In Emei, start by obtaining golden attributes.

Chapter 385 A doctor cannot cure a troubled heart; bitter medicine cannot cure a person seeking death.
Gu Shaoan's mind raced, and based on Long Xiaoyun's character, he basically guessed the truth of the matter.

Looking at He Baiyao and the group of Five Poisons Sect disciples opposite him, Gu Shaoan's mind raced.

A moment later, Gu Shaoan raised the Yitian Sword, and the scabbard touched Hu Bugui's brow.

It seemed like a light touch, but Hu Bugui's body trembled, and then he fell backward, blood flowing rapidly from his seven orifices.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Shaoan touched the ground with his toes.

The next instant, He Baiyao felt as if he had been hit in the chest with a hammer, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

However, despite being injured, He Baiyao did not harbor any resentment; instead, she breathed a sigh of relief.

The fact that they were only injured suggests that Gu Shaoan did not intend to leave them all here.

Otherwise, given Gu Shaoan's strength, it's impossible that his attack would only result in her suffering minor injuries.

"Thank you for showing mercy, Young Master Gu."

Gu Shaoan said, "The street has been destroyed, and you are responsible for its repair and the damage to the surrounding houses."

After all, it involved a battle between top-tier experts. Although Gu Shaoan had been trying to restrain his internal energy, the Great Joyful Bodhisattva had no intention of doing so.

If the streets are left in such a dilapidated state and this is ignored, the people of Baoding Prefecture will inevitably harbor resentment.

Upon hearing this, He Baiyao quickly replied, "I understand. Tomorrow at dawn, I will arrange for my disciples to hire craftsmen in the city to repair the streets, and I will also provide appropriate compensation based on the losses suffered by the surrounding shops."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shaoan nodded.

After a slight pause, he said, "The Five Poisons Sect already has a bad reputation in the martial arts world. Today's punishment is a minor warning. If I ever encounter you aiding and abetting evil again, I won't mind making a trip to Five Poisons Ridge myself."

"I will keep that in mind."

Seeing this, Gu Shaoan slowly turned around, gestured to Li Xunhuan and Fan Sanshan, and led the way towards the street.

He Baiyao finally breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Gu Shaoan and the others walk away until they disappeared around the street corner.

The moment the tension in his heart eased, He Baiyao coughed up another mouthful of blood.

An elder of the Five Poisons Sect quickly stepped forward to help He Baiyao up, asking with concern, "Sect Leader, are you alright?"

He Baiyao gently shook his head: "He held back; my injuries aren't too serious."

Upon hearing this, the elder beside him shifted his gaze to the Great Joyful Bodhisattva in the deep pit, and said with lingering fear in his voice, "I never expected that she would be involved this time."

He Baiyao smiled bitterly.

At this moment, another elder of the Five Poisons Sect asked, "Sect Leader, the matter was not accomplished. How should we explain this to Long Xiaoyun?"

Upon hearing this, He Baiyao turned his head and gave the Five Poisons Sect elder a cold look.

"An explanation? A piece of trash who has only recently returned to the Innate Realm dares to ask this sect leader for an explanation?"

Stared at so coldly by He Baiyao, the elder of the Five Poisons Sect immediately shrank back and dared not utter a sound.

After venting some of his resentment, He Baiyao paused for a moment and said in a deep voice to the Five Poisons Sect elder who had asked the question at the beginning, "Go to Xingyun Manor now and tell Long Xiaoyun what just happened, and make Long Xiaoyun take out one million taels of silver as compensation."

Upon hearing He Baiyao's words, the elder of the Five Poisons Sect couldn't help but gasp.

"Isn't one million taels of silver too much?"

Although Long Xiaoyun had secretly taken control of Baoding Prefecture.

Ultimately, Baoding Prefecture was not wealthy, and it couldn't afford to reduce its reliance on the imperial court's funds.

Even Long Xiaoyun's annual income is estimated to be only 100,000 taels.

One million taels of silver was equivalent to Long Xiaoyun having to cut off a piece of his own flesh.

A chilling glint flashed in He Baiyao's eyes as he said, "The Great Joyful Bodhisattva died because of him. Today, we almost all died here. We almost provoked the Emei Sect. If it weren't for the fact that my Five Poisons Sect still needs him as an intermediary to entrust Lang Fanyun of the Angry Dragon Gang to handle the matter, I would have wanted to tear him apart right now. One million taels of silver is already a bargain for him."

The reason why Long Xiaoyun was able to have a smooth life for more than ten years and even control the entire Baoding Prefecture was not because Long Xiaoyun was particularly capable.

Rather, it was because the forces surrounding Baoding Prefecture were wary of the identity of "Li Xunhuan's sworn brother".

But now that Long Xiaoyun has taken the initiative to call on them to deal with Li Xunhuan, why would He Baiyao have any worries about that?
As for the relationship between the Angry Dragon Gang and Long Xiaoyun, He Baiyao scoffed at it.

