Several more days passed, and the “relationship” between Chu Mo and Bai Qingran gradually warmed up.
During this time, Chu Mo kept trying to visit Yan Qingge, but Lin Rou blocked her with various excuses each time.
After several days of persistent pleading, Lin Rou finally agreed.
Yan Qingge lay in bed, her face deathly pale with almost no color.
She remained unconscious, her features twisting from time to time in pain.
Fine beads of cold sweat covered her forehead.
Disciples from Yao Furnace Peak bustled around
her, constantly monitoring her condition while refining medicinal pills and guiding them into her body.
Chu Mo stood at the doorway, biting her slightly trembling lips.
Her hands clenched tightly into fists.
She desperately wished she could go back in time and stop herself from agreeing to that ridiculous plan.
“Senior Sister Chu, come over,” Lin Rou’s exhausted voice sounded beside her.
As the person with the highest medical skill in Xuan Phoenix Sacred Sect, she had been working day and night for several days.
Dark circles ringed her eyes, and her lips were dry and cracked from overwork.
Lin Rou led Chu Mo into the pill refinement room.
She lit the furnace and began preparing another batch of pills.
“Cough, cough. As you can see, True Disciple Yan’s condition keeps fluctuating,” Lin Rou said while controlling the flames, venting her frustration.
“This time it’s extremely tricky. We need to eliminate the gu and toxin in her body, repair her damaged meridians, and worst of all, she’s currently unconscious. Her Phoenix Flame is running wild inside her. We have to find a way to suppress it.”
As she spoke, Lin Rou added several medicinal ingredients into the furnace.
Feeling her divine sense and spiritual power being further depleted, she grimaced in pain.
“Sigh. If only we had a medical expert who is well-versed in the demon race. Even if they could just control the gu and help True Disciple Yan regain consciousness, the situation would be much better than it is now.”
This was the second time Lin Rou had said something like this.
Well-versed in the demon race… Chu Mo pondered inwardly.
Although the little fox was only half-demon, he was undoubtedly more knowledgeable about the demon race than any human.
Given the current situation, what if… what if the prescription the little fox gave her actually worked?
With the mindset of a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse, Chu Mo took out the prescription.
“Peak Master Lin, I have a prescription here that might help treat Qingge. Please take a look.”
Lin Rou’s face twitched a few times.
She knew very well how limited Chu Mo’s medical knowledge was.
This prescription was probably something Chu Mo had dug up from somewhere.
The chances of it being useful were practically zero.
Still, since it was her own True Disciple, she had to give her some face.
Taking the prescription, Lin Rou held no real expectations.
She half-jokingly said, “Senior Sister Chu, you didn’t write this yourself after reading a few medical books, did you? It’s good that you’re interested in medicine, but your talent doesn’t lie here. I’ll treat it as grading your homework. Stop worrying about True Disciple Yan and focus on your cultivation. I’m here, so leave it to me.”
Lin Rou picked it up with one hand, intending to glance at it briefly before setting it aside.
But after reading a few lines, her brows furrowed slightly.
A soft “hmm” escaped her lips. What started as a one-handed hold became a tight grip with both hands.
Her expression changed gradually as she became absorbed in the prescription.
The pill furnace in front of her seemed to slip from her control.
The flames grew fiercer, and a burnt smell began spreading through the room.
Lin Rou’s eyes suddenly widened.
She gripped the paper harder, causing the edges to wrinkle.
Her breathing grew heavier.
She abruptly looked up at Chu Mo, about to speak, when—bang—the pill furnace exploded.
Ignoring the cracked furnace billowing thick smoke, Lin Rou shouted excitedly, “Symptomatic treatment! This is true symptomatic treatment!”
Lin Rou rushed over to Chu Mo and grabbed her by the collar.
Her usually narrowed eyes were now wide open, shining with fervent enthusiasm.
“Tell me quickly! Where did this prescription come from?”
Chu Mo was startled and tried to step back, but Lin Rou held her collar firmly.
She answered hastily, “Peak Master Lin, is this prescription useful?”
“It is! It’s definitely useful!”
Lin Rou’s voice rose several pitches, so excited she was almost incoherent.
“The medicinal principles are profound and incredibly ingenious. I’ve never seen anything like it! The person who wrote this prescription pinpointed the core issues with terrifying accuracy. Their medical skill must be extraordinary. If this person could join Yao Furnace Peak, it would be a massive boost for both me and Xuan Phoenix Sacred Sect.”
Lin Rou stroked the prescription with her fingers, her gaze affectionate as if she were looking at a priceless treasure.
“Chu Mo, let me tell you—this prescription can wake up Yan Qingge. The person who wrote it is an absolute genius! Who is this person?”
“He… a friend of mine wrote it…” Chu Mo turned her head guiltily. She truly hadn’t expected Lin Rou to praise the little fox’s prescription so highly.
