Mortal: I have a gathering technique

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Faced with Xin Ruyin's doubts, Fang Qing proved them with his actions.

Without saying a word, he took out a wooden box and threw it at the light screen.

The wooden box contained the thousand-year-old herb that Han Li had repaid back.

Xin Ruyin raised her hand with a hesitant expression and sent a beam of spiritual light toward the wooden box floating outside the light screen, drawing it into the formation.

After the wooden box passed through the light curtain, she quickly waved, took it in her hand, and then opened the lid to carefully examine it.

"It really is a thousand-year-old spiritual herb..."

A moment later, Xin Ruyin raised her head blankly, her eyes glazed over, still unable to believe it.

A thousand-year-old spiritual herb, just like that, given to me?

After her expression shifted several times, she raised her head and looked at Fang Qing hesitantly.

"What exactly is your purpose?"

She didn't believe in free lunches; Fang Qing was willing to give up even a thousand-year-old spiritual herb, so he must have other motives.

Fang Qing met the girl's suspicious gaze and explained, word by word:

"My purpose is simple: I need your talent in array formations to help me repair an array diagram."

His expression was incredibly honest. There was nothing he could do; he had knocked the girl unconscious innocently last time, so it was understandable that she didn't trust him.

Fortunately, a thousand-year-old spiritual herb finally made Xin Ruyin lower her guard.

At this moment, Xin Ruyin secretly breathed a sigh of relief; this answer was exactly what she had expected.

Aside from her talent in array formations, she couldn't think of anything about herself that Fang Qing would covet.

As for the body?

Do not make jokes.

It wasn't that she looked down on herself; there were plenty of people in the cultivation world who were prettier than her.

Besides, if Fang Qing had any such intentions, he would have succeeded years ago.

As her thoughts raced, Xin Ruyin regained her composure, opened the array barrier, and looked at Fang Qing:

"Come in and talk."

Fang Qing raised an eyebrow, glanced at the cracked passage on the light screen, then glanced at Xin Ruyin, and walked in confidently.

Xin Ruyin smiled slightly, gracefully descended from the branch, and led the way with light steps.

Fang Qing followed behind, sometimes looking around at the scenery, sometimes admiring the girl's figure.

After walking for a short while, suddenly, his vision blurred, and the surrounding green bamboo mysteriously disappeared, replaced by a dense forest of towering trees.

These giant trees were all hundreds of feet tall, and compared to them, Fang Qing was like an ant in the forest.

Seeing this, Fang Qing was not afraid at all; instead, a smile appeared on his lips.

Just then, Xin Ruyin's smug chuckles echoed from all around:

"Hmph, now that you've knocked me out, you can just stay put in the Giant Forest."

Clearly, this change was intentional on Xin Ruyin's part.

"That little vixen is quite vengeful."

Fang Qing shook his head and calmly cast a spell upwards. In an instant, the giant tree disappeared and the green bamboo reappeared.

At the same time, Xin Ruyin's figure appeared not far ahead.

Upon seeing Xin Ruyin, Fang Qing vanished in a flash, reappearing beside the girl.

He reached out with his right hand, his five fingers like hooks, and instantly grasped Xin Ruyin's pulse.

At this moment, Xin Ruyin could no longer laugh; she stared at Fang Qing in astonishment.

"How...how do you know the solution?"

Compared to her own safety, she was more concerned about why Fang Qing was able to break through her illusion array so easily in an instant.

Fang Qing smiled without saying a word. With Xin Ruyin's memories, this protective mountain formation was useless to him.

However, he still deliberately put on a fierce expression:

"You dare to make fun of me? You've got some nerve."

"I'm going to punish you severely!"

Upon hearing the word "punishment," Xin Ruyin finally became frightened. However, before she could plead for mercy, a large hand slapped towards her in her field of vision.

Snapped!

With a crisp slap, Xin Ruyin's almond-shaped eyes widened:

Come again?

The thought had barely crossed her mind when she suddenly lost consciousness.

