Fairy, please don't do this!

Thinking of this, Lin Qingci couldn't help but smile sweetly: "Then Aunt Ruo can call me Qingci too!"

Seeing this harmonious scene, Gu Jinzhao's gaze became slightly subtle.

Could it be that my junior sister wants to get closer to Aunt Ruo so she can better win him over?

But there was no way I could tell Aunt Ruo about this!

Gu Jinzhao rubbed his temples wearily: "Do you need me to prepare some pills?"

Si Ruoyu shook her head: "Qingci's external injuries have basically healed, so she must have taken some nourishing pills to replenish her flesh and bones."

"As for repairing the sword bone, one can only use spiritual power to manipulate the Taiyi Needle Technique to sew it up."

Although Gu Jinzhao was not skilled in medicine, he knew that mending sword bones could not tolerate the slightest error and should not be disturbed, so he left the room and stood guard outside the door.

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After closing the door, Gu Jinzhao went to the pharmacy to retrieve a jade box and then took out the Celestial Ice Soul from his bundle.

Suddenly, the calico cat appeared out of nowhere, jumped onto his shoulder, and poked its head out: "What's this?!"

"Celestial Ice Soul!"

As Gu Jinzhao dispersed the spiritual power that had sealed the medicinal properties, frost immediately formed in the surrounding air.

The calico cat stuck out its pink tongue and lightly licked the cat, its small body trembling as it gave a pleasant shiver.

This refreshing and exhilarating feeling made her instantly fall in love with the taste.

Gu Jinzhao's eyes flashed, and he waved his hand to gather the surrounding frost, piling it into the shape of an ice cream cone: "Want some?"

The calico cat was so hungry it was swallowing hard, its eyes glued to the food: "I want to eat it!"

Gu Jinzhao revealed his true intentions: "Before that little fox sends a message to Sister Yiren in the future, I must see it first."

Back in Cangxing City, he saw the calico cat carrying him on its back, whispering to the message crane, clearly trying to send a message to Mu Yiren.

To prevent things from being exposed, we have to give this little guy a treat from time to time.

The calico cat paused upon hearing this, its eyes filled with wariness: "Why?"

Gu Jinzhao glanced at her: "Because this ice cream is delicious."

The allure of nature is immense for spirit beasts, and with the calico cat's gluttony, how could it resist such temptation?

The calico cat looked at the ice cream, then lowered its head to lick its paws, its little face full of confusion.

Seeing that she was already interested, Gu Jinzhao took out several porcelain bottles from his bosom and placed them in front of her: "If Xiaoli agrees, these are yours."

"And these pills, you can have them as snacks too."

Some of these pills were bought in Cangxing City, while others were obtained from those demons of the Hehuan Sect.

The calico cat's eyes sparkled: "Just to look at it when sending messages?"

Gu Jinzhao nodded: "I'm just looking. I won't stop you from sending a message to Sister Yiren."

Yes, he certainly won't stop him.

However, if the message content is found to be incorrect, then the calico cat will naturally have to modify it.

Once the calico cat has tasted the sweetness, it will only become more and more unable to extricate itself.

"make a deal!"

The calico cat finally couldn't resist the temptation and pounced on the ice cream.

Those who know food are heroes, and I knew I hadn't misjudged you... Gu Jinzhao chuckled inwardly.

……

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As night fell, the door opened slightly.

Si Ruoyu came out, her face slightly pale and her steps a little unsteady.

Gu Jinzhao quickly stepped forward to help her up, asking with concern, "Aunt Ruo, are you alright?"

Si Ruoyu smiled gently, her voice betraying her exhaustion: "It's nothing, it just took a little spiritual energy."

Gu Jinzhao felt sorry for her and quickly escorted Aunt Ruo back to her room.

The room was elegant and clean, with pharmacopoeias neatly arranged on a sandalwood shelf, and two half-bloomed orchids inserted diagonally in a white jade vase on a low table in front of the window.

Apart from that, there was only a narrow couch, with a plain gauze curtain half-draped, and the quilts were neatly folded, exuding a faint and elegant fragrance.