Long Xiaoyun had only established a connection with the Angry Dragon Gang, but it was only a superficial connection.

If Xingyun Manor were truly destroyed, He Baiyao would never believe that the Nujiao Gang would go against the Five Poisons Sect for the sake of a clown like Long Xiaoyun.

Hearing what He Baiyao said, the Five Poisons Sect elder next to him nodded and turned to move towards Xingyun Manor.

He Baiyao took a pill and then sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing.

On the other side, after stepping into another street corner, Fan Sanshan cupped his hands to Gu Shaoan and said, "I am Fan Sanshan. Thank you for your help, Young Master Gu."

Li Xunhuan and Tie Chuanjia, who were standing to the side, also spoke up one after another.

Cheng Shifei asked with slight doubt, "You're just going to release the Five Poisons Sect members like that?"

Upon hearing Cheng Shifei's words, Fan Sanshan was startled and quickly covered Cheng Shifei's mouth. At the same time, he apologized to Gu Shaoan, saying, "Young Master Gu, please forgive him. This child has just returned from the border and is unaware of the situation in the martial world. Please forgive him."

Cheng Shifei, whose mouth was covered by Fan Sanshan, turned his head and said after his mouth was freed from Fan Sanshan's grasp: "Uncle Fan, I know him."

But no sooner had he uttered those words than Fan Sanshan immediately covered Cheng Shifei's mouth and scolded, "Shut up!"

At this moment, Gu Shaoan smiled and said, "Brother Cheng is right. I do know him. Or rather, one of the reasons I came to Baoding Prefecture this time was because of you."

"Coming for us?"

Fan Sanshan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Gu Shaoan with astonishment: "Could it be that Young Master Gu is the physician that Brother Gu invited?"

Gu Shaoan nodded with a smile and said, "Fortunately, the letter you received contained some special tracking powder. It was through that powder that I was able to determine your location when I entered Baoding Prefecture. Otherwise, I might not have been able to make it in time tonight."

Although Gu Santong had told Gu Shaoan beforehand where he would meet Cheng Shifei and Fan Sanshan after arriving in Baoding, unexpected events are always unpredictable. Therefore, whether in the past or present, Gu Shaoan still adheres to the principle of "more preparation, less surprise."

Moreover, this time it involved Gu Santong's own son, so before leaving, Gu Santong was instructed to send out the letter coated with special tracking powder at the exact time.

Upon learning of Gu Shaoan's other identity, Fan Sanshan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Given the terrifying strength Gu Shaoan had just displayed, Fan Sanshan was genuinely worried that Cheng Shifei's loose tongue might offend Gu Shaoan.

After Fan Sanshan relaxed, Gu Shaoan looked at Cheng Shifei and asked, "So, what do you think I should have done when facing those Five Poisons Sect members just now? Kill them all?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shifei scratched his head and said, "Isn't the Five Poisons Sect a demonic sect that is skilled in using poison? Isn't it a good thing to have it all dealt with?"

In response to Cheng Shifei's words, Gu Shaoan chuckled and said, "In life, sometimes we judge by actions, not intentions, and sometimes we judge by intentions, not actions."

"Although the disciples of the Five Poisons Sect are skilled in using poison and poison techniques, they mostly act on the principle of 'I will not offend others unless they offend me,' and they will not persecute others without cause. In the martial arts world, they can at most be considered a neutral force, not biased towards the righteous sects, but they are not categorized as a demonic sect."

"Moreover, the Five Poisons Sect is different from ordinary martial arts forces. To deal with a force like the Five Poisons Sect, whose members are all skilled in using poison from top to bottom, if we are to take action, we must do so with lightning speed and eradicate it completely. Otherwise, it will only bring endless trouble."

Gu Shaoan is not the only one in the Emei Sect.

Gu Shaoan's fearlessness in the face of poisoning by others, thanks to the effects of his skill and his medical expertise, does not mean that the others in the Emei Sect are unafraid.

Today's Five Poisons Sect incident is aimed at Li Xunhuan, not Gu Shaoan.

How to deal with the Five Poisons Sect members was originally up to Gu Shaoan to decide.

Once He Baiyao, the leader of the Five Poisons Sect, and all the Five Poisons Sect disciples present are killed, the feud between the Emei Sect and the Five Poisons Sect will be completely established.

Moreover, they were mortal enemies.

Gu Shaoan wasn't foolish enough to cause trouble for the Emei Sect members for the sake of Li Xunhuan, someone he had only just met.

However, Cheng Shifei was not a member of any sect. Now that he had just entered the martial world, he was full of youthful vigor and naturally did not think of Gu Shaoan's intentions.

With outsiders present, Gu Shaoan did not offer any further explanation.

Then, Gu Shaoan shifted his gaze to Li Xunhuan, who was still somewhat disoriented, and asked, "Is this the patient you mentioned in the letter?"

