'll try," I said. As soon as the words left my mouth, my hand had already touched the misty layer like a bubble.
Without any effort, I walked into the barrier.
Even A Yin beside me was stunned.
"Gu Yuan was so delirious, but he still had no guard against you. This must be true love."
I was overjoyed and rushed to Gu Yuan's side to check on his condition.
As A Yin said, his breath was weak and he was seriously injured. Fortunately, he was still alive. I quickly poured out the water from the jade vase.
I wanted him to drink it, but he didn't respond at all. His mouth was tightly closed, and I couldn't feed him at all.
What should I do? The water would lose its effect if he didn't drink it. If it really took five or six years for him to recover, I could wait. But if it was a hundred years, he wouldn't wake up, and I would already be buried underground.
"Gu Yuan, you have to drink this. It can save your life," I said.
I poured out a little more and tried to feed it to him. The water from the Jade Pool sparkled on his lips and then flowed down.
"What should I do? He won't drink it," I was almost crying. I looked at A Yin outside.
"You should feed him mouth-to-mouth," A Yin said.
"Ah?"
"What are you 'ah'-ing for? It's always like this in TV dramas. After you feed him, he'll wake up. There's no time left. Don't worry. I won't look."
"But this isn't..."
Forget it. There was no other way. I turned around and sat beside Gu Yuan. I picked up the jade vase and took a mouthful of the Holy Water from the Jade Pool.
My goodness. I didn't expect the Holy Water to be as cold as if it had just been taken out of an ice cellar. Just one mouthful made my mouth frost over, and my teeth were almost frozen off.
I puffed out my cheeks. Before my body froze completely, I quickly pressed my lips against Gu Yuan's thin lips.
Gu Yuan's mouth was closed so tightly. I tried several times to pour the Holy Water in, but it all flowed down from the corners of his mouth.
The bone-chilling cold was too much for me to bear. I wanted to sit up and spit out the Holy Water.
But my lips and his just wouldn't separate. It was as if they were frozen together.
It hurt so much when I tried to pull away, just like when you lick a door lock in winter. My lips were already numb from the cold.
"Um... It hurts so much..."