Gu Jinchao lit a candle, brought over a basin of hot water, squatted down in front of the bed to remove Ruoyi's embroidered shoes and stockings, and slowly immersed her feet in the water.

Those jade-like feet were as white as snow, with delicate arches, exquisite ankles, and ten toes as round as pearls, the tips of which revealed a pale cherry blossom color, like a crabapple blossom about to bloom in early spring.

Will it burn?

Gu Jinchao looked up and asked.

Si Ruoyu's eyes were gentle, and her eyes, like autumn water, reflected the boy's face: "Perfect."

She did not resist his intimate gestures, which was clearly not the first time.

Gu Jinchao gently grasped a jade foot, channeled spiritual energy, and slowly massaged the acupoints on the foot.

Where the palm touched, the skin felt cool and smooth like it was soaked in milk and soft jade, and then gradually warmed up under the stimulation of spiritual energy.

This is the technique of "pushing the palace and circulating blood" that he learned from the medical books of Baicaotang. It can use spiritual power to relieve fatigue and promote the circulation of qi and blood.

In the past, when Si Ruoyu returned from her house calls, he would often use this method to soothe her, and over time it became a habit.

As the spiritual energy flowed like a warm stream, seeping into the Yongquan acupoint on the soles of her feet and meandering up her meridians, bringing a tingling and warm sensation, a captivating blush involuntarily rose on Si Ruoyu's cheeks.

"I heard from Qingci that on your way to Cangxing City, you and the Lin family head went to a secret realm in the Moon Shadow Mountains?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Jinzhao breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Aunt Ruo didn't ask Mu Yiren about her undergarments, otherwise he wouldn't know how to explain it.

"The secret realm was left behind by an ancient power called the True Yang Sword Palace..."

Gu Jinzhao didn't hide anything, revealing that he had unexpectedly obtained the Sword Palace's inheritance, acquired the semi-immortal artifact Chixiao, and used the [Yiyang Daoist Rhyme] to tell the whole story of how he killed Lin Tiannan and the other two.

Chapter 20, Performing a Bloodletting Procedure for Aunt Ruo

Si Ruoyu looked at the young man in front of her, her tone slightly reproachful: "Knowing that Lin Tiannan was colluding with the demonic path, why didn't you send a message to the sect first?"

Gu Jinzhao shook his head and continued to circulate his spiritual energy to massage the soft, jade-like feet: "The Lin family was heavily guarded those days, and the message paper cranes couldn't fly out at all."

"If I leave Cangxing City without permission, Lin Tiannan will definitely have the hidden Hehuan Sect members take action."

"Then how do you know that the secret realm in the Moonshade Mountains is the True Yang Sword Palace?"

"You also know that there's a semi-immortal artifact hidden inside, capable of activating the Yi Yang Daoist Rhyme left behind by the first sect leader?"

A tingling warmth spread from the soles of her feet. Si Ruoyu pursed her lips, her full breasts heaving slightly, and her legs unconsciously pressed together beneath her skirt.

The jade-like foot held in Gu Jinzhao's palm tensed slightly, and the white, tender toes curled gently, like a shy water lily.

The unpainted toenails had a natural pinkish hue, which looked even more beautiful now due to the flow of blood and energy.

Gu Jinzhao pondered for a moment before delivering the prepared statement: "The ancestor of the Qingyun Sect who left behind the Pure Yang Sword Manual was originally a disciple of the True Yang Sword Palace."

"When I was practicing this sword technique, I discovered the secrets of the True Yang Sword Palace in the books he left behind."

As he spoke, he gently lifted Aunt Ruo's skirt, revealing a section of her fair and jade-like calf, which gleamed with a warm glow in the dim candlelight.

The palm slowly moved upwards, from the crescent-shaped soles of her feet to her pink heels, the spiritual energy flowing along the acupoints, nourishing her blood and qi.

"Hmm~"

Si Ruoyu felt a warm current flow through her meridians throughout her body, her graceful figure tensed slightly, and she couldn't help but let out a soft moan.