Fan Sanshan nodded and said, "When we were outside the pass, we unexpectedly encountered disciples of the Vajra Sect gathering herbs in the mountains. Those Vajra Sect disciples were particularly domineering. We only glanced at the herbs they were gathering, and it displeased them."

"In addition, we all speak with accents from the Great Wei Kingdom, so after a few words, those Vajra Sect disciples attacked. I am weak and no match for those Vajra Sect disciples. Fortunately, I met Brother Li who came to my aid."

Gu Shaoan nodded: "The Great Yuan Kingdom and the Great Wei Kingdom have been at odds for many years. Being located outside the Great Wall and encountering the Jianghu forces of the Great Yuan Kingdom, it is indeed easy for such problems to arise."

Just then, Fan Sanshan suddenly opened his mouth, but then swallowed his words back.

"There is something I need to discuss with Young Master Gu later, but it is not convenient to talk to him about it now."

Faced with Fan Sanshan's telepathic communication, Gu Shaoan remained calm: "You were all injured in the battle just now, let's find a place to heal first!"

A moment later, inside the inn room.

Li Xunhuan, Tie Chuanjia, and Fan Sanshan all sat cross-legged on the ground, circulating their internal energy to regulate their breathing.

Compared to when they first returned to the house, their complexions had improved somewhat.

At the table, Cheng Shifei curiously approached Gu Shaoan, asking questions like a curious child.

Facing Cheng Shifei, Gu Shaoan did not put on airs. While maintaining the circulation of his internal energy for cultivation, he responded to Cheng Shifei.

An hour later, Li Xunhuan and the other two, who were meditating inside the room, finally stopped.

As the three sat down, Gu Shaoan looked at Li Xunhuan and said, "Would you please extend your hand so that I, Master Li, may I take your pulse?"

After glancing at Gu Shaoan's youthful appearance, Li Xunhuan said nothing and, as instructed, raised his right hand for Gu Shaoan to take his pulse.

Ten breaths later, as Gu Shaoan withdrew his hand, Cheng Shifei asked, "Can it be cured?"

Gu Shaoan shook his head and said, "It's not a question of whether it can be cured, but whether we want to be cured."

Gu Shaoan's words brought a brief silence to the room.

A complex emotion flickered across Li Xunhuan's pale face. His eyes, which always carried a weariness and aloofness, now seemed to deepen as he looked at Gu Shaoan. He didn't respond immediately, but coughed lightly twice, his voice slightly hoarse and hollow.

Cheng Shifei scratched his head, puzzled, and said, "Do you want to be cured? Is there such a thing as wanting to be cured? Brother Li is in such a state, of course he wants to be cured!"

Gu Shaoan did not answer Cheng Shifei directly, but kept his gaze on Li Xunhuan's face and slowly said, "The root of Master Li's illness is not in his internal organs and bones, but in his mind and spirit."

The *Suwen* (Plain Questions) chapter "On Pain" states: "When grief causes the heart to tighten, the lungs to expand, and the upper burner to become obstructed, the *ying* and *wei* (nutritive and defensive qi) to stagnate, and heat accumulates in the middle, thus the *qi* dissipates." It also says, "When thinking, the heart has something to hold onto, the spirit has something to return to, the *zhengqi* (righteous qi) stagnates and does not circulate, thus the *qi* stagnates."

"The old injury to your lung meridian may have initially stemmed from external forces or pathogenic factors, but the reason it has lingered and worsened day by day, even damaging the root cause, is mainly due to the fact that it is 'difficult to heal with medicine'. This is like constantly applying invisible pressure to an already cracked piece of porcelain. No matter how good the adhesive is, it cannot withstand this continuous damage."

After a pause, Gu Shaoan continued, "It is difficult for a doctor to cure a depressed heart, and bitter medicine is difficult to cure a dead person. Your problem is not difficult for me, but if the knot in your heart is not untied, even if I cure you now, your old illness will relapse in a few years."

The room fell silent. Li Xunhuan slowly closed his eyes, his eyelashes trembling slightly, and the habitual, bitter and self-deprecating curve of his lips seemed to deepen.

As if he had just realized something, a sharp pain surged from the deepest part of his heart, pulling at his lungs, causing him to cough involuntarily again, and sure enough, a trace of crimson blood seeped out between his fingers.

Fan Sanshan and Tie Chuanjia, standing to the side, looked at Li Xunhuan and wanted to comfort him, but they didn't know where to begin.

Looking at Li Xunhuan across from him, Gu Shaoan shook his head inwardly.

Li Xunhuan's deeds are no secret in the martial arts world.

Gu Shaoan was well aware of the knot in Li Xunhuan's heart.

In Gu Shaoan's mind, the pain Li Xunhuan is currently enduring is entirely self-inflicted.

　Sorry, I wasn't feeling well today, so I'm a little late!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)