A trace of coldness and fear flashed in her eyes.
It felt as if her long-cherished treasure that she had hoarded for years was suddenly being eyed by someone else, at risk of being taken away.
“Peak Master Lin, as long as it’s useful, please use the prescription.”
Chu Mo coughed lightly.
The feeling of the little fox shining brightly in front of others was absolutely terrible.
He should remain imprisoned by her forever, shining only for her.
A friend?
Lin Rou inwardly rolled her eyes. If you had such a friend, why didn’t you say so earlier?
Why let that useless Pei Yunqing get involved?
“Chu Mo, this friend of yours is extraordinary. Being able to write a prescription with such principles, they are likely a True Disciple from a major medical sect or from some reclusive prestigious family. It would be such a shame for such a rare talent to remain outside. Have them come to Xuan Phoenix Sacred Sect. I will admit them directly into Yao Furnace Peak.”
Disciples of Xuan Phoenix Sacred Sect first entered the outer sect, then the inner sect.
To join one of the Six Great Peaks, inner sect disciples still had to pass rigorous selections before meeting the Peak Master, who would then decide whether to accept them.
Lin Rou’s eagerness toward Bai Qingran made Chu Mo extremely uncomfortable.
She now only wanted to leave as quickly as possible.
“This is a family inheritance of his. He… doesn’t really want to show himself in public…”
Lin Rou sighed.
“What a pity. What a shame for such a genius not to join our Xuan Phoenix Sacred Sect.”
“Chu Mo, this prescription is very effective for True Disciple Yan’s current condition, but for the follow-up treatment, your friend probably has more solutions. When the time comes, I’ll have to trouble you to ask him again.”
After Chu Mo left, Lin Rou stared at the prescription for a long time.
Suddenly, she brought it close to her nose and sniffed it.
She had noticed from the beginning that beneath the strong scent of ink, there was a faint, almost imperceptible floral fragrance.
As a pill cultivator, she was extremely sensitive to scents.
This fragrance… it smelled somewhat like a man’s natural body scent.
Was the “friend” Chu Mo mentioned a man? Her True Disciple had always acted like an eternal iceberg.
She had never heard of Chu Mo being close to any highly skilled male physician.
Interesting.
Lin Rou carefully put the prescription away, silently pondering.
A man around the same age as Chu Mo with exceptional medical skills…
That narrowed the range quite a bit.
***
After leaving Yao Furnace Peak, Chu Mo felt an indescribable panic in her heart.
She hurried back to the cave, her desire to see Bai Qingran reaching its peak.
Chu Mo placed her hand on the courtyard gate. Her fingertips trembled slightly.
She was afraid—afraid that when she pushed the door open, she wouldn’t see that familiar white figure.
Fortunately, as soon as she opened the gate, the little fox threw himself into her arms.
His white hair rubbed against her neck, and his soft snow-white fox ears pressed against her gently.
Feeling the warmth in her embrace, Chu Mo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Her wildly beating heart calmed down considerably.
She gently stroked the little fox’s snow-white hair and told him everything that had just happened.
Bai Qingran looked up.
He was already breathtakingly beautiful, and with a hint of proud coquettishness on his face, he said, “See? I told you it would work. I’ve already thought of the follow-up methods too. Hehe.”
His fox tail swayed restlessly, looking like a pet waiting to be praised by its owner.
“Is there anything you want?”
Chu Mo hugged him tightly.
“Both my friend and I are very grateful to you.”
“Then bring me some more medicinal herbs. The ones in the courtyard are almost all dug up. Also…”
Bai Qingran poked Chu Mo’s cheek with his jade-like finger and said in a spoiled tone, “Aren’t you going to tell me the truth yet? I know there’s no such friend. It was Pei Yunqing who caused the disaster, right? Really, you’re so good to him.”
The little fox puffed out his cheeks slightly.
His red eyes were misty with moisture, carrying both jealousy and reproach.
So Bai Qingran already knew everything. And he was actually jealous of Pei Yunqing…
This jealousy burned like fire, making Chu Mo’s entire body heat up.
She stroked the little fox’s cheek, about to explain, but Bai Qingran pressed a finger against her lips.
“Don’t explain. It’s your business if you’re good to him. But if you explain, it makes me look like a pitiful little thing.”
Bai Qingran’s voice was soft as water, his grievance rippling like waves.
The fire in Chu Mo’s body was completely ignited.
She scooped him up in her arms and carried him straight toward the bedroom.
“What are you doing? I haven’t cooked yet. Let’s eat first…”
“Shut up. I have fasting pills.”
“But those crappy pills aren’t as good as a warm meal. Don’t…”
The fox spirit let out a soft, alluring moan.
Spring filled the entire courtyard.