"Even so, with your cultivation at the early stage of the eighth rank, you will find it difficult to withstand the powerful sword puppets in the Sword Palace."

"Aunt Ruo knows perfectly well that I've always been very lucky."

"You can find money when you go out, and you can always escape danger."

Gu Jinzhao's palm rested on her calf, clearly feeling the subtle changes in her skin as it gradually relaxed from tense to relaxed; the touch was even smoother than silk.

"Let it go this time!"

Si Ruoyu blushed slightly, poked his cheek, and said coquettishly, "Remember not to take such risks again in the future."

Gu Jinzhao smiled and nodded: "I understand."

Si Ruoyu seemed to have thought of something: "Now that you have obtained the inheritance of the True Yang Sword Palace, do you know how this force was destroyed?"

Gu Jinzhao shook his head: "It wasn't mentioned in the inheritance, but the Crimson Sky Sword contains a madman's words."

As far as he knew, the True Yang Sword Palace in ancient times had an extremely profound foundation, which, in the present day, was comparable to the Zen and Dao realms.

Especially that first sect leader, who was close to being a half-step super-grade existence.

Such a powerful sect was destroyed silently, leaving no related records.

Si Ruoyu asked with slight curiosity, "What words?"

"Heaven and earth are a prison, man is a prisoner, and the Way is a lock..."

Gu Jinzhao spoke slowly, a look of confusion on his face.

He could never understand the meaning of that sentence.

If heaven and earth are a cage, all living beings are prisoners, and the Great Dao is a shackle, then isn't cultivation just creating one's own trap?

According to this theory, the higher one's cultivation level and the deeper one's understanding of Taoism, does that mean that one's constraints are heavier?

How can I break free from this cage?

How to break free?

What's even more puzzling is, who could imprison all cultivators with the heavens and earth as a prison and the Great Dao as a lock?

Besides the will of Heaven, who else can do that?

Si Ruoyu's eyes glazed over after hearing those words.

Are you feeling better?

She didn't come to her senses until Gu Jinzhao picked up a towel and dried the water droplets on her jade feet.

Si Ruoyu gave a soft "hmm" and lowered her skirt to cover her two jade-like legs: "You must be tired after traveling all the way back to Qingyun City. Go back to your room and rest early."

"I bought some medical books and pharmacopoeias, as well as some pills, in Cangxing City."

"Aunt Ruo, please see if you need these pills. If not, you can put them directly on the shelves for sale at Baicaotang."

Gu Jinzhao seemed to remember something. After taking away the wooden basin, he brought in a bundle, gently placed it on the table, and then turned to leave.

"Aunt Ruo should also get some rest."

After the door closed gently, Si Ruoyu turned her gaze to the medical books and classics in the bundle, a faint smile appearing on her lips.

Gu Jinzhao knew that she liked to read these books, so he would bring back some medical books and pharmacopoeias every time he went out.

Those pills were carefully selected, all suitable for her use.

Knowing it would cost a lot of money, Si Ruoyu had mentioned it many times, but Gu Jinzhao had agreed then and then again the next time.

Suddenly, a jet-black crescent moon mark appeared between her brows, and a cold, mocking female voice echoed in her mind:

"Despite having ample spiritual power, you pretend to be weak just to trick him into getting close to you."

"If Gu Jinzhao knew that his Aunt Ruo was this kind of woman, I wonder if he would still respect you so much."

The gentleness in Si Ruoyu's eyes vanished, replaced by indifference: "I did this simply to prevent my master from devouring my soul and possessing my body."

Even if I knew it today, I would understand.

The voice scoffed, "You seem to trust him quite a bit."

"If we don't believe him, should we believe our master?"

Si Ruoyu gently raised her delicate hand, formed a mysterious hand seal, and touched it to her brow.

The Master's voice rang out again: "The fledgling eagle will eventually grow into a mighty eagle, find its mate, and fly together to a wider sky."

"Gu Jinzhao can leave you, but can you leave him?"