On his smooth forehead, a talisman for suppressing evil spirits fluttered slightly.

Looking at Xin Ruyin, who looked like Sleeping Beauty, Fang Qing pinched her cheeks "fiercely," then hoisted her onto his shoulder and headed towards the mountainside.

Before long, a row of exquisite bamboo houses came into view.

Because he possessed Xin Ruyin's memories, Fang Qing knew the layout of the bamboo hut very well. He went straight to one of the rooms, pushed open the door, and went inside.

The room was small, but it was very cozy. The embroidered bed, bookshelves, tables, chairs, and dressing table were all neatly arranged. The window was half open, and pink curtains swayed gently in the breeze.

This is Xin Ruyin's boudoir!

Fang Qing placed Xin Ruyin on the embroidered bed, casually pulled over a brocade quilt to cover her lower abdomen, then extended two fingers and placed them on Xin Ruyin's fair wrist, a wisp of magic power slowly flowing into her...

A few breaths later, Fang Qing frowned; Xin Ruyin's condition was more serious than he had imagined.

Not only has the yang energy accumulated to its limit, but the meridians throughout the body have also shown signs of severe withering.

If the folk remedy found by Xin Ruyin is used for treatment, even if it can temporarily restore some of the yang energy, it will not improve the damage to the meridians.

Damaged meridians make it difficult to improve one's cultivation level.

However, none of this was a problem for Fang Qing.

This pill was originally used by cultivators to prevent spiritual energy overload and damage to their meridians when they formed their core. It belongs to the category of auxiliary spiritual items such as Heavenly Fire Liquid and Snow Spirit Water.

Fang Qing had already refined a batch, and now he could spare some for Xin Ruyin to consume.

Thinking of this, Fang Qing couldn't help but pinch Xin Ruyin's little face again.

After satisfying his urge to touch her, he used his gathering technique to completely remove the excess yang energy from Xin Ruyin's body.

After doing all this, he reached out and removed the talisman from Xin Ruyin's forehead.

"Hmm~"

Xin Ruyin gave a soft hum, her eyelids fluttering slightly as she opened them. She was only dazed for a moment before she remembered what had just happened.

Seeing Fang Qing standing by the bed, she sat up abruptly, grabbed the blanket, and shrank back against the wall, her eyes fixed on Fang Qing, a mixture of fear and embarrassment in her gaze.

"What...what do you want to do?"

The question had barely left her lips when she exclaimed "Huh?" as she noticed a change in her body.

With the accumulated yang energy removed, she felt an unprecedented sense of ease.

She had already experienced this kind of relaxation six years ago.

At this moment, Xin Ruyin realized that her reaction had been a bit too much. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head in embarrassment.

"Thank you..."

"No need for thanks, it was just a small favor."

Fang Qing waved his hand, casually tossing out a small porcelain bottle, and said:

"This bottle of pills can cure your atrophied meridians. Take one pill first and refine it properly. We'll discuss repairing the array tomorrow."

After saying that, he didn't care about Xin Ruyin's reaction and turned to leave the boudoir.

Upon arriving outside the bamboo hut, Fang Qingyou looked around and suddenly sensed something was amiss.

One person is missing!

"By the way, didn't Xin Ruyin have a maid?"

"Where is the person? Haven't they been found yet?"

As he pondered, Fang Qing released his divine sense, covering the entire bamboo hut.

However, apart from Xin Ruyin and himself, there was indeed no third person here.

"That's not right. Judging from the timeline, that maid named Xiaomei should have already been found..."

Fang Qing looked puzzled.

Little did he know that since Xin Ruyin was kidnapped by him six years ago, she had become much more cautious and rarely left the small bamboo mountain unless absolutely necessary.

That's why Xiaomei wasn't found.

Moreover, knowing that she possessed the Dragon Roar Body and might not live long, she rarely even saw Qi Yunxiao.

She even explicitly rejected Qi Yunxiao's advances.